Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-17
A GUSHER ON THE SCOTT.

Knox Bros. q Co.'s No. Starts or at the
Rate of 100 Barrels an Hour-Failure In
the Milltown Region-Activity In the
Brownsville Field.
The McD1iald field seemed to be In its
old-time form yesterday afternoon, when 1t
flashed up a well making 100 barrels an
hour.
This was Knox Bros. Co.'S No. on the
Scott farm. located two miles southwest Of
Mcdonald borough on 45-degree line ana
only a short distance southwest OF the
Woodland Oil Company's big well on an
other Scott farm.
Knox Bros, Apple & Elyra drilled in
we'll on the Scott farm nearly 10 months ago.
1t was good for over 100 barrels Gay, ana
was the pioneer fifth sander in that al
vanced district Owing to difficulties In con,
nection with the lease they we're debarred
from drilling any more until short time
companies had been at work in the vicinity,
and got several wells into the third sand.
= The Woodland got two big ones, one on
the Crawford and one o on the the scoss s st,ve rne
ing qualities that they were cons1derea
good paying investments. Knox Bros. q
Co.'S Scott No. is still making nearly 30
barrels day.
This new well is away in advance and ap-
parently opens upa nfoe lot Of good terri
tory which will doubtless be thoroughly
drilled over before many months.
VIII Be Small Producer.
a The Tidal Oil Company's No.. or the
Marshall farm, south of Noblestown, was
drilling in the top of the fifth sand ycster-
day afternoon. 1t was standing full OF oil,
but there did not seem to be enough gas to
steam it out, and the indications are that 1t
will be only an ordinary producer.
The Wheeling Gas Company's No. Pat
terson, near Venice. will be good for about
IS barrels day from the fourth sand.
The Philadelphia Company's we'll on the
Martin Clever farm, in Northeast McCurdy,
was reported last evening to be flowing
from the bottom of the fifth sand, but no
report from it had been received at tho
Office OF the company.
Guffey & Co.'S No. 6, on the Shane farm,
which is located south of the Meise pool, Is
down about ], 100 feet.
The Lawrence Gas Company has started
to drill No. on the Bryson farm, located
Southwest of Coraopolis.
Small Gasser Below Milltown.
The Carnegie Company's well on the
Haffey farm. which is located southwest on
45o line from the big gassers below Mill
town. was reported yesterday afternoon to
be through the sand, and almost devoid of
oil or gas.
Patterson & Sohn's well, on the Erhmen-
trout farm, in the Undercliff field, was on
top of the third sand last night.
Rosenri & Co.'s well at Wittmer station
was reported last evening to be showing
some Oil in the third sand.
Activity Around Brownsda1e.
BRowNsDALE--Therei is considerable activity
just now in this locality. Lenz. Schlegel &
Co. have just finished up 1OO-barrel well at
their No. q on the Critchlow farm. They
were shooting it yesterday.
The Thompson OIL Company's No. l
Thompson, which has been pumping
through 21135-inch tubing for month, is MAX
ing 70 barrels day. They are bothered by
water, and intend to put in S-inch tubinE
next week. They are starting No. on the
same farm.
Heasley & Collins. .are starting well on
the Sanderson Thompson farm, located
mile south OF the Critchlow.
Beers & Mckee are starting on the Cowan
farm, still further to the south.
Slater & McJunkin are down a couple OF
hundred feet on the Cowan farm.
lsler & Kelly arc building a rig on the
Heckert heirs farm, located between the
Critchlow and the Thompson.
Lentz & Schlegel are also building rig on
the Dunbar farm, south of the Heckert heirs
property.
Unknown parties are starting a number OF
other rigs In this field, and taken altogether
1t is the most active spot in Butler county.
Sale in the Pinhook Field.
The Philadelphia Company has purchased
from W. L. Grayham the Gallagher and
MOTIFS leases, located near MllltOWn In the
Pinhook gas field. A producing gas we'll on
the Gallagher farm and a drilling well on
the Morris lease are included in the sale,
the Philadelphia Company finishing tho
drilling well. The terms of the purchase
make the price to be paid contingent on the
result Of the unfinished well.
The Gauges Tuesday.
The production of Mcdonald was Is, 500
yesterday, the same as the DAY before;
Woodland Oil Company's No. 2 Scott, 40 per
hour; stock in field 45 OO0
The runs from the Sistersville field wero
H,55O barrels on Tuesday.
Runs and Shipments Tuesday.
The runs of the National Transit Company
were 29,4l2; shipments. 35s27: Southwest
runs from Mcdonald were 1897; outside Of
Mcdonald, 1928; total, 2O,62O; Buckeye Pipe
Line runs from the Macksburg field, 6,l7s;
shipments, none; Buckeye runs of Lima oil,
not in barrels; shipments, s., ,259; Eureka Pipe
Line runs, 6,s5l: shipments 1884: Southern
Pipe Line shipments. 1878; New York Tran
sit shipments "a, $685.
The Western and Atlantic runs on Tues
day were $50 barrels; shipments, 3093
The Tuesday runs of the w. L. Mellon
lines were 9,505 barrels; shipments, 7,09l;