Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-09
SEVERAL EDGE WELLS.
Semi Wildcats Which Are Developing
Into Oil Producers.
M'CURDYM MAY YET 60 WESTWARD.
The Mankedick Well at Willow Grove
Shows improvement.
SIX WELLS DUE In THE SAND TO-DAY

Although the production of the Mcdonald
field dropped to SO, 900 barrels yesterday, 1t
is not dead by anv means New wells are
being developed daily, and territory is be-
ing opened which was looked upon as worth
less few weeks ago.
There were some wells brought in yester-
dav which will add greatly to the extent OF
the field.
They were not cushers, but they are good
for amounts ranging from 100 to 800 barrels
dav and scarcely a day passes but that
something new is developed in the edges.
The pool is gradually extending to the east
and west and there is no telling when the
limits will be reached.
Nearly all of the wells which are In
cluded in the list of those making 20 bar
rels an hour or more, were OH yesterday
and a couple of them fell below the amount
reouired TO have them placed in the list.
Jennings, Gutiey s. Co.'S big Matthews
No. / has stopped flowing but will
be put to pumping. 1t has produced
over $50, 600 barrels of oil since
July l6. and is by long odds the greatest
oil we'll ever drilled 1t has made an In
dependent fortune for its owners, and no
one in the business ever expects to see such
another we'll The drill has penetrated
about Is feet into the sand, which IS
bigger than ordinary river SAND and
contains pebbles as large as lima beans
List of Completed Wells.
The Real Estate Oil Company S well, on
the Real Estate Banks property IN south
west McCurdy, has been drilled into the
sand and last evening 1t was reported to De
making from Is to Is barrels an hour This
ba of q SurDrlSP a &
the location had been considered as too lar
to the east to strike a paying producer
The Benner Oil Conpany's well on the
Morgan Elliott property, located west of de-
yelopments on the farm named, started to
flow from the fifth sand Saturday and was
checked SUNDAY by heavy vein OF salt
water which broke in and crowded the oil
back Yesterday afternoon it was reported
to be flowing with difficulty owing to the
vast volume Of water in the hole.
Early Yesterday afternoon report was
received in Pittsburg that Galley Bros. No.
! on the Walker farm, southwest of the
Wetrlcre wells, was 1S feet in the fifth sand
and dry in that formation. Later in the
evening, however, it was reported to have
struck paw and to be doing 10 barrels an
hour. Should This we'll prove to be dry it
would be black eye to the Wetmore pool
on the southwest
Hoffman & Co.'S No 4 on the Moore
farm struck pay late SUNDAY night and
was reported to be doing from six to eight
barrels an hour 1t is located in southwest
McCurdy and does not open up anything
new.
Coast Bros. we'll on the McMiehael farm
which was drilled in some time ago and
was small, has been cleaned out and will be
pumped.
Oil Found West of McCurdy.
Patterson & Jones' we'll on the McGarr
farm occasioned a good deal of comment
last evening. 1t is located about a mile
west of McCurdv, and is west of all other
developments at this point. The owners
were drilling it with the intention of get
ting gas to work their McCurdy wells.
Yesterday afternoon it struck the
ton of the sand and when
the bit lead entered it
from two to three feet it began TO spray oil
and operators who left there last evening
claimed that it was making from three to
four barrels an hour. The gas is very
strong Should this well prove to be pro-
ducer it will open an entirely Independent
pool west of McCurdy as there is dry hole
on the Linbon farm, between it and the
McCurdv farm wells. 1t is northwest about
half mile on a 45o line from the Thomas
Wright heirs farm. The Henry Shaffer
farm is the only one intervening.
Hirsh & CO. s well, on the Fife farm, was
drilled deeper yesterday, and. according to
the latest reports, it was making only ten
barrels an hour.
Fitzribbons & Co. are starting two new
wells on a portion of the Fife farm.
The Oakdale Oil Company is starting a
rig on the Morrow farm, located 800 feet
east of their old gasser on the same prop
T. ha drilla6 for nj
Greenlee & Forst's No . on the GLADDEN.
farm, southwest of Mcdonald, which
started off Friday at 20 barrels an hour
from the Gordon was down to Is barrels an
hour yesterday.
Mankedick Well Improving.
The Willow Grove Oil Company's well
on the Mankedick farm, located $500 feet
south aud east of Willow Grove, was
drilled to six feet in the Gordon sand yes
terday and responded by making 25-barrel
flow.
Stafford, Clark, Wilson & Phillips well
on the Faraday lot at Willow Grove was
flowing from the Gordon at the rate of 400
barrels a day yesterday.
Greenlee & Forst's No. 8 on the Wade
farm, southwest of Mcdonald is due to get
the sand the last of this week.
The Oakdale Oil Company has two wells,
their \ OS. ana on Inc JOnn eJmOre |
farm, which should be in the fifth sand to-
dav.
Jennings, Guffey & Co. IS Nos. and on |
the Bell farm and their No on the Her. |
ron were drilling on top of the fifth sand
last evening, and their capacity should be
known bv this evening.
In the southwest McCurdy field Patterson
& Jones' No. on the McCurdy
farm was also on top of the
fifth yesterday and should be finished up
to-day.
Wells Which Are Almost Down.
The Woodland Oil Company's Nos. and
3, on the McMurray farm, back of Oakdale,
are due to get the fifth sand by Thursday.
Learn & Burson's well, on the postofice
lot at Willow Grove is also due Thursday.
They are fishing at 500 feet in their No.
on the Vanescott lot.
Brown, Robinson & Co. s well on the Nc
Murray property at Noblestown was flow
ing by heads yesterday and making from 16
to 18 barrels an hour They are getting
ready to drill it into the sand within day
or two.
1t was reported last evening that the
Philadelphia Gas Company had bought the
gas right of Mcconnell & Co. s well on the
Miller farm, south of Laurel Hill 1t is
very strong gasser from the 50-foot sand
The Wheeling Gas Company is drilling
past the tools in its No. q on the Moorhead
farm. They have drilled the bailer out of
their No s. They shot their No. 1, on the
John j. George farm, in the fifth yesterday,
and it is showing for small pumper. A
heavy pressure of gas has been struck in the
50-foot sand, on the w. j. Kelso farm.
Kpor & Co g we'll on tine Scott farrn