Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-13
ROBB WELL TAKES A SPURT.

when Drilled Deeper It Increases From 20
to 60 Barrels an Hour-Features OF tho
Mcdonald Field Observation-Disclosures
ments in the Elizabeth Territory.
The Mcdonald production went up from
10000 on Thursday to 20, 500 barrels yester-
day. This was largely due to the Mark
Robb No 1, of the Royal Gas Company,
which was driven deeper into the fifth sand.
Its output increased from 20 to 60 barrels
an. hour. Late last evening it was reported
to be making as high as IS barrels an hour.
There were no new wells added to the list.
The Peoples Gas Company's Nos H6 and l48
were reported to have fallen from 4o TO 20
barrels an hour.
The Forest Oil Company may drill It's NO.
on the McEwen iarm into the Gordon
sand to-day. This well is located about
mile southwest of Willow Grove:
sLynch, Buchheit & Co.'S No. = on the old
Meise farm was expected to reach the Cor
don last evening 1t is located within few
rods of their No. !. and the owners expect TO
get good well. They are drilling Nos and
on this farm.
The Florence Oil Company is drilling Nos.
5 and on the Mrs Robb farm, but will not
week.
The Devonian Oil Company's No. W. B.
Moorhead had not reached the Gordon &C.
The Pniladelphia Company's well on the
Leach farm, in the northeastern end OF the
MeCurdy field, will be IN the the ionrtn .'rs sanG nr
some time on account OF fishing JOB, Dut
yesterday the contractor succeeded In get
ting the tools out.
Dry In tho Fifth Sand.
The Peoples Gas Company's No. on the
Kelso farm, south of Willow Grove, was
drilled through the fifth sand yesterday and
is a dry hole. 1t was considered as well To-
Gated for Gordon sand producer. but there
was not enough oil in that form alton to
Is down I,sOO feet on the Mcdonald farm.
They are now drilling five wells in the Nc
Donald field.
The Wheeling Gas Company has shot its
No. l on the Woods farm and increased its
output from 10 to 60 barrels day. They have
started to spud in No. on the same farm,
and are building rig for No. on the N. u.
The Forest Oil Company's No. on the
Curry farm at Coraopolis was expected In
yesterday, but is delayed by broken ma
chinery.
The reports from Jennings, Galloway. NC, &c.
Quaid & Co.'S well on the Jesse Rowels
farm, at Sistersville, were not so weak as the
day before. 1t was said, however, to be good
tor at least 100 barrels day.
The Moore farm we'll is showing up Tor
from 75 to so barrels a day.
There is q scheme on foot to erect re-
inery at Sistersvilie, but 1t has not yet ma
terialized.
WEST EL1zABErH-The Carnegie Steel Com
pany has purchased the product o! John A.
Snee's big well on the Homer Wright farm.
Mr. Snee has located and is building three
Pierce and c. p Mcclure farms. He has
located two more rigs on the Wright farm.
The Philadelphia Company has purchased
the Howe farm in fee for s2a oOo 1t ad}Gns
two rigs on it. each within l50 feet OF the
Wright well.
The Forks of the Road we'll is in and in.
barrels of oil day. Snee's abandoned well
on the Gilmore Iarm is making some oil.
The Gauges.
The production of Mcdonald was 20500
yesterday. The hourly gauges OF the larger
wells at Nc Donald yesterday were as follows:
Sinclair Oil Company's Nos. l and 2, 35;
Greenlee & Forst's No McMurray, 90: Peo-
Dle's Gas Company's Nos. l46 and l4S, 70;
Royal Gas Company's No. Mark Robb, Co.
The estimated production was 2O,500; stock
in the field, 4S,0O0.
Runs and Shipments.
National Transit Company runs on the 11th
were Is 42s; shipments, 3l.6Ol.
Southwest Pennsylvania runs from Nc
Donald were lss25. Outside of Mcdonald,
1066L Buckeye runs, Macksburg division,
8,OS4; shipments none. Shipments from the
Lima division, not in; runs, A,32O. The
Eureka runs were Il, 100; shipments, 1905
Southern Pipe Line shipments, 2l,2 ,2H. New
York Transit shipments, 35,03S
The Tidewater Pipe Line runs yesterday
were 3.ls2: total, 37,s33 Shipments, 1851;
total, g., $685. average, 7.4A.
Tho Oil Market.
The market was higher, with the tendency
toward increased trading: sales 5000 bar
rels. Range of the September option:
Opening. 6sAc: highest, 57ssc; lowest 6Slc;
closing. 57ss057Ac.
Refined OH was higher abroad at 40
13-l6d in London, and Hfin Antwerp. New
York quoted at &c.
OIL CITY. Aug l2-National Transit certif-
Gates opened at SEC; highest 575]c; lowest
SEC; closed at 671ac. Sales, 5000 barrels
clearances, 346 600 barrels; shipments, I9, ,9Ss
barrels; runs, so 1872 barrels.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Petroleum opened
steady and advanced lHc in buying for a
new bull pool, reacted &c and closed firm.
Pennsylvania oil, spot. no sales. September
option. sales. 175,OOo barrels; opening, 56hc;
highest, 5sc: lowest, $3.50; closing, 57ssc
rels.