Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-10
DROPPING OFF AGAIN.
Light Wells We're the Only Feature
Of the Field Yesterday.
ONE SMALL PRODUCER REPORTED.
Darren Fifth Sand Found on the Patterson
Farm at Venice.
TWO WEST VIRGINIA WILDCAT POOLS
TWO WEST VIRGINIA WILDCAT POOLS

There was drop of i,500 barrels in the
production of the Mcdonald oil field yester-
day. and the general reports were rather
bullish. As general thing the wells were
showing light and there were enough of
them to cause a number of operators to
lose faith IN the field.
The only new we'll which showed up at all
was Jennings, Guffev & Co.'S No 8, on the
Bel farm. l; came in yesterday morning
and started of at six barrels an hour. Tho
same FIRMS No. g. on the Bell, ard NO. 6, on
the Heron farm, were drilling near the top
OF the sand and were due to reach it late last
evening.
The Woodland Oil Company's Nos . and
on the McNuTray property, northwest OF
Ga!lGale, were each drilling in the sand yes
terlav, and although they had filled up sew
eT3l hundred leet with oil, and the sand was
Of good quality, they didnot flow.
Patterson & Jones No a on the kelso
farm. was also reported to be in the sand
and filled mp l.SoO feet, but was not flowing.
It i disappointment, as from the location
d good producer was expected.
The No. 1 on the McGarr belonging to the
same nartics which was reported Monday
evening to be spraying anywhere from to
barrels an hour. was not doing anything
yesterday according to the statement OF
a Marty who is interested in the well.
Locations Near the Martha Wright.
LG GINSl Oll NAilillldll a
OBLIGATIONS Yesterday around their No. on
the Martha Wright, which came in last week
q - barrels an hour
Tie Real Estate Oil Company's No. on
the Real Estate Bank property in southern
NcCurly was reported to be doing seven
barrels an hour Yesterday afternoon.
Bvuncr Bros. will tube their No. on the
ED'-aG II lott farm and make an attempt
L. exhaust the water If they succeed IN
IHiS tisey VIII shoot it in both the Gordon
aH =, a fnTr & .fNT.fl lnT1 Co Nh
before e. was drilled to the lower sands
The Royal Gas Company'S No. on the
Patterson farm at Venice has been drilled
through the fifth sand and is practically dry
IN heat formation.
Tins well tends to prove pretty conclus-
lively that the fifth sand belt does not eX-
tg-nl any distance south of Mcdonald.
The Willow Grove Oil Company's No. on
the N-ankedick farm was drilled deeper yes
rarlay. and last evening was reported to be
doing. seven barrels an hour.
The Peoples Gas Company's No. l3l on the
Miller arm at Mcdonald is drilling in the
t,r1lOn sand and has lJo0 feet o: oil in the
hole. Their No. NcMurray has been aban-
dCuf with two strings OF tools in the hole.
Ne. on the same property Is down 1000 feet,
ANA they are starting a rig for No. 3 b.
0reen!ce * Forst's Nos ! and ;, on the
N-I.Ir- arm. hack of y kdale. are in the Big
IuiuU sand, ana their No. j. on the Wade
lai-4. VIII get tine sand the last of this week.
My Rigs and Torpedoes.
!.. j. uow being built for the Bear Creek
En:i=in- Cnmpany's No. 3, on the Campbell
Etls.. Il Is located north Of the railroad, be-
tween Nohlcstown and Oakdale and is only
% fru hundred Zee: north of Brown & Robi-
sons NcMurray well.
~IaffeT & Co. shot their well on the Fanny
johnson lOt n Mcdonald Yesterday.
COuEln & Co. shot their well on the
IH-isty lot at Mcdonald yesterday, but
1Hiicl 10 improve II.
Mercer / Co. intend to drill their well on
Tie B-own farm into the fifth sand. 1t is To-
catep haifa mile southwest OF the Pittsburg
Oh 'tunan~'S Reed farm well.
E.-1N 6 COS well on the Scott farm, south
Vvs-ef ol Mcdonald, was reported last evening
70 he n the top OF the fifth sand.
The Royal Gas Company is starting to drill
j. No. ON the Patterson farm at Venice.
The Oakdale OIL Company's No on the
John W"tnora farm was in the fifth sand
yesterday afternoon and showing light
IEc!T No. on this property will be drilled
into lie G:ti. tO-iav.
nlv-s BrcS S Brown are building a rig for |
ygti winch fhey intend to put down back |
@. WLlaw grove and nearer the Mankedick |
We'll Than any OF the others in that vicinity. |
The DevouiAn Oil Company's No. Elliott |
wa> un tor OF the fifth sand last night.
some West Virginia Wells.
NEW NAETINsBHUG, w. NA.-Tom Mills &
Co. are starting their third well at this place
which 4, located five miles due east from
~~;er-vl,e and on a direct line with Man
rT4J0n. The two wells which they first
JrIllcG each mad good showing for a pro-
GUccr. bur they were drowned out by salt
=. afer. E.-ht miles rom New Martinsburg
in the GiTcc ion OF Warrington. the South
Penn DH Comnanv has struck big gasser
and ara NOW fishing for the tools.
At NO.cauD {. T. Pontious is drilling at
l.i0f feet. The well is guarded and being
N,D-Iel for a mystery. Thomas & Styles
l..ve suspended operations for the present
Production and Runs
Tnc hourly gauges Yesterday were as fol-
iawS: Jennings Guffey & Co.'S No 3 Mat
rHewS. 30: Heron No. . 25: Heron No. 4, so;
GuIIey & Queens Nos. and Wetmore, 50:
40. ] samuel Wetmore, 100; Patterson &
Jones Ne. , helso, 20: Devonian Oil Com
Hauv's No. and , Boyce, So Oalodale Oil
'pupauy'> No. Morgan heirs, so; Nos . and
. r lEri1. 30: Nos. l and , Wallace. 40; pro-
durtIou. 3! 800: stock in the field, 81 COO
tGp rams OF the southwest PENNSYLVANIA |
l1rn Line Company from Mcdonald Mon
day were - ~: outside of Mcdonald, 12, ,l72:
National Transit runs were AZ, ,222; shipments
D. 923. Buckeve Rms. 81, ,53l: shipments. 81 9S4
&HUkSbur" rms. 920 southern Pipe Line |
shipments 336iS. New York Transit Com
rHHy shipments, 3, Goa barrels. Eureka runs, |
: -9F2 shipments, 2,2S5. IL
Yesterdays Market Features.
Tnprp ,ya little outside sneculatfon The