Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-26
M'D0NALD DECLINING.
The Production Lower Yesterday
Than II Has Ever Been Before.
BIG WELL IN AT SISTERSVILLE
1t Was Reported to Have Made 1000 Bar.
rels of Oil in "a Hours.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS AT M'D0NALD

The Mcdonald field has turned a complete
flip flop since Saturday, and is now coursing
downward as rapidly as it went up for a
couple of days. Thursday morning the
estimated production was "a, 500 barrels;
Friday it was placed at 24,000, and Satur-
day morning, owing to the extensive use of
nitro-glycerine, it jumped to %, 800.
During Saturday the effects of the shoot
ing and agitation began to die out, and by
Sunday morning the estimated output was
down to q, 500, Notwithstanding that one
new well, that of Brown, Robinson & Co.'S
No. McMurray, had been added to the list
OF those making 20 barrels an hour. This
well was reported in THE DISPATCH Sunday
to be several bits in the fifth sand without
Gordon. Late Saturday evening, however,
the pay streak was struck and 1t started OF
at 20 barrels an hour. 1t was not given in
the list of big wells yesterday morning, but
was reported to be making about Is barrels
an hour.
Judging from it the Noblestown pool does
branch out directly south from Guney, Rus
sell, McMullen & Co.'s No. l on the Wetten-
gel farm. The best part OF the pool as in
dicated by the developments made SO far,
two wells and the No. Wettengel.
All of the wells in this pool have declined
with extraordinary rapidity, except where
they have been kept alive by repeated doses
of glycerine and almost constant agitation.
Yesterday afternoon Greenlee & Forst shot
their No. l on the McMurray property,
which was then doing less than 20 barrels an
have increased under the shot to nearly 100
barrels an hour. Their No. on the National
Coal Company's property was due in the
Gordon last evening. Connections were
made in case any oil was found in chat for
nation.
Lower Than -scv- Before.
The estimated production yesterday was
down to eS coo barrels. which is lower than it
has ever been reported since the pipe line
officials began sending out the production
of the field. There is nothing in sight at
present which is likely to keep the output
in the 2os unless the Noblestown wells are
shot daily.
Only one new we'll was reported yester-
day, and that is in the McCurdv end of the
Held. It belongs to Patterson & Jones, and is
their No. on the Finch farm. Saturday it
was reported US showing for u well, but yes
terday it was drilled deeper, but will not
make more than 100 barrels day. Their
No. on the Terrence farm is due in the fifth
sand tomorrow.
Millison, Friel & Co.'s No. 8, on the Henry
Shaffer farm in McCurdy, was in the fourth
sand last night and should be in the fifth
to-day.
In the extreme northeastern part of the
McCurdy neid, and nearly u mills and half
in advance of the NcCu-dy developments
proper, the philadelphia Company j. in the
Gordon sand on the Spear Iar,n. The we'll
Forest Oil Company Is drilling u well in the
same vicinity which is also in the Gordon
sand. Both of these wells are near the wells
which were drilled several months ago by
Robinson, Stewart 6 Co., IN which some oil
and good pressure OF gus were found.
ing only one well. Il Is No. on the
but has not yet struck the lOo-fooe.
The Oakdale Oil Company is down about
800 feet in it's No. 8 Gormley. This is the
only well being drilled by the Oakdale.
Estate is good for about $50 barrels q day.
Bailey, Roland & Co. will get the Gordon
sand to-day in their well on the schoolhouse
ot at Willow Grove.
Bi. WeIl at SIstersvilIe.
BUTLER-Arters & Co. are down 800 feet in
wildcat well on the Hoon farm in Center
ownship.
sIsTERsvILLE-Ludwig & MONEYS No. 2
Rock-cut we'll was drilled in last night and
s reported to be good for 800 barrels day.
md Is good for loo barrels day.
There are several wells now being drilled
lbove Ludwig & MONEYS, and the oper-
IN Il IS os 5ne sas as
bout three quarters Of mile above the
own. Late last evening the pipe line was
'eported to have run Loco barrels from the
we'll.
Tho Mcdonald Gauges.
The following estimates were submitted
~ the gaugers of the Southwestern Pennsyl-
Tania Pipe Line Company:
The production of the field was $500, 1,500O
ess than the day before. The hourly gauges
we're as follows: Matthew'S No. 8, 20;
Jennings, Guffey 6 Co.'S No. Bell, 20; De.
yontan Oil ComDany's Nos. l and Boyce 90:
)akdale Oil Company's Nos. 2 and 8
Baldwin. 20; Forest Oil Company's No. l |
lane Stewart, 40: No. NJ. Wright, 35: j. M.
J uffey & Co.'S No. McMishael 40. Produc-
ion, 23,O00 Stock in field, 80 600
The runs of the Southwest Pennsylvania
'ipe Line Company from Mcdonald Satur-
lay were 2S, ,6SS; outside of Mcdonald, $780,
The National Transit runs were Sc 1874: |
Sew York Transit shipments were |
4, ITO. Macksburg division of the Buckeye |
'ipe Line Company. 1,SaS. Buckeye runs, |
o 0057: shipments, 52.Si2 Southern Pipe Line |
a,ss5. |
The runs from Mcdonald Sundav were 49, |
l9. National Transit runs, 2,9l5; shipments, |
9 Cs9. New York Transit shipments, 500. |
Buckeye Pipe Line. Lima division, runs, |
,203; shipments, 1923. Eureka runs, Satur- |
lay, $685.: Sunday runs, ,532 barrels.
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