Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-06
MORE MONEY FOB OIL.
Operators Are Expecting 1t Whom Compe-
tltion Commences-A Fatal Boiler Ex-
plosion-The Wells Near oakdale Ar,
showing Light in the Fifth sand-New

plosion-The Wells Near oakdale Ar
showing Light in the Fifth sand-Nev
OIL Poole in Ohio Territory.
Many of the large oil operators observed
Labor Day yesterday by closing their of
fees and suspending operations at the wells
There were few of the city offices open, and
affairs in the field were practically at 9
standstill. As it stands at present no oper.
ator cares to put down we'll unless he Is
forced to do so. by the conditions of his
lease, and they would be just as we'll satis-
fed to hold off until there is an increase in
the market price.
1t seems to be general feeling among
the oil men that as soon as the Crescent
Pipe Line Company, the Producers Oil
Company, Limited, and the United States
Pipe Company commenced to pipe oil
through their lines that the price of petro-
leum will advance. These new lines will
need oil to feed their lines, and the suppo-
sition seems to be that they will not have
enough on hand to last anv length of time,
and when they commence to buy the value
OF the product will go nearer the dollar
mark than it is at present.
The Crescent and the Producers line ca ch
haye lew thousand barrels stored away,
but it will only take a few days for them to
get this out OF the road and then they will
be forced to come into the general market.
W, L. Mellon, the principal stockholder of
the Crescent line, has production of his
own that will cut quite figure in his crude
supply, although it is not enoughto keep his
line in operation.
The Eureka line is taking from 1000 to H.
0o9 barrels away from the Sistersville field
every day, AMI there seems to be small pros
poets for any other line to penetra te that
region.
Still Taking of a Refinery.
There is still considerable talk of refin-
cry being located in the Sistersville field,
and the location is looked upon as favorable,
on account of the river facilities for convey
ing the Oil in bulk in tank flats down the
river to the Southern and Central markets
and to the seaboard, through the mouth of
the Mississippi.
The Mcdonald field was the scene of a
distres ssing accident yesterday. Early in the
morning Charles Butterfeld, pumper for
the Forest on Company, was scalded to
the end of the boiler blowing out. He was
standing in front of the fire box when the
accident happened, and did not have
time oosooo to m9ye G,s ,of1,n step before he
but a few minutes. Butterfield had scarcely
attained his maj ority, and came to the Nc
Donald field from Taylorstown. The No. 8
on the w. G. Heron is located about three
quarters of mile north of Noblestown.
The Moore Oh Company's test well on the
Oak Ridge Coal Company's property, half a
mile east of Onkdale, which was reported
with one bit in the fifth sand, was reported
last night 20 be almost through the fl th and
no good in that formation. 1t will make
gasser from the fourth sand.
The Devonian Oil Company's No. 8 on the
W. B. Moorhead farm. southwest of Nc
Donald, was reported last evening to be on
top of the fifth sand. 1t was failure in the
Gordon.
Not Showing Very Strong.
a
acres at Oakdale, was reported to be nine
feet in the fifth sand and filled up with oil
800 feet.
Robinson & Brown are building a rig for
their No. on the McMurray proper ty,
southeast of Noblestown.
Greenlee 4 Forst are rigging up their No.
/ on the Oak Ridge Coal Company lease
east of Oakdale, and they have cleaned out
their No. McMurray and will shoot it to-
day.
W. P Rend's No. on the Sauters farm. a
mile and a half southwest OF Mcdonald, is
in the 5O-foot, and his No. 2, which has been
delayed on account OF a shortage of water,
is down only l,40O feet.
The Woodland Oil Company will start to
drill No. on the Scott heirs farm this
week. Their No. is down 900 ieet. and the
Wheeling. Gas Company's No. Robbins is
! SEQ feet deep.
farm down at Venice is reported to be in
the 100 :oot. In the same locality
Cutler and the W oodland Oil Company are
down 300 feet on the Bierly property, and
the Wheeling Gae Company is drilling two
wells on the Sterling farm.
Patterson & Solm have given up attempt
ing to get the stem out of their well on the
Kessler farm at Undercliffe. They have
pa cked the hole above the stem and are put
ting in tubing. 1t is still making about II
barrels an hour, and while it is putting out
this amount of oil they do not want to take
any chances in shutting it of entirely by
punching away with fishing tools.
Ammon & Co., who are drilling for gas
buck of Freepor., are shut down on account
of a shortage of water.
Operations in Ohio.
MILLRRsBURe-Workme commenced to-
day to drill a third we'll west of here in the
ne wIy found oil belt, and a number of others
will soon be started, The other two are now
producing quite quantity of lubricatfng oil
daily, and there is considerable excitement
in this vicinity.
MERRILL, O.EAlbert S. Hurley concluded
to test his tarm, situated on the east half of
the northwest quarter of section IL, Portage
township, Wood county. He did so and has
Just finished q well on the southwest corner
of the farm that is producing 120 barrels
Bovine GREEN, O.-James Hazlett has
completed No.2 on the James Hampton
tract in, Plain township. Wood cornty, and
1t is good for 125 barrels day. 1t is COM
plete surprise. Mr.. Hazlett has purchased
field for 81, 600. The Ewing farm alone has
an output of 125 barrels day.
The Gauges.
terday, 500 less than Saturday. The
AID yesterday were as follows; Greenlee,
3 Forst's No 6 Marshall 25 The estimated