Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-04
THREE WELLS ARE BUSTERS.

Two IN the Firth and the other In the Uor-
don sand-The Woodlands Scott Well
in Advance Improved-New Wells Being
Started.
There were few changes in the work at
Mcdonald and vicinity yesterday. Nc
change was noted in the estimated produc.
tion, which is still $4,000 barrels, and the
stock in thefeld is 81, 900 barrels.
Forst & Greenlee's we'll on the No
| Nc Murray lease was drilled through the
fifth sand and did not increase its output
| from the Gordon. This well is located
north of the Noblestown pool from 100 to
500 feet, and is only 800 feet northeast of the
Sob!estown station.
| McMahon & Co.'S well, located only a
couple of hundred feet fromt Greenlee
ForSt's McMurruy, was i'll the 18th SAND last
night. The sand was good quality, but there
the Gordon sand.
The Bear Creek Refining Company's No. 4,
on the Mrs. Campbell farm, is reported in
the fl ith sand and showing a light well in
that formation. 1t is located almost 900 feet
que west of Guffey. Russell & McMullen's
No. on the Wettengel lease.
The Woodland Oil Compnny's No. on the
Scott farm, located two miles southwest OF
Mcdonald, has been considerably improved
by deeper drilling in the fifth sand. In the
Is hours ending yesterday morning 1T had
.. L
forenoon it was drilled through hard shell
in the sand which was struck at seven rect
and Immediately made Il strong flow, clear
ing all the oil and sand ont of the hole.
Dry Hole South of Meis".
dry hole was reported yesterday half a
mile south of Lynch, Buchheit & Co.'S big
Gordon sander on the Meise farm, located
south of Willow Grove. 1t belongs to Glib
son, Giles and Robbins and is loca.ed on the
Campbell farm. They drilled it through
the Gordon sand yesterday and got only a
little showing of black oil in that formation.
Ii the Meise pool extends to the south 1T
must run around the Campbell well, or
probably the latter is in hard spot in the
sand.
J. NJ. Guffey & Co.'s Nos. and on the
mile south of Willow Grove station, were on
top of the Gordon last evening, and will
probably be drilled in to-day.
5. S. Wilson's church lot well on the hill
south OF Willow Grove is to be drilled into
the Gordon this morning.
Kennedy, Marshall & Co. expect to reac ch
the Gordon sand.next Monday: Their No.
on the Roy property, and No. l on the
Sudekim, both of which are located near
Noblestown. Their No. l on the Steigleighter
is due in the Gordon the last of next week.
Greenlee & Forst have Started No. on the
Marshall farm at Noblestown, and No. on
the Wade, southwest of Mcdonald.
The Devonian Oil Company is down 800
feet in its No. on the Kelso heirs farm at
McCurdy.
The Wheeling Gas Companys No. on the
W. b. Moorhead arm Is in the Gordon sand
and showing for well. Their No Springer
is a bi" gasser in the 50foot. GLADDEN. No. 2
is making 10 barrels an hour. They have
succeeded in getting the jars out of their
No. i on the Robbins, into which full
string of tools fell from the top of the hole
to the top of the fifth sand.
The Woodland Oil Company's No. is on
top of the Gordon sand, and their No. l is
drilling in the fourth.
The Mcdonald Gxuges.
The following estimates were submitted
by the gaugers of the Southwestern Penn
sylvania Pipe Line Company:
The production of the field was q, 600 the
same as the day before. The hourly gauges
were as follows: Jennings, Guffey Co.'S
Meise, %: Oakdale Oil Company's Nor
gan No. 9, 40: j. NJ. Guffey & Co.'S No. Z
MankedicL, %: No. McMichael, 20: Brown,
Robson Co.'S No. McMnrray, 40.
The runs of the Southwestern Pennsvlva-
mia Pipe Line Company from Mcdonald
Thursday were 1892: outside of Mcdonald,
SAG. The National Transit runs were
shipments were % 32L Macksburg division
of the Buckeye Pipe Line Company, L7S3.
Bnckeye rms. e6S5!: shipments, a, 1859
runs, .565: shipments, 209s.
Yesterdays Market Features.
The tone was little stronger owing to
less pressure to realize and the more bullish
complexion of field news. The opening was
weak, but the attempt to execute a few buy
ing orders sent prices up big fra ction, and
most of the improvement was held till the
finish. The opening and lowest was 53Ac,
highest, 514c; close, SAC. Refined at New
York. 6; London. ~: Antwerp. l35s. Daily
average runs. 49, l3l barrels: daily aveIase
shipments, 69295 barrels; clearances were
1900 barrels.
On CITY, June 3-National Transit certif-
Gates opened at 535sc: highest, 541sc: lowest
53ssc: closed. 54c. Sales, Sc, 900 barrels: clear
ances. $4,000 barrels: shipments, 9s9A bar
rels: runs, 60,1S2 barrels.
New YoRK, June S.-The petroleum market
opened steady end declined Hc on continued
liquidation on d small scale. then rallied bc
and closed steady. Pennsylvania OIL, spot
sales none; July option sales. 5000 bar
rels; opening, 5416c: highest, 54Lc: lowest,
6SIc: CLOSING, 5S3lc. Lima oil, no sales
Total saies $1,000 barrels.