The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1921-04-13
OIL NEWS.
[BY e. t. KEAfPER.]

| WOEk Is S00n ali over GIllS CerrlCOryi IN
quiries are pouring in from many diff
erent sections, and the outlook for
big things being pulled of here in oil
circles at no distant date we're never
more promising than at the present
time.
A number of oil men have visited
this section within the past two
weeks, and many others are headed
this way for the purpose of making
surveys Of the fields with a view to
becoming interested in development
work here soon.
One of the most prominent citizens
of Columbia, who spent several days
in Cumberland county lately, a man
who has no interest whatever in the
oil business, volunteers the informa-
tion that there is no question but that
the Bakerton field, which he had the
pleasure of visiting while on his trip,
is not only promising field at present
but that it is destined to prove to be a
wonder Ten holes drilled there. re-
sulting in ten good wells, is not a bad
start for the field.
The Day Oil Company, drilling on
the Granville Williams farm, near
Creelsboro, have brought in will No. 1
at depth of 240 feet This we'll
started flowing at seven feet in the
sand, and at last reports oil was free
ly flowing and running into Cumber.
land River, more than mile away.
All reports credit this we'll as the best
we'll ever drilled in that field.
The Wood Oil Company, operating
on the farm Of Cummings Brothers, ad-
joining property Of the Beacon Oil
. Syndicate. at Greensboro, have show
ing for nice well in the shallow sand
but they intend to drill down to the
Pencil Cave where they expect to
strike the Trenton sand.
Other good wells reported from the
Greensboro field within the past ter
days are, one on the West Fork of In.
dian Greek just over the Clinton Coun
ty line, with 10 feet of oil sand; one on
the W. A. Armstrong farm, located>or
, the North side of Cumberland River;
one by the Carnahan Oil Company on
the Cosby Coffey farm. The latter is
, reported in at 27O feet, with "a feet
) of sand. w.. -> 60
Three new wells are reported from
the Brush Creek, Cumberland County
field within the past week, as follows
Kash, Walker 8 Kash,- we'll No, 2 or
the Jake Radford farm came in at 8
depth of about 200 feet, and on the
pump registered fifteen barrels IN five
hours, E. Schabelitz Oil Company
Well No on Clint Keen farm, is in
and reported to be good one; Rich
. ardson & Golf, we'll No. on the j. N
Radford farm, came in good and il
- being on the pump. Drilling opera
:, lions there are, KaSh, Walker & Kash
: we'll No on the Jake Radford farm
Scnabelitz Oil Company, starting vel
No 4, on the Clint Keen tract,-ar
ranging to start we'll No. on th'
Morrison farm; Richardson & Gof
will start well No 2 on the ]. NJ. Rad
ford tract the latter part of this week
Southern Oil s. Refining Company ar
drilling deeper in well No. 8. locates
on the Russ Gilbert farm.
The first shipment of oil by TIT
Southern Oil s. Refining Company i
due to leave Bakerton today. An I'm
looked for delay in shipment has beel
due to the inability Of the Refnfnl
= Company to complete transportation
Q arrangements as soon as expected, bu
, they are now fully equipped will
their own tow boat and feet of bar
ges fitted with steel tanks and the.
are prepared to handle oil In larg,
quantities and promptly.
Machinery and equipment for tn
> refinery to be built at Creelsboro b.
= the ]. e. Carnahan ON Company, Can
ton, Ohio, is now on the ground AM
~ the work of erecting the plant will b
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