The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-12-15
BIG OIL Field.
Lawrence County Is Now On
the Map. :
Two New Wells Good Enough to Re-
move All Doubt as 10 this
Territory.

The NEWS has been somewhat
conservative IN It's reports OF the
Oil development IN Lawrence county.
We have given as nearly the faets
as II was possible 10 obtain, accom-
panied hy very little comment IN
ihese matters l. is impossible 10 be
entirsly accurate. because the pro-
dnction OF well can be only osti-
mated until subjected TO pumping
test extending over period of
some weeks
but We are sure Of our ground a
last
Enough Is now known about the
Held 70 remove All doubt thar there
Is an extensive deposit here Of the
richest gsede 3f oil Two wetiE
completed since the NEWS WINS
published last week have settled
nc question beyond all doubt. The
Held extends from Three Mile creek
at least six miles west and probab-
Iy further. Just how faris yet 10
be determined Also, the width Is
Jet TO be defined. but the indlea-
lions are that the field has an av.
,ragc width OF four TO six miles
Experts representing the stand
ard and other oil companies have
been here by tho score watching the
development. and these companies
are now paying fancy prices ;or
leases within the charmed circle" +"
The oil is OF the highest quality,
.nown as the Pennsylvania grade.
II Is found In the Berea grit, which
Is noted for the long life OF its
wells Many Berca wolls have been
producing steadily for thirty years.
One OF the wells In this field
also shows enough production from
the Big lnjun sand TO pay.
Lawrence county is destined to
become one OF the richest oil pro-
ducers In the country.
The square Deal Well on the Lafe
Hays farm came In good lastFrldny.
II is said to be- making three barrels
psr, day natural which should ee
good for ten ban els after shooting.
areport yesterday says there is Over
L loo feet OF oil In the well
lThe best well yet drilled is We
/ bra No 2, on the o'Ncal rarm, sub
sase OF Chris Lawrence and othefs
rom the Busseyyille company rs
imates OF 80 TO 40 barrels per day
re placed upon this we'll This com-
pany viii continue TO drill wells
intil the lease is fully developed.
The Reuben Fork oil Company
las a derrick completed and Sam
spencer has the contract for drill
ns and viii start at once.
The Cochran oil COMPANY is rush
Ing work on It's derrick. These two
companies are well within the terri
tory counted good and excellent re-
suits are expected,
A contract has been made TO de-
velop the Andrew New farm near
Torchlight. Work is 70 start in aI
short time.
Tho Busseyviiie Oil Company has
decided 10 drill more wells on its
scrritory. Much credit for the re-
sent development is due this COM
pany. With strenuous labor the
promoters sold enough stock to-
irill the first well on the o'Neal
farm, and being good one this
started the excitement. The first
well is flowing regularly every few
lays,
Three or four OF the new wells
are TO be shot this week.
Two representatives of the Cum
borland Pipe Line Company win be
here today TO consult with the var
ious companies about putting pipe
line into this field. This is branch
OF the Standard OIL Company. A.
main line crosses Tug river about
nine miles from Louisa, making
the pipe line proposition an easy
one.
There Is considerable talk of es-
tablishing an oil refinery at Louisa
to handle the oil Of this territory
II Is considered entirely feasible
by experienced oil men and 1t would
be well for the companies to con-
slider this proposition before bind
ing themselves to dispose OF oil
elsewhere.