Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-16
GORDON SAND WELLS.
No Fifth Sanders Developed at Nc.
:. Donald Yesterday.
SISTERSVILLE Is COMING UP.
Its Averase Daily Production Last Week
Was 740 Barrels.
REPORTS FROM THE BUTLER FIELDS

were capable of getting over the country
with considerable rapidity owing to the fact
that the frozen mud would bear the weight
of man, but not that of a horse.
No attempts were made yesterday to get
supplies to distant wells, and consequently
the majority of them, are still shut down.
Those wells which are located in the vicin-
ity of the railroads have no trouble in keep
ing the, drill going as they are SO close to
the line of travel that teamsters can reach
them without difficulty.
Several wells were in or on top of the
sand yesterday, and all heard from last
evening were showing for producers
The well which was started by Weible &
Co. on the Abbatty lor, opposite the pool
room ut Willow Grove, was drilled into the
third sand yesterday, and at last accounts
was showing for 4 good Gordon sand we'll.
The Mansfield Oil Company's well on the
Davies lot, north of the pool room, was also
in the Gordon yesterday, and it is showing
up for good well.
Increased Its Capacity.
Kirk & Co. s well on the GLADDEN. farm,
east OF the Wheeling Gas Company's we'll
on the W.. b Moorhead, which came in Sat-
urday, has increased from 10 to nearly 20
barrels an hour.
Late last evening Guffey, Queen & Co. 8
No. Nancy Bell was reported in the fifth
and making so barrels an hour.
Gallagher s. Co.'S we'll at Laurel Hill
reached the pay yesterday and is doing over
200 barrels dav from the Gordon sand. It
is one of the best producers in the vicinity
of Laurel Hill.
The Devonian Oil Company's No. on
the w. B. Moorhead farm, mile south
west of Mcdonald, is doing about 12 bar
rels an hour from the Gordon sand.
This afternoon the Forest Oil Company
intends to drill its No. 1 ON the Jane
Stewart farm deeper into the sand This
we'll started off at 80 barrels an hour, but as
it was not drilled in it declined to 20 an
hour, which it is doing at present.
The Devonian Oil Company has fishing
job on hands on the top of the sand at its
No 4 Boyce.
The most interesting epic in the history
of Noblestbwn and Willow Grove may be
marked out for the next two weeks There
are several wells drilling in the immediate
locality of these towns which should be fin
ished up either this week or next and they
should determine the value of the territory
to great extent
The we'll Of Brown Bros, Robson & Co.
on the McMurray property has set every
one to guessing and conjectures as to which
way the streak runs can be heard on every
side. When brought down to the point,
however, they all admit that only the drill
will develop the oil. The sand is the most
treacherous in which men ever drilled and
no oneis sure of a producer.
Operations at sistersvilie.
s1srERsvILLE-There is not day passes
but that some new developments occur in
Al IL H. Al
production is becoming bigger. The aver
age daily output for last week was 740 bar
rels, and men who are operating in the field
and should be acquainted with all of its
characteristics claim that for the present
week it will average 1000 barrels day.
Lew Brenneman came up from Sisters
vile yesterday. He stated that j. c. Ten
nant's No. 1, on the Talbot farm, was max
ing about go barrels day. They lowered
the tubing below the gas Saturday and Mon
day morning the well began to flow and has
been flowing since.
There are timbers out for at least dozen
new rigs in the field, and contracts have
been let for almost as many more. As soon
as spring opens nearly every lease-holder
in the field has signifed his intention to 60
in and develop the region as fast as pos
sible.
wells northeast of the town of Sistersville,
on the Virginia side of the river.
Ludwig 8 Co. have cased on the Russell
farm northeast of town, and half a mile
south of the Polecat we'll.
Murphy Il Gaffney are starting a we'll
just east of the village.
Keil & Co. are drilling on the Schriver
farm, located southeast of Duel g. Johnson's
we'll on 800 line.
Wells Drilling and Rigs Up.
Lewis Brenneman is down 400 feet on the
Jacob Rolls farm, located 600 feet north of
Captain Grace's well.
The Miller's Run Oil Company is down
700 feet on the Jacob Rolls farm, and the
Kanawha Oil Company Is starting a well on
the Ohio side of, the river and north of the
Talbot we'll of j. c. Tenant.
TwitchelI 3 Hersberger's we'll on the
Stewart farm is making 15O barrels day.
All of. these wells are bothered with a
great deal of salt water at first, but as the
salt water decreases the oil increases
BRowNsDALE-Lydeck & Weber have
finished dry hole on the Wishart fran,
Northwest Of the McCalmont developments.
T. w. Phillips is down 200 feet in his No.
q on the McCalmont farm.
In the Hermann station field T. W.
Phillips s. Co. 8 No. 6, on the Eiclenaule
farm, Is down l. 900 feet They are building
q rig for No on the Barr farm at Jefferson
Center.
The Forest Oil Company's we'll on the
Beringer farm, at Evans City, is down 400
feet.
HARMoNY-Campbell, Murphy and
Westerman's No. 4 on the Frederick farm
is in and is making 15 barrels an hour. No.
Frederick is also making Is barrels an
hour.
Guckert s. steele's No. Shale is in the
sand and flowing 1t is showing for good
well.
Hartman & Co. are down 800 feet half
mile east of Lancaster.
MUDDY CREEK-Collins & Heaslev's No.
8 Marshall is in, and good for only 35 bar
rels day.
Henshaw & Co.'S No. 4, on the Barley
farm, is due this week.
Sutton & Wick's No. Schultz is flowing
500 barrels day.
Root & Co. are through the sand and dry
on the Gettman farm.
Aldridge & Co are down 900 feet in their
wildcat. on the Seig farm, located north of
the Zelienople developments.
SMITHS FERRY-The Forest Oil Com
pany's we'll at this place is practically dry.
The Mcdonald Gauges.
The production of the field was 25, 400 YES
terday, $50 barrels less than the day before.
The hourly gauges were as follows: Matthews
No 3, IS; Jennings. Guffey & Co. g Heron No.
4, 80; Guhey and Queens No. Samuel Wet
more 20: Devonian Oil Company's Nos. 1and2
Boyce. IS: Oakdale OIL Company's No. Nor
gan heirs, 20: Nos. 9 and 8 Bald win. 40: Forest
Oil Conpany's No. NJ. Wright, 40; No l
Jane Stewart, 20: Oakdale Oil Company's No.
. John Wetmore, 90 Brown Bros. Robson
& Co.'S No. ] McMurray 20; production, 25,-
600; stock in the field, $500.