The Adair County news., 1920-07-21
OIL NEWS.
[BY z t. KEMPER.

ductiou in this section. These people
are one of the larger concerns engaged
in producing, buying and refining
crude oil, and their manitesting an
interest in this field means much to
tse'0usiness locally,
Mr.. Bee Whitis, field manager for
the Carnahan Company, after spend
ing few days here getting necessary
repairs made to the drilling rig at
Zion Church, left Thursday for SOM
erset and Stanford. They have al.
ready struck a good flow of gas, but
will continue deeper drilling to the
next sand in the hope Of striking a
good pool Of oil,
Mr.. Lucien Beckner, one of the
most prominent and reliable onsulG-
ing biologists in the oil business, has
been spending several days in this
territory in the interest of the Roy
Petroleum Company, the Palmer Oil
& Gas Company, Richardson & Golf.
Mr.. Beckner is always very cOnserva-
tive in his statements and what he
says regarding a field Can be depended
upon, so it will do doubt be of inter
est TO the readers Of the NEWS to
know that he reports the structure of
Adair county to be some of the most
promising in the State, and he ex-
presses the opinion that large pools of
oil will yet be found in this section.
Messrs. W. H. StaIey and A. M.
Robertson, prominent operators from
the Texas and Oklahoma fields, have
been in our midst lately, and they
seem to have considerable confidence
in this section developing into pay
ing field. They have some valuable
holdings in the Greensboro section and
they will do doubt engage in develop
menJ work there at an early date.
The McMead Oil Company are hav
ing boiler trouble with their drilling
rig at CreelSOoro, and this is delaying
the bringing ia Of we'll No. on the
Campbell Bros farm. Wells Nos. 2
and are flowing periodically, No. 2
coming so strong that oil is being
forced into tank located on a hill
some three hundred yards away. On
account of the lack of sufficient tank
age and other equipment necessary
for regular pumping, no actual tests
have been made of the capacity of the
wells, but everything so far looks Very
encouraging for a satisfactory prOduc,
ton
Acting upon the advice of their con-
sulCing geoiogLst, Mr.. Lucien Beck.
ner, the Roy Petroleum Company
people have decided TO case off the
salt water Ia their well now drilling
on Damron'S Creek, and continue or
down to the Trenton Sand which i:
looked for at a depth of something
around 700 feet. Mr.. G. A Roy
president, and Mr.. E. f. Steinman
secretary and treasurer of the Com
pany, have been spending several day
here, returning home Saturday, anC
they are feeling very hopeful OF max
ing some good strikes in Adair coun
ty at an early date. &C.,
Those who predict, among variou
and Sundry dire calamities, falling
off of interest in the oil industry, haV
yet another horn to tooU." Suga
brings good price, because the con
sumpUion exceeds production, and tn
same is true of oil. Already reserV
stocks have been greatly depleted
judging by the reports
Since 1899 the United States alon
has produced over 100, 600 automo
biies, numbers of the railroads of tn
country have discarded coal burning
for the more efficient oil burning Il
connective. The airplane, IJ is pr,
dicted, will come into more generi
use from now on at rapid pace
other words, today, there are hui
dred uses for oil, where formerly ther
Us one.
IL is bare , possible that some {
those who seem to endeavor to kee
me ub lies mild away fen 1--WE