The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-10-13
CRUDE OIL Shows
ADVANCE OF TEN Gents
KENTUCKY PRODUCING OVER
10000 BARRELS WEEKLY, is
LEADING OTHER STATES.

Barbourville, KY, Oct. IAN adj
vance in crude oil prices was a note
worthy feature OF the work in the Ken
lucky Tennessee petroleum fields. Ter
cents per barrel added TO the better
grade product and cents per barrel tC
the inferior product brought the re-
spective grades up to sl.S5" and SO
cents per barrel The trade is confident
of still higher prices as winter APP
proaches and the purchasing companies
endeavor TO stimulate production.
Kentuckys new position as the lead
ing petroleum field east OF the Mis-
sissippi is maintained by late results.
For week this State shows a total of
forty nine compilations. OF which only
seven were failures, and new pro-
ducuon OF over 1900 barrels, Produc.
ton for the State is now exceeding
10000 barrels weekly.
Late operations in the principal lelds
have resulted in many good wells, but
few extensions have been proven. work
for the most part being well within de-
fined lines. The Estill county field fig
ures in late returns with over half the
completed work credited TO the State,
twenty floor new wells being finished
up in that county. These range in pro-
duction from five to 100 barrels Two
dry holes figured in the weeks returns,
Among strikes OF Importance was a
new well drilled into the second sand
in the Miller's creek extension. making
thirty barrels daily Developments for
this second sand, regarded as the Clin-
ton. have now resulted in a number OF
good strikes. The Miller's creek terri
tory. some distance in advance OF pipe
line extensions, will soon be connected
up, and with many producing wells
will considerably increase Estill coun-
tvs showing in production.
Other fields figuring in the weeks re-
turns include Wayne, Allen, Wolfe,
Lawrence and several scattered pools.
or four new competitions in the old
Wayne county field three produce two
barrels each and one is a failure. This
county. after fifteen years steady de-
velopment, is turning out nothing but
light wells. One small well was COM
pleted in the deep sand district OF
Wolfe county, and two bumpers are
credited TO Lawrence county, neither |
exceeding FIVE barrels. Half dozen |
late competitions are credited to the
Allen county district, ali OF medium ca
pacity.
The close OF the month shows vast
amount OF new work under way in all |
the districts connected by pipe lines, |
and an unusual amount OF new work |
starting far ahead Of the pipe lines, |
The advancing market is stimulating
new work TO high degree. Among late
contracts is one calling for the drill |
ing of twenty new wells in Allen coun-
ty, where the completion of several |
wells outside the defined pool is slim |
ulating operations. Twelve new wells |
have been contracted for Knox coun-
ty, one Of the old fields which is TAX |
ing on a new lease OF life. Three new
tests are starting in Clark county. an
entirely untried field. A record Of all
new work planned would cover half the |
counties OF the State.
On the Tennessee side the drilling OF
good producer at Glen Mary, several |
miles south OF the old Oneida pool Of |
Scott county, is starting up numerous
additional tests for extensions. Between |
the Oneida pool and the Wayne coun- |
ty Kentucky district two new rigs |
were planted during the week for wild |
cat" drilling. An area OF about twenty |
miles intervenes between the two
fields.