Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-27
VARIATIONS IN OIL.
McDonald's Production Was on q See
Saw During the Week.
THE JOLLY WELL IS STILL LIGHT.
Wettengel No. 6 Was Drilled and Went to
so Barrels an Hour.
SMALL WELL on THE HERON FARM

The week Just closed has witnessed q
| rapid advance and decline in, the output OF
the Mcdonald field. From 1900 it went to
| 20, 500 and has fallen on almost as fast as II
| went up.
There are 10 to "A wells in the field which
| should got the fifth sand next week, and un-
less there ia a heavy decline in the wells
given in the list below which have been the
| mainstays of the field, the chances are that
i the production will again go up. 1t Is
scarcely possible that all of the coming
| wells will he small.
The Jolly Oil Company's well at Mobiles
town was still the magnet yesterday. 1t
was visited by hundreds of people and was
as closely watched as is the Gar of all the
Russias. There was q report current early
in the morning that 1t was making Is barrels
| an hour. This was incorrect. When THE
DIsPArcH scout visited the well yesterday
afternoon it was Is feet in the fifth sand and
about IS barrels OF oil in the tank which had
accumulated since Thursday night.
There seems to be plenty Of oil as the hole
was full to within ten feet Of the top, but
there was not enough gas to put it out at
more than two-barrel an hour rate.
1t Made One Good Flow.
twas reported to have made 15barrel
now in the morning, and it flowed consider.
ably while the tools were being pulled, but
while the tools were being run its flows were
very weak.
Gated on the northern edge of the belt on
which the Brown, Robson Il Co., and Guney,
Russell & McMullen's well is located.
They intend to shoot 1t with the hope OF
to make producer out Of It.
j. NJ. Gutfey, Russell, McMullen & Co.'S No.
g. on the Wettengel farm, located in the
fats between Oakdale and Noblestown, was
relieved of the bit yesterday which has been
sticking in the top of the sand. The tools
were then run q few times, when the pro-
duction Of the well jumped from 80 to nearly
This is one or the best wells in the field at
present, as it is strong gaser, and the oil
was struck on top of the sand. When they
we'll began to gas, and for the next four or
five hours put out gas at an enormous rate.
The owners who were present believed they
had got gaser.
Drilled Itself Into the Sand.
During the night it drilled itself into the
oil, and by daylight it had filled two 25O bar
rel tanks. When they pulled the tools out
of the hole the next morning, the pin was
found to have been broken OF the Bit which
was not gotten out until yesterday.
Greenlee i Forst's No. on the No.
Marshall lease has developed into a good
Gordon sand we'll and in "a hours ending
yesterday afternoon made 160 barrels of Cor
don oil. They will drill to the fifth, however
Their No. on the National Coal Compa-
ny's property south of the Wettengell farm,
was in the fourth sand yesterday and maxi
ing go barrels a day from the Gordon. Their
No. on the No. Marshall lease made a few
small flows from the Gordon sand yesterday.
Their No. l on the McMurray lot reached the
Gordon Yesterday morning, but was not in
far enough to get the pay. No. on the Nc
Grady was expected in the Gordon last
night.
Brown, Robinson & Co. shot their we'll on
the McMurray property yesterday after
noon. 1t made a nice response, but had not
been cleaned ont at last accounts. Their
No. is almost down to the 100 foot.
Mercer: McClurg & Co. expected to get the
Gordon last evening on the McMurray lot
are building a rig for No ? on this property.
HERON No. 8 Practically Dry.
Kennedy, Marshall s Co. are on the top of
the Gordon on the McMurray property
southwest Of the Robson well.
Jennings, Guffey & Co.'S No. 8, on the Her
ron farm, located almost on direct line be-
tween the old No. Matthews and the old
No. l Baldwin, was drilled into the II fth sand
and is practically dry The sand
was extremely hard and close. They had
been fishing in the top of the sand at this
we'll for several months.
The Wheeling Gas Company's No. 5 on the |
W. B. Moorhead farm is in the Gordon and |
making about $50 barrels a day.
Mellon & Co.'S we'll on the Walker farm |
was drilled into the fifth yesterday, and is |
putting out about Is barrels an hour.
The Forest Oil Company's No. James |
Walker was in the top OF the fifth sand yes
teIday morning.
Borchert Co.'S Gordon sand well on the
McVickers lot at Willow Grove, has dropped |
from $50 to lis barrels day.
Davis Bros. expect to get the Gordon
Wedn esday at Willow Grove.
The Allegheny Oil Company has started to
5pud on the Bond lot at Willow Grove. The |
Peoples Gas Company is building rig on
the Mankedick farm, and several others are |
going mp in that locality.
ScflezeL Lenz & Co.'S No. Fife was due in
The fifth sand last night.
Calhoun & Co. are drilling a well on the
farm, at Bakerstown. 1t is
lown about 700 feet.