Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
THE BOOM CONTINUES.
Old Wells Revived and McD0nald's
Production Increased.
NO BIG WELLS WERE BROUGHT IN.
The Sand Should Be Punctured in Many
Places This Week.
THE OPERATIONS NEAR SISTERSvlLLE

The boom in the Mcdonald field con.
tinued yesterday, and through old wells
being touched up and others starting to
flow, the production went from $4,000 to
33, 800 barrels. Since the first of the week
the output has increased 5000 barrels, and
before Sunday it may go to $4,000, as there
are several wells which are due within q
few days, and in what is considered good
territory.
There is very little being done at present
in the immediate vicinity of Mcdonald, but
along the valley from Noblestown to Laurel
Hill and back of Willow Grove many
strings of tools are running, with plenty of
land in sight to be tested.
The Forest Oil Company is branching out
into some of this new territory, and yester-
day it commenced to spud in its No. on
the Sterling farm located a mile and a half
south of Oakdale. This company's No. 1
on the Martha Wright farm, No. on the
Shaffer and No. 2 on the Eta Glenn, are all
due this week. They have made locations
for No. 6 on the j. NJ. Glenn and No. on
the j. n. Ewing
Gufey Ss Queens No. 1, on the Samuel
week. The Oakdale Oil Company's No. /,
on the John Wetmore, is in the fifth sand
and last evening was making ten barrels an
hour.
Will Drill Down Gasser.
The Oakdale has completed a rig at its
No. John Wetmore, which was a gasser
in the Gordon sand, and will drill it to the
fifth.
Their Nos. 6 and s, on the Wallace farm,
were reported to be in the fifth sand last
evening and showing for rather light wells
Jennings, Guffey s. Co.'S No on the
Heron farm, which stopped flowing sew
eral days ago, started up again yesterday,
and was reported last evening to be making
IS barrels an hour.
The Wheeling Gas Company has the
tubing in its we'll on the Woods farm, south
of Laurel Hill, and will commence pump
ing it to-day. The same company is still
fishing for the tools on the Moorhead farm.
Their well on the John George farm near
Midway is due in the Gordon sand early
next week.
Greenlee g. Forst are still fishing for the
remnants of the tools in their No. 1 on the
GLADDEN. farm, mile south of Mcdonald.
1t was at this well that the tools were run
in on top Of a shot couple of weeks
ago, when they thought the torpedo had
been exploded. Greenlee & Forst are
building a rig for their No. 2 on the Mar
shall property at Oakdale
Gutfey s. Queens No. 1, on the Mark
Robb farm, located west of developments,
is down 1900 feet. On the Nancy Bell
farm they are drilling at 600 feet and have
timbers on the ground for No. 2 Sam Wet
more and have made a location for No 3.
Should Get the Fifth To-Day.
Guffey, Murphy & Galey's No. 5 on the
Albert Wettengel farm, is due in the fifth
sand to-day.
Robson & Stewart have fishing job on
hands at their well on the McCloy farm,
northeast of McCurdy. They were getting
ready to drill it in yesterday afternoon and
had Just run the tools when they switched
the rope off and left the iron in the hole.
Robison's we'll on the Ewing farm, 500 feet
west of the McCloy, may be drilled IN to-
day.
The Willow Grove Oil Companv's No. 1,
on the Mankedick farm, back of Willow
Grove, is due in the Gordon sand this week.
Patterson & Jones have two wells in the
sand this week on the Shaffer farm in south
west McCurdy. A. W. Campbell & Co. are
down LOO feet on the Mrs. McMaster's
farm, located on the western edge of devel-
opments.
,Greenlee g. Forsts No 3, on the Wade
farm, back of the railroad station at Nc
Donald, is drilling near the Gordon
Sand and should get it Saturday.
Due at Sistersville.
SIsTERsvILLE-The Kanawha Oil Com
pany's well on the Whiting farm, south
west of Developments, should be in the sand
Monday or Tuesday. Captain Graces well
on the Roseberry CALVIN farm is doing from
35 to 40 barrels day. The "Polecat" well,
on the Virginia side of the river, which was
drilled year ago and had showing of oil,
but was ruined by salt water, has been put
to pumping. The salt water is being gradu-
ally exhausted and the well has made sew
eral flows. Shay & Co.'S well in Sisters
vile is down about 500 feet. McGrew &
Co. are fishing for the tools on top of the
sand at their well, four miles northeast of
Grace's well, on the Calvin farm.
There are many operators holding leases
on the Virginia side, who are waiting until
Shay's we'll is completed before deciding to
operate.
The Hourly Gauges
Guffey, Jennings & Co. No. 8 Matthews 35;
Nos. 2 and Heron, 95 No. l Matthews, %;
Oakdale Oil Company's Nos. 2and 3 Bald
win, IS; Nos. and Wallace, IS; Kelso No. 5,
Patterson & Co., 80; Kelso No. g. 40; Devonian
Oil Company's l and 2 Boyce. 60; Morgan
heirs No. 9, Oakdale Oil Company, 35; Sam
Sturgeon l and 2. Guffey, Galley & Murphy,
IS; Forst & Greenlee's Nos. 5 and Gamble,
%; Royal Gas Companys No. NJ. Ropb 80;
Guffey, Queen & Co.'S Nos. l and Wetmore
95; Galley Bros No. Walker, 20. Estimated
production, $500; stock in field, $1,000.
Runs for Tuesday.
National Transit Company runs 3s62l:
A, ,423 Macksburg Pipe Line Com
pany runs, 5sl; shipments, 1000; Buckeye
Pipe Line Company runs, 40337; shipments.
50, ,249 Eureka Pipe Line Company runs, I, $50;
shipments, 1897: Southern Pipe Line Com
pariy, shipments, S,32S: Southwestern Penn
sylvania Pipe Line, runs from McDonaldS q
g., ,779; outside OF Mcdonald, 11,176.
Yesterdays Market Features.
Trading was light as usual at the end Of