Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-29
IT'S STILL GOING UP.
GcDonald's Production Increased
1000 Barrels Yesterday.
OUTSIDE OPERATORS DISMAYED.
Summary of the Deepest Drilling Wells in
the Southwest.
OPERATIONS IN THE HARMONY rooL

There was another bound in the produc-
tion at Mcdonald yesterday and it went
from SO. 500 to "a, 500 barrels. This was due
more to the agitation of old wells than to
the increase ofnew ones. The little boom
that the field has taken on may
not last long, but while it does
linger in the thirties, the outside
operators are in a state of uncertainty that
borders on hopelessness. Those who are
drilling in other fields, or have territory
which they wish 10 develop, are anxiously
waiting for the Mcdonald production to go
down, when they expect the price of oil will
advance
While speaking of the situation yesterday
afternoon an operator said 81 have
territory in Butler county which l am will
ing to stake my fortune on as good producing
property, but / do not want to operate 1t
until Mcdonald subsidies. In West Virginia
! am interested in seemingly good territory,
but my partners are not willing to operate 1t
until they can get a better price for oil, and
this they do not believe will occur until Nc
Donald and McCurdy have been drilled
out"
The Mcdonald operators, on the other
hand, believe that it will be many months
before that pool is exhausted. There is
great deal of territory which has yet to be
tested and unless something exceptionally
rich turns up 1t VIII be some tllne DelOie
other fields will hold out the same chances
for securing good wells as does Mcdonald at
present.
Near the Fifth Sand.
Guffey 4 Queens No /, on the Samuel
Wetmore iarm, was drilling near the top OF
the fifth sand last evening, and unless they
have exceptionally bad luck it will get into
that formation to-day. This well Is located
west of their gushers on the III. II. Wetmore
farm.
j. II. Robb farm, west of Mcdonald, was due
TO reach the fifth sand late last evening. 1t
was started several months ago, and when
on top OF the sand in the first hole, the tools
were lost and the hole had to be plugged.
When the top of the sand was reached in the
second hole the tools were lost again and
after fishing for many weeks the hole was
finally cleared and they expected to drill it
in last evening.
In southwest McCurdy Patterson & Jones.
No :. on the kelso farm, is through the 30
loot sand. and should be in the fifth by Mon
day. The same parties Nos. 5and 8, on the
ShatfeT farm, are down a bout lO0O feet Their
No. l. on the McGarr farm, located a mile
west of Southwest McCurdv developments,
is in the Gordon sand. This well was start
ed with expectation OF finding gas.
Jennings. Guffey & Co.'S No. on the Bell
farm was drilling on top of the sand yes1er-
day. Nos. and on this farm are also drill
ing. The Devonian Oil Company is fishing
for the tools on top of the sand, in its No.
on the Elliott farm. Their No. s on the
Robb they drilling at 1000
Ieet. They are drilling Nos and ON
the Boyce farm in Southwest McCurdy, and
last evening No. was reported to be on top
OF the l00-fOot sand. The Devonian is drill
ing one well on the eastern part of the w. B.
Moorheud farm, located one mile south of
Mcdonald. 1t is down about 500 feet.
The same company is drilling in the 100
foot sand on the Dr. Irwin farm at Mars sta
tion,on the Pittsburg and Western Railroad.
Guckert a Steele's No. l on the Burchinal
property at Willow Grove is drilling near
the fourth sand and will be put down to the
fifth. Their No. , on this property is down
800 feet, and they are building rig for No. 3.
Operations at Harmony.
HARNoNY-Guckert & Steele expect to
bring in their No on the Schiever farm to
morrow. They have eight wells in this field
which have a combined production of IOO9 |
barrels day. These are their No. Eich- !
Oltz, No. 1 Schiever and Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, s and /
on the Stauffer farm. Their No. Schriever /
Is down 600 feet. No. Stauffer is drilling at |
600 feet. Scheed No. l is down about 800 |
Ieet. They are building rig for Scheei No. |
and have located No. Scheel. They have \
also made location for No. on the Move |
farm.
The Hourly Gauges |
Guffey, Jennings 6 Co. No. Matthews 35
Nos. , and Heron, 100; oakdale Oil Com
pauy's Nos ana Baldwin, 75; Nos.
] and Wallace, IS; kelso No. s. Patter-
son Co., 25; kelso No. 8, 35; Devonian
Oil Company's l and 2 Boyce. 60; Nc.
Elliott 40; Morgan heirs No. o Oakdale Oil |
Company, So; sam Sturgeon l and ?, Guffey, !
Galley & Murphy, 30; Forst & Greenleers |
Nos. and Gamble, 25; Royal Gas Com |
panv's No. > NJ. RoDb, %; Guffey, Queen &
CO.'S Nos. l and Wetmore, 30; Galley Bros |
No. Walker, 20; Woodland Oil Coinpany's
No. 8 Gamble. 30. Estimated production, a. |
800; stock in field, % 500.
Runs for Wednesday.
National Cou1rapr rune |
shipments s7l1: Macksburg Pipe Line Com |
pany runs, 66l; Buckeye Pipe Line Company, |
runs, Il ,535; shipments. 5O,0Ol; Eureka Pipe |
Line Company runs, 4,343; shipments, 246S: |
Southern Pipe Line Company, shipments, |
9.3SS: Southwestern Pennsylvania Pipe Line |
runs 1rOm Mcdonald, 81 800; outside of Nc |
Donald, I2,79S.