The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-02-18
NEWS FROM THE
KENTUCKY OIL FIELDS


Barbourytille, KY, Feb. 13.--An ALL
round increase in new production. wells
completed and wells drilling and start
Ing marks a period OF better weather
conditions In the Kentucky Tennessee
petroleum fields, High prices are be-.
hind much OF the new work under way.
some of which IL far ahead OF defined
areas and entirely wildcat In charact-
err.
EstIll county. as usual, has been in
the lead in late returns. Strikes re-
ported from that district for the week
are eight in number. The feature strike
among late competitions In the Estill
county field produced sixty barrels on
initial showing. Two wells OF thirty
barrels capacity each are reported,
while brace Of twenty five barrel
strikes further improve the average
per well. Several small bumpers, max
ing from FIVE to ten barrels, are in the
weeks showing, while two failures were
listed Estil county now produces
around 900 barrels weekly The field
IL capable of making a much better
showing, and will do SO as soon as all
wells are connected up. The tank car
method Of marketing, now employed, is
working better, The output Is now be-
ing shipped to one Of the pipe line sta
TORS Al Camel City.
Only light producers are reported
from other fields Of upper Kentucky
for the week Lawrence county fur
nished two new strikes Of two and five
barrels capacity, respectively. One
Culture was made In Wolfe county and
one producer credited, with yield of
hye barrels. The only new completion
IN Morgan county was a failure. Wayne
county furnished three new producers,
all OF Hight capacity.
Several deals of importance have
been made in the Allen county line,
near the Tennessee border, increased
development to follow. SnowdeD Bros,
with extensive interests have pur-
chased the holdings OF the White Plains
oil Company. consisting OF eight pro-
ducing wells and leases on 1000 acres
Of partly tested territory. They also
purchased the holdings OF the Allen
oil Company. including nine producing
wells and some defined territory. Snow
den Bros. will immediately put a num-
Der OF rigs in commission and drill not
only for shallow oil, but will try some
deep search work TO determine the pos
sibility OF deep sand production in AL
len county. The Florida OIL Company
has purchased leases on 1000 acres
held by the Ramble Creek Oil Com
pany. The new owners plan TO drill a
number OF new wells.
Four producing wells are on the
property taken over. The Florida Oil
Company has Contracted to drill six
new wells. Other wells to be drilled
at once aggregate eighteen in number,
and with much additional drilling in
prospect Allen county Is expected to
forge to the front in new work. Some
Allen county petroleum is now being
shipped to Nashville for refining pur-
poses. The Standard oil Company and
Indian Refining Company also provide
IA market for Allen county petroleum.
Several new wells are starting in
Powell county. an extension OF the Es-
till county field. A number of pro-
ducing wells have been drilled in this
county. as well as several failures
on the Tennessee side light results
are reported. only one strike of light
capacity being made in Scott county.
Six wells are now drilling in that field.