Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-10
SHOOTING OLD WELLS.
NitrO-Glycerine Being Used to In
crease the Production.
DRILLING NEAR THE WALKER,
The Output of Mcdonald Brought Up Yes
terday to 24,5OO Barrels.
TANKS SET on FIRE BY LIGHTNING

The production of the Mcdonald field
was up LOCO barrels yesterday. 1t was es-
timated by the gauges at "a, 500 barrels
Glycerine was the cause. Wells were shot
in every part of the field, and in nearly
every case the output of the wells was in
creased. Wednesday there were only eight
wells in the list of those reported to be
making 20 barrels an hour or more and they
aggregated 525 barrels. Yesterday there
were ten wells aud they only aggre-
gated 315 barrels. The Walker No. 8 of
Fuzgib6ons \ Co. was shot and ran up to $50
barrels an hour. 1t was reported to be doing
lis barrels an hour yesterday afternoon.
The territory in the region of this well is
20 be thoroughly tested. 1t lies on the west
ern side OF the pool, and may turn out to be
as prolific rs the Wetmore wells, which are
located about mile and half northeast of
the Walker farm.
Drilling Near the Walker.
Greenlee & Forst yesterday secured a
lease of the Noble heirs farm, containing 56
acres, lying southwest OF the Walker farm,
and have started to build rig 1900 feet
from the Walker No. of Fitzgibbons & Co.
Wallace & Patton's well on the school
house lot, half a mile south of Willow Grove
was shot yesterday and its production was
brought up TO 20 barrels an hour.
Greenlee 4 Forst's No. g. on the Wade
farm, located south of Mcdonald, was shot
and increased to u barrels an hour. Their
No ), on the McMurray lease. located south
OF the railroad, between Oakdale and Mobiles
town. is due in the fifth sand to-day.
The kcil OIL Company's No. /, on the Mrs
Rnll', farm sOuth OF Willow Grove, is due to
yet the Gordon sand this evening.
: = Wilson has sold flve-eigths interest
III tour wells Mt Willow Grove for $4,000
The combined output of the four wells is
about 80 barrels day.
J. n. Guffev & Co.'S Nos. s ana Q on the
Man Sedick jarm at Willow Grove are due in
rLeGordon sand to-day.
Ga~ Company was struck by lightning
Wednesday night at Mcdonald. There were
$40 barrels OF oil in the tank. 1t exploded
with terrible effect. No one was injured.
Otncr tanks took fire, however, and about
= 110 barrels were lost.
The Mcdonald Gauges.
The following estimates were submitted
by tie gaugcrs of the Southwestern Penn
s1Ivauia Pipe Line Company:
Trenroductlon of the field was "a, 500 OF 900
mort. than the day before. The hourly gauges
were as follows: Jennings, Gutfey & Co.'S
Matthews No. 3, 20; Lynch & Co.'S No.
Nc5s., p; Oakdale Oil Company's Nor
gan No. ,. s.: J. NJ. Gufrey & Co.'S No. Z
NIarIe lick. 20: No. l McMichael, 90: Brown,
Fur-t Il Gueenlee's No. 5 Marshall, 20 Malar-
key 81 Cos No ! Freeman. co. Wallace &
lartuN'- No ], 20; FltzglDDons d Co.'S No.
NuIknr. lI5
The stocks at the wells are reported at
300 barrels. The runs from Mcdonald
WcIr.- .-day were 26 423 barrels. Outside of
Ncl.u .u.a1G the Southwest Pipe Line runs
were DBL. .5aa National Transit runs, 36.067;
SafDur.ufS 2S 354: New York Transit runs,
- ll5. southern Pipe Line runs. ,947: Eureka
nuns -u~5: shipments, 1000; Buckeye ship
meut~ Iina oil, So, l9S; Buckeye runs of
Lima niI, Ga barrels.
Features Of Yesterdays Oil Market
Tne New York and Oil City Exchanges
were open, but did very little business.
There were few sales at the latter place
..ad also in Pittsburg. Prices were nom-
1ualIy steady until toward the close, when
they Weakened a trifie on disposition to
Tf.a. .lzs. The opening was 5415c; highest,
- @; lowest and close, 543sc. There were
40 changes in refined.
NV YORK, June 9.-The petroleum market
opened steady, declined &c, and closed dull.
ierU~yl Varia oil, spot sales none: July op-
r'rU sales, 5000 barrels: opening SIC; highest,
-5s. lowest, H42sc: closing, 93sc. Lima oil,
DO sales. Total sales, 5000 barrels.
CLEVELAND, June 9.-Petroleum quiet; s.
w. llUl, &C; 74o Gasoline, &c; S6o gasoline l0c
a2 uaphthG, G1Sc.
OIL CITY, June 9-National Transit certif-
Gates opened at 5issc; highest, 54sL; lowest,
o. =; closed. 5l3s. Sales 1000 barrels; clear
suces It., ,O90 barrels: shipments June 34 Sc
ami :, 3it S65 barrels; runs June 3, 4, 8, & and
1}4S .Of7 barrels shipments, June S, Il, $50;
runs June s, s., 242.