Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-25
M'D0NALD'S BUSTERS.
Two Dry Holes Reported in That
Famous Territory Yesterday.
SISTERsvILLE GETS A GOOD ONE.
Many Wells Being Finished Up in tho Old
Butler Districts.
MORE LUBRICATING IN LAWRENCE

A couple of busters were reported in the
heart of the old Mcdonald field yesterday.
One is the Forest Oil Compauy's on the
Rachel McGregor farm 1t is located about
two miles north of Oakdsle, and joins the
j. R. McMichael farm on the west. Late
yesterday afternoon it was reported to be
Is feet in the 18th sand and dry.
The other duster belongs to Preston & Co.
It is their No. on the John P. Ewing farm,
located mile west of north from Oakdale
and northeast ofthe old Abraham Bell farm,
which produced some big wells for Jennings,
Guffey & Co.
aid field fell off 800 barrels yesterday. and
was given as % 600. Forst & Greenlees No.
on the Kirk farm, southwest of the Metse
well, was dropped from the list nst OF shose
Gettman & Wauke's No. on the Doyle
farm at Patterson station in the Grafton
field, was in the Gordon sand @ Yesterday y, al
Fitzgibbon & Co.'S No. on the Joseph
Walker farm is down 800 feet, and No. Is
drilling at 250 feet.
Millison, Fried & Co.'S No. on the Shnffer
farm in the lower end of the McCurdy field.
were gotten out yesterday, and they expect
to reach the Gordon sand this afternoon.
Showing What It Can Do.
The we'll of Wallace & Patton, on the hill
south of Willow Grove. which reached the
Gordon sand seven weeks ago, is still making
Is barrels an hour from that formation.
The Florence Oil Company, which has been
on the Mrs. Robb farm yesterday afternoon
and brought its production mp to 25 barrels
all hour Their No. 4, on the Mrs. Robb, is
down 900 feet, No. is being spudded in and
the ii IS are being built for Nos 6and7
Greeniee & Forst's No. on the Marshall &
Chalfant lease at Noblestown, and their No.
8 on the No Marshall lease, are due in the
Gordon sand this afternoon: They will not
the Gordon.
The Forest Oil Company's No, ! on the
Wright heirs farm in southwest McCurdy
struck big vein Of salt water in the loo-foot
sand a few days ago. They kept on drilling,
and yesterday strong vein of gas was
tapped which cleared the we'll Of water.
John Robb farm should be in the 100-foot
sand Monday. The Oakdale Oil Company
and the Woodland Gas Company's No. on
the Lutz farm, will be cased with the 6L
Monday.
Tony Willoughby Gets a Well.
s1sTERsvILLE-Another good well was add
ed to the list of those already found in this
growing field yesterday. 1t belongs to Tony
Willoughby, and is located in the lower part
of the town on Water street. d. NJ. Wallace,
who came up from Sistersvflle last evening,
said it was reported to be good for $50 bar
rels q day.
Wallace. Dutton & Daley have started to
drill No. on the Mccoy property in the
lower part of the town.
The Millers Run Oil Company's No. on
the Mittendorf farm is due in the sand to-
day.
Jones Tenant expect to commence
pumping their well on the Morrison and Nc
Cormick farm to-day. 1t Is located two
miles east OF Sistersville and is one of the
most important wells in the field, as it is
considered a test of the sand on the eastern
horizon.
Bartlett and the Hervey Brothers are rig
ging mp on the Mccoy property in the south
ern part of the town.
The Kanawha Oil Company's No. Ru-
dolph is due to reach the sand to-day. They
are also drilling No. Rudolph.
Friday, Ken Co. have finally succeeded
in getting the hole in shape to drill on the
Schriever farm in the southern part of the
field, and expect to reach the Gordon sand
early next week.
Gillespie Brothers well on the Roome lot,
on Water street, is down 500 feet
Smith & Shay's well on the Roome lot. in
that part of the town known as Brooklyn,
should be in the sand to-day Or Monday.
Harmon Bros, well, on the Steele property,
Jones & Tenant are spuddding in their
we'll in the rock cut above town.
The Eureka Pipe Line Company has had
the steamer J. H. Connect engaged in laying
a line across the river from Rock run to the
pump station below town.
Work in Butler County.
BUTLER-Few new wells are being started
in this region just at present. but a num-
ber of wells are nearing the sand.
T. W. Phillips No. on the Zeigler farm a
Brownsville is in and light. Lydecker & Co.
are starting well on the Schilling farm.
Their well on the Kelly farm was drilled
through the l00foot sand but was dry in
that formation. They put it down to the
third sand and it will make 20-barrel
pumper from that rock, which is an entirely
new feature in this locality. The Mckinney
Oil Company's No. 10 on the Fauker farm
is through the 100-foot and will make good
well. Their No. 3 McCuruy has been fin
ished up and is good for IS barrels a day and
No. McCurdy is on top of the loO-foot. Dale
& Thompson's No. Herr has been finished
up and is light Havis & Co. have started
to build rig on the Hamilton farm, located
between the Developments on the Nancy
Adams farm and Glade Run.
ZELIENoPLE-The Mckenzie Oil Company
has the tools stuck in the sand at its No II
on the Muller farm. Their No. 2 Kruff is
down $50 ieet Cohen & Kohn's No. 2 hole