The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-03
COMPLETE TWO
GAS, THREE OIL
WELLS IN MAY
Huge Production Rate
Noted in Report of
Simpson.

During May, two gas wells with a
total daily production Of 100000
cubic feet and three oil wells pro-
drcing a total OF 2i0 barrels we're
completed, according to the month
~ report Of Paul r. Simpson. state
gas supervisor in the department Of
conservation. geology division.
Gas production was 5000 900 cubic
feet in a Gibson county well, and
one OF 100000 feet in Sullivan coun-
~. Producing oil wells we're COM
pleted in Gibson and Pike counties.
The report shows that oil produc-
ton in the state Tor The hrst three
months Of this year was $4,000 bar
rels against 205 900 for the same pc
rod last year.
Activities by counties during May
sre shown in the report as follows
DaNe-e- HaMv Hanson and others arc
drilling ne John S. williams 10. ! in Har-
dubois The oh.a oil Company - drill
trg test on the David NelNam Jr. lease
in Harrison to1nt1.p
ZION IS drilling on the Snider and Mason
farm 30 CAN township.
G.bson-rhe Ohio oil Company aban.-
doncd the Lester Cunningham Nos 2 and 3
fn donation ZIG the SALLY Cunnginham
Nos and .n donation III and the
samuel Fo5a No p H eo s95s c li2
completed its third well on the q. 3. Allen
lease in Columbia township and an initial
production a. SEQ 900 cubic feet was
gagged The Gib-Van OIL Company is
drllnz another well on the Agnes Has
s.nr lease ~ Washington toTnsnip IN tne
Same township. T. G. wharf is drllAng on
the z r Hope farm III The same town
ship. The BE Four oil and Gas Company
Sb 5roage s oe of io 20 barrels - natural
and Us starting vel IN the same town
ship on the Elmer Hunt farm. and Nelson
Brothers are drilling the Mary R. Richard
rlon No. The Knox Engineering Corpol-
alton is drilling on the Robert /. Simms
farm in Columbia township The Big -Four
oil and Gas COMPANY IS drAlng the Ca
tner.ne Sloan No. in Washington town
Johnson-Waegoner and other reported
2 showing % gas at SO feet in small
sell on the A. II Vandivier farm IN
Franklin township. and have moved over
Knox-O H. Thaycr has started the
Ruby Hite No. M Busseron township.
y IS near the ten barrel well recently
completed by Ihayer on the Anna Sproat
farm. The Knox Engineering Corpora
ton IS drilling The Snapp well IN the
Ohio-The Southern Development Com
panv has started q test on lot be-
longing 70 Ira North IN Rising sun.
drilled more than 100 feet IN the George
X Beard no. ]. CLARK township. Con-
yers and Bugg are drilling az l25 feet in
the Frank Cassidy No. g. The James
Carvidv No IcoDofd township was
abandoned By william Moorehead in the
Jackson sand after drilling 10 3ls feet.
a second well IS being started on the
same hrm BOZ Anderson township. A third
well on The Alvin FrCuchYiNe lease. drilled
hy conycrs and Bggg IN Clark township.
starting the Emery Simpson test in An
ders0n Twp
Pike County The Indiana Southwestern
Gas CORPORATION IS drilling the Jennie Cas-
siov No J. in CLAW township. ?. G. An
drcws and others completed the eleventh
toRnshlp. with an initial production Of
seventy barrels a. 1910 10 1888 feet
drilling. u Logan Township g. L. Divers
deenened the Glendora Rolling No. /. 70
I 357 feet raising the production 70 hftv
completed In the Oakland CITY sand a.
$50 Q 1879 feet With = production o. Of
n II. Risher has started the James
sDenceT-E' NJ Treat b 90. is drilling
the Catherine Brett No. 2 IN Ohio town
shin. The Maxwell Petroleum COMPANY
is drilling the Anna Hawk No ? IN same
s qg nS farm see mn y s,9red h 81 q Dr
CHARLES e. Talaferro IN Ohio township.
me w,liisn, psli r. "a n thurman
township. after comnctinr a drv hole at
721 fert on the Willis F7rrand farm.
The Ross L. Marts No. ]. drilled by VIII
liam n Wood in Curry township pro-
duccd 500 600 feet Of gas
observation-disclosures Carter Is drilling
a second well on his lot In Vevav. hav-
inc completed his FIRST with a good show
fnr Of gas in the Trenton.
Vanderhurg John l.. Drake and others
are drilling a well on the County Poor
Farm 81 Center township.
ViEo-The CYRUS J. Lane test drilled by
Or G.. {. TaliaferrO in Pre- irie Creek
township. is nearing completion. The
Eiosi OIL Corporation has started the VIII
liam Rigs No %. same township.