Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-17
GORDON SANDER AT LAUREL HILL.
Wells Which Should Be Drilled Into the
Fifth Sand This Week.
GLYCERINE SHOOTERS CLOSE CALI

Matthews, the Baldwin, the Heron an6
the Bell farm wells, and il
almost on line between the old J. j.
Matthews No. and the Baldwin No. 1. A
big we'll was scarcely expected, as it was
supposed, judging from the enormous
amount of oil which has already been
taken out OF this pool that the sand under
drained at least. This does not seem to be
the case, however, and by the way it starts
OF there is little reason to suppose that
@ wells The eeetsa Gordon sander DG
longs to Koerner, Westhead & Co., and is
located on the Mcdonald lot at Laurel Hill.
Ruppel, George J. Schmidt and D. A.
Upham are interested in the well. A pay i'll
the Gordon was struck at 10 O'Clock yester-
DAY morning. or and the well was re, re;
o'clock in the afternoon, and is
| good for $50 or 400 barrels day. The well
does not develop any new territory, as it is
| only $50 feet from Nolan Bros big Gordon
sander on the Robbins lot The production
| of the field took Jump yesterday and went
from 29, COO to 81, 900 barrels. This was caused
within the last two days. There are other
wells on top of the sand which should be in
early this week and keep the production
near the 10000 mark for some time to come.
Wells Almost Completed.
The Oaktlale Oil Company has more wells
nearly completed than any other firm in the
field. Their No. z, on the Wallace u acres,
was reported to be drilling in the top of the
fifth last evening, but had not yet struck a
should be finished up this week The same
company's No. 5, on the Wallace "a acres, is
day from the Gordon sand. Noe, on the
same property, is down $40 feet. No 8. Wal
lace is in the Hundred Foot, and No. is
drilling in the bottom of the Gordon and has
stratum. The Oakdale's No. /, on
the Wetmore, is drilling below
the Gordon, from which it is making Is bar
rels q day, but as it caves frequently progress
is very slow. No Wetmore is down about
the same distance and is impeded in tho
same manner as No. l. No. is down 1850
Geit,a1 feet and No which was a, gasssE is being
iey g9 feam. nn@ ssfo S feet on deep ies 0a and
is hindered by caves, This company is
heirs farm having been compelled to plug
the first hole. They have a rig up for No.
on the Sturgeon heirs farm, but will not
heirs is down l,oaO feet, and rig was put up
for No. 9, but the well will not be drilled.
Should Be in To-Morrow.
W. s. Guffey and Emmett Queens No. Q on
the II. H. Wetmore farm will probably be
ready to drill into the fifth sand tomorrow
morning. Jennings, Guffey & Co.'s No. on
the Heron farm was on top of the fifth sand
last night, and will also be drilled into the
fifth tomorrow. Their No. 2 ON the Matthews
nelrs M & Properfy, b one Location west o.
three days. The Forest Oil Company's No.
on the Sam Sturgeon, known as the "hurry-
up was through the Gordon last night, and
they expect to get the fifth tomorrow. The
same company is fishing on top of the sand
at its No. on the r. w. Glenn farm.
The Wheeling Gas Company will shoot its
well on the Woods farm, located half mile
south of Laurel Hill, tomorrow morning.
There seems to be plenty of oil in the well,
but little gas, and they hope by shooting to
Steadily. 1t is making from 60 to 70 barrels
day.
Eccentric Nitro-Glycerine.
Frank French, who is shooting for the
High Explosive Company, was reported to
have narrowly escaped joining the list of
gycerine victims yesterday. He had gone
to Mcdonald from Bradford only few days
ago, and started out yesterday morning to
shoot a well for Guffey, Murphy & Co. The
roads are hard and full of deep holes, and
while driving along after getting a load
of glycerine at the magazine one wheel
of the wagon dropped into a hole.
The jar broke the front axle, banged the
shell. French got of the seat, looked at the |
wreck, picked the dinged cans from the box |
under the seat, and remarked to q passing |
teamster that he had perhaps one Of |
the narrowest escapes from being picked up |
in minute pieces of any man in the business. |
Personal.
W. s. Gufey, of the firm of Guffey & Queen,
who has been seriously ill for several weeks, |
Is able to visit his Office.
Thomas j. Heller, who went from WASH
ington, Pa, to Peru to drill for the London
Pacific Petroleum Company, and returned
last week after an absence of IS months, left
for Bradford last evening to visit friends.
The Hourly Gauges.
Guffey, Jennings s. Co.'s No. Mathews,
3d. No. 3, Matthews 40; Nos. and Heron,
30; No. l, Mathews heirs, 60; Oakdale Oil Com
pany's Nos. 2 and Baldwin, 100: Forest Oil
Dompany's No. Heron, 90: Patterson &
Jones' No. 8 kelso %: Kelso No. 5, Patterson
& Co :, 40: Kelso No 9 20: Devonian Oil Com
pany's'Nos l and Boyce, 30: Morgan.heirs'
No. ., Oakdale Oil Company 40; Sam Sturgeon
and2 -Guffey, Galley & Murphy, 30; Royal !
Gas Companys No. NJ. Robb, 35. Estimated |
D oduction, LOCO; stscll in field. 10000 /
Runs for Thursday.
National Transit Company runs, A,s29.4,
46, ,22542; Southwestern Pennsyl-
Tania PIPE Line rurs from Mcdonald, A.
40: outside of McDbnald, 1854; Buckeye
Pipe Line Companr shipments, 3S.2HI7;
Eureka Pipe Line Company runs, T. 1906;
,nipments 2. .5s5 81: Southern Pipe Line Com
oany shipments, 10, s2lS5