Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-25
ONE DRY HOLE REPORTED.

Jennings Co. Get Luster on the Robb
Farm-Other Wells Coming in North
of Acknowledgements From Ohio and
Other Fields.
There were no changes yesterday in the
Mcdonald field. The estimated production
was 19, 600 barrels, the same as the day be-
fore, and there were no wells added to the
list of those which are making 20 barrels an
hour or more.
Jennings & Co. completed dry hole on
the J. w. Robb farm which is located about
a mile and q half north of the town of No
Donald.
Mechling & Co. have commenced to spud
on the Clark farm which is located about a
mile north of Burgettstown.
j. Ii. Gufrey & Co. are spuddfng on the
Ewing farm, in the northeastern part of the
McCurdy field
Gallagher Bros. expect to reach the Cor
don sand this morning on the Wilson farm,
which is located a mile west of the Walker
farm of Fitzgibbons & Co., and four miles
north of Mcdonald. They expect a gasser
in the third sand, and it fs without doubt
one of the most important wells now drilling
in the southwest.
New Work Around Tifin.
TIFFIN, O.-There is a lot Of new work
starting now around Tifin. There are from
20 to 25 strings of tools running, and the
wells which have been drilled in have
averaged fl ON loo to $50 barrels day. Some
of the old wells have changed from gas to
oil, and are now paying producers. The oil
is found in the Trenton rock, or limestone,
as it is called by the natives.
Most OF the operations are carried on by
the Sun Oil Company which is composed OF
Pew and Emerson, of Plttsburg,. O'Donnen
and Wise, of Warren, o., and q large num-
Der of small operators.
Patterson & SOhns' we'll on the Erhmen.
TDndarclih
showing little oil yesterday, and they shut
down to wait until tankage can be erected.
woodsfield Oil Field.
The Morris No. 2. on the G. G. Morris farm
two miles southeast of Woods1eld, o., is
still proving to be better well than was
anticipated by the operators a few days ago,
and is now estimated at from 30 to 150 bar
rels per day. Tho well has been flowing at
intervals Tor several days, being about 500
feet deep and almost full of oil all the time.
the gas not being strong enough to make q
continuous flow of OIL
There is more than sufficient gas to utilize
for fuel. The company has not yet ordered
tankage, but will do so at once.
Mysteries i'll this field are things OF the
past, and those who have interested them
selves as to this well are satisfied that it is a
good producer, and to further demonstrate
the fact outside parties interested in leases
in the neIghborhood of this well, whose
names are unknown to the writer, have
commenced we'll about three-quarrers of a
Considerable excitement prevails in this
vicinity on account of the new discovery,
there now being parties here trying to get
leases near the well.
The Gauges.
The production of Mcdonald vas 900
yesterday, 500 less than the day before.
Greenlee & Forst's No. g. Marshall, 20. The
estimated production was 5000; stock in
field, 48 900.
The runs from the sistersville field were
H,23S barrels ou Saturday and on Sunday
Il, 049 barrels
Runs and Shipments Saturday.
The Saturday runs of the National Transit
Company were 27,767; shipments, 1854;
Southwest runs from Mcdonald were H,97l;
outside of Mcdonald, s,eO4; total, %, IT'S.
burg field. 43, 9SS; shipments. 49,941; Buckeye
runs OF Lima OIL 737; shipments, 56.3l7,
Eureka Pipe Line ruDs, S,7l0; shipments,
20 450; Southern Pipe Line shipments, 1920;
The Western and Atlantic lines ran 3,7o4
barrels Saturday; shipments, 1854.
Runs and Shipments Sunday.
The National Transit runs Sunday were
2, ,223 barrels; shipments, 81 Te Buckeye runs
ern Pipe Line shipments, $500, and New
York Transit shipments, lS,0l5.
The Oil Market.
Range Of the November option: Opening,
sic; highest, SEC; lowest, Sic, closing, Sic.
Refined oil-New York, &c; London, 4Tc@
4 15-16d; Antwerp, 1871.
Gates opened at 501s; highest, 5I3<; lowest,
50zs; closed 5l1d: sales, %, 900 barrels; clear
ances, 70 600 barrels; shipments, H7 s36 bar.
rels; runs, 1885 barrels.