Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-23
FOUR NEW WELLS IN.
All Are Good Producers, but None
Show for Gushers.
M'DONALD EXCITEMENT IS DYING.
Territory to Re Tested When the Spring
time Comes Again.
BRADFORD AND ALLEGANY ARE DEAD

Donalu Helu Yesterday, Dut none Vi theih
are gushers of any magnitude. Great wells
are slowly but surely becoming thing OF
the past in this field, and the excite
ment which, they engendered has
died away. There is none Of that fever
ish energy and abnormal activity which
pervaded the entire field three months ago.
The bottom has not dropped out of it but
the bulk of the oil is gone, and operators
are now glad to get wells which at that time
could scarcely be forced upon them as a
gift.
Leases which they took then merely as
an accommodation or to prevent some other
fellow from getting are now looked upon
as valuable property. Values are
assuming more moderate tone, and many
a speculator is now kicking because he.was
carried away on the rising tide and paid
what now he would consider preposterous
bonus for lease.
1t seems to be the general opinion in the
field that with the return of spring Will
come a renewal of activity. Not as great
by long odds as during the first excite
ment, but enough to keep Mcdonald at the
head of active operations for many months.
There is still plenty of territory in the field
to be drilled over. Few wells have yet
been drilled south of the railroad from Oak
dale to Willow Grove. On the western
edges also are large blocks of untested land.
Where operators have leases which they
can hold without drilling they will not
be tested until there is better
weather which will bring better
roads and possibly better price for oil.
The latter is what is being devoutly wished,
for with good prices they can afford to drill
even IN the face of inclement weather and
difficult teaming.
The Completed Wells.
Forst & Greenlee brought in two wells
yesterday. The first was their No. on the
Miller property, back of Oakdale. Last
evening it was reported to be making
from 10 to 12 barrels an hour. Their other
is located on a Belgium lot at the Elliott
trestle, between Noblestown and Willow
Grove. 1t reached the Gordon early yester-
day morning and is flowing at the rate of
125 or $50 barrels day.
Patterson & Jones' No. 4, on the Leonard
Shaffer farm, in southwest McCurdy, was
also drilled into the fifth sand, and will be
good for about 500 barrels day.
Down in the borough of Mcdonald the
Liberty Oil Company's we'll on the Mayo
lot got the Gordon early yesterday after
noon and made a couple of good flows, put
ting 30 barrels into 250-barrel tank.
Guckert & Steele's we'll on the Thomp-
son lot opposite Willow Grove station,
which was reported in the Gordon sand yes
terday morning, was drilled deeper into
that formation yesterday afternoon, but at
late hour had failed to reach second pay.
It was making from so to 90 barrels from
the top of the Gordon
Stafford, Clark & Co. had not commenced
to drill in their well on the Faraday lot
yesterday, and it is still standing on top of
the sand.
Oil in the Fifty-Foot.
The Willow Grove Oil Company's well
on the Mankedck farm, located nearly half
mile east of the station at Willow Grove,
is producing about % barrels day from the
Fifty-foot sand, which is also believed to be
the same as the Gantz farther south.
F. NJ. Aiken & Co. s No. 2, at Willow
Grove, is down about 1, 400 feet, and Learn
& Burson's postofice lot well is drilling at
], $50 feet. Borchert & Co. have rig COM
pleted on the McVickers lot in the same
village and Robbins & Co.. also have a rig
nearing completion near the coal tipple.
Davis s. Brown are drilling well at the
Elliott trestle, below Noblestown, which
should get the Gordon Tuesday.
Guffey, Murphy & Galey's well on the
Sturgeon farm near Willow Grove is down
about 800 feet, and they are building rig
on the same farm just east of the pump
station.
Bailey & Co.'S we'll between Willow
Grove and the pump station is making
nearly $50 barrels q day.
Guckert & Steele's No. II on the Mevey
of he NJ
is drilling at 700 feet and they are rigging
up at No. u, one location southwest from
No. II. The same parties No. on the Nc
Keown farm is down about ], 400 feet.
w. P. Rend is drilling at 300 feet in his
No. on the Wade farm, and his No 6 on
his own property at Laurel Hill is down 900
feet.
Good in the Gordon.
Kemp & Co.'S No 8, on the Wade farm,
located 200 feet east of Mcdonald station,
is making 200 barrels a day from the Cor
don sand and is being drilled to the fifth.
It is one of the best Gordon sand wells
south of the railroad. Bowman, Dibert g.
Co. shot their well on the Johns lot lust
back of Mcdonald station, yesterday after
noon and 1t responded with q good flow
Greenlee & Forst's No. 13, Mevey, is in the
sand and showing for about 100 barrels
dav. They are fishing for bit at present.
Galley Bros. No. 2, on the Walker farm,
near the Wetmore, was on top the sand last
night and may be drilled in to-day.
In the same locality the Oakdale Oil Co. 8
No. 1, on the John Wetmore farm, is
through the Gordon, and showing light in
that formation. Guffey and Queens No. 1,
on the Samuel Wetmore, is due to get the
sand about the middle of next week.
Their No. 1, on the II. II. Wetmore, was
making about 115 barrels an hour last
evening.
Learn & Burson started spud yesterday
1T their No. 1 on the Vsniscott property at
Willow Grove. The Oakdale Oil Company
is rigging its No 1 Baldwin for pumping.
1t stopped flowing several days ago.
Expect the Fifth To-Day.
Galley Brothers were drilling in the
fourth sand at their No. l on the Mark
Robb yesterday, and they expect to reach
he fifth sand this afternoon. Hoffman &
Co. S Nos and Oh the Moore farm, in
southwest McCurdy, are both due to get
he fifth sand early next week.
The Forest Oil Company's No. Heron,
No. Eta Glenn, No. Martha Wright, |
md No. on the Shaffer farm should ali be |
inished up next week.
There was no change yesterday in Robi- |
on's we'll on she Ewing farm, or Robson, |
stewart & Co. IS on the McCloys in north |
asst NIcCurdy. The McCloy well is |
till spraying oil, as published yesterday in
HE DISPATCH. They may each be drilled |
u the fifth sand to. day.
Gufev & Queens No. 2, on the Kolbar
arm, at Wildwood, the only drilling well
n that field, is almost through the sand
nd has only couple of hundred feet of oil |
n the well. They are still fishing for bit |
0f fla. i l -. n
sunga farm, also at Wildwood
The well at Economy still stands full of /