Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-12-31
TO TEST PLAN IMPORTANT
TO THE OIL INDUSTRY

Preliminary steps are being taken
toward testing out plan, which, il
successful, would mean the revolu-
/ tionizing Of the oil industry in this
section of the state, and which later
would spread throughout the entire
oil producing world. Provided diff
ficulty is not experienced in obtain
| ing leases, the experiment will be
Poplar ridge field. Detroit capital
lists are back of the plan, and one of
the largest oil companies controls
the patent rights. H. H. Cupler, an
experienced man in the oil drilling
business, has been here for several
! months trying to get the necessary
leases. To start with he wants
about $50 acres.
| The suggested plan is a simple
one, and looks practical, and briefly
outlined is as follows: They would
drill tunnel under the Cow Run
sand, the tunnel to be about six and
one-half feet high and about ten
feet wide From the roof Of the
F, tunnel would be drilled slanting up
wards, holes into the sand, and iron
pipes inserted, and these would be
cemented around. These pipes would
be approximately IS feet apart and
the lower ends would connect with
a pipe line in the tunnel. The en-
gineers believe that the oil would
flow down through the pipes. They
state that when an oil field is aban-
doned, much oil remains in the
ground, and this is plan to get 1t
out. Other plans which have been
tried have failed to get out all of
the OIL
Mr.. Cupler states that this test is
the first to be made in the world.
He wants to make it plain that it is
no wild cat scheme to sell stock, or
to ask anyone to make any sort OF
an investment; since not a penny is
asked. All they want is lease on
the Cow Run sand, and they have al
ready leased several farms in the
field mentioned If it all goes
through, the first test will be made
up Havener's hollow, about half
mile from the Malta north river
road. and work will begin soon after
leases are secured.
To make the test as planned
would mean an outlay OF about 500. y
600 to begin with, practically all of
which would be for labor. If the
test proves successful, further devel-
opment will be made in the county.
which would mean the employment
of at least 200 men, at good wages,
and it is estimated that quarter
of million dollars would be spent
locally, before the oil company
would begin receiving any returns
and of the amount spent it is estl-
mated about so percent would go
for labor. 1t is said the cost of con-
structing the tunnel would be about
SO per foot. Before digging of the
tunnel starts, core holes will be
drilled down, to ascertain the
depth and location and thickness OF
the sand at different places.
Mining engineers have already
been on the field looking it over,
and much interest is being shown
and it is predicted that as soon as it
gets under way there will be repre-
sentatives of oil concerns from all
over the country, to watch develop
ments.
Mr.. Cupler states that should they
not be dDle IC secure the HcccSos'ly
leases, they will make the test else
where and that they have in mind d
location in West Virginia.
We hope that the land owners
will be public spirited enough to ne
cotiate the lease. Their land has
been drilled and the oil removed
from the wells and the fields have
been abandoned, and with the sug-
gested plan, they would receive
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