Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-13
PRODUCERS AND GASSERS.

The Forest Oil Company's Devlne No.
Showing Fourth Sand Oil-Nitro-G -Glycer-
inc Revfves Old welIs-work Around
Brownsdale-Gas Well Near New Texas.
Since Saturday morning the estimated
output of the Mcdonald field has fallen
| 1000 barrels, and yesterday there was only
one well, the Woodland Oil Company's No
Scott, doing 40 barrels an hour, reported
on the list.
The Marshall No. Of the Tidal Oil Com
pany, which was reported Saturday morn
ing as doing 40 barrels an hour, declined
very rapidly, and the indications are that
only repeated doses of nitro-glycerine Will
keep it above the 20-barrel an hour mark
Late yesterday afternoon the Forest ~
Company struck pay at 40 feet In the
fourth sand at its No. Devine in eastern
McCurdy, and the hole filled to the top with
oil. This well had been enormously re-
ported to be making Is barrels an hour but
it had been confused with their NO: De-
vie, which is putting out that amount
Greenlee & Hartman shot their No. on
the Potter farm, south of Laurel Hill, in the
Gordon sand, and after being cleaned out 1t
was making l6 barrels an hour.
The Wheeling Gas Company's No. on the
]. p. Scott farm, was drilling in the fourth
sand yesterday. No oil, gas or water mas
been found in the upper sands: Iheif me
Griffi No. is over LOGO feet deep, ana NO. l
George is drilling al 800 feet.
The Peoples Gas Company's No. 15s on the
Wallace farm is due in the Gordon sand to-
morrow, and their No. 162 on the Dixon IS
due early next week.
Greenlee & Forst's No. l Rough in the
CHARTERS district, did not respond Saturday
after being shot in the fourth sand. 1t was
being cleaned ont yesterday. Their No. 2
was due to reach the pay in the fourth late
last night
The woodland Oil Company's No. on the
Scott farm is down 800 feet
Knox Bros. & Co. g No. Scott was drilling
in the salt sand Saturday night when a
pocket of gas was struck and the cable took
fire, but by quick work the men on tour at
the time succeeded in getting the tools out
before the cable burned off. The rig was
saved and the well was shut down until TO-
day. ..t..
Butler County Developments.
BRowNsDALE-Slater& McJunkin's we'll on
the Mary Cowan farm was making 10 barrels
a day last week, with the bit only three feet
in the lO0-foot sand. They will drill it deeper
to-day.
Beers & Mckee are down 500 feet on the
Mary Cowan, and Collins & Heasley are about
the same depth on the Sanderson Thompson
property.
Turner & Co.'s we'll on the school house
lot at Waters station, is good for 30 barrels
a day naturally. They intended to shoot 1t
yesterday afternoon.
GasseF Near New Texas.
The Equitable Gas Company has struck a
300 pound n minute gasser on the Mcdowell
farm, at New Texas, located abQSt three
miles south of east from the big Milltown
wells.
The Philadelphia Company is erecting a
derrick on Spruce run, back of Avalon, and
will drill for gas
The Bellevue and GIenfield Company is
down 500 feet on the hillside nearby, and
has struck a small pocket of gas.
November Pipe Line Reports.
The reports of the various pipe line COM
panies for November show q decline in the
runs from wells of $4,000 barrels as COM
pared with October There was a gain of
9O575 barrels in deliveries or q total of
29l1, ,907 for November. There was de-
crease of $50 07S barrels in net stocks. which
were II. $50, IA barrels at the END of Novem-
Der The National Transit report shows a
gain OF 9T769 barrels in certificates during
November, and credit balances decreased
3O7, ,223 barrels. In Buckeye Pipe Line Com
pany credit balances there was a decrease
of lis, ,253 barrels.
The Gauges Yesterday.
The estimated production of the Mcdonald
field yesterday was 1850 barrels, 1000 less
than on Saturday. The Woodland Oil Com
pany's No. . Scott was making 40 barrels an
hour. The stock in the field was $1,000 bar
rels.
The runs from the sistersville field were
3l,676 barrels on Saturday and II, $50 barrels
on Sunday.
Runs and Shipments Saturday.
The National Transit runs were 90 CSC; ship.
ments, g, S39 Runs of Southwest Pennsyl-
vania from Mcdonald, Is. .97s; outside of Nc
Donald, 6,27S; total runs, 22,252. Buckeye
runs of Macksburg oil, 1856; shipments. none.
Buckeye runs OF Lima oil. "a, ,6S9: shipments,
3L5l6 Eureka runs, 13 AIS; shinmeuts, 1,66S.
New York Transit shipments. 1862. South
ern Pipe Line shipments, 7,l40
The runs of the W. L. Mellon Pipe Lines
were 13 943; receipts from other lines. none;
total receipts. 1S,943: shipments, 15 1876
The runs of the Tidewater Pipe Line Com
pany ON Friday ard Saturday were $780,
total, A, l59; AVERAGE 42S7. Shipments, 3O,O72;
total, II. S62; average, 10, 1863.
Runs aud Shipments Sunday
The National Transit runs on Sunday were
1897. Buckeye runs of Lima Oil. 1852 South
west runs from Mcdonald, 5,9l9; outside of
Mcdonald 800: total, 6 SlS. Buckeye runs of
Lima oil, 1888: shipments, M,37l. Eureka
Pipe Line runs, S56S. Southern Pipe Line
shipments. l4,44 New York Transit ship
ments, %, 10.
The Oil Market.
Range of the January option: Opening,
Refined oil-New York, 5.45; London, ~
@45Ed: Antwerp, l215t.
New YORK, Dec. I2-The petroleum mar
ket opened dull and continued SO through
out. Pennsylvania oil spot sales none. JAN
uary options sales 900 barrels at SIC, clos
ing SAC bid. Lima oil sales none, I7c bid
Total sales, 1000 barrels.
OIL CITY, PA. Dec. l2.-Opened, SAC; high
est, 551sc; lowest, $3.50: closed, 535zc; sales,
5000 barrels: clearances, 10000 barrels; ship
ments, l6S,046 barrels; runs, ia, 800 barrels.