McCurdy Oil Rig #10 Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Keystone: As the owner has not responded to my prior note, I am archiving this cache page.

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Keystone
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Hidden : 4/6/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Did you know there's still active oil rigs in Pittsburgh? Well there is and if you're lucky enough to find this cache you will get to see a little bit of that history for yourself!

As an added bonus this is the highest peak in Allegheny county, so ENJOY THE VIEW!


We didn't make this a tricky cache to find, it's more about the history of the area, so ENJOY! CONGRATULATIONS to Rooster6 for the FTF! I'm glad you posted a photo as well!

The McCurdy pool was developed in 1890 1 S93 A well brought in on October 16 1S90 on the McCurdy farm began flowing at the rate of 600 barrels per day The development of the field followed rapidly In May 1891 wells on the WE Riddle and Jane Riddle farms began flowing at from 60 to 100 barrels per hour About the same time a well on the parsonage lot of the Union Church property came in at 60 barrels per hour Probably the best well in the field was on the Bell farm which began flowing at the rate of 200 barrels per hour Many of the wells which followed produced from 50 to 100 barrels per day The oil came from the Fifth sand which is here from 10 to 30 feet in tluckness with an average of scarcely 20 feet Regardless of the thin sand however these wells have produced an enormous quantity of oil and many of them after 18 years of constant pumping still furnish from 1 to 10 barrels per day The Fifth sand is said to show some water in this pool as does also the Hundred foot but data relative to the water conditions are too meager to be of value The Gordon and the Hundred foot sands furnished some gas in this Held but the Fourth sand appears to be of no importance From the available data it is difficult to outline the McCurdy field on the northeast since it is not possible to point out the limit of the Fifth sand oil pool in that direction

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