Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-21
AWAITING THE DRILL.
All Eyes Are Watching Develop
ments in the Pinh00k Field.
LAYING MAINS TO THE HESS WE'LL.
Carnegies Have Scooped Up Over 1000
Acres of Territory.
CHIEF ELLIOT CALLS IT A RICH FIND

Gas operators are all feeling good over
the prospects of the new Pinhook field, but
declare 1t is not yet developed sufficiently
to prove its worth and extent All are
waiting on the result of the wells now going
down. The three wells on Plum Creek at
Milltown are attracting the greatest
attention. They are the Equitable and
Peoples wells and will show whether they
are only on the edge of the field or whether
it extends toward Pittsburg.
Notwithstanding these surmises the terri
tory is rapidly being taken up. The Car
negie people plead guilty to owning at least
1000 acres in the Pinhook field, but refuse
to state just how much more. Westinghouse
is also accused ofowning land in the paying
district. President Rea, of the Peoples
Gas Company, puts his holdings at 700
acres Chief Elliot, who is considered one
of the most successful gas operators in the
country, yesterday bought block of the
Pinhook territory at fancy figure. He
believes there is plenty of gas there.
Laying Big Mains to tho Pinhook Field.
The Philadelphia Company declares its
three wells there are the biggest the COM
pany have, and on this Pinhook field it
bases all its hopes for the future. This
company will commence at once the con-
struction of 20-inch main four miles long
to tap these new wells. Their main is to be
connected with the old CHARTERS 24-inch
main, so that the full force of these new
wells can be turned in. In three months
the Hess well has not lost any of its pres
sure. The five and fve-eighths-inch main
was not big enough to carry off all the gas,
but with 2O-inch main the company will
soon be able to tell whether the wells can
be depended upon as stayers. This COM
pany has put up seven rigs and has four
wells under way.
President Pew, of the Peoples Gas Com
pany, and General Manager George H.
Browne, of the Philadelphia Company,
held consultation yesterday at the Peo-
Piles Office, but they did not tell what the
was about. Mr.. Browne said
he still expected big returns from the Pin
hook field
The Peoples Expect Good Returns.
President Pew said: 1--WE have excel
lent territory in the Pinhook field. The
biggest we'll we have is there, and we have
another nearing completion on the Miller
farm. We expect a big we'll. We believe
the territory is going to be good, but year
from now we could give more satisfactory
We do not know what the
field will do. Our company has about 700
acres up there, and expect to get enough
gas from it to make an abundant supply for
all domestic uses and for the smaller manu-
facturers this winter, and possibly longer.
I believe it is very good territory, and the
prospects at present are bright. There is
no way of telling what the field will do un-
til the drill has made a more thorough
search"
An attempt was made to see Fl. c. Frick
on the Carnegie gas interests in the Pin
hook field, but he was out of town. Daniel
NJ. Clemson, superintendent of the mining
department of the Carnegie association,
who has charge of their gas interests, was
seen, however, and he believes there are
indications of good field there. He ad-
mitted the Carnegies held thousand acres
in the field, but would not state how much
more Said he: 81 would not risk nv
reputation in making positive statement
about the new field now. I do not know
whether it is all that has been claimed for
it, and would not risk saying there. was
no large body of gas there.
An Experts Views on the Field.
wv SIMPLY 90 not KNOW yet, Dut Will De
able to tell more about it when the Equita-
BILE and Peoples wells come in at Milltown.
If they are good, the field is great one,
though doubt if we will ever find sand
as prolific as the Murraysville. At present
it is the best territory in sight. There are
two dry holes, though, in the Pittsburg dis
trict."
Some person who does not sign his name
has sent letter to THE DISPATCH stating
that the Plttsburg Glass Company drilled
several fruitless wells south of Tarentum
which is across the river from the new field
and barely on the edge of the anti-clinal.
He also says the Lee well, one mile east of
Mllltown was failure.
Chief Elliot was asked about this and
said: "The Lee well is in the Pinhook
field, and Is good we'll even though the
city of Pittsburg could not see it. bought
some territory up there this morning.
There is plenty of gas in that field and be-
lieve more will be found. I believe the
Pinhook field is a big one. Last week I
wanted to go up there and get some terri
tory, but could not do it. The result was 1
had to pay big price today