Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-24
NO GUSHER REPORTED.
Light Wells Yesterday, but the Pro-
duction Unchanged.
WILDCATS CLOSELY WATCHED.
Several Places Where the Pay Streak
Should Be Tapped To-Day.
IMPORTANT NOBLESTOWN VENTURE

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operators. The production held up to 26,
500, the same as it was the day before, but
no one for an instant believed that 1t would
be increased.
There were three or four Gordon sand
wells drilled in yesterday, but none of them
were big enough to cause any comment.
The chances are that the field is as big now
as it will be for some time, and no one seems
to be able to predict what the final outcome
of the field will be.
The we'll Of j. NJ. Gufey, Russell. Nc
Mullen & Co., on the Wettengel farm, To-
Gated in the flats between Oakdale and
Noblestown, still held the supremacy yes
terday as the chief topic Of interest.
At. a late hour yesterday afternoon it was
| making 40 barrels an hour, and was holding
| up with all the tenacity Of thoroughbred.
The we'll nearest the saEd in the immediate
| locality is the jolly Oil Company's No. on
the bridge lot, just across the railroad track
| from the Noblestown station. It was in the
Gordon yesterday morning, and with good
luck should be in the fifth sand to-day.
. Confident of Getting Well.
The owners are confident of getting a
good fifth sand well, as it is located on di-
rect southwest line from the Brown, Ro BIZ
son & Co. s McMurray we'll and also from
the j. NJ. Guffey, Russell and McNIullen's
No on the Wettengel farm. 1t is located
not more than 1000 feet from the latter
we'll on a 22-degree line, which leads to the
belief that it will be good one.
There are dozens of leaseholders in the
vicinity of Noblestown who were watching
the progress of the Jolly Oil Company's
we'll yesterday, and if it comes in good
there will be at least score of wells started
in the immediate locality within the next
ten days.
South of the Jolly Oil Company's we'll
about 800 feet is Greenlee & Forst's No. 1
on their No. 2 Marshall lease. 1t will be
in the Gordon sand to-day. Northeast of
Greenlee & Forst's No. 1. on the No. 9
Marshall lease, is Mercer, McClurg & Co.'S
No. 1, on. the Marshall. They expect to
reach the third sand Saturday and the fifth
by the first of next week.
The Bear Creek Refining Company's No.
8 well on the Campbell farm, located about
half way between the well of j. NJ. Guffey.
Russell, McNIullen & Co. on the Wettengel
farm, and Brown, Robson e Co.'S 1 Nc
Murray, is down 800 feet, and their No.
on this property is $50 feet deep.
Ought to Have the Gordon To-Day.
Greenlee & Forst expected to reach the
Gordon sand last night in their No 1 on
the No. 2 Marshall lease, and also in
their No. 1 on the National Coal Company's
property Their No. 3 on the Glad
den farm, located about a mile south
west of Mcdonald, is down about 1.5OO feet.
They have commenced to spud at their Nos.
1 and on the Chalfant and Marshall prop
erty, and at No. on the National Coal
Company's land.
Their No 1 Potter is in the 100-foot; No.
1 Marshall and No. 1 McGrady are each
about ], 900 feet.
Mercer, McClurg g. CO. No 1 on the
Marshall property, south of the Noblestown
station, should be in the Gordon tomorrow,
and Kennedy, Marshall & Co. s No. Nc
Murray is within a few feet of the Gordon
sand. e.. .
Vesey, McNIurray & Co.'S we'll on the
Marshall lot, east of Willow Grove station,
and within,a couple of hundred feet of
Brown, Robson 6 Co. S well, is down LOO
feet 80.
Down at Willow Grove, Borchert & Co. s
well on the McVickars lot, 200 feet east of
the postoffice we'll, is in the Gordon and
showing for 200 barrels day.
Todd, Nolan & Co. S well on the Robbins
property at the south end of the Elliott
trestle, between Noblestown and Willow
Grove, was due to reach the Gordon sand
last night.
Shelter & Co., on the Fontenay lot across
the railroad from Todd, Nolan & Co.'S
well, expect to get the Gordon some time
to-day.
Brown, Robson & Co.'S No. on the
McMurray lot, is down nearly 1900 feet.
Showing Good at Mcdonald.
Hite s. Hothian brought in nice we'll
yesterday on the Miller farm at Mcdonald.
1t is located south of that borough, and ac-
cording to last reports it was making from
300 to $50 barrels day.
Hustler Davis & Bolts No 2 on the
Boyce farm in southwest McCurdy, is re-
ported to be good for from $50 to 400 bar
rels day.
The Forest Oil Company's No. 4, on the
John NJ. Glenn farm, is down about $50
feet
The Peoples Gas Company brought in a
light we'll yesterday. 1t is their No. 9, on
the McNIurray farm, and is located only 800
feet east of the Woodland Oil Company's
big No. 4, on the McMurray, north of Oak
dale.
w. P. Rend's test we'll, on the ]. D.
Sauter's farm, located mile south of the
w. B. Moorhead property, has developed
into 3OO-pound gasser from the 5O-foot
sand. but after being shut down for some
time they started up yesterday and intend
to drill it to the fifth sand.
The Gro1 er Cleveland Oil Company's we'll
on the Kelly farm, located south and east of
the Sauter's farm, was reported last evening
to be through the Gordon sand and dry in
that formation.
j. NJ. Guffey & Co. were expecting to
reach the fifth sand at every bit last night
in their No. 2well on the Nancy Bell on
the western edge of developments
May Not Be in Until Next Week,
the Fife farm, instead of being in the Cor
don sand, as enormously reported, is only
in the bottom of the Big Injun, or about
1,200 feet deep.
Patterson s. Jones' No 5. on the Shaffer
farm in southwest McCurdy, is expected in
the fifth sand to-day.
The Woodland Oil Company ran the tools
at its No. 4, on the McMurray farm, for
half an hour yesterday, bat it was not
learned whether its output had been i'm
proved.
There have been Sc wells located in the
neighborhood of Venice, four miles south
of Mcdonald, but the impossible condition
of the roads has seriously interfered with
operations. Most of them were located for
gasers
The Peoples Light and Heat Company's
well, on the j. G. Clark farm, in Franklin
township, has pressure of 40 pounds for
the first minute and rock pressure OF $50
pounds in eight minutes.
. The Dunkard Oil Company's wildcat we'll
on a farm 215 miles northeast of Mt Nor
ris is $50 feet in the sand and dry.
The South Penn Oil Company has started
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