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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1938
Page
3
A notice from Lloyd Gerrish Farm James Baker and Cephas Adams states hunting is prohibited on lands owned rented or controlled by them. The call prevents any hunting activity by others on these properties.
In Bond county a oil sheen near the Dresser flare has spurred lease and royalty speculation though no commercial production yet. Over 80 tests have been run in Bond county. earlier Barron well 2600 feet away failed after saltwater contact. Haliburton test led to acidizing the Dresser well where oil appeared in the Niagara sand at 1820 feet. Sohio Oil Company, formerly Owensboro Co., is cited among producers.
Principal crude purchasers set new limits due to a sluggish market. Daily allowed oil per well: Centralia 25 barrels, Beecher City 40, Lake Centralia 50, and Clay City Noble Olney Flora and Fairfield pools 75. A Fayette County gas well on Dan Burtschi farm produced an estimated 7,000,000 cubic feet at 1040 feet, and capped well flooded nearby Burtschi No. 250 feet away.
The report details multiple wells at Salem Centralia with depths and statuses. Shell Company shows coring and swabbing on No. 5 and No. 2 Young Heirs while No. 8 Young Heirs sits at 1410 feet. Texas Company reports numerous wells at Lake Centralia with cement, drilling, and derrick activity including No. 3 Buckley at 1906 feet and No. 4 Dunning at 1716 feet.
A long listing of oil wells in Lake Centralia and surrounding fields shows multiple drills at various stages. Wells from J Freisner and Hawkins to Lee, Martin, Tate and Young report locations, depths, cement waits, derrick erections, and completion notes across Stein and Benoist regions.
Report lists multiple oil wells at Fayette County sites including Texas Oil Co Nos. 4 Bennyhoff 1 Chrisman and 2 others, Magnolia Nos. 5 6 7 8 9 10, Clow Nos. 4 8 10, Ullrick & Pough No 1 R Durbin, and Pray Nos. 8 9. Some wells completed in Benoist pay sand with others drilling or awaiting cement.
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