Trouble Among Oil Well Owners
The Pittsburgh Daily Commercial, April 7, 1864
There is some trouble among the owners of oil wells on the Tarr Farm, where production has recently become reduced. This is supposed to be owing to the Woodford and Phillips Wells. These two wells have interfered with each other from the time the Woodford Well was struck. Drawing the tubing from the Phillips Well causes the Woodford Well to flow muddy oil, while removing the tubing from the Woodford Well causes the Phillips Well to stop flowing entirely. The parties owning these two wells have been at loggerheads for some time. A few weeks ago, the tubing of the Woodford Well was removed, and consequently, the Phillips Well ceased to flow. So the matter stands at the present time. The stoppage of these two wells materially affects the flow of many others on the same farm, causing them to produce muddy oil, and in many cases, water.
On the upper end of the Blood Farm, a similar state of affairs exists. The Filkins Well, which was struck some time ago, affected the flow of several adjoining wells. The owners of some of these have removed their tubing, causing the Filkins well to flow water instead of oil. Unless a compromise is speedily reached, it is generally supposed that the oil supply from these two farms may be diverted to another locality, due to heavy water courses flowing down upon the oil.