Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-31
HOLIDAY IN THE FIELD.
Two Wells Reported in the Fifth Sand. but
Neither Are Gushers-Gordon Sanders
Due Early This Wsck-Good Wells in
Ihn Butler District.

| Two Wells Reported in the Fifth Sand, but
Nei,h.r Are Gushers-Gordon Sander.
Due Early This wsek-Good Wells in
| rhe Butler District.
Owing to yesterday being holiday, the
estimated production of the Mcdonald
field was not given. Sunday it was 23 500
barrels, decline of 500 barrels from the
| production of Saturday.
This is about the figure which the field
has held for the last three months and judg-
ing from the repeated doses of nitro-glycer'
| inc which are being put into the wells 1t is
I evident that the speed will be kept up for
an indefinite period.
The most of the wells which are due
within the next eight or ten days are located
in the Noblestown pool, or in that locality,
just southwest of Mcdonald.
The only well reported in the fifth sand
yesterday was the Wheeling Gas Company's s
No. l. on the Robbins farm, which was re-
ported to be showing for $50 barrels day in
tn at formation. Their No. l on the GLADDEN.
farm was reported to be drilling in the
Gordon sand and showing for we'll i'll that
formation.
Forst and Greenlee's No. on the Marshall
and Chalfant lease was reported in the
Gordon. and standing full of oil from that
sand. 1t is located about half mile south
west of Noblestown.
Kennedy, Marshall & Co.'S No. Roy will
be in the Gordon sand tomorrow or Tues
day. J. NJ. Guffey's Nos. 8 and 9 on the
Mankedick farm, just south of Willow
Grove, are due in the Gordon sand this
week, and, judging from their No. on this
farm which has been in for q couple of
weeks and is still doing 25 barrels an hour,
start off from 40 to so barrels an honr. The
Gordon sand in this locality is very spotted,
however, and may prove treacherous to
the confidin9 operator.
The Keil Oil Company's No. 8 on the A.
Wettengel lease was six bits in the 1llth
sand yesterday and WAS reported to be do
ing from 12 to Is barrels an hour.
The Forest Oil Company expected to get
the fifth sand last night in their No. 2 on the
James McGregor farm. They shot their No.
on the Sam Sturgeon farm Saturday and
is good for perhaps $50 barrels day.
Forst 4 Greenlee may get the fifth sand
to-day in their No. on the Bartley lot at
Noblestown.
In the Butter District.
ZELIENoPLE-Rc ot & Co.'S we'll on the
Fogle farm, located in advance of develop
ments to the southwest of this field, is due
in the lOO-foot sand tomorrow. 1t will
probably be several days, however. before
j. NJ Patterson & Co.'S we'll on the Philip
Nagle farm, near Portersville, is still flow
ing an immense amount OF salt water and q
small quantity OF oil.
There were Al wells finished up in Butler
county the last month, and Is of them were
failures. There are now Sc wells drilling and
rigs up or building.
A good well has just been completed on
the n. B. Duncan farm in Cranberry town.
ship 1t is owned by the Cranberry Oil Com
pany. Yesterday it was reported to be doing
Is barrels an hour. The we'll of Snyder &
Co., which started off $50 barrels day, is
only 200 feet from the Duncan well.
Phillips & Co.'S well on the Ziegler farm at
is in the sand and showing
light. The Eastern Oil Company's we'll on
the Warner farm is on top of the sand and
showing for so barrels a day. Boyd Bros &
Co., at Mars station, on the James Douthitt
farm, is S5 feet in the sand and NAV be a
light we'll
The Mcdonald Gauges.
The following estimates were submitted
by the gaugers of the Southwestern Penn
sylvania Pipe Line Company:
The production of the field Saturday, !
was 23500. or the same as the day before |
the hourly gauges were as follows: Mat |
thews' No. g. 20; Lynch & Co.'s No Meise, |
80; Morgan No. 2, 40; Brown, Robson & |
Co.'S No. 3 McMurray, 20; Malarkey & Co.'S |
No. l Freeman, 20: j. NJ. Guffey & Co.'s No 7 |
%; No. l McMichael, 20; Peo- |
ple's Gas Companys No. 12s McMurray 20: |
Forst l. Greenlee, No McMurray, 30; No |
McMurray. 20; No. 5 Marshall, 35 Pro- |
duction, $780, Stock in field, 81 900.