Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-19
THE AVERAGE SMALL.
Mcdonald Wells as a Rule Do Not
Make Much of a Showing.
LESS THAN FIFTY BARRELS EACH.
Light Producers We're the Feature Of the
Field Yesterday.
FIVE WELLS DUE AT WILLOW GROVE

There was decline of 500 barrels in the
estimated production of the Mcdonald field
Yesterday, and it was given out last evening
| as 25,0cO barrels. Even these figures are
considered too high by many of the pro-
ducers, who are anxious to see the bottom
drop out of the field.
One of them who was interested last fall
in production of 16, 900 or $4,000 barrels q
day claimed yesterday that the output now
was not more than 1000 or $4,000. To
prove this he said that the production in
which he had been a partner had fallen to
almost $500.
The estimate of $4,000 barrels may seem
high at first glance, but little figuring
goes to show that even this gives the wells
as a whole very low average.
In the gauges given below there are eight
wells reported which have a combined
output of 800 barrels an hour,
or 1850 day. Deducting this
from $4,000 leaves II, 800 barrels to be
divided among $50 completed wells, which
gives to each an average of fraction less
than so barrels day. As there is at
least 100 wells In the field making 100 bar
rels day, it leaves a very small average
production for the balance. There were
few absolutely dry holes drilled, as in nearly
every case oil was found in the Gordon or
fifth sand.
Five Wells Almost Down.
There are five wells at Willow Grove
which are either in the Gordon or will
reach it the first of next week. Learn &
Burson's well on the Vanerscott lot, in the
eastern part of the town, was in the top OF the
Gordon last night, and filled up 1.S00 feet
with oil. They were fishing for
the bailer late last night. The
same parties postoffice lot well
is making $50 barrels day through the
tubing. 1t has been packed. Their Patter-
son lot well has been shot, and is doing zoo
barrels day, and the Cunningham well, the
latest they finished up is making l35 day.
Guckert and Bailey are interested in the
Patterson and Cunningham wells
Shelter & Co.. on an eastern town lot, Todd
& Co. on the Robbins, Miller hennedy on
the Pry and Borchert & Co. on the McVick-
ars lot expect the Gordon either to-day or
Monday with good luck.
The Devonian Oil Company's No. T. on the
Boyce farm, was one bit in the sand last
night and showing little oil They were
Jennings, Guffey & Co.'S No. 8, Matthews
heirs, was in the fifth sand ten feet last
evening and showing for only a l0o.barrel
well, part of which was from the Gordon.
Brown Bros. & Robson are down 1000 feet
in their No. McMurray, at Noblestown.
They shot their No. / Pasher. at Mcdonald,
yesterday afternoon, with 10 quarts OF giH, So
barrels a day for a long time, but had de-
clined to about 40 day.
Two Wells Near the Fifth.
The Forest Oil Company's No. Jane Nc
Gill is in the fifth sand. and they expect the
fifth this morning at No. L. Gillespie Bros
well on the Nicholson at Noblestown, which
made big showing in the oO-foot sand, will
probably be stopped in that sand and
The Jolly Oil Company's well at Mobiles
town station may be in the Gordon to-day.
Iseman & Co. are down 1,500 feet on the
Kennedy, Fitzgibbons & Co.'S No. Ken
nedy, back of Oakdale, has been shot in the
fifth. 1t is light well.
MARs-The Devonian Oil Company's test
well on the DR.. Irwin farm a mile and a half
south of Mars, is through the third sand and
dry. The Coonskin Oil Company's No. 4.
Donthett heirs, is fishing for set of tools at
The Forest Oil Company and Bolard are
spudding in No. ! Whitmore, q mile and
half west of Mars. Gilland & Coovert are
down 900 feet on the John Kennedy farm.
The Fort Pitt GasCompany drilled in 200
pound gasser at their No. StebbinS near
Stoops Ferry yesterday.
INDEPENDENoE-George Davis & Co. are on
top of the Gordon sand on the Mcconnell
farm. 1t is a mile west of Carr Bros. dry
hole on the Beall farm.
The Mcdonald Gauges.
The production of the field was 5000
yesterday, 500 less than the day before.
The hourly gauges were as follows: Matthews
No. 3, 55 Jennings, Guffey & Co. 's Heron No.
T. 40; Devonian Oil Company's Nos. and
Boyce, 80: Oakdale Oil Company's Nos. 2 and
8 Baldwin. IS; Forest Oil Company's No.
NJ. Wright 45; No. Jane Stewart, s.: j. NJ.
Guffey & Co.'S No. ! Nancy Bell, 50 Brown,
Robson s. Co.'s No. l McMurr,ly, 90 pro-
duction, 25,0O0 stock in the field, $1,000.
The runs of the Southwest Pennsylvania
Pipe Line Company from Mcdonald Thurs
day were "a, 4,O09; outside of Mcdonald, 9.15S
The National Transit runs were A., l,073; ship
ments 26.504. Buckeye runs, 5,474: ship
mentS, "a, 653. Southern Pipe Line shipments,
%, ,9ls New York Transit shipments. 2s, ,s95;
runs, ,974: SHIPMENTS, 500. Eureka
runs, 5,474; shipments, 2,0l6.
Yesterdays Market Features
The day was uneventful. The first price
was 561sc, advancing on light buying to 57l4c,
declined and finished at the opening price.
Refined was marked down at London to sgd. |
There were no other changes. Daily average |
runs 70 009; daily average shipments rs, ,423;
clearances, 5000 barrels. |
OIL CITY, March ls.-National Transit certif1- |
Gates opened at SIC; highest. 57llc; lowest, |
56Ic: closed, 567sc: sales, $1,000 barrels: |
clearances, 100000 barrels; shipments, ss, 1876 |
barrels; runs, 80 $40 barrels.
BRADFORD, March 1S-National Transit cer- |
tificates opened at 566c; closed ut 5STc; |
highest, 561sc; lowest, 56zc; clearances. ia 900
barrels
New YORK, March ls.-Petroleum was dull
md stagnant again to-day, the only fluctu-
ition being an advance of &c from the open
ng. Pennsylvania oil-Spot no sales; April
,ption-Opening, 56s4c; highest, 5G7sc; lowest,
,ales 10 600 ba rrelS