Mountain advocate., 1917-06-22
Doings in t h e
Oil Fields.

immediate vicinity, which will
be drilled rapidly as possible.
Messrs. p. J. and Thomas
White have there No. 2 we'll a
short distance southeast of the
Esmerald No.3, just on top of
the sand and expect to drill it in,
the early part of next week.
The finding OF so good a well,
at such a shallow depth has great
lv stimulated interest in the field
and in that immediate section
the values of leases, have gone
up very materially, although they
are still on a basis which makes
them highly attractive, consid.
ering the favo. able conditions
ruling in that neighborhood.
The favorable results on the
Esmeraldo No. 8, has caused the
starting of active operations on
Meadow Creek. southwest of In
dian Creek operations, where
three wells have been located,
which will be drilled rapidly as
the work can be pushed, it is be-
lieved that the Meadow Greek
section will prove highly produc-
tive and many operators believe
that much larger wells will be
found in that section, than have
thus far been developed in the
immediate vicinity of | n d a n
Creek postoffice.
The Central Oil Co. of Ken
tucky's No. 2, located about 400
feet southwest of the Anderson
well" are drilling and will be
completed most likely within the
next two weeks. 1t has also
located No. 3, on the same farm
500 west of No. 2. Additional
tankage has been ordered for the
storage of the oil and arrange
ments have been made for ship
ping the output of the wells by
tank cars, which will insure a
premium over the market price
on the oil.
The developments in this field
have recently proven very import
ant and interesting. The Esm-
erald No. 3 we'll near Indian Greek
Postoffice and about 800 feet
south of the Company's No. 2,
found the Jones sand at about 400
feet and nine feet in the sand
looked so promising that it was
not drilled deeper. 1t was put to
pumping and erage so
barrels for some days, with deep
drilling and a shot, it is altogether
likely that the well would do
much better, but since it will pay
out in about twenty days. the
owners feel well satisfied with
the results, as well the might.
The results of the operations
of the Central Oil Co. of Ken
lucky, on the old Anderson we'll
in the vicinity of Bailey's Switch
have proved a surprise to the
trade and very pleasing to the
owners. Many operators figured
that because of the old operations
in that vicinity. the well after be-
ing cleaned out and put to produ-
ing would not likely prove pay
ing producer, but after pumping
the water off the sand for sever
weeks, the well is now yielding
nicely and is rated as good for 10
barrels or better. The results
obtained on this operation, reflect
great credit on Col. c. P. String
field, and his Engineer Mr.. S. C.
Schaffner and also Mr.. j. Benson
and his men.
The results of operations here
in the past few weeks, have been
most satisfactory and encourag-
ing to all interested and have
proven that Barbourville is sure
to take rank among the leading
Oil fields of Kentucky, With
four we'll known and proven sands
and the formations being almost
identical with those in Pennsyl-
vania and West Virginia, which
, would seem to assure the exist
ence of underlying sands such as
! the Gordon, CAM. Thirty foot
A atc The outlook for this field is