Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-28
IT Is DROPPING OFF.
The Production of Mcdonald Is Down
1000 Since Saturday.
ONE GORDON WELL YESTERDAY.
Three Wells Are Now Drilling in Top of the
Sand at Sistersville.
PIPE LINE EMPLOYEES PICNIC TO-DAY

FIFE LINE EMPLUlEb PlCNlC TUsDAI
The estimated production of the McDon-
aid field took another tumble yesterday. It
is now down to 21, 800 barrels and the
chances are it will go much lower, as there
are few wells due which are calculated to
bring it up unless some of those which are
now drilling in the Meise pool should sur
prise their owners and come in big.
The field has fallen off 1000 barrels since
the Mcdonald field has been thoroughly
drilled over, and the edges will now have to
produce the new oil in order to hold the
field up to what it has been doing for sew
eral months. =
The field has made a remarkable fight for
life. No similar pool was-ever discovered,
with possibly the exception of Bradford.
aid, as the latter is q white sand pool. For
months Mcdonald has steadily refused to 20
below the 20.000-barrel mark. Whenever
reached that interesting point several big
wells would suddenly loom up and boost the
production up to the neighborhOod of $4,000
barrels. This is now the only thing which
will save it from going lower in the scale.
Showing for Good Well
The Forest Oil Company's No. on the
Mrs. Campbell farm, located about 600 feet
west of the old Meise well, was reported at
Noblestown yesterday afternoon TO be in
the ton of the Gordon sand and showing for
20 or Is barrels All hour. They expected an
increase with deeper drilling.
The same company's No. 4. on the Camp
bell farm, is due to reach the Gordon sand
tomorrow afternoon.
The Belmont Oil Company's No. ], on the
Morgan farm, located south of the Meise. is
delayed by fishing job. They are only 200
feet from the Gordon.
j. NJ. Guffey Co.'s No ]. on the Shane
70 oy.rf1 ruhi inl 10 fnd =, of fho
Meise, is down 1850 ieet and will be in the
Gordon by Thursday. providing they have
no bad luck.
Kirk farm, south of the Meise, may reach
the Gordon sand tomorrow. All of the
above wells are located for big Gordon sand
ers. and unless they prove such they will be
the biggest kind OF dlsappointmehts to their
owners.
Greenlee Forst's No. on the Marshall &
Chalfant lease, located half q mile south
west OF Willow Grove. is good for only 100
were getting ready yesterday to drill it to
the fifth sand Their No on the Noble
fnrm, on the western horizon, is down 500
feet.
On the Western Horizon.
Slagle, Lentz Fried,s No. on the Noble
farm is 700 feet deep, and Fitzgibbons &
Co.'S No. Walker is down only 800 feet
Millison Fried were drilling in bottom
of the Gordon sand yesterday at their No. 1
They expect to get the fifth Thursday.
Cutler, Stewart & Co.'s we'll, located Just
west of the railroad station at Oakdale, was
in the Gordon Yesterday afternoon and
showing for only Is barrels a day. They are
drilling it on down to the fifth sand.
The Oakdale Oil Company's No. l on the
Clark farm near Oakdale is down 800 feet.
S1srERsvILLE-Johnson & Duel's No. !, on
Wells Island, was being drilled into the sand
Harmon Bros. No. 2, on the Steele heirs,
is on top of the sand with bad hole.
Gillespie Bros' No. !, on the G. W. Stock
ing property, was being drilled into the sand
afternoon. This Is the most i'm
portant well now due. as it is showing good,
and will widen the field considerably:
Ludwig & MONEYS well, on the e. K. Rus
sell farm. which was completed last week. is
still making 500 barrels day.
McFadden & Co. are due in the sand to.
day on the Fisher farm, a mile east of the
Bartlett & Hervey Bros. are spudding at
No. Mccoy, and have started to build the
S. S. Wilson is rigging up wildcat eight
miles east Of Wayne Court House, in Wayne
w. Va. 80
New Work Near Center Point.
A correspondent writing from Center
Point, says: Drilling will soon be commenced
at the Langftt well. Josiah Dawson has
sold the ROYALTY on goo acres. situated on
Talkington Fork. for $500 bonus and a, 500 for
the first producing we'll The derrick on
the NJ F. Green farm has been completed.
Jennings & Wilson are rigging up on the
Oak Ridge Coal company's property south of
ZELmnoPLE-O'Donneli & Co. have stuck the
tools in the sand at No. 2 on tho Muller farm.
They are buried in a mud vein and the own
ers intend to move the rig and Grill new
hole. The we'll was showing for 100 barrels
q day.
The annual picnic Of the pipe line en-
ployes of New York Pennsvlvania and West
0inio yviI hn hn1 of M
county, to-day. Several hundred will at
tend and all arrangements have been made
to make the reunion lively and interesting.
The Mcdonald Gauges.
The following estimates were submitted
by the gaugers of the Southwestern Penn
sylvania Pipe Line Company:
The production of the field yesterday was
81 500 or 1000 less than the day before. The
hourly gauges were as follows: Lynch &
Co.'s No Melse, 80: B-own, Robinson Co.'s
No. 8 McMurray, 90 Oakdale Oil Co.'s No. Q
Morgan. 30; Forest Oil Co.'S No. Q campbell,
ter OH Co.'s No. Miller & Nc Bride, Is.
The stocks at the wells are reported at |
s, 900 barrels. The runs from Mcdonald |
the Southwest Pipe Line runs |
we're 6,466 National Transit runs, % 992: |
shipments. 2ss6l; New York Transit runs, |
SiS; Southern so! ripe Line LIZ, asss Eureka
1
nents of Lima oil, 55.962: Buckeye runs OF |
Lima oil. q, 935; Macksburg runs, 14s2; ship |
nents, 500.
Runs ana shipments Sunday were as fol- |
ows: From Mcdonald runs, 11012 Outside |
IF Mcdonald. 1883; Netional Transit runs, |
,00l; Eureka runs, 6.5s5: Buckeye runs OF |
Lima oil, 22.6A; shipments. 1903; Macks- |
burg runs, 1888.
Yesterdays Market Features.
Dizziness was the feature throughout, but |
prices we're little stronger than on Satur- |
lay. H. E. Wilson sold 1000 barrels at 6sc, |
There were few other small trades. The |
opening, highest and closing was 52ssc; low. |
,ss. $3.50. There was no change in refined. |
Daily average runs, 7s,34s; daily average |
Ihipments, SO. .707.
OIL CITY, June N.-National Transit certf-
fcates opened at 525sc; highest, .53c: lowest,
25sc: closed, 52Ac; sales, 1900 barrels; clear.
,nces, 4000 barrels; shipments, 7702l barrels;
.uns, los, Sic barrels.
NEW YORK, June 2L-Petroleum opened
irm, moved up Nc on small trading and
closed steady; Pennsylvania oil, spot, sales,
u, 900 barrels; opening, 52sSc; highest, 62sSc;
owest, 6o1lc; closing. 52Zc; July options.
'ales, 5000 barrels; opening. 527ac; highest,
&c; lowest 526c; closing, Sc. Lima oil-No
ales. Total sales. 90 900 barrels.