Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-31
OIL NOTES.

THE MARKET-Both agencies are
paying 81. 30. this morning.
Jefferson twp-The Southern Oil Co
struck good well, in the boulder, on
the Anderson farm, west of Frazier's
mills, last week. 1t was rated at 80
barrels
Franklin -McClung 81 Cos we'll on
the Lewis Albert is down 1909 feet, and
will be finished to the Speechley in
about ten days. The Company has
several hundred acres under lease.
Washington twp.-Snee & Co. have
well on the Stewsrt Hindman that is re-
ported good
Fairview-W. Shoenfield's well on
the Daubenspeck farm north of the
borough is dry in the third sand It
will probably be drilled to the Speechly
". A. Kelly is rigging up on the San
de-son in Parker twp to drill TO the
Speechley.
Butler twp-Kelly & Cos well on the
Weisesntein,a mile northwest of Butler.
struck strong gas vein, last Thursday
Duff Bros well on the Poor Farm was
dry in the thirty-foot but is drilling TO
tiAt LOu4 DI CtALh. ADltWdlG " IliItil-
berger's well on the Hinchberger west
Of the Kelly came in Saturday and 10
doing 10 barrels n day DOdds G5 Holli-
freund's well on the W. j Welsh was
in the 100-foot Saturday and will be
finished this week Dietrich Bros have
started to drill on the Huselton. Gaha-
CHAN, Bieehley q Co. shot their No. l
ON the Kelly last week and it is doing
40 barrels day. No. is doing 18
barrels and No. 3 is doing ) barrels.
Darlings we'll barrels ana the Forests
barrels.
Stewart q Hinchberger's well on the
Hinchberger south Of town was dry in
the thirty-foot, but on being drilled into
the third sand showed for five barrel
well. There is no third sand well nearer
it than a mile. Dodds d Co.'S well on
the w. j. Welsh, just across the road
from Gahagan's Kelly No. 3 came in
yesterday and shows for fifteen barrel
well.
West Of town Burt Young has started
a well on the McShane farm. Clark's
well on the Kelly has been cased and
Burtons well on the Stamm caught
their tools and is again drilling A big
dose OF salt water was struck in the 100
foot III the Forests well on tho
Kohler and had TO be cased off
Duff Bros well on the Poor Farm
when drilled to the third sand sturclz a
strong vein Of gas. The County Com
missioners are jubilant over the good
fortune.
Lots Of salt water and little oil was
found in the 100-foot sand in the Forests
well on Krug's slaughter house lot.
Both the Krug and Kohler wells are
due in the third sand today
Speechley Notes.-The Tiona oil field
in Elk Co. is said to be owned by T. N.
Barnsdall. who has been offered mil
lions for it, and the resemblance of the
'Speechley' sand and oil to the Tiona.
is what has caUsed the payment of the
wonderful prices for leases. The oil is
nearly as clear as water and the wells
last y lifetime.
Brown. Vance d Co. Saturday com
peted a well on the l. n Campbell four
acre tract near Murtland school house
in Concord township which is estimated
at from 10 to - barrels. Snee q Cos
well ON the Ezra Campbell farm and
the South Penn's on the Chas Cochran
came in this week and are both pro
duceIs of the average size for the field
the Snee well is said to be one Of the
/ best in the field.
A Tiona or Speechley well is worth
about $4,000 a barrel Barnshall is said
to have refused 50, 200, 600 for his Tiona
field i'll Elk Co.