Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-29
ANOTHER GOOD WELL.
The Shaifer Farm in hcCurdy Devel-
ops a Nice Producer.
DRY HOLE REPORTED ON THE FIFE
One Well at Koblestown Is Due 70 Reach
the Fifth Sand To-Day.
REPORTS FROM THREE DISTRICTS


the Mcdonald field yesterday. Saturday it
was 1900 and Sunday it jumped to q, 900
barrels, and has remained at that point.
This fulfilled the prediction made in THE
| DISPATCH that some Of the wells coming
in would be big and bring the production up.
The old wells have not yet given out by
long odds, as was evidenced by the increase
in the Oakdale Oil Company's Nos. and 8
Baldwin, which were stirred up Saturday
and went from 20 to 81 barrels per hour.
One good well came in yesterday in the
Southwest end of the McCurdy field. 1t
belongs to McGinniss & Co., and is making
25 barrels an hour No new territory was
opened up by the we'll, and beyond increas-
ing the output of the field it will not make
any difference in the aspect Of the district.
Schlegel, LEM & Fried No. 1 on The Fife
farm was almost through the sand yester-
the western edge of Developments and was
drilled as a result of the DEVELOPMENTS at
the New York Oil Company's No. l Flfe
which started of at nearly 20 barrels an
hour.
schlegel, Lenz & Fried are drilling three
other wells on the same farm.
Increased by Shot.
The we'll of Brown, Robson & Co.'S on the
McMurry property east of Noblestown,
which was shot Saturday, went up to 50 bar
rels an hour.
SUNDAY afternoon the Jolly Oil Company's
well at Noblestown had filed 25o-barrel
tank The owners intended TO snoot IL yes
Kennedy. Marshall Co., were expecting
the fifth sand last evening in their well on
the McMurray lot, which is located couple
of hundred feet only southwest OF brown,
Mercer McClurg are on top of the Cor
don sand on the McMurray property south
Greeniee 4 Forsts No on the McGrady
lot west of Noblestown got pay in the
Gordon sand yesterday and made a number
yssey CO.'S well on the McMurray was
within few feet Of the Gordon sand last
nieht.
The Royal Gas Company's No on the
Donald Donald was was in the Gordon yesterday and
showed for a good producer. Porter & Co.
are building rig on the Donohue lot.
Guffey, Jennings CO. S NO. D Bell was oue
in the Gordon last night.
Gas in the Fourth Sand.
Patterson & Jones' No. 3 on the Shaffer
farm in southwest McCurdy, has developed
into a big gasser from the fourth SAND ana
can not Be drilled to the fifth sand. Their
No. on the Kelso farm is drilling in the
fourth sand.
Brown, Robson & Co. were compelled to
null the casing and beam down in their No.
!, on the McMurray farm.
Guey Jennings CO tSe WIN Mase5eWs ge5 1si hers
% The Forest Forest Oil Company is ready to drill
on the Gregg farm, south OF Gregg station.
They are through the Big Injun sand, on the
Stirling farm, q mile southwest of Oakdale
The Oakdale Oil Company has three wells
drilling in the One Hundred Foot sand on the
Oft trestle between Noblestown and Oakdale.
Guffey, Queen g. Co.'s No. 8 on the H. H.
Wetmore farm is due in the sand to-mor-
BAILEY & CO. are putting the last casing in
their well on the school house lot at Willow
The Philadelphia Gas Company drilled in
q good gas well on the V1ckers larm IN Snaler
township yesterday.
Three Outside Districts.
MuRpooKsyILLE-The Raccoon Oil Com
pany's No. 5, on the W. s. Armor farm, is in
and showing for fair producer. The John
Purdy No. Is drilling, and the Texan well
is due this week. The Gordon Oil Company's
No. Z, on the Gordon farm, has suddenly
increased its production without being shot
or drilled. 1t is now doing from 30 to 60 bar
rels day.
the Vance farm, is IN the sand. It Is only 10
to the top of the sand, 65l to the gas, II feet
to the pay. and altogether egS S iees oeep. p, ou
Company was recently reorganiZed. 1t has
leased about 1,SO0 acres of territory, and will
start number of test wells before long;
The Tenderfoot No. !, on the jackson
farm, is reported to be showing for nice
producer.
Tho Mcdonald GRuEeA
The production Of the field was $1,000,
yesterday, the same as the day before. The
hourly gauges were as follows: Matthews
No. g. 80; jennings GuRey & Co.'S Heron
No. 4, 40; Devonian Oil Company's Nos. and
2 Boyce, 25; Oakdale Oil Company's Nos. 2
and Baldwin, IS; Forest Oil Company's No.
l n. Wright 40; No. Jane Stewart. go; Bus
sell, McNfulien & Co.'s No. ! Wettengel, 30;
Grown, Robson & Co.'s No l McMurray, 35;
Forest Oil Companys No. Q Walker. 20: Nc
Ginniss & Co.'S No. Shaffer, 25; production
q, 900. Stock in field, 81, 900.
The runs Of the Southwest Pennsylvania
Pipe Line Company from McDonald Satur-
were 81, sos; shipments, %, ia. Buckeye runs,
s. 296; shipments, 81, 575. Southern Pipe Line
shipments, Il, 552 New York Transit ship
ments, ss,s1L Eureka runs, $50.