Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-01
M'D0NALDS IN SIGHT.
More Fifth Sand Pools May Be Found
Which Are Filled With Oil
GORDON SANDERS NOW THE CRAZE.
The Efforts Made 70 Boom Sistersville Are
Successful.
WELLS WHICH ARE DUE THIS WEEK

John F. CARL, of PleasantviIle, the geolo-
gist of the oil regions was in Pittsburg last
evening. He has made the geology of the
oil producing country and the formation OF
the different sands a life study. and is with
out exception the bestposted man in
America on that subject. His last work on
the subject was published in the State Geo
logical Survey of 1858, before the Mcdonald
field was discovered. When asked last
evening if lie believed that another such
pool as Mcdonald was likely to be found. he
replied:
There may be- but OF course it will only
be opened by the drill II such another
pool be found it will be south of Pittsburg.
Draw an east and west line through Pitts
burg, and north of it you will find that
every available foot of ground has been
tested. South and southwest of such a line
we find large tracts of territory have never
bnen tested. In many places test wells
have been put down which have been pro-
nounced failures, but the truth is they are
no more tests than are the water wells In
the same locality.
Through ignorance Of the formations the
wells were not drilled deep enough. They
did not reach the depth where sands, if there
were anv, should have been found. The
drfliers calculated that at shch and such
depth they ought to get certain sand, and
If it was not found at that spot, they con-
cluded there was none to be found. This is
all mistake. Many such wells, / have no
doubt, have been stopped within Few feet
OF the productive sand"
Reports Prom Mcdonald.
The output of the Mcdonald field was the
same yesterday as the day before. No big
wells were brought in, but several small
ones were showing up for producers. The
well OF Lynch. Bucheit & Co., on the Meise
farm, located mile and half south
of Willow Grove, was drilled a little
deeper, but it did not improve. 1t is
still doing e5 barrels an honr This is from
the Gordon land, and there is little hope
that it will increase from this formation. 1t
Is one of the biggest Gordon wells yet struck
in the field, and the owners are anxious to
see just how much it will make.
The Wheeling Gas Companv's No on the
Little farm. located about ~ miles south
west of Mcdonald, entered the Gordon sand
yesterday. but instead OF finding oil n big
vein of salt water was struck. Several ef-
forts were madesto shut it of but without
success.
lot at Noblestown, was due to get the hfth
sand last night.
There are number Of rigs starting in the
vicinity of the Meise well, but it will be at
to the filth sand. The Cubbage farm well OF
the Devonian Oil Company may be in the
fifth sand by Monday.
viii Be Due Next Week.
R. G. Gillespie & Co.'S No. 9, on the Jane
Riddle farm, is due this week.
The Forest Oil Company expects to be in
the SAND within the next four or five days
with their No. !, on the Gregg tarm, south
west of Gregg station; also. with their No. l,
on the Scott farm.
There are a number OF wells around
Noblestown and in the McC"rdy end Of the
field which should be completed within the
next seven days, but whether they will OF
not depends largely on the owners.
SISrERSvILLE-R. G. and T. A. Gillespie are
starting three rigs at Sisterville. Operators
who came up from that country yesterday
said that the No. ! on the Joshue Russell
farm belonging to Ludwig O'Mooney was
making 700 barrels day.
The Mcdonald >Gau-es.
The following estimates were eubmftted
by the gaugers of the Southwestern PenlsyL
vania Pipe Line Company: w.
The production of the field was q, 900, the I
same as the day before. The hourly gauges
were as follows: Matthews No. 3, 20; Devon
ian Oil .Company's Nos. 1 and 2 Boyce, 20:
Oakdale Oil Company's Nos. and 8
Baldwin. 20; Forest Oil Companyfs No. l
Jane Stewart, 49, No. NJ. Wright, 20; j. NJ.
Greenlee's No. 4McMurray. 20. Lynch & Co.'S
No. Meise, 25. Production, 5000. Stock in
field, 81 COO
The runs of the Southwest Pennsylvania
Pipe Line Company from Mcdonald Fri
day were 25 242; outside of Mcdonald, 13. l94
The National Transit runs were 81 46S
% 1888. New York Transit ship
ments were 32,5l4 Macksburg division Of
the Buckeye Pipe Line Company, 1886.
Buckeye rups, 81, 535. Shipments, 7a,O3a
Southern Pipe Line shipments, 2o,l7.