Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
|0IL AND COAL
MEN IN CLASH
ATTEMPTED TO DRILL LAND
WHERE MINES ARE oP.
GRATED.
FIGHT MAY GO TO COURTS
State Mine Inspector Gave the Coal
Company Orders Not to Allow
Miner to Work Within 200 Feet
of an Oil or Gas Well.

Indianapolis the development
at Oakland City of an oil field to the
north the field promises to pass
through. the heart of the famous Pike
county coal fields, and the first clash
between the coal operators and the
oil people is expected to occur when
w. e. Hancock and others attempt to
drill the Keaton farm, under which
the Southern Indiana Coal Mining
company is now working.
The coal company, operating there,
commonly known as the Muren mines,
bought the coal under the Keaton
farm In fee. The land was later
leased for oil, and the company hold.
ing the lease has now made a loca-
tion for Its first we'll. The state mine
inspector gave the coal company or
ders not to allow miner to work
within 200 feet of an oil or gas we'll.
The coal company in turn orders the
oil company not to drill the land and
served notice that an Injunction will
be filed If work is commenced. The
farm now promises to be in the heart
of the oil field, and from the oil mans
view is very desirable property.
The controversy doubtless will get
to the courts, and decision of the
property rights as relating to coal and
oil companies will be rendered. The
question has attracted much interest
among coal operators.
otnro Int &ho,a o~1 -au,
firm In the belief that the lead from
the field has been established and
many think the field will develop to a
point across the Patoka river, north
and northwest Of the present drill
ing. A very rich streak of oil-bearing
sand is being followed by the drillers,
which may widen out at any point.
Wells drilled in that territory show
unusual life and are very active.
The wells for the week are as fol-
lows:
Tullar & Welsch. drilling on the
Wigs farm, the well location being
northeast corner northeast quarter
southwest quarter section II, Patoka
township. completed their well Thurs
day. Twenty feet of sand was drilled
and the well is showing for an initial
production of rs barrels.
On the Bertha Williams farm the
southfork Oil company drilled in its
No. well. and has an oiler estimated
1t fifty barrels. This well is In prac
tically INFESTED territory. The Ioca-
ton is southeast corner southeast
quarter southwest quarter section %.
Monroe township. Twenty feet of
sand was drilled, some OF which was
excellent pay.
The Ohio Oil company completed its
No. well on the w. d. Mason farm.
The location is center south line north
east corner northwest quarter section
36, Monroe township. The well will
make production of SO barrels. This
is the second well drilled on the loca-
ton, the first being lost on account of
fishing job and the rig moved 12
feet.
Michael Murphy & Co. completed
their No. 4 we'll on the John Yeager
farm. The well is an oiler estimated
at IS barrels. The sand was of good
quality. The location is center west
line northeast quarter southwest quar-
ter section 26, Monroe township.
The Crude Oil company completed
Its No. well on the Kern farm. The
location is near center northeast quar-.
ter northwest quarter section IA, Pa
toka township. The we'll has so feet
OF sand and showing for $50 bar
rels.