Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-19
A BIG GORDON SANDER.

| Forst & GreenIee's No. Wade Is Doing go
Barrels an Hour-Progress of the Other
Wells-west Virginia Gas Companys
Meeting.
There was but one well of anv conse-
| quence completed in the Mcdonald field
yesterday. 1t is Forst & Greenlee's No.
on the Wade farm located short distance
south of Mcdonald station, and is making
20 barrels an hour from the Gordon sand.
This is the best Gordon sander which has
been struck in the Gordon pool which was
opened up by the Venture Oil Company's
No. on the w. B. Moorhead farm. The
Wade well is about half way between Nc
Donald and the Moorhead.
Forst & Greenlee's No. 5 on the Wade
may CHI the Gordon this week. 1t was
delayed by strong gas pressure in the 80
foot.
The Venture Oil Company's No. 2 on the
W. 3. Moorhead farm is down 300 feet and
is due in the Gordon early next week.
The same company has started to drill its
No. on the Robbins farm to the Gordon.
They were compelled to shut down in the
50-foot for some time on account of the
heavy pressure of gas found in that stratum.
They shot their old Cook well at McDon-
aid station yesterday morning and were
cleaning it out in the afternoon. They are
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put down near Venice in the hope of getting
gassers.
The Woodland Oil Company is packing Off
the salt water found in the Gordon in its
No. Craw wiord and No. John Scott in the
southwest territory.
Looking for OIL at Every Bit.
The No. of Greenlee & Forst, on the No.
! McMurray lease, between Noblesrown and
Oakdale, was expected to reach the fifth
sand at every bit last night. As the pay in
the No 8 Wettengel Of J. NJ. Guffey, Russell
& McMullen was not found until they were
nine or ten feet in the sand, the McMurray
may not reach it until. this morning.
1t is located on a line between No. Nc
Murray and No. 8 Wettengel, and is not 200
feet from either we'll, so that the owners
are confident of getting nice producer, as
both of the wells referred to are money
makers.
Fertig, Keil & Co.'s well, on the Malt House
property, did not reach the fifth yesterday
as expected, but it should be in some time
Brown, Robson & Co.'S No McMurray is
due to get the fifth sand Saturday or Mon
day.
w. P. Rend is building rig for No. on
the j. D. Sauters farm, located two miles
south of Mcdonald.
The Keil Oil Company's No. on the Wet
tengel property reached the Gordon sand
yesterday and is showing for q small pro-
ducer from that rock
There was no change in the estimated
production of the field Yesterday. The
Peoples Gas Company's No. l23 on the Nc
Murray farm was replaced in the list of
those doing 20 barrels an hour or more at 25
an hour.
A wildcat venture known as the Bell we'll,
and located four miles from Claysville, has
been finished up, and is duster. 1t practi-
cally condemns large block of territory on
which rentals have nav, been paid for years.
No. 10, on the Muller farm, a mile and half
southwest OF Zelienople, was making 20 bar
rels an hour yesterday. Their No 9, on the
same farm, has been shot and is being
cleaned out. They are starting No. IL on the
Muller.
Root & Co. expect to get the sand in their
we'll on the Fogle farm early next week. 1t
is located three-eighths of a mile southwest
of the Mckenzie Oil CompanY's No. 10 Null
ler.
VIII Equa1izs the Gas Pressure.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Natural Gas Company, of West Virginia,
was held at Wheeling. Tuesday. The major
ity of the stock is held by Pittsburgers
Captain C. w. Bachelor was elected Presi-
dent J. l. Buchanan, Secretary; George
Heard, General Superintendent. The old
Board OF Directors was reelected. They
Buchanan, S. H. Vandergrift, J. W. Craig
and c. W. Bachelor, of Pittsburg: and j. n
Vance. John G. Hotfmanst, and Louis C.
Stifel, of Wheeling.
The supply of gas is diminishing but the
company is spending good deal of money
in putting down new wells 1t has con-
tracted tor machine, to cost $25 900, which
is expected to equalize the pressure of gas
from the different wells. The gas from
well OF high initial pressure forces back the
gas into wells of low pressure, and neutral
ICES the pressure from all to such a degree
that much of the gas could not be utilized.
The new machine is patterned somewhat
after tle equalizer i'll artificial gas works to
force gas into gaso,neters, and it is claimed
will improve the supply.
The Mcdonald Gauges.
The following estimates were submitted
by the gaugers of the Southwestern Penn
sylvania Pipe Line Company:
The production of the field was q 900, or
the same as the day before. The hourly
gauges were as follows: Matthews No. 3,
90; Oakdale Oil Company's Nos. and Bald
win, 20; Forest Oil Company's No. l Jane
Stewart, 25: J. NJ Guffey & Co.'S No. 2 Nc
Michael, 25; Lynch & Co.'S No. l Meise, 80;
Morgan No. 2, 80: Peoples Gas Company's
No. l2S McMurrav, 25. Production, 1900
Stock in field 80, 500.
The runs of tine Southwestern Pennsyl-
vania Pipe Line Company from Mcdonald
Tuesday were % 969; outside of Mcdonald
TO- 400. The National Transit runs were AZ, l59:
shipments, 1853. New York Transit ship
ments were 3l.601 Macksburg division of
the Buckeye Pipe Line Company, IT'S. Buck
eve rsns, 42,7l2 shipments. 65 545 Southern
Pipe Line shipments, II $40. Eureka runs,
$3.50.