Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-27
NO WELLS YESTERDAY.
The Drill FaiTed TO Penetrate the Fifth
Sand in McDonaid-Gusher in Back of
OaIzdale-It Is the Woodland Oil Com
,,s,~,s Nm q m ty,e (arnp1a Farm,


Sand in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in Back of
Oakdele-It Is the Woodland Oil Com
pany's No. 6, on the Gamble Farm.
There were no big wells drilled into the
fifth sand in the McCurdy or Mcdonald
fields yesterday, consequently the produc-
tion WAS lighter than usual. The territory
Is becoming dav by day more circum-
scribed, and there is less room for the
operators TO branch out and show
what they can do in this particular line of
business. Let the festive wild cater alone
and he will develop any country on the
globe, but place him under the management
Of q fellow mortal and there will be trouble.
On many occasions have the producers
left their posts, but only to encounter
greater dangers, and it is the case at present,
when the descendants of the Puritans so
forth to battle only to meet a general enfil-
ading fire from the desperate operators.
This covers multitude OF sins, and its
power OF overreaching is everlasting.
Two Wells Almost Due
The Oakdale Oil Company's Nos. and on
the Wallace farm we're due to reach the fifth
sand late last evening, but owing to the
breaking o. an engine they were not able to
drill in. The same coulpany's No. on the
John Wetmore farm should be drilled into
the fifth sand today. Jennings & Guffey's
Nc. ! on the Matthews farm, which fell
below % barrels an hour for some time, has
a-aia been restored TO the list.
There were no big wells brought in yester-
day. but several should be developed to-day
or tomorrow if the locations are to be
judIed as indicating good wells
The Woodland Oil Company drilled its No.
s. on toe Gamble farm, into the fifth sand
yesterday afternoon, and last evening it was
reported to be making 80 barrels an hour.
br. Z. {. EosenZie has developed some
good eas territory in Shaler township On the
George +. NickerS property. Mr. Eicllers is
on the staff OF the Phi!adelDh Press. and
was formerly newspaper worker in Pitts
burg. a gauge of the well yesterday after
noon showed that it had q minute pressure
OF 295 pounds to the square inch. 1t is To-
Gated only three miles above Sharpsburg.
7he Hourly Gauges.
GufTey, Jennings & Co. No Matthews, IS;
Nc. , Heron, 50; Nc. Matthews heirs, 25;
OakGale Oil ComDany's Nos. 2and 3 Bald
win, s.: Nos. and Wallace, So; kelso No. 5,
Patterson & Co, 20; helso No. 3, 80: Devouian
Oil COmpamy's ! and Boyca. 60: Morgan
heirs No. :, Oal1dale Oil Company, So: Sam
sturgeon ] and 2. Guffey Galley 6 Murphy,
25: torst Il Greenlee's Nos. 5 and 6 Gamble
Gutfey, Queen & Co.'S Nos. and Wetmore.
100; Galley Bros No l Walker, 20. Estimated
production, B? 900; stock in field, 67,0o0
Runs for z 1eonds.y.
National Transit Company runs, 81 go:
shipments, 47,55l: Macksburg Pipe Line Com
pany runs.l BIO: Buckeye Pipe Line Companv
runs, Sst4o; shipments. 46,457: Eureka Pine
Line Company runs, 5000: shipments a27O:
Southern Pipe Line Company. shipments.
46479: Southwestern Pennsylvania Pine Line
runs RON Mcdonald for Saturday IS 4s0:
outside Of Acbonald, l4,034; runs for Mon
dey, 60.S1a