Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-27
A LIGHT GORDON WE'LL

The Mary Campb.n No. = Is Not Showing
strong-DrilIing Down the Devine Wen
in Northeast Mccurdy-That UndercIiffe
Strike Holding Up Strong.
South of Willow Grove, on the Mrs.
Campbell farm, the Forest Oil Company
was drilling in Gordon sand at its No Z
yesterday, but as it made only one or two
rather light flows, the officers of the COM
pany did not believe that it would be better
than 10O-barrel well.
The same company started to drill down
its test we'll on the Devine farm, in the
northeastern part of the McCurdy field
yesterday. 1t adjoins the Mccoy farm, on
which fourth sand producer was struck, on
the east.
Some time ago owing to financial difficult
ties of the former, the Devine we'll was
shut down on top of the fourth SAND unit
the trouble Was settled. This was accom-
plished few days ago and yesterday they
started to drill it with the fourth. President
ing for gas in the fifth sand, but hardly ex-
pected to get any oil in the fourth. This is
the only well the Forest is now drilling In
the McCurdy district.
Down at Shauuopin the Forest Oil Com
Dany. Kelly Bros. & Cooper, have Just
finished up dry hole on the Cool farm.
Forst Greenlee's No. 3, on the McMurray
farm, between Oakdale and Noblestown
which was shot Thursday and bridged over
was slowly coming up yesterday, and early
in the afternoon was reported by Mr.. Forst
to be making 30 barrels an hour. Their No.
6 Marshall fell OF from IS to so barrels an
hour.
The Florence Oil Company's Nos. and 8.
on the Mrs. Robb farm, south or willow
Grove, are expected to reach the Gordon
sand within few days.
The Und -rc; III, Well ii aldIng On,
j. NJ Patterson Sohn's well ON the Kess-
Ter farm, was flowing at the rate of $50 gal
Ions day yesterday, according to the re.
port OF party who is interested in the
we'll There was a report on Fourth avenue
last evening that it was making Is barrels
an hour. They driu it short time in the
morning. and few minutes every evening
1t is still attracting a great deal OF atten-
tion, and has been conceded to be a first-
class well by the biggest bears in the busi-
ness.
Laughner & Long are down 900 feet in a
well at AlliQuippa which is being drilled for
gas.
The Glenshaw Oil and Gas Company is re.
ported to have brought In gas well yester.
day on the Heron farm, near Glenshaw and
only q short distance from one which thsv
put down short time ago
Barrett Bros are reported TO have struck
farm, near Aladdin, back of Freeport THE
gas will be piped to Leechburg. They have
a couple of other gassers in the Vicinity
which supply n domestic demand
Lentz, Schlegel & Co.'s well on the Ren
Garvin farm. Cranberry township Butler
county, ana four miles west OF south from
Gallery, is doing from 200 to 25d barrels a
day.
The Royal Gas Company stirred mn its
Mark Robb well at Mcdonald yesterday and
Drought It's production up to rs barrels an
hour This was the only well added to the
list of those making 20 barrels an hour or
more.
The Gauges.
The production of Mcdonald was is, 500 YES
terday or SO more than the day before.
The hourly gauges of the larger wells at Nc
Donald yesterday were as follows: Sinclair
Oil Company's Nos. and 2, 20; Greenlee a.
30; Forest Oil Company's No. Gregg. 20:
Royal Gas Company's No. Mark Robb. %