The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-06-30
OIL NEWS.

Well No. 3 on the Campbell Bros,
farm at Greensboro, was drilled in last
week b. the McMead Oil Company at
a depth of 241 feet This well is free
from water, very little gas, and after
a prolonged bailing test, which had
no visible effect on the supply Of oil,
it was pronounced to be the best we'll
drilled so far on that lease.
Prominent oil men from all sections
continue to visit US and lively inter-
est is being shown by them in this
territory. Among the list register
ing at the Jeffries Hotel during the
past week are Messrs 6, A. Roy,
President Roy Petroleum Co., Cow
ington, KY, A. NJ. Robertson, Lex
iagton, KY, representing the Asso-
ciated Producers Co., Geo. b. Palmer,
President Cleveland, O., Palmer Oil
Co +, Riley Allen, Allentown, New
York, Floyd Allen, Glasgow, KY, D
E. Phillips, Tulsa, Okla, r. T. Nell
son, Watseka, Ill, Dick Bosher, Nun.
Gle, Ind, field manager of the Riley
Allen interests, P. J. Shaughnessy,
Wellsvills, N Y, D. P. Weeks and
Boy II. Cole, Lexington KY. Bee
e Whitis, field manager for J. E Car
nahan Oil Co., Morton E. WeIdy,
Glasgow, KY 4 Secretary and general
manager the McMsad Oil Company.
La private letter received here
from DR.. E. A. Everett, large oper-
-stor from Panama, Ill, the informa-
ton is conveyed that he has drilling
rig on the way here and that he ex-
poets to begin operations in Adair
within the next two or three weeks.
DR.. Everett holds leases on more than
1000 acres in this county, some of the
boundaries being less than ten miles
from Columbia.
The Roy Petroleum Company re-
port good progress being made on their
No. l we'll on Damron's Creek, the
J.E Carnahan Company are now
down about 800 feet at lions Church,
with splendid prospects for good
strike, as the formation is reported to
be identical with that found on the
A. c. Coffey farm where they drilled
in four good wells; the McMead Com
pany has moved to another location
oa the Campbell Bros, farm and are
pounding away on we'll No. 4. These
cover the active operations now in
progress in this territory, but the OUT
look is encouraging for additional de
velopment work to be started in sew
eral sections of the county at an ear
ly date.
Mr.. Geo a. Palmer, Cleveland. O.,
one of the large operators of wide ex
psrience, and who is president of thC
Palmer Oil g.. Gas Company, arrived
3 in Columbia Saturday to locate the
head Office of the Company. These
j people have large holdings in AdSi
county, and they have so much faith
in the territory chat they will spenC
gocdly sums of money in development
work mere. They have already shipp
ed powerful and up-to-date drilIin,
rig 70 be used here, and they expect {.
be operating in good shape within
very few days. Such people as Mr.
Palmer and his associates coming Il
our midst and being willing and read
to spend their money with us shoult
be duly appreciated by our citizens
and they should be encouraged in tn
undertaking in every possible way.
Mr.. v E. Hill, Stidham, Okla.
president and general manager of tn
d. s. H. Oil g. Gas Comdany, wa
here Monday returning home from
visit TO his old home in Russell couu
ty. Mr. Hill talked very encOurag
Ingly regarding oil prospects in thi
terrirury, and he seated he expecte
TO return mere at an early date to be
gin development work on acreage i
the vicinity of Greensboro, 10,
Mr.. d. T Curd, Cave City, who
a popular travelling drygoods salesman
was in Columbia and out in the couI