Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-15
TWO FIFTH SANDERS.
The Forest Oil Company Brings in
Couple of New Producers.
DECLINE In THE PRODUCTION.
A Big Well Reported Yesterday South Of
the Turkeyfoot Pool.
DRY HOLE NORTHWEST OF OAKDALE

Although few wells of medium capacity
were completed in the Mcdonald field yes
terdav the production declined 500 barrels
and was estimated at 25,5OO yesterday
morning.
The Forest Oil Company's No on the
Mrs. Mevey farm, located half mile north
of the pump station at Greggs and south of
all the other wells in that part of the Nc
Curdy field, reached the fifth sand and
started off at ten barrels an hour.
The same company's No 4, on the John
\. Ewing farm, north of the Mevey prop
erty, came in yesterday at 20 barrels an
hour. The Nc. Z, on the Bell
farm, belonging to. Jennings, Guffey & Co.
was reported last night by E. H. Jennings
10 be making only Is barrels an hour, while
the pipe line gaugers have it put down at 45
an hour.
The wells around Noblestown were still
holding UP yesterday under agitation, but
their lease on life is generally supposed to
be of short duration, it takes a pile of
glycerine to keep them going.
Forst & Greenlee's No. l McNurrav de-
clined from 80 to 20 an hour: Russell. Nc
Mullen, J. NJ. Guffey & Co.'S No. Wettengel
also fell off from 30 to 20, as did the Bear
Creek Refining Company's No. on the
Campbell farm
Gusher Reported Below Turkeyfoot.
There was wild report in circulation yes.
terday afternoon to the effect that we'll on
the Smith farm, drilled by Hervey Bros, and
located five miles south of the Turkeyfoot
district, had come in and was making any
where from 400 barrels a day to 400 barrels an
hour.
1t seemed to be the sole topic of converse
tion on Fourth avenue yesterday afternoon,
but no one was able to give outany mforma-
ton in regard to it. The chances seemed to
be that n well had been completed i'll the vi
cinity OF Holidays Cove, but no one was in
position to say how large IL was Holli-
DAYS Cove is about five miles south OF
Turkeyfool.
The kanawha Oil Company was also re-
ported TO have struck well on the Racolph
farm in the Sistersville field which was
making % barrels an hour. This was the re-
port for the first hour or two after it was
struck, but according to later reports 1t had
declined very materially.
). NJ. Guffey, Russell, McMullen & Co.'S
No. on the Wettengel farm, west of Oak
dale, was reported last night to be on top OF
the fifth sand, but had not yet reached
pay, according to the latest reports.
Brown. Robson & Co.'S No. McMurray
is through the l00-ioot.
Dry Hole on the Potter.
Guffey, Queen j. NJ. Guffey's No. j, on
the Z. h Potter farm, in the northwestern
part of the field and short distance north
OF the Wetmore wells was reported last
night to be almost through the fifth sand
and showing for very small well.
The heil Oil Companv's Nos. and on the
Mrs. Robb farm, southwest OF NobleStown
about a mile, are ready to case They are
important test wells, and are being closely
watched by nuriber of operators who hold
leases in that vicinity.
Patterson & Jour's No. 6 on the Shaffer
farm, in the McCurdy end OF the field, did
not make the fifth sand yesterday. as eX-
pected. but will be in to-day or tomorrow.
Their No. on the Terrence farm is reported
TO be in the lO0foot sand, and their No. on
the Finch is thrOuoh that formation.
Millison. Fried & Co. are casing off the salt
water in their No. = on the Henry Shaffer
McMichael farm shold lie in the fifth sand
early next week. Tie Bear Greek Refining
Conpany's No. l. on the Lorain property,
west OF McCurdy, is down about LOO feet.
Personal.
Mr.. Murphy, of Philadelphia, who is one
of the wealthiest oil operators in the United
States, and who has gained reputation for
his wildcatting qualities. was in PIttsburg
yesterday. He holds some of the choicest
territory in the Mcdonald field.
The Mcdonald Gauges
The following estimates were submitted
by the gaugers of the Southwestern Penn
syIvania Pipe Line Company:
The production OF the field was a5 5OO
the same the day before. The hourly
gauges were as follows: Matthews |
No. 8, %: Jennings, Guffey & Co.'s Heron |
L
pany's Nos / and Boyce, 20: Oakdale Oil |
Comnany's Nos. and Baldwin, %: Forest |
Oil Company No. Jane Stewart, so; No. l |
NJ. Wright, %: Greenlee & Forst No. / Nc. |
Murray, 80: No. l National Coal Company, |
%; Russell McMullen and j. NJ. McGutfey's |
No. ! Wettengel, 20;> Bear Creek Refining |
Company's No Campbell, 20; production, |
$500. Stock in field, 55 OO0.
The runs of the Southwest PENNSYLVANIA
Pipe Line Company from Mcdonald Thurs |
day were 39l4l. The National Transit runs |
were 35.S97: shipments. 1876. New York |
Transit shipments. 81, l26 Mackshurg di- |
vision of the Buckeye p. L. Co.. 947. Buckeye |
runs, 39, ,Sl3: shipments IS, PAS Southern Pine |
Line shipments. 10,S43 and Eureka Pipe Line |
shipments, G. los; runs, 2,096.
Yesterdays Market Features.
Trading was fair, accompanied by some |
recovery in price. The opening and lowest 1
was 81. There was an early advance to 57s< /
on attempting to fill buying orders which /
held till near the finish, when there was a |
drop to 512s which was the close Refined /
was unchanged. Daily average runs, 17 66I:
daily average shipments 6I,075. Clearances
were ~, 900 barrels.
on CITY, April l4-National Transit cer,
tincates opened at BIC: highest, 573<c: low
est 563zc; closed, 575sc: sales, 80 600 barrels:
clearances, 36s.0OO barrels; shipments, 92O3i
barrels: runs, 81, COS barrels.
New YORK, April 14-Petroleum steady.
advanced &c. then reacted nc, and closed \
steady. Pennsylvania oil. spot, sales none;
May option, opening, 571sc; lowest SIC: |
closing, 5I13c. Lima OIL no sales; total sales
S5 200 barrels.