Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-03
BUTLER COUNTY WORK
Many Wildcats Are Being Started in
the Old Territory.
WELL REPORTED AT BROWNSDALE.
Two Wells in the Fifth Sand, and Showing
Light at Mcdonald
SURPRISES DOWN AT SISTERSYILLE

Since the Mcdonald field began to decline
the Butler county operators have become
more hopeful, and test wells are going down
in various parts of that old but prolific ter
ritory.
When the lucky operators at Mcdonald
were drilling in wells doing from 81
to 700 barrels an hour, the men
who had leases in Butler on which
more than 80 to 500 barrels n day capacity,
were naturally inclined to let the drill
remain idle. A brief scouting expedition
through that region yesterday revealed
considerable new work Under way
At Brownsville the Eastern Oil Company
has struck what is believed to be a big well
is flowing oil and salt water steadily.
The sand is of an excellent quality.
and il apparently full of oil. which is held
I'm check by the salt water. This company
Is starting a well on the johnson farm.
Gibson & Gagleau arc also starting well
on the johnson property.
T. w. Phillips has started to drill No. on
the Zeigler iarm.
Beers Mckee are fishing at their wildcat
OH the McCandless farm, located two miles
southwest of Brovnsdale.
The Oil Well Supply Company's well on
the Cookson farm. near Hendersonville, is
drilling in the I00-foot, and showing for one
OF the best wells in the district
j. S. Patterson's No. 8 on the Y. B. Duncan
farm is making 300 barrels a day.
The Forest Oil Company's No. on the NJ.
H. johnson farm, near Hendersonville, is
Through the l00foot, which was hard
third sand. winch they expect to get to-mor-
row. slight showing OF oil found in
the bowlder. The same company's No. ii on
the stewart farm is down 800 feet.
Golden & Kelly expect to get the heavy
oil to-day in their wildcat well on the Dun
can farm, located mile east of Portersville
1t Is about 400 ieet deep.
Patterson & Gartiand's well on the Pbillip
Naeel 1arm, near Portersville is still MAX
ing from 1000 to 5000 barrels of salt water,
ana has not vet been drilled into the sand.
Wahl 4 Bishop drilled in a big gasser yes
terday within half a mile of Evans City.
Not Improved by a shot.
ZELIENoPLE-The Fogle well of Root & Co.,
southwest of this field, has been shot, but
did not improve. 1t is about barrel
well.
The Mckinney Oil Company's No. on the
McCurdy 1arm is due to get the l00-foot to-
dav.
The Mckenzie Oil Company's No 10 Null
Ter, which came in a few weeks ago at 20
barrels an hour but afterward cayed in and
stopped producing, has been cleaned out
and has commenced to flow again This
company is spudding in its No. II Muller
The Harmony Oil Companys No. on the
Herr farm was reported to be in and making
25 barrels an hour
The production of the Zelienople and Har-
mony pools average 8, 700 barrels day last
mouth from about l40 wells.
Barnum & Ieasure are starting q well on
Camp run in Lancaster township.
Crawford & Co. have a rig up and machin-
cry on the ground for a test well on the Will
son farm, located half mile southwest Of
Valencia.
MoSrGoMERr-Dickson& & wahl are in the
sand on the William Parks farm, which ad-
JOINS the Parks property which the first
well in the district located. They are
shut down on account of the collapsing of
the derrick while trying to pull some de-
1ective casing.
Russell Bros. are through the loO-foot at
No. g. on the John Martin iarm. The tools
stuck in the hole q couple OF days ago and
they have not yet succeeded in getting them
out.
MUDDY CREEK-Tate Brothers are starting
No. on the English farm, and Butler parties
are building rig on the Creme farm.
MCCALMoNT-DaIe & Thompson are 700 feet
deep on the Plaisted farm, three-quarters of
mile west of this place. Their No Herr
Is down 200 ieet, and they have made ioca-
ton on the Hamilton farm at Brownsville
Hartman & Co. are building a rig on the
Nebber farm, near McCalmont
Steelsmith Co are down GEO feet on the
Pfeiffer farm.
Showing Light in the Fifth.
MCDONALD There were few developments
in this district yesterday. Forst & Green
lees No. on the No. Q McMurray lease, near
Noblestown, was in the nth sand this after
noon, but had not increased its 20 barrels a
day production from the Gordon. Ii is sew
eral feet north of the other Noblestown fl ith
sanders. Their No. Marshall is in the Cor
don, and filling up with oil. No.
3 will get the Gordon to-day. Their
No. 5 Marshall was increased
ly deeper drilling. They intended to shoot
Nc. . McMurray last evening.
Brown. Robson & Co.'S No. McMurray
was agitated and increased from 20 to 40 bar
rcls an hour.
The Woodland Oil Company's No. John
Scott, two miles southwest of Mcdonald,
was in the fifth sand Yesterday and filled up
LOCO feet with oil. They started to drill
their No. Crawford below the Gordon yes
terday.
Keii. Friday & Co.'S No. 1 Robb
and Forst and Greenlee's No. 1
Kirk, both near the Noise well, are due in
the Gordon early next week.
Lentz, Schlegel Fried have big gasser
in the Big Injun. on the Noble heirs farm,
near the old Fife well, in the western part
of the field.
Fitzgibbons & Co.'S No, Walker is in the
Gordon sand. They have finished a rig for
No. l.
The Forest Oil Company expects the Cor
don to-day in the Clever farm No l.
SIsTEllsvILLE-Jones & Tenants No l. on
the Tenant farm, located between the
town and Ludwig & MONEYS big we'll is re-
ported to he in and doing $50 barrels a day
The Victor Oil Company's test well, at
Padeno Valley, four miles up the river, is
reported dry.
The Mcdonald Gauges
The following estimates were submitted
sylvania Pipe Line Company:
The production of the field was % 900
the same the day before. The
hourly gauges were as follows: Mat
thews' No. 3. 20; Lynch & Co.'s No. Meisc,
25: Morgan No. 2 40: J. NJ. Guffey Co.'S No
Mankecick. %: No. McMichael, 20; Brown
Robson & Co.'S No. 3 McMurray 40; Forst
& Greenlee's No Marshall. 20. Production,
q, ,O00 Stock in field, 80 0O0
The runs of the Southwestern PennsvIva-
mia Pipe Line Company from Mcdonald
Wednesday were %. .306; outside of Mcdonald
62l2. The National Transit runs were
1896: shipments, s,942. New York Transit
shipments were 1888. Macksburg division
of the Buckeye Pipe Line Company, 1907
Buckeye ms, %, PA: shipments, 1852
Southern Pipe Line shipments, Is, 765. Eureka
runs, $780, shipments, 2,220.
Yesterdays Market Features.
The market was featureless in point of
business, but the price took a step back
ward which attracted attention The field