Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-07
DRY HOLES GALORE.


Only Dust Piles Penetrated Yesterday BY
tho DrilI-An Important Law Suit In
volving Leases Southwest of McDonaId
settled-sistersvilie Apparently Cut on
to the South.
Three drillers in the various oil fields
seemed to be going into dust piles yes
terday, and the owners of those wells which
were being finished up were corresponding
ly discouraged. There was not good well
struck in the whole range of fields from
Allegany county, N. Y, to Sistersville, W.
Va, as far rs the scouts were able TO find,
both from verbal and tel graphic communi-
cation.
Lynch, Buchheit & c. L Afnished up the
No. 2, on the Mese farm, south of Willow
Grove. several days ago, and it is now max
ing about 800 barrels every "a hours. Their
No. 4, on this farm, is due to reach the Cor
don sand tomorrow, and No. is due next
week.
The Sinclair Oil Company's No. 8 on the
Kirk farm, located Just southwest of the
Meise property, is due in the Gordon sand
next week.
The Devonian Oil Company's No. 8 on the
W. B. Moorhead farm, located mile and
half southwest of the Mcdonald, was
drilled through the fifth sand yesterday and
Is dry in that formation.
The Lawrence Oil Company has just COM
pleted we'll on the Cooks farm, located
south vest of the old Fife pool and north
west of Mcdonald. It is dry in all sands.
The Forest Oil Company's No. Ion the
Mrs. Campbell farm, located south OF Willow
Grove, was "a feet in the Gordon sand last
evening and dry so far.
Where Glycerine Was Effective.
The Forest Oil Company and j. Nj. .Guffey's
No. McMichael was shot yesterday and re-
sponded by making 80 barrels an hour for
two hours. 1t then stopped flowing, but
afterward started up again at the rate OF ID
barrels an hour.
The Royal Gas Company shot its No. on
the Mark Robb yesterday, and it was re-
ported to have started of at the rate of 70
barrels an hour.
The Wheeling Gas Company's No. Moor
head is due the first of the week. Their NO.
Robbins is down 300 feet, and No. is in
the Big Injun.
Fitzgibbons & Co.'s No. 4 on the Walker
farm, near the old Fife pool, is due in the
fifth to-day.
S. s. Wilson'S well, on the Gibson five
acres at Oakdale has been drilled through
the Gordon and shot. 1t will make a small
pnmper. His wildcat we'll in Wayne county.
w. Va, struck strong vein OF salt water at
LOCO feet, and he will have to ream down
and case off the flow before proceeding.
The Moore Oil Company's well, on the
Oakdale, has been drilled through the sand
and is dry in that formation. 1t is a gasser
in the fourth sand.
The Forest Oil Company's No. 2 on the j.
W. Sturgeon Iarm is due in the fifth sand to-
morrow.
Knox Bros & Co. will start No. on the
James Scott iarm tomorrow.
An important law suit which interested q
great many leaseho oders in the region south
west of McDonaldhas just been settled. In
1888 C. d. Robbins leased lot Of farms in
this region for term of 20 years. He was
to test the territory, and did drill dry
hole. Nothing more was done and the
farmers supposed the leases had expired and
again leased their farms alter the Mcdonald
excitement. Knox Bros ct al leased the
James Scott farm, and got nice fifth sand
well. Robbins then sued them for eject
ment and had them restrained from selling
the oil without putting up heavy bond.
Last Saturday Robbins. went into court at
Washington. Pa, and withdrew the suit and
paid the costs. AS other operators have
and getting oil from it. Knox Bros. intend to
sue Robbins for damages, as he had them
stopped from drilling other wells.
Dry South of sistersville.
sIsrERsvILLE-Friday. Keil & Co.'s we'll on
the Schriever farm, two miles south of
town, is reported to be almost through the
sand, and no good. 1t is a blow to that end
of the field.
The Buchhert Oil Company's well on the
Buchhert farm, located in the extreme
northwestern part of the field on the Ohio
showing for a well. They are starting No. 2
on the same farm.
Jennings & Co. are starting Nos and on
the Rowles farm, and No. 8 on the Elliott
property.
Captain Jones finished upa small well yes
terday on the Russell farm, west of the
Stewart on the Ohio side.
The Gauges.
The production of Mcdonald was Is, 900 yes
terday, the same as the day before. The
hourly gauges of the larger wells at McDon-
aid Yesterday were as follows; Greenlee
production was ls,0U0; stock in the field,
1000
Runs and shipme ents.
National Transit Company runs on the
I'd were q 1888; shipments. 2a,o41 on the Sd.
Southwest Pennsylvania runs from Nc
Donald were q, ,ss6 on the I'd. Outside of
Mcdonald, 6.76S. Buckeye runs, Macksburg
from the Lima division ss7, ,ss6; runs, ,O64
The Eureka runs were IL, ,227: shipments, not
in. Southern Pipe Line shipments, 16,773
New York Transit shipments, b, ,203
The Tidewater Pipe Line runs on the 4th
were 2937, Oh Sunday they were Gil, on Mon
day, 2.s26. Total, 1885: average, 1851 The
total shipments are u, ses; average, 47sl.
The runs from the Sistersville field on |
Saturday were lI674 barrels and on Sunday
they were 75l6 barrels.
The National Transit runs on the 4th were
., f3u Ddrrels; on tne OH do, 100 DalrelS Inc |
shipments on the Sd were 23SS4; on the 4th |
1863 and on the 9th 9,625.
The Southwest Pipe Line shipments from |
Mcdonald on the 4th were 7,224 barrels out
side OF Mcdonald, 167; shipment3 from Nc
Donald on the 9th were II. i46 barrels; out |
side of Mcdonald, 8, S04 barrels.
The Buckeye runs from the Macksburg |
division on the 4th were IL, O60; ON the 9th |
they were 3.96S The Buckeye runs from the
Lima division on the Sd were 4l,7s2 on the |
4th, 1880, and on tile 9th, q, ,034
The Southern Pipe Line shipments on the |
Sd were 2S, 709; on the 4rh, 1895, and on the |
9th, 32, ,653.
The New York Transit shipments on the |
Sd were 81, l66: on the 4th, 7,7S2 and on the |
5th, 81, ,259 barrels.