The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-01
PIPE LINES WILL
Be CONSTRUCTED
Surveyors Commence Work in the
Kentucky Oil Fields-Rail-
roads Reduce Rates.
REPURIIC SPECIAL

fNEfIbLIC SfECIAL
Louisville. KY. Aug. I-Mos important
OF the oil deveIopments'of the week is the
confirmation OF the. report that pipe lines
are { o be constructed. together with u re-
duction in oil rates by the railroads. The
result has been 4 great increase OF activity
In the Kentucky oil fields. Many new
leases have been taken and development is
being pushed. The plan for a PIPE line is
for TIE construction of a line from Somer-
set. in Pulaski County. To PaFkerSburs. "
Va There is already a pipe line from
Wayne County field TO Somerset. The line
Will be four inches in diameter from Somer-
set to the Licking River. in the Ragland
field. and from that point to Parkersburg
six inches. Lead pipes VIII be laid from
Knox County and from other fields as the
development warrants.
Surveyors OF the S;andar OIL Company
under q. X. kinkead and H Il. Robin
son. chief engineer OF the National Pipe
Line Company. reached Somerset Friday
and began work at once. The superintend-
ent OF the Cumberland Pipe Line Company
at Somerset Is advertising for 100 or more
men and lC teams to begin laying pipes in
the next two weeks The effect of this
decision of the SiaHCard Oh Company I'LL
the field j. electrical. Increased activity
Is not confined TO any one field. but extends
throughout the State: Doubts of the per-
NANCY OF the Keniucky-Teunsssee field and
its ultimate success are removed to a large
degree LANDS IA proved territory are mot
obtainable by SPECTATORS.
IMPORTANCE OF PIPE LINE.
The Importance to the producers of a pipe
last week from SunnybrUok Of Wayne Coun-
" alone were: Somerset OIL COMPANY
LOS barrels. Geary OF Company p bar
relS. and from other sources enough to make
an aggregate OF i10 barrels. In Sn"-
County are thousands Of barrels Of OIL stored
in small tanks. the largest having a ca
naCifv nf hMr - aHH-~s.- Th4s 90 nUrv= -
the wells now down Is Loo barrels or more
a day, but few of them are pumping for
County. in the heart of the Ragland field.
1000 barrels OF oil are stored. The Licking
Valley C~ompany's $3.50 barrel tank Is near
ing completion and pumps will pc set to
The reduction in oil rates Is a very ma
terial one The former rate from Knox
cents a hundred pounds. This has been re-
duced to 10 cents n Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad has announced a ike rate to
the same cities from Bath County stations
In the Ragiand field.
The Kentucky Ragland OIL and Gas Com
pany shot a good well at a depth Of 800
feet last week. The St. Louis OH and Gas
Company is making estenssve preparations
for drilling on It's prcpcrI neal ~, .Gp.an
Isle companies are branching out, while the
companies drilling on Scotts Creek. in
Rowan County. are extending their opera
tons. The Licking Valley Company last
a good showing OF oil and will at once drill
another on the NJ p. Williams lease; The
green OIL well. found at Clear Creek fur
mace. will be shot during the coming week
and the driiiers say 1t Will make a twenty
or thirty oarrei well, al das vel 3 az me
deep. The drillers will go to a depth OF
Is" feet In the hope Of striking a stronger
flow.
An important transaction in the Ragland
field was the closing OF a deal Thursday by
Charless E Wellborn of New York with the
welIborn represents an English syndicate
which will develop the newly discovered
green-oil fields. The deal. representing a
iish people a controlling Interest in leases
on 5000 acres Two carloads Of drilling ap-
paratus have been delivered In Morgan
County and work will begin at once.
NEW WELLS IN KNOX COUNTY.
Several news wells have been brought In IN
Knox County during the week. The Green
Consolidated Oil Company of New York
drilled In its fourth good producer on the
Gibson farm on Richland Greek. The we'll
came In IN the Jones sand at a depth of
$50 feet. and IS fully as good as the other
three. A new well Is TO be commenced i'm
pur.r all the wells simultaneously.
We'll No. 2 Of the Sinking Creek OIL Com
Creek. came in Thursday afternoon. Il is
regarded as n fine strike. The depth OF the
well Is 80 feet. and this makes the strike
yet found on Richiand Creek. most Ct the
wells being In the Jones sand between $50
and go feet deep. The situation Is about
q mile from the big Jones wells n IL
across the divide on the headwaters of
Kentucky River.
The Atlantic and Pecihc on Company Of
New York. which has drilled forty pro-
ducers IN the Knox County field. Is preparing
20 drill twenty more wells. The company
now has n pumping plant In operation on
the Jones farm on Richland Creek, where
nine wells have been drilled
The Tye Bend Oil Company Is erecting O