Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-05-25
The Glade Run Field.

A correspondent OF the Derrick speak
| ing Of the systematic and successful oper
alton of the Glade Run field, says:
Your correspondent. in visiting the
various producing sections of Butler
county, tarried a few days at the once
famous Glade Run pool, opened up by our
old friend, T. W. Phillips, some seven
years ago. Since then. all the territory
! in this section, including q large percent
age around Evans City, and on the Big and
Little Conoquenessing creeks, have passed
into the hands OF the Forest Oil Company
This is one of the finest producing plants
to be found anywhere in the Oil Region,
and TO any one interested in the producing
of oil, it will well pay them to closely in
spect their methods of handling wells at
Glade.
The old veteran oil man, Major Phipp
who by the way, came here with Mr..
Phillips, and had charge of his business in
the field, is the gentlemanly superintend
ent of the Glade Run plants. Mr.. Phipp
certainly has Just cause to be proud of his
record, and but few have met with such
phenomenal success in the discharge of
their duties in this capacity. 1t would
tax the ability Of an expert TO lind one
fault in any department OF the Majors
business, so perfect and systematic is
everything conducted.
The major has under his jurisdiction lis
men and 224 wells The wells are divided
among five foremen as follows: f. M.
Hutchinson has 81 wells, which are lOcat-
cd in the Old Glade Run pool proper.
Hutch" is an old-timer in the field and is
''onto himself" as is evidenced by the
condition things are kept. L w. alker,
an old Parkerite, wields the scepter over
Is or 90 as good men as there are in the
oil diggiDgs. His territory is on Little and
Big Connoquenessing creeks, and 60 is the
number of his wells. j. g. Brad
street has 10 or IL men in the same class
and 90 wells His dictrict adjoins Mr..
Walkers. l.. A. Garfield holds fourth in
the Evans City and Water Station districts
and has so wells, while A. G. Jamison has
a small district at Renfrew, with hve
wells. Here are five foremen that are
hard to beat. They are thorough gentle
men, courteous and understand every
phase of the business they are engaged in.
The Derrick reporter is pleased to say that
these leases were all in first-class shape
while the machinery was in good trim and
the boiler house and derrick floor as clean
as pin.
AT O, clock each morning, a gauge of
the wells is taken and the report sent TO
the office by 10 a. IN. By this means, Mr..
Phipps is able at glance to see the pro-
duction of each well in the entire district.
If the gauge of well shows q decline IN
production, that well is looked after at
once. This production report is at once
complied aud sent to the general office at
Pittsburg the following day. Everything
pertaining to the running of the district TO
the minutest detail is kept well IN hand
and thoroughly understood by all. The
utmost good feeling prevails between the
foremen and employees and everything
works with clock-like precision. Each
man vies with the other endeaVoring to DO
his best for the interest of the company, a
fact they know is highly appreciated by
their superintendent All orders are kind
ly enforced and strictly obeyed by all.