Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-20
LIGHT M'DONALD WELLS.
Two Ventures Near .Oakdale Are Showing
For Small Producers-General Falling
Off in the Field-Sistersville Develops
One Big Well and Two Busters.


Off in the Ffeld-S -SistersviIle Develops
One Big Well and Two Busters.
The estimated production of the McDon-
aid field is down to $4,000 barrels, which is
1000 less than it closed on Saturday, and
judging from the reports from the front
yesterday it will go still lower before the
week closes.
There is an impression among some
of the oil men that the estimated
production covers all of the wells in
the field, but such is not the
case 1t takes in only the wells which are
connected with the lines OF the National
Transit Company, and to this should be
added the average runs from the wells
which are hitched on to the W. L. Mellon
Pipe Lines, and also the Producers Oil Com
pany. The w. L. Mellon lines nave a daily
run of from 5000 to 5000 barrels. and this
with the 400 or 500 barrels day of the Pro.
ducers Oil Company will bring the entire
production of the Mcdonald field nearer
$4,000 than $4,000 barrels a day.
The Oakdale Gas Company and the Wood
land Oil Company's No. 2, on the John Robp
property, located a mile and II half north of
Oakdale, reached the fifth sand late Satur-
day night and is reported as duster. 1t is
black eye to that part of the field, as there
seemed to be no doubt about it coming in
good on account of good well on the Robb
farm being located only short distance
away. There is another well drilling on the
same property which they expect to finish
up this week.
The Florence OIL Company stirred up its
No. on the Robb heirs farm, south of will
low Grove, yesterday and brought its pro-
duction up to 20 barrels an hour. Their No.
z on this farm, which was making 40 barrels
an hour Saturday, was down to rs an hour
Greenlee & Forst's No on the Noble heirs
farm in the western side OF the Mcdonald
pool fell from 100 barrels an hour Saturday
to % an hour yesterday.
Fitz2ibbons & Co.'S No. on the j. Walker
farm also fell from 4S an hour on Saturday
to 20 an hour.
Light Wells Near OakdaIe.
Jennings & Co.'S well on the Porter prop
erty, back of Greenlee & Forst's No. Mar
shall at Oakdale, was reported last evening
to be Is feet in the sand and showing very
light
Morrison & Co. had a well in the sand
southwest of Oakdale last evening which
was also reported TO be showing for q very
small producer.
Jennings, Ward & Co. have made loca-
tion for No. 2 on the Oak Ridge Coal Com
pany's property, opposite S. s. Wilson's well
on the Gibson five acres.
Greenlee Forst are down $50 feet in
their No. on the Oak Ridge Coal Com
pany's property, east of Oakdale. They
commenced to spud yesterday at Nos. 8
and 5. on the Noble heirs farm. A No.
Brown & Co. are starting on the Taylor lot
at Gregg station.
Another Big Well at SistersviIle.
sIsTERsvnLE-Ludwig & Moneys No. (,
on the Russell farm, has been drilled deeper
into the sand, and is making 800 barrels a
day since Friday.
j. 7. Jones No. 4, on the J. B. Mccoy, is
due to-day. 1t is located near Ludwig &
Moneys gusher on the Russell. Jones &
Co.'S No. Mccoy is due tomorrow, and his
No. is good for 100 barrels.
The Mcdonald Oil Company's No. Light
ner. and Gartland& Patterson's No. l John
Mccoy are drilling in the sand and showing
for little better than busters. They are i'm
portant wells.
The Miller's Run Oil Company's No.
Stewart their No. Deist, and P. T. Jones
No. Talbot are all down in the sand to-
day. They are on the Ohio side of the
river.
The Gauges.
The production of Mcdonald was %, 900
yesterday, 1000 less than on Saturday. The
Donald yesterday were as follows: Fitzgib-
bons & Co. No. 6, j. Walker. 20. Greenlee &
Forst's No. Marshall. 20. No. Noble heirs,
65. FLORENCE Oil Company's No. Z Robb
production was $1,000; stock in field, 49,5O0.
Runs and Shipments Saturday.
The National Transit runs were a5.s
shipments, 1892. Runs of Southwest Penn
svlvania from Mcdonald. 23,6S4; outside of
Mcdonald, 6, 100; total, &C, ,S74 Buckeye runs
of Maoksburg oil, 1901; shipments. none.
Buckeye runs OF Lima oil, for 10th, 17th and
18th, 99,7ss: shipments, none. Eureka runs,
30,6ll: shipments, POPS New York transit
shipments, 46.97S Southern pipe line ship.
ments, "a, $40.
Runs and Shipments Sunday.
The National Transit runs Sunday were
1854. Southwest runs from Mcdonald were
1890; outside of Mcdonald, $40; total, s,sS2
Buckeye runs, of Macksburg oil, 4.737: ship
ments, los Eureka runs, s,s7s; shipments,
2, ITO. Southern Pipe Line shipments, 4,6l9
National Transit shipments, 2L575
The Tidewater Pipe Line runs for Friday
were, 3.4l5; total for month, 30 467; average,
3l&; shipments, none; total, lis, 9l3. average,
7,244 barrels.
The Tidewater runs Saturday were 3343;
on Sunday S42; total, 81, l55; average 3O0S.
shipments Saturday, 22,9ls on Sunday, none;
total, lbs, ,s3l; average for month, 7,7l2.
wells Saturday were 52l8; receipts from
other lines, l4s4; total, 6697. Shipments,
BAGS. Their runs Sunday were 2,5l2; ship
ments, 8, l30 barrels.
The Western Atlantic Pipe Line runs Fri
day were 3,s05; shipments. 2474. Runs on
Saturday 2, 4sI; shipments $685. Runs SUM-
day, none; shipments, 2,722.
The Oil Market.
Range of the October option: Opening.
5S16c: highest, 535Sc; lowest 53c: closing, 53c:
sales. 5000 barrels; clearances. is, 600 barrels
Refined oil-New York l0c; London l3I6
4 3-i6d; Antwerp, Af
OIL CITY, Sept. 19-National transit GER
tif1cates opened 6Sa<c; highest. 533zc; lowest
5S1sc closed, 53Sc: sales, Il, 900 barrels: clear
ances, 10000 harrels; shipments, 1s3 Ss2 bar
rels; runs, l30. .9l7 barrels.
NEW YORK, Sept. A-Petroleum opened
steady and after small sales became dnIl
ar rfam ha