The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-06-23
OIL NEWS.

left. early last week for Bowling Green
where he went to meet his father, Mr.
{ Riley Allen and other prominent oil
men from New York state. The AL
len people expect to begin drilling
operations here at an early date.
Mr.. G. A. Roy, president of the Roy
Petroleum Company, Covington, was
here last week looking after their op.
e7tions on Damron Creek and in.
speeding leases held by the company
in other sections of Adair Mr.. Roy
is one of the live wire operators and
he has great faith in Adair county
proving to be one Of the big oil fields
of the country. Their drilling opera
lions on the John Rector farm have
been delayed from various causes and
well No. has not yet been completed,
but the work is now progressing nice
ly, and the outlook is favorable for
good strike in that locality. Before
leaving here Mr. Roy gave out the in
formation that they are doing every
thing in their power to secure anoth-
or drilling rig for Adair, and that as
soon as one is available they will be-
gin operations il the western part of
the county near Pickstt's Mill
Interest in the Creelsboro field con-
tinUes undated and oil men and 9TH
ers interested in the development of
the territory are daily visitors TO this
section. Among those who were here
during the past week were four rep
resentaUiVeS Of the Cumberland Pipe
Line Co., driving through the connGry
so as TO get line on general condi-
tions They expressed considerable
interest in our local development, and
stated there would be 20 trouble
about getting our product to market
Just as soon as conditions would war
rant the expenditure necessary for
building the line. With the good
wells already in al Creelsboro aud
others drilling in this section there is
no question but the time is not
far distant when we will see oil mar,
keUed from this territory.
During the past week it has been
my privilege TO cover considerable
territory IN this and adjoining CONN.,
ties thereby getting information first
hand, and feel no hesISancy in stat
ing that to the best of my belief, the
claims made concerning the oil out
look in this section are not oVerdrawn
by any means, and we now have such
start in the matter Of development,
and so much interest is being shown
in the territory by operators ana cap
talisJs that 1t begins TO look as if
some dig things will happen in the
nearfuLure. AT CreelSboro found
the McMead OH Company very active
by engaged ia drilling and pumping,
and they will soon have another we'll
in near the two tine wells already
completed on the Campbell Bros.
farm. Their tanks are placed on an
elevation about one fourth of a mile
distant from Cumberland River, and
they can run their oil by gravity
pressure from the tanks to barges on
the river, thereby overcoming any
loss from delay in waiting on the con-
strucUion of a pipe line. Well No.
on this lease continues to attract a
great deal Of interest by its flowing
and squirting up at times as much a:
sixty to seventy feet ia the air. The
quality of oil secured there is said by
experts TO be the finest ever found il
the State
Mr E. s Psrrie, Winchester, KY.
representing the Texas Oil COMPANY
one of the largest operators and pro
ducers outside of the Standard, ha.
been here in the past few days lookIns
over certain acreage they couGros IL
this territory, and he stated befor,
leaving that it was probable the!
would begin drilling operations her
at no distant date.
A representative Of the STANDARD
Oil Company was here during tn
week getting all the information pos
sible to be secured relative to locs
conditions, and he paid visiG TO tn