The Adair County news., 1920-12-15
OIL NEWS.
BY E. T. KEMPER


Wing witnessed on every side New
faces are being constantly seen here
among the oil fraternity, and in
QuirieS for acreage and data on this
section are coming from far and near.
1t has been thought that with the
approach of the winter season inter.
est would lag and that not much could
be counted on until spring, but so far
there is nothing whatever to warrant
such belief, and present indications
are that development work will be
pushed to the utmost right on through
the winter months, This is as it
should be, and means much to this
section and the men who are devoting
their best efforts to the developing of
the territory.
The most important happenings in
local oil circles during the past week
was the bringing in of two additional
fine wells at Greensboro. The Beacon
Oil Syndicate, Chicago, drilled in well
No 2 on the farm of Campbell Broth
ers at 229 feet with oil standing $50
feet in the hole This well is some
300 feet distant from McMead well No.
4, on the same farm. Just across
Cumberland river on the Cyrus Camp
bell farm, the ]. E. Carnahan Oil
Company, Canton, O., brought in
their No. at $50 feet, and reliable
reports say it looks very promising.
Some high estimates have been ven-
tured as to;the production of the wells,
as well as others in that locality, but
there is Only one safe guide in these
matters, and that is actual pumping
tests, so until that time no one can
say just what the wells will show. 1t
is believed, however, that they are
good ones and that there is real pool
Of oil in that locality.
the wells referred TO in preceding
items are located very near and in line
with the old Gabbert well. This well
was drilled some forty years ago to
depth Of 225 feet, and tradition says
it was "a great producer. What Ca
pacity lG had is not really known, but
it is known that there was sufficient
oil to warrant the building of refin-
cry at the we'll and that it was opsr-
ated successfully for quite a period,
Cumberland river boats being the
means Of transportation for the prod
uct.
Mr.. ]: B. DOolittIe, Worcester, New
York, arrived Saturday to look after
his drilling operations on the Geo.
Powell farm, on Cedar Creek, near
Joppa, seven miles out on the James.
town road. Mr.. Doolittle has one of
the finest drilling rigs ever brought to
Adair county, and it will be operated
to the limit.
Mr.. S. L. Ginter, OF Olympia, Wash
who arrived here few days ago with
his family, has secured a suite of Of
fees in the PAUL Drug Building and
has established general headquarters
for the Ginter Brokerage Company.
Mr.. Ginter has associated with him
locally Mr.. e P. Henderson, an ex-
perienced field man late from the Bow
ling Green field Other associates of
Mr. Ginter are Mr.. W. f. Coast, Gin
cinnati; Mr.. W. K. White, Bowling
Green, Ohio, and Mr.. f. L. Moore, of
the same city. These three latter
gentleman are among the big opera
tors of the country, and their entry
into this territory means much to fu-
ture development. The Company has
already secured considerable acreage
in this section, and they expect to be-
gin operations on an extensive scale
at no distant date.
DR.. J. W. Goggin, Chicago, vice.
president and general manager of the
Beacon Oil Syndicate, and also a di.
rector in the Bagdad Company, &C
companied by DR.. VIM. G. Walker,
Chicago, one Of his business associ-
ateS, spent portion of the past week
here and in the Greensboro field. They
were fortunate in seeing the drilling
in OF their No. well, which promises
to be a fine producer Well No on
the CampbeIl farm is now drilling,
and the work is being pushed to the
utmost.
Mr.. ThOs A. Sheridan. Cincinnati.
has opened and fitted up very commo.
dious offices in the Russell Building,
and his field operations will be direct
ed from this place They are down
! some 200 feet with we'll No. l on
Pumpkin Creek and WORK is progress
ing as rapidly as conditions will per-
NIT, Mr.. Sheridan has just purchased
through Mr.. o. c. Fink, this city, To-
cal representative of the Armstrong
Mfg, Company, Waterloo, Ia, one
of their No. 10 special drilling rigs,
and also a supply of Fishing tools,
shipment to be delivered at the earli-
est possible date.