Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-31
ONE MORE BIG WELL.
Guffey & Queens No. 1 Samuel Wet
more Doing so Barrels an Hour.
THE POOL Is GOING WESTWARD.
Wildcatters Who Are Starting Test Wells
in New Territory.
MANY OHIO WELLS BEING ABANDONED

One more gusher was added to the list at
Mcdonald yesterday, but as it was not
drilled in until the rounds of the gaugers
were made it does not appear in the hourly
guages given below. There was decline Of
500 barrels in the estimated production,
but unless some of the big wells
stop flowing there should be an
increase Monday The figures given as the
estimated production this morning repre-
sent the output for the "a hours ending early
yesterday morning. The gusher referred to
is Guffey & Queens No. l on the Samuel
Wetmore farm. 1t is located west of present
developments, and 900 feet due west
of the same parties big No. 2 well
on the II. il. Wetmore farm.
morning the well began to flow at the rate
OF 20 barrels an hour. The tools were
stopped running. but the well drilled itself
in very RAPIDLY and in few hours it was
making 80 barrels an hour. This was given
as its output last evening.
This well located az it is to the west wild
ems the pool considerably at this point and
makes the other wells drilling in that
ne1ghborhood look good. Such strong and
large pool at this point exceeds even the
expectations of the pioneers in that terri
drill Meir No. 1 on the Mark Robb into the
Fifth sand, and since the No. Samuel Wet
more came in, this well is also set down as
good for at least half a hundred an hour.
Showing for a air Well.
Davis Bros. & Browns well at the Rob-
bins trestle, between Willow Grove and
Noblestown, was reported last evening 20 be
in the Gordon sand and showing for fair
well in that formation.
Jennins, Guffey & Co.'S No. 8 on the Bell
farm, which was reported yesterday to be
showing oil in the Gordon, is in far enough
to indicate that it will not be much of pro-
ducer from that sand. 1t looks as though
this farm will have to plug their No. Her
ron, which is almost ON top of the sand; also
their No. Bell
Guffey, Murphy Galley are fishing for a
set or broken jars on top Of the sand at their
started to drill at No. "A on this property.
1t is located near the Willow Grove pump
station. No IA Sturgeon is down several
hundred feet.
Greenlee & Forst are drilling in the bot
tom of the so foot at their No. 2 on the Glad
den farm, n mile southwes. of Mcdonald, It
Is located 5000 feet east from their No. and
only 400 ieet from tine Wheeling Gas Com
panv's No. l, on the Moorhead farm. Green
lee & Forst are still fishing for remnants of
the tools in their No. !, on the GLADDEN.
farm.
Test Wells to Be Drilled.
W. B. Hoffman and party of Allegheny
county operators have leased 1000 acres Of
land near Homewood in Big Beaver town.
ship, Beaver county. and have made loca-
early this week.
a. D. Fenton s. Co. have made a location
for a test well on the Bell farm, eight miles
due west of Sistersville and a mile and half
northeast from the Fergus well, which is
producing at the rate of 20 barrels a day.
Guckert & Steele's No. 3 Schiever, at Har-
mony, was due in the sand yesterday, but at
late hour last evening nothing had been
heard from it.
A test well is being drilled in the northern
part of Beaver county, near Berry's church,
by Root & Co. 1t is two miles southwest Of
the Zelienople developments.
Abandoning Ohio Wells.
NORTH baltimore, O.-The Eagle ConsoIi-
dated Refining Company has pulled the cas-
ing and abandoned Nos. /, 2 8 and on the
NJ. Hanning farm, situated on the west half
of the northeast quarter of section 15, HI enry
township, Wood county, aud a short dis
tance west of Hammansburg. The same
has No. 10 drilling on the r. H.
farm, situated on the south half of
the southwest quarter of section p, same
township.
The Hazelwood Oil Company has pulled
the casing, plugged the hole and abandoned
No. on the J. d. Rosen farm, situated on |
the northeast quarter of section %, same |
township.
Work Around Canonsburg.
CANoNsBURG-The Philadelphia Gas Com |
pany's No. on the Means farm is down 1000 |
feet. The Jefferson Gas Company has started |
to spud ut its No. on the speer heirs prop |
srty. On the Barnett farm the Royal Gas |
is drilling at LOO feet. W. L. |
Borchert & Co. have rig completed on the |
Wallace farm. The Manufacturers Gas |
Company has rig finished on the r. c. Nc
Nary farm, and is down 1850 feet on the
Fife farm.
The Hourly Gauges
Gufrey Jennings & Co. No 8 Matthews, 40;
Nos. 2 and Heron, 80; Oakdale Oil Com
,any's Nos. and Baldwin, IS; Nos.
and Wallace, 35; Kelso No. 8, Patter-
on & Co., Is; Kelso No. 8, 25; Devonian
Dill Company's l and Boyce As; No. 4
elliott. 40: Morgan heirs No. 2, Oakdale Oil
Company, 80; Sam Sturgeon l and q Guffey,
Ialey & Murphy, 25; Forst & Greenlee's
Sos. 5 and 6 Gamble, 25: Royal Gas Com
,any's No. NJ. RoDb. 25; Guffey. Queen &
Io.'s Nos. l and Wetmore, 90; Woodland
Dill Company's No. 6 Gamble, 90. Estimated
1000; stock in field, 5000.
Runs for Thursday.
National Transit Company runs, 46 s9s;
hipments, So 08S: Macksburg Pipe Line Com
any runs, LILA; Buckeye Pipe Line Com
any, shipments. As, 553: Eureka Pipe Line
ompany. shipments, 2,272; Southern Pipe
.ine Company, shipments. 142s9; Southwest
rn Pennsylvania Pipe Line, runs from Nc
'onald, 35402; outside of Mcdonald, Il, ,I67;
otal, 81, ,569.