Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-08
SLOWLY GOING DOWN.
NcDonald's 1 Production Dropped to
$4,000 Barrels Yesterday.
SOME LIGHT WELLS ARE SHOWING
Another Fifth Sander Reported to Have
Come in at Noblestown.
REporrs FROM SCATTERING FIELDS.

REponrS FROM SCATTERING FIELDS
No big wells were completed in the Nc
Donald field yesterday, and the production
declined to 25,8O0 barrels, which is the
lowest point it has reached since it passed
those figures last August
Several small wells were finished up.
There is great deal of new work under
| way which should be completed within the
| next two or,three weeks and add considera-
| bly to the output of the field.
Another we'll reached the fifth sand at
| Noblestown and widened the limits Of the
developed paying fifth sand rock in that
locality. It was the Little Oil
Company's No 1 on the Little prop
erty and is located in the northern
part of Noblestown. This we'll was drilled
into the Gordon sand three months ago, and
was light producer from that stratum
Other wells west OF it had been put down
to the fifth sand, and besides being almost
dry, they we're about ruined when drilled
below the Gordon. The Little Oil Com
pany concluded to stop in the Gordon
rather than take any chances by going on
down..
When Brown Bros, Robinson & Co. 8
we'll on the McMurray, ZOO feet east of
them, came In big in the fifth. however,
they decided. to go to that sand. and after
several weeks hard drilling they managed
to reach it yesterday. 1t made nice flow
from the top.of the fifth, and altogether is
showing for good producer
Drilling Around Noblestown.
Iseman s. Co.'s we'll. on the Short and
Wade property, located between the Little
Oil .Company's well, and Brown Bros,
Robinson Il Go. s McMurray, is down 1000
feet.
Storey & Co., on the Nicholson, or brick
yard lot, located 500 feet southwest of
Noblestown, expect to reach the fifth sand
to-day. This is also an important fifth sand
test as there is nothing east of it in the
fifth, and the nearest wells on the west are
several hundred feet away.
Greenlee b Forst were putting the last
string of; casing in several wells in the
neighborhood of Noblestown Yesterday.
Among them were their No. 1 McMurrav,
No. 1 on the National Coal Company's
property No. on the McGrady lot, and
No. 2.on' the No. 1 Marshall lease.
Brown Bros, Robinson & Go. are spud-
ding on their No. ON the McMurray prop
erty.
The Jolly Oil Company's we'll at Mobiles
town stationis drilling at !, $50 feet.
-Vesey & Co. on the Marshall property
are drilling on top of the salt sand.
Mercer & McClurg are ready to put the
second string of casing into their we'll on
the McMurray property, 500 feet southwest
of Brown, Robinson & Co. g well.
Kennedy, Marshall & Co. are about
through spudding at their we'll, which is
located less than $50 feet southwest of the
Robinson we'll. :.
. Gordon Well al Willow Grove.
Rend & Robbins we'll, on the Robbins
property, southwest Of Willow Grove, was
in the Gordon sand yesterday afternoon and
reported to be making from 8 to 10 barrels
an hour.
its No. 8, on the Eta Glenn, and it is max
ing 225 barrels day. This company's No.
2, on the Agnes Kemp farm, northeast of
Oaktlale, was about four feet in the fifth
sand at moon yesterday, but had not struck
q pay streak. Ehcir No. Jane Stewart is
due to reach the fifth sand this week.
W. P. Rend.s No. 6 on his own property
at Laurel Hill is very light in the Gordon
sand and Will be put down to the fifth. His
No. on tEe j. D. Sauters' farm, located
mile and a half southwest of Mcdonald is
in the 100-foot.
Russell, McMullen & Co. 8 No. on the \
Wettengel farm is drilling at 1900 feet
Their No. 8 on this farm is down 1, 800 feet,
and No. Z, 400 feet
Connell heirs farm is down / 800 feet, and
will be completed early next week. No.
is drilling at 700 feet.
). M. Gufey & Co.'s No. on the Man.
kedick farm at Willow Grove is through
Big Injun,s and will tap Gordon next
week. They are drilling four other wells
on this farm, aone of which have been
cased with the second string. Their No. 9
John Glenn ~ down 1,60O feet, and No.
is drilling at the same depth.
viii Have to Move the Rig,
The Wheeling Gas Company has decided
to abandon its No. Q ON the w. B. Moor
head farm, at depth of ,575 feet. There
are string Of tools, bit and a socket in
the hole. They will move the rig and start
q new well. Their No. 8 on this lease is
drilling in the so foot, and their old No
is still making Is barrels day from the
Gordon.
The same eompany's No on the W. j.
from the fifth sand. They have made
location tor a well on the Little farm, about
], 500 feet, due east of the Kelso and on a
line with w. P. Rends we'll on the j. d.
Sauters farm. Their old, Cook lot well,
which is located within a short distance of
the railroad station at Mcdonald and
burned for more than q week, is still making
nearly 800 barrels day.
Guffey, Queen & j. NJ. Guffey's No. l, on
the Nancy Bell farm, located near the Wet
more wells, is due to reach the fifth sand
this week.
Greenlee & Eorst expect to bring in their
No. 2, on the Wade farm, tomorrow.
Fitzgibbons & Co.'S No. 2, Kennedy, is
down ], 500 feet.
Weisser, Stevens & Co. are drilling in
the Big Injun sand on the Stirling farm,
near Venice.
Haymakel, Leggatte & Co. will make an
attempt to-day to get the tool out of their
the old Moore farm in southwest McCurdy.
They are only about 80 feet above the fifth |
Reports From the Outskirts.
SIsTERsvILLE-The well of the Kama
wha Oil Company on the Whitney farm
was shot Saturday. It looked like q COM
The owners now believe that it will make a
25-barrel pumper. This was the first time |
that glycerine has been used in the Sisters. |
vile region.
Tenant & Co. have tubed their we'll on |
Talbot farm, and it is now pumping about |
100 barrels day. They believe it will in |
crease as the water is drawn out
Smith 6 Shay have started to pump their |
we'll on the Stocking lot, on the Virginia |
side of the river, and it is making from IS |
to 20 barrels a day.
Twitchell & Co.'s we'll on the Stewart
farm is in the sand and showing for a pro-