Paragould soliphone., 1922-06-16
TEST OIL WELL
 REPORTED TO BE LOOKING GOOD
Faragould Test Said to Have Reached Oil or Gas Sand Other Oil Development News.

! An unusual degree of interest has been developed within the past two or three weeks in the test oil we'll that is being drilled a short distance southwest of the city by the Bowler Well 6 Construction Company. That interest, however. seems to be the outgrowth of street gossip and hear say statements that have arisen dur ing the past few days. Just how authentic the rumors may be no one appears to know. but 1t is very eVl- dent that some are looking forward to interesting developments at the test within short time
 It is reported upon apparently good authority that the test IS now at a depth of approximately fifteen hundred feet, the depth that was at tained two or three weeks ago. II is said the drillers are now two or three feet in a formation that F said to resemble oil or gas sand and the report is current that a pressure of gas has been detected at the hole. While drilling operations have been going forward constantly sew eral days. the process is said to be that Of roaming out the hole. ore paratory to setting a ten inch cas- ing. Two shifts are engaged at the test.
 tc n riralr1 a. tion the well attained its present depth of around fifteen hundred fee two or three weeks ago when the drillers discovered they were ap- preaching an interesting formation and began drilling with a four-ineh bit. It is said the penetration to a depth of several feet was made with the small drill then a larger drill was used in roaming to the ex- ltreme depth A few days ago, ac- lcording to the report, the largest bit was attached and the "reaming process is going down to the seat where the ten inch casing will be set, perhaps followed by test oi the sand formation" encountered Some persons who are keeping in touch with the operations by mak- ing frequent visits to the test are of lthe opinion that interesting devel- Iopments are near at hand.
 Craighead Developments.
 T It is rumored that the two test wells being drilled in Craigheat county are not making favorable lprogress. One of those tests is being thrilled by the Scott Syndicate, now drilling it's fourth test near Harris burg, and it has been reported tha
 Nfr. Scott has very little hopes O. making a @strike" in Craighead Interest in Poinsett.
 , The Scott Syndicate, according tt late reports, is yet very much in terested in the developments tha were begun in Poinsett-near liar
 risburg two years ago. Tn
 fourth well is now being drilled and, it is said, that hole is at depth of between 2.0Q0 and 2,40' feet The drill is reported to b . penetrating a rock and is now fort. feet in that formation. The rock for
 nation is said to be the same tha
 has caused the Scott Syndicate it previous trouble in drilling, result ing in the breaking of drills and tn subsequent abandonment of the oth CT three tests. Formerly drilling wa done by the rotary system. Tn heavy standard drill method is nov being used, the method that is espe cially adapted to deal with tn
 penetration of hard rock.
 According to statements attribute ' to him. MT Scott seems entirely con
 fident that an oil pool exists l Poinsett county and that he will b successful in his present test whic
 is located two miles north of tn
 town of Harrisburg.