The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-21
OIL FIELDS SHOW
| GREATER ACTIVITY
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS IN KEN.
lucky AS REPORTED TO
THE DAILY PRESS.

Barboursvflle, Ky.-AlI sections OF
the Kentucky petroleum field are
showing increased activity. The more
established fields OF Upper Kentucky
have shown widening Of productive
acreage, while counties further east
and near the Big Sandy River are
commanding Increased attention from
the deep-saRd prospector. In the west
ein districts the increase in drilling
operations has been so rapid that many
Operators are unable TO place CON
tracts for new WORK on account of the
scarcity OF machines. Southern Ken
lucky counties are also sharing in the
Increased activity. which extends 10 a
number Of counties on the Tennessee
side
Counties toward the West Virginia
border Kentucky fields mas contributed
a number of good strikes lately The
Fed Rock OIL company, drilling on the
Wheeler lease, has three new wells
starting at -. 20 and 80 barrels, with
~ new strikes on the Blanton lease
averaging 10 barrels. Other Magoffln
strikes include Browning Petroleum
couDany's No. /. Bailey, 20 barrels
The same company on the, Meade lease
has 25-barrel producer at its initial
test 4
In Morgan county the Commonwealth
OIL Il Gas company has a smah pro-
Queer on the Alexander lease; Meni-
90 connty shows a number Of strikes
making zap to 10 barrels and one 90
barrel producer, was drilled by White
and others
-e county shptI-s sat,araI .t,iI,as 10
good capacity and quite number of
average wells, The Northern oil com
Pany OF Lee county at its No. 3. Wat
,,kins, landed 10O-barrel starter. In
the Hell creek extension a number of
new strikes averaged around 10 bar
rels. IN the Tellegra nelghborhood
some fair wells have been completed.
Late strikes in the old Estill- Powell
field were of small capacity In Pow
ell county the Ohio Fuel Oil company
has brace OF 5-barrel bumpers on the
smith lease. In Wolfe county one 10
barreler and d brace OF 5-barrel pro-
ducers were drilled.
In Southern Kentucky late completed
work was restricted to Wayne county,
near Tennessee.
In Western Kentucky strikes of good
capacity are reported from Allen and
Warren counties with some fair pro-
ducers in Barren and Simpson.
Eastern Kentucky.
Eastern Kentucky. the scene of deep
sand development have been furnish
ing some very satisfactory strikes
lately Lawrence county has a mum
Der of competitions in the week, in
a l. The
Big Blaine Oil & Gas company on the
Conley and a 5-barreler by the Jones
Oil company on the See both being in
the Berea grit.
Pennesrade Company Operations.
In the Beaver creek section of Floyd
county the Pennegrade Oil < Gas Com
pany has shipped in more than $4,000
worth of supplies. pipe line, casing
gand drilling machinery. This company
/ will supply gas for the Lexington
Louisville line. The Midas Oil & Gas
company is drilling at Maytown. The
production of several gas wells drilled
by this company is sold to the Liberty
Carbon company, which is now using
100000 cubic feet daily in its carbon
plant at that point. South of NIaytown
III hHotl NouhtNf the Ndltei vi COM
pany is drilling a number of new
wells On Bull Creek deep test is
due in the corniferous sand this week.
This is the first well TO be drilled into
the corniferous, and is being watched
by operators from other fields.
In Pike county the test being drilled
near Pikeville found in the Big Injun
sand to be over so feet thick and pro-
ducing heavy gas. In the Johns
Creek section two locations We're made
| during the week, and many prospectors
from Ohio and Pennsylvania are plan
ming to start operations in the district
where six oil and gas sands have been
| found.-Courier-J Journal