Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-10
OLD WELLS FAILING.
The Production Took a Tumble
Of 10000 Barrels Yesterday.
THERE IS NO GASFJR THE BOILERS.
A Well at Mcdonald and Two at Willow
Grove Showing Gordon OIL
NEW TERRITORY IN WEST VIRGINIA

There was another very noticeable drop
in the estimated production of the McDon-
aid field yesterday, as we'll as in the stocks
in the field. The first declined from Sc, $50
to &c, 900 barrels, and the stocks from 5000
to y, 600 barrels. There were no big wells
completed yesterday, but several which
were expected in were shut down
on top of the sand either on
account of a lack of water or gas Several
wells were drilled in far enough to show
that they contained oil, and that pay NAV
be found deeper in the sand which will
more than pay big interest on the money
invested
No information wss received in Pittsburg
yesterday to confirm the report that Carr
Bros venture on the Beall farm at Inde-
perdence had even showing of
oil, and notwithstanding the assertion
of street scout that it was
doing 90 barrels and hour, no one familiar
with the territory around Independence
could be found who believed fishy state
any oil in the hole, and if it had made a
flow the news would soon be received in
PittsburS as there are too many operators
here who are interested in that region to
allow any such thing to go without confirm
alton for more than "a hours.
The well of Kennedy, Gardiner, FitZgib-
bons & Co. on the Kennedy farm, back of the
seminary Mt Oakdale, was drilled into the
fifth sand yesterday and is showing for at
lea st l25 barrels Il day. This is somewhat OF
a surprise as there were few outside of the
owners who believed that even an Indication
of petroleum would be found. 1t is located
about 800 feet northeast of the well which
Fisher Il Co. drilled on the slaughterhouse
lot some months ago, and as it had q small
output LED to the subsequent developments
around which wells proved so light as to be
in almost every case abandoned.
No Gas TO Drill With.
Patterson & Jones' Nos. and 6, on the
Kelso farm, north of Oakdale, are both be-
be shut down yesterday, and will not be
drilled into the fifth before tomorrow.
They had no gas to the boilers.
The same firms No. on the
Kelso farm is drilling at about 600 feet.
Their Nos 3, and on the Leonard Shaffer
farm drilling at depths ranging from
1900 to 2O00 feet, and with good luck they
will ell be finished up within the next ten
days.
Forst & Greenlee's No. on the GLADDEN.
farm, located mile southwest of Mcdonald
wss not shot yesterday, as anticipated. 1t
is doing only about % barrels day.
The well of Givens & Co., on the corner
lot, in the eastern part of Mcdonald bor-
ough, on the Noblestown road, was drilling
in The Gordon sand yesterday and had made
several flows during the day. 1t is rated as
good for so or 80 barrels a day. according to
present indications. Koerner, Westhead &
Co. did not drill their well on the Nc
Dowell lot, at Laurel Hill, into the
Gordon sand yesterday. There was no
change reported in the condition OF the
Wheeling Gas Company's well on the Woods
farm up until n late hour last evening, and
it is still showing for not more than l20 or $50
barrels day.
Prorucers as Willow Grove
Crowley Bros well at Willow Grove was
drilled into the Gordon sand yes
terday morning and made several
good flows. 1t will probably
make l50 barrels day from this sand. Learn
Sc Burson have a well at Willow Grove
which was reported last evening to be show
ing for well in the Gordon sand. The
fifth sand has been shown to have run out
at this place and the operators who now get
paying wells in the Gordon are satisfied to
let them stand and not take chances in drill
ing to the fifth, rs the sand in the fourth in
variably drives back whatever oil is found
in the Gordon.
Tue Forest OIL Company's No. O. on the j.
NJ Glenn, and No. 2, on the r. w. Glenn, did
not get the fifth sand yesterday, as antici-
pated, but will be drilled in Monday.
Coast Bros. finished up a light well yester-
day on the McMichael farm, in southwest
McCurdy.
Guckert, Learn and the Jennings Bros
well on the Reed farm, at Venice, was re-
Hussier Davis & Bolts No. we'll, on the
Boyce iarn', north Of Oakdale, has stopped
flowing. Patterson & Jones have shot their
No. Kelso, which had stopped flowing, but
the glycerine did it no good.
The Fort Pitt Gas Company cmpleted a
Passer on the John Patton farm at StoupS'
Ferry yesterday.
New Territory in Virginia.
OIL has been struck in wildcat we'll In
r Uo ha oil 10 fbo
southern side of the county on Finks' creek.
1t was drilled some time ago and plugged.
When the plug was drilled out last week the
well began to flow OIL
This well is the farthest east OF any in the
State, and opens up an entire new and extern
sive territory to the drill. The residents
are excited and leasing agents have invaded
the locality. The oil was found in the Cor
don sand at the depth of ., 100 feet.
Another Oil and Gas Company.
The Shippenville Oil and Gas Company
was formed at Edinburg last week with
capital of $4,000 They have purchased the
gas plant formerly owned by P. F. Kribbs,
extending from Lineville through Fryborg,
jamestown, Shippenville and Elk City to
Edinburg. w. i. Mcdowell OF the firm of
Mcdowell & Crawford, is President; G. NJ.
Cushing, of the Dell Oil Company, is Secre-
tary and Treasurer. They Will continue I'M
der the old charter to operate and furnish
gas and oil.
Gauges of the Wells.
The gauges of the wells in the Mcdonald
field yesterday which are making 20 barrels
an hour an over were as follows:
Guffey, Jennings & Co.'s No. / Mathews,
80; No. 5, Matthews 30: Nos. and Heron,
So; No. 1 Mathews heirs, 20; No. 2, Bell 20:
Olltdale Oil Company's Nos.1 and Bald win,
So: Nos. l and Wallace, 60; Forest Oil Com
nany's No. Heron, 25: Patterson Il Jones'
No kelso 50: Devonian OIL Company's Nos.
l and 9 Boyce so: Forst & Greenlee's No.
Mevey, 90; Woodland Oil Company's No.
Gamble, 20; No. Gamble, 90: Morgan heirs
No. 2, Oakdale Oil Company, 40; 5. Sturgeon.
and Guftey, Galley Murnhy. 40; Royal
Gas Company's No. NJ. Eobb. 30. Produc-
ton of tile field based on the foregoing, So
coo barrels. The Southwest Pennsylvania
Pipe Line runs from Mcdonald Yesterday
were 36,4 ,4l7.37 barrels; outside OF Mcdonald, |
10 O52. "a National Transit runs, IS 4SL57; ship
ments, 6l,3S349. Macksburg runs, 5S06l. |
Buckeye rms, 81, 69475; shipments, 2,6J6.:S. |
Southern Pipe Line runs, 5,7s9.0S barrels. |
Stock in the field, 4, 600.