Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-27
OIL Notes.

hey drlch NO. OlL LeAees3 iOI safe al
at this Office
The HooYer-Shira field in Washington
twp. may be extended to the southwest,
as the recently completed third-saud wells
a the John Barnhsrt and G. ". Meals.
aud stray-sand well on the A. l.. Shira,
have caused some new rigs to be put up in
that direction.
A new rig has been erected over an old
we'll on the Henry heirs property, in Oak
land twp. about a mile southeast of the
pine tract It is not far from the Millinger
well. drilled some years ago. and which
flowed so much saltwater. The idea is to
test this territory in the 100 foot.
The market closed at 95Eyesterday.
Campbell & Murphy's we'll on the Dor
sey filled up with oil from the first pay, or
hundred foot, but will be drilled to the
third sand.
The Frazier d Co. (or Forquer & Coz
No on the Eshelman is still doing 40
bbls. an hour, and the Gibson 6 Co. on the
Johnston 10. FOrquer d Co.'S. No. , wuu
have made 100 bbls. from the 100 f.. but is
being drilled to the third.
Harry Barnhart fell from derrick, near
Carnegie, last Thursday, and fractured his
ak Ill. He was taken to the West Penn
Fl ,spitsl.
The Supreme Court of W Va. has decid-
si that oil leases are taxable
The gusher that was expected on the
Dorsey farm in the Brownsville third sand
district failed to materialize. The loca-
ton of the well and the good showing it
made when first drilled into the sand gave
the impression that it would be as large as
either the Johnson or Eshelman wells. 1t
was not the purpose of the ow ers to drill
it deeper until Monday, but on Saturd ~
evening they decided to drill it little
and to their surprise had only drilled a
the sand and into slate The well has
since been flowing by heads, and produc-
ing about s barrels an hour. They only
found about IL feet of sand. Its location
IS about 200 feet almost due west of the
guSher on the johnson farm, and shows
tina. there is little to be expected from that
quarter.
The well on the Johnson farm has been
put to pumping and is producing at the
rate of 250 barrels day. The Esheman
well is still flowing 80 barrels an hour.
The Smith d Patterson we'll on the YIN.
Kirker farm, near Whitestown, two and
one half miles north of the Little Creek
developments, was put to pumping last
Friday and the first "a hours produced l30
bulls. of oil. Latest reports from there say
1t Is now making at the rate of IS bbIs
per day. This is quite surprise, as sew
eral wells have been drilled in that section
which have shown some oil, but not in
paying quantities. This, however, may
be al exception and may possibly be the
means of opening up a new field. The oil
seems to be somewhat darker than that
found on Little Creek. The owners of this
well have secured considerable territory
in this vicinity and no doubt will give it a
good test now that their well shows SO fa-
vOrable.
Hazlett d. Co. on the Martin farm, some
2 900 feet north from the Krker farm
well, have been trying for two or three
months to make their well produce, but
on account of the large amount of water
to handle have had many mishaps and
have got but very little oil as yet; at times
the indications have been for good well
and it is now hoped that the other wells
will be the means of reducing the water
aud that they have a paying well, which
they justly deserve for their patience and
hard work trying to make il produce.
VIM. Eisler has just completed and got
his new we'll to pumping on the Martin
farm, about 400 feet north of the Hazlett
d Co. well On the same farm, and to-day
it is showing little oil on the water; a
as to the Galore of the last two wells.
Mr.. Eisler has made location for well
on the Stewart farm, about l 900 feet sout h
of the Kirker farm well. Stoughton 81 Co.
have also made location on the same
farm.
Collins, Heasley & Co are getting in
material for we'll on the Kelly farm,
about one half mile south of the town of
Prospect.
The Bartlett & Co. well on the r. B
Conn was completed last week, and is SAID
to be dry.
Hile & Co are about ready to start drill
ing at their No 2 on the Webber farm,
which is about three-fourths of a mile south
of Prospect.
VIM. Walker is drilling his we'll on the
Shaner farm to the lower sands; nothing
was found IN the Berea grit or hundred
foot sands.