Brown County IL Archives Newspapers.....Wells Completed with No Prospects of Oil
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Newspaper: The Democrat-Message: December 2, 1959 - Oil Stories: Brown County, Illinois

     Headline:  Wells Completed with No Prospects of Oil

     Several wells were completed with none showing oil prospects during the
     past week.  All were located in Buckhorn township and most in and near
     the good-producing well on the William L. Davis farm in section eight.

     The well on the Davis farm continues to produce at a satisfactory rate
     and the oil trucks, hauling it to the pipe line near Kincaid are making
     their daily trips.

     Amoung wells completed in the past several days was one located on the
     Davis farm, just south of the producing well.  Others which were
     drilled to the required depth but which showed no oil prospects
     included one on the Fred Masterson farm, on the McNeff farm, on the
     Kenneth Lee farm, Casper Wagner farm and across the creek south on the
     Davis farm.  An unofficial count reveals about nine wells drilled and
     completed with negative results.

     The well on the Robinson farm, west of the Davis well, and leased by
     Richard L. Moore has not shown any better prospects than was reported
     last week.  Pumping is done periodically, and oil is produced, but no
     continual flow has resulted.

     Mr. Moore stated this week that steps may be taken to swab out the well
     and consideration is also being given to acidization.

     Other wells have been started in the area and completion of some is
     expected daily.  Well drilling rigs, as soon as they complete one well
     are contracted for to move on to other sites in the area.

     Only well being drilled outside the immediate Buckhorn area is that on
     the William Fey farm, north of Mt. Sterling.  It is expected that it
     will be completed before the week is out.

     Two wells nearest completion now are one located on the first offset
     west on the Davis farm and the first offset east on the Carpenter farm.

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