Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-08
OIL FOLLOWS WATER.

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Big Producers Suddenly Developed Below
SistersviIle-Surprise Even to the Own
ers-Sman Wells Showing and New
Work Started at Mcdonald.
The Sistersville field is just now attract
ing more attention than any other spot ir
the oil producing regions. The interest in
that field was revived and brought up to
almost white heat this week owing TO the
remarkable action of well on the Eph
| Wells farm, owned by the Victor and the
Devonian Oil Companies.
1t was drilled into the sand nearly foul
weeks ago, and nothing but salt water was
in sight They tubed it and began pumping
out the water. Last Friday the well sur.
| prised the owners, and everyone else in the
| locality, by starting to flow ut the rate of s.
barrels an hour, and it is still flowing nearly
1000 barrels a day. This well is located a
little over a mile south of town.
Watson & Bettman were greeted to the
same kind OF an agreeable surprise this
| week on the Russell heirs farm, which ad-
joins the Dunfey property, to the southeast
| of town. 1t is their No. l on this farm, or
| rather lot, for there are only six acres in the
| lease They pumped salt water Tor six weeks
without getting sign OF oil, when suddenly
! $50 barrels a day.
The Kanawha Oil Company's No. sLudolp h
was drilling in the sand yesterday and
| showing for a good well. 1t is located on
the Ohio side of the river and almost due
north of the town of Sistersville. They are
starting Mol Don the Ludolph and No. is
| drilling.
Jennings & Grace are starting Nos. 4, and
on the Witten farm and No. on the Wells
property.
The Injured Men Improving.
Robert Mooney and Mr. McElfatten, who
were badly burned at the well of Ludwig &
Mooney, on the Dunfey farm, a short time
ago by striking pocket of gas in the
salt sand and where James Deems met
his hi r, death, are slowly improving
Butler county. 1t was feared at first that
Mooney and Nc Elfatten would be crippled
tor life, but the PHYSICIANS in attendance
have since assured the friends of the in
jured men that they will not be disabled
Light Producers on the Wittengale.
McDoNALD-Bettman & Watson drilled
their No. on the Wittengale farm, north of
Noblestown, into the fifth sand yesterday
afternoon and it is reported to be showing
for a very light producer. They completed
a dry hole on this property not long ago.
Greenlee & Forst's No. on the Woods
farm, near Gregg station, was drilling in the
fifth sand yesterday afternoon at depth of
five or six feet, but not showing of oil had
been discovered.
The Devonian Oil Companys No. on the
Cubbage farm. short distance north of
Venice, was drilling in the Gordon sand
yesterday and had several hundred feet of
oil in the hole. Their No. l on this farm
was a small producer from the fourth sand.
The Devonian's No. on the Mcdonald
Bros property was being cased through
the salt sand yesterday and their No. is
down 900 feet.
New Wells Being Started.
The Forest Oil Company is starting a
number of new wells in the Mcdonald and
McCurdv districts. They have started No.
on the Devine farm, in Eastern McCurdy,
and have made locations for Nos. and on
the Sterling farm, south of Noblestown.
drilling at depth of l.500 feet.
The Ruppel Oil and Gas Company shot its
No. l on the Moore farm in the CHARTERS dis
trict yesterday.
Jennings, Guffsy Co.'s No 10 on the Bell
farm, north of Noblestown, is due i'll the
fifth sand the last of this week. Their No. II
on this farm is down 800 feet, and they are |
to drill No. 5 on the old Matthews |
farm and No. 6 on the Matthew'S heirs prop |
erty.
Jennings Bros. have started No. 2 on the
Southwest of Mcdonald and around the |
Scott wells there is considerable new work |
going on.
The Woodland Oil Company is spudding
ing the rig for No. 2 Their No on the |
Scott farm is down about 800 feet.
Knox Bros. & Co, IS No. 8 on the Scott farm |
reached the salt sand yesterday.
Shelter, Thompson & Co. are starting a
rig on the J. S. Espey farm, which joins the
james Scott on the west.
Two Wells Showing at Underclif.
UNDERCLEF-Taylor & Co.'s well, on the
Hunter farm, was drilling in the 30-ioot sand
and had 1000 feet OF Oil in the
hole.
Fisher Bros well, on the Krouse farm,
had from 500 to 1000 feet OF Oil in the hole |
asst evening, and Rozenri's well, at Wittmer
station, was showing more oil.
The Devonian Oil Company's well on the
1errick farm, back OF Sharpsburg, was
Try in that formation. They are going to
he Gordon
The Gauges Yesterday.
The estimated production of the Mcdonald
ield yesterday was 10000 barrels, the same
IS the day before. The Woodland Oil
No.2 Scott was making 45 barrels
IN hour; Knox & Co.'s No. 2 Scott 20 barrels
n hour; Jennings & Co.'S No. SprouI 20 an
lour. The stock in the field was $1,000
)arrels.
The runs from the SistersviIle field were
g, $50 barrels.
Runs and Shipments Tuesday.
The National Transit runs were 2s, ,754;
hipments, 1991L Runs of Southwest Penn
ylvania from Mcdonald, 13, 2s4; outside of
S,l36; total runs, 81, 40. Buckeye
'uns of Macksburg oil, 8, 129: shipments, 479.
Buckeye runs of Lima oil, 46,I76; ship
nents, 4S,097. Eureka runs, II. Ill; shipments,
zone. New York Transit shipments, 4,079. |
southern Pine Line shipments 24473
The runs on the " estern and Atlantic /
Pipe Line on Tuesday were 3.S7l; shipments
,6S6
The runs Of the Tidewater Pipe Line Com
ANY on Tuesday were 5,S97: total, 81 674;
verage, 4,6l2. Shipments Tuesday, none; |
otal, 56.694; average, 9,4S7.
The runs of the W. L. Mellon Pipe Lines |
N December s. 4, 5 and were 81. .594; receipts |
rom other lines. 4O04; total receipts, 80, ,59S;
hipments, 2566L
The Oil Market.
Range of the January option: Opening, |
SIC; highest, SAC; lowest 5315c; closing, |
35zc. Sales. 5000 barrels.
Refined oil-New York, $500; London, AZ |
l4sSd: Antwerp, l25sE
NEW YORK. Dec. Petroleum dull; open-
NJ price, 5S5sc; highest, $3.50; lowest, 535Sc:
losing, 53szc. Pennsylvania oil-Spot sales, |
one: January options, sales 5000 barrels. |
lima oil-Sales, none; 17c bid. Total sales,
900 barrels.
OIL CITY, Dec. Market opened at 5315c:
owest, 537&c; highest, SAC: closed, 53slc; sales |
!. 200 barre 8; clearances, l40 900 barrels; ship
nents, SS, 252 barrels: runs, 81, ,6S2 barrels
IRISH Scotch whiskies right from the ''Sod"
t Max Klein's, Allegheny
SOHMER-PIANOS- -SOHMER.