Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-15
OIL NOTES.
It's still dollar oil.

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WASHINGTON TWP. The Springboro
Oil Co. struck a good well on IKE b. F.
Hilliard farm. The contractors, Pam
ter and Black, estimate it at from % to
30 barrels.
COYLEsVlLLE- -McKee's well on the
Blatt was 20 feet in the sand yesterday,
and filled up 500 feet with oil. This Is
a southern extension of the old eastern
belt
MTCHESTNUT-M & Co.'S well
on the Brandon is 20 feet in stray
sand similar to the Sunbury sand and is
filled with saltwater They expect a
good well
JEFFERSON CENTRE Frazier q Cos
well in the Kornumph is doing about Is
bills 1t will be shot Saturday.
I'm Clinton twp. Butler county. bor-
dering on Allegheny county. L. w.
Phillips has drilled in his test well on
the s. Hemphill farm and has good
producer 1t was drilled into the sand
Thursday evening and produced 10 bbls.
| the first nine hours The Location IS
800 feet northwest Of the well eomplet
ed on the McGinnis farm about six
| weeks ago Mr. Phillips is also drilling
test well on the p. Hemphill farm
that is due to get the sand early in the
week
The .Jacoby well. west of Harmers-
vile, Allegheny county, has been put
| to pumping and made 30 bbls. the first
"a hours. The test well on the Carson
lot, near the Mullet farm producer, is
not expected to get the sand before next
| Monday or Tuesday
| At Gibsoniaia, the Devonian Oil com
| pany is starting a test well on the Boyle
farm. The Ann Oil company's well on
the Silas Semple farm is drilling on top
of the sand.
1 At Economy, Eachels d Ritchey ex-
peot to get the pay at their No. Ii to-
morrow; the location is inside of defn-
ed limits
Near Cooperstown, Butler county, the
Forest Oil company has completed its
| No On the Parks farm and has small
producer, not good for more than bbls
a day.
There is quite a little furry in ad
vance of the North Washington deyel
lopment, in the same county. Cutler q
lCo, have completed test well on the
Flemming farm that is reported good
for 30 bbls day The same company
is drilling a second well on the same
farm, and Randolph & Co. have started
to drill on the Thompson heirs farm.
In the Rosenberg pool, west of Park
er NJ. S. Adams is drilling a third wei
on his farm. Derrick.
The only local territory as to which
there IL the least speculation is that IL
the north end of Allegheny county anC
, Just over the Butler county line, in
! general way designated as the little Dee
Creek development, A scoop Of terri
tory in that locality, some five or ST,
miles long, but narrow. is in doubt n
to what it may do in the way of furnish
ing production. Near Dorseyville tn
test on the Reifsnider farm was drlle'
g through all sands including the fit
, and proved a duster The Jacoby farI
test west of Harmarsyille was put t
pumping during the past week an
= started at 30 bbls. day
@ Near the McGinnis well in Clinto
! township, Butler Co. close to the bound
airy line between that and Alleghan
{ county I. w, Phillips drilled in tes
well on the 5. HemphilI farm that star
ed at 10 bbls. The location is 500 fec
l. northwest of the McGinnis well, con
0 pleted last month and now making
a bbs. day.
e On line between the McGinnis fam
II well and the Mullet well west of Harm
h arsville. Mr. Phillips also huishe
,f drilling down an old well to the fft
\ sand and had "A close call to getting
- drster. II is accepted as pointer tn;
J. the two developments do not connect u
Il on line with this test. The Carson K
# test is located south and west Of IL
: Mullet and should be due in the san
tomorrow. Derrick Of Monday.
le NEXT WEEK IN PIrTsBURG
4 The immense attendance ut the Gran
1t Opera House last week, despite II
a opposition Of the weather, and u
!. opening of the Exposition demon
~ strates quite clearly the great popula
N ity of this House as a family resor
re From Monday afternoon to Saturda
night its capacity was taxed to accon
" odate the people large proportion
)t whom were women and children. IT
1t new Stock Company has scored a gre;
d success, and is easily the strongest org
!, nization of the kind that has as yet bee
- seen at this Theatre. Next wee
i. Christopher Jr', comedy that ra
he for an entire year in New York, will |
IN presented 1t will embrace the fu
i, strength Of the cast. and in accordan'
with the policy of the House this SCI
ie son, will be a complete production
scenery and all affects.