The Hartford republican., 1913-04-18
OHIO COUNTY
on OIL BOOM
West Kentucky Oil Co. Sells
Interest to Snowden Bros.
Many Other New Developments, Oil
Men Coming to Hartford and
All Business Increases.

The Ohio Fuel & Oil Co., has
force of civil engineers at work on
their property, making surveys ana
!. Mats. This Company will also start
3 wells at an early date.
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Nessrs. Lawrence and others have
located a we'll on the Steve Bennett
farm. about one-half mile Southeast
of Beda, and drilling will be COM
menced there in about two weeks.
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Work is progressing on the erect
Ing of the derrick for the well on
the George Sullenger land, at Duke
hurst. and drilling should begin with
in ten days. This well is being put
down by the firm Of Henderson x
Snyder. contractors, Of Lawrence
vile, III.
A large number of oil men are IN
town this week and many OF them
began preparations for securing leas-
es, The universal opinion among
these men Of experience is that Ohio
county has an oil field of large di-
. mensions, and that an immense
amount OF work will be done here
this spring and summer.
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The West Kentucky Oil Co., has
sold half OF their stock to Snowdeh
Bros. and Co.. Of indianapolis lnd''
and that Company will at once DO
gin developments on a large scale
Probably half a dozen rigs VIII De
ru,ning at one time for this Com
pany alone. This sale of stock VIII
net the stockholders a nice sum Oh
money on their investment, while
still allowing them to retain inter-
est in the new company.
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The Rough River Oil & Gas Co.,
of this city, is preparing to have
mans made of their holdings, ana
will also soon be in market for an
other we'll contract. This Company
has about $4,000 acres of fine ter
ritory. within and around the ter
ritory purchased by Snowden Bros
& Company.
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The Hancock Clarion. of Hawes-
willie. KY, has the following to say
concerning our oil development:
1.-THE oil fever is proving profit
able excitement In Ohio county. MI
James Baker, formerly a citizen OF
this county, who recently purchased
some land in Ohio county and moved
Tn II was here Wednesday and re-
%ported that six wells had been driV'
en- near his farm. that four out OF
the six had proven fertile and fur'
nished oil ranging from five to one
hundred barrels a day. That those
wells were driven from LOU u
1900 feet deep and are within abou
six miles of Hartford and. "a OF
mile of his land. When asked II the,
had put down we'll on his place HI
said no, and | am not anxious fol
them to, as 1t stands now, they arr
paying me $9l month to hold m!
lease and as long as they do this
.hau ha eatiafied .." ''' ''
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The Western Kentucky field
rapidly coming to the front. Witnil
a radius of twenty miles of the new
strikes in Ohio county territory
being leased. Contracts have beel
made for quite a number OF tests
many of which will be started befor
the close of the month. Recent test
near Hartford maintain their initia
PRODUCTION in a gratifying mannel
One OF these wells il making 100 bar
rels daily in the 1,S0o-foot sane
production from this pool Is now DC
ing moved through pipe line wh'c
extends to the railroad, and the ou'
tput is marketed by the tand ca
method. One failure IL credited
Ohio county. the result OF q te'
about two miles ahead Of the deVeiol