The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-09-29
OIL UNDER LINCOLN
LEASES BEING TAKEN IN ALL
SECTIONS OF COUNTY
Pennsylvania Oil Paper Says Indica-
tions Are Estill Fields Extends
In This Direction.


coin county for oil and gas expert
mental drilling with the exception of
the northern part of the county. The
gradual tracing of the Estill county
oil field in this direction confirms
more strongly than ever the opinion
that old-timers have held for years
that there is great pool of oil To-
Gated somewhere under Lincoln
county soil. Almost every foot of
land around Crab Orchard has been
leased to oil concerns, and leases are
being taken in the South End and
also south of Mckinney and Huston
vile. Oil indications are very pro-
nounced south of Crab Orchard, and
the same is true south of Stanford.
The gas well on the farm of M. S.
Baughman still supplies his home
with light and fuel, and has done so
for years. A similar we'll supplied
Mrs. McCarty with light at Mt. Sa-
lem until an effort to strengthen it
by blasting a larger opening, closed
up the original outlet entirely.
lIIS pun 10
to extend southwest into Casey. The
story is told of a farmer near Dunn
vile, years ago, who started a flow
of oil so strong, while drilling a wa
ter well, that it ran into the creek
and being set on fire, caused fear
full cOnfagration up and down the
stream. This was before the value
of oil was anything like present day
figures and this well was plugged up
to prevent pollution of the stream.
1t is said by old residents to have
been a real gusher.
The Oil City Derrick, published at
Oil City, Pa, and recognized as the
official oil paper of this section of the
country had the following about the
oil situation in Kentucky which will
be of interest to everyone in this sec
ton who hopes to see a big strike
made in Lincoln county:
The development of the fields of
Kentucky from an average of about
1000 barrels daily to 5000 barrels
per day, has been accomplished
within a few months. 1t is only one
of those surprises that make the oil
business fascinating one. Kentuc-
ky a year ago was one of the states
that oil men refused to consider Sc
riously. They argued that too much
money had been spent there to make
it possible for any hope to remain
of developing paying pools. Past
experience counted for little and
they had forgotten that just before
Sisterville brought West Virginia to
the fore that oil men believed that
State was worthless asset to the pc
troleum industry. In fact at that
time there had been tests made in
practically every one of the present
oil counties of West Virginia and the
development at Burning Springs and
Eureaka were the only ones that had
been discovered. West Virginia at
that time had been more thoroughly
tested than has Kentucky today, for
there are many counties in the latter
State that have never had a test.
The discovery of what is believed
to be paying we'll in the Clinton
sand at Irvine, offers new poSsibili-
ties for the oil development of the
State. 1t is not as yet certain that
the we'll will prove a paying produc-
er, but the fact that oil has been
found in the formation is a pointer
for further operations. West of a
line from Ashland, thru Camel City,
Jackson and to Barbourville, it would
not be wise for any test to stop be-
fore penetrating the Clinton. Along
this line some of the Cow Run sands,
the salt, Keene, Big Injun and cor
niferous would be found. There is
not much hope for the Devonian
sands but there are too many sur
prises in oil developments to state
that they would not prove productive.
West of this line the formations shall
low rapidly and many of them come
out to the surface before Estill coun-
ty Is reached. Beyond that county
area where the Niagara and Trenton
rocks reach the surface, and in this
scope OF country there is no proba-
oility OF finding oil. All the upper
sands have gone up in the air."
From Boyle, Washington, Lincoln
and Madison counties, the Trenton
and Niagara dip below the surface
again to the south, and here the up
per sands are found A good well
is reported near Edmonton, Metcalf
county in this section; claiming a
anywhere from 10 to 40
barrels. 1t is purely wildcat and if
IS proves paying proposition, will
open new pool. The curious feature
Of the location is that a line drawn
from Irvine in Estill county, to the
ocottsville pool, passes to the well.
The pools are not regular. Dry
holes and small wells are found, but
he producing wells appear to have
good staying qualities. Reports have
been received by Derrick which state
hat some of the wells show an in
,rease since the owners have been
able to pump them steadily with the
advent of the pipe lines.
That Kentucky holds great future
possibilities fer the oil men, has been
proven. This time it will be thorough
Y tested, and then the overflow will
work into Tennessee, a State which
1T present is not looked upon with
my favor by the oil producers.
Pimpy, muddy complications are
iue to impurities in the blood. Clear
lp the skin by taking DIR. Kings New