Great Bend Post

BARTON COUNTY -More information continues to flow in on Barton County’s new oil well placed at the county landfill.

Seismic work was done last summer by RJM Oil of Claflin to determine if there was a chance to drill for oil north of the landfill.

When tests came back positive, RJM determined it would be in the county’s best interest to drill a well and begin pumping oil.

County Administrator Richard Boeckman, the county is slowly getting a better idea of what they have.

“I think they intend to pump ten to fifteen barrels a day for foreseeable future,” said Boeckman.

The location of the drilling is near the storm water runoff ponds and does not interfere with day-to-day operations of the landfill.

Barton County Commissioners will eventually have to determine what they want to do with the revenue that comes from the well.