Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-02-10
Local Mems Royalty In
Lee Looks Good Now

A syndicate of Richmond men, COM
posed of George d. Simmons, Burton
Roberts, Stone Norman and Will o.
Mays, was made happy last week
when news came from Lee county
that the Pyramid Oil Company had
brought in its first well on a 20-acre
tract, Of the Pendergrass farm and
that the well has capacity of 200
barrels of oil day. These gentle
men hold substantial royalty in this
tract, and naturally are feeling good
over their prospects.
]. S. Stanifer leaves this week for
Lee county to look over some of his
oil properties.
Within the next few days number
of wells are expected in Lee county.
On the Hieronymous farm, Williams,
Tomlinson and Company are in the
sand at their initial test. The Local
Oil and Gas Company and McCombs
Producing and Refining Company viii
complete No. Z Butcher, shortly. On
the Sloan farm Taylor South and Hay
expect No. 5 within few days. No.
four acre Ed Riley farm, adjoining
the Preacher Mann, the Security
Producing and Refining Company is
due in next week with its No. / well.
At the Millard Estes, the same parties
are on the top of the sand. They
have their other wells here pumping.
The Ohio Oil Company expects to
complete Nos. q and % Charles Eve
lyth soon. No. % made $50 barrels
on the test. This company is also
drilling Nos. % and %.
In eastern Lee county along Hell
Creek, the Atlantic Oil Producing Co.
is down 250 feet at No. and 800 feet
at No. 8, Henry Shoemaker. They
expect to drill In the latter part Of
next week.
On the Dan Phariey farm, No. 6 is
drilling. This is the property Of the
Eastern Oil Company. Martin and
others are drilling No. 8 Steve Frah-
ley. Their first two wells are nice
producers.
The Flesher Oil and Gas Company
recently organized with a capital
stock of $4,000. will drill twelve off.
set wells on the Eureka tract at once
No. 8 is down 800 feet and they are
moving in four rigs to commence 9th.
er wells.
The Southern Oil Company Of Les
county has shot No. 8 Laura Lane, 9
second time and has a showing.
On the Hieronymous farm one hall
mile south of Airedale, well is nov
being sunk.
On the Beattyville Mineral ant
Timber lease, the Trinity Oil and Ga,
Company and the Security Producing
and Refining Company have connect
ed their five wells and are running OF
They have four 250-barrels tank
here.
The Columbia Oil and Gas Compan,
lof Louisville, has just completed No
Is, E. S. Moore in the Radical distric
Iand this is said to be making splen
did showing. The well is reporte'
to have flowed. This company i
moving to No. 6.
One of the best wells that has re
Gently been brought in in the Le
county field was reported Saturday b.
officials of the W. p. Williams Oi
Corporation. This is their No. 8 wei
on the Pendergrass lease in the BIZ
Sinking district, which is said to b
good for 750 barrels. Only two tank
of $50 barrels each were available 70
use, and they were pumped full of oi
in considerable less than "a hours, &c
cording to the report
| Other good wells reported from lie
county Saturday were the following:
Alxers Oil Company, No. IL Aker
farm, $50 barrels.
Rex-Bundy and others, No. IL, Mar
ltha Reynolds lease, 200 barrels an
flowing.
Hart and Bundy, No. 5, Millard Es
ties lease, 20 barrels.
Il Hoffman Oil Company. No. IA
Thomas Ayres tract. Estill county, 2
barrels.