Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-20
WANT BETTER PRICES.
Old Oil Operators Will Drill Only
Where It Is Unavoidable.
WILLOWGROvE WELLS SHUT DOWN
Salt Water in the Hundred Foot Sand Is
Keeping Them Back.
SOUTHWEST MD0NALD AND HARMONl

Ing erect upon the operators In general, anu
none of the old-timers are starting any new
wells. There have been some rigs COM
menced within the last three or four days,
but only by tenderfeet. On an average it
costs from 75 to 80 cents barrel to produce
oil, and only those who are lucky enough
to bring in wells doing from ], 900 barrels up
are able to make any money. Wells OF the
caliber quoted are very scarce, and have
been since the gusher period of last fall.
One party stated yesterday that the COM
drilling nearly 20 wells, and the last OF these
will be finished up within the next three
weeks. They still have plenty Of territory
to drill, but will not do SO until they are
able to get more money for their crude.
They will put down wells only where 1t Is
absolutely necessary to do so to hold the
leases.
In Butler county, where it does not cost as
much to drill as In the southwest. the same
feeling is prevalent. There is still! great
deal OF untried territory in the old pioneer
county, but from what the operators say
they will suspend operations rather than go
ahead at present. The roads and weather
have been such lately that it has been next
to impossible to move machinery. This mas
delayed work in every district and together
with a volunt tary suspension of operations 1t
is believed will tend to give them better
market.
Shutdown at Willow Grove.
The wells which were expected in at Will
low Grove yesterday did not reach the pay
for various reasons.
Borchert s Co. had to shut down on the
McVickars lot to make connections. They
will drill into the Gordon sand Monday.
the south end Of the Elliott coal trestle has
developed salt water in the 1O0-foot
sand, and the owners shut down In ORDER TO
ShefI1er A. n also oot salt water in the
100foot sand, and will have to case 1t of be-
fore they can go down any further.
Miller Kennedy. on the Pry lot were
only short distance above the sand yester.
day afternoon, and expected to reach it last
evening.
Learn & Burson were drilling in the Cor
don yesterday on the Venerscott and it was
flowing occasionally. '.''
Kennedy, Marshall & Co. are down 1850
feet on the James Roy property, which IS
located about 200 feet south or the McMurray
we'll of Brown, Robson & Co.
Guckert & Steele's No. 2, on the Burchinal
property, near Willow Grove, is making
nearly 200 barrels day from the Gordon
sand. Their No. 8, on the same lot, is down
The Jolly Oil Company were expecting the
Gordon sand last evening on the bridge lot at
Noblestown.
Operations In the Southwest.
Down in the southwest the Wheeling Gas
Company is starting three wells to protect
leases. There are No. Robbins, No. Little
and No. on the j. B. Scott. The same COM
pany is fishing for tools in its Nos. and 3 on
the Moorhead farm. Their No. on the W.
j. Kelso farm is still making about $50 bar
rels day from the fifth sand.
The Woodland Oil Company is building
rig on the Scott heirs farm, adjoining the
w. j. Kelso. They have again started to
north of J. Knox Bros. & Co.'S No. Scott.
Smith, Royce & Co.'S well on the Taylor
farm at Midway has been tubed and is put
ting ont IS barrels a day strong.
Harris & Co. have shot their we'll in the
Gordon on the schoolhouse lot at Primrose,
and it is showing for 80 or 35 barrels day.
next Thursday at his mol on the j. 3.
Sauters farm, mile and a half south Of
Mcdonald. His No. on the Wade farm is
down about 1,500 feet.
Gill, back of Oakdale, was shut down in the
fifth sand yesterday to move the boiler.
Their No. on this property Is in the fourth
sand.
Patterson 4 Jones' No. 8 Kelso, in SOUTH
west McCurdy. was drilling in the stray
above the Gordon yesterday, and their No.
Shaffer was in the 30-foot They will both be
completed early next week. Their No: l
Terrence is down 100 feet: No. Finch, $50;
No. McCurdy, 1,45O, and No. Shaffer, 1000
feet.
Hundred-Foot Salt Water Disappeared.
A peculiar action Of a we'll at Willow
Grove has caused considerable comment
among the operators. 1t belongs to Crowley
Bros, and when the 100-foot was struck 1t
developed big streak OF salt water. The
contractors shut down, and ordered string
of casing, but when it arrived they found
that the salt water had exhausted itself and
the casing was not needed.
Guckert & Steele's No. IL Mevey, at Nc
Donald, had not reached the fifth yesterday
afternoon. 1t is standing full OF oil from the
Gordon. Their No. Mevey is still doing
nearly $50 barrels. This we'll at one time
was down to nearly 20 a day.
HARMoNY-Guckert & Stcele's No. ], on the
Meyer farm, is full of oil and flows occa-
1t is only in the top of the sand,
Their No. Shiever is down 1000 feet, and
No. 2 on the same farm, Is only 800 feet deep.
Their wildcat, on the Zauer farm, located
four miles due west of Zelienople, is down
almost 800 feet.
The Mcdonald Gauges.
The production Of the field was q, 900.
Yesterday, the same as the day before
The hourly gauges were as follows: Matthews
No. 8, 80; Jennings, Guffey s Co. q Heron No.
4, 40; Devonian Oil Company's Nos. and
Boyce, 80: Oakdale Oil Company's Nos. and
Baldwin. 35: Forest Oil Company's No. 1
M. Wright, 45; No. 1 Jane. Stewart, 65: j. NJ
Robson & Co.'S No. l McMurruy, 20; Dro-
duction, 25 1000; stock in the field, $1,000.
The runs of the Southwest Pennsylvania
Pipe Line Company from Mcdonald Fri
The National Transit runs were IS $40; ship
ments, 32,453. Buckeye runs, A, liz: ship
ments, 4s, ,2O4. Southern Pipe Line shipments,
l5 5O4. New York Transit shipments Al, ,705; |
Mack sburg runs, LIB; Eureka shipments,
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