Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-25
OIL WELLS SHUT DOWN.

Contractors and Drillers Go Homo for
Thanksgiving-Drop of 500 Barrels in
McDonald's Production-Work on the
New Pipe Lines-Indiana Operations.
There was a general suspension of opera
tions yesterday throughout the oil fields.
It was as quiet as on Sunday. In the
Allegheny county fields many of the con-
tractors and drillers live in Washington,
Butler and other outlying points, and in the
great majority of cases the drilling wells
were shut down Wednesday afternoon and
evening, and the men went to their
homes.
There were no reports of the pipe line runs
and shipments, with the exception of the
W. L. Mellon lines. Their runs Wednesday
amounted to 6, $50 barrels, and the deliveries
were 6,652 barrels.
The production of the Mcdonald field was
reported to be l9, 500 barrels, which is 500 less
than on Wednesday. Yesterday morning
the Woodland Oil Company's No. 2, on the
Scott iarm, was making 80 barrels an hour,
and the well of Knox Bros. & Co., on the
Scott property, was flowing Is barrels an
hour.
mence to rig up this morning at its NO. on
the Scott 1t will be drilled by the Gormley
Brothers.
In the eastern McCurdy district operators
are awaiting developments at the Forest
Oil Company's we'll on the A. P. Clever
iarm, which is located west of south
from their big one on the D. K. Clever, and
If it proves dry in the fifth sand they will
then expect the pool to go east and west,
and will watch Greenlee & Forst's Aiken
farm WELL which is located to the west.
Greenlee & Forsts we'll on the Woods
farm north of Gregg station is due in the
fifth sand to-day or tomorrow.
Undercliff Wells in the Sand.
At Undercliff Wittmer & Co. are in the top
of the 30foot sand on the Gilner farm, and
Mercer and McClurg are in the same forma-
tion on the Muller property.
Jennings & Co. may reach the third sand
tomorrow on the Herman farm, and Patter-
son & Sohn will be in the bottom of the 30
foot to-day on the Fucker farm. Their
Erhmentrout is on top of the fourth sand.
Work on the New Pipe Lines.
The United States Pipe Line Company
which is building a line from Ttusvi1le
through the northern tier counties to a
point on the Hudson river. has taken ad-
vantage of the late dry weather, and have
laid the line across all of the large streams
while they were at the low water mark.
They will thus avoid any difficulties which
they would no doubt have encountered mad
they attempted to cross the streams during
the winter or spring. Much of the pipe has
been strung along the proposed route, and
by the time the stations are completed
they expect to have the pipe connected.
This, they say, will be In March or the early
par. of April.
The Producers and Refiners line which
will connect the United States line and the
Titusville refneries with the lower fields
is almost completed. Less than half dozen
miles of pipe are yet to be laid.
Increased Activity in Indiana.
The Indiana fields are attracting q great
deal OF attention just now, and many of the
Pennsylvania operators have been visiting
the Hoosier pools recently. They claim it is
cheaper drilling in that territory. and that
the wells which are producers hold up much
better than they do in this State. The most
extensive operations are in Jay and Wells
with a small amount in Adams
The present production of these is
about g. 900 barrels, half of which is in Jay
county, 1900 in Wells and the balance in |
Adams county.
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