Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-06
TWO MORE OIL WELLS.
One Is a Third, and the Other a Fourth
sander-1he Gordon Well Is South of
Laurel Hill on the Miller Farm-Devel-

Sander-1he Gordon Well Is South of
Laurel Hill on the Miller Farm-Devel-
opments Expected at Undercliff To-Day.
Two oil wells were developed yesterday,
one is half a mile south of Laurel Hill, on
the Panhandle, and east of Mcdonald. 1t is
flowing 20 barrels an hour from the Gordon
sand. The well is located on the DIR. Miller
farm, and was drilled by Mcconnell & Co..
some time ago. 1t proved to be strong
gasser in the 5O-foot and was stopped in
that formation for nearly year, but was
recently drilled to the Gordon.
There is n dispute in regard to the owner
ship of the lease. as it is claimed by the
Wheeling Gas Company, and the case is
now in the courts.
The other well belongs to Graenlee &
Forst. 1t is their No l on the Rough farm,
in the CHARTERS district. and is flowing ten
barrels an hour from the fourth sand. This
well is located 200 ieet from the Forest Oil
Company's No. l Deviue, which started or
at nearly 800 barrels day from the fourth
The Wheeling Gas Company's No. 2 Scott,
in 81 uthwest Mcdonald, was drilling in the
50-ioot sand yesterday and was showing
considerable gas. This farm joins the Kelly,
on which the Grover Cleveland Oil Com
pany put down a well nearly year ago.
The Wheeling's No. on the Richard Glad
den farm, was drilling in the Gordon sand
yesterday, but up to a late hour last evening
no report of its having struck pay streak
was received. Theft No. 2 Griffin, near
Venice, struck good gas vein in the Dunk
arc sand at 600 ieet yesterday.
The Devonian Oil Company's No. on the
Cubbage farm, just north of Venice. is due
in the fifth sand tomorrow. Their No. on
the K Mcdonald farm is due this week. No.
10 Elliott is being cased, and No on the
Mcdonald Bros. farm is drilling in the salt
sand.
Showing for Producer.
Greenlee & Forst's No. 2, on the Oak Ridge
Coal Company's property east OF Oakdale,
was drilling in the fifth sand yesterday, and
the Indications were favorable for pro-
ducer. They expected to reach the fl 18th
sand last night in their Woods farm we'll
near Gregg station.
Cutler & Stewart are down 1000 feet on the
Dorantier properly south of ofNoblestown.
The Dcvonian Oil Company has a well al
most completed on the II. Freshwater farm
in the Turkeyfoot district.
j. A. Gallagher is spudding in No. 3 on the
Ralston farm at Turkeyfoot and the Lick
Run Oil Company has rig up on the R.
Freshwater iarm.
Laughner Bros are on top of the sand at
Shousetown. They are drilling for gas
Hummel Bros. are drilling a well at Smiths
Ferry.
UNDKRcL1FF Mercer McClurg are 30 feet
in the 30-foot on the Miller iarm, and Fisher
Bros are in the same sand about the same
distance on the Krouse property. They both
expect tho oil to-day.
Tavlor s. Co. are on top of the SO-foot on
the Hunter farm.
BUTLER-Guckert & Steele are starting
well on the J. c. Wright farm, one mile
north of their we'll on Camp run. They are
also starting a well on the Bigley farm, near
Middle Lancaster.
APoLLo-The jackson Farm Gas Company,
which is controlled by Andrew Bott & Sons,
has struck big gas well on the jackson
farm, two miles due east of this place. They
struck the gas in the Murravsville or 3O-foot
sand, at a depth OF l,244 feet. A light pay
was tapped at l,220 feet The company has
5000 acres leased in that locality, and it is
making preparations to pipe the gas to
Apollo.
The Gauges Yesterday.
The estimated production OF the Mcdonald
field yesterday was 2O5o0 barrels, the same
as the day before The Woodland Oil Com
pany's No. Scott was making so barrels an
hour; Knox & Co.'S No. Scott, 25 barrels an
hour: Jennings & Co.'S No SprouI, 25 nm
hour. The stock in the field was 47,0OO
barrels.
The runs from the sistersville field were
u,272 barrels.
Runs and Shipments Saturday.
The National Transit runs were 27,3I7;
shipments, 1886. Runs of Southwest Penn
sylvania from Mcdonald, 1851; outside OF
Mcdonald, 5974; total runs, 205s5. Buckeye
runs of Macksburg oil, 1925: shipments, not
in. Buckeye runs of Lima Oil, IS, 1872; ship
ments, q, ,e23. Eureka runs, 81, $50; shipments,
2, GIG. New York Transit shipments, e726L
Southern Pipe Line Shipments 1854
The runs of the Tidewater Pipe Line Com
pany on Friday were 4,2s7; on Saturday, 44S0;
on Sunday, 6S8; total l6 554; average, g. I3S
Shipments Fridav, 29,49l; Saturday and sun
day, none; total, 90. 400; average, 1873.
Runs and Shipments Sunday.
National Transit runs, l,720: Southwest
runs from Mcdonald. 1881; outside OF Nc
Donald, I,5O7; total, s.os9. Buckeyes runs of
Macksburg oil. 4,O27 and Buckeye runs OF
Lima oil, 903s; shipments, 2s.250. Eureka
Pipe Line runs, $780, shipments, 2505 New
York Transit shipments, 1880.
estmoreland Atlantic runs on Friday
were, 29lO, on Saturday, 2,159, and on Sun
day none. The shipments on Friday were
2, l57; on Saturday, 2,462, and On Sunday, 1884.
- The OIL Market.
Range Of the January option: Opening,
5s4c; highest, 6s7zc; lowest, 531Ic; closing.
Refined oil-New York, IS so; London, ~
@4sSd: Antwerp, 1917.
OIL CITY, Dec. 6-Opened at 63/c: lowest,
53I: highest, 5SAc: closed at 5SsIc: sales, 37,-
OCO barrels: clearances. $4,000 narrels; ship
ments, l59, 5O2 barrels; runs, l38, l43 barrels.
NEW YORK, Dec. 6-Petroleum market
opened dull and remained SO throughout.
The market opened and closed steadv in
tone. Opening bid, $3.50; highest, $3.50;
lowest, $3.50. and closing at 533kc Pennsyl-
vania oils pot sales,n none. January options,
sales, 5000 barrels at $3.50: Lima oil, sales
none; lie bid; total sales, 5000 barrels,