Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06
FIFTH SAND BUSTERS.
Two Dry Holes We're Finished Up at
Mcdonald Yesterday.
OUTPUT OF OIL WELLS INCREASED.
One Hundred Quarts of Glycerine to Be Put
Into the McMurrsy.
WELLS STARTING AT SISTERSVILLE

Two dry holes were reported in the Mo
Donald field yesterday. They ore both
through the fifth sand One is located on
the northwestern edge Of the field, and the
other is west of Noblestown.
The production of the field took another
squirt, and was estimated at $4,000 barrels.
This is jump OF 5000 barrels since Satur-
day. The owners OF old wells are using
every means to get the oil out Of their wells
as fast as possible, and scarcely day goes
by that several of them are not shot. The
Stewart farm, was stirred up yesterday and
went from 50 to rs barrels an hour.
J. N. Guffey. Russell & McMullen shot
their well on the Wettengel property, west
of Oakdale, yesterday, and it Increased from
20 to rs barrels an hour.
Greenlee 8 Forst's No. on the National
Coal Company's property was asitated, and
increased from 40 to 65 barrels an hour.
The same party's No. McMurray was re-
ported to be doing lbs barrels an hour, an
increase of Is barrels an hour since the day
before
Their No. on the Potter lot. north Of
Noblestown, was showing for good Gordon
sander last night.
The Two Dry Holes.
Ono of the dry holes was Greenlee &
Forst's No. ! McGrady. located about 800 feet
west of Noblestown. 1t is in the vicinity of
Storey & Co.'s well on the brickyard lot,
which was also practically dry in the fifth.
1t Is n small well IN the Gordon sand.
on the Il. II. Wetmore farm. northwest OF
Oakdale. 1t is big gasser in the fifth sand,
and is to be connected with the Oakdale Gas
Company's lines.
Mercer & McClurg's we'll. on tho McMurray
seven acres, which was dry in the flfth yes
terday. will be given lC0-quart shot to-day
with the hope of breaking into some soft
rock which will contain enough oil to make
DrO0uCer L
will maze 100 barrels n day from the Gordon
sand. 1t was one OF the biggest surprises in
the field, as it is on direct line between
two nice 18th sand producers.
Brown Bros, Robson q Co.'s No. McMur-
ray, which has been dropped from the list OF
wells making 90 barrels an hour or more,
ma king II barrels an hour last evening.
The Bear Creek Refining Company's No.
on tine Campbell farm is due in the fifth sand
this week. 1t is located only few hundred
its chances are frst-class for q good pro-
ducer.
Starting Some New Wells
Mercer s. McClurg have made location
for No. on the McMurray seven acres, and
they also purchased the Guy property ad-
joining the Wettengel on the east, and have
started a rig.
Greenlee 4 Forst have also made several
locations on the Marshall farm south and
southwest of the present developments.
Brown Bros, Robson & Co.'s No 2, on the
Nc Murray. is down l,5oo feet. It is the
farthest well drilling to the south at this
point. The Forest Oil Company's test well,
on the Stirling farm, a mile in advance to
the southwest, is on top of the Gordon.
The New York Oil Company's No. on the
Fife farm will probably get the fifth sand to-
day or tomorrow. 1t was their No. Fife
which opened up the Fife pool, or as much
as is known of It. Values around it have
taken a tumble within tie past week, as two
RI dv-xrf ,fla,.c h<a ScI, I,ad
Activity Near Sistersville.
SIsTERsvILLE-Ludwig & Mooney are still
unable to run the tools in their well above
town owing to the heavy pressure of gas.
Harmon Bros. have started to spud in their
Steele lease well. 300 feet north of Smith s.
Shay's 125 barrel pumper.
McFadden & Co. are ready to spud on the
A. and S. Thistle farm east of town.
J. C. Tenant has rig up on the McCor-
mack and Morrison farm.
Smith & Shay have commenced to spud on
the Gillespie, Roome, and Stocking lots.
Parker & Co. are spudding on the Gillespie
plan of lots back of town.
Guffey & Co. are down 600 feet on the j. B.
Mccoy farm.
Connolly Bros. are down 300 feet on the
lot.
Daily 6 Dutton are down 1850 feet on the
Mccoy lot near Smith & shay's well.
Ludwig Mooney have made a location
on Cne ,. NJ. COach 1arm.
The Mcdonald Gauges.
The following estimates were submitted
by the gaugers of the Southwestern Penn.
sylvania Pipe Line Company.
The production of the fold was $4,000,
$500 more than the day before. The hourly
gauges were as follows: Matthew'S
No. g. %; Jennings, Guffey & Co.'s HERON
No. 1. 3d. Devonian Oil Companys Nos. l and
Boyce o.. Oal>dale Oil ComDanv's Nos Q
and Baldwin, As: Forest Oil Company's No.
NJ. WRIGHT. 3O No. 1 Jane Stewart, IS: Rus
sell, McMullen s. Co.'s No. Wettengel 20;
Greenlee & Forst No. l National Coal Com
pamy, IS; No. l McMurray, l25; production,
% 600. Stock in field, Sc 600.
The runs of the Southwest Pennsylvania
Pipe Line Company from Mcdonald Mon
lay were 36,9GS: outside of Mcdonald, 9,10l.
The National Transit runs were 36,775; ship
nents, 12452. Southern Pipe Line ship
nents. 3s,272. New York Transit shipments,
2, 179 Eureka shipments. 1884. Macksburg
division OF the Buckeye P. L. Co., LIS
Yesterdays Market Features.
Trading was light, but there was a good |
the finish being next to the high |
,st point of the day. The opening was 57ssc,
highest 5Sc. lowest 572sc: close 57s4c. There |
vas no change in refined. Daily average |
hipments, s.. 269 |
OH CITY. April 5-National Transit Certi- |
icates opened at 57ssc; highest. 577sc: lowest, |
TIC; closed at 572sc. Sales. 5000 barrels: |
learances, 2OS 600 barrels; shipments, l13 O67 |
,arrels: runs, 106 95s barrels.
BRADFORD, April 5.-NatiOnal Transit Ger
ificates opened at SIC; closed at 575sc: high /
st, 57s4c; lowest, 5714c; clearances, 5000 bar
els.
NEW YORK. April 5.-Petroleum was
neglected, opening dull and remaining so all |
lay. Pennsylvania oil, spot. sales none;
Apri1 option, 57Ac; Lima oil, no sales; total
ales, 5000 barrels.