Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-27
A WEST VIRGINIA GUSHER.

It Is Located Eight Miles East of Sistersville
on the Martin Farm-A Duster Reported
: on the Noble Farm in Western Nc
Donald-Activrty at Midway.
The sensation in the oil fields yesterday
was the striking of big we'll eight miles
east of Sistersville. II is owned by j. N.
Guffey, Chris Glatshaw, Captain Kountz
and Billy johnson.
1t is located on Elk Fork in Tyler county,
W. Va, and will open up a large amount of
territory. According to the latest reports
received from it yesterday afternoon it was
making 60 barrels an hour They struck
big gas streak in the top of the sand
week ago to-day, and on this account thoy
were delayed in drilling the well in.
This report. II true, and it wis furnished
The DISPATCH aS coming from n reliable
source. makes this well the biggest which
has ever been struck in West Virginia. 1t is
located on the Martin farm, and there are
10 wells within three miles OF it.
The West Virginia operators, who learned
OF this we'll yesterday, were wild with ex-
citement and last evening several leasers
left for the vicinity of the gusher. II pos
sible, thew will pick up everything in the
region, but the chances are that IL has all
been taken before they will ever reach the
locality.
In the Mcdonald field Greenlee & Forst
drilled in a dry hole yesterday at their No.
8 on the Noble farm, in the western part OF
the field. This well, with the others which
have been put down in this region,
practically condemn the territory, which
was supposed to be opened up by tho
Walker well of Fitzgibbons & Co., and the
Royal Gas Company's gusher on the Mark
Robb farm.
The Forest Oil Company's well on the
Clever farm, located III the extreme north
eastern part of the McCurdy field, was re-
ported yesterday to be doing 3s barrels an
nOur.
Tie Wheeling Gas Company's No. on the
N. G. Cook farm was reported in the sand
yesterday and showing Or good producer.
1t had made lumber of good flows when
last reports were received from it.
The Royal Gas Companv's No.9 on the Ed.
Mcdonald farm is down 400 feet, and their
No. 10 on the same property is drilling at
800 ieet. Their No. on the Nathan Cook is
expected to reach the sand to-day: and their
No. Moore, down near Venice, Is down l, 900
feet.
There is q good deal of activity just at
present in the neighborhood Of Midway,
which is located three miles west of McDon-
aid on the Panhandle. An operator who
came in from that place yesterday stated
that seven rigs were being put up.
The Gauges.
The production OF Mcdonald vas i, 500
yesterday, tine sames as the day before.
Greenlee s. Forsts No. 6, Marshall, 20. The
estimated production was 1850; stock in
field, 46 600.
The runs from the sistersville field were
l3 94 barrels on Tuesday.
Runs and Shipments Tuesday.
The Tuesday runs of the National Transit
Company were 30,235; shipments, 1896
Southwest runs from Mcdonald were l3 327;
outside of Mcdonald, 6.255; total, 1851.
Buckeye Pipe Line runs from the MnclSs-
burg field 6, 159; shipments, not in; Buckeye
runs of Lima oil, 81, 208 shipments, E,97S;
Eureka Pipe Line runs, 1928; shipments,
1,94l Southern Pipe Line shipments, 16347;
New York Transit shipments, 27645.
The Western and Atlantic lines ran 3,07S
barrels Tuesday: shipments, 4.7s5.
The runs of the w. L. Mellon Pipe Lines on
Tuesday were 6,s0S: shipments, 2,907.
The runs of the Tidewater Pipe Line COM
PAM we're 44l9.. Total for the month, 76, ,030;
average, 3,4l. The shipments on Tuesday
were not in: total Ior the month, 18U,-
1853; average daily shipments, 7.2A
The Oil Market.
Range of the November option: Opening,
503sc; highest, 5O34c; lowest, 503sc; closing,
5G3Sc.
Rrfined oil-New York, &c: London, 4zs@
l5-l6d; Antwerp, 1897.
OIL CITY, Oct. 26.-National Transit Certifi-
Gates opened at 5015c; highest. 501sc; lowest,
5O15c; closed, 5O5sc: sales, 5000 barTels; clear
ances, $1,000 barrels: shipments, 70,969 bar.
rels; runs, g, ,39o barrels.