The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-05
INDIANA FIELDS
HURT BY LARGE
OIL PRODUCTION
Output for May, 1880,
Above Preceding Year;
New Holes Started.

Though not affected as much as
the western states, Indiana IS be-
ginning to feel the effects Of over
production in the oil industry. Pipe
line runs are being curtailed, thus
causing much of the normal de-
velopment to be ARRESTED.
In spite of this fact. another small
increase in state production was
noted in May as the following flg-
ures Indicate: Total production for
May, 1880. was $4,000 barrels; Tor
April, $4,000 barrels. Production
from January to May, 1880, was
427, 900 barrels: for the same period
in 1929 production was 100000 par
rels.
News of interest throughout the
state by counties follows:
ADAMS CoUNTY-George Lacknett re-
Gently completed his second well on the
Baker heirs farm in Jefferson township.
The initial production was ten barrels.
DAVIESS CcUNTY-A well is reported
being drilled one mile north Of Sandy
Hook in veale township. Hensley and
Ross are deepening their test on the Ross
farm in Sandy Hook to the second sand
FLOYD COUNTY--The Wood Oil Com
pany plugged their test on the bank Of the
Ohio river in Franklin township after hav-
ing drilled through the Corniferous lime
stone. They moved their rig from the
| Y. L. Farnsley farm to the w. H. Colley
farm in the same township. Section "a,
where they expect to test the Trenton. The
w. E. Hines Company has moved rig to
the Nate Morton farm two miles northwest
OF New Albany. third company is said
to be starting a test in this county.
GIBSON COUNTY-The Big Four OIL
Company completed their fourth well on
the G. T. Sloan land in Section is. Wash
ington township. 1t produced tfty-five
barrels natural from a sand at i,257-l,262
| feet.
] GREENE CoUNTY-A. r. Morris and
others have taken leases near Lyons. where
small production was reported many
wears ago.
HAMILTON COUNTY - Holeman and
others plugged their test on the Sturdevant
farm in Section 20. Washington township,
After drilling eighty feet in the Trenton,
only a showing of oil and gas were found.
Another test may be drilled on their block
| of acreage.
HUNTINGTON COUNTY The Two
Rivers Oil Corporation Completed their
first we'll on the Jacob Bussard lease
south of Huntington. where 100000 cubic
feet of gas we're found in the Trenton.
other tests are planned.
JAY CoUNTY-George F. Edgington
has started we'll on the Peter F. Edging-
ton land three miles southwest Of Bryant,
in Section IA. jackson Township. The
Flemwell Oil Company has started well
on the c. C. Harris farm, two miles north
of Pennville in Section 16. Penn Town
| ship.
PIKE COUNTY,. C. Andrews and
others are drilling the eleventh well on the
Atkinson lease in Section %. Logan Town.
ship. In Section % in the same town
ship E. C. Bolds completed the M. J.
Atkinson No. at 1.030-1.039 feet. where it
produced an initial of twelve barrels.
Numbers / ana on the same farm were
abandoned. Thomas J. Randall is drilling
the F. Chandler No. 5. in Section is.
Logan Township. FISCHER and others
found dry hole at 1900 feet in the
Charles B. Grove No. I. near the school
house at Afford. The Bement Gas Com
pany completed 100000 cubic feet gas
well on the Aaron George farm in Wash
ington Township. and is starting another
well on the same farm.
sTEUBEN CoUNTY-The Cousins Oil
and Gas Company completed we'll on
the Hissong farm near Ashley at sixty
seven feet in the Trenton. total depth
of about 2.400 feet. 1t showed a small
production after being shot.
SULLIVAN CoUNTY-G. G. Billman and
others are -spudding in on a shallow Wild
cat on the Sam Conner farm. southwest
Of the old Reliance mine. C. w. Scott
completed the @. L. Davis No. /. in
Section ia. thurman Township and got an
initial of ten barrels The No. on the
same farm was dry at 352 feet.
WARRICK COUNTY-The Indiana
Southwestern Gas and Utilities Corpora
ton has suspended drilling in the J. T.
McWillams test in Section S3, Hart Town
ship The same company has erected
rig on the Henry Shumaker farm in