The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-05
four new GAS
WELLS IN STATE
ARE PRODUCING
Largest Brought in Last
Month Now Has Output
of 100000 Feet.

Four gas wells with total daily
output Of $500 600 cubic feet and six
oil wells producing 400 barrels day
rewarded drillers in Indiana during
September, according to the month
ly report of Paul +. Simpson, state
gas supervisor.
The largest gas well, with an out
put Of 2,500,0OO cubic feet, was COM
pleted in Pike county. The third
largest well, 100000 cubic feet, was
in the same county. The second
100000 cubic feet, was in Gibson
county.
TWO Of the oil wells, each pro-
ducing 100 barrels, were completed
in Perry county, and the other four
of 100, 30, 80 and 10 barrels, re-
spectiyely, in Vanderburg county.
BY counties, September drilling
activity was as follows:
Auen-The WOODBURY. Gas Company is
starting the Fred Norden No. IN Mau-
Dayiess~Amsler and Gilmore are drill
ing the Oliver M. Smith No. IN Harri-
Gibson@Ine Wabash Public Service Cor
poration is drililng the q. B. Allen No. 4
IN Columbia township. The l.. W. ana
Eliza F. Gudgel No. /, in the same town
neering Corporation at l,472 feet. with
/ 800, QUO CUBIC feet OF gas. A second well
on this lease has been started. The Indi-
ana Southwestern Gas Corporation is
drilling on the Eunice c. HEIDI farm and
the Knox Engineering Corporation has
started the S. II. Kirk No. !. Nelson
NarH Nvafr NNnE 1gaN3 A. aan
farm in Wabash township. The. q. G.
Sampley No. / is being started by the
Knox Engineering Corporation in Columbia
Hamilton 49, The E. z. Applegate test,
started about year ago by Lentz Miller
in Jackson township, has been abandoned.
only a showing OF gas was found In the
Trenton. which many years ago was very
productive in this area.
Hancock-The Knightstown Natural Gas
Company is drilling the Thomas l.. Smith
No. near Charlottesville.
Kosciusko-The Kosana Oil Corporation
Is down more than 300 feet in the W. Q.
Mehrly test IN Van Buren, township.
La Porte-The N. 81 Q. Drollinger No. l,
drilled by Hollingsworth and others in
wills township, was plugged after drilling
Martin sprouli and Weitknecht are
drilling on the John Larkin lease in Perry
township, in an effort to revive an old
pool which has been productive Of gas;
Monroe-The Petroleum Exploration Cor
poration and the Ohio Oil Company are
starting the William T. Howard No. in
Perry countyEThe Mary c. Baoker No.
4. drilled by Charles f.. Dice in Troy
township, was shot in the Jackson sand,
but is being drilled deeper. The Frank
Cassidy No. z. completed in Clark town
ship by Convers and Bugg, was reported a
l00-barrel we'll. DR.. G. G. Taliaterro S
test on the Rosa Conen farm in Troy
township, was abandoned at a total depth
OF 825 feet. Taliaferro's Andrew Peters
No. /. south Of Bristow, was completed at
280 feet. where 1t is said to flow more than
No. has been started by Roger E. VIII
lams in Anderson township. w. s. M.
Hughes is drilling on the Lasher farm,
is starting the Charles Reed No l in Troy
township. The Koerner OIL Company well
on the James Thiery farm in Clark town
ship was dry and abandoned at SOB feet.
Pike-Claude f. Noble has completed his
. Arnold No. / in Section II, Washington
township, at l,045 feet, getting an 100000
ton on the Edward Adams lease. Claude
Trusler'S Mccain No. ! in the Afford pool,
produced $500. 900 cubic feet and the rig
may be moved to the Lucas farm. The L..
j. Shawhan No. /. drilled in Clay town
ship by the Indiana Southwestern Corpor-
alton, was dry when completed at l,544
den has started the W. H. Smith No. /.
The Indiana Southwestern Gas Corpora
ton is drilling on the Thomas H. Stone
lease IN Jefferson township. A. B. Bement
has made a location on the Andrew Willis
farm in Washington township.
spencer-The Santa Fe Oil Company is
starting its first well on the F. w. Glass
lease in HUFF township
Starke-Henry A. Joern has begun a test
on land belonging to the Lincoln National
Life Insurance Company in Davis town
ship.
sullvan-wyman Brown completed a
half million cubic foot gas well on the
Willis Bradbury lease in Curry township.
The jackson Hill Coal Company is drilling
a test on its own land in Jackson town
ship. In Truman township, Scott Whit
lock is drilling the Tom and Kern Metz
ger No. 2 test on the John Rose
menced by j. A. Mcdonnell o. A. Thayer
has moved to the H. H. Wilson farm for
q test.
Tippecanoe- Coats Smith Oil Com
pany has a we'll down about 100 feet on