Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-13
ONE MORE BIG GUSHER.
JENNINGS, Gufey & Co. Get q Good
Producer on the Bell Farm.
OUTPUT THE SAME YESTERDAY.
Harmony and Zelienople Declining in Pro-
duction Every Day.
BR0WNSDALE AND HENDERs0NvILLE

One big fifth sand we'll was drilled into
that sand yesterday afternoon. It belongs
to Jennings. Guffey 3 Co., and il their No.
on the Bell farm. It is located on the ex-
trems northern end Of the farm, and is just
south Of the disputed well which is located
on part Of the Gormley lease.
Last night, about 6 o'clock, 1t reached the
sand, and without warning it started to flow
at the rate Of 20 barrels an hour. It is one
of those wells which are located on the old
Matthews belt, and is looked upon only as q
consequential producer.
Other wells have been drilled on this
farm. and with the exception Of a few wells
they have not turned out to be extraoroin-
arfly large producers
Tie production of the field yesterday re-
manned the same as the day BEFORE but the
Store well was not among those enumerated
below.
The Forest Oil Company's No. NJ. Wright
was brought up to IS barrels an hour. The
Oakdale Oil Company's No. and Baldwin
Russell, McMullen and NJ. Guffey's No /, on
the Wettengel farm, was dropped from the
list. Greenlee & Forst's No. McMurray in
creased from 30 to IS barrels an hour.
Due in the McCurdy Field.
Patterson & Jones' No. in the McCurdy
field was expected to reach the third sand
last evening. Their No. l Terrence and No.
Finch will be in the 1oo-foot sand this
week.
Millison, Field & Co.'s No. on the Henry
Shaffer farm is down about 1000 feet.
The Forest Oil Company's No. on the
Sam Sturgeon farm is down about 700 feet,
and their No. on the Gregg farm is down
500 feet.
Brown Bros, Robson Co.'S No. on the
McMurray property at Noblestown is nearly
1000 feet deep.
cr,rrd fha yvh a
Brown, Davis Bros. & Co. are spudding on
the Wilkinson lot.
Greenlee & Forst commenced to spud yes.
terda at their Nos. l and on the Marshall
and Chalfant lot, half a mile southwest of
Noblestown.
Benner Bros. Co. are spuddfng at their
No. on the Donohue lot, just southwest of
the Noblestown station.
Greenlee s Forst are spudding on their
No. on the McMurray property.
1seman & Co. have started to build the rig
ior their No. Oh the Lee and Marshall lot.
Mcdonald and Butler.
The Forest Oil Company's No. on the
Stirling farm, a mile southwest of Mobiles
town, is due in the Gordon sand to-day.
Their No. ron the Rachel McGregor, north
west of Oakdale, is also in the Gordon sand.
HARNoNY-There has been a heavy decline
in this field since the middle of last month.
Then the maximum output was 1000 barrels,
while now it is only 200 barrels day. The
drill is gradually loser its vigor and the pro-
duction is steadily going down.
well yesterday on the old McCalmont farm.
1t made IT'S barrels in the last "a hours and
will probably settle down to 100 barrels a
day.
It is located about four miles southwest
from Butler.
Not Drilled Heretofore.
This part of the territory was neglected
during the Thorn Creek excitement Recent
ly, however, Mr.. Phillips has drilled several
wells which have responded in manner
such as gives hope to the ordinary operator.
Observation-Disclosures s Smiths well on
the Campbell farm has been shot and is re-
ported to be pumping 25 barrels day. The
total production of this field is reported to
be about 265 barrels a day. With the e1-
ception of the well on the Campbell farm it
Schlegel, Lenz Co. are still fishing in the
sand on the Critchlow farm. 1t is now set
down as a 100-barrel well
HENDERsoNyILLE-The Forest Oil Com
pany has started to pump its No. on the
Catherine Garvin farm and it is good for 20
barrels day. 1t is 1000 feet east of the old
steelsmith & Co.'s No. on the r.
Crawford farm is making IS barrels a
day. Osborn Bros. & Co.'S. No. on the A.
Cookson farm. located 700 feet south of No.
l. is making 45 barrels day, and No. l is
Bolard & Cos. No. 2 on the James Dean
farm is through the 1O0.foot sand
and should be cased by Wednesday.
farm is also through the l00-foot and cased.
The l0O-foot in both of these wells was non
productive.
The Mcdonald Gauges.
The following estimates were submitted
by the gaugers of the southwestern Penn.
syIvania Pipe Line Company:
The production of the field was 4,5Oo,
the same as the day before. The hourly
gauges were as follows: Matthews
No. 8, %: Jennings, Guffey & Co.'s Heron
No. 4. %: Devonian Oil Companys Nos. and
2 Boyce, co. Oakdale Oil Company's Nos. 2
and Baldwin, Is: Forest Oil Company's No.
/ Jane Stewart, 50; Russell. No M. Wright,
25; Greenlee & Forst No. l McMurray, IS: No.
l National Coal ComDany, 20; production,
"a 800. Stock in field, Sc 600.
The runs of the Southwest Pennsylvania
day were %, s34: outside of Mcdonald, H. 500
The National Transit runs were SO, 1853: ship
ments, 10, 12l. New York Transit shipments,
1886. Macksburg division of the Buckeye
P. L. Co.. l43s. Buckeye runs, s., 904; ship
ments, S3,904.
Yesterdays Market Features.
Decreased production and few buying
orders impaired some animation to the pro-
ceedings yesterday, ana the market was the
best for some time. The close was steady at
next to the highest point of the day, Tie
first call was at 5sza, advanced to 591s. re-
ceded to 59, rallied and finished at 59L
Refined was marked up at Antwerp to IL
and was unchanged elsewhere. Daily aver
age runs were 81, 1,945: daily average ship
ments "A. .l21. Ten dollars was offered to call
70, ooo barrels to-day at 80. Clearances were
10, 600 barrels.
OIL CITY, April 12.-National Transit GER
tincates opened at Soc; highest, 59ssc; lowest,
beAc; closed 59sc: sales, 100000 barrels:
barrels: runs, 81, ,264 barrels.
NEW YORK, April 12.-Petroleum opened
strong, and after declining nc advanced
oil. spot, sales none; NAV
option, opening 5slc; highest, 591sc; lowest.
SIC; closing, 59sc. Lima oil, no sales; total
sales, 1900 barrels