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


Charlottesville, Ky.-All sections OF
the Kentucky petroleum field are
showing increased activity. The more
established fields OF Upper Kentucky
have shown a widening of productive
acreage, while counties further east
and near the Big Sandy River are
commanding Increased attention from
the deep sand prospectOr. In the west
ern 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 to a
number of counties on the. Tennessee
side.
Counties toward the West Virginia
border, Kentucky fields has contribute d
a number of good strikes lately. Tie
Bed Rock Oil company, drilling on the
Wheeler lease, has three new wells
starting at 10. 20 and 80 barrels, with
a.. new strikes on the. Blanton lease
averaging % barrels other Magoffin
strikes include Browning Petroleum
romDauTs No. !, Bailey 20 barrels
Tire same company on the Meade lease
has 25-barrei producer al its initial
test
In Morgan county the Commonwealth
oil x Gas company has smah pro-
dueer on the Alexander lease; Menu
zee county shows a number Of strikes
making UP to 10 barrels and one 20
barrel producer, WIS drilled by White
and others
90 coiintv- sb6u4s sat,s,..I s,ril,as %
good capacity and quite a number OF
average wells The Northern OIL com
pany OF Lee county at its No. 8. Wat
,~kins. landed a l00-barrel starter In
the Hell creek extension number of
new strikes averaged around 10 bar
rels. IN the TeIlegra neighborhood
some fair wells have been completed.
Late strikes in the old Estill- Powell
field We're of small capacity In Pow
ell county the Ohio Fuel oil company
. has brace of 5-barrei bumpers on the
smith lease. In Wolfe county one To-
barreler and a 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 num-
Der of competitions in the week. in
Guiding a l0-barreler drilled by the
Big Blaine oil & Gas company on the
Conley and 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
p3ny has shipped in more than $4,000
worth of supplies, pipe line, casing
land drilling machinery. This company
/, Will supply gas for the Lexington
Louisville line. The Midas Oil * Gas
/ company is drilling al Aaytown. 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 Maytown
in Knott county. the Carter OH com
pany is drilling a number of new
wells. on Bull Greek deep test is
due in the corDiferous 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 PikeviIle found in the Big Injur
sand TO be over 60 feet thick and pro
ducing heavy gas. In the Johns
:. Creek section two locations were made
during the week. and many prospectors
from Ohio and Pennsylvania are plan
ming TO start operations in the distric
where six oil and gas sands have beer
found.-Courier-J Journal.