The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-25
RAGLAND FIELD NOW
HAS BIG GUSHER
Kentucky Oil Well Flows Over
Derrick and Floods Country for
Half Mile Around
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC
Louisville, KY, Aug. 24.-Interest has
shifted in the last week TO the RagIaEd
field in Bath and Rowan counties. A SEN
sational strike was made there Saturday,
when the Kentucky Ragland Company, at
a depth of 500 feet, brought in a genuine
gusher IN the farm of Ike Jones. The oil
is reported to be gushing over the top CT
the derrick and to have flooded the country
for half a mile around. \ representative
of the Gufy & Galley Company, which is
actively developing this field, inspected the
well and estimates the flow TO be 1000 bar
rels a day, which makes it easily the best
well in the Ragland field.
On Saturday also the Rowan County Oil
and Gas Company struck a flow of oil en-
the Gearhart farm in Triplet Valley. This
extends the developed field three miles to
the north.
During the week the Guny & Galley OIL
and Gas Company shot three wells. making
a total OF thirty-six this company has
brought in in the Rasland field. A good
flow Of oil is reported from each. The Gufy
& Galley Company has spent a quarter OF a
million dollars in the Ragland field and IS
still at work. 1t lights the field, with gas
to residences in the surrounding unit
at a cost OF 81 a month.
The Lexington Oil Company on Wednes-
day brought in its fourth well on Joseph
was found in paying quantities. Drilling
continues at the Clear Creek furnace on the
two weeks ago at ri.1o5 feet. Another
well is being drilled near 1t which shows
evidences Of green oil.
Week tn Knox County.
Four wells were brought in in Knox
County during the week. The last one was
the Atlantic and Pacific on Company
Barnes. No 2 1t gushed 100 feet high and
Oh odIag = G sas c 5es nns G GIBSON. c Sos = Is IN
and win make between fifteen and twenty
five barrels The tandard Deveiopmen,
IN G9R eood for "t tWe OP the to f Mss0 ba lsass came TSs
Toilers' well, in Barbourville, is flowing
over the top. 1t was shot early in the week.
Other wells will be brought in in a few
The Barnes gusher was opened Friday and
allowed to flow all day. 1t gushed every
rig. and the tubing cannot be put in. An
other rig will be on the ground early next
week TO replace the one burned, and the
Barnes well was not drilled as deep as the
Hammons by twelve feet. That well also
TIL two wells are not more than $50 feet
apart. The Barnes No. 2 is on a line be-
tween the Hammons and the Barnes No.
intention OF the Atlantic and Pacific Com
pany to drill deeper the No. l well with
the rig that was destroyed. 1t will prob
AMY US buIIh MY IeSI deeper, 10 re lepll
OF No. 2. as soon as a rig can be obtained.
The last strike will lead to the sinking
of other wells in the bottom around the
Hammons well. The gas pressure on this
side of the ridge is as strong as it is on
the Jones side. The gas in the Wage sand
has weakened at this point. as there have
radius.
Pipe Lin Proposed.
1t is reported at B~arbourville. on what
is stated to be reliable authority, that a
n1na lrnA Z a at Loot n 10 l.Il
TO the story. the Standard OIL COMPANY
will construct one to Parkersburg. w. va.
Unless a market is soon obtained. the sit
uatfon In Knox County will become criti-
cal. Wells have been sunk in all parts CT
the county, and not one cent has been re-
ceived for the oil found in them. The wells
in their present condition. miles from any
place of refinery. are not worth much to
anybody. There are no large tanks to re-
ceive the oil, and for that reason a great
amount has been lost. From the 25O-bar-
rel tanks being nsed the oil leaks and
evaporates. and, besides. the expense OF
erecting them is considerable. Shipping oil
ton. as the rate Is as much as the price
of the raw of
duceIs has been called to meet in Lexing-
ton September IL to discuss concert of ac-
ton to secure pipe lines and refineries. 1t
is claimed by the signers of the call-Leon-
rigg-that the first years prospecting and
development in Kentucky has been far
HiOEc Satisfactory IN results imam was I1e
case in Pennsylvania. Ohio. Indiana or
West Virginia.
Among the oil companies incorporated
during the week were the Clover Leaf Oil
and Gas Company OF Ashland. AMI the
Acknowledgement Oil and Gas Company
of W County. The latter COMPANY fas
5000 capital stock. William and Taylor
Young and G. B. Claywood of Morehead
are the incorporators. The company will
bore for oil in Rowan and adjoining coun-
ties.
A good flow of oil was struck Friday at
1.15O feet in the Lawson well. eight miles
south OF Williamsburg. Whitley County. a
new field. After having sunk seven wells
In Fleming County and finding no oil the
Fleming OIL and Gas Comnany has given uo
hope. II has spent $4,000 in prospecting
Fleming County. The Science Hill Oil Com
pany has struck a show of oil at 1000 feet
six miles from Somerset. Pulaski County
At a depth Of 400 feet. near Calhoun. Nc
Lean County. Crafts Bros. struck a now
that gushed fifteen feet above the ground
The well was plugged until machinery
could be obtained and another well started.