Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-04
WILLOW GROVES WAR
Oil Operations Are Stopped by the
Owners of Coal Rights.
ONE HOLE WAS FILLED WITH JUNK.
The McConnaughey Wildcat Reported as
Dry in the Fifth Sand.
WELLS WHICH SHOULD COME in TO-DAY

The oil operators and the coal men in the
neighborhood of Willow Grove will prob,
ably come together in o fight to the finish
before many days. Z. ID. Robbins. of the
Robbins Coal Company, has notified all
operators who have started wells above the
coal which is owned by the coal company
that legal action will be taken to prevent
the wells from being drilled through the
coal. In one case, where well was
drilled through the coal by Mellon
Mckenna, the miners dug an
entry 70 the well and filled the hole
below the coal with junk, and effectuallv
put stop to the work, as the drillers
were unable TO make any Roadway.
This case has been taken to court and
will be .ried within week. When the
trouble first came mp between the coal men
and the oil operators, the latter simply gave
bonds to indemnify the coal operators in
case OF damage and went ahead with the
wells. In consequence of the order issued
at nearly dozen wells.
The well of the Steubenville Oil Company,
on the Boa lot at Willow Grove, is II feet in
the Gordon sand, and has not made a flow
since Saturday. The sand is hard and fine. In
consequence OF the light showing made by
this well Murphy & Co. contemplate shutting
down their well, which is 400 feet deep, and
located 800 feet south. Rend & Robbins were
on top of the Gordon yesterday on the Rob-
bins lease, and were moving back the boiler.
The Mansfield OH Company got the tools out
of its well on the Davies lot yesterday. They
were down 1850 feet and have been fishing
for two months. Kennedy & Miller expect
10 get the Gordon sand next week on the
PTy lease. The well which was started by
WeiDle & Co. on the Abatta lot is down 1900
feet 1t has been in charge of Henry Miller,
Superin intendens OF the Mansfield Oil Com
pany, since the failure of Mr.. Weible. Shelter
Co. expect to get the Gordon by Monday
on a town lot in the eastern part of Willow
Grove. Bailey & Roland Bros. have O. rig up
on the schoolhouse lot. Borchert & Co. are
in the Big 1njun on the McNlckar's lot.
Had to Get OF the Coal.
Kennedy & Miller are drilling on the
church property south of Willow Grove.
When they were down 95 feet it was dis
covered that they were IA over the coal line,
which embraces all of the coal within a
radius of 60 feet of the church, and they
were compelled to move their rig. Thomp-
son & Co. have a bit in the hole at a depth
OF 200 feet on the McVickars property.
Guffey & Co. are down 800 feet in their No.
l Mankedick. PEBBLES & Malarkey are
ready for the first casing on the poolroom
lot
The Wheeling Gas Company has rig up
on the kelso farm, a mile west of Willow
Grove. Guffey & Co.'S No. John NJ Glenn
farm is drilling at l,500 feet. Guckert &
Steele's No. 2 Burchinal is down l,600 feet.
Gordnier's No. on the Kennedy farm, back
of Oakdale, was two bits in the fifth sand
last evening, but they did not expect to
reach the pay until this morning. They
have been only 3i15 days at this well at4
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The Forest
Oil Company's No. Agnes Kemp only 70
feet distant from the Kennedy No. l. is due
10 get the fifth to-day or tomorrow. The
Forest Oh! Company has rebuilt the
south of oalzdale, which was burned
by gas from the 100-foot. 1t started to drill
yesterday ut its No. . E. Wright and No.
James McGregor, and made a location on
Bros. well, on the McMichael farm. The
Forests No. Jane McEey is down 800 feet.
Gillespie Bros. are down 1.3O0 feet on the
lot, west of NobleStown.
The Jolly Oh Conpany's well at Mobiles
town is down 400 feet and fishing for a
string of TOOLS Greenlee & Forst are drill
No. on the No. l Marshall lease is 1900 feet
deep, and they are starting Nos. Q and 8 on
the Marshall farm, and No. on the National
Coal Co:npany's property. They have the
Bahard & Co. are down 500 feet on tha Msser
lot at Noblestown. The well on the Patton
lot is down 500 feet.
The well of Haymaker Bros, on the Nc
Connaughey farm, th1e miles southwest of
Nc Donald, was repofVed last night to be
through the fifth sand and dry. The Wheel
ing Gas Colnpany's well on the W. S. kelso
farm was reported yesterday to be making
from $50 TO 400 barrels day, but as there is
only one 80 tank at the we'll the above est1-
mate is probably large. 1t is located three
quarters OF mile northeast of the Scott
well. Kirk & Co. s well on the GLADDEN. farm
is big gasser in the 5O-foot. Smith, Royce
K Co.'S well on the TAYLOR farm at Midway,
will make more than 25 barrels day from
the Gordon. The Southwest Penn Oil Com
pany is reported to have struck 200 barrel
well near West Union, Doddridge county,
W. Va. 1t is an entirely new territory.
The Mcdonald Gauges.
The estimated production of the field
Thursday morning compiled from gauges |
before The hourly gauges were as follows:
Jennings, Guffev & Co.'s No. Matthews, IS:
Heron No. 4, So; Matthews heirs No 2, 20; |
Guffey and Queens No. Samuel Wetmore.
Boyce, 40: Oakdale OIL Company's No. 2Mor- |
gan heirs, 20; Nos. and 8 Baldwin, 45: Nos / |
and Wallace: 80: Forest Oil Company's No. |
NJ Wright, 50; Guffey, Murphy & Co.'S Nos. |
and Sam sturgeon, 25: Oakdale Oil Com |
nany's No. John Wetmore 25; Brown Bros
Robson & Co.'S No. j McMurray. 3d. produc- |
ion, - 00O: stock in the field, &C, 500 |
The runs of the Southwest Pennsylvania |
Pipe Line Company from Mcdonald Thurs |
lay were 29, 9,52l: outside of Mcdonald, S2Ol |
The National Transit runs were 80. 4s5; ship ]
nents, 5O49l Southern Pipe Line runs, IT, |
IS. New York Transit runs. 80, ,499 Macks- |
lurg runs. $50. Eureka runs, 6,53s; ship |
nents, ., ,SS7. |
esteTuay's market Features.
There were sales of about 10000 barrels at |
5a@59A. The market opened at 59h, ad- /
RANGED Il on light buying, receded to SO. and |
,losed weak at that figure There was no |
liberation in refined. The continued absence |
,f outside interest is becoming more and |
more matter of concern TO the traders
There is no Improvement in sight.
OIL CITY, March 3.-National Transit certif-
.ates opened at 591Ic highest. 5sssc; lowest
SIC; closed, 59c: sales, 5000 barrels: clear
.nces, l6s 600 larrels: shipments, 100, ,3S1 bar
els: runs. 81 936 barrels.
RRA@FoRD March 3.-National Transit GER
ifcates opened at 591sc; closed at 59Tc;
highest, 59]sc; lowest, 5s5Sc; clearances, q, 900
,arrels.
NEW YORK. March 3.-Petroleum was dull
md narrow all day, the trading being insig-
liflcant, and prices remained unchanged
rom the opening until the close. Pennsyl-
-ania oll-Spot, Sc; April option 59I1c.
lima oil-No sales. Total sales 5000 bar
els.
Turpentine Markets. /
New 1oEK--Rosin firm and quiet. Turpen-
inc dali and weak
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