Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-10
ONE WE'LL AT M'DONALD.

Tho Forest OIL Company's No. Z, Mrs
Campbell, Making Ten Barrels an hour
Other Wells Are Duo To-Day-scvera
Have Been Started 10 Drill.
There was one well reported In the Nc.
Donald field yesterday. 1t was the Forest
Oil Company's No 4, on the Mary Campbell
farm, which started off at ten barrels an
hour. It is located south of Willow Grove,
in the old Meise district. Nothing new ID
opened up by this well, but it shows that the
pool is not yet dead, for a time at least.
The Peoples Gas Company's well on the
Kelso farm which was reported yesterday
to be showing for producer, was reported
to be drv last evening
The Forest Oil Company expects TO get In
the sand tonight at its NO. on the NC
Clelland property east of Oakdale They
have already drilled one big we'll on this
farm.
The Forest is also building two rigs near
Wexford, on the Perrysville road, southeast
Of wildwood. One of these rigs is on the
Heckran farm.
in its No. on the Kirk farm, in the Meise
district. and they have started to build rig
for No: T. on the same property.
The Florence Oil Company is drilling Nos.
8, and on the Robb farm, in the Meise
pool. but will not get any of them in before
next week.
J. NJ. Gufrey has just got nicely to spud-
ding at No 3, on the Andy Shane farm.
The ROYAL Gas Company's No. l. on the
Mark Robb farm, located north Of McDon-
aid. was due to reach the fifth sand last
night.
farm is in and good for 80 barrels day:
Their No. 5 on the X. Mcdonald is III and
good for probably 20 barrels day:
The Wheeling Gas Company is drilling
Nos. and OH the Robbins farm south or
Mcdonald, and No. on the W. B. Moor
head.
The Devonian Oil.Company is drilling Nos.
and on the W. B. Moorhead.
VIZ. Rend is getting down fast in his Nos.
and 3 on the ]. W. Sauters farm, but does
not expect to finish up No. inside of the
next two weeks
Greenlee & Forst's No. on the Glad
den farm was drilled through the
Big Injun yesterday.
Down near Midway there is considerable
work being done.
Smith s Co.'S No. 2, on the Taylor farm. is
through the salt sand.
silvis & Co. started to spudding yesterday
on their No. l. on the McBurney farm.
The Gauges.
The production of Mcdonald was 1850
yesterday. The hourly guages OF the larger
Sinclair Oil Company's No. !. 20; Forst &
Greenlee's No. Marshall, 90 The estimated
production was 19, 600; stock in the field,
$4,000.
Runs and Shipments.
National Transit Company runs on the sth
were &c, GA shipments, 1886
Southwest Pennsylvania runs from Nc
Donald were &C, 79l Outside Of Mcdonald,
9, go. Buckeye runs, Macksburg division,
2, ,275; shipments. 2 $50. Shipments from the
Lima division, 55.828; runs, AZ, COL The Eureka
runs were l3,0sS; shipments, 2,025 Southern
Pipe Line shipments. 3O343 New York
Transit shipments, SO, l19.
The Tidewater Pipe Line runs Yesterday
were 9. l27: total, 25,2S average, 3,159 Ship
ments, !, ,025; total, 26, l27; average, 3,5l6
Tho Oil Market
The market had another little squirt, going
tn 5612c from 55Lc, but the close was at Soc.
Oil City started the movement. Business
the local floor was light.
Refined oil-New York, &c; London, 4sssd;
1877
OIL CITY, Aug. 9-National Transit Certifi-
Gates opened at $3.50; highest. 661Ic; lowest,
$3.50; closed at 541sc. Sales, 5000 barrels;
1884, 600 barrels: shipments, rs, 0O5
barrels; runs, los 2l2 barrels.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-Petroleum opened
steady, rose rapidly on an attempt to ex-
ecute a small buying order, there being no
supply at around the early figures and prices
advanced &c, then reacted 1c, closing firm.
oil, SPOT sales, l0O0 barrels at
SIC. September option. sales, 81, 900 barrels.
Opening, 5315c: highest, 561ac: low est 53115c;
closing, 65c. Lima oil, no safes. Total sales,
,S, 900 barrels.