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INTEREST CENTERS STRONG IN DESDEMONA.
Develo
evelopment Work Seriously Handicapped, But
Field Are Widened as Big Producers Are Brought In.
Fort Worth, Texas, Aug. 19.With production aver
aging approximately 260,000 barrels a day in the North and
Wesja- Central Texas fields, the talent now is watching the
development of new territory. The Desdemona field is the
center of attraction and its bounds are being extended in
all directions, especially to the North.
Development work, however, in and around Desdemona
is handicapped because of a lack of pipe line and storage
facilities, but big producers are brought in almost daily,
and the limits are widened each week from a half to a mile
or more. Until sufficient pipe line and storage facilities
are furnished the producers in Desdemona, the production
of that field cannot be estimated. Development so far
has surprised the world.
With the exception of the Arnold discovery well near
New Castle in Young county, which came in week before
last, the wild catting fraternity suffered a severe setback
in Sterling county when the announcement was made that
the Texas Elkhorn well on the Richardson ranch was a
salt water producer. The Richardson well gave every
promise of being a discovery well at around the four
thousand foot level. A good showing of oil and some oil
was found. However, the pioneer still has hopes of de
veloping a new field in the Trans-Pecos country and on
the Mexican border.
Stephens county fields, around Caddo, Breckenridge
and other points continue to attract attention. Records
show that fewer dusters have been brought in in the
Stephens county field than in any other section of the state.
Within the past few weeks four gassers have been
brought in, in and around Amarillo. The well developed
in the famous Palo Duro canyon is said by experts to be a
natural helium well, a gas used for balloons. The gas
obtained in the Panhandle section is said to be a high
grade and not very wet. Operators still believe that oil will
be found. H!gh hopes are entertained that King and Car
son counties will become real fields. Drilling will begin
within the next ninety days. At least twelve locations
will be made at an early date and the wells spudded in.
In the section around Acme and Quanah evidences of
oil have been found with an abundant showing of gas.
Since the bringing in of the Arnold discovery well and
excellent prospects of the Graham well becoming a wonder
in the new field, wild catters are rushing to Jack county
and are paying big prices for leases.
High grade oil in limited quantities has been found in
Jade county at a shallow depth. The early Jack county
wells are pumpers. One of the first small refineries ever
constructed In Texas was trekked in wagons from the
railroad to the Jack county field. Deep tests are in prog
ress in Jack county by such concerns as the Cosden Co.
The Roxana also controls considerable acreage in that
county.
EYESTONE, NO. 4, IS ANOTHER "GUSHER."
Eldorado, Kans., Aug. 20.The National Refining Co.'s
Eyestone, No. 4, in the Elning pool hai come in as
another "gusher," good for 2,000 barrels. This makes the
th'rd gusher on the same tract and apparently fixes the
Eyestone as the heart of the Elbing pool.
OIL EDITOR ON A VACATION.
Charles W. Wright, editor of The Oil and Gas News, is
in Colorado for a two weeks' vacation, having left Kansas
City early this week.
Single Copies 10c
NO. 1
BUILDING PLANTS IN BURKBURNETT.
Formation of the Livingston Refiners' Corporation Is An
nouncedNew Concern Buys Tank Cars
Tulsa, Okla., Aug. 19.Announcement is made of the
formation of the Livingston Refiners' Corporation, which
will be the refining division of the Livingston Oil Corpo
ration. The ref.'ning concern is capitalized at 500,000 shares
of common stock of no par value, 275,000 shares of which
are outstanding, and $2,000,000 worth of participating 8
per cent cumulative preferred stock, $1,000,000 of which is
outstanding. The stock has been underwritten by a New
York concern. The Livingston Oil Corporation has secured
a controling interest in the refining company, and the
affairs of the refining company will be managed by the oil
corporation.
The Livingston Refiners' Corporation, has entered into
a five-year renewable contract with the Livingston Oil
Corporation, giving it the exclusive right to purchase all
the oil and casinghead g^ nmduod b" ,ho o'l "^rnnration,
at the prevailing market prices. The Refiners' Corporation
has purchased from the oil corporation seven miles of its
pipe and gathering lines, in the northwest extension of
the Burkburnett field, Texas; also five steel storage tanks,
partially constructed at Devol, Okla.. having a total storage
capacity of 275,000 barrels of oil. The Refiners' Corpo
ration has also purchased material and equipment for, and
is constructing, in the Burkburnett field, a refinery, with
a capacity of 3,000 barrels daily, and a casinghead gasoline
plant, which is expected to make 2.500 gallons of gasoline
daily. The Ref'ners' Corporation has also purchased 100
tank car? together with material and equipment for 21
miles of additional pipe line, connecting the pipe lines
already acquired from the oil corporation at Devol, to the
Chicago, Rock Island, & Facific Railway at Walters.
Stock holders of the Livingston Oil Corporation will
be permitted to subscribe to the 8 per cent preferred stock,
to the extent of 25 per cent of their holdings in shares
of Livingston Oil. for $9.75 a share, until called for $11,
per share, or exchanged for common stock, at the option
of the holder. The stock of the Refiners' Corporation can
be turned in for $11 per share on any dividend date. With
each share of preferred stock, one share of common will
be given as a bonus.
WAS OVER-SUBSCRIBED BY 4,600,000 SHARES.
Ponca City, Okla., Aug. 18. (Special).The Kay
County Gas Company, which completed, on August 1. the
financing of an increase in capitalization from $1,000,000
to $5,000,000 is the gas producing, gas distributing and oil
pipe line subsidiary of the Marland Refining Company.
The stockholders voted on June 14, 1919. to increase the
capitalization from $1,000,000 to $10,000,000, of which $4,-
000,000 were to be sold at once. Par value of the stock is
$1. Stockholders were given until August 1 to take advan
tage of their right to buy four shares of the new issue for
each share held June 14.
When the books of the company were closed August
1 a total of 8.600.000 shares had been subscribed, an over
subscription of 4.600,000 shares. This financing was han
dled entirely by the company's own stock department with
out the assistance of underwriters or brokers.
The money derived from the sale of stock will be used
in developing Kay County Gas Co.'s 350.000-acre gas lease
in Osage County, the building of oil and gas pipe lines, and
the development of several thousand acres of oil leases
held jointly with Marland Refining Company in Osage
County.
2 THE OIL AND
TALKING A BOOM IN NEW MEXICO.
Newspaper Reports Are Many New Companies Are Only
Waiting Arrival of Tools to Begin Active Work
Oil Shows in Gas in Union County.
Oil operations in New Mexico are assuming consider
able proportions, according to information received this
week from correspondents in that state.
The eastern part of the state is the scene of active
drilling and newspapers report scores of new compan'es
preparing to begin work as soon as the tools arrive. The
Amarillo boom strengthens the belief that the oil deposits
extend westward from the big Texas pools and the recent
showing of gas in Union county, in the northeast corner
joining Texas, has fired operators throughout the entire
state.
Considerable o'l is said to have been shown in the gas
in Union county, the well being owned by the American
Producers & Refining Co., a Wyoming enterprise. At
Tucumcari, in Quay county, several wells are being put
down, the most prominent operations being those of the
McGee Oil Co. said to be backed by the Empire people.
Work on a number of other wells is being pushed in
Roosevelt, DeBaca, Eddy and Lea counties which will
give the entire eastern tier of counties a big play during
the next six months.
Near Portales in Roosevelt county, the Nu-Mex Oil
Co., owning 12,00 acres of leases, is getting ready to spud
in. Oklahoma oil men are behind that project. The
locat'on was selected by R. O. La Neve, geologist, who
located the Perkins well at Eastland, Tex. Other develop
ments in that section are the Great Western Oil well at
Kenna, the well of the Clovis Oil Co. at Tiaban and the
new well just started by the Mesa Oil & Gas Co. near
Portales.
Other parts of the state are active. The Toltec is
drilling 30 miles from Santa Fe and are down about 1,700
feet. The Raton Petroleum Co. in Colfax county just
west of Union county owns 11,000 acres of leases and is
getting ready to drill in the center of their tract.
Since David White, chief United States Government
geologist, made a favorable prediction regarding oil de
posits in New Mexico, there has been a rush to get acre
age and as a result practically the entire state is said to
he under lease.
H. O. BALLARD QUITS THE EMPIRE.
General Superintendent of Doherty Concern Will Start
Contracting and Drilling.
H. O. Ballard, for the past eight years general super
intendent of the Empire Gas & Fuel Co. has resigned to
take effect September 1, and will enter business for him
self. He has purchased a one-half interest in several
strings of tools and with the joint owners will start con
tracting and drilling. He will make his headquarters
at Bartlesville.
When the Empire was organized eight years ago, Mr.
Hallard was one of the principal movers in the proposition.
He came from the Quapau Oil & Gas Co. After the organ
ization was perfected, he was assigned to the pipe line
department and later transferred to the gas department.
Later he was assigned to the oil department and promoted
to the offce of general superintendent of the company's
interests entire.
IN THE OKMULGEE-WAINWR1GHT FIELD.
The Geary and Owen Drilling Association of Kansas
City this week Tuesday brought in a gas well estimated
from six to eight million cubic feet on their holdings in
7-13-15. J. J. Geary and P. H. Owen, 603 New York Life
building, this city, with their associates, financed the
proposition and are now drilling on the adjoining quarter
south of the estimated 1,000 barrel well of the Foster Oil
Co., that recently came in on 17-24-11 in Greenwood county
near Eureka. The well is down 1,100 feet. They also
are preparing to move standard rig to 4-13-15 in the Ok-
mulgee-Wainwright field and expect to start drilling
within a few days.
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SINCLAIR SUES MILLIKEN EXECUTORS.
Oil Man Alleges Assets of Properties Sold to Him Were
Diverted$375,500 Involved.
St. Louis, Aug. 19.Suit for $375,500.50 was filed last
week in the United States District Court in this city against
the executors of the estate of John T. Milliken, St. Louis
chemical manufacturer, by Harry F. Sinclair, oil man of
Tulsa, Okla., and Great Neck, L. I. The defendants named
are Dr. H. H. Loeb, John G. Lonsdale, president of the
National Bank of Commerce in St. Louis, and the National
Bank of Commerce.
Mr. Sinclair alleges that after he had purchased various
oil and mining properties "from Mr. Milliken for $9,500,000
in April, 1916, Mr. Milliken and his associates used assets
of the purchased companies to pay off obligations for
which Mr. Sinclair was not liable, and which he had not
contracted to pay. He also alleges that in some instances
Mr. Milliken diverted assets of the properties to his own
use.
The properties in which Mr. Sinclair bought and sold
outright or controlling interest were the Milliken Refining
Co., the Milliken Oil Co., the Slick Oil Co., the Washington
Oil Co., the Katy Oil Co., the Milliken Pipe Line Co., and
two valuable leases on oil land in Oklahoma.
Mr. Sinclair alleges that he complied with all the
terms of the contract and made full payment to Mr. Milli
ken on April 20, 1916, but before May 29, 1916, Mr. Milliken
and his associates diverted assets of the properties that
they had sold to him.
Mr. Sinclair alleges that the total amount withdrawn
from the treasury of the Washington Oil Co. by Mr. Milli
ken and converted to his own personal use was $29,338.31.
While, it is stated, the contract called for the payment of
the company's funds of $80,000 for supplies, the amount
actually paid was $20,000.
The notes which it was agreed were to be paid from
the company's funds to A. C. McDonnell, amounting to
$12,500, were not current accounts, as was represented to
him when he made the contract, Mr. Sinclair alleges.
He also charges that $9,000 in insurance premiums were
incurred prior to April 20 and paid after that date. He
asks for an accounting and the appointment of a referee
or special master to hear testimony.
Mr. Sinclair claims that while the contract was made
in 1916 he did not learn of the alleged misrepresentations
until this year, when, he says he incurred some losses in
suits because of them.
TEXCALOKAN HAS 100 BARREL WELL.
The Texcalokan Oil & Gas Co. has a 100 barrel well
offsetting the Newman et al. well in the SE% of the NWH
of 19-27-16. The company will begin drilling on another
location at once.
The company expects to drill in its offset well to the
Wynona Oil Co.'s No. 4, Collins, that came in for 264
barrels some days ago.
These wells are on the Daisy C. Jones lease, in 19-27-16,
adjoining the Ohio Cities Gas Co.'s 400 barrel well in the
NE corner of 24 27-15, and in the new pool between Dela
ware and Lenapah, on the Curtis-French allotment.
NO ACCIDENT, JUST CARL SCOUTING.
Carl Livingston, of the L'vingston O'l Cirnor-jHon,
says that he wanted some dope on their well In 32-16-18,
and that if he drove there in a car it would take him four
hours, but that he decided the quickest way to get the
information was to hire an airplane, and he immediately
got a plane and flew to the lease. He states that he
spotted the two lone rigs in this pool and dee'ded that
this was the lease and they landed and the men at the
well thought there was an accident and drove over in the
car to see what was the matter, but it was lst Crl look
ing for dope. He got the dope and made the trip in an
hour and the well is making 25 barrels.Tulsa, Oklahoma,
World.
All the bil and gas news in THE OIL and GAS NEWS
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 THE OIL AND
ANOTHER GUSHER IN THE NEW BEGGS FIELD.
The Cook Promises to Develop 3,000 Barrels a Day-
Present Task Now Is to Save the Oil.
Promising to develop into a 3,000 barrel a day gusher,
the well of H. C. Cook and others in the SE*i of 7 14-12,
which reached the top of the sand at 2,797 feet several days
ago, provides a striking feature of the week end news from
Oklahoma oil fields.
The Cook well was drilled to the top of the sand last
Thursday night and was allowed to stand until tanks
could be put In place and pipe line connections made.
On Friday night, however, the well drilled itself in, broke
through and on Saturday was flowing freely. The work
of putting up tanks is being rushed and measures are
being taken to save the flow of oil. When the well is
drilled in it will make at least 3,000 barrels daily, ac
cording to present indications.
In the same quarter section the Reobold well is on
top of the sand at 2,764 feet, and the well of the Central
States Petroleum Co. is drilling at 1,850 feet.
The Central States Petroleum Co. is erecting a rig
tor well No. 2, an offset to the Reobold well, and tools
are being rushed on the lease so as to begin drilling im
mediately after the bringing in of the Reobold well.
In the SW^i of 7-14-12, the E. R. Black well, on the
Stella Kelly No. 1, is ready to drill in as soon as tankage
has been provided and pipe line connections made. The
hole Is full of oil and the indications are that the well will
come in a good producer. In the same quarter section, E. R.
Black is drilling for the Harvey Crude Oil Co., at 1,400
feet.
In the SWVi of 8-14-12, Smith and Chestnut are drilling
at 2.400 feet, and Best Producing and Refining Co. at
1.725 feet.
The Cook well is one mile SE of the Black and
Simonds pool in 12-14-11, and half a mile south of the
Alexander and Ross wells in the shallow sand in 6 and 7-
14 12.
CALL MISSOURI LAW "CLASS LEGISLATION."
A dispatch from St. Louis under recent date said:
Cnaccountable delay in the enforcement of the Missouri
State oil inspection laws, which were to have become ef
fective beginning July 1, has resulted in a rather chaotic
condition in the petroleum markets throughout this section
of the country. The law, which reduces by one-half the fee
for the inspection of gasoline, oil, and other petroleum
products, is the direct cause for the wide differential
in the prices of filling stations and tank wagon gasoline
that is agitating oil interests throughout the Middle
Western and Northern States, in the opinion of well-in
formed men.
The vital importance of the law to the petroleum in
dustry over the entire country will bS realized when the
following section of the law is analyzed:
Section 6842. Oils from other States.Whenever any
person, partnership of corporation shall receive from any
other State any of the oils or gasoline mentioned in this
article that has not been inspected under the laws of this
State (Missouri), and inspection fees thereon paid, it shall
be the duty of said person, partnership or corporation to
cause to be inspected or to inspect the said oils or gasoline,
as provided in this article, before the same is offered for
sale; and shall pay the same inspection fees by means of
stamps as is provided in this article.
The opinions of St. Louis oil men vary in the question
of the constitutionality of the law. The majority, however,
believe that this was another case of class legislation and
that the bill cannot stand as it is under the laws of the
United States.
H. C. Grenner, president of the Automobile Gasoline
Co. of St. Louis, has secured the services of an attorney
who will consider means of defending the company against
the effects of the legislation. The Standard, Texas, and
Pierce companies have likewise taken steps to have the
law repealed or amended in such a way as to eliminate the
unconstitutional provisions.
Crescent Pipe Line Co. has declared the regular divi
dend of 75c (1% per cent) a share, payable Sept. 15 to
stock of record Aug. 23.
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TO CONSIDER MOTOR FUEL QUESTIONS.
Plans for the establishment of a close and effective
co-operation between representatives of the petroleum in
dustry and automotive engineers on the determination of
motor fuel questions have been well advanced, and a meet
ing is to be held today (August 21) in New York City for
the organization of the movement and a consideration of
some of the more vital points. The following committee
has been named by the American Petroleum Institute
to represent the industry:
Henry L. Doherty, New York; S. Messer, president Na
tional Petroleum Association and head of Emlenton Re
fining Company, Emlenton, Pa.; Dr. W. M. Burton, presi
dent Standard Oil Company of Indiana, Chicago; W, H.
Isom, president Sinclair Refining Company, Chicago, and
R. D. Leonard, sales manager of the Atlantic Refining Com
pany, Philadelphia.
The interests of the automotive industry will be looked
after by John N. Willys, president Willys-Overland Com
pany, New York; Alvin D. McCauley, president Packard
Motor Car Company, Detroit; Charles W. Nash, president
Nash Motors, Kenosha, Wis.; H. L. Horning, president
Waukesha Motor Works, Waukesha, Wis., and G. F. Ket
tering, of the Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company,
Dayton, Ohio.
These committees are made up of both executive and
technical members of the respective industries, and great
confidence is expressed in their selection and in the out
come of their endeavors to establish the motor fuel supply
and quality question on a basis of mutual advantage. It is
hoped that the co-operation now effected will be perma
nent.
The board of directors of the American Petroleum In
stitute will meet in Colorado Springs on August 26, and it
is expected that a comprehensive report on the purposes
of the motor fuel co-operative work will be submitted at
the meeting.
NATIONAL OIL CO. LEASES 2,000 ACRES.
The National Oil Co. which owns and operates the
Lesh Refinery at Arkansas City, has leased nearly 2,000
acres southeast of Arkansas City and is preparing to spud
in a deep test to prove the acreage.
The acreage required by the National includes some
of that formerly held by the Oil & Gas Exploration Co. and
the Gerold Oil & Gas Co., both having previously drilled
on the Denton farm. The explorat'on company found a
flow of gas estimated at 10,000,000 cubic feet but drilled
deeper, and the well was ruined by water.
The company is said to have appropriated around
$100,000 for immediate development of the tract. Con
tract has been let for a new test on the Denton farm.
The company has considerable holdings in Kansas, Okla
homa and Texas.
RATE HEARING IS SET FOR SEPT. S.
Many traffic managers and attorneys are expected in
Kansas City September 5 to oppose the proposit'on of the
Kansas City District Freight Traffic Committee to estab
lish a mileage rate on all petroleum products in lesc than
carload lots shipped between Kansas stations. The pro
posal of the freight committee would cancel all existing
group rates and would increase freight rates on petroleutr
products from 200 to 500 per cent !n the Kansas territory,
oil shippers say.
Hearing before the committee was scheduled for Au
gust 12 at Kansas City but shippers were advised last
week that the hearing has been postponed until Sep
tember 5.
THREE THOUSAND, NOT THREE HUNDRED ACRES.
Through a typographical error in the last issue of
The Oil and Gas News it was made to appear in the
advertisement of Clark Bros., Gardner, Kans., that the
firm owns three hundred acres of oil and gas leases in
the southern part of Johnson county, Kansas, whereas
their holdings are 3.000 acres Work on a test well on
part of the acreage will be started about September 1.
"The Market Place of the Mid-Continent Field"that's
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4 THE OIL AND
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Not that oil men will be interested more than others,
but a change in church practice to include the elimination
from the marriage service of the words "cbey" for brides
and "with all my worldly good I thee endow" for bride
grooms has been recommended by the proper ecclesiastical
authorities. It looks like a fair trade.
What Is Uncle Sam
To Do With Mexico?
The United States could mot have maintained its self-
respect if the war department had not given specific in
structions to send troops across the border in pursuit of
the Mexican bandits who held Aviators Peterson and Davis
for ransom.
However, whether the expedition is successful or not
in capturing those particular cut-throats, is it not about
time for Uncle Sam to quit his policy of "watchful waiting"
on the Rio Grande, step into Mexico with an army large
enough to wipe out all the bandits who murder Americans
and destroy American property at pleasure and place the
government of our sister republic on a stable basis?
The United States has been over-kind in dealing with
Mexico. Everywhere there are bullies who must be given
a sound thrashing before they will learn to mend their
ways. 'Way back yonder when we were in grade school,
don't you remember that big, overgrown boy who had to
be whipped until he begged for mercy before he learned to
behave himself? It took a thrashing to take the conceit out
of him, conceit he had accumulated because dad and the
school ma'rm earlier neglected to give him a "tanning" for
the good of his soul.
The outlaws who rule Mexico today are bullies. Be
cause Uncle Sam has been long suffering, nay even gentle
and ladylike, in dealing with them, the bandits have come
to believe they can murder, rape and loot without danger
of punishment. The Carranza government may desire to
give protection to American rights, but it plainly has not
the power. If there is to be protection for Americans and
American property in Mexico it must be supplied from
Washington.
This is not a declaration of war, nor a plea to "make
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Mexico safe for investors," although the United States
ought to protect its citizens to the limit wherever they
may be, if engaged in lawful enterprise. It is rather the
expression of a belief as to the duty this government
owes its citizenship and the duty it owes that great major
ity of the people of Mexico who would be glad to live in
prosperity and .peace if given an opportunity. Under
present conditions, however, the republic to the south is
not only unsafe for Americans, but for law abiding Mexi
cans themselves.
The United States in the past has given assistance
to weaker nations. It freed Cuba, and brought a new life
to the Philippines. It's duty toward Mexico is not less plain.
Andrew Carnegie said: Labor, capital and business
ability are three legs of a 3-legged stool; neither is first,
neither is second, neither is third; there is no precedence,
all being equally necessary. He who would sow discord
among the three in an enemy to all.
Use of Electricity
Cute Drilling Costs.
The test which the Empire Gas & Fuel Co. is making
of drilling by electricity has aroused more than ordinary
interest. While no experiment, having been tried out in
California and elsewhere, it is something new for the Mid-
continent. The Empire reports, from the scene of oper
ations, No. 27 Stokes, that most of the old-time
drillers were of the opinion that the electrical method
would not have the "kick" but their skepticism is giving
away to admiration as the drill sinks deeper. More than
a week ago, the drill had been sent below the 600-foot mark
and not a bit of trouble had been encountered, it is said.
Estimates made show that the actual cost of power for
drilling to date has averaged only ten cents a foot. The
contrast between this and the usual cost of about $60 a
day for water and fuel when drilling by steam, is an
impressive advantage for the new power.
Frank Crane, whose editorials are printed regularly
in dozens of the daily newspapers calls the history of
petroleum in the United States during the last ten years
"more marvelous than anything in the Arabian Nights
entertainment, more amazing than the discovery of gold in
California or Alaska, or of diamonds in Africa." The
language is none too extravagant, although it may make
some of the "press agents" and publicity men in the oil
and gas industry a trifle peeved to have an "outsider"
stealing their lines.
A Delay That Is
Costly to Refiners.
The railroad situation fooled a great number of the
refiners throughout the Mid continent field. While the re
cent strike of the shopmen was in progress, the situation
on a great number of roads become so serious that it was
necessary to declare an embargo on shipments, and the
tank cars of the various refining concerns did not move
over scarcely any roads in the Mid-Continent district with
the exception of the Santa Fe, which was still handling
tank car shipments when the shopmen returned to work.
The refiners, however, kept on taking orders all through
the strike period, and allowed large stacks of them to
accumulate, because they figure as soon as the
shopmen returned to work, that would be all there would
be to it, and the railroads would immediately start shipping
again, full force.
Exactly opposite is the case. The railroads that were
most affected by the strike have not yet got their equip
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 5

ment in such shape they can give anything like satis
factory service to the shipper. One refinery in West
Tulsa, made a large shipment of gasoline via the Frisco,
Friday last, and on Tuesday, the same long train of tank
cars were standing in West Tulsa. They had not been
moved from the railroad yards, although they had been
taken from the refinery.
Slow delivery and the keeping of tank cars laden
with gasoline on sidings is unsatisfactory and costly to
the refiners. The gasoline evaporates- so fast that it not
only loses a lot of its content, but also loses its quality.
In the meantime, all the traffic men of the various refining
concerns throughout the district, are working double-time
trying to push through their orders.

Eldorado, Kas., Aug. 20.The past week has been an derrick will be erected- at once. A 250-barrel tank was also
uneventful one in Kansas as far as real oil excitement is purchased at the same time, all from Skaer & Skaer, oper
concerned. No large wells were completed and those that ators in the Eldorado field. A good buy was made of this
did come in, were in proven territory. Interest of course, stuff, the outfit being removed from a dry hole about two
still continue in the new Mid-Kansas- field in northern miles south of the Peabody field proper. The oil is oozing
Butler, southern Marion county and in Harvey county. over the top in the Big Harvey, but the casing is holding it
It might be remarked at this time that Harvey county all. As soon as the new derrick has been completed, the
is due to receive much more interest this fall than any hole will be cleaned out and the well pumped for all she
other portion of the state. For some unaccountable reason, is worth.
little stress has been laid on the importance of the bringing Topekans Lucky at Peabody.
in of the Big Harvey well last summer, possibly because A well that promises to be one "f the best at Peabody
so much secrecy was maintained about the operations on has been struck by the Twenty-two Oil & Gas Co., composed
the part of the management. exclusively of Topeka men. lhe drillers nit the oil last
Big Harvey May Make 500 Barrels. Saturday night about midnight at a depth of 2,541 feet.
This well wbich is located in the NE of the S% of Just what the well will produce is not yet known although
the NWV4 of 4-23-2, is slopping over the casing, according the oil rose 2,500 feet in the casing with the bit barely
to the statement of R. E. Sanford, of Wichita, who was at scratching the sand. However, It is but a half mile south
the well the morning after the rig had been burned down. of the Larsen well. It is within 250 feet of the Sinclair
He calls the well a real producer, and says it will do pipe line.
much better when it is turned loose. He believe it is The Twenty-two Oil & Gas Co. was formed and the
making at least 100 barrels a day at present. charter obtained in February. The lease was purchased
According to his report, the depth of the well is 2,440 from the Elmhurst Investment Co., which was the first in
feet. While the well has been in for five months, it has the Peabody field. The lease included the NW% of the
always been hard to get information on it. It is true that SWV* of 14-23-4, Marion county. Drilling was started in
the well is 23 feet in the sand, but the casing has been June by I. M. Aitken of Denver.
pushed down to within three feet of the bottom of the Officers and stockholders of the company are: John
hole, and thus the well is not being given a chance to do T. Chaney, president; W. H. Wetzdorf, vice-president; Dr.
its best. T. A. Smith, secretary and treasurer; J. H. Mercer, F. P.
The pipe line to the well from Elblng has been com Duckitt, J. B. Pinney, Walter Bohnstengel, Fred Fuller,
pleted and will probably be hooked up as soon as a new Dr. A. Harrison, Earl Ives, Dr. C. H. Allen, Dr. E. P. Skaggs,
derrick has been erected. When that happens, the well Gene Hayes, Ted Johnson, C. M. Monroe, Ruth Burdge,
will undoubtedly be turned loose and he believes it will F. A. Farley, J. A. McClure, H. M. Connor, C. S. Williams,
make 500 barrels. George B. Wilkinson and J. K. Duncan.
Satisfactory progress is being made on the two offsets
to this well. The WetcUinsky offset has been rigged up, Other Peabody Operations.
and the Huntington offset is drilling at better than 500 The Mountain & Gulf on the Clark 14-22-4 is under-
feet. reaming the six-inch from 2,400 to 2,450 feet and should
Other Harvey County Operations. be in soon.
From the very first the Watchorn well on George Dey, They got in the red rock about ten feet higher up than
32 22-2, has been setting a new pace in rapid drilling, and the Pearce & Pearce well on the Clark, which makes it
last night showed a depth of 1,850 feet, with the bit work look as though the formation was running higher.
ing rapidly in a dry hole. There has been no difficulty Skirvin and associRtes. on the Secret 17-22 3. are
with water whatever in this hole and the ten inch casing fighting a cave at around 2,400 feet This Is regarded aa a
has been run. The well, it was thought this morning, could . good indication for a well.
be finished by August 25. The drillers have the eight, six Mountain & Gulf, on the Carmichael 3-22-4, are drilling
and five-inch casing yet to work, and it is figured that this at 175. feet. -- r t .- - . . , . . .
out to run the whole to the pay sand without necessity ' Br^ymer Drilling Co., on the SW% of the Carmichael
of underreaming. This is liable to be the first hole 3-22-4, expect to spud the last of the week.
brought in, following the Big Harvey No. 1. Derby, on Holman 16-22-4, is drilling at 350 feet.
The King well was 3et to drilling again yesterday, fol Elmhurst No. 1 on *>-22 4, drilling at 1.3*>5: No. 2 on
lowing a shut down for repairs- to the band wheel. The 4-22-4, drilling at 1,450; No. 3 on 4-22-4, drilling at 150;
operators had no information to give out regarding the No. 2 on 9-22-4, is a rig complete; No. 1 on Townsend
status of the hole. 5-22-4, spudded yesterday. No. 1 on Waltie 4-22-4 is a rig
The Huntington offset to the Big Harvey was drilling .complete; No. 1 on 16-22-4, drilling at 1,125.
at 550 feet in a dry hole last night. The troublesome vein Pearce & Pearce's No. 2, on the Clark 15-22-4, is drilling
of water encountered before this depth in the original Big at 1,450 their well, offsetting the Carter, is underreaming
Harvey test but a few hundred feet away was entirely the eight-inch to 2,025; No. 4, on Burton, spudded Monday.
missed in the Huntington hole. In the Elblng District.
The Kramer well on 11-23-1 is temporarily idle on
account of a shortage of workmen. Mollendick & Lander The White Eagle Oil & Refining Co. has found a good
have the contracts on the Dey and Kramer. showing of oil in its Sup?rnaught No. 1, in the SVz of the
Three big truck loads of the derrick for the Big Harvey NW of 4-23-4. While the size of the showing cannot be
to replace the one burned recently have arrived and the accurately estimated, the company believes it has a good
6 THE OIL AND
well, with a production which will be good for sever
hundred barrels of oil daily.
The depth at which the sand was found was 2,002
feet, and the present depth is 2,008 feet. This morning it
was reported that the well was filling 20 10-inch bailers
an hour, or filling up at the rate of about 40 barrels- an
hour. Forty barrels an hour, should this continue, would
mean a well of nearly 1,000 barrels a day.
This hole will probably not be deepened. The indica
tions are that, although the showing has been found in the
uncertain shallow sand, the well is to be a real producer.
This test has been a companion to the White Eagle's
Hawk test in the of the SW>4 of section 4. A showing
estimated good for 100 barrels was found in the Hawk this
week, but the Supernaught showing is so much better
that the Hawk test is being drilled deeper, while the shal
low Supernaught sand will be tested. On the Hawk, the
drillers are setting eight inch pipe at 2,140 feet.
To the southeast of these two tests, the Furman-Sin-
clair No. 2 is reported drilling at better than 2,200 feet,
and is expected in as a gusher soon.
The National Refining Co. on the Eyestone in section
8 is drilling at 2,300 fee?, expecting sand at any moment,
and the National on the Eyestone offsetting the Ward is
drilling at about 1,500 feet. The Carter on the Eyestone
is drilling at about 300 feet.
Marshall Misses Sand Again?
The Vickers-MarshaU test on the Paris farm, in the
NE of the NW^4 of 20 23-4, has found several showings
from 1,850 feet to 2,050 feet, according to reports reaching
here this morning. Any of these showings, it is Eaid,
would have made a fair well, but the drillers have been
instructed .to drill deeper.
The developments in this test are being watched by
the field operators, since this is the southeasternmost test
of the Elbing field. Indications are said to be favorable
for the bring in of a good well on this tract next week.
This would probably prove up the land east of the creek
down through the leased land, and would make the tests
of the Empire to the north look like producers.
Ward Gusher Still Flows.
The b:'g Ward well on the Leydig No. 1 is still flowing
according to company officials despite reports to the con
trary. It is believed to be making close to 80 barrels per
hour. It will be put on the pump very shortly.
Gypsy of the Spinden 1 in the SE corner of the SE>4
of 5-23-4 is reported making 300 barrels. This is an offset
location to the Texhomas- big well on the Holden 1.
Borealis on the Stone 11 in the S% of the NW*4 of
2-25-5 is reported pumping better than 150 barrels.
Penn-Kansas on the Brenner 1 in the E% of the SW%
of 35 26 5 is reported dry at 2,775 feet. They were pulling
the pipe Thursday and getting ready to plug the hole. They
report a very light showing at around 2,740. Ralston 12
in the SE14 of 10-26-4, is getting ready to drill the well
deeper. It was reported a 250-barrel well. They topped
the sand at 2,420 and are 40 feet in.
Empire on the Stokes 27 in the SW corner of the
NE*4 of 33-25-5, Is drilling at around 950. This is the test
being drilled with an electric motor.
Inter Sea on the Bisagno 2 in the NW>4 of the SE%
of 35 26-5 shot the sand several days ago and have at
last succeeded in cleaning out and were reported putting
the well on the swab Thursday afternoon. They have 1,800
feet of oil in the hole and it is estimated good for 300
barrels.
Morgan et al. on the Bisagno 1, the Merrett Annex, are
reported to have encountered a big dose of water at 2,775
feet and have abandoned the test. They are pulling the
pipe to plug the hole.
Sinclair-Markham on the Furman 1 in the S% of the
SW14 of 8-23-4, which stated to drill deeper at 2,020, is re
ported down with a fishing job for tools at 2,310. No. 3 is
AN UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY.
Have 1,000 acre lease in Bull Bayou, Louisiana,
oil district and would like to develop it on a fifty-
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GAS NEWS
drilling at 2,124. No. 4 is rigging up. Nos. 5 and 6 build
ing rigs. Nos. 7, 8, 9, 10 are new locations. Holden 1 in
the NE corner of the W% of the NE>4 of 8 23 4 is drilling
at 2,060. No. 2 is a location. Ford 1 in Marion county has
completed the rig. Wilkins 1 near Hope, Dickinson county
is- reported shut down for fuel at 1,516.
Cattlemen Starting No. 3 Blankenship.
Cattlemen on the Blankinship 3 in the S% of the NE%
of 9-26-8 is reported drilling at around 250 f<">*.
Massey on the Blankinship No. 1 In the SE% of the
NW% of 9-26-8 is reported drilling at around 1.2UU leet.
Flint Hills on the Hughes No. 1 in the NE corner of
the W% of the SEVi of 9-26 8 is reported drilling at 800
feet.
Liggett et al. on the Hughes No. 1 in the NW corner
of the EM; of the SE>4 of 9 26-8 are reported drill.ng strong
at around 1,250.
Cowpunchers on the Drumm-Bitler No. 1 in the NE%
of 20-26-8 is reported to have completed repairs and is
again on the pump. At last report the well is said to
have pumped 40 barrels in 24 hours. A steady, thorough
test has never been made of this well, because of many
delays and other trouble.
Twin State is reported to have made a location on
the Paris No. 1 in the Leydig pool, in the NW corner of
the SE% of 19-23-4. This location Is said to be an offset
to the Texas on the Lathrop No. 3.
Haverhill Gets a Good Producer.
Haverhill on the Brenner No. 6 in the SW% of the
SE*4 of 35-26-5, topped the sand at 2,715 and completed
the well 18 feet in at 2,733. They put it on the swab
Friday and it is reported making 200 barrels. The swab
bing will continue for a time before pulling the pipe to put
it on the pump.
Haverhill on the Smock No. 3 in 2-27-5 shot the sand
Friday with 30 quarters of nitro. They cleaned out tne
hole, put the well on the swab and it was reported making
at the rate of 225 barrels a day, Saturday. This is an old
well, been on the pump for two years and more and was
making 40 barrels a day. Shooting the sand increased
production to the 225 barrel mark. No. 1 which had also
run low, was shot several weeks ago and is reported
holding up on the pump at 200 barrels settled production.
No. 11 is reported drilling at 900 feet.
Empire Gets Another in Greenwood.
The Empire Gas & Fuel Co. reports another producer
on the G. R. Lewis farm in 26-25 8, NE of Beaumont. They
topped the rand at 2,500 feet and are 27 feet in. No
estimate as to the capacity of well has been given out, but
it is said to show for a good producer. This is the third
well on the Lewis and will materially increase the pro
duction of the pool.
Empire on the Teter No. 1 in 16-23-9 will make about
70 barrels per day on the pump, it was reported today at
the local offices of the Empire. Tests of what the well
actually will produce have been hard to make, owing to
the interference with the pumping values by gas- arising off
the oil sand. The use of mechanical devices to keep the
gas from interference have been employed this week, and
it is reported that for the first time the pump is beginning
to "lift." Officials hope soon to have an extended pumping
test that will prove indubitably the production of the well.
First estimates of this well were given as- 200 barrels,
but it now seems certain that these were too large.
The Carter well on the Stafford lease is still shut down
at 2,000 feet with a bad hole. Much trouble has been ex
perienced with cave-ins, straight reaming and setting o'.
the eight-inch casing.
The Shaffer test on the Sleigh farm north of Oxford
began drilling again yesterday after having been shut
down some few days waiting on casing. The depth is
around 600 feet.
The Elrod well has been sufficiently cleaned out to
permit drilling again, and it is expected operations will
begin again tomorrow. With the hole standing at a depth
of 3,100 feet sand should be found within the next two
hundred feet.
The Berry well of the Dexter field Is still shut down
with a straight reaming job which may keep drilling at a
standstill for some days to come.
Empire on the Shannon is swedging ten-inch casing
today preparatory to further drilling.
The Hedges No. 2 production is maintaining Its first
few-days output, the pump still showing between fifteen
 THE OIL AND
and twenty barrels a day. steidy pumn<ng. The steam
pump will be taken off today and a gasoline one Installed.
Another Test Near Wichita.
The Hickerson test on the SW of 30 24-1, which is
three miles east and one m:le north of Sedgwick, is re
ported about ready to string up. A fuel tank was reported
erected there and the rig has been practically completed.
This well will test out the extreme limits of the Harvey
county field, being about 20 miles on a direct line south
west from the McCord, or the Converse tests, with the
Big Harvey, Watchorn, Houston, Shaffer, Minnehoma, and
other holdings in between. The extreme w'oi of the P^'d
being tested thus far is represented by the King on 1-23-1,
and the McCord on 35-22 2. The distance between north
east to southwest parallel lines drawn through these tests
would be about five miles.
State to Survey Oil Fields.
The survey of all the oil and gas leases in Butler
county which was started the first of last month by R.
Urlaub and C. D. Hughes of the state geological depart
ment, but which was halted soon afterward, will be re
sumed at once. Both men have been ordered back to
Eldorado to complete their work.
When the men left here they were working with the
Empire Gas & Fuel Co. offices, making a survey of the
leass owned and operated by this company. The Empire
has shown them every courtesy poss'ble In the'r work nd
has turned its offices and records over to them so that
as much headway as possible can be made this year. It
is the opinion of the men if they once get the leases of
the Empire completed the remainder of the county will
be much easier.
KANSAS WILDCAT OPERATIONS.
Barton County.
The Cheyenne Oil and Gas Co. No. 1, Sooy, in the
SW of SW of 27-18-12W, is having trouble with collapsed
casing at 1,560 feet.
Barber County.
Holliday and others No. 2, Gibson, in the SE of SW
of ll-30-12w, is shut down at 2,970 feet.
The Medicine Lodge Petroleum Co. No. 1, Storm, in
the SE of NE of NE of 15-33-13w, is a location.
Chase County.
The Liberty Oil and Gas Co. No. 1, Guthrie, in the
SW of 25-18-8, is shut down for repairs at 1,230 feet.
Finedeiss and others No. 1, Jones, in the SW of NE
of 4-21-6, is drilling at 1,565 feet.
O'Neil and others No. 1, Mahoney, in the SE of 14-21-6,
has rig up.
Stark and others No. 1, Pankey, in the center of 21-21-8,
has rig up.
Shaw and others No. 1, Harsh, in the NW of SE of
29-22-8, has rig up.
Cloud County.
Howerton and others No. 1, Brynes, in the NW of NE
of NE of 30 8-1 w, is shut down at 2,200 feet.
Comanche County.
Shaw and others No. 1, Shaw, in the NE of ll-23-16w,
has material on ground.
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Coffey County.
Grouch Oil and Gas Co. No. 1, Jones, in the SW of
NE of 1-20 14, is shut down at 1,533 feet.
Clay County.
Nelson Syndicate No. 1, Avery, in the SE of 30-9-4,
is shut down at 2,700 feet.
Cowley County.
The Legonda Oil Co. No. 1, Daniels, in center of lot
4, in 7 30-5, is underreaming 6-inch to 2,848 feet.
Langley and others No. 1, Russell, in the center of
NE of 27-31-3, is drilling at 350 feet.
The Empire Gas and Fuel Co. No. 1, Shannon, in the
center of SW of SW of 34-31 5, is fishing at 1.750 feet.
The Texas Co. No. 2, Burden, in the SE of SW of
8-31-7, is drilling at 1,665 feet, having had a show of gas
at 1,525 feet.
Benedum and Tress No. 1, Kock, in the SE of 28 31-7
has rig up.
The Emerald Oil Co. No. 1, Elrod, in the NE of SW
of 4-32-5, is shut down at 3,160 feet.
The Carter Oil Co. No. 1, Stafford, in the SE of
17-32-5, is straight reaming at 1,650 feet.
The Theta Oil Co. No. 1, Berry, in the NE of 13-33-6,
is shut down at 1,700 feet.
Hopkins and Marvin No. 1, Darst, in the center of
west line of NW of SW of 13-33-6, is shut down at 785
feet.
Grouse Valley Oil and Gas Co. No. 1, Dobson, in the
SW of NE of NE of 24 33-6, is pumping 10 barrels from
2,700 foot sand and will shoot. Total depth of hole is
3,030 feet.
West and Ossenbock No. 1, Guthrie, in the NW corner
of lot 13 in 8-34 8, is drilling at 1,210 feet.
Decatur County.
Hopper Oil and Gas Co. No. 1, Harshman, in the SE
of 31-l-30w, is shut, down at 1,200 feet.
Dickinson County.
Sinclair Oil and Gas Co. No. 1, Wilkins, in the SW
of NW of NE of 26-11-3, is drilling at 1,400 feet.
The same company No. 1, Stone, in the NW of SW
of 34-12-2, has rig up.
Finney County.
The Garden City Oil and Gas Co. No. 1, Wann, in
the SE of 35-21-30w, is shut down at 2,200 feet.
Greenwood County.
Cosden Oil and Gas Co. No. 1, McNeal, in the SW of
22-23-13, is drilling at 1,700 feet.
The Carter Oil Co. No. 1, Welch, in the center of east
line of NE of 12-25-8, is shut down at 2,490 feet.
The Burk Petroleum Co. No. 1, Hodson, in the NW
of SW of NE of 28-25-10, is fishing at 2,290 feet, and will
probably abandon.
Rcdgers and others No. 1, Love, in the NW of NE
of SW of 23-26 8. has rig up.
The Empire Gas and Fuel Co. No. 3, Temple, in the
center of SW of SE of 13-23-8, is shut down at 730 feet.
The same company No. 1. Lewis, in the NE of 26-27-8,
is shut down at 2,300 feet.
Edwards and others No. 1, Baldwin, in the SW of
NW of NW of 6-27-9, has rig up.
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The Dixie Oil Co. No. 1, Dixon, in the SE of SW of Cunningham Oil and Gas Co. No. 1, Latham, in SE of
1S-28-9, has spudded in and is now shut down. NW of 21-27-10w, is drilling at 2,960 feet.
Otto Creek Oil Co., No. 1, Miller, in the SW of NE of Kingman Murdock Oil Co. No. 1, Butkomakl, in center
NW of 5 28-9, has rig up. of east line of SW of 3-28-6w, is cleaning out 3,126 feet.
J. B. Jones and others No. 1, Kinnan, in the NW Kiowa County.
of NE of SW of 11-28-10, is drilling at 2,465 feet. Pratt Oil and Gas Co. No. 1, Barlow, in SE of 25-30-17w,
Same parties No. 1, Holmes, In the NE of SE of NE is shut down at 3,680 feet.
of 6-28-12, is drilling at 1,750 feet.
Kearney County.
Harvey County. Kins and Inge No. 1, Bower, in SW of 9-25-37w, ia shut
Neff and others No. 1, Gilchrist, in the SE of NW of down at 725 feet.
NW of 27-22-2, has rig up. Lincoln County.
Houston and others No. 1. Wilson, in the NE of SE The National Refining Co. No. 1, Dudley, in NW of
of NW of 28 22 2, is drilling at 400 feet. SE of 9-ll-8w, is fishing at 3,460 feet.
Watchorn and others No. 1, Day, in the SE of NE of
SW of 32-22-2, is drilling at 375 feet. Marion County.
Penn-Texas Oil Co. No. 1, McCord, in the SE of 35-22-2 Salt City Oil and Gas Co. No. 1, Gutsch, In NE of
has rig up. NW of 12-18-5, is shut down at 2,500 feet.
Watchorn and others No. 1, King, in the center of west The Spencer Oil Co. No. 1, Vogel, in NW of SE of SE
line of SW of SE of 1-23-1, is drilling at 2.290 feet. of 25-19-3, is underreaming at 1,400- feet.
Same' parties No. 1, Wilcox, in the NW of NE of SW The Sinclair Oil and Gas Co. No. 1, Ford, In SW of
of 11-23-1, has spudded in and shut down. SE of 15-20-4, has tools moved in.
Same parties No. 1, Wetschensky, in the NW of SW The Marion County Oil and Dev. Co. No. 1, Williams,
of NE of 4-23-2. has rig up. in the SE of 18-20-4, is shut down at 1,000 feet.
Same parties No. 1, Hunington, in SE of SW of 4-23-2, The Franklin Oil and Gas Co. No. 2, Manheim, in SE
has rig up. of SW of 11-20-5, has rig up.
Harper County. Galbraith and others No. 1, Potts, in NW of SE of
SW of 27-21-4. is shut down at 1,400 feet.
ElDorado-Harper-Emporia Oil Co. No. 1, in NW of Cosden and Markham No. 1, Sellers, in SE of 28-21-4,
25-32-7w, is shut down at 600 feet. is underreaming at 2,700 feet.
Hodgman County. The Ohio Cities and Gypsy No. 1, Davis, in NW of SW
Oil Fields Dev. Co. No. 1, Hanna, in the NW of of 34-21-5, is drilling at 1,950 feet.
27-22-23w, is shut down at 725 feet. Rosenthall and others No. 1, Sicrest, in NW of NE of
Jackson County. SW of 17-22-3, is drilling at 2,150 feet.
Atkins and others No. 1, Carmichael, in SW of SE of
Buffalo Oil Co. No. 1, Cock, in the NE of 12-7-15, has SE of 3-22-4, has rig up.
rig up. Bramer Drilling Co. No. 1, Carmichael, in SW of 3-22-4.
Jewell County. has rig up.
Red Line Oil Co. No. 1. Lamp, in SE of 9-2-9w, has Ward and others No. 1, Jolliffe, in center of south
rig up. line of NW of SW of 4-22-4, has rig up.
Kingman County. Watchorn and others No. 2, Jolliffe, in SW of SE of
Hale and Allinger No. 1, Winfrey, in the SW of SW of SW of 4-22-4, is drilling at 500 feet. No. 3, in
ll-27-7w, is drilling at 3,200 feet. center of north line of SW of SW, has rig up.
The American-Canadian Oil Co. No. 1. Chilson, in the
SW of SE of 4 22-4, is shut down at 2,100 feet.
Lee and others No. 1, Wells, in the SW of SE of NE
of 4-22 4, has rig up.
Watchorn and others No. 1, Townsend, in center of
Odd Lots of Stock east line of SE of SE of 5-22-4, has rig up.
Same parties No. 1, Jolliffe, in center of north line of
Our miscellaneous list includes among NW of 9-22-4, is drilling at 1,235 feet.
others, odd lots of the following securities, which Ektnhurst Inv. Co. No. 1, Ensted. in NW of NE of SE
are offered subject to prior sale. If interested of 10-22-4. has timbers on the ground.
write, wire or phone for prices. Same company No. 2, Sinex, in SW of NW of SW of
BANK STOCKS 10-22-4, is drilling at 1,920 feet.
Derby and others No. 2, Larsen, in the center of west
Fidelity National Bank & Trust line of SW of NW of 11-22-4, is drilling at 250 feet. No. 3
Peoples Trust in center of south line of NW of SW, has rig up.
Pioneer Trust The Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 1, Larson in the NW
INDUSTRIAL STOCKS of SW of SW of 11-22 4, has timbers on the ground.
Central C. & C. Gaskill and others No. 1 Jewell, in the NW of SE of
Central C. & C, Pfd. NW of 11 22-4, is drilling at 200 feet. No. 2, in center of
Loose-Wiles, Com. west line of NE of NE, has timbers on the ground.
Loose-Wiles. Pfd. The Kinney Refining Co. No. 1, Rodner, in the NW
Proctor & Gamble of SW of NW of 14-22-4, is drilling at 700 feet.
Simplex Spreader The Mountain and Fuel Oil and Refining Co. No. 1.
Clark, in the NW of NW of 14-22-4, is drilling at 2,100 feet.
Studebaker The Elmhurst Inv. Co. No. 4, Burton, in the SE of NW
REFINERY STOCKS of 15-22-4, is drilling at 2,400 feet. No. 5, in SE of NE
Sapulpa Refining of NW, is drilling at 1,600 feet. No. 6, in the SW of NE,
Victor Refining is spudding.
Oklahoma-Texas Refining Ward and others No. 1, Burton, in the NW of SE of
NE of 15-22-4, has rig up.
OIL STOCKS The Carter Oil Co. No. 2, Lewis, in the NW of NE of
Cosden Oil Morgan Oil & Refining SW of 15-22-4, is drilling at 900 feet.
Hale Petroleum Atlas Oil & Refining Pierce and Pierce No. 1, Clark, in the NW of SE of
Clover Leaf Franklin Oil & Refining 15-22-4, is drilling at 2,000 feet.
Oil & Gas of Eldorado Reliance Oil Same parties No. 1, Burton, in SE of SW of 15-22-4,
C. 6t C. Development Penn-Kell-Watt is rigging up.
Cardey Royalties Harvey Crude The Buffalo Production Co. No. 2, Clark, in the center
of west line of NE of SE of 15-22-4, is drilling at 1,650 feet.
NATIONAL SECURITIES CO. The same company No. 1, Jolliffe, in the NE of NE of
Suite 733 Reserve Bank Bldg., 16-22-4, is fishing for tools at 1,015 feet.
Kansas City, Mo. Watchorn and others No. 1, Jolliffe, in the NE of SW
of NW of 16-22-4, is drilling at 500 feet.
(Continued on page 38.)
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Indian Gasoline Co., Taking Over the MacBetty Plant,

Plans to Become One of Ten Biggest in Mid-Continent
TULSA, Okla., Aug. 18. By a deal recently consum
mated, the Indian Gasoline Co. takes over the casinghead
gasoline plant of the MacBetty Gasoline Co., near Osage,
in the Osage reservation. The MacBetty plant is an ab
sorption plant, and has a capacity of 1,800 gallons of raw
gasoline daily, and is obtaining its supply of gas from 92
wells located on 760 acres of leases.
The deal marks the entry into the Mid-Continent of a
new concern, which has Just been organized by Tulsa and
Kansas City men, and it is the ambition of those behind it
to make Indian Gasoline Co. one of the ten largest pro
ducers of casinghead and absorption gasoline in the Mid-
Continent.
Construction work has started on new additions to
the MacBetty plant, which will increase the capacity to
3,000 gallons daily, and a new plant of 7 units is being
constructed by the Indian concern, in the southwest quarter
of 36-14-11, on the Virgie Cable allotment, in the Youngs-
town pool. Ab soon as the Virgie Cable plant is completed
another absorption plant will be built in township 13-12,
west of Okmulgee, and after that, two plants will be built
in the Osage.
The contracts for the two new plants in the Osage
reservation, have already been secured. Contracts on 75
wells, on 1,380 acres of leases have been secured in one
spot and 40 wells on 1,600 acres of leases have been obli Indian Gasoline stills and water cooling tower, Osage, Okla.
gated by contract In another. The exact location of the
wells bound by contract has not yet been announced. gasoline, which is blended with kerosene or naphtha to
Officers of the Indian Gasoline Co. are: Grant C. bring the gravity down to the level of the ordinary filling
Stebblns, president of the Gladys Belle Oil Co., chairman station gasoline. Authorities estimate that less than three
of the board of directors; W. R. Lindsay, president of- the per cent of the gasoline plants built in the Mid-Continent
MacBetty Gasoline Co., president and director; Ray S. Fel have been failures, and that these few have been due to
lows, well known Tulsa attorney, secretary and director; poor location and plant management. The practical oper
G. B. Hamilton, treasurer and director, and R. W. Street, ators who went Into the business backed by an absolute
president of Street & Co., Kansas City, Mo., vice-president knowledge of its peculiarities have come out on top. It
and director. seems to be a wonderful business for profit when handled
The Indian concern is starting right, securing the serv in the right manner.
ices of L. E. Williamson, well known construction engineer, Following is a table showing the largest manufacturers
to do all the building of the new plants contemplated. of casinghead gasoline in the Mid-Continent.
Williamson built the plants of the Oklahoma Petroleum & No. of Output
Gasoline Co. in the Woody pool, at Nowata, Cleveland and Company Plants Capacity Gallons
Jenks, built the Jayhawker Gasoline Co. plant at Cleveland 15,700.000 72,100
and the Reliance Gasoline Co. plant at Glen pool. ... 18 25,250,000 61,412
Some interesting facts are brought to light in connec 12,000,000 56,350
tion with the formation of this concern. It has been esti 5 8,500,000 37,700
mated that under ordinary conditions, the cost of produc 11 8,750,000 30,000
ing casinghead gasoline should not run over 8c per gallon. Okla. Pet. & Gas 23 8,300,000 30.000
The present selling price is between 21c and 23c per gal 7 12,500,000 20,900
lon. This, of course, is for the extremely high gravity Sinclair Oil 6 7,792,000 20.000
Tidal Oil Co .... 6 5,950,000 18,200
Wolverine Oil Co 4 14,700
**Indian Gasoline 4 12,000
All absorption. Extra amount of gas not known.
Including plant under construction and two more to be
built as soon as possible.
JUDGE YOUNG'S RULING IS UPHELD.
Fort Worth, Texas, Aug. 19.In the suit of C. S.
Thomas et al against the Magnolia Petroleum et al, in
which Judge Bruce Young of the Forty-eighth district court
appointed a receiver to husband the oil produced from the
wells of the Sixteen Oil, an application for a writ of prohi
bition has been filed in the court of civil appeals to prevent
the judgement of Judge Young from becoming effective.
Arguments on the writ of prohibition were made Friday.
Saturday the court handed down its ruling which upheld
Judge Young that the production should be husbanded un
til the case has been finally adjudicated. The question of
the plea of privilege was involved and Judge Young held
that inasmuch as the delivery of the oil was made at Fort
Worth, the district courts of Tarrant county had jurisdic
tion. The question will be taken to the highest court for
final adjudication.
A view, from the rear, of the Indian Gasoline Co.'i Standard Oil Co. of Indiana has declared the regular
Plant at Osage, Okla., compressor and engine house, pump quarterly dividend of $3 and the usual extra of $3 a share,
house, stills and water cooling tower. payable Sept. 15, to stock of record Aug. 18.
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TULSA, Okla., Aug. 19The Beggs field led in point
of activity and interest again during the past week. It is
rapidly becoming one of Oklahoma's leading spots in point
of production, it and Okmulgee together, now producing in
the neighborhood of 22,000 barrels of oil daily.
Extensions to the new deep sand stuff in the vicinity
of 12-14-11 are now holding the boards. The Stinson &
Matthews well in the southeast corner of the northwest of
the northwest of 12-14-11, found the sand at 2,840 feet, and
is showing for a producer with the sand just touched. It
is a quarter mile or more northwest of the other deep
sand wells in 12, which are the nearest producers. The
Cook and others well in the northeast corner of the north
west of the southwest of the southeast of 7-14-12, found the
top of the deep sand at 2,799 feet, and at 1 foot in is show
ing for a well, and the well in the northwest corner of
the southwest of 7-14-12, found the top of the deep sand
with a showing for a well, and locations have been made
three ways to offset it. The Cook well is fully three-quar
ters of a mile southwest of the deep sand producers in
12-14-11.
The Producers & Refiners Corporation has deepened
its No. 1, Dicey Mcintosh farm, in the southwest corner
of the northeast of the southwest of the northeast of 12-
14-11, to a total depth of 12 feet in the sand, the top of
which was found at 2,807 feet, and it is flowing 65 barrels
per hour.
Big Ones in Osage.
Big wells in the Osage were also a feature of the
week. The destine Oil Co. No. 2, in the northeast corner
of the northwest of the northeast of the northeast of 33-
25-9, in the Winona district, found the top of the sand at
2,083 feet, and at 23 feet in, is flowing 1,000 barrels. It
made better than 1,500 barrels the first 24 hours.
W. J. Kanupp deepened his No. 3, in the northeast
corner of the northwest of the northeast of the northwest
of 3-24-4, 4 feet more in the sand, to a total depth of 20
feet in sand which was found at 1,511 feet, and increased
the flow to 1,700 barrels. It was making 70 barrels per
hour before being deepened.
Alexander and associates brought in another well on
their $300,000 piece, the northeast quarter of 33-22-10,
which started off at 1,100 barrels from the Bartlesville
sand. This lease, exclusive of the late well, is making 45
feet a day in a 250 tank, which is equivalent to better than
1,100 barrels, so it looks like the owners made a good buy,
in spite of the fact that they were subjected to much
ridicule when they paid the then highest price ever paid
for an undeveloped 160 acres, in the Osage reservation.
Extensions South of Kelleyvllle.
The Selby Oil & Gas Co. extended the pool south of
Kelleyville, a quarter mile to the west by bringing in the
No. 1 on the Robins farm, in the northeast corner of the
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northwest of 10-15-10. It is good for 100 barrels from
sand found from 2,363 to 2,386 feet.
The Selby people also deepened the No. 1 on the Nicey
Tiger farm, in the northwest corner of the southwest of
the southeast of 10-15-10, 4 feet more, to total of 19 feet in
sand, which was found at 2,588 feet, and increased the pro
duction to 160 barrels. This well is a half mile south of
production.
Important Showing Near Stillwater.
A report that caused considerable excitement during
the week, was the report which credited the well of the
Atlantic Oil Producing Co., in the southeast corner of the
northwest of 3-20-2e, near Stillwater, with showing some
oil in a sand at 4,086 feet. The well showed real nicely
in the top of the sand, as at 2 feet in, the hole filled up
75 feet with oil, and the sand was figured to be the Bar
tlesville. Inasmuch as the big pay in the Bartlesville is
found at a considerable distance in, it was looked upon
with much favor, but when the drill was sent deeper, it
was found that the pay was only 2 feet in thickness, and
it went out of that into a white sand, that looked very
much as if it would carry water, but no water showed up,
according to reports. The well is now drilling at better
than 4,100 feet with no more oil showing up, so it will not
make a commercial producer.
Other Nice Ones.
The Texas Co. found sand from 1,820 to 1,842 feet in
its well in the southeast corner of 35-16-11, southwest of
Mounds, which was shot with 40 quarts, and it is good for
40 barrels. The well is three-quarters of a mile west of
nearest production.
The Oklahoma Refining & Gasoline Co. No. 10, L.
Pratt farm, in the northeast corner of the northwest of
the southeast of 31-18-13, is completed in sand from 1,795
to 1,818 feet, and is good for 150 barrels natural. This
well is surrounded on all sides by small, old, pumping
wells, and its big capacity is somewhat of a mystery.
Franks and others No. 1, in the center of the south
line of the northeast of the southeast of 11-19-7, came in
for 280 barrels of oil after an 80 quart shot in sand from
2,525 to 2,541 feet, but water broke in, and the production
was last estimated at 35 barrels. It is a quarter mile from
production.
OKLAHOMA COMPLETIONS.
Osage.
The Barnsdall Oil Co. found the Bartlesville sand
from 1,232-92 feet in its No. 17, in the NE corner of the
NW% of the NE^i of the SEVi of 29-21-12, and after a
shot of 80 quarts is good for 30 barrels.
Carter Oil Co. No. 2, in the center of the east line of
the NE% of 5-22-12, found Burgess sand from 1,813-26 feet,
and is a 3,500,000 foot gasser.
Texhoma Oil Co. No. 3, in the NE corner of 16-24 10,
is shot with 300 quarts, in sand from 1,980-2,039 feet, and
is good for 100 barrels.
Celestine Oil Co. No. 1, in the NE corner of 9-25-10,
is dry. Barren sand was found from 1,985-2,110 feet.
The Twin State Oil Co No. 4, in the NW corner of the
SW of 18-24-10, is shot with 60 quarts, in sand from 2,072-
93 feet, and is good for 75 barrels.
Barnsdall Oil Co. & Echo Oil Co. No. 1, in the NE
corner of 21-25-10, is dry and abandoned at 2,065 feet.
Steyner Oil Co. No. 1, in the NE corner of the SW%
of 19-22-11, found sand from 1,604-22 feet, and is good for
IS barrels after shot with 60 quarts.
Texas Co. No. 7, in the SW corner of the SE*4 of the
SWy, of the SW>/4 of 7-2311, is good for 40 barrels after
a shot of 100 quarts, in sand from 1,752-93 feet.
Carter Oil Co. No. 5, in the center of the south line
of the north half of the south half of the SW% of 28-23-11.
is shot and good for 10 barrels from the Cleveland sand
from 950-1,000 feet. The size of the shot was 100 quarts.
Titus and others No. 8, in the center of the east line
of the west half of the east half of the SEV4 of 32-23-11,
 THE OIL AND
is shot with 80 quarts in the Big lime from 1,176-92 feet,
and is good for 35 barrels.
Finance Oil Co. No. 51, in the SW corner of the NEtt
of 32-23-11, is dry and abandoned at 1,950 feet. No. 52,
in the SE comer of the NW% of the SEV* of the NE% is
dry and abandoned at 1,898 feet.
Panther Oil Co. No. 9, in the SW corner of the NW*4
of the SW% of the SEV* of 30-26-12, is dry and abandoned
at 1,754 feet.
Wiser Oil Co. No. 70, in the SE corner of the SWy*
of the SEW, of 21-27-12, is a 5 barrel well from the Peru
sand found from 677-95 feet.
The Clover Oil Co. No. 3, in the center of the west
line of the east half of the SEV* of 21-29-11, is dry at
1,706 feet.
W. J. Kanupp has a 10-barrel well after a 60-quart shot
in sand from 1,756-64 feet, in his No. 1, in the center of
the north line of the SW& of 16-26-11.
Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co. No. 69, in the cen
ter of the west line of the NW% of 11-27 10, is good for
40 barrels from sand found from 1,290-1,330 feet.
Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Co. No. 8, in the
SE corner of the NE^4 of the NW% of 18-27-11, is a 50-
barrel well from 1,966-78 feet. Total depth is 2,007 feet.
J. E. McKinney No. 5 in the NW corner of the SW*4
of 14-29 9, is a 100-barrel well from sand from 1,405-37. feet.
Poster ft Norwood No. 15, in the center of the east
line of the west half of the east half of the SE4 of 14-
24-9, is good for 175, barrels after a 200-quart shot in the
Bartlesville sand from 2,103-53 feet.
Santuna Oil Co. No. 2, in the SE corner of the NE% of
the SE14 of the NEV* of 4-28-10, is shot with 40 quarts, in
sand from 1,706 28 feet, and is a 15-barrel well.
Gypsy Oil Co. No. 5, in the NW corner of the SW%
of the NW% of the SE% of 25-24-8, is a 50-barrel well
after a 50-quart shot in sand from 1,885-95 feet.
Gypsy Oil Co. No. 2, in the SW corner of the SEV* of
32-24-8, is shot with 40 quarts in sand from 666-75 feet,
and is a 15-barrel well. Total depth is 649 feet.
Devonian Oil Co. No. 14, in the NE corner of the SEV*
of the NE% of the NE% of 1-24-9, is a 25-barrel well from
2,052-82 feet.
W. G. Skelley No. 9, in the SW corner of the SE% of
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the SW of the SW of 24-24-9, is a 50-barrel well after a
150-quart shot in sand from 2,085-2,137 feet.
Winona Oil Co. No. 10, in the NW corner of the SE%
of 25-24-9, came in for 65 barrels after a 120-quart shot
in sand from 3,063-96 feet.
Atlantic Oil Producing Co. No. 1, in the NW corner
of the SWY* of 27-25-8, is dry and abandoned at 2,738 feet.
Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Co. No. 13, on the
SE corner of the SW% of 36-25-9, is a 65-barrel well after
a 100-quart shot in the Bartlesville sand from 2,040-2,108
feet.
Okmulgee-Okfuskee Counties.
Cosden ft Wigton No. 22, Larney farm, in the NE% of
the SEV* of 26-13-12, found the shallow sand from 498-524
feet, and is good for 75 barrels after a 140-quart shot.
The Okmulgee Producing & Refining Co. No. 1, Rob
erts farm, in the SW corner of the NWM, of 2-13-12, is dry
at 3,060 feet.
Iron Mountain Oil Co. has a 25-barrel well from sand
from 2,027-33 feet, in its No. 3, Casey farm, In the NE
corner of the SW% of the SWY* of 30-1312.
L. S. Skelton No. 2, on the Haynes farm, in the center
of the east line of the SW% of the NW% of 11-12-12, is dry
at 2,472 feet.
The Gypsy Oil Co. No. 2, Cable farm, in the SE cor
ner of the NE14 of the NEV4 of 2-13-11, is dry and aban
doned at 2,468 feet.
Harrison ft Webster No. 5, on the Smith farm, in the
center of the south line of the NE*4 of the SEV* of 2-11-11,
is a 40-barrel well after a 60-quart shot, in sand from
1,425-61 feet.
Noble and others No. 1, in the SW corner of the NW*4
of 9-11-11, is dry and abandoned at 1,500 feet.
Ross & Scott No. 6, Bell farm, in the NW corner of
the NEV4 of 7-14-12, made 1,400 barrels the first 24 hours
from sand found from 2,228-49 feet. No. 7 is on the same
farm, in the center of the north line of the NW% of the
NE% is a 6,000,000-foot gasser from sand found from
2,248-56 feet.
The Turman Oil Co. No. 2, Walter Banks farm, in the
center of the east line of the SEVi of the NW% of 30-15-11,
continues to make 500 barrels from sand found from
2,588-2,656 feet.
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The Georgia Petroleum Co. No. 5, Stoddard farm, in
the center of the north line of the SE*4 of the SEV* of
1-14-12, is a 40-barrel well after a 60-quart shot in sand
from 2,094-2,109 feet.
The King-Iowa Oil Co. No. 1, Harjo farm, in the center
of the south line of the SEV* of the NW% of the NW% of
6-14-12, is dry at 2,800 feet.
Barbara Oil Co. No. 1, Skaykee farm, in the center of
the south line of the SEY4 of 28-14-12, is dry at 2,490 feet.
Rosada Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Cousins farm, in the NE
corner of the SE% of 12-15rll, is dry at 2,240 feet.
Johnson & Kolb No. 1, Pearl Bailey farm, in the SW
corner of the SE>4 of the SWy4 of 12-15-11, is shot with
60 quarts in the Dutcher sand from 2,235-54 feet, and is
good for 3 barrels. Total depth is 2,790 feet.
Sheppard Oil Corporation No. 2, Rodgers farm, in the
NW corner of the KEY* of the NW% of 35-15-11, is dry at
2,757 feet.
Simplex Oil Co. No. 3, Bradford farm, in the NE cor
ner of the SE% of the SE% of 19-14-14, is shot with 80
quarts in sand from 1,877-1,912 feet, and is good for 100
barrels.
Young and others No. 4, Kuhn farm, in the NW corner
of the SW% of 26-13-14, is shot with 30-quarts In sand from
l,785-r,802 feet, and is a 10-barrel well.
Muskogee County.
Pittsburg-Texas Oil & Gas Co. No. 3, Sango farm, In
the center of the south line of the NW% of the NWY* of
28-15-15, Is good for 350 barrels natural from sand found
from 1,744-54 feet.
Price and others No. 1, Scott farm, In the NE corner
of the SE*4 of the SE% of 36-15-14, is dry and abandoned
at 1,878 feet.
Creek-Pawnee-Payne Counties.
Cosden Oil & Gas Co. No. 26, on the school land lease,
in the SW corner of the NW>4 of 36-20-5, found sand from
3,222-34 feet, and is good for 50 barrels natural.
The Silurian Oil Co. No. 2, Eagle farm, in the NE cor
ner of the SE% of the SW% of 35-20-5 is shot with 10
quarts in the Bartlesville sand, and is good for 75 barrels.
The Home Gas Co. No. 1, in the SW corner of 19-18-6,
found sand from 2,930-47 feet, and is good for 21,000,000
feet of gas, with 700 pounds rock pressure.
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Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 2, Thorpe farm, in the
NW corner of the NE& of the SW% of 20-19-6, is good for
15 barrels from the Skinner sand, which was found from
2,985 feet, and was shot with 30 quarts.
The Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 2, Hollis farm, in the
NW corner of the SEtt of the SW14 of 19-19-6, is shot
with 20 quarts in sand from 3,504-82 feet, and continues to
make 75 barrels at several weeks old.
Same company No. 2, Caesar farm, in the NW corner
of the NEY* of the KEY* of 18-19-6, is shot with 15 quarts in
the Skinner sand from 2,980-85 feet, and is a 15-barrel well.
Carter Oil Co. No. 2, Nalsh farm, in the SE corner of
the NW.% of 1-19-6, is a 50-barrel well.
Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 3, Brock farm, in the SE
corner of 6-19 6, found sand from 3,192-3,210 feet, and after
a 30-quart shot, is good for 10 barrels.
Magnolia No. 8, Hunter farm, in the SE corner of the
NEV1 of the NW% of 7-19-6, is good for 100 barrels natural
from the Bartlesville sand found from 3,170-85 feet.
Magnolia No. 4, Stull Robinson farm, in the SE corner
of the NE*4 of the KEY* of 12-19-5, is shot with 20 quarts
in the Bartlesville sand found from 3,150-58 feet, and is
good for 10 barrels.
Black and others No. 3, Bruner farm, in the SE cor
ner of the KWY* of the KEY* of 35rl9-7, is good for 75
barrels after a shot of 100 quarts in sand from 2,665-2,700
feet.
Sapulpa Petroleum Co. No. 3, Timothy farm, in the
center of the west line of the SE% of the KEM of 25-19-7,
found Skinner sand from 2,515-44 feet, and after a shot of
90 quarts is good for 150 barrels.
Selby Oil & Gas Co. and Gypsy Oil Co. No. 12, Murphy
farm, in the NW corner of 1-20-7, is shot with 120 quarts
in the Cleveland sand from 1,802-32 feet, and is a 75-barrel
producer.
John Markham and others No. 4, Thomas farm, in the
SE corner of the KE% of the NW*4 of 26-21-8, is a 15-
barrel well following a 10-quart shot in sand from 2,256-
2,294 feet.
Franchot No. 1, on the Ornett farm, in the SW corner
of the NW14 of the NW% of 17-21-8, is shot with 120 quarts
in sand from 1,621-87 feet, and is good for 10 barrels.
Pennhoma Oil Co. No. 1, in the SW corner of the NEJ4
of 22-18-9, Is dry at 3.180 feet.
Texas Co. No. 5, Tate farm, in the center of the south
line of the SE% of 35-18-10, dry at 2,500 feet.
Waliber and others No. 2, W. Price farm, In the KEY*
of the NE% of 15-18 13, dry at 2.105 feet.
Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co. No. 4, Williams
farm, in the center of the north line of the SWY* of 6-17-8,
25 barrels, Layton sand, depth, 1,560 feet.
Carter-Caddo-Stephens Counties.
Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 4, Kimbrell farm, in the
NE corner of the NW% of the NW% of the NE% of
19 2s-3w, dry at 600 feet.
Texas Co. No. 1, on the Kimbrell farm, in the center
of the; SEY* of the SWY* of 19-2s-3w, is dry and abandoned
at 915. feet.
Gladstone Oil & Refining Co. No. 1 on the SE corner
of the SW% of 3-5n-9w, is a 75 barrel natural well from
sand from 2.350-2,400 feet. Sand was found from 2,238-78
feet, which showed some oil.
Ramsey Brothers No. 1, Carter farm, in the NE corner
of the SEY* of the SEY* of 3 5n-9w, is good for 12,000.000
feet of gas at a depth of 2,300 feet. Sand was found from
2,255-80 feet.
The Bob White Oil Co. No. 1, on the T. B. Walker
farm, in the NE corner of the SEY* of the KEY* of l-5n-10w,
found sand from 2.362-90 feet, with best pay at 2,386 feet,
and is good for 50 barrels. Total depth is 2.394 feet.
Prairie Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Frederick farm, in the
NE c""i' of the SW*4 of 5-2s-10w, is good for 50 barrels
at 2,108 feet 1 ^
The Maior Oil Co. No. 1. Wilkinson farm, in the NE
corner of the KWY* of the SW% of 4-2s-10w, Is good for
150 barrels from 2.105-10 feet.
Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 1%, Carter farm, in the
center of the west half of the SWY* of the SW*4 of
17-2s-7w, is good for 2.500.000 feet of gas from 821-30 feet.
Commanche Petroleum Co. No. 1, Weldon block, on the
townsite of Commanche, in the NE corner of the SW%
of the SW14 of 20-2s 6w, is dry and abandoned at 1,422 feet.
Commanche Petroleum Co. No. 2, M. Wilson farm, in
the NW corner of the NW*4 of 20-2s-7w, is dry at 1,585
feet.
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Garfleld-Kay Counties. Oklavania Oil Co. has a small show of oil at 1,003 feet
All American Oil Co. No. 1, Harper farm, in the SE on the Brown No. 14, in the NWW, of the SEW of 2-27-3e.
corner of the SW& of 10 27-3e, is dry at 1,055 feet. Armstrong's No. 1, Cronon farm, in the SE corner of
The Exchange Oil Co. No. 4, Hartley farm, in the SW 3-27-3e, is still a rig.
corner of the SE% of the NW% of 18-22-3w, is a 300-barrel Carter Oil Co. is shut down for orders at 1,580 feet on
well from 1,528-43 feet. the Biggerstaff No. 5, in the SE corner of the NE^4 of 10-
The Armstrong and others No. 1, Cronan farm, in the 27-3e.
SE corner of 3-27-3e, is a location abandoned.
Messenger Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Campbell farm, in the Midco Petroleum Co. is drilling at 1,310 feet on the
SE corner of the SW& of the SE% of 10-27-3e, is dry at L. E. Johnson No. 2. in the NE14 of the NW% of ll-27-3e.
3,200 feet. Ranger Oil Co. is fishing for casing on the A. C. Boster
Kokomo Oil Co. No. 1, Martin farm, in the NE corner No. 1, in the NE corner of the NWM, of the NW>4 of 14-
of the SWM, of 3-27-3e, is dry at 3,250 feet. 27-3e.
Rumsey and others No. 1, Hawthorne farm, in the SE Cosden Oil & Gas Co. dropped the liner at 2,000 feet
corner of the NE% of the NW% of 10-27-3e, is dry and on the Hays No. 3, in the NE*4 of the SVfV* of the SE*4
abandoned at 3,200 feet. of 15-27-3e, and is delayed.
Pittsburg Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Curtis farm, in the NW
corner of the SW>4 of the SEM, of 22-27-3e, is a location Oklahoma Star Oil Co. rig for No. 1, B. H. Smith, in the
abandoned. center of the SE% of the SE4 of 28-27-3e, is still standing.
Blackwell Oil & Gas Co. No. 9, on the Nix farm, in the Kay & Kiowa Oil Co. is shut down at 1,990 feet on the
NE corner of the SEW of 18-28-13, is good for 140 barrels Tyler No. 1, in the NW corner of the NE^4 of 25-28-lw.
from sand from 1,993-2,005 feet. Empire Gas & Fuel Co. is building a rig for No. 1, E.
The Southwestern Oil Co. No. 14, Mooney farm, in the Myers farm, in the center of the SW\4 of the NE% of
NE corner of the SEM, of the NW% of 17-28-le, is good 5-28-le.
for 50 barrels from l,985r96 feet. Blackwell Oil & Gas Co. is drilling at 1,650 feet on the
The Prudential Oil & Refining Co. No. 1, Hogden farm, Harvel No. 7, in the NE corner of the NWH of 6-28-le.
in the NE corner of the SE% of 35-22-8w, dry at 2,800 feet. Same company is fishing at 2,650 feet on the J. Wolfe
The Blackwell Oil & Gas Co. No. 2, Nix farm, in the No. 11, in the SW% of the SEM, of 6-28-le.
SE corner of the NEV4 of the SE% of 18-28-le, found sand Duluth & Okla. Oil Co. is shut down at 3,220 feet on
from 1,980-84 feet, and it is flowing 200 barrels. No. 3 the H. Wolfe No. 2. in the NE corner of the SW %of 6-28-le.
on the same farm found sand from 2,015-23 feet and is Blackwell Oil & Gas Co. is drilling at 2,860 feet on the
good for 200 barrels. Harvel No. 6, in the center of the east line of the SE*4 of
the NW% of 6-28-le.
OKLAHOMA DRILLING OPERATIONS. Duluth & Okla. Oil Co. has cased the Harvel No. 4,
Blackwell, Ponca City and Newkirk. in the center of the NWW of 6-28-le, at 1,700 feet.
The Westminster Oil Co. is drilling up a bailer at 4,337 Southwestern Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 2, Herman
feet on the Vanselous No. 1, in the NE corner of 27-25-le. farm, in the NW% of 8-28-le.
Marland Refining Co. has a rig up for Alberta Four- Same company is shut down at 3,365 feet on the
Eyes No. 9, in the SE corner of the SW% of the SW% of Mooney No. 3, in the NW% of 17-28-le.
4-25-2e. Same company is drilling at 1,885 feet on the Mooney
Oklavania Oil Co. has made a location for No. -13, No. 15, in the SW% of the NW^4 of 17-28-le.
Knowles farm, in the SW corner of the SEM. of the SW% Southwestern Oil Co. is fishing for casing at 2,225 feet
of 4-25-2e. on the J. Welsh No. 4, in the SW corner of 17-28-le.
Marland Refining Co. has completed No. 3, Primeaux,
in 5-25-2e, for a 700-barreI well. (See completion report).
Marland Refining Co. is shut down at 438 feet on the
Willie Cry No. 12, in the center of the SE14 of the SW%
of 8-25 2e. No. 13, in the SE corner of the SW% is shut
down at 1,635 feet.
Marland is drilling at 200 feet on the E. Primeaux No.
8, in the center of the SW% of the NEH of 8-25-2e. RALPH R. LANGLEY, President
Same company has made a location ior No. 9, M. A. J. W. RUBEY, Vice-Praident
Miller farm, in the NW corner of the NEM, of the NW% of
9 25-2e. No. 10 in the center of the SW% of the NW14 is W. A. RULE, Secretary-Treasurer
drilling at 1,255 feet, and No. 11, in the NE corner of the
NWU of the NW% is a location.
Same company is ready to spud No. 10, F. R. A. Arrow
farm, in the center of the SW% of the NE^4 of 17-25-2e.
Kahoma Oil Co. is shut down at 2,550 feet on the C.
W. Curry No. 1, in the SW% of the SW*4 of 1-26-lw.
Marland's rig on the George Calls Him allotment, in
the center of the NEVi of the NE14 of 19-25-2e, is still
standing.
Bartlesville Zinc Co. is fishing for underreamer lugs CONSUMERS
at 2.720 feet on the H. Pirrin No. 1, in the SE^, of the
NW% of 10-26-2W.
Gladys Belle Oil Co. has a rig up on the H. Morgan
farm in the NE corner of 28-26-2w. OIL & SHALE
Marland & Cosden are drilling by tools at 3,640 feet
on the Brown farm, in the NW corner of the SE*4 of
1-26-2e.
Carter Oil Co. is drilling at 2,555 feet on the G. Othmer COMPANY
No. 1, in the center of the SE*4 of 21-27-le.
Marland Refining Co. is drilling at 3.230 feet on the
Murdock No. 1*4, in the NE corner of the SWV* of 2-27-3e.
Same company has spudded No. 3%, Murdock farm, Producers
in the NEM. of the SE*4 of 2-27-3e.
Diamond Oil Co. is drilling at 1,240 feet on the Hor-
nick No. 16, in the NE corner of the SE% of the SEV* of
2-27-3e. Commerce Building
Ramsey Petroleum Co. is drilling at 560 feet on the Kansas City, Mo.
Hornick No. 1, in the SE corner of the SW14 of the SW%
of the NW% of 2-27-3e.
Oklavania Oil Co. has made a location for No. 13, A.
Brown farm, in the center of the NW*4 of 2-27-3e.
14 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

Same company la moving in timbers for No. 19, J.

Welsh farm, in the SW% of 17-28-le.
Same company has made a location for No. 3, J. Poster
fram, in the NE*4 of the SE^ of 17-28-le.
Same company has made a location for No. 2, K. E.
Purdy farm, in the SW4 of the NE14 of 17-28-le.
Kay County Gas Co. has a rig up on the Ames farm,
in the SW corner of the NE% of the SEE^i of 17-28-le.
O. C. McCartey is shut down at 2,055 feet on the C.
F. Truitt No. 1, in the NEtf of 17-28-le.
Kay & Kiowa Oil Co. is drilling up casing on the Curry
No. 12, in the NW corner of the NE*4 of 17-28-le.
Blackwell Oil & Gas. Co. is fishing for a liner on the
Nix No. 1, in the NE corner of the SE^i of 18-28-le.
National Union Oil Co. is drilling at 755 feet on the
Nix No. 9, in the SE% of the SEVt of 18-28-le.
Southwestern Oil Co. is ready to drill in No. 14, R. E.
Welsh farm, in the NW corner of 20-28-le. Top of sand
was found at 3,250 feet.
Marland is straight reaming to 485 feet on the A. J.
Walker No. 1 in the NE corner of the NW>4 of 20-28-le.
Carter Oil Co. is drilling at 3,190 feet on the P. Warren
No. 23, In the NW corner of the SW% of 20-28-le.
Glamann Oil Co. had a rig up for S. Long No. 3, in the
SW corner of the NW*4 of the 29-28-le.
Same company is drilling at 1,610 feet on the S. Long
No. 1, in the SWV* of the NW% of 29-28-le.
Intersection Oil Co. is setting a liner on top of the
sand at 2,207 feet on the S. M. Elder No. 3. in the NW*4 of
the SW% of 25-28 le.
Pirtle & Pittman have a rig up for Ames No. 3, in
the SW corner of the SE>4 of 17-28-3e.
Marland & Sinclair have tools recovered, and are re
pairing the rig on the Brooks No. 1, in the SW% of 17
28-le.
Miller Oil Corporation is shut down at 460 feet on
the Ames No. 2, in the NW corner of the NE% of the SEK
of 17-28-3e.
Kay County Gas Co. has a rig up on the Ames farm,
in the SW corner of the NE% of the SE4 of 17-28-3e.
Marland & Sinclair are drilling at 440 feet on the J.
Jaynson farm in the center of the NE*4 of the SE>4 of
18-28-3e.
Carter Oil Co, is shut down for orders at 3,190 feet
on the R. E. Pond No. 1, in the SE corner of the NW^i of
34-28-3e.
Marland is drilling at 1,290 on the J. A. Coleman farm,
in the SE corner of the NE*4 of the NE% of 35-28-3e.
Kay & Kiowa Oil Co. is rigging up No. 4, on the school
land lease, in the SE& of the SEVi of 36-29-1w.
Empire is casing at 2,205 feet in the Roach No. 2, in
the center of the SW^i of the SE*4 of 30-29-le.
Same company is underreaming at 2,300 feet on the
Pratt No. 3, in the SW corner of 31-29-le.
Junction Oil Co. is underreaming from 2,280 to 2,300
feet on the Pratt No. 3, in the SW corner of 31-29-le. No.
6, is shut down at 3,265 feet. No. 8 is a rig.
Empire has a rig up for No. 8, Smith farm, in the
center of the north line of the NE% of the NE% of 31-
29-le.
Kay & Kiowa Oil Co. is troubled with a cave on the
Avery No. 1, in the SE corner of the SVfM of the NWU
of 32-29-le.
Same company is shut down at 2,695 feet on the Avery
No. 2, in the SW corner of the NWVi of 32-29-le.
Empire has skidded the rig for No. 4, Swanson farm.
In the center of SWVi of NE*i of 32-29-le.
Marland is drilling at 1,265 feet on the school land
No. 1, In the center of the south line of the SW>4 of 16-
29-3e.
Marland is cleaning out No. 1. B. T. Cook farm, in the
NE corner of the NW% of 20 29-3e.
Cushing Field.
The Roxana Petroleum Co. has completed its rig on
the Myers farm, in the SE corner of the NWM, of 9-16-8.
The Margay Oil Co. is still fishing on the M. Tardy
farm, in the SW corner of the SE% of the NEft of 9-16-8-
The Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. is building tankage to
take care of the oil produced by its Sallie Myers No. 1, ui
the NW>4 of the NWV4 of 16-16-8.
The Texola Oil Co. drilled into water at 2,910 feet on
its No. 1, H. Fixico farm, in the SW corner of the NEtt
of the NW^4 of 16-16-8, and is plugging back to the gas at
2,810 feet. Total depth is 2,914 feet.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 15

The Magnolia Petroleum Co. is drilling at 1,515 feet farm in the center of the north line of NW14 of NE% of
on the L. Major farm, in the center of the south line of 3-22-3w, is still standing.
the SW"4 of 21-16-8. The Aubuyme Oil Co. has spudded the Lynds No. 8, in
Cushing Oil Syndicate rig on the Jandersen in l-17-6e, the center of the east line of the NW>4 of the SW% of
is still standing. 7-22-3w.
Oklahoma Syndicate is drilling at 1,000 feet on the Exchange Oil Co. is drilling at 1,060 feet on No. 4,
P. M. Morgan No. 4, in the SE corner of NE>4 of NE^i of Lynds farm, in the SW corner of the NE% of the SW%,
NE%, of 11-17-6. is drilling at 800 feet.
Cortez Oil Co. is shut down on the Sandy Fox No. 17, Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co. rig on the War-
in the NE& of 10-17-7. binson farm, in the SW corner of the SE% of 8-22-3w, is
The Cargill Oil Co. is fishing at 2,400 feet on the S. still standing.
Hutton No. 3, in the NW14 of the SW4 of 18-17-7. Chapman & Godfrey are drilling at 1,665 feet on the
Cosden Oil & Gas Co. No. 8, Thomas Cain farm, in the Cooper farm in the center of the north line of the NW*4
SE corner of the NW% of SWU of 22-17-7, is still shut of the SW14 of 16-22-3w.
down at 2,714 feet. Exchange Oil Co. is down 2,115 feet on the Semke No.
Sperry Oil & Gas Co. Co. No. 4, Williams, in 6-17-7, is 1, in the center of the SW% of 17-22-3w.
completed. Roxana Petroleum Co. is drilling at 450 feet on the
Prairie Oil & Gas Co. is drilling at 425 feet on the Alec Schroeder No. 11, in the SE*4 of the SW^4 of 18 223w. No.
No. 1, in the NE corner of the NWU of 33-17-8.
Home Gas Co. has a rig up for Dawes No. 1, in the 12 is a location, No. 13 is drilling at 700 feet, and No. 14
is rigging up in the NE corner of the SW& of the sec
NW*4 of the NW% of 2-185.
C. B. Shaffer has a rig up for Laughlin No. 7, in the tion.
center of the west line of the NW% of the NE>4 of 2-18-5. Exchange Oil Co. is drilling at 2,110 feet on the Kisner
Middle States Petroleum Co. is drilling- at 1,510 feet No. 1, in the center of the NE*4 of the 19-22-3w. No. 9, in
on the Turpin farm, in the NE4 of the SW% of 2-18-5. the NW corner of the NE% of the NW% of the section, is
Same company is drilling up a lead plug on the Eagle a rig on the ground.
No. 1, in the NW%, of the SW% of 2-18-5. Same company is pulling the big pipe on the Crews
O'Hern & Hughes No. 1, Alexander farm, in the SE No. 4, in the SW corner of the SE% of the SW& of 19-
corner of 24-18-5, are rigging up. 22-3w.
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co. is drilling at 1,315 feet on the Same company is shut down at 825 on the Gilpin No. 1,
Thompson No. 2, in the NW corner of 25-18-5. in the center of the NW& of the NW>4 of 20-22-3w.
Home Gas Co. Is fishing for tools at 1.510 feet on the Same company is cleaning out No. 1, J. Leforce farm,
Lauderdale No. 2, in the NE corner of the 25-18-5. in the center of the NW14 of the NE4 of 20-22-3w to 2,620
Phoenix Refining Co. is drilling at 2,225 feet on the M. feet.
Thompson No. 1, in the SE corner of the NWV of the SE% Same company is shut down at 780 feet on the A.
of 29-18 5. Matthews farm, in the center of the NWVi of the SW% of
Cu8hing-Garber Oil Co. found the Cleveland sand from 20-22-3w.
1,855 1,915 with a show of oil, but got a bunch of water in Same company is shut down at 1,910 feet on the Cooper
the bottom, which filled the hole, and the 8-inch pipe No. 1, in the NE corner of the NW4 of 21-22-3w.
is being underreamed to the bottom of this sand. This well H. H. Champlin has spudded the Schatt No. 1, in
also got a show of gas in the Layton sand from 1,436-1,550 the NW corner of 29-22-3w.
feet.
O'Hern & Hughes are drilling at 1,675 feet on the
Pierce No. 2. in the SW corner of the NWM, of the SW*4 of
19-18-6.
Magnolia is plugging back to the Skinner sand on the
Turner No. 10, in the NE corner of the SE% of the SE^
of 4-18-7.
Prairie is drilling at 350 feet on the S. Long No. 19,
in the SW>4 of 9-18-7.
Cushing Oil Lot Co. is shut down at 1,300 feet on the QUICK SALE
Mcintosh No. 2, in the SWVt, of 18-18-7.
Texas Co. is drilling at 600 feet on the Perryman No.
1, in the SE corner of the NWM, of 13-19-4.
Prairie Oil & Gas Co. has made a location on the J.
Lewis farm, in the NE corner of the NW>4 of the NW^ of
2-19-7.
Markham and others are rigging up on the Johnson 500
farm in the NE corner of 3-19-7.
Prairie has timbers on the ground on the Grimmett
farm, in the SE corner of the SW>4 of 12-19-7, for No. 4. SHARES
Elverez Oil Co. is plugging back to the Bartlesville
sand at 2.646 feet on its No. 3, J. Grayson farm, in the
center of the south line of the NW14 of the NW14 of 13-19-7.
Lagoon Oil Co. has rig timbers in for No. 2, Grayson Morgan Oil & Refining Co.
farm, in the NE corner of the NW% of 13-19-7.
Big-4 Oil Co. is rigging up No. 3, Harper farm, in the
NW corner of the NE14 of the NE% of 14-19-7.
Cushing-Webb Oil Co. has a rig up on the McGilbray
farm, in the SW corner of the NW% of the SE*i of 19-19-7.
O. S. Kelley is drilling at 1,510 feet on the Simons $1^2 per Share
No. 4, in the SE corner of the SW',4 of 25-19-7.
Boyse et al have a rig up for Harris No. 1, in the SW
corner of the 8EV* of 27-19-7.
Prairie has made a location on the E. Richards farm,
in the SE corner of the SW%, of the SW% of 32-19-7. This price is 'way below market but must raise
Adams and others are drilling at 2,215 feet on the money and RAISE IT QUICK.
Owen Bland No. 3, in the SE corner of the NWM, of the
NE% of 35-19-7.
Black is shut down at 2,840 feet on the E. Bland No.
9, in the SE% of the NW% of 35-19-7. Address Z-SA, Care Oil & Gas News
Garber Field. Kansas City, Missouri
The rig for the Borden Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Merlies
16 THE OIL AND
Exchange OH Co. is fishing at 2,035 feet for casing on
the J. Staerkel No. 1, in the center of the S\W4 of 29-
22-3w.
Same company has skidded the rig on the Laura
Crews No. 1, in the SVfe of 30-22-3w.
Same company is shut down at 1.100 feet on the M.
Carson farm, in the center of the NW% of the NE*4 of
31-22-3W.
Same company is rigging up No. 1, Morrison farm, in
the center of the NW^4 of 31-22-3w.
J. W. Oilliland is pulling pipe to abandon No. 1, Ly-
hene farm, in the NW corner of the SE1/* of l-22-4w.
Cosden is drilling at 455 feet on the Simmering No.
1, in the SE corner of the NW>4 of ll-22-4w.
Cosden is drilling at 1,490 feet on the Denker No. 4,
In the center of the east line of the SWy, of 12 22 4w.
Same company has a rig up for No. 5. Jones farm, in
the center of the west line of the SW'4 of 12-22-4 w.
Carter Oil Co. is fishing at 1,395 feet on the Marv
Stine No. 1, in the SE corner of the NW14 of 12-22-4 w.
Prairie Oil & Gas Co. is drilling at 925 feet on the
Wlshard No. 7, in the SW corner of the SE% of the SEV*
of 12-22-4w.
Atlantic Petroleum Co. has a rig up for Wishard No. 7,
in the NW14 of the SE>4 of 12-22-4w. No. 8 is rigging up.
Exchange Oil Co. is underreaming at 1,520 feet on the
the Walker No. 9 in the center of the north line of NEVi
of NE& of 13-22-4w.
Roxana Petroleum Co. is drilling at 2,140 feet on the
Wolfe No. 2, in the NE corner of the NW% of 13-22-4w.
No. 4, in the SW corner of the NWy4 of the NW% is shut
down at 1,980 feet. No. 5 is rigged up and shut down, No.
6 is a location, No 7 is a rig.
Exchange Oil Co. is fishing for tools at 1,055 feet on
the Denker No. 7, in the SW corner of 13-22-4w. No. 9 is
casing at 1,325 feet.
Cosden & Marland are casing at 1.225 feet on the
school land No. 32, in the SEV* of 13-22 4w. No. 36 is
underreaming to 1,195. feet and No. 37 is mudding off gas
at 755 feet.
Exchange Oil Co. is drilling at 2.165 feet on the Goode
No. 1, in the NE corner of the SEVi of the NE% of
1 4-22-4w.
Osage, Oklahoma, Oil Leases
at Public Audion,
October 6, 1919.
By U. S. Government.
About 36,000 acres by quarter sections of
I 60 acres each, all in Osage County, Okla
homa, will be offered at Pawhuska, Okla.,
Oct. 6, 1919, for bonus in addition to stipu
lated royalties; 25% on date of sale, bal
ance in three annual installments with ac
ceptable security. Many tracts are located
near producing wells, practically all con
sidered advantageously located for produc
tion of oil. All these lands are under sepa
rate leases for gas. For blue print map
showing acreage of Osage County leased for
oil and area leased for gas, also indicating
quarter sections producing oil or wells drill
ing, send 25c and write U. S. Superintend
ent, Osage Agency, Pawhuska, Okla., for
full particulars.
GAS NEWS
Exchange Oil Co. has skidded the rig for Dively No. 2,
in the SE corner of the SK\ of the SE>4 of 14-22-4w.
Minnehoma Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 4. Dively farm,
in the SW corner of the SE% of the SEVi of 14-22-4w. No.
5. in the NW corner of the SE>4 of the SE>4 is drilling at
1,750 feet and No. 6, in the SE corner of the NE*4 of the
3EY* of the SEV*. is drilling at 760 feet.
Exchange Oil Co. is shut down on the A. M. Beard
farm, in the SE corner of the SWM of 14-22 4w, after
spudding.
Concord Oil Co. is drilling at 1,150 feet on the Dively
No. 2, in the NE corner of the SW4 of the SEW. of
14-22-4w.
Exchange Oil Co. is shut down after rigging up No. 1,
N. B. McGill farm, in the center of the south line of the
NW>4 of 22-22-4W.
Same company is rigging up standard tools at 1.900
feet on the Davis No. 1, in the center of the NW% of
23-22-4W.
Minnehoma Oil Co. is fishing at 965 feet on the G. W.
Smythe farm, in the NE corner of SE'i of the SW*4 of
23-22-4w.
Exchange Oil Co. is drilling on iron at 1.540 feet on
the Belveal No. 1, in the SE corner of the SEhi of
24-22-4W.
Healdton Oil & Gas Co. has spudded No. 19. Belveal
farm, in the NW% of the NE4 of 24-22-4W. No. 17 on
the farm, is shut down at 1,900 feet.
Carter Oil Co. is cleaning out No. 20, Dively farm, in
the NE% of the NW*4 of 24-22-4w, at 1.460 feet. No. 21
is rigging up to drill deeper from 2,365 feet. No. 24 is
repairing the band wheel at 1,915 feet. No. 25 is drilling
at 1,340 feet. No. 27 is a rig on the ground. No. 28 is
drilling at 640 feet. No. 30 is drilling a*. 1.410 feet and No.
31 is a location in the center of the north line of the NW&
of the section.
The Champlin No. 30, Beggs farm, in the SW% of
24-22-4w, is drilling at 1,365 feet.
Exchange Oil Co. is cleaning out No. 17, Walker farm,
in the NE*4 of the SEVt of 24-22-4w, at 2,160 feet.
Empire is drilling at 1,890 feet on the Hotson No. 16,
in the NWyt of 25-22-4w.
Exchange Oil Co. is underreaming No. 12, Hoy farm,
in the NE% of 25-22-4w, at 2.900 feet.
Same company has a location for No. 15, Hoy farm, in
the NE% of 25r22 4w.
Same company is drilling at 925 feet on the M. E.
Doak farm, in the NE corner of the NW>4 of 26-22-4w.
Same company is shut down at 2,000 feet on the Ban-
getter farm, in the center of the SE4 of 26-22-4w.
Oreo Oil Co. is shut down at 1,975 feet on the Savage
farm, in the NW corner of the SE% of the NE*4 of
29 22-4w.
Six Wells With None Dry.
Brief mention was made in last week's issue of The
Oil and Gas News that the . Marland Refining Co. had
brought in the sixth deep sand well in the Ponca City
field. It is Mary C. Primeaux No. 3, in the SW^4 of
5-25-2e, which came in for 700 barrels.
The sand was touched at 3,936 feet, and the well pro
duced 200 barrels in 12 hours. It was drilled two feet into
the sand on Sunday morning and the flow jumped to 30
barrels an hour.
This well extends the 3,900-foot Marland sand farther
north and makes the total producing area of this sand
as proved out by Marland Refining Co.'s operations, ex
tend over a mile in length and three-eighths of a mile
in width. The total initial production of the six wells
brought in by Marland Refining Co. in the deep sand
since the discovery well came in January 25. 1919, has
been over 7,000 barrels, as follows: Mollie Miller No. 9.
1,000 barrels; G. H. Brett No. 6, 2,000 barrels; Willie Cry
No. 9, 100 barrels; J. D. Burtt No. 5, 750 barrels; Alberta
Four Eyes No. 8; 3,300 barrels, and M. C. Primeaux No.
3, 3,700 barrels.
The limits of this sand in depth have been found to
be 3.872 feet to the top of the sand in the G. H. Brett
No. 6, and 3.936 feet in M. C. Primeaux No. 3.
Buckeye Pipe Line Co. has declared the regular quar
terly dividend of $2 (4 per cent) a share, payable Sept.
13, to stock of record Aug. 23.
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 THE OIL AND
THE DEEPEST WELL IN THE WORLD.
Information Obtained from Drill Hole Carried to Great
Depths I* of Exceptional Economic and Scientific
Importance, Says the United States
Geological Survey.
(NoteThe following article has just been prepared
and issued by the United States Geological Survey.)
During the last few years the Hope Natural Gas Co.
and the Peoples Natural Gas Co., both of Pittsburgh, Pa.,
have been drilling deep wells in Northwestern West Vir
ginia and Southwestern Pennsylvania to find deeper oil-
bearing and gas-bearing sands, their object being to reach,
if possible, the horizon of the rich Clinton sand of Ohio,
which, according to Dr. I. C. White, the State geologist of
West Virginia, should be found in this region at depths
between 7,000 and 8,000 feet.
Drilling for Deep Oil and Gas.
The first exceptionally deep well thus drilled, the R. A.
Geary well, of the Peoples Natural Gas Co., is about 4
miles northwest of McDonald, Pa., and about 20 miles
southwest of Pittsburgh. The mouth of the well is about
1,050 feet above sea level. The well penetrates the Gordon
stray sand, the last of the usual gas sands in this region,
at a depth of 1,971 feet. Prom this point to a depth of
6,700 feet the strata penetrated are alternately "lime" and
"slate," and from 6,700 feet to the bottom, 7,248 feet, they
are "sand" and "lime" interspersed with about 60 feet of
rock salt. The second deep well was drilled by the Hope
Natural Gas Co. on the farm of M. O. Goff, about 8 miles
northeast of Clarksburg, in northern West Virginia. Its
mouth is 1,164 feet above sea level. The well begins 200
feet below the level of the Pettsburgh coal and penetrates
the usual oil-bearing and gas-bearing sands, the lowest be
ing the Bayard, which lies at a depth of 2,210 feet. The
strata in the remainder of the well are aternately "line"
and "slate." The third deep well, the J. H. Lake of the Hope
Natural Gas Co., is about 8 miles southeast of Fairmont,
W. Va. It is about 20 miles north of the Goff well and
about 60 miles south of the Geary well. The mouth of
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the well is about 1,300 feet above sea level. The Bayard
sand, the lowest of the gas sands, was found in this well
at a depth of 2,050 feet. The remaining strata are alter
nately "lime," "slate," and "sand."
Four Deepest Wells in the World.
Named in the order of depth, the four deepest wells
in the world are the Lake, 7,579 feet; the Goff, 7,386; a
well at Czuchow, Germany, 7,348; and the Geary, 7,248.
The two deepest wells in the world are therefore the Lake
and the Goff, the Lake surpassing the German well by the
large margin of 231 feet. In comparison with these great
depths, other depths reached by wells or mines sunk in the
crust of the earth are rather insignificant. The deepest
mine in the world is shaft No. 3 of the Tamarack mine, in
Houghton County, Mich., which has reached a depth of
5,200 feet. Other shafts of the Tamarack Co. and of the
Calumet and Hecla mine, in the Lake Superior region,
reach depths between 4,000 and 5>000 feet. Three shafts in
the Prizbram silver mines, in Austria, have reached depths
of about 3,300 feet. The Victoria quartz mine, at Bendigo,
Australia, is 4,300 feet deep. A number of shafts in the
Transvaal gold region of South Africa have been sunk to
depths of about 4,000 feet.
Limits to Depths of Mines and Wells.
The depth to which a mining shaft can be sunk is lim
ited by the heat of the rockB, as the temperature at a depth
of a mile in nearly all parts of the earth is so high that
workmen can not live in it, even with ventilation. The
depth to which a well 6 inches in diameter can be drilled
seems to depend chiefly on skill in drilling and strength
of cable. The cable itself is heavy, and besides carrying
its own weight and the weight of a drill, which weighs 1
or 2 tons, it must bear strains produced by vertical move
ments of the drill, which may be so great as to break it
at any moment, so that the drill and a part of the cable
may be lodged in the well in such a way that they can
not be removed. Exceptional skill is required, therefore,
in operating the ponderous machinery used in drilling a
well. The drill, which is a column of steel about 5 inches
in diameter and 40 or 50 feet long, beveled to a V-shaped
edge at the lower end, is attached to one end of the cable,
(Continued on page 20.)
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THE DEEPEST WELL IN THE WORLD.
(Continued from page 17.)
and at some other point, determined by the driller, the
cable is attached to a long beam, which is operated in the
same manner as the walking beam of a steamboat. Merely
to lift the drill through the height determined by the
swing of the end of the walking beam and to let it drop
repeatedly would do no drilling. In order to drill, oscilla
tions must be induced in the cable, such as those set up
by attaching a light weight to a suspended rubber band.
A slight oscillation properly induced by the finger at the
upper end of the rubber band will produce a very large
oscillation of the weight attached to its lower end. In
some such ways as this the skillful driller produces oscil
lations in the drill bit, which throw the sharp beveled edge
of the drill on to the rock with high velocity. The only
means that the driller has of knowing the behavior of the
drill is the general behavior of the machinery and the
slight impulses or tremors In the cable, which he detects
by his hand alone.
The Information obtained from drill holes carried to
great depths is of exceptional economic and scientific im
portance. Although the wells drilled by the Hope Natural
Gas Co. and the Peoples Natural Gas Co. have not yet
reached the goal soughta depth of 8,000 feetthey have,
nevertheless, come within 421 feet of the goal, and inci
dentally they have established the fact that no valuable
deposits of oil exist in the immediate vicinity of the wells
at depths somewhat greater than 7,000 feet.
What's in the Interior of the Earth?
The materials and the conditions in the 'interior of the
earth have long been a favorite subject of speculation
among scientific men. According to the modern mathe
matical theory of the propagation of earthquake waves
through the earth the outer rocky shell of the earth, which
is about two and one-half times as heavy as water, extends
to a depth of less than 1,000 miles. Inside of this shell is
some material, probably metallic, which is more than five
times as heavy as water. Estimates of the temperature
at the center of this nucleus range from 3,000 degrees to
180,000 degrees F., but these figures have little or no value,
for mathematicians have not yet found the law of the dis
tribution of temperature from the surface to the center of
the earth. The temperature evidently increases with the
depth, a fact again confirmed by an elaborate series of
observations of temperature made in each of the three
deep wells, the Geary, the Goff, and the Lake, by C. E. Van
Ostrand, of the United States Geological Survey, Depart
ment of the Interior. In each of these wells the tempera
ture at a depth of 100 feet is about 55 degrees P. and grad
ually rises with increase in depth, reaching 142.0 degrees
F. in the Geary well at a depth of 6,100 feet, 159.3 F. in the
Goff well at a depth of 7,310 feet, and 168.6 degrees F.
in the Lake Well at a depth of 7,500 feet. The observa
tion at a depth of 7,500 feet in the Lake Well was made
at the deepest point yet reached by any observer.
Unexplained Enormous Heat.
The source of the enormous quantity of heat stored
in the interior of the earth is not known. Some writers
think this heat is due to the disintegration of radium in
the rocks, others think that the earth is a cooling globe,
radiating beat developed during condensation from the
original nebula, and others think that it is due to various
causes, such as radioactivity, chemical reactions, impacts
from meteorites, or condensation from nebulous material.
The strata of lime, slate and sand penetrated by these
deep wells were originally sediments deposited from ocean
water. A bed of ocean water was actually found in the
Geary well at a depth of 6,260 feet. Dr. I. C. White, State
geologist of West Virginia, with whom the United States
Geological Survey is co-operating in these investigations,
is of the opinion that this water is a fossil ocean, im
prisoned since mid-Paleozoic time. Interesting evidence in
regard to the geological history of the formations was ob
tained by Charles Butts, of the United States Geological
Survey, who identified a number of fossils from depths of
7,187 to 7,355 feet in the Goff well. The material from the
Lake well has not yet been fully examined. It may be
possible by examining the fossils to determine the geologic
ages and horizons of the beds penetrated and so to esti
mate the depth at which the Clinton sand should lie be
neath the bottom of this well. The well probably does not
pass through more than one-half the total thickness of
sediments in this region.

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SHREVEPORT, La., Aug. 18 Interesting oil opera New Locations:

tions in North Louisiana continue to center in the Homer
field. Several operators declare they are convinced that
the Claiborne field has three positive stratas of pay.
Successful tests have been made to date from 1,180 to 1,425
feet and at 2,100 feet.
One firm announced during the week that it intends
to make a test at 950 feet where good oil showings with
extensive gas pressure are reported to have been encoun
tered in the past.
The Standard well on the Oakes lease, which came in
flowing about a week ago with a production of from seven
thousand to ten thousand barrels, has been pinched in
pending construction of storage. This first deep well in
the new field was making about 1,500 barrels daily through
a three-eighths inch pipe, showing the pressure at which
this oil is brought to the surface. The well was brought
in at 2,100 feet, according to the official log.
Five producing wells were completed in the Caddo oil
fields, adding a daily new production of about 25/0 barrels.
The total daily production of the Caddo fields was as
follows:
Caddo heavy, including Fine Island, 19,800 barrels
daily: Fine Island, 19,200 barrels; Caddo light oil, 9,700
barrels.
The Claiborne field reported two new producing wells,
adding about 350 barrels daily to the production. The
total production of the Claiborne field for the week, ex
clusive of the giant Standard well was 6,000 barrels daily.
Another well, that of the Bowie-Claiborne, is reported to
be standing to the top of the casing in oil.
Next in interest to the Claiborne developments are the
operations of the Bull Bayou field in Red River parish,
where five good sized producers were completed, adding
about 2,000 barrels to the daily production. The runs from
this field for the week were: Red River parish, 9,850
barrels daily; DeSoto, 3,100.
Reports for the week follow:
Caddo Parish.
Completions :
27-20-15, Globe Oil Co., Johnson No. 4, flowing 100
barrels.
16-21-15, Gulf Refining Co., J. K. Herndon et al. No. 8,
pumping 30 barrels.
11-21-15, International C. and G. Co., Huckaby Ten Acre
No. 2, pumping 25 barrels.
2-21-15, Mohawk Oil Co., Robertshaw No. 3, pumping
75 barrels.
31-21-14, Reynolds Oil Co., Dickson No. 1, dry, aban
doned.
4-20-16, The Texas Co., Noel fee A-5, pumping 10 bar
rels.
27-21-15, Dixie Oil Co., Slattery No. 8.
24-21-15, Gulf Refining Co., Ferry Lake 185-6-7, loca
tions.
35-21 15, Sun Co., Bradford C-130.
23-21-15, The Texas Co., J. H. Herndon No. 4.
20-21-14, The Texas Co., Lynn No. 3.
Rigging up to drill and derricks:
14-21-15, Dixie Oil Co.. Robertshaw No. 20, derrick.
14-20-16, Gulf Ref. Co., Ferry Lake 178, derrick.
24-21-15, Gulf Ref. Co., Ferry Lake 184, driving piling.
Commenced drilling:
4-20-16, Adamson Henry rust, Huslow No. 2, set 10 inch
casing.
25-21-15, Caddo Central O. and R. Co., J. S. Noel No. 8,
861 10 inch c&sIdk
13-21-15, Dixie Oil Co.. Robertshaw No. 19, set 10 inch
casing.
22-21-15, Fortuna O. and G. Co., Raines No. 17, set and
cmt., 10 inch casing.
24-21-15, Gulf Ref. Co., W. E. Noel et al, "A" No. 2.
7-21-14, Planters Oil Co., Noel No. 3, set and cmt. 10
inch casing.
14-21-15, The Texas Co., J. K. Herold No. 2, set 10 inch
casing.
Nearing Completion:
4-20-15, Allied Oil Co., J. L. Land No. 1, arranging
to pump.
25-21-15, Caddo Central O. and R. Co., Noel No. 1, will
pump.
9-20-16, Gulf Ref. Co., Caddo L. B. No. B-3, bailing.
24 20-16, Gulf Refining Co., Ferry Lake No. 174, drilling
out plug.
14-21-15, Gulf Ref. Co., Elbert Tyson No. 8, testing.
9-20-15, Great Southern Pet. & Ref. Co., Ellerbe No. 1,
will pump.
19-21-14, Humble Oil Co., Noel No. 6, will pump.
11-21-15, International Oil & Gas Co., Huckaby forty
acres No. 3, arranging to pump.
12-21-15, Old Settlers Oil Co., Lynn No. 19, bailing.
17-20-16, St. Paul Oil & Gas Co., Reeves No. 1, will
pump.
24-21-15, Sun Co., W. Bradford No. B122, arranging to
pump.
24-21-15, Sun Co., W. Bradford No. B128, fishing.
24-21-15, The Texas Co., A. Herndon No. 5h set 6-inch
casing.
24-21-15, The Texas Co., W. E. Noel No. Bl, drilling
in with cable tools.
22 21-15, Western Oil Fields Corporation, Raines No.
8, will pump.
Bienville Parish.
31-17-5, Congress Oil Co., Davis No. 1, derrick.

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22-15-10, Parous, Bell and Giddens, Manning No. 1,

rigging up to drill.
12-18-8, F. E. Rose, Woodward No. 1, rigging up to
drill.
5-15-9, Ringgold Oil & Gas Co., Moseley No. 1, set
and cement 8-inch casing.
30-16-5, Superior Oil & Gas Co., Jordan No. 1, com
menced drilling.
19-18-5, J. and E. and J. N. Lummes, McGuire No. 1,
rigging up to drill.
The Lesh Bossier Parish.
31-16-11, Arkansas Natural Gas Co., Banhoose No. 97,
location.
23-16-12, Atlas Oil Co., Caplis No. 2, commenced drill
Refining ing.
26-16-12, Atlas Oil Co., Weaver No. 2, derrick.
10-16-11, Gulf Refining Co., Bossier Land Co. No. 1,
set and cement 6-inch casing.
Division 29-16-11, Louisiana Gas & Fuel Co., Graham No. 1,
2,500,000 cubic feet of gas. may drill deeper.
14-22-13, Wild Rock Oil & Gas Co., S. J. Caldwell
No. 1, tested dry, may drill deeper.
of the Calcasieu Parish.
34-10-12, Lincoln Petroleum Co., Harmony No. 10, drill
ing at 2,400 feet
Claiborne Parish.
NATIONAL 19-21-7, Louisiana Oil & Refining Corporation, Lang-
ston No. 2, flowing 175 barrels.
19-21-7, Nash Oil Co., Featherstone No. 1, pumping
iiniuiiiniiHiHiiiii QTT j 150 barrels.
19-21-7, Arkansas Natural Gas Co., Langston No. 22,
formerly reported Shaw No. 92, set and cement 10-inch
casing.
COMPANY 19-21-7, Arkansas Natural Gas Co., Langston No. 95,
derrick.
24-21-8, Arkansas Natural Gas Co., Langston No. 96,
location.
30-21-7, Arkansas Natural Gas Co., Shaw 86, will make
deep test.
30-21-7, Arkansas Natural Gas Co., Shaw No. 91, set and
cement 6 inch casing.
36-21-8, Arkansas Natural Gas Co., Shaw No. 98, lo
cation.
30-21-7, Atlas Oil Co., Shaw No. 1, bailing.
Refiners and Marketers 30-21-7, Atlas Oil Co., Shaw No. 4, set and cement
10-inch casing; No. 3, testing; and No. 6, derrick.
of 24-21-8, George BaJrd, Langston No. 1, bet and cement
6-inch casing; No. 2, set and cement 6-inch casing.
23-22-6, Blackwell Oil Co., J. A. Palmer No. 1, der
rick pattern on location
20 17-7, Bowie-Claiborne Oil & Gas Co., Featherstone
No. 4, testing.
Petroleum 14-20-7, Caddo-Claiborne Oil & Gas Co., Gladney No.
1, reaming over 4V4-inch casing with 8-inch casing.
30-21-7, Gilliland Oil Co., Shaw Nos. 5, 6 and A3
locations.
30-21-7, Gulf Refining Co.. Chatman No. 4, set 6-inch
Products casing.
28-21-7, Gulf Refining Co., Wheatley No. 1, fishing.
36-21-5, Lisbon Oil Co., Patton No. 1, set 6-inch casing.
30-21-7, Rowe Oil Corporation, Shaw No. 3, rigging
up to drill deeper.
24-21-8, Standard Oil Co., Lowenberg, No. 3, testing.
29-21-7, Standard Oil Co.. Cakes No. 1, arranging to
make deep test.
29-21-7, Standard Oil Co., Cakes, Xo. 3, location.
30-21-7 Texas-Louisiana Oil Co., Cakes No. 5, set
10-inch casing.
19-21-7, Wilder Oil & Gas Co., Featherstone No. 1.
bailing.
DeSoto Parish.
2-11-11, Developers' Oil Co.. Stafford No. 2, setting 4Vfe-
inch liner.
23-12-11, Gilliland Oil Co., King No. 2, blowing
Refinery and Sales Office at 8,000,000 cubic feet gas, 50 barrels of oil; will set 4^-
inch casing with packer.
11-14 13, North Central Petroleum Co., Ware No. 1.
Arkansas City, Kansas set 10-inch casing.
3-11-11, Ramsey et al., Giauque No. 1. tested dry, will
drill deeper.
23-12-11, The Texas Co., Wemple No. Bla, set 10-inch
casing.
23-12-11, The Texas Co.. Wemple No. B21. derrick.
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Red River Parish.
13-12-11, Clark and Greer, Pugh No. 1, flowing 100
barrels.
7-12-10. Depositors' OH Co., Polly No. 3. flowing 1,200
barrels.
7-12-10, Wrightsman et al, Polly No. 1, flowing 100
barrels.
7-12-10, Wrightsman et al., Polly No. 2, flowing 60
barrels.
7-12-10, Wrightsman et al., Polly No. 3, flowing 400
barrels.
24-12 11, Bull Bayou Oil Co., Armistead No. 10. der
rick; Nos. 11. 12 and 13 locations.
13-12-11, Clark and Greer, Pugh No. 2, rigging up to
drill.
7-12-10, Depositiors' Oil Co.. Polly No. 4, set 10-inch
casing; No. 5, rigging up to drill.
12-12-11, Doane et al., Pugh No. 4, derrick pattern on lo
cation.
7-12-10, Fortuna Oil & Gas Co., Pugh-Polly No. 2, set
414-Inch liner and bailing.
13 12-11, Fortuna Oil & Gas Co., Pugh No. 12, rigging up
to drill.
12-12-11, Fortuna Oil & Gas Co., Pugh No. 13, location.
7-12-10, Foursome Oil Co., Polly No. 3, set 10-inch cas
ing.
7-12-10, Foursome Oil Co., Polly No. 4. derrick.
16-13-10, Gulf Refining Co., Christopher No. 13, rig
ging up to drill.
14-12-11, Gulf Refining Co., Jenkins Nos. E17 and
E18, building derricks; Nos. 19 and 20, locations.
31-13-11, Gulf Refining Co., Willis Williams, No. C15,
location.
23-12-11, Gulf Refining Co., W. P. Stephens No. 2,
location.
18-12-10, P. B. Meyer et al., Johnson No. 1, set 6-inch
casing.
8-12-10, Praggie et al., Nelson No. 1, rigging up to
drill.
8-12-10, Sinclair Oil Co. of Louisiana, Nelson No. 1,
rigging up to drill.
8-12-10, G. W. Strange Oil & Refining Co., Nelson No.
4, derrick.
13-12-11, The Texas Co., Stephens No. 1, set 4%-inch
liner.
13-12-11, The Texas Co., Stephens No. 2, set 10-inch
casing.
13-12-11, The Texas Co., Stephens No. 3, derrick.
11-12-11, The Texas Co., Wilkinson No. 2, set and ce
ment 5-inch casing.
11-12-11, The Texas Co., Wilkinson No. 3, rigging up to
drill.
13-12-11, The Texas Company, Yarbrough No. 2, com
menced drilling; No. 3 commenced drilling; No. 4 location.
13-12-11, he Texas Co., Stephens No. 3, derrick.
13-12-11, The Texas Co., Young No. 2, set and cement
10-inch casing.
7-12-10, Wrightsman et al., Polly No. 7, derrick; No.
10, derrick.
29-13-10, Woodley et al., Armistead No. 1, bailing
6-inch casing.
Union Parish.
17-20-3, Federal Petroleum Co., Union Saw Mill No.
2, completed 9,000,000-cubic foot gas well.
19-22-3, Mayfair Oil Co., Gaines No. 1, set 8-inch
casing.
Webster Parish.
24-17-9, Midway Oil & Gas Co., Hefflin No. 1, testing.
21-20-8, Standard Oil Co., Granner No. 1, set 10-inch
casing.
Cass County, Texas.
Carlson Price Petroleum Co.. Stears No. 1, commenced
drilling.
St. Augustine County, Texas.
Guy et al., Miller No. 1, drilling out plug.
Shelby County, Texas.
The Texas Co., Pickering Nos., S and 9, set 6-inch
casing.
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to one of common stock or pro rata for each fraction of
common stock. No fractional shares of preferred will
be issued, however, which will necessitate the evening
up of fractional warrants into whole share "rights."
Subscriptions by stockholders of record October 6, will
be payable in full through the Equitable Trust Co., New
York, on Nov. 1, or in four installments on Nov. 1 and Dec.
1, 1919, and Jan. 2 and Feb. 2, 1920. Stock subscribed for
in installments will receive 75 cents a share on February
20, being six per cent for the average time the company
has had the use of the money.
The new preferred is cumulative, non-voting and en
titled to quarterly dividends of $1.75. It is callable
wholly or in part at $115 on 30 days' notice at any dividend
date after five years. Application will be made to list
the new preferred stock on the New York Stock Exchange.
In announcing the new plan to the stockholders, Presi
dent Van Dyke said: "The policy of the company has been
to finance its growth entirely from current earnings.
This policy cannot be continued further for at least two
reasons: First, because of the lessened purchasing power
of the dollar as compared with 1912, much more capital
must be available in the business; second, because the
assessment of large Federal taxes at the present time,
and certainly for some future time to come, prevents the
use of accruing profits for the purposes of business as
heretofore."
A comparative statement of the company's earnings
and payments of Federal taxes over the past four years
is officially set forth as follows:
Earnings Federal Earnings
Before Deducting Taxes After Deducting Dividends
Federal Taxes Paid Federal Taxes Paid
1915 ..$ 5,651,000 $ 59,000 $ 5,592,000 $1,000,000
1916 .. 9,828,000 200,000 9,628,000 1,000,000
1917 .. 12,931.000 3,925,000 9,006,000 1,000,000
1918 . . 19,610,000 12,200,000 7,410,000 1,000,000
Total- ..$48,020,000 $16,384,000 $31,636,000 $4,000,000
Commenting on the announcement of the Atlantic
Refining Co., the Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter says:
"The proposal of the Atlantic Refining Company to
issue preferred stock comes close on the announcement by
the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey that it is to in
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crease its stock by an issue of $100,000,000 of preferred
stock, and likewise to list the issue on the Stock Exchange.
These two are regarded as the leaders in the so-called
Standard Oil group, the stock of the Atlantic Refining
Company being the highest priced oil stock in the world,
the prevailing quotation on the New York Curb market,
where it is at present traded in, being more than $1,400
per share. The Standard Oil of New Jersey is the parent
company of the group.
"The proposed issue of preferred constitutes the first
new financing that the Atlantic Refining Company has
done since 1892, and will be the first of this class of stock
to be issued by this company. The company has always
done its financing of expanded business from its current
earnings. The company has no bonded indebtedness.
"Though there has been no statement to that effect it
is felt that a large part if not the bulk of the new capital
ization is intended to be used by the company for the ex
pansion of its foreign business. It is felt that it is very
likely that the company plans the extension of foreign
interests as soon as possible. Large sums are to be ex
pended on the opening of new branches, stations, etc., in
foreign countries."
OIL "EYES" TURN TO THE STANDARD'S NO. 2 OAKES.
"The biggest sensation for years in th= North Louisi
ana field" and the "Standard opens up deeper stratum in
Homer, La., pool with a gusher"such are two of the com
ments of other periodicals in commenting on the comple
tion of the Standard Oil Co.'s giant gusher on the Oakes
lease in Claiborne parish, the first news of which was
published in the Oil and Gas News.
The well is approximately 700 feet deeper than others
completed in the previously known producing stratum at
approximately 1,400 feet. It is good for possibly between
8,000 and 10,000 barrels.
Except for the Standard's Loewenberg well in Sec.
24-21n-8w, all previous production in the Homer field had
been confined to a single section, 30-21n-7w. The Loe
wenberg is just across the line in Range 8 from the other
wells, but is northwest of other production less than a
mile. All are in pay found at approximately 1,400 feet,
making several hundred barrels initial production.
The Standard's Oakes, in Sec. 29 is less than a quar
ter of a mile east of the wells in the shallower pay and is
less than a mile northeast of the "discovery" well of the
Consolidated-Progressive Oil Company, which first called
attention to Homer development last winter.
For the most part, acreage in the Homer district is
closely held by such operators as the Standard Oil Com
pany of Louisiana, the Gulf Refining Company of Louisi
ana, the Sinclair Consolidated Oil & Gas Company through
purchase in course of being closed up (according to New
York reports) with the Potter Palmer interests, and the
Gilliland Oil Company, which, within the last ten days, has
taken over the interests of Wolff & Keen in this territory.
Some scalping of leases resulted about the time the "dis
covery" well came in, the Consolidated Progressive Oil
Company having allowed some of them to lapse, but
quickly paying rentals wherever they could after the well
developed oil.
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Port Worth, Tex., Aug. 11.Palo Pinto and Parker
counties again are to the fore. Wells that were abandoned
will he reopened and drilled deeper. Wells that are known
big gas producers and have been shut down because of
there being no pipe lines to care for the supply will be
drilled deeper. Lease hunters have been busy in Parker
county and the next few weeks will see several new wells
spudded in in that section.
The Empire Co. controls considerable acreage in both
counties and proposes to develop it. The Roxana Co. plans
to spend large sums in the development of its holdings in
Palo Pinto county. Wise ones in the oil game anticipate
the development of a real field in these two counties. The
section around Strawn where shallow producing wells
abound will be given a big play by the Texas & Pacific
Coal & Oil Co. This concern uses gas from its wells to
supply fuel for its brick and other plants. In and around
Thurber considerable development work is being done and
in course of preparation.
Erath County.
Erath county continues to attract attention and the
big companies are spending considerable money in that
county. The Texas & Pacific Coal & Oil Co. is beginning
to turn loose part of the big appropriation to develop Erath.
The Fuller well will be drilled in shortly and other wells
begun. In the Bluffdale section, the Franklin company is
almost sure to develop its wells at and below the four
thousand-foot level. Other sections of Erath adjoining
Eastland and Palo Pinto counties are being developed. De
velopment work so far assures the pioneers that Erath will
afford a deep field and a high grade of oil.
Archer County.
Renewed interest is being manifested in the develop
ment of Archer since the Arnold well has been brought in.
Big companies now are playing that county and it is ex
pected that the celebrated Silk-Lankford well will be
drilled until at least 5,000 feet have been reached. The
sections adjoining Young and Clay counties are to be given
a big play.
Clay County Production.
The Electra and Petrolia fields continue to produce oil
in good paying quantities and development continues to
progress. However, no great gushers have been brought
in, but every now and then reports come that wells that
produce around 100 barrels daily are brought in. More
attention will be paid to that section now where it touches
Young county. The Electra field production shows an
increase with no big wells reported. Reports for the week
ending August 16 estimate production in the Electra field
to be 11,250 barrels daily.
Brownwood Section.
Development work on the Capps ranch near Brown-
wood where deep production was found caused renewed
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interest to be manifested in that section. It has been an
nounced that at least four more wells will be sunk. The
Capps well not only is a good producer, but is affording
sufficient gas that will be used for fuel in drilling the
other wells that will soon be spudded in. Leases in and
around Brownwood have gone as high as $25 an acre.
In McCullough county considerable interest is being
shown in the development of the deep tests that are being
drilled by the Prairie Oil & Gas Co., a subsidiary of the
Standard. Other deep tests also are being watched. Prac
tically every section of McCullough county is being ex
ploited for oil and high hopes are entertained that a field
will be developed.
In San Saba county in the Richland Springs section
sufficient quantity of oil has been found to cause more
wells to be spudded In. In the Richland Springs section
oil is found at and around the three thousand-foot level.
Tarrant County Development.
Very little news has been received the past week
from either of the three wells that are being drilled in
Tarrant county. Work has stopped on the Polytechnic well
near the city. The Grapevine wells have reached a ueptn
of more than 1,200 feet. The well on the Todd ranch near
Lake Worth, is down approximately 1,000 feet. Just what
progress is being made at any of these wells is kept a
secret.
iowa Park Field.
The Iowa Park field promises to be a shallow dis
trict. However, exploiters are doing considerable drilling
of deep tests. Production in this field is on the increase
and a number of small producers have been brought in
the past week. The oil from this field demands $4.50 a
barrel at the pipe lines and owners of shallow wells are
contenting themselves with production they have secured
which averages from 40 to more than 100 barrels daily.
Pipe line runs for the week ending Aug. 16:
Company Electra B'burn't Ranger Stephens Com'he
Gulf Production 700 1,500 5,700 9,800
T. P. Coal 10,500 2,500
Texas Company 4,500 4,800 3,500 5,500 600
Prairie Oil 7,500 100
Sinclair Gulf 400 2,400 200
Sun Company 3,200 1,200 2,300
Humble 3,500 2,300
Mid-Kansas 300 6,400 200
Magnolia 3,950 3,700 4,700 500 10,300
Miscellaneous 2,200 93,000 20,900 14,600 20,600
The T. P. Coal & Oil is heavily interested in most of
the Magnolia, Prairie wells.
Ranger Completions.
Magnolia Petroleum Co., No. 3 T. W. Connellee, 1,200
barrels, at 3,427 feet.
Magnolia Petroleum Co., No. 1 Brown, 200 barrels, at
3,400 feet.
Magnolia Petroleum Co., No. 2 Brown, 300 barrels, at
3,450 feet.
Crosby and others. No. 6 Crosby, plugged back and
shot, making 160 barrels, at 3,210 feet.
Gulf Production Co., No. 2 Barnes, 3,000 barrels at
3,260 feet.
T. P. Coal, No. 1 Reynolds, 3,432, 10 barrels.
Prairie Oil, No. 1 Danley, 3,605, 1,700 barrels.
Prairie Oil, No. 4 E. Roper, 3,490, no showing.
Sinclair Gulf, No. 1 Moss, 3, 268, no showing.
Monitor Oil, No. 3 Parton, 3,465, 800 barrels.
States Oil, No. 1 Turner, 3,562, 500 barrels.
Albert and others, No. 1 Turner, 3,526, 4,000 barrels.
Producers Co., No. 1 Cotton, 3,440, 800 barrels.
A. P. Rogers, No. 1 State Collet, 3,500, abandoned.
Gladstone Oil & Gas, No. 1 Wright, 3,385, 200 barrels.
Huco-Ranger Oil, No. 1 Holleman, 1,906, 670 barrels.
T. P. Coal, No. 7 I. B. Hand, 3,886, 200 barrels.
T. P. Coal, No. 6 J. E. Butler, 3,444, 850 barrels
Prairie Oil, No. 1 Cunningham, 3,396, 600 barrels.
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Wagoner and others, No. 2 D. McCleskey, 3,440, 200
barrels.
Sinclair Gulf, No. 1 W. T. Davis, 3,340, 450 barrels.
Harrison, No. 8 Harrison, 3,483, 1,800 barrels.
States Oil, No. 2 Turner, 1,370, 10,000,000 feet of gas.
Ranger Stephens, No. 1 Sue, 3,528, 200 barrels.
T. P. Coal, No. 3 W. E. McCleskey, 3,318, 25, barrels.
Prairie Oil, No. 3 E. Roper, 3,466, 1,080 barrels.
Prairie Oil, No. 1 J. T. Roper, 3,590, 20 barrels.
Prairie Oil, No. 1 Cunningham, 3,396, 450 barrels.
Dunlap and others, No. 6 Rock, 3,505, 250 barrels.
Wagner and others, No. 4 McCleskey, 3,500, 50 barrels.
Ballentine, No. 1 M. E. Church, 3,542. 2,000 barrels.
Eclipse Oil, No. 1 Cotton, 3,440, 500 barrels.
Ranger Rock Island, No. 1 Wright, 3,384, 390 barrels.
States Oil, No. 1 Turner, 3,525, 360 barrels.
Benedum-Trees, No. 1 Lafferty, 3,500, 350 barrels.
Albers and others, No. 1 Turner, 3,528, 4,000 barrels.
R. O. Harvey, No. 1 Cotton, 3,491, 2,000 barrels.
Waco-Ranger, No. 1 Hollman, 1,906, 670 barrels.
Desdemona Completions.
Comanche Home, No. 1 A. C. Brown, 3,005, 200 barrels.
Gulf Production, No. 2 T. N. Prater, 2,719, 20 barrels.
Jake L. Hamon, No. 1, Jones town lot, 2,782, 125 bar
rels.
Margold O. & R., No. 1 F. D. Hogg. 2,770, 50 barrels.
Sun Company, No. 2 S. K. Schuler, 2,679, 1,500 barrels.
Sun Company, No. 4 S. K. Schuler, 2,670, 400 barrels.
Plains O. & G., No. 13 Ferrington, 2,720, 3,000 barrels.
Stewart Oil, No. 1 T. C. Patterson, 3,400, abandoned.
Texas Drilling Syndicate, No. 1 Lizzie Queen, 2,690,
2,000 barrels.
Warren Wagner, No. 2 B. I. Terry, 2,652, 500 barrels.
Texas Co., No. 4 G. N. Grice, 2,694, 1,600 barrels.
Atlanta Oil & Production, No. 2 Vaught, 2,611, 265 bar
rels.
Beaver Valley, No. 2 Terry, 2,086, 900 barrels.
Consolidated Production & Refining, No. 1 B. I. Terry,
2,760, 400 barrels.
Gulf Production, No. 1 J. L. Jones, 2,734, 100 barrels.
Gulf Production, No. 2 T. N. Porter, 2,719, 20 barrels.
Gulf Production, No. 3 T. N. Prater, 2,721, 50 barrels.
Gulf Production, No. 4 T. N. Prater, 2,757, 30 barrels.
S. B. Herndon, No. 2 B. I. Terry, 2,760, 1,000 barrels.
Humble Oil & Refining, No. 1 D. C. Davis, 2,706,
3.000 barrels.
Humble Oil & Refining, No. 1 J. M. Mooreman. 2,730,
100 barrels.
Mary Elizabeth Oil, No. 1 Anderson Foote, 2,931, 200
barrels.
McMann Oil, No. 1 J. W. McReynolds, 2,722, 900 bar
rels.
Plains Oil & Gas, No. 10 Herrington, 2,722, 900 barrels.
Planet Oil, No. 1 School lot, 2,756, 300 barrels.
Southland Oil, No. 2 W. H. Vaught, 2,545, 200 barrels.
Southwest Oil, No. 1 J. T. Madding, 2,712, 1,000 bar
rels.
Waldrum Oil & Gas, No. 1 Town lot, 2,755, 400 bar
rels.
Stephens County Completions.
Sinclair Gulf Oil Co., No. 5 Coody, 410 barrels at
3,341 feet.
Magnolia Petroleum Co., No. 2 Brown, 300 barrels, at
3,058 feet.
Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co., No. 1 Yocutn,
1,800 barrels, at 3,369 feet.
Sinclair Gulf Co., No. 1 Coody, 610 barrels at 3,388 feet.
Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co., No. 4 Swenson,
250 barrels at 3,350 feet.
Gulf Production Co., No. 2 Caldwell, 300 barrels at
3 290 feet.
Sinclair Gulf Oil Co., No. 4 Ledbetter, 300 barrels
at 3,220 feet.
T. & P. Coal and Oil Co., No. 1 Satterfield, 500 bar-
fgIb tt 3 250 f66t
Sun Co., No. 5, McMeen, 100 barrels at 2,188 feet.
Sinclair Gulf Oil Co., No. 2 Coody. 500 barrels at
3.370 feet.
Mid-Kansas Oil & Gas Co., No. 1, 200 barrels.
West Texas Oil & Gas Co., Dempsey No. 3, 75 bar
rels at 3,654 feet.
Gulf Production Co., Davis No. 3, 1,020 barrels.
T. & P. Coal and Oil Co., Barker No. 1, dry and aban
doned at 3,960 feet.
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Texas Co., Lauderdale No. 2, completed, estimated 300
barrels.
Sammies Oil Co., Thorp No. 1, 250 barrels.
Gulf production Co., Fincher No. 6, 50 barrels.
Gulf Production Co., Dulaney No. 1, 200 barrels.
Pierce Oil Co., Satterfield No. 2, 500 barrels.
Lone Star Gas Co., Heatley No. 2, 1,100 barrels.
Okla. Prod. & P. O. & G. Co., Swenson No. 3, 3,440 feet,
hole full of oil.
Sinclair Gulf Co., Coody No. 3, shot, 200 barrels.
Cosden Oil & Gas Co., Long No. 2, 900 barrels at
3,400 feet.
Gulf Production Co., Fincher No. 8, 1.200 barrels at
3,252 feet.
Sinclair Gulf Oil Co., Ledbetter No. 3, 300 barrels.
Burkburnett Completions.
Humble Oil & Refining Co., No. 3 Brannon, block 83,
800 barrels.
Burk Imperial Oil Co., No. 1 Waggoner, block 86,
1,200 barrels.
Hartford Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Taylor, block 97, 2,200
barrels.
Margay Oil Co., No. 2 Waggoner, 1,500 barrels.
W. M. Priddy, No. 1 Bashara, block 98, 3,500 barrels.
J. I. Staley et al., No. 1 Taylor, block 96, 1,200 barrels.
Margay Oil Co., No. 2 Renner, block 75, 1,200 barrels.
Smith & Staley, No. 2 Fowler, block 4, townsite, 30 bar
rels.
Magnolia Petroleum Co., No. 3 Allen, 50 barrels.
Ruyle Farm Oil Co., No. 22 Ruyle, 15* barrels.
Clara Oil Co., No. 3 Mertens, 35 barrels.
Texas-Ranger Producing & Refining Co., No. 2 Kemp,
15 barrels.
Kimmel & Dillard, No. 1 block 97, 2,000 barrels at
1,700 feet.
Block 6 Oil Co., No. 1 Brown, 20 barrels at 1,620 feet.
Bradley Bros., No. 2 Vogel, 2,600 barrels at 1,750 feet.
Galloway Oil Co., No. 1 Taylor, 1,300 barrels at 1,640
feet.
Howard & Weber, No. 4-B Brannon, 2,200 barrels
at 1,730 feet.
Howard & Weber, No. 6 Brannon, 2,600 barrels at
1,725 feet.
Hammond & Art, No. 2 Waggoner, 1,200 barrels at
1,615 feet.
Humble Oil & Refining Co., No. 4-A Waggoner, 1,200
barrels at 1,610 feet.
Hartford Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Taylor, 2,200 barrels
at 1,660 feet.
Roberts & Hill, No. 1 Waggoner, 1,600 barrels at 1,644
feet.
Roberts & Hill, No. 3 Waggoner, 1,300 barrels at 1,650
feet.
Skelley Oil Co., No. 1 Waggoner, 1,600 barrels at
1,665 feet.
Magnolia Petroleum Co., No. 7 Harrison, 100 barrels
at 1,675 feet.
Magnolia Petroleum Co., No. 12 Hardin, 75 barrels
at 1,670 feet.
Magnolia Petroleum Co., No., 16 Hardin, 35 barrels at
1,645 feet.
Munn and others, No. 1 Elsea, 2,000 barrels at 1,670
feet.
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Munger Lea Oil Co., No. 1 Waggoner, 2,000 barrels at
1,600 feet.
North Texas Oil Co., No. 1 Vogel, 1,300 barrels at
1,816 feet.
Ranger-Burkburnett Oil Co., No. 1 Waggoner, 2,000
barrels at 1,605 feet.
Texas Co., No. 2 Morgan, 1,200 barrels at 1,610 feet.
Texas Co., No. 6 Fowler, 1,600 barrels at 1,730 feet.
Texas Co., No. 8 Fowler, 650 barrels at 1,740 feet.
Tulsa Producing Co., No. 1 Renner, 1,000 barrels at
1,700 feet.
Wichita Slaton Oil Co., No. 1 Morgan, 1,000 barrels at
1615 feet.
Western Oil Corporation's No. 1 Casey, 360 barrels at
1,700 feet.
W. M. Prlddy, 3 Hardin, 1,800 feet, no showing
Sun Co., No. 2 Hardin, 1,812 feet, no showing.
Burk-Serrien Oil Co., No. 1 Powell, 1,400 feet, no
showing.
Burk Dallas Oil Co., No. 3 Hardin. 1,570 feet, no show
ing.
Burk-National Oil Co., No. 1 Hardin, 1,715 feet, no
showing.
Edna Van Cleave, No. 1 Van Cleave, 1,823 feet, no
showing.
Gibraltar Oil Co., No. 1 Jackson, 1,600 feet, no showing
McMann Oil Co., 18 Hardin, 1,644 feet, 50 barrels.
White Star Oil Co., No. 1 Hardin, 1,685 feet, no show
ing.
A STATEMENT FROM 1"R. L. E. GIER.
Referring to a brief item in the August 7th issue of the
Oil and Gas News in which it was stated the Hopper Oil
& Gas Co. was drilling a well at the southeast quarter of
31, 1-30 (Decatur county) Dr. L. E. Gler, president of the
Logan Oil Co. has this to say:
"It appears that there has been a misunderstanding as
to the ownership of this well and it is for the purpose of
doing away with such misunderstandings that this state
ment is published. I obtained a number of leases on what
is known as the "Traer Dome" from the Hopper Oil & Gas
Co., in consideration that he was to purchase all the
machinery, tools, equipment, casing and drill a well to a
depth of not less than 2,500 feet or a lesser depth in case
oil or gas was obtained in paying quantities. I purchased
the lumber for the derrick from the Hopper Oil & Gas Co.,
paying them $1,800 for the same. I had the derrick built
on the property and in addition to that have purchased all
the tools, equipment and machinery that is now being used
by the Logan Oil Co., including the casing.
"While doing this work I acted as trustee for a com
pany to be incorporated under the laws of State of Colo
rado, and the Logan Oil & Gas Co., was the culmination of
the trusteeship. The Logan Oil Co. now owns and controls
all the leases which are included in their corporation, to
gether with all the machinery, equipment and tools. No
other company owns or controls any part of these leases
or equipment. There are 1,000 shares of stock in the
Logan Oil Co.. par value $100.00 each. The Hopper Oil &
Gas Co., has purchased thirty-five shares of this stock
which represents all of the interest they have in this pro
ject."
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DOHERTYS EXPLANATION OF THE 3-WAY GAS RATE
He Declares Under HU New Plan Utility Companies Would
Be Able to Give the Customers, As a Whole, the
Lowest Possible Rate.
H. L. Doherty, president of the Cities Service Co.,
the holding company for the Kansas Natural and Wichita
Natural Gas Cos., in presenting his 3-way gas rate plan,
has stirred up much newspaper discussion in Kansas and
Missouri. Gas customers are writing many letters to the
daily press in regard to the Doherty proposal. Most of
the consumers do not take kindly to the scheme.
For that reason Mr. Doherty's own explanation of
his proposed plan, as presented to the Kansas Public
Utility Commission and published in the The Empire, his
"house organ." will be of general interest. It follows:
"First: There should be a customer charge to cover
those fixed expenses and fixed charges and operating
costs, which are the same tor all customers. The customer
charge would be the same for all customers. The custom
ers charge would be the same amount for all gas users
large and small. It costs about the same to read all
meters, both large and small readings. It costs the same,
in the case of each customer to make out a bill, make the
entries, receive the check and bank it. I have advocated
this customer charge for a great many years Many men
know now that we absolutely must come to that method
of charging, if the public service companies are to be
equitable and serve the public at the lowest possible
price. We must absolutely come to it if we ever sub
stitute gas for solid fuel.
"Second: I suggest a uniform charge per unit of de
mand. If one customer demands gas at the rate of one
hundred feet an hour, and another demands two hundred
feet, then those expenses which are proportional to the
capacity of the plant and ability to supply at the rate of
demand are put in the demand charge.
"These charges together are known as the 'Readiness-
to-serve' method of charging.
"Third: A charge for the gas at a fised rate per
thousand cubic feet of gas used.
"By the adoption of that method of charging, what
ever class of service it happens to be which is riding as
a load on the other customers is eliminated. The greatest
number of customers is reached, and the company does
the largest volume of business, and thereby gives the
customers, as a whole, the lowest possible rate."
Mr. Doherty developed his proposal that artificial gas
should one day supplant natural gas, when the latter no
longer is available to supply cities on the Wichita Natural
and Kansas Natural systems, as follows:
"Whenever the supply of natural gas shall reach that
point where the supply is less than the demand, there
will be highly unsatisfactory conditions, except as the
demand can be curtailed by cutting off certain cities, or
curtailing by rise in price, or supplemented by the use of
artificial gas. The only sensible thing to do, in my opin
ion, will be to supplement the supply with artifical gas.
That would be much better than fluctuating, up and down,
the price to the customer, although perhaps both methods
might have to be used should the crisis come suddenly.
The only way these cities can be insured a permanent
supply of fuel gas is by supplementing the supply of
natural gas with artificial gas, long before the date of
failure of natural gas. As the natural gas drops off in
supply the artificial gas will have to come in and take
its place."
CALIFORNIA WEEKLY REPORT.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18.Oil field reports filed
with the State Mining Bureau during the past week show
less activity than the average during the first half of the
year. Thirteen new wells were started of which seven
were in Kern county and four in the vicinity of Los
Angeles. Seventeen wells were ready for test of water
shut-off and twenty-two were being redrilled or deepened.
Only two wells were abandoned.
R. P. McLaughlin has been reappointed as State Oil
and Gas Supervisor for a term of four years. The policy of
the department will be unchanged.
Standard Oil Co. of New York has declared the regu
lar quarterly dividend of $4 a share, payable Sept. 15,
to stock of record Aug. 22.
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Crude Petroleum Marketed in U. S. in 1918, in Barrels of 42 Gallons

(Prepared by A. B. Coons Under the Supervision of E. Russell Lloyd, United States
Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.)
-Appalach ian Fleld- Lima, Indiana,
Month Pa. N. Y. SE. Ohio W. Va. Ky. Tenn. Total Lima, O. Ind.
January 502,185 48,753 324,683 589,538 265,233 993 1,731,375 120,207 48,779
February 557,564 67.530 366,058 631,042 287.624 J -'7 1.900,646 164.884 64,546
March 668,325 73.414 434,727 659,099 322.479 617 2,158,661 217.328 75,724
April 647,535 68.983 424.969 685,714 312.322 733 2,140.296 214,746 80,677
May 690,420 77,429 447,544 703.016 316.164 4 05 2,235.038 231,163 85,353
June 611,681 68.681 404,764 625.727 305.571 776 2,017.200 207,362 75,621
July 663,988 70.541 446,774 687.305 355.899 46S 2,224,975 217,891 81,295
August 632.108 72,682 426,177 644.511 383,467 589 2,159,434 211,306 75,955
September 689,584 70,027 397.027 640.237 416.461 457 2,112,783 187,005 67.835
October 657.463 67,776 445,492 684,122 448.363 1,078 2.304.294 206.196 77,124
November 683,933 64,650 396,973 640.551 459.876 767 2,146,750 175,802 72,692
December 603,026 68,477 426.653 675,766 495,629 464 2.270,015 189,774 71,957
7.407,812 808,843 4,941,841 7,866,628 4,367,968 8,374 25,401.466 2,343,164 877.558 3,220,722 13,365,974
-Mid-Continent Field- Field-
Month Northern Northern Coastal
Kansas Oklahoma Texas La. Total La. Total
January 3,855.322 8.048.966 1,033.895 570,056 13.508,239 211,135 1,906,297
February 3.404,699 7.768,787 931.856 627.683 12.733.025 195.162 1,756,638
March 4.070,370 8,953,389 1,012,361 807.748 14,843,868 223,983 2,073,766
April 4.238,706 8,098,833 1,039.313 996,884 14,373.736 213.068 1,981,008
May 4,089.150 8,740.788 1,078,638 1,154,057 15,062,633 242,664 2,233,318
June 4,113,295 8,521.536 1,114,203 1,051.946 14,800,980 284,805 2,343.497
July 4,490.257 9,128,313 1,348,990 1.308.851 16.276,411 239.198 2,247,306
August 4,174,275 8,460.355 1,572,023 1,271,148 15,477,801 214,957 1,996,500
September 4,042,394 8,725,095 1,643,762 1,373,457 15,784,708 214,931 2,094.990
October 3,529,384 9,108,068 1,754,180 1,471,384 15,863,016 235,275 2,032,643
November 2,955,341 9,141,404 2,048,823 1,369,214 15,514,782 227,851 1,762,352
December -2,487,824 8,651,536 2,702,568 1,301.971 15,143,899 235,172 1,779,316
45.451,017 103,347,070 17,280,612 13,304,399 179,383,098 21,469,419 2,738,201 24.207,620
-Rocky Mountain Field-
Month Colorado Wyoming Montana Total Calif, (a) Other(aHb) Total
January. . . 10,177 839,972 6,334 856.483 8,153,675 661 27,330,178
February. . 10,300 765,886 6,731 781.917 7,422,185 662 26,855,974
March 12,110 1,043.617 6,611 1,062.338 8,017,130 662 29,664,706
April 11,627 954.977 5,985 972,589 8,056.143 662 28,964,963
May 12,563 1,074,774 6.369 1,093,706 8,231,700 662 30,389,808
Jane 11,696 1,072,806 5,654 1.090.156 8,192,688 662 29.853,850
July 12,034 1,120,612 6,307 1,138,963 8,436,618 662 31,816,744
August . . . . 12,429 1,171,669 5,732 1,189.830 8,407,258 662 30.645,897
September. 13,327 1,092,311 5,351 1,110,989 7,987.870 662 30,436,450
October. . . . 12,433 1,170.101 5,438 1,188,062 8,446,271 662 31,267,761
November. . 12,217 1.169,366 4,549 1,186,132 8.036,637 662 29,914,386
December. . 12,373 1,120,106 6,262 1,137,741 8,143.922 662 29,796,999
143,286 12,596,287 69.323 12.808,896 97,531.997 7,943 366,927,716
(a) Monthly separations approximated.
(b) Alaska and Michigan.

Deliveries to Trade of Domestic Crude Petroleum in 1918, in Barrels of 42 Gallons.

(Prepared by A. B. Coons Under the Supervision of E. Russell Lloyd, United States
Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.)
Month Appalachian Lima-Ind. Illinois Mld-Cont. Gulf Rocky Mt. Calif. Other Total
January 1,784,382 368.862 988,043 13,801,811 1,334,578 855.698 10,207.967 661 29.342.002
February 1,699,641 445,862 1,041,786 14,454,991 1,159,891 784.082 7,830,185 662 27,417,100
March 2,021,989 314.822 1,355,840 15,708,275 2.458,260 934,063 8,355.130 6C2 31.149,041
April 2,180,003 301,131 1,373,489 14,922,072 2,460,163 858,514 8,509.143 662 30,605,177
May 2,300,141 316,755 1,049.297 17,929,258 2,577,992 968,967 9,167.700 662 34,310,772
June 2,429,866 412.225 1,093,933 12,631,719 2,305,204 1,061,162 7,549,688 662 27,484,459
July 2,186,297 365,201 1.355.173 18,939,770 2,605.898 1,062.116 8,036,518 662 34,551,635
August 2,245,527 339.692 1,248.660 17,271.360 1.933.360 1,050.758 8,258,258 662 32,348.277
September 2,245,050 331.915 1,352,172 18,844.974 2,380,576 1,189.061 7,827.870 662 34,173,280
October 2,290,666 299,835 1.299,282 18,410,073 1,865,388 1,249.884 7,680,271 662 33.096,061
November 2,132,415 315.760 1.225,421 18,568,450 1,824,499 1.205,367 7.669,637 662 32,942,211
December 2,090,642 286,095 1,175,348 18,233,125 1,518,223 1.189,831 8,328,312 66 2 32,822,138
25,606.519 4,098,155 14,559,444 199,715,878 24,424,032 12,409,503 99,420,679 7,943 380,242,153

Stocks of Crude Petroleum Held by Pipe Line and Other Marketing Companies in 1918 in
Barrels of 42 Gallons.
(Prepared by A. B. Coons Under the Supervision of E. Russell Lloyd, United States
Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.)
Month Appalach. Lima-Ind. Illinois Mld-Cont. Gulf Rocky Mt. Calif.(a) Total
January 3,768,409 1,706,365 3.576,641 99,132,851 8,956,533 516.126 26.373.000 144,029.926
February 3,969,413 1,489,933 3.566,327 97,410,885 9.553,280 513,961 25,965.000 142,468,799
March 4,106.085 1,468,163 3,425,727 96.546,478 9.168.775 642.236 25.627,000 140.984.464
April 4,066,378 1,462,455 3,197,344 95,998.142 8,689,620 756.311 25.174,000 139,344,250
May 4,001,275 1,462,216 3,364,282 95.131,517 8,344,946 881,050 24,238,000 137,423,286
June 3,588.609 1.332.974 3.396.033 95.300.778 8.383.239 910.044 24.881,000 137.792,677
July 3,627,287 1,266,459 3,234,093 92,637,419 8,024,647 986,881 25,281,000 135,057,786
August 3,541,194 1,214,028 3.112,584 90,843,860 8,087,787 1,125,953 25,430,000 133, 3~, 406
September 3,408,927 1,136,953 2,849.020 87,783.594 7,802,201 1,047,881 25,690.000 129.618.576
October 3,422,555 1,120,438 2,689,231 85,236,537 7.969,456 986.059 26,356,000 127,780,276
November 3,436,890 1,053,172 2.482.387 82.182.869 7,907.309 966.824 26,723,000 124,762,451
December 3,616,363 1,028,808 2,366,752 79,093,649 8,168,402 914,734 26,538,610 121,727,312
(a) Figures for months except December approximated.
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KENTUCKY

Winchester, Ky., August 18.The past week has been Royalty Held Up.
unusually dull In the Kentucky fields due to the dry News from Beattyville states that the royalty on the
weather and congestion in freight traffic. M. J. Brandenburg tract, which belongs to the Snowden
There were 50 completions reported. Twenty in Lee Oil & Gas Co. is being held up by the Old Dominion Oil
county ranging from 3 to 150 barrels, three dry holes; ten Co., pending litigation between Beattyville and Louisville
in Allen county running from 25 to 300 barrels, two dry parties, to decide who are officers of this company.
holes; three in Estill county; four In Wayne from 3 to 60
barrels, one dry; two in Powell, 30 to 50 barrels; two in Completions Reported.
Barren; one in Warren, one In Logan; a 5 barrel On the Nannie Bryant tract the Old Dominion Oil
well in Breathitt; a 15-barrel well in Green and a dry hole Co. has nine wells completed and two more drilling. Two
in Clay. other locations remain on this lease.
Restraining Order Cancelled. The Pyramid Oil Co.'s No. 19 North Pendergrass is said
Companies acting as defendants in the various escheat to be good for 100 barrels. On the Eureka tract the South
suits filed by the Commonwealth felt that a point In their western Petroleum Co. has brought in No. 49 credited
favor had been gained, when the following communication with 50 barrels. On the E. S. Moore tract the Columbia
was received Wednesday by John H. Gardiner, attorney Oil & Gas Co.'s No. 10 is thought to be a 20 barrel well.
for the Cumberland Pipe Line Co. from Attorney General The Thraman and Capitol Oil Co.'s No. 9 Is rigging
Charles H. Morris: and a derrick being built at No. 10. Location has been
'After giving the matter ample consideration, I have made for No. 11.
concluded to cancel, and do now cancel any and all orders On the Pendergrass, the Victoria Oil Co. is preparing
from Special Commonwealth counsel relating to suspension to install a 6-well power Bessemer engine. One well has
of the running or holding or delivering, upon orders from been completed here. On the Anna Fisher the Associated
consignors, oil from lands involved in escheat suits filed Producers Co. is rigging at No. 21. On the 16-acre H. G.
by special attorneys. Your company will no longer abide Crabtree, Williams, O'Rear and Co. completed No. 3 esti
by such order provided they furnish at stated intervals, mated at 25 barrels.
say every thirty days, to this department, the runs (ex On Hell Creek the Atlantic Oil Producing Co. is down
pressed in barrels) from the lands involved in said suits." 300 feet at No. 6 Kincaid. On the Eureka tract the Lee
Pipe Line Runs. Allen Oil Co. is drilling Nos. 3 and 4.
Runs and completions from the Kentucky fields for Move on to Goocey.
the week ending August 9th, as furnished by the Cumber In the Sturgeon Creek section of Lee county Williams,
land Pipe Line Co. are as follows: O'Rear & Co. are moving a rig on to the tract recently
District No. 1 Busseyville, 134.56; No. 1A Fallsburg, purchased from Senator Hopkins, known as the Susan
550.34; No. 2 Cooper, 1,118.31; No. 3 Denny, 314.62; No. 4 Goocey and will drill a test well.
Car Williamsburg. 149.93; No. 5 Steubenville, 583.48; No. The Central Oil Co. has drilled in No. 4 Pendergrass
6 Cannel City, 493.54; No. 7 Fltchburg, 5,773.55; No. 8, and it is said to show for 50 barrels. The Leatherwood
Ravenna, 6,804.94; No. 8 A Ravenna, 5,819.40; No. 9, Camp- Production Co.'s N6. 3 on the l^-acre Pendergrass is esti
ton, 220.14; No. 9 Hazel Green; No. 9 Stillwater;' No. 10 mated at the same. This is the last well on that lease. On
Wagersville, 17.08; No. 11, Beaver Creek, 668.88; No. 12 the George W. Booth tract the Swiss Oil Corp'n No. 18
Ragland; No. 13, Parmleyville, 835.30; No. 14 Pilot, 4,916.48; has been completed and is said to be good for 25 barrels.
No. 15 Pilot, 4,472.97; No. 16 Zachariah, 8,022.17; No. 16 A The Madison Oil Co. operating on the 98-acre Parke Van-
Big Sinking, 9,053.58; No. 16, B Big Sinking, 14,142.78; No. derpool have brought in No. 5 said to be good for 25
17 Ross Creek, 3,413.58; No. 18 Big Sinking, 12,875.43; No. barrels.
18 A Big Sinking, 11,312.84; No. 18 B Big Sinking, 6,596.01; In the Airedale section the Plesher Petroleum Co.
No. 20 Hell Creek, 2,685.27. Total 100,975.18 barrels. No. 1 Cornett has been completed, but no estimate is given
Indian Refining Co. Runs. as yet.
During the month of July the runs of the Indian Re On the 50 acre Pendergrass tract, Stuart St. Clair is
fining Co. from the Kentucky fields were as follows: Lee, still held up on top of the sand with a fishing job and un
Estill & Powell Co.'s, 59,255.48 barrels; Allen county, 67,- able to drill in.
450.05. Total, 126,705.53 barrels. In the Airedale section the Manning Oil Co.'s No. 1
Lee County Fields. Tom Shoemaker is said to be good for 3 barrels.
The Magic Oil Co. which got a dry hole at No. 1 on
There have been fewer completions reported in the the E. & L. Lane tract is now drilling No. 2.
past week in Lee county than for some time past, due en On the Taylor Gilbert the Empire Oil and Gas Co. is
tirely to the water conditions as previously cited and num drilling around 300 feet at its initial test.
erous fishing jobs. The Flesher Petroleum Co. is ready to spud in at No.
1 Wiler. where they are waiting for a boiler. A deep test
will be drilled here and the rig is said to be one of the most
substantial in this entire section.
On Walkers Creek between Fincastle and Torrent,
T F it is anything connected with the Baker Brothers are spudding in at No. 1 on the Barret
farm.
Oil and Gas Industry Near Poplar Thicket, Mohney Brothers, Brown and
others drilling No. 2 William Shoemaker are held up on
you can usually get what you want when top of the sand without water to complete the well. They
had enough to drill in and one of the employees inadver
tantly, let it out of the tank.
you want it by using the "Quick Action" On the Joel K. Bownan, the Erie Oil Co. is fishing at
600 feet at No. 5.
classified advertising department of the Test Being Sunk.
East of Airedale the McComos Producing and Refining
Oil and Gas News Co. has secured considerable acreage, having paid, ac
cording to report from $6 to $7 an acre, and is now sink
ing a test well on the Inras tract, 2 miles east of Aire
dale.
 THE OIL AND
In the Hell Creek section the Southern Oil Co.,
of Lee county, according to report, will drill another well
on the King. This will be No. 3. On the Sam Miller,
where the Carter Oil Co. got a light well at No. 1, they
are now drilling a water well. When this is completed
the rig will be moved to No. 2 location, 400 feet west of
No. 1.
In the eastern section of Lee, ahead of production,
several completions are reported.
Smith and others are said to be gone 1,285 feet at
No. 1, Hieronymous, and failed to get oil. The top of the
sand was reached at 1,169 feet.
A. C. Phillips has put a rig over No. 1 on the Martin
Kilburn and is preparing to pump the well.
Reports from the Montgomery Oil and Gas Co's. No.
1, Riley Coomer, state they are 50 feet in the sand, with
no show of oil.
The Mammoth Oil Producing Co. is putting a rig on
the Fucks property. This company's No. 2, Thomas, is
reported still drilling, now at 65 feet in the sand the last
screws looking better.
Out from St. Helens the test being drilled by G. D.
Hieronymous is down 300 feet.
Several hard rains have served to help conditions won
derfully temporarily, and drilling has started up in many
sections.
On the Flahaven tract the Ohio Oil Co. has nine
rigs running. This week they spudded in at 56, 57, 58.
The National Refining Co. is very active on its part of
this and reports a dozen rigs running. The following
wells are now drilling, Nos. 61, 65, 66, 63, 68, 42, 45, 73,
87, 91 and 92. No. 72 has just been completed and is
rated at 25 barrels. No. 64 is drilling in and is said to be
showing for a good producer, but has not been pumped yet.
On Hell Creek the Gem Oil Co. has brought in No. 2
Gabbard.
The Southwestern Petroleum Co., No. 7, Mollie Lyons,
la said to be a 25 barrel producer, as is No. 5, on the
Mai in Jones tract. This company's No. 56 Eureka, is
estimated good for 50 barrels.
On the Brack Combs the Cumberland Petroleum Co.
has in No. 12, rated at 50 barrels.
The Old Dominion Oil Co. has brought in No. 9 on
the R. Brandenburg, which is reported as a 10-barrel well.
This is said to be the last location on this lease.
The Pyramid Oil Co. got two dry holes on Plat Hollow,
Nos. 8 and 10. No. 9 is in but no report received. This
company is drilling Nos. 20 and 21 on the Pyramid Pender-
grass. The Thraman and Capitol Oil Co. No. 8, Beatty
Heirs, is said to be good for 100 barrels.
In the Hell Creek section the Flesher Petroleum Co.
has in Nos. 15 and 16 Eureka, which are reported re
spectively at 10 barrels each. The Hell Creek Oil Co.
at No. 10, on the Steve Miller, got a dry hole. On the
Williams tract the Southern Oil Co., of Lee county, has
brought in No. 10, credited with 25 barrels. On the Dan
Braley the Eastern Oil Co. has completed No. 7 and It
is declared dry.
Well Near Tallega.
Operators in this section are interested in the well
a Tllega. on Lineman's Creek, which is said to have
flowed over the top. The report obtained showed the
well to be a producer, probably light.
In Lee, to the west, just across from Ross Creek,
the Young Gasoline and Refining Co. reports its No. 1
on the T. T. Roberts tract, as showing for 100 barrels.
The sand here is good and many believe this will show
up as the new oil field.
Powell County.
In Powell county the Co-operative Oil and Develop
ment Co. expects to begin development work at once on
the W. R. Sparks tract through a contract made with
Winchester parties. This lease lies in the Ashley sec
tion, adjoining the John Ashley and contains 54 acres.
Western State News.
General reports of the production in Allen county
and western Kentucky have been exaggerated during the
past month or so, until the old line oil men at Bowling
Green have formed what they call an Aerial Pipe Line
Company to handle the mythical production now credited
lo this section, including Warren, Allen and Barren.
There is no doubt that there is good production in
this section, but figures show that there is something
wrong somewhere. Wells are being reported from there
GAS NEWS M
at the rate of 1,000 barrels new production a day, while
during July the Indian Refining Co. ran 67,450.05 barrels,
an average of something over 2,600 barrels a day. There
is an average of about 26 days a month, as no oil is run
Sundays. This is from the various pools. Independent
pipe line companies are taking out part of the oil, but not
so much as the Indian.
One of the largest deals to be recorded recently Is
the purchase by J. H. McClurkin, acting for the Seaboard
Oil Co., of the 80-acre Warren McReynolds lease, in Allen
county, from Duluth, Minn., parties, for a price said to
have been $125,000.
This property adjoins the Angie McReynolds of the
Great Lakes Petroleum Co., has eleven wells and 150 bar
rels a day production. No. 15 is now drilling and two
rigs will be placed on the property at once, power plant
installed and an active drilling campaign commenced.
On the Angie McReynolds the Great Lakes Petroleum
Co. reports two wells completed, Nos. 30 and 31, credited
respectively with 100 barrels each. On the Martin Heirs
the same company has brought in Nos. 12 and 13, good for
30 and 40 barrels each.
In Warren county, on the Strange farm, O'Neil has
completed his initial test, which is said to be showing
for 10 barrels.
Four and one-half miles west of Bowling Green the
Big Jack Oil Co., of Cincinnati, is moving to the Thomas
Landing, where they will drill. Eight miles southwest of
Bowling Green, at Shakertown, the company expects to
drill a test.
The Bertram Development Co. is moving a rig on to
the W. W. Peete, near Bowling Green, while two miles
northeast of this town a location has been made on the
Couty farm. The Bertram Co. is drilling No. 1, on the
Patton, and expect to complete No. 7, on the Mantle In
the Fisher pool, 4 miles south of Scottsville, and one of
the Aaron McReynolds, in Allen.
West of Bowling Green Bob Denbow and others are
drilling No. 1 on the E. J. Miller. Five miles from Scotts
ville Phelps and Hurley No. 2 Vivian is due. No. 1
came in dry-
On the Threlkeld. Fred Hartman has moved to No. 4
location.
The Bowling Green Oil and Gas Co. has three com
pletions, estimated at 5 barrels. No. 4 is dry. On the
Ritchie a dry hole came in in the past week.
Report has it that Beldsoe and others, of Louisville,
have a good size gas we'll on the Furlong, near the Stuffy
wells in Barren. No. 2 is said to be good for 15 barrels.
Near Roseville, In Barren county, the Panhandle Oil
Co., of Pennsylvania, is drilling a test well.
A pipe line is being constructed from the Stuffy
wells. This has been in process for some months and
work has begun.
At Jewell Bend, C. A. Fish, of Frankfort, has bought
a lease and is now sinking two wells. Roy E. Diament
is drilling No. 4 on the Osborne tract in this section.
Trevilcox and others have two wells in north of
Coles Bend, which are said to be showing for producers.
Northeast of the Molder wells the Cooper Oil and Develop
ment Co. has brought in No. 1, Christy, which looks good
for 25 barrels. On the Phillips lease, where No. 7, the
sensational well reported recently variously from 1,000
to 5.000 barrels daily, they have connected this up which
has been flowing through a 4-inch pipe to the company's
loading rack for the past two weeks, according to report.
The rack is ten miles away.
The Curry Oil Co., of Huntington, will drill a num
ber of deep tests, one on the Pruitt. near Halifax, one
south of Seattle, and several others.
The Progressive Oil Co., of Louisville No. 7, on the
Joe Allen. ,is reported by the company at 50 barrels. On
the Lou Motley, No. 3 is in, and said to be good for 10
barrels. This is the property of E. R. Riggs.
The Young Gasoline and Refining Co. have drilled
in No. 3, Burton, and it will make 50 barrels. This is
OIL MAPS
Principal Mid-Continent Field*
Special mapi and plats prepared
BLUE PRINTS
F. E. Gallup Map Company
RIB Baltimore Ave. Knna City, Mm.
32 THE OIL AND
located 5 miles northeast of Scottsville, In the Gainesville
pool, in Allen county, where this company owns 400 acres.
Five miles from Glasgow, in Barren county, on the
lower Bowling Green road, G. A. Stamm, of St. Louis, has
just brought in a well estimated good for 10 barrels, on
a 100 acre tract.
On the Lewis farm, In Barren, 5 miles south of Glas
gow, the Olean-Kentucky Oil Co. has a well just com
pleted which is said to be showing for 10 barrels. The
same parties expect shortly to move two strings of tools
on to a large tract near Temple Hill, where they will
drill several tests.
Among wells reported from Allen recently are the
following: Paragon Oil Co. No. 2, Mulligan, 100 barrels;
Burton Brothers No. 1, Pyramid lease, 50 barrels; Snowden
Brothers No. 1, James Devlne, 150 barrels; Snowden
Brothers No. 1, Fouth Tabor, 100 barrels; Allen McLean
No. 3, Tabor. 200 barrels; Piedmont Oil Co. No. 7, Stovall,
20 barrels; No. 2 Jessie Oliver, 150 barrels; Piedmont OH
Co. No. 9, Stovall, 75 barrels; No. 1 T. K. Brown, 75
barrels.
In Allen county the Hoge Oil and Gas Co. has 566
acres and has contracted for 20 wells. This work is being
personally supervised by W. II. Hoge, of Frankfort. This
company has spudded In at No. 1 Tabor, and No. 2
Moody.
Green County.
In Green county the Atlantic Oil Producing Co. is
down 370 feet at No. 1, John Risen, and cased. They will
drill In Monday. A little gas has been encountered.
The test well drilled by Cashdollar and others on the
Gowen tract came in dry. Cunningham and others of
Utica, N. Y., have leased around 1,600 acres in Green
county and are preparing to sink 2 tests in the north
west porton.
On the J. N. Neagle tract the Cooley Oil and Gas
Co., of Louisville, has made a location and will sink a
well. This company has about 1,000 acres in this locality.
Test In Dry.
In Adair county the Ohio Oil Co's. test near Milltown
was declared dry 57 feet In the sand, the total depth
being around 125 feet.
Logan County.
A well is reported in on the Sneed lease in Logan
county, which Is the property of the Equitable Oil and
Gas Co. No estimate on the production can be given yet.
Recent Deals.
Among deals recorded recently is the purchase of sev
eral tracts adjoining the Petty and Hillis wells in Warren
county by A. L. Corbett and T. M. Finchem. Included In
this deal is the J. L. Thomas lease of 157 acres, the Mc-
Guire and Sears tract of 90 acres, near Hardcastle's store,
the 85 acre J. E. Thomas, southwest of the Moulder. The
same parties have recently purchased 380 acres 1% miles
south of the Gainesville pool In Allen county.
Recently Fred Hillis and others bought about 700
acres of likely looking land surrounding the Petty well,
which is reported to have come in flowing.
In Green county the Associated Producers Co. has
purchased a tract of about 250 acres from the Cooley Oil
and Gas Co., according to report.
Anderson Drilling and
Development Co.
We are in the market for choice drilling contracts
on equitable terma; buy or sell production; take
complete management of paying properties; deal
with owners direct. Submit details first letter,
with maps. Close in acreage bought and sold.
GENERAL OFFICES:
The Kansas Reserve State Bank Bids;.
Topeka, Kauai
and at
811-812 Republic Bids;., Kansas City, Mo.
Both phones Mala 5620
GAS NEWS
A Mystery In Lewis.
Among other wildcat wells which are causing much
Interest is one reported to have been completed In Lewis
county by the Ohio Cities Gas Co. It is not known
whether this is oil or gas. This company previous to the
drilling in of the well, owned several hundred acres in this
section, and is now reported to have acquired so much
additional acreage around this property that it controls
a large part of the area in the county.
Owsley News.
In Owsley county there are two wells now drilling.
One is located 2 miles east of Travellers Rest, on the Doc
Sizemore. and the other two miles west of Boonville, on
the Morgan Flaney. Who is operating on these two farms
is not known.
The Pyramid Oil Co. No. 1, Allen Lynch, was shot
and is dry. The Buffalo O. & G. Co's. No. 1, Forman
Lumber Co., is reported dry and this company now moving
to No. 2 location.
New Wells In MacLean.
In MacLean county there are reported to be six
wells drilling. Bess and Co. is said to have completed
several small producers, but no accurate information has
been received on this.
To Drill In Hancock.
In Hancock county Hawesvllle parties have let a
contract to Bert Thompson, an oil driller, of Indiana, to
drill 3 wells near Hawesville, and the rig is up at the
first location. Just across the river in Perry county,
Ind., a test well is being drilled on a 7,000 acre tract
by Harry Miller and others, of Carllnville, 111. It is
claimed that a well came In there just after the Civil
war, which looked to be a good producer, but was never
pumped. The same interests are starting to drill their
section well in Grayson county, at Duff, two miles west of
their No. 1, which was near Lilac, and came in dry. The
second well is 9 miles northwest of Litchfield.
Activity In Elliott.
In Elliott county the Bourbon Oil and Development
Co. has shot No. 1, on the Sol Lewis, which is reported to
be showing for a 15 barrel well. Salt water must be
pumped off before a thorough test can be given. The
company will drill another well on this tract shortly, ac
cording to information received. On the W. K. Skaggs
farm adjoining, it is said that the Petroleum Exploration
Co. will test out its acreage. The Bourbon Co., which
drilled in a well on the L. C. Pritchard some time ago,
will, it is stated, clean this out and shoot it and put it
to pumping.
The Little Banjo OH Co., which bought the Elliott
county holdings of the Rice Oil Co., is rigging, up a
pump, pulling the tubing and setting tankage to pump
No. 1 well on the Vess Peters.
On the J. H. King farm Burt and others are spudded
in. This is one mile south of Green postoffice. On the
L. D. Pyffe, the O. K. and Ken See Oil Co. are at 450
feet with a broken shaft, but hope to repair damage and
start up at once.
Pipe Line Begun.
In the Lawrence county section of the Kentucky
fields there is considerable activity reported.
The Cumberland Pipe Line Co. has secured its last
necessary right of way for the laying of a two-inch line
from Busseyville station to a point near Martha, and
the pipe is being strung. This will take in the production
from the Union Gis and Oil Co. holdings in this section.
This company, it is stated, will inaugurate an extensive
drilling campaign and is contemplating putting 30 rigs to
work. Recently No. 1, Walters, belonging to these parties,
was shot and is said to be showing for a 10-barrel pro
ducer. This is located 3 miles northwest of other produc
tion in here. This company is moving a rig on to the
Collier tract, 1M miles northwest of the Walters, where a
test well will be sunk.
The Ohio Fuel Oil Co. is contemplating putting a
dozen rigs to work in Lawrence and will push work there
rapidly.
Near Blaine Town, in Lawrence, on the Edwards farm,
is a well 20 years old, with a high grade oil standing in
the hole. It was drilled 301 feet deep and it is possible
to dip out oil, which has been done on several occasions
and samples brought in. The well may be put on the pump
by its owners and an effort made to market the fluid.
 THE OIL AND
Menifee News.
In Menifee county there continues to be a consider
able activity, though recent completions have failed to
extend this field further than the small pool first en
countered.
The Big Elk Oil Co. is said to have a well good for
lo barrels at No. 4 on the Dorsey Radclyffe.
On the Martin Ledford, Chiles and McNab were re
ported to have a producer, but this is now said to be
a dry hole.
Jesse Hare, drilling on Hog Branch, failed to get oil
at his initial test, which was declared dry.
Kash and others are drilling a test well on the W. K.
Wells tract. On the Peter Cline. McEldowney, Peck and
others are drilling No. 2, as is the New Domain Oil and
Gas Co. on the George O. Downing.
The Wood Oil Co., which drilled several tests in this
section, is said to have moved out.
To Sink Deep Tests.
In Bath county the successors to Pennsylvania parties
who took extensive acreage, have drilled in a well which
rose 100 feet in the hole. This is between Olympia and
Salt Lick. It is estimated at 5 barrels.
Three deep test wells to go around 3,000 feet, will, it
is said be put down by Ben Wright, of Sharpsburg, and
Owingsville parties, in the vicinity of Olympia. The exact
location is not known.
Wolfe County.
in Wolfe county the Security Producing and Refining
Co. has spudded in at No. 1, on the Besh Heirs. This off
sets the Creech wells, belonging to the Central West
Petroleum Co.
Activity In Morgan.
In Morgan county there are a number of wells going
down near Caney. The Iron City Oil Co's. No. 5 is said
to be drilling around 500 feet. On the Howard Nickels
tract the Kenton Morgan Oil Co's. No. 3 is drilling.
On the Thomas White tract, east of Caney, the W. P.
Williams Oil Corporation has made a location and will
move a rig on shortly.
At No. 1, J. H. Stimson, the Cromer Oil and Gas Co.,
is drilling at 1,000 feet.
On the Clearfield Lumber Co. tract the Great Lakes
Petroleum Co. has contracted to sink two test wells and
will move on at once. L. A. Ralston will have charge of
the operations there.
In Morgan county 1% miles northwest of Redwine,
the Triangle Oil Co. has spudded in at its second test to
be drilled on the big Shuttleworth holdings. North of
Paragon, Louisville parties have made locations for two
Near the Elliott county line the Little Banjo Oil Co.,
is drilling its initial well on the J. D. Fanine, down 430 feet.
In Morgan county the Carter Oil Co. is said to have
acquired considerable acreage near White Oak postoffice,
where it is reported they will drill a well northeast of
Cannel City.
Well In Three Counties.
In Breathitt, near the Breathitt, Magnofin, Wolfe line,
a well will likely be sunk on town Flat. Near the mouth of
Hunting Creek, H. H. Miller is down 72 feet in the
sand at No. 1 Minnis.
Drilling Contrads
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Kansas Oil Fields
TWO STAR RIGS.
Production Bou&ht and Sold.
The Warr Drilling Company
Empress Theatre Building, Paola, Kansas
GAS NEWS 31
Directors Meet.
A meeting of the stockholders of the Lincoln Oil and
Gas Co. was held in Winchester recently. It was decided
to use the income derived from the 12 wells belonging
to this company and now pumping, for the purpose of
buying additional acreage instead of paying it out in
dividends.
Wells In Estill.
In Estill county two small producers are reported in
the Furnace section. These are I. J. Harshberger No. 1,
Puckett, and the Midland Oil Co. No. 21, on the Lilly Bell
Watson tract. Security Producing and Refining Co. No.
8, Griffin, is estimated at 10 barrels. The Tidal Oil Co.
is drilling No. 48 Mapel, while the Montana Kentucky
Oil and Gas Co. is working at No. 2, Ginner.
In the Ross Creek section the Southern Security Oil
Co. reports 600 feet of oil in the hole at No. 6, Sam
Messer, and states the well will be pumped shortly. No.
6 will be drilled as soon as a contractor can be secured.
Wayne County.
In Wayne county a number of wells will be drilled
shortly near Harvey and others No. 1, Joe Ragan. The
Daniel Boone Oil Co. is spudding in at a test south of this
well, while the Wood Oil Co. is preparing to drill several
wells west and southwest. There is much excitement in
this section.
" In Wayne county No. 3, Geo. W. & F. Burnett, be
longing to the Snith Leeper Co., is in and credited with
30 barrels. The Wood Oil Co's. No. 33, B. S. Huffaker, is
estimated as a 3-barrel producer.
On the Keeton farm, at a location 1,930 feet east
of the Joe Ragan well, parties have drilled into salt water
and will try to pump this off and make a producer.
This is thought to be the property of Purtle and others.
Pike County Well.
Across from Williamson, W. Va., a well has been drill
ed in in Pike county, Ky., whch is reported at 100 barrels,
and is causing much excitement. This is the property of
W. J. and Ben Williamson, of Ashland, Ky. It is located
across the Big Sandy from production in Virginia. The
well went to a depth of 1,900 feet or a little over.
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Annual Meeting Scheduled.
Notices have been mailed to the stockholders of the
McCombs Producing and Refining Co. appraising them of
an annual meeting to be held Sept. 3, at the company's
offices in Louisville, Ky.
Pipe Line Company.
In Lexington articles of incorpartion were filed Monday
by the Swiss Pipe Line Co., capitalized at J500,000;
incorporators, J. Fred Miles, Lexington; John Gund, Lex
ington; A. H. Squier, Bowling Green; R. C. P. Thomas,
Bowling Green. This company will handle the production
of the Swiss Oil Corporation in Warren, Allen and Barron
counties, where lOVi miles of pipe are already in opera
tion, running from the Moulder to Smith Grove, where
there are loading racks and equipment for handling the
oil.
Well In Carter.
In Carter county the Barrick Kentucky Oil and Gas
Co. is reported to have a 1,000,000 foot gas well and to
be be rigging at No. 2 location.
Floyd News.
In Floyd county the Pennegrade Oil and Gas Co's. well
on the Baden is said to show for 5,000,000 cubic feet of gas.
Directors Confer.
At a conference of the directors and officials of the
Stonewall Petroleum Co. held in Frankfort, it was decided
to move a rig at once on to the company's holdings on
Hell Creek, in Lee county.
Myers Takes Charge.
William F. Myers has been put in charge of the affairs
of the Majestic Oil Co. of America, and considerable
change made in the management.
Starts In Muhlenburg.
In Muhlenburg county the Pond River Oil Corporation,
of Lexington, has spudded in at its initial well, located
near McNary Postofflce.
To Build Refinery.
The Great Southern Refinery Co. has plans on the
way for the erection of a refinery at Lexington, on the
old Frankfort pike near the city limits. The refinery
will have a capacity of around 2,000 barrels a day.
Bagby Development
Okmulgee, Oklahoma
W. A. Fagan, General Manager
Specializing in Okmulgee Oil Properties
Correspondence
GAS NEWS
Personals and Otherwise.
The Winchester office of the Cumberland Torpedo
Co., in the Colonial Building, has been closed and this
company is now handling all its work from the Beatty-
ville office.
S. T. Davis, secretary and treasurer of the Rex Oil
and Gas Co., is just out, after a severe attack of tonsilitis.
S. Thompson, of the Ohio Oil Co., has been laid up
at his rooms at the Central Hotel with a sprained ankle.
Ellis Yost has gone to Washington, and the east
expecting to take a motor trip through New England with
his family during his absence. He will be gone about
three weeks.
The marriage of Miss Luella Milliken, daughter of
the late James Milliken, of the Agnew Milliken Torpedo
Co., to Mr. Hugh Witt, was solemnized in this city Satur
day. Mrs. Witt has a host of friends in the oil fraternity,
where she is well known, having been with the Atlantic
Oil Producing Co. for some time, and later with the Ken
tucky Glycerine Co. Mr. Witt has just returned from
overseas service.
Judge J. M. Stevenson has gone to Oklahoma, where
he joined Dr. L. C. Young, who is there on business con
nected with their holdings in the Osage.
John Caldwell, of Nashville, Tenn., who is interested
in Elliott county operations, was in town this week.
H. A. Smythe, of Sisterville, W. Va., has accepted a
position with the Frick Lindsay Co., and will be located
at their Beattyville office.
J. B. O'Brien, of the Carter Oil Co., has returned from
a business trip to Parkersburg, W. Va.
Merle M. Poe. of Findley, O.. attorney for the Ohio
Oil Co., is in the city on business.
Dick Slaymaker, son of Senator Slaymaker, who has
been with the Atlantic Oil Producing Co. for some time,
has resigned and will be associated with the Superior Oil
Co., of New York.
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NEWS FROM ELK CITY FIELD.
Probably the most important event to the Elk City
field this week is the completion of the Southwestern Gas
Co.'s new 10-inch pipe line to Cherryvale. This line has
been in process of construction for several months and
is perhaps twenty miles in length. It will supply the
Edgar Zinc Co. smelter and other consumers at Cherry-
vale and a spur will also run to Independence from a
point several miles north of that city. The Kasigan and
Kansas Natural distributing plants in Independence have
both been sold to local parties there in the past two
weeks and they will hereafter get their gas supply from
the Southwestern Gas Co. It is stated that both com
panies will make a rate of 30c per thousand feet of gas,
which is 5c cheaper than the present rate in Elk City,
which is less than three miles from the gas field. The
Southwestern Gas Co. is now laying a 10-inch line west
from their big compressor station into the gas fields of
northern Chautauqua and southern Elk counties. The
Elk City Gas" & Oil Co., which is now connected with the
Southwestern's pipe line to Grabham station at a point
about four miles south of town, and has a contract with
the Kansas Natural Gas Co. for their gas, will soon begin
to take their gas supply direct from the Southwestern and
will connect with the latter company's Independence-Cher-
ryvale line at a point about a quarter of a mile north of American
Elk City. This new arrangement by the local distributing
company seems to guarantee a satisfactory supply of gas Petroieum
for Elk City for a number of years to come.
The Southwestern Gas Co have a better well than iHDUSW
at first reported on the Decker land in 34-30-14, a short
distance west of Lafontaine. The well had 28 feet of
good-looking dry sand at a total depth of 324 feet and Bacon
the flow of gas tested 1,100,000 feet daily. This well is
several miles from any other gas production. Hamor
The Southwestern Gas Co. expects to drill in today or
tomorrow their Ballenger No. 2 In 23-31-13. They have
been delayed by a fishing job.
Harmon, Wilson, Stephens et al. are drilling at about
1,200 feet in their Welchel No. 1 in 26-31-13 and expect
to reach the big gas sand in a couple of days. This is a
likely location and if it makes a producer will extend the
gas field some distance to the south.
Hale, Nicholson et al. are drilling at about 1,000 feet
in their Lewis No. 3 in 23-31-13 and expect to drill in some
time next week.
Sawyer et al. have been delayed on account of scarcity
of water but are drilling again at about 750 feet in their
Denton No. 1 in 34-31-13.
The Meridian Oil & Gas Co. are rigging up for their
No. 1 on the Duby farm in 6-31-13.
The Sachem Oil Co. drilled their Drum Commission
Co. No. 11 in 35-31-12 into the oil sand but it failed to make
a producer.
The Sachem Oil Co. spudded in their B. F. Wright
No. 3 in 31-32-13 Saturday.
The Sachem Oil Co. has a rig on their Stark No. 6
in 36 32-13, which will be an offset to the same company's
No 6 Speirs in the same section, which is about the
best well in the Circle Valley-Sorghum Hollow pool.
Davis & Sons have a good showing of gas in their
Weber No. 7 in 20-32-14 and it Is shut down until some
of the owners arrive before it is drilled in.
NOVEL AIR-POST STAMPS.
(Trade Commissioner H. G. Brock, London, England.)
Following the special stamps prepared for use in the
trans-Atlantic air post by the Newfoundland Government,
the Times of June 18 reports that the latest novelty in
aerial stamps hails from Tunis, where the 35-cent postage
stamp has been converted to air use by means of winged
overprint, resembling the badge of the Royal Air Force,
and the words "Poste Aerienne." Switzerland, also, has
utilized the badge of the National Air Corps, a winged
propeller, to distinguish the special 60-cent stamp em
ployed in the air-post service between Zurich and Lau-
The formation of the Ajax Oil Co. of Texas has been
announced by a group of Texas men. The new concern is
capitalized at $4,500,000.
GAS NEWS 35
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16 THE OIL AND
WYOMING
Casper, Wyo., Aug. 16.The Lance Creek field came
to the front again this week when the Ohio Oil Co.,
operating in conjunction with the Western States Oil
& Land Co., brought in the third producer on section
36-36-65. This well is known as No. 5, and is located
1,000 feet south of the discovery well. The new producer
it is supposed, will equal the other two, which are
making about 2,000 barrels each. The proven area is
not extended by the strike, but it had a heartening effect
on the market, as it goes to show that the grease is
there, and in large quantities.
Buck Creek Oil & Gas Co.. well No. 14, hit the sand
Thursday, and flowed freely. The bit is not fairly in
the sand, and no one can estimate the volume of the
crude, but reports from the field are glowing. The well
is located on section 35-36-65, less than a mile west of the
dicovery well on section 36, and is the first producer in
that locality. It is making both gas and oil.
Buck Creek Oil & Gas Co. well No. 4, which was
drilled to a deeper sand, is setting casing preparatory to
drilling in. The well will probably be completed within
a week. The same company has another well drilling on
section 35 where No. 14 is located. This W6ll is known as
No. 29, and is drilling about two hundred feet above the
sand, completion is expected in about ten days. The
drilling crew has made 3,400 feet of hole in seventy-two
days.
The Glenrock Oil Co. has another fishing job In its
well on section 36-36-64, according to reports from the
field. A cave-in at the bottom of the hole smashed the
casing which will have to be pulled. The well is just on
top of the sand at something like 3,700 feet.
Watching With Interest.
The Ohio Oil Co.'s Cow Gulch well on section 30-36-64
is drilling at 3,270 feet, and showing oil. The Western
States well on section 19, in the eastern part of the field,
is down over 3,000 feet, and its progress is being watched
with interest. It is said by those who know, that no
other well in the field will have as much influence in
determining the future of the Lance Creek operation.
A well in the eastern part of the field would disprove
the "little puddle" supposition, send stocks skyward and
guarantee the development of the field on a scale never
seen before in Wyoming.
The Western States is spudding in on another well
in the eastern end of the field, and the Carter has a new
rig underway 300 yards south of the well on section 19.
The smaller companies are making good progress.
The Black Thunder Oil Co. spudded in last week on
u Into the refining industry. The General is building a
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section 1-35-64, and has made over 500 feet. The Clark
Refining Co. is casing off a water flow struck at 1,470
feet on section 15-36-62. The Big Indian Oil Co., drilling
on the Mike Henry Oil Co. holdings on section 16-35-64, is
down over 500 feet.
The Rock Oil Producing Co. of Douglas, is drilling
at 500 feet on section 18-35-65. This lies in the southwest
ern part of the field, in what is supposed to be gas
territory. The Rock Oil hopes to prove the existence of
an oil sand as well.
The Midwest Refining Co. well in the Mule Creek field,
on section 19-39-61, was put on the pump this week, and
made better than 150 barrels. The Sterling Oil Co. well
on section 14-39-61, is having trouble with water from an
upper sand, and pumping was discontinued to allow the
crew to shut off the water.
A report that the Stanley-Green Syndicate well had
struck water was denied by men from the field. The
Hugo-Williams well on section 17-38-61, i3 making good
progress, and the Debolt Syndicate has a camp built and
a rig going up on section 13.
The Upton Oil Co., drilling on section 2-38-61, has
passed the 700-foot level, and the Mike Henry Oil Co. of
Douglas, has spudded in with a twenty-inch hole on the
next section east, 1-38-61. The Mike Henry holds over
2,000 acres in the field, according to its officers, and
has material on the ground for another rig on section
35-39-61.
Oil from the Midwest Refining Co. producer in the
Mule Creek field is being hauled to the Cottonwood
structure, twelve miles south, where it will be used for
fuel for drilling purposes. The Cottonwood structure is
expected to show the same formations as the Mule Creek,
and the pay is expected at about the same depth. There
are four rips up on the dome, and more are moving in.
The Lusk-Edgement Oil Co. was to spud in last Wednes
day on the SE*4 of section 32-37-60, and the sand is sup
posed to lie about 2.000 feet below the surface in that
part of the field. Norbeck and Nocholson have a rig up
on section 3-le-10s, just across the state line. The Baker
Petroleum Co. has a rig up and a camp built on section
4-le-10s. On the Wyoming side of the line, the Texas
Exploration Co. has hauled in material for a well west
of the Lusk-Edgemont Co. on section 25-37-61.
The Black Tail Wyoming Oil Co., which is drilling in
the Lance Creek field, is also preparing to drill in the
Cottonwood district. A location has been made in town
ship 37, range 62, several miles west of the tests enumer
ated above.
General Petroleum Co. Building.
An interesting development in the northern part of
the state is the entrance of the General Petroleum Co.
handle the Allen Oil Co. production from the Byron field.
The Allen has nine small, shallow pumpers on the Jones
ranch, and is down 1.750 feet with a deep test. There is
a great deal of "wildcatting" being done by the large
companies in Park and Big Horn counties, and in south
ern Montana, where structures are numerous and promis
ing, but for the most part almost inaccessible, as far
as railroads are concerned.
The survey for the pipe line to carry gas from Hidden
Dome to Basin and Graybull has been completed, and bids
are being received on the work of laying the line. A
Pennsylvania firm has sent representatives to Thermopo-
lis to look up the proposition of laying a gas line from the
Golden Eagle Dome well of the Wyoming-Yellowstone to
Thermopolis. The citizens of the town are making every
effort to secure the gas for industrial and domestic use.
The Glenncross Oil Co., drilling on the King Dome,
expects completion within the next two weeks, as it is
figured that, the sand lies about 300 feet deeper than the
present drilling point. The Glencross is building a road
 THE OIL AND
Dome about nine miles from town. Drilling operations will
begin as soon as the road is completed and material
moved in. Geologists find the Red Beds exposed in
that section, and look for the Embar sand at about 900
feet.
There are three wells drilling on the IIo Ridge struc
ture, near Grass Creek. The Midwest Refining Co. has
spudded in, and the Producers and Refiners well has
reached 500 feet. These companies are operating the Ilo
Ridge Co. holdings on a 50-50 basis. The Ilo Ridge Co.
has a well down over 2,200 feet, and is having trouble
with water breaking through the casing.
The Ohio Oil Co. has located a new structure in
Fremont county, and is preparing to develop it on a large
scale. The exact location has not been made public, but
It is known that Moneta, on the Northwestern R. R., is
the shipping point for material. The field, however, is
not in the immediate vicinity of the village.
The Tybo-Wyoming will resume drilling on its well
in the Pilot Butte field as soon as a shipment of casing
arriYes.
The Howe Oil & Gas Co. of Nebraska, has taken
up 1,100 acres between Shoshoni and Bonneville, and has
moved in a rig. A test will be made at once. Several
tests are going down in the vicinity of Shoshoni.
Test the Richards Field.
The Richards f'eld near Moneta, is to be, tested out at
last. Glrard & Summers of Detroit, spudded in last
week on section 15-36-89. There are two other rigs in
the field, the Rideout Syndicate on section 15-37-89, and the
Wyoming Co-operative Oil Co. on section 3-36-90. The
Co-operative Co. was formed on the unit plan some time
ago, but only enough units were sold to permit the build
ing of the camp and rig at present. The Co-operative
was the first company in the field and has a large tract ot
land. Girard & Summers have lately added to their
holdings by acquiring a lease on the Camel Butte Oil Co.
land.
The favorable reports on the leasing bill sent Salt
Creek stocks up again. In spite of adverse conditions,
the Salt Creek field has been showing activity of late.
The E. T. Williams Co. recently completed an extraction
plant, to take the gasoline from 750,000 foot production of
gas. The gasoline will be sold to the Midwest Refining
Co. The E. T. Williams Co. has nine wells completed in
the field, and its No. 10 is drilling at 300 feet.
The Bessemer Oil Co. is setting casing at 1.050 feet
In its well on section 10-39-79, West Salt Creek field.
Drilling will resume in a day or two.
The Outwest-Teapot Syndicate well on section 22. in
the Teapot section of the Salt Creek field, passed through
the Shannon sand at 50 feet, and is now drilling below
900 feet. The Mosher Oil Co. well on section 16, where
the gusher was struck by the Mosher Syndicate last win-
tpr. is down 2.300 feet and is expecting the sand at 2,700
feet, as in the first well. The Royalty and Producers
Corporation has an interest in the well now drilling and
controls the remainder of the sec'ion.
The Blackstone Syndicate well on section 6-39-78,
broke the stem just as the bit was entering the second
Wall Creek sand. The well was reported in last night,
at a thousand barrels, but the report has not been con
firmed at this time.
The smaller Natrona county fields are still active.
The Poison Snider-Bolton Synd'cate has made a deal with
Iowa capitalists by which the drilling of the Bolton Creek
well will be financed without the sale of any more units.
The units have been taken off the market. Drilling will
begin in the near future.
The Star Bear test at Bessemers Bend, is down 2,050
feet and has lost the bailer in the hole. The drillers
report that several oil and gas pockets were encountered
before the accident, and the sand is expected at about
2,300 feet. According to reports, the Mohawk well, three
miles distant, is drilling again.
The McPherson well, east of Casper, is drilling at
1,230 feet, presumably on top of the Shannon sand. The
contract calls for 3,000 feet, but the pay sand is expected
at 2.800. Water was encountered again at 1.200 feet.
The Merritt deep test on section 9 in the Big Muddy
field, has passed 400 feet, with the rotary going strong.
The Reliance Oil Co. will endeavor to raise $25,000
to continue drilling to 4,500 feet if necessary. The sand
struck at 3.700 feet proved dry, and drilling was stopped
until a geologist could report on the prospects. The sup
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position is that another sand lies at 4,200 feet, and the
well will be sunk to that depth and below if the funds
can be raised.
The Glenhurst rig is almost complete, and drilling will
be resumed soon.
Another oil spring has been found about sixteen
miles from Wheatland. A rancher named Price, in
searching for a new water hole for his stock, came upon
an old mud hole, surrounded by willows, and found it
oozing oil. Several samples of the oil have been sent
away for analysis, and people in the vicinity of the spring
are greatly excited over it. Wheatland people are plan
ning to develop the tract if investigation shows it worth
while.
The Centennial Valley Oil Co. is erecting a rig on the
Strom ranch east of Lake Hattie. The Centennial Co.
well near the town of that name is still having trouble
with cave-ins.
It has developed that the purchaser of the remain
ing interests of Wm. Armstrong in the Rock Creek field
is the Elk Basin Petroleum Co. of Maine, a subsidiary
of the Midwest Refining Co. It is rumored that the Elk
Basin will increase its capitalization, add to its interests in
the field and begin developments on a large scale, thereby
increasing the output of the field. On the heels of this an
nouncement comes another to the effect that the Illinois
Pipe Line Co. is making a survey for a line from the
Rock Creek field to Laramie. It is said that the com
panies found the transportation of oil by rail too expen
sive, and that for this reason work on the Laramie refin
ery was stopped. Should the survey prove that the laying
of a pipe line is practicable, building operations will begin
again.
The General Petroleum Co. well on section 16, in the
Ferris field, proved to be a 300-barrel producer. The
General has two other wells with the bit in the sand,
one on section 31 and one on section 3. These are both
showing oil and will probably do as well as the well on
section 16.
The Sage Creek Petroleum Co., drilling on the Buffalo
Basin structure in the Red Desert, reports showings of oil
and gas in its well at 1,800 feet. The sand is expected at
2,100 feet, which should be reached fn a few weeks, bar
ring accidents. The Fremont Oil Co. well in Crook's
Gap is drilling at 700 feet and going well. The Anna
Bell Wyoming, contrary to reports, has not yet spudded in,
but is ready to do so, and will soon be at work.
In the Lost Creek region, there have been no new
developments beyond the moving in of three new rigs.
The location and ownership of these have not been deter
mined. The American Workers Oil Field Co. reports
good progress in its Lost Creek anticline well.
The Chemical-Gulf Coast well in the Fossil f'eld,
Lincoln county, is making good headway with two towers
working. The Gulf Coast has a well nearing completion
in the same field.
At the Baum well in Dry Piney, work is suspended
while Charles Lackey, who was in charge, recovers from
the effects of an accident. The well was dr'lling at 1.000
feet, just above the first sand, when Mr. Lackey sustained
such a badly crushed arm that it was at first thought
amputation would be necessary.
Lincoln-Idaho No. 2 is progressing satisfactorily. This
well is located on land leased from the Cretacious Oil
Co.. in the Dry Piney f:eld. The Domino-Wyoming O'l Co.,
composed of Casper men and headed by .Tudee Winters,
is negotiating for the lease of three sections of land from
the Cretacious. If the deal goes through, drilling will
begin at once under the terms of the lease.
New Companies.
The Ferris O'Brien Oil Co., which is operating in the
Ferris field, has filed its papers at Cheyenne. It is a
Colorado corporation, capitalized at $300,000.
The Rawlins Royalty Co. will have its main office
at Rawlins. Capital, $50,000.
The Ogallala Oil Co. is a $1,500,000 corporation, while
the Sunlight Basiin Oil Co. is capitalized at $300,000. The
latter has its headquarters at Lovell.
The Green Mountain Oil & Gas Co. will have an office
in Rawlins. It is capitalized at $100,000.
New Refining Plant.
According to report, the Midwest Refining Co. has
let the contract to the Hammond Iron Works of Warren.
Pa., for a refinery to be erected on the tract lately pur
chased at Guernsey, Platte county.
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KANSAS.
(Continued from page 8.)
West and others No. 1, Jolliffe. in the NE of NW of
16-22-4, is drilling at 700 feet.
Derby and others No. 1, Jolliffe, in the NE of SE of
SE of 16-22-4, is drilling at 350 feet.
Pierce and Pierce No. 1, Jones, in the center of east
line of NE of NE of 17-22-4. has rig up.
Mollihan and others No. 1, Hall, in the SE of SW of
32-22-4, is rigging up.
The National Refining Co., No. 1, Hanken, in the SW
of SE of 34-22-4, is drilling at 1,500 feet.
Kanotex Refining Co. No. 1 Jolliffe. in the NE of SW
of NW of 6-22-5, is shut down at 2,550 feet.
Morris County.
Skaer and Skaer, No. 1. Albright, in the NW of SE
of 19-16-5, is rigging up.
Osborne County.
Delhi Oil Co., No. 1, Dorman, in the SW of 20-10-llw,
has rig up.
Osage County.
Blodgett Oil Corporation, No. 1, Craig, in the SW of
NE of SW of SW of 9-16-15, has rig up.
Mull, Vitt Dev. Co. No. 1, Neil Est., in the NE of NW of
SW of NE of 3-17-17, has rig up.
Black Hawk Oil Co., No. 1. Buskirk, in the SW of SW
of SE of 10-18-16, is shut down at 2,200 feet.
Ottawa County.
Dozier and others, No. 1, Lyne, in the NE of NW of
15-9-lw, has rig up.
Ottawa Oil and Dev. Co., No. 1, Sirnie, in the NW of
SE of SW of 21-9-5, is drilling at 3,109 feet.
The Carter Oil Co., No. 1, Best, in the NE of SE of
NE of 25-12-3w, is underreaming at 3,175 feet.
Pottawatomie County.
Crawford and Jennings, No. 1, Doyle, in the NW of
4-10-12, is cementing off water at 2,700 feet.
Pawnee County.
Pawnee Development Co. No. 1 Taylor, in the SE of
NE of 28-22-15w, has rig up.
Reno County.
Reno County Oil Co., No. 1. Richenberger, in the SE
of NE of 15-26-4w, has rig up.
Sedgwick County.
Brooks and others, No. 1, Winters, in the SW of 28-25-2,
is fishing at 1,635 feet.
Wichita Oil and Gas Co., No. 1, Folker, in the NE of
SW of 17-28 le, is shut down at 2,500 feet.
Seward County.
Trades Oil and Gas Co., No. 1, Doles, in the NW of
SW of NE of NW of 3-35-34w, is shut down at 1,300 feet.
Seward County Oil and Gas Co., No. 1, Sealey, in
the NE of NE of 20-33-33w, has rig up.
Shawnee County.
Wapeka Oil Co.. No. 1, Neal, in the SE of 26-15-15, is
fishing at 1,850 feet.
Smith County.
The Bellaire Oil and Gas Co.. No. 1, Post, in the SW
of 11-3-12W. is shut down at 610 feet.
The same company, No. 1, Morton, in the NW of SE
of NW of NW of 28-3-1 2w, is having casing trouble at
2,625 feet.
Summer County.
The Elmerdale Oil Co., No. 1. Sleigh, in the center of
SW of NW of 36-31-2, is drilling at 400 feet.
Butler County.
Texhoma Refining Co., No. 1, Supernaught, in the SE of
SW of NW of 4-23 4, is drilling at 1,600 feet.
The Phillips Pet. Co., No. 1, Supernaught, in the
center of south line of SE of NW of 4-23-4, is shut down
at 300 feet.
The Texhoma Refining Co., No. 2, Holden, in the NW
of SW of SW of 4-23 4. is spudding.
The Gvpsv Oil Co., No. 2, Spendon, in the SE of SW
of SE of 5-23 4, is fishing at 1,700 feet.
The Carter Oil Co., No. 1, Eyestone, in the NW of
SE of 7-23-4, has rig on the ground.
The same company. No. 2, Lewis, in the center of
east line of SE of NW of 7-23-4. has timbers on the ground.
The Elbing Oil Co., No. 1, Liggett, in the SW of
the NE of 7-23-4, is spudding.
The Gypsy Oil Co., No. 1, Eystche, in the SE of NE
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of SE of 7-23-4, is shut down at 1,900 feet. No. 2 in NE
of SE of SE, has rig up.
The Sinclair, No. 1, Holden, in the NE of NW of NE
of 8-23 4, is drilling at 1,920 feet.
The National Refining Co., No. 3, Eyestone, in the
center of south line of N>4 of SW of 8-23 4, got sand 2,404
to 2,422 feet, and well is flowing 2,000 barrels daily by
agitation. No. 4, in the SE of SW of NE of SW, is drilling
at 1,800 feet. No. 5, in center of N% of SW, is shut down
at 1,700 feet. No. 6. in the SE of SW of NW, has rig
up. No. 7. in the SE of NE of SW has rig up.
The Sinclair, No. 3, Furman, in the center of north line
of S% of SW of 8-23-4, is shut down at 1,700 feet. No. 4,
in the NE of NW of SE of SW, has rig up.
The Phillips Pet. Co., No. 2, Haupt, in the SW of
NE of NE of 8-23 4, is drilling at 325 feet. No. 3, in NW
of NE of NE, has rig up.
The Texhoma Refining Co., No. 1. Johnson, in NW of
9-23-4, is shut down at 2,715 feet.
Campbell and others, No. 1, Jarvis, in the NW of SW
of 9-23-4, has rig up.
Readford and others, No. i, Jarvis, in the NW of SW
of NW of 9-23-4, has rig up.
The National Refining Co., No. 2. Lathrop, in the
center of north line of NE of SW of 17-23-4, is drilling
at 650 feet.
The same company, No. 1, Lathrop, in the NW of
17-23 4, is drilling at 745 feet. No. 2, in the SW of NW
of NW, is drilling at 200 feet.
The Empire No. 1, Lathrop, in the SE of NW of 17-23 4,
is shut down at 1,900 feet. No. 2, in the NW of SW of
NW, has rig up. No. 3, in the SE of SW of SE of NW
has timbers on the ground.
Scully Estate No. 2, Fee, in the SW of NE of 17-23-4,
has rig up. No. 3, in the NW of NE, has rig up.
The Texas Co. No. 3 Lathrop in the SW of NE of
19-23-4 is drilling at 450 feet.
Marshall and others No 1 Paris in the NE of NW of
20-23-4 is shut down at 1,600 feet.
Shyrock and others No. 1 Paris in the NE of SE of NW
of 20-23-4 has rig up.
The Emerald Oil Co. -No. 1 Roberts in NW of NE of
27-23-4 is drilling at 475 feet.
If You Have a Real Oil Company
We Can Finance It
A Kansas City Investment Com
pany with a large corps of com
petent salesmen, and thousands of
clients, is in the market for the
stock of a good producing and
earning oil company.
The company must be backed
by men of known honesty and
ability and furnish unquestionable
references.
Addresss 214,
care Oil and Gas News.
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Published Thursday Entered aa second clnss matter, April 12, 1917, at the post-
of Each Week. office, Kansas City, Missouri, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
VOL. VI KANSAS CITY, MO., THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1919 NO. 2

|1NG COAL finds his crown resting uneasily on his head. He is an untidy
and inefficient monarch at best, who gives us occasional scares by the re-
I curring intimation that his resources may at length be exhausted. If he is
destined to be dethroned for a season by oil, and after that by the tides
and waterfalls and flowing streams chained to the treadmill of industry and convert
ing their perpetual energy into electric current, why, who will drop more than a single
tear for a potentate who, after all, typifies the scurry and waste of the nineteenth
century rather than the despatch and directness of the twentieth? Judson C. Welli-
ver in Munsey's Magazine.

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VOLTVI "KANSAS^ CITY7moT THURSDAY^ AUGUST 28, 1919
THREE SINCLAIR COMPANIES INTO ONE.
Directors Will Meet, Probably on September 23, to Pass
Upon the Consolidation Plan, According to Announce
ment from the Oil Magnate.
New York, Aug. 27. (Special).At the special meet
ing of stockholders of the Sinclair Consolidated Oil Cor
poration of Delaware Monday, it was unanimously voted
to dissolve the company; its property and assets being
taken over by the Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation,
of New York.
At the meeting President H. F. Sinclair stated that
it is proposed to consolidate into one corporation the Sin
clair Consolidated Oil Corporation, of New York, and the
Sinclair Oil and Refining Corporation and Sinclair Gulf
Corporation. The three companies will be consolidated
on an equal basis, share for share.
Mr. Sinclair stated that the directors of these three
organizations will hold meetings to be held probably on
September 23. for the purpose of voting upon the con
solidation plan. The certificates representing the stock of
the S'nclair Oil Corporation, of New York, will be re
ceived for exchange for the stock of the Delaware Cor
poration, which has been dissolved on August 28.
NATIONAL WELLS RIVAL THE TEXAS CHIEF.
No. 4 Reported in Sind and Oil Going Ov-r the Derrick
Company Is Building Two 55,003-barrrl Steel Tanks.
The National Oil Co's. well No. 4, on the Texas Chief
property, in the Burkburnett field, is reported to be only
four feet in the sand and oil going over the derrick. Owing
to the congestion of the pipe line and transportation
facilities it Is likely that the remainder of the sand will
not be dHllpd for a few days, but the indications are that
this well will be as good as the company's well No. 1,
which came in at about 5,000 barrels per day.
The National No. 2, on the same lease, is reported
on the sand and No. 3 is expected within the next week.
Wells No. 5 and No. 6. on the same lease, are drilling fast
and will likely come in within the next ten days. The
National is rushing the construction of two 55,000 barrel
steel tanks and have extended its pipe line to this
property.
It will be remembered that the Texas Chief No. 1 was
one of the sensational wells brought in in the Burkburnett
field, and it looks as though the National will have several
more on this lease equally as good.
The National Haver No. 2, in section 30-29-6. Butler
county. Kans., is drilling at 250 feet.
Machinery and casing have been shipped to Arkansas
City, Kans., to commence on well No. 1, on the block of
acreage owned by the National company, about three miles
SE of Arkansas City and due north of the Osage county.
It is understood that a location has been made on
one of the National properties in the Peabody, Kans.. field
for their No. 1 well to be started there at once. The
Mountain & Gulf well on the Clark farm, only a short
distance north of the National's lease, came in last week
and is reported to be good for 1,000 barrels. The National
has an extensive drilling campaign planned and a number
at new wells will be commenced next month.
FEDERAL COMMISSION DIGS INTO TEXAS
Washington. Aug. 27. (Special).The Federal Trade
Commission, it is announced, has under way investigation
of some fifty complaints of the sale of "wildcat" oil stocks
in the Texas fields.
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OIL SHALE DEPOSITS MUST BE DEVELOPED.
Director Manning, Speaking in Denver, Promises Govern
mental Co-operation and Says He Expects Definite
Results of Importance in Near Future.
(By C. W. Wright, Editor The Oil and Gas News.)
Denver, Colo., August 27.At a dinner tendered him
Monday night at the Denver Club by the Colorado Metal
Mining Association, Van P. Manning, Director of the
United States Bureau of Mines, called attention to the
relatively greater consumption than production of petro
leum and urged the necessity for the development of the
immense oil shale deposits of Colorado and other Western
states, promising the most cordial co-operation of his bu
reau in the work.
With shale deposits representing a possible production
of seventy-five billion barrels of crude oil, Director Man
ning stated that no commercially successful method of ob
taining the oil from shale had been reported to the bureau,
although since his arrival in Denver he had learned of re
search work which interested him greatly.
A limited appropriation of funds has just been made
to the bureau, he said, for research and experimental work,
merging into the construction and operation of a plant of
commercial size, and he believed with the co-operation of
concerns and individuals interested in the development of
the industry some definite determinations of importance
soon will be possible.
During the past two years the Bureau of Mines has
confined its activities entirely to aiding the government
in its war operations and Mr; Manning paid high tribute to
Colorado mining interests for their aid in that work. Fol
lowing Director Manning's address, short talks were made
by Bulkeley Wells, president of the American Mining Con
gress; Dr. D. B. Moore of the Buaraus Experiment Station
at Golden and others.
Director Manning is in the West to attend a thref
days' meeting of the Directors of the American Petroleum
Institute, being held this week at the Broadmoor Hotel at
Colorado Springs.
EVEN RIVER FLAMES WHEN TANK LETS GO.
Tulsa, Okla, Aug. 27 (Special).Fire, cnused by the
explosion of a kerosene tank in the yards of the Con-
stantin Refining Co. here Saturday, destroyed the tank
and ignited another nearby kerosene storage tank, burning
it to the ground also. Due to fine work by the fire de
partment of the refinery, assisted by the Tulsa Fire Depart
ment, and with the use of cannon, loaned to Constantin
by the Texas Co. to shoot holes In the tank to permit
the burning kerosene to escape, the fire was confined to
the two tanks. The loss is estimated at $30,000 by officials
of the company.
The wind incidentally was in a favorable direction and
blew the flames away from the refinery. Had the wind
been in an opposite direction, the entire refinery prob
ably would have been destroyed. The burning tanks were
very spectacular. When holes were shot in the sides of
the tanks to permit the burning kerosene to escape, the
kerosene traveled from the tanks to the Arkansas river,
near the edge of which the refinery is located, and the
burning kerosene on the river made a wonderful sight. A
great crowd viewed the fire, and motion pictures were
taken of it.
Cleveland, O., Aug. 27. (Special).Ed Hedrick and
Byron Reid, of Winchester. Ky., expect to drill in a test
this week on the H. H. Koskett 170 acre lease, located in
Litchfield Township. Medina county, and 35 miles south
of Cleveland. This offsets production.
z THE OIL AND
THEY'RE FEELING MIGHTY HAPPY IN PEABODY.
No. 4 on the Eyestone it "a Dandy Well," According to
the Local PressSand Hit 21 Feet Above Where
Pearce & Pearce Got in on the Clark.
Peabody, Kans., Aug. 27. (Special).The Peabody
Gazette-Herald In its last week's issue said:
Three good wells care in last Saturday night and Sun
day. Mountain and Gulf on the Clark, 14-22-4, National
Refining's No. 4 Eyestone., 8-23-4. Orlando's Sine* No. 2,
15-22-4.
"The No. 4, on the Eyestone, is a gusher the same as
the No. 2 and No. 3. It is a dandy well and is making
around 2,000 barrels daily
"R. M. Aitken of Denver, who has charge of the
Mountain & Gulf property said Tuesday, that after con
tinuing swabbing for three hours the fluid filled the hole
in a short time. He believes the well is easily good for
1,000 barrels settled production. The well swabbed 60
barrels in 35 minutes. The sand was hit 21 feet above
where Pearce & Pearce got it on the Clark.
"The Sinex well also got the sand sooner than ex
pected and oil is standing within a few feet of the top of
the hole. The Sinex is believed to be just as good a well
as the Gillette, which means 1,000 barrels. With these
three wells augmenting the production, the Peabody-Elbing
field has taken quite a jump.
"The National Refining Eyestone No. 5 is now drilling
at around 2,250 and it should be the next well to come
in on that farm. The Sinclair's Furman No. 3 is drilling
at about the same depth. Ward and Wilhoit are busy on
the Leydig farm, with four more derricks up. They in
tend to push development. White Eagle owns the eighty
just west of the Ward-Wilhoit lease, on which it drilled
a duster earlier in the year. This company now plans to
offset the Ward-Wilhoit acreage."
VALUABLE OIL PROPERTY TO GO UNDER HAMMER.
Eldorado, Kans., Aug. 27.Probably the most valu
able property ever sold at sheriff's sale in Butler county
will be sold by Sheriff George Hughes on September 23.
when the undivided one third interest in the John D.
Stokes land, comprising the east half of 33-25.5, and the
whole of the northeast quarter of 14-25-7 is put up at
public auction. The sale is made necessary in order to
apportion the estate of Rebecca R. Williams, who died
in 1916. among 108 heirs.
The undivided one-third interest in the Stokes farm
is one of the most valuable oil properties in Butler county.
The Empire has forty-eight producing wells on this half
section, and the undivided one-third interest has been
appraised at $104,200. The other land to be sold is a
farm, lying northeast of Eldorado, and has been appraised
at $4,000.
Rebecca Williams died without leaving any immedi
ate heirs. She had no hunband, no brothers or sisters,
no uncle or aunt, and no children or parents. The estate
therefore reverted to the heirs of her grandparents, under
the law, and these total 108. The shares of each heir
have been apportioned according to the degree of rela
tionship, and some of them are so small as to be 1-12800
part. The suit from which the sheriff's sale has grown
has been brought by Winfield S. Mayne. of Iowa, against
John Alfred Freeman and others. The sale includes the
undivided one-third interest of the Stokes land and the
royalties from the forty-eight producing wells on that
valuable property. Mrs. Williams' estate is estimated to
have totaled about $250,000.
PREPARES FOR PIPE LINE: "BURK" TO TEMPLE, OKLA.
Tulsa, Okla., Aug 27 (Special).The Midco Petroleum
Co. has begun taking right-of-way for a 6-inch pipe line,
which it will construct from the Burkburnett field to
Temple, Okla., in Cotton county. Okla. Temple is located
on the Rock Island railroad, and tank cars will be loaded
at the railroad connection at Temple for consignment to
the West Tulsa refinery of the Midco company.
The Union Tank Car Co. has paid off an additional
$1,500,000 of its 5 per cent equipment trust notes, leaving
$".000,000 still outstanding.
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IN THE ELK COUNTY FIELD.
Elk City, Kans., Aug. 27. (Special).Harmon, Wilson.
Stephens et al., expect to drill in their No. 1, Whelchel.
in 26-31-13, Wednesday, the big gas sand having been
tapped today. This well has the ear marks of a "big
one."
Hale, Nicholson et al., will probably drill in their
No. Lewis, in 23-31-13, tomorrow. This well is on the
northeast edge of the gas field and it is not anticipated
that it will have a big capacity.
Elk Valley Syndicate, Hough. Tolin & Strickler, are
drilling at a nominal depth in their Baum No. 7, in 23 31-13.
The Texcalokan Oil & Gas Co. (formerly carried as
Sawyer et al.) are reported to have a nice showing of
oil at a little better than 1,200 feet in the Peru sand
in their Denton No. 1, in 34-31-13. The well will not be
drilled in until members of the company arrive.
Elk City and Independence parties spudded In Satur
day in their Neiman No. 1, in 2-32-13. This well Is about
a mile southeast of the nearest production, which is the
Oliver deep oil well in 35-31-13. The location is a mile
and a half due south of the nearest gas production. This
well is a very important test and will be closely watched.
The Meridhn Oil & Gas Co. are drilling their No. 1.
Duby, in 631-13.
The Sachem Oil Co. has about three-quarters of a mil
lion feet of gas In their Wright No. 3, in 31-32-13, at about
600 feet. They will continue development of this lease.
The Sachem Oil Co. is drilling their Stark No. 6, in
20-32-14, in the Sorghum Hollow pool.
There Is a shortage of water for drilling purposes
in some districts, which are not close to large streams,
and this is delaying some work. Drilling crews are none
too plentiful and occasionally a rig is running only one
shift. Much new work is in prospect for this fall, and
together with active work in most of the old pools, there
should be new territory in both oil and gas opened up in
the next few months. In the meantime, operators are
wondering where the "big oil" is located and keep spend
ing their money trying to find out.
TWIN-SIX REPORTS MUCH DEVELOPMENT.
The Twin-Six Oil and Gas Co., of Kansas City, an
nounced this week that the company will start drilling on
its 160-acre lease, just north of the Greenwood county
(Kans.) gusher on the Foster lease northeast of Eureka,
which came in May 31 at close to 1.000 barrels a day, in
the immediate future.
In recent months the Twin-Six has been doing much
development work on its holdings in Wilson county, Kans..
where it, has in all 980 acres. A well was drilled in on
April 15: at 1,046 feet, and came in above 750,000 cubic feet
of gas per day. the second well, drilled in the center of
the lease, is a small one. but will put a lot of gas through
the line and the third well, drilled in the southwest corner
of the lease, came in 215,000 cubic feet per day.
The company's development in Wilson county shows
three distinct sands, one at 660 feet, one at 836 feet and
the big producer at 1,040 feet. The company has only one
well in the latter sand and it pays more than all the other
wells combined.
In all. in Wilson county, the company now has sis
paying gas wells, and it is trying to get a machine on
the field to drill one more well to the thousand foot gas
sand before starting the deep well in Greenwood county.
In addition to other holdings, the Twin-Six has 16"
acres in Woodson County, Kans.. a short distance away
from good wells in the shallow sand.
MANY SEE MAGOFFIN AS NEXT KENTUCKY POOL.
Winchester, Ky., Aug. 27. (Special).The attention
of many oil operators is being directed at the present
time to Magoffin county, which shows indications of being
the next new Kentucky pool. Acreage here is selling
around $50 an acre and royalties much in demand. A 1-16
on an 85-acre tract within two or three miles of production
brought $1,000.
If it has anything to do with oil, get what you warn
when you want it by using a "Quick Action" classified
ad in THE OIL and GAS NEWS.
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LATEST NEWS IN THE MEXICAN SITUATION.

KANSAS CITY NOTES Monday of this week a dispatch from Mexico City
said that the basis on which the Mexican Government
places its right to seize the properties of foreign oil com
Frank E. Smiley of the Smiley-Ranger Refining Co. panies is that "the right of the constituent legislature is
and the Smiley Petroleum Co. has returned from a week almost unlimited and can not be checked by rights acquired
at Burkburnett. by private parties."
Dispatches are being carried out of Washington to the
Jerry Culbertson returned Monday from Fort Worth, effect that official advices from Mexico City show that it
Tex., where he had been for a week. Mr. Culbertson re Is generally believed there that failure to solve the petro
ports offices were obtained by him in Fort Worth for leum problem is considered the chief factor in the present
the Texas Oil & Refining Co., of which he is an officer, troubled situation of Mexico, especially in regard to its
at suite 5-6, 109% Main Street. relations with the United States. According to El Uni
B. D. Horten and associates, with a group of north versal, the advices state, official opinion in Mexico de
Missouri people, recently brought in a well at 947 feet, mands a complete change in the cabinet.
"Undoubtedly the key to our present difficulties," this
estimated at 50 barrels, in the big lubricating oil pool west paper is quoted as saying, "lies in Article 27 of the Con
of Chanute, Kans., on the Reese lease, 23-27-17, Allen stitution, especially as it pertains to petroleum. This must
county. It is known as well No. 2. No. 3 well is now be faced squarely and patriotically."
drilling, running true to formation, and is expected in the
first of next week. On the other hand the "Heraldo" of the City of Mex
ico, recently established to be the mouthpiece of the Car-
The company's operations in the northwest extension ranza government recently carried a statement from Gen.
of the Burkburnett pool continue to be most satisfactory, Salvador Alvarado, governor of Yucatan and one of Car-
R. F. Garland, of the Oklahoma Oil & Refining Co., said ranza's strong supporters in which he says "the petroleum
Monday, just before his return to the field, where he spent problem is easy of settlement" and concludes by saying
most of last week. No. 2 well in block 88 was completed the genuine national interests are not Incompatible with
last Friday, filling a 1,600 barrel tank in 14 hours. Mr. Gar satisfying the legitimate demands of the owners and les
land expected to find another well in the same block sees of oil lands.
drilled in upon his return to the scene Tuesday, while a The New York Sun quotes its Washington correspond
second well in block 75, where the company's No. 1 was ent for the following:
completed some days ago. will be drilled in the last of "Although the policy of the United States government
this week. toward Carranza is officially described as unchanged and
although the incident of the capture and release of the
Edward J. Adamson, who represents the Kansas-New two American aviators virtually is closed, it may be stated
Mexico Oil Co., returned from Artesia, N. M., where he positively that developments of the first magnitude are
spent several days. Seven deep tests are being made in soon to take place south of the Rio Grande. Information
the Seven Rivers County, he said yesterday. Several which has been slowly but surely accumulating for the
showings of oil have been reported. In connection with United States as well as other governments indicates that
developments in New Mexico, an interview recently given the following events, reluctantly or otherwise, must be re
nut at Santa Fe by Frank H. Hitchcock, former postmaster garded as inescapable:
general, is attracting attention. Mr. Hitchcock is affiliated "1. The United States must intervene in Mexico and
with a number of large interests now engaged in testing take over the affairs of the Mexicans as completely as It
oil possibilities in the state. "I base my belief that you are did in the case of Cuba.
swing to have a real oil field in New Mexico," said Mr. "2. The fact of coming intervention is now recognized
Hitchcock, "on the opinion of expert geologists in whose and the time set is being estimated at six months or even
judgment I have full confidence. I believe you are going less, though that latter is admittedly an uncertain factor.
to strike oil and that when you do the resulting influx "3. The reason for intervention is not because of Car-
and development will revolutionize conditions in New ranza's arrogance or bandit raids or sporadic cases of in
Mexico and bring the greatest prosperity the state has fringement of American rights, but because the country
ever seen." has simply gone to pieces beyond recall and no other pos
sible solution looms up.
Meyer Taxman, Eldorado oil man and with his brother "Arrangements for the initial use of both land and sea
principal owner of the Eldorado Refining Co., has pur forces of the United States have been completed, not in a
chased the James F; Houlehan home in Squier Manor. The mere theoretical sense, but because it is fully recognized
deal was described as a "dinner sale'" by the real estate that the work will have to be done. It is not expected that
editor of the Kansas City Star, as follows: James F. severe opposition will be encountered, though provision
Houlehan was called from the dinner table at his Squier will be made for all eventualities.
Manor residence a day or so ago by a stranger, who "Pacification of the country with restoration of order
announced through the screen door that, driving by, he and the process of assisting the Mexicans to manage their
had been impressed by the Houlehan home and wished to
make an offer for the property. Mr. Houlehan, his dinner affairs may admittedly take years.
"Apparently
in mind, demurred, but the man outside the screen said take the task with the United States government will under
he, too, was pressed for time, and only wished a glance said that if any alternative the greatest reluctance, and it may be
offered itself. President Wilson
inside to see if the interior conformed with the impression would be the first to avail himself
he had formed from the boulevard. "In ten minutes I of it."
According to the Chicago Daily News it has been an
shall either own this house or shall have forgotten it," the nounced
unusual caller assured Mr. Houlehan. The screen door Co. an international in Paris that on the initiative of J. P. Morgan &
opened. In less than the ten minutes the visitor (Mr. Tax ers of Mexican securities committee for the protection of hold
man) had made his third offer, $30,000. and Mr. Houlehan American, French and British has been organized, grouping
had accepted. interests together in an en
deavor to agree upon a definite program for the solution
CHANGES IN OFFICERS OF THE STANDARD OIL. of the Mexican problem.

New York, Aug. 27.S. B. Hunt, a member of the
board of directors of the Standard Oil Co., of New Jersey,
was elected vice-president of the company at a meeting
of the board last week, and George F. Jones, another
member, was appointed treasurer. Election of two new
directors from the personnel of the company increased
the board membership to eleven. The new directors are
T. J. Williams, formerly head of the company's marketing
activities, and J. A. Moffett, Jr., one of the younger men
in the organization, who was secretary of the National
Petroleum War Service Committee during the war.
COLONY OIL & GAS BRINGS IN ANOTHER GASSER.
Iola, Kans., Aug. 27. (Special).The Colony Oil & Gas
Co. recently brought in its second gas well on section
3-23-17. Superintendent Clements reports the well to be
equally as good as the company's No. 1, which was brought
in May 26, and which tested a good 5,000,000 gasser. A
star rig has been shipped from Oklahoma to drill well
No. 3, and contracts have been let for Nos. 4 and 5. Next
week the directors of the Colony company will let. it is
expected, contracts for wells Nos. 6 and 7.
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There is something about these punitive expeditions
into Mexico which remind one of the old line: "he walked
right in and turned around and walked right out again."
The Situation in the
Mid-Continent Field.
While it is true that the development work in the oil
fields of Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas has established a
new record for volume, there are three factors that are
holding it back, to a pronounced degree. The three factors
are a shortage of material, a shortage of drillers and tool-
dressers and a shortage of water.
The shortage of material is greatly in evidence, and
this shortage particularly applies to casing, and the gen
eral necessaries used in the drilling of a well. This short
age is due to a lessened output of oil field equipment by
the manufacturers, and to the recent railroad embargo,
which has never satisfactorily adjusted itself, in spite of
the fact that the strike of the railroad shopmen was called
off some time ago.
The output of the manufacturer during ihe hot months
of July and August always is less than during the colder
months, because the work in the steel mills is so dis
agreeably warm as to entice the workman to hunt a cooler
job, and then, too, because the United States, at the present
time is experiencing an exodus of foreigners who do the
heavy work around the factors', it is difficult to get a high
standard of working efficiency.
The railroad embargo, which was in effect on a great
number of the leading roads, although called off, has left
railroads in such condition that nothing like satisfactory
service can be maintained. Consequently the supply
houses in the Mid-Continent have almost exhausted their
stocks supplying the demand during the embargo period
and have had practically no new stuff shipped in to re
plenish their stocks. It is therefore hard to get the most
popular stuff. ,
A noticeable factor holding back development is the
lack of drillers and tool-dressers to do the work on the
wells. It can roughly be stated that not a single driller
or tool-dresser in the Mid-Continent field who puts forth
GAS NEWS
an honest effort to get one, is out of a Job. The con
tractors are all busyeven the little ones who ply around
the shallow fields with their small drilling machines:
Work in the shallow districts is extremely active, and it
is exceedingly difficult to obtain a contractor In some
places. Work is so plentiful that the contractors are
really particular about where they move their machines
This situation applies to the old settled fields, so an
idea may be had of how difficult it is to get a contractor
to take a wildcat job. If one is obtained. It is due to
luck, and after he is found and has his tools moved in
on the ground, he Is liable to "back out" and cause at
expensive shut-down. To eliminate this menace, a host
of the wildcatting companies have purchased their own
tools and are drilling their own wells.
The water situation is rapidly becoming a predomi
nating one over the shortage of labor and material. Days
and days are passing, it seems, with no rain, or very little
of it, in any of the fields of Oklahoma, Kansas or Texas,
and' the situation is getting worse instead of better.
Scores of wells throughout the shallow district have shut
down, and in the deeper producing districts the water
wells and nearby creeks are the only source of supply
Reservoirs constructed near wildcat wells, in a great
number of cases, have been exhausted of their supply,
and rather than to lay long and expensive water lines to
a new source, the wells are shut down.
One of the sayings credited to Andrew Carnegie is
this: "Wealth lessens rather than increases human hap
piness. Millionaires who laugh are rare." Evidently Car
negie's acquaintance with oil millionaires, at least, was
limited to John D.
Safeguarding
Oil Investments.
The dollar of the investor placed at the beginning In
a successful oil or mining enterprise grows by leaps and
bounds.
Honestly operated companies drilling oil wells on
favorable ground have more than an even chance of bring
ing in production. The purchaser of oil shares should make
a very thorough investigation before buying stock and see
to it that he is getting into a company that is really striv
ing for production and is not formed for the purpose of
drilling for wealth in the pockets of investors.
The real wealth that comes from the striking of an oil
gusher is a prize well worth fighting for. It takes brains
and hard work to successfully drill an oil well, and the
world applauds the operator who brings in production
There is real sport in playing the oil game, and the big.
broadminded operator really thinks as much of being able
to bring in a fine producer as he does of the money it
means to him. The stockselling pikers who say they are
in the oil game are generally found using this great in
dustry as a means of filling their pockets with the money
of credulous investors through the sale of so called oil
stock. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish between the
real and the spurious, but the past record of the promoter
or the company officials and a thorough investigation
through every source available will show the difference.
The Texas oil boom is going greater during the next
several months and in every section of the union there
is going to be greater interest displayed in petroleum
investments. There will be good stocks and bad stock*
offered and it is up to the investor not to lose his head
but to see that his dollars invested go into legitimate
enterprises. Every investor should be like the Missourian
who named his state and said, "You've got to show me."
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 5

There are any number of good stocks being offered to the thing that is good for all." It would cripple labor as- seri
public, so why lose out by getting into some scheme that ously as it would hit capital. If the railroad men quit
will not stand up under the limelight of publicity. Look work, business everywhere will be paralyzed. Needed food
out for the fellow who is afraid to advertise in the public stuffs could not be distributed. The output of coal, now
press. He will make statements under the cover of a 2-cent facing an acute shortage, would be checked and millions of
stamp that he would be afraid to put in an advertisement. men, women and children would suffer keenly.
Investigate thoroughly before investing.The Daily This is a time when every man, rich and poor, worker
Mining and Financial Record. or boss, should be willing, nay even anxious, to practice
that "unprecedented patriotic restraint" for which Mr. Wil
"Let's do something" walls a man who objects to what son has appealed.
he terms corporate greed, bad politics, profiteering and
lawlessness. That's the way the so-called reformers always Investigation by the Inspectors of the Health Depart
talk. The trouble is they never DO anything. ment of the city of New York has found that bakers have
been using a petroleum jelly at 10 cents a pound In place
of vegetable and animal shortening for pastry.
It's "Pep" That Wins:
Never Mind the Slang. A Second Helping of
"If you would like to be a power among men, cultivate the Pudding, Please.
enthusiasm," J. Ogden Armour says. In other words, get ' ' "Proof of the pudding is in the eating." When there
some "pep" into your system. is a call for a "second helping" the cook knows the pud
"Pep" will carry a man far on the road to success. Of ding is a culinary success.
course, with "pep" he must possess certain other essentials So it is with advertising. When there is a "repeat"
if he is to win out in the big game of lifehe must be order, a "second helping," if you please, that's proof the
honest, for instance. But there are plenty of honest men advertiser is getting results.
who have no "pep" and because they lack the ability to For instance, this letter from an old friend, Mr. Clyde
"get up and go" they fail. Bailey, cashier of the Elk Falls, Kansas, State Bank, "a
"Pep" plus will win almo.st every fight into which good little bank in a good little town," as the folks out
men are thrown in their business affairs. "Pep" will
carry you over the hard places and keep your upper lip that way know it:
stiff when the battle is going against you. Elk Falls, Kansas,
August 22, 1919.
I was talking with a big oil man this week. He had The Oil and Gas News,
been telling of the difficulties encountered in his opera Kansas City, Mo.
tions in the Burkburnett field, of how almost impossible Gentlemen:-Have some production for sale
it is to obtain the delivery of materials, of high prices, and consider your good paper the ONLY way to
bring buyer and seller together, so please insert
andoh, well, every oil man knows what the situation is the attached advertisement for one month.
In a field like Burk. The "caps" in "the ONLY way" are Mr. Bailey's.
"How do you 'get by?' " I asked.
"I don't know," the oil man replied. "We just do It,
Hey, Waiter, Apple Pie
that's all."
But I knew the answer even if he could not word it. for Three, Please.
That man has "pep." He has got so much "pep" the John Burroughs, the naturalist, came out of the New
'boys" who work under his directions have caught his England woods the other day, along with Henry the Ford
spirit. No Job is too hard to tackle. The word "can't" and Thomas A. Edison the Great. On reaching Hartford,
is not in their vocabularies. From the boss down they Conn., the trio ran foul of a corps of newspaper cor
respondents, and Mr. Burroughs, who is 83 years old. was
are "on their toes" all the time.
"Pep" wins world championships and it is "pep" that asked as to his health.
wins in the business office and in the oil field. "Feel as limber as I did at 25," he replied. He attrib
uted his fine condition to "simple eating," much exercise
Speaking of the h. c. of 1.: water sells at a nickel a in the open air and abstinence from all stimulants, includ
drink in Burkburnett. ing tea and coffee.
Then he straightway went to luncheon with his com
panions and ate lobster cocktail, apple pie and milk. Ford
The Time Has Come had clam broth, spinach, apple pie and tea, while Edison
to Practice Restraint. had apple pie, Rocquefort cheese, hard crackers and iced
Whether Billy Sunday is more competent than the tea. All of which, of course, is all right if one has that
average man to give advice at this particular time when kind of an appetite, but somehow lobster cocktail is not
the country faces a very delicate labor situation is per included in the "simple" noonday eating with which we
haps an open question but he hit the nail on the head when are most familiar. But apple pie is on our list, so maybe
on Tuesday at Asbury Park, N. J., he said: "We have about it is all right.
reached the limit in the demands of labor." Anyhow, Doctor Osier, who a few years ago wanted
Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, I hope to "junk" every man of forty years and more, is now
you will back up the President's appeal to the brotherhoods receiving congratulations on his seventieth birthday anni
<>t trainmen not to tie up the country," Mr. Sunday con versary, and nobody wants to send him to the discard.
tinued in addressing a crowd of several thousand. Moralthe wise do not always practice what they
Then after declaring the "limit"' has been reached, preach.
he concluded by saying: "The only real good thing is the
thing that is good for all." The higher the street car fare rate mounts In Kansas
Right there Sunday spoke a wholesome truth. A rail City, the more business for the Jitneys, and the more "gs*"
road tie-up would be most disastrous, far from being "the sold.
6 THE OIL AND
KANSAS PRODUCTION.
Barrels
El Dorado 54,200
Augusta 12,800
Other fields 15,750
Total dally production 82,750
El Dorado, Kans., Aug. 27. (Special) The past week
was an encouraging one in Kansas. In one day's time three
good wells were brought in in the Peabody district, another
which is showing for a gusher in the Elbing district was
reported and especial activity was noticed in wildcat sec
tions. (For Kansas wildcat operations, see Pages 25 and 26,
this issue.)
Well for Marshall at Last.
Apparently Deering J. Marshall, whose test on the
Paris farm in the northwest quarter of section 20-23-4, El
bing district, has had a change of luck for the better. Ever
since he became a millionaire three years ago by lucky
speculation in the Augusta and El Dorado pools, he has per
sistently played on the wrong horse. Twenty-one tests) have
proved to be failures. Even a well drilled a half mile north
of the Eyestone pool proved to be dry.
The new well which may prove to be a gusher as soon
as it is drilled in, appeared to outsiders to have only a fair
chance, owing to its proximity to dusters and the general
"spottedness" of the Elbing district. But scouts who have
visited the well are positive that it will be a big one. The
location is a mile southeast of the Ward well on the Leydig
farm and directly south about the same distance from the
Eyestone gushers. The sand was struck at 2365 feet which
is fully twenty-five feet higher than the Leydig structure.
As a matter of fact, Marshall owns less than Vickers.
his associate, his interest being only one-eighth. The Phil
lips Petroleum Co. also is a partner in the enterprise.
Good Wells at Peabody.
After an interval of several days, two good wells
were reported in the Peabody district last week. The Moun
tain and Gulf on the Clark farm in section 14-22-4 is good
for 1,000 barrels. The Orlando Petroleum Co. has a well
on the Sinex farm in section 15-22-4 which is good for 800
barrels. This is the second well on the farm, the first
however was a bare producer. The Sinex well makes the
thirteenth in the Peabody district. The others are:
Orlando Petroleum, on the Gillette 1, on the Burton
tracts 3, on the Sinex 1, Ehnstedt 1, Brooks 1. Jolliffe 1;
Watchorn-Orlando Co., on the Jolliffe 1; Pearce & Pearce
1; Carter Oil Co. 1; Mountain & Gulf 1. and Derby 1.
Production in the Peabody pool is not up to that of the
Elbing, but neither are the number of producing wells in
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the former as numerous as those in the Elbing. The four
National wells have brought the Elbing average up con
siderably.
Following is a summary of operations in the Peabody
pool:
Derby's No. 2 on the Larsen drilling at 1,650 feet;
Derby's No. 3 on the Larsen drilling at 150 feet; Phillips,
offsetting the Larsen is preparing to spud. Americo-Cana-
dians, on the Freeman, section 4-22 4, drilling at about 2,200
feet; Ward and others on the Wells, 4-22-4, at about 700
feet. Willard and associates on the Jolliffe, section 4-22-t,
drilling at 1,650 feet.
Braymer on Potter 27-21-4, drilling at 1,875; Kinney on
the Rodner 14-22-4, drilling at 1,600 feet; Derby on Holman
16-22-4 drilling at 1,000 feet; Buffalo Petroleum Corporation
on Jolliffe 16-22-4, is getting close to the sand.
A Rig Near Peabody.
Watchorn has a rig up now within three and a half
miles of Peabody, on the east. It is on the Milne land,
the northeast of 7-22 4; the rig on Waltle 4-22-4, also is
complete; a new rig also has gone up on the Winsor, the
east half of the southeast of 8 22-4. Watchorn No. 1 on 9.
is drilling at 1,600; No. 2 on 4 has set the six-inch at 1,510;
No. 2 on 4, drilling at 250 and Townsend No. 1, 5-22-4, is
drilling at 220; on 16-22-4, drilling at 1,600. On the Renner
land in 31-21-4 the Gypsy has made a location for a test
on the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter. Gypsy
and Ohio Cities on the Davis 34<21-5, have set the six-inch
at 2,310.
Orlando Petroleum Co. has two new rigs on Ehnstedt
10-22-4, offsetting the Larsen; Ehnstedt No. 4 will go up at
once, offsetting the Carter on Ireland. The Carter began
work of putting up a rig on Ireland 15-22-4, last Saturday;
Orlando's west Burton No. 3 drilling at 2,200; East Burton
No. 3, at 1,500; Sinex No. 3 rig is building; rig is building
on Gillette No. 2 offsetting the Larsen.
Mountain & Gulf on the Carmichael 3-22-4, drilling at
500; Braymer on the Carmichael 3-22-4, not spudded yet.
Argus No. 2 on the Remple 5-21-4, expects to spud this
week. Henry Rosenthal has the contract for this well.
Skirvin and associates, on the Secrest 17-22 3, are un-
derreaming the six-inch to 2,600, where they found the red
rock. Men who are watching this well and have taken Into
account the elevation, believe that oil should be found
around 2,660 to 1,750.
Harvey Still a Mystery.
Notwithstanding apparent authentic reports that the
Big Harvey well in Harvey county was no longer a "mys
tery" well, no one seems to be able to agree on the size of
the producer. Scouts who have been near it recently insist
that it is good for 500 barrels and that it is slopping over
the casing. Others insist that it will not make more than
25 barrels. The fact that the Sinclair company has run a
pipeline to the well is the biggest argument in favor of
its being a good well. At any rate activity is marked in
the district and before winter sets in, there will be more
than a score of rigs in the county.
A Play in Dickinson County.
Dickinson county, which adjoins Marion county on the
north, has attracted many operators at present. The Sin
clair company has thousands of acres under lease in the
northern part of the county on what is said to be the best
structure in the state of Kansas. They are putting down
two tests, one of which on the Wilkins farm ought to be
near the interesting stage within the next few days. In
the southern part of the county near Herington, many
operators are in the field and a dozen or more rigs will
be up within the next few weeks. It is said that the farm
ers in this county are very reasonable in their prices on
acreage and are very anxious to have their farms tested
out.
Harvey County Operations.
The Minnehoma Oil Co. No. 1 Gilchrist in the southeast
of northwest of northwest of -27-22-2 has rig up.
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Houston and others No. 1 Wilson in the northeast of
southeast of northwest of 28-22-2 is drilling at 600 feet.
Watchorn and others No. 1 Day in the southeast of
northeast of southwest of 32-22-2 is drilling at 1,250 feet.
The Penn-Texas Oil Co. No. 1 King in the center of
west line of southwest of southeast of 1-23-le is drilling at
2,400 feet.
Same parties No. 1 Wilcox in the northwest of north
east of southwest of 11-28-1 has spudded and is shut down.
Same parties No. 2 Wetschensky in the northwest of
southwest of northeast of 4-23-2, has rig up.
Same parties No. 1 Hunnington in the southeast of
northeast of northwest of 4-23 2 is spudding.
W. C. Cain and others No. 1 Hickerson in the north
west of southwest of 30-24-1, has material on the ground.
It is reported that the drillers in the Dey test have
lost a string of tools in the hole, but expect little difficulty
in getting them out. According to the report they expect
to overcome the fishing job today.
The test on the Frank Wetchensky offset is rigged up
and will spud in the next day or two.
At the Neff location on the McCord in 35-22-2, the
engine has arrived and is set up. The drillers are now
waiting for a supply of water, which is not yet in sight.
Another Well for Empire in Greenwood.
The Empire Gas & Fuel Co. is now getting most of the
glory in Greenwood county as it did a few years ago in
the Augusta and El Dorado fields. Last summer it opened
up the Beaumont field in the southern end of the county
and a few weeks ago discovered another in the northern
half n the Teeter farm. In the first district, the Empire
brought in a good well on the Lewis farm which is good
for 125 barrels. The Teeter well is now making 80 barrels
on the pump. The Emerald Oil Co. also has holdings in
the Teeter district and will start work at once it is said.
In the Older Fields.
Wilson No. 131, section 9-25-5, topped the sand at 2427
feet, total depth 2440 feet, pumped an initial production of
97 barrels in twelve hours.
Paulton- No. 65, section 2-26-4, swabbed 24 hours ending
at 7 a. m. with an average of 10 barrels per hour.
Stokes No. 68, section 33-25-5, drilling at 1,994 feet
with a small showing of oil, about three bailers per hour.
This sand will be shut in and drilling will continue to the
2,400 foot horizon.
Koogler No. 46, section 17-25-5, drilling at 2,490 feet,
with some 800 feet of oil m the hole.
Gussman No. 10, section 18-26 5, top of sand, 2,379 feet
total depth, 2,482 feet, cleaning out with 800 feet of oil in
the hole.
Abeut midnight, August 19th, lightning struck a bat
tery of tanks located on the J. W. Stokes lease in section
28-25-5, El Dorado field, destroying three 500-barrel steel
tanks, one gun-barrel and one 500-barrel settling tank to
gether with 640 barrels of oil.
Lathrop No. 1, section 17-23-4, Elbing field, started
pumping at 6:15 yesterday evening and pumped 90 barrels
of oil between that hour and 3.30 this morning.
Of Personal Interest.
Announcement last week that Ralph B. Ralston, head
of the Empire's legal department in Kansas, has been
promoted to assistant superintendent of the land division
of the entire company, is of particular interest to oil men
in general.
C. L. Ford is superintendent of the land division of all
the companies included within that affiliation known as
the Cities Service Corporation, of which Henry L. Doherty
is the head. Mr. Ralston will be his first assistant. This
department looks after all leasing, all rights-of-way, and
all purchase of property for about one hundred com
panies that are included in the corporation. While much
of its holdings is in the West, it has many properties in
the East, and the manifold problems connected with the
business of all these companies come to this division
for settlement. From this statement, it can be plainly
seen tint Mr. Ralston is stepping into a field of vastly
larger dimension.
Ralph Ralston is a Butler county boy, born and reared.
He is the son of A. J. Ralston, one of the best known and
most respected pioneers of the Kingdom of Butler, and
be was born on the homestead south of Towanda.
Big Lease Sale In Eastern Kansas.
One of the biggest lease deals ever reported in Eastern
Kansas was consummated last week in Allen county, when
GAS NEWS 7
Boston interests purchased the Clear Creek lease on the
J. R. Cline farm in section 16-24-18, The price for the 320
acres was $150,000, which is considered unusually high for
a shallow field. There are already nine wells on the lease,
each averaging six barrels each.
Allen county is especially desirable at present on ac
count of its value for asphaltum products. The Empire
company has been purchasing most of the oil in that dis
trict for several months, although the Miller Petroleum
Co. now is an active bidder.
New Wells In Wilson.
During the past ten days several new wells have been
completed in Wilcon county, some of them ranging from
25 to 50 barrels, others falling a little short of this mark.
Heading the list is the fine oiler brought in by A. W.
Bailey on the Moulton lease, 8-30-16. This is one of the
best wells brought in in this field for several years. The
Prairie Oil and Gas Co. also got a dandy well, No. 10,
on the M. Benedict lease in the east field. The location
of this well is 27-30-16. C. R. Mong, et at., completed No.
5 on the A. F. and Minnie Traxler, 5-31-17. The Products
Oil and Gas Syndicate brought in Nos. 1 and 2 on the
Ella Likes lease, 18-30-16. Both of these wells were good
oilers.
The Bank of Commerce Co., obtained a nice well.
No. 15, on the A. O. Young farm, 34-28-16. J. M. Hussey
brought in Nos. 1, 2 and 3 on the Deweese Brothers' lease.
The Preferred Oil and Gas Co. got two wells on the John
and Marry Gilmore lease, 21-28-15.
Wells that are now being drilled are as follows:
Bank of Commerce, drilling No. 16. on the A. O.
Young lease, 34 28-16.
Three Mourds Oil and Gas Co., drilling No. 1, on the
R. M. Cooper lease, 8-29-17.
Railroad Synthesis drilling No. 1, on the Camm lease,
9-28-15.
Hunter Oil Co., drilling No. 1, on the F. C. Monroe
lease, 7-28-15.
J. H. Beegle, drilling No. 4, on the W. H. Bourke
farm, 21-30-16.
High Test Oil and Gas Co., drilling No. 6, on the
E. H. Redington lease, 20-30-16.
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L. L. Rowley, drilling No. 5, on the Ell. T. and S. The Hill Pierce Oil Co., No. 7, Maloney, in the SE of
Kilgore lease, 28-30-16. the SE of 2-28-18, is making 20 barrels a day.
Hale Gas Co., drilling No. 24. on the S. M. Z. Long Butler County.
lease, 11-31-16. The Phillips Petroleum Co., No. 1, Supernaugh, in
Homer P. Sewell. drilling No. 1. on the T. L. Richard the center of the south line of SE of NW of 4-23-4. is
son lease, 17-30-16. drilling at 860 feet.
Neosho County. The Texhoma Refining Co., No. 2. Holden, in the NW
The Curtls-McCall Splehman No. 15, Schwoker, in of SW of 4-23-4, is drilling at 500 feet.
the NW of the SW of 26-28-8. is a dry hole. The Gypsy Oil Co., No. 1, Spenden, in the SE of
The V. O. & G. Co., No. 3, Caslngham, in the SW of 5-23-4, got sand 2,486 to 2,488 feet, and Is good for is
the NE of 18-28-8, is making 10 barrels a day. barrels. No. 2, in the SE of SW of SE, is shut down at
The Eakln & Lamberton. No. 10. Stewart, in the NW 450 feet. No. 3, in the NE of SE of SE, is shut down at
of the SE of 18-28 8, is making 100 barrels a day. 1,700 feet and will skid rig.
The same company, No. 11. Stewart, in the SW of the The Carter Oil Co., No. 1, Eyestone, in the NW of
SE of 18-28 18, Is a dry hole. SE of 7-23-4, has rig up.
The V. O. & G. Co., No. 4. Cassingham, in the SW The same 'company, No. 2, Lewis, in the center of
of the NE of 18-28-18, Is making 20 barrels a day. east line of SE of NW of 7-23-4, has rig up.
The Elbing Oil Co., No. 1, Liggett, in the SW of NE
of 7-23-4, is shut down, after spudding.
The Sinc'air Oil and Gas Co., No. 1, Holden, In the
NE of NW of NE of 8-23-4, is drilling at 2,010 feet.
The National Refining Co., No. 5, in the center of
Ntt of SW of S-23-4, is drilling at 1,760 feet. No. 6, In the
SE of SW of NW, has rig up. No. 7, in the SE of NE of
SW, is spudding.
Odd Lots! The Sinclair Oil Co., No. 3. Furman, in the center of
north line of S% of SW of 8-23-4, is drilling at 1,850 feet.
No. 4. in tha NE of NW of SE of SW, is rigging up. No. 5.
some Bargains in the NE of SE of SW, has rig up. No. 6, In the SW
has timbers on the ground.
If interested in any of the follow The Phillips Petroleum Co., No. 2, Haupt, in the SW
of SE of NE of 8-23-4, is drilling at 966 feet. No. 3, in the
ing stocks, write, wire or phone us NW of NE of NE, is rigging up.
The Texhoma Refining Co., No. 1, Johnson, In the
NW corner of 9 23-4, is dry and abandoned at 2,771 feet.
BANK STOCKS The Campbell and others, No. 1, Jarvls, In the NW
Fidelity National Bank 6c Trut of SW of 9-23-4, has rig up.
People* Trut Beadford and others. No. 1, Jarvis, in the NW of SW
Pioneer Trust of NW of 9-23-4, has rig up and tools have been moved
First National away.
The National Refining Co., No. 2, Lathrop, in the
center of north line of NE of SW of 17-23-4, is drilling at
INDUSTRIAL STOCKS S60 feet.
Central C. 6c C. The same company, No. 1, Lathrop, in the NW corner
Central C. 6c C, Pfd. of 17-23-4, is drilling at 1,160 feet. No. 2, in the NW of
Deere & Co., pfd. SW of NW, iB spudding. No. 3, in the SE of SW of.SE
Peet Bros., com. of NW, has rig up.
Peet Bros., pfd. Scully Estate No. 2, Pee, in the SW of NE of 17-23-4.
Proctor 6c Gamble is rigging up. No. 3, in the NW of NE, is rigging up.
Simplex Spreader Ward and others. No. 2, Leydig, in the center of east
Studebaker line of NE of NE of 18-23-4, has timbers on the ground.
No. 3, in the SE of NE of NE, has timbers on the ground.
REFINERY STOCKS No. 4, in the NE of SE, has timbers on the ground.
Sapulpa Refining The Texas Co., No. 3, Lathrop, In the SW of NE of
Victor Refining 19-2*3-4. Is drilling at 805. feet.
Oklahoma-Texas Refining Shyrock and others, No. 1, Paris, in the NE of SE of
Home Refining NW of 20-23-4, has rig up.
The Emerald Oil Co., No. 1, Roberts, in the NW of NE
of 27-23-4, is drilling at 960 feet.
OIL STOCKS Wilcox and others, No. 1, Ferrier, in the NW of NE
Harvey Crude of 29 23-4, is drilling at 1,300 feet.
Bay State Oil 6c Gas The same parties, No. 1, Long, in the SE of 30-23-4.
Cosden Oil has rig up.
Hale Petroleum The Security Oil and Gas Co., No. 1, Regier, in the
Clover Leaf SE of SW of SW of 9-24-3, has rig up.
Oil 6c Gas of Eldorado The same company. No. 1, Morgan, in the SW of NE
Oil State Refining of SE of 14-24-3, is drilling at 800 feet.
C. Ac C. Development The same company, No. 1, Neiman, In the NE of SW
Cardey Royalties of 26-24-3, has rig up.
Morgan Oil 6c Refining Floyd and Fetch, No. 1, Scurf, in the NE of SE of 25
Atlas Oil 6c Refining 24-3, is underreaming at 2,710 feet.
Franklin Oil & Refining Keystone Oil Co., No. 1, Davis, in the NE of SE of
Reliance Oil 13-24-4, is dry and abandoned* at 2,776 feet.
Penn-Kell-Watt The Ramsey Petroleum Co., No. 1, Ramsey, In the
Union Oil SW of NTW of SE of 8-24-5, has timbers on the ground.
Okmulgee P. 6c R. The Unity Oil Co., No. 1. Bates, in the NW of SE of
11-24-5, has rig up.
The Ramsev Petroleum Co.. No. 1, Williams, In the
NATIONAL SECURITIES CO. SE of NW of 33-24 5, has rig up.
Suite 733 Reserve Bank Bldg., The Midwest Oil Co., No. 1, Benson, In the NE of
NW of NE of 23-24-6. is shut down at 2.500 feet.
Kansas City, Mo. The Gypsy Oil Co., No. 1, Hazlett Block No. 4, in the
SW of NF of NE of 24-25-5, has rig up.
The Gypsy Oir Co. No. 1, Hazlett Block No. 2, In the
SE of NE of NW of 16-25 6. has rig up.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 9

Electricity the Coming Power in the Oil Field Since Te&s Show It

Economical in Drilling as Well as in Pumping

There is no question but that electricity is the most

economical power for use in pumping weUs in an oil field.
Experiments now in progress show that it is also by far
the cheapest for drilling purposes. Even in a wildcat
area, where the test is to be drilled near a transmission
line, it is believed that within a short time, electricity
will be used whenever possible. Only a few days ago it was
announced that a wild cat test near Junction City, Kans.,
would be drilled by motor, following the successful use
of motor drilling by the Empire Gas and Fuel Co. in the
Eldorado field.
More than ordinary interest continues to be manifested
in the drilling of the Eldorado test, which is No. 27 on
the Stokes farm. It is said to be the first test in the Mid-
Continent field, and for that reason dozens of visitors are
on hand daily. As stated in The Oil and Gas News recent
ly, the old time drillers on this test were of the opinion
that the electrical method would not have the "kick," but
their skepticism has given away to admiration since it
has been proven that it no longer is an experiment.
Figures made by electrical experts say that the cost will
not exceed ten cents a foot.
Of course the use of electricity for pumping in oil
field operations is not of recent origin, but its use on a
larger and practical scale has developed within the last One of the Great Transformers In the Eldorado Field.
two or three yeais, and most of it is in Butler County,
Kans. The first nkftors used in the pumping of oil wells

27, four straight towers Friday and Saturday averaged

Pumping by Motor Instead of Gas Engine in the
Eldorado Field.
a depth of 68 feet each with the 12%-inch bit, between
the 1,200 foot and 1,500-foot level. This is believed to
be a drilling record in Butler County. Drillers say
that it is not unusual to accomplish 65 or 70 feet per
tower for two towers at such a depth with the big bit,
but to drill four straight averaging 68 feet per tower is
declared to be a new achievement. All of which adds
to the impressive record the electric motor is making
in this first vital drilling test.
"The work has been slowed up since Saturday night,
when at 1.510 the drill ran Into a strong flow of water.
Much of the time the drillers are working with a hole
full of water and they are delayed often by long periods
of bailing. The 10-inch pipe will be set somewhere be
tween 1,700 and 1,800 feet and this will shut off the water
and allow the motor to have its first crack at a light
bit. The drillers encountered a strong flow of gas at 1,365.
totaling about a million and a a.uarter feet per day. A
small- show of oil was had at 1.5,08 ana water was en
countered at 1,510."

were installed in the Pennsylvania fields about 15 or 20

years ago, and have been in use there ever since. These
first motors were of small sizes, varying from 5 horse
power to 10 horsepower, some of them back geared, but
all of single speed. There were not more than 20 or 30
of these motors Installed. About 1910, single speed delta
motors were introduced in the California fields, but these
did not work satisfactorily for several reasons, primarily
because they were not fast enough for pulling operations.
The changing of pulleys was not considered practicable,
as too much time was lost in the operation
In 1912 the General Electric Co. sent experts to the
coast to study conditions and the result of their visit was
the designing of a practical motor, which with added im
provements since that time, has met all conditions. Since
1913, motors have been installed for pumping in the
lx>uisiana. Texas and Kansas and Oklahoma fields. When
all the installations contracted for are placed in the
Eldorado field by the Empire Gas and Fuel Co., that com
pany will lead all others. The number will approximate
700, with 300 already in use. The power is furnished
by a transmission line from Wichita, thirty miles away.
Discussing the Empire's test of electrical drilling the
Eldorado (Kans.) Republican of August 25. said:
"As a sample of how well the electric motor is doing
n the first electric drilling test in Kansas, on the Stokes
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10 THE OIL AND
Tulsa, Okla., Aug. 27 (Special).Big wells in the
Beggs, Henryetta and Osage districts and the finding of
a new field near Broken Arrow featured the week in
Oklahoma oil. A wildcat well has been proven a com
mercial gas producer northwest of Walters, in Cotton
county, which is about four miles from nearest production.
The Keystone pool was extended three-quarters of a mile
to the west, and there were many other important show
ings.
Section 12-14-11, south of Beggs, was the show place
of Oklahoma. In this section the Producers & Refiners'
Corporation touched the big pay at 10 feet in sand which
was found at 2.833 feet, in its No. 2 Dicey Mcintosh farm,
in the southwest corner of the southeast of the northeast
of the section, and it started off at 100 barrels per hour.
No. 1 on this lease, in the southwest corner of the north
east of the southwest of the northeast of the section,
was drilled deeper to 18% feet in sand, found at 2,807
feet, and it started off at 2,000 barrels and is now doing
1,600. The Iron Mountain Oil Co.'s No. 2 on the A. Perry-
man farm, in the center of the east half of the southeast
of the northwest, has been deepened to 18 feet in the sand
and is doing 1,200 barrels. There are now eight wells
producing in section 12 which have a combined daily-
output of more than 10,000 barrels dally.
To the east of section 12-14-11, in section 6, and 7-14-12,
there was much doing in the Dutcher sand. Frank
Billingslea and Tom Wood just touched the sand on No.
Litia farm, in the southwest corner of the southeast of
t-H-12, at 2,290 feet, and the well started off at 700 barrels.
No. 5, in the northwest coftaer of the southwest of the
southeast of the section, found sand at 2,245-65 feet and
started off at 60 barrels per hour. C. B. Shaffer's No. 5.
in the northwest corner of the southeast of 6-14-12, found
sand at 2,292 feet, and at 8 feet in made 2,000 barrels the
first 24 hours. Many other good ones have been com
pleted in this section.
Osage Big Ones.
The Finance Oil Co. & Peters' No. 3, in the southeast
corner of the northeast of the southeast of the northeast
of 13-24-9, found sand from 2.047-68 feet, and is flowing
'750 barrels after a 120-quart shot. The Winona Oil Co.'s
No. 11, in the southeast quarter of 25-24-9, is making 30
barrels per hour at 12 feet in the sand in the big lime
found at 1,400 feet. The Barnsdall Corporation's No. 15,
in the northwest quarter of 5-24-10, found sand from 1,986-
2,078 feet, and was shoe with 230 quarts. It made 2,000
barrels the first 24 hours, but is rated as a good 500-barrel
well, after flowing off its head. The Gypsy Oil Co.'s No. 4.
in the center of the north line of the northeast of 8-24-10.
found sand from 1,960-2,099 feet, and after shot with
300 quarts made 400 barrels. The Steyner No. 22, in the
northeast corner of the northwest of the northeast of the
southeast of 16-25-11, found sand from 1,747-94 feet, and
after shot with 120 quarts started off at 200 barrels. The
Osage Hominy Oil Co.'s No. 12, in the southwest quarter
of the northeast of S 23-8, found sand from 2,087-2,176
feet and started off at 200 barrels natural.
Henryetta's Sensation.
The big well at Henryetta that caused so much excite
ment is the Okmulgee Producing & Refining Co.'s No. 'A,
on the Seeley Webster farm, in the center of the west line
of the southwest of the northeast of 33-12-12, northwest of
the town. It found the top of the sand at 2,260 feet,
and at part of a screw in (it is not known exactly), the
well is flowing 35 barrels per hour. The sand is a new
one for the immediate vicinity in which the well is located,
the nearest 2,250-foot wells being located in 21-12-12 and
it puts an entire new face on all of that territory for
deeper drilling. The wells next to the big well are
producing from a sand found at 1,400 feet.
New Pool at Broken Arrow.
The new pool at Broken Arrow has been discovered
by the Keno Oil Co. (Jerome Brothers, Covey & C. B.
Lynch) of Tulsa by the drilling of their No. 1 in the north
west corner of the northeast of the southeast of the
GAS NEWS
northwest of 3-18-14. Top of the sand was found at 1,360
feet, and first pay was picked up at 1,384 feet. Pay con
tinued in sand to 1,401 feet, and a shot of 50 quarts was
applied. The wefl is flowing about 150 barrels. The
nearest oil well to this producer is some three or four
miles distant; however, there are some nearby gas wells.
The oil well is located on the west dip of the structure
mapped out for that locality, and the gas wells are located
near the top of the structure and on the east dip. E. B.
George, drilling on acreage owned by George Kiskaddon.
in the southwest corner of the northeast of the southwest
of 3-18 14, the following day after the completion of the
Keno well, /ound the top of the sand at 1,352 feet, and
had 12 feet of pay. The hole filled up 900 feet with oil.
so it is a promising producer. This well is located a half
mile due south of the Keno discovery well, so a pool looks
assured. The west dip of the structure will be played
for some big wells.
B. M. Gessell, drilling in the southwest corner of the
northwest of 30-18-15, found a well in the 1,200-foot sand
that made 360 barrels in 17 hours. This well is southeast
of Broken Arrow. Gessell now has three wells there doing
800 barrels, and consequently they make him the largest
producer in the Broken Arrow district.
The Keystone Well.
The well at Keystone that extends that pool three-
quarters of a mile to the west is the Okeya Oil Co.'s No
1. in the northwest corner of the southwest of the south
west of 25-20-9. Sand was found at 1,150 feet, and it was
shot, and the well is good for 70 barrels. The Keystone
district is rapidly becoming one of much interest. There
are two wells completed on the townsite that are good
producers, making 75 and 90 barrels daily, respectively,
and several wells north of the town are holding their
production nicely.
The Walters Wildcat.
The wildcat at Walters that made a commercial gas
producer is the National Oil & Development Co.'s No. 1.
in the southwest corner of the northeast of the soutn-
west of 22-2s-llw. Top of the sand was found at 2,250
feet, and it is making 12,000,000 feet of gas. This well
will lead up to a world of new drilling in the Walters
district.
OKLAHOMA COMPLETIONS.
Osage Reservation.
The Kewanee Oil & Gas Co. No. 10, in the SE corner
of the NWV4 of 5-20-12, found sand from 1.411-82 feet,
and after a shot of 100 quarts is a 15-barrel weil.
Titus and associates have a 40-barreI well in the No.
18, in the NE corner of the SWV4 of the NE^4 of the NW^
of 10-20-12, from sand found from 1,346-68 feet, which was
blasted with 100 quarts of glycerine.
The Sinclair & Faubel No. 1. in the NE corner of the
NW% of 35-24-9, found the Bartlesville sand from 2,142-52
feet, and after a 40-quart shot is good for 5 barrels. This
well is some distance from production.
The Winona Oil Co. No. 9. in the SE corner of the
NE% of the SEVi of the SE% of 17-20-12, found sand from
1,396-1,408 feet, and after a shot of 60 quarts is good for
10 barrels.
The Tidal Oil Co. No. 18, in the SW corner of the
NE& of 17-20-12, found sand from 1,401-32 feet, but it
was dry, and the well has been abandoned at the latter
depth.
The Central Petroleum Co. No. 5, in the SW& of
the SE*4 of 17-24-11, is a 25-barrel well after shot with
120 quarts, in sand from 1.636-71 feet.
The Kewanee Oil & Gas Co. No. 9, in the SE corner
of the SW',i of the SE% of the NE>4 of 20-21-12, found
sand from 1,390-1.406 feet, and it is good for 10 barrels
after a 90-quart shot.
The Finance & Peters No. a, in the SE corner of the
NE% of the SE14 of the NE*4 of 13-24-9. found the Bartl*s
(Continued on Pa^e 12 )
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ville sand from 2,047-68 feet, and after a shot of 120 quarts
is flowing 760 barrels.
The Tidal Oil Co. No. 6, in the NE corner of the SE%
of 20-21-12, is a 6-barrel well after a 60-quart shot in sand
from 1,386-1,410 feet.
The Minnehoma Oil Co. No. 2, in the SW corner of
the NE% of 27-22-10, is completed for a fresh water well
at 560 feet.
The Fidelity Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, in the SE corner
of the NWYt of 27-22-10, is dry and abandoned at 2,095
feet.
The Twin State Oil Co. No. 3, in the NE corner of the
SKYi of the NEtt of the NWtt of 32-22-10, is shot and
good for 15 barrels at 1,845 feet.
The Alexander and others No. 13, in the SW corner
of the NE*4 of the SW% of the NE% of 33-22-10, is good
for 30 barrels after an 80-quart shot, in sand from 1,209-39
feet.
The Texas Co. No. 10, in the NE corner of the SE%
of the NE% of the SE% of 33-22-10, is good for 120 barrels
from 1,840-1,925 feet, after a 120-quart shot.
The Gillespie No. 1, in the SW corner of the NW4
of 34-22-10, was shot with 120 quarts, in sand from 1,199-
1,232 feet, and is good for 100 barrels.
The Ashland Oil Co. No. 2, in the SW corner of the
NW% of the SW% of 18-22-11, is a 4,000,000-foot gasser at
1,551 feet.
The Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co. and Sinclair
Gulf Oil Co. No. 12, in the SW corner of the NE>4 of
8-23-8, is a 200-barrel natural well, from the Bartlesville
sand found from 2,087-2,176 feet.
The Marland Refining Co. No. 1, in the NE corner of
the NW% of the NEVi of the SWV* of 18-23-11, is good
for 5.000,000 feet of gas from 1,825-31 feet.
The Potomac Oil Co. No. 2, in the center of the we6t
line of the SW>4 of 20-23-11, is shot and good for 50
barrels from 1,742-59 feet.
Titus and others No. 9, in the SE% of 32-23-11, is shot
and is a 15-barrel well from 1,189 feet.
L. Friedman No. 1, in the NE corner of the SW14
of 14-24-9, found sand from 2,093-2,138 feet, and is good
for 10 barrels after a 210-quart shot.
Winona Oil Co No. 11, in the SEM, of 25-24-9, is good
for 30 barrels per hour from sand found from 1,400-12
feet.
Barnsdall Corporation No. 15, in the NW4 of 5-21-10,
found sand from 1,986-2,078 feet, and after a shot of 230
quarts is good for 500 barrels.
Burkett and others No. 2, in the SW corner of 7-24-10,
is dry and abandoned, at 2,265 feet.
Gypsy Oil Co. No. 4, in the center of the north line
of the NE% of 8 24-10, is a 400-barrel well after a 300-quart
shot in sand from 1,960-2,099 feet.
The Olsen Petroleum Co. No. 2, in the SE corner of
2-24-11, found sand from 1,772-1,807 feet, and is good for
30 barrels after an 80-quart shot.
Manhattan Oil Co. No. 73, in the NE corner of the
NW% of 26-24-11, is shot at 1,745 feet, and is good for 5
barrels.
Minnehoma Oil Co. No. 1, in the SE comer of 28-24-11.
found sand from 1,664-77 feet, and is good for 25 barrels
following an 80-quart shot.
Laurel Oil & Gas Co. No. 3, in the SW corner of the
NWy4 of the SW14 of the NE% of 30-24-11, is shot with
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150 quarts, in sand from 1,574-1,614 feet, and is good for
35 barrels
Celestine Oil Co. No. 1, in the center of the NEU of
the NE^4 of 9-25-10, is dry and abandoned at a depth of
2,110 feet.
Echo and others No. 1, in the NE corner of 21-25V10,
is a 75-barrel well after a 230-quart shot in sand from
2,006-58 feet.
Barnsdall Corporation No. 1, in the SW corner o the
NE% of 15-25-11, is dry at 1,830 feet.
The Steyner No. 22, in the NE corner of the NW*4
of the NE^ of the SE*4 of 16-25-11, is a 200-barrel well
after a 120-quart shot in sand from 1,747-94 feet
The Manhattan Oil Co. No. 62, in the SE% of 20-25-11,
is shot with 220 quarts in sand from 1,722-90 feet, and is
good for 25 barrels.
The Midland Oil Co. No. 7, in the NW14 of 21-25-11, is
an abandoned location.
Barnsdall Corporation No. 2, in the NW% of 36-25-11
is a 150-barrel well after a 100-quart shot in sand from
1,708-66 feet.
The Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 12, in the SE corner
of 1-26-11, is dry at 865 feet.
The Roanoke Oil Co. No. 6, in the SW corner of the
SE% of the SW% of the NW& of 17-26-11, is an aban-
doned location.
Devonian-Echo No. 1, in the SE corner of 31-26-11, is
dry at 1,860 feet.
The Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Co. No. 9, in
the center of the NW% of 18-27-11, is a 40-barrel well at
2,002 feet.
Stephens and Cotton Counties.
The McMan Oil Co No. 8, Priddy farm, in the SW
corner of 3-2s-10w, is good for 150 barrels from sand from
2,194-2.202 feet.
The Major Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Priddy farm, in the
NE corner of the NW14 of the SW*4 of 4-2s-10w, is good
for 150 barrels from sand found from 2,105-13 feet.
The Pennok Oil Co. No. 5 Fink farm, in the SW
corner of the SE% of the SE& of 32-ls-10w, is good for
200 barrels from 2,100-18 feet.
The Chapman Oil Co. No. 4, Chapman farm, in the
SEM of the SE% of 32-ls-10w, is good for 250 barrels from
sand from 2,102-26 feet.
The No. 1, Hack farm, of J. C. Keys, in the NW cor
ner of 34-ls-10w, is good for 15 barrels from 2,124-33 feet
The Peace Oil Co. No. 1, Hassell farm, in the NW
corner of the NE*4 of the NW*i of the SW14 of 2-2s-5w.
is dry at*950 feet.
Kay-Garfield Counties.
The Exchange Oil Co. No. 15, on the Hoy farm, in the
center of the west line of the SW% of the NW14 of 25-22-
4w, is an abandoned location.
The same company No. 4, L. E. Crews farm, in the
SW corner of the SE% of the SW% of 19-22-3w, is good
for 50 barrels from sand found from 1,913-41 feet. Total
depth is 1,943 feet.
The same company No. 9, Walker farm, in the center
of the north line of the NE*4 of the NE% of 13-22-4w,
is good for 200 barrels from sand from 1,565-76 feet.
The Roxana Petroleum Co. No. 2, Wolfe farm, in the
NE corner of the NWV* of 13-22-4W, found sand from 2,165-
78 feet, and drilled to 2,180 feet, and is flowing 150 barrels.
The Exchange Oil Co. No. 17, Walker farm, in the
SE% of 24-22-4w, is good for 50 barrels from sand found
from 2,134-60 feet.
The Empire Gas & Fuel Co. No. 16, on the Hotson
farm, in the NW!4 of 25-22-4w, is good for 200 barrels from
sand found from 1,885-88 feet.
The Marland Refining Co. No. 3, Primeaux farm, in
the SE corner of 5-25-2e, is still flowing 600 barrels from
sand found from 3,936 feet to 3,941 feet.
Creek-Pawnee-Payne Counties.
The Hughes and others No. 1 on the McGee farm, in
the center of the south line of the NE% of the SE% of
11-19-7. found sand from 2,523-41 feet, and after an 80-quart
shot is good for 35 barrels.
Minnehoma Oil Co. No. 4, in the center of the west
line of the NE% of the SE14 of 13-21-7, is plugged back
to 1,751 feet, and after shot with 40 quarts, is good for 35
barrels.
The Prairie Oil & Gas Co. No. 6, Yargee farm, in the
center of the north line of the NEV* of the NWU of
5-18-7, is good for 25 barrels after a 10-quart shot, in sand
from 2,552-2,623 feet.
 THE OIL AND
The Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 3, Brock farm, in the
SB corner of 6-19-6, found sand from 2,099-2,125 feet, and
is good for 10 barrels after a 30-quart shot.
The Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 2, Thorp farm, in
the NW corner of the NE% of the SW% of 20-19-5, is a
20-barrel natural well from 2,986-89 feet.
Okmulgee-Muskogee Counties.
The MeMahon & Vorhees No. 2, Sells farm, in the NE
corner of the SW*4 of the NWV4 of 9-14-15^ is good for
3,000,000 feet of gas at 1,530 feet.
The J. W. Moore No. 2, Kanard farm, in the NE cor
ner of 17-12-12, found sand from 1,490-1,519 feet, and started
off at 35 barrels after a 40-quart shot.
E. Noble and others No. 1, Holmes farm, in the SW
corner of the NW% of 9-11-11, is dry and abandoned at
1,500 feet.
The Ohio Cities Gas Co. No. 5, Parnell farm, in the
SE corner of 31-12-12, is shot with 80 quarts in sand from
1,168-92 feet, and is a 250-barrel well.
The E. T. McDowell No. 2, in the center of the south
line of the SE& of the NW% of 33-12-12, on the Johnson
farm, is good for 100 barrels after a 120-quart shot in sand
from 1,452-92 feet.
The Gladys Belle Oil Co. No. 4, C. K. Walker farm,
fn the center of the north line of the NW% of the SW%
of 1-13-11, found sand from 2,412-24 feet, and was shot
with 20 quarts and is a 25-barrel well.
The same company No. 5, Walker farm, in the center
of the NW% of the SWy of 1-13-11, is dry at 2,520 feet.
Barbara Oil Co. No. 2, Harjo farm, in the NE*4 of
21-13-12, is shot and good for 100 barrels from 2,145-50
feet.
Chestnut & Smith No. 7, Doyle farm, in the center
of the east line of the NE14 of the NW% of 2813-14, is
dry at 1,775 feet.
Kimbley and others No. 3, Cuff farm, in the SE corner
of the NWVi of 4-13-13, is dry at 3,200 feet.
H. F. Wilcox got a duster at 2,950 feet on the Ramsey
farm, in the SE corner of the NW% of the NEV4 of
10-14-10.
Blackhawk Petroleum Co. No. 4, Adams farm, in the
.VE corner of the NW>4 of the NE% of 2-14-11, is good for
50 barrels from sand found from 2,245 50 feet. Total depth
is 2,310 feet.
The W. B. Pine No. 4, Bradford farm, in the center of
the south line of the NE% of the SE% of 19-14-14, is a
50-barrel well from 1,824-47 feet.
The Simplex Oil Co. No. 3, Bradford farm, in the NE
corner of the SE14 of the SE14 of 19-14-14, is shot at 1,812
feet, and is a 25-barrel well.
Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co. No. 3, Ashley
farm, in the center of the north line of the NE% of the
NE14 of 30-14-14, is shot with 40 quarts in sand from
1,251-67 feet, and is a 15-barrel well.
Graham Brothers No. 4, Ashley farm, in the center of
the north line of the NE% of the NE% of 32-14-14, is dry
at 1,255 feet.
McCoach Petroleum Co. No. 3, Franklin farm, in the
center of the east line of the SE*4 of the NW% of 6-14-16,
is dry at 1,680 feet.
The Tidal Oil Co. No. 5, London farm, in the center
of the west line of the SE% of the SE% of 23-14-16, is
good for 75 barrels from sand from 1,654-71 feet.
Pittsburg Texas Oil & Gas Co. No. 2, Sango farm, in
the center of the west line of the NW% of the NW>4 of
28-15-15, is dry at 1,806 feet.
Young and others No. 2, Nanuel farm, in the center
of the west line of the NW4 of the NEV4 of 28-15-15, is
dry at 1.860 feet.
Coeden et al No. 3, Sango farm, in the SE corner of
the NE% of the NE14 of 29-15-15, is dry at 2,133 feet.
Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co. No. 1, Sango
farm, in the NE corner of the SE% of the NE% of 29-15-15,
is a 75-barrel well from 1,747-56 feet.
Pittsburg-Cleveland-Carter Counties.
The Bartlett & Buel No. 1, Barber farm, in the SW
corner of the NE of the NEVi of the NE% of 26-6n-le, is
dry at 1.940 feet.
Hitchcock Oil Co. No. 1, Steele farm, in the NW cor
ner of the SWM of 29 6n-12e, is dry at 795 feet.
Montana Oil & Gas Co. No. 2, Cullins farm, in the
SE corner of the SWV4 of the SE% of 21-3s-2e. is dry at
775 feet.
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OKLAHOMA DRILLING NOTES.
The Garber Field.
The Aubuyme Oil Co. has spudded No. 8. on the Lynds
farm, in the center of the east line of the NW% of the
SW% of 7-22-3w.
The Cootie-Quadrangle No. 6, Lynds farm, in the NE
corner of the SWY* of the SW% of 7-22-3w, is a rig.
The Exchange Oil Co. is underreaming No. 4, Lynds
farm, in the SW corner of the NE% of the SW% of 7-22-3w,
to 1,210 feet.
The same company is drilling No. 5, Lynds farm, in
the center of the west line of the NE% of the SW>4 of
7-22-3w, at 1,110 feet.
The Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co is drilling at
875 feet on the Warbinson farm, in the SW corner of
the SEVi of 8-22-3w.
Chapman & Godfrey No. 1, T. J. Cooper farm, in the
center of the north line of the NW% of the SW% of
16-22-3w, are underreaming to 1,755 feet.
The Exchange Oil Co. is underreaming to 2,015 feet
on the Semke No. 1, in the center of the SW% of 17-22-3w.
The same company is drilling at 325 feet on the Hart
ley No. 5k in the SEVt of the NW% of 18-22-3w. No. 6,
in the SE corner of the NW^i of the section, is a rig.
The Roxana Petroleum Co. is shut down at 420 feet
on the Schroeder farm, in the SE% of the SWy, of 18-
22-3w. No. 12 is a location, No. 13 is drilling up a bailer
at 815 feet and No. 14 is rigging up in the NE corner of
the SW% of the section.
The Exchange Oil Co. is drilling at 2,112 feet with a
good showing on the Kisner No. 1, in the center of the
NE14 of 19-22-3w.
Exchange Oil Co. is shut down at 835 feet on the Gilpin
farm, in the center of the NW% of the NW*4 of 20-22 3w.
Same company is underreaming to 2,620 feet on the
LeForce farm, in the center of the NW% of the NE>4. of
2-22-3W.
Same company is shut down at 710 feet on the A.
Matthews No. 1, in the center of the NW% of the SW%
of 20-22-3w.
Same company is shut down at 1,943 feet on the
Cooper No. 1, in the NE corner of the NW4 of 21-22-3w.
Same company is fishing for casing at 2,035 feet on
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the John Staerkel farm, in the center of the SW14 of
29-22-3w.
H. H. Champlin is drilling at 610 feet on the Schait
No. 1, in the NW corner of 29-22-3w.
Same company is underreaming to 1,135 feet on the
M. Carson No. 1, in the center of the NW% of the NE^4
of 31-22-3w.
Same company spudded and shut down the R. Morrison
No. 1, in the center of the NW% of 31-22-3w.
Same company rigged up and shut down on the N. B.
McGill No. 1, in the center of the south line of (he NW^4
of 22-22-4w.
Cosden Oil & Gas Co is drilling at S10 feet on the
Simmering farm, in the SE corner of the NW>4 of 11-
22-4w.
Cosden is drilling at 1,540 feet on the Denker No. 4,
in the center of the east line of the SW% of 12-22-4w.
Same company is rigging up No. 5, Jones farm, in the
center of the east line of the SW>4 of 12-22-4w.
Prairie Oil & Gas Co. is drilling at 1,650 feet on the
Wishard No. 3, in the NE corner of the SE% of 12-22-4w.
Same company is drilling at 1,210 feet on the Wishard
No. 7, in the center of the south line of the SE>4 of 12-
22-4w. No. 8 is a rig.
Atlantic Petroleum Co. has spudded No. 7, Wishard
farm, in the NWVi of the SE% of 12-22-4w. No. 8 is a
rig, and No. 9 is drilling at 810 feet.
The Roxana Petroleum Co is drilling at 2,020 feet on
the Wolfe No. 4. in the SW corner of the NW& of the
NW14 of 13-22-4w. No. 5, in the center of the east line
of the SE% of the NW% of 8-22-4w, is rigged up and
shut down. No. 7, in the center of the south line of the
SE% of the NW% is a rig. No. 8, in the center of the
west line of the NW*4 of the NW*4 is a rig on the ground.
No. 9 and No. 10 are locations and No. 11, in the SW
corner of the NW%, is rigging up.
Exchange Oil Co. is fishing for tools at 1,055 feet on
the Denker No. 7, in the SW corner of 13-22-4w. No. 9
is cleaning out at 1,485 feet.
Minnehoma Oil Co has a rig up for No. 4, Dively farm,
in the SW corner of the SEVt of the SE% of 14-22-4w.
No. 5. in the NW corner of theSE% of the SE%. is
drilling at 1,850 feet, and No. 6, in the SEVi of the SEi4.
is drilling at 915 feet.
Cosden & Marland are drilling at 1,415 feet on the
school land No. 32, in the SE>4 of 13-22-4w. No. 36 1
fishing at 1,275 feet, and No. 37 is fishing at 835 feet.
Exchange Oil Co is cleaning out No. 1, Goode farm,
in the NE corner of the SEV* of the SE% of 14-22-4w. at
2,205, feet.
Same company is drilling at 610 feet on the Dively
No. 2, in the SE corner of the NE% of the SE>4 of 14-
22-4w.
Concord Oil Co is drilling at 2,010 feet on the Dively
No. 2, in the NE corner of the SW>4 of the SE*4 of 14-
22-4w.
Exchange Oil Co. is shut down at 1,900 feet on the
Davis No. 1, in the center of the NW^ of 23-22-4W.
Minnehoma Oil Co. is drilling by tools at 965 feet on
the G. W. Smythe farm *Jo. 1, in the NE corner of the
SE% of the SWy, of 23-22-4w.
The Exchange Oil Co. is cleaning out No. 1, Belveal
farm, in the SE corner of the NE% of 24-22-4w, at 1.600
feet. No. 17, in the NW corner of the NE^4 is shut down
at 1,900 feet. No. 19 is drilling at 310 feet.
The Carter Oil Co. is cleaning out No. 20, Dively farm,
in the SE corner of the NE% of the NW% of 24-22-4w.
to 1,460 feet. No. 21 is straight reaming to 2,435 feet.
No. 23 is drilling at 2,125 feet. No. 24 Is repairing the
rig at 1,915 feet. No. 25 is drilling at 1,455 feet. No. 26
is a rig. No. 28 is drilling at 725 feet. No. 29 is a rig.
No. 30 is pulling the 8-inch pipe at 1,465 feet. No. 31 is
drilling at 1,380 feet.
Exchange Oil Co. is shut down at 2,555, feet on the
Walker No. 20, in the center of the SE% of 24-22-4w.
Same company is drilling at 2,940 feet on the Hoy
No. 12, in the NW corner of the NE>4 of 25-22-4w.
Exchange Oil Co. is drilling at 1,025 feet on the M. E
Doak No. 1, in the NE corner of the NWW, of 26-22-4w
Same company is shut down at 2,000 feet on the
Gangetter No. 1, in the center of the SE% of 26-22-4w.
Oreo Oil Co. No. 1, Savahe farm, in the NW corner
of the SE'4 of the NE^ of 29-22-4w. is shut down at 1,970
feet.

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 THE OIL AND
Minnehoma Oil Co. is drilling at 1,430 feet on the
Himes No. 2, in the SE corner of the NEJ4 of the NW%
of 36-22-4w.
Buffalo Oil & Gas is shut down at 1,810 feet on the
Nichus farm, in the SW corner of the SE*4 of 13-22-4w.
Blackwell, Ponca City and Newkirk Fields.
Marland Refining Co. has rig timbers on the ground
for No. 6, on the J. D. Burtt farm, in the center of the
SE% of the NE14 of 8-25-2e.
The same company has spudded the Flossie Arrow No.
10. in the center of the SW^i of the NE>4 of 17-25-2e.
Same company has a rig up for No. 4, Arrow farm, in
the center of the NE>4 of the NE>4 of 17-25-2e.
Same company is cleaning out to 585 feet on the
George Calls Him allotment, in the center of the NE^i
of the NE% of 19-25-2e.
Marland is drilling at 410 feet on the Emily Primeaux
No. 8, in the center of the SW% of the NE% of 8-25-2e
Same company is drilling at 1,360 feet on the M. A.
Miller No. 10, in the center of the SW% of the NW%
ot 9-25r2e. No. 11 is a location and No. 12 is a location.
The Bartlesville Zinc Co. is fishing for underreamer
lugs at 2.720 feet on the H. Perrin No. 1, in the SE% of
the NW14 of 10 26-2w.
The Gladys Belle Oil Co. has not yet started spudding
on its third hole on the H. Morgan farm, in the NE cor
ner of 28-26-2w.
The Marland & Cosden interests are drilling by tools
at 3,640 feet on the Brown No. 1, in the NW corner of the
SE% of l-26-2e.
Marland is drilling at 3,245 feet on the Mnrdock No.
IM, in the NE Corner of the SW14 of 2-27-3e. No. 3%
is drilling at 300 feet.
Diamond Oil Co. is drilling at 1,310 feet on the Hornick
No. 16 in the NE corner of the SE*4 of the NW% of
2-27-3e.
Ramsey Petroleum Co. is drilling at 690 feet on the
Hornick No. 1, in the SW% of the NW% of 2-27-3e.
Oklavania Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 13, Brown farm,
in the SW14 of the NE% of 2 27-3e.
Armstrong No. 1, J. Cronan, in the SE corner of 3-27-3e,
is still a rig
Carter Oil Co is shut down at 1,585 feet on the Bigger-
staff No. 5, in the SE corner of the NE% of 10-27-3e.
Midco Petroleum Co. is drilling at 1,385 feet on the
L. E. Johnson No. 2, in the NW% of ll-27-3e.
Ranger Oil & Gas Co. is shut down at 1,050 feet on
the A. C. Boster No. 1. in the NW% of the NW% of 14-
27-3e.
Cosden is fishing for a liner at 3.100 feet on the Hayes
No. 3. In the NE corner of the SW% of the SE% of 15-
27-3e.
The Kay & Kiowa Oil Co. No. 1, Tyler farm, in the
NW corner of the NE\4 of 2.v28-lw, is shut down at 1,990
feet.
Empire Gas & Fuel Co. has a rig up for No. 1, Effey
Meyers farm, in the center of the SW>4 of the NE% of
5-28-le.
Blackwell Oil & Gas Co is drilling up iron at 2,650 feet
on the John Wolf No. 11, in the SWV4 of the SE% of
6-28-le.
Duluth & Okla. Oil Co. No. 2, Henry Wolf farm, in
the NE corner of the SW% of 6-28-le, is fishing at 3.265
feet.
Same company is cleaning out to 1,705 feet on the
Harvel No. 4, in the center of the NW*4 of 6-28-le.
Blackwell Oil & Gas Co. No. 6, Harvell farm, in the
center of the east line of the SE*4 of the NW>4 of 6-28-le,
is fishing for casing at 2,910 feet. No. 7, in the NE cor
ner of the NW%, is cleaning out to 1,650 feet.
The Kay & Kiowa Oil Co. No. 7, J. R. Smith farm, in
the NE corner of the NW% of the NEU of 7-28-le. is
drilling by tools at 1,995 feet.
The Southwestern Oil Co. No. 15, Mooney farm, in
the SW*4 of the NW% of 17-28-le, is drilling at 1,910 feet.
Sime company is fishing for casing at 2,225 feet on
the Welsh No. 4, in the SW corner of 17-28-le. No. 19
is a rig.
Same company has made a location for No. 3, J. Fester
farm, in the NW% of the SE% of 17-28-le.
Same company No. 2, Purdy farm, in the NE% of
17-28-le. is a location.
McCarty brothers are shut down at 2.055 feet on the
C. F. Truitt farm, in the SW corner of the NW% of the
NE** of 17-28-le.
Kay * Kiowa Oil Co. No. 12, Curry farm, in the NW
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corner of the NE% of 18-28-le, is drilling up a casing spear
at 3,390 feet.
National Union Oil Co. is drilling at 830 feet on the
Nix No. 9, in the SE& of the SE% of 18-28-le.
Blackwell Oil & Gas Co. is fishing for a liner at 2,025
feet on the Nix No. 1, in the NE corner of the SEVi of
18-28-le.
Southwestern Oil Co. is cleaning out to 3,250 feet on
the R. E. Welsh No. 14, in the NW corner of 20-28-le.
Carter Oil Co. is drilling at 3,300 feet on the P. B.
Warren No. 23, in the NW corner of the SW*4 of 20-28-le.
Inner Section Oil Co. No. 2, Elder farm, in 29-28-le.
is shut down.
Blackwell Oil & Gas is shut down at 1.575, feet on the
E. C. Gallupp farm, in the NE corner of the SW% of 30-
28-le.
Miller Oil Corporation No. 2, Ames farm, in the NW
corner of the NE% of the SE% of 17-28-le, is shut down
at 460 feet.
Pirtle & Pittman No. 3, Ames farm, in the SW corner
of the SE4 of 17-28-3e, is a rig.
Kay County Gas Co. No. 1, Ames farm, in the SW
corner of the NE& of the SE^4 of 17-28-3e, is a rig.
Marland & Sinclair are drilling up iron at 2,145 feet
on the Brooks No. 1, in the SWV4 of 17-28-3e.
Same Company is shut down at 515 feet on the Jayn-
son No. 1. in the center of the NW>4 of the SE% of 18-
28-3e.
Marland Refining Co. No. 1, Weber farm, in the NE
corner of the NW% of 20-28-3e, is running the 10-inch
casing to 485 feet.
Carter Oil Co. is cleaning out to 3,190 feet on the
Pond No. 1, in the SE corner of the NW% of 24-28-3e.
Marland Refining Co. is making repair sat 1,280 feet
on the J. A. Coleman No. 1, in the SE corner of the NE%
of the NE>4 of 35-28-3e.
Empire Gas & Fuel Co. is underreaming to 2,400 feet
on the G. Swanson No. 1. in the center of the SWM, of
the SE% of 29-29-le.
Same company is cleaning out to 2,215 feet on the
Roach No. 2, in the center of the SW^4 of the SE% of 30-
29-le.
Junction Oil Co. No. 3, Pratt farm, in the SW corner
of 31-29-le, is underreaming to 2,300 feet. No. 6 is shut
down at 3,265 feet, and No. 8 is drilling by tools at 2,620
feet.
Empire has a rig up for No. 8, Smythe farm, in the
NE% of 31-29-le.
Empire is shut down at 3.440 feet on the Williams No.
2, in the SE corner of the SW% of 32-29-le, at 3,445 feet.
Empire has a rig up for No. 4, Swanson farm, in the
center of the SWV* of the NE*4 of 32 29-le.
Marland Refining Co. is fishing for tools at 1,260 feet
on the school land No. 1, in the center of the south line of
the SW14 of 16-29-3e.
Marland Refining Co. made locations for Nos. 11 and
12 on the Miller farm, in the NW'A of 9-25-2e.
The Cushing Field.
The Texas Co. is drilling at 710 feet on the W. Liewis
No. 1, in the SW corner of the SE14 of the SE% of 22-14-8.
A rig is on the ground for No. 2, in the SE corner of the
SV/V* of the SE% of the section.
The Texas Co. is drilling at 520 feet on the L. Lowe
No. 1, in the NW4 of the NE% of 27-14-8. No. 2 is a rig
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on the ground in the NE corner of the NW14 of the NE%
of the section. No. 3 is a location.
Frank Billingslea is drilling at 1,315 feet on the Davis
No. 1, in the NE corner of the SEtt of the SEVi of 27-14-8.
Prairie Oil & Gas Co. is rigging up No. 1. Yahola farm,
in the SE corner of the SW% of 16-14-8.
Sullivan Oil & Gas No. 1, C. Jacobs farm, in the SE
corner of the NE% of the NW*4 of 27-14-8, is still a loca
tion.
Same company is fishing for tools at 630 feet on the
Mcintosh No. 1, in the NE corner of the SE% of the NW*4
of 27-14 8.
Cushing Oil Lot Co. has a rig up on the Strimple farm,
in the center of the east line of the SEVi of 19-16-6.
Lincoln Oil Co. is shut down at 800 feet on the Mukes
No. 2. in the NW corner of the SE% of the NW*4 of
16-16-7.
Roxana Petroleum Co. No. 1, Myers farm, in the SE
corner of the NW% of 9-16-8, is still a rig.
Margay Oil Co. has not recovered all of the tools from
its hole on the Yardy farm, in the SW corner of the SEV4
of the NE',4 yet, and is still fishing.
The Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. and Wolverine Oil Co.
are shut down for tanks on their lf.fl-barrel well in the SW
corner of the NW*4 of the NW% of 16-16-8.
The Texola Oil Co. is plugging back to the gas sand
on its H. Fixico No. 1, in the SW corner of the NE% of
the NW% of 16-16-8.
Magnolia Petroleum Co., No. 1, L Major farm, in the
center of the south line of the SW* of 21-16-8, is shut
down at 1,700 feet.
Cushing Oil Syndicate rig on the Janderen farm, in
the SWVi of 1-17-6, is still standing.
The Oklahoma Syndicate is drilling at 1,210 feet on
the F. M. Morgan No. 4. in the NE% of the NE% of
11-17-6.
Cortez Oil Co. is shut down on the Sandy Fox No. 17,
in 1017-7.
Cargill Oil Co. is still fishing at 2.400 feet on the
S. Hutton No. 3, in the SW*4 of 18-17-7.
Cosden No. 8, Thomas Cain, in 22-17-7, is still shut
down.
Prairie Oil & Gas Co. is drilling at 590 feet on the
Alex No. 1, in the NE corner of the NW% of 33-17-S.
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Home Gas Co. has a rig up for No. 1, Dawes farm,
in the NW^ of 2-18-5.
Shaffer has a rig up for No. 7, Laughlin farm, in the
center of the west line of the NW% or the NEV4 ol
2-18-5.
Middle States Petroleum Co. is spudding No. 2, Busby
farm, in the center of the east line of the NE% of the
NWy4 of 2-18-5.
Same company is shut down for cement to harden
on the Eagle No. 1, in the SWM of 2-18-5.
Same company is drilling at 1,800 feet on the Turpin
No. 1, in the SWV* of 2-18-5.
O'Hern & Hughes No. 1, Alexander farm, in the SE
corner of 24-18-5, are drilling at 250 feet.
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co. is drilling at 1.455 feet on the
Thompson No. 2, in the NW corner of 25-18-5.
Home Gas Co. No. 2, Lauderdale farm, in the NE
corner of 25-18-5.
Home Gas Co. No. 2, Lauderdale farm, in the NE cor
ner of 2?,18-5, is drilling at 1.586 feet.
Phoenix Refining Co. has lost some pipe in the hole
on the Lauderdale No. 2. in the SEV4 of 29-18-5, and is
now fishing.
The Cushing-Garber Oil Co. is underreaming to 1,940
feet on the E. Shoemaker No. 1, in the center of the NEU
of the NEVi of 2-18-6.
O'Hern & Hughes are drilling at 1,960 feet on the
Pierce No. 2, in the SW4 of 19-18-6.
Magnolia is plugging back to the Skinner on the
Turner No. 10. in the SE& of 4-18-7.
The Prairie Oil & Gas Co. has made a location on the
J. Lewis farm, in the NE corner of the NW% of the NWy
of 2-19-7.
Markham is rigging up No. 1, Johnson farm, in the
SE corner of the NE% of 3-19-7.
Prairie has rig timbers on the ground for Grimmett
No. 4, in the SE corner of the SWY* of 12-19-7.
Lagoon Oil Co. has a rig on the ground for No. 2.
Grayson farm, in the NE corner of the NW14 of 13-19-7.
Big Four Oil Co. has spudden No. 3, Harper farm, in
the NW corner of the NE% of the NE% of 14-19-7.
McGray is sett'ng the 5-inch pipe in the lime at about
3,260 feet on his H. Bland No. 2, in the SE% of 25-19-7.
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WYOMING WILL SELL ITS ROYALTY OIL.
State Hope* to Encourage Competition and Thereby Develop
Independent Refining in the Commonwealth.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. 27,With a view of encouraging
competition in the Wyoming oil game, and thus upbuilding
the industry in this State, the State Board of School Land
Commissioners has decided to sell to the most desirable
bidders the royalty oil resulting from the State leases.
At the last meeting of the board it was agreed to ad
vertise for proposals to be submitted at another meeting
September 15, for the purchase of this oil. Bidders will be
required to deposit a certified check for the sum of $25,000,
and successful bidders will be required to give a bond of
$100,000 for the faithful perforamnce of their contracts.
It is the expectation that this competition will develop
independent refining in this State, and that the oil busi
ness in general will thus be greatly benefitted. It is under
stood that at least one strong Wyoming concern will sub
mit a proposal to buy the oil at a figure above the pre
vailing market price.
"In deciding to offer the royalty oil for sale," says the
advertisement for bids, "the board is influenced by a desire
to aid in the upbuilding of the oil industry of the State,
and in considering bids that bid will be accepted which,
in the opinion of the board, is in line with this policy.
Therefore, the amount offered for the oil in any proposal
will not be the sole consideration in arriving at a decision.
The leases in question are situated in the Salt Creek,
Lance Creek, Grass Creek, Rock Creek, Big Muddy, Elk
Basin and Warm Springs fields. On one section in the
Salt Creek field the State is now receiving a royalty which
will approximate $3,000,000 during the next five years, and
on a quarter section in the Grass Creek field it will get
something like $1,000,000.
Houston, Porter & Co., 52 Broadway, New York City,
announce that Harrison M. Haverbeck has become a mem
ber of the firm and that the firm name has been changed
to Houston, Haverbeck & Co.
COLLEGE STUDENT KILLED; THREE OTHERS HURT.
Casper, Wyo., Aug. 25. (Special).An explosion at the
absorption plant of the Midwest Refining Co., at Salt Creek
resulted in the death of Darreil P. Holt, and the serious In
jury of three other men. The cause of the explosion has
not been determined, although an exhaustive inquiry was
made. The plant was so badly damaged that little evi
dence of any nature could be found.
The young man killed was a student at the Chicago
University and was working in the oil fields during his
vacation. The body was shipped to Ohio for burial.
NEW PUBLICATIONS FROM BUREAU OF MINES.
The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines,
announces the following new publications, designated as
List 69:
Bulletin 165. Bibliography of petroleum and allied
substances in 1916, by B. H. Burroughs. 1919. 159 pp.
Bulletin 176. Recent developments in the absorption
process for recoverning gasoline from natural gas, by W.
P. Dykema. 1919. 99 pp., 20 pis., 30 figs.
Bulletin 178-A. War gas investigations of the Bureau
of Mines, by Van H. Manning. 1919. 39 pp.
Technical Paper 212. The determination of combus
tible matter in silicate and carbonate rocks, by A. C. Field-
ner, W. A. Selvig and G. B. Taylor. 1919. 22 pp., 1 fig.
Technical Paper 216. Vitiation of garage air by auto
mobile exhaust gases, by G. A. Burrell and A. W. Gauger.
1919. 12 pp.
Technical Paper 217. Saving Coal in steam power
plants, by U. S. Fuel Administration. 1919. 8 pp., 1 fig.
Technical Paper 224. Metal mine accidents in the
United States during the calendar year 1917, by A. H.
Fay. 1919. 80 pp.
NOTE.Only a limited supply of these publications
is available for free distribution, and applicants are asked
to co-operate in insuring an equitable distribution by se
lecting publications that are of especial interest. Re
quests for all papers cannot be granted. Publications
should be ordered by number and title. Applications
should be addressed to the Bureau of Mines, Washington,
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When Petroleum Was Used Only as Liniment and Sold by the Bottle
or What Happened on Oil Creek Just 60 Years Ago
Much is heard these days of the part petroleum played
in winning the war. One writer says it was the weight
which swung the scale against autocracy. "We floated to
victory on a flood of oil."
"The world has found out how greatly it needs oil,"
says another writer. "The war taught it that much," he
continues. "Its sadly depleted merchant marine will be
restored largely with oil burning steamers. Its navies will
'coal' through big lines of hose coupled to reservoirs on the
docks, and piping the liquid fuel into the ships' tanks
without labor, grime or waste of time. The new science
or art, or craft, or industry, or whatever we may decide
to call itof aviation must have its petrol; must have its
millions of gallons, in peace as in war times, to an aggre
gate that no man yet dares to estimate."
That's one picture.
Now turn back just sixty years, to August 27, 1859.
The scene is on Oil Creek in Western Pennsylvania,
at Titusville.
For weeks a man whom some called mad because they
saw only in his project a joke, had been drilling for oil.
He was Colonel Edwin L. Drake and here is his story as
to'.d in Cassier's Magazine for December, 1901:
"In 1857 he (Drake) was a contractor on the New
York and New Haven railroad. He had invested in the
Colonel Edwin L. Drake, the Granddady of the Petroleum
Industry. From an Old-Time Photograph.
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stock of an oil company that had a lease on some land
near Titusville on which there was an oil spring, and he
was deputed by larger stockholders to visit the property.
Up to the time of Drake's visit oil was gathered from the
ment at 25 and 50 cents a bottle. It was an Indian remedy,
and known as Seneca Oil. A visit to the salt wells at
Tarentum suggested to Drake the idea that more oil could
be obtained by drilling a well, and he carried out the
project in the face of opposition and discouragement.
"Although work was begun on the well on May 20, it
was not until August 12 that bedrock, 36 feet four inches
from the surface, was reached. Colonel Drake finally con
ceived the idea of driving an iron pipe to bedrock, thus
shutting off the water, clay and quicksand. He had no
ideas as to the depth at which oil might be found. He
was out of funds, discouraged, and had it not been for
David Fletcher, a merchant of Titusville, and Peter Wil
son, another friend he had made in Titusville, it is doubt
ful if he would not have given up in despair. Fletcher
and Wilson tided him over by endorsing his note for $500
which was secured from a Meadville bank. Progress was
made at the- rate of a trifle more than two feet a day.
Many visitors came to see the work, but they treated
the project largely as a joke. But Colonel Drake had
some faith in his heart and some borrowed money in his
pockets, and the drill kept working its way through the
rock. On Saturday afternoon, August 27, 1859, the drill,
at a depth of 69 feet, dropped six inches into a crevice.
Down in the salt well country, crevices were common
enough, and nothing was thought of it. But when the
tools were withdrawn from the well, there was oil on the
rope. A piece of tin spouting was fitted up and lowered
into the well, and in this way several gallons of petroleum
were bailed out with it. On Monday a pitcher pump was
put on and several barrels full were pumped out by hand.
A man was sent to Pittsburg for copper tubing, such as
was used in salt wells, and in a few days the well was
rigged up for pumping with an engine, and pumped night
and day, producing more than twenty barrels a day for
two or three years.
"The news of the strike spread all over the country
and thousands of visitors traveled far to see the wonder
ful sight. Every farm for miles around was quickly
leased. Colonel Drake appeared to think he had hit the
fountain head, and made no effort to get more land. Then
he threw away a fortune in not securing a patent on his
drive-pipe idea. When the Drake well came in it broke
the liniment market, and Drake himself was quick to
realize that another market must be opened for the product
of his well. He sent some of the oil to Pittsburg and had
it refined. The first lot of ten gallons was received at
Titusville on November 15, 1857, and retailed at $1.25 a
gallon. With it came a shipment of lamps in which to
burn it. It was known as carbon oil. A second shipment
of forty gallons retailed at $1.30 a gallon, the wholesale
price being 80 cents a gallon.
"The strangest thing about the Drake well is that it
was the shallowest well ever drilled in Pennsylvania.
Other wells drilled about it vary from 200 to 600 feet.
If a thousand wells had been drilled to its depth along
Oil Creek every one of them probably would have been
as dry as a. powder horn. The explanation is made by
Daniel Fletcher, Colonel Drake's closest friend, that in
drilling the Drake well, the drill fortunately tapped a
crevice that led down to the oil rock, and that it was
through this crevice that the oil spring was fed from the
rock.
"Colonel Drake never made much money out of the
petroleum industry. Other and larger wells came in and
the price of oil dropped from $20.00 a barrel to 10 cents.
In 1860 he was elected justice of the peace of Titusville.
He bought oil on commission and dealt in real estate.
With about $15,000 he left Titusville in 1863 and went
to New York where he lost his money in speculation. Then
his health gave way, and he lived in obscurity, poor and
friendless. Titusville people learned of his misfortunes
and quickly subscribed several thousand dollars. In 1873
the Legislature of Pennsylvania voted him an annuity of
 THE OIL AND
$1500. The family settled at Bethlehem, Pa., In 1870, and
there in November, 1881, Colonel Drake passed away."
The memory of Colonel Drake, for a time forgotten,
has in more recent years been honored. On August 27,
1913, a number of pioneer oil men gathered at Titusville
and formed an association to meet annually. In connec
tion with the founding of Drake Day the Drake Memorial
Museum was established. Now, housed in a brick and
stone building at Titusville, is a collection of tools, relics
and photographs which depict the evolution of the pe
troleum industry.
OIL BOOM IN TRINIDAD IS REPORTED.
According to Albert P. Leiser, a representative of the
United British West Indian Oil Co., who has recently ar
rived in New York from Trinidad an oil boom is in pro
gress in that country. "The four or five larger companies,
including Barber Asphalt Co. and a subsidary of Royal
Dutch, are not only bringing in new wells," he said, "but
at least 30 new companies formed in London are operating
successfully. While there is the keenest interest in the
development of Trinidad as an oil producing center, the
development of the industry will be carried on in a con
servative way. The output has only Just begun. Experts
expect the Trinidad output to beat that of Rumania."
FONNER (PA.) POOL IN THE LIMELIGHT AGAIN.
The Fonner pool in Greene County, Pennsylvania, is
attracting attention again because of a 1,000 barrel well
recently brought in. The strike is owned by Myers, Long
& Co.. being No. 1 on the Wright farm. It came in at 650
barrels, according to reports. Drilled one foot deeper in
the sand, its flow was increased to 1,000 barrels. The
Fonner pool was famous 25 years ago.
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NEW MILLION DOLLAR COMPANY IN WYOMING.
Concern Is Headed by Lance Creek Land HolderRoxana
Petroleum Co. Prepare* to Oppose Anti-foreign
Corporation bill.
Casper, Wyo.. Aug. 23, (Special).New incorporation
in Wyoming include a million dollars concern called the
Western States Royalty Co., which is headed by H. Allen
Rispin, a large land holder in the Lance Creek field. The
company will have its offices in Denver.
Another new one is the Oriental Oil & Leasing Com
pany, capitalized at $500,000. Headquarters will be In
Lusk, and operations carried on mainly in Niobrara county.
The Kasoming Oil Co. and West & Hazlett, represent
ing the Prairie Oil & Gas Co., in the Northwest, have
opened an office in Casper. These companies are large
operators in the Carbon County fields, but hereafter will
take an interest in operations in the central and north
ern fields.
It is expected that the new leasing bills find strong
opposition on the part of the Roxana Petroleum Co. The
bill as reported contains a clause prohibiting the exploit
ing of the public domain by any foreign corporation. The
Roxana is a subsidiary of the Royal Dutch Shell Co., and
as such would be prohibited from operating. The leasing
bill presented to the last Congress was strenuously opposed
by the Roxana for the same reason.
CALIFORNIA REPORTS ELEVEN NEW WELLS.
Reports filed with R. P. McLaughlin, California State
Oil and Gas Supervisor, during the week ending August 16,
show 11 new wells, making a total of 401 reported since
the first of the year in that state. Twenty-one wells were
reported for test of water shut-off and 19 deepening or re-
drilling. Two abondments were reported.
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Casper, Wyo., August 25.(Special).Latest reports
from the Lance Creek field give the daily production of
the Ohio Oil Co. well No. 5 on Sec. 36-36-65 at 1500 barrels
per day. The Buck Creek Oil & Gas Co. well No. 14,
which was gassing heavily and showing some oil last week,
is still gassing and is producing about 250 barrels of oil
in twenty-four hours. It is probable that No. 14 will be
drilled deeper. The Buck Creek Oil Co. No. 28 on Sec. 35,
west of the discovery well, is expected in within the next
few days. The well is making a lot of gas at 3680 feet.
The Ohio Oil Co. wells on Sec. 30-36-64 and 31-36-64
are also expected in shortly. The former is drilling at
3580, and the latter at 3750. The outcome of these efforts
is awaited -anxiously. That the eastern part of the field
is not entirely dry is proven by the Midwest Refining Co.
well on Sec. 28-36 64, just north of the Ohio water well on
Sec. 33. The Midwest well found a good showing at 3600
feet, and high hopes are entertained for finding the grease
farther down. This well is located three miles east of pres
ent production.
The stock of the Western States Oil & Land Co. went
down Monday on a report that the well on Cow Gulch
holdings in Sec. 19 was dry. A later report had it that
water was encountered in a crevice at 3300 feet, but that
it had been cased off and drilling resumed. The Texas
Co. well, not far distant, struck the same crevice earlier,
and was completely drained when the Western States
drilled into the water bearing strata. The Western States
well will be drilled to 4150 feet, where the pay sand is
expected. The operators had expected to find oil at about
3300 feet, and the original contract called for a 3500 foot
hole. As only a small showing was encountered, the well
will be deepened.
The Black Thunder Oil Co. has spudded in on Sec.
1-35-64 in the Cow Gulch section of the field .
Another Producer for Ohio Oil Co.
The Rock Oil Producing Co. reports record progress
on its first well on Sec. 18-35-65, southwest of production.
The Ohio Oil Co. has another producer to its credit
in the Mule Creek field. The new well is located on Sec.
25-39-61, and makes the third for the Ohio in the field.
Besides the Ohio wells, the Midwest Refining Co. has a
producer and the Sterling another. A report that Xhe
Ohio also had a flowing well on Sec. 11, Mule Creek field,
could not be confirmed.
The Producers and Refiners Corporation has a good
well in the Ferris field in Carbon Co. The well is located
on Sec. 25,26-27, and at fifteen feet in the sand flowed at
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has two oil wells in the field, and three drilling. Pipe
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the Fort Steel pipe line. The Producers and Refiners holds
over 10,000 acres in the Southern Wyoming fields, and
has nine wells drilling. The gas has been cased off in the
big well on Sec. 36, which has been supplying fuel for the
Ferris field, and drilling will be resumed shortly. Since
the General Petroleum proved the productiveness of the
lower sands in the Ferris field, thorough tests will be
made of the structure.
The Kasoming Oil Co. has a strong flow in its well
on the Mahoney dome, and expects to strike the sand in a
few days. The General Petroleum Co. has a well nearing
completion on Sec. 6-26-87, with all indications pointing to
a producer. Adjoining the General Petroleum location,
the Mahoney Dome Syndicate, composed of Rawlins and
Denver stockmen, has a rig up on Sec. 5-26-87, and expects
to spud in early next month. The Syndicate is prepared
to go 3000 feet, but expect the sand at 2200, where the
deepest production of the field was found.
The Sand Hills Oil Co. is making satisfactory progress
after cleaning the crumbled casing out of the hote. The
Sand Hills Co. is erecting another rig on Sec. 9, and has
made locations for others on Sec. 32-26-87 and Sec. 33-26-
87. Two more rigs have been contracted for, but the
locations have not been made.
The Dillon Oil Co. has reached 1300 feet in its well
in the Lost Soldier. The Idaho Oil & Drilling Co., which
has a well going down five miles from the Bair producers
on Sec. 10-26-90, has passed the 1350 foot level and expects
completion in two weeks.
On the Baroch dome in the Cow Creek district, the
Key Oil & Refining Co. struck a small flow of oil in the
shallow sands. Oil in paying quantities is looked for in
the deeper sand. Just now the work is held up while a
broken bit is being repaired.
The new Whitehead dome in the Elk Mountain dis
trict in Carbon County is being thoroughly examined by
the Ohio, Midwest and the other big companies, with a
view to development. The Producers and Refiners is al
ready on the ground with a rig on Sec. 16-18-81. and will
spud in next week. The Elk Mountain Oil Co., a new
company in Carbon County, is also putting up a rig on
the Whitehead structure, on Sec. 4-19-80, east of the Pro
ducers and Refiners.
Sinclair Has An Eye On Lost Creek.
The Sinclair Oil Co. has had a representative looking
over the Lost Creek structure, with a view to acquiring
holdings in the section. The Lost Creek anticline is a
promising one, and will be proven out one way or the
other soon. The American Workers Oil Fields Co. is mak
ing such good progress with its well that completion is
looked for within 30 days. The Fremont Oil Co., drilling
on the Lost Creek structure, is reported to have struck
a gas flow. The report has not been confirmed.
In Albany County the Crescent Oil & Refining Co.
has taken a lease on a tract in Sec. 11-18-74. No report
has been received this week from operations on the big
Hollow dome.
Reports from Lincoln County are also meager. The
so-called Carter well, east of Kemmerer, is gassing heavily,
and also showing some oil. This well was begun several
years ago and abandoned at 1800 feet. It is being com
pleted by the Wyoming-Illinois Oil & Shale Co.
The Arizona-Wyoming wells in the Fossil field are
being pumped into the newly erected tankage, and will
average 20 barrels total production per day.
The Domino-Wyoming Oil Co. is negotiating for acre
age in the LaBarge field, Lincoln County.
In the Salt Creek field the Yyokans Oil Syndicate has
a dry hole on Sec. 28-40-79, where several good producers
 THE OIL AND GAS' NEWS 21

venture was a surprise, but has been attributed to a Ireak

formation.
Mark Weber and others will drill immediately on a
tract newly acquired in Sec. 7-39-78 in the Salt Creek field.
According to interested parties, the litigation over the
land is practically settled, and drilling operations can be
carried on without fear of interference. The tract lies in
proven territory.
The Bessemer Oil Co. will install a pumping outfit on
Sec. 36-40-80 to take the oil from the shale well drilled on
the section two years ago. The size of the shale produc
tion is not known, but it is rumored that the Ohio Oil Co.
will purchase it if the quantity is large enough. The
Bessemer Co. is drilling on Sec. 13-39-79, Salt Creek field,
and has reached 1350 feet. The well will be sunk to the
second Wall Creek.
The Blackstone Syndicate has not been able to drill
in its well on Sec. 6-39-78, due to a cavein at the bottom.
All indications pointed to a good well before the cavein
occurred, and the well at present is trying to flow in spite
of the obstruction.
The Ohio Oil Co. struck water in the first Wall Creek
sand on Sec. 3-39-79, as is usually the case in that section.
The water will be cased off and drilling continued to the
second Wall Creek.
The New York Oil Co. has acquired 98 per cent of
the Wyoming Central Oil Association interests. The Wy
oming Central is a pioneer in Wyoming fields. It holds
a five per cent royalty In half the patented acreage in the
Salt Creek field, on which there are nine producing wells.
The deal also includes 1200 acres in the Lost Soldier, and
patented land in Powder River and the Rattlesnake field.
These new holdings give the New York almost completed
control of the Boone structure in the Powder River field.
According to a Casper stock broker, the Winona wii
at Powder River was abandoned, as the hole was started
with a casing too small to see it thoroughly. A new well
has been started by the Powder River Syndicate, in which
the Syndicate and the Winona will share fifty-fifty.
The new field in Fremont County lies in the vicinity
of Horseshoe Creek. By most it is known as the Box
Springs field. About a month ago, the Ohio Oil Co. leased
four sections of land at Box Springs and began to move
in material. As soon as the Ohio's move became known,
validating machines were rushed to the field, and the land
has practically all been taken up. Some time ago, the
Castle Garden Oil Co. brought in a small well on the ex
treme east end of the structure, and this well is now sup
plying fuel for the newer operations in the field.
The Delfender Syndicate of Riverton and the Glenn
Oil Co. are two of the largest landholders in the field.
On the Buck Springs structure, the Yymont Oil Co.
is preparing to drill. H. L. Oliver will put down a well on
the Horseshoe structure. These domes make one almost
continuous structure, running almost to Shoshoni.
The Megown Oil Co., which has suffered several set
backs in its drilling operations not far from Riverton, ex
pects to complete its first well by the end of the month.
The Riverton Yyoming Refining Co. will hold a stock
holders meeting this week at which plans will be made to
increase the capital stock of the company from $50,000 to
$1,250,000. Additional tankage and trackage will be erected
as soon as possible.
Work is progressing satisfactorily in the northern
fields with but few completions and these all in proven
fields. There is a great deal of wildcat drilling going on,
that will probably produce some noteworthy results later
in the summer. In the northeastern part of the state, the
Blind Pool Oil Syndicate is drilling on the Chyenne River
in the vicinity of Upton. The Mike Henry Oil Co. of
Douglas spudded in last week at Osage, near New Castle
in Weston County. The field is known as the Upton-Thorn
ton, and is shallow territory, the sand being found at
something like 600 feet.
Oil from Colorado Shales.
DeBeque, Colo., is to have a plant for the extraction
of oil from the Colorado shales. The plant will be built
by a New York-St. Louis Syndicate, and will use the
Wallace method, to which it holds exclusive patent rights.
The syndicate holds 1320 acres of shale lands in Colorado
and oil leases on 5,000 acres more.
E. T. Williams and a group of Wyoming oil men, most
of them associated In the directorate of the E. T. Wil-
22 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

Hams Co., have formed a syndicate to develop a

structure 15 miles from Chama, New Mexico. The forma
tion Is supposed to be identical with that of Salt Creek,
and while the sand i< expected at 2500 feet, preparations
will be made to go 4,000 feet. There are perhpas two dozen
wells going down in the state of New Mexico. Arizona
and Utah are also being tried out in a number of dif-
fsrent localities. It is only a matter of time until all the
northwestern states are thoroughly prospected. The latest
The Lesh venture is that of the Milwaukee Land Co. in the state of
Washington.
Oil Workers Meet.
An open meeting of the Internat'onal Association of
Oil Field, Gas Well and Refinery Workers will be held in
Refining Casper this week. The association has over 2,000 members
in the state, with branches at Lusk, Parkerton, Ther-
mopolis and Rawlins..
Division FROM JOHN D. TO THE STANDARD'S EMPLOYEES.

John D. Rockefeller, at the request of the editor of

of the The Lamp, the Standard's publication, took his pen in hand
the other dayor perhaps he called In a stenographer
and prepared a message to the employees of the company.
It ran in this manner:
"The editor of The Lamp has asked me to send a
NATIONAL message to you in this number, which is concerned chiefly
with what the Standard Oil Co. has done to help with
this war.
iim OXL/" "It is with reluctance that I consent, because I have
been so long out of actual participation in the direction
of the affairs of the company. Yet it is perhaps fitting for
one who was present at the organization of the Standard
Oil Co., spent his years of business life in it and is still
COMPANY d3eply interested in its success to address a few words
to you.
"The world we live in today is a very different world
from that into which the or'ginal Standard Oil Co. was
launched in 1870. Conditions have vastly changed. Yet
even with the complete remaking of the world which we
see going around us on every hand, the needs of mankind
are the same today as they were fifty years ago. And
what is the greatest need? Co-operation. The world needs
above all else co-operation; that is, working together,
Refiners and Marketers which implies friendship, brotherhood, mutual sympathy
and mutual support.
of "Conditions throughout the world have changed, but
the principle upon which our company was built his never
changedthe principle of service to all mankind along
the lines of co-operation and conservation.
"You do not need to be reminded of the business suc
Petroleum cess our company has attained. The th'ng it has striven
hardest for has been to help itself by helping mankind to
prosper. Let us look at what our company, with other oil
companies, has done for humanity in the war. Each one
of you has given the best that was in him to aid in this
Products triumph of right. How happy you must feel, how happy
we all must feel, to think that we have done so much to de
fend the liberties, the rights, of mankind!
"But much remains to be done. A new world is to be
established. You are to play an important part in making
it right and keeping it right. In our beginnings we had
everything to do and nothing to do it with. You have
a world to put right, but you have much to do it with.
The men of this generation are entering into a heritage
which makes their fathers' lives look poverty stricken by
comparison. You need only to steer the straight course,
to apply yourselves assiduously to the task, to use your
imagination, your sympathy, your best judgment, and
success must be yours.
"It may not be amiss to remind you that we are all
one companythe originators, the developers, the men of
the past, the present and the future. We have achieved re
Refinery and Sales Office at sults by giving our best to mankind. If we continue to
do that we shall not fail. I wish you all the greatest hap
pinessthe satisfaction of duty done to the best of our
Arkansas City, Kansas ability."
"JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER."
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UNCLE SAM'S REVIEW OF "PETROLEUM, 1917."
A Year in Which Interest Centered Primarily in Efforts to
Increase Production.
"Petroleum in 1917" by John D. Northrop, has just
been issued by the United States Geological Survey. That
may sound like ancient history, but the 900 page book is
full of statistics and other information of interest and
value to the oil industry.
"The year 1917," says Mr. Northrop, "is destined to be
reforded in the annals of the petroleum industry as one in
which interest was centered primarily in efforts to in
crease the production of petroleum. Efforts were directed
to this end in response to advancing prices for crude oil
at the wells predicated on a steadily growing discrepancy
between oil in sight and consumers' demand. Although
production was materially increased and a new record of
output was established, the facts remain that the rate of
increase of production in 1917 was appreciably less than
the rate of increase of consumers' demand in the same
period and that at the end of 1917 surface reserves of
crude oil in the United States were being depleted more
generally and more rapidly than at the beginning of the
year. The fact that despite repeated advances in the price
of crude oil the number of new wells completed in 1917
was 1,500 less than in 1916 indicates clearly that the price
of oil was a factor of subordinate importance in determin
ing the economic limits of drilling operations in that year.
The reasons for the anomaly thus indicated are several,
among which, however, the more important and general
were the difficulty encountered by the average oil operator
In obtaining necessary supplies of drilling materials, in
cluding the prime essential, casing, at prices he thought
he could afford; the scarcity, high cost, and unrest of
labor; the lack of confidence in the stability of the pe
troleum market; and the uncertainties of pending tax leg
islation. Other deterrents, such as temporary shortage of
water for drilling, absence of adeouate marketing facilities
for crude oil, scarcity of promising territory, strikes and
labor disputes, litigation, and governmental delay in pro
viding for the opening of the reserved oil lands of the pub
lic domain, complicated the situation locally, and tended
to discourage the investment of capital in so hazardous an
enterprise as the quest of petroleum.
"The record levels attained and firmly held by prices
of crude petroleum at the wells in all fields constitute one
of the salient features of the crude-oil industry in 1917.
The ascending scale of prices inherited from 1916 con
tinued throughout 1917 with numerous advances that af
fected every grade of oil produced in the country. Slight
temporary retrograde movements in the quotations on
Mercer Black oil in the Applachian field and on Goose
Creek oil in the Gulf field are exceptions, caused by local
conditions, which merely proved the general rule that all
revisions of price in 1917 were upward.
"Significant results of oil-field activity in 1917 include
the opening in Towatida Township, Butler County, Kans.,
of a prolific extension of the Eldorado field; the opening
in Caddo Parish, La., of a prolific extension of the old
Caddo field; the opening in eastern Kentucky of several
new areas of promise for moderate production of oil; and
the discovery of new and important pools of oil in Brazoria,
Eastland, Cleman and Brown counties, Tex.; in Hot
Springs County, Wyo. ; and in Los Angeles County, Cal.
Of these discoveries the most significant, as indicating the
trend of development in the Immediate future, are those
in north central Texas, which, because of their areal d's-
tribution, their depth, their large initial capacity, and the
high grade of the oil they disclose, rank as discoveries not
only of individual pools of much promise, but a new and
potentially valuable oil region.
"The quantity of petroleum marketed from the oil
fields of the United States in 1917, which aggregated 335,-
315,601 barrels of 42 gallons each, established a new record
for output of petroleum in this country that is more than
11 per cent greater than the former maximum yield of
300,767,158 barrels, attained in 1916.
"The average price received for this oil at the wells
was $1 56 a barrel and the total market value of the output
was $522,635 213. a gain of 46 cents in average unit price
and of $191,735,345. or 58 per cent, in gross market value,
compared with 1916."

Lease Opportunity!

We own about three thousand acres of Oil and Gas Leases in

the Southern part of Johnson County, Kansas. These leases are near
and adjoining productionsome being within three hundred feet of
producing wells found to the depth of three to five hundred feet.
We are arranging to drill a deeper test well on part of this acreage
and in order to do so, we offer a part of these leases for sale. We will
either sell adjoining the production or adjoining the location to be
drilled, at prices ranging from three to twelve dollars and fifty cents
per acre. These leases have very favorable geological reports, which
can be furnished, together with maps showing location, etc. The test
well will be started about September 1st.

If interested, address,

Clark Bros., Gardner, Kansas

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OFFICERS
President, J. L. Hendrick Kansas City, Mo.
First Vice-Pres., E. O. Dayton Kansas City, Mo.
Second Vice-Pres., J. J. Kemp Lexington, III.
Third Vice-Pres., C. H. Kunneman. .Granite City, 111.
Sec'y and Treas., J. F. Scanlon Kansas City, Mo.

DIRECTORS
B. W. Garrett Des Moines, la.
Dr. James J. Hogan Ashtabula, O.
J. D. Forrester Kansas City, Mo.
G. W. Milligan Kansas City, Mo.
Max Mannheim Kansas City, Mo.
Thos. Toohey Kansas City, Mo.
Dr. E. C. Allen Wayland, la.
E. F. Buckingham Virden, 111.
E. W. Williamson Bates City, Mo.
A. M. Starr Odessa, Mo.
Fred N. Baldwin Flint, Mich.
John J. O'Hern, Production Mgr., Kansas City, Mo.
Hal L. Stocum. Field Supt Kansas City, Mo.
S. J. Hatch, Consulting Geologist. .Kansas City, Mo.

EXECUTIVE HEADQUARTERS
322 The Scarritt Building
Kansas City, Mo.

FIELD OFFICE
507 Main Street, Fort Worth, Tex.
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Barton County.
Cheyenne Oil and Gas Co., No. 1, Secy, in the SW
of 27-18-12w, is having trouble with collapsed casing.
Barber County.
Holiday and others, No. 2, Gibson, in the SE of SW
of ll-30-12w, is shut down at 2,970 feet.
Medicine Lodge Petroleum Co., No. 1, Storm, in the
SE of NE of NE of 15-33-13w, is a location.
Chase County, Kans.
The Liberty Oil and Gas Co., No. 1, Guthrie, in the
-SW of 25-18-8, is shut down for repairs at 1,230 feet.
Findeiss and others, No. 1, Jones, in the SW of NE of
4-21-6. is shut down at 1,625 feet.
O'Neil and others No. 1, Mahoney, in the SE of 14-21-6,
has rig up.
Stark and others, No. 1, Parkey, in the center of
section 21-21-8, has rig up.
Shaw and others. No. 1, Harsh, in the NW of SE of
29-22-8, has rig up.
Cloud County.
Howerton and others No. 1, Byrnes, in the NW of NE
of NE of 30-8-lw, is shut down at 2,200 feet.
Comanche County.
Shaw and others, No. 1. Shaw, in the NE of 11-23-16.
has material on ground.
Coffey County.
Grouch Oil and Gas Co., No. 1, Jones, in the SW of
NE of 1-20-14, is shut down at 1,533 feet.
Clay County.
Nelson Syndicate, No. 1. Avery, in the SE of 30-8-4, is
shut down at 2,700 feet.
Cowley County.
Legonda Oil Co., No. 1, Daniels, iu center of lot 4, in
7-30-5, is underreaming six Inch to 2,848 feet.
Langley and others, No. 1, Russell, in center of NE
of 27-31-3. is drilling at 535 feet.
The Empire Gas and Fuel Co., No. 1, Shannon, in the
center of SW of SW of 34-31-5. is fishing for bit at 1,750
feet.
The Texas Co., No. 2, Burden, in SE of SW of 8-31-7.
is drilling at 1,800 feet.
Benedum and Trees, No. 1, Kock, in the SE of
28-31-7, has rig up.
The Emerald Oil Co., No. 1, Elrod, in the NE of SW
of 4-32-5, is cleaning out at 3,160 feet.
The Carter Oil Co., No. 1, Stafford, in SE of 17-32-5,
is dwrilling at 1,700 feet.
Theta Oil Co., No. 1, Berry, in the NE of 13-33-6, is
reaming at 1,700 feet.
Hopkins and Marvin No. 1, Darst, in center of west
iine of NW of SW of 13-33-6, is shut down, at 785 feet.
West & Ossenbeck, No. 1, Guthrie, in the NW corner
of lot 13 in 8-34-8, is drilling at 1,600 feet.
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Decatur County.
Hopper Oil and Gas Co., No. 1, Harshman, in the SE
of 3 1-1-30w. is shut down at 1,200 feet.
Dickinson County.
Sinclair Oil Co., No. 1, Wilkins, in the SW of NW or
NE of 26-11-3, is drilling at 1,550 feet.
The same party, No. 1, Stone, in the NW of SW of
34-12-2, has rig up.
Kelly and others, No. 1, Baker, in the SW of NW of
26-12-3, is building rig.
Elk County.
Metropolitan Expl. Co., No. 1, Denton, in the SE of
4-30-9, is cleaning out to plug back to 1,823 feet, where
they had a show of oil. Total depth of ho.e, 2,502 feet.
Heckenkemper and others, No. 1, Hyser, in the NE of
19-30-9, is shut down at 1,050 feet.
Love and others No. 1, Wyrock, in the NW of NE of
NE of 10-30-10, is drilling at 1,210 feet.
Union Oil Co., No. 1, Shull, in the SW of NE of
2-31-9, is shut down at 1,265 feet.
Finney County.
Garden City Oil and Gas Co., No. 1, Wann, in the
SE of 35-31-30w, is shut down at 2,200 feet.
Greenwood County.
The Cosden Oil and Gas Co., No. 1, McNeal. in the
SW of 22-23-13, is drilling at 1,900 feet.
The Carter Oil Co., No. 1, Welch, in center of east
line of NE of 12-25-8, is drilling at 2,500 feet.
The Burk Petroleum Co., No. 1, Hodson, in the NW
of SW of NE of 28-25-10, is shut down at 2,450 feet.
Great Southern Oil and Tidal Oil Co., No. 6, Stanhope,
in the NW of NE of NW of NE of 22-26-8, got sand 2,420
to 2,426 feet, and well is good for 20 barrels.
Rodgers and others, No. 1, Love, in the NW of NE
of SW of 23-26-8, has rig up.
Empire Gas and Fuel Co., No. 3, Temple, in the center
of SW of SE of 13-27-8, is shut down at 730 feet for
casing.
Same company. No. 1, Lewis, in the NE of 26-27-8, is
shut down at 2,300 feet.
Edwards and others. No. 1, Baldwin, in the SW of
NW of NW of 6-27-9, has rig up.
Dixie Oil Co., No. 1, Dixon, in the SE of SW of 18-28-9,
has spudded and is shut down on account of tools being
moved away.
Otto Creek Oil Co., No. 1, Miller, in the SW of NE
of NW of 5-28 9. has rig up.
J. B. Jones and others, No. 1, Kinnen, in the NW of
NE of SW of 11-28-10, is drilling at 2,525 feet.
The same parties, No. 1, Holmes, in the NE of SE of
NE of 6-28-12, is shut down at 1,750 feet.
Harvey County.
The Minnehoma Oil Co., No. 1, Gilchrist, in the SE
of NW of NW of 27-22-2, has rig up.
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Houston and others, No. 1, Wilson, in the NE of SE of
NW of 28-22-2, is drilling at 600 feet.
Watchorn and others, No. 1, Day, in the SE of NE
of SW of 32-22-2, is drilling at 1,250 feet.
The Penn-Texas Oil Co., No. 1, McCord, in the SE
of 35-22 2, has rig up.
Watchorn and others, No. 1, King, in the center of
west line of SW of SE of 1-23-le, is drilling at 2,400 feet.
Same parties, No. 1, Wilcox, in the NW of NE of SW
of 11-23-1, has spudded and is shut down.
Same parties. No. 2, Wetschensky, in the NW of SW
of NE of 4-23-2, has rig up.
Same parties, No. 1, Hunington, in the SE of NE of
NW of 4-23-2, is spudding.
W. C. Cain and others, No. 1, Hickerson, in the NW
of SW of 30-24-1, has material on the ground.
Harper County.
Eldorado Harper-Emp. Oil Co., No. 1, in the NW of
26-32-7w, is shut down at 600 feet.
Hodgman County.
Oil Fields Dev. Co., No. 1. Hanna, in the NW of
27-22-23w, is shut down at 725 feet.
Jackson County.
Buffalo Oil Co., No. 1, Cook, in the NE of 12-7-15,
has rig up.
Jewell County.
Red Line Oil Co., No. 1, Lamp, in the SE of 9-2-9w,
has rig up.
Kingman County.
Hale and Allinger, No. 1, Winfrey, in the SW of
ll-27-7w, is drilling at 3,270 feet.
Cunningham Oil and Gas Co., No. 1, Latham, in the
SE of NW of 21-27-10w, is drilling at 2,980 feet.
Kingman-Murdock Oil Co., No. 1. Rutkomski, fn the
center of east line of SW of 3-28-6w, is cleaning out at
3,126 feet.
Kiowa County.
Pratt Oil and Gas Co., No. 1, Barlow, in the SE of
25-30-17w, is shut down at 3,680 feet.
Kearney County.
Mins and Inge, No. 1, Bower, in the SW of 9-25-37w,
is shut down at 725 feet.
Lincoln County.
National Refining Co., No. 1, Dudbley, in the NW of
SE of 9-ll-6w, is fishing at 3,460 feet for casing.
Marion County.
Geo. Krow, No. 1, Riffle, in the SE of SW of SE of
28-18 4, has rig up.
Salt City Oil and Gas Co., No. 1, Gutsch, in the NE
of NW of 12-18-5, is shut down at 2,500 feet.
Spencer Oil Co., No. 1, Vogel, in the NW of SE of
SE of 25-19-3, is underreaming at 1,400 feet.
Sharpe and others, No. 1, Rodgers, in the NE of SE of
NE of 21-19-4, has rig up.
The Sinclair Oil and Gas Co., No. 1, Ford, in the SW
of SE of 15r20-4, has tools moved in.
The Marion County Oil and Development Co., No. 1,
Williams, in the SE of 18-20-4, is shut down at 1,000 feet.
Franklin Oil and Gas Co., No. 2. Manheim, in the SE
of SW of 11-20-5, has rig up.
Argus Oil Co., No. 2, Koslanski, in the SW of 5-21-4.
has rig up.
Galbraith and others, No. 1, Potts, in the NW of SE
of SW of 27-21-4, is shut down at 1,400 feet.
Cosden and Markham, No. 1, Sellers, in the SE of 28-
21-4, is underreaming at 2,700 feet.
Ohio Cities and Gypsy, No. 1, Davis, in the NE of SW
of 34-21-5, is drilling at 2,005 feet.
Rosenthall and others, No. 1, Sicrest. in the NW of
NE of SW of 17-22-3, is drilling at 2,380 feet.
Atkins and others, No. 1, Carmichael. in the SW of
SE of SE of 3-22-4, is spudding.
The Bramer Drilling Co., No. 1, Carmichael. in the SW
of 3-22-4, has rig up.
Ward and others, No. 1, Jolliffe, in the center of south
line of NW of SW of 4-22-4, is rigging up.
Watchorn and others, No. 2, Jolliffe. in the SW of SE
of SW of SW of 4-22-4, is drililng at 1,380 feet. No. 3, in
the center of north line of SW of SW is spudding.
The American Canadian Oil Co., No. 1. Chilson, in the
SW )f SE of 4-22-4, is straight reaming at 2,100 feet.
Lee and others, No. 1, Wells, in the SW of SE of NE
of 4-22-4, has rig up.
Watchorn and others, No. 1, Townsend, in the center
of east linp of SE of SE of 5-22-4, has rig up.
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The same parties, No. 1, Jolliffe, in the center of
north line of NW of 9-22-4, is drilling at 1.300 feet No.
2. in the NW of NE of NW of NW of 9-22-4, has rig up.
The Orlande Petroleum Co., No. 2, Ehnsted, in the SE
of NE of SE of 10-22-4, has rig up.
The Elmhurst Inv. Co., No. 1. Sines, in the SE of NE
of SW of 10-22-4, got sand 1,845 to 1.855 and plugged back
Total depth, 2,545 feet, and cleaning out.
No. 2, in the SW of NW of SW of 10-22-4, got sand
2,510 feet, and well is god for 400 barrels
Derby and others, No. 2, Larson, in the center of west
line of the SW of NW of 11-22-4, is drilling at 915 feet. No.
3, in the center of the south line of NW of SW, has rig up.
The Phillips Petroleum Co., No. 1, Larson, in the NW
of SW of SW of 11-22-4, has timbers on the ground.
Gaskill and others, No. 1, Culman, in the NW of SE
of NW of 11-22-4, is drilling at 300 feet.
Same parties, No. 1, Jewell, in the center of west linn
of NE of NE of 11-22-4, has timbers on the ground.
The Kinney Refining Co., No. 1, Rodner, In the NW
of SW of NW of 14-22-4, is drilling at 1,286 feet.
Elmhurst Inv. Co., No. 4, Burton, Jn the SE of NW
of 15-22-4, got top of sand 2,557, and at one foot in has
hole full of oil and is now pulling big pipe. No. 5, in
the SE of NE of NW, is drilling at 1,862 feet. No. 6, in
the SW of NE, is drilling at 850 feet.
M. Ward and others, No. 1, Burton, in the NW of SE
of NE of 15-22-4, has rig up.
The Carter Oil Co., No. 2, Lewis, in the NW of NE
of SW of 15-22-4, is drilling at 1,320 feet.
Pierce and Pierce No. 1. Clark, in the NW of SE of
15-23 4, is underreaming at 2,000 feet.
The same parties, No. 1, Burton, in the NE of SW of
NW of 15-22-4, is spudding.
The Buffalo Production Co., No. 2, Clark, in the center
of west line of NE of SE of 15-23-4. is shut down at 1,650
feet.
The same Co., No. 1, Jolliffe. in the NE of 16-23-4, is
drilling at 1,030 feet.
West and others, No. 1, Jolliffe, in the NE of NW of
16-22-4, is drilling at 1,200 feet.
Derby and others, No. 1, Jolliffe. in the NE of SE of
SE of 16-22-4, is drilling at 600 feet.
Pierce & Pierce, No. 1, Jones, in the center of east
line of NE of NE of 17-22-4, has rig up.
Mollihan and others, No. 1, Hall, in the SE of SW of
32-22-4, is rigging up.
National Refining Co., No. 1, Hanken, in the SW of
SE of 34-224, is drilling at 1,850 feet, having missed the
shallow sand.
The Kanotez Refining Co., No. 1, Jolliffe, in the NE
of SW of NW7 of 6-22-5, is dry and abandoned at 2,550 feet.
Morris County.
Skaer & Skaer, No. 1, Albright, in the NW of SE of
19-16-?. is rigging up.
Osborne County.
Delhi Oil Co., No. 1, John Dorman, in the SW of
20-10-llw, has rig up.
Osage County.
Blodgett Oil Corporation, No. 1, Craig, in the SW
of NE of SW of SW of 9-16-15, has rig up.
Mull Vitt Dev. Co., No. 1, Neil Est., in the NE of NW
of SW of NE of 8-17-17, has rig up
The Black Hawk Oil Co., No. 1, Buskirk. in the SW of
SE of 10-18-16, is shut down at 2,200 feet.
Ottawa County.
Dozier and others, No. 1, Lyne, in the NE of NW of
15-9-1 w, has rig up.
The Ottawa Oil and Dev. Co., No. 1, Sirnie, in the NW
of SE of SW of 21-9-5, is drilling at 3,125 feet.
The Carter Oil Co., No. 1, Best, in the NE of SE of
NE of 25-12-3w, is drilling at 3,190 feet.
Pottawatomie County.
Crawford and Jennings, No. 1, Doyle, in the NW of
4-10-12, is cementing off water at 2,700 feet.
Pawnee County.
Pawnee Dev. Co., No. 1. Taylor, in the SE of SE of
NE of 28-22-15w. has rig ud.
Reno County.
The Reno County Oil Co., No. 1, Richenberger, in the
SE of NE of 15-26-4W, has rig up.
Sedgwick County.
Brooks and others. No. 1, Winters, in the SW of
28-25-2, is fishing at 1,635 feet.
Wichita Oil and Gas Co., No. 1, Folker, in the NE of
SW of 17-25-2. is underreaming at 2.500 feet.
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The Continental Oil & Refining Co. receives three-
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Borealis Oil & Gas Co.'s drilling campaign. Borealis Well
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LOUISIANA
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Shreveport, La., Aug. 25. (Special)The Pine Island barrels at 2,250 feet, and McDonald et al., completed a
situation, which looms large on the Shreveport oil hor- 15-barrel pumper in No. 1 Murray, in section 12-20-16.
leon, is much improved, as the pipelines are now taking North of Gusher Bend, in the old Abington district,
and moving all of the production of the Pine Island dis the Gulf Refining Co. completed No. 21, Kennedy, in sec
trict. However, the price at which this oil is being moved, tion 23-12-11, pumping 25 barrels at 2,550 feet.
viz., 75c per barrel at the well, has a tendency to slow In the Caddo district eight good pumpers were brought
down and retard drilling operations in this district, the in as follows :
small producer contending he cannot produce oil in this The Texas Co., No. 23, Caddo Mineral Land Co.. sec
district at this price profitably. tion 23-21-15, pumped 150 barrels at 2,350 feet.
The production in the Pine Island district is holding The Old Settlers' Oil Co.. No. 18 Lynn, section 12-21-15,
around 25,000 barrels, and it is the opinion of several of pumped 50 barrels at 2,250 feet.
the best posted oil men that Pine Island crude will soon The Mohawk Oil Co., No. 13 Robertshaw, section
come into its own and be able to get as good or perhaps 24-21-15, pumped 50 barrels at 2,350 feet.
a better price than the light oil produced in North Louis Bickley et al., No. 2 Dickson, section 36-21-15, pumping
iana. The reason for this is that Pine Island crude really 50 barrels at 2,275 feet.
has In the east side of Pine Island, in section 19-21-14,
whicha iswonderful
produced lubricating
in refining content, and the light oil,
for the lubricating content the Houston Ice & Brewing Co. completed Noel A-2, pump
can be cracked and made into gasoline. ing 5,0 barrels, and the Humble Oil Co. No. 6 Noel, made
The Mooringsport district, in which very little drill a 10-barrel pumpery at 2,300 feet.
ing is being done now, no doubt will be drilled closely Drilling Operations.
in the days to come, as it produces high grade oil. There In the Claiborne field the Blackwell Oil Co. has der
are a number of wildcat locations made and one that is rick up for a test on the J. A. Palmer lease, in section
especially interesting will be made in Bossier Parish, 23-22-6, six miles northeast of Homer; Den mad et al., are
about 11 miles northeast of Shreveport. This well will rigging up to drill No. 1, Harmon, in section 17-21-7, which
be drilled on a bunch of acreages secured by R. C. Bois- is two miles north of the Standard's gusher. Sam Baird
seau, who has subdivided this acreage in lots and sold has derrick up for No. 1, Burnett, in section 36-22-8, three
some six or seven of these lots to other parties, among miles north of the well of the Standard Oil Co., on the
which are the Standard Oil Co., the Atlas Oil Co., the Lowenberg lease.
Sinclair Oil Co., D. C. Richardson and others. This well The Bowie-Claiborne Oil Co. has a good showing in
will be a most interesting test as it is situated directly No. 4, Featherstone, in section 20-21-7. and arrangements
between a well drilled on Soda Lake by Kinnebrew et al., are being made to pump.
and a well drilled in Bossier Parish by R. O. Roy, both The Gilliland Oil Co., which has taken over Keen &
welis showing oil, and the Kinnebrew well making a small Woolf holdings in Claiborne parish, is preparing for ex
pumper. tensive operations and has derrick up for No. 5 and 6,
North Louisiana Completions. Shaw, In section 30-21-7, is rigging up to drill No. 4. and
The completions made in North Louisiana during the has set 6-inch casing in Shaw A-2, with derrick building
past week were: The Atlas Oil Co., getting a 250-barrel for Shaw A-3. In section 24-21-8, near the Lowenberg
well in Claiborne Parish in section 30 21-7, at 1,350 feet, production, No. 1, Jackson, is drilling at 700 feet.
and the Arkansas Natural Gas Co., in the same section Other wells in the vicinity of the Lowenberg lease
made a 15-barrel pumper at 1,400 feet. The Wildcat Oil are the Louisiana Oil Refining Corp., in No. 1. Jackson;
& Gas Co. got a showing of oil for a small pumper in No. 1, George Baird, No. 1 and 2, Langston; Glassell and Merrels,
Featherstone section 19-21-7, in the shallow sand and will No. 1, Jackson; the Arkansas Natural Gas, No. 94, and N.
drill deeper. Rowe et al., drilled to 3,250 feet in No. 1, 96, Langston, and the Rowe Oil Corporation No. 1, Wilson.
Murrell, in section 12-20-8, and will abandon the test at The Standard Oil Co. is drilling at 500 feet in No. 4,
this depth. Lowenberg, and has derrick up for No. 5.
Among the completions in the Bull Bayon district H. and P. Palmer have made location for No. 1, Mc-
were two good wells in section 13-12-11, on the east side Clung, in section 29-21-7, which is east of the Standard
of the bayou in Red River parish, Fredman & Rowe com Oil Co. Oaks well, the Standard Oil Co. is building der
pleted No. 4, Carter, flowing 800 barrels, and the Texas rick for No. 3, Oaks, in the same section.
Co. completed No. 1 Stephens, flowing 600 barrels. The Zoder & Hincey are rigging up to drill a deep test
Fortuna Oil Co. No. 2 Pugh, in section 7-12-10, came in. on the Featherstone lease, in section 20-21-7.
flowing 30 barrels. In the Red River fie'ds, five miles west of the Nabor-
In the Mooringsport district, the Gulf Refining Co., ton field, the Paraffine Oil & Gas Co. has derrick up for
No. 183, Ferry Lake, in section 21-2016, is pumping 20 No. 1, Hewett, in section 5-12-13. The North Central

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Petroleum Co. is down 1,000 feet In No. 1, Ware, section
11-14-13, having passed through the Natchitoches sand
with a showing of gas and oil.
Ten miles south of Mansfield and six miles west of
Pelican, Kyle et al.. are building derrick for No. 1, Parson,
in section 3-10-13.
In the north end of the Bull Bayou district the Bennett
Oil Co. is rigging up to drill No. 1, Wilson, in section
6-12-10, and in the same section Morefield et al., have made
a location for No Nelson; the Sun Co. has made a loca
tion for No. 1, Nelson, and the Caddo Central Oil & Re
fining Co. has a derrick up for No., Nelson. The Tex-
Penn Oil Co. has made a location for No. 1, Clark, in
section 17-12-10. and Paggi et al., are rigging up to drill
Xo. 1, Nelson, in section 8-12-10.
Roach et al., are drilling at 1,000 feet in No. 1, Terrill,
in section 4-12-12, in the north end of the Naborton field.
Operations in Bienville and Webster Parishes con
tinue to increase and the number of test wells in Minden
and Bibbsland are rapidly increasing.
In Bienville Parish the Superior Oil & Gas Co. has
set 10-inch casing in No. 1, Jordan, section 30-16-5, twelve
miles south of the town of Arcadia. A new well has
been started by F. E. Rose, on the Woodward lease, in
section 12-18-8, five miles west of the town of Gibbsland.
J. E. and J. M. Lummis are rigging up to drill No. 1, Mc-
Guire, in section 19-8-5, seven miles east of Gibbsland, and
the Congress Oi ICo. has derrick up for No. 1 Davis, in
section 31-17-5, ten miles south of Aracdia.
The Louisiana Oil & Refining Corporation has started
drilling on the Manning lease for Pardue Bell & Giddend,
in section 22-15-10, five miles southwest of the tow^i of
Ringgold.
The Ardmore Oil & Gas Co. is rigging up to drill No.
I, Puller, in section fi-17-7, ten miles southwest of Gibbs
land.
Webster Parish.
The Standard Oil Co. is drilling at 1,050 feet in No. 1,
Grunner, in section 21-20-8; the Pine Valley Oil Co. is
rigging up to drill No. 1, Block, in section 7-22-10, and
Uie Cotton Valley Oil Co. is arranging to start drilling
on the Hodges lease in section 3-21-10.
J. Y. Steele is drilling at 1,300 feet in No. 1, Crichton,
section 22-20-9; the Midway Oil & Gas Co. is arranging
to test at 1,400 feet in No. 1, Heflin, section 24-17-9, and
the Minden Petroleum Co. is down 1,000 feet in No. 1,
Ferguson, section 28-19-8, with promising Indications of
getting a well.
Bossier Parish.
An interesting location has been made in this Parish
in the north end of same by the Wildrox Oil Co., which
is rigging up to drill No. 1, Antrim, in section 19-22-5,
three miles southwest of Plain Dealing.
Union Parish.
The Mayfair Oil Co. has set 8-inch casing in No. 1,
James, in section 19-22-3.
WILL BUILD A REFINERY ON BIG SINKING.
Winchester, Ky., Aug. 27. (Special).Many opera
tors in the Lee county fields are much interested in the
casinghead gasoline proposition, which has taken concrete
form at the present time with the American Gasoline
Corporation, of Lexington. This company is delivering
material for the erection of a plant onto the Maloney,
Hudson and Collins property, on Big Sinking, and is
soliciting gas from the companies on a basis of being in
operation by November 1. The corporation agrees to put
vacuum on the wells, graduated at a pressure desired by
the operators, and to turn back lighter hydrocarbons in
the gas to the leases in quantities needed for the pur
pose of running engines on the property. A patent process
which extracts the gasoline by absorption is used. This
leaves the lighter hydrocarbons intact. Arrangements
will be made to run the gasoline by pipe line to a loading
rack at Torrent. In the Big Sinking area the gas makes
from three to five gallons of gasoline per thousand cubic
feet.
Work on the new petroleum specifications has been
completed and they are waiting action of the Committee
on Standardization, announces Chief Petroleum Technolo
gist Lewis, of the Bureau of Mines. Chairman Requa, it
is thought, will call a meeting of the committee about
September 1, says a Washington dispatch.

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30 THE OIL
Winchester, Ky.. Aug. 25. (Special).During the past
week there has been marked activity in the Kentucky
fields, due largely to abundant rains, which have served
to furnish good supplies of water for the operators,
speeding up work throughout the entire field.
Pipe Line Runs for the Week.
The runs and completions from the Kentucky fields
for the week ending August 16th, as furnished by the
Cumberland Pipe Line Co., are as follows:
Busseyville district, 474.27 barrels: Fallsburg. 1,251.76;
Cooper, 939.43; Denny, 351.77; Steubenville, 712.78; Cannel
City, 74.48; Pitchburg, 6,964.38; Ravenna, 4,843.80; A,
Ravenna. 5,291.99; Hazel Green, 444.32; Beaver Creek.
276.29; Ragland, 1,175.47; Parmleyville, 929.75; Pilot,
4,413.05; Pilot, 5,553.89; Zachariah, 7,120.66; A, Big Sink
ing, 8,187.21; B, Big Sinking, 13,708.77; Ross Creek,
2,656.09; Big Sinking, 14,613.46; A.BIg Sinking, 12,305.18;
B, Big Sinking, 6,006.51; Hell Creek, 2.486.9S. Total,
100.782.29 barrels.
Great Northern Active.
Among the pipe line companies most active in the
Kentucky fields is the Great Northern Refining Co.', of
Chicago, which now has covered a large portion of the
Lee county territory with lines. This company is run
ning from 105,000 to 115,000 barrels of oil a month.
Two new lines have nearly reached completion, one
a three-inch from Bald Rock to Pryse, and one a two-inch
from Bald Rock to Gretno. The latter point is this com
pany's loading station near Airedale, where an eight-car
rack is now in constant use.
The line to Pyrse will run to the Oleum Refining
Go's, new plant, which is just about rebuilt, after being
destroyed the first of the year by a disastrous fire, in
curring a loss around $125,000. This refinery is now
handling something around 700 barrels a day and expects
to take care of 1,500 barrels every twenty-four hours when
the new line is in operation.
The Great Northern Refining Co. expects to have its
refinery in Lexington completed and ready for operation
by November 1. The tanks are now up. The capacity
will be around 1,800 barrels a day.
National's Runs Big.
In the Lee county fields it is estimated the National
Refining Co. is taking out something like 80,000 barrels
a month. This is, however, only a rough estimate, as
nothing has been given officially on what oil this com
pany is handling in Kentucky. In addition to the com
pany's own production, it is taking care of that of the
Swiss Oil Corporation, Koma Oil Co., and the Big Bend
Oil Co., of Louisville. "Shoestring" lease. Prior to the
latter three companies' runs the National was estimated
to be taking out something around 40,000 barrels a month.
It has been stated that the Cumberland Pipe Line
Co's. runs have been held down in the past weeks by the
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escheat suits against various companies. This is not the
case, however, as the company never held up the oil on
these properties. It is expected that Lee county will keep
up to her present record of production for some time to
come, but an increase is not expected in face of the ex
tensive drilling which has been done here.
New Development.
Operators in eastern Kentucky, constantly on the
lookout for another Big Sinking pool, are quick to follow
any clue which points to a new territory as being pro
ductive. Among the wells which have been causing the
most interest is that drilled in several days ago in the
western section of Lee county near Sturgeon Creek, and
east of Ross Creek. This well, the property of the Young
Gasoline and Refining Co., and known as their No. i.
was the fourth to be drilled on the T. T. Roberts tract,
two of which were dry. The location is two miles from
the former tests and is at the extreme northwestern point
of the lease, adjoining Senator Hopkins' Raider- Heirs
tract. Authentic reports on this producer declare that it
rose 700 feet in the hole, prior to the shot, and was
drilled into 20 feet of pay sand. This is now shot and
pumped 112 barrels in 12 hours. An offset will be drilled
on the Raider and the No. 2 on the Roberts started
shortly.
There are about 8 rigs being moved into this sec
tion now. Several miles west of the Roberts, Senator
Hopkins is cleaning out the three wells on the Emma
Hamilton and will drill there as well as on the Raider.
Drilling Near Fincastle.
Near Fincastle, in Lee county, the Flesher Petroleum
Co. has started to drill at No. 1, Wiler. This company's
deep test well drilling on the Buck Fox tract is now-
fishing at 1,900 feet and has been in this shape for the
last three weeks. On the 6,800 Eureka tract there are now
26 rigs at work, six of which belong to the Flesher Pe
troleum Co.. while the Southwestern and Cliff Petroleum
Co. have the greatest number drilling.
The Flesher Petroleum Co. has recently spudded in
at No. 2, on the Edwards, which location offsets the
Sallie Davis lease.
The Woodford Oil Co. has two new wells on the Crain
farm, Nos. 16 and 17 estimated at 50 barrels each.
The Cumberland Petroleum Co. has drilled in No. 15.
on the Sparks, which is thought to be good for 35 barrels.
On the Chiles Pendergrass the Pyramid Oil Co. is
due in this week with No. 3, and on the Pyramid Pender
grass with No. 23. On the Combs the Fidelity Oil Co. is
down 260 feet at No. 5.
In the Sturgeon Creek section.of Lee county, Payne
and others are drilling No. 6 on the Trabue Heirs.
On the Lilly Heirs, Putnam and others are said to
have brought in No. 2, which is making a nice showing.
No report as to production has come in yet.
Between the IJlly and Trabue wells, with offsets to
both to drill. Williams O'Rear and Co. are moving a rig
to the Susan Goocey. where they expect to spud this
week.
The Wright Oil Co's. initial well on the Eureka is
now down 850 feet and fishing.
The Lee Allen Oil Co. has completed a third well on
the Eureka, which is said to be good for 25 barrels.
Among other items from Hell Creek is news that
the Carter Oil Co. has completed its water well on the
Sam Miller and is drilling on No. 2.
Out from Fincastle some distance the McCombs Pro
ducing and Refining Co. has drilled into salt water at its
test well on the Lutz and it is thought this will be
abandoned.
The Southwestern Petroleum Co. has drilled in No. 4,
on the Molly Lyons, which looks to be good for 40 barrels.
On this farm there are 3 rigs at work. No. 8 is drilling
around 900 feet, and machines are moving to locations
H and 10.
Among other wells reported from Lee county is No.
 THE OIL AND
be good for 20 barrels. The Pyramid Oil Co., No. 22,
Pendergrass, is estimated at 25 barrels, while the Bald
Rock Oil Co., No. 60, Pendergrass, is credited with 50
barrels. The Quaker Oil Co. is drilling in No. 9, Simpson
Crabtree.
On the J. C. B. Combs farm the same company has
just spudded in at No. 4.
The Southwestern is drilling Nos. 50, 53, 67, Eureka,
fishing at 66, and moving to locations 56, 62, 68, 69 and
two others not yet numbered. On the two Malin Jones
tracts this company has completed drilling, with 10 wells
on one and 24 on the other.
The Eastern Gulf Oil Co. is drilling No. 11, Raider
Cross, its last location on Big Sinking, where it now
has around 60 wells on the following 4 tracts, Henderson
Angel, Eaph Angel, Henry Gross, Raider Gross.
Near Airedale the Empire Oil and Gas Co. has a 10-
barrel well at No. 1, Taylor Gilbert. On the Eureka,
Sheridan and others are down 750 feet and drilling.
Lineman's Creek Well.
There has been so much interest in the well reported
to have been drilled in in the eastern section of Lee
county by the Midland Oil Corp'n, on the Bowman tract
on Lineman's Creek, that a number of companies have
sent scouts out to investigate this well. One report states
the oil rose 300 feet in the hole, another says 700 feet.
The history of Lineman's Creek shows that operations
were begun here around 1901, following shortly after the
building of a narrow gauge lumber road through this
section. About 8 or 9 wells were sunk, many of which
encountered oil, but none in paying quantities. Reports
received from this section are to the effect that acreage
near the well brought in there last week is selling at a
high figure. An adjoining tract brought $100 an acre.
Other prices range from $10 to $50.
Install Vacuum Pumps.
In the Big Sinking section of Lee county a number
nf companies continue to install vacuum pumps to Increase
production. Among those that have been put in recently
are on the property of the Swiss Oil Corp'n., Central Oil
Co., Associated Producers, and many other companies.
On the Townsend tract in the eastern section, where
there are now 6 wells, the Arcadia Oil Co. is installing a
10-well power. This company is now drilling No. 7. and
is due in.
Number of Wells Reported.
A number of wells are reported completed in Lee
county during the past week. Among these are some on
the Pendergrass tract, belonging to the Bald Rock Oil Co.
This company's Nos. 53, 55, 57 are estimated at 20 bar
rels. Nos. 56 and 58 will make 75 barrel wells.
The Thraman Oil Co's. No. 1, on the Anna Fisher, is
estimated as good for 150 barrels. This well was previous
ly reported as being No. 8 on the Beatty Heirs.
The Woodford Oil Co.. operating on the Crain tract,
has completed 6 wells. These are as follows: Nos. 10,
11, 12, 13, 14, 15. estimated respectively at 60, 40, 35, 40, 50
and 40 barrels. The Russell Oil Co. has Nos. 31 and 39,
Hall & Burke, credited with 25 and 30 barrels, respec
tively. The Southwestern Petroleum Co's. Nos. .", and 6,
Mollie Lyons, are estimated at 25 and 10 barrels, while
the Flesher Petroleum Co. has shot No. 5, Plummer, which
is said to have flowed and to be showing for 50 barrels.
Among other wells reported completed are Nos. 56
and 65, Eureka, belonging to the Southwestern Petroleum
Co., which are credited respectively with 50 barrels.
At Airedale, in Lee. the Great Northern Refining Co.
is running oil and shipping it out regularly. It is reported
the nine car rack belonging to this company is full all
the time. The Eastern Gulf's rack, at Fincastle, will
likely be completed this week.
On the Fraley tract the Fye Sweetser Co. has brought
in its initial well, which is said to be making a nice
showing, though no production estimate given.
The Manning Oil Co. has started up at No. 3, on the
Andy Shoemaker, on the Taylor Gilbert, the Empire Oil
and Gas Co. has cased and should drill in shortly.
The Atlantic Oil Producing Co. has completed a
fishing Job at No. 6, Kincaid, and resumed work. At No.
2, J. 8. Fraley, this company has just spudded in. No. 6.
Green Adams, is drilling, and No. 7 has spudded. At
No. 1, Laura Lane, the Eastern Oil Co. broke a stem at
200 feet.
On the Dan Fraley lease the Eastern Oil Co. is down
40f> feet at No. 9. and has resumed work, after fishing.
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On the Steve Fraley the Midvale O. & G. Co. is down
800 feet at No. 5, and has spudded at No. 6.
Allen County Deals
In Allen county it is reported a Louisville syndicate
has purchased the Bob Ground lease one quarter of a
mile north of the Moulder and Phillips leases, where two
of the biggest wells ever reported in Kentucky came in.
The purchasing parties will organize a corporation known
as the Butler Oil Co., composed of the following: J. O.
Butler, Bruce Haldeman, G. P. Wable, W. S. Adams, R. L
Ditto. The price paid was said to have been $50,000.
The Keen lease in the Daiton pool has been sold to
Dr. J. H. Finch and Walter Adams, of Louisville, for
$6,000.
A. B. Johnson and associates, of Pittsburg, have pur
chased the Beckman tract of 175 acres in the Jewell pool
from Adams and others for a price said to have been
$20,000.
The following wells are reported in from Allen county
during the past week: Paragon Oil Co., No. 2, Mulligan,
200 barrels; Phelps & Hurley, No. 1, Vivian Brown, dry;
Bowling O. & G., No. 1, Sears, 10 barrels; Bowling O. &
G., No. 2, Sears, 10 barrels; Bowling O. & G., No. 3, Sears,
10 barrels; Bowling O. & G., No. 4, Sears, dry; Cooper Oil
Co., No. 1, Christie, 50 barrels; Progressive Oil Co., No.
7, Joe Allen, 50 barrels; E. R. Riggs, No. 3, Motley, 20
barrels; Piedmont Oil Co., No. 9, R. E. Stoval, 100 bar
rels; Harris & Co., No. 1, J. W. Ogles, 15 barrels; De-
Caigney Bros., No. 8, Bishop Foster, 25 barrels; Carter
011 Co., No. 3, Buchanan, 4 barrels; Carter Oil Co., No. 7,
Dink Britt. 5 barrels; Carl Schoenfelt, No. 8, E. T. Daiton,
25. barrels; Curry Oil Co., No. 1, A. T. Harris, showing;
Big Jack, No. 1, Kinslow, gasser; Big Dipper, No. 1, Henry
Lawrence, gasser; Keyes & Co., No. 6, Harris, 25 bar
rels; No. 1, W. L. Metzache, 5 barrels: No. 2. W. L. Met-
zache, 5 barrels.
Barren County.
News received from Barren county is to the effect
that J. L. DeGive, of Atlanta, Ga., has let a contract to
drill five wells in Barren. The Barrick Kentucky Oil Co.
just completed a dry hole at No. 4, Jordan, as did Thomp
son Mahoney & Co., at No. 1, Gossem, and Merry Brothers,
at their initial test on the S'imms. All these wells are
Osage, Oklahoma, Oil Leases
at Public Auction,
October 6, 1919.
By U. S. Government.
About 36,000 acres by quarter sections of
I 60 acres each, all in Osage County, Okla
homa, will be offered at Pawhuska, Okla.,
Oct. 6, 1919, for bonus in addition to stipu
lated royalties; 25% on date of sale, bal
ance in three annual installments with ac
ceptable security. Many tracts are located
near producing wells, practically all con
sidered advantageously located for produc
tion of oil. All these lands are under sepa
rate leases for gas. For blue print map
showing acreage of Osage County leased for
oil and area leased for gas, also indicating
quarter sections producing oil or wells drill
ing, send 25c and write U. S. Superintend
ent, Osage Agency, Pawhuska, Okla., for
full particulars.

32 THE OIL AND
near No. 1, Jordan, where there is a good producer, be
longing to the Barrick Kentucky Oil Co., which, however,
has drilled three wells since, all of which proved dry.
The oil formation in Barren county is found to be ex
ceedingly faulty, though a nice grade of oil has been the
reward of those who have been fortunate enough to locate
producers. ' siderable oil in the hole, encountered at 800 feet, but ex
In Barren county the following completions have been
reported: No. 1, Christie farm, 100 barrels; Bledsoe &
Co., No. 1, Furlong farm, gasser; Bledsoe & Co., No. 2, Pur-
long farm, 25 barrels; T. W. Overman, No. 2, John Har
mon farm, 30 barrels; T. W. Overman, No. 3, John Har
mon farm, 30 barrels; Olean-Kentucky, No. 1. Lewis farm,
10 barrels; C. A. Slamm, No. 1, five miles of Glasgow, 10
barrels; No. 1, Joe Hill farm, gasser; Marine Oil Co.,
No. 1, Simes farm, dry; Askampt Oil Co., No. 1, 12 bar
rels; St. Louis parties, No. 1. Parish farm. 25 barrels.
To Drill In Warren.
In Warren county, three miles from production and
southwest of Bowling Green, Frank Thompson is sinking
a test well on the Susan Glass farm.
The Koma Oil Co. is down 600 feet at No. 1, Cowles.
After having been held up with broken machinery, the
Bed Rock Oil and Gas Co. has resumed operations at
650 feet on the Arnett tract. 5 miles east of Salyersville,
at Burning Spring.
The progress of the Bed Rock Oil Co. in this county
has been particularly interesting. This company has nine
wells in the northern section of the county, which are
furnishing gas to central Kentucky. The well furtherest
south. No. 9, had signs of oil. No. 10 was drilled still
further south and is at Mine Fork, 1% miles from the
Johnson county line. The oil is standing 768 feet in the
hole. Tankage is being moved and arrangements made to
bail the well. This was drilled to a depth of 935 feet,
went through 20 feet of sand, encountered a 3 or 4-foot
break, then went Into 20 feet more of sand, oil being
found all along.
This company has now made location for another
well one-fourth of a mile further south on the 640 acre
J. H. Gardiner tract, and will begin operations very
shortly.
Menifee News.
In Menifee county during the past month operators
have been held up because of difficulty in securing water.
This week four wells are due to come in.
On the Peter Cline tract, on Clifty Creek, the Premier
011 and Gas Co. should drill in No. 2. The Ace Oil Co.
is due with No. 3 on the Broadhead Garrett Lumber Co.
tract, while Chiles and others, drilling on the Tilford Back,
on Myers Fork, should complete their well.
The New Domain Oil and Gas Co., drilling at No. 2, on
the George Omar Downing, is due in. A representative of
the Cumberland Pipe Line Co. visited the first well in
here, and while he did not see it pump, reported it as show
ing for a nice producer.
On the Alexander tract drilling has been held up be
cause of litigation between the partners owning the tract.
On the Dorsey Radcliffe, Ponders Brothers are rigging to
pump No. 4. Kash and others No. 1. W. K. Wells, is re
ported showing for 20 barrels.
Test In Morgan.
In Morgan county the Carter Oil Co. has made a
location on the D. B. Alien tract, near White Oak, and
Anderson Drilling and
Development Co.
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on equitable terms; buy or sell production; take
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with owners direct. Submit details first letter,
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will drill a test well at once. This is out of line of
production ant has not been tested out, but is looked upon
very favorably by geologists.
News From Hopkins.
In Hopkins county, near White Plains, the Moss Hill
Oil and Gas Co. is fishing at 940 feet. They have con
pect to drill to a depth of 1,200.
The Omar Oil and Gas Co's. test on the Herring
tract, secured from the Quaker Oil Co., has resumed oper
ations at 400 feet, after fishing.
Green County.
in Green county Wilmuth, Gardiner and Malloy, No. 4
well, 3 miles south of Greensburg, is completed and said
to be showing for 15 barrels. The Atlantic Oil Producing
Co., No. 1, Risen, will be in Thursday.
Owsley Tests.
in Owsley county, 3 miles west of Boonville, on the
Morgan Flanery tract, M. P. Moran and others are down
400 feet at their test well and progressing nicely.
On Sextons Creek, on the Doc Sizemore lease, C. B.
Schaeffer and others expect to drill in very shortly.
Wolfe County.
Recently Osborne and others, of Tennessee, bought
around 300 acres of leases south of Torrent, and are
planning to sink several tests. The Huff Oil & Gas Co. is re
ported to have No. 10, Spencer Heirs, in, said to be show
ing for 75 barrels. On the Fred Adams tract, the Cane-
wood Oil Co. is drilling its initial test. This company in
partnership with, Frank Thompson, recently brought in No.
4, Frank Creech, which is said to be making 35 barrels
a day on the pump.
Brenner and Adams No. 5, on the Day Lumber Co..
came in last week, and is said to look like a l&rbarrel pro
ducer. The same parties are now drilling No. 7. On the
40-acre Fielding Bush, the Central West Petroleum Co.
is sinking its initial test. H. L Riggs is preparing to
sink a test on the Lina Arnett. near Torrent.
Activity In Cumberland.
In Cumberland county the Dreadnaught Oil and Re
fining Co. has encountered a strong flow of gas at 370
feet at No. 2. Strange, on Renox Creek. The pressure,
for a time, was so great that the drillers were com
pelled to knock off work until the gas was piped awav
from the hole. At No. 1, Strange, oil is reported to be
standing in the hole to the top. Tankage is being moved
on to pump the well.
At Salt Lick Bend, the Petroleum Corporation is start
ing its No. 2 well on the Butler farm.
On the Edens tract A. W. Kenney and others, of Cin
cinnati, Ohio, are due in. These parties are under a con
tract to drill 28 wells in Cumberland county, within the
next 8 months.
South of Breeding the Leonard Oil Co. is down 100
feet at their initial well on the Sparks farm.
The Efficiency Service Co. is moving 2 machines tn
locations near Becks' Store, on Renox Creek.
Dry Holes In Wayne.
in Wayne county two dry holes are reported in. T^
Monarch Vacuum Petroleum Co. got a duster at No. 2.
Denny Heirs, while the Wood Oil Co's. No. 13, T. C. Mor
row lease No. 2 was also dry.
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The well drilled into salt water east of the Ragau a
short time aga was the property of Leeper & Daugherty
instead of PurUe & Co., as was previously reported.
Powell County.
Near South Fork, in Powell county, the Ohio Fuel
Oil Co. has a 25 barrel well at No. 11, on the J. D. Smyth.
The Cumberland Petroleum Co's. No. 8, Floyd Helton, is
credited with it barrels
Bath County.
In Bath county the Olympia Oil Co. has completed No.
1, J. E. Thompson, which is said to be good for % barrel.
Russel County.
In Russel county it is reported that two wells will
shortly be in progress.
At the present time the Carnahan Tin Plate and Sheet
Co., of Canton, O., is drilling a well on the Widow Riggen's
tract, near Russel Spring. This is down about 100 feet.
On Caney Fork Creek, Jamestown parties have let a
contract for the drilling of a test well. This location is 3
miles north of the old oil well on the William Dockery
farm, which was drilled in 1902.
Drilling In Adair.
Near Gradyville, in Adair county, B. R. Talley and asso
ciates, of Parkersburg, 111., are preparing to clean out the
Old Moss well. The oil here is reported to test around
55 gravity. These parties will also drill a test on the
adjoining farm.
The Southern Oil Refining Co., of Denver, Colo., has
employed Lucien Beckner, a geologist from Winchester, to
look over its properties and make location for No. 2, on
the Kinnard farm, which will be drilled right away.
Wells in Lawrence.
In Lawrence county the West Virginia Byproducts Co.
is reported to have completed its initial test on the Wal-
rers' tract and secured a nice well.
The Union Gas and Oil Co.'s drilling north of its
present production in Johnson and I-awrence, have a gas
well on the Phillips farm.
Knott County.
In Knott county, on the waters of Big Branch, Raimey
and others have just completed a water well and are
ready to spud in at their No. 1 location. Prior to drilling
the water well they were compelled to haul water from
Taney Creek for operations.
On Caney Run, the Eastern Gulf Oil Co. is ready to
spud in at its initial test on the Martha Amburgy farm.
Jackson County.
In Jackson county the Ohio Cities Gas Co. is ready
to spud in at No. 5, on the Turkey Foot Lumber Co.
acreage. This location is near Turkey Foot.
Carter County.
In Carter county the Barrick Kentucky Oil Co., of
Philadelphia, has shot No. 1, on the Burdett & Murphy
tract, near Denton, and it looks to be a 15-barrel pro
ducer in the Berea. The depth was around 1,200 feet.
In the same vicinity th's company has 2 gas wells, which
under meter did 2,000,000 cubic feet a day. A rig is now
being moved 1,000 feet north of the oil well, where a test
will be sunk. This company owns around 10,000 acres
in Carter and will put more rigs on its property at once.
Deep Test In Clark.
A number of Winchester men are interested in mak
ing up a pool to drill a deep test in Clark county, about
2 or 3 miles from the city limits. This wouid be located
Drilling Contracts
We Specialize in the
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TWO STAR RIGS.
Production Bought and Sold.
The Warr Drilling Company
Empress Theatre Building, Paola, Kansas
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between L. & E. Junction and the Franklin farm, where
test wells have been drilled. About $10,000 is the amount
set to be raised.
Cleaning Out Wells.
Reports received from Knox county state that a
number of Louisville parties are opening some old wells
and making producers out of them. One was opened, shot
and cleaned out and it is claimed made 40 barrels.
To Drill In Bracken.
The Henry Clay Oil Co. has moved a rig to Mays-
ville and will go on to the George Galbralth, in Bracken
county to sink a test.
The Pyramid Oil Co. is expecting No. 2 well in the
Osage in Oklahoma.
Kentucky News Notes.
H. S. Skelly left Friday for Erie, Penn., to spend a
week with his mother.
Mohney Brothers & Brown, contractors, have moved
their offices from the Keyes Building to the fourth floor
of the Colonial Building.
Ralph Groves, of the Frick Lindsay Co., has gone to
Wilmore for a week's vacation.
Alva Williamson, of St. Mary's, W. Va., has come to
Kentucky to take charge of the production end for the
Koma Oil Co. He will be field superintendent.
Harry Preston, of Parkersburg, W. Va., was here this
week.
The local offices of the Texas Co. will be discontinued
next week, and all business of the Kentucky f.elds con
ducted from the main office in Texas. This company has
no acreage for sale and owns a large quantity of likely
looking leases in Kentucky which it expects to hold on
to and perhaps develop .
E. S. Perrie, who has been in charge of the work
in the state, will go to Cisco, Texas, for the same com
pany and will likely be accompanied by J. A. Bricken, of
Lexington, who has been in the Winchester office.
C. L. Moody, A. S. Warren, H. A. Holstein and Williard
Spencer were among oil men to visit Green county during
the past week.
Earl Adams, who is camping with his family and
friends in the Adirondacks, near Lake Placid, spent sev
eral days here on business this week, but has returned
to camp
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Fort Worth, Tex., Aug. 27.Texas production figures The line is intended to handle the Wood production from
show a decrease in the Burkburnett field. This is due en Burkburnett.
tirely to the railroad tie-up and the pinching in of the Building Homes and Plant.
big producers as a result of the situation. The Texas Producing & Refining Co. is building a
Desdemona keeps climbing each week with a nice 4,000-barrel plant in North Fort Worth, and homes for the
steady gain, while the Ranger field shows an increase of employes of the company are also being constructed near
something like 2,000 barrels. the refinery. This company is drilling some wells in the
Burkburnett field, and expects to furnish its refinery with
Field Barrels oil from its own production.
Burkburnett 85,000
Desdemona 40,500 Danciger Company Has a Gusher.
Stephens County 44,375 The Danciger Oil & Refining Co. just drilled in a 2,00ii
Ranger 62,400 barrel gusher in their No. 1 well, in block 74, northwest
Electra 11,275 of Burkburnett. This well went into the sand only about
Humble 8,200 22 feet. The flow was so great that it was Impossible
Sour Lake 6,700 to drill in further.
Goose Creek 23;400 The well is located between the Long Thomas and
Sure Pop wells, both of which are large producers.
Total 281,850 The Danciger Oil & Refining Co. is now dr'lling the
The total daily production of the entire state of Texas second well, which is on the sand, and will pn.bably be
drilled within the next wek or so. The company also bas
would easily do considerable better than 300,000 barrels, a derrick up for No. 3.
but some of the production figures are not available, and
It is easily accounted for by the fact of the pinching in Callahan County.
of the production in the Burkburnett field. Vander Weide-Norman No. 1, W. J. Harris ranch.
Another Pipe Line. Section 13, BBB&C. Ry. Co. Survey, six miles south of
Clyde, rig completed, ready to string tools.
Clint Wood has perfected the organization of the Urban No. 2, Tabor Farm, Section 49, BBB&C. Ry. Co.
Marine Pipe Line Co., for the purpose of building a four- Survey, three miles southwest of Clyde, shut down at
inch line from northwest Burkburnett to Devol, Okla., a dis 1.165 feet waiting for 10-inch casing.
tance of six miles. It is expected that this line will move Clyde-Callahan Oil Co. No. 1, Woody Land, BBB&C.
about 6,000 barrels daily and loading racks are being Ry. Co. Survey, rig completed, ready to string tools. Two
constructed at Devol, where a switch has been graded. miles northeast of Clyde.

A Put your idle dollars to work in a successful oil and gas com
pany now producing twelve per cent on all outstanding stock. Only
a small amount of their acreage has been drilled.
Good
WHY THIS IS A GOOD JOB
Job This company has a one hundred and sixty acre lease just north
of the gusher brought in by the Foster Oil Company on May 31st.
This well reported to have produced ten thousand barrels of oil in
For
twenty-two days.
We are going to drill on this lease at an early date.
Idle
This company has nine hundred acres under lease in the proven
field of Wilson County, Kansas, and one hundred and sixty acres in
Dollars
Woodson County, in addition to the one hundred and sixty acre
lease above mentioned.
LET US TELL YOU ABOUT IT
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 THE OIL AND
O'Hara No. 1, Gorsuch Land, Section 56, BBB&C. Ry.
Co. Survey, four miles north of Clyde. Preparing to build
rig-
Byron Union Oil Co. Hennessy Land, Section 71,
BBB&C. Ry. Co. Survey, 2Ms miles northeast of Clyde.
Location.
Robert Galbreath No. 1, Parker Land, Section 59,
Blind Asylum Survey, 1% miles southwest of Elmdale.
Spudding in.
Texas Drilling Co. et. al., Section 70, Block 13, T. &
P. Ry. Co. Survey, 12 miles north of Clyde. Shut down
at 700 feet.
Galena-Signal, Section 2, Block 3, S. P. Ry. Co. Sur
vey, 12 miles south of Clyde. Location.
Pierce Oil Corp. Hinds Land, Section 13, E. T. Ry.
Co. Survey, six miles northeast of Clyde. Location.
Pierce Oil Corp. McGowan Land, Section 133, BBB&C.
Ry. Co. Survey, eight miles southeast of Clyde. Set 12%
inch casing at 900 feet. Now drilling at 1,010 feet.
Baird Petroleum Co., 10 miles north of Baird. Drill
ing at 1,000 feet.
Associated Oil Corp. Snyder Land, Section 39, Lunatic
Asylum Survey, 11 miies northeast of Baird. Drilling at
240 feet.
Alamo Petroleum Co., Hart Land, Section 6, Deaf and
Dumb Asylum Survey, eight miles northeast of Baird.
Shut down at 2,740 feet. Went through good pay sand at
640 feet.
Wallace-Roxana, Hart Land, Section 60, BOA Survey,
seven miles north of Baird. Set 12%-inch casing at 1,264
feet. Now have finishing job at 1,380 feet.
Midland No. 1, Southwest corner of Section 20 of 337
Victoria County School Lands. Rig up and stringing tools.
McGinley et. al., Cordwent Land, Section 12, Block
5, S. P. Ry. Co. Survey. Skidding rig thirty feet east.
Given up as bad hole at 960 feet.
Dawkins et. al., Section 796, F. S. Heath Survey,
shallow well. Location.
Odom et. al., Section 214, R. P. Odom Survey, west
of Crossplains. Shut down at 1,400 feet, reported wait
ing for fuel.
Litgen-Albin Survey 776, east of Crossplains. Fishing
job at 1,290 feet.
The New Southland, Jessie Dyson Survey, north of
Crossplains. Underreaming at 2,170 feet.
Henderson on the Childs Survey No. 61, east of Cot
tonwood. Fishing job caused by a shot exploding before
it was properly placed. This being shot in a sand from
3,900 to 3,934 feet, showing both oil and gas. Other show
ings at 1,700, 2,200, 2,950, 3,240 feet.
Ohio Cities, Grant Land, northwest part of Section
318, S. P. Ry. Co. Survey, south of Putnam. Rig up and
hauling materials.
E. H. R. Green, Scott Land. Section 313, S. P. Ry.
Co. Survey, south of Putnam. Drilling at 1,250 feet. Went
through good pay sand at 667 feet. Set 10-inch casing at
1.020 feet.
Harvey et. al. Cathey Land, Section 9, BOA Survey.
A producing well at 1750 feet. Good for about 50 barrels.
Now building line to Putnam.
Morros-Sisks, Peek Land, Section 8, BOA Survey. Off
set to Harvey No. 1, southeast of Putnam. Underream
ing at 1,105 feet.
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Harvey et. al., No. 2, Crosby Land, Section 8, BOA
Survey, southeast of Putnam. Drilling at 500 feet.
Humble Oil and Refining Co. No. 1, Anthony Land.
Section 303, S. P. Ry. Co. Survey, one mile southwest of
Putnam. Drilling at 760 feet.
Humble Oil & Refining Co. No. 2, Isenhower Land;
Section 304 S. P. Ry. Co. Survey, one mile west of No. 1.
Location.
Bennedum-Trees, Woods Land, Section 2277, T. E. &
L. Survey. Hauling material and building rig.
Roxana Sapulpa, Pippin Land, Section 3190, T. E. &
L. Survey, seven miles east of Putnam. Rig complete and
stringing tools.
Humble Oil & Refining Co., Qualles Land, Section
3190, 10 miles northeast of Putnam. Drilling at 1,350
feet.
MUCH LITIGATION CONTINUES IN KENTUCKY.
Cumberland Pipe Line Ha* Released All the Oil, Making
Report to the Court on Runt Made.
Winchester, Ky., Aug. 27. (Special).In the suits
filed by the state against various oil companies operating
on Big Sinkings, the Cumberland Pipe Line Co. has re
leased all the oil, but is giving a report to the court of
the runs being made. In the case of Townsend and
others versus M. S. Miller, trustee, and others, consider
able oil is being held, pending settlement of the litiga
tion.
This property consists of some 6,900 acres in Lee,
Powell and other counties, and the oil is being run by
both the Cumberland Pipe Line Co. and the Indian Re
fining Co., the latter taking the largest amount.
J. H. Gardiner, as attorney for the Cumberland Pipe
Line Co., on behalf of the company, has entered an in
dependent action, asking for a receiver in the case of
J. D. Crabtree vs. the Quaker and Crown Oil Cos. This
case was decided in favor of the defendants and has now
been appealed, a large amount of oil being held up in
consequence.
OIL EXPORTS FROM TAMPICO DURING JUNE.
Consul Claude I. Dawson, Tampico, Mexico, makes
this report under date of July 15:
Declared exports of crude oil and petroleum products
from the Tampico consular district to the United States
in June amounted to 5,001,716 barrels (of 42 gallons each)
and to United States possessions, to 137,000 barrels. The
oil movement from the several loading stations of the dis
trict was: From Tampico, 2,771,000 barrels; Port Lobos,
1,395.974 barrels; Tuxpam, 972.442 barrels. Shipments
to points other than the United States and possessions
during the same period were reported as 1.65,1,174 barrels,
apportioned as follows: Tamjpco, 674.522 barrels; Port
Lobos, 152.094 barrels; Tuxpam, 824,558 barrels. The
gross oil shipments from the district therefore reached
the heretofore unequaled amount of 6,789,890 barrels.
The Imnerial Oil Co., Ltd., has declared the regular
quarterly dividend of $3 a share, payable Sept. 2, to
holders of Coupon No. 13.
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Here's Your Opportunity
Get in on what looks to be, based upon
late developments, a veritable Empire of
Oilthe Temple tract of 5,500 acres,
across the brow of the famous Beaumont
structure, declared by capable geologists
to be the greatest anticline in the world.
Partly in Butler County, partly in Green
wood County. With the rich Hull pool
a short distance to the north, and a great
new well just reported one-half mile east
of the southeast corner of the acreage, a
40 or 80-acre sublease here looks like the
"one best bet" open at present in oil de
velopment circles.
5500-Acre Lease Controlled by
the Pioneer Kansas Independent
This company wishes to encourage a number
of independent producers to secure 40 or 80-
acre tracts in this wonderful field and will
make attractive propositions. This will result
in the uncovering, unless all geological, as well
as practical, signs fail, of an immense reservoir
of high grade oil. Besides making favorable
bonus and royalty terms this company will, if
desired, lay a pipe line to the field, furnishing
a market for the production, thus aiding in the
fight for independent oil.
There's No Time to Lose,
The Time to Ad is Today
Investigate this at once and you'll be con
vinced that it is the chance of a lifetime.
Apply lease department, making engagement
in advance over the telephone, West 240 Bell
or West 1 744 Home. Maps and full particu
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The Uncle Sam Oil Company
1409 Minnesota Ave.
Kansas City, Kansas
GAS NEWS
A GEOLOGISTS OPINION OF JEFFERSON COUNTY,
OKLAHOMA.
Waurika, Okla..
Aug. 21, 1919
Oil & Gas News,
Kansas City, Mo.
Gentlemen:
1 take great pleasure in sending you a copy of a letter
addressed to me by Mr. W. P. Tinsley, considered one
among the best geologists in the Southwest, relative to
Jefferson County. Oklahoma, the home of the Penn-Kell
Wat well now drilling below 2,700 feet near Waurika.
This well and holdings of this company, is now in the
"limelight," and is being given much publicity by all the
Port Worth papers and oil journals, on account of the
admirable showing of the well, and the many advanced
facilities that no other field has ever had. We have had
many very flattering offers for this property, but refused
them all, and we honestly believe that now in the very
near future Penn-Kell-Wat stock will become very
valuable.
Sincerely Yours,
W. W. HUNT.
Tinsley & Freeman, Geologists.
Fort Worth, Tex., August 11, 1918.
Mr. W. W. Hunt. Kansas City, Mo.
My Dear Sir:
Referring to the very pleasant conversation that I had
with you today at the Westbrook, this city, beg to assure
you that Jefferson County, Oklahoma, is, in my opinion, the
coming colossus of Oklahoma, as a real producer of
Petroleum.
1. It lies in the Permian Formation, as at Burkbur-
nett, Petrolia, and Tillman County, Oklahoma, which form
ation is overlain by the New and Red Sandstone, and the
oil is brought up into this sand by capillary attraction,
thus making this formation a shallow field. This petroleum
has its organic base in the Lignite, laid down in the Car
boniferous Period. This formation may also be underlain
by the Red Sandstone; while both of these sands are nat
ural homes for petroleum.
2. The Pennsylvanian Formation in Eastern Okla
homa just touches the center of the county, on the East
side; and is also underlain by the Old Red Sandstone, all
of which may leave its strong impress upon the county,
as a whole.
3. The Quaternary Formation in Its Leas, following
the Red R'ver around from the Gulf, up just above the
Healdton Oil field, and evidently its source of oil, crosses
the entire Southern side of the county; which is also
underlain by the Old Red Sandstone, evidently leaving its
stronger impress upon the county.
While the county lies in the Permian Formation, yet
it is at its extremity, and just where it is giving away to
its stronger neighbor, the Pennsylvania Formation in
Eastern Oklahoma; yet the Southern half of the county
may be largely impinged by its still stronger neighbor,
the Quanternary Formation, so much in evidence in Eastern
and Southern Texas, and extending into the marvelous
oil fields of Mexico.
The facts, I am sure, after careful examination, will
cause you to see the matter in very much the same light
that I view it; and I trust that your company will by all
means carry the well that you are now drilling down to
such depth as to insure a deep test, so as to give defini
tion, not alone to your own county possibilities, but to
point the way that may give greater hope and satisfaction
to the Burkburnett field.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) W. P. TINSLEY.
LONGTON IS CALLED ELK'S BEST SHALLOW FIELD.
Here is a snappy news item from Longton, Kans., re
ceived lust as The Oil and Gas News was going to press
this week:
A new oil pool with real producers and no dry holes
has been opened at Longton. Oil scouts claim this is
the best shallow sand field in Elk county. The Stephens
No. 3, drilled In Saturday at 665 feet, and is slopping ov=r
the top. Many new locations have been made, contracts
let, and an active drilling campaign is under way. Acreage
is changing hands rapidly.
 THE OIL AND
OIL BOOM HITS ARMOUR & CO.'S CHICAGO OFFICE.
Bids Fluctuate Like Crepe de Chine Skirt on Boul' Mich.,
Says Feature Writer in the Chicago Tribune.
(From the Chicago Tribune.)
Somewhere a factory whistle tooted noon.
Three hundred typists at Armour & Co.'s stock yards
offices lightly dabbed three hundred noses. Then they
opened their meshbags and simultaneously drew forth
sheafs of beautifully engraved certificates.
At neighboring desks a like number of masculine
clerks closed their books and cautiously fingered their
inside pockets, which bulged with more of the impressive
documents.
Behind doors marked "Private" official? waited until
they were sure nobody was looking, then peeked raptur
ously into drawers loaded with 'em.
Across each certificate was engraved, "The Lucky
Thirteen Oil Company." The stockholders were busy pre
paring to open the market.
At one minute past 12 the officials, stenographers
and clerks were engaged in merry warfare. Shares of the
Lucky Thirteen were quoted at anywhere from $50 to
$100, and were snapped up at the same price. Bids fluc
tuated like a crepe de chine skirt on Boul' Mich. Fortunes
were made and lost in a second's time.
Lunch? Gosh, no This was finance, fierce and fren
zied.
The trading reached a furious crescendo when the
whistle shrieked 1 o'clock. Instantly the voices of the
speculators became hushed. A few feminine bids con
tinued, but did away under the reproving eyes of depart
ment heads.
Now, the history of the Lucky Thirteen Oil Compar
and the noonday scramble was something like this:
About a year ago Fred Tennant, an Armour employe,
was sent from Chicago to manage the company interests
in Dallas, Tex. At that time the Texas oil fields were
booming and the enterprising Mr. Tennant began to look
around. Selecting some likely acreage, he wired fellow
employes he could get an option. The office force chipped
RANGER.DENISON ROYALTY
If you want in the best royalty proposi
tion that it is possible to obtain in the big
Ranger, Texas, pool, write us for particulars
in regard to this royalty, which covers an
undivided interest on sixty acres of full
royalty on ten of the best proven leases in
the Ranger field, covering in all 3,751 acres.
There are now ten wells on these royalties
which cover the Denison, Parton, Harrison,
Slayden and E. Roper farms, producing about
16.000 barrels of oil a day, with forty more
wells drilling and room for over 500 addi
tional wells, which will be drilled by such
companies as the Texas Company, Gulf,
Prairie, Texas Pacific, Superior, Brazos and
Texas-Cushing. The present production will
pay over I par cent a month on the 200,000
units in which this royalty is divided, and
additional wells should be brought in rapidly,
thus increasing the dividends very fast. Send
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ALDRICH INVESTMENT CO.
601 Main Street Fort Worth, Texas
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GAS NEWS 37
in, and William Hathaway, a department head, told Ten
nant to grab the option. Nearly seven hundred of the
office force subscribed at $10 a share.
Well, things went along until a week or two ago. Then
Fred wired he had struck a gusher, and instructed his
former associates to hold their hats. The message was a
little late in arriving, and the glad news wasn't sprung
until next day, when Armour & Company almost shut down
in the excitement.
A nervous hunt began for stock certificates mixed up
with the mothballs in the family trunk.
On the day of the announcement the stock jumped
from $10 to anything up to $100, although office quotations
are nearer $40.
And if it doesn't quit going up there is a possibility
Mr. Armour's office force might turn around and buy his
place.
A NEW BRITISH OIL COMBINE POSSIBLE.
Negotiations are reported to be in progress to weld the
Scottish mineral-oil companies into one large combination
in association with the Anglo-Persian Oil Co., according to
Trade Commissioner H. G. Brook at London under date
of July 19, this year. The probable title of the new com
pany will be the Scottish Oil Refineries (Ltd.). It Is
stated that, owing to industrial conditions, the refining of
oil from shale is no longer profitable, and under the new
arrangement the Scottish companies would largely con
fine themselves to the refining of crude oil from the
Persian fields. The combined capital of the four Scottish
companies is over $10,000,000.
The Producers & Refiners Corporation reports bring
ing in its well No. 2, in the Ferris field, Carbon County,
Wyo., with a production of 500 barrels daily with the
well 15 feet in the sand. The oil is of 41.7 gravity and
high in gasoline content. This is the first large oil well
brought in in this field, where the Producers & Refiners
Corp. controls leases on about 10,000 acres and is drilling
three additional wells.
A HIGH CLASS INVESTMENT
Okmulgee Allied
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6 Producing Wefts
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Ten-year commercial leases, with an annual rental of only
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PRODUCTION FOR SALE.
IF YOU wish to buy production or oil leases in Kansas,
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proven un on all sides. Will bear inspection of real oil
man. Will sell lease in all or part. Prairie pipe line one-
half mile away. Address Dr. Donald W. White, Mayo Bldg..
Tulsa, Okla.
KANSAS SHALLOW PRODUCTION.
We have some first class producing properties in Neosho,
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K. E. Facklcr. Manchester. Dickinson County, Kans.
FOR SALEProducing oil properties and proven acreage in
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VOL. VI KANSAS CITY, MO., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1919
Meeting of the American Petroleum Institute Directors
BIG PARTY INSPECTS NATIONAL OIL PROPERTIES.
Six Pullmans Required to Carry Guests Through the Oil
FieldsMany Bankers and Other Business Men
Among Those on Trip This Week.
The National Oil Co.'s "oil special" left Kansas City
over the "Katy" Tuesday night at 6 o'clock. The occasion
is an inspection trip of the company's properties and the
gnests include many bankers, lawyers and business men,
who are stockholders in the National.
The trip is under the personal supervision of Mr. C.
J. Webster, president of the National Oil Co., and the
Kuests number about 150 persons.
Six Pullmans in addition to dining cars were re
quired for the accommodation of the National's guests.
The first stop scheduled was Wichita Falls Wednes
day morning. From there the party was to be taken at
once to the Burkburnett pool, where the afternoon was
to be spent. The same night the National's guests were to
have two hours in Wichita Falls, before leaving for Ar
kansas City where they were to spend Thursday, leaving
there that night for Kansas City, which will be reached
at 8 o'clock Friday morning.
CLOVER LEAF GETS ANOTHER WELL.
City Company, Which Has Never Drilled a Dry
Hole, Brings In a Fine Producer in Allen County.
Iola, Kans., Sept. 3 (Special).The Clover Leaf Oil
Co. of Kansas City brought in its No. 7 in the Allen County
pool, two and a quarter miles northeast of here night be
fore last. The well is reported to have had about one hun
dred barrels initial production, and it is believed that it
will prove to be one of the best in the field.
The Clover Leaf company seems to be as lucky as its
name would imply, as it has never drilled a dry hole. An
official of the company who was present at the bringing
in of the new well announced that the rig would be imme
diately moved to a new location and another well spudded
in. in keeping with the policy of the company to keep up a
continuous drilling campaign until this entire tract is de
veloped. The company also has favorable acreage in the
Texas gnsher district.
EMPIRE REFINERIES OPENS OFFICE HERE.
Howard M. Rose, From Tulsa Office, in Charge of the
City Territory, Embracing Four States.
In keeping with Doherty policy of expansion, the
Empire Refineries, Inc., have opened a branch office in
Kansas City in the same suite in the Commerce building
as occupied by the sister company, the Umpire Gas and
Fuel. Howard M. Rose, recently of the Tulsa office of
the Empire, will be in charge.
Other branches recently have been opened In Chicago,
Cleveland. Fort Worth and Pittsburgh. The Kansas City
territory will embrace the states of Kansas, Missouri,
Nebraska and Iowa.
The Empire refining division is the youngest of the
Doherty oil units, having been established about three
years. But in that length of time seven plants have been
acquired, and the combined capacity at present is in
excess of 30.000 barrels daily. The usual products will
be distributed, such as gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, naphtha,
distillate, gas oils, road oil and all kinds of lubricants.
Single Copies 10c
NO. 3
Prominent Representatives of Oil Industry Plan
"Million Dollar" Program to Include Research,
Statistical and Publicity ProgramGathering
at Colorado Springs Also Condemns
Fraudulent Advertising of Oil Stocks
and Asks Fair Treatment for
America in Foreign
Fields.
(By C. W. Wright. Editor, Oil and Gas News.)
Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 3.The meeting of the
Board of Directors of the American Petroleum Institute,
held Wednesday and Thursday of last week at the Broad
moor Hotel, this city, though limited in attendance, proved
an occasion of outstanding importance to the oil indus
try. For here it was demonstrated that the Institute, or
ganized only a few months ago, was created as the me
dium through which definite accomplishment, highly bene
ficial not only to all branches of the industry, but to the
public as well, have been undertaken.
Owing to delays in train service most of the attend
ing members of the Board did not arrive early enough on
Tuesday for the initial business session to be held that
day as planned. They were entertained with a dinner
at the Broadmoor in the evening as the guests of H. M.
Blackmer, president of the Mid-West Refining company
of Denver, when it was decided to hold an executive ses
sion the following morning at nine o'clock. The principal
matter considered at this meeting was whether or not the
meeting should be open to members of the Institute who
were not on the Board of Directors. Since a number of
members were visiting in Colorado Springs it was de
cided unanimously that the further business sessions
should be open to members of the Institute who might
desire to attend.
SECRKTAKY WELCH'S REPORT. *
Of especial interest was the report of the General
Secretary. E. L. Welch, whose conclusions or proposals in
cluded the following:
"The collection, study and dissemination of all statistics
and facts ought to be one of the great objectives of the
American Petroleum Institute. The production, refining,
transportation, sale and uses of oil should be studied by
men of national reputation on the payroll of the Insti
tute and the results of their study and investigation should
be made public for the benefit both of the industry and
the public. Research ought not to be confined to mere
statistics but should aim to establish every oil fact and
law and to give such facts and laws the widest possible
dissemination in the Industry.
"First, as to statistics themselves. There is no cen
tral organized body In the oil industry which is prepared
to make any statistical analysis of the national or inter
national oil situation or of local phases thereof. It is
true that the Federal Trade Commission, the Bureau of
Mines, the Smithsonian Institute, the Treasury Depart
ment, Congressional committees, trade magazines and
newspapers and individual companies are doing a great
deal of work in the collection of information. When so
many people are collecting statistics it might seem as
though the Industry as a whole could well afford not
to do any more of the same work, especially in view of
the fact that most of you are overburdened by the ques
z THE OIL AND
tlonnaires and various other forms of inquisition with
which you are faced every day.
"However, aside from the fact that these various
agencies make little attempt to combine all of the sta
tistics to which I have referred, the thing which the In
stitute could very properly do, I state it as a fundamental
principle that no industry should permit any other agency
to give out information concerning the Industry itself
without the Industry being in a position to check up the
accuracy of the statements no matter by whom they are
made. Every Industry, furthermore, should be in the po
sition to give out facts first and to give them out quick
ly. If a Statistical Department is established by the in
stitute it should be its purpose to gain the reputation of
being so deathly accurate in its work and in its statements
that it would command universal respect and confidence.
"But deeper than statistical analysis lie the funda
mental facts of the Industry itself. I refer to every phase
of the business, whether It be geology, production, refin
ing, transportation, the sale or use of petroleum and its
products. The Institute in my opinion ought to establish
a central laboratory or research department having for
its purpose not merely the collection of all useful oil in
formation but also study of the nature and properties of
oil, having particular reference to its uses. For exam
ple, the Industry should have a laboratory fully equipped
in which it could go to the bottom of the motor fuel prob
lem and in which it would be our purpose to do for the
public and for consumers of gasoline precisely, in prin
ciple, the things which individual companies have been
doing for the users of lublicants. The Oil Industry is so
equipped that the user of any kind of machinery any
where in the world can instantly obtain expert informa
tion from oil companies as to the precise kind of lubri
cants necessary for the particular machinery.
"Another example,in most parts of the country there
is a critical fuel oil situation. The Industry as a whole
ought to be prepared to give to the various factors in the
business and to the public all the facts and information in
relation to the use of fuel oil, and, further, should con
stantly be studying the best types of fuel oil burners and
giving the information in relation thereto to the public.
"Many other illustrations might be given. Dr. Manning,
the Chairman of the Committee on Improvements in Meth
ods, has prepared a very excellent report covering this
phase of the situation.
"Furthermore, the Institute ought to publish a maga
zine or journal containing the best thought of the Industry
and largely devoted to scientific and technical subjects.
Such a journal should not in any sense attempt to' supplant
or take the place of any of the very excellent oil maga
zines or newspapers which have a distinct field.
"Briefly the foregoing are the objectives towards which
the Institute should pursue its course. I hope that the
Board of Directors will declare itself in favor of the crea
tion of a National Public Service Station such as I have
outlined. If we do not adopt a policy that has public
service* in mind, it is my judgment that we will be able
to accomplish little for the Industry or for the public. It
such an institution is created it should be supported by
voluntary contributions from the oil industry covering per
haps a period of five years so as to give the permanancy
to it. If such an institution should succeed, and there is
no reason why it should not succeed, I am very confident
that many oil men will be glad to endow it and that after
a comparatively short period the obtaining of funds would
not be a difficult proposition. If private Industry and in
dividualism are to survive they must organize for purpose
of cooperation, not to get but to give."
Still further setting forth the proposed activities of the
Institute was the comprehensive report of Dr. Van H. Man
ning. Director of the United States Bureau of Mines and
Chairman of the Committee on Improvements and Meth
ods, which is here published in full:
DR. MANNING'S REPORT.
"Since the last meeting of the Institute, your chairman
has given considerable time and thought to the Commit
tee on Improvements in Methods and has worked out
plans for the composition of the Committee and for its
scope of work.
"It Is mv understanding that the Committee on Improve
ments in Methods is intended to encourage technical in
vestigations with a view to finding ways whereby savings
in costs, increases in efficiency and the enhancing the
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value of products may be made to the benefit of the in
dustry. The Committee's activities, as I understand, are
meant to extend through the whole technical field of pe
troleum and natural gas from the drilling of oil wells to the
marketing of the final products. As the technical work in
the industry is really the foundition of the commercial
structure of the industry, the importance ol the activ
ities of this Committee is apparent.
"Heretofore, each company has been carrying on in
vestigations and research independently, as have also vari
ous governmental agencies, research institutes and individ
uals. The present technique in the petroleum industry
is the outgrowth of these many investigations which have
been conducted in the past. However, it has occurred time
and again, and is happening now, that the same investiga
tion is made independently by many companies in many
different laboratories. There has been a tremendous dupli
cation of effort and loss of time and money thereby. Some
of this duplication was of course necessary and cannot be
avoided but in the opinion of your Chairman a great deal
of this duplication is unnecessary and can be avoided and
the same amount of money that is now being spent on such
investigations would give far greater results if spent on
other necessary investigations. I believe that the Commit
tee on Improvements in Methods should be the agency
through which technical investigations of the industry can
be coordinated with a great financial saving and with
accelerated progress in improvements In methods.
"In the beginning of the Committee's activities, your
Chairman is of the opinion that rather than establish sep
arate laboratories and investigate agencies that effort be
made to coordinate the research now going on, or con
templated in the many laboratories of the country, in
order to reduce duplication of effort to a minimum and
to make each investigation fit in with other investiga
tions so that when completed all will fit into one final
structure instead of having odds and ends of facts that
cannot be correlated. I realize fully that many of the in
vestigations now being carried on are of such a nature
that the companies would not care to make them known
generally but there are many others that I think the in
dustry will be only too glad to coordinate in a general
scheme through the Institute when the case is placed be
fore them.
"The Committee should endeavor to get the com
panies, Governmental agencies and other investigators
working together and to assign problems and to establish
means whereby investigations can be conducted. The Com
mittee will be able to determine after a review of the field
where investigations can be conducted to the best advan
tage, what new investigations should be taken up, and can
arrange for their conduct. A system can be worked out
whereby expenses will be equitably adjusted between the
beneficiaries and for money raised for co-operative work
with the laboratories of various companies, institutions
and Governmental agencies; also for the collection and
analysis of data bearing on technical work of the Commit
tee. It is desirable to utilize existing laboratories and
facilities working in co-operation with the Institute.
"As to the organization of the Committee, your chair
man recommends that it consist of ten members of the
Institute representing, as nearly as may be, the various
phases of the industry, such as producing, refining, natural
gas, etc., and the various localities in the country in order
to have as representative a membership as possible. In
addition to the ten members of the Institute, I recommend
that Governmental agencies and commercial associations
that are sufficiently identified with the petroleum Industry
should be invited to appoint representatives on this Com
mittee. The Bureau of Standards, Bureau of Mines, V. S.
Geological Survey, Society of Automotive Engineers.
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, American In
stitute of Mining Engineers, and the American Society for
Testing Materials, should be requested to appoint repre
sentatives to the Committee.
"It will be necessary to have a permanent secretary
to this committee who should be a technical man and com
petent to understand in a general way the various phases
of the technical investigations in the Petroleum Institute.
To obtain a man competent to carry on this work in a sat
isfactory manner will require not less than $10,000 pet
annum.
"With regard to the investigations which have been
under consideration, I may mention several in order to
(Continued on page 33.)
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TO REFINE ALL BY-PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM.
Fort Worth'* Latest Acquisition Is the National Refineries
Co., Capitalized at Ten Million DollarsAbsorbs
a "Burk" Producing Company.
Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 3. (Special.) The latest
acquisition to the industrial development of this city is the
National Refineries Co., an organization capitalized at $10,-
000,000, which is to locate in Fort Worth and erect a re
finery the capacity of which will ultimately be 50,000 bar
rels of petroleum products a day.
The announcement of the organization of the new cor
poration was made last week and created wide interest
among oil men as it announced that it wduld refine all the
by-products of petroleum oil, something that but very few
of the refineries in the world are attempting. As there
are approximately 190 of these by-products some idea of
the magnitude of the proposition can be gained by the state
ment.
Allan B. Reynolds, engineer and geologist from Los
Angeles, Cal., is president of the organization. Mr. Rey
nolds' success in the oil fields, since his advent a few
months ago, has been one of the sensations of the oil world,
his crowning achievement being the organization of the
new corporation which he heads. W. N. Dobbs, prominent
insurance man of Fort Worth, is first vice president; Austin
B. Conley, a real estate broker and oil man from Wash
ington, D. C, is secretary; R. B. McKnight of Fort Worth
is treasurer; and L. M. Stanley of Fort Worth is general
counsel. The directors of the organization include many
capitalists from California, St. Louis, Chicago and New
York.
It is the plan of the organization to erect at the start
a plant of 25.000 barrels' capacity to relieve the present
congested district in the oil fields around Fort Worth,
where it is necessary to cap new wells because there are
not sufficient refineries to care for the production.
The plant will be enlarged as soon as conditions per
mit, to its full 50,000-barrel capacity. The company will
own its own stock, cars and pipe lines. Contracts have
already been let for the erection of the plant and negotia
tions are now being made for the purchase of a suitable
site. Operations are expected to be commenced within 40
days.
One of the first moves of the new company was to ab
sorb a producing company capitalized at $500,000 now drill
ing in the Burk-Waggoner pool. So, in addition to its own
productions, the company will handle oil from Burkburnett
and Desdemona fields.
The offices of the organization are temporarily located
at 603% Main street, Fort Worth.
MORE PAY FOR SUGAR CREEK LABORERS.
The industrial relations committee of the Standard Oil
Co. at Sugar Creek has recommended an increase of 10
per cent in the pay of the laborers of the company. On
the basis of the present-day wage of $4, this would be an
increase of forty cents per day. The recommendation
of the i committee wiil be submitted to the general board
of the company for approval. This board has announced
a 6 per cent increase in wages to all shift men. These
men refused to 'join in the recent strike.
If it has anything to do with oil, get what you want
when you want it by using a "Quick Action" classified
ad in THE OIL and GAS NEWS.

Officers and some of the directors of the American Petroleum Institute, Broadmoor hotel, Colorado Springs, Colo.,
August 27. They are:
Left to right, first row: W. S. Farish, president Humble Oil Co., Houston, Tex.; J. C. Donnell, president Ohio Oil
Co., Columbus; Dr. Van Manning, director Unitrd States Bureau of Mines; T. A. O'Donnell, president of the institute;
K. C. Kingsbury, president Standard Oil Co. of California; H. R. Gallagher, vice-president Shell Oil Co., California; J.
W. Van Dyke, president Atlantic Refining Co., Philadelphia; C. C. Smith, member of the institute staff.
Left to right, back row: S. Messer, James Berry's Sons, Oil City, Pa.; C. L. Maguire, president Lakeside Petroleum
Co., Chicago; C. D. Chamberlain, associate counsel, General Petroleum Association; Fred Lehman; R. L. Welch, gen
era] secretary of institute; W. C. Teagle, president Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey; L. P. St. Clair, president Independ
ent Oil Producers of California; Henry L. Doherty, president H. L. Doherty & Co., and of the Cities Service Co. and
Empire Gas & Fuel Co.; George W. Crawford, president Ohio Fuel Supply Co.
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The Constructive Program of the
American Petroleum Institute.
The American Petroleum Institute is an organization,
in many respects unlike any other, which has for its
object the betterment of an industry. Usually the creation
of an association of this character is not very difficult;
frequently it is accomplished by a few enthusiastic souls
who may have failed to appreciate that the real difficulty
comes laterwhen the effectiveness of the organization
has been demonstrated, when the results obtained are bal
anced against the time, labor and costs involved.
But the men who conceived the idea of an organiza
tion having for its objects, "To afford a means of co
operation with the Government in all matters of national
concern, and to foster foreign and domestic trade in
American petroleum products, and to promote in general
the interests of the petroleum industry in all Its branches,
and to promote the mutual improvement of its members
and the study of the arts and sciences, connected wfth the
petroleum industry," were men of vision, understanding
and experience. As members of the National Petroleum
War Service Committee, which so ably served the nation
and the Allied cause throughout our participation in the
war, they gained a new appreciation of the intimate rela
tion that murit exist in the future between the Govern
ment and the petroleum industry, a relationship but in
frequently considered previous to 1914 and made possible
during the war only through the medium of the committee
of which they were members. They were not blinded to
the difficulties that must be surmounted in the creation
of such an organization as the American Petroleum Insti
tute, but recognized clearly that the necessity for such
an institution far overbalanced the difficulties involved.
Tentative plans for its activities were outlined even
before the creation of the institute, and at the organiza
tion meeting held last spring in Chicago the earnestness
of its first board of directors, composed of thirty-five
members of the National War Service Committee and their
co-workers, was apparent when fifty thou^nd dollars was
quickly subscribed to finance the undertaking temporarily,
officers were elected and arrangements made for per
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manent headquarters in New York City. But it was at
the meeting of the board of directors, held in Colorado
Springs last week, that a clearer conception of the mag
nitude of the institute's proposed activities and accom
plishments was gained.
This program, as suggested by General Secretary R. L.
Welch and by Dr. Van H. Manning, whose important posi
tion as Director of the United States Bureau of Mines
lends much weight to his proposals offered as chairman
of the institute's Committee on Improvements in Methods,
while manifestly a large order, includes nothing that is
at all impossible, provided the institute receives even a
fraction of the general support to which it is entitled
from all branches of the petroleum industry. It received
the hearty indorsement of the board of directorsa body
of men whose temperaments, broad business experience
and technical knowledge enable them quickly to detect
the difference between the practical and the theoretical.
Admittedly these big men of the industry who are
giving so freely of their time, knowledge and money to
insure the success of the institute are the men least in
need of its benefits. Consequently their example should
be a convincing argument favoring the generous support
of the institute by the entire oil fraternity, down to the
smallest independent operator. The possible returns on
an investment of a million dollars annually for research
work, statistical compilation and intelligent publicity in
connection with the petroleum industry are beyond compu
tation, while in the matter of the development of foreign
trade alone the institute has sufficient excuse for exist
ence. All these are problems that invite the co-operation
of all branches of the industry in their handlr'ng; they
are too big for a happy solution to result from the efforts
of those engaged in any one branch.
As a publication primarily devoted to the interests
of the Mid-Continent producer, refiner and marketer,
The Oil and Gas News was disappointed that there was
not a larger representation at the Colorado Springs meet
ing from this territory. The presence of the presidents
of a half dozen Standard companies, most of them having
journeyed either from the Atlantic or the Pacific coast,
testified to the importance with which the officials Of
these big concerns view the work of the institute, and
while Mr. Doherty and others capably represented the
Mid-Continent Independent interests at the business ses
sions, numerically it seemed that this important territory
was not as generously represented as it should have been.
It seems not too much to predict that while the oil
industry will benefit from even the partial consummation
of the program outlined and indorsed at the Colorado
Springs meeting, the general publiethe individual own
ers of motor cars, the consumers of fuel for heating homes
or supplying power for factories, in short, the average
citizenwill share generously in these benefits to come
through the activities of an institution that has come into
existence because of the war emergency which brought
together the leaders in the petroleum industry some two
years ago to serve the Government.
C. W. W.
"Shoe prices are too high." says a newspaper headline
Yes indeed; even the "low cuts."
Production Is Only
Basis for Prosperity.
It is the conviction of the business world that high,
or at least rising prices, are evidences of a satisfactory
situation. This conviction has a basis in fact, in that high
or rising prices stimulate increased productive and com-
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mercial activity. Our high prices are unquestionably the
product of a world-wide curtailment of production and in
crease of consumption, as a result of the war, of those
goods necessary to a peace time life; of an increase in the
circulating medium and an expansion of credit which the
conflict through which the world has just passed rendered
Inevitable; and of the increased margins of profit deemed
necessary to meet the risks Involved in a period of rising
prices. The era of extravagance which has followed the
restrictions of war has also been a factor in raising prices.
When the buying public seems not only willing but anxious
to purchase, regardless of cost, prices respond as a result
of what appears to be a shortage of stocks when measured
by demand.
Even though actual hostilities are now ten months be
hind us, the causes which have resulted in present prices
are largely operative, and it seems likely that stabilization
t a new price level is approaching.
In periods of rapidly rising prices, the commercial and
financial activity resulting is likely to increase out of pro
portion to the growth in productive activity on which it
must ultimately be based. Although the actual physical ad
justment of American production to post-war demands has
been more rapid than the most optimistic could have hoped,
production has not yet expanded to what must be its normal
post-war level.
Prosperity has but one possible basis. That basis is
production. Volume of business in tons and dozens and
bales is its true measure. There is now no fundamental
reason to deter production, and, not until it has increased
to its new peace time proportions can we rest in the assur
ance that, as far as its effects on our economic life are
concerned, the war has passed into history. To this end,
every man and woman industrially or commercially em
ployed must produce to capacity. Not only is production
essential, but capital must be accumulated at a rate rapid
enough to offset the destruction which took place during
five years. The consuming public must recognize that it
cannot continue indefinitely the scale of expenditure which
followed as a reaction from the self-denial of war, but that
rhrift for personal benefit is as essential as thrift for one's
country. When every individual capable of gainful em
ployment is producing to capacity and spending conserv
atively, our economic adjustment will be complete.From
"Commerce Monthly."
Oil deserves part of the credit when Kansas City
brags about its one billion dollars a month bank clear
ings.
Directing Energy
Into Accomplishment.
For thirty years a gas well at Pelican Rapids, on Atha
basca River, Canada, has been "running wild," spouting
at the rate of 2,500,000 to 4,000,000 cubic feet every 24 hours,
ays an exchange. Oil and gas experts estimate that at 10
< ents per 1,000 cubic feet, the old spendthrift wastes about
5400 worth of gas a day and has shot $4,000,000 worth at the
birds. For continuous flow, this is said to be a world's
record. The Canadian department of the interior has at
tempted, half a dozen times, to place a cap on the well.
That gas well is like some men we all know. They
are nice chaps. They seem to have plenty of energy and
lots of "steam," but they never accomplish anything worth
while. They never get anywhere. They spend all of their
time, and a good deal of our time, fretting and "stewing"
about business, about the weather and about their meals.
Steam is all right, but it is no good when it just "runs
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wild." Niagara Falls is a wonderful sight, but it was of
no industrial value, except to separate tourists from their
dollars, until it was "harnessed" and its tremendous power
so "capped" that it could be employed to drive the wheels
of manufacture.
Direct energy into accomplishment and it Is the big
gest asset any man can possess.
No more holidays until Thanksgiving day. And no
turkey then if somebody does not get a strangle hold on
Old Man H. C. of L. in the meantime.
The Crookedest Line
That Can Be Drawn.
"If I wanted the crookedest line that could be drawn,
I would get one hundred persons, one after another, to draw
the line between necessaries and luxuries in personal ex
pense. Kid gloves would stand sometimes on one side and
sometimes on the other. I have heard of people who looked
upon buttons on the back of a frock coat as useless and
therefore sinful expense."
That is an extract from what nowadays would be called
a high cost of living editorial. But as it was written forty
years ago it went under some other kind of a name. How
ever, it can be applied to living conditions to-day as easily
as it could to conditions nearly half a century ago.
Never in American history have people spent their
money so extravagantly as they are doing to day. Retail
merchants have testified that their customers not only are
wiiling but anxious to pay top prices in order to get choice
cuts of ireat and the latest fashions in clothes. Not long
ago much was heard about simple life, about getting back
to nature. But there has been a remarkable shift in
sentiment, apparently. The simply life has been tossed in
the discard and there is a scramble to get away from
nature.
Back around the time of the McKinley administration
there was much comment in the eastern newspapers over
the fact that steel mill workers were drawing such big
wages that they rode to work in cabs. Now, the workers
ride in their own flivvers while the bosses are driven down
town by liveried chauffeurs at the wheel of high-priced
limousines.
When we first had moving pictures, Daddy could take
the whole family for a nickel a child. Now it costs as much
for one youngster as it did for the entire household a few
years ago.
Money comes easily and goes more quickly than It
comes. And high prices will continue, despite all that the
president and Congress may do, until there is some kind of
a check on personal extravagance.
Another oil journal quotes a Tulsa booster us calling
that city "the Paris of the Southwest." Evidently the
gentleman from Tulsa has never seen Twelfth street.
Kansas City, at night.
SECRETARY DANIELS WILL MAKE INVESTIGATION.
The controversy between the Navy Department and the
California oil companies over the price to be paid for fuel
oil for the navy on the Pacific coast will be investigated
by Secretary of the Navy Daniels on his return from
Hawaii, according to a Washington dispatch. Mr. Daniels
has with him Paymaster Hilton of the navy, who his charge
of certain matters connected with the purchase of oil, and
they will take it up on the coast before coming to Wash
ington.
Every weekup to the hour newsin The Oil and Gas
News$4 the year.
6 THE OIL AND
KANSAS PRODUCTION.
Barrels
Eldorado 55,600
Augusta 13,000
Other fields 14,000
Total 83,000
El Dorado, Kas., Sept. 3.Again it has been a good
week in the Kansas oil fields.
Big wells were reported in both the Peabody and
Elbing districts and production which has been slipping
in Kansas for the past year is picking up. Within another
month when all of the production from the thirty-five
or more wells in the new Mid-Kansas field are being
pumped into the pipe lines, a big jump will be recorded.
The only adverse report for the week comes from Harvey
county, where the Day & King wells, two tests upon
which much had been counted, were reported as dry holes.
Marshall Gets 500-Barrel Well.
The Paris well in section 20-23-4. drilled by J. A.
Vickers and Deering J. Marshall, is starting off at
500 barrels daily. This was the indication given yester
day when it was swabbed. In view of the fact that the
well is a mile from production and has penetrated only
the first or upper crust, this is a bright prospect for the
well and also the field.
The customary Elbing sand, that in which most of
the Elbing tests have found production, is under a second
crust. However, in this lower sand there has always
been considerable water and practically every well In the
pool has had to fight it. Vickers and Marshall are going
to avoid this water if possible by staying in the sand
under the first crust, and so far no water has developed.
Locations for other tests on the lease have not been
announced, but two more tests are going to be started
immediately by the two Wichita men. No. 1 is in -the
northeast of the northwest quarter of section 20.
Gusher in Peabody Pool.
What officials of the Orlando Petroleum Co. believe is
the biggest well in the Peabody field was brought in
on the Burton land in section 15r22-4. It is West Burton
No. 3. With the bit in the top of the sand, the well filled
up and ran over in five minutes.
"We have estimated the well will make at least
2,5,00 barrels," said an official of the company. Total
depth to the top of the pay sand is 2,506 feet.
This well is a little more than a quarter of a mile
southeast of No. 1, Gillette, the discovery well. It offsets
East Burton No. 2.
Other Operations in Mid-Kansas Field.
C. J. Skirvin and the Gypsy Oil Co. have a nice show
ing for a well on the Eyestone in 7-23-4. Mr. Skirvin has
drilled through the two lighter shells and with the hole
full of fluid he is waiting for repairs on the boiler before
drilling in. Mr. Skirvin got a half interest in this lease
from the Gypsy company for drilling it. When the deal
was made the National's Eyestone No. 1, offsetting this
acreage on the east, was about a 70-barrel well. It and
the Sinclair's Furman No. 1 both have been drilled deeper
within the last few days, and it is estimated both are good
for at least 700 barrels.
Skirvin's half interest on this 120-acre lease now is
largely inside acreage made so by the Ward-Wilhoit
gusher on the south and the Carter's No. 1 Lewis on the
West. The Gypsy men as well as the rest of the fra
ternity are mighty glad to see Skirvin's good fortune, for
they say his fair dealing entitles him to good luck.
Skirvin drilled the well on the Dave Holden farm for the
White Eagle company. He also is drilling the one on the
Leydig farm now for the White Eagle, another on the
Liggett eighty for the Elbing company. With Wassan.
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Algoe and Rosenthal he is interested in the well on the
Secrets 17-22-3, and although this well is a little past
2,600 with no oil, there are a number of fellows who
hold out that the well is not deep enough and it will hit
the pay sand around 2,730 or 2,740. It will be drilled to
2,800.
National Refining's Eyestone No. 5, offsetting the
George Holden. set the six-inch to the top of the sand.
2.400.
Elbing Company Operations.
The Elbing Oil Co. is building a rig on the Holden
8-23-4, offsetting the National's No. 5. Gypsy-Skirvin
spudded in their No. 3, offsetting Ward-Wilhoit, Monday.
Ward-Wilhoit set the 15-inch in their No. 2 Monday; No.
5 spudded Tuesday, and Nos. 3 and 4 spudded yesterday.
Mollohan and associates, on the Hall 32-22-4, drilling at
700 feet.
Abandon Sellers Test.
J. H. Markham says he has a contract with C. B.
Shaffer for a well on the southwest corner of 33-21-4.
The Markham well, on Sellers 28-24-4, was abandoned the
first of the week at 3,022 feet. Mr. Markham said this
well did not condemn a thing, that some mighty good
oil sand was encountered and the chances are one loca
tion most any other direction might get a dandy well.
Orlando Operations.
Orlando reports the East Burton No. 3 at 1,500; the
pipe is being pulled in the Sinex No. 2, getting ready to
put in on the pump. The hole stands full of oil. Ehnstedt
No. 2 spudded yesterday and West Burton No. 2 went
on the pump Tuesday. Rigs are completed on the Gillette
No. 2 and the Ehnstedt Nos. 3 and 4.
Argus Spuds Another Test.
Argus No. 2, on the Remple 5-21-4, spudded the first
of the week; Americo-Canadians, on the Freeman 4-22-4,
are shut down at 2,100, waiting for a new boiler.
Mountain & Gulf, on the Clark 14-22-4, are pulling
pipe and getting ready to put the well on the pump; on
the Carmichael 3-22-4 they are drilling at 700.
Buffalo Petroleum Corporation, on the Jolliffe 16-22-4.
is underreaming and should drill in the last of the week.
Drs. H. M. Mayer and E. H. Johnston have purchased
a one-sixteenth royalty on the west quarter section of the
Prank Eyestone land in 7-23-4.
Make Five Locations.
Pearce & Pearce made five new locations and ordered
the rigs for same. These wells will be started as fast
as the tools can be had. The first one to be started is
the offset to the Mountain Gulf well. The other locations
are: Between this and No. 2 well: Nos. 3 and 4 wells on
the north line of the 20 acres adjoining the Carter, and
an offset to the Carter on No. 2 on their Burton lease.
Number 2 well Is drilling at 1,500 feet.
Offset to Carter have their eight-inch set at 2.025.
drilling at 2,125. No. 2 on this lease, 700, and should be
on sand by Monday; 770 on Burton, will spud on the
Jones 17-22-4 Friday or Saturday.
White Eagle Company.
White Eagle on the Supernaugh 1, in the SE corner
of the W% of the NW% of 4-23-4, is reported tubing and
getting ready to go on the pump. They topped the sand
at 2,002 and completed the well six feet in at 2,008. It is
said to be showing good for 100 barrels settled produc
tion.
White Eagle on the Hawk 1, in the NE corner of the
N% of the N% of 4-23-4, is reported fighting a cave at
around 2,350. They reported a good showing at around
2,000 feet.
Gypsy, on the Spinden 2, in the SE14 of the SEV4
of 5-23-4, is reported still fishing and will probably skid
the rig.
Furman No. 3 Is a Gusher.
Late reports from the Elbing pool indicate that Sin-
clalr-Markham's No. 3, Furman. located in the S% of
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the SW% of section 8-23-4, also is in the gusher class,
making better than 1,000 barrels a day. This is the third
good well on the Furman and offsets a big well on the
Eyestone. The sand was touched at 2,411 feet.
A Showing Near Marion.
A good showing of oil on the Fred Williams farm,
just a mile out of Marion, Saturday, has extended the
Kansas field another step toward Herington and has
boosted the price of leases from $50 to $500 an acre in
that territory.
Oil men have placed great faith in the Marion, Ante
lope and Herington districts since the Peabody strike.
>Jow with Marion showing oil at 1,800 feet on the Williams
place, the boom in this community is on in full force.
Scores of rigs have been placed here. At Herington
it is reported that 25, rigs will be in operation by Decem
ber. Already there are 12 rigs on the ground at Hering
ton and leases are being bought up by the big concerns.
In Butler County's Older Fields.
V. D. Norval and others on the Little Bond No. 2, in
the SEY* of the SE'/i of section 3-25-5, is reported to
have tapped the sand at 2,530 feet, and with the bit
scarcely scratching it there is 400 feet of oil in the hole.
The well will be drilled in the first of the week. The
first test on this tract was abandoned as dry, but Mr.
Norval had faith in the acreage and drilled another test.
His patience has now been rewarded.
White Eagle, on the Hawlk No. 1, in the N% of sec
tion 4-23-4, is reported drilling at around 2,450 feet, and
nearing the top of the sand. Supernaugh No. 1, in the
of section 4-23-4, is reported on the pump and
making about 400 barrels a day. Holden No. 2, in the S%
of the SW>4, is reported to be drilling at 1,400 feet.
Emerald, on the No. 1, Roberts, in the NW corner
of the NE14 of section 27-23-4, is drilling at 2,220 feet.
They had a showing of oil at 1,850 feet, but cased it off
and went on down after the deep stuff.
Five Rigs Lost in Storm.
The Empire reported the loss of five rigs in the
Eldorado field during the wind and rain storm Thursday
night.
It is said that a test of the oil taken from the Em
pire's Teter No. 1, in section 16-23-9, shows it to be of
very high quality and rich in gasoline.
Empire, on the Stokes No. 27, in the SE corner of
the SW% of section 28-25-5, is reported down 1,750 feet
and getting ready to run the 10-inch casing. This is the
well on which the electric power is being tested out for
drilling purposes.
Conservative, on the No. 1, Jones, in the SW corner
of the NW^4 of section 18-26-6, is reported to be on the
beam and drilling at around 200 feet.
Theta, on the Sarah Robinson No. 8, in section 3-25-5.
is reported drilling at around 900 feet. Berry No. 1, near
Dexter, in Cowley county, is down 1,900 feet. Sleigh
No. 1, near Oxford, in Sumner county, is underreaming
the 12-inch casing to 800 feet.
News Rigs Going Up.
Ramsey Petroleum Co., on the No. 1, Ramsey, in the
SW corner of the SE*4 of section 8-25-5, is drilling at
about 300 feet. Williams No. 1, in the SW corner of the
NW*4 of section 33-24-5, is spudding in.
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Carter, on the Porter No. 48, in the N% of 1-26-4, is
reported running the eight-inch to 2,260 feet. The
Williams No. 1, west of Douglass, was drilling in lime at
the last report at 2,430 feet. The six-inch has been run
to 2,408 feet. The G. & C. Stafford No. 1, west of Ein-
field, is underreaming the eight-inch to 2,163 feet.
Brown Ranch Co., on the Brown No. 1, in the SWA,
of the NW^i of 16-29-7, is spudding in.
Bright Mawin, in the Warner No. 1, in the NE corner
of the SW% of the SE% of 7-27-5, is rigging up.
Davenport Company Completes Well.
Trapshooters, on the Ferrell No. 1, in the NW^4 of
4-29-8, is still shut down at 2,85,0 feet. It is rumored that
the company will pull the pipe and abandon the well.
Carter, on the No. 2, Lewis, in the NW corner of
the NE>4 of the SWY* of section 15-22-4, is drilling at
about 1,600 feet.
The Davenport Petroleum Co., on the Bush No. 1, in
24-28-5, is reported to have completed the well and put
it on the swab. It is said that it started with a produc
tion of 100 barrels.
Guarantee Development Co. and Inter-Sea, on the No.
2, Bisagno, in the NW% of the SE of 35-26-5, has the
well on the pump and it is reported to be making at least
250 barrels daily. No. 4 is running the eight-inch casing
to 1,955 feet. No. 5 is building the rig,
Rich-Morgan-Bloom, on the Brewer No. 1, in 23-28-7,
are reported fishing for a string of tools at 2,650 feet.
Oil Geyser Strikes Oil Hill.
Oil Hill, the Empire industrial town in Butler county,
was deluged by a huge geyser Friday afternoon when a
full head of gas in the Stokes No. 27 blew off, spraying
a great cloud of oil and water and mud over the little oil
community.
The eruption continued for about 20 minutes. During
that time the stream shot in the air 50 feet above the top
of the derrick, and a wind quartering across from the
southwest carried a cloud of oil, water and sediment over
the town. Everything in its path was plastered with the
ooze from the big well. The path of the cloud was from
75 to 100 feet wide, and the wind carried it a distance of
1,500 feet.
The Stokes No. 27 is the well on which the Empire
is making its first drilling test in Kansas by electric
power. A flow of gas was encountered at 1,373 feet, a
flow of water at 1,510 and a good show of oil at 1,694.
Sixty or 70 barrels of pure oil were on top of the column
of water that was steadily forced upward in the hole.
The drillers were bailing the mud and sediment off the
bottom and allowing the oil to stand. So the column
continued to rise and finally it stood 500 or 600 feet
above the level of the gas. The flow of gas is about a
million and a quarter feet per day, and this gas accumu
lated with tremendous force beneath the column of oil
and water.
Empire Wells.
The Empire Gas and Fuel Co. reports the following
wells on the sand in Butler county. No. 19, Bancroft, in
the E% of the SW% of section 32-25r5, topped the sand
at 2,431 feet and was reported drilling in this afternoon
at 2,479 feet. No. 82, Chesney, got the sand at 1,690
feet. No. 76, Enyeart, in section 12-26-4. topped the sand
at 2,344 feet and was getting ready to go on the swab
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Thursday. No. 6, Finney, in the W% of the NE^ of
section 9 25-5, is on top of the sand at 2,518 feet. No. 14,
Finney, in the same lease, is on top of the sand at 2,519
feet. No. 9, Fulkerson, in the NW*4 of section 4-26-5,
is on top of the sand at 2,532 feet. No. 10 got the sand
at 2,525 feet. No. 19, Hamilton, in the NE>4 of section
18-26-4, picked up the sand at 2,355 feet. No. 8, Gussman,
in the NE% of section 18-26-5, is on top of the sand at
2,532 feet. No. 11 got the sand at 2,410 feet. No. 15,
Hess, in the NW% of section 18-26-5, got the pay at 2,5.22
feet. No. 34, Koogler, in section 19 2G-5, got the sand
at 2,552 feet. No. 37, Koogler, in section 17-26-5, hit the
top of the sand at 2,493 feet. No. 47, Koogler, in section
20-26-5, topped the sand at 2,589 feet. No. 22, Moler, in
section 32-25-5, topped the sand at 2,443 feet. No. 65,
Paukson, in section 2-26-4, top of sand at 2,405 feet. No.
55, Pierpont, in section 33-25-6, top at 2.500 feet. No. 5S
topped the sand at 2,483 feet. No. 17, Shriver, in the
NWy4 of section 14-26-4, struck the pay at 2,370 feet.
No. 68, Stokes, in section 33-25-5, top of sand at 2,035 feet,
but is going on down. Near Beaumont in the Lewis pool
the No. 1, Kofold, in section 12-27-9, is reported drilling
at 120 feet. No. 1, I^ewis, was reported several days ago
on top of the sand at 2,532 feet with a showing for a
good well. No. 3, Benchfield, in section 13-27-9, is a loca
tion.
Reports from the Empire holdings northeast of Beau
mont are to the effect that the work of development is
progressing and activites are at a high tension.
Active in Fox-Bush District.
A 500-barrel oil well was brought in last week in the
Fox-Bush field on the S. E. Warner farm, the NW% of
section 25-29-5e. Krom present indication, this is the
best well in this field and is the farthest to the south,
extending the pool by nearly one half mile. This is in
the 2,800-foot sand.
Knollenberg well No. 6, one-half mile west of the
northwest corner of Douglass, also was brought in last
week, showing good for 300 barrels. This well is farther
south and west than any of the other wells in this 1,800-
foot sand and is proving very interesting to promoters
and developers, as it had been thought the field had
already been defined in these directions. The well belongs
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Standard Oil Co.
Cowley County.
Fall City No. 3, on the Fall City tract near Maple
City, yesterday was brought in at a depth of 2,000 feet
as a 100-barrel producer. Fall City No. 2, brought in
some time ago, also is placed at the same production,
but not until after it had been shot. No. 1 was brought
in a gasser which is furnishing fuel for the company's
development on their property.
Lemaster et al. yesterday spudded in another well
on their tract near Maple City, about a half mile from
the Fall City No. 3, which is a producer. Several tests
are to be put down, with hopes of hitting the Fall City
sand.
Berry No. 1 at Dexter is down again today with the
underreaming job which is causing difficulty to drilling
operators. It is planned to lift the casing in another
attempt to cut off water.
Emerald on the Elrod lease is pulling: more casing
to erect a straight reaming job. Bottom now stands at
a depth of 3,112 feet.
Miami County.
The Shaw & Dickinson No. 3, Lovee, in the S\V of
the NW of 24-16-21, is a dry hole.
The Reid Powers and others No. 9, Rader, in the NW
of 19-16 22, is a dry hole.
The Hawk Oil and Gas Co. No. 4, Watkins, in the SE
of the NW of 11-16-21, is good for 10 barrels.
The Milligan & Reid No. 5, Cone, in the SE of 11-16-21,
is good for 10 barrels.
The Neiswender & Brendle No. 3, Cone, in the NW
of 14-1C-21. is good for 10 barrels.
The Wilhelm No. 8, Murphy, in the W% of the NE
of 24-16 21, is good for five barrels.
The Aetna Oil and Gas Co. No. 24. Wisdom, in tb<-
NE of the NW of 32-16-21, is good for five barrels.
Neosho County.
The L. F. Breyfogie and others No. 8, Wheatley, In
the SW of the SW of 20-27-19, is a dry hole.
The H. B. Scott No. 1, Emery, in the NVfe of the SWM
of 20-27-19, is good for 30 barrels.
The Lex L. Morgan No. 9. Wheatley, in the SE of
the SE of 14-27 IS. is a dry hole.
Allen County.
The W. K. Laughner and others No. 29, Fraker. in
the NW of the NE of 18-26-18, is good tor 60 barrels. No
30, in the same section, is good for 30 barrels.
The Eakin & l.amberston No .2, Benson, in the NW
of the NE of 24-26-17, is good for 50 barrels.
WILLIAMSPORT WIRE OPENS CHICAGO BRANCH.
C. M. Ballard, Formerly with Same Organization in Cleve
land, in Charge of New Establishment.
Chicago, Sept. 3 (Special).Announcement is made by
the Wi.liamsport Wire Rope Co., Williamsport. Pa., of the
establishment of a branch office and warehouse at Chi
cago under the direction of C. M. Ballard, formerly con
nected with the Williamsport organization at Cleveland. 0
The Chicago office is located at 122 South Michigan Ave
nue, and the warehouse at 755 West Quincy Street.
This new Chicago branch is the latest step in the
development of the Williamsport's distribution organiza
tion. Increased demand in the Middle West for wire rope
made by a concern which draws its own wire and there
fore absolutely controls the quality of every grade of its
product, has made possible this important improvement
in service to the Chicago district. The new warehouse
carries one of the largest and most complete lines to be
found anywhere. It is stocked with every kind of rope
manufactured by the Williamsport company, with the
result that the concern now can guarantee immediate
shipment from Chicago to customers in the territory
served from that point.
ANOTHER GOOD ONE FOR TEXCALOKAN CO.
The Texcalokan Oil & Gas Co. has brought in another
good well in Nowata County, Okla., on the Daisy Jones
lease, in 19-27-16. This is No. 9 and one of 10 wells on this
lease. The well flowed 200 barrels its first 24 hours after
shot. Two more wells are now drilling.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 9

BIG COMBINATION IS NOW UNDER WAY. IMPORTANT DEAL IN OKMULGEE PROPERTY.

Okmulgee Producing & Refining Co. and Other Concerns The "Gladys Belle Oil Co. Purchases Holdings of W. R.
Plan a Corporation With 25,000 Barrels a Day Alexander & Co., Getting a Big, Good Looking
Production. Acreage.
Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 3.(Special).A big amalgamation Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 3. (Special).One of the largest
is pending whereby other companies will combine their1 deals ever consummated involving Okmulgee property, was
holdings with the Okmulgee Producing & Refining Co., consummated here Saturday when the Gladys Belle Oil Co.
making a company with approximately 25,000 barrels daily purchased the holdings of W. R. Alexander & Co., in the
production, It is said, with properties in California, Okla Okmulgee-Beggs oil fields. Alexander & Co. owned 3,400
homa. Texas, Kansas, and other states. The deal has been acres of good looking acreage, part of which is undeveloped,
pending for some time, many meetings have been held at and a production of about 600 barrels daily. One lease,
Kansas City, St. Louis, and other places. New York parties the Adams property, is located in 6-14-12, in the highly
are behind the deal. prolific Dutcher sand territory, south of Beggs, and only
one well has been completed on it. It was good for 600
HARVEY CRUDE MAKES A PURCHASE. barrels.
Buys the Stinson & Matthews' Holdings to the Southwest of SIX MILLION BARRELS FROM MEXICO IN JULY.
BeggsConsideration, Not Made Public.
(From the Tampico (Mexico) Tribune of August 23.)
Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 3. (Special).The Harvey Crude Exports of crude petroleum and its derivatives total
Oil Co. has purchased the holdings of Stinson & Matthews ing 6,085,435.87 barrels were exported from the ports of
in the north part of township 14-11, southwest of Beggs, Tampico, Port Lobos and Tuxpam in the month of July.
for a large consideration which was not announced. Stin The consignments were to the United States, Europe,
son & Matthews "pioneered" that locality, and took up a Canada, South and Central America, with the bulk of the
lot of acreage before there was any production in that shipments to the United States. Following are the com
neighborhood, and the recent completion of big wells in pany totals:
their midst has resulted in their realizing a handsome Aguila 1,099,235.00
profit. They now pwn nothing but one 40-acre lease, some Standard 926,250.20
of their stuff having been disposed of, prior to the recent Penn-Mex 836.805.F.5
deal. Some Red Fork sand production was involved in the Huasteca 650.591.00
Harvey Crude Oil Co. purchase. Cortez 619,215.00
Texas 515.081.72
OZARK INTO BIG MERGER; CHANGES NAME. Freeport 404.612.70
Island 316,544.07
The recent announcement of the $10,000,000 merger Mexican Guif 275,325.16
of the Olson-Applernan-Lewis interests carried a brief East Coast 228.466.44
mention of the taking into this combination of the Ozark Corona r 49.721.20
Oil and Gas Co. Ref'ners and users of petroleum products Interocean 36.000 00
will be particularly interests in this, as it gives the Ozark Tal Vez 42,816.00
company, hereafter to be known as the Magna Oil and National Petroleum 30,446.00
Refining Co., facilities and resources which place it in the New England 22,795.00
first rank as a distributing organization, having its own Pierce Navigation 31,500.00
refineries, tank cars, and through the other divisions of
the Magna, casinghead and absorption plants and even 6,085,435.87
crude oil, as the company owns producing wells in Okla
homa, Kansas, Texas and Louisiana. Dr. D. E. Buchanan, NEW YORKERS IN AN 8 MILLION DOLLAR DEAL.
formerly general manager of the Ozark, has been retained
by the new company as general manager, manufacturing Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 3. (Special).By a deal consum
and distributing division. A. L. Haase, who until recently mated during the past week New York people have pur
represented the Ozark in Chicago, has been transferred chased the holdings of the Globe Oil Co., the Tex-La-Homa
to the Tulsa office, and George E. Baldwin, formerly man Oil Co., and the Richardson Syndicate, involving several
ager of tank car sales for the Riverside Western Oil Co.. choice producing properties in the Louisiana fields, for a
has been placed in charge of the Chicago office. consideration of $8,000,000. The New York people desire
NEW OIL STATION TO BE BUILT AT SEATTLE. to not have their names disclosed for the time being. Later
details will be given.
A dispatch from Seattle, Wash., says that work was The National Transit Co. has declared an extra divi
started on August 25 by the John A. McEachern Company dend of $2 a share, payable September 15, to stock of
driving the poles for its two 600-foot piers on the General record August 30. An extra of 50c a share was paid with
Petroleum Company's new station here. This is to be lo the regular semi-annual dividend in June, and this brings
cated on Harbor Island and will cost more than $500,000 the total dividends thus far in 1919 up to $3 per share.
when completed. In addition to the piers three tanks of
50,000 gallons capacity and one of 37,000 gallons will be
erected. W. J. Dinsmore is the local manager for this
corporation. The entire station is to be surrounded by a STOCKS FOR SALE
concrete fire wall the height of the tanks and all of the
latest devices for piping and unloading oil from tankers 200 Danciger 400 Bay State
and carrying it to the storage tanks of freighters will be
installed. About seventeen small tanks for lubricating oils 4,000 Hub Wyoming 2,000 Rowley Copper
will also be included. 200 Globe Oil 1 00 National Oil
200 Turman 50 Morgan Oil
IMPORTANT TILLMAN SHOWING. 400 Harvey Crude 1,000 Hale Pet.
The Fred Till Oil & Gas Co. found a sand from 1,075 200 Perpetual Royalty 500 Union Oil
1,101 feet, in its No. 1, Duncan farm, in the southwest 500 Okla. O. & R. 1,000 K. C.-Nev.
corner of the northeast of 7-2s-18w, in Tillman County Ok 300 Oil State Pet. 5,000 Uncle Sam
lahoma, and it is showing both oil and gas. The well is a 100 City Realty Co., Kansas City, Mo.
rank wildcat. located just west of the town of Frederick,
and it was drilled with a rotary, so the hole is full of rotary If You Want to Buy or Sell Any Stock Write to Me
mud, and operations have been shut down to clean out and W. O. LUNT
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 10 THE OIL AND
A WELL WHICH WILL SUPPLY SAN ANTONIO, TEX.
One of the wells which is to supply San Antonio, Tex.,
with natural gas is shown in the accompanying photo
graph. The well, J. T. Brown, No. 1, is located 150 feet
inside of McMullen county, near the Live Oak county line,
A Southern Texas Gas Well, the John T. Brown in
. McMullen County.
and is IOV2 miles west of Three Rivers, which is a station
on the S. A. U. & G. Railroad, 76 miies below San Antonio.
The well is 871 feet deep, eised with 6-inch pipe to 796
feet and made, on a test, 39,992 million cubic feet in 24
hours. The rock pressure is 400 pounds per square inch;
heat units, 976; specific gravity, 52. The gas is dry and
.color-ess. It contains no gasoline, an ideal gas for do
mestic consumption.
: In addition, the Grubstake Investment Association, of
I which W. M. Stephenson is general manager, has com-
ple'ed a well on th H P. CaU'ham fnrm which would also
imake between 30,000,000 and 40,000,000 cubic feet. Neither
of these wells lr.is any water in it and no trace of oil,
although oil was passed through in both at about 530 feet.
The South Texas Natural Gas Co.. which will take the
'production from these wells to the city of San Antonio.
;has contracted to have a 12-inch line from the field to the
city completed by May next.
The Standard Oil Co., of New York, through its sub
sidiary, the Standard Transportation Co., has placed con
tracts for six additional large tankers, four of 12,600 dead
weight tonnage, and two of 10,100 tons capacity. Accord-
ling to authoritative reports, there is a shortage of tank-
ships at the present time.
GAS NEWS
THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN KANSAS CITY.
Superior Tube Co. to Distribute Casing, Tubing and Line
Pipe to Trade in the Mid-Continent Field.
Announcement was made in Kansas City last Saturday
of the organization of the Superior Tube Co. to distribute
casing, tubing and line pipe to the oil trade in the Mid-
Continent field. General offices have been opened at
605, R. A. Long building. This is the first company of the
kind to enter Kansas City.
The volume of business to be handled by this concern
is shown from the fact that contracts have been made
with Eastern mills to supply three million dollars of ma
terial the coming year. The capital stock of the company
is $300,000.
The officers of the company are Hoyle Jones of this
city, president and treasurer; J. D. Holloway of Pitts
burgh, Pa., vice-president and secretary; L. W. Ki'e of
Tulsa, Okla., vice-president and sales manager. Offices
and yards have been opened also in Pittsburgh, Tulsa and
Wichita Falls, Tex.
The general offices here are in charge of Mr. Jones,
who is widely known to the oil trade. He formerly was
district manager of sales for the La Belle Iron Works,
and planned the organization of the new company.
NEWS FROM ELK CITY, KANSAS.
Elk City, Kas., Sept. 2.The past week saw the com
pletion of the fortv seventh gas well in the Elk City field.
It tested over 36,000,000 feet of gas daily and the total
production of the field has now reached the large figure of
1,285,000,000 feet of gas daily. Of this immense potential
output, less than 2 per cent is said to be going into the
pipe lines now although this should be largely increased
when cold weather comes. The well mentioned above is
Whelchel No. 1 in the SW corner of 26-31-13, and it ex
tends the field some d'stance to the south. The operators
are Harmon, Wilson, Stephens et al., there being eight
owners, each owning an equal share. Harmon and R. H.
Stephens are local men and are being congratulated on
their good fortune. They have moved their rig about
three-eighths of a mile east on the same tract for their
No. 2 we 1 and if it comes in a producer, it will prove
up considerable more acreage.
Elk Valley Co., Hough, Tolin & Strickler are drilling
at about SOD feet in their Baum No. 7 in 23 31-13, which is
an offest to Lewis No. 2 in the same seciton, which is a
22,000,000 foot gas well.
Hale, Nicho.snn et al. got only a broken sand at the
depth where the big gas should have been found in their
Lewis No. 3 in 23-31-13. The well will he drilled into the
Mississippi iime. The east edge of the gas field is pretty
well defined now with dry holes, as is also the west edge
but there is room to the north and especially to the south
for further extensions to the field.
The Southwestern Gas Co. is shut down for water on
top of the Mississippi lime in their Ballenger No. 2 in the
southeast corner of 23-31-13. It missed the big gas at the
usual deiith and marks the east edge of the field at that
point.
Keefe & Morrison spudded in Tuesday in their Brainerd
No. 4 in the SE corner of the N% of the SE',4 of 27-31-13.
It is offset to the north and south by large gas wells.
The Texcalokan Oil & Gas Co. is casing at about 1,500
feet in their Denton No. 1 in 34-31 13 and expect to drill
into the deep sand this week.
The Neiman well No. 1 in 2-32-13, about two miles west
of town is drilling at about 100 feet.
The Meridian Oil & Gas Co. is casing off water at
about 200 feet in their Duby No. 1 in 6-31-13.
Willis Bros, have a rig on their Murphy No. 3 in 33-
31-12. A nice shallow sand oil pool is being developed in
that section, which is only a short distance west of the
Inge pool.
Rupp et al. have a rig on their Stephens No. 4 in
33 31-12.
Townley & Bailey have a small oil well in sand found
at about 700 feet in their Stilwell No. 3, a mile and a half
west of Oak Valley.
The Sachem Oil Co. has moved a rig on the Baughman
land in 36-32-12. and will drill another well to the shallow
gas sand.
The Sachem Oil Co. is rigging up for their Wright No.
t in 31-32-13.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 11

ELABORATE PLANS FOR LABORATORY DEDICATION. Van H. Manning, director of the bureau, presiding. After
invocation by Dr. S. B. McCormick, chancellor of the Uni
Important Ceremonies Will Mark Formal Opening of Bureau versity of Pittsburgh, there will be an address of welcome
of Mine* Plant in Pittsburgh of Special Interest by E. V. Babcock, mayor of Pittsburgh. Response will
to the Petroleum Industry. be made by Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior,
to be followed by addresses by Horace B. Winchell, presi
Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. 3 (Special). Men interested in dent of the American Institute of Mining and Electrical
the oil industry are to take a iarge part in the dedication Engineers, John L. Lewis, acting president of the United
of the new million dollar laboratories of the Bureau of Mine Workers of America, and William C. Sproul, gov
Mines, Department of the Interior, in Pittsburgh, Septem ernor of Pennsylvania. The formal ceremony of handing
ber 29, 30 and October 1. Important ceremonies have been over the keys of the building by Secretary Lane to Director
arranged in co-operation with the Pittsburgh Chamber Manning will follow.
of Commerce in which the oil men will join with the , After luncheon at the Bureau of Mines building, the
prominent mining and metallurgical interests of the coun guests will board special trains on the B. & O. railroad
try. to the Experimental Mine of the Bureau of Mines at
Bruceton, Pa., fourteen miles from Pittsburgh. Upon
The new laboratories of the bureau, although intended arrival
to cover the general needs of the mining and allied indus there a pre-arranged explosion of coal dust will
take place in the experimental mine as a demonstration
tries, devote a large part of their energies to the problems to
that continually arise in the oil industry. These labora of the visitors, and after that there will be an inspection
the mine and the explosives testing plant, the guests
tories are perhaps the best equipped in the entire world returning to the city at 6 o'clock in the evening. At 8
to undertake important oil research. The petroleum
laboratory Is maintained in one of the greatest indus o'clock there will be a general meeting at Carnegie Music
Hall under the auspices of the Pittsburgh Chamber of
trial centers of the country and likewise one of the great Commerce, with an address by Secretary Lane, an organ
est research centers for the benefit of producsrs and con
sumers of petroleum products: The problems studied vary recital by Dr. Charles Heinroth and a moving picture pre
pared by the National Coal Association, "The Story of
over a wide range and include such extremes as determina Coal," will be -given a first presentation.
tion of basic physical and chemical properties of petroleum On Tuesday, September 30, the new laboratories will
hydro-carbons to the comparison of quality of market be open for inspection by the guests the entire day and
products . Particular attention is being given to the im
provement of methods of analysis of petroleum. The work at 2 o'clock the elimination contests in the National
Safety First Aid and Mine-Rescue Meet will be held at
is conducted with the idea of getting resu.ts of maximum Fortes Field, there will be a demonstration of the ex-
practical importance and academic tendencies which ren plosibility of coal dust and at 8 o'clock the Chamber of
der much of the work in this fie'd of slight value are Commerce
avoided. The bureau attempts to develop methods which the mining will present a pageant typifying the spirit of
industry with music by the band of the Car
can be used in other laboratories besides its own and does negie Institute of Technology.
not consider an analytical problem solved until results On Wednesday, October 1, at 9 a. m., there will be a
are of real practical value. final mine-rescue contest by the ten successful teams of
It may be noted that one of the lines of development the previous day at Forbes Field, with a presentation of
concerns electrical devices for use in petroleum labora the national cups and prizes. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon
tories. These devices have numerous advantages, one of announcement of the J. A. Holmes Safety Association will
the most striking of which is the reduction to a minimum be made by Dr. Van H. Manning. At 2:30 the final first-
of fire hazard. The Pittsburgh laboratory has in course aid contest, participated in by the twenty best teams of
of thousands of experiments with volatile inflammable the previous day, for gold cups and prizes, will be held.
products in the last five years had only two fires, neither At 5 o'clock there will be a demonstration of a coal-dust
of which lasted more than two or three minutes and explosion at Forbes Field, the events closing with a smoker
which did no damage. The types of heating equipment at the Chamber of Commerce in which the prizes will be
used by the bureau are not yet generally available to the awarded and speeches made.
petroleum industry, but progress in this direction is being
made.
Among the recent investigations of the Pittsburgh TEXAS UNIVERSITY'S MODEL OIL CONTRACT.
laboratory may be mentioned a study of the vapor phase The law department of the University of Texas an
cracking reaction for the production of gasoline from
heavier oils, an extensive study of the problems of fuels nounces that it has completed the draft of a model oil and
suitable for high power airplane engines, an investigation gas contract, a copy of which may be had on request to the
of the quality of gasoline marketed throughout the coun char man of pub'ications committee, University of Texas,
try and a number of investigations pertaining to ana Austin, Tex. The contract was drafted by Major George
lytical methods. To sum up. it Is the intention of the C. Butte, professor of law in the university. The learned
Bureau of Mines to have its petroleum laboratory the cen professor seems to think that the farmer has been getting
ter of oil research for the enlire industry. This labora the worst of it at the hands of the oil companies, as wit
tory will be open for the inspection of the oil men during ness the following extract from a description of the con
the three days. tract:
The Bureau of Mines, in co-operaUon with the Pitts "The lease is designed for use in undeveloped or wild
burgh Chamber of Commerce, has already completed an cat territory, and may be easily modified to fit varying
elaborate progrem of everts, which includes the presence circumstances. The contract crntemplates that a substan
of hitrh government and st'ite government officials besides tial cash payment will be made to the land owner at the
the leed'ng men of mining thought In the country. The time of signing.''
ceremonies proper open on Monday morn'ng, Septem As a rule, land owners are only too glad to find some
ber 29. The evenirg bfore, Sunday, September 28, there oil company that is willing to drill in wildcat territory,
will be reception committees at the various leading hotels and if pny money is to be paid, the oil company ought to
to receive the guests. On Monday morning the new labora be the beneficiary.Frrm the Oil Trade Journal.
tories at 4800 Forbst Street will be open for inspection
and at 10:30 o'clock the dedicatory ceremonies wl.l be "Quick Action" classified ads in The Oil and Gas News
held on the lawn in the rear of the laboratories with Dr. certainly do produce profitable results.

ALLAN B. REYNOLDS, l>reldent. R. N. DOIWS, Flrnt Ylre-l'reldrnt. A. B. CONLEY, Secretary.

R. B. McKNIGHT, Treaxurer. L. N. STANLEY, General t'onniiel.
NATIONAL REFINERIES OF AMERICA
Capital $10,000,000
Capacity 25,000 Barrels Daily
Office 603 1 2 Main Street Telephone 3774 Lamar Fort Worth, Texas
12 THE OIL AND
OKLAHOMA PRODUCTION.
Barrels
Cushing 36.900
Healdton 36,500
Other fields 145,000
Total 218,400
Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 3. (Special) Deepening of the
second well of the Texas Co., in the northwest quarter of
27-4s-2w, in the new Hewitt pool, recently discovered, to 10
feet in the sand, increased the production of the well to
400-barrels daily, and it is a better well than the discovery
producer of the field. Top of the sand was found at 1,970
feet, which is about 100 feet higher than where it was found
in the discovery well. Operators of the Mid Continent are
playing this district for a big pool, and some fancy prices
are being paid for close-in stuff.
The Beggs district, which has been the show place of
the Oklahoma fields for weeks, is now undergoing a tem
porary lull in operations since the pipe line capacity of the
field is about all taken up. Operators there have to
watch their step or they will have oil going to waste. Five
pipe lines running into that district just have their lines
comfortably filled. They are the Prairi Pipe Line Co., one
4-inch; Indiahoma Refining Co., two 3-inch; Producers &
Refiners Corporation, one 4-inch; C. B. Shaffer, 1 4-inch;
and the Texas Company, a 4-inch. The Prairie Pipe Line
Co. has announced its intention of building a new 18 mile
6-inch line into the field immediately from its Jenks
station, and the Sapulpa Refining Co. has already started
construction of a 4-inch line from its 6,000 barrel refinery
at Sapulpa, a distance of about 20 miles.
Beggs got some nice ones however, the best being
Frank Blilingslea and Tom Woods No. 2, Litia farm, in the
southwest corner of the southeast of 6-14-12. It found
sand from 2,290-2,346 feet, and is doing 900-barrels. H. F.
Wilcox No. 6, Drew farm, in the northwest corner of the
northeast of 30-15-11, found the Ducher farm from 2,593-
2,646 feet, and is doing 400-barrels. The Carter Oil Co. No.
1, Bearhead farm, in the southwest corner of the south
east of 19-15-11, found sand from 2.5S7-9 fisfi *t, and is
flowing 500-barrels, The Atlantic Petroleum Co. No. 2, in
the center of the south line of the southeast of the south
west of 19-15rll, found sand and with it just touched, the
well made several nice flows, and it looks like it might be
the largest well in that field. The pipe coliapsed on them
however, and about a week will be taken up in putting the
well in shape.
THE
Edward Soph Company
Dealers In
Scientific Material, Laboratory Apparatus,
Special Equipment for Refineries,
Gasoline and Industrial
Power Plants
224 E. 3rd Street, Tulsa, Okla.
GAS NEWS
OKLAHOMA COMPLETIONS.
Creek-Okmulgee-Wagoner.
H. F. Wilcox No. 6, Banks farm, in NW corner of NE1*
of 30-15-11, found the Dutcher sand from 2,593 2,656 feet,
and is flowing 400-barrels natural.
Johnson et al No. 1, Bailey farm, In SW corner of
SE% of SW*4 of 26-15-11, was shot in the Dutcher sand
at 2,352 feet, and will mike a 5-barrel pumper.
Sheppard Oil Corporation No. 5, Sessions farm. In the
SW orner of the SEVt of the NE% of 35-15-11, is good for
75-barrels at a depth of 2,252 feet.
Mutual Oil & Gas Co. No. 6, on the Alice Alberty allot
ment, In the NW corner of the NEVi of the SW% of the
NE% of 35-15-11, is a 20 barrel pumper at 2,275 feet.
Prairie Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Adams farm. In the NE
corner of the SE>4 of 7-16-9, northwest of Bristow, found
sand from 2,626 31 feet, and from 2,668-92 feet, and is good
for 70-barrels natural. This well is a quarter mile south
west of production.
Paraffine Oil Co. No. 3, Bigpond farm, In the NW
corner of the NE% of the SW% of 26-16-11, came in for
25-barrels after shot, at a depth of 2,200 feet.
Mutual Oil & Gas Co. No. 10, on the NE corner of the
SW% of the NE14 of 11-16-12, is shot and good for 15
barrels from sand found from 1,338-1,410 feet.
H. F. Wilcox No. 11, Joe Lewis allotment, in the
center of the south line of the NW*4 of the NWVi of 3-16-12,
is shot at 1,743 feet, and good for 40-barrels.
Graves and others No. 2, Berryhill farm, in the cen
ter of the south line of the SE% of the SEhi of 18-17-13, is
dry at 1 890 feet.
McTon Oil Co. No. 6, on the Bird farm, in the cen
ter of the north line of the SE*4 of the NE% of 26-17-15.
came in dry at 1,125 feet.
Gardner and others No. 1, Mingo farm, in the NW cor
ner of the NE^4 of the SE^i of 26-17-15, is a 70-barreI well
from 1,024-41 feet. This well extends the pool opened by
Shuler, George & Mortimer, southwest of Coweta, a half
mile to the southwest.
The Edgar Oil Co. No. 10, Manuel farm, in the cen
ter of the north line of the NW% of the NE% of 31-17-15, is
good for 5-barreIs after shot with 40-quarts, in sand from
1,169-1,217 feet.
The Texas Co. No. 1, Atkins farm, in the center of
the SW*4 of the NEVi of 17-18-9, is dry at 2,681 feet.
The Kelly and others No. 1, Watashe farm, In the
center of the west line of the NE^4 of 23-18-10, is dry at
2,720 feet.
J. Beren and others No. 2, Eliza She farm, In the
center of the south line of the NE& of the SE*4 of 35-1810,
is good for 60-barrels at 2,262 feet.
The Tibbons and others No. 7, Harrison farm, In the
SE corner of the SWV* of the SE% of 15-18-12, is shot
at 1,463 feet, and is a 5-barrel well.
The Prairie Oil & Gas Co. No. 9, Alexander farm,
in the SE corner of the NE*4 of the SE% of the SW% of
33-18-12, came in dry at 2,648 feet. No. 10, on ths same
farm, in the center of the east line of the SWM, of 33 18-12.
is a 40-barrel well after shot with 50-quarts, in sand from
1,760 62 feet.
The Keno Oil Co. No. 2, Simon farm, in the NW
corner of the NE% of the SEVi of the NW^i of 3-18-14.
found sand from 1,360-1,401 feet, with pay from 1,384-1,401
feet, and after shot with 50-quarts is good for 150 bar
rels. This well opens a new pool in the Broken Ar
row district.
Pennington Oil . Co. No. 1, Fife farm. In the center
of the west line of the NW>4 of the NW% of 31-18-15, is
dry at 1,440 feet.
Fox and others No. 6, Partridge farm, in the cen
ter of the NW^ of the SEV* of 16-19-13, is a 10-barrel well
after shot at 1,506 feet.
Dry and others No. 1, Mcintosh farm, in the NE corner
of the SW14 of 29-19-15, is a 3,000,000-feet gasser from
1.089-96 feet.
 THE OIL AND
Pawnee and Payne.
Fortuna Oil Co. No. 1, Groves farm, in the center of
the SE*4 of the NW% of 27-19-4e in the Ingalls district,
has been shot with 5 quarts, in sand from 3,460-94 feet and
made 195 barrels the first 24 hours and is now reported
doing 156-barrels every day.
The Magnolia Petroleum Co., No. 4, Straiger farm,
tn the center of the east line of the SEV* of the SWM, of
12-19-5, was shot with 10-quarts in sand from 3,153-60 feet,
and is good for 10-barrels.
The Bison Refining Co. No. 1, Frost farm, in the NE
corner of the NW% of the NW% of 6-19-6, was shot with
20-quarts at 3,190 feet, and is good for 50-barrels.
Carter Oil Co. No. 2, Page farm, in the SE corner of
the NWV4 of 8-19-6, is pumping 65-barrels natural.
The Prairie Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Grayson farm, in the
SE corner of the NW% of 12-19-7, is shot with 60-quarts, in
sand from 2,609-35 feet, and is a 15-barrel well.
O. S. Kelly No. 4, Simmons farm, In the SE corner of
the SW% of 25-19-7, found sand from 2,658-71 feet, and
after shot with 40-quarts, is a 25-barrel well.
The Gypsy Oil Co. No. 3, Needham farm, in the SW
corner of the NW*4 of the NE*4 of 1-20-7, will not be
drilled. The location has been abandoend.
Stephens-Cotton-Caddo-Carter.
The Pennok Oil Co. has a 125-barrel well in its No.
7. Fink farm, in the SW corner of the SEV* of the SE%, of
the SE% of 32-ls-10w., from sand found 'rom 2,105-26 feet.
The Carter Oil Co. No. 1, Harris farm, in the SW cor
ner of the NW% of the NE% of the NE% of 24-2s-4w, is
dry at 410 feet
Skelley and others No. 17, Willis farm, in the NE or-
ner of the SW% of the NW14 of the NE% of 20-2s-4w, is
a 20-barreI natural well at a depth of 570 feet.
The Lone Star Gas Co. No. 1, in the NE corner of
the SW% of the NE% of the SW% of l-2s-5w, is a 15-barrel
well at a depth of 422 feet.
The Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 3, Carter farm, in
the center of the west line of the SW^i of 17-2s-7w, is
good for 75-barrels at a depth of 1,388 feet.
Empire Gas & Fuel Co. No. 2, Wilkerson farm, in the
SW comer of the SE% of the NW% of 4-2s-10w, is a 100-
barrel well at 2,127 feet.
The McMan Oil Co. No. 7, Prlddy farm, in the SE
corner of 4-2s-10w, came in for 100-barrels at 2,215 feet.
The National Oil & Development Co. No. 1, Harris
farm in the SW corner of the NE% of the SW% of 22-2s-
llw, is good for 12,000,000 feet of gas from sand at 1,975
feet. This well is four miles from production and opens
a new field for Walters.
The Dixon Oil Co. No. 2, Dempsey farm, in the NE
corner of the NW*4 of 36-ls-5w, is a location abandoned.
The J. P. Evans well on the Stearns farm, in the SW
corner of 21-8n-llw, in Caddo county, is dry at 2,505 feet.
Osage County.
The Devonian Oil Co. & Elliott No. 4, in the center
of the west line of the east half of the weBt half of the
NW^i of 20-20-12, is dry at 1,435 feet.
Kewanee Oil & Gas No. 13, in the center of the east
line of the NE% of 4-21-10, is shot and good for 15-bar-
rels at 1.245 feet.
Barnsdall Oil Co. No. 37, in the NE corner of the SW%
of the NEU of the NE% of 4-21-10, is shot at 1,924 feet,
and is a 15-barrel well.
The Marland Refining Co. No. 4, in the NW corner
of the NEVi of 16-21-10, is dry at 2,590 feet.
Globe Oil Co. No. 8, in the NE corner of the SW14
of the NE14 of the NW% of 16-21-10, is dry at 2,030 feet.
No. 9. same farm, in the NE corner of the NW%, is dry
at 2.040 feet. No. 10, same lease, in the NE corner of
the 8E4 of the NEVi of the NW% will not be drilled.
The location has been abandoned on acount of the two
dry holes drilled.
Gillespie No. 19, in the NW orner of the SE% of the
NW% of NW% of 33-22-10, was shot in the Cleveland
sand at a depth of 1,200 feet. and. is good for 30 barrels.
The Devonian Oil Co. No. 1, in the NW corner of the
SEV* of 20-22-12, is dry and abandoned at 1,636 feet.
The Carter Oil Co. No. 1, in the SE corner of the
NE% of the SE% of the SE% of 36-23-9, Is dry at 2,169 feet.
The Titus and others No. 3, in the center of the
south line of the SE% of 23-23-10, is shot at 1,812 feet, and
is good for 10-barrels.
GAS NEWS
The Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 19, in the NW corner
of the SEYi of the NW& of the NE% of 7-24-10, was shot
at 2,075 feet, in the Bartlesvllle sand, and is good for 20-
barrels.
The Livingston Oil Corporation No. 1, in the SE
corner of the NW% of 4-23-11, is dry at 1,667 feet.
Carter Oil Co. No. 3, in the SE orner of the NE% of
the SEhi of the NW% of 26-24-8, is shot in the Peru sand
at 1,870 feet, and is a 100-barrel well.
The Kay County Gas Co. No. 1, in the SW corner of the
NE& of 13-24-4, is dry at 2,705 feet.
The Big Four Oil Co. No. 2, in the SE corner of- the
SW% of the SE14 of the NE% of 11-24-9, is dry at 2,528
feet.
The Gypsy & Phillips No. 5, in the NW% of 25-24-9,
is shot in sand from 2,079-2,100 feet, and is good for 500-
barrels. This was the largest completion of the week
in the Osage nation.
The Gypsy Oil Co. No. 8, in the enter of the west
line of the NE% of 8-24-10, was shot at 2,058 feet, and is
a 125-barrel well.
The Texas Co. No. 12, in the SE corner of the NE*4 of
the SE% of the NW% of 8-24-10, was shot at 2,080 feet, in
the Bartlesvllle sand, and is a 100-barrel well.
The Tidal Oil Co. No. 1, in the NW corner of 14-24-11,
was shot at 1,689 feet, and is good for 50-barrels.
The Wolverine Oil Co. No. 35, in the SE corner of the
NE*4 of the SE% of 14-24-11, was shot at 1,750 feet, and
is a 20-barrel well.
Foster & Norwood No. 1, in the SW corner of the NW*4
of the SW% of the NE% of 16-25-8, is dry at 2,480 feet.
Standish Oil Co. No. 15, in the SW corner of the SE%
of the SW% of the SW% of 15-25-11, is a 250-barrel well
after shot at 1,844 feet.
A. M. Landon No. 1, In the SW corner of the SEVi of
25-25-11, is shot at a depth of 1,773 feet, and is good for 226-
barrels. This well, and the Standish well reported above,
offsets the Wolverine Oil. Co. good well in 36-25-11, which
was completed a few weeks ago, and opened new ter
ritory for drilling, as it was a mile or more from produc
tion.
The Plymouth Oil Co. No. 1, in the SE corner of the
SW% of 25-25-11, has been shot at 1,773 feet, and is cred
ited as being good for between 150 and 300-barrels
The Stewart-Mongram No. 1, in the SE corner of the
NE% of 22-28-10, was shot at 1,430 feet, and is a 10-barrel
well. It is a half mile from nearest production.
The North American Oil & Refining Co. No. 1, In the
SE corner of the NE% of the SB% of the NW% of 29-28-11,
is completed and Is dry at 1,947 feet.
The Wahshashe Oil Co. No. 14, in the NE corner of
the SE% of the NE% of the SE*4 of 15-29-9, is shot at
1,475 feet, and is a 100-barrel well. No. 18, on the same
farm, was shot at a total depth of 1,325 feet, and is good
for 60-barrels. It is in the-SE corner of the NE% of the
SE% of the NE% of U section.
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14 THE OIL AND
^^^mfmufniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMu
The Cushing Field.
.The Texas Co. is drilling at 8S0 feet on the W. Lewis
No. 1, in the SW corner of the SW of the SE of 22-14 8.
No. 2, in the SE corner of the SW of the SE of the
section is a rig on the ground.
Texas Co. No. 2, C. Jacobs farm, in the NW corner
of the NE of the NE of 27-14-8, is shut down for pipe line
connections. No. 3, in the center of the west line of the
east half of the NE, is also shut down for pipe line con
nections.
The Texas Co. No. 1, L. Lowe farm, in the SE corner
of the NW of the NE of 27-14-8, is drilling at 600 feet.
No. 2, in the NE corner of the NW of the NE, is a rig
on the ground. No. 3, in the center of the east line of
the west half of the NE is a location.
Frank Billingslea is drilling at 1,510 feet on the J.
Davis No. 1, in the NE corner of the SE of the SE of
27-14-8.
Prairie No. 1, Yahola farm, in the SE corner of the
SW^ of 16-14-8, is spudding.
Sullivan Oil & Gas Co. has a location for No. 1, C.
Jacobs farm, in the SE corner NEV4 of the NWM, of
27-14-8.
Same company is fishing at 630 feet on the Mc
intosh No. 1, in the NE corner of the SEV* of the NW*4
of 27-14-8.
Cushing Oil Lot Co. No. 1, Strimple farm, in the cen
ter of the east line of the SE^i of 19 16-6, is a rig.
Lincoln 01 & Gas Co. No. 2, Mukes farm, in the NW
corner of the SEY* of the NW% of 16-16-7, is shut down
at 800 feet.
Roxana Petroleum Co. No. 1, Myers farm, in the SE
corner of the NW% of 9 16 8, is a rig.
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This much placed in Stephens, Eastland or
Wichita Counties one year ago made thou
sands!
No one knows where the limit is. Present
trend is northwest of proved fields.
Panhandle counties now big play; largest
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GAS NEWS 39
Margay Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, M. Yardy farm, in the
SW corner of the SEV* of the NE% of 9-16-8, is going to
skid the rig. Two strings of tools were recovered but it
was impossible to obtain the third after a long fishing Job.
Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. No. 1, Sall'e Myers farm,
in the SW corner of the NWM, of the NW*4 of 16-16-8, is
going to be drilled deeper. It is still flowing 175 barrels
Texola Oil Co. is pulling pipe to abandon the No. 1,
H. Fixico farm in the SW corner of the NE^ of the NWtf
of 1616-8.
Magnolia Petroleum Co. is running the 6-inch pipe
to 2,624 feetthe top of the Bartlesville sandin its No.
I, L. Major farm, in the SW corner of the SE1^ "f the
SW% of 21-16-8, and it is showing 2,000,000 feet of gas.
The Oklahoma Syndicate is shut down at 1,200 feet
on the F. M. Morgan No. 4, in the center of the east line
of the NE% of the NE% of 11-17-6.
Cargill Oil Co. is still fishing at 2,400 feet on the
S. Hutton No. 3, in the SE corner of the NE% of the
NW& of the SW% of 18-17-7.
Prairie Oil & Gas Co. is drilling at 825 feet on the
Alec No. 1, in the NE corner of the NW% of 33 17-8.
Home Gas Co. has a rig up for No. 1, Dawes farm, in
the center of the NW% of the NW14 of 2-18-5.
Shaffer has built a rig for No. 7, Laughlin farm, in
the center of the west line of the NW% of the NE^ of
2-18-5.
Midlle States Petroleum Co. is drilling at 2)0 feet on
the Busby No. 2, in the center of the east line of the NE>4
of the NW% of 2 18-5.
Same company is shut down for cement to set around
the p'pe on the Eagle No. 1, in the SW of 2-18 5.
Same company is drilling at 1,910 feet on tr-e Turpin
No. 1, in the SW corner of the NW^ of the NE^4 of the
SW*4 of 2-18 5.
O'Hern & Hughes No. 1, Alexander farm, in the SE
corner of 24 18 5, is drilling at 425 feet.
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co. No. 2, Thompson farm, in the
NW corner of 25-18-.ri. is shut down at 1.455. feet
Home Gas Co. No. 2, Lauderdale farm, in the NE cor
ner of 25-18-5, is drilling at 1,980 feet.
Phoenix Ref'ning Co. No. 1, M. Thompson farm. In
the SE corner of the NW*4 of the SEVt, of 29-18-5, is
drilling at 2,600 feet.
Cushing Garber Oil Co. is underreaming the 8 inch
pipe to 1.950 feet on the E. Shoemaker No. 1, in the center
of the NEV* of the NEY* of 2 18-6.
O'Hern & Hughes are drilling at 2,150 feet on the
Pierce No. 2, in the SW corner of the NW% of the SWA
of 19-18 6.
Magnolia Petroleum Co. is plugging back to the
Skinner sand on the Turner No. 10, in the NE corner of
the SE% of the SE>4 of 418 7.
Prairie is drilling at 1,150 feet on the Sak Long No.
19, in the SW corner of the SEM, of the SW& of 9-18-7.
Cushing Oil Lot Co. No. 2, Mcintosh farm, in the cen
ter of the west line of the SW*4 of the SW*4 of 18-18-7,
is shut down at 1,300 feet.
Southwestern Oklahoma.
The W. O. Cox Oil Co. is building a rig for No. 1.
Lampkin farm, in the NE corner of ll-6n-22w, in Greer
county.
The Game Oil Co. No. 1, A. W. Parr farm, in the SB
corner of 23-7n 21w, is drilling at 712 feet.
Malone Amplett has a rig up and tools in for No. 1,
Auana Parker farm, in the SW corner of the SE*i of ttw
SW% of 25 2n-14w, Comanche county.
Kingsley has a rig up for No. 1, Rosa Keys farm, in
the NE corner of the NWI4 of 26 2n 13w, Comanche county.
Gypsy Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 2, Henry farm, in
the NW corner of the SW% of the NW% of 4-2s-10w.
McMan Oil Co. No. 3, Lee Maize farm, in SW corner
of SE14 of SW% of NEVi of 6-2s-10w, is a rig.
Central Producers Oil Co. has a rig up on the SE
corner of the NE% of l-5n-10w. in the Cement pool, for
 THE OIL AND
No. 2. The Bob White Oil Co. also owns an interest in'
this lea?.
North American Refining Co. is drilling at 210 feet
on the No. 1, in the SE corner of the SW% of the SB14
of 26-2s-8w.
Magnolia Petroleum Co. is drilling out plugs at 2,125
feet on the school land No. 2, in the SE corner of the
SW% of 161s 9w.
Big Beaver Oil Co. is re-cementing casfng on the Dor-
rance No. 2, In the NW corner of the NEV4 of the NWV4
of the SWVi of 191s 9w, on top of sand at 2,012 feet.
Same company is drilling at 1,910 feet on the Dov-
rance No. 3, in the SW corner of the SEVi of the SWVi
of SWVi of 19-ls-9w.
Lone Star Gas Co. No. 3, Dorrance farm, In the SE
corner of the SWVi of 19-ls-9w, is casing at 2,135 feet.
Lone Star Gas Co. has 1,000 feet of oil in the hole
with the sand just touched in its No. 4, Dorrance farm,
in the NE corner of the SWVi of the SWVi of 19-ls-9w,
and is r'gging up standard tools to drill in. Top was found
at 2,137 feet.
Jake Hamon is rigging up standard tools at 2,090 feet
on the Tahoutine No. 1, in the SE corner of the SWVi of
20-ls-9w.
Magnolia Petroleum Co. is having casing trouble at
2,165 feet on the Kirtz No. 1%, in the SW corner of the
SEV4 of the NWVi of 22-ls-9w.
Same company has a rig up for No. 1, Russell farm,
in the NE corner of the SEVi of 25-ls 9w.
Same company is bailing mud at 2,135 feet on the
Patton No. 1, in the NW corner of 30-ls-9w.
Same company is drilling at 1,110 feet on the Patton
No. 2, in the NW corner of the NEVi of the NWVi of the
XW14 of 30-ls-9w.
Same company is drilling at 955 feet on the Patton
No. 3, in the NE corner of the NWVi of the NWVi of
30-ls-9w.
Same company No. 5, Patton farm, in the NE corner
of the NWVi of 30-ls-9w, is drilling at 450 feet.
McBride et al. are trying to shut- off water on the
Smith No. 1, in the SE corner of the NWVi of the SEVi
of 22 ls-lOw. Sand found from 2 180-88 feet showed some
gas.
Lone Star Gas Co. is drilling at 1,425 feet on the Way-
ayah farm, in the SW corner of the NWVi of the NWVi
of 24-ls-10w.
Woodruff Brothers No. 1, Patton farm, in the NE
corner of 25 ls-lOw, are r'gging up.
Chapman & McFarlin are drilling at 1,670 feet on the
Lindsay No. 1, in the NW corner of the SWVi of 27-ls-10w.
National Oil & Development Co. is rigging up standard
tools on the Roberts No. 1, in the NE corner of the NWVi
of the SEVi of the SEVi of 28-ls-10w.
Jake Hamon is rigging up standard tools on the Zipsie
No. 3, in the center of the west line of the SEVi of the
SEVi of 29 ls-lOw. Depth is 2,000 feet. No. 4, :n the NE
corner of SEVi of SEVi is drilling at 2,275 feet.
Gypsy Oil Co. is drilling at 1,970 feet on the Zipsie
No. 3, in the NW corner of the NEVi of the SEVi of 29-
ls-lOw. No. 4, in the center of the north line of the
NEVi of the SEVi is drilling at 510 feet.
Pennok Oil Co. is drill'ng at 1,810 feet on the Pink
No. 10, in the SE corner of the NWVi of the SEV4 of
32-ls-lOw.
O. H. Chapman is drilling at 1,510 feet on the Chap
man No. 5, in the center of the south line onf the SWVi
of the SEV* of 32 ls lOw.
J. C. Keys No. 2, Bills farm, in the SW corner of the
NWVi of the SWVi of the SWVi of 33-ls-10w, is drilling
at 1.415 feet. No. 3, in the SW corner of the SEV* of the
SWV4 of the SWVi Is casing at 2,072 feet. No. 4, in the
SW corner of the NEVi of the SWVi of the SWVi, is drill
ing at 2,055 feet.
J. C. Keys is drilling at 2,305 feet on pipe, on his
No. 1, Shackelford farm, in the SW corner of 34 Is lOw.
Keys has built a rig for No. 5, Bills farm, in the NE
corner of the SWVi of the SWVi of 33-ls-10w.
Pennok Oil Co. is drilling at 1,510 feet on the school
land lease, in the SE corner of 36-le-llw.
Lone Star Gas Co. is drill'ng at 2fi0 fet on the An
drew farm, in the SE corner of the SWVi of 6 2s 6w.
Brissey and others are drilling at 910 feet on the An
derson farm, in the SE corner of the NEVi of the SW4
of 28-2s-6w.
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Lone Star Gas Co. is drilling at 1,750 feet on the Ish
farm, in the SW corner of the SEV4 of the SEVi of 5 2s 7w.
Magnolia Petroleum Co. is drilling at 1,210 feet on the
Dobbs No. 1, in the SE corner of the NEVi of the NEVi
of 2-2e-7w.
Same company No. 2, Carter farm, in the center of the
south line of the N% of SWVi of SW of 17-2s-7w, is moving
in rotary tools at 1,400 feet.
Exchequer Oil Co., it is reported, has abandoned its
well on the Perry farm, in the SE corner of the SWVl of
the SEV* of 18-2s-7w.
Comanche Petroleum Co. is drilling at 2,575 feet on
the J. D. Wilson No. 1, in the NE corner of the SEV4 of
the NEVi of the NEVi of 19-2s-7w.
Same company is drilling at 950 feet on the J. D.
Wilson No. 3, in the NE corner of the NWVi of the NEVi
of the NEVi of 19-2s-7w.
Magnolia Petroleum Co. is casing at 1,325 feet on the
Brown No. 1, in the NE corner of the NW% of the SEVi
of the NWVi of 19 2s-7w.
Broderick and others are shut down at 2,500 feet on
the Comanche townsite, in the SE corner of the NWVi of
the SEVi of the NWVi of 20-2s-7w.
Ross Southard is casing at 2,140 feet on the Sanders
No. 1, in the SW corner of the NWVi of the NWVi of
3-2b-10w. No. 2, in the SE corner of the NWVi of the
NWVi, is rigging up.
McMan Oil Co. is rigging up cable tools at 2,180 feet
on the G. G. Priddy No. 9, in the SE corner of the SWVi
of the SWVi of the SWVi of 3-2?-10w. No. 10, in the NW
corner of the SWVi of the SWVi of the SWVi, is casing
at 2,170 feet. No. 11, in the NE corner of the SWVi, is
rigging up.
J. C. Keys No. 3, Sanders farm, in the SW corner of
the NEVi of the NWVi of 3-2s-10w, is rigging up cable -
tools at 2,140 feet.
McMan Oil Co. No. 5, Patterson farm, in the NW
corner of the NEVi of the SWVi of the NEVi of 4-2s-10w,
is drilling at 1,050 feet.
Gypsy is cleaning out No. 1, Henry farm, in the SE
corner of the SWVi of the SWVi of 4 2s lOw.
McMan Oil Co. No. 9, B. F. Priddy farm, in the SW
corner of the SEVi of the SEVi of 4-2s-10w, '.s drilling at
1,870 feet.
Humble Oil & Refining Co. is casing at 2,120 feet on
the Patterson No. 2, in the SW corner of the NWVi of:
the NEVi of 4-2s l0w. , ,
Humble Oil & Refining Co. is drilling at 1,625 feet:
on the Patterson No. 3. in the SW corner of the -SEVi
of the NWVi of the NEVi of 4-2s-10w. J
Texas Co. No. 2, Henry farm, in the SE corner of thei
NEVi of the NWVi of 4 2s-10w, is ready to drill deeper,;
the fishing job having been completed. No. 3, in the NW
corner of the NEVi of the NWVi of the NWVi, is drilling
at 1,460 feet.
Lawton Holding Oil Co. No. 1, Wiley farm, in the
NE corner of the SWVi of the NWVi of the SWVi of
4-2s-10w, Is drilling at 2,010 feet. No. 2, in the NW corner!
of the SWVi of the NWVi of the SWVi, is a rig on the,;
ground.
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16 THE OIL AND
Southard et al. are building a standard rig for No. 1,
Wiley farm, in the NW corner of NEM, of NE% of 5-2s-10w,
the cement having been set around the casing at 2,032
feet. No. 2, in the NE corner of the NW% of the NE%
of the Nl'Hi of the section, is drilling at 1,325 feet. No. 3,
in the SW corner of the NE% of the NE%, is rigging up.
Carter Oil Co. No. 3, Wiley farm, in the SW corner
of the NE>4 of 5-2s-10w, is drilling at 2,010 feet. No. 4
is casing at 1,790 feet. No. 5, in the SW corner of the
NW4 of the SW% of the NE%, Is rigging up standard
tools at 1,980 feet. No. 1 Is starting in the SE corner
of the SW% of the NEVi of the section, rotary tools being
moved In. No. 8, in the SE corner of the NW% of the
NE%, is drilling at 1,410 feet.
The Daw Bell Oil Co. is rigging up cable tools at 2,005
feet on the Brink No. 4, In the SE corner of the NE*4 of
the NW% of 5-2s-10w.
National Oil & Development Co. is repairing the rig
at 2,035 feet on the Harwell No. 1, In the NE corner of
the SW>4 of the SW% of 5-2s-10w.
Same company No. 1, Wiley farm, in the SW corner
of the SE^4 of the NEtf, of 5-2s-10w, is drilling at 1,210
feet.
Same company No. 1, Hilton farm, in the NE corner
of the SE*4 of 6-2s-10w, is- building a standard rig at 2,105
feet.
The Garber Field.
Logan and others are shut down on the Bostwick
farm, in the SE corner of the SW^4 of 6-21-3w.
The H. M. C. Oil Co. Is fishing for tools and a bailer
at 2,855 feet on the Covington townsite, in the center
of the NW% of the SE*4 of ll-21-4w
Cootie Oil Co. has built a rig and has spudded No. 6,
on the Lynds farm, in the NE corner of the SW>4 of
the SWtt of 7-22-3W.
The Aubuyme Oil Co. is drilling at 900 feet on the
Lynds No. 8, In the center of the east line of the NWU
of the SW14 of 7-22-3w.
Exchange Oil Co. is shut down for an underreanier
at 820 feet on the Matthews farm, in the center of the
NWVi of the SWU of 20-22-3w.
Empire Gas and Fuel Co. is building a rig for No. 1,
McLean farm. In the NW corner of the SW>4 of 31-22-3w.
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The Exchange Oil Co. No. 1, W. Windier farm, in
the center of the NW% of the NW% of 32-22-3w, is
straightening the hole at 215 feet.
Same company is rigged up and shut down for water
on the Morrison farm, in the center of the NW*4 of the
NWV* of 31-22-3w.
Same company's No. 1, Carson farm, in the center
of the NW14 of the NE% of 31-22-3w, is shut down for
water at 1,140 feet.
Same company is shut down for water on the Stearkel
No. 1, in the center of the SW^ of 29-22-3w.
Same company has skidded the rig for No. 1, Laura
Crews farm, in the center of the S% of 30-22-3w.
Same company is shut down for water on the Qilpin
farm. In the center of the SW& of the NW*4 of 20-22-3w,
at 835 feet.
Same company No. 1, Le Force farm, in the center
of the NW& of the NE% of 20-22-3w, is shut down at 2,620
feet for water.
Same company has a rig on the ground for No. 2,
Shaffer farm, in the NW corner of the SE*4 of 18-22-3w.
Same company is shut down at 2,010 feet on the
Semke No. 1, in the center of the SW14 of 17-22-3w.
Same company is shut down for water at 1,955 feet
on the Cooper farm, in the NE corner of the NW!4 of
21-22-3w.
Same company has a rig up for No. 1, T. D. Burns
farm, in the center of the NE% of the SE% of 30-22-3w.
Oklahoma Producing and Refining Co. is drilling at
1,035 feet on the Warbington No. 1, in the NW corner of
the SW% of the SE14 of 8-22-3w.
Chapman & Godfrey are drilling at 1,855 feet on th-
Cooper No. 1, in the center of the north line of the NWH
of the SW>4 of 16-22-3w.
Carter Oil Co. is underreaming 10-inch pipe to 1,410
feet on the Mary Stine No. 1, in the SE corner of the
NW14 of 12-22-4w.
Concord Oil and Gas Co. is pulling the big pipe to
drill in No. 1, Dlvely farm, in the NE corner of the SWVi
of the 8H4 of 14-22 4w. It is one foot in sand found at
2,250 feet, and the hole filled up 700 feet with oil.
Oreo Oil Co. has cleaned out to deepen No. 1, Savage
farm, In the SW corner of the NE% of the NE% of sec
tion 29-22-4W. Present depth is 2,000 feet.
Minnehoma Oil Co. has skidded the rig on No. 1.
Smythe farm, in the NE corner of the SE% of the SW14
of 23-22-4w, 25 feet east of its old location, tools lost at
900 feet on the first hole not being recovered.
Carter Oil Co. has built a rig for No. 27, Dively farm,
in the SW corner of the SE% of the SW% of the NW14
of 24-22-4w. A rig has also been built for No. 29 in the
center of the north half of the SE^i of the NW% of
the section, and No. 31, In the center of the north line
of the NW*4, is a rig on the ground.
H. H. Champlin is drilling at 815 feet on the Schott
farm, in the NW corner of 29-22-3w.
Healdton Oil and Gas Co. is building a rig to deepen
No. 6, Belveal farm. In the center of the west line of the
NW% of the NEVi of 24-22-4w. Present dept Is 1,445
feet.
Exchange Oil Co. is shut down at 1,025 feet on the
Doak farm, in the NE corner of the NW% of 26-22-4w.
Exchange Oil Co. is shut down at 2,000 feet for water
on the Bangetter farm, in the center of the SE% of
26-22-4W.
Same company is rigged up and shut down for water
on the McGill farm, in the center of the south line of
the NWV4 of 22-22-4W.
Same company is shut down for water at 400 feet on
the Beard farm, in the SE corner of the SW% of 14-22-4w.
Same company found the sand at 2,217 feet on the
Dively No. 1, In the NE corner of the SE% of the NE%
of 14-22-4w, and with it just touched, oil filled up 300 feet
in the hole. It is shut down for water.
Same company is shut down at 725. feet for water on
the Dively farm, in the SE corner of the NE*4 of 14-
22-4w.
Same company is shut down for water on the Davis
No. 1, in the center of the NW% of 23-22-4w. Depth is
1,912 feet.
Same company has built a rig for No. 1, Austin farm,
in the center of the NE*4 of thme SW*4 of 36-22-4w.
Same company has a rig on the ground for No. 1.
Smythe farm, Jn the NE corner of the SW% of 23-22-4w.
Same company is rigged up and shut down on the
E. D. Kisner No. 1, in the center of the NWV4 of the SE^4
of 36-22-4w.
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18 THE OIL AND
LOUISIANA
Shreveport, La., Sept. 2. (Special.)The Homer Held
is rapidly putting Louisiana on the oil map in a way
that never before has been experienced, namely by pro
ducing what is said to be the best light oil pool ever
discovered in the state.
This field already has produced what is conceded
to be the largest deep light oil well in America today,
and the largest shallow light oil well. The deep well Is
that of the Standard Oil Co. on the Oakes lease in
section 29-21-8, drilled to a depth of 2,096 feet. This
well was tested recently and after being opened up for
a half an hour, flowed at the rate of 23,000 barrels.
George O. Baird has completed the largest shallow
light oil well in America on his lease in section 24-21-8.
No. 1 came in at 1,155 feet making 700 barrels, the well
bridged over and is now flowing at the rate of 1,500 bar
rels, and No. 2 is making 1,500 barrels at a depth of
1,159 feet. The formation of these wells showed that
there is somewhere - around 40 feet of pay. George O.
Baird has been one of the most successful operators in
the Homer field and is well known in oil circles in both
Louisiana and Eastern Kansas, having acquired produc
tion in Paola and other parts of Kansas-.
The most recent well to be completed in the Homer
field is that of Gilliland et al, who have recently taken
over the holdings of Keen & Woolf in section 24-21-8.
The well is that of Jackson No. 1 in section 24 21-8 drilled
to 1,135 feet with an initial production of 1,500 barrels.
Among the drilling operations in this field are the
Frost Oil Co. down testing at 1,368, section 31-21-7; Hico
Oil Co. drilling at 1,445 feet, section 29-21-7; H. & P.
Palmer setting 4%-lnch liner and swabbing at 1,152 feet,
section 19-21-7; Rowe et al. are drilling out the 6 inch
cement plug in No. 1 Hardy in section 31-21-7; the Stand
ard Oil Co. has set and cemented 6-inch casing in No. 1
Langston in section 19-21-7 at 1,998 feet; have set 8-inch
casing at 1,165 feet tn No. 4 Lowenberg in section 24-
21-8; the Texas-La Oil Co. has set and cemented 6-inch
casing at 1,240 feet in section 30-21-7; Zoder & Hincey
are sidetracking 6-inch casing at 796 feet in No. 7 Feather-
stone in section 20-21-7.
The entrance into the north Louisiana oil field of
the International Oil & Gas Corporation of Philadelphia
means additional development of nearby oil territory and
utilization of a good share of the Pine Island product.
P. L. Mart, secretary and general manager of the Phila
delphia concern, which has extensive o:l holdings in Ken
tucky, Oklahoma, Texas ard Mexico, is in Shreveport and
is making arrangements to have recently acquired prop
erty in this field rapidly developed.
The International has purchased the holdings of the
Jim Clark Oil Co., the Income Oil Co. and the Greer Oil
FOR SALE--Production
18 acres, 250 barrels production, price
25 acre*, 75 barret* production, price
30 acre*, 350 barrel* production, price
14 acre*, 130 barrel* production, price
90 acres, 600 barrels production, price..,;.
820 acres, 425 barrels production, price...:...
24 acres, 40 barrels production (light oil), price
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Steere-Neal Company, Inc., Oil Investments
404 Market Street (Youree Hotel Building)
GAS NEWS
Co. in the Pine Island field, paying therefor $135,000. The
property comprises ninety acres and twelve producing
wells. It Is understood that the International has also
purchased the Pine Island Refinery from Crook and Christ-
man, the purchase price being in the neighborhood of
$100,000. The present capacity of the plant Is about 200
barrels, and will be enlarged to 500 barrels. The com
pany has also purchased leases embracing about 300 acres
in Pine Island, Claiborne and Bull Bayou fields. Four
wells will be drilled immediately, one in Bull Bayou, one
in Claiborne and two in Pine Island.
G. G. Ceyleauz, representing the Gulf States Drilling
and Developing Co., is in Shreveport. He announces that
his firm will operate several rigs in the Louisiana oil
fields.
The Production Oil Co., Inc., is a recent organization
with a capital stock of $100,000. Arthur D. Robinson Is
president, C. D. Shallenberger is secretary-treasurer.
The Helm Oil & Gas Co. has filed their charter with
the clerk of the court. The company is capitalized at
$25,0iW. H. B Helm Is president, Wm. T. Helm is vice-
president and Cyrus T. Helm is secretary-treasurer.
C. H. Speary of Houston, one of the managers of the
Texas Co., is in Shreveport looking over the fields.
M. R. Layton of Pittsburgh, Pa., third vice-president
of the Manufacturers' Light & Trust Co., which supplies a
chain of cities of Pennsylvania, is in Shreveport to look
over the north Louisiana oil and gas fields.
John W. Pike has filed suit In the civil district court
against the Banks Oil Co. for $20,985.83, which he charges
he lost because the company failed to deliver the oil.
The officers and directors of the Section Thirty Oil
Co., a charter for which has been filed, have been an
nounced. W. S. VanPelt, general chairman of the adjust
ment bureau of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
of Pittsburgh is president; Oscar Bush of Kansas City
and vice-president of the Railway Passenger Conductors
of America, is a director. The other officers are J. V.
McGovern, Waterloo, Wis.; S. S. Senne, St. Louis; James
Meehan of Sour Lake, Tex.; J. W. Smith of Shreveport
and T. E. Bird of Shreveport. Dr. R. L. Davis of Meridian,
Tex., and C. E. VanHorn of New York are also directors.
Among the prom'nent oil men to reach Shreveport is
M. R. Layton of Pittsburgh, Pa. He is making a trip
through the oil fields in this section with a view of making
investments.
On petition of the Chamber of Commerce of Shreve
port the New Orleans Western District Traffic Association
has issued its docket No. 4092, emergency, giving con
sideration to the establishment of a 16%-cent rate to Vicks-
burg proper and 14 cents to points beyond on crude oil
and fuel oil from the Homer oil field.
One of the most sweeping of the many reductions of
in North Louisiana
$ 100,000.00
50,000.00
200,000.00
65,000.00
- 300,000.00
1,000,000.00
52,000.00
SHREVEPORT, LA.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

rates recently announced on crude oil has been made

public by A. P. Smirl, division freight and passenger
agent of the Texas & Pacific Railroad, quoting rates open
ing up to the Pine Island oil field trade territory in Ken
tucky, Illinois, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Kansas,
Indiana, Ohio and Michigan territory formerly opened only
to Kansas City Southern line points.
The Claiborne Oil Lands Co. will drill for oil on 1,740
acres of land recently acquired in the Claiborne field.
W. E. Hall is president, M. Maritzky is vice-president, M. The Lesh
L. Bath is secretary and treasurer; Julius Gamine, H. H.
Bain, J. Ober and T. D. Sedberry constitute the other mem
bers of the board.
NO FRAUD IN OIL SUITS, COURT HOLDS. Refining

Holding that the evidence of fraud was inconclusive,

Judge Benjamin F. Bledsoe, in the United States District
Court, dismissed last Thursday six consolidated suits filed Division
by the government against the Southern Pacific and 221
other companies and individuals, seeking to have set aside
patents to valuable oil lands in the San Joaquin Yaliey.
The litigation involved 165,000 acres of oil bearing land of the
valued at $421,000,000. The government alleded the South
ern Pacific Co. obtained patents to the land on affidavits
declaring it to be chiefly valuable for agricultural pur
poses.
NATIONAL
SIMPLE PICTURE AS A TRADE-MARK IN MEXICO.
(Counsel J. S Stewart, Chihuahua, Mexico.)
iiBiBBiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii oyy ynaw
While many articles exported to Mexico bear some
sort of an illustrated trade-mark, many do not, and of
those which do a good percentage are not simple or out
standing enough. Retail merchants of Chihuahua state
that their customers invariably ask for the "rose" brand COMPANY
or the "deer" mark, for instance, whether they are calling
for canned goods, a penknife, a plow, or a piece of muslin.
Using the words "Our Beauty'" or a trade-mark not easily
remembered or called is a poor substitute for the picture of
an "Indian" or "Steamboat." The poor, illiterate class of
Mexicans call for an article by "picture," and for this rea
son, also, firms advertising their wares and using posters
and signs would do well to illustrate their advertisements
with a picture or an easily remembered mark, thus en
abling the buyer to readily identify their products. In Refiners and Marketers
the United States the consumer asks for "Smith's bacon" or
"Jones" saw," but in Mexico he wants "Donkey" brand
soap or "Star" brand hatchets. of
When the Mexican forms the habit of buying a certain
article it is difficult to persuade him to change to another
or accept a substitute. A hardware dealer in Chihuahua
some years ago undertook to introduce American-made
files far superior to the European files then so extensively Petroleum
on the market. All his customers insisted on the "arrow"
file, until finally after distributing several dozen American
files gratis, he convinced the blacksmith and carpenter
that the American file was a better article.
The color of an established article should not be Products
changed unless absolutely unavoidable. If a certain plow
is painted green, the wheels of a wagon, yellow, the retail
merchant is sure to experience difficulty in selling an old
customer the same plow and wagon if the color of the plow
and that of the wheels are changed. An American manu
facturer did actually, at one time, make the mistake of
changing the color of the wheels of their high-grade farm
wagon, and the farmer was not easily convinced that the
red wheel were "as good as" the yellow ones of his
former wagons. Needless to say the complaints were
many, and the old color continued after a short, costly
interruption.
"The European market hasn't been scratched," de
clares an official of a Chicago refining company which is a
large exporter of oils. "Difficulty may be experienced in
reaching it for a time, but European demand is sure even
tually to decrease available oil stocks, and will doubtless Refinery and Sales Office at
Increase prices. High prices and scarcity of coal in this
country and in England and France are goin? to be a big Arkansas City, Kansas
factor, especially in the fuel oil market."Oil, Paint and
Drug Reporter.
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20 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

Casper, Wyo., August 30 (Special).The past week
has been one of the most quiet of the summer in the
Wyoming fields. The fields are all busy, as usual, but no but was shut down while 28 was completed, is flowing into
spectacular successes or disastrous failures have been re the tanks, with the bit three feet in the sand. It is
ported. Opinion as to the early passage of the leasing
bill is not as optimistic as at this time last week, thoughOil and Gas Co. has two more wells which will soon be
Salt Creek stocks are holding well to the figures they
attained on the report of the favorable attitude of Con
gress.
Judging from the inquiries received by local scouts
and promoters, the investing public is more interested
just now in the Lost Soldier field than in any other In
the state. Both the volume of crude found in the numer
ous producers lately brought in, and the shallow drilling with a formidable fishing job, the casing having parted
required, go far to make the field a popular one.
A report to the effect that a well was brought in on 31-36-64 is also shut down.
the Domino holdings on the Ferris dome could not be
confirmed as the wires between Casper and the lower
part of the state were all down the first of the week. At pinched shoe that necessitated pulling casing. The well
the last authentic report the well was down over 2,000
feet. The Domino Oil Co. holds 320 acres in the Ferris
field, which the New York Oil Co. will develop, the first
two wells being drilled without expense to the Domino,
which will have a half interest in production.
No other reports of completion have been received
since the Bait Oil Co.'s 600-barrel producer which came
in last week. There rae nearly 40 wells drilling in the
Lost Soldier and Ferris fields, and a number in the Cow
Creek, Lost Creek and Elk Mountain regions, which are
not properly a part of the Lost Soldier.
Strike a Run of Bad Luck.
The Ohio Oil Co. well No. 5, on section 36 in Lance
Creek, Is holding up at 1,200 barrels a day. Buck Creek
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No. 28 has been drilled into the sand and is making 1,400
barrels. Buck Creek No. 14, which entered the sand first,
expected to prove as good as No. 28. The Buck Creek
completed.
The Midwest Refining Co. well on Sec. 27 will be in the
first of the week. Other wells which are near completion
have struck a run of had luck. The Ohio Oil Co. well
on section 30-36-64 pinched the shoe and may have to
pull the casing. The hole was reported full of oil last
week. The Texas Co. well on section 25-36-65 is confronted
and dropped in the hole. The Texas Co. well on section
The Glenrock Oil Co., drilling on Atlas holdings on
section 36-36-64, is under way again after trouble with a
is now drilling at 3,800 feet.
Western States Well No. 1 on the Cow Gulch hold
ings on section 19 has passed the 3,600-foot level and is
making good progress. The Western States may be com
pelled to abandon its well on Bection 3, as the casing parted
and is wedged in the hole. This well has had a check
ered career; it came in as a water well, after an oil gusher
had been found on the same section by the Ohio Oil Co.;
the water was cased off with a great deal of difficulty, and
drilling resumed, only to be stopped by the parting of
the casing.
The Carter Oil Co. well on section 23-36-64 has reached
the 2,700-foot level and is setting eight-inch casing.
New rigs are not going up as fast in the Lance Creek
field as was the case early in the summer, but more are
entering the drilling column every week. There are in
the neighborhood of 76 wells drilling in the field.
The Big Muddy field added about 700 barrels to its
producing during the last month. Six wells were com
! pleted, only one, the Midwest well in the western part
of the field, proving a failure. The Jupiter Oil Co.'s
160,000 well on section 35-34-76 is shut down, and arrange
ments had been made to pull the casing; but work may
be resumed, as some of the officials of the company are
unwilling to see the well abandoned as oil was found
in the hole. It is estimated that another $3,000 will be
needed to cement off the water, which the drillers claim
is coming from an upper sand.
The Pathfinder well on section 36-34-76, which is being
completed by the Lincoln Petroleum Co., is also shut down.
The failure of the Jupiter well was considered as con
demning the Pathfinder, and the shut down was not un
expected. As no report has been given out, it cannot be
affirmed that the shutdown is permanent.
Testa In the Big Muddy.
The Glemhurst Oil Co. has completed its rig on sec
tion 31-34-76, built to replace the one destroyed by fire,
and is drilling again at 3,900 feet. The sand is expected
at 4,300. The Glenhurst has two tests going down in the
northeastern part of the Big Muddy.
The Travelers well, southeast of Glenrock, and several
miles southeast of production in the Big Muddy, is also
drilling again after a shut down. The well is down 2,200
feet and will be drilled to 3,000 if necessary. So far no
effort to extend the Big Muddy field has proven success
ful, and the "old timers" do not seem to expect much
from the present efforts.
The Wyatt Oil and Refining Co., which is operating
in the Brenning Basin, fourteen miles west of Douglas,
near Fetterman station, is contemplating improvements,
according to a statement issued by officials of the com
pany. Recently the company added 250,000 shares to its
capital stock, part of the proceeds of which will be used
to lay a spur track to the Fetterman refinery and to pur
chase several tank cars. The Wyatt Co. has about ten
small pumpers in the Brenning Basin field, from which
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 21

the company claims to take from 50 to 100 barrels of oil

dally, though some people are Inclined to doubt the figures.
It also owns a small refinery at Fetterman, which has
never been much of a success, as the oil from the Basin
Is lacking in gasoline content, while rich in other paying
qualities. The Wyatt Co. proposes, according to its state
ment, to purchase oil to keep the plant running to ca
pacity.
The Mutual Refinery at Glenrock, which handles the
state royalty oil from the Big Muddy, is running 5,000
barrels of crude per day, and the plant will be doubled
in size this fall, work already being under way.
In the southeastern part of the Salt Creek field, known
as the Teapot region, the Outwest Teapot Syndicate well
has reached 1,800 feet. The Outwest has had such bad
luck with crooked holes that the 1,600-foot level was looked
upon as a sort of "jinx," it seeming impossible for the
contractors to pass it without trouble. However, this last
venture is proceeding splendidly toward completion.
The Mosher Oil Co. well on section 16-39-78 is only a
hundred feet above the sand, which is expected at 2,700
feet.
On section 9-39-78 the Cosden Co. is down 1,300 feet
with a second hole.
Mark Weber et al. are erecting a rig on section 7-39-78,
and will spud in in about a week.
The Ohio Oil Co has resumed drilling on section 13-
89-79, after casing off water encountered in the first Wall
Creek sand.
The Lance Creek Syndicate has begun the work of
completing the well on section 15-39-79 begun two years
ago by the Republic Oil Co. and abandoned for lack of
funds. The well is down over 2.800 feet.
The Bessemer Oil Co., drilling its No. 4 on the south
east quarter of section 13-39-79, has reached 1,800 feet.
The Fargo Oil Co. Susy.
In the Poison Spider field the Fargo Oil Co. is making
a test of the west side of the structure, where its No. 10
will be the first well. The well is now down 1,200 feet
and reports a showing in the Dakota sand at 1,080 feet.
Water was encountered 80 feet farther down, and drilling
is suspended while it is cased off. The Fargo has also
started its No. 11, which will be an offset to the big gasser
and is expected to make a gas well also.
The Mosher Oil Co. well on Pine Mountain, on section
36-35-84, reports good progress. The Mosher Co. is market
ing 500 additional shares of stock. The New York Oil Co.
is also drilling on the same structure.
The Winona-Powder River Syndicate well No. 2, which
was begun when the first hole pinched- out, is making 100
feet a day, according to reports from the field, and is
down about 500 feet. This well is located north of Powder
River, on Winona holdings.
The Indiana Oil and Mining Co. has oil in its well at
Emery, twelve miles from Shoshoni, Fremont county. Last
Sunday the drillers struck the cap rock over which is
supposed to be the Shannon sand, at 950 feet, and got
both oil and water. As no means were at hand to shut
off the water, drilling was stopped. Just how much oil
exists is not known. This is not the first time the grease
has been found in the Shoshoni region, and citizens of
that town are assured that some day they will make the
"big strike" so confidently expected.
The Wind River Refinery at Lander is being put in
order to continue operations all winter. The water supply
has been improved, pipe lines are being buried below the
frost line, and a new power plant has been installed. A
new still may be added later. The Wind River Co. owns
36 small producers of its own and has two more wells
under way.
A report that the Absarka Oil Co. had struck oil at
Sheridan, in the extreme north of the state, was denied
by officials of the company.
From the southern part of the state comes the report
of two completed wells at Rock River, without any figures
on the production of either. The Hutton Lake well is said
to have struck the sand at 2.680 feet, and the well on
the Wilson French lease at 2,480 feet. This is a much
shallower denth than the Ohio wells, which average around
3,800 feet. These new wells are situated farther east.
Four wells are seeking the deep sand in the Big Hol
low field. Of these, the Kasoming Oil Co. has two going
down, the Apex Oil and Refining another and the Big
Hollow Syndicate still another. It is hoped that the
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Muddy Creek sand, so productive in the Rock River region,
will be found here. The Producers and Refiners' Corpora
tion is also drilling just off the structure, and the Cactus
and the Utah Oil Refining Co. are also drilling in that
vicinity. The Hecla-Wyoming and Derby Oil companies
are considering drilling a 640-acre lease in section 30-16-75,
about a mile from present production. No decision has
been made public as to whether or not the companies will
take over the lease in question.
The Ohio Oil Co. has taken a lease on section 6-17-75,
the holdings of L. A. Tilborg of Denver. The same com
pany has leased 160 acres adjoining from Thomas McGill
and others. This territory lies north of the Big Hollow
field proper.
The Fossil field in Lincoln county is expected to see
a completion soon in the Gulf Coast Oil Co. well. This Is
a shallow sand well and is down 250 feet, while the sand
is expected at about 300.
The Lincoln-Idaho well No. 2 is drilling at 300 feet,
after a long delay in getting started. Well No. 1 is being
cleaned out and will be put on the pump.
The Wyoming-Pacific Oil Co. is cleaning out its well
in the Fossil field at 450 feet, and will resume drilling as
soon as the work is done.
The Bear Rive Oil and Development Co. is down 700
feet in its well near Sage, saving been delayed by a slight
cave-in.
Wyoming Gas May Go to Montana.
The Byron gas field was visited last week by officials
of the Anaconda Copper Mining Co. of Butte, Mont., pre
sumably with a view to piping gas from the Big Horn
Basin fields for use in the company smelters in Montana.
The proposition was considered once before, but the gas
was needed in the Graybull refineries. C. F. Kelly of the
Anaconda Co. organized the Montana-Canadian Oil Co. and
drilled several wells in the Sweetwater field, north of
Great Falls, but though both oil and gas were found, there
was not sufficient to run the smelters. In view of the
fact that the Hidden Dome gas is to be piped to Basin
and Graybull by the Midwest, It may be possible that the
Anaconda Co. will be successful this time in obtaining
the gas for fuel.
Consolidation on Mike Henry Interests.
The Mike Henry interests are to be consolidated Into
one company known as the Mike Henry Consolidated, Inc.,
according to papers filed at Cheyenne. The new com
pany will be capitalized at $15,000,000 and the main office
will be at Dover, Del.
The Frantz Oil Corporation.
A new $3,000,000 oil corporation has been organized to
develop Wyoming, Montana and South Dakota fields. It
is known as the Frantz Corporation and is headed by
Frank Frantz, former lieutenant governor of Oklahoma and
for a number of years assistant general manager of the
land department of Cosden & Co. The new firm holds
leases on 40,000 acres in Wyoming and adjoining states,
as well as an option on 28,000 acres held by Cosden & Co.
Contracts have already been made for five wells to be
drilled at once, one in Montana, one in South Dakota and
three on the Graybeal structure in Wyoming. An office
will be maintained in Casper.
Other new incorporations include the Emery Oil Co.,
a $300,000 concern with an office in Douglas; the Bever
Valley Oil Co., which is capitalized at $2,000,000 and will
operate in Weston County, and the Roxie Oil Co., a $100,000
company.
Visitors In Wyoming Fields.
J. C. Donnell of Findlay, Ohio, president of the Ohio
Oil Co., accompanied by other prominent eastern oil men,
who have been at Colorado Springs attending the American
Petroleum Institute convention, will make a tour of the
Wyoming oil fields in which the Ohio Oil Co. Is operating.
Fire at Lance Creek.
Lightning played havoc In the Lance Creek field Mon
day night during one of the most severe storms of the
season. A tank belonging to the Buck Creek Oil Co.,
into which oil from the new No. 28 and No. 14 was being
pumped, was struck and set on fire. The flames were
communicated to another full tank, and more than half
a dozen were destroyed. The lines from the wells were
immediately disconnected, and nothing was destroyed
except the tanks. The fire could not be controlled, and
burned all night, finally dying out about 10 o'clock the next
morning.
 8 1,7 4 7,789,058 5.049,24 16,5 8.081 2,034,858 1,275.656 1,4172,2641,0 6.839 33,719 1 ,956.151932.561' 418.4 0.353 650,704,759 158.316.257 169,424.428 17.478 97.631 273,87 ,024 136.85 .348 409.265.625 546,120.973 127.40 .846: 1.350.684 259.049.187 158.316.267 546,120,973
June;1917 of-EndTotalStocks June 1918
426.2S5.67 1918
Lubri-cating
-Dally
Average-
938,016 1 6,109 10.50 ,781 6.061.342 20.961,401 2,480,70 1,37 ,260 1,5631,6772,703,697 42,739 16,7 5.723 1.270,470 593.896.610 252.542,434 81 .790.637 175,384.7 5 254,705.414 43,407 108.384 452,476,704
June 1918 June 1919 138.853.574 409,904,213 548,757,787 147.695,436 1.364,64 2 4,313.032 175,384,7 5 648,757,787
1919
1919
June,
for
Output
Refineries
United
of
States
the
in

964,025 13 ,067 1 ,27 ,89 5.965,807 21,073.527 2,154,538 1,160,603 1,3792.4394,050,0 0 43,858 1,567.185 382.6 6 31.164,421 12.642.981 20 .967,174 13,679.174 670,26 '12,800 65,078,643
June 1919 Calif. 67 ,89 ,1 2 3,48 ,701,032 4,20562.,460,21743 720,294.148 2.012.510 2,789,58 ,72 650.704.759 142.,032586,8465029,.7128437
Analysis
PComparative
of
Half
(First
Consumption
1918).
and
1919
roduction 1918
-Gas
Fuel-
and

28,920,764 3.9 2,0 9 3 8.3 6.985 178,974,2 4 632,205.805 64,636.153 34,818.104 41.362 73.165 12 .50 .018 1,315,748 Colorado Wyoming801.390 64.631 32.418.40 2,737.078 23,313.414 21 ,418 606.308 4,84811 12,602,850
Total and
659,0 1.357 3,691,438,916 -507,347,261 58.323,457 2,872,978.918 81 ,790,637
1919 -1918
for
fuel1919tIn
b5voil
fe2I,aunoror0sc9nga6lr73kedu5,gli9es1:r5.0d7n;6
FsCand
fromthe
taken
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Breihoonxugmarerpemosreitacngutsc.n
California 6,480,049 831.865 34.602,4 7 15.018.297 175.0 0.509 5,76 ,301 126,349 15,745 24,7 0.314 157,069 Texas Louisiana 6,960.241 159.017 13 .378. 02 1 2.868.020 2 .567.3 6 26.169.605 69.305.3 7 6.81237.475 159,969,672
and
IDenptaertimoernt
the
Mines
of
Bureau the
Mines
of
BIDneutpreaeitaomurent 497,750,082 857.939,205 1,3452 ,68 94,2784 251,965,121 6,8 7,925 670.5 0.56 426,285.676
IDnetpearitomrent
the
Mine*
of
Bureau
1918
Hand
RStocks
June
1919.
30,
eat
fion
neries
Colorado Wyoming 1.163.957 491,863 17,767,128 4,671,841 24,713,320 156.206 78,567 1.898 68,31 2,705,682 63.956 87,836.896 1 ,309.943 190.860.894 14,682.71 7,760,293 12,4 8 16 41,747,856 Kerosene
and Okla. and Kans.
380,1 7,829 1,045.746.95 475,290.524 10,12 ,293 687,90 .53 252,542,434
'i8,'896,048
1919
Louisiana 7,034,825 739,785 6 ,130.421 4 ,861,573 160.047,039 10,085.496 5.967,9 1 9,92721,276 26,371,605 260,974 W.Ohio,
Ind.,
1,0 5,918
Texas and Ky.&
111., Tenn. 282,850 1 4,418,046 18.580,235 43,952,235 19,197,180 37,129.785 7,0679,783 52,202,17

412,256,83 1,674,395,4 0 2,086, 52, 73 275.37 .3 5 6,952,651 1,385,8 5.934 18,4 0,353
1918
6,046,590 680.94 75,429,248 28.982.74f 1 0,61 ,686 9,343.638 2,584,265 3,83422 10,323,6 9 170,746
Okla. and Kans. Pa., East
T.,
N. Ohio &
WVa. 1,453.525 1 0,51 23.6 7.516 21,864,6 9 25.26 .569 29,272.028 38,05 .854 2.408 2,841 31,087,080
Gasoline

Ind.,
Ohio.
W. !,
'East
CoastI
!
'(1919-
PhNi.lTa.,
Ky.&
111., Ten . 2,080.071 507.0 6 59.634.838 8.314.045 39.53 ,139 4,064,092 2,1 1,456 7,358402 26,039,82 142,257 !B&alto.) Gasoline
17HIH;I2
(gal.)
Asphalt
(ton)
ooi5',^8

Pa., OhioEast &

N.
T., WVa. 1,735,649 121.028 21.6 9.372 15.575.094 12.413.819 14,739,920 6,587.431 1,71033 7.512,92 109,946

IS9otohn,si7ep2usm7lei,aon2tr6s4
POur
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:I*
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P(bbl.)
R2Oilsutoe0rc6-h.ra8sue3nd9
Be
Coast
East (N.T.,
Phila, 63,103.531 20.490.501
&Balto.) 6,389,623 619.519 61,560,627 17,362,05 16.635 35,687 8,075.638406,4 5 DS2et9c7o.e3cm2b6k.e9sr83
1917
and
1918
31,
109.8S6.293
P1919
Half
First1r,o9d1u,c1t52i,o7n0,5 CD1;o,4nm2se7u.m0t5p,7i,c16o2n1918
j S5and
June
1919
30,9t3o,8c96k,s610

104.863.015 (gal.)
(gal.)
Fuel
Gasand 8Mi9s.ce8l a7n.e4ou2s6
(gal.)
CrudeItun(Mil.). Fuel. (gal.)
Gas(gal.)
& Lubricating Lubricating
659
72'2"
Re G(agsoali.ne)(Kegraolse.n.)e.
&
Pur.
Oils Oil(bbL)
2Crude.281-782 (K7e2g.r5oa3s9le.n5e0)8
As.;.pha.lt M(Giasl.c)e,l. L(obs le.s)
(ton)
(brunl.) Coke(ton) Coke9,824
<ton) Total2, 08,4,79,68 Total
2. 08,479,68
Wax(lb
) (lb.)
Wax
101.27 .671 I1919ncome Outgo
: E1x7p.7o98r.6t52s
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First Vice-Pres., E. O. Dayton Kansas City, Mo.
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Dr. James J. Hogan Ashtabula, O.
J. D. Forrester Kansas City, Mo.
G. W. Milligan Kansas City, Mo.
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Thos. Toohejr Kansas City, Mo.
Dr. E. C. Allen Wayland, la. coaom
E. F. Buckingham Virden, III.
jtt
E. W. Williamson Bates City, Mo.
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Fred N. Baldwin Flint, Mich.
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Fort Worth, Tex., Sept. 1.(Special).Sixty new loca Southern Petroleum Co. No. 2, Elsea, 1,200 barrels.
tions were reported made in the Burk-Waggoner field Sure Shot Oil Co. No. 1, Elsea, 1,500 barrels.
and in territory adjacent last week. Tomanian Oil So. No. 1, Taylor, block 96, 1,800 barrels.
The feature in Northern Texas the last seven days The Texas Co. No. 8, Fowler, 1,000 barrels.
was a less number of wells completed, with fewer dry The Texas Co. No. 12, Fowler, 1,800 barrels.
holes and gas well, but an increase in production. Howard Weber No. 3, Brannon A, 2,200 barrels.
With an increased and now plentiful water supply National Oil and Gas Co. No. 2, Vogel, block 74, 750
a drilling rush is expected in Texas, one that will reach barrels.
clear across the state, and In both directions. Waseca Oil Co. No. 1, Taylor, 1,800 barrels.
The daily production of the Desdemona pool the last Langford, Staley & Chenault No. 1, Waggoner A, block
week in August brought it closer to Ranger, with this 87, 2,000 barrels-.
distribution: Humble Oil and Refining Co. No. 14, Herndon, 40
Barrels. barrels, block 58, Rev River Valley lands.
Magnolia Pet. Co 6,000 Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 4, Hardin, 30 barrels.
The Texas Co 3,375 Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 9, Hardin, 45 barrels.
Mid-Kansas Oil and Gas Co 250 Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 15, Hardin, 50 barrels.
Sun Co 2,775 Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 14, Fowler farm, 30 bar
Sinclair Gulf Oil Co 120 rels.
Humble Oil and Ref. Co 7,000 Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 13, Hardin, 40 barrels at
Miscellaneous 27,000 1,660 feet.
Magnolia Petroleum Co., No. 15, Hardin, 50 barrels at
Total 46,520 1,653 feet.
Noble & Livingston No. 2, Waggoner, 700 barrels at
Burkburnett Production. 1,590 feet.
The Burkburnett field for the week remains !n the Noble & Livingston No. 3, Waggoner, 800 "barrels at
lead in new production, the week showing the largest 1,600 feet.
daily average for the field since oil was first discovered Noble & Livingston No. 8, Waggoner, 1,200 barrels at
in it. The daily average for the Burkburnett field for 1,594 feet.
the week reached the high figure of 107,725 barrels. P. & P. Oil Co. No. 1, Waggoner, block 87, 1,800 bar
rels.
Recent Completions in "Burk." P. & P. Co. No. 2, Waggoner, block 87, 1,800 barrels.
Imperial Petroleum Co.'s No. 1 Taylor, 300 barrels at W. M. Priddy No. 1, Bashera, 1,900 barrels.
at 1,650 feet. W. M. Priddy No. 2, Bashera, 2,000 barrels.
Seawall Brothers' No. 1 Taylor, 2,000 barrels at 1,556 Panhandle Refinery No. 2, Morgan, 1,200 barrels.
feet. Clark, Ols-en & Whaley No. 1, Elsea, well flowing
Same company's No. 1 Evans, 1,500 barrels at 1,000 1,800 barrels, rig burned down.
feet. Howard Weber No. 1, Elsea, 1,350 barrels at 1,723
Carey Brothers-' No. 1, Elsea, 350 barrels at 1,720 feet. feet.
Cline-Norton's No. 2 Waggoner, 1,200 barrels at 1,665 Harrison Dale Oil Co. No. 1, Taylor, 2,200 barrels at
feet. 1,672 feet.
Cline & Norton No 3, Waggoner, block 84, 2,000 bar Lesh Drilling Co. No. 2, Waggoner, 1,600 barrels at
rels. 1,620 feet.
Cline & Norton No. 5, Waggoner, block 84, 1,800 bar Langford, Staley & Chenault No. 1, Morgan, 2,200 bar
rels. rels at 1,610 feet.
Cline & Norton No. 6, Waggoner, block 84, 2,000 bar Langford, Staley & Chenault, No. 2 Morgan, 1,600
rels. barrels at 1,615 feet.
Cline & Norton No. 7, Waggoner, block 84, 1,500 bar Langford, Staley & Chenault No. 4, Morgan, 1,600
rels. barrels at 1,614 feet.
Oklahoma Petroleum and Gasoline Co. No. 1, Taylor, P. J. Lee Oil Co. No. 1, Morgan, 1,200 barrels at 1.613
block 97, 2,400 barrels. feet.
Chenault & Rowe No. 1, Taylor, 2,500 barrels. Main Pool Oil Co. No. 1, Morgan, 1,600 barrels at
Chenaut & Rowe No. 1, Taylor, 2,500 barrels. 1,600 feet.
Hill & Roberts No. 2, Waggoner, block 87, 2,400 bar New Pool Oil Co. No. 2, Yarborough, 100 barrels at
rels. 1,590 feet.
Oklahoma Producing and Refining Co. No. 1, Renner,
1,356 barrels at 1,630 feet.
Roberts & Hill No. 1, Evans, 1,200 barrels at 1,580
feet.
Ryan Petroleum Co. No. 11, Waggoner, 1,350 barrels
Stock Sacrifice at 1,663 feet.
Ryan Petroleum Co. No. 15, Waggoner, 1,600 barrels
Needing the ready cash in my at 1,675 feet.
Wade Oil Co. No. 1, Renner, 1,200 barrels at 1,644
business, I will sacrifice my hold feet.
ings in well known companies, Waurika Oil Co. No. 1, Elsea, 2,200 barrels at 1,650
as follows: feet.
Wise & Jackson No. 1, Evans, 2,200 barrels at 1.858
500 Shares Harvey Crude $1.30 feet.
500 Shares Morgan O. & R 1.25 Ramming & Willis No. 1, Renner, 400 barrels at 1,810
300 Shares Victor Refining 1.50 feet.
Ramming Oil Co. No. 1, Renner. 65 barrels at 1,805
400 Share* Perm-Well-Watt 1.10 feet.
Lone Star Tools Co. No. 3, Hunt Ribsby, 20 barrels at
Address Box 945. care Oil & Gas News 1.580 feet.
Kansas City, Mo. Mid-Pool Oil Co. No. 3, Eads, 25 barrels at 1,560 feet.
Bass, Dillard & Woods No. 2. Evans. 1,200 barrels
at 1,625 feet.
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Hill & Roberts No. 3, Evans, 1,600 barrels at 1,585 Planet Petroleum Co.'s No. 1, School Lot, 250 barrels
feet. at 2,758 feet.
StaleV, Langford & Chenault No. 2, Waggoner, 1,200 Black Lime Oil Co.'s No. 3, Hodge, dry at 3,000 feet.
barrels at 1,665 feet. Humble Oil & Refining Co.'s No. 1, D. C. Davis, 2,000
Imperial Petroleum Oil Co. No. 2, Evans, 1,000 bar barrels at 2,690 feet.
rels at 1,590 feet. Southland Oil Co.'s No. 1, Vaught, 500 barrels at 2,695
Dorothy Munn Oil Co. No. 2, Tulsa, 1,350 barrels at feet.
1,720 feet. Sterling Oil Co.'s No. 2, Vaught, 1,000 barrels at 2,715
Maxon Wise Oil Co. No. 1. Morgan, 2,000 barrels at feet.
1,610 feet. Eastland County Completions.
Texhoma Oil & Refining Co. No. 1, Waggoner, 1,000 Benedum & Trees' No. 2, C. U. Connellee, 200 barrels
barrels at 1,600 feet. at 3,490 feet.
Desdemona Completions. E. N. Dorsey's No. 8, Harrison, 1,800 barrels at 3,440
Magnolia Petroleum Oo.'s No. 3, Duke, 400 barrels at feet.
2,735 feet. Guuggenhoim's No. 1, Barker, 85 barrels at 2,360 feet.
Texas Drilling Co.'s No. 1, Beardon, 3,000 barrels at Wagner and others No. 2, McCleskey, 20 barrels at
2,697 feet. 3,450 feet.
T. F. Coal & Oil Co.'s No. 7, Hand, 200 barrels at 3.2S6
feet.
T. P. Coal & Oil Co.'s No. 6, Butler, 950 barrels at
3.434 feet.
T. P. Coal Co.'s No. 3, H. R. Clemmer, 40 barrels at
3,325. feet.
Dunlap and others No. 3, Rock, dry at 3,622 feet.
Dunlap and others No. 5, Rock, dry at 3,304 feet.
Odd Lots! Ranger-Stephens Oil Co.'s No. 1, Sue, 200 barrels at
3.435 feet.
A. P. Rogers and others No. State Land, dry at 3,500
some Bargains feet.
Electra Completions.
If interested in any of the follow The Texas Co.'s No. 53, Bicley, 15 barrels at 1,450 feet.
Greenwood and others No. 1, Fisher, 15 barrels at 635
ing stocks, write, wire or phone us feet.
The Red River Oil Co.'s No. 90, Bywaters, 60 barrels
at 1,505 feet.
BANK STOCKS Iowa Park Completions.
Fidelity National Bank 6c Trust Prudential Oil Co.'s No. 2, Brown, 150 barrels at 872
Peoples Trust feet.
Pioneer Trust Como Oil Co.'s No. 3, Brown, 75 barrels at 865 feet.
First National Chonasky and others No. 8, Burnett, 200 barrels at 790
feet.
INDUSTRIAL STOCKS New Incorporations.
Central C. 6c C. New incorporations in Texas Include:
Central C. 8c C, Pfd. Petroleum Refining Co., Hou3ton; capital, $10,000. In
Deere & Co., pfd. corporatorsF. L. Bouknight and others.
Peet Bros., com. Tracy Rockdale Oil & Gas Co., Rockdale; capital,
Peet Bros., pfd. $35,000. IncorporatorsW. H. McCoy and others.
Proctor & Gamble San Antonio Oil & Gas Development Co., San Antonio;
Simplex Spreader capital, $50,000. IncorporatorsF. F. Doyle and others.
Studebalcer Three States Development Co., Texarkana; petroleum
development; capital, $50,000. IncorporatorsC. W. Mul-
lin, president, and others.
REFINERY STOCKS Sandy Oil & Gas Co., Waco; capital, $300,000. Incorpo
Sapulpa Refining ratorsT. P. Stone, Ernest Hornberger and Grace Harris.
Victor Refining Liberty Petroleum Co., Wichita Falls; capital increased
Oklahoma-Texas Refining from $25,030 to $50,000.
Home Refining The Cactus Oil Co. of San Antonio; cap'tal, $30,000.
IncorporatorsH. M. Lightfoot, E. P. Rassmussen and J. T.
OIL STOCKS Evens.
Harvey Crude Helen Oil Co. of New Mexico, permit to do business;
Bay State Oil & Cas capital, $50,000; headquarters at Dallas.
Cosden Oil Veritas Oil Corporation of Dataware: permit to do
Hale Petroleum business; capital, $150,000. shares of no par value. Texas
headquarters at Dallas. Ed D. Steger, agent.
Clover Leaf Ewing Oil Development Co. of Houston, changed name
Oil & Gas of Eldorado to Langhorn Oil Corporation and par value of stock from
Oil State Refining $100 to $1 a share; increased shares from $2,000 to $200,000.
C. 6t C. Development
Cardey Royalties Object to "Bribes."
Morgan Oil 6c Refining The Wichita Falis Chamber of Commerce board of
Atlas Oil 6c Refining directors Tuesday has gone on record against the paying
Franklin O-'l 6c Refining of bribes to railroad employes to get freight moved and :t
Reliance Oil has suggested that the matter bs taken up with the prorjer
Penn-Kell-Watt peace officers. This matter has been aired more than
Union Oil once but many oil men say it is the only way In which
Okmulgee P. 6c R. they can get freight moved.
Oil Fields to Be Pictured.
Chester T. Crowell, publicity director for the West
Texas Chambei of Commerce, has been in Wichita Falls
NATIONAL SECURITIES CO. assembling a large exhibit to be shown at large expositions
Suite 733 Reserve Bank Bldg., over the Middle West this fall. Agricultural exhibits will
Kansas City, Mo. occupy a large place, but views of the oil fields in North
Texas will have a prominent place. Moving pictures have
been made of Wichita Falls and the oil fields for this
purpose, by the Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce.
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Winchester, Ky., Sept. 1 (Special).The past week
has seen much activity in both the eastern and western
sections of Kentucky. Much new drilling is planned, as
it is the opinion of many oil men that the state has merely
been "scratched."
Signs point to new developments in the eastern sec
tion in Menifee, Elliott, Carter and many other counties,
while the southern and western part of the state will be
given a number of important tests in the next few months.
Green county is interesting many operators now, and this
will be given a chance to show its value in the tests
drilled.
Eighty-seven completions were reported in the past
week, 47 in Lee from 10 to 150 barrels, 19 in Allen from
five to 100 barrels, eight in Menifee from 50 to 100 bar
rels, a gasser in Lawrence, two in Wolfe, one in Carter,
one in Green, one in Johnson, one in Powell, one in Bar
ren, three in Estill and two in Lincoln.
The Week's Run.
The runs and completions from the Kentucky fields
for the week ending August 23, 1919, as furnished by the
Cumberland Pipe Line Co., are as follows:
Busseyville, 495.55; Fallsburg, 894.41; Cooper, 573.58
Denny, 482.45; S'tubenville, 642.50; Cannel City, 366.56
Fitchburg, 6,777.72; Ravenna, 7,374.73; Ravenna, 3,519.17
Hazel Green, 173.55.; Campton, 421.48; Stillwater, 215.98
Beaver Creek, 505.78; Parmleyville, 743.49; Pilot, 5,120.31
Pilot, 5123.5.4; Zachariah, 8,291.90; Big Sinking,
7,217.68; Big Sinking, 12,692.98; Ross Creek, 2,451.80; Big
Sinking, 15,912.80; Big Sinking, 10,096.02; Big Sinking,
7,352.33; Hell Creek, 2,645.91. Total, 100,092.22.
Directors Meet.
At a meeting of the directors of the Local Oil and
Gas Co., held in Winchester, Thursday night, it was
decided to declare a dividend of 20 per cent, payable to
the stockholders of record September 1, at which time
the books of the company will be closed. The dividend
will be Issued several days later. This will make 69
per cent of dividends this company has paid during the
past year, a most unusual record. At the present time,
in conjunction with the Laurel Oil and Gas Co., it is
drilling a well near Wichita Falls, Tex., which is about
one-half mile from a well which came in recently in this
section and is said to be flowing.
Oil Suits Filed.
Suit has been filed in the Kenton Circuit Court by
the Mason & Dixon OH Co., asking judgment against the
Syndicate OH Co. for $5,065.88 and interest from May 26,
1919. The Cumberland Pipe Line Co. has been served
notice to divulge any property belonging to the defendant
company. The particulars of this litigation are not
known.
In the Lee County Circuit Court, John C. Swope, Jr.,
of Winchester has filed suit against the Amazon Petro-
F. W. Freeborn Vincent G. Shinkle
F W. Freeborn Engineering
Company
Consulting Engineers
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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Power Plants, Refineries, Gasoline Plants, Carbon
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leum Co., C. L Bell and the A. B. Pipe Line Co. to enforce
payment of purchase money lien and interest on a 1-64
royalty on the Clem Williams tract on Big Sinking. The
amount mentioned in the suit is $1,800 and it is also
stated that C. L. Bell put up as collateral on the notes
of the Amazon Petroleum Co. 105,000 shares of Co
operative Land and Development stock for this purchase.
The pipe line company is made a party to the suit because
it is running the oil.
Are Taking Depositions.
This week in Winchester the defendants in the case
of Horn and others versus the Petroleum Exploration Co.
are taking depositions. This case is in the Powell Circuit
Court and involves the big Miller-Prewitt-Goff tract, lo
cated in Powell, Lee, Estill and Wolfe counties. In this
litigation the plaintiff claims to have inherited a 1-9
Interest, to recover which the action is brought. The
claim of the plaintiff is said to be that this interest was
inherited by him, as one of the heirs of one Jone Town-
send, who died more than 50 years ago.
L. A. Watson is reported to have sold to New York
parties an 80-acre tract near Zachriah, part in Wolfe and
part in Lee county, for a big price. This property la
reported to contain 17 wells around 50 barrels a day pro
duction.
Recently Mohney Brothers and Brown bought from
the Blue Ridge Oil Co. the 150-acre Pitts tract in Estill
county, the price not made public. This property has
four wells said to be making around 12 barrels a day and
three offsets to drill.
Buys In Texas.
C. E. Townsend has Just returned from Fort Worth,
Tex., where he purchased some valuable properties for a
syndicate of Kentucky men. This will be sold out in
shares. The purchases include a 1-32 royalty on the
H. A. Brooks 2,000 feet NW of the well-known Perkins
well, a royalty on the Harmony Church lot, one mile north
of the Perkins, and a royalty on the E. A. Allen, one-half
mile south of the Perkins. In addition Mr. Townsend
bought a 1-96 in the 6,000-barrel gusher known as the Riley
well in the Desdemona field.
Big Deal Reported.
It is reported that a deal has been consumated be
tween the Swiss Oil Corporation and the High Gravity
Oil Co. whereby the former becomes the owner of the
George Booth tract of 47 acres on Big Sinking in Lee
county. This lease is reported to have 18 producing wells
making something like 250 barrels a day and the price
paid to have been at the rate of $1,100 a barrel.
Line on Walkers Creek.
The Cumberland Pipe Line Co.'s new three-inch line
up Walkers Creek has been completed and is now in
operation. This line gathers from the Torrent section
and delivers to the Hell Creek station. In addition this
company is continually putting in new lines and spurs to
take care of the production.
Among deals just reported is the purchase by H. H.
Hutchison and others of Middlesboro, in conjunction with
Winchester parties, of a royalty In the Desdemona pool
in Texas for a price said to have been $30,000. This was
a % on a five-acre tract near the property just bought
by the Rey and Pyramid Oil companies and in the vicinity
of some of the big Texas gusher wells.
Lee County Fields.
The Bachelors Oil Co. is fishing at No. 22, Sallie Davis.
The Swiss Oil Corporation No. 19, Booth, is reported
as a 40-barrel well. The Laurel OH and Gas Co. No. 2,
Pendergrass, is reported at 50 barrels. They will move
shortly to No. 3 location.
The Pyramid Oil Co. No. 20, North Pendergrass, is
showing for a 75-barrel well. The same company has in
No. 23, Pyramid Pendergrass, which is estimated at 30
barrels. On the Chiles Pendergrass they have just brought
in No. 3, which is showing for 30 barrels also. This
company is now drilling No. 11, Flat Hollow, starting
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No. 12, about 350 feet deep at No. 4, South Pendergrass,
and should be In next week at No. 12, Sore Heel Hollow.
Stuart St. Clair has brought In No. 2, Pendergrass,
credited with 50 barrels, while the Combination Oil Co.
is down 600 feet at No. 2, Pendergrass.
In the Lee county fields several new wells are re
ported to be completed. The Petroleum Exploration Co.
has just ordered two new rigs put on the Miller-Prewltt-
Goft tract, which will make 17 at work there. This com
pany has just completed No. 274, Wells heirs, which filled
up 900 feet In the hole with the tools in and looks good
for 100 barrels. They have a fishing job, but expect to
get this over shortly. This well is located In the south
central portion of the lease and is the best one reported
in for some time.
The company has just completed No. 134, Wells heirs,
on the southern end and this looks to be a 30-barrel well,
but has not been pumped.
Installing Tankage.
In the eastern section of Lee county on Lineman's
Creek tankage is being installed on the Bowman tract
to pump the well reported in here. This is said to now be
standing 1,100 feet of pure oil in the hole. This belongs
to the Midland Oil Co., which is preparing to drill five
additional wells on this tract of about 25 acres.
On Big Sinking.
On Big Sinking the Associated Producers Co. has
completed No. 21, Anna Fisher, which is showing for a
150-barrel well. No. 22 is down around 200 feet. This
company operating on the Jack Wells is about 250 feet
deep at No. 26. On the Poplar Thicket lease the Lee Kent
Oil Co. has spudded In at No. 4.
The Rock Shoals Oil Co. has completed No. 3 on
the Dudley Short, which is looking good for 15 barrels.
This company Is rigging at No. 6 on the same farm. The
Lee Oil Co. Is rigging at No. 13, Brandenburg, in the same
section.
In western Lee county Young & Stevenson's No. 4,
Roberts, was dry. This is about one mile from the Young
Gasoline and Refining Co. well, which the former parties
are now moving two rigs to offset.
Development in West.
Development work In the western section of Lee
county promises to be speeded up rapidly. Senator
Hopkins of Chicago, who owns the big Raider tract con
taining three separate pieces and something around 840
acres, has made a drilling contract with Williams &
O'Rear to develop this property. An offset well to the
one recently drilled by the Young Gasoline and Refining
Co. will be begun at once. The contracting parties have
also purchased from Senator Hopkins a drilling machine
which will be used in the development work.
Empire Gets Well.
In the Airedale section the Empire Oil and Gas Co.
has located No. 2 on the Taylor Gilbert and will spud
in shortly. The Retloc and Pool Oil companies are due
In with No. 2, Dickerson, as are Wheatly and others at
No. 2, Dickerson. No. 6, Kincaid, of the Atlantis, will be
in Saturday. On the Flahaven tract the Ohio Oil Co. has
brought in No. 42, which is said to be a 5.0-barrel producer.
The same company's No. 45 is credited with 15 barrels;
No. 52 with 25, and No. 55 with 50 barrels. These are all
on the Flahaven tract.
The Central Oil Co. has completed No. 2 on the W. T.
Booth, which is thought to be good for 10 barrels. On
the 24-acre W. . T. Booth the Crown Oil Co. is in with .
No., 5, which looks good for 20 barrels.
The Ohio Fuel Oil Co., operating on the J. D. Smyth
lease, has completed No. 29, which is estimated at 25
barrels. On the Hall & Burke tract the Monarch Vacuum
Petroleum Co. has in No. 11, credited with 40 barrels.
The Russel Oil Co. No. 44, Hall & Burke, is reported as a
40-barrel well also.
The Cumberland Petroleum Co. No. 15, Nannie
Sparks, is rated at 30 barrels; the Central Oil Co. No. 3.
W. T. Booth, at 25 barrels.
News from Beattyville is to the effect that Mohney
Brothers and Brown are rigging at Nos. 3 and 4 on the
William Shoemaker tract.
In the Airedale section Gary, Van Meter and Barbee
are due in with No. 2 on the Eureka 50 acres operated
by them.
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Atlantic Oil Producing Co., and No. 3, Barnhart of Hud
son & Collins, places them good for four barrels each.
Other Wells in Lee.
On the Moss St. John tract of the Cumberland Petro
leum Co. Nos. 17 and 18 are said to be good for 25 barrels
each. The Bald Rock Oil Co. has two new wells on the
D. B. Pendergrass No r,9, credited with 100 barrels, and
No. 60, said to be a 50-barrel well. On the Lee County
Land Co. acreage the Taylor, South Hay Oil Co. has in
a 15-barrel producer at No. 9. The Thraman and Capitol
Oil companies have completed No. 9 on the Beatty heirs,
which is looking good for 100 barrels.
The Quaker Oil Co. No. 9, Simpson Crabtree, is esti
mated as a 20-barrel well. This company is moving to
No. 10 and spudding at No. 11 on the same farm.
Williams and O'Rear have brought in No. 3 on the
H. G. Crabtree tract, which is showing for a 30-barrel
well.
The Russel Oil Co., drilling out the Hall & Burke,
has brought in No. 44, which is credited with 30 barrels.
In the Hell Creek section of Lee county the Retloc
and Pool Oil companies have completed No. 2 on the
Dickerson farm, which is showing, according to report,
for a 25-barrel well.
On another part of the same farm Wheatley and
others have brought in No. 2, which is showing for a light
well.
Allen County Completions.
In Allen county during the past week the following
wells are reported to be completed:
Big Valley Oil Co. No. 1, Roy Tumb farm. 50 barrels.
Grand Central Oil Co. No. 4, Ben Downing farm,
showing
Sam Bradshaw Oil Co. No. 2, Mitchell farm, 25 bar
rels.
DeCaigney Oil Co. No. 8, Angle McReynolds farm, 100
barrels
Holly, Harris & Co. No. 2, John W. Ogle farm. 50
barrels
Boggs & Co. Oil Co. No. 3, Mitchell farm, 25 barrels.
No. 1, John Ficher farm, 20 barrels.
Jackson & Martin Oil Co No. 1, Back Emery farm, 10
barrels.
E. A. Cave Oil Co. No. 1, O. R. Harris farm. 5 barrels.
C. Guy & Co. No. 3, 25 barrels.
C. Guy & Co. No. 6, 25 barrels.
No. 15, Jessie Oliver farm, 30 barrels.
No. 16, Jessie Oliver farm, 30 barrels.
No. 15, William Foster farm, 30 barrels.
No. 2, C. S. Oliver farm, 30 barrels.
No. 8, Nichols farm. 30 barrels.
No. 6, Bill Taylor, farm, 5,0 barrels.
No. 6, Mack Hinton farm, 25 barrels.
Gaines & Co. Oil Co. No. 1, Jack Harston farm, 10
barrels.
H. L. Overall, who own 1,500 acres in Allen, expects
to move a rig shortly to the Stamps lease, seven miles
southwest of Scottsville to sink a well. Cogswell and
others of Alabama are drilling on the S. F. Fishburn, west
of Adolphus and near the Tennessee line. On the C. G.
Fishbury, in the same vicinity, Cribbs and others have
gotten a showing, but are drilling deeper. On the Lyie
lease, Duff and Snyder are sinking a well.
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Southwest of Petroleum, F. E. West of Franklin is
drilling No. 3, Benedict, which will offset No. 1, Marcum.
On the E. H. Harris, D. W. Duggs of Tennessee Is sinking
his initial test.
On the Ogles tract 1% miles west of Petroleum the
Sunshine Oil Co. of Alabama is drilling No. 3. No. 2 is
dry.
Lexington parties are preparing to sink a well on
the 66 acres of the SE*4 of the Ogies farm recently pur
chased.
In the Dalton pool the tanks of the Sycamore lease
were struck by lightning recently and set afire, burning
to the ground, with a loss of around $600.
Shaw & Palmer of Chicago have moved a rig to the
C. G. Davenport tract, two miles west of Bowling Green,
and are preparing to drill a test to around 200 feet.
Three-quarters of a mile northwest of the Moulder
farm, S. B. Squires of the Big Dipper Oil Co. and John
Gainey have leased eight farms and let contracts for a
number of test wells to go down.
Magoffin County.
News from Salversville, in Magoffin county, states
that the Bed Rock Oil and Gas Co. has gotten a well at
its test on the Arnett farm on Burning Fork. It is stated
they encountered a big show of gas and later drilled
into oil and that the well is showing for 15 barrels.
This same company, which owns a well on Litterals
Fork, expects to give this a shot and put it to pumping
within a few days.
The developments in this section are being watched
with much interest and this county is said to look very
favorable as an oil-producing field.
Interest in Menifee.
Operators in the eastern section of Kentucky are
interested in the developments in Menifee county, which
seem to be again showing marked activity.
W. K. Elliott, a representative of the Cumberland
Pipe Line Co., visited this field this week and gave a
very favorable report on the findings in this section.
Operators here are very anxious to get pipe iine con
nections with the Cumberland's line, which is about 12
miles away. Mr. Elliott was not prepared to say what
action his company would take in this matter, but it is
believed that it will not be long before steps are taken
to connect up this section.
Sees Wells Pumped.
While in Menifee county Mr. Elliott saw several wells
pumped which made splendid showings.
Kash & Carson No. 1. W. K. Wells, fliled a 250 barrel
tank in 35 hours, pumping on the beam. This well did
157 barrels the first 24 hours.
R. A. Chiles No. 1. Tilford Back, which came in
Monday, was put to pumping and did 45 barrels in 24
hours.
Wells Expected.
The New Domain Oil and Gas Co.. wh'ch recently
brought in a good well on the George Downing is now due
with No, 2.
On the Peter Clire farm the Premier Oil and Gas Co.
got a show of gas and is now drilling in the cap and
shou'd be in shortly with No. 2.
The New Domain Oil and Gas Co. has made a loca
tion on the William Yoc-urn farm east of the Alexander
and will drill right away.
The Big Pete Oil and Gas Co. has located No. 2. Pete
Brown. No. 1 well on this farm pumped 125 barrels oft
the beam in 24 hours.
R. A. Chiles has made a location for No. 2, Tilford
Rack, and is moving on now.
Geologist Reports.
Lucien Beckner, well known Winchester geologist, has
just returned from the Menifee county fields where he
hs gotten a full report on the wells reported to be com
pleted in the pool in this section. .Mr. Beckner is of the
opinion that a number of these wells look as good or bet
ter than many wlr'ch hive received much more attention
and publicity on Big Sinking. The wells are reported as
follows:
The Big Elk Oil Company's No. 1 Alexander, drilled
to 1.088 feet, rose 650 feet in the hole without a shot,
pumped 75 barre's on the beam the first 24 hours. No. 2
on the same tract was drilled 1.097 feet deep, rose 680, has
not been shot or pumped. No. 3 went 1,098 feet, rose 918
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feet, pumped 92 barrels the first 24 hours. No. 4 was
drilled 1,103 feet deep, rose 480 feet and has not been
put to pumping. The No. 5 on this farm was drilled
4,000 feet south of No. 4 and came in dry.
Three wells are reported on the Dorsey Ratliffe tract.
No. 1 went 1,108 feet, rose 650, was not shot but pumped
at the rate of 50 barrels a day. No. 2 on the same farm
went 1,101 feet, rose 650, was not shot and pumped 90
barrels the first 24 hours. This flows as high as 6 hours
during the day. No. 3 rose 95 feet, was drilled 1,095 feet
deep, shot at 450 and pumps 75 barrels a day. This also
flows at times. These wells belong to the Big Elk Oil
Co.
The New Domain Oil & Gas Co.'s initial well on the
George O. Downing was drilled to a depth of 1,119 feet,
filled up 90 feet, was shot at 450 and pumped 62 barrels
in five hours. On the Pete Brown lease Back and Lyons
initial test went 1,093 feet, filled to 670, and shot at 800
and pumped 117 barrels in 24 hours.
On the W. K. Wells tract at No. 1, Kash and others
drilled 1,071 feet, the well filled up 575 feet and was shot
at 800. This has not been pumped. Chiles & McNab No.
1 lilford Back just drilled in h d filled up 60 feet 10 inches
in the sand, Monday, just before Mr. Beckner left.
Estill County.
In Estill county the Security Producing and Refining
Co. No. 8 on the Griffin tract is said to be showing for 10
barrels. Tne Barrick Kentucky Oil Co. is drilling No. 1 on
the Rice tra^t. On the J. I. Raider, William3 O'Rear and
Co. are drilling No. 8 in. The next location has been made
and the machine will be moved over as soon as this well
is completed. The Bankers Oil Co. is moving on to the
Hubbard to drill additional wells.
The Kentucky Colonels and Southern Security Oil Com
panies are moving a rig on to No. 6 on the Sam Messer
on Ross Creek to drill another well.
To Drill In Perry.
It is reported that the Hazard Oil and Gas Company
will sink several test wells in Perry near Hazard.
Letcher County Tests.
Near Whitesburg in Letcher county it is understood
some tests will be drilled.
Expect Texas Well.
In Texas the Local and Laurel Oil and Gas Cos. are
down 600 feet at their well drilling in the Burkburnett
field.
To Drill In Oldham.
A test well will be started right away near Lagrange
in Oldh m county, a dis'tance of about 30 miles from Louis
ville. This work will be done by the Oldham Oil & Gas
Co., capitalized at $50,000, which owns about 30,000 acres
in that section. It is reported that gas wells have been
found in this section, some of which, drilled 30 years ago,
are still flowing gas. Four locations have been selected
for tests to be mide.
Green County.
There is a theory, backed by a number of geologists,
that the structure running through Green county, lying be
tween the 16 gas wells in that county and the salt wells
brought in in Hart and Logan counties, is a favorable lo
cation for an oil pool. It is their belief that the wells com
pleted to the present time have been on the outer edge of
the real production. Out of 23 wells drilled in Green it
is stated that there has been but one dry hole. A number
are gassers, however. A number of well known operators
have secured leases in this section and the character of
the leaseholders gives premise of early development work.
Record of Wells.
In Green county several wells have been drilled in
credited with from 15 to 25 barrels, the following record
will be cf interest to operators in that section. Malloy,
Wilmuth and Gardiner No. 1 Vance Perkins is 510 feet
above sea level, depth 298 feet, pay 12 feet in. No. 2 Vance
Perkins, surface 510, depth 291 feet, pay 14 feet in; No. 3
Vance Perkins, surface 593 feet, depth 343, sand 24% deep,
Wilmuth, Malloy & Gardiner No. 1 Walker, surface 600 feet,
depth 343, pay 15 feet in, drilled deeper and struck salt
water. The Atlantic Oil Producing Co. No. 1 Risen is 763
feet above sea level. This is now drilling at 430 feet in
the black shale. The Cooley Oil and Gas Co. No. 1 Neagle
is 745 feet above sea level.
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Powell County.
In Powell county near South Fork, C. F. Dickson et al
has brought in No. 5 Lafayette Noe, credited with 20 bar
rels.
Wolfe County.
The Security Producing and Refining Company is
fishing at its test on the Bush Heirs.
In Wolfe county near Campton, Stephens & Garri
son No. 1 Barney Duff is said to be a 5-barrel producer.
The Pine Ridge Oil Company's last well is reported at 100
barrels.
Wayne County. 1
The Texas Co. has decided to drill a test well In Wayne
oounty on the Mae Span Upchurch tract adjoining the Joe
Ragan where a good well -came in recently. The Texas
Co. had moved the furniture from its Winchester office aod
expected to conduct the work from its Texas office but
wired Saturday cancelling these orders and headquar
ters were reopened. L. G. Neeley No. 3 Abbot in Wayne,
came in dry recently.
Clay County,
In Clay county Evelyth and Courtney are at 900 feet on
Bullskin Creek and ready to case. The Associated Produc
ers Co. has spudded In at No. 3 on the Peabody Lumber
Co. tract.
Bracken County.
In Bracken county the Henry Clay Oil Co. is reported
to be making arrangements to clean out, shoot and pump
five old wells in here, all of which have oil, the amount
not known. This company is now moving a rig in here
to drill a test well.
Lincoln County.
The Pine Knob Oil Co. is reported to have a 20-barrel
well at No. 4 on Green River. In this county a new pipe
line will be laid shortly by a company recently incor
porated.
Drilling Second Well.
In Clinton county Rex Carpenter is down 500 feet on
his second, while a test is going down at Beach Bottom,
1 mile north of this producer. Two miles south of Car
penter's well Chicago parties are drilling a test near the
Tennessee line.
Directors Meet.
A meeting of the directors of the Kenosage Oil Co.
was held in this city Wednesday night for the purpose
of attending to the regular routine business and hear
ing report of work being done. President T. C. Argue, Jr.,
told of the company's plans for development on its prop
erty in Oklahoma and the work done to the present time,
when a well is being sunk.
Personal Notes.
H. G. Crabtree of Clay City, is ill at St. Joseph's Hos
pital in Lexington with typhoid fever. He is getting along
nicely and will probably be out shortly.
H. A. Ellis, head of the Atlantic Oil Co. of Mexico and
located at Tampico, who with his wifa is visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Willard Spencer, reports that his company is erect
ing a big refinery at Tampico, the total cost of which will
be around $15,000,000.
Ralph Groves, of the Frick Lindsay Co., who went to
his home at Bellevue for a vacation, is quite ill with ty
phoid fever.
Anderson Drilling and
Development Co.
We are in the market for choice drilling contract*
on equitable terms; buy or sell production; take
complete management of paying properties; deal
with owners direct. Submit details first letter,
with maps. Close in acreage bought and sold.
GENERAL OFFICIOS:
The Kanaan Reserve State Unnk Bids.
Toiieka. KnMBH
and at
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(By Courtesy of Jack Danclger.)

FIRE DESTROYS BIG STORAGE TANK. Island Inklings.

The lishing job at Tomales, of the Island Company
Third Tank East Coast Company Has Lost This Season successfully side-tracked two Joints of 10-inch casing and
Full of Oil Time. landed a 10-inch string on a shell at 1,522 feet. This hole
was incorrectly reported at being 1,550 feet.
Lightning gathered in another oil storage tank at The sea line of this company has been connected up,
Panuco Friday when the East Coast Oil Co. suffered the scraped and painted at Palo Blanco and will be ready to
loss of another one of its big 55,000 barrel steen tanks at be pulled September 7. The line to the Tanchochin river
its field station. It is presumed the tank was practically is being strung by Copeland & Paul and the work of con
full of oil at the time, although at this hour no definite necting up will start as soon as Superintendent Horsley
reports from the company's gaugers at that place have returns to the field from Tampico where he has been se
been received here. It may be assumed the tank was a curing a gang of men for the work.
total loss. The roads in the lower country are still very bad.
This is (he third tank the East Coast Oil Co. has lost It has been raining some each day for the past week and
from fire, originating from lightning this season. Two of while some of the companies are moving some material,
the company's tanks were lost at its station "B" at Tam- it is a very difficult task. Sunday's rain shut things
boyoche, Topila, while this tank at Panuco was one of the down completely and in the Tomales region flood condi
service tanks with direct well connections. tions prevail. The Island Co. reports that while bridges
The danger from lightning wh'ch oil companies always have been replaced and new roads cut, no material has
suffer as their tank farms are concerned Is one that prob been moved for the last three weeks except by burro.
ably no sure remedy will ever be evolved for, but a fire Penn-Mex Fuel Oil Co.
protection system in use in this country by the Trans The Penn-Mex Fuel Co. shipped 836,805.55 barrels
continental Petroleum Co., and the New England Fuel Oil of crude in July, a decrease of 91,239.78 barrels from its
Co. is thought to be one that will do much to alleviate June exports The consignments were all made to United
such risk, which is always pregnant in the rainy seasons in States and Canada ports. The details of shipments follow:
countries where lightning is a factor, which means in Date Ship Barrels
practically every oil producing district m the world. 1 Princeton 40,445.21
Six Million Barrels of Petroleum Shipped From Mexico in Topping Plant Completed.
The Texas Co.'s topping plant at Agua Dulce has been
July. completed and tests will be made the first of next week.
Exports of crude petroleum and its derlvaties totaling H. C. Horton was a tourist from Agua Dulce.
6,085,435.87 barrels were exported from the ports of Tam- George Armstrong has gone to the States.
pico, Port Labos and Tuxpam In the month of July. The John S. Smith, acting general manager of the Aguila
consignments were to the United States, Europe, Canada, company, accompanied by his secretary, Frank Fell, left
South and Central America, with the bulk of the ship on the Harold Walker this week for Port Arthur, where he
ments to the United States. will be gone for a week on business.
Following are the company totals: Capt. Ring arrived from the lower country, the first
of the La Atlant'.ca at Port Dobos, connected with the
Aguila 1,099,235.00 marine department of that company.
Standard 926,250.20 A. E. Hill, engineer for the Texas Co., at its Tepetatf
Penn-Mex 836,805.55 camp, was here over Sunday.
Huasteoa 650,591.00
Cortez 619,245.00 Drilling.
Texas 515,081.72 Island Oil and Transport Corporation started two
Freeport 404,612.72 strings of tools this week on lot 162, Chinampa. The)'
Island 316,544.07 spudded in August 17. On lot 252. Amatlan, they spudded
Mexican Gulf 275,325.16 in on the 17th.
Ten-inch casing is being set in the Tomales well at
East Coast 228.466.44 a depth of 1,525 feet. There is a good showing of oil and
Corona 49,721.20 gas.
Interocean 36,000.00 Isleta No. 3 has a fishing Job on hand at 1,640 feet.
Tal Vez 42,816.00 Naranjos No. 5, of the Aguila company, is drilling at
National Petroleum 30,446.00 1,170 feet in shale.
New England 22,795.00 Naranjos No. 8 is at 2,110 feet in shale.
Pierce Navigation 31,500.00 Naranjos No. 9 has reached a depth of 400 feet.
Naranjos No. 10 is down 2,020 feet in shale and drill
Total 6,085,435.87 ing.
3 Aztec 55,136.69 Perez No. 1 is drilling in shale at 620 feet.
5 Caddo 62,236.82 Potrero No. 7 Is dr'lling in lime at 2,210 feet.
5 H. H. Rogers 37,293.84 Boston Mex Begins Drilling.
7 Montrolite 55.953 63 Drilling has commenced on Harmon No. 2 well of thf
9 Lucellum 48,737.18 Boston-Mexican Leasing Co., W. J. Gavin, manager of the
10 A. C. Bedford 56,714.26 the company, having secured the requisite permit for this
10 Nelson 44,438.68 purpose. Fortine & Pieree have the contract for sinking
11 W. L. Steed 69,804.56 the hole.
13 Baton Rouge 5n.778.Q5 This company has entered the ranks of petroleum
15 Dayton 43,534.91 shippers and so far this month has dispatched three
18 Toledo 27 874 20 cargoes of crude, averaging around 35,000 barrels each,
20 Coming 48,315.48 two of which were consigned to Arkansas Pass and thf
20 Belridge 69,571.53 other to Tampa, Fla. Regular shipments will be main
29 Trontolite 63,508.67 tained hereafter, according to Manager Gavin.
30 Brewster 53,461.94 Another 55.000 steel storage tank is being erected
at the company's upriver terminal, befng the second tank
Total 836,805.55 of this capacity installed at this point.
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MEETING OF THE AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE
DIRECTORS.
(Continued from Page 2.)
direct your attention to what this Committee can do for
'he industry.
"At present, as you all know, there is a surplus of fuel
oil and the chief difficulty of the refiner is to dispose
of this product. The effort to find a market for fuel oil
by supplanting coal is hindered by a certain lack of con
fidence on the part of the prospective customer as to the
future supplies of fuel oil. One of the investigations to
be conducted should be on the methods for constructing
boiler settings in such a manner that coal or oil fuels may
be easily replaced one by the other so that the prospective
customer would have no hesitancy in taking advantage of
the situation at present, even if it were to last a short
time only. The utilization of fuel oil for steam genera
tion is essentially less efficient than in internal com
bustion engines. This committee could take active steps
in following the Diesel engine and other internal com-
busion engines using heavy oils. Obviously, the more
efficiently fuel oil is used, the higher price it can stand,
and it is to the advantage of the industry to put every
petroleum product into its highest utilization. I recom
mend that an investigation be conducted on the use of
fuel oil for steam generation or under stills similar to
ones that the Bureau of Mines conducted a number of
years ago with coal, at which time it was worked out
with scientific exactness how to design fire boxes for the
utilization of different grades of coal and for different
purposes. No such investigation has ever been made for
fuel oil and it is one that is very much needed.
"The directors present are all doubtless familiar with
the interest in automotive industry has in the plans of
the Institute, as this industry is premised on the assump
tion of sufficient supplies of gasoline at reasonable prices.
There are, as you know, plans for co-operative investiga
tion between the petroleum industry and the automotive
industry. Mr. Gibson of the Vacuum Oil Co., an auto
motive engineer, has submitted to me plans looking
toward cooperative work with the automobile industry
which should be given very careful consideration. I
cannot outline these plans in detail now because of the
shortness of the time. I wish to assure you, however,
that they merit attention and that this institute will be
overlooking a wonderful opporunity it it does not take
steps toward active co-operation in technical investiga
tions with the automotive and other allied industries.
"The problems to which I have referred relate to
the utilization of petroleum products, but there are many
problems relating to other branches of the petroleum
industry that are equally deserving of investigation. The
Bureau of Mines is at present co-operating with the Sin
clair Refining Co. at Chicago on heat control under the
stills, the results to date being very encouraging, and I
believe the investigation will result in something of real
value to the industry.
"In relation to the production of oil, I can point out
results achieved by the introduction of cement into oil
wells in the. Cushing field for the purpose of shutting out
bottom water. A great many wells that had either ceased
producing or had practically become non-remunerative
were cemented off and brought back to highly profitable
production. The experience of the Bureau of Mines has
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shown that there is a tremendous field for improvements
which the bureau itself can hardly touch. It is believed
that if the institute, through all its members, takes steps
to get ad lively into this field in an investigaion for itself,
and in co-operation with the various governmental
agencies, a tremendous good can be accomplished for
itself.
"I expect to see improvements in the technique of
the recovery of oil and the protection of oil and gas
against waste take place in the general development of
this country.
"I am looking forward to the future, to the growth
of better methods for producing and utilizing oil and gas.
I am confidently expecting tremendous progress along
these lines and look forward to the day when the methods
which are now used In our oil fields will be looked upon
as most crude and inefficient. I expect to see more oil
taken from the ground than is now thought possible. I
expect to see it recovered with less loss. I expect to see
it utilized with far greater efficiency, and that the pro
ducers and refiners of oil and those who consume oil and
its products will derive far greater benefits from it than
at present.
"What I have said about the progress I expect to see
in the next twenty years in the petroleum industry, I con
fidently hope it will come about largely through the efforts
of the American Petroleum Institute. It will be the great
est mistake in the history of the oil industry if the in
dustry does not take this opportunity to promote the
American Petroleum Institute, and foster its growth in
every possible way. It is a big conception but it is by
no means a new thing as similar institutes have been
founded in other industries and have been of inestimable
benefit. The interests of the petroleum industry and of
the country will be harmed unless the industry supports
this movement; and I feel that the progress in oil and
gas will be greatly retarded if advantage of this opportuni
ty is not taken.
"Through this agency, various producing, refining and
internal combustion interests could be coordinated by
the establishment of a research fund which would encour
age Government and private initiative, would attract
inventors and owners of patents and patent rights whose
patents could be tried out on a commercial scale and if
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successful, would be adopted by the entire Industry on a
payment of a small royalty which would provide a re
volving fund after the first investment is made, which fund
would be used in the payment of a bonus or a royalty to
the patentor.
"I have estimated to carry this work on in a successful
manner a million dollars per annum should be provided by
the petroleum industry, which amount should be distribut
ed between the producers and the refiners of oil and
producers of natural gas. The value of the crude oil and
refined products in 1918 was about $2,500,000,000. To
raise this one million dollars would take one-twenty-fifth
of one percent or $1. out of each $2,500 gross value.
"For the members of the Committee on Improvements
in Methods from the Institute, your chairman nominates
the following nine gentlemen: Mr. J. W. Van Dyke,
Atlantic Refining Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; Mr. W. A.
Williams, H. L. Doherty Co., New York, N. Y.; Mr. A.
J. Diescher, Emerald Oil Co., Winfleld, Kansas; Mr. M. L.
Requa, Sinclair Oil Co., New York, N. Y.; Mr. C. E. Burlin-
game, Bartlesville, Oklahoma; Mr. Chester Naramore, Union
Petroleum Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; Dr. W. M. Burton, Stand
ard Oil of Indiana, Chicago, 111.; Mr. A. C. McLaughlin,
Associated Oil Co., San Francisco, Cal.; Capt. J. F. Lucey,
Lucey Supply Co., New York, N. Y
"I shall request your president to write the directors
of the U S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Standards,
and the Bureau of Mines to appoint representatives from
their respective bureaus to this committee. Also, that the
Society of Automotive Engineers, the National Auto
mobile Chamber of Commerce, The American Institute of
Mining Engineers, and the American Society of Testing
Materials be invited to appoint representatives."
Discussion of the reports of Mr. Welch and Dr. Man
ning brought out that it was the sense of the meeting that
research, publicity and statistical bureaus should be in
augurated by the Institute along the general lines suggest
ed, the details to be worked out later. In order to meet
the practical problems involved in carrying out such a
program it was voted by the directors that a special com
mittee be appointed not only to consider the proposals
submitted by the general secretary and Dr. Manning, but
any other matters of similar character that might come
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before the meeting, and to coordinate them and report
to the Executive Board, which should be given power to
act in this matter. President Thomas A. O'Donnell, who
presided over the business sessions, appointed the follow
ing members of the special committee:
Henry L. Doherty, of the Cities Service Co., chairman;
W. C. Teagle, president Standard Oil Co., of New Jersey;
Dr. Van H. Manning, Director of the Bureau of Mines; R.
L. Welch, General Secretary of the Institute; S. Messer,
of James B. Berry's Sons Co. Inc.
Initial action taken during the afternoon session on
Wednesday was the decision reached by vote that the
American Petroleum Institute affiliate itself with the
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.
President O'Donnell appointed S. Messer, chairman.
Judge C. D. Chamberlain, counsel for the National Petro
leum Association, and Mr. Welch as members of a com
mittee to make the necessary arrangements for the next
annual meeting of the Institute.
In order to make the Board of Councillors of the
Institute more representative, the addition of the follow
ing California members was approved: M. H. Whittier.
Hondo Oil Co., Los Angeles; J. K. Firth, Jr., Standard Oil
Co. of California, San Francisco; J. J. Wilt, Standard Oil
Co. of California, Bakersfield; R. E. Easton, Santa Maria
Gas & Power Co., Santa Maria; Paul N. Boggs of Paul N.
Boggs Co., Los Angeles; S. A. Guiberson, Jr., Home Ranch
Petroleum Co., Los Angeles; J. B. Arthur, Union Oil Co., Los
Angeles; A. F. L. Bell, Associated Oil Co., Los Angeles; H.
A. Botsford, Puente Oil Co., Los Angeles; T. A. Hays, Union
Oil Co., Los Angeles; W. C. McDuffie, Shell Co. of Califor
nia, Los Angeles; E. J. Miley, State Consolidated Oil Co..
San Francisco; B. H. Van Der Linden, Shell Co. of Califor
nia, San Francisco; D. M. Folson, General Petroleum Cor
poration, San Francisco; F. C. Van Deisns, Ventura Refin
ing Co. Los Angeles; I. W. Fuqua, California Petroleum
Co. Los Angeles; W. M. Keck, Union Oil Building, Los
Angeles, W. B. Robb, Nevada County Oil Co. Los Angeles;
C. A. Barlow, Good Roads Oil Co., Bakersfield.
After a consideration of the conflicting or ill-advised
laws pertaining to the inspection of gasoline in the various
states, it was decided that a special committee be named
to work out plans for dealing with this difficult problem.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 35

the President naming Judge Chamberlain and Mr. Welch tensive study of this subject and suggest some means of
to suggest the personnel of a committee to work with them combatting this evil. President O'Donnell named as mem
in handling the matter. bers of this committee: Col. R. W. Stewart, chairman of
As the result of a recent joint meeting of the repre the Board of Directors of the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana,
sentatives of the Petroleum Industry and the Automotive chairman, C. D. Chamberlain and R. L. Welch.
Industry, a joint conference committee of ten, five from A forenoon session on Thursday concluded the meet
each Industry, was appointed to consider the motor fuel ing, after which the attending directors were taken for a
problem, Henry L. Doherty being Chairman of the Petro motor car ride to the summit of Pike's Peak, followed by
leum Committee and John N. Willys, of the Willys Over a dinner. The final session was devoted largely to a dis
land Co., being chairman of the Automotive committee. cussion of taxation matters, Mr. Mann, of the Peerless Oil
Mr. Doherty made a very interesting verbal report as to Co., of California, citing instances where oil concerns had
the plans of the joint conference committee, expressing been subjected to excessive taxation. A motion prevailed
the Trlew that much good would come out of the point of that the facts in the cases mentioned by Mr. Mann be
contact that had been established. Mr. Doherty gave a submitted to Mr. Doherty, chairman of the Institute's Com
resume of a meeting held with this committee in New York mittee on Taxation, which is considering a large number of
on August 21 at which time he stated it was decided that it similar complaints.
The Board, by a rising vote of thanks, expressed its
was impossible for the oil industry to adopt definite stand
ards for gasoline for more than a short period of time; that its members. to ItMr.
appreciation Black'mer for the courtesy extended
it was also agreed in order that the Automotive Industry meeting would be was announced that the next quarterly
held on dates and at a location to be
might have some advance notice as to what they might fixed later.
expect in the way of quality of gasoline that a forecast
for the ensuing year would be made with an estimate for DIRECTORS IN ATTENDANCE.
the following year; further that the Automotive Industry Directors attending the Colorado Springs meeting
on its part agreed to submit a list of the problems con were: Thomas A O'Donnell, president, Los Angeles, Cal.;
fronting it in the matter of motor fuel with a view to the W. S. Farish, of the Humble Oil & Refining Co., Houston,
oil industry studying the same, and that meanwhile it was Texas; J. C. Donnell, president Ohio Oil Co., Findlay,
the unanimous opinion that the engineers and technical Ohio; K. R. Kingsbury, vice president Standard Oil Co. of
men in both industries should, in their own laboratories, California, San Francisco; H. R. Gallagher, vice president
conduct research work in the effort to solve the problem, Shell Co. of California, San Francisco; J. W. VanDyke,
and that if in the judgment of the committee this method president Atlantic Refining Co., Philadelphia; Samuel
of procedure would not work out satisfactorily, a plan for Messer, of James B. Berry's Sons Co. Inc., Oil City, Pa.:
the establishment of a central research laboratory should be C. L. Maguire, of the Lakeside Petroleum Co., Chicago;
submitted to the joint conference together with an estimate C. D. Chamberlain, general counsel National Petroleum
of the cost of same and the method of raising the nec Association, Cleveland; Mr. Lehman, secretary and gener
essary funds. al counsel Western Petroleum Refiners' Association, Kan
In connection with Mr. Doherty's report it was the sas City; W. C. Teagle, president Standard Oil Co. of New
sense of the Board of Directors that representatives of the Jersey, New York; L. P. St. Clair, president Independent
Bureau of Mines and Bureau of Standards be asked to Oil Producers' Agency, Los Angeles; Henry L. Doherty.
cooperate with this joint committee. president Cities Service Co., New York; George W. Craw
Wednesday's evening session was given over largely ford, president Ohio Fuel Supply Co., Pittsburg; H. M.
to a consideration of foreign relations as affecting the oil Blackmer, president Mid-West Refining Co., Denver; R.
industry. W. C. Teagle, chairman of the Committee on York; C. C.general
L. Welch, counsel and general secretary, New
Smith, assistant secretary.
Foreign Relations, submitted a report in which he outlined
as the policy and the principles of the American Petroleum
Institute relative to foreign affairs that: "American com
panies or citizens operating or desiring to operate in
foreign countries should receive privileges similar to those
enjoyed in the United States by companies or citizens of
such foreign countries and that effective steps to that end Osage, Oklahoma, Oil Leases
should be taken through diplomatic channels."
The principles set forth received the approval of the
Board of Directors of the Institute. at Public Auction,
Following a brief discussion of the unsettled indus
trial conditions throughout the country at the present time
it was consensus of opinion among the Board members October 6, 1919.
present that in the event of industrial disturbances caused
by strikes in any part" of the country the membership of By U. S. Government.
the American Petroleum Institute should do everything
possible to assist one another in supplying the trade by
interchange of stocks or other feasible means.
Fraudulent advertising with relation to the flotation of
fake oil "securities" was the subject for general dis
cussion it was voted that the Institute endorse the pro- About 36,000 acres by quarter sections of
i?ram of the Associated Advertising Clubs of America in I 60 acres each, all in Osage County, Okla
dealing with this important subject. It was decided that homa, will be offered at Pawhuska, Okla.,
a special committee of lawyers be named to make an in-
Oct. 6, 1919, for bonus in addition to stipu
lated royalties; 25% on date of sale, bal
ance in three annual installments with ac
ceptable security. Many tracts are located
INVESTORS near producing wells, practically all con
sidered advantageously located for produc
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If you have Stocks or Bonds to sell, write me at once. rate leases for gas. For blue print map
Can furnish the Stockholders' names in 94 different Oil Com showing acreage of Osage County leased for
panies and 300 other industrial companies, and 300,000 In oil and area leased for gas, also indicating
vestors by States. You will get a lot of other information also. quarter sections producing oil or wells drill
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Development News Continental Oil & Refining Company
NOTEAs announced in last week's issue, this entire page has been reserved for one year and will be devoted
to keeping the interested public advised concerning the development campaign being conducted by the Continental
Oil and Refining Company. All inquiries relating to statements- appearing on this page w:ll promptly be forwarded
to the Continental company, or if relating to its financial affairs, to its fiscal agents, Houston. Haverbeck & Com
pany, 52 Broadway, New York.The Oil and Gas News.
TEXAS NEWS.
Latest news from F. C. Dixon, of the Field
Staff of the Continental Oil & Refining Com
pany, reports a fishing job for the bailer on
the Borealis Continental well No. 1. It is
expected that the bailer will be out any day
and reports confirm opinions that when the
well is brought in it should be a substantial
producer. This is the first well drilling by
the Borealis Oil & Gas Company for the Con
tinental company through three-fourths own
ership by the last named concern in all pro
duction by the Borealis company.
It is reported that the Continental Oil &
Refining Company is to acquire acreage near
a well drilling by the White Eagle Oil & Re
fining Company in a section of Texas where
considerable interest and activity is attract
ing the eyes of the bigger operating com
panies.
An option on a block of acreage in Ken
dall County, Texas, is being considered by
the directors of the company. The proba
bility of acreage acquisition in this territory
in Texas is very likely.
Two property purchases consisting of 42
acres in the Desdemona fields, Texas, with
two wells on the sand awaiting pipeline facil
ities before being brought in ; also ISi acres
in Block 74, Northwest Extension of the
Burkburnett district, with one well produc
ing and another ready to come in, are now
being considered by the directors of the Con
tinental Oil & Refining Company. Purchase
agreement on the last named property i?
based on a guarantee of 4,000 barrels a day
production on a ten-day test when the second
well is brought in.
Any or either of the above mentioned
properties, if acquired by the Continental Oil
& Refining Company would immediately
speed up the active campaign now being con
ducted and no doubt would give impetus to
the value of Continental shares now being
held by shareholders throughout the United
States. Agreements for negotiations for
these properties are about to be started. Im
mediate reports will be forthcoming upon
consummation.
AND GAS NEWS
KANSAS NEWS.
Its Chautauqua County, Kansas, operations
are increasing the value of the Continental
Oil & Refining Company's holdings in this
field and no doubt a well will be drilled in
that territory by the company at an early
date.
The Continental company's executive of
ficers in New York report a lengthy commu
nication received from the president of the
Borealis Oil & Gas Company relative to two
wells which that company is preparing to
drill immediately in Kansas. These will be
deep sand wells and the exact location will
be announced on this page next week.
The Continental company is in receipt of
a report that the production record of the
Stone lease should now make a better show
ing, as with the completion of wells Nos. 10
and 11 within the last forty days, no addi
tional drilling on this lease, with its attend
ant cost, is contemplated. The Stone lease
now has ten producing oil wells.
MEXICAN OIL SITUATION NEARS SHOWDOWN.
It may safely be said that the Mexican oil situation is
rapidly approaching a showdown. As a result of the de
termined policy of the foreign oil operators to resist the
efforts of President Carranza to nationalize the oil fields
by decrees in alleged violation of vested property rights,
there has developed a decided slump in drilling operations,
which has further been accentuated by the depredations
of bandits in the oil fields. The companies are refusing to
take out drilling permits, which would entail the recogni
tion of Carranza's policy, and possibly lay their properties
open to confiscation. Prom an operating viewpoint, there
fore, the situation has reached a stage of showdown.
Meantime, oil legislation is being taken up by the ex
traordinary session of the Mexican Congress, which in
framing a petroleum code must either reiterate Carranza's
policy, and in doing so force the government officials to
carry out the threat of confiscation, or else interpret
Article 27 of the Mexican Constitution so as to permit the
private operation of the companies which have developed
Mexico's oil industry. Furthermore, writs asked for by
foreign oil interests have been placed at the head of the
calendar by the Mexican Supreme Court. These amaparos
were brought by foreign oil interests against the Car
ranza decrees of July and August, 1918, and were rejected
by the lower courts.
Legislative and legal decision of a final nature may,
therefore, be expected in a short time, and the many
recent protestations of Mexican government officials that
they are treating foreign <~il interests in good faith may
then be judged.Prom the Oil Trade Journal.
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Here's a Real Investment for Oil lllen.

"I have estimated to carry this work on in a successful manner a million

dollars per annum- should be provided by the petroleum industry, which
amount should be distributed between the producers and refiners of oil
and producers of natural gas. The value of the crude oil and refined prod
ucts in 1918 was about $2,500,000,000. To raise this one million dollars
would take one-twenty-fifth of one per cent, or one dollar out of each
$2,500 gross value."From the report of Dr. Van H. Manning as Chairman of the
Committee on Improvements in Methods, American Petroleum Institute, in which he
recommends the creation of a fund to encourage comprehensive research work in
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Paid 34 cash dividends to stockholders in past
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HUGE PETROLEUM CORPORATION ORGANIZED.
Capitalized At Eighty Million Dollars, Petroleum Corpora
tion of America, Is Absorbing Numerous Mid-
Continent Independent Concerns.
Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 10.The Petroleum Corporation of
America, capitalized at $80,000,000, has been organized by
New York capitalists, and is absorbing a host of independ
ent oil companies in the Mid-Continent field. So far,
the most important amalgamations have affected proper-
tie? in the Louisiana field, but the deals also have touched
Oklahoma and Texas, and other propositions being con
sidered is expected to result In further Oklahoma-Texas
properties being taken over.
As announced in the last issue of THE OIL & GAS
NEWS, the Louisiana properties of the Texlahoma Oil
Co., Globe Oil Co., and Richardson Oil Co., were taken
over, by a New York company, together with the Louis
iana, Oklahoma, Texas, and Arkansas holdings of the
Shamrock Oil Co., Texana Oil & Refining Co., Murray Oil
Co., Planters Oil Co., Penn Wyoming Oil Co., Penn Osage
Oil Co., Southwest States Oil Co., Ansonia Oil Co., Romax
Oil Co., and Well Diggers Oil Co., and it is now permis
sible to announce that it was the Petroleum Corporation
of America that took over these holdings.
An exchange of stock of the Petroleum Corporation
of America, with the Okmulgee Producing & Refining
Co., is hanging fire, and the directors of the latter con
cern have mailed letters to stockholders proposing to
exchange fifty-one per cent of the stock of the Okmulgee
P. & R. for $2,550,000 par value stock of the Petroleum
Corporation of America. Unless the stockholders of Ok
mulgee deposit with the Empire Trust Co., of New York
City, within the time allotted, same expiring on Septem
ber 18, the necessary 51 per cent of stock, the deal will
not be a success. It is pointed out that the exchange
of stock would be a good thing for Okmulgee, Inasmuch as
it would net them at the rate of $5 a share, or par for
their holdings, figuring on the basis that Petroleum Cor
poration of America is worth par.
Particulars of the deals which resulted in the taking
over of the numerous companies are not available as yet,
but it is said by those in close touch with the proposition
that they were made on the basip- of an exchange of stock,
similar to the one which the Okmulgee P. & R. deal
is being negotiated. It is said that in taking over the
properties, the Petroleum Corporation of America as
sumes and partakes, to the extent of its holdings, of all
obligations of said companies, and plans for improvements
and extension of the companies will not be affected by
the deals. For instance, the Ansonia Oil Co., one of the
companies taken over, planned to build a refinery at
Glllum, La., and to lay a pipe line from the Pine Island
field to the refinery. This will be done. A short time
ago, the Fidelity Petroleum Co., headed by George S.
Hoagland of Tulsa, acquired an Interest in the Ansonia,
and this interest it still maintains. The management of
the refinery and the output will be handled by the Fidel
ity as soon as it is completed.
The officers and directors of the Petroleum Corpor
ation of America are Alwyn Ball, Jr., president; J. C.
Hill, vice-president and general manager, both of 25 Broad
Street, New York City; Charles R. Flint of Flint & Co.,
New York; E. B. Caldwell, of E. E. Caldwell & Co., 25
Broad Street, New York City; Ed,ward A. Clark, banker,
Boston; Roland E. Gudebrod of Gudebrod Bros. Silk Co.,
New York; and Clarence D. Inman, secretary, New York.
It is proposed that the stock of the company will
be listed for trading on the New York market, as soon as
the preliminary work, covering the details of amalgamat
ing the many properties and companies, is concluded.
Single Copies 10c
NO. 4
NATIONAL GETS PRIZE GUSHER IN ELBING HELD.
No. 2 Well on the Lathrop Farm Starts Off at 4,000 Barrels
DailySaid to Be a Bigger Well Thaan the Same
Company's Famous Eyestone No. 2.
Eldorado, Kas., Sept. 10.The National Refining Co.
added another to its list of big wells in the Elbing pool
when it brought in its No. 2 on the Lathrop, the northwest
quarter of section 17-23-4, Monday night, with an initial
flow of 4,000 barrels, which is coming in a solid six-
inch stream. The sand was reached at 2,373 feet and
drilling stopped at 2,395. feet. While preparations were
made for bringing in a good well, the capacity of the
Prairie's pipe line is being taxed to the utmost to care
for the big production.
Presumably the Lathrop No. 2 is the largest well yet
drilled in the Elbing-Peabody district, where there are
many good wells. It was difficult to estimate the initial
possible production of the National's Eyestone No. 2,
heretofore the largest, which was confined to a pair of
two-inch pipes, with a capacity of somewhat over 3,000
barrels daily. The Lathrop No. 2 is about one-half mile
distant from the Eyestone No. 2, and its location with
respect to other producers gave confidence that it would
prove a good well.
KANSAS TO TRY THREE PART RATE PLAN.
Only Five Towns On the Kansas Natural Circuit Object
To a Trial of Henry L. Doherty's
Solution of the Gas Problem.
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 9.Most towns in Kansas sup
plied gas by the Doherty interests are willing to experi
ment with the three part rate plan as suggested by Henry
L. Doherty head of the Empire Gas Fuel Company that
controls the Wichita Natural Gas Company, the Kansas
Natural Gas Company and other pipeline and producing
companies. Topeka, Kansas City, Lawrence, Atchison and
Leavenworth will make a fight however, and will not come
into the fold willingly.
The hearing was held last week in Topeka before the
Kansas Public Utilities Commission. To thoroughly ex
plain the working of the Doherty plan, gas appliances had
been installed in the hearing room of the Commission and
actual tests were made under every possible condition
that might arise.
Particularly interesting was a cooking demonstration
under the superviiion of Miss Susan Abercrombie of the
Kansas City public schools. A meal for eight persons was
prepared and served in the hearing room. The gas stove
was limited to a 30-foot demand.
This is how the "three-way" gas rate plan operates:
The initial charge is 50 cents a montha "customer
charge."
The second is the "demand charge." To determine
this, an appliance limiting the amount of gas that can
be used would be installed on each meter at the expense
of the utility. If the limit was thirty cubic feet of gas
in an hour, the demand would be thirty feet. If the limit
was 100 feet an hour, the demand would be 100 feet. For
each foot of "demand" there is an annual charge of 32
cents. For thirty feet demand, the smallest allowance
for cooking the demand charge would be $9.60 annually
or 80 cents a month. For 100 feet demand, which would
be the amount for cooking, water heating and possibly a
small heater in an average family, the cost would be $32
annually, or $2.76 a month.
The third is the charge for gas consumed. This is
30 cents a thousand feet.
2 THE OIL AND
ELBING-PEABODY POOLS, THE HOPE OF KANSAS.
New Mid-Kansas Field From Approximately Forty Wells,
Is Producing Approximately 11,000 Barrels
of High Grade Oil Daily.
ElDorado, Kas., Sept. 9.It long has been the custom
of most of the Kansas oil scouts who make their head
quarters here, to figure up the production of ElDorado,
then add on Augusta and to finish their report, lump In
all of the outlying pools under some such expression as
"outside" pools. The total Is the Kansas daily production
figures.
But within the last few weeks with about forty pro
ducing wells in the Elbing-Peabody district, it begins to
appear as it the new Mid-Kansas field would have to be
dignified by a separate classification. Already the pro
duction which is estimated at 11,000 barrels almost equals
that from the Augusta field and within a few days will
gteatly exceed the latter pool.
'Some surprise has been expressed that the figures
from the new district do not greatly exceed 11,000 bar
rels. As a matter of fact, there is no reason to doubt the
data, for figures compiled from the pipeline reports are
seldom in error. Although there are more than a dozen
wells whose initial production was much in excess of
1,000 barrels, they have not been brought in fast enough
to more than offset the natural decline.
The average person unacquainted with the behavior of
an oil well, hardly appreciated the rapidity with which a
well settles from its flush production stage. Most pro
ducers in a month are pumping less than one-half of their
original output. This misconception is largely the fault
of the newspapers, for no one mentions in print the de
cline of any specified well. On the other hand, every well
that touches the sand is played up to the limit.
The statement that the new Mid-Kansas Held Is only
producing 11,000 barrels of oil is not derogatory in the
least to the new field. Within a few months when the
numberless locations have been drilled out and their com
bined output run into the pipelines, the figures will be
much larger.
INTERURBAN LINE PLANNED TO BRECKENRIDGE.
Promoters of the Fort Worth-Mineral Wells Interurban to
Take Up Proposition to Build to Stephens County.
Fort Worth, September 8.H. E. Robinson and others
who have practically completed all financial arrangements
to build an interurban line from Fort Worth to Mineral
Wells, via Weatherford, to connect up with the oil fields
will make a trip to Breckenridge from Mineral Wells this
week over a route proposed by Stevens county citizens to
extend the line to that point. The party will be accompa
nied by the engineers and a preliminary survey probably
will be made. There is some talk of the line being extended
from Breckenridge to Eastland and thereby giving Fort
Worth close connections with the entire western oil pro
ducing area.
The Mineral Wells Interurban will run via the lake
that furnishes Fort Worth with its water supply. The
men behind this move can secure ample capital, if It
can be made clear that it will pay to put the proposition
through.
STANDARD OIL REFINERY OUTPUT.
In the current issue of "The Lamp" the Standard Oil
Co. of New Jersey gives some interesting statistics regard
ing its war activities, and in connection with the accom
plishments of its refineries says:
"The oil refining capacity In operation east of the
Rocky Mountains is divided about equally between the
interior ref'neries and the refineries on the Atlantic Coast
and Gulf Coast. Each of these two divisions represent
about thirty-five per cent of the total United States re
fining capacity. In the crisis American refineries were
called upon to supply eighty per cent of the war require
ments Of oil for United States and the Allies.
"Geographical consideration and the shortage of tank
steamers made it so that ninety per cent of the eighty
per cent had to be supplied by the Atlantic seaboard and
Gulf Coast plants. Of this ninety per cent of the total.
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the duty of furnishing at least one-third fell upon the
Standard Oil Co. (N. J.) refineries: Bayonne, Bayway.
Eagle, Baltimore and Parkersburg, and the Baton Rouge
plant of the Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana. Stated In
other words, upon the Standard Oil Co. (N. J.) and the
Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana fell the necessity of sup
plying twenty-five per cent of the entire oil requirements
of the United States and the Allies at a time of maximum
demand and when failure to supply meant collapse of the
Allied cause, the triumph of autocracy and the submerg
ence of the Ideals of civilization, which are at the basis
of progress in the western world. This, together with
the necessity of maintaining the domestic supply at the
same time, and all from a list of plants, the capacity of
which there was no time nor material to consistently sup
plement, meant nothing more or less than that those upon
whom the burden was thrust must make their plants do
double work.
"Deliveries of the four products essential to war in
dustries by the plants named to domestic consumers alone,
expressed in barrels of fifty gallons, were:
1914 1915 1916 1917 1918
Refined 011.2,679.018 2,443.764 2.566,304 3,830.962 4.951. 1C7
Naphtha ..2,866.671 3,431,395 3.S65.387 6.040,612 7.620.626
Fuel Oil. . .1.641.711 2,166,066 3.345.248 3.413 480 4.462.238
Lubricating 655.270 891,132 1,064,384 1,229.003 1.296.277
The company also states that whereas in 1914 it ex
ported 2,177,644 barrels of naphtha, the 1917 exports
amounted to 3,792,511 and the 1918 exports, 5,033,658. Its
fuel oil exports in 1914 amounted to 1,057,885, and in 1917
reached 7,063,139 barrels of 50 gallons each.
DEATH OF RICHARD C. VEIT.
Richard Charles Veit, secretary and director of the
Standard Oil Co. of i>Iew York, died in Yokohama, Japan.
August 30, following a brief illness. He was 64 years old
and entered the oil bus'ness fifty years ago as office boy
for the firm of Rockefeller, Andrews & Flagler, prede
cessors of the Standard Oil Co. He was a keen student
of the petroleum Industry and for years devoted special
attention to the construction of tank steamers, having
initiated many successful experiments in this connection.
Mr. Veit was much interested in philanthropic work
and devoted large funds to this purpose, particularly In
assisting organizations of this character in New York.
He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Mary K. Skobo,
and two sons, Kenneth A. and Russell C. Veit.
R. R. THOMPSON OIL CONSERVATION OFFICER.
Blackwell, Okla., Sept. 10.R. R. Thompson of Miami
has been appointed oil and gas conservation officer from
this section of the state and is arranging to move to
Blackwell so as to be situated in the center of his work.
This district embraces Kay, Garfield, Noble and part of
Pawnee counties. Louis Razey, who formerly held this
position, is now working out of Wichita Falls, Tex.
DRILLING ACTIVITY IN NEW MEXICO.
El Paso-Hueco Oil and Gas Co. has just completed the
erection of a derrick in Hueco Basin, about 100 miles
southwest of Artesla, N. M. The El Paso-Hueco Oil and
Gas Co. is composed of Ranger and El Paso people, who
have extensive holdings in the Ranger field. The Tularosa
Oil Co., composed of leading oil men from Florida, will
drill a test well in the same locality. The Eagle Oil Co.
has its drilling outf't ready for shipment and will drill
a few miles north of the site of the El Paso-Hueco Oil
and Gas Co.'s rig.
I. G. Harmon has been selected assistant to the presi
dent of the Marland Oil Co. at Ponca City, Okla. He
is an engineer and his work will be in connection with
construction activities of the company. He was a con
struction eng'neer for the government during the war,
and superintended work at Memphis, San Francisco and
Fort Sam Houston. His first engineering after graduating
from the University of Illinois, was in Mexico, where he
was identified w'th new railroads. Later he was chief
engineer of irrigation construction work near Denver,
Colo., and for some time has been engaged at Denver
in general engineering and contracting.
 THE OIL AND
CETTING BUSY ACROSS RIVER FROM "BURK."
Tillman County, Oklahoma, and Young County, South of
Wichita Falls Now Centers of AttractionLatest
News From Burkburnett.
Wichita Falls, Texas, Sept. 10. (Special.) Specula
tion as to the location of the next pool is again rife among
oil operators- here. Recent new production has been con
fined to previously defined limits, and while it has been
unusually heavy for the past ten days, the eyes of the
average oil man are turned with far more interest to the
numerous wildcat tests that are going down in all parts
of Northwest Texas.
Just now Tillman County, Oklahoma, just across Red
River, and Young County, Texas, 45 miles south of Wichita
Falls, hold the calcium, and those who had obtained acre
age in either of those sections were sitting pretty when
reports began coming in of the developments. At this
writing, the Fred-Till well, near Frederick in Tillman
County, is still preparing to drill in after finding a fair
showing, and while you have your choice of a variety of
reports about the well, the prevailing opinion among the
talent is not optimistic. The Arnold well in Young County
reported a showing for better than 2,500 barrels at 4,600
feet, is in litigation, and some weeks may pass before there
is definite information.
There are probably 50 wildcat wells In Wichita County
alone, and chief interest centers in the several tests be
ing made west of the Burk extension pool near Red
River. The Ericson-Grlesdale well, about three miles from
Wichita Falls, up the Wichita River, is the latest wildcat
in this county to cause any excitement, a showing being
found at 2,100 feet. There have also been reports from
the East Wichita well, two miles southeast of the city. At
present there is no production to speak of nearer than
14 miles to Wichita Falls, and there are not a few Wichi-
tans who, without wishing anybody any hard luck, are
not exactly hopeful of any new fields close to town, where
living conditions are already as uncomfortable as they
could well be.
Within the established limits around Burkburnett there
have been numerous good producers drilled in recently.
The latest to be reported is that of Ajax Oil Co. No. 2,
Lenier, which came in Saturday, flowing 3,500 barrels.
The Texas Co.'s No. 4, Morgin, cam* In for 3.000 barrels.
New production for the week was 22,000 barrels.
An interesting shallow sand development and one that
portends much for the district just south of Burkburnett
was the bringing in of a 1,000-barrel producer at 1,200 feet
by the Texhoma Oil & Refining Co. of their No. 4, Powell.
The best previous well in the shallow pool was a 200-
barreler.
On account of railroad troubles that make it almost
impossible to get pipe and other material, the pipe line
situation improves very slowly indeed, and it will be a
month at the earliest before there is any relief from the
congested conditions that obtain at the present time. But
lease lines must be protected to some extent, even where
facilities for caring for the production are limited and
the bring ng in of new wells Is resulting in some wastage,
which both state and federal officials are trying to com
bat. J. M. Mildren, representative of the state railroad
commission, and A. A. Hammer of the federal bureau of
mines, are both at work In the field on this matter. With
paraffin base oils, earthen storage is- not practicable, and
it is next to impossible to get tankage delivered.
The railroad situation is hitting the refineries hard
also. There are now about two dozen of these Institutions
in Wichita County, and as some of them are new and
without the strongest financial backing they face disaster
unless some relief is afforded. There has been some iin-
provement in the tank car situation as the result of action
by the local chamber of commerce, which is striving dili
gently to better the facilities, but the situation is far from
normal. On August 29 the Fort Worth & Denver lifted
the embargo which had been so crippling a factor in the
oil field, but on Friday the roads In the southwestern re
gion were ordered to declare an embargo against the
Denver. There was promise that this embargo would be
lifted shortly, following very vigorous protests; unless the
restriction is removed, it is going to result seriously for
many of the refineries.
An agreed judgment for $115,000 has been entered in
the Seventy-eighth District Court in the case of E. L.
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Maxey vs. R. M. Waggoner, one of the best known of the
independent operators at Burkburnett. Maxey had sued
for 1500,000, alleging that when he sold 520 acres in
Blocks 84, 85, 86 and 87 in the Northwest Burkburnett
field to Waggoner, he reserved a half interest in the min
eral rights; this stipulation was a verbal one and did not
appear in the deed. Waggoner leased the land to the
Burk-Waggoner Oil Co., which now has heavy production
there, and Maxey in his petition valued his half interest
at |500,000 and also sought a perpetual interest of halt of
all subsequent royalties. By the terms of the agreed judg
ment Maxey receives $115,000 and relinquishes all claim
to the land and mineral rights.
A. C. Parks, R. M. Waggoner and other oil operators
here have organized the Associated Oil Co. of Texas, a
$5,000,000 corporation, which will have its main offices in
Wichita Falls. It already has about 7,000 barrels produc
tion in the Burkburnett field and owns several hundred
thousand acres of leases in the plains and Panhandle sec
tions of Texas.
Waggoner City, anas' Ragtown, alias Newtown, the
community of 3,000 which has sprung up in the heart of
the Waggoner pool, is now an incorporated town and will
hold its first municipal election next Thursday. The town
stretches for about a mile on both sides of the main road
through the pool, and has a bank, dry' goods and clothing
stores, restaurants, drug stores, numerous boarding houses
and other legitimate institutions, and is alleged to have
other industries of less savory nature. Conditions there
were such that the last county grand jury recommended
that state rangers be sent to prevent the wholesale thievery
and disorder in the town. Whether the rangers came or
not is not learned, for the rangsrs have no p: ess agent to
herald their comings and goings, but the situation there
has improved, and it is less of a rendezvous for lawless
individuals of both sexes than it was a month ago.
The federal commission which came to investigate the
claims to a part of the Red River bottom that is now in
Texas is still at work, and will probably not be through
for two weeks more. The land, which is valued at $100,-
000,000, is the basis of a claim arising out of the old
boundary dispute between Texas and Oklahoma, it being
alleged that the real center of the Red River bed is fur
ther south than at present defined on the maps. The gov
ernment would be a party to such a suit on account of the
Indian reservation, of which the land is a part, if it is
actually in Oklahoma.
Within the proven pool at Burkburnett there are about
40 new locations reported, and the vigorous program of
development is apparently to continue for some time.
Rivaling the holdings of Bob Waggoner are those of Mrs.
Lillis Morgan, one-time department store employe in Wich
ita Falls, but now one of the wealthiest operators here.
Recent completions in the Burkburnett district in
clude :
J. I. Staley & Co. No. 2 Morgan, 1,800 barrels.
Same No. 3 Morgan, 1,500 barrels.
Same No. 4 Morgan, 1.800 barrels.
Morgay Oil Co. No. 1 Waggoner, Block 85, 1,200 barrels.
Same No. 2 Waggoner, Block 87, 1,500 barrels.
Same No. 4 Waggoner, Block 87, 1,800 barrels.
Bass & Dillard No. 1 Evans, Block 24, Greenwood sub
division, 1,200 barrels.
Ajav Oil Co. No. 1 Elsea, Block 88, 1,800 barrels.
Elkins Oil Co. and Clint Wood No. 3 Morgan, 1,800
barrels.
Same No. 5 Morgan, 1,500 barrels.
Humble Oil & Refining Co. No. 2 Waggoner, Block 87,
900 barrels.
Healdton Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Evans, Block 26, Green
wood subdivision, 1,000 barrels.
Same No. 2 Evans, 600 barrels.
Same No. 5 Evans, 600 barrels.
Langford, Staley & Chenault, No. 1 Vogel, Block 74,
1,200 barrels.
Same No. 3 Schmissuer, 1,150 barrels.
Morgay Oil Co. No. 1 Renner, Block 75, 700 barrels.
Same company's 3 and 4 Renner, also 700 barrels each.
Texas Ranger Oil & Refining Co. No. 1 Brannon, Block
83, 1,800 barrels.
International Texas Oil Co. No. 1 Evans, 2,000 barrels.
International Texas Oil Co. No. 1 Renner, 400 barrels.
Tomax Oil Co. No. 1 Taylor, Block 98, 1,800 barrels.
Traver Oil Co. No. 1 Elsea, Block 88, 1,200 barrels.
Tomanian Oil Co. No. 2 Taylor, 1,800 barrels.
4 THE OIL AND
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Is There Error in Compiling
Kansas Production Figures?
For some weeks The Oil and Gas News has been
puzzled over the failure of the total dally production
figures for Kansas to show a greater increase, in view
of the many good wells drilled in the Elbing-Peabody
district and in Greenwood county. The state's produc
tion, outside of the Eldorado and Augusta pools, has re
mained practically stationary at around 15,000 barrels,
although week after week the reports have shown new
wells, starting off at from five hundred to nearly as many
thousand barrels, in the Elbing-Peabody field, with several
good producers in Greenwood county, to say nothing of
many small wells resulting from the exceptional drilling
activity that has prevailed this summer throughout the
shallow sand districts of Eastern Kansas.
Admittedly the settled production of the wells is in
many instances but a half or quarter of the initial flow,
but making a most generous allowance for this decline
it would appear that some error must exist in the figures
compiled from week to week covering the daily production
of the so-called "outside" districts in Kansasthat is,
all production other than that of the immediate Eldorado
and Augusta pools in Butler county. Compilation from
pipe line reports showed last week's daily production In
the Elbing-Peabody district alone to be close to 11,000
barrels, while Greenwood county produced 4,000 barrels
more. Therefore, these two districts produced practically
as much oil, based on pipe line reports, as the entire
state, outside of Eldorado and Augusta, is credited with,
and surely the hundreds and thousands of shallow sand
wells in a dozen other counties of the state produced
something, even though each pumper averaged hut a pail
ful of crude.
Of course the forty or more producers now in the
Elbing-Peabody field are doing very nicely, when they
average 275 barrels daily, as indicated by the pipe line
runs, taking Into consideration the interruptions that
come from mechanical difficulties, making pipe line con
nections and so forth. But the news has just come in
that another well, the largest yet drilled in the Elbing
pool, was brought in early this week, with an initial flow
'f 4,000 barrels, while new rigs are appearing over the
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Elbing and Peabody acreage, as if by magic. Such develop
ment cannot proceed without soon causing Kansas dally
production figures to show a very material increase,
while a repetition of the astounding record of the
older Butler county districts some two years ago seems
not at all unlikely along the Butler-Marion county line.
Approved With One
Mild Exception.
Among the recommendations offered by Secretary
R. L. Welch at the recent meeting of the Board of Di
rectors of the American Petroleum Institute at Colorado
Springs was that the Institute should publish a magazine
or journal containing the best thought of the industry and
largely devoted to scientific and technical subjects. Such
a publication, he said, should not in any sense attempt to
supplant or take the place in any way of the oil magazines
or newspapers, which have a distinct field.
Recognizing awesomely the present-day hazards inci
dental to "accepting with reservations," yet The Oil and
Gas News has confidence that Mr. Welch will permit it
to approve all other features of his report, which was an
excellent one and replete with sound logic, while taking
a somewhat contrary view of the suggestion that the
Institute should establish its own magazine to be used
largely for the dissemination of technical or scientific in
formation.
Of course, The Oil and Gas News cannot speak au
thoritatively for other oil trade publications, but it believes
that each and every one is willing to devote ample space
in its columns to the publication of such scientific,
technical or other information as the Institute might make
available for dissemination among the trade. Constantly
the trade journals are seeking articles of this character.
They recognize that the old order of conducting the various
branches of the oil industry will not conform to the re
quirements of the futurethat it does not conform to those
of the present. Efficiency, economy and conservation are
words that spell a real meaning in the oil industry, where
the price obtained for petroleum and its products has by
no means kept pace with the mounting cost of produc
tion.
If the American Petroleum Institute will issue in bulle
tin or other convenient form the story of its activities,
the results of Its research work, the statistics it is able
to compile from the prolific sources available to it, or
any other information that should be brought to the atten
tion of those interested in the petroleum industry, the
trade journals quite naturally are in the best possible posi
tion to reproduce such matter and accomplish the desired
result. He Is a very small, unimportant factor in the oil
industry who does not subscribe for and read at least
one trade journal, while not in years cold the Institute
hope to gain such a complete circulation for the publica
tion it might createin fact, the natural inference would
be that no effort would be made to extend its circulation
beyond the membership of the Institute.
While, as before stated, The Oil and Gas News cannot
speak for other oil trade publications, It can and does say
that the publication that looks to the oil industry for Its
support and should fail to co-operate with the Institute
on the grounds that it preferred to publish only "exclusive'
articles that were not appearing in other oil trade
magazines, should look in vain for such support. For the
work planned by the American Petroleum Institute is
bigger than any one trade journal, just as It is bigger than
any one member of the oil industry.
 THE OIL AND
Mexico's Proposed Petroleum Law.
Following Is published, probably for the first time in
this country, the complete text of the proposed petroleum
law, which was submitted to the Mexican Senate August
27, 1919:
CHAPTER I.
Regarding Petroleum Lands and Rights.
Article 1.The properties subject to the provisions of
this law are as follows:
1. The seams, fountains and natural deposits, surface
or subterranean, of petroleum and its derivatives .
2. The gaseous hydzo-carburets that are found in the
subsoil and which escape to the surface of the earth.
3. The natural deposits of ozocerite or asphalt.
4. The natural deposits of all mixtures of hydro-
carburets of different gradations.
Art. 2.There belongs to the Nation the complete
dominion of the properties mentioned in the preceding
article, existing in the subsoil, of the following lands:
I. Of the common lands which have at no time had
any other use or any public service, or which have been
ceded by the relative laws in favor of individuals, socie
ties or corporations, and which the government has re
ceived from the same concessionaries by virtue of the
rescission or nullification of the respective contracts and
not by other title.
II. Of those of the public Federal dominion or of
common use, and which are referred to in Article 4 of
the Law of Property of the Federation, of the date of
December 18, 1902.
III. Of the properties of the Federal Treasury, which
are referred to in Aticles 16 and 25 of the same law.
IV. Of all those in which the Nation has reserved
expressly the subsoil, or which It may reserve in future.
Art. 3.There belongs to the Nation the direct do
minion of the properties enumerated in Article 1, existing
in the subsoil of the following lands:
1. Those belonging to the States or municipalities,
and which are of common use or ownership.
2. The common lands allotted to the people.
3. Of all those in which the Nation has ceded the
right of use, reserving the right:
4. Of all those in private ownership respecting which
there have not been celebrated contracts of exploration
or exploitation of the subsoil, previous to May 1, 1917;
also those In which the owner of the surface has not dem
onstrated by actual works, made before that date, that
his intention has been to possess also the substances of
the subsoil.
Art. 4.For the effect of Section 4 of the preceding
article it is understood by positive works far the posses
sion of the subsoil.
1. Whatever work has been executed by the owner
of the surface for the exploration or exploitation of the
subsoil.
2. The celebration of contracts which have for their
object the subterranean exploration or exploration cf the
property.
3. The express manifestation in the titles which be
long to the ownership of the lands that they possessed a
petroleum character, or which, under that belief, had been
registered or manifested before May 1, 1917.
Art. 5.The direct dominion which belongs to the Na
tion, in accordance with the previous articles, over the
properties enumerated in the first article, are inalienable
and cannot be laid aside. In consequence with the con
cessions which have been granted according to thp pro
visions of this law, they do not constitute an absolute
and irrevocable proprietorship.
Art. 6.The rights which are granted in accordance
with this law can be mortgaged, transferred by contract
or transmitted by inheritance in the same circumstarces
and in the same form established by the common right
regarding real estate, furthermore that they must comply
with the prescriptions of this present law.
Art. 7.The petroleum Industry is declared a public
utility, therefore, it fs necessary to proceed with the ex
propriation of that part of the surface of the soil that is
necessary for the said exploration in accordance with
the prescript'ons of the relative laws.
Art. 8.The right of petroleum ownership comprised
the propert'es which are the object of this law situated
in the subsoil of each surface area and these which in a
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natural method may be extracted by perforations made
within the boundaries of the said lands. This right car
ries with It that of extracting, controlling and developing
regarding these properties without any more limitation
than that they do not invade with their works the adjacent
lands and that they comply with the prescriptions of this
law and the regulations that may be issued
Art. 9.For the legal effects it is understood that by
a deposit of petroleum is meant a volume of indefinite
depth, limited laterally by a vertical surface passing
through the boundaries of the superficial area continued
and destined for the exploration of petroleum.
Art.In whatever title which may be issued by the
federation, the States or municipalities in conformity with
the relative laws, regarding whatever class of land, it is
understood to be reserved, in favor of the one who trans
fers the right, the ownership of the petroleum, and the
substances of the subsoil even though it may not be ex
pressed in this way in the title.
chapter H.
Regarding the Acquisition of Petroleum Property and Its
Exploitation.
Article 11. The ownership of petroleum and of the
properties that are the object of the present law can only
be acquired by concession in each case in accordance
with the provision? contained in the same law and the
respective regulations.
Art. 12.The concessions for the exploration of
petroleum in the subsoil of the lands which are referred
to in Article 2, will be issued by the Federal Executive
under the conduct of the Secretary of Industry, Com
merce and Labor, and with the approbation of the Con
gress of the Union, and without this last requisite those
which have for their object the exploration of the subsoil
of the lands enumerated in the Article 3 of this same
law. , . r
Art. 13.For the effects of the previous article the
Federal Executive is hereby authorized to issue the regu
lations which establish the bases under which petroleum
concessions may be granted.
Art. 14.By petroleum exploitation is understood the
extraction, control and development of the real proper
ties of the real properties specified in Article 1.
Art. 15.The exploitation of petroleum and Its de
rivatives in the subsoil of the lands not included in Frac
tion 4 of Article 3, is given freely to the owner of the
surface, for himself or in conformity with the contracts
which have been celebrated or may be celebrated, re
maining subject to compliance with the provisions of this
law and its regulations.
Art. 16.The Secretary of Industry, Commerce and
Labor will exercise administrative police power and vigi
lance directly over the petroleum industry, and through
its agents or inspectors who may be designated with the
object that the works, installations and respective de
pendencies shall be kept in conditions of security neces
sary to avoid damage and injuries to the third party and
guard in general the public security.
chapter m.
Regarding Transportations, Storage and Refining.
Art. 17.The Federal Executive, under the conduct of
the Secretary of Industry, Commerce and Labor, shall
have power to grant concessions in favor of private citi
zens, or civil societies, or commercial organizations in
conformity with the Mexican laws for the establishment
and exploration of pipe lines- for public or private use,
from refineries or storage stations of petroleum, gas and
their products. The form and legal forwarding of the
respective solicitations as also the terms in which may
be granted the said concessions will be fixed by the regu
lations issued to that effect.
chapter IV.
Of the Rights and Expropriation.
Art. 18.The rights which are recognized by the
present law in for the benefit of the ownership or petrol
eum Industry are those of the surface and of the right of
way.
Art. 19.The right of the surface consists of the
obligation of the landed properties or of common proper
ties to permit, within the surface area needed, the estab
lishment of towers, pumps, machinery and the implements
Continued on Page 36. '.
6 THE OIL. AND
National Oil Co. Stockholders Visit "Burk";
See Texas Chief "In Adion"; Insped: Refinery
Yellow, long hang'ng clouds of dust; dust that parches
the throat, dust that bites into the skin, dust that sifts into
the clothing like fine sand into the crevices of the rocks.
Long, narrow streets crowded with motor cars, fliv
vers, heavily laden trucks, horse-drawn wagons piled high
with casing and lumber, old fashioned buggies, men on
horseback. Dusty streets packed with men, women and
children.
Long lines of little frame stores, in the windows of
one store magnificent diamonds displayed to attract the
eye of men suddenly grown rich; in the windows of an
other great piles of rough clothing for workers in the
fields. Scores of hastily constructed refreshment stands
with water at a nickel a drink. Thousands of shacks,
each crowded with sleeping cots. Hundreds of tents of
every description. Rubbish heaped along the sidewalks.
Refuse in the roadways.
Roads, deep-rutted; full of holes. Roads so rough
that to crawl over them at snail's pac is like "bumping
the bumps."
A multitude of men, all dyed deep with sunburn,
every face streaked with grime. Women willing to en
dure the hardships of a pioneer oil town if they may
share in the profits which are spouting from the earth.
Children barelegged and happy, their playgrounds the
sand lots.
Derricks, groves of derricks, derricks under the school
house eaves, derricks in the cemetery jostling the tomb
stones; derricks along the railroad right of way so close
one can touch the timbers without leaning from the coach
window; derricks extending in long lines out against
the hor'zon as far as you can see.
High in the air, clean cut against the blue, two air
planes speeding to the south, their passengers millionaire
oil men off to holdings in other oil pools.
Oil, Oil, OILoil In little puddles in the streets, oil
on every man's clothing, oil in tank wagons, oil in tank
cars, oil In 55,000-barrel storage tanks, oil mounting der
rick high from the open mouth of the Texas Chief, oil
pumping from a thousand wells, oil coursing through pipe
lines on to the refineries of Oklahoma, Kansas and be
yond, and then into the industry of the world.
That was Burkburnettthe world famous oil field
as seen last week Wednesday afternoon by more than
A partial view of the famous Texas Chief lease, Burkburnett. Texas, owned by the National Oil Co. This photo
graph was taken Sept. 3, 1919. Texas Chief No. 1 Is in the foreground at the right; Texas Chief No. 4 at the
left; other National wells in the background.Photo by Hale & Hlatt, Oklahoma City.
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one hundred stockholders of The National Oil Co., of
Kansas City, while inspecting the company's holdings-- in
Northern Texas.
The trip, made from Kansas City by special train over
the M. K. & T. and the Santa Fe roads, included not only
the National properties at Burkburnett, but an inspection
of the company's refinerythe Leshat Arkansas City.
The special, composed of half a dozen Pullmans, was
the first which had visited the "Burk" field In months,
railroad men said. That the "oil special" attracted atten
tion goes without saying for at every railroad station
where a stop was made there was a crowd on hand to
welcome the visitors, while at Wichita Falls, Texas-, Ok
lahoma City, Okla., and Arkansas City, Kans., the Na
tional's stockholders were cordially entertained by the
commercial bodies of the respective municipalities.
The party left Kansas City Tuesday night reaching
Wichita Falls at noon the next day. There the National's
guests obtained their first real glimpse of the great oil
fields and caught their first whiff of the all-pervading
petroleum. After a brief stop at Wichita Falls, the
special train was rushed through to Burkburnett, a few
months ago only a "whistling station" on the Katy, now
the home of 20,000 people, all attracted by the money-
magic of oil.
At Burkburnett the National stockholders first paid
a call on Big Ben. Now it must be understood Big Ben
is an oil well, right on the Burkburnett townsite, "close
in," as a real estate man would say, for it is only a step
from the railroad station to where Big Ben stands cough
ing up what the fiction writers love to term "liquid gold."
Big Ben 1? owned by the National Oil Co., and is not
only one of the first wells brought in at "Burk" but also
is one of the big producers. The well came in February
7, this year, and because of Its continued big flow of oil is
a practical demonstration that the sand underlying Burk
burnett is prolific and that the field is going to "stand
up"that it will prove more productive than even the
most optimistic oil men dared hope. At least, such was
the expression of experts on the spot last week.
After inspecting the B'g Ben and getting a splash or
two of oil on their trousers, the National stockholders
were driven in motor cars to the Burk-Waggoner field, or
Northwest Extension as it is known, where the National
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View showing a portion of ths National Oil Co.'s refinery at Arkansas City, Kans. The capacity of the plant now
is 2,200 barrels a day. This is to be increased to 3,500 barrels immediately.Photo by Hale & Hiatt, Oklahoma City.

owns valuable acreage, including the famous Texas Chief the Lesh refining division of the National Oil. When the
lease. "oil special" pulled into the station at Arkansas City more
Texas Chief No. 1, shown in one of the accompanying than f.fty motor cars owned by the business men of that
photographs, was drilled in May 28, and now is good for city were lined up at the curb and the National's guests
2,000 barrels a day. It is one of the "landmarks" 'n the were invited for an auto ride. The first point of interest
"Burk" pool and was the center of attraction for the was an inspection of one of the National's distributing,
visitors who watched with delight as the crude oil literally or service station.}, of which the company has a score or
poured itself from the well into the huge storage tanks more in various Kansas towns, while it has just author
close by. ized the construction of ten additional stations in the
Texas Chief No. 4, less than a stone's throw distance same state.
from its great namesake, as may be seen from the photo Then came an inspection of the refinery, a modern
graph depicting the Texas Chief property, has just plant with a present capacity of 2,200 barrels a day; a
"scratched" sand, the sand having been penetrated a bare capacity which will be increased to 3,500 barrels just as
four feet when the stockholders saw the well In action soon as two additional stills, now under contract and
last week. What will happen when the well is drilled in which should be completed within thirty days, can be
may be forecasted, however, by looking at the photograph installed. The refinery, Incidentally, is known as one of
of the No. 4 well which shows a volume of oil almost as the best money making properties of the kind in Kansas.
thick as a man's body mounting far up the derrick. Following the inspection of the refinery was the big
The photograph was snapped Wednesday afternoon surprise of the trip. Instead of returning to the special
while the National men were on the ground. The picture is train for dinner the members of the National party were
a fine illustration of a real oil well ":"n action" and shows taken to the First Presbyterian church of Arkansas City,
plainly the natural flow of oil. In addition to this well the a church unique in its architectural beauty and in the
National has four other wells drilling on the Texas Chief hospitality of its membership. As the guests entered the
lease. building they were directed by E. W. DeCrof, manager
of the National's Arkansas City properties, to a spacious
The Burkburnett field is only one of several in which din'ng room where plates had been laid for 150 guesti
the National is operating. The company owns about 40.000 and there the oil men, as guests of the Arkansas City
acres of leases in Kansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Tex
as; has approximately 65 producing wells and is constantly 1
adding to the number. Its producing properties are lo
cated in Butler and Franklin Counties, Kansas; Okmulgee
and Tulsa Counties, Oklahoma; Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
and Burkburnett, Texas, with many proven locations yet
to drill.
In fact, the National is one of the most active oil
companies in the Mid-Continent. Just now the company
is ready to begin drilling for its Crowley County No. 1
well in Kansas, machinery having just been unloaded on
the locat'on. Incidentally, it might be mentioned that
the company has 1,200 acres of well selected land there
that looks decidedly promising.
A late report is the company's No. 2 on the Haver
lease in the Fox Bush pool, Butler County, Kansas, is
drilling at 1,200 feet and should be completed before the
first of October.
The National Oil Co. waft incorporated August 1,
1916, with an authorized capital of 500,000 shares with a
par value of $1.00 per share. Later the charter was
amended and the capital increased to 3,000,000 shares of
which only about one-half have been issued. The com
pany, to date, has paid eleven quarterly dividends, two of
which were for eight per cent and nine for ten per cent
each. In addition, the company is out of debt and has
about $200,000 in cash in its treasury.
But to get back to last week's inspection trip. Wed
nesday evening the National's guests were entertained by
the Wichita Falls commercial club, the members of the
party being taken for an automobile ride through the
business and residential sections of that fast growing oil
town which has set its ambition at 100,000 population.
The original schedule for the National's special train
called for a three-hour stay in Oklahoma City Thursday
morning, but due to railroad delays the visit had to be
cut to an hour's time. That, however, gave the oil men
a chance to get a fairly comprehensive view of the city,
as motor cars, furnished by the Chamber of Commerce,
were waiting at the railroad station to take the visitors
for a ride through Oklahoma's capital city.
A novel and delightful feature of the inspection trip Texas Chief No. 4 "in action" Sept. 3, 1919, showing
came at Arkansas City, Kans., where the stockholders the natural flow of oil.Photo by Hale & Hiatt, Oklahoma
stopped late Thursday to inspect the company's refinery, City.
8 THE OIL AND
Commercial Club were served with a most appetizing din
ner of fried chicken prepared as only Kansas women
know how to cook. With the dinner were vocal, in
strumental and whistling solos, the latter by Mis-s Boylan,
a charming Arkansas City girl, who completely captivated
the guests, being forced by repeated applause to respond
with numerous encores. After dinner came cigars and
toasts. The speakers were introduced by Albert Faul-
uoner, a clever young Arkansas City attorney. Among
the speakers were H. F. Whessel of St. Paul; Mr. Boling
of Tipton, Iowa; George Frase of Chicago and G. B.
Sprouse, of Springfield, Tenn., all stockholders in the
National, and Dr. William Gardner, pastor of the church.
Mr. Whessel was cordially applauded by the stock
holders when he said that he believed the appreciation
in which it was evident the National company is held by
Arkansas City business men was sufficient recommenda
tion for any company and its management. Mr. Boling
spoke especially of the excellent foresight of the officers
of the National company in the selection of investments
and declared that while he was then on his second inspec
tion trip of the company's properties he had never heard
a word of adverse criticism from any stockholder.
Mr. Sprouse told his fellow stockholders that he was
so Impressed by what he had seen of the National's prop
erties that he was going to double the investment he had
KANSAS
KANSAS PRODUCTION.
Barrels
65,000
12,900
15,100
Total daily production ....83.000
El Dorado, Kas., Sept. 9.Kansas has had another
good week in the oil game. Big wells were brought in
in the Elbing-Peabody district which more than made up
the decline in other portions of the state. When other
wells now drilling and on the sand are added to the pipe
line totals, the figures ought not to be particularly de
pressing.
The only adverse report from the whole state was the
definite assertion on the part of the owners that the King
and Day tests in Harvey county are failures. Both wells
are dry in the Big Harvey sand. For several days this
report has been reported by scouts but no definite affirma
tion or denial has ever been made by the drilling con
tractors.
Four Good Wells In Elbing-Peabody Pools.
Four good wells feature the field during the past
week. National Refining company on the Eyestone No.
5 in 8-23-4 is reporting swabbing around 50 barrels an
hour, and is estimated to continue a big well when set
tled to regular production. The White Eagle on the Hawk
in 6-23-4 is making around 600 barrels daily in the deep
sand and is among the good wells in the field. Sinclair
on the Holden in 3-33-4, another addition to the Peabody-
Elbing field, is a 600-barrel producer.
The well of Marshall and associates on the Paris in
20-23-4, which was brought in two weeks ago and has
been swabbing 500 barrels daily, was shut down for two
days and the oil began slopping over the top of the cas
ing. Just what this means is a matter of speculation
among the scouts, some claiming that the well will make
a much better producer when put on the swab again,
while others- claim it signifies nothing.
Sinclair on the Furman No. 3 in 8-23-4, has gone on
the pump and is pumping and flowing around 1,000 bar
rels a day. This is the third well on the Furman lease
and an offset to the National's No. 3 .Eyestone, which
came in a gusher.
The Emerald Oil Company on the Roberts No. 1 in
the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of 27-23-4
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planned. Later it was learned that Mr. Sprouse not only
made a heavy investment in National stock, but gave the
ladies of the Arkansas City church a large check in ap
preciation of their courtesy in entertaining the National's
guests.
Mr. Frase expressed sincere appreciation for the man
ner in which the National's business affairs are being
handled and in conclusion Doctor Gardner also paid high
tribute to the integrity and business ability of the officers
of the National. "I may know nothing about the oil
business, but I do know men," he said, in complimenting
the National officials.
Probably nothing on the trip, not even excluding the
wonderfully valuable oil producing properties owned by
the National Company, so impressed the stockholders of
the corporation as did the manner in which such resi
dents of Arkansas City as Doctor Gardner spoke of the
company and its management. That Doctor Gardner and
the other Arkansas Citians whom they met were sincere
in their words of appreciation could not be questioned by
the visitors. There was nothing "forced" about it. Old
oil men in the party said they had never before heard
anything like the praise which was showered on President
C. J. Webster, Vice President E. R. Wilson, Secretary 0.
W. Dickerson and other officials of the company by the
"home folks" in Arkansas City.
is attracting considerable attention at the present time.
The well is nearing the sand, and should be brought in
some time during the present week. The well is out
side of production, and should it prove a producer will
start operations in a new section of the field.
No Dusters on Eyestone Farm.
The Eyestone No. 5 which was brought in the first of
the week makes the fifth well on the Eyestone lease
without a dry hole. It is also two locations north of the
George Holdan land, and indicates that a number of other
good producers will be found in this territory.
" Aside from bringing in a number of big wells, the
feature of the Peabody-Elbing field was the new work
started. According to the best information obtainable
.there have been about twenty new locations staked dur
ing the week, with possibly double this amount of whis
pered locations, some of which will prove a reality later
on. Eleven rigs were completed in the field during the
week and six new rigs started building.
In the Fox-Bush field the well brought in on the War
ner last week is reported to have gone on the pump and
is making 500 barrels daily. The location is in the north
west quarter of 25-29^5. From all indications this is
among the big wells of the field, as it now looks like the
well will hold up at around 500 barrels settled production.
Knollenberger No. 6, a half mile west of the northwest
corner of Douglass has gone on the pump and is making
300 barrels daily. This well is the farthest south, and
west of any wells yet drilled in the field and for this rea
son is interesting to promoters and developers, as it had
been thought the field was already defined in this direc
tion.- The well is owned by the Mid-Kansas Oil and Gas
Company.
A Good Well in Cowley County.
In the Fall City district of Cowley County a new inter
est has been awakened by the bringing in of the Fall City
No. 3 as a 1,000-barreler. The well Is near Maple City
and the little village is said to be all excited over the new
well and leases are being grabbed in all directions.
The oil production report for the month of August
credits Greeiiwood County with a daily production of
4,000 barrels. Of this amount 2,500 barrels comes from
the' Sallyyards district, 350 barrels from Utopia and the
remainder from the Virgil and Lewis pools and the Em-
.pire's Teter' well in the northwest part of the county. I"
all sections of the county drilling operations are being
pushed and it is claimed that there Is more activity in
Greenwood County than there has ever been before.
But little progress has been made in the wildcat sec
tion of the state. No new wells- have been reported,
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although a number of tests are nearing the depths at
which sand is expected to be found. The next few weeks
should show some wildcats as either producers or dry
holes.
All Eyes on Dickinson County.
So far there has never been a drop of oil discovered
in Dickinson County, which lies directly north of Marion
County, but at present there are 28 locations made and
drilling wells in the county. The close proximity to the
Elbing-Peabody district and the fact several promising
"s-tructures" have been discovered are believed to be
reasons why Dickinson County is so popular at present.
Peculiarly enough the northern half of the county
received the first play. Within the past three months, the
Sinclair Oil and Gas Company has been drilling on two
tests and has made a location for a third: Herington,
the biggest town in the county outside of Abilene, the
county seat, is entertaining more oil men and geologists
than any other town in Kansas at the present time.
Tests Going Down in Dickinson County.
Here are some of the tests that have either started or
will be spudded In within a few days: Marshall and as
sociates having completed their rig in the southwest cor
ner of the northeast quarter of section 17-15-4. Casing
for this test is being loaded at Douglass and the contract
has been let for the drilling which is to s-tart on or before
October first. Northeast of the Marshall block in the
center of section 15-15-4 Sylvester Forrester has made a
location and a Keystone rig is being unloaded at Wood
bine. It is reported that this test will be spudded in by
the middle of the present month. East of the Marshall
test, in the center of section 2-16-4, Musgrove and others
are building a derrick and expect to commence drilling as
soon as material can be gotten on the ground. In order to
hold this particular block, a time limit having been agreed
on for actual development, it was- necessary to run a
special into Woodbine in order to get material for the der
rick on the ground in time to hold the acreage. In the
northeast corner of the southwest quarter of section 19-
15-5 the Midland Refining Company of El Dorado is get
ting material on the ground for a deep test, and it is
promised by Mr. Clark of the refining corporation that
actual drilling will begin by the middle of October. In
the southwest corner of the northeast quarter of section
2-16-4, Huntley and Johnson have arranged with Skaer
Brothers to drill, the money for this test being on deposit
In the First National Bank at Herington and drilling
operations will commence soon. Skaer and Skaer are
drilling at 1,100 feet in section 19-16-5. This test Is lo
cated a short distance southeast of the town of Herington.
Forrester spudded in for a test in section 14-16-5 last
Thursday. A Keystone machine is being used.
In the Older Fields in Butler County.
The National Refining Co., owner of the original Eye-
stone gusher is rushing work on all of its leases in
Butler county. This company has the record of not strik
ing a dry hole in the Elblng field. The following is a
list of the company's field operations:
Lathrop north 80, N% of NW% of 17-23-4, No. 1
drilling at 1,900 feet; No. 2 drilling at 2,410 feet; No. 3
rigging up; No. 4 spudding; No. 5 building rig; No. 6
rig complete; No. 7 moving in tools; No. 8 rig timbers on
ground; Lathrop No. 2 offsetting No. 1 in NE corner of
SWV4 of 17-23-4 drilling around 2,000 feet. Eyestone
No. 5 in 8-23-4, shut down for boiler repairs. No. 6 is a rig.
No. 7 is shut down at 1,800 feet for boiler repairs.
Empire Drilling Operations and Wells on Sand.
Bancroft 19 in the E% of the SW4 of 32-25-5, topped
the sand at 2,431, toal depth 2,479. Chesney 82, in
21-25-5, drilling in sand at 2,050. Enyeart 76, in 12-26-4,
shut down for underreamer, no depth given. Finney 6,
in 9-26-5, top of sand 2,524, pulling the 10-inch pipe.
Finney 14 topped the sand at 2,840, completed at 2,519,
running tubing. Fulkerson 9, In 4-26-5, got the top at
2,516, completed the well at 2,583 and is- cleaning out.
Fulkerson 10, top of sand 2,525, completed the w'ell
at 2,557. Gussman 8, in 18-26-5, top of sand 2,558, drilling
with the hole full of water. Gussman 11, top of sand
2.410, completed at 2,482, running the 6-inch. Hamilton
19, in 14-26-4, top of sand 2,370, bottom 2,383, rigging
up to run tubing. Hess 15, in 18-26-5, top of sand 2,523,
completed at 2,556, initial production 20 barrels. Knox
30, in 15-25-5, top of sand 2,576. Koogler 15, in 20-26-5,
top of sand 2,475, completed at 2,579, with 2,100 feet of
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oil in the hole. Koogler 37, in 17-26-5, topped the sand at
2,415, completed the well at 2,493. Moler 22, in 32-25-5,
topped the sand at 2,443 cable measure and completed
the well at 2,458. Paulson 65, in 2-26-4, is reported on
the pump hut no report of production. They topped the
sand at 2,375 and completed the well at 2,405. Pierpont
55, in 33-25-5, topped the sand at 2,483 and are underream-
ing the 6-inch to 2,510. Shriver 17, in 14-26-4, topped the
sand at 2,384, rigging up to pull the 10-inch. Stokes
68, in 33-25-5, is qn top of the sand at 2,360, running
the 6-inch.
Shallow wells: Atkins 24, in 29-25-5, dry at 740.
Enyeart 72, in 12-26-4, drilling at 1,040. No. 74 drilling
at 2,400. Finney 25, in 29-26-5; Stokes 25, in 28-25-5;
Wilson 127, 128, 129, 130 in 8-25-5 locations.
Beaumont field, just over the line in Greenwood county:
Denchfield 3, in 13-27-8, location. Kofoid 1, in 12-27-8,
drilling at 670. Nannie Lewis 2 and 3, in 12-27-8, loca
tions. Selbach 2, in 13-27-8, drilling at 1,014. Temple
3, In 13-27-8, drilling at 1,014. Temple 3, in 25-27-8, build
ing rig.
A Surprise in the Smock-Sluss Pool.
The real surprise of the week occurred last Thursday
when the Niagara Oil Co. on the Unger No. 2 In section
30-26-6, pulled the liner and discovered that they had
an oil well good for 125 barrels settled production. The
well was- drilled over a year ago and it had been decided
to abandon It.
As soon as the liner was pulled on Thursday, the
well began to flow a portion of the time. This well
If it keeps up its record will extend production of the
Smock-Sluss- pool almost a mile to the southeast.
Wages Too High in Oil Fields.
There is- a rumor that many of the big oil companies
will enter into an agreement not to extend development
work for a period of six months, or until the cost is re
duced. Every item of expense entering into development
has increased, it is said, but none more so than wages
of the rig builders. The opening up of the Texas field
has made rig builders scarce, and it is reported that the
companies have made the situation more difficult by
bidding against each other for the builders' services.
Consequently, in the past year the wages paid these
men for ten hours' work has jumped from. $8 and $10 per
day to $15, $18 and even $25 per day.
Oil men say that whereas the building of a rig once
cost about $1,000. it now takes $2,500 or $3,000 to build
it. One instance is reported of where a gang of builder?
was paid $15 per day per man and the foreman $50
per day to go to Texas and erect a rig.
Buys Stimpson Eighty.
The Oil & Gas Co. of Eldorado has purchased from
the Stanley Interests an 80-acre lease in proved territory,
the W% of the NW% of 36-26-5, the E. L. Stimpson farm.
The lease adjoins the Inland-Mid-Kansas on the Bisagno,
on which there are a number of good wells. The Stan
leys drilled on the NW corner of the 80 and had what
looked like a small well. They attempted to shoot
the sand but only succeeded in bursting the casing and
letting the hole fill up with water. The drillers now
believe they have the water shut off and that there is
a good chance of it making a small well. The company
will now develop the lease as- rapidly as possible.
Town In Oil Fields.
A new town has sprung up among the oil derricks near
the village of Elbing, during the last few weeks. It is
so new as a matter of fact, that no one has thought
of giving it a name. The town has three streets and
about 150 inhabitants, most of them being workers on
the Eyestone, Leydig and Holden leases. It has two
stores, two restaurants and four rooming houses.
There are many other urban communities that have
sprung up in Butler county during the past four years
that owe their origin to petroleum. The best known is
Oil Hill, the Empire's industrial town near Eldorado
that contains approximately 2,500 persons.
Ward-Wilhoit Rig Burns.
The Ward-Wilhoit No. 2 on the Leydig farm, burned.
It caught from the fire in the forge. This rig is almost
straight south of the Eyestone farm house and with a
strong south wind blowing it looked for a time as though
it might take some of the Eyestone farm buildings. The
Leydig buildings were not endangered because the wind
was taking it away from them.
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Fleener Quits National.
D. P. Fleeger has resigned as president in the, Kansas
district for the National Refining Co. He will enter the
oil business for himself, it is understood. He owns a large
gas field in Illinois. Mr. Fleeger is on a vacation now.
Piping in Water.
The National Refining Company is bringing a 3-inch
water line from the creek three miles east of the Eye-
stone farm. With the creek water it is believed there
will not be near so much trouble with boilers as with the
well water they are now using.
Elk City Field.
The past week saw the completion of the forty-sev
enth gaa well in the Elk City field. It tested over 36,-
000,000 feet of gas daily and the total production of the
field has now reached the large figure of 1,285,000,000 feet
of gas daily. Of this immense potential output, less
than 2 per cent is said to be going into the pipe lines
now, although this- should be largely increased when cold
weather comes. The well mentioned above is Whelchel
No. 1 in the SW corner of 26-31-13, and it extends the field
some distance farther south. The operators are Harmon.
Wilson, et al., there being eight owners, each owning an
equal share. Harmon and R. H. Stephens are local men
and are being congratulated on their good fortune. They
have moved their rig about three-eighths of a mile east
on the same tract for their No. 2 well and if it comes in
a producer, it will prove up considerable more acreage.
Elk Valley Co., Hough, Toln & Strickler, are drilling
at about 800 feet in Baum No. 7, in 23-31-13, which is an
offset to Lewis No. 2, in the same section, which is a
22,000,000-foot gas well.
Hale, Nicholson et al., got only a broken sand at the
depth where the big gas sand should have been found
in their Lewis- No. 3, in 23-31-13. The well will be drilled
into the Mississippi lime in their Ballenger No. 2, in
field is pretty well defined now with dry holes, as is
also the west edge, but there is room to the north and es
pecially to the south, for further extensions to the field
The Southwestern Gas Co. is shut down for water
on top of the Mississippi lime in their Ballenger No. 2 in
the SE corner of 23-31-13. It missed the big gas sand
at the usual depth and marks the east edge of the field
at that point.
Keefe & Morrison spudded in Tuesday in their Brain-
erd No. 4 in the SE corner of the N% of the SE% of
27-31-13. It is offset to the north and south by large gas
wells.
The Texcalokan Oil & Gas Co. is casing at about
1,500 feet in their Denton No. 1 in 34-31-13, and expect tc
drill into the deep sand this week.
The Neiman well No. 1 In 2-32-13, about two miles
west of town is drilling at about 100 feet.
The Meridian Oil & Gas Co. is casing off water at
about 200 feet in their Duby No. 1 in 6-31-13.
Willis Bros, have a rig on their Murphy No. 3 in
33-31-12. A nice shallow sand oil pool is being developed
in that section, which is only a short distance west of
the Inge pool.
. Rupp et al. have a rig on their Stephens No. 4 in
33-31-12.
Townley & Bailey have a small oil well in sand found
at about 700 feet, in their Stillwell No. 3, a mile and
a half west of Oak Valley.
The Sachem Oil Co. has moved a rig on the Baugh-
man land in 36-32-12, and will drill another well to the
shallow gas sand.
The Sachem Oil Co. is rigging up for their Wright
No. 3, in 31-32-13.
Kansas Wildcat Operations.
Barton County.
The Cheyenne Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Sooy in the south
west of 27-lS12w is having trouble with collapsed casing at
1,560 feet.
Barber County.
Holliday and others No. 2 Gibson in the southeast of
southwest of ll-30-12w is shut down at 2,970 feet.
The Medicine Lodge Petroleum Co. No. 1 Storm in the
southeast of northeast of northeast of 15-33-13w is a lo
cation.
Chase County.
The Liberty Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Guthrie in the south
west of 25-18-8 is shut down for repairs at 1,230 feet.
Finedeiss and others No. 1 Jones in the southwest of
northeast of 4-21-6 is shut down at 1,625 feet.
GAS NEWS
O'Nell and others No. 1 Mahoney in the southeast of
14-21-6 has rig up.
Stark and others No. 1 Pankey In 21-21-8 has rig up
Shaw and others No. 1 Harsh in the northwest of
southeast of 29-22-8 has rig up.
Cloud County.
Howerton and others No. 1 Byrnes in the northwest
of northeast of northeast of 30-8-lw is shut down at 2,200
feet for contractor.
Comanche County.
Shaw and others No. 1 Shaw in the northeast of north
east of ll-23-16w has material on the ground.
Coffey County.
Grouch Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Jones In the southwest of
northeast of 1-20-14 is shut down at 1,533 feet.
Clay County.
Nelson Syndicate No. 1 Avery in the southeast of 30-8-4
is- shut down at 2,700 feet
Cowley County.
Langley and others No. 1 Russell in center of north
east of 27-31-3 is shut down at 535 feet.
Empire Gas & Fuel Co. No. 1 Shannon In the center
of southwest of southwest of 34-31-5 is drilling at 1,850 feet.
The Texas Co. No. 2 Burden in the southwest of south
west of 8-31-7 Is drilling at 2,310 feet, having had a showing
of gas at 1,525 and 2,250 feet.
Bendum & Trees No. 1 Kock in the southwest of 28-31-7
has rig up.
Emerald Oil Co. No. 1 Elrod in the northeast of south
west of 4-32-5 is cleaning out at 3,160 feet.
The Carter Oil Co. No. 1 Stafford in the southeast of
17-32-5 Is drilling at 2,070 feet.
The Theta Oil Co. No. 1 Berry in the northeast of
13-33-6 is straight reaming at 1,700 feet.
Hopkins & Marvin No. 1 Wm. Darst In the center of
west line of northwest of southwest of 13-33-6 is shut down
at 785 feet.
West & Ossenbeck No. 1 Guthrie in the northwest cor
ner of Lot 13 in 8-34-8 is shut down at 1,790 feet.
Decatur County.
Logan Oil Co. No. 1 Harshman in the southeast of
31-l-30w is shut down at 1,200 feet.
Dickinson County.
The Sinclair Oil Co. No. 1 John Wilkins in the south
west of northwest of northeast of 26-11-3 is drilling at 1,650
feet. The same company No. 1 E. E. Cronister in the
southwest of northeast of ll-12-2e is building rig. The
same company No. 1 E. Stone in the northwest of south
west of 34-12-2 is building rig.
Kelly and others No. 1 Baker in the southwest of
northwest of 26-12-3e is building rig.
Clark & Titus No. 1 Kickhefer in the northeast of
southeast of 9-15-5 has material on the ground.
Elk County.
Metropolitan Expl. Co. No. 1 Denton in the southeast
of 4-30-9 is cleaning out to plug back to 2,000 to 2,015 feet.
Total depth 2,505 feet.
Heckenkemper and others No. 1 Hyser In the northeast
of 19-30-9 is- shut down at 1,050 feet.
Love and others No. 1 Wyrock in the northwest of
northeast of northeast of 10-30-10 is drilling at 1,500 feet
The Union Oil Co. No. 1 Shull in the southwest of
northeast of 2-31-9 is shut down at 1,265 feet.
Finney County.
The Garden City Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Wann in the
southeast of 35-21-30w is shut down at 2,200 feet.
Greenwood County.
The Empire Gas & Fuel Co. No. 1 Morris in the south
east of 8-23-9 has material on the ground. The same com
pany No. 2 Teeter in the northeast of northwest of north
east of southwest of 16-23-9 has material on the ground.
The Emerald Oil Co. No. 1 Teeter in the northwest of
northwest of 21-23-9 has rig up.
Cosden Oil Co. No. 1 Lovett McNeal in the southwest
of 22-23-13 is fishing at 1,750 feet with 50 feet of oil in the
hole.
The Carter Oil Co. No. 1 Welch in the center of east
line of northeast of 12-25-8 is shut down at 2,500 feet.
The Burk Petroleum Co. No. 1 Hodsoh in the north
west of southwest of northeast of 28-25-10 is shut down at
2,450 feet.
Rodgers and others No. 1 Love in the northwest of
northeast of southwest of 23-26-8 is drilling at 500 feet.
 THE OIL AND
The Empire Gas & Fuel Co. No. 3 Temple in the cen
ter of southwest of southeast of 13-27-8 is drilling at 1,000
feet. The same company No. 1 Lewis in the northeast of
26-27-8 got sand 2,510 to 2,516 feet with nice show of oil
and is now cleaning out. Edwards and others No. 1 Bald
win in the southwest of northwest of northwest of 6-27-9
have rig up.
Greenwood County.
The Dixie Oil Co. No. 1 Dixon in the southwest of
southwest of 18-28-9 spudded in and shut down on account
of tools being moved away.
Otto Creek Oil Co. No. 1 Miller In the southwest of
northeast of northwest of 5-28-9 has rig up.~
Jones and others . No. 1 Kinnen in the northwest of
northeast of southwest of 11-28-10 is shut down at 2,560
feet.
J. B. Jones and others No. 1 Holmes in the northeast
of southeast of northeast of 6-28-12 is shut down at 1,750
feet.
Harvey County.
The Minnehoma Oil Co. No. 1 Gilchrist in the south
east of northwest of northwest of 27-22-2 has tools in.
Houston and others No. 1 Wilson in the northeast of
southeast of northwest of 28-22-2 is drilling at 1,750 feet.
Watchorn and others No. 1 Day in the southeast of
northeast of southwest of 32-22-2 is drilling at 2,250 feet.
Penn-Texas Oil Co. No. 1 McCord in the southeast of
35-22-2 is spudding.
Watchorn and others No. 1 King in the center of west
line of southwest of southeast of 1-23-le is drilling at 2,650
feet. The same parties No. 1 Wilcox in the northwest of
northeast of southwest of 11-23-le is shut down at 710 feet.
The same parties No. 2 Wetschensky in the northwest of
southwest of northeast of 4-23-2e are spudding. The same
parties No. 1 Hunnington in the southeast of northeast of
northwest of 4-23-2e are drilling at 1,050 feet.
W. C. Cain and others No. 1 Hickerson in the north
west of southwest of 30-34-le has material on the ground.
Harper County.
Eldorado Harper Emp. O. Co. No. 1 in the northwest of
25 32-7w is shut down at 600 feet.
Hodgman County.
Oil Fields Development Co. No. 1 Hanna in the north
west of 27-22-23w is shut down at 725 feet.
Jackson County.
Buffalo Oil Co. No. 1 Cook in the northeast of 12-7-15
has rig up.
Kingman County.
Hale and Allinger No. 1 Winfrey, in the southwest
of ll-27-7w, is underreaming at 3,275 feet.
Jewell County. , full of oil and is pulling big pipe. No. 3, in the center
Red Line Oil Co. No. 1 Lamp in the southeast of 9-2-9w
has rig up.
Cunningham oil and Gas Co. No. 1 Latnam in the
southwest of northwest of 21-27-10w, is drilling at 3,150
feet.
The Kingman-Murdock Oil Co. No. 1 Rutkomski, in
the center of east line of southwest of 3-28-6w, is fishing
at 3,126 feet.
Kiowa County.
Pratt Oil and Gas Co. No. 1 Barlow, in the southeast
of 25-30-17w, is shut down at 3,680 feet.
Kearney County.
Mins and Inge No. 1 Bower, in the southwest of 9-25-
37w. is shut down at 725 feet.
Lincoln County.
National Refining Co. No. 1 Dudley, in the northwest
of southeast of 9-11-8W, is fishing for casing at 3,460 feet.
Marion County.
George Krew No. 1 Riffle, in the southeast of south
west of southeast of 28-18-4, is spudding.
Salt City Oil and Gas. Co. No. 1 Gutsch, in the north
east of northwest of 12-18-5, is shut down at 2,500 feet.
Spencer Oil Co. No. 1 Vogel, in the northwest of
southeast of southeast of 25-19-3e, casing collapsed at 1,400
feet and will skid rig.
Sharpe and others No. 1 Rodgers in the northeast of
southeast of northeast of 21-19-4, has rig up.
The Sinclair Oil and Gas Co. No. 1 Ford, in the south
west of southeast of 15-20-4, is rigging up and waiting for
fuel.
Marion County Oil and Development Co. No. 1 F.
Williams, in the southeast of southeast of 18-20-4e, is
drilling at 1,520 feet.
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Franklin Oil and Gas Co. No. 2, Manheim, in the
southeast of southwest of ll-20-5e, has rig up.
Mullendick and others No. 1 Converse, in the north
east of southwest of 29-21-2e, has rig up.
Argus Oil Co. No. 2 Koslanski, in the southwest of
5-21-4, is spudding.
Galbraith and others No. 1 Potts In the northwest of
southeast of 27-21-4, is shut down at 1,400 feet.
Cosden and Markham No. 1 Sellars, in the southeast
of 28-21-4, is shut down at 2,700 feet.
Ohio Cities and Gypsy No. 1 Davis, in the northeast
of southwest of 34-21-5, is shut down at 2,665 feet.
Rosenthall and others No. 1 Sicrest, in the northwest
of northeast of southwest of 17-22-3e, is underreaming at
2,675 feet.
Atkins and others No. 1 Carmichael, in the southwest
of southeast of southeast of 3-22-4, is drilling at 720 feet.
Bramer Drilling Co. No. 1 Carmichael, in the south
west of 3-22-4, is spudding.
Ward and others No. 1 Jolliffee, in the center of south
line of northwest of southwest of 4-22-4, is drilling at 800
feet.
Watchorn and others No. 2 Jolliffe, in the southwest
of southeast of southwest of southwest of 4-22-4, is drill
ing at 1,965 feet. The same parties No. 1 Walter, in the
center of west line of northwest of 4-22-4, is shut down
at 400 feet.
The American-Canadian Oil Co. No. 1 Chilson, in the
southwest of southeast of 4-22-4, is shut down at 2,100 feet.
Lee and others No. 1 Wells, in the southwest of south
east of northeast of 4-22-4, is drilling at 1,170 feet.
Watchorn and others No. 1 Townsend, in the center of
east line of southeast of 3-22-4, is drilling at 750 feet.
Same parties No. 1 Milne, in the center of east line of
northeast of northeast of 7-22-4, has rig up.
Forrester and others No. 2 Winsor, in the center of
northeast of southeast of 8-22-4, his rig up.
Watchorn and others No. 1 Jolliffe, in the center of
north line of northwest of 9-22-4, is drilling at 1,750 feet.
No. 2, in the northwest of northeast of northwest of north
east, has rig up.
The Carter Oil Co. No. 1 Ireland, in the southeast of
10-22-4, has timbers on ground.
Orlando Petroleum Co. No. 2 Ehnsted, in the south
east of northwest of southeast of 10-22-4, is rigging up.
No. 3, in the center of east line of northeast of southeast,
has rig up. No. 4, in the northeast of southeast, has
timbers on the ground.
Elmhurst Investment Co. No. 2 Gillette, in the north
east of southeast of 10-22-4, has rig up. The same com
pany No. 2 Sinex, in the southwest of northwest of south
west of 10-22-4, got sand 2,494 to 2,499 feet and has hole
of west line of northeast of southwest, has rig up.
Derby and others No. 2 Larson, in the center of west
line of southwest of northwest of 11-22-4, is drilling at
1,850 feet. No. 3, in the center of south line of northwest
of southwest, is drilling at 550 feet.
Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 1 Larson, in the northwest
of southwest of southwest of 11-22-4, is spudding.
Gaskill and others No. 1 Gulman, In the northwest of
southeast of northwest of 11-22-44, is shut down for casing
at 910 feet. The same parties No. 1 Jewell, in the center
of west line of northeast of northeast of 11-22-3, has tim
bers on the ground.
Kinney Refining Co. No. 1 Rednes, in the northwest
of southwest of northwest of 14-22-4, is drilling at 1,780
feet.
Elmhurst Investment Co. No. 4 Burton, in the south
east of northwest of 15-22-4, got sand at 2,557 feet, and
at one foot in is estimated good for 300 barrels. No. 5.
in the southeast of northeast of northwest, is drilling at
2,300 feet. No. 6, in the southwest of northeast, is shut
down at 1,000 feet.
Wilhoit and Forrester No. 1 Burton, in the northwest
of southeast of 15-22-4, has rig up. No. 2, in the north
west of northeast of northeast, has rig up.
The Carter Oil Co. No. 2 Lewis, in the northwest of
northeast of southwest of 15-22-4, is drilling at 2,100 feet.
Pierce and Pierce No. 1 Clark, in the northwest of
southeast of 15-22-4, is shut down at 2.100 feet. The same
parties No. 1 Burton, in the northeast of southwest of
northwest of 15-22-4, is drilling at 985 feet.
Buffalo Production Co. No. 2 Clark, in the center of
west line of northeast of southeast of 15-22-4, is shut
down at 1,550 feet. The same company No. 1 Jolliffe, in
the northeast of 16-22-4, is drilling at 2.100 feet.
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Watchorn and others No. 1 Jolllffe, In the northeast
of southwest of northwest of 16-22-4, is drilling at 1,845
feet.
West and others No. 1 Jolllffe, in the northeast of
northwest of 16-22-4, is drilling at 1,775 feet.
Derby and others No. 1 Jolllffe, in the northeast of
southeast of 16-22-4, is shut down at 975 feet.
Pierce and Pierce No. 1 Jones, in the center of east
line of northeast of northeast of 17-22-4, has rig up.
Mollihan and others No. 1 Hall, in the southeast of
southeast of 32-22-4, is drilling at 450 feet.
William Galloway and others No. 1 Evans, in the
center of west line of southwest of southwest of 33-22-4,
has timbers on the ground.
The National Refining Co. No. 1 Hanken, in the
southwest of southeast of 34-22-4, is drilling at 2,300 feet.
Morris County.
Forrester and others No. 1 Ray, in the southeast of
southwest of northwest of southwest of 13-16-5, has ma
chine on the ground.
Skaer and Skaer No. 1 Albright, in the northwest
of southeast of 19-16-5, is shut down at 200 feet.
Osborne County.
Delhi Oil Co. No. 1 Dorman, in the southwest of 20-
10-llw, has rig up.
Osage County.
Blodgett Oil Corporation No. 1 Craig, in the southwest
of northeast of southwest of southwest of 9-16-15, has
rig up.
Mull Vitt Development Co. No. 1 Neil, in the north
east of northwest of southwest of northeast of 8-17-17, has
rig up.
Black Hawk Oil Co. No. 1 Buskirk, in the southwest
of southeast of 10-18-16, is shut down at 2,200 feet.
Ottawa County.
Dozier and others No. 1 Lyne, in the northeast of
northwest of 15-9-lw, has rig up.
Ottawa County O. & D. Co. No. 1 Sirnie, in the north
west of southeast of 21-9-5, is drilling at 3,200 feet.
The Carter Oil Co. No. 1 Best, in the northeast of
southeast of northeast of 25-1 2-3 w, is drilling at 3,310
feet.
Pottawatomie County.
Crawford and Jennings No. 1 Doyle, in the northwest
of 4-10-12, is cementing off water at 2,700 feet.
Pawnee County.
Pawnee Development Co. No. 1 Taylor, in the south
east of 28-22-15w, has rig up.
Reno County.
Reno County Oil Co. No. 1 Rickenberger, in the south
east of northeast of 15-26-4w, has rig up.
Sedgwick County.
Brooks and others No. 1 Winters, in the southwest
of 28-25-2e, is fishing at 1,635 feet.
Wichita Oil and Gas Co. No. 1 Folker, in the north
east of southwest of 17-28-le, is underreaming at 2,500
feet.
Seward County.
Trades Oil and Gas Co. No. 1 Doles, in the northwest
of southwest of northeast of northwest of 3-35-34w, is
shut down at 1,300 feet.
Seward County Oil and Gas Co. No. 1 Sealey, in the
northeast of 20-33-33w, has rig up.
Shawnee County.
Wapeko Oil Co. No. 1 Neal, in the southeast of 26-15-15,
is fishing at 1,850 feet.
Smith County.
Bellaire Oil and Gas Co. No. 1 Post, in the southwest
of ll-3-12w, is shut down at 610 feet. The same company
No. 1 Morton, in the northwest of southeast of northwest
of northwest of 28-3-12w, is having casing trouble at 2,625
feet.
Sumner County.
Elmerdale Oil Co. No. 1 Sleigh, in the center of south
west of northwest of 36-21-2e, is underreaming at 665 feet.
Butler County.
Texhoma Refining Co. No. 1 Supernaught, in the south
east of southwest of northwest of 4-23-4, got sand 1,995 to
2,008 feet and is good for 130 barrels.
The Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 1 Supernaught, in the
center of the south line of southeast of northwest of 4-23-4,
is drilling at 1,535 feet.
GAS NEWS
The Texhoma Refining Co. No. 2 Holden, In the north
west of southwest of southwest of 4-23-4, is drilling at
1,300 feet. The same company No. 1 Hawk, in the south
east of northeast of southwest of 4-23-4, got sand 2,105 to
2435 feet, with a nice show of oil and is shut down at
2,300 feet.
The Gypsy Oil Co. No. 3 Spenden, in the southeast
of southwest of 5-23-4, is shut down at 450 feet. No. 2,
in the southeast of southeast of section, is shut down at
1,700 feet and will skid rig.
The Carter Oil Co. No. 3 Lewis, in the center of south
line of southeast of southwest of 7-23-4, is a rig. The
Fame company. No. Eyestone, in the northwest of south
east of 7-23-4, is drilling at 510 feet. No. 2, in the south
east of southwest of southeast, has rig on the ground.
The same company No. 2 Lewis, in the center of east line
of southeast of northwest of 7-23-4, is drilling at 300 feet.
Black and others No. 1 Eyestone, in the northeast of
southwest of 7-23-4, has rig up.
Elbing Oil Co. No. 1 Liggett, in the southwest of north
east of 7-23-4, is drilling at 400 feet.
Gypsy Oil Co. No. 1 Eyestone, in the southeast of
northeast of southeast of 4-23-4, got sand 2,420 to 2,433
feet, with hole full of oil, and is shut down on account
of boiler. No. 2, in the northeast of southeast of south
east, Is spudding. No. 3. in the southeast of southeast of
section, is spudding. No. 4, in the center of east line
of southeast of southeast, has rig up.
The Sinclair Oil Co. No. 1 Holden, in the northeast
or northwest of northeast of 8-23-4, is shut down at 2,200
feet.
The National Refining Co. No. 5 Eyestone, in the
center of north half of southwest of 8-23-4, is drilling at
2,375 feet. No. 6, in the southeast of southwest of north
west, has rig up. No. 7, in the southeast of northeast of
southwest, is drilling at 1,050 feet.
The Sinclair Oil Co. No. 3 Furman, in the center of
north line of south half of southwest of 8-23-4, is on top
of sand at 2,411 feet and is shut down for boiler. No. 4,
in the northeast of northwest of southeast of southwest,
is drilling at 200 feet. No. 5, in the northeast of southeast
of southwest, is rigging up. No. 6, in the southwest, is
rigging up. No. 7, in the southwest of southeast of south
west of southwest, has rig up. No. 8, in the southwest
of southeast, has rig up.
The Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 2 Haupt, in the south
west of southeast of northeast of 8-23-4, is drilling at 1,500
feet. No. 3, in the northwest of northeast of northeast,
has rig up.
Elbing Oil Co. No. 1 Furman, in the southwest of
northwest of southeast of 8-23-4, has rig on the ground.
Campbell and others No. 1 Jarvis, in the northwest of
southwest of 9-23-4, has rig up.
Beadford and others No. 1 Jarvis, in the northwest of
southwest of northwest of 9-23-4, has moved tools away
and has rig up.
The Empire Gas and Fuel Co. No. 1 Lathrop, in the
southeast of northwest of 17-23-4, got sand 1,994 to 2,056
feet and is good for 500 barrels. No. 2, in the northwest
of southwest of northwest, is fishing at 800 feet. No. 3.
in the southeast of southwest of southeast of northwest,
is rigging up.
Soully Estate No. 2 Fee, in the southwest of north
east of 17-23-4, is drilling at 550 feet. No. 3, in the north
west of northeast, is drilling at 300 feet.
Ward and others No. 1 Leydig, in the northeast of 18-
23-4, got sand 2,391 to 2,404, and is pumping, but no gauge.
No. 2, in the center of east line of northeast of north
east, is spudding. No. 3, in the southeast of northeast
of northeast, has rig up. No. 4, in the northeast of south
east of northeast, has rig up.
Marcelle and others No. 2 Leydig, in the northeast
of northwest of northeast of 18-23-4, has rig up.
The Texas Co. No. 3 Lathrop, in the southwest of
northwest of 19-23-4, is drilling at 1,680 feet.
Twin State Oil Co. No. 1 Paris, in the northwest of
southeast of 19-23-4, has rig up.
Marshall and others No. 1 Paris, in the northeast of
northwest of 20-23-4, got sand 2,364 to 2,382 feet and is
good for 25 barrels an hour.
Shyrock and others No. 1 Paris, in the northeast of
southeast of northwest of 20-23-4, is drilling at 400 feet.
The Emerald Oil Co. No. 1 Roberts, in the northwest
of northeast of 27-23-4, is drilling at 1,860 feet with a Ugh1
show of oil.
Floyd and Fetch No. 1 Suorf, in the northeast of
southeast of 26-24-3, is underreaming at 2,710 feet.
 THE OIL AND
Wilcox and others No. 1 Ferrier, in the northwest of
northeast of 29-23-4, is drilling at 1,435 feet. The same
parties No. 1 Long, in the southeast of 30-23-4, has rig up.
Security Oil and Gas Co. No. 1 Regier, in the south
east of southwest of southwest of 9-24-3, has rig up. The
same company No. 1 Morgan, in the southwest of south
east of 14*24-3, is drilling at 1,300 feet. The same com
pany No. 1 Neiman, in the northeast of southwest of 26-
24-3, has rig up.
Ramsey Petroleum Co. No. 1 Ramsey, in the south
west of northwest of southeast of 5-24-5, is drilling at
720 feet.
The Unity Oil Co. No. 1 Bates, in the northwest of
southeast of 11-24-5, has rig up.
Ramsey Petroleum Co. No. 1 Williams, in the south
east of northwest of 33-24-5, is rigging up.
Midwest Oil Co. No. 1 Benson, in the northeast of
northwest of northeast of 23-24-6, is shut down at 2,500
feet for orders.
The Gypsy Oil Co. No. 1 Hazlett Block No. 4, in the
southwest of northeast of northeast of 24-25-5, is drilling
at 1,765 feet. The same company No. 1 Hazlett Block
No. 2, in the southeast of northeast of northwest of 18-
25-6, is drilling at 300 feet.
Demourse Syndicate No. 2 Demourse, in the center of
east line of southeast of northeast of 7-26-7, Is fishing for
tools at 525 feet.
Liggett and others No. 1 Hughes, in the northwest of
northeast of southeast of 9-26-8, is drilling at 1,900 feet.
Cattleman's Oil Co. No. 3 Blankenship, in the south
west of southeast of northeast of 9-26-8, is drilling at 600
feet.
Massey and others No. 1 Blankenship, in the south
east of northeast of northwest of 9-26-8, is drilling at 850
feet.
Rodgers and others No. 1 Hughes, in the northeast of
northwest of southeast of 9-26-8, is drilling at 1300 feet.
United Petroleum Co. No. 1 Harrah, in the southeast
of southeast of southwest of 34-28-4, has skidded rig and
is rigging up. Total depth of old hole, 1,400 feet.
Yeager and others No. 1 Rutherford, in the northeast
of southeast of northwest of 24-27-4, is drilling at 2415
feet.
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The Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 1 Holmes,- in the
northeast of northwest of 14-27-4, is drilling at 2615 feet.
Carter Oil Co. No. 1 Williams, in the southwest of
30-27-4, is cleaning out at 2,350 feet.
Smith and Hill No. 1 Miller, in the northeast of south
east of northeast of 7r27-5, is a rig.
Brlte Mawnin Oil Co. No. 1 Warner, in the northeast
of southwest of southeast of 7-27-5, has rig up.
National Refining Co. No. 1 Wallace, in the north
east of 12-28-4, is drilling at 1,440 feet.
Vanaman and Davidson No. 1 Brooks, in the south
west of 35-28-4, is shut down at 825 feet.
C. B. Shaffer No. 1 Burnham, in the northwest of
southwest of southwest of 6-28-6, is shut down at 1,700
feet.
Rich Bloom and others No. 1 Brewer, in the north
west of northeast of northeast of 23-28-7, is fishing at
2,760 feet.
Hammon and others No. 1 Warner, in the northwest
of southwest of southeast of 13-29-3, has rig up.
The Empire Gas and Fuel Co. No. 1 Richardson, in
the center of southeast of northeast of 23-29-3, is under-
reaming at 2,100 feet.
Benedum and Trees No. 1 Warner, In the southeast
of northeast of 3-29-4, is drilling at 2,300 feet.
Chinese American Oil Co. No. 1 Guthrie, in the south
east of southwest of 24-29-4, is shut down at 800 feet.
F. A. Wahan and others No. 1 Wallace, in the south
east of 11-29-5, is drilling at 600 feet.
Johnson and others No. 1 Price, in the southeast of
southwest of 12-29-5, has material on the ground.
Salter and Sudder No. 1, Fox, in the northeast of 13-
29-5, got sand 2,822 to 2,843 feet and is cleaning out after
a shot.
Iowa Petroleum Co. No. 1 Fox, In the northeast of
southwest of northwest of 13-29-5, has rig up.
Stout and others No. 1 Warne, in the northwest of
southwest of northeast of 25-29-5, has 1% million feet of
gas at 2,720 feet and is drilling at 2,735 feet.
S. and S. Oil Co. No. 1 Anchor, in the southwest of
northwest of 7-29-6, has rig up.
National Oil Co. No. 2 Haver, in the northwest of
southwest of 30-29-6, is rigging up.
The hoard of directors of the Independence Oil Men's
Association have appointed L. F. Moore as freight traffic
manager of the association. He is located in the offices,
110 South Dearborn street, Chicago, 111.
Henry C. Stevens, assistant cashier of the National
Bank of Commerce in New York, and George W. Curtis
of it? Foreign Department have sailed to spent several
months studying financial and economic conditions in
Central Europe.
Stock Sacrifice
Needing the ready cash in my business, I
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500 Morgan O. & R 1.25
300 Victor Refining 1.50
400 Penn-Kell-Wat 1.10
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14 THE OIL AND
KENTUCKY
Winchester, Ky., September 8.Work in the Kentucky
field during the past week has progressed at the usual
rate with no new developments of especial importance.
The Magoffin well and the recent developments in Law
rence County are interesting operators, and many leases
are being taken in these sections. Indications point to
the laying of a pipe line into Menifee County to take care
of the production here but the pipe line company has not
yet committed itself to this work, though a survey is be
ing made.
Oil Property Is Changing Hands.
The sale of property recently reported in Wolfe
County by Lee A. Watson was made to the Superior Oil
and Gas Co., the transaction being made through Percy
McConnell. It was said around $300,000 was paid for this
property. The same company has just bought a 200-acre
tract in Allen County for a price reported to have been
$26,000.
In Allen County a Chicago syndicate composed of
N. K. Aranoff, Ben Reukberg and others has bought the
Lafon tract of 75 acres from E. D. Nix, of Scottsville.
The price paid is said to have been a good one. The same
parties are taking over some Warren County acreage
shortly and expect to start immediate development.
Live Meeting of McCombs Stockholders.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Mc
Combs Producing and Refining Co. was held in Louis
ville last week. This was marked by several clashes be
tween the opposing factions, in an effort to each elect
their own board of directors. The forces of President
Abram Renick and J. C. McCombs combined to defeat
certain directors chosen by Directors J. K. Jarvis and
Victor Mauck. Only one new director was elected, Rich
ard Veitch. C. D. Kelso, attorney, entered a protest on
behalf of the stockholders at the voting of the escrow
stock.
Following the meeting in Louisville Monday, George
G. Ogle and twelve other persons, claiming to be bona
fide stockholders, filed suit against the company asking
that $3,000,000 shares of stock held by eight defendants
be surrendered into court and cancelled for the reason
that it was issued to defendants without consideration.
The stock which is sought to be canceled, according
to the petition, is held as follows, the holders being de
fendants in the suit: J. C. McCombs, 750,000 shares; H.
A. Moore, 825,000 shares; Abram Renick, 325,000 shares;
William O. Head, 300,000 shares; Paul M. Wade, 300,000
shares; J. McLaughlin, 300,000 shares; Rossario Maggio,
200,000 shares.
Pipe Line Runs.
The runs for the week ending August 30, as furnished
by the Cumberland Pipe Line Co., totaled 106,040.33 bar
rels for the various fields-.
Other Pipe Lines.
In the Lee County fields the A. B. Pipe Line Co. is
taking out around 1,400 barrels of oil a day. This com
pany has a 3-inch line from Beattyville and a number
of spurs running to various leases. Its operations started
last December and since that time it has run around 400,-
000 barrels. Part of the oil is shipped from its 18-car
loading rack at Beattyville and part by two barges which
take out around 16,000 barrels a month. At Beattyville
this company has two 100,000 barrel storage tanks. The
oil is delivered to the Aetna Refining Co. at Louisville
which has a capacity of around 3,000 barrels a day, all
of which it receives from Lee County.
The Aetna Refining Co. has considerable holdings in
Breckinridge County and is now drilling its second test
well near Mook, which is down around 700 feet. No. 1
had a showing of oil.
Among other pipe line companies operating in Lee
County is the Old Dominion which has just completed a
splendidly equipped power plant at Bald Rock. This has
two 20-horse power Fairbanks engines. The company has
6 miles- of 4-inch and 2 miles of 2-inch pipe line running
up Big Sinking, with a 25-car loading rack at Belle Point
GAS NEWS
and 25,000 barrels storage. This company is taking out
around 1,000 barrels of oil daily.
Part of this oil is derived from the Old Dominion Oil
Co.'s Jefferson tract of over 1,000 acres where extensive
operations are now in progress. The first wells drilled in
here some time ago were rather discouraging, there be
ing a light one and two dry ones. The last six or seven
to be completed are estimated as unusually good wells.
There is nothing offsetting this tract very closely and it
looks to be a productive area.
Lee County.
In the Lee County fields there is considerable work
in progress and there should be a number of wells com
pleted during September.
The Bold Rock Oil Co., which has done a vast amount
of work in record time, is now drilling on the big Pender-
grass tract Nos. 62, 63, 64, which are expected in the next
few days.
On the Nannie Sparks the Cumberland Petroleum Co.
is drilling No. 16. This company is also drilling No. 7
B. & M. Smith.
The Russel Oil Co., operating on the Rail & Burke,
has a number of wells going down, namely Nos. 29, 34.
42, 43, 56, 58, 61. On another part of the same farm the
Monarch Vacuum Petroleum Company No. 12 is drilling.
The Madison Oil Co., which brought in a 25 barrel
well at No. 5 Parke Vanderpool recently is now expecting
to complete Nos. 6 and 7 shortly.
On the Gourley, Sutton, Harris farm the Wentworth
Oil Co. is drilling No. 6. On the W. T. Booth the Crown
Oil Co. is sinking No. 6. The Ohio Fuel Oil Co. on the
big J. D. Smyth farm is drilling Nos. 18, 25, 30.
The Flesher Petroleum Co., operating on the Eureka,
is now sinking Nos. 17, 18, 19, 20.
In the Airedale section many wells should be com
pleted in the next few days and this section will be pretty
thoroughly tested out by the time the wells now con
templated are down. This section is proving to have very
good ones, though few are large producers.
The Old Dominion Oil Co. recently completed a road
from its tract to Belle Paint, which is now used by most
of the operators to get into this section. It would be
passable for automobiles, if they could get into Lee
County. A complete telephone system has been installed
to all its leases. At the present time there are four rigs
at work with a prospect of moving two more on shortly,
as drilling work is completed on its other Big Sinking
holdings. Nos. 11 and 14 are due shortly. No. 15 is drill
ing. No. 12 just came in and is reported at 100 barrels
with a good show of gas. On the Shearer tract No. 14
came in recently and is estimated at 5 barrels. No. 15
is spudding and a rig will be moved on to start 16 shortly.
This company has just completed No. 9 Lee Mcintosh,
which is said to be a 50-barrel well.
The Capitol & Thraman Oil Company have completed
No. 10 Beatty Heirs, said to be a 100-barrel producer.
On the 70-acre Pendergrass the W. P. Williams Oil
Corp'n and the Big Sinking Petroleum Company have 31
wells completed with 6 or 7 more locations. Three ma
chines are running and this property will be drilled up
shortly. On the Lee County Land Co. lease J. T. Hare is
now drilling No. 3. The Pan American Oil Co. is at work
at No. 9 David Gilbert.
In the Hell Creek section of Lee County two new
wells are reported in. The Atlantic Producing Co. No. 6
Bruce Kincaid rose 200 feet in the hole the first few feet
In. This well has not been shot but is looking like a
good producer.
The Magic Oil Co. No. 2 on the Laura Lane farm
filled up 600 feet before the shot and looks to be good
for 25 barrels. This is one of the best wells in here accord
ing to its appearance.
The Atlantic Oil Producing Co. will start No. 2 on
the Fraley farm shortly and move to No. 7 Kincaid. No.
6 on the Green Adams has been cased and is now due
in. No. 7 on the same farm is down around 350 feet.
 THE OIL AND
In the Big Sinking section the Fidelity Oil Company
lias brought In No. 6 on the J. M. Combs farm. This is
estimated at 50 barrels and said to be the best well in
here. They got 53 feet of pay sand.
The Bald Rock Oil Company has No. 61 Pendergrass,
which is credited with being a 50-barrel well. On the
Beatty Heirs the Capitol and Thraman Oil companies No.
8 looks good for 30 barrels. On the David Beatty at No.
8 the Pan American Oil Company has completed a 15-bar-
rel producer.
The McCombs Producing and Refining Co. and the
LKjeal Oil and Gas Co. have drilled in No. 18 Delia Hargis,
which is credited with 30 barrels.
On the waters of Walkers Creek in Lee County, two
miles south of Torrent, Bakers Brothers have completed
a well. The sand was encountered at 875 feet. There is
a nice show of oil and no water. No. 2 location has been
made 800 feet northwest.
One mile from Baker Brothers well the Rockcastle
Oil and Gas Co. is down about 600 feet at their initial test
on the Morgan farm. Near Fincastle the Flesher Pe
troleum Company is drilling around 550 feet at No. 1 on
the Wiler. The Twin Cities Oil and Gas Co. is due next
week with No. 5 Sarah Weiands. A rig is now moving to
No. 6. On this tract the new power is set and the rod
lines are now being run to all the wells. In the western
section of Lee County Williams and O'Rear have spudded
in at their initial test on the Susan Goocey which will
offset No. 1 Roberts of the Young Gasoline and Refining
Company.
Putnam and others No. 2, Lilly came in dry. This was
only 250 feet from No. 1, which is showing for a good
well. The second well will be shot in an effort to make it a
producer.
Onatthe
No. Eureka
1 and istract the toWright
No. 2. OilThis
Co.company
struck salt
water moving ex
pects to begin operations on the John Curry early in
November. On the Jerre Taulbee tract near the Seaboard
Oil Co. has completed its initial well which is- said to be
showing for 10 barrels.
In the Hell Creek section the Lee Allen Oil Co. should
complete No. 4 on part of the Eureka tract shortly.
In the Radical district the Columbia Oil and Gas Co.
has completed No. 11 E. S. Moore reported at 15 barrels.
Allen County.
In Allen County the Raywood Oil Co. is down around
80 feet at No. 2 Freeman on Cole Bend. This tract con
tains 165 acres. The No. 1 well was drilled in at 165 feet
and rated at 50 barrels, the fluid being amber colored.
The Great Lakes Petroleum Co. No. 31 Angie Mc-
Reynolds, is in and said to be good for 100 barrels.
The Duplex Oil Co. expects to complete No. 1 J. T.
Hunter shortly. This is located 2% miles from Bowling
Green in Warren County. The company has 400 acres in
that section.
Barren County.
In Barren County the Haverhill Oil and Gas Company
is down a little over 200 feet at its well drilling on the
Atkinson, about 5 miles west of Glasgow. This company
has around 560 acres in Barren.
The Cosmos Producing and Refining Company is en
tering for a well on 3,000 acres owned by this company in
Barren.
The Producers Oil and Shale Co. operating the Hunt
tract at Jewell Bend and the Meador, adjoining the Angie
McReynolds, has declared a 2 per cent dividend for Au
gust. This company was organized in the spring and owns
around 700 acres in Allen.
The Seaboard Oil Company has just put in a 40 well
power to pump the wells on the lease. No. 24 is in and
rated at 20 barrels. No. 25 is drilling. Twelve wells are
connected up and the remainder will be put on in the
next few days. On the Warren McReynolds there are 16
wells and No. 17 is drilling. Nos. 15 and 16 have come in
since the lease was purchased and are rated at 10 barrels
each. The same parties are drilling No. 3 on the Bud
Shields. After being held up a few days with a fishing
job, the Producers Shale & Oil Co. :s due with No. 5 Jack
son Chism. Power has been installed and 3 wells are
pumping. At Jewell Bend, No. 2 Hunt is drilling.
On the Frost tract the Eternal Oil Co. is preparing
to drill No. 5 with 4 wells completed.
Wolfe County.
On the Day Lumber Co. tract C. E. Bordner has
brought fn No. 5 which is estimated as a 5-barrel producer.
On the Jesse Bush farm James and others are drilling.
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Cameron and others are down 400 feet at No. 2 Bush.
No 1 was reported at 45 barrels.
On the Bowling farm the Southwestern Petroleum Co.
has brought in two wells recently. Nos. 2 and 3 rated
respectively at 100 and 50 barrels, Nos-. 4 and 5 are drill
ing, the former at 300 feet and the latter around 250
feet.
L. A. Watson No. 1 John Legge is completed and was
dry. The Mountain Oil Co. No. 4, Townsend was dry, while
No. 3 was good for 25 barrels. The Huff O. & G. Co. No.
11 Spencer is drilling around 150 feet. Ira Huff No. 3
George Spencer came in dry.
The Pine Ridge Oil Co. has just brought in No. 6 on
the Day Lummer Company tract which is said to be look
ing good for 100 barrels- at least. No. 7 is drilling and a
rig being moved to No. 8. The Huff Oil and Gas Co. has
3 strings on its 1,100-acre Spencer tract with Nos. 12, 13,
14 drilling.
Warren County.
In Warren County north of the Moulder, the Dread-
naught Oil and Refining Co. is drilling No. 1 on the 81-
acre Palmer lease.
Magoffin County.
In Magoffin County it is reported that 1,200 acres have
just been sold by W. P. Carpenter to J. R. Mace for a
good price. This lies near Burning Fork. Mr. Mace is
manager for the Pyramid and Rex Oil companies- proper
ties and is doubtless acting for them in this purchase.
The Bed Rock Oil Co.'s well on the J. H. Agnett on
Burning Fork is said to look good for 5 barrels. There
was 40 feet of gas sand and 15 feet of oil sand.
One mile west of Bloomington on Trace Branch, Slade
and others are preparing to drill a well.
The Carter Oil Co. owns about 1,500 acres east of
Licking River and south of Bloomington, the Federal Oil
Co. has about 2,000 acres in the same locality. Besides
there are a number of companies which have smaller
holdings, including the Pioneer Oil and Gas Co., Bed Rock
Oil and Gas Co., Empire Oil and Gas Co., W. R. Williams
Oil Corporation and the Big Sandy Oil and Gas Co. In
Magoffin County, east of Licking River on the west bank,
south of Bloomington, the American Petroleum Co. is pre
paring to move a rig to drill a test.
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16 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

Powell County. On the Ed Ginner farm the Minnesota Kentucky Oil

In Powell County the second well drilled by Hender Co. is about 75 feet in at No. 4. No. 3 came in recently
son and others on the John Napier came in dry. They and made about 5 barrels.
went 600 feet and .got a show of oil but not enough to Wayne County.
make a producer. These parties are moving the rig to the In Wayne County the Sunnyside Oil Co., when last
Hardwick tract, near Stanton, in the same county and will heard
spud in shortly at No. 1. A well will be drilled on this Humblefrom, was down 600 feet at No. 8 on the A- R.
and held up for water. The L. G. Neely Com
farm and one on the adjoining one. pany is- drilling No. 21 Burnett Heirs.
In Powell county one well is reported in this week. The Smith Leeper Co. is drilling No. 5 G. W. & A.
This is the Cherokee Oil Co.'s No. 23, on the Eliza Bakers, Burnett, while the Vulcan Oil Company is at work at No.
which is said to be showing for 10 barrels.
In Bath County, D. F. Schlosser, of Columbus, O., and 10 on the G. W. Davis farm.
others, who recently purchased the holdings of New York Pyramid Directors Meet.
parties, are preparing to clean out the five wells in here In Lexington Tuesday the regular meeting of the di
and put them to pumping. rectors of the Pyramid Oil Company was held at the Phoe
Menifee County. nix Hotel at 12 o'clock. There was no business of special
In Menifee County the Cumberland Pipe Line Co. is importance transacted, the usual routine coming before
preparing to make a survey. They have not, however, the directorate. A 15 per cent dividend was declared.
decided yet as to the advisibility of laying this line. Work in Cumberland County.
The New Domain Oil and Gas Co. drilling on the Among interesting wildcat work in the field is tbe
George Downing at No. 2 got a dry hole, according to re development planned in Cumberland County by the Dread-
port. The Big Pete Oil and Gas Co. is moving another naught Oil and Refining Company which has contracted
rig to the Pete Brown and will drill No. 3. No. 2 is now for 5 wells on a 1,130 acre tract. Wells here are drilled to
drilling. a depth of 700 feet and two have been encountered, the
Morgan County. 011 being amber oil. A rig is moved to No. 3 location and
In Morgan County, near Caney, to the present time the the well started up. The railroad is about 40 miles away
Iron City Oil and Gas Co. has completed 1 well on the but the river only about two. It is thought It will be pos
Denton, 2 on the Keith, 1 on the Lykfns and two on the sible to get the oil out in barges, in case of production in
Nickels farm. These wells are reported to be showing for this section.
from 6 to 20 barrels. They are drilled around 1,800 feet Interesting Test in Jessamine.
with 14 feet of pay sand, 4 to 6 feet of which is- rather One of the most interesting test wells being drilled
hard. in Kentucky is that going down in Jessamine county on
This company is now starting to drill a well 1 mile the Wm. Hoover farm, J. C. Aker and others of West
north of the Nickells on the Morgan farm. Virginia, operators. It has been in progress about a year.
The Kenton Morgan O. & G. Company has spudded in This well is located on the southeast side near the
at No. 3 Howard and Nickell. The first two wells were highest point of the Cincinnati arch. It is now around
reported around 50 barrels. Offsetting this property the 2,650 feet. Having started with a 13-inch hole, it is
W. P. Williams Oil Corporation, which owns around 2,400 drilling now with an 8-inch. The record on this well will
acres in Morgan County, is ready to start up at No. 1 be of great interest to geologists as- well as oil operators.
on the T. J. Whitt 24-acre tract, which is being drilled When about 450 feet in they cased off fresh water, at
in conjunction with the Ver Lax and Federal Oil Com 720 they got sulphur water and continued to encounter
panies. this every 25 or 50 feet until they reached a depth of about
The Iron City Oil and Gas Co. is drilling around 1,000 2,100 feet. At 700 and 1,800 they drilled into nice sands,
feet on the Susan Lykins. At No. 3 P. E. Gallon, the El but no oil. At 2,300 feet they got a hard formation, en
Macord Oil Co. Is around 400 feet deep. The Cromer Oil countering more salt water after passing through this, or
and Gas Co. is due with No. 2 on the J. H. Stimson. at 2,400 feet. At 2,450 they got another hard formation,
Estill County. following which they went through two sands each with a
In the Cow Creek section of Estill County, one of the slight trace of oil. It is their intention to drill this test
most productive pools In the state, operators are very 3,000 feet.
busy. The Security Producing and Refining Co., which Personal Notes.
has 84 wells here, is cleaning those on the W. P. Wise C. E. Ginter has returned from an extended stay at
and will install vacuum pumps. This company is giving Columbus, Ohio. He will be associated with the Heff Oil
a general overhauling to all its production in this section. and Gas Company.
The Wood Oil Co. is spending considerable money on The Clark County Oil Exchange will resume its open
its holdings here, where it has something over 100 wells. call session Saturday, September 6th, at 8 o'clock, at its
Five vacuum units will be installed, new tankage erected office in the Brown Proctoria Hotel.
and so forth. H. R. Taylor, of Robinson, 111., has taken a position
In this section the Kentucky River Oil Company with the Ohio Oil Company in the Kentucky field.
which had considerable production, has sold out its hold Warren Corton, of Oil City, Pa., head of the real
ings. The purchasers unknown. estate and tax departments for the southern group of pipe
On the Griffin the Security Producing and Refining lines, is here on business connected with the Cumber
Co. has just brought in No. 9, rated at 8 barrels. land Pipe Line Company.
In the Ross Creek section of Estill, Williams and E. Everest, of Chanute, Kas., is here for several days
O'Rear No. 8 Raider is reported at 10 barrels. They are on business.
moving to No. 9 location.
The Victory Oil Co. is moving a r!g on to drill a CALIFORNIA WEEKLY REPORT.
second well on the Whisman tract where No. 1 was re
ported around 10 barrels. San Francisco, September 6.Reports filed with R. P.
The Barrick Kentucky Oil Co. No. 11 Rice is in and McLaughlin, State Oil and Gas Supervisor, during the week
reported as a light well. This will be shot and pumped. ending August 30, 1919, show 13 new wells, making a total
On the William Cox farm Shamberger Brothers are drill of 425 reported since the first of the year. Nineteen wells
ing No. 8. The Tidal Oil Co. No. 48 S. H. Maple came in were reported for test of water shut-off and 9 deepened or
dry. redrilling. One abandonment was reported.

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AMERICAN MINING CONGRESS TO MEET.
Development of By-Products of Mineral* and Oil, and the
Passage of More Satisfactory Land and Mineral Laws
Among Questions to Be Considered.
St. Louis, September 8.With the mining industry of
the Nation facing economic problems never before known
to exist, the calling of a national convention by The Ameri
can Mining Congress in this city during the week of Novem
ber 17 assumes an importance recognized by the business
organizations of St. Louis which have assured the arrange
ments for the Convention upon an elaborate scale. Pro-
dution, the greatest problem facing coal and metal men is
now far below normal. Producers, facing slowly recuperat
ing labor ranks and demands for higher wage scales are
now confronted with advancing freight rates, with the
necessity for national deflation of currency, with threaten
ed efforts to nationalize the basic industries, with the al
ternative of disorganized transportation lines and with the
one altimative eventuality of a complete recognization of
American business, both in production and along financial
lines.
Invitations are being sent to the leaders in all indus
trial lines, to participate in the working nut of a program
which, while aimed to serve the ends of the gold, sliver,
sine and lead producers will also pave the way for relief
for every industry in the United States.
The American Mining Congress is known in Washing
ton as the "fighting organization of the mining industry"
and during the past twenty years has held some of the most
notable conventions ever held in the West. Its activities
have been along the line of concrete discussions of vitally
important issues, the organization of movements for the
betterment of conditions and production in the mines, the
presentation to Congress of the expressions of mining men
upon all public Issues and through its various State bodies,
it has often participated in State matters where mining
was interested.
A large portion of the coal operators of the country are
members and the recent success scored by the British
laborers who demanded nationalization of coal, has brought
the Mining Congress into active participation in a study of
the American situation. This subject will receive at
tention at the St. Louis meeting. Industrial relations will
demand a large part of the program and a frank study of
the labor unrest, its cause and the methods of readjust
ment, is expected. Chairman H. N. Lawrie, formerly of
the Oregon Bureau of Mines and Geology, one of the Nation's
greatest economists now giving attention to the shortage
of gold and its effect upon national finances and production
costs, will, as chairman of the Division of Rare and Preci
ous Metals, present a startling array of facts to show the
immediate need of protecting the gold mines of the country
from complete elimination on account of the irreparable
losses already recorded and the impossibility of profitable
operation under present conditions. The convention will
devote considerable time to a study of the development of
the by-products of minerals and coal and oil, the question
of tariff protection for the products of the mines, the
further development of war materials under government
protection and the question of asking Congress to pass
more satisfactory land and mineral laws through which
reasonable conservation can be assured without preventing
necessary development of mining properties.
TO DRILL IN EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO.
Denver, Colo.El Paso county is to be the scene of
drilling operations for oil in the next few days, according
to an announcement made Thursday by the Colorado Thrift
Oil & Gas corporation, a Colorado Springs concern. The test
well is to be sunk in the Fountain valley southeast of
Colorado Springs, where there has been recent activity in
leases. The company is officered by experienced oil men
who have been successful in the Texas fields, where they
brought in Thrift wells Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the Burkburnett
field. They are: W. B. Fisher, president; C. E. Stewart,
vice president; J. W. Dodson, secretary-treasurer, and W.
B. Root, manager.Denver Mining and Financial Record.
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Casper, Wyoming, September, 6.The Lance Creek
field is once more in the limelight. Last Sunday morn
ing, the Midwest Refining Co. tapped the sand in its
well on Section 28-36 64. With the tools only a few feet
in the sand, the well flowed seven hundred barrels.
Later reports from the field estimate the production at
1,000 barrels. It is hard to say whether more enthusiasm
was manifested in Casper or in Lusk. Reports were
flying, with the production of the new well placed any
where from 2,000 to 20,000 barrels. Aside from the fact
that many operators were becoming pessimistic over
the Lance Creek field, the new strike Is important in
that it proves up a vast area of additional territory. Sec-
ion 28 is located three miles east of the discovery we'll on
36-36-65, and all the territory lying- between should prove
productive. It is considered that the northern half of
the tier of sections lying between the discovery well and
the new producer is the most promising area, ad a number
of new wells will be begun at once, also a number which
have suspended drilling will be put in operation again. The
Wyokans Co. had a weli under way less than a mile from
the M dwest well, but abandoned it when the Ohio well on
Section 33 came in a water well. The Carter Oil Co. a'.so
has two wells that shut down not far distant.
There is another rumor afloat to the effect that the
Ohio well on No. 33 will be drilled again in the near
frture. It is understood that the water has been cased off.
The Ohio Oil Company well on 30-36 64 struck water at
something more than 3,600 feet, as did also the same
company's well on Section 31. A report that both were
to be abandoned sent the Cow Gulch Oil Company stock
flying downward; but according to an official of the com
pany, the water was struk some time ago, and has already
been successfully overcome and drilling resumed. The
well on Seciion 30 has reached 3 910 feet, and the well
on S'ction 31 is on top of the first sand at 3.870 and
showing some gas. This sand was encountered much
higher up in the western part of the field.
The Texas Company well on Section 31-36-64 Is drilling
at 3,700 feet. The Glenrock Oil Company well on Section
36-36-64 is down 3.800 feet. The Midwest well on Section
30-36-64 has passed the 3,400 foot level.
In the proven area in the western part of the field,
a number of wells are at an Interesting depth. The
Midwest Refining Company well on Section 27-36-65 has
been making gas at a terrific rate, and is estimated as
being larger than the Buck Creek gassor. The well is
also making some oil, which seems to be increasing, and it
is hoped that it will eventually be an oil producer.
Buck Creek Oil & Gas Co. well No. 7 on Section
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35-36-65 is drilling at 3,850 feet. The same company has
a well on Section 34-36-65 drilling at 3,200. This Is well
No. 30. Buck Creek No. 4 on Section 26, which was com
pleted in the first sand some time ago, will be drilled to
the second.
Midwest Refining Co. well No. 1 on Section 25-36-65 Is
sidetracking casing at 3,450 feet. This well is only 500
feet from the discovery well. The Midwest has another
well drilling on this section at 3,100 feet, and a well on Sec.
33-36-65 at 3,000.
The Ohio Oil Co. has a fishing job on Section 2-35-65,
and some water in the hole on Section 1-35-65, the Ohio
is drilling at 3,375 feet. On Section 25-36-65, the same
company has a well down 3,580 feet, which is expected to
be a producer as it is an offset to the discovery well. The
Ohio has a fishing job on Section 35 at 3,840 feet.
The Western States Oil & Land Company has two wells
drilling on Section 36, where the discovery was made.
Both are below 3,200 feet.
The Texas Company well on Section 25 is down
4,210 feet, much below the level where the pay sand was
found in the producers. It is still drilling.
It is rumored that the Ohio Oil Company will drill two
wells for the Burke Oil Company on the latter's holdings
in Section 27-36-64, near the new Midwest well.
Besides the Midwest Refining Company, the Cactus,
Exploration Oil & Gas, the Lusk Royalty and the Royalty
and Producers Corporation all share in the profits of the
new well.
Deeper Drilling Northwest of Thermcpol is.
Drilling operations will begin shortly on the Red Rose
dome, twelve miles northwest of Thermopolis. The Crescent
Oil Company is making preparations to drill on an 800
acre tract. It is considered that this will be shallow ter
ritory, with a high grade oil similar to the Hamilton dome
crude. A test was made some time ago on the Red Rose
structure, resulting in the finding of a heavy asphaltic
oil at 300 feet, and no farther steps were taken, as
such an oil Is of little value on account of a lack of mar
ket. However, since the Hamilton dome proved so pro
ductive at 1,000 feet, a different face has been put on
the matter, and the Crescent Company will go after the
lower sands.
The Glencross Oil Company has completed its road
to the Yankee dome, at Gyp Springs, seven miles west of
Thermopolis, and will be ready to drill in a few weeks.
The Glencross has a well dri.ling on the King dome which
was under way most of the winter and has been going all
summer. No recent report has been received on this
operation.
Carbon Black Plant Planned.
The Yellowstone-Wyoming Oil Company has ordered
the equipment for a carbon black plant, according to
the secretary of the company. The Yellowstone-Wyoming
has a big gasser on the Golden Eagle Dome, in the vicinity
of Thermopolis. There is also talk of an absorption plant
to extract the gasoline from the gas. No further steps
have been taken toward piping the gas to Thermopolis.
There is a great deal of new work projected near
Graybull. The Midwest Refining Company is reported to
be preparing to drill at Black Ruth, which Is eight miles
out of Bridger, Mont., and not far from Frannie. The
American Oil Company is moving a rig onto its property
on the bank of the Graybull River, where the company has
already found oil. This region has attracted a good deal
of attention since the Red Rover Oil Company struck oil
on the Reynolds and Sypher lease south of Graybull. The
Red Rover well was drilled Into the sand last week at
1,730 feet, and showed signs of a producer. A shooter was
sent for, and in the meantime the well began to flow and
several hundred barrels ran out over the surrounding
country, according to reports. The well is capped at pre
sent awaiting a shot.
Ten miles from Bridger In the Black Butte field, the
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Black Butte Oil Company has a well drilling at 400 feet.

The sand is expected at 800. A company whose name is
unknown is reported to have a 75 barrel producer at 800 feet,
about two miles distant from the Black Butte Company
well.
The new refinery of the General Petroleum Corpora
tion of Los Angeles, situated at Lovell, will be ready for
operation by October! 1. A 25.0-barrel unit is being erected,
and the crude will be furnished by the Allen Oil Company
wells in the Byron field.
In the eastern part of the state, the Mike Henery The Lesh
Oil Company has a producer in the Osage field near New
Castle. The well was spudded in on August 16, and the
pay was found at 318 feet after only two weeks drilling.
The well is estimated at 40 barrels. The rig is being moved Refining
to a new location about 500 feet to the east, and No. 2 will
be spudded in shortly.
In the Thornton district, the Southwest Oil Company
is down over 1,000 feet with its first deep test. The South
west has drilled ten wells to a depth of 700 feet, and so Division
far has no dry holes. The company hopes to strike the
same sand that is producing at Lance Creek, but at a
much higher level. of the
A lease on the Spiit Hill Anticline, lately mapped
out, forty miles east of Douglas, sold last week for
$10,000. The tract comprises 800 acres, and was sold by
the Wolfrang Company, which was organized to develop
the t'.eld, to the Penn Oil Company of Philadelphia. As
there have been no wells drilled on the structure, and NATIONAL
the tract sold was not the pick of the acreage, the price
is considered an exceptional one. The Split Hill anticline
lies about twenty miles west of the Lance Creek field.
The Young Oil Company has a big well in the Big
Muddy field an Section 3-33-76. No measurement has
been made, but the well will probably make 500 barrels.
The Glenhurst Wyoming test in the Big Muddy is near-
ing the sands where the pay is expected, and completion is COMPANY
expected in the next two weeks. The well is making
some gas.
Oil mtn from Lima, Ohio, have leased the Price
Ranch, near Wheatland, where an oil spring was found a
month ago, and have put up a cash guarantee that a well
will be drilled within a year. The contract calls for a 3,000
foot hole, unless oil is encountered above that level.
Leasing Bill Causes Stocks to Advance.
The passage of the leasing bill by the Senate sent
Salt Creek stocks up again. The f.uctations in these Refiners and Marketers
stocks have been hard to follow. Frank G. Curtis, chairman
of the executive committee of the American Mining Con of I
gress, and head of the New York Oil Company, has wired
from Washington that the bill is expected to receive
quick and favorable consideration from the House. It will
then be up to the President, and it seems to be the
opinion of many local oil men that the President will
exercise his power of veto. The passage of the bill would Petroleum
assure gas to Casper, and immediate development of
many fields.
The Ohio Oil Company in its well on Section 3-39-79 in
the Salt Creek field, the sand was struck at 2,350 feet, and Products
the oil began at once to rise in the hole. As the well is
inside the withdrawal, it will be capped. The interesting
feature of the case is that the well was located outside
the escarpment. At the time of the drilling of the Mosher
Syndcate well on Section 16-39-78, on the other side of the
field, it was said by prominent geologists that the well was
located on the extreme edge of the structure, and that it
would be dry. When the well came in a gusher, the
same authorities ascribed it to the water pressure on the
outside of the escarpment and prophisied that the oil
would soon be exhausted and water would take its place.
This did not come to pass.
The Frantz Corporation will begin at once the develop
ment of the Graybull strucure, forty miles southwest of
Casper. The Graybull dome covers a township, and has
been favorably reported on by C. T. Lupton, formerly
geologist for the Cosden Company, but now connected with
the Frantz Corporation. The Glenrock Oil Company, the Refinery and Sales Office at
Gates Oil Company and the Royalty and Producers Cor
poration are also interested in the new field.
At Alkali Butte, in Fremont county, the Cheno Oil Arkansas City, Kansas
Company has its well No 3 under way. The two producers
in the field are capped. This is a shallow sand territory,
the pay being found at 900 feet, and the oil conceded to
be of an exceptionally high grade.
Over a mile away, the Inland Oil & Refining Company
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is putting down a deep test, and is down to the 2,000 foot
level, with another thousand feet to go to the Wall Creeir.
sand. This will be the first deep well in the field.
The Girard & Summers well in the Richards field
is drilling below 500 feet, according to an unofficial re
port from the field.
The Indiana Oil & Gas Company, which found oil
about twelve miles from Shoshoni, Fremont County, is
preparing to drill another well on its holdings.
A firm composed of Duluth business men is putting
down a well two miles from Arminto Staion, on the Burling
ton Railroad, west of Powder River. The well Is down
over 2,000 feet, and the first Wall Creek sand is expected
at 2,400. There has been a large acreage validated in the
vicinity, the Glenrock Oil Company, the Royalty and Pro
ducers and the Midwest Refining Company all having land
in that section.
A recent report from the Rock Creek field via Denver
states that there are eight producing wells in the field,
only tour of which, however, are pumping oil into the pipe
line to Rock River. This line is said to carry from ten
to fifteen tank car loads daily. There are twenty five
rigs up in the field, and a number of wells drilling, of
which the Ohio Oil Company owns eleven. No confirmation
has been received of the reported completion of the Hutton
Lake Company well on Section 4. The last authentic report
gave the well as drilling at 2,700 feet, and expecting to
go to 3,300.
The dispute over the King lease, comprising 320 acres
in Section 10-19-78, Rock Creek field, has been settled by
the withdrawal of the Ohio Oil Company, whose lease
expired July 25. The Lance Creek Royalty Company,
which, owned a 30 per cent working interest with the
Ohio, now holds a 40 per cent interest, while H. N. Isen-
berg and associates of the Riverton-Wyoming Refining
Company, also have a 40 per cent interest. The Lance
Creek Royalty will develop the tract, beginning at once
to complete the well begun by the Ohio Oil Company. The
well .is down 1,600 feet, and has a strong gas flow, from
the Wall Creek sand. The Muddy Creek sand, the big
producing sand of that section, lies at 3,000 feet.
The Ohio Oil Company has a new well going down on
Section 11-19-78. The Trapshooter well on Section 34, re
ported completed so many times, is still drilling.
In the Lost Soldier field, the U. S. Petroleum struck
a strong gas flow on Section 16-26-89, and work was
stopped while the engine was moved farther from the hole.
The Lost Soldier Oil Company is drilling on the adjoining
section, 15-26-89, and is at work again after a fishing job
at 1,500 feet.
The Sand Hills Oil Company, drilling in the Ferris
field, is down 1,900 feet, and has still about 300 feet
to go.
The Midwest Refining Company is putting up a rig in
the Ferris field. The Midwest well at Bell Springs has
passed the 2,800 foot level with no signs of oil.
The Dillon Oil Company well on the Ferris dome is
drilling below 1,500 feet, and the sand is expected within
a few days. The Ferris O'Brien Oil Company Is putting
up a rig on the adjoining section.
The New York Oil Company is moving onto the Ferris
dome.
The Lost Creek Consolidated Oil Company is moving
a rig onto Section 2-25-95, in the Lost Creek field. The
Lost Creek Consolidated has been drilling for some time,
but found its equipment too light for the work.
The Fremont Oil Company denies the report that gas
was encountered in its Lost Creek well several weeks
ago. Last week a showing of shale oil was found.
The Mahoney Dome Syndicate has spudded in on Sec.
5-25-87, on the Mahoney dome.
The Producers and Refiners has spudded in on the
new Whitehead dome on Elk Mountain. The Muddy. Creek
sand is expected at 600 feet, and with good luck the well
should be completed within three weeks.
The Associated Oil Company, of San Francisco, is
north of the Lost Soldier field. The Horse Track dome
covers over 4,000 acres, with the first sand expected at
1,200 feet, and the deep sand at 3,000 to 3.200. The struc
ture has been favorably reported on by several prominent
geologists, among them G. B. Morgan, recently appointed
state geologist of Wyoming. The Associated Oil Company
is the third largest producing company in California,
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owning two refineries in the state. Th'3 company holds

3,500 acres on the Horse Track dome.
The Arizona-Wyoming Oil Company wells in the Fossil
field are being tested out, with much better results than
were expected. Instead of making ten barrel pumpers,
the chances are that they will do about fifty barrels
each. The company has contracted for a new rig which
will be put in place as soon as it reaches the field.
The Gulf Coast Oil Company, which is completing the
Chemical w<.jl, has had trouble with water shortage, and
is at present drilling a water well close to the deep hole.
The Lincoln-Idaho well No. 2 in the Fossil field is held
up while a broken casting is being replaced. The well
has been gassing heavily for over a week without let-up.
The Wyoming-Pacific Oil Company is drilling in a sand
stone formation at 480 feet. As this is shallow terri
tory, the sand is expected within a week.
The Carter dome, in northern Uinta County, is attract
ing the attention of easterners. Some Missouri parties
are negotiating with the Wyoming Oil & Gas Shale Com
pany for a lease on the structure, with a view to drilling at
once. The Wyoming Oil & Shale Company has taken over
a well just across the line in Lincoln County, and will
complete it. The company also announced that it will spud
in this month on a well on the center of the Carter dome.
News of the Companies
A contemplated merger that will probably never come
about was planned by the new Frantz Corporation, which
offered the Burke Oil Company officials he chance to
exchange stock, at the rate of two shares of Frantz for
one share of Burke. Since the bringing in of the big
well on Section 28 in the Lance Creek field, the Burke
Oil Company has declined to maintain its present status,
at least for the present.
New incorporations at Cheyenne include the Platte
River Oil & Development Company, capitalized at $500,000,
with its headquarters in Lusk.
The Associated Oil Company of Wyoming will have its
hearquarters in Laramie. It is capitalized at $50,000.
The T. P. McDonald Royalty Company is a $500,000
corporation, which will maintain an office at Casper.
The Petroleum Holdings Corporation is capitalized at
$100,000, and will have an office in Lusk.
TRANSPORTATION RELIEF IN SIGHT.
Work on Hamon and Kell Railroad From Ranger to De-
demona and Dublin Now Under Way.
Fort Worth, September 8.Without waiting first to
secure a right of way, after having made a survey of the
proposed railroad to afford partial relief for the oil fields
off the railroad, Jake Hamon and Frank Kell are building
a line and depending upon the courts to secure a just de
cision what to pay for the right of way.
A new town, Jakehamon, will be constructed near Des-
demona in the heart of the oil fields of that section. Mr.
Hamon constructed the Ringling line from Ardmore, Okla.,
and interested with him is Frank Kell, one of the fathers
of Wichita Falls. These two have ample financial back
ing to put through their proposition.
Construction work has begun and it is expected that
train service over part of the line will begin within the
next sixty days.
The proposed line will pierce the greatest oil producing
section of Texas and furnish transportation facilities for the
farmers of that section as well as the oil men.
At extraordinary general meetings held in London the
shareholders of the respective companies have approved
ihe proposals submitted for the amalgamation of the Baku
Russian Petroleum (1909) Company, Ltd., the Russian Pe-
:roleum Company, Ltd., the Blbi-Eibat Oil Company, Ltd.,
and the European Oil Fields Corporation, Ltd., by the sale
thereof to a new company called the Baku Consolidated
Oil Fields, Ltd.
The Ohio OH Co. has declared the regular quarterly
dividend of $1.25 a share and $2.75 extra, payable Sept. 30,
to stock of record August 30. Since the beginning of 1917
the company had been paying extra dividends of $4.75
each quarter.
"Quick Action" classified ads in The Oil and Gas News
certainly do produce profitable results.
22 THE OIL AND
LOUISIANA
Shreveport, La., September 8.One of the most re
markable successes in the history of north Louisiana is
the Homer field. This section of the country is being
thoroughly tested out for oil and practically the whole
of north Louisiana has been leased, in most cases for
good prices. The two wells that were completed by George
O. Baird recently have increased from 1,500 each to 2,000
barrels each, and are known as the largest shallow light
oil wells in America. These wells ware drilled to a
depth of 1152 feet and are located in section 24-21-8.
The Palmer interests drilling in section 19-21-7 com
pleted a good well on the Langston lease flowing at the
rate of 200 barrels a day from a depth of 1152 feet.
The Gulf Refining Company encountered salt water
in its test of the Weidma lease at 2989 feet and are pulling
casing to abandon at that depth. This test was in section
24-21-8.
The Frost Oil Company got a good well of 300 barrels at
1368 feet on the Chatmen lease in section 31-21-7.
The Gilliland Oil Company got a good well at 1150 feet
on No. 1 Jackson in section 24-21-8.
The Rowe Oil Corporation completed a well on the Shaw
lease in section 30-21-7 at 1429 feet flowing at the rate of
150 barrels a day.
Pine Island Conditions Unfavorable.
Conditions in Pine Island are going from bad to worse.
Due to the continued rains the losses from oil being stored
in earthers tanks, fully 1,000,000 barrels of oil have gone
to waste in the past two weeks. Some 25 producers are
the heaviest losers. The pipe line companies are lifting
their embargo on the oil being run and some relief is
being felt at the present. There is practically no drilling
being done in this vicinity. The Globe, the Tex-La Homa
and the Dixie companies are the only ones active in this
section.
The Dixie. Oil Company made a completion on its
Robertshaw lease in section 14-21-15 the well flowing 100
barrels when drilled to a depth of 2,317 feet.
Four new wells are to be started by the Tex-La-Homa
Oil Company in the next few days. These wells will be
located in section 31-210-14, section 25-20-15; section 21-20-14
and section 32-20-14, and within three miies of Dixie.
The Globe Oil Company has also announced the be
ginning of two new wells within the next two days in
section 26-15-20 and section 25-15-20.
The Sinclair Oil Company is cementing the 6-inch
casing in its Clarkson well in the Pine Island district and
drilling to a depth of 1,300 feet in No. 1 Nelson.
Considerable activity is under way in the Red River
district where light oil is being produced. Two new com
pletions were made in this territory this week. P. B.
Meyer got a 200 barrel well on the Johnson lease in sec
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tion 18-12-10 at a depth of 2,723 feet, and the Texas Com
pany got a 300 barrel well on the Wilkinson lease in sec
tion 11-12-11 at 2,775 feet
In the Ferry Lake territory in Caddo Parish the Gulf
Refining Company completed another well on its famous
Ferry Lake lease in section 13-20-16. This is Ferry Lake
No. 172, making 100 barrels at 2,223 feet.
In Sabine Parish Pomeroy & Hamilton are arranging
to set packer at 2,114 feet on their test in section 20-6-12,
and the Saintclair Oil Company has lost the set for the
8 inch and will reset at 2,251 feet in section 25-6-11.
In Webster Parish J. Y. Steele are pulling 8-inch at 2,006
feet in section 22-20-9; the Hope Oil Company has salt
water at 1,405 feet in section 13-19-9; the Midway Oil Com
pany has temporarily abandoned its test in section 24-17-!*
at 1,412 feet, and the Banks Oil Co. has temporarily
abandoned its test in section 25-22 9 at 1,256 feet.
In Union Parish the Gladys Bell Oil Co. is drilling at
250 feet in section 20-21-9, and the Mayfair Oil Co. is down
1,800 feet in section 10-22-3.
The oil business, is looming up strong in Jackson parish
headed by R. W. Brown and E. R. Bernstein, of Shreveport,
who have contracted with the Home Oil Co. of Jones-
borough to put down a well near that place. Location has
been made and drilling will be started at once. Two wells
have been contracted to be put down by the Texas-Oklaho
ma Oil Co. Several favorable geological reports have
been made of this territory and these tests will be watch
ed with interest.
Personals
A. T. Davis of Arcadia has been a business visitor to
the Louisiana oil fields.
J. M. McFall of Wichita Faljs has been in the
Louisiana oil fields lately.
George B. Sipe has tendered his resignation of the
Palmer Oil interests and is being succeeded by B. M.
Lowery.
Charles H. Lane, of Houston with the Simms Oil Co.
of Texas has been in Shreveport on business for the
company.
Jas. F. Gallagher and family are in Shreveport. Mr.
Gallagher is associated with the Quimby interests in the
Louisiana oil fields.
The Ranger-Pine Island Oil & Refining Co. has trans
ferred all of its assets to the Bayou Pierre Petroleum Co.
for the consideration of $100,000.
The Greyhound Gasoline Co. has filed charter with a
capitalization of $5,000.00 H. D. Grey is president, O. L.
Caro vice president and L M. Kinney is secretary.
The Nelson Drilling Co. with a capitalization of $100,000
recently fiied charter with the district clerk. The officers
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 23

of the company are Wm. G. Nelson, president; W. L.
Sheffer, vice president; Cyril D. Nelson, secretary-treasurer.
The Gladys-Bell Oil Co. of Oklahoma recently acquired
some $300,000 worth of holdings in Louisiana. Heading the
Gladys-Bell is Grant C. Stebbins an early operator of the
Tulsa district, who won the name of "Dry hole King of
Oklahoma" because of his hard luck in the oil game.
Fortune has shifted his way, however, and today he is at
the head of one of the most successful oil companies in
the Mid-Continent field.
H. D. McDonald, who formerly was connected with
the Bennedum Trees interests and afterwards with the
Caddo Central Co. of Shreveport, has severed his relations
with the latter company to become assistant manager
of the Steere-Neal Co. of Shreveport. The Steere-Neal Co.*
is doing an active business in this vicinity. The company
recently placed some handsome oil paintings of the oil
fields on the walls of their spacious offices in the lobby
of the Hotel Youree of Shreveport. T. S. Neal who is
manager of the company has been successful in turning
some very large deals of late.
15,000,000-FOOT GASSER IN NEW BEGGS FIELD.
A 15,000,000-foot gasser has been struck by the Cen
tral States Petroleum Co. in its No. 1A, Cherry, in the
SE corner of the E% of the SE% of 7-14-12 in sand found
at 1,945 feet.
Striking gas in sand at 1,945 feet was a surprise, it
being the intention to drill the well to 2,800 feet. This
well 's the first one in the Indiahoma pool in which gas
has been found in the 1,900-foot sand. Well No. 2 on the
same lease, offsetting the good producer of J. H. Reobold
et al., is rigging up, and location No. 3 has been made
350 feet north of No. 1.
Reports filed with R. P. McLaughlin, state oil and gas
supervisor for California, during the week ending August
23, show 11 new wells, making a total of 412 reported
since the first of the year. Nineteen wells were reported
for test of water shut-off and 13 deepening or redrilling.
Ten abandonments were reported.
A BIG DEMAND FOR LUBRICATING OIL.
Lubricating oil is being manufactured by oil refineries
of this country at the rate of more than 76,000,000 gal
lons a month, compared with 70,000,000 in 1916 and an
average of 60,000,000 in 1917, says a New York dispatch.
This big growth in demand for lubricating oil has been
lost sight of to a large extent by increase in the demand
for gasoline, but owing to the much higher prices received
for lubricating oil, -this line has become one of most profit
able in the oil industry.
Prior to remarkable developments of automobile indus
try, there now being more than 6,000,000 automobiles in use
in this country, chief demand for lubricating oil was from
steam railroads, trolley lines and industrial plants. Rail
road lubricating oil business was controlled largely by
Galena-Signal Oil Co., which at one time controlled prac
tically all the business and still has the major portion of
it. Increase in use of automobiles, however, required
manufacture of different lubricating oils, which business
has been developed by Vacuum Oil Co., one of the Standard
group, probably to a greater extent than any other com
pany. Vacuum Oil Co.'s lubricating oil has attracted a-
widespread demand, which has greatly increased earnings.
In 1917 Vacuum showed net earnings of $9,324,306, or
$62.16 a share, on $15,000,000 capital stock, after reserving
$2,817,922, or $17.45 a share, for war taxes. The report of
this company for 1918 will be issued shortly, and is ex
pected to make a favorable showing. Vacuum's business
is largely a case oil trade which is unusually profitable, as
shown by earnings. At end of 1917 company had a surplus
of more than $40,000,000, and It is estimated Its surplus
at end of 1918 will be shown to approach $50,000,000.
In addition to the strong hold Galena-Signal Co. has
on railroad business, company is now extending its trade
by developing properties in Texas, including a large re
finery near Houston. This Is to take care of its foreign
trade, largely. Company is going through a big expansion
in Texas. Its interests include large properties in South
Texas fields and in the new North Central district, crude'
production of which 1b specially suitable for manufacture of
lubricating oil.

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J. D. Forrester Kansas City, Mo.
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Thos. Toohejr Kansas City, Mo.
Dr. E. C. Allen Wayland. la.
E. F. Buckingham Virden, 111.
E. W. Williamson Bates City, Mo.
A. M. Starr Odessa, Mo. 00]
Fred N. Baldwin Flint, Mich.
John J. O'Hern, Production Mgr., Kansas City, Mo.
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TO DEVELOP BREWSTER COUNTY HOLDINGS. FIRE AT EMPIRE'S OKLAHOMA CITY PLANT.

Marathon Oil Co. Starts Active Drilling Campaign on Its I. R. Davies, Foreman, Badly Burned, When Flames Flashed
265-Acre LeaseGuggenheim* and D. C. Jackling From StillProperty Loss Slight.
Also Drilling In Marathon District.
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 8.The story of whether there Oklahoma City, Okla., Sept. 10.Fire in the refinery
is oil underlying the northern part of Brewster County, of the Empire Refining Co., 328 East Washington Street,
Texas, soon will be told by the drill, according to Charles at 8 o'clock last Friday morning, burned J. R. Davies
T. Jobes, consulting geologist with the Marathon oil Co., badly, but he is expected to recover.
which owns leases on 265,000 acres of land in that sec Davis, a pipe fitter foreman, was engaged with a
tion. The Marathon company has one well drilling, two group of men in attempting to extinguish a fire that had
derricks up and two wells contracted for in this district, broken out in one still. He was close to the still, squirt
while the Guggenheim interests are drilling a test north ing the contents of a fire extinguisher into the flame.
east of Marathon, and California parties, headed by D. C. Suddenly the fire flashed out of the till, completely
Jackling, are putting down another just west of that enveloping Davies- and burning the clothing from his body.
town. All these wells or locations are on approved geo He was given hurried first aid treatment and rushed to
logical structure and much interest is being manifested a hospital.
in the result of the operations. The same still was on fire the day before but was
Mr. Jobes-, who spent much of his time the past year extinguished with little trouble.
in the Texas fields, with headquarters in Wichita Falls, The fire Friday was put out by the fire department
has established offices for the Marathon Oil Co. at 1009 in a few minutes although, because no fire plugs are closer
Gloyd Building, Kansas City, and has underwritten $250,- to the refinery than at the M. K. & T. depot, it was some
000 of the company's stock. P. E. Tabor, of Joplin, Mo., time before a hose line could be strung to the plant.
is president of the company, and C. V. Jones, also of Damage will not exceed $50, It was stated.
Joplin, is secretary-treasurer. The company plans to spud The Empire . refinery suffered a severe fire about
in at least one well each week on its Brewster county three months ago when a warehouse and still unit were
acreage. destroyed, causing a loss of about $100,000.
His activities in connection with the Marathon Oil Co.
will not interfere with Mr. Jobes' association with the GRAND JURY TO INVESTIGATE FAKE OIL CONCERNS.
Texa?-Belden Oil Co. which will develop holdings In the
Iowa Park district of North Texas, nor will he discontinue
his Wichita Falls office. Fort Worth, September 8.In his charge to the grand
jury this week, Federal Judge James C. Wilson laid special
The Standard Oil Co., Kentucky, has declared the stress on making a thorough investigation of all alleged
regular quarterly dividend of |3 per share, payable Oc fake oil companies.
tober 1. Books close Sept. 15 and reopen October 2. It has developed that the mails have been used by a
number of alleged oil concerns that have leases and have
The South Penn Oil Co. has declared the regular not drilled, to fleece money from eastern men. All kinds
quarterly dividend of $6i a share payable September 30' of advertising matter has been sent out and it is these
to stock of record September 12. companies the federal authorities are after.

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26 THE OIL AND
Fort Worth, Texas, September 8.Lack of pipe line
and transportation facilities to handle the production of the
various fields of north central, central west and west
Texas is causing a delay in the completion of a cumber
of wells in the various fields reported now to be on the
sand and ready to be drilled in. The development work
of the past few weeks has gradually extended the proven
territory of the Eastland. Ranger, Olden and Desdemona
with Desdemona showing up to be one of the greatest
fields ever developed in the history of the country.
While the talent continues to watch the development
in the proven sections, more attention now is bing paid
to the wild catting operations that are in progress in the
far west, especially in the Trans-Pecos and Concholand
regions. Putnam in Callahan county attracted unusual
attention the past few days, when it developed that oil can
be secured at a shallow depth. The wild catter is flock
ing to Callahan county and leases jumped in value. Several
of the big concerns, including Benedum and Trees, are be
ginning to pierce the earth in Kimbe and other west
Texas counties.
So far the wild catter has been hard hit in the far west
and large sums have been lost in drilling and hitting
dry holes. However, these dry holes do not seem to
stop the talent which is basing its investment on the
judgment of certain geologists. The section along the
Rio Grande in Ward and adjoining counties also is at
tracting attention of producers and the next six months
will tell a story of either millious made and a new field
discovered or millious lost and dry holes to show for the
investment of hard earned cash.
No Great Gushers Reported.
The past week, even the past two weeks failed to
show any great gushers reported in any of the fields.
The average wells brought in lately in any of the fields
show a production ranging from 100 to 1,000 barrels, with
a few reported showing more than the latter figure. A
well producing from 500 to 800 barrels in the proven
section of the Ranger field now is considered good where
as a few weeks or a month or so ago, some few were re
ported in with an initial flow of two to four thousand
barrels and even some few greater.
The counties i.orth of Wichita, Wilbarger aid others
now are attracting attention of developers. Within the
past week or two approximately thirty or more locations
have been made in Wilbarger and wells spudded in. Archer
is also getting a Dig play from talent, and while no great
gushers have been brought in the drills have given the
investors all kinds of encouragement.
Ranger-Rock Island a Surprise.
The surprise of the week was the Ranger-Rock Island
well in the Ranger field. This well came in with an in
itial flow of more than a thousand barrels. The Rust No.
5 also was a surprise and came in making not rcore than
200 barrels. The Rust No. 4 on the same tract came in
late in July making more than 2,000 barrels daily and the
fact that No. 5 was a small producer caused grief *o the
drillers. The Sinclair-Gulf company is having considerable
trouble with one of its wells, the Hagaman No. 2 in the
Ranger field. This well was shot with 400 quarts of nitro
and was bridged. It is reported to be standing 200 feet
in oil and when the bridge has been cleared away it is ex
pected to be one of the good ones.
New Wells Extend Ranger Field.
The Sinclair well brought in on the McGlothlin farm
four miles SE of Ranger on the edge of the right of way
of the Hamon-Kell railroad: means an extension of the
Ranger field. There remains now but few miles of terri
tory between Ranger and Desdemona that is not con
sidered proven territory. This well produces from the
same horizon as the principal wells of the Ranger pool.
The Hammil and others wells on the Lewis farm,
four miles north of Desdemona, is an extension of the
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Duke-Knowles pool. This Lewis well looks good for
2,000 barrels, so it is claimed.
Stephens County.
Production in Stephens county failed to show any
great increase the past week because of a lack of pipe
line and transportation facilities to care for the produc
tion already in and the prospective increase. A number
of wells are reported to be on the sand ready to be
brought in and as soon as- sufficient pipe line facilities
can be furnished, a jump in the increase will be noted.
The fields around Caddo and Breckenridge continue
to furnish surprises for the talent. Fewer dry holes
have been drilled in in Stephens county fields than in
any other section. Leases In this section are bringing
fabulous prices.
Erath County.
With eight good producing wells in Erath and sev
eral down a good depth the wild catter has been en
couraged in his efforts. Hopes still are entertained that
Erath county will be one of the big oil producers of
Texas. Considerable interest now is being manifested
in the development work that is being done in the north
ern part of the county near Bluffdale, by the Franklin
Oil & Gas Co. The drillers are almost sure of bring
ing in a well, which will be the deepest of any yet brought
in in Texas. The Franklin No. 1, down more than four
thousand feet is being prepared to be drilled in. The
Three Cirle well on the Three Circle ranch is producing
gas below the thirty-five hundred foot level, while the
Big Jack now is using ten-inch piping and the drilling
working in good shape piercing the various strata ex
pected by the geologist who made the location for the
well.
Comanche County.
But little attention has been paid to Comanche county
the past few weeks, because no new locations have been
made and no stirring reports received. However, de
velopment is in progress and those behind the drill are
saying nothing but looking wise. Hopes are entertained
that the Sipe Springs section may yet become an oil
field. Some production has been obtained in Comanche,
where it joins Eastland county.
Panhandle Section.
There seems to be no let up in interest in the
section around Amarillo and the extreme northwestern
section of the state. Quite a number of locations were
made and drills will be kept running as soon as the new
wells are spudded in. The prospectors in and around
Amarillo continue hopeful since the gas supply has been
increased in the past few months. Carson, King and
other counties- of the Panhandle, will be given a big play
as will the adjoining counties in New Mexico.
Tarrant County.
Nothing new developed the past week in the drilling
in this county. Lake does not seem to be attracting
much attention. The Polytechnic well has been shut
down for some time at a depth approximately 4.200 feet.
TEXAS DRILLING REPORTS.
Lacasa District.
Bragsley No. 1, 3,563, hard sand.
E. T. Bradford, 3,503, company tools.
J. H. Bratton No. 1, 3,636, swedglng 6%-inch.
Porter Brown No. 1, 3,518; No. 2, 1,500, blue shale.
W. D. Haney No. 1, 5,100, company tools.
J. T. Harrison No. 1, 915, white lime; No. 2, 3, 4, rigs.
G. C. Jennings No. 1, rig.
H. A. Langford No. 1, rig.
T. Lauderdale No. 1, 3,520, rigging up, company tools.
Scott Lippe, building rig.
E. C. Miller No. 1, timbers.
A. W. Mitchell No. 1, 1,125, bule shale.
J. D. Pace No. 1. 1,321, company tools.
N. P. Veale No. 1, 3,695, company tools.
W. B. Young, 720.
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Ranger District.
Humble Oil & Refining Co.
Ooffman No. 1, 3,557, shut down for band wheel;
No. 2, 3,460, black lime; No. 3, 2,800, grey sand; No. 4,
building rig.
Truman Davis No. 4, 50, spudding white slate.
Fargason No. 3, 3, rigs; No. 4, rigging up; No. 5, rig.
Hunt No. 1, 3,015, cleaning out.
Ingram No. 1, 2,700, grey sand; No. 2, 1,029, grey
lime; No. 3, rigging up; No. 4, rig.
Sally Lane No. 1, 3,520, black lime; No. 2, 525, blue
shale; No. 3, rig.
McCord No. 1, 3,010, black lime; No. 2, 410; blue
shale; No. 3, rig.
Patton No. 4, 3,220, black shale; No. 5, 1,320, blue
shale.
Scott No. 2, 2,060, blue shale; No. 3, location; No.
4, 340, grey shale.
Sue No. 3, rig.
Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Co.
F. Brewer No. 2, rigging up; No. 18, company tools;
No. 19, 20, rigs.
H. R. Clemmer No. 2, location; No. 4, 1,240, shale.
J. H. Clemmer No. 1, 1,500 feet, lime.
T. W. Ducan No. 3, 3,452 feet, sand; sand 3,436 feet,
300 barrels.
O. P. England, No. 4, rig.
L. A. Calloway No. 2, rig.
I. B. Hand No. 6, 1,760 feet, drilling; No. 8, rig;
No. 9. 930 feet, drilling.
M. C. Henson No. 3, 3,270 feet, drilling.
William Meyers, rigging up.
J. H. McClesky No. 7, 3,255 feet, black lime; No. 8,
rig.
W. E. Mcleskey No. 1, 3,296 feet, black lime; No. 2,
3,400 feet, company tools; No. 5, 1,310 feet, shale; No. 6,
1,700 feet, shale; No. 7 700 feet, lime; No. 8, rig; No. 9,
1.260 feet, shale.
W. R. Smith, rig.
W. H. Beildeman No. 2, 3,494 feet, black lime; No. 3,
spudding; No. 4, rig.
Bradford heirs No. 1, 3,610 feet, lime.
J. H. Conner, 3,396 feet, cleaning out.
B. P. Davenport No. 4, rig.
C. S. Davis No. 2, lumber.
J. L. Erwin No. 1, 450 feet, lime.
Frost No. 1, rig.
M. G. Gerdes No. 2, rig.
M. H. Hageman No. 3, 1,610 feet, lime shale; No. 4,
450 feet, lime.
W. R Hodges No. 5, 2,540 feet.
C. N. Hodges No. 3, 3,424 feet, white sand.
C. D. Mancil No. 1, 3,205 feet, cleaning out; No. 2 rig.
McClesky heirs No. 2 rig; No. 3, cleaning out; No. 4,
location.
R. L. Page No. 1, rig.
H. C. Pool No. 1, 2,085 feet.
Ward Rice No. 1, 3,364 feet, cleaning out; No. 2, rig.
0. E. Terrell No. 1, 1,830 feet, shale.
D. H. Waggoner No. 1, rig.
N. S. Whitson No. 2, cleaning out.
J. S. William? No. 1, 125 feet, blue shale.
C. O. Barker No. 1, 2,500 feet, drilling.
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J. E. Butler No. 1, r:g; No. 7, 2,275 feet, shale; No. 8,
rig; No. 9, 3,245 feet, lime; No. 11, 930 feet, blue mud;
No. 1, 3,242 feet, lime; No. 15, tools on location; No. 14,
3,350 feet, drilling; No. 15, 16, 17 18 19, 20 rigs.
B. A. Davis No. 1, rig; No. 2, 370 feet, moving In tools;
No. 3, 4, rigs.
C. E. Meador No. 1, 2,060 feet, company tools.
Norwood No. 3, skidding rig; No. , 800 feet, under-
reaming 12%-inch; No. 5, spudding; No. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
rigs; No. 11, spudding; No. 12, rigging up; No. 13, 1,945
feet, blue shale; No. 14, 1,685 feet, sand shale; No. 15,
1,250 feet, blue mud; No. 16, 675 feet, red rock; No. 17,
rig; No. 18, running 10-inch; No. 19, 20, 21, rigs; No. 22,
rigging up.
C. E. Terrell No. 1, 1,615 feet, slate; No. 2, 3,456 feet,
rig.
Caddo District.
Charles Binney No. 12, 590 feet, shale; No. 13, 1,200
feet; No. 15, 230 feet, blue shale; No. 16, building rig;
No. 17, rig; No. 18, building rig; No. 19, location.
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This much placed in Stephens, Eastland or
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No one knows where the limit is. Present
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Panhandle counties now big play; largest
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28 THE OIL
W. L. Carey No. 2, building rig.
A. E. Harvey No. 1, rig on ground.
A. D. Hohertz No. 4, 790 teet; No. 5, 1,611 feet, sand;
No. 6, 740 feet; No. 8, 40 feet, lime.
G. E. Holt No. 1, rig on ground.
W. R. Jackson No. 2, rig.
J. R. Jackson No. 2, rig.
R Q. Lee No. 3, rigging up.
T. F. Litton No. 1, 200 feet, lime.
McDonald No. 1, 1,875 feet, blue sand.
B. B. Newhem No. 1, location.
B. P. Rainey No. 1, 1,160 feet, lime; No. 5, location
Remington No. 2, rig; No. 3, rigging up.
Riddle heirs No. 2, rig; Nos. 3, 4, locations:
G. Rochell No. 1, 3,185 feet.
Rogers No. 3, 3,141 feet, black lime; No. 4, rig.
C. J. Winston No. 2, 285 feet, blue shale.
Henry Walker No. 1, location.
Stephens County.
Castleman No. 1, rigging up.
A. J. Collins No. 1, 10, clay.
W. H. Collins No. 1, 578, blue shale.
Frost-Russel No. 1, 2,600, blue shale; No. 2, 1,119,
brown shale; No. 3, 2,120, black shale.
Gilmore Jones No. 1, rig.
Glenn, 532, blue clay.
Hart No. 1, rigging up.
Keel No. 1, 1,250, dark slate.
Knox No. 1, 1,095, blue shale.
Stiltsrs X rifi
Sargee No. 1, 1,665, gray sand; No. 2, 1,026, white
lime.
Stuard No. 1, 15, clay.
Desdemona District.
Brown No. 1, rigging up.
D. C. Davis No. 3, rigging up; No. 4, 420, blue shale.
E. S. Davis No. A5, location; A4, 265, blue shale; B2,
2,320, black slate; B3, 600, white slate; B4, building rig.
Ellison No. 5, 1,875, gray lime; No. 7, rigging up;
No. 8, rigging up; No. 9, 1,470, gray slate; No. 10, rigging
up; No. 11, timbers.
Dick Gray No. 4, location; No. 6, building rig.
Sun Company.
Comanche County.
Shuler No. 6, rig; No. 9, 1,100, grey shale; No. 10,
150, lime; No. 11, location.
Mohan No. 2, rig; No. 3, location.
Townsend No. 1, location.
Moore No. 1, location.
Anderson No. 1, location.
Farmers State Bank No. 1, location.
Strawn District.
John Allen No. 3, rig.
F. W. Allen, No. 1, 1,000, shale.
Blackwell No. 3, rig.
Jennings District.
Jennings A-l, 3,530, sand; No. B-l, 1,700, sand; No.
B-2, rig.
Christmas No. 1, 2,800, shale; No. 2, rig; No. 3,
location; No. 4, rig.
Ranger District.
Rust No. 3, 3,350, sand; No. 5, 3,400, 200 barrels;
No. 7, 3,150, lime; No. 8, 3,250, salte; No. 9, 1,500, slate;
No. 10, 11, rigs.
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Lauderdale No. 3, 2,200, shale; No. 4, 1,350, slate
Maynard No. 2, 1,600, 3hale; No. 3 location.
Ducan No. 2, rig.
Daniels No. 1, rig.
Maynard No. 4, location.
Caddo District.
H. C. Smith, No. 1, 2,000 shale.
J. L. Harris No. 1, location.
S. L. Donald No. 1, 600, shale.
R. Q. Lee No. 1, 350, lime.
Homer Lee, No. 2, rig.
McMeen No. 6, location.
Rochelle No. 2-B, rig; No. 3-B, location; No. 1-A, 1,000
shale.
Rosenquest 1-B, rig; 1-A location; 2-A, location; 3-A
1,100, slate; 5-A, rig; 6-A, location; 7-A, location; 2-B.
location.
Corbett No. 1, 1,400, slate.
W. E. Carey No. 3, 2,300, sand; No. 4, location; No.
5, rig.
J. A. Carey No. 3-A, location; 4-A, rig; 5-A, location;
6-A, rig; 7-A, location; 8-A, rig; 9-4, 10-A, 11-A, 12-A,
location.
Cisco District.
Mathews No. 1, 1,600, shale.
Mid-Kansas Oil & Gas Co.
S. Griffin No. 2, 3,361, pulling casing; No. 3, moving
in tools; No. 4, 5, locations.
E. H. Layne No. 4, 2,900, shut down; No. 5, 3,496,
fishing for casing; No. 6, 7, rigs; No. 8, 400, drilling;
No. 9, rig; No. 10, 2,300, drilling; No. 12, 3,150. drilling;
No. 13, 14, 15 16 rigs.
J. H. McClesky No. 3, rig; No. 4, 1,500, drilling: No.
5, 6, rigs.
J. M. Rush No. 2, 2,600, drilling.
F. W. Taylorf No. 1, 3,235, reaming hole to run 6%-
inch.
Gudger et al., building rig.
Rhoda Satterfield, rig.
C. J. Harrell ..o. 1, 2,015, running packer; No. 2, 3, 4.
locations.
Wayland District.
H. B. Adams No. 1, 100, fishing for tools.
S. C. S. Ellis No. 1, rigging up.
B. B. Cash No. 1, 945, drilling soft slate.
S. E. Ledbetter No. 1, 707, drilling slate.
W. C. Ledbetter No. 1, 350, drilling mud.
J. R. Mxwell No. 1, 974, clamping 12%-inch.
J. S. Simons No. 1, rig.
C. W. Dooley No. 1, rig.
J. J. Hand No. 1, moving in tools.
J. Cooper No. 1, rig.
G. W. Thorpe No. 1, rig on ground.
J. T. Watson No. 1, rig on ground.
Wilbarger County.
Following is a report of drilling operations in Wil
barger county, with locations of the various wells.
Aetna No. 1, Goss, sub-division 23, Waggoner Colony,
drilling over 700 feet.
American Eagle Oil & Gas company, Kelly, section 54.
block 13, rigged up.
Apex Oil Co., section 36, block 13, shut down.
Texas Crescent Oil Co., section 24, block 13, location.
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Webb-Magness, et al, Luther Webb farm, section 46,
block 12, spudding.
Wilbarger County Oil Co., B. C. Carter farm, section
21, block 10, rigging up.
Kemp et al, section 19, block 13, drilling at 1,300 feet.
Staley, Willis Vaughn farm, section 5, block 15, rigging
up.
Wilbarger-Hardeman County Oil Co., Phil Durham
farm, section 67, block 16, machinery on ground.
Vassey-Odell Oil Co., Vassey farm, rigging up on sec
tion 4, block 11.
Crescent Cove Oil Co., J. P. Starr farm, section 7, block
15, machinery and derrick.
Castlebury Oil & Gas Co., R. L. Castlebury farm, section
67, block 14, derrick.
Minnesota Southern Oil Co., Collinsworth survey, shut
down, 1,250 feet.
Harrington & Robinson, Nos. 1 and 2, McCaleb, section
62, block 15, drilling.
Clio Oil Co., 32 acres in block 39, location.
Three locations made by Vernon companies: first on
section 86, block 14, on
another one on section 37, block 10,
west of Odell and one Katherlne Waggoner's farm on Red
river, section 26, block 12.
McCormack, Smith No. 1, section 25, block 13, drilling
800 feet.
Waggoner Colony Oil Co., Taylor No. 1, section 55,
block 13, drilling at 1,000 feet.
Byars Farm Oil Co., Lon Byars, section 69, block 12,
800 feet, drilling.
Foard County.
Wilbarger-Foard Oil Co., section 13, block 8, No. 1,
Beasley, at 660 feet, under-reaming.
Emerald Oil & Gas Co., No. 1, Herring & Johnson, drill
ing at around 2,700 feet.
Plainvlew Oil Co., No. 1, Ryan, derrick.
Hardeman County.
Quanah Texas Drilling association No. 1, drilling.
Nee-Noo-She Oil Co., No. 1, Steward, drilling.
Groesbeck No. 1, Park, drilling; No. 2, machinery on
grounds.
Mid-West Oil Co., No. 1, drilling.
Oklahoma Star Oil Co., No. 1, Neal, casing at 2,700 feet.
Mid-West Oil Co., No. 1, Hopkins county school land,
preparing to spud.
C. H. Oil Co., No. 1, Daniels, timbers on ground.
Stephens County.
Drilling summary for Stephens county as announced
through Breckenridge, shows the following developments:
Walker & Caldwell, Jones No. 1, drilling at 3,812
feet, flowing by heads.
Cosden Oil & Gas Co., Compton No. 1, trying to shut
off water at 3,920 feet.
Sammies Oil Co., Thorp No. 1, drilling at 1,727 feet,
making about 650 barrels.
Texas Co., R. F. Brown No. 1, completed, pumping
about 25 barrels at 3,211 feet.
Texas Pacific Coal, Satterfield No. 1, completed,
producing about 450 barrels.
Weimer et al., Boles No. 1, completed, pumping 10
barrels.
Texas Co., S. W. Lauderdale No. 4, drilling at 3,222
feet, making about 500 barrels.
Cosden Co., Long No. 3, drilling at 3,454 feet, hole full
of fluid.
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Snowden Bros., Ackers No. 1, making about 100 bar
rels, drilling at 3,120 feet.
Sinclair-Gulf, Ledbetter No. 6, shut down at 3,270 feet,
making about 250 barrels.
Oklahoma Prod. & Pennock, Swenson No. 5, total
depth 3, 363 feet, making about 250 barrels.
Mid-Kansas, Ledbetter No. 1, making about 700 barrels
at 3,290 feet.
Moore & Rosier, Russell No. 5, completed, making
about 200 barrels.
Moore & Rosier, Russell No. 7, completed, making
about 200 barrels.
Skelley-Sankey, Russell No. 1, drilling at 2,838 feet,
hole full of water.
T. P. Coal, Gaston No. 1, waiting on shot at 4,434 feet.
Mid-Kansas, Jackson No. 1, cleaning out after shot.
Mid-Kansas, Tullos No. 1, completed, producing about
200 barrels.
West Texas, Dempsey No. 1, cleaning out, will shoot
again.
Columbia, Booler No. 1, completed, pumping 5 bar
rels.
Mid-Kansas, Cook No. 2, cleaning out at 3,212 feet.
Texas Co., Sandige No. 1, getting ready to run tubing
at 3,300 feet.
Magnolia Petroleum, C. B. Brown No. 1, producing
about 600 barrels.
Mid-Kansas, W. E. Carey No. 2, drilling at 3,273, hole
caving.
Texas Co., Stoker No. 3, swedging on casing at 1,450
feet.
Amarillo.
The Amarillo Oil Co.'s Masterson No. 3, drilling at 1,800
feet.
The Amarillo Oil Co.'s Bivins No. 1, well drilling at 700
feet.
Masterson No. 1, well being drilled by the Ranch Creek
Oil & Gas Co., shut down.
Haines Tuck-Trlgg No. 1, drilled at a depth of 1,595 feet,
with a showing of gas.
The Emerald Oil Co., and also the Seven States Oil Co.,
spudded In August 31.
Bravo Dome Oldham spudded In on August 28.
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October 6, 1919.
By U. S. Government.
About 36,000 acres by quarter sections of
1 60 acres each, all in Osage County,. Okla
homa, will be offered at Pawhuska, Okla.,
Oct. 6, 1919, for bonus in addition to stipu
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ance in three annual installments with ac
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near producing wells, practically all con
sidered advantageously located for produc
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showing acreage of Osage County leased for
oil and area leased for gas, also indicating
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30 THE OIL AND
OKLAHOMA PRODUCTION.
Barrels
Gushing 36,700
Healdton 35,900
Other fields 145,000
Total 217,600
Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 10.(Special.) The past week was
a dandy for Oklahoma, and honors are well divided among
the different fields for a spectacular performance. The
Beggs district lead all others, in number of big wells,
but the great number of important happenings in other
districts, more than surpass the Beggs performance.
Taking Beggs, to start with, the following are the
important happenings there: Waite Phillips found sand
at 2,818 feet in his No. 1 Stake farm, in the northwest
corner of the northeast of the southeast of 12-14-11, and
at 20 feet in, the well was flowing 1,000 barrels. With
this production, it was noticed that the tankage was pretty
short, so drilling was stopped in sand, to build additional
steel tankage. The largest well ever drilled in township
15-10 was completed during the week, in the Morrison
Brothers No. 4, in the southwest corner of the northeast
of the southeast of 3-15-10, in the deep sand pool north
of the Russell pool. It found sand from 2,543-87 feet, and
actually put 1,450 barrel? in the tanks the first 24 hours.
The Turman Oil Co. No. 1, Banks farm, in the northeast
corner of the southeast of the northwest of 30-15-11, found
sand from 2,583-2,630 feet, and started off at 20 barrels
per hour. H. F. Wilcox No. 7, Banks farm, in the center
of the north line of the northeast of the northwest of 30-
15-11, found sand from 2,585-89 feet, and at 2,595 feet was
making 600 barrels. The Metz, Hadley and others well on
the 2%-acre strip in the northwest corner of the southeast
of the southwest of 30-15-11, continues to make 500 barrels
from 2,605-07 feet. Total depth is 2,616 feet. Perry &
French No. 2, Stake farm, in the northeast corner of the
northwest of the southeast of 12-14-11, found sand from
2,802-22 feet, and started off at 800 barrels. The Cosmos
Oil Co. & Simons No. 3, in the southeast corner of the
southwest of the northeast of 12-14-11, is flowing 960 bar
rels from the 2,800-foot sand. The Gladys Belle Oil Co.
& Cosmos No. 5, in the northeast corner of the southwest
of 6-14-12, is flowing 350 barrels from the 2,300-foot sand.
Gladys Belle & Barnsdall No. 3, in the southeast corner
of the northeast of the northwest of 7-14-12, on the Eliza
beth Kelly allotment, is flowing 325 barrels from the 2,-
300-foot sand. Eastern Oil Co. No. 1, in the northwest
corner of the southeast of the northwest of 6-14-12 found
sand at 2,295 feet, and at 2^29 feet it is flowing 325
barrels. C. B. Shaffer No. 7, in 6-14-12, is flowing 175
barrels.
Besides the above large wells, the Best Development
Co. No. 1, Cherry farm, in the southwest corner of the
southeast of the southeast of the southeast of 7-14-12,
found sand at 1,945 feet, that made a 10,000,000 feet
gasser, extending the pool to the southeast.
Hewitt to the Front.
The Hewitt district, which Is- Oklahoma's newest
best bet, jumped to the front with a big sensation Monday
when the Texas Co. found the discovery of sand in its
second well in that field. It is the No. 1, Dillard farm,
in the northwest corner of the northeast of the north
west of the northwest of 27-4s-2w. The top of the dis
covery sand was found at 2,048 feet, and at 20 feet in,
it was- making 40 barrels per hour. This production in
cludes the production the well was making from the sand
at 1,970 feet, which amounts to 300 barrels, open hole
having been carried the entire distance between the two
sands. The Westheimer test in the southwest of 22-4s-2w,
offsetting the discovery well, found a sand at 1,886 feet,
that has filled the hole 1,400 feet with oil, just touched.
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It is the third sand found in as many wells, and opera
tors are inclined to view Hewitt as being a probable
second Healdton.
New Deep Sand.
A new deep sand has been found at Beggs, provided
the measurement on the well is- correct. The H. F. Wil
cox Oil & Gas Co. No. 5, Banks allotment, in the south
west corner of the southeast of the northeast of 30-15-11.
found sand at 3,070 feet and with it just touched, the well
filled up and made two nice flows, one of 20 minutes dura
tion. The deepest sand to date, at Beggs was the sand
found at 3,015 feet in the Producers & Refiners Corpora
tion No. 1, on the Tobe Jefferson allotment, in the north
west corner of the northeast of the southeast of 30-15-11.
which the Wilcox well offsets, and the P. & R. well made
a 75-barrel pumper. The Wilcox well had about 7 feet of
the 3,015 foot sand, and It carried water, with only a
little oil. The 3,015 foot sand was not cased off before
going deeper, and It is said that since the well flowed, it
appears that the water has exhausted itself.
The* Producers & Refiners Corporation No. 2, Tobe
Jefferson farm, in the center of the north line of thp
northeast of the southeast of 30-15-11, found sand from
3,042-52 feet, and the hole filled up 2,600 feet with oil.
Many Other Good Ones.
Link Oil Co. No. 2, In the center of the north line of
the southwest of the northwest of 20-15-15, in the Haskell
district, found sand from 1,725-53 feet, and at 1,773 feet
it is flowing 500 barrels. It Is the largest well in Has
kell's- newest pool.
The Aubuyme Oil Co. No. 8, Lynds farm, in the south
west of 7-22-3w, in the Garber field, found sand from 1.-
458-60 feet, and is flowing 350 barrels.
Tuloma Oil Co. No. 1, in the southwest corner of
27-25-9, in the Osage reservation, found sand from 2,120-4*i
feet, and after a shot of 90 quarts, made 80 barrels per
hour.
Caney River Gas Co. No. 3, Perryman, in the center
of the north line of the northwest of the southwest of
28-16-13, found sand at 1,793 feet, and at 1,799 feet it was
making 300 barrels. In the same district, the Tuxedo
Oil Co. No. 4, Harry farm, in the southwest corner of the
northeast of 28-16-13, found sand from 1,735-58 feet, and
made 200 barrels. Both wells are in the old Bixby field,
and are extraordinary producers- for that locality.
Extensioners.
Margay Oil Co. No. 1, In the northwest corner of the
northeast of 21-22-9, found sand 2,220-46 feet, and after
shot with 100 quarts, filled up 1,500 feet with oil. Well
is two miles from production.
Hoover Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Johnson farm, in the
southwest corner of northwest of 32-18-11, found sand at
2,247-56 feet, and is good for 5 barrels. Nearest produc
tion is a half mile distant.
Aldrich Blake No. 1, Jefferson farm, in the center of
the east line of the northeast of the northeast of 33-15-15,
is good for 20 barrels, at depth of 1,641 feet. Nearest pro
duction is a mile and a half distant.
Michihoma Oil Co. No. 1, in the northeast corner of
the northwest of the southwest of 2-15-16, found sand at
1,440 feet, and is good for 35 barrels. Nearest production
is three-quarters of a mile distant.
OKLAHOMA COMPLETIONS.
Page and associates No. 9, in the SE corns- of the
8W% of the SE14 of 23-20-11, is good for 175 barrels nat
ural, at a depth of 2,044 feet.
Sand Springs Home No. 1 in the SW corner of the
NE14 of the SW'/S, of the SE>4 of 26-20-11, is dry at 2,009
feet.
Prentiss Price No. 3, in the NW corner of the SWj
of the NW!4 of the SW"4, of 16-20-12, is shot at a depth of
1,412 feet, and is a 10 barrel well.
The Deep Pool Oil Co. No. 1, in the center of the south
line of the NW% of 25-23-9, is dry at 2,305 feet.
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The Texas Co. No. 2, in the center of the south line
ot the SEVt of 4-21-12, is dry and abandoned at 1,540
feet.
Kewanee Oil & Gas Co. No. 10, in the SE corner of the
NE14 of 20-21-12, is shot at a depth of 1,423 feet, and is
good for 20 barrels.
The same company's No. 15, in the center of the SW*4
of 28-21-2, is shot at 1,402 feet, and is good for 10 barrels
The Sinclair Oil & Gas Co. No. 13, in the NE corner of
the NW!4 of the NE& of the SE& of 33-22-10, came in
for 150 barrels after shot from 1,188-1,235 feet.
Rex Pyramid Oil Co. -No. 2, in the center of the west
line of the NE*4 of 34-22-10, is shot at 1,221 feet, and is a
o barrel well.
The Gilllspie No. 3, in the center of the west line
of the NW*4 of 34-22-10, is shot at 1,190 feet, and is a
'25 barrel well.
Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 17, in the SE corner of
t he NE^i of the SE& of the SW& of 30-22-12, is shot at
1.363 feet, and is a 15 barrel pumper.
Carl Dresser No. 1, in the corner of the SW*4 of the
NW?4 of the SWft of 21-23-11, is good for 20 barrels at
1.848 feet.
The Finance Oil Co. No. 15, in the SE corner of the
of 31-23-11, is dry at 1,757 feet.
The Tidal Oil Co. No. 10, in the SE corner of the
-XE14 of the SE% of the SW^i of 32-23-11, is dry at
1,910 feet.
E. N. Gilllspie No. 3, in the SE corner of the SW% of
the SE*4 of the SE% of 22-24-8, is a 50 barrel well at
1,920 feet.
Devonian Oil Co. No. 15, in the NE corner of the
NW% of 1-24-9, is a 15 barrel well at 2,125. fent.
Finance & Peters No. 4, in the SE corner of the SW*4
of the SE*i of the NE % of 13-24-9, is a 60 barrel well
at 2,125 feet.
Foster Oil Co. No. 12, in the center of the east line
of the NW& of 24-24-9, is a 6,000,000 feet gasser at
2.127 feet.
Shelley et al No. 7, in the NE corner of the NW% of the
NE14 of the SW% of 24-24-9, is shot at 2,127 feet, and is a
125 barrel well.
Graham & Bird No. 21, in the center of the NE^i of
fi-24-10, is shot at 2,105 feet, and is a 175 barrel well.
Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 17, in the NE corner of the
SEVt of the NE% of the NW& of 7-24-10, is shot at 2.019
feet and is a 100 barrel producer.
Burkett No. 1, in the NE corner of the SE% of 7-24-10,
is a 65 barrel well after shot at a depth of 2.048 feet, in
the Bartlesville sand.
Foster No. 3, in the NW corner of 15-24-10, is shot at
2,086 feet, 'and is a 100 barrel well.
Carter Oil Co. No. 3, in the SE corner of the NE& of
the SE14 of the NE% of 32-25-9, found sand from 1,950-
69 feet, and is making 480 barrels of cut oil, about 8 per
cent of which is water.
The Echo Oil Co. No. 14, in the center of the south
line of the SE% of 29-25-10, is shot at 2,053 feet, and is
making 25 barrels.
Osage Development Co. No. 1, in the center of the north
line of the NE& of 32-25-10, is shot at 2,057 feet, and is a
1 o bflrrGl "wgI 1
Midland Oil Co. No. 8, in the NW!4 of 21-25-11, is an
abandoned location.
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Burkett No. 7, in the center of the east line of the
west half of the east half of the SEVi of 2-25-11, is good
for 150 barrels after shot at 1,745 feet.
The Standish Oil Co. No. 14, in the SE corner of the
SW% of the SEtf, of the SW% of 15-25-11, is shot at 1,838
feet, and is a 35 barrel well.
Manhattan Oil Co. No. 64, in the SW coiner of the SE%
of the SW& of tho SW& of 20-25-11, is shot at 1.S30 feet,
and is a 60 barrel well.
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, in the center of the north
line of the NE% of the SW% of 4-27-10, Is a 3,000.000 feet
gasser at 2,018 feet. Sand was found from 1,736-53 feet.
The American Pipe Line Co. No. 61, in the center of the
east line of the NE% of 5-27-10, is an 11,000.000 feet gassor
from 1,754-1,800 feet.
Midco Petroleum Co. No. 2, in the SE corner ot the
NEV4, of the SE% of the NE& of 5-27-10, is a 2,000,000
feet gasser from 1,900-03 feet.
Foster No. 3, in the center of the west line of the
NE& of 18-27-11, is a 50 barrel well at 2,016 feet.
Okmulgee-Muskogee.
Rockwell Oil Co. No. 5, Harrison farm, in center of
the east line of the NW% of the SW% of 10-15-11, is a
35 barrel well from the Glen sand from 1,850-71 feet
Carter Oil Co. No. 1, Thompson farm, in the SW corner
of the SE% of 19-15 11, is a 500 barrel well from 2,693-2.65(>
feet.
Sapulpa Refining Co. No. 3, Geiger farm, in the NW
corner of the SE*4 of the SE& of 35-15-11, is dry at
2,815. feet.
New York Oil Co. No. 4, Coleman 'farm, in the NW
corner of the SE% of the SW& of 36-15-11 is dry at
well from 2,315-30 feet.
Janeway et al No. 1, King farm, In the NE corner of
the SW% of 4-9n-10e, Hughes county, is a 6,000,000 fee'
gasser at 1,202 feet.
Ailsen et al No. 1, Wilson farm, in the SW corner of
15-12-14, is dry at 2,250 feet.
Henry Oil Co. No. 1, in the SW corner of the NE>4 of
9-13-12, Is a 40 barrel well after an 80 quart shot from
2,216-51 feet.
Okmulgee Producing & Refining Co. No. 3, Bean farm,
in the center of the west line of the SW*4 of the NE% of
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33-12-12, found sand from 2,250-68 feet, and made 500 barrels
initial production, settling down until it is now making 250
barrels.
New York Oil Co. & E. L. Robinson Na. 1. Hill farm,
in the SW corner of the NE% of 15-12-11, is an 8,000,000
feet gasser at 2,520 feet.
Petrol Oil Co. No. 3, Newhouse farm, in the center of
the west line of the NW& of the NW% of 20-12-12, is a
25 barrel well after shot at 1,685 feet.
Cosden No. 1, in the NE corner of the SWH of
12-14-11, is plugged back to 2,845 feet, from 2,853 feet, and
is producing.
W. B. Pipe line No. 1, Berryhill farm, in the NW corner
of the NE% of the SE>4 of the SE*4 of 25-14-11, is dry at
2,301 feet.
Cosmos Oil Co. No. 5, Cover farm, in the SE coiner of
the NWS of the NE% of 6-14-12, found sand, from 2,212-25
feet, and is producing 350 barrels.
Henry Oil Co. No. 3, Thompson farm, in the center
of the north line of the NE14 of the NW% of 6-14-12, is a
725 barrel well from 2,225-46 feet.
Billingslea & Wood No. 2, Searcy farm, in the SM:
of the SE% of 6-14-12, found sand from 2,270-2,343 feet, and
is flowing 700 barrels.
C. B. Shafer No. 4, Tiger farm, in the SE corner of
the NW% of the SE% of 6-14-12, is a 60 barrel well from
2,220-60 feet.
The No. 5, on the same farm, in the NW corner of
the SE',4 of 6-14-12, found sand from 2,292-99 feet, and
started off at 2,000 barrels.
C. L>. McMahon No. 1, Motter farm, in the SW corner of
the NE% of the SE14 of 6-14-12, is a 40 barrel well after
shot at a total depth of 2,292 feet.
Lambert No. 3, Sells farm, in the center of the west
line of the NW% of the SE% of 25-14-14, is dry at 1.400
feet.
Terriokla Oil Co. No. 1, Drew farm, in the NW corner
of the SW% of the SE% of 21-15-15, is dry at 1,840 feet.
Lapton et al No. 2, Peters farm, in the SE corner of
the NW>4 is dry at 1,751 feet.
Terriokla Oil o. No. 2, S'ango far, in the center of the
north line of the NE*4 of the SE*4 of 29-15-15, is a 25-0
barrel well at 1,799 feet.
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Link Oil Co. No. 3, Drew farm, in the NW corner of the
SW% of the SE% of 31-15-15, is a 5 barrel well aft"3r sho-
at 685 feet.
Aldrich Blake No. 1, Jefferson farm, in the center of
the east line of the NE& of the NE% of 35-15-16. ia a 20
barrel well after shot at 1,641 feet.
Michlhoma Oil Co. No. 1, Grayson farm, in the ME corn
er of the NW'A of the SW*4 of 2-15-16, is shot at 1,440 fee'
and is good for 35 barrels.
Tulsa-Creek-Wagoner.
Winemiller and others No. 4, Bittie farm, in the NE
corner of the NW>4 of 13-16-12, is dry at 2,345 feet.
Minnehoma Oil Co. No. 12, Walker farm, in the SE
corner of the NE'4 of the SW% of 14-16-12, is good for
60 barrels after a shot in sand from 2,304-09 feet.
Tuxedo Oil Co. No. 4, Harry farm, in the SW corner
of the NES of 28-16-13, is a 200 barrel well from 1,735-oS
feet.
Caney River Gas Co. No. 3, Perryman farm, in the
center of the north line of the NW14 of the SE4 of 28-16-13.
found sand at 1,739 feet, and at 1,799 feet, is flovMng 300
barrels.
Hutchinson & Whiteside No. 1, Asbury farm, in the
corner of the NW',4 of 32-16-15, is a 5 barrel well from
1,220-35 feet.
Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co. No. 1, Yarhola fane
in the SE corner of 14-17-11, is dry at 2,535 feet.
Gladys Oil Co. No. 9, Posey farm, in the center of
the east line of the NE% of the SW% of 17-17-13, s a 20
barrel well from 1,773-1,804 feet.
Cosden and others No. 13, Sanger farm, in the center
of the south line of the NEM, of the SE^ of 21-17-13. is
a 15 barrel well at 1.685 feet.
Sullivan et al No. 2, Rogers farm, in the NW corner
of the NE% of the SEM, of the SW^i of 21-17-14, is !ry
at 1,958 feet.
The White Rose Oil Co. No. 7, Grayson farm, in the SW
corner of the SE% of the NEW, of 24-17-14, is a 25 barrel
well at 1,811 feet.
Twin City Oil & Gas Co. No. 4, center of north line of
NW% of SWV* of 25-19-11, is a 3,000,000 feet gasser from
1,416-55 feet.
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Sapulpa Refining Co. No. 2, Nave farm, in the center
of the NE% of the SE>4 of 24-17-14, is dry at 1,883 fc-et.
Hoover Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Johnson farm, in the SW
corner of the NW& of 32-18-11, is a 5 barrel well at 2,247-56
feet.
Western Creek-Pawnee.
Texola Oil Co. No. 1, Fixico farm, in the SW corner
of the NE% of the NW& of 16-16-8, is dry at 2,918 feet
Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 10, Turner farm in the NE
corner of the SE14 of the NE>4 of NE& of 24-17-14, is a 25
feet.
George E. Black No. 9, E. Bland farm, NE corner of
SE>4 of NW% of 35 19-7, is dry at 2,840 feet.
Number One Oil Co. No. 2, Mclntyre farm, in the SE
corner of the NW*4 of the SW& of 13-21-7, is shot in the
Bartlesville sand irom 2,372-2,407 feet and is a 2,000,000
feet gasser.
Minnehoma Oil Co. No. 4, Mullendore farm, in the
center of the west line of the NWy4 of the NW% of
24-21-7, is shot in sand from 2,361-84 feet and is a 30 barrel
well.
Perry & Wood No. 3, Armstrong farm, in the center of
the east line of the SE& of the SE& of 35-21-7, is dry at
1,880 feet.
Perry & Mullendore No. 5, Jordon farm, in the center
of the east line of the NWA of the NW& of 9-21-8, is
dry at 2,432 feet.
Garfield & Kay.
Exchange Oil Co. No. 4, Lynds farm, in the SW corner
of the NE% of the SWVi of 7-22-3w, is a 400 barrel well
from sand from 1,590-1,611 feet.
Same Co. No. 1, Kisner farm, in the center of the
NEV4 of 19-22-3w, is a 50 barrel well from 2,100 20 feet.
Roxana Petroleum Co. No. 4, Wolfe farm, iv. the SW
corner of the NW% of the NW& of 13-22-4w, is a 35 barrel
well from sand 2,044-46 feet. Total depth of 2,075 feet.
Cosden & Marland No. 32, in the SW corner of the
NW*4 of the SE14 of 1 3-22-4w, is a 25 barrel well from
1,549-1,556 feet. Total depth is 1,592 feet.
Minnehoma Oil Co. No. 5, Dively farm, in the NW corn
er of the SE>4 of the SE% of 14-22-4w, is a 40 barrel well
from 1,910-30 feet. Depth is 1,933 feet.
George J. Neher has abandoned the location on the
school land, in the SE corner of the NE% of the 5E% of
36-23-4w,
Graham and Robinson No. 1, C. W. Hoskins farm,
in the center of the east line of the SW>4 of the NE% of
26-25-4w, is dry at 2,980 feet.
Marland Refining Co. No. 1, Vanselous farm, in the
NE corner of 27-25-le, is dry at 4,337 feet.
Diamond Oil Co. No. 16, Horneck farm, in the NE
corner of the SE% of the NW^i of 2-27-3e, is a 10 barrel
well from 1,230-48 feet. Depth is 1,300 feet.
Kay & Kiowa Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Tyler farm, in the
NW corner of the NE& of 25-28-lw, is dry at 3,990 feet
Blackwell Oil & Gas Co. No. 6, Harvel farm, in the
center of the eaat line of the SE& of the NW%, of
6-28-le, is a 10,000,000 feet gasser from 3,240-50 feet.
Southwestern Oil Co. No. 14, R. E. Welsh farm, in
the NW corner of 20-28-le, is a 20 barrel well from 3,267-75
feet.
Junction Oil Co. No. 6, Pratt farm, in the SE corner
of the SW% of the SW% of 31-29-le, is dry at 3.270 feet.
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Inner Section Oil Co. No. 2, S. . Elder farm, in the
NE corner of the NW& of the SW14 of 29-28-le, is dry
at 2,387 feet
Kay & Kiowa Oil Co. No. 2, Avery farm, in the SW
corner of the NW& of 32-29-le, is dry at 2,665. feet.
OKLAHOMA DRILLING REPORT.
Southwestern Oklahoma.
American Petroleum Co. No. 1, Frankfort farm, in
NW corner of SW% of 14-12-25w, in Roger Mills county,
is shut down at 225 feet.
Yukon Cooperative Oil Co. No. 1, Clint Steele farm, in
the NE corner of the SE% of the SW% of tbe N1?^ of
3-ll-6w, is drilling at 1,100 feet.
Union City Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Stevens farm, in the
center of the east line of the NW% of the NE *i of
33-lln-7w, is a rig on the ground.
Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 1, school lease, in the
SW corner of the SE of 16-10n-23w, north of Sayre, in
Beckham county, is drilling at 1,600 feet.
Kimbley & Cook No. 1, Gillette farm, in the SW cor
ner of the NE% of 10-9n-8w, is shut down.
Twin Hills Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Gray farm, in the
center of the SW& of the SE& of 15-9n-23w, southeast
of Sayre, in Beckham county, is a rig complete, and some
tools are in.
Barringer and others No. 1, in the NW corner of the
NE% of the SW& of 5r9n-25w, is shut down at 200 feet.
J. L. Nation Oil Co. No. 1, Hubbard farm, in the SW
corner of the SE^i of the SW& of 22-7n-16w. is shut
down at 2,560 feet.
Centralized Oil & Refining Co. No. 1, Schmidt farm, in
the SW corner of 27-7n-16w, is shut down at 1,705 feet.
St. Louis Oklahoma Oil Co. No. 1, McConnoll farm,
in the NE corner of the SWy4 of the NE1,4 of 37-7n-20w,
is shut down at 480 teet, for orders.
Burris, Patterson and others No. 1, Barker farm, in
the NW corner of 23-7n-21w, is running casing to 1,007
feet to test sand found from 1,048-51 feet, that showed some
gas.
Turner et al No. 1, Parr farm, in the SE corner of
23-7n-21w, is underreaming to 815 feet to set pipe.
Granite Oil Co. is fishing for tools at 1,500 feet on the
Williams farm, in the NW corner of the NE& of the NW*4
of 25-7n-21w.
Rankin & Buady No. 1, Murray farm, in the center of
the NW% of the SE% of 36-7n-21w, is underrea-ning to
1,100 feet.
Expansion Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Baldwin farm, in the
SE corner of the SW& of the SW% of 29-6r.-9w, in shut
down at 1,300 feet.
McK Oil Co. No. 1, Huber farm, in the SE corner of the
SWM, of 31-6n-9w, is drilling at 810 feet.
Cement Field Oil Co. No. 1, Kechi farm, In the SW corn
er of the NW% of theSW% of 32-6n-9w, is drilling at 610
feet.
Fortuna Oil Co. No. 1, Cathlin farm, in conter of
NW% of SEM, of 35-6n-10w, is shut down at 3,630 feet.
Fortuna No. 1, Madrano farm, in the NE corner of the
SW% of 36-6n-10w, is drilling at 510 feet.
Caddo Petroleum Co. No. 2, Rowe farm, in center of
the east line of the SW% of the NE^i of 36 6n-10w, is
making 200 barrels.
Burris & Patterson No. 1, Briggs farm, in the NW corn
er of the NE % of the SW*4 of 5-6n-20w, is underreaming
to 810 feet.
Lone Star Petroleum Co. No. 1, Dugan farm, in the
SW corner of the SE& of the SE& of 15-6n-20w, is a rig.
Turner and others No. 1, Sowers farm, in the NW
corner of the NE>4 of the SW& of 18-6n-20w, is under
reaming to 740 feet.
Cox Oil Co. No. 1, Lampkin farm, in center of the
west line of the NW% of the NW% of ll-6n-2?w, ir. a rig
The McK Oil Co. No. 1, Shook farm, in the SW corner
of 17-5n-8w, is shut down at 1,665 feet.
Concrete Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Learn farm, in the NW
corner of the SE& of the SE% of 2-5n-9w, is shut down at
2 245 feet.
Invincible Oil & Gas Co. has built a rig for No. 2,
in the NE corner of the SE% of the SW% of 3-5n 9w.
and has also started building in the NE corner of the SW*4
of the SEV* of the section, for No. 3.
Kingsley et al No. 1, Nettkey farm, in the NE corn
er of the NWy4 of 26-2s-13w, is a rig.
Navajo Petroleum Co. No. 1. Hickman farm, in the
SW corner of 26-2n-19w, is shut down at 600 feet.
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Foster Oil o. No. 1, Ginrich farm, In the NE corner of Tobacco Users Association is drilling at 810 feet on
the NWV4 of 6-5n-9w, is in sand one foot, found at 2,2?0 feet, the McKenna farm, in the SE corner of the NWV4 of the
and there is some oil showing up. SE>4 of ll-5n-9w.
Hawkeye Oil Co. has a rig on the ground for No. 2, Gorton Trust Co. is shut down at 2,450 feet on the
Culp farm, in the center of the west line of the NW14 of Rigney farm, in the SW corner of the NW& of the SE14
the NBV4 of 6-5n-9w. of 12-5n 9w.
Fortuna Oil Co. No. 1, McCiaran farm, in the NE corn Bob White Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 2, Walker farm,
er of the NWV4 of the SE% of 6-5n-9w, is shut down at in the SE corner of the NE% of l-5n-10w.
3,100 feet. Kechi Oil Co. is down 2,347 eet, in sand foand at
Invincible Oil & Gas o. has a rig up in the N corner 2,324 feet, on the Davis No. 1, in the center of the north
of the NW14 of 10-5n-9w. line of the NEV* of the NE*4 of 15-5n-10w, and tne hole
Bettl G. Oil Co. has reached 1,800 feet on the Lacky filled up 1,800 feet with oil.
farm, in the NE corner of the NW Vt. of ll-5n-9w. Wichita Gas & Fuel Co. No. 1, Roacher farm, in the
National Oil & Refining Co. No. 1, Lacky farm, in the corner of the SW*4 of 17 5n-21w, is shut down at t>05 feet.
center of the north line of the NW*4 of the NWVi of Turner et al No. 1, Murray farm, in th9 NW corner of
ll-5n-9w, is a rig. the NE& of the NE& of 12-4n 22w, is drilling at 150 feet.
Russell Petroleum o. No. 1, Lankford farm, in the SW Santa Fe Oil Co. No. 1, Lindsay farm, in the SW corn
corner of 25-4n-24w, is shut down at 915 feet. er of the SE>4 of 35-3n 5w, is shut down.
Langston Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Milwell farm, In the SE
corner of the NE4 of the SE& of 32-3n-6w, is still shut
down.
The Garber Field.
The Barden Oil & Gas Co. rig on the Merilles farm,
in the center of the north line of the NWH of tbe NE%
Miscellaneous of 3-22-3w, is still standing.
The Aubuyne Oil Co. is drilling at 955 feet on the
Lynds No. 8, in the center of the east line of the NWK of
the SW& of 7-22-Sw.
The Cootie Oil Co. & Quadrangle Petroleum Co. No. 6.
Offerings on the Lynds farm, in the NE corner of tho SWVi of the
SW% of 7-22-3w, is drilling at 400 feet.
Exchange Oil Co. is drilling at 1,510 feet on the Lynds
No. 5, in the center of the west line of the NE% of the
Some of these odd lots are priced SW% of 7-22-3w.
for quick turn. If interested, write, Chapman et al No. 1, J. Cooper farm, in the center of
the north line of the NW% of the SW>4 of 15-22-3w, is
wire or phone. cleaning out to 1,825 feet.
Exchange Oil Co. is still shut down at 2.000 feet on the
Semke No. 1, in the center of the SW% of 17-22-3w.
BANK STOCKS Same company is drilling at 750 feet on the Hartley
Peoples Trust No. 5, in the SE corner of the SWtt of the SEH of tbe
Pioneer Trust NW& of 18-22-3w. No. 6, in the SE corner of the NWVi
First National is a rig.
Roxana Petroleum Co. No. 11, Schroeder fnm. in the
SW corner of the SE& of the SE% of 18-22-3w. Is still Phut
INDUSTRIAL STOCKS down at 680 feet, for water. No. 12, in the SH corner
Deere 6c Co., pfd. of the SW% is stiil a location. No. 13, in the center of
Peet Bros., com. the north line of the NE& of the SW% is drilling up a
Peet Bros., pfd. bailer at 820 feet. No. 14, in the NE corner of tho SWi
Simplex Spreader is rigging up.
Studebaker Exchange Oil Co. has a rig on the ground for No. 9.
Kisner farm, in the NW corner of the NEV4 of the NW!4
of 19 22-3w.
REFINERY STOCKS Same company No. 1, Gilpin farm, In the center of
Sapulpa Refining the NWi4 of the NW% of 20 22-3w, is underreaming to 870
Victor Refining feet.
Oklahoma-Texas Refining Same company No. 1, J. LeForce farm, in the center of
Home Refining the NW% of the NE& of 20-22-3w, is shut down tor water
at 2,620 feet.
OIL STOCKS The same company is shut down at 775 fee* for
water on the A. Matthews No. 1, in the center of the
Harvey Crude NW& of the SW% of 20-22-3W.
National Oil Same company is shut down at 1,945 feet for water
Bay State Oil & Gas on the Cooper No. 1, in the NE corner of the NW% of
Cosden Oil 21-223W.
Hale Petroleum Champlin is drilling at 1,000 feet on the Schatt farm,
Clover Leaf In the NW corner of 29-22-3w.
McTon Oil Exchange Oil Co. is shut down for water at 2.035 on
Oil & Gas of Eldorado the John Staerkel No. 1, in the center of the SW% of
Oil State Refining 29-22-3w.
C. & C. Development Same company has the rig up for No. 1, Laura Crews
Cardey Royalties farm, in the center of the south half of 30-22-3w.
Morgan Oil At Refining Same company is shut down at 1,140 feet for water
Atlas Oil & Refining on the M. Carson No. 1, in the center of the NEV4 of the
Franklin Oil & Refining NW% of 31-22-3w.
Reliance Oil Same company No. 1, Morrison farm, in the center
Penn-Kell-Watt of the NW% of 31-22-3w, is a rig.
Union Oil Cosden is drilling at 1,025 feet on the Simmering
farm, in the SE corner of the NW% of 11 22-4w.
Atlantic Petroleum Co. No. 7, Wishard farm, in the NE
NATIONAL SECURITIES CO. corner of SE% of NW% of NEtf, of SW%, of 12-2,;-4w. is a
rig.
H. C. Davison, G. M. Carter Is cleaning out to 1,390 feet on the Mary Stine
Suite 733 Reserve Bank Blag., No. 1, in the corner of the NW14 of 12-22-4w.
Kansas City, Mo. Exchange Oil Co. is shut down at 1,900 feet for water
on the Davis No. 1, in the center of the NW% of 23-22-4w.
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Continental Oil & Refining Company Development News
On the Borealis well No. 1, C. O. Buckles, reports
they have gotten hold of the bailer and think this time
they -will be able to get it out. Mr. Buckles also reports
he is working on a deal to drill a well for the Borealis
Oil and Gas Co. in Archer county, Texas.
The Continental Oil and Refining Co. has authorized
F*. C. Dixon to close options on 400 acres of well dis
tributed leases in Kendall county, Texas, and operations
on this acreage will be given fmmediate consideration.
Mr. Buckles and Mr. Mayfield were in Ranger and
Desdemona last week, looking for suitable leases or drill
ing deals for the Borealis company.
The Continental company is still considering the
production propositions in Desdemona and block 74, North
west Extension, Burkburnett.
Kansas News.
The Borealis Oil and Gas Co. has acquired 1,473 acres
in Chautauqua county, Kansas, checkerboarded with acre
age belonging to the White Eagle Oil and Refining Co.,
and will Immediately start drilling a well on this acreage
in the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of sec
tion 17. The Continental company owns 280 acres in this
county, consisting of the eastern quarter of section 14
and the western quarter of section 13.
General News.
The regular monthly dividend of 1% per cent will be
paid to all stockholders of the Continental Oil and Re
fining Co. on September 15th. The directors of the
Continental Co. have under consideration the acquisition
of some very valuable acreage in Oklahoma and Texas
and if this acreage is acquired several wells may be started
thereon immediately. The acreage under consideration
is 40 acres in Tillman county, Okla., across the river from
the Northwest Extension of the Burkburnett field; twenty
acres in block 32, Mangold ranch, Iowa Park field, and 40
acres of Jefferson county school lands, Archer county,
which is surrounded by production and drilling wells.
A representative of the Continental company is ex
pected to meet the presidnt of the Borealis company at
Chicago the first part of next week to discuss the ac
quisition of a. drilling proposition for the Borealis Oil and
Gas Co., on a large lease near Desdemona.
The president of Borealis has inspected the property
and the closing of this deal will require approximately
$100,000.
News from Chautauqua County, Kansas.
Chautauqua: county is having its share of good wells.
On the Fisher, in the northwest corner location of the
southwest quarter of 11-34-9, De Loe found a pay sand at
1,465. He is drilling at about 2,100 feet, with the expecta
tion of getting something better, but in case no deep pay
is found, this well will be plugged back and shot for a
producer. This opens up a new pool.
On the Townsend, in the northwest corner of 21-34-9,
the Elgin Oil Co. has a well that baled 100 barrels the
first day. Depth about 1,800 feet. This opens up new
territory.
On the Tabler, in the southwest quarter of 17-35-10,
Hubbard & 'Sharpless have a well that swabbed 110 bar
rels. This is an offset to the Bybee No. 1.
The most interesting pool in the county, however, is
four miles west of Sedan. Since the Monarch Oil Co.
got a good producer in the northwest corner of the south
east quarter of 2-34-10, they have started No. 1, one loca
tion south. On the Veatch, in the northwest corner of
the southwest quarter of 1-34-10, Hubbard & Sharpless
have a three million gasser In their No. 1. No. 2 is a
location. Offsetting this to the northwest on the Weaver
location, the southeast corner of the northeast quarter
of 2-34-10, the Griffin Producing Co. has a rig drilling.
To the south on the Warmbrodth location, the north
west corner of 13-34-10, parties are rigging up. Acreage
here Is all taken up and leases are selling dally at a great
ly advanced price.
Neosho County.
E. D. Horton and associates, of Kansas City, together
with a number of Northern Missouri men, have brought
GAS NEWS 35
in another fine well in th Big Lubricating Pool, in 23 27-17e,
Neosho County. The well came in at 912 feet and is esti
mated at 100 barrels or better, with 32 feet of good sand.
This is known as well No. 4. No. 5 is now drilling.
Linn County.
C. I. Reed of Chicago has brought in a well in the
southeast quarter of section 3-20-23, four miles west of
La Cygne, in which the first pay sand, 30 feet in depth,
was encountered at the very shaliow depth of 212 feet.
The second pay was struck at 283 feet and drilled to
302 feet, from which 25 barrels of oil was pumped the
first day. The well will be cased so that both sands can
be pumped.
LATE NEWS FROM KANSAS FIELDS.
Elk City, Sept. 10.The number of wells in the Elk
City gas field has now reached an even four dozen. The
Elk Valley Co., Hough, Tolin & Strickler, drilled in their
Baum No. 7, in 23-31-13, Monday, and they have a 33,-
000,000 foot well. This well offsets a 22,000,000 well on
the Elijah Lewis tract. The total production of the field
now reaches the enormous figure of 1,318,000,000 feet of
gas daily.
Harmon, Stephens, Wilson et ai., spudded In Tues
day their No. 2, Whelchel, near the center of the south
line of 26-31-13, and about 1,800 feet east of their No. 1,
Whelchel.
Keefe & Morrison are drilling at about 450 feet in
their Brainerd No. 4, in 27-31-13.
Cox, Harmon et al., put a rig on location today on
their Hancock No. 3, in 26-31-13, it being an offset to
Whelchel No. 2 in the same section, which is now drilling.
The Neiman well in 2-32-13, two miles west of Elk
City, is drilling at about 300 feet.
The Texcalokan Oil & Gas Co. got a big dose of salt
water in the deep sand in their Denton No. 1, in 34-31-13,
Saturday, at a depth of over 1,600 feet, and will drill down
to the Mississippi lime. This well had a nice showing
of oil in the Peru sand at about 1,200 feet and the well
may be plugged back to that depth and this sand shot.
The Meridian Oil & Gas Co. is reported drilling at
200 feet in their Dexter No. 7 in 2031-13.
The Meridian Oil & Gas Co. is drilling at about 250
feet in their Duby No. 1, in 6-31-13, northwest of Oak
Valley.
Geo. Perry has a rig on his McKey No. 3, In 22-32-12,
in the Hale district.
The Sachem Oil Co. is drilling their Baughman No.
4 in 36-32-12.
The Sachem Oil Co. brought In their Stark No. 6,
in Circle Valley last week and shot it Saturday. It is
showing for a very good well, probably as good as the
same company's No. 6, Speirs, which it offsets, but this
well has little or no gas and is not "showing off" like the
Speirs well. There is about 60 feet or better of the Circle
Valley sand in this part of the field and it is unusually
prolific.
CLIFFORD THORNE IN TOWN.
Clifford Thorne, commerce counsel for the Western
Petroleum Refiners' Association, was in Kansas City on
Tuesday of this week to attend a conference of local
refiners and their traffic managers, at which the recent
readjustment in transportation rates for oil, and their
probable effect upon local refineries were considered.
James E. Dow, who is operating extensively in Iowa
Park and other sections of the Texas oil fields, spent
part of the past week visiting friends In Kansas City.
A. J. Bellport returned to Kansas City late last week
from a visit to the Wichita Falls, Texas, oil district,
leaving immediately on a business trip to the Pacific
Coast.
Reading the classified ads in The Oil and Gas News is
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Continued from Page 5.
proper for the exploitation and extraction of the proper
ties enumerated in Article 1, and the installation of tanks
and depositories for the immediate storage of the products
extracted.
Art. 20.The right of way consists not alone in the
right of passage over landed properties or of common
lands, but in the installation in a definite manner through
the same properties in the longitudinal area necessary
of all kinds of pipelines and the piping either on the
surface or beneath it for the transportation of gas and
its derivatives, and of whatever other objects and imple
ments are necessary for the operating of these pipelines,
together with water pipe lines, lines for the transmission
of electric power, telegraphs and telephones, small rail
ways, pumps, motors and whatever other objects are in
tended exclusively for the exploitation of petroleum. This
right is to be exercised in a zone ten meters wide unless
there is a contract to the contrary.
Art. 21.The rights to which this chapter refers are
inseparable from private and common property to which
they belong actively or passively, and the one who profits
thereby, whether he is or is not the owner of the demt-
natlng land, will indemnify the owner of the landed
property or will pay all the damages and injuries caused
by the exercise of this right.
Art. 22.The rights which this law established are
constituted as follows:
1. By consent of the owner of the private land util
ized, which must be embodied in a public instrument;
2. By administrative resolution;
3. Judicial finding.
Art. 23.In default of the consent of the owner of
the land utilized, the one dominating will appeal to the
Federal Executive, who, in the presence of the first, will
resolve if the right shall be granted. In the affirmative
case, the use and area will be fixed, the conditions under
which it shall be granted, and the amount of the indem
nity which shall be paid to the owner of the private land
utilized. This decision will be considered definite if no
further objection is offered by the owner of the utilized
land within thirty days following the one in which he
was personally notified.
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Art. 24.If within the time fixed by the previous
article the owner of the private land utilized manifests
his inconformity, the Federal Executive has the provision
al power to authorize temporarily the execution of the
necessary works for the exercise of this right, previously
to the guarantee which shall be given by the owner of
the dominating land for the losses and damages which
may be caused by inconformity with having given personal
notice of this resolution, in the manner prescribed in
the previous article for the following efiect:
Art. 25.In the cases of the previous article, the
owner of the land utilized will have power to take advan
tage of the judicial proceeding beginning the correspond
ing action within thirty days, counting from the notifica
tion, and if he does not do so, the right will be definitely
constituted and the guarantee will be canceled.
Art. 26.If the Federal Executive decides that it doe?
not constitute a right, or that it is to oe constituted in
other terms than these asked, or the one who claims
the right to take advantage of the judicial method, within
the period of thirty days, demanding the constitution of
the right, does not do so, he will be obliged to consent to
the resolution of the Federal Executive.
Art. 27.The amplification of the right here consti
tuted will be subjected to the same regulations prescribed
for its establishment.
Art. 28.The resolutions which are dictated by the
Federal Executive in the cases referred to in Articles
23, 24 and 26, will be subjected to the provisions of the
Civil Code of the Federal District, where they are not ex
pressly determined in the present law.
Art. 29.The explorers of petroleum and its de-
riviates and the concessionaries for the installations which
are referred to in Article 17 will enjoy the power of the
right to establish permanent stations for storage of the
properties enumerated in Article 1, also the refineries, sub
ject to the approval of the respective projects by the
Federal Executive, and in conformity with the proprie
tors of the lands which will be occupied by these estab
lishments. In case of not obtaining this conformity the
necessary areas will be expropriated in accordance with
the laws of expropriation.
Art. 30.The explorers of petroleum and its de-
riviates, and the concessionaries for the installation which
are mentioned in the previous article, also shall have the
ill right to establish wharves, docks and submarine pipe
lines', subject to the approval of the Federal Executive
and in accordance with the legal provisions which govern
this matter.
chapter v.
Of the Taxes Upon the Petroleum Industry.
Art. 31The taxes which are levied upon the petrol
eum industry, in accordance with the respective fiscal
legislation, will be paid by all the corporations, societies
or private citizens which are dedicated to that industry,
whatever may be the character of the rights-, ownership
or possession which they may have over the deposits
which they explore. In consequence, for the effects of
this legislation all explorers of petroleum and its de-
riviates are placed in an equal position.
CAPTER VI.
Of the Public Registration of Petroleum Property.
Art. 32.In the offices of the Register of Commerce
in the States, Federal District and the Territories, shall
be kept a special book called "The Register of Petroleum
Properties."
Art. 33.There will be written in this book all the
acts and contracts by which are acquired, transmitted or
modified the ownership, the possession or the enjoyment
of the properties which constitute petroleum property or
the rights fo the payment of taxes upon the same.
Art. 34.It is necessary for the foregoing subjects
to register the following titles:
1. Of the petroleum concessions.
2. Of the contracts of utilization.
3. The written contracts in which are contained the
promise of transfer or the exploitation of petroleum
lands.
4. The public instruments or judicial decisions of a
definite administrative character, which establish, modify
or affect in any manner the rights of the concessionaries
in respect to the petroleum lands or by which they estab
lish, modify or affect the rights to pay the taxes upon the
same.
5. The public deeds or judicial or administrative de
cisions of a definite character which affect the exploita
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tion of petroleum lands, of the pipelines of the storage
station? or of refineries. The regulations of this law will
determine the form in which to make this registry.
Art. 35.-The register which is treated in the previous
article will be made in the office to which the petroleum
lands belong, and if they are comprised in two or more
jurisdictions they must be registered in all of them.
Art. 25.The titles constituting the utilized rights
which are established in this law will be inscribed in the
registry offices which correspond to the utilized lands by
reason of location.
Art. 37.The contracts which are referred to in Frac
tion 2 of Article 34 can in no case exceed six months
counted from the date of granting, and under these con
ditions will be admitted for inscription in the register.
If they exceed that time they will only produce effects
against a third party for the six months mentioned.
Art. 38.The titles presented to the Register for in
scription within thirty days following their date, are of
effect from the same date. Those presented after that
length of time will have effect from the date of the in
scription. For those which proceed from foreign coun
tries they will count from the date of their registry in the
Republic.
Art. 39.When once registered in the manner and in
the office referred to in the previous articles, the titles
enumerated in Fractions 1, 2, 4 and 5 of Article 34 will
be also inscribed in the "Grand Registry of Petroleum
Property."
Art. 40."The Grand Registry of Petroleum Property"
is the only one and will be in charge of the Secretary of
Industry, Commerce and Labor, and will be kept in the
book or books that are necessary in the manner which
the respective regulations may dispose.
CHAPTER VII.
As to Judicial Controversies.
Art. 41.The courts of the Federation, and the places
where there are none of those of First Instance, shall be
competent to take notice of all the judicial controversies
which may arise in the petroleum matters whatever their
nature, object or persons which may intervene.
Art. 42.The power of the court to take notice will
be determined by the location of the petroleum property
in question, and where it belongs to two or more jurisdic
tions at the same time, the judge chosen by the claimant
will have power to take notice.
Art. 43.The infractions of this present law which
have a character of transgression conforming with the
same law, with the regulations of the Penal Code of the
Federal District, also transgressions which put in peril
the lives of the laborers of a petroleum company, or of
the inhabitants of the towns, will be punished according
to the same Penal Code of the Federal District which for
this purpose Is declared vigorous in the entire Republic,
for the court? located where the transgression was com
mitted.
CHAPTER VIII.
General Dispositions.
Art. 44.The dispositions of the Civil Code of the
Federal District relative to the common property are ap
plicable to petroleum properties in all that is not ex
pressly determined In the present law.
Art. 45.The concessions which are established by
the present law can only be granted to private persons or
societies organized in conformity with the Mexican laws,
and wh'ch by their known solvency and financial condi
tion will offer guaranties in the op'nion of the Federal
Executive that they will develop effectively the exploita
tion of the petroleum and the establishment of pipe lines
and refineries which are the object of their relative so
licitations.
Art. 46.The concessions which are granted in con
formity with the present law will be considered incapable
of duration by the act of transferring to a government
or foreign state or admitting them as associates. Nulli
fication always will be declared in this case, communi
cating it to the concessionarie for his own defense in the
terms which are given in the Regulations of the Federal
Executive which proceed for the safety of the Installa
tions and utilities employed by the concessionaire in the
exploitation of petroleum which are treated.
Art. 47.The equality of conditions will be always
preferred for the granting of the concessions which are
referred to in the present law to Mexican societies in
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which the proprietors or proprietor of the surface take
part, even though they have not invested any capital In
the exploitation of the same petroleum.
Art. 48.Neither the States nor the municipalities
have the power to levy taxes which burden directly or
indirectly the petroleum industry.
Art. 49.To make effective the taxes which the Fed
eration decrees upon the petroleum industry it can only
make use of the "economic-co-active" power.
Art. 50.In the cases of expropriation established in
the present law if the person or society in whose favor
has been declared has not covered the price of the land in
the form and method which he is obliged, it will be left
to the free will of the expropriated person to have his
land returned or to demand the payment according to the
dispositions of the common law.
Transitory Dispositions.
Art. 1.This law shall begin to operate from the date
of its promulgation.
Art. 2.From the same date there are derogated the
decrees of February 19, May 18, July 31 and August 8 and
12, 1918, as also all the laws, decrees and circulars rela
tive to the petroleum industry which have been Issued
previous to the present law, and which have a character
of general observance.
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VOL. VI KANSAS CITY, MO., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1919
MARLAND COMPANY TO INSURE EMPLOYES.
Life Policies Ranging From $1,000 UpwardsPermit Insured
to Name BeneficiaryKay County Gas Co.
Forces Also Included.
Tulsa, Okla.. Sept. 15.A contract was closed August
29 with a large insurance company, under which the lives
of all employes of the Marland Refining Co., and Kay Coun
ty Gas Co., who have been in either company's service
for 90 days or longer, are insured for $1,000 up. The
maximum policy that can be written under the contract is
for $5,000, on the life of the employe who has been in
the service of either company over four years. All em
ployes are insured for the same amount during their first
year of service, each policy being increased $1,000 on the
first day of each succeeeding year until the maximum of
$7,000 has been reached.
In allotting insurance in the original policy, employes
will be given credit for back service. This extends back
to July 1, 1917, for the Marland Refining Co., and to
August L 1918, for Kay County Gas Co. Employes in the
service of the Marland Refning Co. on July 1, 1917, are
insured for $3,000. Those with the Kay County Gas Co.
August 1, 1918, are insured for $2,000. The insurance
became effective August 29. Only those employes who
have been in the service of either company for 90 days
are insured and this rule will apply to all new employes
joining either company in the future.
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name his or her own benef'ciary. The officials of the
company have stipulated that the payment of policies, in
the event of the death of an employe, shall be made in
60 monthly installments over a period of 5 years. The
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of t'me yet to be designated. The insurance contract
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in the vicinity of Brussels, Lincoln county, Mo., and will
begin drilling for o'l at an early date. For many years
the farmers of that part of the county have been talking of
the rocks in the bottom of Sugar Creek which when lighted
with a match will burn as though saturated with coil oil.
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Ozark company a large reversal was found !n the neigh
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an oil shale containing a good per cent of petroleum, which
burned readily when lighted with a match.
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operations will start this month. The land has been
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Individual who failed in his attempt to get a well started
because of lack of capital, and on another occasion by two
oil men both of whom died before they could follow out
their project.
The Mississippi river skirts the east side of Lincoln
county and is the boundary line between Missouri and
Illinois at this point. On the Illinois side of the river both
oil and gas have been found, and at Plvmouth, 111., north
east of this point there are eleven producing wells. The
Ozark comnany will drill to a deep level and believes that
oil will be found in paying quantities.
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MERGER OF BIG PRODUCING COMPANIES.
Consolidation of Tex-La-Homa and Globe Companies
Under WayNew Company Has Large Assets
and No Liabilities.
Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 16.At directors' meetings just
held in Tulsa, the directors of the Tex-La-Homa Oil Cor- ,
poration and Globe Oil Co. voted to merge the two con
cerns, which are among the most active of the independ
ents in the Mid Continent. The action of the directors will
have to be approved by the stockholders, but this is ex
pected to be done within the next two weeks with little or
no trouble.
The merger company will take the name Tex-La-Homa
and will have a capitalization of $10,000,000 preferred stock
and 350,000 shares of common stock of no par value.
Inasmuch as the Tex-La-Homa company and the Globe
Oil Co. have recently disposed of their Louisiana holdings
to the Petroleum Corporation of America, a newly organ
ized $80,000,000 concern, for which they realized a hand
some amount of money, they are now amply supplied with
money with which to conduct a big drilling campaign, and
if the tentative merger is completed, the marger company
will be a most active one. It is said that after all obliga
tions have been paid, it will have an approximate income
of $100,000 per month from its oil production, and will
carry in its treasury $3,500,000 of preferred stock and
approximately $175,000 in common stock, beside $3,500,000
in cash, and at the same time will have no liabilities.
At the meetings held Saturday and Monday there were
present: James Sloan, vice president and director and
also president of the Oklahoma Iron Works of Tulsa;
John P. Cooke, president of the Guaranty State Bank of
Okmulgee, treasurer; William Hargess Walker of Tulsa,
secretary; R. R. Smith of Kansas City, director; E. R.
Bernstein, vice president of Commercial National Bank
of Shreveport, La., director; E. M. Brown, capita: ist and
oil producer, also of Shreveport, and G. G. Gillette of
Tulsa.
The following are some of the most influential men
connected with the amalgamation: G. G. Gillette, Tulsa:
Calvin O. Smith, Tulsa; S. S. Tanner, banker and large
real estate owner. Mineir, 111.; O. E. Aleshire, banker of
Chicago: W. P. Gerbhart and P. W. Gerbhart, manufac
turers, Morris, III.; W. L. Montgomery, president of Iowa
Savings Bank and Sioux City Bond and Mortgage Co.,
Sioux City, la.; R. J. Dougherty, land owner, cattleman and
banker of Huron, S. D.; R. F. Korns, capitalist, Des
Moines. la.; John O. Mitchell, large real estate owner and
oil producer of Tulsa: John P. Cooke, president of Guar
anty State Bank of Okmulgee; E. R. Bernstein, vice presi
dent of Commercial National Bank, Shreveport, la.; Nel
son L. Barnes of Babcock & Rushton, brokers, Chicago;
J. C. Halliburton, prominent merchant, Tulsa; William
Hargis Walker, banker and insurance agent, Tulsa: J. R.
Sutherlin of J. R. Sutherlin & Co., bond brokers, Kansas
City, Mo., and E. M. Adams, assistant secretary and treas
urer, Tulsa.
WESTERN REFINERS' MEETING POSTPONED A WEEK.
The general meeting of the Western Petroleum Re
finers' Association, called for Friday, September 19, at
Kansas City is postponed until a week from Friday, or
September 26. Matters of importance will be discussed
and Secretary Lehmann anticipates a good attendance.
Business sessions will be held at the Hotel Muehiebach.
The Texas-Pacific Coal and Oil Company has declared
a special dividend of $11 a share. In addition to the
usual auarterly dividend of $1.50 a share, both payable
September 29 to stock of record September 15..
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RECEIVER FOR CONSOLIDATED OIL A GAS CO.
Right to Convert Syndicated Properties to Corporation
Involved in Texas Court Case.
Port Wortn, Sept. 18.Judge Ben M. Terrell of the
Sixty-seventh District Court Saturday appointed Prank P.
Culver, Jr., receiver for the assets of the Consolidated Oil
& Gas Co. and placed his bond at $40,000. This case has
been on trial since last Monday morning and involved con
siderable acreage and approximately $1,000,000 worth of
holdings. The suit was brought by W. C. Forbess, gen
eral passenger agent of the Northern Texas Traction Co.,
against Harkrider. The usual exceptions were taken and
notice of appeal filed.
The court's decision, which explains the case, follows
in brief:
"The motion of defendants for dissolution of the tem
porary writs of injunction heretofore granted herein on
behalf of the petitioner Porbess and intervenors Capps &
Nienow is overruled and the injunction granted as afore
said, are hereby continued in full force and effect.
"The petition of W. C. Forbess and said intervenors
for the appointment of a receiver herein is granted, and
Frank P. Culver, Jr., is appointed such receiver, provided
that within five days from this date he executes a good
and sufficient receiver's bond in the sum of $40,000 and
qualify as provided by law.
"Among the grounds upon which this judgment is
based we give our reasons involved in two only, as follows :
"First, the syndicate agreement provides substantially
that leases of oil lands shall be bought and sold and also
that such lands should be developed by drilling only when
the same could be done on a percentage basis of the
acreage.
"The partners in that agreement, for partners they
were, thus expressly limited their subscriptions as above
expressed.
"The subscribers to the document which had for its
purpose the creation of "The Consolidated Oil & Gas Co.'
a common law trust, and the transfer of certain properties
thereto, granted to said company only in accordance with
the holding clause of this document and whereby the pro
posed company, Its successors or assigns, took the prop
erty subject to all the conditions and terms of the syndi
cate agreement. It is apparent from all the evidence
herein, in fact undisputed, that the formation of corpora
tions or associations authorized to issue and sell stock is
in no wise mentioned or sanctioned by said syndicate
agreement.
"Therefore the court holds that when It was under
taken to form an association and subsequently a corpora
tion, one purpose of which was to issue, float or sell stock,
that there was an attempted diversion of the funds and
properties of the subscribers to the aforesaid documents
and that they had a right to complain at being carried
contrary to their wish and will into any stock issuing or
stock selling concern.
"Of course, this would not be true if the complaining
subscriber acquiesced in such proposed diversion of his
funds, but after a most careful consideration we fail to
find sufficient evidence in the record to warrant a holding
that Petitioner Forbess or the intervenors herein acqui
esced in the contemplated diversion of the'r funds and
properties and therefore find that the several pleas of
estopel urged by respondents are without merit.
"Second, it appears from the evidence that the five
syndicated properties involved herein are proposed to be
sold to a Delaware corporation. That said corporation will
issue stock based on the property value of such syndicates
and place the same for sale on the New York curb. That
this Delaware corporation is to have an authorized capital
of $2,500,000 and can be brought into existence in that
state by the payment into the state treasury of only one
thousand dollars."
P. & R. PIPE LINE COMPLETED.
Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 15.The Producers & Refiners'
Corporation has completed the construction of its new 4-
Inch pipe line from the Burkburnett, Tex., field to Law-
ton, Okla., and this should help considerably in eliminating
the congestion in the Burkburnett field.
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HUGE OIL FIRE AT LONG ISLAND CITY.
Fifty Persons Injured and Immense Property Loss When
Plant of Stone & Fleming Oil Co. Burned.
New York, Sept. 15.With more than 50 persons in
jured and the damage already done estimated at from
$5,000,000 and $10,000,000, firemen last night still were
fighting a threat of further explosions of oil tanks at the
fire which practically wiped out the Stone & Fleming Oil
Co.'s plant in Long Island City Saturday. Five tanks of
crude oil were burning late today.
The firemen were working in short shifts. So ex
hausted had they become that when relieved for a brief
rest they lay in the streets near the fire zone and went fast
asleep.
The 20 acres of fire-swept territory looked like a scene
in war-devastated France or Belgium. Tanks were
crumpled up; huge steel girders lay In a tangled mass,
few walls were left standing and burn'ng oil continued to
flow along the surface of Newton creek.
TO BUILD OIL-TOWN CHURCHES.
Episcopal Diocese Plans Edifices in Many Texas Commu
ities and Campaign Committee Has Been Appointed.
Fort Worth, Sept. 15.At a recent meeting of the
Episcopalian Church Diocese in Dallas, arrangements were
made to build churches in the various oil centers, including
Burkburnett, Ranger, Cisco, Eastland, Desdemona, Gormad,
Caddo and Breckinridge. A campaign committee was ap
pointed to make a canvass in the eastern cities for funds
with which to do the work.
The plans as outlined will call for a neat edifice at
each of the towns and a rector in charge of the work.
Dr. E. H. Eckel of Fort Worth is the prime mover.
CONFERENCE WITH BUREAU OF EXPLOSIVES
OFFICIAL.
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 17.F. W. Lehmann, secretary
and general counsel for the Western Petroleum Refiners'
Association, returned to Kansas City yesterday from a con
ference held in New York between representatives of the
petroleum industry and Colonel B. W. Dunn, chief inspector
for the United States Bureau of Explosives. The principal
matters under discussion were the construction of tank cars
with respect to the prevention of explosions of their con
tents, particularly of the Bureau's recommendation that bot
tom discharge valves be done away with altogether, and
the recent order issued by the United States Railroad Ad
ministration that loading racks for refinery gasoline, ben
zine, naptha or other liquid with flash point below 30 de
grees, must be located not less than 80 feet from tracks
over which trains or engines pass.
The purpose of the conference was to consider the
feasibility of the various recommendations made in Colonel
Dunn's circular of M. C. L. 273. A meeting of traffic of
ficials of Kansas City refineries will be held here Saturday
for a further discussion of the recommendations. Generally
it is held by refiners that the bottom discharge valve can
not be done away with, since it is a positive necessity in
unloading heavy oils in cold weather when they cannot be
pumped.
TANKER LOSES BARGE IN GULF STORM.
Tampa, Fla., Sept. 13.With machinery disabled and
lifeboats, ventilators and wireless apparatus blown away,
the oil tanker Ligonier of the Gulf Refining Co.'s fleet.
Captain Carlson in command, limped into port late yester
day and reported that the steel barge Monongahela, with
14 men on board, either is lost with all hands, or is adrift
somewhere in the gulf. The Monongahela was in tow of
the Ligonier, bound from Port Arthur, Tex., for Savannah.
Both were oil laden.
Captain Carlson said the two heavily laden crafts made
bad weather of it in the storm Tuesday night, and when
about 20 miles southeast of Dry Tortugas the tow line
parted. Captain Carlson said he did not expect to be able
to bring h's vessel to port, but finally made it to Tampa.
He had not been off duty for 60 hours. The barge is of
1,677 gross tons.
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BETTER FUEL OIL MARKET ANTICIPATED.
Refiners Optimistic Over Broadening Demand for Product
Are Giving More Attention to Development
of Trade.
Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 16.A general trend of optimism In
regard to the possibility of a rise in fuel oil prices, similar
to the one now taking place in kerosene, is now sweeping
trxe Mid Continent. Due to the Important position of gaso
line in the oil industry during the past fifteen years, the
value of certain other products has been lost sight of,
and only lately have the larger oil companies considered
seriously the importance of fuel oil, its usefulness during
tnte war being the main reason for its present recognition
sua an important fuel product.
The abundant supply of fuel oil on hand, due to the
termination of the war, had a weakening tendency on
prices, but in spite of the fact that the production of fuel
oil by refineries has increased monthly and is now on
an enormous scale, a consuming demand of constantly
crowing proportions is anticipated. California alone pro
duced 202,700,000 gallons in May; Texas and Louisiana
refineries. 157,000,000; Oklahoma and Kansas refineries,
113,700,000 gallons, and Atlantic Coast refineries, 97,700,-
OOO gallons. The entire country's output of fuel oil in
May amounted to more than 652,000,000 gallons.
The big demand for fuel oil is in marine transporta
tion. This demand will have to be met largely from the
three great low grade oil districtsCplifornia, Gulf coast
and Mexico. The total production of these three districts
at present is at the rate of about 16,000,000 barrels per
month
SOLVING THE BAD ROADS DILEMMA.
Citizens of Caddo and Strawn, Texas, Spent a Day at Road-
Making and Shortening Traveling Time Between
Towns an Hour.
Fort Worth, Sept. 15.Strawa and Caddo citizens
took a day off last Thursday, closed up stores, shops and
banks, to work the road between the two towns. The
h'ghway is one of the greatest traveled in the oil section
of Texas. Strawn is the distributing and railroad point
for Caddo. The forces were marshalled and the good
women of the two towns and along the route prepared
the fancy dishes for the road workers while a veteran
barbecue chef prepared the fatted calf, goats and sheep for
the laborers. The event was an historical affair and
forged the link that bound the two towns together. As
a result of the labor the traveling time between the two
towns was lessened an hour or more, every hole was filled
and the entire distance rolled.
SINCLAIR PIPE LINE TO KEYSTONE HELD.
Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 16.The Sinclair Pipe Line Co.,
has completed the laying of five miles of 4-inch pipe line
from its nearest trunk line to the Keystone field, which
was just recently opened, so a ready market will be
found for all the oil operators in that field wish to pro
duce. The only line into the field previously, was a small
2-lnch affair of the Prairie. There are now about eight
oil producers in the Keystone field, all producing from
the so called Layton sand at 1150-1200 feet. The latest
well completed, was one owned by the Okeya Oil Co.,
on block 66, townsite of Keystone, which is doing 150-
barrels after a 40-quart shot. It is the largest one com
pleted there, to date.
INDIAHOMA REFINING CO. GETS BIG WELL.
Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 16.A late report received from
the field says the Indiahoma Refining Co.. and Simons
No. 4, in the center of the NW% of the NW% of 12 14-11,
Is in the sand and flowing 1,000 barrels. It is the furthest
north well In the fie'd. The Oklahoma Petro'eum & Gas
oline Co. No. 1, In SE corner of SW% of 1-14-11, is due
in the sand.
The Guffy-GillesDie Oil Company's new well in Kan
awha county. West Virginia, which came in with an initial
production at the rate of over 1.500 barrels per day, is
the third big well which the company has completed in
that section during the last few months.
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| KANSAS CITY NOTES
John Herck, of New York city, assistant sales manager
for the Continental Oil and Refining Co., was in Kansas
City Wednesday enroute to Wichita Falls, Texas.
I. N. Barry, president of the Ranger Refining Co.,
last week went to Ranger, Texas, to inspect the com
pletion of 10,000 barrels tanks, recently added to the com
pany's storage.
Ross Maybler, vice president and general manager of
the Commerce Oil and Gas Co., in Kansas City Wednesday,
said that the company, which is a Nebraska corporation, is
preparing to make a deep test on their holdings which com
prise more. than 1,500 acres in the Miami, Franklin and
Linn counties field in Kansas.
James E. Dow, who spent last week in Kansas City,
has taken over 6,400 acres of leases in Brewster county,
Texas, in the 265,000-acre tract controlled by the Marathon
Oil Co., and is shipping derrick and tools to drill a well
offsetting the Guggenheim location northeast of Mara
thon. Until becoming Interested in the oil business Mr.
Dow was engaged in mining in the Joplin district.
J. B. Jones, of the Petroleum Engineering Co., has
returned from a three weeks' trip through the oil dis
tricts of Texas and the shale country of northwestern
Colorado. While in North Texas Mr. Jones inspected and
approved two large properties for his clients, one involving
a two-million dollar purchase in the Burkburnett field and
the other a refining plant near Wichita Falls. In Colorado
Mr. Jones attended the dinner given at the Denver Club
by the Colorado Metal M'ning Congress to Dr. Van H.
Manning, director of the United States Bureau of Mines,
later visiting Joseph Bellls, at Grand Valley. Colo., where
a roadway has been built to the sit, and foundations start
ed for a shale oil reduction plant to be erected by Mr.
Jones, Mr. Bellis and associates.
ERECTION OF FUEL OIL TANKS IN CUBA.
(Vice Consul Joseph F. Buck, Antilla.)
In view of the contemplated establishment at Antilla
of a fuel oil station by The Texas Co. (South America^,
the United Fru'.t Co. has begun the erection of fuel oil tanks
on its properties at Banes and Preston, Oriente Province,
Cuba. Six tanks will be erected at present by an Ameri
can construction company. They will be of iron and are
sectional, the pieces having arrived at Antilla by direct
steamer from New York on July 9, at which time the
superintendent and five foremen also arrived. The labor
ers will be recruited in Cuba with the exception of the
supervising officials mentioned.
Three tanks will be erected on each division of the
property. On the Banes division two tanks of 20,000 bar
rels capacity each will be erected at Macabi where Cen
tral Boston, the sugar mill, is located. Macabi is 9 miles
from Banes, where the head offices are, and where the
third tank, having a capacity of 5,000 barrels, will be
built. On the Preston division two tanks of 20,000 barrels
capacity each will be erected near Central Preston, the
sugar mill, and a third tank, of 5,000 barrels capacity, will
be located at Guaro, 10 miles from Preston, on the com
pany's narrow-gauge railroad.
These two sugar mills of the United Fruit Co. are
perhaps the first in the district to substitute oil as fuel
in place of the coal, wood, and bagasse (cane waste for
merly used. The main fuel tanks for the use of the sugar
mills onlythose of 20,000 barrel capacitywill be erected
at least 300 feet from the mills, the distance prescribed
by Cuban regulations.
It may be added that a site has been selected for the
fuel oil station in Antilla, and a representative of The
Texas Co. is here superintending the preparations for ac
tive construction, which will begin shortly.
The "one best method"use "Quick Action" classified
ads in THE OIL and GAS NEWS for results.
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Labor and the High
Cost of Living.
"The High Cost of Living is labor's chief enemy to
day!"
Thus reads a statement appearing on one of the W.
S. S. Pictorial News posters distributed through the malls
this week by the Treasury Department's bureau of pub
licity.
Admitting the truth in the claim that the high cost
of living is today a serious problem for the working man
to meet, recent developments In the country's industrial
situation suggest that the element of truth would not be
lost were the statement reversed and made to read "The
High Cost of Labor is Living's chief enemy today."
For right at a time when increased production is the
world's greatest need; when only Increased production
can bring the price of scores of commodities to a lower
level, labor seems but slightly inclined to permit even
present production to be maintained. Strikes, both sanc
tioned and unsanctioned by union officials, sweep the
country; practically no industry being free from the epi
demic which reached the stage in Boston last week where
a walkout o hundreds of policemen encouraged the
hoodlum element of that city of culture to commit depreda
tions only a shade more despicable than the excuse given
for the walkout.
While it Is becoming quite generally recognized, even
among the rank and file of labor, that the increases in
wages they have received during the past two years have
been largely or wholly offset by the advance In the cost
of living necessities, yet the most direct route to an ad
justment of the relation between income and outgo seems
to many to be a demand for still more pay. Therefore
this feature of labor's demands is understandable and In
many instances not lacking in merit.
But too often lately the demand for increased wages
has been coupled with a demand for fewer hours of work
per day. The stamina and endurance of the huge army
raised In the United States after the country entered the
world war is satisfying evidence that the men of the na
tion have not become such weaklings that they cannot
endure more than six hours of work daily at the ordinary
peaceful pursuits. So when a group of workmen couple
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such a demand with their Insistence on increased wages,
especially at a time like the present, when production
is the prime necessity, they show a lack of patriotism, a
streak of Bolshevistic color and pronounced mixture of
ordinary cussedness and laziness that condemns them
in the minds of nine persons out of every ten.
Where there is one concern that is profiteering there
are a score that are finding it Increasingly difficult to con
duct their business at a profit. They are subjected to a
variety of uncertainties, aside from the question of labor
and wages, that perhaps never before existed. Under
production in one industry causes under-production in an
other Industry that is dependent upon the first for sup
plies. Transportation facilities are inadequate; deliver
ies are uncertain; crops are not moving as they should;
taxes are a depressing factor. Added to these obstacles
that are general, each industry has its own peculiar
$10.00 problems to contend with. It is a time for co-operation
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between employer and employe, manufacturer and dis
tributor, seller and buyer. But labor, on the whole, is not
$5.00 rising to the occasion as it shoulda fact to which the
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general public is not blind.
But in the midst of such widespread and critical in
dustrial dislocation, it is gratifying to note that while the
workmen in the oil industry are demanding and receiving
extraordinary high wages as a rule, they are willingly
doing a man's work for a man's pay and, without boasting
about it, they take a measure of pride in their ability
and inclination still to put enough hours Into each day's
work so that the week does not take on the aspect of a
succession of monotonous half-holidays.
The Uncharted "Richest
WeU in Oklahoma."
Can it be that the richest well in Oklahoma is not an
oil well? The query seems absurd. But read the fol
lowing item, which originated in Oklahoma City, and lay
no bets on any of the big oil producers of the Beggs dis
trict or the Osage until this mysterious well that pumps
an amber "licker" that finds a ready market at six dollars
a gallon has been proved either a fake or an illegal reality:
Federal agents seek to penetrate the mystery about
what is said to be the richest well in Oklahoma-
Investigators had been unable to learn either the
location of the well or the name of its owner, though more
than $2,000 worth of its production had been sold.
Finding no market for his peach crop, the story goes,
a farmer dumped his peaches in an old well, added a
ferment and closed the top. Now the pump yields a deli
cious, hard kicking brandy that sells for six dollars a gallon
Revenue menand otherswant to find the well.
It seems ridiculous, too, that the product of this
interesting well should sell for only six dollars a gallon
when current quotations for something less mellow and
with less kick, range around twelve dollars a quart, plus
the cost of personally conducted transportation between
well, for example, St. Louis and somewhere in Oklahoma
Further Comment on Kansas
Production Figures.
Kansas oil production last week, as shown by pipe line
runs, included 17,137 barrels dally from the territory out
side of the El Dorado and the Augusta fields, compared
with 15,100 barrels, the daily average given for the pre
ceding week.
This accredited increase would seem to lend strength
to the position taken in these columns last week that the
many good wells recently drilled In the Peabody-Elbing
field, together with the increased production in Greenwood
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county, should be reflected in an augmented total for the
so-called "outside" or; "other territory" within the state.
This should mean that daily pipe line runs from the Pea-
body-Elbing district increased some two thousand barrels
lor the week, since no. important producers have been re
ported lately outside of Butler and Marion counties. Such
a run for the week suggests something over 13,000 barrels
a day for this new district, while each succeeding week
for an indefinite period will witness the bringing in of
new wells which will add their quota to present figures.
The time is at hand when the Peabody-Elbing district
should be dignified by the publication of its production
statistics as a separate item, instead of their being lumped
with those of the entire state outside of the El Dorado
and Augusta fields, and The Oil and Gas News hopes very
soon to make this change in its weekly summary of the
state's production.
Another Fatal Explosion.
Due to Grain Dust.
The demolition of a big grain elevator in Kansas City
last week by a dust explosion that caused the loss of four
teen lives and the injury of nearly every employe who
escaped death, is, to say the least, discouraging to those
who had believed that this sort of menace to industry had
been substantially overcome by the adoption of preventive
measures.
Explosions in oil refineries and in coal mines, owing
to the character of the products handled in the first, and
the possibility for accumulation of dust and gases in the
second, seem more or less understandable even to the lay
man, but it is depressing to think that the positive elimina
tion of the danger incidental to the explosion of closely
confined dust accumulated in the process of cleaning grain
has not yet been accomplished. Qovernment experts have
co-operated with elevator operators in the safeguarding of
such plants, and with the danger a known one and the
universal installation of dust-collector systems, it was gen
erally supposed that such a catastrophe as occurred at the
Murray elevator in Kansas City could no longer happen.
According to an employe who miraculously escaped
from the shattered structure, the explosion followed in
stantly his observation of an electric spark emitted from
wiring above where he was working. It staggers the
imagination that anything apparently as harmless as eleva
tor dust, when ignited in the semi confinement of a well
ventilated elevator, could generate explosive force suffi
cient to wreck a concrete, tile and steel structure filled with
a million and a half bushels of wheat, even tearing out
huge blocks of the foundation and hurling them hundreds
of feet,
A thorough investigation of the explosion is promised
by Federal officials and it is sincerely to be hoped that
something may develop from it that will prevent the re
currence of such catastrophes. And while the oil industry
i not directly interested in the elevator explosion, light
shed upon its cause may suggest safeguards that would be
applicable to plants other than grain elevators.
Tulsa, Okla.,The Oklahoma Petroleum & Gasoline
Co., has sold its large warehouse and equipment in Tulsa,
to the Tulsa Machine & Tool Co.
Galena-Signal Oil Co. has declared the regular quar
terly dividends of 2 per cent on both the old and new
preferred stocks, payable September 30 to stock of record
August 30.
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BUREAU OF MINES RESCUER MEETS DEATH.
Mishap to Oxygen Breathing Apparatus While at Work in
Gasoline Tank Proved Fatal to James S. Cunningham.
James S. Cunningham, Denver, Colo., one of the
rescuers of the Bureau of Mines, Department of the In
terior, and attached to Mine Safety Car No. 2, met death
in a storage gasoline tank of the Sinclair Oil and Refining
Co., at Trinidad, Colo., August 25. It is thought that while
attempting to connect some pipe fittings in the bottom of
the tank his half hour oxygen breathing apparatus touched
the gasoline in the bottom of the tank, the rubber in the
breathing bag dissolving in the gasoline and allowing the
fumes to enter the apparatus. When taken from the tank
he was dead.
Cunningham, who had just returned from a mine disas
ter, was requested by the representatives of the oil com
pany to assist them in making some pipe connections in
the tank. They stated that they had an army gas mask
but were afraid it was not suited for this work, which, of
course, was true, as it does not provide oxygen. Cunning
ham assented, and after thoroughly testing his apparatus,
belonging to the Bureau of Mines, entered the tank. After
making a preparatory exploration and finding his apparatus
working right, he came out of the tank only to return to
make the pipe connections. It Is thought that in leaning
over to make the connections the breathing apparatus
came into contact with the liquid gasoline in the bottom
of the tank, the gasoline apparently attacking the interior
rubber lining of the bag to such an extent that the fumes
had free access to the apparatus.
Commenting on the cause of the fatal accident, and
ent'rely aside from the grief over the loss of a brave
rescuer, George S. Rice, Chief Mining Engineer of the
Bureau, said: "The accident brings out strikingly the
serious risk, not previously understood, that Is under
taken when a gasoline tank is entered, using the ordinary
breath'ng apparatus in which rubber has been an essen
tial part of the apparatus. As the necessity to enter a
partly filled tank to make repairs arises not only on shore
but also aboard sh;p, the Bureau of Mines will make in
quiry of the principal refineries and wherever storage
tanks are used regarding the frequency with which such
condit'ons are met, in order to establish the importance
or otherwise of the development of a type of apparatus
which does not use rubber parts."
Cunningham is the fifth employe of the Bureau of
Mines to lose his life in work of this general character.
Joseph E. Evans, rescuer, was killed at Throop, Penn., in
1911; John Ferrell, rescuer at Cherry Valley Mine, Penn.,
in 1912; Edward Evans, rescuer at Rock Springs, Wyo,
in 1913; and L. M. Jones, m'ning engineer engaged in res
cue work at Barrackville, W. Va., in 1916.
Employes of the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey In
the offices at 26 Broadway have applied for a charter as
a chapter of the American Legion. The application was
made with the approval of W. C. Teagle, president of the
company, who informed the men that he would be pleased
to assist them in every way in making the chapter a
strong one and in furthering a movement designed to
have similar chapters organized among employes of the
company In other offices and plants throughout the coun
try. The formation of a large number of chapters is ex
pected to follow, as the rules of the Legion prevent more
than 30 men applying as charter members for a chapter,
it was stated, and there were some 4,000 employes of the
company who entered the nation's service at the call to
arms or via the draft. Wherever there are 15 men in the
employ of the company who have served, a chapter of
the Legion will be organized and steps toward this end
are now going forward.
The Interests, headed by Ike B. Stevens, secretary of
state, who recently took over 50,000 acres in Cheatham and
Robertson counties. Tenn., are arranging to drill. Prof. L. C.
Glenn, geologist of Vanderbilt University. Nashville, has
made an extended report on their holdings.
A company capitalized at $100,000 is being organized
in Nashville. It is composed of some of the most prominent
men In Tennessee. They propose to drill in Dickson,
Cheatham and Robertson counties.
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KAN
KANSAS PRODUCTION.
Barrels
55,693
13,100
Other fields 17,137
Eldorado, Kas., September 17.Five new wells in the
new Mid-Kansas field gave the district a big boost with
an added production of far beyond 4,000 barrels. In the
Peabody field, Derby on the Larson No. 2, in 11-22-4, is
reported good for 900 barrels; Pearce and Pearce on the
Clark 15 22-4 is good for 250 barrels; Watchorn on the
Jolliffe No. 1, 9-12-4, 1,000 barrels; Watchorn on the
Jollffe No. 2 in section 4-22-4, 4,900 barrels. Texhoma on
the Holden No. 2, in 4-23-4, over the line !n northern But
ler county, has a well that is slopping over and swabbing
at the rate of 1,200 barrels daily. It is expected that the
five new wells will make the production of the new dis
trict far beyond 11,000 barrels, the pipe line runs for last
week.
Lathrop Gusher a Wonder.
The Lathrop gusher brought in last week by the Na
tional Refining Co. in the northwest corner of section
17-23-4, is still the center of the interest. At the end of
last week an accurate gauge on the well showed that it
was making better than 4,500 barrels.
The drill topped the sand at 2,373 feet and was sent
into the pay formation to 2,395. When the tools were
withdrawn, the oil followed them out of the hole, spouting
a great stream that taxed all the tankage accessories that
had been furnished in preparation for the com'ng of this
new well. The Prairie pipe line has been taking care of
all the oil from this region, but the new gusher will tax
its capacity to the utmost.
This is the fourth gusher that the National Refin'ng
Co. has secured in this region. The others are the Eye-
stone Nos. 2, 3 and 4, in 3 23-4. Sinclair Oil & Gas Co.
has two gushers on the Furman Nos. 2 and 3 In 8-23-4, and
Ward & Wilhoit secured a flowing well on the Leydig No.
1 in 18-23 4. The oil from the new well is of good quality,
testing about 36 gravity.
The National's first well on the Lathrop lies to the
south of the present gusher, and is a 175-barrel producer
in the 2000-foot sand. Probably it now will be drilled
deeper. This first well came In the same day that sand
was struck on the Eyestone No. 2, the first gusher, which
turned the eyes of the oil men back to North Butler and
the Elb'ng field.
.'. Operators now believe that the pool will extend to the
east and look for the big play to be in sections 17 and 16.
Section 17, lying nearest to present production, looks the
best, and the John Scully farm, touching the Lathrop on
the east, seems to He directly on the structure. Scully
is developing his own land and has four rigs up, which
are now drilling.
Race Between National and Empire.
Those who were not fortunate enough to witness the
race for flush production in the Towanda pool during the
summer of 1917 will have the opportunity of seeing the
race duplicated In the Elbing district within the next few
months. The b'g show will take place on the Furman,
Eyestone and Lathrop leases.
The National Refining Co. and the Empire Gas and
Fuel Co. are waging the most aggressive campaigns for-
increased production. The National will immediately drill
out its two Lathrop eighties on the west half of section
17-23-4, and the Empire will drill out of Its locations on
its; eighty on the same farm..
All the rigs, eleven, have been completed on the
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Lathrop eighty where the new 4,000-barrel gusher is
located. The National has one well in, one drilling, rigs
on the ground for four others, and all of the locations made
on its south eighty, which is described as the north half
of the southwest quarter of section 17.
The Empire Co. has one well drilling on the L>athrop
eighty and either has rigs up or the locations made for
ten more wells on the property. The Empire's eighty lief
between the National company's two Lathrop eighties
and it appears that these two big oil producers are set-
ting the stage for a race for the flush production.
New Work In Elbing-Peabody District.
The Orlando Petroleum Co. has a rig up for No. 2
Gillette In the northeast corner of the southeast of the
southeast quarter of section 10-22-4 and for No. 3 in the
southeast corner of the section and for No. 2 Rodner in
the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of section
14-22-4. The Mountain Gulf Oil Co.'s No. 2 In the center
of the west line of the northwest of the southwest quarter
of section 14-22-4 is a rig. The Buffalo Drilling Co. has a
rig up for No. 3 Clark, In section 15-22 i. D. M. Ward
and Forrester have a rig up for No. 3 Burton, section 16-22-
4. Pierce and Morgan are drilling below 150 feet on No.
1 Clark in the southeast quarter of section 15-22-4. The
Consumers Oil and Shale Co. have begun drilling No. 1
.Evans in the southeast quarter of section 33-22 4. The
Carter Oil Co.'s No. 3 Lewis in the northwest quarter of
Section 7-23-4 is a rig. The Ramsey Petroleum Co. has a
rig up for a test on the Lathrop farm in the southeast
corner of the southwest quarter of section 17-23-4 and
material on the ground for No. 2 in the southeast corner
of the southwest quarter of the same farm. The Twin
States Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 1 Paris in section
19-22-4. The Gypsy Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 1 Kehr
in the northeast quarter of section 20-23 4.
Leases Change Hands.
The Petroleum Engineering Co., of Kansas City, has
recently inspected and approved for its clients three good
leases in the Peabody-Elblng fields. Sixty thousand dol
lars was paid for one eighty-acre lease, $40,000 for an
other and $32,000 for a third tract. Wells are now being
drilled on two of these tracts. When purchased the three
leases were one to two miles from production, while
producing wells are now within one-half mile and their
value has more than doubled since the contracts were
signed.
Interest in Eastern Butler County.
A well that Is attracting considerable attention at pres
ent lies in eastern Butler county and is owned by Alex.
Massey. It is on the Blankenship farm, section 9 26-8,
and is an offset to the Cattlemen's No. 3 on the same farm.
The sand was topped last week at 2,440 feet and was then
shut down. Since that time the contractors have been
running the 6-inch casing and probably will be drilled in
very shortly.
Wells in this vicinity usually are shot with a very heavy
charge of nitroglycerin and have been noted for their
long life. A small pipe line connects the pool to a loading
rack at Salyards, where the oil 1b loaded on tank cars
and shipped to the Kansas City Refining Co. at Kansas
City.
Emerald to Drill in Northern Greenwood.
The Emerald OH Co., Alfred J. Diecher's company,
has a rig up near the Empire's Teeter well in northern
Greenwood county. The location is in 8-23-9. In the
meantime, much interest is being shown in that section
of the county.
One of the biggest lease deals yet reported from Green
wood county, was closed this week when a syndicate of
El Dorado men, secured 320 acres Just west of the Empire
holdings on the Teeter. The acreage secured consists of
the south half of the southeast quarter of 13-23-8 and the.
north half of the northwest quarter and the northeast
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quarter of 24-23-8. The price paid is reported as $15 per
acre, or $4,800 for the tract, and oil men who have ex
pressed themselves consider it a bargain. The syndicate
includes such men as H. E. Harney, W. J. Reese, C. B.
Thompson and others. C. E Thompson, cashier of the
Citizens State bank, is named trustee.
Since the bringing in of the Empire's well on the Teeter
No. 1 in 16-23-9, territory in northwest Greenwood has
taken on added attractions to operators in general. Sev
eral deals in leases of greater or less importance have been
transacted, several locations have been made and at least
two tests started, those of the Empire on the Teeter No.
2 and the Emerald In the next section to the southeast.
The Teeter No. 1 has never been tested thoroughly yet,
for the reason that no means of putting it on the market
is at hand; hence it has only been pumped to furnish fuel
oil for drilling operations on the Empire and the Emerald
tests. But notwithstanding this, experienced oil men are
of the opinion that a wonderful pool will soon be developed
in that section and the production put upon the market.
Several El Dorado men have taken the precaution to get
in on the ground floor, and considerable activity has been
shown in leasing and lease deals. This latest move is
taken as evidence of the faith that those who know best
have in that section and the investors plan to start de
velopment at an early date.
Other Operations in Butler County.
Ramsey Petroleum Co. on the Ramsey in southwest of
northwest of southeast of 5-24-5 is reported drilling at
1,100 feet. Same company on the Williams in southeast
of northwest of 33-24-5 is reported drilling at 500 feet.
Midwest Oil Co. on the Benson in northeast of north
west of northeast of 23-24-6 is reported down to a depth
of 2.550 feet.
Magnolia Petroleum Co. on the Holmes No. 1 in north
east of northwest of 14-27-4 is reported fishing at 2,820
feet.
Teager and associates on the Rutherford No. 1 in
northeast of southeast of northwest of 24-27-4 is reported
drilling at 2.550 feet.
Smith & Hill on the Miller in northeast of southeast
of northeast of 7-27-5 is a rig complete.
Marshall Oil Co. on the Glaze in the center of the
east line of northwest of northwest of 15-27-5 is rigged up
to go.
Hamon and associates on the Warner No. 1 in north
west of southeast of 13-29-3 is a rig complete.
Benedum & Trees on the Warner No. 1 in southeast of
northeast of 3-29-4 is reported shut down at 2,300 feet.
Empire Operations.
Koogler No. 49, in 18-26-5, encountered the top of the
sand at 2,557 feet and is drilling at 2,556 feet with no show
of oil.
The construction of a dam on the Pall river to im
pound a water supply to be used in drilling and operating
the Morris and Teeter leases in Greenwood county, Kan
sas, is well under way. A small bunkhouse is being con
structed at the company's rock crusher on the Paulson
lease in 2 26-5, Butler county, to accommodate the Mexican
laborers employed in crushing rock.
Setback No. 2 in 24-27-8, Greenwood county, encoun
tered what appears to be an excellent gas sand at 1,103
feet. The sand was penetrated to a depth of 114 feet with
a flow of gas that made two-tenths mercury in an eight-
inch hole. The eight-inch casing is being mudded behind
in order to tighten same, after which the well will be
drilled deeper with the expectation of increasing the vol
ume of gas.
Fox-Bush Pool Looms Up.
The second flowing well in the Fox-Bush pool was
recorded the past week. It belongs to Kauffman and
Craig, flows 150 barrels natural, and is on the Warner land
in the northwest corner of the southwest of the northeast
quarter of section 25-29-5. It is the southernmost well in
the field which now is almost two miles from one extrem
ity to the other.
In the light of the larger fields in the northern part
of Butler county, the Fox-Bush pool has not attracted as
much attention as it really warrants. There are now fifty
wells In the pool. Ten others are drilling, and there are
several rigs and locations. The A-l Co. has sixteen pro*
ducing wells and one gasser.
Another flowing we'l in the pool belongs to Tom
Johnson on the Fox land in the southeast corner of the
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northeast of the northwest quarter of 25-29-5. The well
was brought in last spring, but a premature shot made
an Immense amount of trouble. Late a string of collapsed
casing added to the difficulties. For a time it appeared
that the well would be lost.
The Honey Boy Oil Co. is drilling in a well on the
Warner land that looks as good as the Kauffman and Craig
well. It is in the northwest corner of the northwest of
the northeast of section 25 29-5. This is a company orga
nized by Sutter & Shawver.
The Elma O'l Co. is bringing in a well on the Warner
land in the northeast corner of the northeast of the north
west of section 25-29-5. It looks good for 150 barrels. It
will be shot, perhaps, today.
The Stout Oil Co.'s well on the Bush land in the north
east corner of the southeast of the southwest is making
100 barrels. This company is spudding No. 4, its second
well on the lease.
The only real gas well in the Fox-Bush field has just
been completed by the A-l Oil Co. It is No. 22 Bush and is
good for 3 million cub'c feet daily. They got the sand ten
feet above the oil sand and were able to complete it with
out being bothered by oil. The well should produce $100
worth of gas daily, besides what is used on the lease.
The Wizard Oil Co. is tubing its No. 6 Bush in the
southwest corner of the northwest of the southeast of sec
tion 24 29-5. It is good for 80 barrels.
The S. & S. Co. Is drilling at 300 feet in its well in the
northeast corner of the northwest of the southwest quar
ter of section 24-29-5. This is the first well on the forty.
The company has three producing wells.
The A-l Oil Co.'s No. 2 Naden in the northeast corner
of the southeast of the southwest of section 13-29-5 is the
next well due in the field. It is drilling at 2,700 feet.
The Elk City Field.
There are no completions of note to report this week
but several rigs are "hitting the ball" and two or three
wells in the big gas field should reach the sand next week.
There are a number of offset locations to drill in the gas
field and there will be qu'te a bit of drilling going on for
some time, although the pipe lines are taking a very small
per cent of the total production.
The Southwestern Gas Co. started up its big gas
compressor station, four miles northwest of this city last
week with one engine and compressor in use. Two other
engines will be ready for use later. At present the com
pany is taking about 3,000.000 feet of gas daily from the
low pressure fields of northern Chautauqua and southern
Elk counties and is putting it through the lines along with
the high pressure gas in the Elk City high pressure field.
It is not anticipated that the pressure of the big wells in
the Elk City field will decline for some time to come but
when that day arrivesas it surely will, sooner or later
the compressor will be ready to handle the gas.
Keefe & Morrison are drilling at about 800 feet in
their Brainerd No. 4, in 17-31-13 and expect to drill in
some time next week.
Harmon. Stephens, Wilson et al are drilling at about
800 feet in their Whelchel No. 2 in 26-31-13 and expect to
reach the big gas sand early next week.
Cox, Harmon et al spudded in Tuesday in their Han
cock No. 3 in 26-31-13; offsetting Whelchel No. 2 in the
same section, which is also drilling.
Elk City and Independence parties are casing at
about 650 feet in their Neiman No. 1 in 2 32-13, two miles
west of Elk City, where a strong flow of salt water was
struck.
The Texcalokan Oil & Gas Co. is shut down for a few
days on account of a broken mast in their Denton No. 1,
in 24-31-13. The contractor was pulling the long string
of pipe when a guy wire broke and the mast buckled at
the splice. The well will be plugged back to the Way
side or Weiser (not Peru) sand at about 1100 feet, where
a nice showing of oil was found.
The Joy Oil & Gas Co. is drilling at about 1300 feet
in their No. 1 fee in 3-31-14. with no showing,
Cavert, Dalton, et al have been delayed in getting
their drilling rig onto location on the Hancock land in
15-32-14, four miles southeast of this city on the county
road. A broken axle on the drilling machine, which oc
curred on the road, will cause a delay of several days.
The Meridian Oil & Gas Co. is still drilling their No.
7 Dexter in 20-31-13 and their Dubv No. 1 in 6-31-13.
A decision was rendered in District Court at Inde
pendence last week) in the Waters lease case. This case
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involves a little less than 80 acres in 25-31-13, being the
west half of the southwest quarter of that section. G. D.
Waters, owner of the land, had brought suit against J. M.
Hatfield et al for cancellation of a lease on the land some
months ago, and a decision was rendered in favor of
Waters. The other parties have appealed the case to
the Supreme Court, it is understood.
Geo. Perry is drilling his McKey No. 3 in 22 32-12.
The Sachem Oil Co. is drilling their Baughman No. 4
in 36-32-12.
OTHER KANSAS OPERATIONS.
Cowley County.
Langley and others, No. 1 Russell in the center of the
northeast of 27-31-3 is shut down at 535 feet.
Empire Gas & Fuel Co. No. 1 Shannon, in the center
of the southwest of the southwest of 34 31-5, Is drilling at
1,930 feet.
The Texas Co. No. 2 Burden, in the southeast of the
southwest of 8-31-7, is showing oil at 2,860 and drilling at
2,900 feet.
The Benedum & Trees No. 1 Kock in the southeast of
the southeast of 28-31-7, is rigging up.
The Emerald Oil Co. No. 1 Elrod, in the northeast of
the southwest of 4-32-5, is cleaning out at 3,160 feet.
The Carter Oil Co. No. 1 Stafford, in the southeast of
the southeast of 17-32-5, is drilling at 2,400 feet.
The Theta Oil Co. No. 1 Berry, in the northeast of the
northeast of 13 33-6, is drilling at 1,800 feet.
The Hopkins & Marvin No. 1 Darst, in the center of
the west line of the northwest of the southwest of 13-33 6,
is shut down at 785 feet.
The West & Ossenbeck No. 1 Guthrie in the northwest
center lot No. 13 in 8-34-8, is drilling at 2,000 feet.
Dickinson County.
The Sinclair Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Wilkins, in the south
west of the northwest of the northeast of 26-11-3, is shut
down at 1,670 feet. The same company No. 1 Cronslster,
in the southwest of the northeast of 11-12 2, is a rig build
ing. The same company No. 1 Stone, in the northwest of
the southwest of 34-12-2, is a rig up.
Kelly and others No. 1 Baker, in the southwest of the
northwest of 26-12-3, is a rig building.
The Clark & Titus No. 1 Kickhefer, in the northeast
of the southeast of 9-15-5, is material on the ground.
Harvey County.
The Minnehoma No. 1 Gilchrist, in the southeast of
the northwest of the northwest of 27-22 2, is spudding.
The Houston and others No. 1 Wilson, in the north
east of the southeast of the northwest of 28-22-2, is drill
ing at 1,950 feet.
The Watchorn and others No. 1 Day, in the southeast
of the northeast of the southwest of 32-22-2, Is drilling at
2,540 feet.
The same firm No. 1 Metz, in the northwest of the
northeast of the southwest of 33-22 2, is a rig up.
The Penu-Texas No. 1 McCord, in the southeast of the
Leases for Sale
183 acres, 10 wells
160 acres, 14 wells
160 acres, 2 wells
all in Stanton township, Miami Co.
40 acres South of Osawatomie, Miami Co.
120 acres near Centreville, Linn Co.
160 acres near Goodrich. Linn Co.
For information address or see
R. F. DUFFIELD, Rantoul, Kas.
1 Dickson County.
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southeast of 35-22-2, is drilling at 350 feet.
The Watchorn and others No. 1 King, in the center ot
the west line of the southwest of the southeast of 1-23-1.
is drilling at 2,725 feet.
The same firm No. 1 Wilcox, in the northwest of the
southwest of the northeast of 11-23-1, is shut down at 710
feet.
The Cain and others No. 1 Hlckerson, in the northwest
of the southwest of 30 24-1, is material on the ground.
Sedgwick County.
The Brooks and others No. 1 Winters, in the south
west of the southwest of 28-25-2, is fishing for underreamer
lugs at 1,635 feet.
The Wichita Oil Company Nol Folker, in the northeast
of the southwest of 17-28-2, is underreaming at 2,500 feet.
Smith County.
The Bellalre Oil Co. No. 1 Willie Post, in the southwest
of the southwest of 11-3-12, is shut down at 610 feet.
The same company No. 1 Morton, in the northwest of
the southeast of the northwest of the northwest of 28-3 12.
is having casing trouble at 2,625 feet.
Sumner County.
The Elmerdale Oil Co. No. 1 Sleigh, in the center of
the southwest of the northwest of 36-31-2, is underream
ing at 665 feet.
Chase County.
The Liberty Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Guthrie in the south
west of the southwest of 25-18-8, is shut down for repairs
at 1,230 feet.
The Finedeiss and others No. 1 Jones, in the south
west of the northeast of 4 21-6, is shut down at 1,625 feet.
The O'Neil and others No. 1 Mahoney, in the southeast
of the southeast of 14-21-6, is a rig up.
The Stark and others No. 1 Parker, in the extreme
center of 21-21-8, is a rig up.
The Shaw and others No. 1 Harsh, in the northwest of
the southeast of 29-22-8, is a rig up.
STOCKHOLDERS INSPECT THE RANGER REFINERY.
Dinner at Savoy Hotel Firt Incident of Special Trip of
Wisconsin Men to Kansas City Company's Plant
in Texas.
More than thirty stockholders in the Ranger Refinery
Co., with general offices at 629 Scarritt building, Kansas
City, last week inspected the company's plant at Ranger,
Texas, making the trip from here in a special car, the
trip being arranged by David H. We'ss, of Chicago.
Before the party left Kansas City the stockholders
were entertained on September 9 at dinner at the Savoy
hotel, the occasion being of unusual interest if for no
other reason than because of the high standing in the
financial and business world of the Kansas City men who
were among the after-dinner speakers. The speakers in
cluded F. G. Palmer, president of the Kaw Boiler Works
Co.; W. C. Barron, cashier of the Union State Bank; -Frank
A. Smiley, president of the Smiley Petroleum Co., and Dr.
Walter M. Cross, president of the Kansas City Testing Lab
oratory, Inc., while E. H. Kinney, cashier of the Southeast
State Bank, served as toastmaster.
On September 12 the party spent the day at the
company's Ranger refinery, where the stockholders, under
the guidance of the plant superintendent, A. Mullins,
were shown in detail how oil is refined. Incidentally the
stockholders had an opportunity to see at close range
the manner in which the Ranger Refining Co. is expand
ing for while they were on the ground new tanks which
will increase the plant's capacity by 10,000 barrels, were
being erected. Other tanks, in addition to those already
in use, are to be erected as rapidly as they can be de
livered.
Officers of the Ranger Refining Co. are: I. N. Barry,
president; Leon H. Schwald, vice president; F. Elmer
Scott, secretary and treasurer, and W. H. Hoberecht, gen
eral manager.
Announcement is made that J. T. Woods, of Wheeling,
W. V., will start drilling in Dickson County, Tenn., about
September 1, and will drill ten wells. Also, that E. P.
Hoyle, of Tulsa, Okla., has contracted to drill four wells in
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OKLAHOMA
It
OKLAHOMA PRODUCTION.
Barrels.
Cushing 36,54)0
Healdton 35,600
Other fields 145,000
Total daily production 217,100
Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 16.Will Oklahoma's outer boun-
daries of her present extensive oil bearing region be ex
tended to include Grant county? That is the question now
facing the Oklahoma oil man. The well of Pringey &
Price, in the northeast corner of the southwest of the
northeast of 32-25-8w, southwest of Nashville, in the south
western part of Grant county, has a nice showing of gas
at a depth (as yet undetermined) somewhere between
2,000 and 2,050 feet. The 12%-inch pipe was set at 1,650
feet, and the 10 inch at 2,00% feet, and shortly after set
ting the 10 inch, the gas was found, and the measure
ment was not taken. There was a death in the family of
one of the drillers, and drilling operations have been dis
continued temporarily, until the funeral is held. If this
well proves to be a commercial producer, it will be the
first time that it will have been found in Grant county,
although Grant adjoins Kay county to the west and Gar-
fie.d county to the north, both of which are oil bearing
counties.
Beggs Shines Again.
The Beggs field again led all other fields of Oklahoma
in point of spectacular performance during the week, many
wells of extraordinary capacity being completed there. A
large one was the Gladys Belle Oil Co and Indiahoma Re
fining Co No. 8, on the Julius Adams farm, in the north
east corner of the southeast of the northwest of 6 14-12,
which found sand at 2,260 feet, and at 20 feet in started
off at 100 barrels per hour, and then settled down to 50
barrels per hour. Waite Phiilips deepened the No. 1,
Stake farm, in the NW corner of the NE% of the SE%
of 12-14-11, to 26 feet in sand which was found at 2.818
feet, and increased the production to 1,500 barrels. The
Eastern Oil Co. deepened its No. 1, on the 2%-acre lease
in the NE corner of the NW% of the SW% of 6-14-12, and
increased the production to 140 barrels per hour, and it
settled back to 50 barrels per hour, which production it is
holding nicely. Morrison Brothers No. 4, in the center
of the north line of the SEV* of the SE% of 3-15-10,
continues to make 1,450 barrels daily from sand from
2,543-87 feet, and H. F. Wilcox No. 7, Banks farm, in the
center of the north line of the NE% of the NW% of
30-15-11, found sand from 2.58WS9 feet, and is doing 600
barrels. The Cosmos & Simon No. 3, in the NE'i of
12-14-11, is flowing 135 barrels per hour from the deep
sand found from 2,820-40 feet, and it is the largest well
of the week. The completion of this well throws the
production of section 12 to around 17,000 barrels daily,
and increases its lead as the largest producing section in
the state of Oklahoma.
Okmulgee county, by virtue of the big completions at
Beggs, is now making 50,000 barrels of oil daily, and no
doubt is the leading producing county in Oklahoma, un
less it be that Creek county has it surpassed by a small
margin, Creek county having its remarkable Glen pool
and Cushing fields. The strides taken by Okmulgee county
of late have been remarkable indeed.
Okmulgee and Okfuskee counties have a trio of wild
cats that are very interesting. A well owned by the
Mutual Development Co. (Okmulgee parties), located in
the NE corner of the NW% of 7-12-11, is the most im
portant of the three, it being the largest and the most
distant from production. It found a sand at 2,657 feet,
with first gas at 2,658 feet, and at 2,662 feet the well
made 500 barrels the first 24 hours and has since been
flowing 15 barrels per hour. It is three miles from produc
tion and operators are playing the new found productive
territory for a big pool. Pipe line connections are being
GAS NEWS 9
established, and in the meantime the well is flowing into
earthen storage.
The Simplex Oil Co. has a well in section 24-12-11,
which found sand at 2,500 feet and at 5 feet in it is flow
ing about a barrel per hour. Nearest production is a mile
or so distant.
The Deaner and others No. 1, in 22-11-11, found 11,-
000,000 feet of gas from 2,450-70 feet, and is a genuine
producer. It is a naif mile north of some old shallow
abandoned wells, but otherwise is a long ways from pro
duction. The six-inch casing is being set to shut off the
gas and it will be deepened. This well also had a nice
showing of oil in the 1,600-foot sand.
Big Wells at Garber.
After making 350 barrels the tirst 24 hours from sand
found from 1,458-60 feet, the Aubuyme Oil Co No. 8, on
the Lynds farm, in the center of the east line of the
NWYt of the SW& of 7-22-3w, in the Garber field, opened
up and made 1,200 barrels the second 24-hour period and
is still doing around 1,000 barrels.
At 3 feet in big pay found at 2.115. feet, the Atlantic
Petroleum Co. No. 9, on the Wishard farm, in the SE
corner of the SW% of the SE% of 12 22-4w, started off
at the rate of 35 barrels per hour. It is the largest Stine
sand well ever drilled in that pool.
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Osage.
Duffield & Howard have a dry hole at 1,438 feet in
their No. 14, locationed in the NW corner of the SE \i of
the NWy4 of the SW% or 3-20 12.
The Kewanee Oil & Gas Co No. 3, located in the center
of the east line of the SW% of 19-21-12, is a 15-barrel well
after shot, at a total depth of 1,419 feet.
The Atlantic Oil Producing Co No. 3, in the center of
the north line of the SW14 of 1-22-9 is dry at 2,585 feet.
The Fidelity Petroleum Co. No. 1, in the NE corner of
11 22-9, is dry at 2,317 feet.
Gillespie No. 5, in the center of the east line of the
SWV4 of 32-22-10, is dry at 2,433 feet.
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co. No. 13, in the NE corner of the
NW'i of the NE14 of the SE% of 32-22-10, is shot and
good for 5 barrels at 1,871 feet.
Alexander and others No. 15, in the SE corner of
the NW>4 of the SEV4 of the NE& of 33-22-10, is shot at
1,235 feet, and good for 150 barrels.
Magna Oil & Refining Co. No. 1, in the center of the
NW14 of 26-22 11, is dry at 1,540 feet.
Clover Oil Co. No. 2, in the NW corner of the SW%
of 31-22-12, is a 75-barrel well at 1,329 feet.
Gypsy Oil Co. No. 1, in the SE corner of 8-23-7, is dry
at 2,874 feet.
Kewanee Oil & Gas Co. No. 5, in the center of the
east line of the W% of the EVfe of the NW% of 13-23 10, is
shot at 1,798 feet, and good for 20 barrels.
Carter Oil Co. No. 2, in the SW corner of the NW4
of the SW14 of the SE14 of 8-23-11, is shot at 1,771 feet,
and is good for 125 barrels.
Ashland Oil Co. No. 1, in the NW corner of the SW14
of 14-23-11. is shot at 1,581 feet( and is good for 135 barrels.
The same company's No. 2, :n the center of the south
line of the NW% of 21-23-11, is shot at 1,744 feet, and is a
75-barrel well.
Devon!an Oil Co. No. 16, in the NW corner of the NE&
of 1-24 9, is shot at 2,164 feet, and is a 50-barrel well.
Foster & Norwood No. 21, in the SE corner of the NE%
of the SEV4 of the NWV, of 24-24-9, is good for 11,000,000
feet of gas at 2,065 feet.
W. G. Skelley No. 13. in the SE corner of the NE14 of
the SEVi of the SW'i of 24-24-9. is shot at 2.111 feet, and is
good for 300 barrels. -
Skelley No. 2, In the NW corner of the NE% of the
NW14 of the SW% of 24-24-9, is shot at 2.1C0 feet, and is
a 150-barrel well.
Graham & Bird No. 8. in the SE corner of the NE'A of
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the SE^i of the SW% of 6-24-10, is shot at 2,086 feet, and
Is a 150-barrel producer.
Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 18, in the center of the
NE*4 of 7-24-10, is shot at 2,057 feet, and is a 150-barrel
well.
Burkett No. 2, in the SW corner of 7-24-10, is dry and
abandoned at 2,632 feet.
Gypsy Oil Co. No. 7, in the NE corner of the SE>4 of
the NE% of the NE% of 8-24-10. is shot at 2,003 feet, and
is good for 200 barrels.
Osage Development Co. No. 4, in the center of the
west line of the NE% of 19 24-10. is shot at 2,174 feet, and
is good for 200 barrels.
Test Log Oil Co. No. 7, in the NW corner of 19-24-10,
Is shot at 2,172 feet, and is a 35-barrel well.
Barnsdall Corporation No. 5, in the center of the west
line of the SWY* of 30-24-10, is shot at 2,122 feet, and is a
30-barrel pumper.
Tulania Oil Co. No. 2, in the SW corner of 27-25-9, is
shot at 2,146 feet, and is a 300 barrel producer.
Carter Oil Co. No. 6, in the SE corner of 28-25-9, is shot
at 2,142 feet, and Is a 185-barrel well.
Carter Oil Co. No. 4, in the center of the east line of
the W% of the E% of the NE% of 32-25-9, is a 100-barrel
well at 2,149 feet.
The New York Osage Petroleum Co. No. 1, in the NE
comer of 26-25-10, is dry at 1,905 feet.
F. Woolf No. 1, in the SE corner of the NE^ of the
SKVi of the NE% of 17-26-11, is shot at 1,709 feet ,and is
a 5-barrel pumper. '
The Foster and others No. 3, in the center of the west
line of the NEV4 of 18-27-11, is a 40-barrel well at 2,016
feet.
Barnsdall Corporation No. 5, in the SW corner of the
NEVi of the SW14 of the NW% of 20-27-11, is good for
2,000,000 feet of gas at 1,800 feet.
Midco Petroleum Corporation No. 2, in the SW corner
of the SKV* of the SW% of the SW& of 25-27-11, is shot
at 1,076 feet, and is a 15 barrel well.
Santuna Oil Co. No. 3, in the NE corner of the NWU
of the NE14 of the NE% of 4-28-10, is shot and good for
25 barrels at 1,750 feet.
A. M. Landon No. 3. In the NW corner of the SW*4
of 28-27-12, is shot at 1,695 feet, and is a 15-barrel well.
The Ramsey No. 1, in the NE corner of 33-28-10, is a
2,000.000 feet gasser at 1,836 feet.
Empire Gas & Fuel Co. No. 2, in the center of the
west line of the NE% of 14-29 9, is dry at 1,908 feet.
Wah-Sha-She Oil Co. No. 19, in the center of the
east line of the NEV* of 15-29-9, came in for 150-barrels
at 1.325 feet.
Pawnee-Payne-Creek Counties.
Alice Kathryn Oil Co. No. 8, Myers farm, in the NW
corner of the SE*i of the SE*4 of 1-19-5, is shot and good
for 30 barrels at 3,197 feet.
Same company's No. 7, Brock farm, in the NE corner
of the SWV4 of the SEVi of 6-19-6, is shot at 3,185 feet,
and is a 15-barrel well.
The Prairie Oil & Gas Co. No. 19, on the Sak Long
farm, in the SW corner of the SE% of the SW14 of 9 18-7,
is a 2,500,000 foot gasser in the Oswego lime from 2,092 to
2,119 feet.
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GAS NEWS
The Cushing Oil Co. No. 2, Mcintosh farm, in the cen
ter of the WMi of the SWVi of the SW% of 18-18-7, is dry
at 1,300 feet.
Carter and Stephens Counties.
Dixon Oil Co. has abandoned the location for No. 2.
Dempsey farm, in the NE corner of the NW% of the
NW14 of 36 ls-5w, and has moved the tools away.
The Cosden Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, J. M. Robertson farm,
in the NW corner of the SW% of the SE*4 of the NW%
of l-2s-5w, is a 25-barrel well at 416 feet.
The Humble Fox Oil Co. No. 1, Williams farm, in the
NE corner of 34-2s-3w, is a 10,000,000 foot gasser from
tand found from 900 25 feet.
The Chaffee and others No. 1, Arrington farm, in the
SE corner of 31-2s-2w, is good for 5,000,000 feet of gas at
487 feet.
Garber.
The Exchange Oil Co. No. 4, on the Lynds farm. In
the SW corner of the NE% of the SWM, of 7-22-3w, is a
200-barrel well from sand found from 1,590-1,611 feet.
, Prairie Oil & Gas Co. No. 7, Wishard farm, in the SW
corner of the SE% of the SE& of 12-22-4W, Is a 35-barrel
well from 1,595-1,604 feet.
The Concord Oil & Gas Co. No. 2, Dively farm, tn the
NE corner of the SWVt of the SE% of 14-22-4w, is a 30-
barrel well from 1,048-72 feet.
Okmuigee, Okfuskee and Muskogee.
The Liberty Refining Co. No. 8, Lucias farm, in the SE
corner of the NW*4 of 2-13-11, is good for 150 barrels from
sand found from 2,419-22 feet.
The J. W. Moore and others No. 3, James farm, In the
center of the south line of the SEVi of the SE>4 of 3-18-11,
is shot and good for 25 barrels from sand from 2,412-35
feet.
The Alrgin No. 2, in the NE corner of the NW>4 of
2-12-14 ,is shot at 1,888 feet, and good for 20 barrels.
J. H. Rebold No. 2. in the SE corner of the NE% of
the NW',4 of the NW^4 of 2-12-14, is good for 60 barrels
at 1,843 feet.
The Lyons No. 4, Evans farm, in the NE corner of the
SE*A of the SWV* of 1413-12, is shot and good for 15
barrels at 1,293 feet.
Wangirich No. 2, Morgan farm, in the center of the
north line of the SW% of the SE% of 14-13-12, is shot in
sand from 1,655-65 feet, after being plugged back to it from
2,910 feet, and the well is good for 25 barrels.
Gypsy Oil Co. No. 3, McAdoo farm, in the SE corner
of the NE14 of the SEVi of 17 13-12, is dry at 3,005 feet
Rebold and others No. 4, Bockler farm, in the SW cor
ner of the NW% of the NE% of 22-13-12, is dry at 3,025
feet.
Viersen and others No. 3, in the center of the west
line of the NWI4 of the SW% of 25-13-12, is dry at 504
feet.
Kimbley et al. No. 3, in the center of the NE% of the
NWV4 of 31-13-12, found sand from 2,017-40 feet, and is
good for 25 barrels.
The Cooper & McBride No. 1, Jackson farm, in the
SE corner of the NE^ of the SW% of 17-13-12, is shot
and good for 15 barrels at 2.045 feet.
The Tri State Oil Co. No. 5, Scott farm, in the NW
corner of the NE% of 15-13-14, is shot at 1,797 feet, and is
a 20-barrel well.
Oklahoma Texas Oil Co. No. 4, Scott farm, in the cen
ter of the SEV* of the SWVi of 23-13-14, is shot at 1,263
feet, and is a 5-barrel well.
J. H. Rebold No. 6, Hill farm, in the NE corner of the
SEH of the SW% of 27-13-14, Is shot at 1,565 feet, and is
a 10 barrel well.
E. H. Sewell No. 1. Fulson farm, in the SE corner of
the NE14 of the SW% of 12-13-15, found sand from 1,860-72
feet, and is an 8,000,000 foot gasser.
P. R. James No. 2, Jackson farm, in the center of the
north line of the NW% of the NW*4 of 8-13-16, found
sand from 1,817-24 feet, and made a 20-barrel well. Total
depth is 1,832 feet.
Cosmos Oil Co. No. 6, Cover farm, in the center of
the north line of the NWVi of the NEVi of 6-14-12, is good
for 250 barrels from sand Ironi 2,201-23 feet.
Perry et al. No. 2, take farm, in the NE corner of the
NW% of the SE14 of 12 14-11, is now making 779 barrels.
Home Oil Co. No. 2, Scott farm, in the center of the
north line of the SE% of the SE% of 15-13-14. is a 240
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barrel well from sand from 1,946 52 feet. It is the largest
well completed in the old Morris territory for some time.
Gladys Belle Oil Co. & Indiahoma Refining Co. No. 4,
Adams farm, in the center of the east line of the NE%
of the NW!4 of 6-14-12, is a 350-barrel well from 2,331-2,418
feet.
C. B. Shaffer No. 7, Tiger farm, in the center of the
south line of the NW% of the SE^4 of 614-12, is a 175-
barrel well from 2,238-65 feet.
C. B. Shaffer No. 6, Tiger farm, in the center of the
west line of the 8E% of the SEM, of 6-14-12, is a dry
hole at 2,262 feet.
Seven Oil Co. No. 3, Chlttem farm, in the SE corner
of the NE% of the NW^ of 7-14-12, is good for 200 barrels
from 2,245-68 feet.
Bradstreet & Hull No. 8, McMaller farm, in the center
of the west line of the NW4 of the SW*4 of 3-14-14, is dry
at 1,635 feet.
Garfield and Noble Counties.
C. R. Cody and others are snut down at 910 feet for
casing on the Dunning No. 1, in the NE corner of the NW^
of 24-23 4 w.
Stafford and others No. 1, Midlin farm, in center of
east line of NW% of SWVi of 26-23-4w, is shut down at
1,040 feet.
Dyson et al., have a rig up for No. 1, Haynes farm,
in the SE corner of the NE% of the SE14 of 36-23-4w.
Owl Petroleum Co., No. 1, Bessie Potter farm, in the
center of the SW*4 of 2-23 3w, is shut down at 1,380 feet.
Carter Oil Co. has a location on the Collings farm, in
the SE corner of the SW% of the SE% of 9-23-3w.
Van Dyne Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Melrose farm, in the
SE corner of the NW^i of the SE% of 10-23-3w, is a rig.
Southard Oil Co. No. 3, Lively farm, in the center of
the south line of the SE% of the SW% of 10-23 3w, is a rig
on the ground.
Winner Oil Co., No. 1. Harper farm, in the NW cor
ner of the NEV4 of the SWM, of ll-23-3w, is a rig.
Purity Oil & Gas Co., No. 1, Harlow farm, in the NW
corner of the NE% of the NW% of 13-23-3w, is a rig.
Henderson & Others, No. 1, Foulks farm, in 14-23-3w, is
still a rig.
The Oil State Petroleum Co. Is cleaning out to test
a showing encountered from 1,000 to 1,100 feet, in the No. 4,
Barnes farm, in the SE corner of the NW*4 of the NW%,
of 15-23-3w. It is thought that this is the Hoy sand, and
If true, it is the first time that pay has been found in
the Barnes pool.
Morrow Pioneer Oil & Gas Co.. No. 1, Handsartner
farm, in the SE corner of the NEVi of the NW% of
2S-23-3w, is shut down at 250 feet.
C. M. Griffee, No. 1, Seaman farm, in the SE corner
of the SW% of the SE>4 of 29-23-3w, is cleaning out at
1,810 feet.
Cinnamon Oil & Gas Co., No. 1, Cinnamon farm, in
the SW corner of the NW14 of the NW% of 33 23-3w, is
still a rig.
Billings Petroleum Co. is spudding No. 1. A. L. Banta
farm, In the SW corner of the NE*4 of 5-23-2w.
Midco Petroleum Co. has a rig up for No. 2, Wash
burn farm, in the NW corner of the NE% of the SW%
of 15-23-2W.
Same company is rigging up to drill the No. 1,
Washburn farm, in the NW corner of the SW% of 15-23-2w,
deeper, from 3,026 feet.
Same company's No. 15, Washburn farm, in the center
of the NE4 of the SWM, of the SW% of 15-23-2w, is a
rig, and No. 16, in the center of the NW% of the SE%
of the SWhi of the section, is a rig.
Gillespie is underreaming the 6-inch to 2,080 feet on
the Washburn No. 2, in 15-23-2w.
GufTey Gillesoie No. 12, W. J. Neal farm, in the SW
corner of the NE% of the NW14 of the SE% of 15-23-2w,
is rigging up.
Midco Petroleum Co. has a rig up to deepen No. 10,
Pat O'Neil farm, in 16-23-2w. Present depth is 2.160 feet.
Midco Petroleum Co. is underreaming the 6-inch to shut
off water found in the bottom of sand found from 2,121 to
2,135 feet, in its No. 6, Brumfield farm, in the center of
the NW% of the SE% of the NW% of 22-23 2w.
Getty Oil Co. is drilling its No. 1, Yost farm, in
22-23-2w, deeper. Total depth is now 2.060 feet.
Same company No. 2, Brumfield farm, in the center
of the north line of the NE% Of the NW14 of 22-23-2w,
GAS NEWS II
found sand from 2,004 to 2,043 feet, with a nice showing,
but lost the tools in the hole and is now fishing.
Belmont Oil Co. has made a location on the Pancoast
farm, in the SE14 of 22 23-lw.
Buffalo Oil & Gas Co. is shut down on the Niehaus
farm, in the SW corner of the SE*4 of 13-22-5w, at 1,866
feet.
Cosden is shut down for repairs at 1,230 feet on the
Simmering No. 1, in the SE corner of the NW% of
ll-23-4w.
Mlnnehoma Oil Co. is drilling at 510 feet on the
Smythe farm, in the NE corner of the SE% of the SW%
of 23-22-4w.
Cosden No. 4, Denker farm, in the NE corner of the
SE% of the NE% of the SW% of 12-22-4w, is to be made
a deep test. A steel rotary is being installed. No. 5, in
the SB corner of the NE% of the SE*4 of the SW% is a
rig on the ground. No. 6, in the SE corner of the SWV4,
is a rig building.
Carter Oil Co. No. 1, Mary Stlne farm, In the SE cor
ner of the NW^4 of 12-22 4w, is drilling at 1,415 feet.
Roxana Petroleum Co. No. 5, Wolfe farm, in the NW
corner of the SWV4 of the NW% of 13 22-4w, is a rig
building. No. 7, in the SE corner of the NEVi of the SW%
of the NW% is a rig. No. 8, in the SW corner of the
NW!4 of the NW% of the NW% is a rig. No. 11, in the
SW corner of the NW>4 is a rotary rig.
Sinclair No. 7, Denker farm, in the SW corner of
13-22-4w, is drilling at 990 feet.
Cosden & Marland are building a rig for No. 36, Walker
farm, in the SW corner of the NW^4 of the SW>4 of the
SEVt of 13-22-4w.
Cosden & Marland are building a rig for No. 37, Walker
farm, in the NE corner of the SE% of the NE4 of the
SE% of 13-22-4W.
Exchange Oil Co. No. 10, Walker farm, in the SW
corner of the NWVi of the SW^4 of the SEVi of 13-22-4w,
is a rig.
Exchange Oil Co. is shut down for water on the
Denker No. 1, in the SW corner of 13-22-4w. No. 9, in
the NW corner of the SW14 of the SW& Is a rig.
Exchange Oil Co. is drilling at 1,365 feet on the Dively
No. 2, in the SE corner of the NE*4 of 14-22-4w.
Same company No. 1, A. M. Beard farm, in the SE
corner of the SW%. of 14-22-4w, is shut down at 400 feet
for water.
Minnehoma Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 6, Dively farm,
in the center of the east line of the NE% of the SE^4
of the SE14 of 14 22-4w. No. 7, in the NW corner of
the SE4 of the SE^, Is a rig.
Van Winkler No. 3, Dively farm, in the center of the
east line of the SW1/* of the SEVi of 14-22-4w, is a rig on
the ground.
Exchange Oil Co. is rigged up and shut down for
water on the McGill No. 1, in the center of the south line
of the NW*4 of 22-22-4w.
Exchange Oil Co. is shut down at 1,912 feet for water
on the Davis No. 1, in the center of the NW% of 23-22-4w.
Atlantic Petroleum Co. has a rig up for No. 7, Wishard
farm, In the center of the east line of the west half of the
SE& of 12-22 4w. 'No. 8, in the NW corner of the SWV*
of the NW% of the SEtt of the section, is a rig. No.
9, in the center of the south line of the SE% of the SW%
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of the SE>4 of section, is drilling at 1,875 feet. No. 10,
in the SW corner of the SE>4 of the section, is a rig on
the ground.
Exchange Oil Co. has a rig on the ground for No. 1,
Smythe farm, in the NE corner of the SW% of 23-22-4w.
Exchange Oil Co. is shut down at 1.620 feet on the
Belveal farm, in the SE corner of the NE*4 of 24-22-4w,
for water.
Healdton Oil & Gas Co. is building a rig to deepen
No. 6, Belveal farm, in the NW% of the NE% of 24-22-4w.
It is at present producing from the Hotson sand, 1,441
feet.
Healdton Oil & Gas Co. is building a rig for No. 19,
Belveal farm, in the center of the east line of the NW*4
of the NE% of 24 22-4w.
Carter Oil Co. is fishing at 1,460 feet on the Divelv
No. 20, in the NE corner of the SE% of the NE% of
the NW*4 of 24 22-4w.
Carter Oil Co. is cleaning out No. 24, Dively farm, in
the NW corner of 24-22 4w. From sand from 1,814-18 feet,
the hole filled up 600 feet with oil. No. 25, in the NE
corner of the NW14 is a rotary rig. No. 27, in the SW
corner of the SE% of the SW^i of the NW%, is a rig.
No. 28, in the center of the south line of the NEV4 of
the NW*4 is a rig. No. 29, in the center of the north
half of the SE^ of the SW14 is also a rig. No. 30, in
the SE corner of the SW% of the SE% of the NW% haa
spudded. No. 31, in the center of the east line of the NW!4
is a rig on the ground.
Exchange Oil Co. is fishing at 2,555 feet on the
Walker No. 20, in the center of the SE% of 24-22 4w.
Champlin No. 22, Beggs farm, in the center of the
east line of the NE% of the SWV* of 24-22-4w, is shut
down at 1.825 feet. No. 30, in the NW corner of the NE%
of the SWM, is drilling at 1,225 feet.
Exchange Oil Co. is shut down at 1,815 feet on the
L. Windier No. 1, in the NW corner of the SW>4 of
25 22-4w.
Same company is cleaning out at 2.000 feet on the
Handgartner No. 1, in the center of the SE% of 26-22-4w.
. Exchange O'.l Co. is rigged up and shut down on the
E. D. Kisner No. 1, in the center of the NW*4 of the SE%
of 36-22 4w.
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This much placed in Stephens, Eastland or
Wichita Counties one year ago made thou
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No one knows where the limit is. Present
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Panhandle counties now big play; largest
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Watch activity from Hardeman to Dallam!
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GAS NEWS
Dyson No. 1, Haynes farm, in the SE corner of the
NEM, of the SE14 of 36 22-4W, is a rig.
Same company is shut down at 1,025 feet on the
W. E. Doak No. 1, in the NE corner of the NW*4 of
26-22 4w.
Oreo Oil & Gas Co. No. 1. Savage farm, in the SW
corner of the NEtf, of the NE% of 29-22-4w, is cleaning
out at 2,000 feet.
Minnehoma Oil Co. is underreamlng at 1,575 feet on
the Heine farm, in the NW>4 of 36-22-4w.
Same company has a rig up for No. 1, Austin farm,
in the center of the NE% of the SW*4 of 36-22-4w.
Cootie Oil Co. is spudding No. 6, Lynds farm, In the
NE corner of the SW4 of the SW>4 of 7-22-3w. No. 7,
in the center of the east line of the SW>4 of the SW>4
is a rig. No. 8, of the Aubuyme Ofl Co., in the center
of the east line of the NWtf, of the SW14 Is drilling at
880 feet. No. 9 is a rig on the ground in the NE corner
of the NWM, of the SW4 is a rig.
Exchange Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 5, Lynda
farm, in the center of the west l!ne of the NW% of the
SW% of 7-22-3w, is a rig.
Same company No." 6, Lynds farm, in the SE corner
of the SW% of the SW4 of the NW% of 7 22 3w, is a
rig. No. 7, in the NE corner of the SE% of the SW*4
is a rig on the ground. No. 8, in the center of the west
line of the SK% of the SW% is a rig on the ground.
Cootie O'.l Co. has a rig up for No. 8, Lynds farm,
in the SE corner of the SW14 of the SWU of 7-22-3w.
Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co. No. 1, Warglng-
ton farm, in the NW corner of the SW% of the SE14 of
8-22-3w, is drilling at 1,310 feet.
Chapman & Godfrey No. 1, Tom Cooper farm, in the
center of the north line of the NW>4 of the SW14 of
16-22-3w, is drill'ng at 2,040 feet.
Exchange Oil Co. is still shut down at 2,011 feet for
water on the Semka No. 1, in the center of the SW%
of 17 22 3w.
Exchange Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 2, Shaffer
farm, in the NW corner of the SE14 of 18-22-3w.
Same company is rigging up No. 5, Hartley farm, in
the SE corner of the SW14 of the SKV* of the NW% of
18-22-3w. No. o is a rig bui'd'n?. in the SE corner of
the SW% of the NW>4 of 18-22-3w. No. 7, in the SW
corner of the NW>4 is a rig on the ground.
Southwestern Oklahoma.
The Panhandle Refin'ng Co. has made a location for
No. 1, in the NW corner of the NE% of 31-ls 20w, In
Jackson county.
Pace and others No. 1, in the NE corner of 21-ls-18w.
in Tillman county, is a locat'on.
Wyatt and others are moving in rig timbers in the
NE corner of the SE& of section 16-ls-17w, Tillman
county.
Sammies Oil Corporation No. 1, Kurz farm, in the
center of the east line of the west half of the SW& of
25-ls-17w, is a rig.
Pennok O'l Co. No. 1, in the SE corner of 36-lsllw.
Is setting casing at 2,030 feet.
Major Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, McCullough farm, in
the SW corner of the SE% of the SW4 of 21-ls-10w, is
chancing to standard tools at 2.121 feet.
Plains Oil & Gas Co. is drilling at 1,510 feet on the
Bonderant No. 3, in the SE corner of the NE*4 of the
SE*4 of 23 ls-lOw.
J. C. Keyes No. 3, Tilley farm, in the SE corner ol
the NEM, of 23-ls-10w, is shut down at 2,170 feet.
Same party No. 1, R'ser farm, In the SE corner of
24-ls-10w, is drilling at 2.145 feet.
Lone Star Gts Co. No. 1. Weyayah farm, in the SW
corner of the NWVi of the NW*i of 24-ls-10w, is drilling
at 1,955 feet.
Woodruff Brothers No. 1, Patton farm, in the NE cor
ner of 25 ls-lOw, is drilling at 1,510 feet.
J. C. Keys No. 3, Gross farm, in the center of the
west line of the NWI4 of 26-ls-10w, is rigging up.
Lone Star Gas Co. No. 1. Schevalle farm, in the NW
corner of the NE',4 of 26-ls-10w, is a rig.
Frank E. Hunter, aged 61 years, died in Franklin, Pa.,
September 4, after a protracted illness. For many years
he was identified with the oil industry in Southwestern
districts as superintendent of field operations. He ie
survived by his wife, who is a resident of Drumright,
Okla. Four brothers and one sister also survive.
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Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 15.Harrold, a small town and, should the reports be found to be correct, steps im
north of Wichita Palls in Wilbarger county, became the mediately will be taken to conserve the oil production in
center of attraction for the developers of the North Texas all the West Texas f'elds. The salt water proposition is
fields Friday when a discovery well a mile and a half south causing the talent to worry. Some say it is the sign that
of the town came in, throwing oil over the top of the der the Ranger field is beginning to play out.
rick and making approximately 500 barrels a day. This is Archer County.
a discovery well in wild cat territory that has baen attract
ing attention since the Burkburnett and Waggoner fields Practically nothing has been heard from Archer in
have developed. In Westto Texas the Yancey several days. However, since the well near Harrold has
Stephenville is beginning show signs of beingwell
the near
pio been brought in, considerable attention will be paid this
neer producer in new territory at a depth below the 4.000- section of the country. The big producing companies have
foot level. In Bluffdale, in the northern part of Erath leases all over Archer county and are doing considerable
county, the next week should tell a tale for the Franklin development work. The next month probably will tell the
Oil & Gas Co. tale from this section.
Increased production is reported in the Desdemona, Young County.
Ranker, Eastland, Olden and Stephens county fields, as Young county still attracts attention, and more so than
against a decrease in the Burkburnett fields. Reports are ever before since the Arnold discovery well has proven to
current that the Burkburnett field is playing out. The be a good one. The Young county field will be strictly a
Waggoner pool to the northwest of Burkburnett also shows big concern affair, because the drill must pierce at least
signs of 'ncreasing, and new wells are being brought in 4,000 feet to get oil. All the new fields that are be'ng
almost daily, none of them, however, being record-breakers. brought in are deep ones, which means that Texas will be
The Desdemona district continues to be the miracle field of producing oil for years to come.
Texas and its producing area is extending with each new
well brought in. Considerable interest also is being mani Stephens County.
In Stephens
Co., aboutcounty the Ward
north No.
fested in the westward course that production is taking in 1 of the Gulfwhich
Pro
the Ranger district. The Chapman well, north of Ranger duction two miles of Breckinridge,
on the Caddo road, which was drilled in the past week at has been flowing for several days, is now credited with a
3.558 feet, looks like it is good for 2,000 barrels. This well production of 800 barre's daily. Th's well is only three
extends production in this section. feet in the pay sand at 3,110 feet and is a mile and a half
Since the bringing in of a well in Coleman county and north and west of the Ackers well of Snowden & Mc-
the big showing made by a test well in Runnels county Sweeny, which will be shot. It's now making 100 barrels.
still further west, the purr of the wild cat again may be Wichita Falls District.
heard in the San Angelo district, and reports from there The R. H. Kirby well in Block 96 came in Thursday,
are to the effect that several new locations have been according to report, making 2,000 barrels daily. The sand
made in Tom Green, Runnels, Coleman and other West was found at 1,635 feet. This well extends the Waggoner
Texas counties. Nolan county also is receiving consider field east. In the Northwest f'eld the Gulf company is
able attention at the hands of the talent. reported to have brought in a 3,500-barrel producer in its
In Grayson county. Just north of Fort Worth, near the Morgan No. 4. an offset to the Lanier tract wells.
Fannin county line, oil has been found at a shallow depth
near the inland town Abilene District.
there of Telephone. The finding of oiland
in
small ouantities created considerable excitement The Sears well in Taylor county has been attracting
Immediately leases began to jump in value. Several new attention, and it, with the Phantom Hill test, which has a
tests will be sunk. showing of oil, is creating renewed interest in that section
In the section around Brady, in McCullough county, of the country. Adjoining lands to these tests are bring
considerable work is being done to develop the shallow ing big prices from lease hounds.
fields and a number of new locations have b^en reported Further west in Callahan county interest is greater
made. Some attention also is being paid to deep tests in and considerable work will follow.
that cect'on. Menard county also is coming to the fore. Production Report for Past Week.
The one drawback to development work in everv sec Company Electra Burk. Ranger Steph. Com.
tion of Texas is transportation facilities. Practically no
improvement is to be noted in affording producers facili Magnolia Petroleum 3,900 3,500 380 1,100 6,100
ties to move their stocks to the various refin'ng centers Texas Pacific Coal 10,200 200
by either pipe line or rail. The dearth of transportation The Texas Co 4,500 4,200 3,200 5.100 4,700
facilities is what is handicapping development in the Gulf Production 700 8,500 4,600 8,500
Stephens county and Dssdemona fields. Numerous wells Pra'rie Oil and Gas 8,100 100
are on the sand in these two fields awaiting pipe line Sinclair Gulf 700 3,400 200
facilities before being completed. The Sun Co 3,100 900 2,200
Humble Oil 2,600 2,800 .... 8,500
Salt Water in Ranger. Mid-Kansas 400 5.701 300
Reports that salt water has been found in several wells Miscellaneous 1,300 68,000 25,600 14,000 26,500
in the Ranger district will be investigated by the state, The Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Co. is heavily interested

ALLAN B. REYNOLD*. Prraldent. R. IV. DOBBS, FIrat Vlt-e-PrrMdrnt. A. B. COXLEY, Secretary.

H. B. McKNIGHT, Trraanrn, L. N. STANLEY, General Counsel.
NATIONAL REFINERIES OF AMERICA
Capital $10,000,000
Capacity 25,000 Barrel* Daily
Office 603 V2 Main Street Telephone 3774 Lamar Fort Worth, T<
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tie Prairie Oil and Magnolia Petroleum wells in the Prairie O. & G. No. 13 Terrell, 3,446 feet, 3,008 barrels.
ger district. Prairie O. & G. No. 12 E. Roper, 3,828 feet, 1,250
North Texas oil fields produced 249,000 barrels of oil barrels.
during the past week. Root et al No. 4 Poteet, 3,530 feet, 4,800 barrels.
Completions for the Past Week. The Texas Co. No. 3 M. H. Hagaman, 3,554 feet,
Electra District. abandoned.
Gulf Production Co. No. 8 Burnett et al, 1,523 feet, 6 The Sun Co. No. 5 Rust, 3,552 feet, 300 barrels.
els. Atlas Oil Co. No. 2 Mann, 3,700 feet, V4 mile, gas.
Gulf Production No. 8 Burnett et al "A", 810 feet, 30 Ranger Rock Island No. 1 Wright, 3,493 feet, 3,000
els. barrels.
Olden District. R. O. Harvey et al No. 4 Cotton, 3,434 feet, 350 barrels.
T. P. C. & O. Co. No. 4 W. B McCleskey, 3,376 feet, - Hercules Petroleum No. 1 Hollerman, 1,912 feet, 125
arrels. barrels.
T. P. C. & O. Co. No. 3 T. W. Duncan, 3,452 feet, 300 T. P. C. & O. No. 2 C. W. Hodges, 3,861 feet, dry.
I8 T. P. C. & O. No. 2 M. C. Henson, 3,371 feet, 25 barrels.
T. P. C. & O. Co. No. 14 J. E. Butler, 3,470 feet, 1,100 T. P. C. & O. No. 12 J. E. Butler, 3,455 feet, 400 barrels.
els. Pra'rie O. & G. No. 4 Terrell, 3,439 feet, 100 barrels.
Prairie O. & G. No. 7 E. Roper, 3,483 feet, 200 barrels.
Humble O. & R. No. 3 T. E. Davis, 3,564 feet, 400
barrels.
The Texas Co. No. 1 Hise, 3,370 feet, 200 barrels.
The Sun Co. No. 8 Rust, 3,485 feet, 100 barrels.
Sinclair-Gulf No. 1 Danley, 3,376 feet, 400 barrels.
Odd Lots John Markham, Jr., No. 17 Copeland, 3,525 feet, 200
barrels.
E. N. Dorsey et al No. 9 Harrison, 3,485 feet, 500
The following stocks are selected from barrels.
our miscellaneous listings. If interested ask Eclipse Oil No. 1 Fergason, 3,520 feet, 500 barrels.
States Oil Corporation No. 1 Butler, 3,570 feet, 1,000
for prices. If you seek some stock not listed barrels.
here, write us about it. States Oil Corporation No. 1 Ernest, 1,535 feet, 60
barrels.
Leon OH No. 4 Allen, 3,266 feet, 100 barrels.
BANK STOCKS Jackson Oil No. 1 San Cookley, 3,453 feet, 2,000,000
Peoples Trust gas.
Pioneer Trust Drillers' Oil No. 1 Barnes, 3,465 feet, 300 barrels.
First National Ocean Oil No. 1 Brooks he'rs, 3,400 feet, 200 barrels.
INDUSTRIAL, STOCKS Huce Ranger No. 2 Hollerman, 1,909 feet, 350 barrels.
Deere & Co., pfd. Ranger-Stephens No. 1 Sue, 3,535 feet, 250 barrels.
Peet Bros., com. Hercules Petroleum No. 1 Hollerman, 1,912 feet, 125
Peet Bros., pfd. barrels.
Simplex Spreader Parton et al No. 1 Moss, 3,425 feet, 100 barrels.
Studebaker T. P. Coal Co. No. 2 Conner, 3,330 feet, 100 barrels;
Thos. Ruddy Co. No. 1 R. Duncan, 2.518 feet, dry.
Prairie Oil & Gas Co. No. 10 E. Terrell, 3,470 feet, 19
REFINERY STOCKS barrels; No. 13 E. Terrell, 3,433 feet, 325 barrels.
Sapulpa Refining Humble Oil & Refining Co. No. 2 T. E. Davis, 3,553
Victor Refining feet, 600 barrels.
Oklahoma-Texas Refining Root et al No. 2 Poteet, 1,506 feet, gas.
Home Refining The Texas Co. No. 3 M. H. Hagaman, 3,664 feet,
OIL. STOCKS abandoned.
Harvey Crude Sinclair Gulf No. 1 Danley, 3,376 feet, 1,000 barrels.
National Oil McKensey et al No. 2 Griffin, 3,220 feet, 200 barrels.
Black Panther Eclipse Oil Co. No. 1 Fergason, 2,525 feet, 252 barrels.
Bay State Oil & Gaa Jake Hamon No. 2 Ham'lton, 2,970 feet, 200 barrels.
Cosden Oil Ranger-Hudson No. 1 Miller, 3,718 feet, no showing.
Danclger O. & R. Comanche District.
Hale Petroleum Cosden Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Stockton, 3,250 feet,
Clover Leaf abandoned.
Globe Oil J. E. Crosbie No. 4 E. D. Putty, 2,850 feet, 220 barrels.
McTon Oil Duke Dome O. & R. No. 1 S. E. Snodgrass, 2,953 feet,
Oil & Gas of Eldorado 120 barrels.
Oil State Refining Gulf Production Co. No. 3 T. N. Prater, 2,721 feet, 60
C. & C. Development barrels.
Cardey Royalties J. G. Hamil, No. 1 Lewis, 2,711 feet, 400 barrels
Morgan Oil & Refining S. B. Herndon No. 3 B. L Terry, 2,711 feet, 600 barrels.
Atlas Oil & Refining Planet Production Co. No. 1 Henry Townlot, 2,756 feet,
Franklin O. & R. 20 barrels.
Reliance OH Union O. & P. Co. No. 1 Harper, 2,740 feet, 500 barrels.
Penn-Kell-Watt Sun Co. No. 8 Shuler, 2,756 feet, 20 barrels.
Union Oil C. Bosque Oil No. 2 D. B. Davis, 2,740 feet, 1,500
REAL ESTATE LOANS barrels.
We also have on hand a number of Comanche County No. 2 J. Williams, 2,715 feet, 500
high grade first mortgage real ostate barrels.
loans, netting 6%. Comanche Northern No. 1 D. R. Oarruth, 2,700 feet
1,500 barrels.
Comanche Queen No. 1 Rigsby, 2,935 feet, abandoned.
NATIONAL SECURITIES CO. Crosby et al No. 5 Putty, 2,760 feet, 600 barrels.
H. C. Davison, General Manager. Delta B. Oil No. 1 J. B. Sypert, 3,000 feet, abandoned.
Suite 733 Reserve Bank BIdg., Erath-Duke Oil No. 1 Terry, 2,675 feet, 50 barrels.
Gulf Production, T. N. Prater, 2,732 feet, 7% barrels.
Kansas City, Mo. Humble O. & R. No. 2 Ellison, 2.745 feet, 2,000 barrels.
Humble O. & R. No. 5 Dick, 2,750 feet, 15 barrels.
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Nascho Hlghtower No. 1 Rushing lot. 2,734 feet, 1,000 Llewellyn Oil No. 1 Kemp, 20 barrels.
barrels. Staley & Green No. 1 Brown, abandoned at 1,100 feet.
Sinclair-Gulf 6 F. D. Hogg, 2,630 feet, abandoned. Lloyd & Allen No. 1 Williams, abandoned at 800 feet.
Burkburnett District. Harrington et al No. 1 Aubrey, abandoned at 960 feet.
Burk 56 Oil Co. No. 1 Elsea, 500 barrels. Waggoner Pool.
Galf Production Co. No. 1 Schmlsseur, 500 barrels. Completions not previously reported from the Wag
Margay Oil No. 3 Renner, 800 barrels. goner and Iowa Park pools include the following:
Margay Oil No. 4 Renner, 1,500 barrels. Burk 56 Oil Co. No. 1 Elsea, 500 barrels.
Gulf Production Co. No. 1 Schmiaseur, 600 barrels.
Marigold Oil No. 5 Vogel, 800 barrels. Margay Oil Co. No. 3 Renner, 800 barrels.
Penny Hare Oil Co. No. 1 Elsea, 600 barrels. Margay Oil Co. No. 4 Renner, 1,500 barrels.
Texas-Ranger Oil No. 9 Brannon, 1,800 barrels. Marigold Oil Co. No. 5 Vogel, 800 barrels.
Texas Producers & Refiners No. 1 Renner, 1,000 Penny Hare OH Co. No. 1 Elsea, 600 barrels.
barrels. Texas Ranger Oil Co. No. 9 Brannon, 1,800 barrels.
Bass et al to No. 1 Waggoner, 1,200 barrels. Texas Producers & Refiners No. 1 Renner, 1,000
P. G. & J. S. Oil No. 1 Roberts, abandoned. barrels.
International Texas O'l No. 1 Evans, 1,200 barrels. Bass and others No. 1 Waggoner, 1,200 barrels.
International Texas Oil No. 2 Evans, 1,600 barrels. P. G. and J. S. Oil Co. No. 1 Roberts, dry and
P. J. Lea No. 1 Morgan, abandoned. abandoned.
J. I. Staley et al No. 2 Taylor, 1,000 barrels. International Texas Oil Co. No. 1 Evans, 1,200 barrels.
Snider & Perkins No. 3 Serreln. 300 barrels. International Texas Ofl Co. No. 2 Evans, 1,600 barrels.
Texas Co.'s No. 4 Morgan was the week's largest com P. J. Lee No. 1 Morgan, dry and abandoned.
pletion. It was making 2,500 barrels at 1.621 feet. The J. I. Staley and others No. 2 Taylor, 1,000 barrels.
No. 4 Powell was brought in on the shallow field south of Snider & Perkins No. 3 Serrien, 300 barrels.
Burkburnett at 800 barrels. The sand was found at 1,200 Coleman County.
feet. Sinclair Corporation No. 1 Hutchins-Sealy, 3,922 feet,
Texas Co. No. 12 Ruvle, 50 barrels at 1.630 feet.
Texas Co. No. 12 Fowler, flowing 1,500 barrels at abandoned. The Sun Co. No. 1 O. Dancy, 3,320 feet, 25 barrels.
1,710 feet.
Texas Co. No. 10 Fowler, flowing 400 barrels at 1,722
feet. IN AND AROUND WICHITA FALLS.
Texas Co. No. 4 Morgan, flowing 2,500 barrels at 1,621
feet. Vacationists Returning to Oil FieldsStock Trading In
Texas Co. No. 7 Fowler, flowing 400 barrels at 1,695 creasesMountain Costume for Ladies Shocks
feet. Wichita County DeputyField News.
Barklev-Meadows No. 1 Vogel, 800 barrels at 1,760 feet.
Block 88 Oil No. 1 Elsea, 300 barrels at 1.700 fet. Wichita Falls, Texas, Sept. 15.With nothing espe
Clav Thomas No. 1 Renner, 50 barrels at 1.870 feet. cially startling in the way of developments in the Wichita
Humb'e Oil No. 1 Brannon, 500 barrels at 1.695 feet. county district of the North Central Texas field, during
Hiirablfl Oil No. 2 Waggoner. 500 barrels at 1.580 feet. the week just ended, there is an activity in stock specula
John O'Ne'l No. 1 Vogel. 500 barrels at 1,758 fet. tion and lease trading that is reminiscent of the woolly
Tomanian Oil No. 2 Tavlor, 1.500 barrels at 1.630 feet. boom days of the late winter and spring of this year.
Willow Bloom No. 1 Elsea, 300 barrels at 1.640 feet. Improvement in pipe line connections !s one reason
Central Drilling No. 1 Sims, abandoned at 1,888 feet, for the new activity, but there is still much to be desired
dry. in this regard, and the real factor behind the movement is
Five Oil Co. No. 1 Morgan, 1.000 barre's at 1,568 feet the feeling of confidence that pervades generally in this
Gulf No. 4 Morgan, 800 barrels at 1.600 feet. section, as a result of the steady show'ng of new produc
Gulf No. 4 Waggoner. 600 barrels at 1,590 fpet. tion, the prospect of settled conditions of oil transporta
Hea'dton Oil & Gas No. 2. 400 barrels at 1.580 feet. tion and the belief in the law of averages working on
Healdton No. 5 Evans, 500 barrels at 1.590 feet. some of the numerous wild-cats that are drilling.
Healdton No. 1 Evans, 800 barrels at 1.610 feet. The belief prevails among many experienced oil men
One Acre Oil No. 1 Waggoner. 600 barrels at 1.570 feet. that the coming winter will see daily production well
One-Half Acre Oil No. 1 Waggoner, 500 barrels at above the 150,000-barrel mark, and the preparations of
1,572 feet. both railroads and pipe lines for handling that amount of
Painter No. 1 Waggoner, 200 barrels at 1.620 teet. oil indicate that such an idea Is well founded.
Quadruple Oil No. 1 Tavlor, 1 500 barrels at 1.590 feet. One factor, of course, has been the return of oil trad
J. I. Sta'ey No. 4 Tavlor. 1.600 barrels at 1.570 feet. ers and operators from Colorado and California and other
Ranger-Burkburnett OH No. 2 Waggoner, 1,000 barrels resort sections, where they went to escape the hot, dry
at 1,572 feet. summers that make this section an uncomfortable one for
Ranger Burkburnett No. 1 Waggoner, 800 barrels at folks who weren't ra'sed in it. But this trading has been
1,560 f*et. overshadowed by a heavy run of out-of-town orders. Indi
B?ll Oil Co. No. 1 Huebner, temporarily abandoned, cating that mail order oil men share the belief of those on
1,685 feet. the ground, as to prospects here.
Provn Field Oil No. 1 Chenault, temporarily aban In spite of the better pipe line and tank car situation,
doned. 1,718 feet. there are plenty of wells with casing set and everything
Bass & D'llard No. 1 Evans, 1.200 barrels. ready for drilling In whose drillers are awaiting facilities
A lax Oil No. 1 Flsea. 1.800 barrels. for handling the oil. As a result, the week did not make
F'kins Oil and Clint Wood No. 3 Morgan, 1.800 barrels. the showing of previous weeks in the matter of new pro
Elkins Oil and Clint Wood No. 5 Morgan, 1,500 barrels. duction. Another 30 days will see a great change in the
Langford. Staley & Chenault No. 1 Vogel. 1,200 barrels. transportation question here and the end of October ought
Margay Oil No. 1 Waggoner, 1.100 barrels. to find the field In excellent shape in that regard.
Margay Oil No. 2 Waggoner, 1.360 barrels. Spectacular Oil Well Fire.
Margay Oil No. 4 Waggoner. 1.800 barrels. The district at this writing is the scene of a spectacu
New Pool Oil No. 2, No. 1 Evans, 1.700 barrels. lar fire that has been burning since Friday night, and
Iowa Park District. which is not yet under control. The well of the Main
Midway Oil No. 1 Kemp, 25 barrels. Pool Co., just across the line from the big wells on the
Pool O'l No. 1 Watkins, 20 barrels. Morgan tract in Block 85, caught fire in some manner un
Sherman-Collinsvllle No. 1 Hope, abandoned at 890 known, and, with the flames fed by heavy gas pressure,
feet made a blaze that was visible for many miles and which
Tarklngton et al No. 1 Hone. 20 barrels. for 48 hours has defied the efforts of several score men to
C. L. Green No. 1 Zink, 30 barrels. quench. Chemical tanks and extinguishers from Wichita
Canadian Park Oil No. 1 Burnett Lloyd. 36 barrels. Falls, Burkburnett and Electra were assembled on the
Wichita-Knox OH No. 1 Leifert, abandoned at 1,650 scene, and a vigorous fight made. Early Saturday the fire
feet was entirely under control, being reduced to a small spurt
Canadian Park Oil No. 2 Burnett Lloyd, 20 barrels. of blue flame that a shovelful of mud or a wet blanket
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could have put out, but before it was entirely extinguished own hook last Wednesday, when Charles Leon and Adolf
the well made an unexpected flow, and the fire was blaz Candler accosted h'm with drawn revolvers on the road
ing away more fiercely than ever in a few seconds. Suffi to Waggoner City. Olsen drew and fired, and both would-
cient precautions are believed to have been taken to pre be robbers went to the hospital, the former with a danger
vent spread of the flames to the valuable properties in ous wound in the neck and the latter with a bullet wound
the immediate vicinity, where some thousands of barrels through the hips. In Candlier's confession he said that
of storage and half a dozen producing wells are located. the deputy constable at Waggoner City was to have shared
Texas Deputy Upholds "Dignity of the Law." in the proceeds of the robbery, and had loaned a gun to
Oil men here have been on the warpath against help pull it with. The deputy constable is behind the bars.
county peace officers for the past two days, as a result of To Renew Development in Clay County.
the conduct of a deputy sheriff in arresting one A. Reitner A million-dollar corporation has been formed to drill
of Denver, an oil man who had just arrived in his car. extensively on the Dale Kemper syndicate holdings in Clay
Mrs. Reitner, for comfort and convenience, was clad in county, south of Petrolia, and eastern capital is interested.
a suit of jumpar and overalls, and when she walked down Petrolia was the first oil town in Northwest Texas. More
the street to breakfast Friday morning a deputy sheriff's than 15 years ago oil was found there and for a number
astonished and shocked gaze fell upon her male attire. of years it was a chief source of natural gas for North
He halted the lady, told her her costume was unlawful, Texas towns. The production of oil was never more than
and suggested that she either change to strictly feminine 2,000 barrels da'ly, and when Electra became an oil town
attire or betake herself to the seclusion of her room. She in 1910, Petrolia lost her prestige. But Clay county has
agreed and returned to her hotel, which is much fre never ceased to be an attractive field for wild-catters and
quented by oil man, and got in the car with her husband, the new syndicate may bring it back into the list of im
to whom she told of the incident. The deputy sheriff had portant oil counties.
followed her, and when he saw the Reitners laughing and Field Activities.
joking in the car he decided that the dignity of the law There were two sl'ght extensions of proven territory
was not being sufficiently upheld. Accordingly, he told last week, one at Burkburnett and the other at Electra.
the couple that he was not fooling, that he was an officer At Burkburnett well No. 1 of R. Harper Kirby, near Block
and must be obeyed, and that Mrs. Reitner must either do 96 on the Taylor tract, came in for 2,000 barrels, pushing
a quick change act or go to the sheriff's office w'th him. productive limits a short distance to the eastward. Mr.
Reitner is said to have made an angry reply, and in the Kirby was one of the leading lights in the prohibition
fight which followed the officer is said to have struck him cause in Texas before June 30; now he is an active and
with a revolver. The deputy denies this, but admits that successful oil operator. The other extens'on moved the
he tried to club Re'tner and that the latter dodged too Electra field, on the Wilbarger county side of the line, a
well. Reitner was taken to the courthouse, he and the short distance westward, when the Kemp-Graham well
officer being accompanied by an angry crowd of oil men came in for 1,400 barrels.
who had witnessed the occurrence. Reitner made bond Block 96 was hogg'ng the new production in the ex
on the charge of resisting an officer, and his case will tension field early in the week. The Verchoyle well, at
come up Monlay. Mrs. Reitner put on something with a 1,681 feet, came in for 2,800 barrels and the J. I. Staley
skirt to it. Women clad in khaki breeches and similar well on this tract started off at a 2,200-barrel clip. Other
male garb are not an uncommm sight on the streets here, producers of better than 1,500 barrels were those of Hill
and are to be seen any day in the field itself. The only & Roberts, the Western Oil Corporation and Waurika No. 2.
Texas law dealing with the subject relates to a woman In Block 88 the Quadruple well was a mild sensation
impersonating a man. The deputy sheriff says he is not for several days, and is still pouring crude into the tanks
only sure that it is against the law, but that it isn't decent, at better than 2,000 barrels daily. It came in early in the
anyhow. week, with gas pressure that could be heard for over a
"Comfortable Circumstances" of Van Cleave and Hardin. mile, starting off at 3.000 barrelsbetter than any of its
Two Burkburnett farmers whose lands are in the pro neighbors. Lack of pipe line facilities after the battery of
ducing district are the richest men in Wichita county at tanks was filled caused some thousands of barrels of oil
present, according to the tax rolls of the county, just com to go to waste, and mu"h oil is still being lost. Also in
piled. The richest is young John Van Cleave, aged 24, Block 88, Blue Bonnet No. 1 is drilling at 1,520 feet with
whose holdings are valued at about $650,000, while second a rotary, and preparing to standardize; the Borealis well
place goes to the aged J. G. Hardin, whose total valuation is on the sand and bailing considerable oil; Humble No. 1
is si ghtly under $600,000. The contrast between these is setting casing, and the Burk Vernon well in Block 88,
two men is not only in age. Van Cleave has purchased a having obtained pipe line connections, is making 1.500
splendid home in Wlch'ta Falls and seems inclined to live barrels after being held down for several weeks. The
by the way as he journeys through life. He is not a wild Burk 56 Co.. which got a duster in Block 56, has a good
spender
in keepingandtheknows thecirculation
coin in value of atodollar, but he believes
some extent. Hardin, well in Block 88.
One of the best producers of the week was that of the
on the other hand, is said to be putting his wealth into Gulf Production Co.'s No. 4 Morgan, which came in for
government securities that are exempt from taxation, and 3,500 barrels. It had been a moderate producer for sev
his best friend could not accuse him of being careless with eral weeks, was drilled deeper into the sand and became
his funds. He was a tolerably wealthy man before the o'l a regular well. It offsets the wells in the Lanier tract.
cams. They tell the story that when it became known The Texas Co. also has a 2,500 barrel well on the Morgan.
that he was going to buy Uncle Sam's securities, instead Texas Chief No. 1 is making 1,700 to 2,000 barrels
of loaning money, a Burkburnett man went to him and dally, and is flowing by heads, while Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5
wanted to borrow his note-case, for use as a garage, when are getting near the sand. Texas Chief was the pioneer
the nestor got through with it. But that story may not of the extension field and started all of the trouble there
be true. some months ago.
The Magnolia Petroleum Co. is the biggest corporate News from Tillman County, Oklahoma, and Young
property owner in the county, its holdings being valued County, Texas, is st'll Indefinite with regard to the inter
at over $2,700,000, and the Texas Co., w'th $2,250,000, is esting tests in those sections. Young county is still prom
second. The latter company's holdings are more extensive ising, but it seems a safe bet that Tillman county has
and valuable than the Magnolia's, but a considerable part nothing yet that the pipe lines can use.
of them in the Electra field are across the line in Wilbar Completions not previously recorded follow:
ger county, and are not inluded in the Wichita figures. Waggoner D!sf.rictTexas Rangers No. 9 Brannon,
The total valuation of $73,000,000 in the county is an in 1.800 barrels; Texas Producers & Refiners No. 1 Rentier,
crease of 160 pr cent over 1918, when the assessments 1.000 barrels; Bass et al No. 1 Waggoner, 1.200 barrels;
were about $28,000,000. P. G. & J. S. Oil Co. No. 1 Roberts, abandoned, dry; Inter
Teamwork at Waggoner City. national Texas Oil Co. No. 1 Evans, 1.200 barrels; P. J.
While some rather wild reports of doings at Waggoner Lee No. 1 Morgan, abandoned, dry; J. I. Staley No. 3
City, the new oil town in the extension pool, continue to Taylor, 1,000 barrels; Snider & Perkins No. 3 Serrien, 300
be circulated, it is evident from careful Investigation that barrels; Gulf Production Co. No. 1 Schmissuer, 500 bar
this community 's not as black as it is painted, and many rels; Margay Oil Co. No. 3 Renner. 800 barrels: Same No.
of the lawless characters there are being weeded out. In 4 Renner. 1.500 barrels; Marigold Oil Co. No. 5 Vogel, 800
fact, one Ole Olson, a driller, did a little weeding on his barrels; Penny Hare Oil Co. No. 1 Elsea, 600 barrels.
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16 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

THIRTY MINUTES.
BY WILL FERRELL.

The lease would end at midnight on the twenty-third of May.

The lessee, Silas Witherspoon, was thirty miles away.
The lessor, Hiram Peterson, had sent a little wire;
"You send that rental money, or your drilling rights expire."
Now Silas didn't worry much. He'd bought it at a risk
And drilling operations hadn't been so very brisk
And, on the lands adjoining, where they'd drilled for quite a spell,
They'd got a dozen "dusters" but they hadn't got a well.

"It don't look good," said Silas, as he puffed a black cigar.

"Besides, it costs like sixtyin these tryin' days o' war.
Ten a day to pay the driller while the 'toolie' gets his eight,
Fuel and casing, pipe and cable, have advanced an awful rate.
I'll just let 'er go to blazes. She's a worthless lease, at best.
I'll ignore ol' Hiram's message and the law will do the rest."
Musing thus he sauntered townward in the balmy afternoon,
As the golden sunflow'rs nodded to his gaily whistled tune.

Loadown the dusty highway sped a horseman, riding fast,

Flung these thrilling words at Silas as his broncho galloped past :
"Got a gushersection thirtyrange and township so and so
'Phoned to me to order tackle to enchain its mighty flow."
On he rodehis mustang snortingtill the hills hid him from view.
While upon the brow of Silas formed a thousand beads of dew.
"Section thirtyLord a'mightyso they brought that gusher in
On the farm adjoining HiramI'm a sucker, sure as sin."

Then he wildly grabbed his time-pieceall the while he softly swore

For his Waltham said "three-twenty" and the banks would close at four,
And he couldn't wire the money, that was cinched as sure as fate,
For the war-clogged Western Union would be fourteen hours late.
Then, with spirits swiftly rising, in the one last hope to win,
Silas sought the nearest garage and, for once, the boss was in.
"Let me have your swiftest motor," was his one intense appeal.
"I will buy it when I get there, for it won't be fit to steal."

Up and down that dazzling roadway, through the flowered Kansas hills,
Many speed fiends cut the ozone in a pace that sometimes kills,
Yet there's none to break the record of that fateful afternoon
"Thirty miles in thirty minutes" made by Silas Witherspoon.
Barney Oldfield has his records made on "billiard table" track,
But he drove a Stutz or Mercernot a wheezy Cadillac
Which had run a million meterssomething more or something less
With both rear tires torn to ribbons and a spark plug in distress.

Even so, the famous Barney raced for purse and fleeting fame,
Silas raced to pay his rental in a million dollar game,
And a bank at Eldorado watched the clock hands climb to four,
When this argonaut of oildom skidded to their very door.
Hiram got his rental money, Silas held his precious right
And, of course, the sequel follows : "Made a fortune over night"
And he wired the garage owner who had deemed his patron drunk :
"Buy yourself another roadster. This one here ain't fit for junk."
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 19

OIL EXPORTS FROM TAMPICO DISTRICT.

(Consul Claude I. Dawson, Tampico, Mexico, Aug. 18, 1919)
Declared exports of crude oil and petroleum products
from this consular district to the United States in July,
1919, were 3,882, 446 barrels (42 gallons each), and to
United States possessions 187,413 barrels. The move
ment from the several loading stations in the district was
as follows: Tampico, 2,087,413 barrels; Port Lobos, 1,-
356,782 barrels; Tuxpam, 625,691 barrels. The Lesh
Shipments to points other than the United States and
possessions during the same period were reported as
1,939,161 barrels, apportioned as follows: Tampico, 1,
084,271 barrels; Port Lobos, 74,13g barrels; Tuxpam.
780,752 barrels. Refining
The gross oil shipments from the district during July
therefore amounted to 5,821,607 barrels, or a falling off
of nearly 1,000,000 barrels from the record shipments of
the month of June preceding. This decline is explained Division
by the seamen's strike in the United States, during the
continuance of which relatively few vessels arrived here
for cargoes.
The gross shipments from the several shipping points of the
were: From Tampico, 2,983,974 barrels; Port Lobos, 1,-
430,920 barrels; Tuxpam, 1,406,713 barrels.
Refined and semi-refined products included in these
figures were all from Tampico, as follows: Reduced and
topped crude oil, 183,500 barrels; distillate, 48,000 barrels; NATIONAL
fuel oil, 316,463 barrels; kerosene, 66,438 barrels; naphtha,
130,892 barrels.
Destination of Shipments. miMiraiffiiai.
The destination of oil exports from the district was as OILi
follows :
From From From
Destination Tampico Ft. Lobos Tuxpam
United States: Barrels Barrels Barrels COMPANY
Aransas, Tex. 49,500
Baltimore, Md 76.000 25^296 121941
Baton Rouge, La 30,000 173,847 93,884
Beaumont, Tex 49,000
Boston, Mass 66,000
Freeport, Tex 156,200
Galveston, Tex 103,000
Houston, Tex 60,500
Key West, Fla 45,000
Newark, N. J 30,000 Refiners and Marketers
New Orleans, La 358,000
New York, N. Y 419,000 304,609 379,262
Oleum, Calif 70,070 of
Philadelphia, Pa 60,000 265,293 27,874
Port Arthur, Tex 262,882 142,692
Providence, R. I 146,975
San Francisco, Calif 79,721
Texas City, Tex 32,000 Petroleum
Warners, N. J 22,500
Panama 187,413
Argentine Republic:
Buenos Aires 35,241
Campana 36,948 94,008 Products
Canada :
Halifax 74,138 53.462
Montreal 181,698
ChTle: Pisagua 59,674
Cuba:
Matanzas 63,983
Habana : 57,000
Mariel 2,453
Prance: Bordeaux 75,350
Honduras: Ceiba 23,107
Nicaragua: Corinto 32,568
Dn'ted Kingdom:
Gibraltar 96,213 15,638
Hull 94,773
London 173,617 14^334
Liverpool 25,040
Uruguay: Montevideo 99,562 Refinery and Sales Office at
Mexico:
Puerto Mexico 19.035 289,259
Vera Cruz 97,170 37,444 Arkansas City, Kansas
Total 2,983,974 1,430,920 1,406,713
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20 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

Summary of the Crude Petroleum Situation

Washington, September 8.Following is a comparative 1 "i r 1
summary of the crude petroleum situation in the United i
States in July, 1919, and preceding months, as prepared by
C. C. Osbon, of the United States Geological Survey. The -
chart shows the estimated monthly fluctuations in average (
daily rate of production and consumption and in stocks
of domestic crude petroleum in 1918 and 1919, expressed in
barrels of 42 gallons each. Stocks include residum and un y -la
finished refinery products in the California field.
The following is a comparative summary of the quanti
ty of crude petroleum produced and marketed, imported, 19
consumed, exported, and held in storage in the United i
States in July and June, 1919, and in July, 1918, prepared
by C. C. Osbon, of the United States Geological Survey, T5T
Department of the Interior. The statements with regard 165
to the field east of the Rooky Mountains are based upon 150
reports t.led by about 200 pipe-line, marketing, and refining MS 1
companies, only such refineries being included as receive 140
crude oil by private pipe lines or tank cars directly from
the wells. Statistics relating to California and to imports 135
and exports were compiled from secondary sources. This 130 - _
statement indicates the general trend of conditions in the 128 fl I IS 1 , .
crude petroleum industry of this country. 120 1 1 1
Production. than the average daily rate in the corresponding month of
The quantity of crude petroleum runs from wells and last year. This notable increase, though in part seasonal,
producers' field storage tanks and delivered to pipe lines, is ascribed largely to improved conditions in the market for
marketing companies, refineries, and other consumers In drilling equipment, to continued high prices for oil, and to
the United States in July, 1919, amounted to approximately the stimulation given to the quest for petroleum during the
33,521,000 barrels, an increase of 2,282,000 barrels, or 7.3 war.
per cent, compared with June, 1919, the preceding record It is estimated that 98 per cent of the oil included in
month, and of 3,160,000 barrels, or 10.4 per cent, compared the following table was actually brought to the surface in
with July, 1918. The average daily rate in July, 1919, was the United States in the months specified, the remaining 2
1,081,323 barrels, a quantity greater by 40,023 barrels, or per cent consisting of runs or tank-car shipments from
about 4 per cent, than the average daily rate in the pre field storage. Data concerning the quantity of oil run into
ceding month, and by 101,936 barrels, or about 10 per cent. field storage are not available.
PRODUCTION OF DOMESTIC CRUDE PETROLEUM.
(Barrels of 42 Gallons Each.)
July, 1919 June, 1919 July, 1918
Daily Dally Dally
FIELD Total Total Total
V6T*3. ETG Average Average
Appalachian 2.671.000 88,161 2,539.000 84.633 2,114.000 68.194
Lima-Indiana S.'l.OOO 10.355 311.000 10,367 295 000 9.516
Illinois 1,100,000 35,677 1,062,000 35,400 1.193.000 3R.4S4
Mid-Continent 14,882,000 480.064
Oklahoma-Kansas 10.693.000 844,935 9.919,000 330,633
Central & North Texas 6.168.000 198.965 5,630.000 187,667
North Louisiana 1.207.000 88,935 1,064,000 35,467
Qulf Coast 1.766.000 56.968 1.521,000 60,700 2,007.000 64,742
Rocky Mountain 1.236 000 40.419 1.131,000 37.700 1.132.000 36.516
California 8.336,000 268.903 8.062,000 268,733 8.738.000 281.871
33.521,000 1,081,323 31,239,000 1,041,300 30.361,000 979,387
Consumption. tion was 884,677 barrels, a decrease of 40,590 barrels, or
It is estimated that 27,425,000 barrels of domestic about 4 per cent, compared with the daily rate in June, 1919,
crude petroleum was delivered in July, 1919, to refineries and of 187,936 barrels, or about 17.5 per cent, compared
and other consumers of crude oil and used for the manu- with the rate in June, 1918.
facture of petroleum prcducts and for fuel, or exported, The following table, computed from production and
This quantity is less by 333,000 barrels, or 1.2 per cent, stocks, includes approximately 99 per cent of the total
than the quantity so delivered or consumed in June, 1919, quantity of domestic crude oil consumed or exported In the
and 5.826,000 barrels, or about 17.5 per cent, than the con- months referred to, the remainder representing oil used
sumption in July, 118 . The average daily rate of consump- by producers in drilling and pumping.
CONSUMPTION OF DOMESTIC CRUDE PETROLEUM.
(Barrels of 42 Oallons Each.)
July, 1919 June, 1919 July, 1918
Dally Dally Dally
Total Total Total
Average Avera ge Average
Appalachian 2,600,000 83.872 2,657,000 88.567 2,131.000 68.742
Lima-Indiana 431.000 13.903 227.000 7,567 353.000 11.387
Illinois 813.000 27.193 1,109.000 36.967 1.331.000 42 936
Mid-Continent 13.158.000 424,452 13.754.000 458,467 18,001,000 580 677
Gulf Crast 1,186.000 38.268 1,228.000 40.933 2.125.000 68.548
Rcckv Mountain 1.225.000 39.516 1.108, 000 36.933 1,054.000 34 000
California 7.42G.000 257,484 7.675,000 255.833 8,256.000 266.323
27.425.000 884,677 27,758,000 925,267 33,251,000 1,072,613
8tocks. The notable increase during July, 1919, compared with
The surface reserve of domestic crude petroleum held the draft during the corresponding month of last year,
on July 31, 1919, by pipe lines and marketing companies and shows the salutary effect of the termination of the war
by refineries that receive it directly from the wells was upon the surface reserve of domestic petroleum.
approximately 141.742,000 barrels, a gratifying increase of It is estimated that from 95 to 93 per cent of the
6,096,000 barrels, or about 4.5 per cent, compared with the domestic crude oil above ground in the United States in
quantity on hand June 30, 1919, and of 276,000 barrels, or the months specified is included in the following table, the
about 0.2 per cent, compared with the quantity in storage remainder representing unmarketed oil run by producers
on July 31, 1913. to private tanks and held as field storage.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 21

STOCKS OF DOMESTIC CRUDE PETROLEUM AT END OF MONTH.

(Barrels of 42 gallons each.)
Increase or Increase or
Decrease Decrease
July, 1918
Source of Oil July, 1919 June, 1919 June-July ,1919 July, 1918 July, 1919
Appalachian 4.366,000 4.206,000 + 71.000 3,633.000 + 833.000
Lima-Indiana 1.417,000 1.527.000 110,000 1.397,000 + 20.000
Illinois (a) 4,273.000 4,010,000 + 263,000 2,781,000 + 1.492.000
Mid-Continent 85,421,000 80,511,000 + 4,910,000 94,111,000 8,690,000
Gulf Coast 11,419.000 10,839 000 + 580,000 8.150.000 + 3,269.000
Rocky Mountain 995.000 967,000 4- 28,000 979,000 + 16.000
California (b) 33,851,000 33,497,000 + 354,000 30,624,000 + 3 327.000
141,742,000 135,646,000 + 6.096.000 141,475,000 + 267,000
(a) Includes some Lima-Indiana oil Rtored in Illionis.
(b) Includes stocks of residuum and unfinished refinery products.
statistics for the California field in 1918 were compiled from figures published by the Standard Oil Company
(California), the Independent Oil Producers Agency, and the Pacific Coast Petroleum War Service Committee, but
for 1919 from the figures of the Standard Oil Company.
Imports and Exports. United States consist chiefly ot refined products, a
The United States leads the other countries of the substantial volume of crude oil is being exported for the
world in the production of crude petroleum, but the quan
tity obtained from domestic sources is inadequate to meet manufacture of petroleum products in Canada, Cuba, and
demand, and a large volume is imported, chiefly from other foreign countries.
Mexico. The following table was compiled from the records
Although the exports of the petroleum industry in the of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM.
(Barrels of 42 gallons each.)
Imports Source July, 1919 June, 1919 July. 1918
Mexico 4,462 910 4,703.212 2.817.702
Other countries 24.742 24.929 15.084
4,487,652 4,728,141 2.832,786
Destination
Exports
Canada 188.261 254,209 464.838
Cuba 10
Mexico 774 79 280
Other countries 16.607 182 21.728
205,642 264,470 476.866
of imports over exports 4,282,010 4.473,671 2.355.930

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22 THE OIL AND
LOUISIANA
Shreveport, La., Sept. 15.The Homer field In Clai
borne, is proving to be the biggest thing ever hit in
Louisiana, and there is a probability that it will outrank
the Burkburnett field of North Texas.
Practically 90 per cent of the land in north Louisiana
is out of the hands of the original owners and large bonuses
are being paid for leases. Some close-in acreage near
the Standard Oil Co.'s big well has brought from $3,500
to $7.00 per are. The general trend of the field seems
to be north and northwest from the completions that re
cently have been made.
Prom completions made to date, it seems that the
territory east of the present wells will not produce any
considerable amount of oil, as the wells drilled immediate
ly east and southeast of the Standard's big well on the
Oaks lease in section 29 21-7 have either been very small
producers or salt water wells. Among these are No. 1
Weidman of the Gulf Refining in section 28-21-7, salt
water at 2350 feet; Langston No. 1 of the Standard Oil
Co., in the SEV* of section 19 21-7, salt water at 2,180 feet.
The original well of the Consolidated Progressive Oil Co.
on the Peatherstone lease in section 21-27-7 was a small
producer at 2300 feet, with a large quantity of salt
water. Hardy No. 1 of the Eowe Oil Corporation in the
S% of section 31-21-7, seems to be a dry hole at 2,300 feet,
with a small salt water flow at 2,030 feet. The Louisiana
Oil & Refining Corporation, in its test in section 32-21-7,
is now below 3,000 feet with no show whatever. The
well drilled three years ago by the Atlas Oil Co. in section
22 21-7, to a depth of 3,000 feet, had absolutely no show
and a very poor formation. The well drilled by Parker
et al. on the Harmon tract, in section lfi-21-7, Btruck
salt water at 1,700 feet and was abandoned. Murreil
No. 1, of the Rowe Oil Corporation, in section 12-20-8, is
now drilling at around 3,100 feet with only a slight show
of oil at about 2,100 feet, which show was not tested.
Since passing this show there has been no further indi
cation of either oil or gas.
The pool as defined at present includes most of the
W% of section 29-21-7; all of section 30-21-7; the N% of
section 31-21-7; practically all of section 19 21-7; and the
NEVi of section 24-21-8. No wells have yet been drilled
on the west and northwest of the sections mentioned that
would either define or extend the pool.
The wells in the shallow sand in this territory have
been holding up remarkably well considering their depth,
and the past performances of well in this sand in the
other Louisiana fields. The depths of the shallow wells
range from 1,150 feet to 1,430 feet, all of the wells in
seltlon 24-21-8, and in the north part of section 19-21-8,
being from L150 feet to 1,175 feet in depth. Those in
sections 30, 31 and the south part of section 19 21-7, range
from 1,370 feet to 1,430 feet in depth. The two shallow
wells of George O. Baird on the Langston tract in section
24 21-8, offsetting the Standard Oil Co.'s Lowenberg well
are making a total of 5,000 barrels of oil a day. These
wells came in a 1,160 feet and are considered the larg
est shallow light oil wells in America.
The Standard's Big Well.
The Oaks well of the Standard Oil Co. in the west
line of section 29-21-7, is the first deep test that hag
been made in any of the above named sections and is the
most remarkable well brought in in Louisiana. The well
was comp'.eted at a depth of 2,096 feet with only 2 inches
of sand. The well blew in, making at the rate of from
five to ten thousand barrels per day, according to various
tests. After flowing wild for about 10 hours, it was
closed in and allowed to flow through a choker. The
well has made from 12,000 to 15,000 barrels a day in this
manner ever since it was drilled in over a month ago.
A short time ago it was allowed to flow open for a period
of fifteen minutes and produced at the rate of from
20,000 to 25.000 barrels, actual test. This oil tests 40.5
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gravity with a high gasoline content, and is by far the
largest well ever drilled in in Louisiana.
Since the deep test of the Oaks well, the Rowe Oil
Corporation made a deep test in the No. 3 Shaw in
section 30-31-7. A small showing was encountered in
this well at 1,408 feet, but since the big well of the Stand
ard, it decided to deepen this one. The well blew in at
2,046 feet and is running wild, making 20,000 barrels of
oil. This is the latest completion in the Homer field.
All of the oil produced so far in the Claiborne field tests
from 38% to 41 gravity and has a very large gasoline
content. It is being very much sought after by the re
fineries and the pipe line interests.
There are numerous wild cat tests being drilled all
over North Louisiana from Red River on the west to
the Monroe gas field in the east and from 30 miles
south of the V. S. & P. Railroad to the Louisiana and
Arkansas state line. There are also 15 or 20 test wells
drilling in the counties of Arkansas bordering on Louisiana
and probably before the year is out there will be a pool
opened up in that territory.
Before the discovery of oil in the Homer field. North
Louisiana from Red River eastward was looked upon by
oil interests as unworthy of their attention, therefore,
very few wildcat wells had been drilled, and the whole
territory was practically unleased at the time of the
Homer discovery. According to the opinion of the best
geologists in the past, this acreage was pronouned unfav
orable, as it was stated by them that there was no surface
indications to go by.
With one well, that on the McGuire lease one-half
mile from Arcadia, about 1,300 feet down, another around
800 and a number of locations being made, the oil leas
ing in Bienville parish has become very active. Land is
selling over in this parish for $25 and acre, and records
show that as high as 50 leases are taken a day. The
Standard and Texas companies are increasing their hold
ings in this parish every day, where a month
ago leases could be bought for $2 an acre. All contracts
taken in this territory specify one-eighth oil, one dollar
per ton for sulphur that might be found, $22 per year
for gas well and one-tenth of any other minerals found in
Louisiana.
Lightning Causes Oil Fire.
A loss estimated at $10,000 was sustained in the Homer
field recently by the Standard Oil Co., when lightning
struck a 1,200 barrel tank on the Lowenburg lease setting
it on fire and resulting in the destruction of two other
nearby tanks. The burning oil, running down the hill soon
reached Lowenburg No. 2 which is making about 200
barrels.
SIX-STORY OFFICE BUILDING FOR MARLAND CO.
Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 16The Marland Refining Co.,
and Kay County Gas Co.'s new six story office building,
proposed to be erected at Ponca City, Okla.. will be a
sure go. E. W. Marland, upon returning from h!s vacation,
has finally approved the plans, and material for the build
ing will be ordered at once.
Many interesting features are embodied in the archi
tect's plans, chief of which is the ground floor arrange
ment providing convenience for employes. The plan is
of pla'n style. The body of the building will be of rug face
tapestry brick similar to that used In the warehouse now
being built east of the office building location. The ground
floor of the building will be U-shaped. Two wings will
be 40 by 80 feet. A court cuts into the bottom of the C
and Is 33 by 60 feet. The main entrance will face this
court.
The first floor arrangement provides a cafeteria and
kitchen in the west wing, and in the east wing, will be
a large club rocm and two locker rooms for men and
women with shower baths included. Between the two wings
will be a small private dining room.
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24 THE OIL AND
SOME HISTORY OF THE TENNESSEE OIL FIELD.
Union Soldier* From Northern Oil States Returnrd Later and
"Tried Their Luck" But Failed to Find Profitable
Production.
The Oil & Gas News Is Indebted to the Tennloka Oil
& Gas Company of Dickerson, Tenn., for the following
article which tells of the early history of the petroleum
industry in Tennessee and Kentucky: Tennesse first at
tracted attention as a great prospective oil field during
the Civil War in 1861 65.
Union soldiers then in this section from Pennsylvania,
Indana and Ohio noted how similar wa3 the topography
of this country to their own prolific oil States, and follow
ing the war the old-time oil men from these old oil States
came back to Tennessee and Kentucky to try their "luck."
The use of Geology in the oil business was practically
unknown at that time (and, in fact, not until six years
ago did Geology. find favor with oil men).
As both Tennessee and Kentucky nre what is now
known among oil men and Geologists as "structure coun
try," the non-use of Geology, and the almost universal
playing of the "creek bottoms" (now known as "synclines"),
resulted in many failures.
The failures brought their discouraging features,
added to difficulties in marketing the oil that was actually
produced from a number of successful wells, caused the
old time oil men to move away from both Tennessee and
Kentucky.
About 1914-15 conditions in the oil trade changed (as
all oil men know), with the result that search was made
for old abandoned oil fields.
This revival brought with it the development of
Kentucky, which, In 1919, is credited with having produced
over Nineteen Million Dollars ($19,000,000.00) worth of oil.
In 1916, old Geological reports on this section of Ten
nessee made by Prof. Robt. T. Hill in 1910, were unearthed
by ourselves and associates, and with Prof. Hill's old re
ports as a basis, an active leasing campaign began.
Later, Prof, Hill was brought back to Tennessee, and
in addition, Geologists Hager Bates & Rhodes, of Tulsa,
Oklahoma, and Lexington, Kentucky, and under their joint
direction leasing was continued in an effort to secure
only the best territoryparticularly acreage on "structures."
As to the early drilling in Tennessee, we give the fol
lowing very interesting data from one who is thoroughly
familiar with the facts from personal investigation, tOwit:
From Toledo, Ohio, Mr. Geo. A. Whitney, for the past
thirty years the well known writer on oil fields of the
United States for The Oil City Derrick, writes us as fol
lows:
"I am enclosing some information on Dickerson County,
Tenn., that I wrote many years ago, but It is correct."
The article he refers to, follows:
dickerson County, Tenn.
"The first development work done in Dickerson County
started in 1866, when a test well was drilled on the G. W.
Brpwn farm on Jones Creek, about 7 miles east of Char
lotte. This well found crevice gas in considerable quanti
ties at a depth of 187 feet, but a bit was lost in the hole
and the rig moved over a few feet and a new hoie started.
At a depth of 295 feet, oil was struck, which flowed 13
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barrels in 30 minutes.. It was pumped for a short time,
but later on was abandoned, owing to the cheapness of crude
oil.
"Another well was drilled only a short distance away
from the first two, which reached a depth of 565 feet,
finding oil at about 162 feet. Between 200 and 300 barrels
were saved from this well and shipped to Hansville by
railroad where it was refined and sold. This oil is said to
have been of good grade, having a gravity of 44.
"A well was drilled in 1877 by operators from the
northern fields, which showed gas at 57 feet and oil at
445 feet. In 1887, J. E. Bracey, of New York State, drilled
two wells in the country. The first one found gas at a
depth of 580 feet, with a show of oil in 1 feet of rock at
250 feet. The second well found 25 feet of oil-bearing reck
at 169 feet, which if reports are true, showed for 25
barrels a day. In 1902 Kentucky operators drilled two
wells about two miles west of the old development on
Jones Creek. One of these struck oil at 250 feet, and the
other furnished gas, indicating a rise in the formation to the
westward, where a prominent structure is known to be
located.
"In 1905. a company of Chicago people drilled two
wells in the same field, getting oil in one well and gas
in the ether. Some ten wells were drilled during 1909,
in nearly all of which some oil or gas was found, but no
shipments of oil were made from the country in later years.
All told, about 20 wells were drilled, but the best looking
territory in the country remains to be tested out. In the
northern central part of the State, a most wonderful
structure lies close to Beef Range, the highway from Clarks-
ville to Dickerson passing over the structure. Another one
of prominence is located west of Pond and between that
and Tennessee City and directly south from Sylvia."
The UDited States Geological Survey has official re
cord of drilling in this section, which is published in a
report made by M. J. Munn, Assistant Geologist of the
United States Geological Survey, who investigated the we.Is
east of Charlotte (Dickson County.)
Prof. Hill, In his exhaustive report on Dickson and
other counties (on f ie in this office for free inspection),
says of the Assistant United States Geologist's report, as
follows:
"Although lease men have rapidly invaded the Tenn
essee portion of the Western Highland, southward from
the Kentucky line, but little testing has taken place In this
country, so far as we are aware. A review of the older
prospecting up to the year 1911, Is given in a "Preliminary
Report Upon the Oil and Gas Development in Tennessee,"
by M. J. Munn, Assistant Geoiogist, U. S. Geological Survey.
"That oil does occur beneath this general area Is testi
fied to by the experience in drilling in Dlcsson County,
where many shallow wells, the deepest of which was 445
feet, were encountered east of Charlotte, between the years
1866 and 1909, which in some instances made 25 barrels a
day. A full description of these experiments is given on
Pages 34-35 of the report by M. J. Munn, above referred to.
"A total of 8 or 10 wells, several of which were drilled in
1909, have put down, in nearly all of wh'ch some oil and gas
were encountered," remarks Mr. Munn, "and it Is said that
the daily production of the wells remaining would probably
not exceed 5 or 10 barrels a day." Probably Mr. Munn. like
many of us in 1911, little dreamed that wells less than 500
feet deep yielding 5 barrels a day would have the great
value now attached to them. In as much as these wells
were drilled in the days before structure was considered
in oil prospecting, and of which no mention is made in the
report above referred to, we presume that no knowledge
on this subject existed, or existes."
Tulsa. Okla., Sept. 15.Construction work on the 7-
unit casinghead gasoline plant of the Indian Gasoline Co
on the Cable allotment, in 36-14-11. Youngstown pool, is
progressing nicely, and W. M. Lindsay, president of the
company, says he expects it to be in operation ty Sep
tember 25. When this plant is completed, it will be the
first to be erected in the Youngstown pool. The Okmulgee
Producing & Refining Co. started the building of one, in
that pool, but never finished it.
The Indian Gasoline Co. has taken an option on an
other casinghead gasol'ne plant in Oklahoma, and is now
Investigating the property with a view of purchasing it.
If the property proves to be as represented, the deal
will be consummated.
 25

Some Good Field Work Done by Kansas City Geol

ogists in the Peabody-Elbing Field.

August 30, 1919.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
This is to certify that the undersigned on May 1 0th, 1919, received a sketch map of the
Gillette Pool in the Peabody, Kansas, field, mide by the Petroleum Engineering Co., of Kansas
City and Tulsa. This map outlined the struc ure and showed the producing and drilling wells
on May 9th. But two wells were then completed in the area under examination, the sand being
reached in a third, with oil showing, but this wsll was in trouble from collapsed casing. There
were within four miles of thess producing wells which were the Gillette No. 1 and an offset
to it, the Burton No. 2eighteen rigs up or wells drilling, these being all the locations or rigs
built at that time.
The map in question outlined the probabli producing area and also indicated the probable
production of the wells that should produce, an! designated the probable "dry holes." While
the undersigned has seen structural maps of th s locality made by noted geologists, none had
located in advance the producing wells and thi dry holes, as was done on the map prepared
by the Petroleum Engineering Co.
Consequently the map was checked carefully wi*b drilling results as obtained both from
a personal observation of a number of the wel s, and from the reports of our correspondents
in the field. At this date, August 30, sixteen of the eighteen wells have been completed and the
advance report of the Petroleum Engineering Co. is proven to be correct on fourteen of the six
teen wells, while the other two, which the roort indicated would be doubtful or too small
to have justified their drilling, have been abandoned and classed as "dry holes."
The wells in question are listed below, w'th a comparison of the advance report and drill
ing results, affording perhaps the most concrete example of accuracy in the science of oil
geology that has come to our attention.
THE OIL By ANDC. W.
GAS
Wright,
NEWS.
Editor.

COMPARATIVE DATA.
Following is Shown the Advance Report Made by the Petroleum Engineering Co. of the
Cil'ette Pool in the Peabody, Kansas, Field on May 9, 1919, with a comparison wilh Actual
Drilling Results as of August 30, 1919.
WELL. ADVANCE REPORT DRILLING REPORT
Gllette No. I (A completed well) Making I 000 bbls. daily.
Burton No. 2 (A completed well) Making 400 bbls. daily.
Joliffe No. I 'Never-*-inleted) Showed oil. but developed casing trouble.
Sinex No. I Est. at 200 bbls 6/4 showed for 300 bbls.; 7/1 rated a 250 bbl. pumper.
Ehnstedt No. I list, at 300 bbls 6/4 showed for 400 bbls., was making 300 bbls. 7/1.
Brooks No. I Est. at 300 bbls 6/4 showed for 500 bbls., was making 300 bbls. 7/1.
Carmichael No. I Est. dry 6/1 drilled in and dry.
Larsen No. 1 Est. at 400 bbls 7/1 showed 400 bbls. at 8 ft. in; at 28 ft. in made 1,200.
Rodner No. I Est. small, maybe 40 bbls 6/4 showed 40-50 bbls. at 2,100 ft.; salt water in deep sand and
abandoned.
Pierce 6t Pierce Est. 400 bbls. or better 6/4 pumping 500 bbls.
Finney No. 1 Est. 50 to 60 bbls 6/4 good showing; 6/30 drilled into water, abandoned.
Podner No. 2 Fst. to be dry 8/26 still drilling.
Windsor No. I Est. to be dry 6/4 dry at 3,000 ft.
W*tchorn No. I Est. 500 bbls. or up 6/30 came in better than 1,000 bbls.
Chilson No. I Est. to be dry 7/24 reoorted showing and dry.
Chilaon No. 2 Est. to be dry 8/26 still drilling.
Sellers No. I Est. to be dry 6/26 reported dry.
Potts No. I Est. to be drv 8/30 reported dry.
Burton No. I ...Fst. at 500 bbls 6/70 pumping 700 bbls., later increased to 1,400 bbls.
Joliffe No. 2 Est. at 400 bbls 7/24 pumping 300 bbls.
Carter-Lewis No. I....Est. light well 7/20 pumping 125 bbls.

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26 THE OIL AND
FINDING A SCAPEGOAT.
(NoteThe following article written by Wm. C. Edgar,
editor of The Northwest Miller and appearing in a recent
issue of that magazine, is considered a fair and truthful
statement of the reason why flour costs the consumer its
present price, and is submitted in the belief it is of more
than general interest, and therefore worth space in The
Oil and Gas News, although a little out of line with the
usual "run of news" in this publication.)
The price of flour with wheat at two dollars and
twenty-six cents a bushel could easily have been figured
out by any schoolboy who had mastered the multiplication
table, when the wheat guaranty bill was passed. Assuredly
any Washington official who cared to take his pencil in
hand might have accomplished the same simple task.
It was no mystery, yet after passing the bill, fixing
the price and providing by another act for administering
its provisions, Washington authorities suddenly awake to
the fact that the price of a barrel of flour is monstrously
high and propose to make somebody suffer for it.
Salaried men not belonging to unions and unable to
strike for increased wages, professors, clergymen and
clerks, men and women of fixed and limited incomes, all
such realized what would be the price of flour, but when
the wheat guaranty bill was being considered they were ig
nored; the farmer must be encouraged to raise a great crop
of wheat, and money was the only inducement that would
reach him.
When the representatives of powerful railway unions
protested against the high cost of living and demanded
that, having themselves received the maximum pay they
could expect, it should be lowered, it was an entirely
different matter. Something must be done about it imme
diately, and therefore Washington is aroused and ready to
take drastic action.
The first thing to do is to find a scapegoat, and flour,
being pre-eminent among the daily needs, although infin
itesimal in the sum of the individual's annual expenditure,
one barrel sufficing to supply him for an entire year, which
even at present prices represents the magnificent outlay
of less than four cents a day, is selected for the sacrifice.
The farmer who receives two dollars and twenty-six
cents for a bushel of wheat, is, of course, ignored. No
one in Washington would dare accuse him of profiteering,
but the miller and the baker are not exempt, and upon
them must fall the brunt of the first savage onslaught.
Here are the figures, based on Minneapolis:
$ 2.26 cost of a bushel of wheat
4% number of bushels to barrel of flour
$10.17 cost of wheat in barrel of flour
1.20 maufacturing and selling cost
$11.37
1.75 deduction
a bushel for feed produced from wheat at $2.26
$ 9.62 cost of barrel of flour at mill in bulk
.60 cost of package
.69 freight to New York
.75 jobber's margin for handling
1.25 retailer's charge for selling and delivery
$12.91 cost to consumer.
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In the face of this, it is proposed that the government
buy flour from millers at eight dollars a barrel, which, it
is alleged, will give them "a fair profit," deduct two dollars
and sell it to the consumer at six dollars a barrel.
Another brilliant proposal is that the government buy
wheat from the farmer at $2.26 a bushel, stand a loss on
it of $1 a bushel, and sell it to the miller at $1.26. As
suming that it would take 600,000,000 bushels of wheat to
supply the people of the United States with flour for a
year, this would mean a loss to the government of $600,-
000,000, and would result in flour to the consumer on the
following basis:
$1.26 cost of a bushel of wheat
4% number of bushels to a barrel of flour
$5.67 cost of wheat in barrel of flour
1.20 manufacturing and selling cost
$6.87
1.11 deduction
a bushel for feed produced from wheat at $1.26
$5.76 cost of barrel of flour at mill in bulk
.60 cost of package
.69 freight to New York
.75 jobber's margin for handling
1.25 retailer's charge for selling and delivery
$9.05 cost to consumer.
Even at this .representing an enormous loss to the
government, flour would still be some distance from six
dollars a barrel and the dear old much-to-be-desired-polit-
ically five-cent loaf of bread.
The cost of living is no chimera, it is a real thing,
and cannot be overcome by the pursuit of chimeras. It
is the legitimate result of the war, and inflation. Con
gress cannot reduce it by legislation, and higher wages
will only increase it. Government ownership, meaning
higher taxation will not reduce it. It can only be over
come by thrift, individual economy, judicious expenditure
for things actually needed, and lessened taxation.
Finding a scapegoat may be an amusing and diverting
experience, but it will avail nothing. Bricks cannot be
made without straw, and millers cannot make cheap flour
out of dear wheat, nor can bakers produce cheap bread
from expensive flour made from high-priced wheat, by
high-priced labor, using ingredients that have doubled and
trebled in value since 1914.
It cannot be done. Government may seize and operate
all the elevators, mills, bakeries and retail stores in the
United States, substitute politicians for business men,
and professors and theorists for practical operators, and
still, with wheat at $2.26 a bushel, it cannot be done.
It is a human impossiblity. Only a miracle can accom
plish it, and Congress lacks the divinity that makes
miracles possible.
Flour and the men who make it are now under fire.
Fortunately, they are abundantly able to prove an alibi.
With some seven thousand mills in fierce competition, there
are no trusts, combinations or gentlemen's agreements in
this trade, and there is no power on earth strong enough
to compel a man to sell his product at less than It costs
him to make it. Give the millers cheap wheat and they
will produce cheap flour; that is all there is to it.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 27

RIG BUILDERS DEMAND HIGH PAY.
According to Eugene Safford. of the Safford Lumber
Co., the building of oil derricks in the Butler county field
practically is at a standstill, or will be when existing con
tracts are fulfilled. The cause for cessation of work in
this line of industry, he says, is the high wages demanded
by rig builders.
These workmen are asking a minimum of $23 for an
eight-hour day and the visible result has been, or will
amount to a complete stoppage of work. According to the
dope, rigs now under construction will be completed, and
after that, no more will be commenced pending adjustment
of the requirements of labor.
For the past year or two the prevailing daily wage of
rig builders has been from $12 to $15 per day. The pay
has been considered high by contractors and oil con
cerns, while on the other hand it is regarded by the skilled
men who risk their lives in the dangerous pursuit, as
being unreasonably low.
Oil rigs in Butler county fields are from 66 to 80
feet in height and the handling of heavy timbers high in
the air is necessary. The element of risk to life and
limb is embodied in these facts and therein lies ground
for the claim of the artisans. It is said that all, or prac
tically all the oil companies with holdings in the Butler
county fields have issued instructions that no additional
derricks be constructed while the men are holding out for
the $23 scale.
The total result is that quite a number of high salaried
men here and elsewhere In the county have been thrown
out of work and retailers of lumber have suffered more
or less of a setback in the volume of their collective
business.Augusta, Kansas, Gazette.
It is reported that a refinery of 1.000 barrels daily
capacity, to cost not less than $300,000, will be built
on Pelican Island (Tex.) by the Columbian Refining
Co., if the city of Galveston grants a 50-year lease of 25
acres on that island, request for which was presented to
the board of city commissioners last week.
COURT HOLDS $1 SUFFICIENT FOR A LEASE.
By the terms of a decision in the federal court in
Texas, it was held that a consideration of $1, with a drill
ing agreement, is sufficient for a lease. A number of land
owners in Clay and Montague counties had leased some
thousands of acres to the Empire Gas & Fuel Co., a Maine
corporation, for $1 consideration and a drilling clause,
and sought to annul the leases on the ground that the
small consideration made the contract unilateral. Judge
Smith's decision that the consideration was sufficient is
expected to have a bearing on litigation involving a num
ber of other leases in Northwest Texas.
But that doesn't mean that you can go out now and do
any leasing for a $1 consideration. There is- probably not
a land owner in Texas, even though he be 400 miles from
production, who would sign such a lease now. A dollar
an acre is about the cheapest lease there is, and it wouldn't
be easy to get. A group of Wlchitans who last winter
went out and took leases in the distant reaches of West
Texas for 25 and 50 cents an acre are now offered $2 an
acre for their holdings, which amounts to a tidy enough
profit on account of the large amount of acreage they ob
tained. The man who gets a lease within 100 miles of
Wfchlta Falls without paying $10 an acre can count him
self lucky.
Martin Brecht, aged 60 years, died at his home in
Plumer, Pa., on September 4. He had for many years
been engaged in the business of drilling contractor in the
oil fields. He is survived by his wife and three sons.
Three million barrels of fuel oil a year, for a period
of five years, 15,000,000 barrels in all, will be furnished
to the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co., the most
of it to be delivered at Galveston, Tex., in tankers from
Mexico, and dock tankage facilities and pipe lines will be
built at Galveston to take care of the handling and storage
of the oil, according to a contract entered into between
the railway company and the Carson Petroleum Co., of
Chicago, recently.

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28 THE OIL AND
Casper, Wyo., Sept. 12.A good deal of interest was
aroused in oil circles by the strike of the Mike Henry
Oil Co. near Osage, in Weston county. The crude was
found at 318 feet, and the well is variously estimated at
from 15 to 40 barrels. At that shallow depth, even a small
well is worth the trouble and expense. The Osage field
lies about six or eight miles northwest of the Newcastle
f.eld, and this is the first well completed on the struc
ture. It is probable that several more we.ls will be under
way soon.
The past week has been a quiet one, no other com
pletions being reported. Several wells in the Lance Creek
field, as well as a Salt Creek venture or two, were sched
uled for completion, but are still drilling.
About a year ago a test was begun near Sheridan
in Sher'dan county, by the Absarka Oil & Gas Co., and
attracted a great deal of attention. Last spring the
company came near abandoning the well, as it was found
to be a deeper proposition than expected, and funds were
getting low. A mortgage on the equipment tided the com
pany over for the time being, but it is confronted again
by the same diff'culty. The Sheridan Commerical Club
tried in vain to raise the necessary funds, as the citizens
are anxious to see the region thoroughly tested out; but
as they were unable to accomplish anything, casing is
being pulled. No real decision as to the existence of oil
has been reached. In spite of the fact that over $113,000
has been sunk in the hole.
The American Oil Co. will spud in next week on the
bank of the Graybull river. The American and the Aladdin
Oil Cos. both had good luck in this region last year, and are
further encouraged by the Red Rover strike reported last
week.
The Unit Oil & Gas Co. well is down over 1,000 feet,
and has had a showing oil oil. The company will start
work on two more wells shortly. These wells are located
in the Graybull Basin district also.
The Midwest Refining Co. has suspended work tem
porarily on its deep test in the Graybull field. It is ex
pected that drilling will be resumed in ten days.
The big M'dwest producer on section 28 in the Lance
Creek field is having some trouble with water, which will
no doubt be overcome without difficulty.' The Ohio Oil
Co. well on Cow Gulch holdings on section 31 will prob
ably be abandoned on account of water, though no au
thorized statement has been made by the company. No
report has been received for several days frcm the well
on section 30, which is supposed to have overcome its
water trouble.
The Cow Gulch Co. well on sections 19-36-63 is down
over 3,600 feet, and going well. This is the well that was
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reported dry at 3,300 feet. The pay sand has not been
encountered.
Lance Creek Production
A report on the Lance Creek field, made up in the
Denver office of an interested party, gives the daily pro
duction of the Lance Creek field at something like 4.650
barrels. Some of the wells are not being pumped to
their full capacity. There have been thirteen completions
in the field, according to this report, seven o'l wells, four
gas wells and two water wells. These figures do not in
clude the water well on section 31 noted above. The
Ohio Oil Co well No. 2 on section 36 36 65, which came in
flowing seme time ago, had trouble with water, and was
not pumping oil at the last report received from the com
pany. The Buck Creek Co. brought in a well at about
the same ('me, and had the same trouble. Both expected
to overcome the difficulty at the time, but no recent re
port on the matter has been given out. These wells are
included in the seven producers cited in the Denver report.
The Ohio Oil Co well No. 5 is holding up at 1,200 barrels
and the Buck Creek No. 28 is doing about as we'l. At
the last report, the Buck Creek No. 14 was doing 250 bar
rels, but drill'ng in had not been completed. There are
over twenty wel's drilling below 3.000 feet.
South of Lusk, the Lusk Oil, Gas & Development Co.
has about completed its rig. Thousands of acres have
been leased, and locations have been made for six or seven
wells. Three of the locations are within two miles of the
town of Lusk. Material is being shipped from Casper by
truck to the field, which has not yet been given a name.
First Use of Nitro in Big Muddy
For the first time in the his*ory of the Big Muddy
field, a well has been shot. Nitroglycerine has been used
with success in other fields, though its use is not as gen
eral in Wyom'ng as in the east; but so far none of the
B'g Muddy wells have been shot. The Jones well was
the scene of the experiment. This well has a strata of
shale between the bottom of the casing and the pro
ducing sand, and only a small charge was ued the first
time, as the shale is soft and caves badly. The shot will
be increased as much as is considered safe, until the ex
periment is proved either a success or a failure. The
Ohio Oil Co. is spend'ng a huge sum of money in the Big
Muddv, in an effort to bring all old wells to their maximum
production, and put all eauipment in "apple-pre" order.
The Merritt deep well on section 9-33 76 Is down nearly
to the 1,000-foot level.
The Wyoming Peerless test, west of the Big Muddy, is
shut down and the contractor is ready tomove out. The
Midwest found a dry hole between the Peerless well
and the B'g Muddy, and it is improbable that any grease
will be found at that point.
The Reliance Oil Co. has raised the funds to com
plete its well near Douglas to the 4,500-foot level. It Is
expected that drilling will resume about the middle of
the month.
The Mosher we'l No. 2 in the Salt creek field has
not hit the sand. Officials of the Mosher Oil Co. and the
Royalty & Producers Association are on the ground now,
and completion is expected at any moment. A small fish
ing job delayed metters for a day or two. Th's is con
sidered a sure produ"er, as it is only a few hundred feet
from the Mosher eusher. The well is located on school
land, section 16-39-78. and is therefore not subject to with
drawal. The Royalty & Producers Corporation also has
an interest 'n a well drilling just to the south of section 21.
The Beaton Oil Co. will test out the northeast end
of the Tisdale structure, which lies about six miles west
of the Salt Creek field, and was originally known as the
West. Salt Creek f'eld. though that name has lately come
to he anplled to the region just west of the escarpment
of the Salt Creek field proper. A well was drilled by the
Shi'eh Oil Co. on the T,"'1'>1e rtomi. o*rncV wn*<"\
 THE OIL AND
and were never completed. The Beaton well, when drilled
whl be the first on that part of the structure, and will be
watched with Interest.
The Fargo Oil Co. brought in another gasser last week
in the Poison Spider field. The new well is located
on section 3 and extends the proven area somewhat to
the north. This is Fargo No. 11. Fargo No. 10, which is
drilling on the west side of the structure, is down about
1,700 feet. The hole caved badly, and drilling was sus
pended to set casing.
Shoshoni, in Fremont county, is the center of an active
drilling campaign. Work is going on on all sides of the
town, within a radius of fifteen miles. North of Shoshoni,
on the McComb dome, the Northern Wyoming Oil Co.
has reached 2,200 feet, after drilling for four months.
A few miles to the southwest of this well, the Indiana Oil
& Gas Co. is drilling after striking a good showing. The
Curtis Oil Co. has erected a rig on Tough Creek, eight
miles north of Shoshoni, and has made good progress
since spudding in. The Five Mile Oil Co. is drilling
twelve miles west of Shoshoni.
In the Lower Muskrat field, south of the town about
seven miles, the Minnesota Western Oil Co. is down about
1,000 feet. Six miles east of Shoshoni, on Badwater
River, the Howe Oil & Gas Co. has erected a rig and
will spud in this week.
The Ohio Oil Co. has erected a complete camp on
Horseshoe Creek, in the Upper Muskrat district, and has
one rig up and the drill going. The Ohio will test out
the region thoroughly. That the company's geologist
th'nks well of the structure is proven by the large ex
penditure and the completeness of the camp and equip
ment.
The Green Consolidated Oil Co., according to reports
from the officials, has contracted for three Standard rigs
to be erected on the Ritterbush property north of Riverton,
on the river. This property has been under lease for
several years, but has never been tested out.
May Install Wells Process Refinery.
In a statement prepared and issued by the directors
of the Wind River Co., which operates in the Lander field
and also owns the Wind River Refinery at Lander, the pro
duction of the Lander field is given at 400 barrels a day.
This shows a falling off from previous figures, which the
directors say is due to the difficulty in obtaining efficient
labor to keep the wells clean and in proper shape. The
statement also says that this condition has been remedied.
The Wells Oil Refining Co. of Columbus, Ohio, is negoti
ating with the offic'als of the Lander plant with a view
to installing a special system for treating the lubricants
contained in the crude petroleum. The Lander crude
is rich in lubricants, and the Wells process, it is claimed,
would utilize these in .such a manner that the net profit
on the oil would be more than $3 per barrel.
The Ohio Oil Co. has 3 wells in the Rock Creek field
nearing completion, and the Producers & Refiners two.
These wells are in proven territory, and are expected to
increase the number of producing wells from five to
ten. The Hutton Lake Co. still has several hundred feet
to go before striking the sand. The Inland Oil & Refining
has three wells driiling in the Rock Creek field. No
report has been received lately from the Glenrock Oil Co.
Anderson Drilling and
Development Co.
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well on section 28-21-76; this well was reported in, a dry
hole, two months ago, but a later report gave it as shut
down at 1.680 feet, to resume drilling later. Nothing has
been heard from it since.
Several rigs have been moved from the Lance Creek
field to th8 Rock River fie'.d, and it is thought that the
latter will profit by the former's failure to come up to
expectations. Little work is done in the Rock River
district in winter, but a great deal will be accomplished
before bad weather comes.
Medicine Bow will experience a real boom if the
well being drilled on the outskirts of the town proves a
producer. It is located within a mile of the main street,
Just south of the railroad. It is now down 1,900 feet, and
the sand Is expected at 2,200.
Southwest of Medicine Bow the Midwest has a rig
going up on section 12 22-79. This is not far from the
Cosden Co. gasser brought in last fall. The Cosden Co.
well was located on the apex of the structure, while the
Midwest well lies farther down, and is expected to be an
oil producer.
T. W. Davidson of San Francisco, representing Denver
parties, has leased a tract 12 miles north of Medicine
Bow in township 24, range 78. It Is supposed that the
tract will be developed this fall.
H. C. Heyneman is drilling on the Little Basin dome,
north of Medicine Bow, and east of the Lost Soldier field.
The well is located on section 6-25-79, and is expected to
strike the same formations and get the sand at the same
depth as the Lost Soldier wells. The well has shown
both oil and gas, but is still a good distance above the
sand.
The United Western Consolidated Oil Co., drilling on
Foote Creek, lost the bit in the hole at 1,300 feet and was
held up for some time. The well is drilling again this
week.
The United States Oil Co., drilling in the Lost Soldier
f'eld, lost its rig by fire last week. The boiler was moved
back when the bit neared the sand, but not far enough,
as the gas from the well ignited and destroyed the rig.
The well would have been completed in a day or two if
the accident had not happened. The new rig is under way,
and the well will be drilled in shortly.
After nearly a year's shutdown, the Midland Oil &
Drilling Co. has resumed work on its well in the Lost
Soldier field. The Midland was a pioneer operator in the
field, and drilled a well to 1,100 feet last fall. The work
was not taken up again this spring, and the hole was
considered abandoned and the company extinct, until this
week, when the hole was opened, cleaned out, and drill
ing begun again.
The Gate City Oil Co. is drilling again on its well in
the Lost Soldier field, which was drilled to 1,400 feet last
year and shut down. Over fifty feet of additional hole
has been made the past week.
The Producers & Refiners shot its Ferris field well
last week. The shot was not a large one, and seemed
to have no apparent effect on the flow of oil. No f'gures
have been given out on the production, but a test will be
made Bhortly.
The Emery Syndicate has completed its second rig
on the Ferris dome near O'Brien Springs. The first rig
was completed two weeks ago, and drilling will com
mence in a few days. The Ferris Dome is developing
into one of the most active in the state. The New York
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30 THE OIL AND
OH Co., which has a lease on the Domino Oil Co. holdings,
has three standard rigs up on sections 5 and 11, and will
spud in on all three soon. The New York has one well
on the tract drilling at 1,700 leet. The Domino Co. will
have a 50 per cent interest In the production of the first
two wells drilled on the lease by the New York.
The Kasoming Oil Co. is erecting r:g No. 2 on the
Sherrod Dome, in the Separation flats district. The new
location is a short distance west of the first.
The American Workers Oil Field Association, which
is drilling on the Lost Creek anticline, reports a showing
of oil at 700 feet. This is believed to be shallow territory,
and it Is hoped that the sand will be struck within the
next few hundred feet.
New structures are being mapped, and slated for
development, in the Lost Soldier district. A man named
Trumbull with some associates, has taken up land at
Pick Springs, near Saratoga, and will drill in the near
future. Millers Hill is also to be tested out. There is
une well under way, and drilling preparations are being
made by a California firm. The Anna Bell Wyom'ng Oil
Co. is drilling at Pickett Lake and the Associated Oil Co.,
a San Francsco corporation, is moving a complete camp
onto the Horse Track Dome, north of Pickett Lake. This
structure lies in township 27, range 97, and covers about
five sections, most of which are held by the Associated
Oil Co. The company is putting in an outfit which is
unusual for a "wild cat" venture, one report having it that
forty houses are being erected. Whether this report is
accurate or not, the Associated company seems to have
unlimited faith in its new project.
A new firm in the Lincoln county fields is the Stan
dard Petroleum Co. of Nevada. The Standard Petroleum
has leased four separate quarter sections of land in the
Waterfall district from the Lincoln-Idaho Oil Co., the con
tract calling for a well to be commenced within 90 days
from the signing of the document, and to be drilled not
less than 2,000 feet. A location has been made on sec
tion 22, and work will begin as soon as the material
is on the ground.
Delaware Corporation to Develop Wyoming Fields.
A number of Glenrock business men have organized
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than the man who rushes in blindly.
There are certain fields and parts of fields
and certain methods of development organization
that offer REAL INVESTMENT values, and others
that are wild gambles.
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the Wyoming Consolidated Petroleum Corporation, under
the laws of Delaware. Two hundred thousand dollars*
worth of stock has been underwritten by a Philadelphia
banking firm, and no stock will be offered for public sale.
The Company has holdings in the Big Muddy, the Lance
Creek field, the Rock River field and the Denver dome
south of Salt Creek. The company proposes to drill a well
in each of the three first named fields, beginning within
i0 days.
Other new incorporations include the Nebraska-
Wyoming Oil Co., which was capitalized at $100,000 and
will have an office in Rawlins.
The Petroleum Holdings Corporation is capitalized
at $140,000. The main office will be at Lusk.
Over the Line in Colorado
The Roxana Petroleum Co. struck water at 1,300 feet
In its well on the Wellington structure, thirty miles south
of Cheyenne. The Roxana has surrendered its leases, and
is pulling casing and moving out the tools. The Welling
ton structure is a large one, and perfectly formed, but it
seems capable of producing nothing but water. Several
years ago, a company put down two or three holes west
of Fort Collins, and struck artesian water; another hole
drilled on the outskirts of Loveland recently was aban
doned for the same reason. The Roxana's well is the
second abandoned by that company, the first being drilled
east of Berthold. The Cactus Petroleum also found water
near Wellington and moved out.
G. D. Wier of Colorado Springs, with three associates,
have leased 10,000 acres of state land near Fountain,
Colo., south of Colorado Springs, and are having a rig
shipped from Kansas to the new field. A ten-cent annual
rent per acre will be paid for the land, and a one-eighth
royalty in case oil is discovered. The tract lies in the
vicinity of the Columbine well, the most promising in the
state.
Omaha Pipe Line Rumor Again
During the last week, the Wyoming Omaha pipe line
project rumor has been resurrected. The Omaha Refin
ing Co., which is erecting a 3,000 barrel plant in South
Omaha, is reported to have completed the plans' for a line
to carry oil from the Lance Creek field to Omaha. The
Omaha Refining Co. grew out of the Southwestern Re
fining Co., which undertook to operate the Uncle Sam
refinery at Kansas City, but gave it up on account of its
inability to obtain the crude. The new plant is a substan
tial one, and tankage has been erected to handle 12,000
barrels of oil. While the rumor is discounted by most of
the oil men, it has persisted for some time, and events
should soon prove whether or not it is well founded.
PUBLICATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER.
Washington, Sept. 13.Following is a list of new
publications announced by Director Van H. Manning, of
the Bureau of Mines:
Bulletins.
Bulletin 168. Recovery of zinc from low-grade and
complex ores, by D. A. Lyon and O. C. Ralston. 1919.
145 pp., 23 figs.
Bulletin 178-B. War minerals nitrogen fixation, and
production of sodium cvanide. bv Van. H. Manning. 1919.
61 pp.
- Bulletin 178 C. Petroleum investigations and produc
tion of helium, by Van. H. Maning. 1919. 87 pp.
Bulletin 178-D. Explosives and miscellaneous investi
gations, by Van. H. Manning. 1919. 23 pp.
Technical Papers.
Technical Paper 220. Burning steam sizes of anthra
cite with or without admixture of soft coal, by U. S. Fuel
Administration. 1919. 8 pp.
Technical Paper 222. Method of administering leases
of iron-ore deposits belonging to the State of Minnesota,
by J. R. Finlay. 1919. 40 pp., 1 fig.
: Technical Paper 225. The vapor pressure of lead
NOT. . : Only a limited supply of these publications is
co-operate in insuring an equitable distribution by selecting
publications that are of especial interest. Requests for all
by number and title. Applications should be addressed to
the Director of the Bureau of Mines, Washington, D. C.
 THE OIL AND
Continental Oil & Refining
Development
CONTINENTAL-BOREALIS OPERATIONS.
Kansas News.
The president of the Borealis Oil and Gas Co. reports
the purchase of a 40-acre lease In Butler county, Kansas.
A deep sand well will immediately be drilled on this acre
age.
The final details on the 1,475 acres in Chautauqua
county, Kansas, acquired from the White Eagle Oil &
Refining Co., have been closed and the lease acquired by
the Borealis Oil & Gas Co. The drilling of a well on this
acreage has already commenced.
The above two drilling wells when brought In will
prove up exceptional valuable acreage. However, it should
be noted that producing wells are in the immediate vicin
ity of the locations above mentioned.
Mr. Wilson, superintendent of the Stone lease located
In Butler county, owned by the Continental Oil & Refining
Co., reports that the company's ten producing wells on
this property are maintaining a steady, average produc
tion.
With the coming in of substantial wells in many new
districts in Kansas it is predicted that at least six of the
fourteen wells to be drilled by the Borealis Oil & Gas Co.
will be drilled in Kansas.
CONTINENTALrBOREALIS OPERATIONS.
Texas News.
News of the cleaning out of the Borealis well No. 1
in the northwest extension, Burkburnett Block 88, was
received by the company the latter part of last week.
Later advices indicated additional trouble with the tool
being stuck. The latest advices on this well are not avail
able. However, it is the consensus of opinion that when
brought in, this well should be a 2,500<barrel well.
The company wants to call the particular attention to
those interested in the company's development that two
or three property acquisitions of unusually substantial
character are now in process of negotiation. Interests
representing the financial agents of the company are now
enroute to Texas to confer on these matters.
The Continental Oil and Refining Co. should have inter
ests or individual drilling operations of at least fifteen
wells within the next thirty to sixty days.
Louisiana.
A representative of the Continental Oil & Refining Co.
is dow enroute to Homer, Louisiana, to inspect conditions
there, and the advisability of drilling on the company's
Clairborne Parish acreage. The bringing in of a large
well estimated at over 5,000 barrels daily in Clairborne
Parish by the Standard Oil Co. is attracting the larger
operating oil companies to this section.
General News.
The regular monthly dividend of 1% per cent on all
outstanding stock of the Continental Oil & Refining Co.
was paid on the 15th of September.
Mr. Wm. J. Boese, president o fthe Continental Oil &
refining Co., is planning a trip of inspection to the Stone
lease properties at Butler county, Texas.
It is reported that within the next thirty days two new
directors will be added by the Continental company. The
addition of these men will mean the strengthening of the
executive body of the company, since they are business
men unusually strong financially and have been and are
now at the head of large enterprises in New York City.
There has been some talk by the directors of the
Continental Oil & Refining Co. of the possible liquidation
of the mortgage on the Stone lease.Adv.
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Company
News.
IN THE GARBER OIL DISTRICT.
Garber, Okla., Sept. 15.There are men here who are
really glad to see R. A. Purlow, a big drilling contractor
and operator, move his last string of tools to Texas. They
consider him a hoodoo. They point out that he drilled
eight dry holes around Burkburnett and the Waggoner
extension a few years ago and that some of these wells
are now less than a half mile of big production; and,
that he has drilled more dry holes in this county than
any other operator. As a contractor he is very success
ful and brought in for H. H. Champlin the second well
in the Garber field, in December, 1916. As an operator
his luck runs in streaks but has a lucky streak now and
valuable holdings In the Ranger district. Other tools come
into this district as fast as he ships out.
B. A. Garber and family have returned from the Pa
cific Coast where they spent the summer. Garber is the
man responsible for the opening of the Garber oil fields.
He secured the services of a geologist who located the
structures which he and his associates leased up . on
a drilling contract. They sold their interests after the
field was partly developed to the Sinclair companies, the
consideration running into the millions.
Ward C. Beachel and wife passed through here last
week and visited a few days with friends. He has been
in Wisconsin spending the summer, and was on his way
back to Texas where he has holdings and is active in
the oil excitement. Beachel is an old-time oilman, com
ing up from the derrick floor, and has friends wherever
the walking beams squeak.
Kay Peters Is back from Texas and is as cheerful and
optimistic as ever. He says that there remains only one
thing for all his prophecies here to come true and that
is the development of a big pay sand below 3,000 feet.
Kay gained a little notoriety by wearing out a type
writer boosting the Garber field and his town when oil
was first discovered. He supplied the oil papers and
journals with news that he personally gathered by driv
ing the wells and the field. For nearly nine months he
has been in Texas for an oil company. He says that
he is unsettled as to the future.
SHAFFER OIL AND REFINING CO.
The Shaffer Oil and Refining Co. has added large
leaseholds to its present acreage in Oklahoma, Texas and
Louisiana. An extensive drilling campaign has been au
thorized by the company in addition to that which has
produced successful results this summer, which will in
crease the capacity of its refinery at Cushing, Okla., by
33 per cent, according to a statement made today by
H. M. Byllesby, chairman of the board. Mr. Byllesby,
with C. B. Shaffer, president, and other officers, have
just made a two-weeks' trip over the company's territories
in Oklahoma, Kansas and through Texas into the extreme
southwestern parts of the state.
The statement by Mr. Byllesby Is the first informa
tion concerning the company's territory in Louisiana. A
few weeks ago a tract in the midst of proved territory was
acquired, and now 8,000 acres have been added. The
Shaffer company is constructing a pipeline northeast from
Burkburnett to a terminus not yet specified.
WILCOX OPERATIONS IN TEXAS.
H. F. Wilcox is now drilling at 300 feet on his No. 1
test, Robinson Farm, near Bomarton, Baylor County,
Texas.
His two tests in Fisher County, Barron and Hodge
Farms, southwest and northeast of Rotan respectively, are
now drilling at 385 feet.
32 THE OIL AND
POSSIBLE OIL AND GAS TERRITORY IN SOCORRO
COUNTY.
Alamosa Creek valley, which Is about 50 miles north
west of Magdalena, In northern Socorro county, N. Mex.,
includes several areas in which it is worth while to drill
for oil and gas, according to a report Just submitted by
Dean E. Winchester for publication by the United States
Geological Survey, Department of the Interior. Mr. Win
chester describes anticlines in which the sandstones of
the Miguel formation (Mancos shale) and the Dakota
sandstone can be penetrated at depths not exceeding
2,500 feet, considers the possibility of finding oil and
gas in the region, and after making a study of the physical
and chemical characteristics of the rocks, including the
carbonaceous beds, concludes that the chances of getting
oil are good and that if oil Is found it will be of high
grade and will probably be accompanied by gas. The
rock beds in the region have been folded into well defined
anticlines and synclines, end in some places have been
faulted, but the oil, if it ever existed in the formations,
has probably not escaped. One of the most favorable
places for testing the region for oil and gas is along the
Cow Springs anticline, in section 19 or 30, township 4 N.,
range 9 W., where fuel for the bo:lers of the drilling ma
chines can be mined within sight of the rig. The chances
of getting oil or gas in the formations below the Dakota
sandstone are not considered good, but these sands can
be tested by a well drilled to a depth of 3,000 feet in sec
tion 2, township 3 N range 8 W., on the west side of the
Red Lake anticline and fauit.
The Sapulpa Refining Company is constructing a new
pipeline from its plant in Sapulpa, Okla., to the new Beggs
field in that state. The new line will have a carrying
capacity of 10.000 barrels of oil a day and will be about
twenty miles long.
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MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING OIL SHALE AT
DILLON, MONTANA.
One of the few places where a plant has already been
installed for the distillation of oil from shale is near Dil
lon, Mont. The shale at the site selected for the opera
tions is a part of the Phosphoria formation, which con
tains the beds of rock phosphate that are mined at several
places near Bear Lake, in southeastern Idaho, for the
manufacture of fertilizer. Phosphate beds are also asso
ciated with this shale in the vicinity of Dillon, and al
though they are neither so thick nor so rich as the beds
in southeastern Idaho they have some prospective value.
Soon after it became known that there was shale In the
D.'llon region from which oil could be distilled certain
promoters began to organize companies to drill for oil
in that region, and the search has been carried on per
sistently in spite of the fact that the geologic conditions
there are almost wholly unfavorable to the occurrence of
oil.
The character of these oil shale beds was first brought
to the attention of the public in a report by C. F. Bowen,
published in 1918 as Bulletin 661 of the United States
Geological Survey, Department of the Interior. A more
detailed examination of these phosphatic shales and of
beds of other formations that may contain oil shale was
made late in 1918 by D. Dale Condit, whose report has
just been published by the Survey as Bulletin 711-B.
which is entitled "Oil shale in western Montana, south
eastern Idaho, and adjacent parts of Wyoming and Utah."
Copies of this report may be obtained on application to
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34 THE OIL AND
Winchester, Sept. 15.Operators in the Kentucky
fields are again complaining of the drouth, and many
rigs are being held up waiting for water to continue
operations.
Most oil men are on the watch for new production
and the news of a well in wildcat territory brings instant
response in interest and mad rush for leases. Everyone
is in a state of expectancy as to where it will break out next
and there is little doubt among even the less sanguine
that it will break out.
Stock markets are becoming more active and there is
more trading than for some time. Prices of stock have not
recovered and it is very doubtful if many do. The values
were fictitious and the slump is the result of overestimat
ing wells and property. The real value came to light
when the head was pumped off the field and all the oil
run daily.
Pipe Line Runs.
The runs from the various Kentucky fields for the
week ending Sept. 6, as furnished by the Cumberland
Pipe Line Co., totaled 101,648.91 barrels.
Oil Litigation.
The Kenton Circuit Court has appointed a receiver
to take over the property of the defendant in the case
of the Mason & Dixon Oil Co. versus the Syndicate Oil Co.
This suit refers to an alleged contract between the
two parties mentioned, by which the defendant was to
drill certain wells on Block 3, Comet lots, Estill county.
The petition states the defendant company was to furnish
the equipment for drilling, the plaintiff to receive one*
half the oil produced. If, however, the wells failed to
make 15 barrels a day on a 7-day test, the defendant
was to pay the plaintiff one-half of the drilling expense.
It is maintained by the petition that the wells failed
to produce as specified and asks a judgment of $5,065.88,
as money expended.
The Bankers Oil Co. has filed suit in the Estill Cir
cuit Court against the Bourbon Oil & Development Co.
for $1,439.05, alleged amount due for fuel and oil furnished
defendant when laying a water line on its properties on
Ross Creek. Notice has been served the Cumberland
Pipe Line Co. to hold property of the defendants in their
hands.
Buy Lease.
Among deals recorded in the eastern Kentucky fields
is the purchase by the Superior Oil Co. of the S. H. Rogers
tract from the La Salle Oil Co. This lease adjoins property
now being operated by the Superior, and contains a
total of 101 acres, with 7 producing wells and a production
estimated around 30 barrels a day. It is located 3 miles
from Furnace, in Estill county. This is said to have been
one of the best buys reported for some time in the Ken
tucky fields, the purchasing parties paying $19,000 for the
property, which is considerably less than $1,000 a barrel.
The oil is connected and the lease thoroughly equipped.
Lee County Operations.
Development work in Lee county is progressing at the
usual rate, several wells being reported in. The Great
Northern Refining Co. ran during the month of August
a total of 97,473 barrels from these fields.
This company has about finished its 3-inch line run
ning from Bald Rock to Pryse, which will supply oil to
the Oleum Refining Co. This is expected to be done by
October 1. Work is getting along nicely on the two-inch
line to Gretno, also, where the oil will be delivered to the
company's loading rack at that point near Airedale.
News from the Airedale section is to the effect that
the Bachelors Oil Co. has two nice wells on the Sallie
Davie. Neither numbers nor production have been given
on these.
On the Green Adams the Irvine Development Co. has a
nice well at No. 6, while No. 7 is expected early this week.
In the Big Sinking section the Cumberland Petroleum
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Co., No. 13 Brack Combs, is reported good for 25 barrels,
as is the Pyramid Oil Co. No. 12 Callie Brandenburg.
On the Laura Lane farm on Hell Creek, the Cornwall
Development Co. is now down around 400 feet at No. 3.
The Oliver Oil Co.'s No. 2 is drilling.
On the Jefferson farm, the Old Dominion Oil Co. has
a gas well at No. 14 and is drilling deeper to test It for
oil. This is showing for about 3,000 cubic feet of gas a
day.
On the Rena Butcher farm, the Local Oil & Gas Co.
and the McCombs Producing & Refining Co. No. 29, is
reported and said to be a 25-barrel well. The Stanton
Oil Co., operating on the Mason farm, is said to have a
good well at No. 10. On the Jefferson tract, the Old Domin
ion Oil Co. No. 13 is said to be completed but the pro
duction estimate has not been given.
The Cumberland Petroleum Co., No. 16 Nannie S.
.sparks. Is estimated as a 30 barrel well. The same com
pany is drilling Nos. 13 and 14 Mary E. Combs.
On the Flahaven, the Koma Oil Co. No. 12 is reported
as a 25-barrel well.
The Twin Cities Oil & Gas Co. No. 5 on the Jack
Spicer, Is expected in this week and No. 6 is now
rigging.
On the Hampton 40-acre tract, the Peerless Oil Co.
should complete No. 5 shortly.
In the Radical section, the Associated Producers Co.
No. 26 on the J. J. Wells is completed and said to be
good for 25 barrels.
The Russel Oil Co. No. 44, Hall & Burke, is reported
as a 30-barrel well, while the Swiss Oil Corporation No.
15, George Booth, is estimated at 50 barrels. The Russel
Oil Co. has also completed No. 56 Hall & Burke, credited
with 30 barrels. The Monarch Vacuum Petroleum No. 12,
on part of the same property is rated at 25 barrels.
On the J. D. Smyth, the Ohio Fuel OR Co. No. 30, is
reported as a 35-barrel producer.
The Laurel Oil & Gas Co. has spudded in at No. 3.
on the 75-acre Pendergrass. The same company is drill
ing No. 1 on Cold Bank Hollow. On the Sarah Weiands
tract, the Great Lakes Petroleum Co. is expecting No. 5
in the first of the week. The W. P. Williams Oil Corpora
tion and Big Sinking Petroleum Co. have in No. 29 on the
75-acre Pendergrass which is looking good for 25 barrels.
On the E. S. Moore farm, C. F. Dickson et al. are now
drilling No. 9. The Seaboard Oil Co. which suspended
operations for a short time on this farm has moved a
rig on to drill No. 9.
Line in Operation.
The Eastern Gulf Oil Co. has its 20-car loading rack
at Fincastle in operation and has been running oil through
its newly laid line since Sept. 1. This is a four-inch line
The company has completed drilling operations in Lee
county, having drilled up four tracts, the Henderson Angel
Eapb Angel, Henry Gross, Rader Gross. The last well
to come in was No. 11, Raider Gross, estimated at 50
barrels. This made a total of 57 for this company to
the Big Sinking pool. They are now cleaning out the
35 or 40 wells on Caves Fork and getting them in good
shape.
On the Pendergrass, Stuart St. Clair has spudded to
at No. 3 location. Mohney Bros., Brown and others are
due with No. 3 William Shoemaker, and are rigging at
No. 4. After having a fishing Job at No. 5 Bowman, the
Erie Oil Co. is now going ahead. On the 40-acre Hampton
tract the Peerless Oil Co. is due in. The Associated Pro
ducers have moved to No. 27 J. J. Wells.
The Southwestern Petroleum Co. has completed two
new wells on the north end of the Eureka, Nos. 46 and
56, credited with 30 barrels each.
Among other wells to be drilled in is the Madison
Oil & Gas Co.'s No. 6 on the Parke Vanderpool 49-acre
tract, which is said to be showing for 25 barrels. The
Woodford Oil Co. has in Nos. 16 and 17 Crain, which
are reported at 30 and 35, barrels, respectively. The
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largest well reported for last week to the present time,
is No.. 63 Pendergrass, belonging to the Bald Rock Oil
Co., which is showing for a 100-barrel pumper. On the
same farm, these parties have also No. 64 completed
which looks like a 50-barrel well.
On the Plahaven tract, the Ohio Oil Co. is now drilling
Nos. 47, 48, 53, 56, 57 and 58, several of which should be
completed very soon.
The Bald Rock Oil Co. has in Nos. 65 and 66 Pender
grass, said to be 20-barrel producers. On the Flahaven
the Ohio Oil Co.'s Nos. 49 and 51 are estimated at 50 barrels
each. This company expects No. 48 Flahaven in soon
and Nos. 58 and 59 have spudded.
On the Simpson Crabtree lease, the Quaker Oil Co.
is due in the end of the week with No. 11. In the western
section of Lee county, the Young Gasoline and Refining
Co. is sinking Nos. 2 and 3 Roberts, offsetting No. 1.
In the Airedale section, the Flesher Petroleum Co.
is still fishing at No. 2 on the Buck Fox, being down
around 1,900 feet. This will be a deep test. This company
has brought in two on the Eureka, which together are
said to have pumped 35 barrels an hour.
It is reported that the Great Northern Refining Co.
has sold its 2-inch line running from the Sallie Davis
down Hell Creek to Airedale to the Warren Oil Co. of
Philadelphia. The deal is said to have Included the
loading rack near Airedale. It is understood the purchas
ing parties are contemplating putting a 3-inch line in.
On the two Eureka tracts owned by the Frye Sweet-
ser Co., two wells are being drilled. No. 7 on tract 26
has been held up fishing, while No. 2 on tract 28 is now
going down.
On Hell Creek, several new wells are reported to be
completed.
The Eastern Oil Co. has in No. 8 on the Dan Fraley
farm, which is credited with being good for 8 barrels.
On the Ike Wiler tract at Fincastle, the Flesher Petro
leum Co. has brought in a well at its initial test which is
showing up 10 barrels.
The Carter Oil Co., drilling a second well on the
Miller, is reported down 200 feet deep.
In the western section of Lee county near Sturgeon
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Creek and east of Ross Creek, a number of machines
are reported to be held up waiting water. On the Goocey
tract, Williams and O'Rear have started their initial well
and the same parties are moving to No. 1 on the Raider
heirs, to be drilled in conjunction with Senator Hopkins.
Interest in New Well.
Much interest is being shown in the well on Litterals
Fork in Magoffin county field, about 100 yards from
where this stream runs into Mine Fork. This well has
been in some months, but was not shot until last Thurs
day, when it began to flow immediately and flowed
35 barrels. It then stopped until the next day, when it
sharted up again and flowed 75 barrels in IS hours. This
well is the property of the Bed Rock Oil & Gas Co., and
is located on the Conley farm. The nearest pipe line
connection is at Leander in Johnson, where the Cum
berland is located.
Old Mineral Lease* Revived.
An important claim which has just come to light,
is that of the Sewell heirs, based on certain leases taken
with a keen knowledge of geology by one John W. Sewell
in 1864, only a few years after the value of oil as a light
ing commodity was discovered. In testing out the validity
of these claims in the Kentucky courts, it was ruled that
where a simple lease was taken it was no longer valid.
Where, however, there was specifically conveyed in the
claim and enumerated oil and gas, these claims were held
valid.
On the property lying on the structure above mentioned
in Magoffin county, it is understood that there is no
c'.aim made by the Sewell heirs. In fact, that no contro
versy over titles has come to light.
Estill County.
The Torrent Oil Producing Co. No. 7 on the Profitt
heirs, is drilling around 500 feet, and No. 8 at 250 feet.
The last well in here. No. 6, was reported at 15 barrels,
and is said to have been an unusually good pumper. No.
8 on the Wm. Cox farm, belonging to Bamberger Bros.,
came in dry. The Ohio Oil Co. No. 2 J. P. Helpenstine,
was drilling around 600 feet at the last report, while
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the Irvine Field Development Co. No. 7 D. N. Witt, was
said to be down 300 feet.
The Midland Oil Corporation No. 20 Lillie Belle Wat-
Bon, came in recently and wiil make 15 barrels, it is
believed.
No. 19 F. B. Russel, belonging to F. B. & H. S. Rus-
sel, iscredlted with 5 barrels, as is the Hawkins, Bailey and
others No. 3 on the Tipton.
In Estill county, the Middletown Oil & Gas Co. got a
dry hole at No. 3, on the Joel Frazier farm recently
purchased.
Wolfe County.
The Security Producing & Refining Co. is due this
week with its initial well on the Bush heirs. On the Wil
liams tract the Southern Oil Co. of Lee county, has in
No. 7, reported at 25 barrels. D. N. Baker No. 1 Bailey,
is said to be a nice well.
Powell County.
In Powell county, on the Profitt farm, the Taylor-South-
Hay Oil Company No. 12, is in and estimated at 10 barrels.
On the Floyd Helton, the Cumberland Petroleum Company
No. 9 is dry.
Greene County.
In Green county, the Atlantic Oil Producing Co.'s test
on the Risen, was drilled 556 feet and came in dry.
Patterson and Frickerson of Pittsburg, have made a loca
tion one-half mile west of Summerville and 1 mile from
the dry hole drilled by the Atlantic and will sink a test.
The Cooley Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Nagel, is dawn 200 feet.
Wayne County.
In Wayne county, Daugherty and others have spudded
in on the Ross tract 300 feet northwest of No. 1 Joe Ragan,
near Susie. In the same vicinity, the Texas Co. spudded
in Saturday at No. 1 Mae Span Upchurch. Prior to start
ing the well they had considerable trouble with their water
line. They laid it to a small stream nearby, fed by springs,
and hogs rooting, turned the course of the current, so it
was necessary to change the pipe.
The Daniel Boone Oil Co., which drilled into salt
water on the Dicey Cooper, will go down to the Sunny-
brooke sand, according to report.
The Wood Oil Co. is said to have struck a 1-barrel
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producer in the Sunnybrooke sand on the Joe Marsh
near Susie. They put it to pumping and have moved
to No. 2. Near Susie, Shearer Bros, have gotten a good
show of oil one screw in, but the size of this well is not
yet known.
Adair County.
In Adair county, Lucien Beckner, geologist, has just
made locations for the Southern Oil & Refining Co. of
Denver, Colo., to drill 4 wells in the Harrods Creek:
section in the southern part of the county. Their first
well, in some time ago, was found in the Irvine sand and
is a right colored, red oil. A rig will be moved and this
put to pumping at once.
Western Kentucky.
Operations in the western and southern end of the
state seem to be progressing as usual, with a number of
wells drilling and completions expected in the next few
days.
At Scottsville, in Allen county, the Indiana Refining
Co., which suffered the loss of a 10,000 barrel tank by
fire following a bolt of lightning, has put up temporary
tankage to take care of the oil. It is expected that company
will have a new tank up shortly. Many operators are
complaining this has held their oil up.
On the Warren McReynolds lease, the Seaboard Oil Co.
is installing big power, such as was recently put In by
this company on the Hooten. This company should have
No. 17 McReynolds in the first of the week, and No. 25
Hooten is now due.
On the Jim Jackson, the Producers Oil & Shale Co.
Nos. 3 and 4 are due.
The Great Lakes Petroleum Co. has a 30-barrel well
at No. 15 Martin heirs. This is credited with being one
of the best wells in here. On the same farm, Nos. 16
and 17 are now drilling. On the Angie McReynolds, this
company is now drilling No. 32.
The Associated Oil Co. has drilled in No. 1 John
Hood, in Warren county, which is said to be a 25-barrel
producer. This lease contains 50 acres. On the Motley
tract better known among the oil fraternity as the Phillips,
this company is drilling No. 9.
The Pipe Line Oil Co. has completed No. 3 on the
Osage, Oklahoma, Oil Leases
at Public Audion,
October 6, 1919.
By U. S. Government
About 36,000 acres by quarter sections of
I 60 acres each, all in Osage County, Okla
homa, will be offered at Pawhuska, Okla.,
Oct. 6, 1919, for bonus in addition to stipu
lated royalties; 25% on date of sale, bal
ance in three annual installments with ac
ceptable security. Many tracts are located
near producing wells, practically all con
sidered advantageously located for produc
tion of oil. All these lands are under sepa
rate leases for gas. For blue print map
showing acreage of Osage County leased for
oil and area leased for gas, also indicating
quarter sections producing oil or wells drill
ing, send 25c and write U. S. Superintend
ent, Osage Agency, Pawhuska, Okla., for
full particulars.
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75 acre Cox farm, which is said to be a good well. They

will move to No. 4 location at once.
Other Allen county completions include:
The Monitor Oil Co., on the Pat Edmonds lease In
Allen county, brought in an 80-barrel well last Friday. Drilling Contrads
No. 31 Angie McReynolds farm, 200 barrels.
E. R. Riggs No. 14, Lou Motley farm, 50 barrels.
No. 4 Mamie Johnson farm, 10 barrels. We Specialize in the
Harmon, etc. No. 1, Wood Pruitt farm, 20 barrels. Kansas Oil Fields
Kentucky National No. 1, Jesse Hurt farm, showing.
Witmer & Sinning No. 1, Luck Chandler farm, 20 bar TWO STAR RIGS.
rels.
A. A. Mulkin No. 1, Smith lease, 25 barrels. Production Bought and Sold.
White Plains No. 1, R. S. Mitchell farm, 10 barrels.
No. 1 M. C. Nickels farm, dry. No. 1 J. A. Hendrick farm,
dry. No. 2 Chism lease, 10 barrels. No. 5 Ben Guy farm, The Warr Drilling Company
30 barrels. No. 14 Crow lease farm, dry. No. 13 D. S.
Oliver farm, 15 barrels. No. 18 T. T. Oliver farm, 5 Empress Theatre Building, Paola, Kansas
barrels. No. 16 Wm. Foster farm, 20 barrels. No. 3
A. B. Johns farm, dry.
Duplex Oil Co. No. 1, Hunter farm, 25 barrels.
Great Lakes Pet. Co. No. 31, Angie McReynolds farm,
100 barrels. "The Market Place of the Mid-Continent Field"that's
Seaboard Oil Co. 60 24, Hooten farm, 20 barrels.
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10 barrels.
Seaboard Oil Co. No. 16, Warren McReynolds farm, 10
barrels.
Two miles southwest of Scottsville on the Mulligan
farm, the Paragon Oil Co. has three rigs running, drilling Published
Nos. 6, 7 and 8. No. 5 is just in and estimated as good January, 1919
as any one on the lease.
On the Atkinson farm, the Haverhill Oil & Gas Co. A new third edition
has Us initial test completed, which is said to be showing
for a good producer. revised and
Active Trading Resumed. enlarged
Active trading in oil stocks in Winchester was re
sumed Saturday night, when the Clark County Oil Ex
change held its first open call market. A large crowd
was on hand and 5,800 shares of stock changed hands.
During the week there has been considerable trading.
The Kentucky Oil Exchange has opened a branch office PRACTICALOIL
in the Brown Proctoria Hotel just back of the lobby.
This is in charge of Lewis Hart and is doing a thriving
business, it is reported. GEOLOGY
Personal Notes.
Ralph Groves, of the Frick Lindsay Co., continues to The Application of Geology to Oil
be very ill with typhoid fever at Doylesville, where he went Field Problems
for his vacation and was taken sick. By DORSBY HAGER
Dr. L. C. Young and J. R. Mace are preparing to leave Hetroleum Geologist and Engineer
shortly for Oklahoma and Texas, to look after the Rex
and Pyramid properties. While there they wiil start the The new edition Is considerably en
Initial well on the recently acquired Texas property. larged. There are two new chapters
one on Oil Shales, the other on Geo
Simon Enslow, yard manager for the Illinois National logical Field Methods and Instruments.
Supply Co. has accepted a position in Lawrenceville, 111. Much of the old material has been re
arranged for greater convenience.
His place here will be taken by Burr Lee, who was The book has gained a large follow
formerly with the company but has been overseas for a ing because It presents a clear, concise
year serving with the army. and practical discussion of the occur
W. R. Woods, who has been drilling for the Associ rence of oil and its extraction.
ated Producers Co. on the Jack Wells in Lee county, has It Is a combination of elementary
theory for the practical driller and oll-
moved his drilling machine to Bowling Green to drill weil operator, and elementary praotice
some wells. Mohney Bros, and Brown have taken over for the mining engineer.
the drilling work on this acreage for the Associated. Mr. Hager has had broad experience
Ellis H. Yost, who has been for some weeks in Wash In the American oil fields and lays
ington and the east has returned. He was joined in Win emphasis on American methods. His
chester by his brother. Fielding Yost of Nashville, Thurs book offers a great deal of highly com
pressed Information. It covers the
day. The latter, accompanied by his wife and son, is on work of outlining prospective oil
his way to Ann Arbor, Mich., where he will again coach lands, drilling, and of actual oil-field
tbe Michigan foot ball team. Mr. Yost is interested in development. It offers a valuable col
lection of detailed, practical informa
Elliott county, where a number of wells are now being tion and suggestions.
drilled.
H. C. Jordan, formerly with the Irvine Development Co.
in charge of the Kentucky work, is here from Dallas, 2.V) Pagrs, Pocket SI/.-. Flexible.
Tex., for a few days on legal business. Mr. Jordan is *.",.-.<> Net, Poatpnld.
now connected with the Atlantic Producing Co. and has
an intimate knowledge of the Texas field. He stated that
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the small cost of drilling, and consequential smaller risk,
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Township 7, Range 21, Greer County
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Have more than 50 producing wells.
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MIDWEST REFINING CO. GETS STATE OIL. RECEIVER FOR W. P. MASON INTERESTS.
Wm Successful Bidder for Wyoming ProductionPlans Court Named Fort Worth Attorney to Take Charge of
Extensive Enlargement of Casper and Graybull Big 3 Oil Co., Drilling Concern and Leasing
Refineries. ' Syndicate Organized By Promoter.
Casper, Wyo., Sept. lit.One of the interesting events Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 22B. K. Goree, a Fort
of the last week in oil circles was the awarding to the Worth attorney, was appointed receiver for the W. P.
Midwest Refining Co. of the state oil production. It was Mason interests which include the Mason Big 3 Oil Co.,
decided some time ago that the oil would be sold to the a drilling concern, and a leasing syndicate. The suit
highest bidder, and consequently the state secured good was brought in the Sixty-seventh district court and argued
terms. The bidders included the Ohio Oil Co., the Mutual more than a month ago, decision being reserved by Judge
Oil and Refining Co., the Kinney Oil and Refining Ben M. Terrell at the suggestion of the parties litigant,
Co., T. F. Alge.) bidding for the Sinclair interests, and several small stockholders and Mason's attorneys until an
Arthur K. Lee. supposed to represent the Alliance Refin investigation could be made into the affairs of the syndi
ing Co. at Thermopolis. The Sinclair bid covered only cate by a committee of stockholders. The investigation
Salt Creek oil, while the Arthur K. Lee bid was on Warm was completed last week and Judge Terrell announced his
Springs oil only. appointment of a receiver.
The contract between the state and the Midwest Re W. P. Mason seemingly cut a wide swath in oil cir
fining Co. will call for oil from the Salt Creek field, Lance cles in Fort Worth for a while. He operated an oil ex
Creek, Grass Creek. Warm Springs. Elk Basin, Big Muddy change and also did considerable business in dealing in
and Rock River. The Midwest agreed, in making its bid, leases. He promoted the Mason Big Three Oil Co. and
to pay the posted market price for Sait Creek oil, with a several others, also the Home Oil and Refining Co. which,
minimum of $1.50 guaranteed. Further than that, the was taken over by eastern capitalists and completed. The
Midwest stated that it would spend $2,500,000 on improve collapse ef Mason, who came here originally from Minne.
ments to Its Casper and Graybull refineries, donate out apolis, was not unexpected.
right $300,000 toward the cement highway being con
structed between Casper and Salt Creek, and complete WESTERN REFINERS' MEETING AGAIN POSTPONED.
the refining plant under way at Laramie, for the purpose
of handling the oil from the southern fields. Another fea Absence of Secretary Lehman, Who It Attending Confer
ture of the bid, which commended it to the state officials, ences in the East, Necessitates Deferring Kansas City
was a pledge to refine all the oil in Wyoming. The news
papers of the state have been waging a strenuous cam Meeting Until October 3.
paign against any possible bidders who would be likely to
take the oil out of the state for refining. The general meeting of the members of the Western
The contract hoids good for three years, at the end of Petroleum Refiners' Association, first called for Friday.
which time, the oil will again be sold to the highest September 19, and postponed for one week, will not be
bidder. held until Friday, October 3, when mattere of consequence
will be considered at the Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City.
STOCKHOLDERS FOR THE SINCLAIR MERGER. The second postponement was made necessary because
of the absence of F. W. Lehman, secretary and general
Rumor Says Consolidation May Include Ohio Cities and counsel, who has been called East to attend a hearing in
Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co.'*. New York on Friday before Colonel B. W. Dunn, chief in
spector, Bureau of Explosives, in connection with the
TULSA. OKLA.. Sept. 23.At the special meeting of , Bureau's rulings governing the location of loading racks,
the stockholders of the Sinclair Oil & Refining Corporation, unloading equipment and storage tanks with respect to rail
and Sinclair Gulf Oil Corporation, held in New York Mon road tracks. From New York Mr. Lehman will go to
day, Sept. 22, for the purpose of ratifying the proposed Washington to attend a meeting of the Technical Commit
merger of the two companies with Sinclair Consolidated tee of the Bureau of Standardization, to be held there next
Oil Co., the stockholders of both concerns voted for the Monday for a consideration of changes in specifications for
amalgamation, which is to be made on a share-for-share motor gasoline.
basis. The report from the Sinclair Oil & Refining meet
ing said there were represented, either in person or by CONFERENCE ON STANDARDIZATION MATTER.
proxy, and voted in favor of the resolution, 1,189,347 shares,
or 82 per cent of 1,447.001 outstanding shares. Stock cer
tificates will be exchanged on and after Sept. 24. Chairman Requn Hns Called Meeting of Committee at
There is a rumor in circulation to the affect that the Washington, September 29.
Sinclair Consolidated has in its plans for expansion, the
acquisition of the Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co. Washington, Sept. 20.M. L. Requa, Chairman of the
and the Ohio Cities Gas Co. These two concerns have Committee on Standardization of Specifications for Pe
been progressing in a slow, conservative manner, and are troleum Products, has called a meeting of the Committee
among the strongest, in a financial and general business for September 29th, 10 a. m., to be held in the conference
way, anions; the vast army of independent concerns in the room of the Bureau of Mines. Department of the Interior.
Mid-Continent. They would unquestionably be a valuable Washington, D. C. Representatives will be present from
addition to Sinclair. the Bureau of Mines, Bureau of Standards, War Depart
ment. Navy Department. Shipping Board. Railroad Ad nin-
ALTO "GAS" WANTS IN ON NEW YORK CURB. istration. and the American Petroleum Institute. Repre
sentatives from a number of the leading oil comi-anies
TULSA. OKLA.. Sept. 23.The Alto Gasoline Co., will also attend.
which owns a easingbead gasoline plant near Skiatook, The report of the Bureau of Mines on the revision of
Okla., and claims to have production in Oklahoma and the present specifications for motor gasoline will be con
Texas, has made application to be listed on the New York sidered, and probably some of the lubricating oil specifi
curb. cations will be discussed.
2 THE OIL AND
INTEREST LACKING IN PUMP QUESTIONNAIRE.
Following Federal Trade Commission's Branding of Leasing
Pumps and Tanks As Unfair, Petroleum Institute's Re
quest for Opinions From the Trade Meets
Slight Response.
Secretary R. L. Welch, of the American Petroleum
Institute, has issued the following letter to members, under
date of September 16, in which he calls attention to the
declining interest manifested in the questionnaire submit
ted September 11, previous to the announced conclusion of
the Federal Trade Commission that the loaning or leasing
of pumps and tanks to customers for a nominal sum con
stitutes an "unfair" practice:
"On September 11 I addressed a letter to the Federal
Trade Commission containing the following relative to
the pump and tank problem:
" 'In order, therefore, to clarify the situation, I beg
to ask: Has the Commission reached a final con
clusion that the leasing of pumps and tanks for a
nominal consideration, in connection with the sale of
gasoline or kerosene, is an unfair method of competi
tion, whether practiced by a large company or a small
company, and irrespective of the number of pumps
involved?'
" 'I ask this question in the form indicated, be
cause it is conceivable and arguable that the practice
is an unfair one only in the event that it is indulged
in for the purpose of, and with the effect of or ten
dency toward creating a monopoly. On the other hand,
it is arguable that the practice in and of itself
whether it creates, or has a tendency to create a mo
nopolyis an unfair method of competition.'
"Under date of September 13, I received from the
Federal Trade Commission, over the signature of Hon.
Huston Thompson, one of the commissioners, the follow
ing:
" 'The Commission has reached a final conclusion
that the leasing of pumps and tanks for a nominal
consideration, in connection with the sale of gasoline
and kerosene, in interstate commerce is an unfair
method of competition, whether practiced by a large
company or a small company. The Commission is
proceeding as rapidly as possible with all the cases on
its docket.'
"It will be recalled that at the Washington conference
on June 26, 1919, a resolution was adopted requesting
'that, if proper, conclusive action by the Federal Trade
Commission be deferred until the views of the industry
have been tabulated and presented to the Federal Trade
Commission.
"In pursuance of this thought, and at the time of the
decision against the Indiana Company, a referendum, still
incomplete, was being taken. Answers were coming in
rapidly, but after the decision all interest in the referendum
ceased. It was hoped that despite the decision answers
would come in in sufficient volume to be representative
af the industry as a whole, but such has not been the case,
as only 89 answers have been received ; and it seems ob
vious that it will now be impossible to obtain a sufficiently
full vote to reflect the views of the industry as a whole.
Furthermore. I find a natural reluctance on the part of
companies engaging in the practice complained of to pur
sue the matter through the referendum and through con
ference, in view of the decision.
"The pump question was taken up by the Institute in
the first instance because it seemed clear that only through
co-operative action within the industry itself, rather than
by litigation before the Commission and in the courts, -with
its attendant delays, could the controversy be quickly and
effectively settled. It. seemed quite obvious that members
of the industry would decline to confer and to attend con
ferences on the subject, if there was no possibility of their
views prevailing. It was equally obvious that there could
be no such possibility of their views prevailing in a con
ference of the industry if a final decis'on had been reached
by the Commission, because those persons in the industry
who opposed the practice necessarily would take the po
sition that there was noth'ng left to discuss.
"The Institute will be glad to be of service in the fur
ther consideration of the problem, if there is anything more
we can do. Suggestions, therefore, are sought.
"R. L. WELCH,
"General Secretary and Counsel."
GAS NEWS
"GET TOGETHER" MEETING AT TULSA IS PLANNED.
Greatly Increased Membership in Mid-Continent Oil and
Gas Association Is Urged by Executive Committee
Annual Convention to Be Held
October 21.
Tulsa, Okla.. Sept. 22.At a meeting of the executive
committee of the Mid-Continent Oil <: Gas Association
held here, it was decided that a "Get Together" meeting
of all members of the association should be held, and
the date set for the affair was October 21st, the date of
the annual meeting of members. At this time, the execu
tive committee of the Kansas and Oklahoma division will
be elected, and when business is disposed of, there will
be a big banquet and a program of addresses by men of
national and local fame. A committee on arrangements
were appointed, and is as follows: James A. Veasey, D.
F. Connolly, George E. Black, Harry H. Smith, and P. G.
Walker. An early meeting of this committee will soon
take place, and plans and arrangements will be announced
later. Notices of the proposed meeting are being mailed
members, urging them to be present and to begin making
arrangements early to be on hand. It will be a live affair,
replete with matters of interest, entertainment and "nour
ishment."
The following resolution has been adopted by the
executive committee of the association :
"Whereas, the Mid*Continent Oil & Gas Association
having been reorganized, to cover the entire Mid-Contin
ent field, as now defined in Kansas, Oklahoma. Texas, and
Louisiana, will on October 1, 1919, enter upon its third
year of service to the oil and gas industry, and
"Whereas, in the opinion of officers of the executive
committee the association has been a success, performing
valuable service, both to the industry, and to the public,
with numerous important accomplishments to its credit,
it is therefore
"RESOLVED by the Executive Committee that a gen
eral and cordial invitation be and the same is hereby
extended to all reputable members of the oil and gas in
dustry to join this Association, and thus, while enjoyin?
the benefits thereby acquired, be also in a position tn
lend their strength and influence in further protecting and
advancing the industry, and
"IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED, That all corporations,
partnerships and associations now carrying membership
in this association for their officers and employes be and
they are hereby requested to increase the number of mem
berships so carried to as near the limit of twenty as is
consistent with the strength and ability of such corpora
tions, the object being to place the Mid-Continent Oil &
Gas Association in position to exert a greater influence
in its efforts to secure proper legislation and fair treat
ment of the business.
"Dated this 15th clay of September. 1iU0.
"(Signed) FRANHv HASKELL,
"Harry H. Smith, Secretary. Chairman."
DUBLIN, TEXAS, GETS PULLMAN CO.'S REFINERY.
Desdemona, Texas. Sept. 23.The location of the
Pullman Oil & Refining Co.'s 3000 barrel refinery, which
has been a matter of speculation for the past two or
three weeks, was definitely settled September 10, when
the company entered into a contract with the Chamber of
Commerce of Dublin. Texas, to commence construction
of the refinery at that place within sixty days from date
of contract.
As a part of the consideration of this contract the
Dublin Chamber of Commerce donated to the Pullman
Oil & Refining Co. a 40-acre refinery site in the city of
Dublin and a right-of-way from that point to the Desde
mona oil fields. Upon completion of the projected pipe
line and the railroad now under construction between
Ranger and Dublin it is expected that a number of other
refineries will be located at Dublin.
R. S. HUNTER CHICAGO MANAGER FOR WARREN CO.
The Warren Oil Co. of Pennsylvania, Warren, Pa., an
nounced the appointment of R. S. Hunter as manager of
its Chicago branch, with offices in the Conway Building.
It also announces the appointment of W. A. Carter as sales-
manager, with headquarters at Warren.
 THE OIL AND
THE SHORTAGE OF OIL PIPE.
Unprecedented Demand From Active Fields Apparently
Responsible (or Inability of Manufacturers to
Care for Orders.
Tulsa, Okla.. Sept. 22.Many complaints have been
made by operators as to the shortage of oil pipe, to the
-Mid Continent Oil & Gas Association, and the association
addressed an inquiry to the Federal Trade Commission,
both directly and through Congressman E. B. Howard of
the first district of Oklahoma, as to whether the mills
were running full capacity, and for such other informa
tion on the subject as might be available. The reply of
J. P. Yoder, secretary of the commission, to Mr. Howard
was as follows:
Hon. E. B. Howard,
House of Representatives,
Washington, D. C.
My dear Congressman:
Your letter of the 4th inst. addressed to Mr. Francis
Walker of the Staff of the Commission, enclosing copy of
wire from the Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association re
garding difficulty of getting oil pipe has been received.
The Commission has at hand no first-hand informa
tion on this question, but the statements in the trade jour
nals are to the effect that the oil pipe producers are
working at present to full capacity. A copy of two recent
market reports are enclosed for your information.
The Commission will make some further inquiries into
this matter, and if causes for criticism appear will give
it due attention.
Yours very truly,
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,
J. P. Yoder, Secretary.
The following extract was taken from the Iron Age,
issue of August 21, 1919, page 529:
"IRON AND STEEL PIPE.With most of the mills
pretty well sold up for this year, oil companies are hav
ing extreme difficulty in placing orders for line pipe,
several inquiries for which are in the market. An in
quiry for 100 miles of 8-inch pipe was turned down by
some of the leading producers. It is quite apparent that
higher prices could be obtained if the mills could make
the desired deliveries; in fact, a few orders for January
delivery are reported to have been taken at premium
prices. This, however, is not confirmed, sellers generally
asserting that they have no desire to take on first quar
ter business at present under the uncertain conditions
prevailing."
The following extract appeared in the Iron Age, issue
of September 4, 1919, page 565:
"IRON AND STEEL PIPE.It is stated the recent
inquiry for 100 miles of 8-inch pipe has been divided be
tween a local mill and a Youngstown interest. Mills roll
ing tubular goods, especially line pipe and oil well tubular
products, are practically filled over remainder of this year
and are turning down business every day on which they
cannot make delivery. All the mills entered far more
business in August than their production in that month,
and a leading interest is reported sold up on all the tubu
lar goods it can make over the next six or seven months.
Prices on iron and steel pipe are firm, but there are no
s^igns of a general advance by all the mills in the near
future."
In view of the fact that the mills are running to full
capacity, the shortage evidently is due to an unprecedent
ed demand, and certainly, this looks like the case, because
the number of strings in tools now in operation has never
been equaled, in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Kan
sas, alt of which are experiencing an unusual era of pros
perity and development, have set a pace too fast for the
mills to keep up with.
LIVINGSTON OIL CORPORATION DIVIDEND.
Tulsa. Okla., Sept. 22.The Livingston Oil Corpora
tion has declared its regular quarterly dividend of 3 per
cent, and an extra of 2 per cent, payable October 1st, to
stock of record September 20th. Holders of Livingston
deferred stock, on which dividends have recently been
withheld, will partake in this dividend.
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wken you want it by using a "Quick Action" classified
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SEE BIG FUTURE IN THE FOREIGN BUSINESS.
Constantim Merger Includes Control of Export Oil Co.,
Which Is Planning to Handle a Larger
Volume of Trade.
TULSA, OKLA., Sept. 23.By negotiations recently
completed, the Constantin Refining Co. and Indiahoma
Refining Co. have acquired control of the Export Oil Cor
poration, so this insures the continuance of this medium
through which Mid-Continent refiners have moved large
quantities of refined products for export. The Export Oil
Corporation has built up a large foreign business and
through extensive improvements and additions to the ter
minal plant at Avondale, Port of New Orleans, La., is pre
paring to handle a; larger volume of business. Five 25,000-
barrel steel water top tanks, dwellings for employes, and
an office and laboratory building are now in course of
construction. The corporation is also considering adding
to its facilities and necessary equipment to serve foreign
customers with refined and lubricating oils in barrel and
case lots. Offices are maintained in Suite 712, Chase
National Bank building, 61 Broadway, New York City,
under the management of E. E. Schock, vice-president, and
James H. Brand, also at Suite 1003, First National Bank
building, Tulsa, under the management of Captain E.
Constantin, treasurer, and A. E. Landsittel, secretary, who
has charge of purchases. Foreign offices will for the
present he established in London and Paris, and perhaps
later in the other principal cities of the world. Messrs.
Schock and Constantin will continue active in the com
pany's affairs, and are very optimistic regarding the future
of the export business. The use of pleasure cars is
gradually being resumed in foreign countries, which with
the enormous number of trucks and vans propelled by
gasoline, will rapidly diminish the stocks held for war
purposes, and should make foreign bidding in this market
active not later than the early part of the season. Officials
of the company, state that gosoline shipments from their
terminal for the month of September will aggregate eight
million gallons, the major portion of which has been a
high gravity product. Prior to the world war, large quan
tities of high gravity gasoline moved for export and no
doubt foreign buyers will again favor this grade in pref
erence to the lower gravity product they were compelled
by circumstances, to use during the war.
WORK ON HAMON-KELL ROAD PROGRESSING.
And "Jakehamon," a New Town On the Road to Desdemona
Will Have No Tough District, Says
Jake Hamon.
Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 22.Despite the fact that a
steel strike is threatened, Jake Hamon and Frank Kell
are going ahead with the work of building a railroad to
connect the Desdemona and Stephens county oil fields
with the outside world.
Hamon and Kell have completed arrangements for
the opening of the new town of Jakehamon, and have
secured a detail of Texas rangers to keep all undesirables
out. "There will be no redlight district in Jakehamon,"
announced Mr. Hamon. "Neither will there be any gam
bling," he continued. "We propose to open a clean town
even though it is in the heart of the oil district of West
Texas."
HARBOR ISLAND NO PLACE FOR TANK FARMS.
Big Gulf Storm Demonstrated Desirability of Safer Location
for Storage of Mexican Oil.
TULSA. OKLA., Sept. 23.The big storm of the Gulf
coast of Texas, which caused immense damage at Corpus
Christi. Aransas Pass, Port Aransas, and other points, Sept.
14, did great damage to the tanks of the Texas Co., Sun
Co., and French-Canadian Oil Co., which stood on Harbor
Island, near Port Aransas, and proved the impracticably
of that spot for tank farms. The Harbor island tanks were
filled with Mexican crude by tankers hauling the oil up
from Tampico, and was then taken from the tanks for
fuel consumption by outgoing vessels, and inland burning
purposes. Several of the drilling wells in the Texas fields
obtained their fuel supply from this source, as it was
cheaper than coal and better to handle.
4 THE OIL AND
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The Distance Factor in
Loading Rack Locations.
If it can be shown that the close proximity of loading
racks, unloading apparatus and storage tanks to railroad
tracks is respor sible for even a majority of the explosions
of gasoline and naptha that cause loss of life or property,
then of course the only recourse will be to remove the oil
handling equipment farther from the tracks, as suggested
by the lately published regulations imposed by the Bureau
of Explosives. Naturally this would take time, and dis
crimination would need to be exercised by the Federal
authorities to avoid working too great a hardship on the
oil industry.
In fact, the logical course doubtless would be to pro
hibit the erection of new racks or tanks dangerously close
to used tracks, and insist upon the removal of existing
equipment only where and when a proper regard for safety
seemed to justify such a demand. No matter how the
order m'ght be carried out, necessarily it would involve
great expense and the certainty that it would work greater
hardships on some refiners or handlers of petroVeum prod
ucts than on others. All this, assuming that the location
of loading racks and unloading points close to the tracks
really is responsible for any important percentage of gaso
line explosions along the railroad right-of-way.
But unless the assumption just mentioned has been
or can be demonstrated a correct one, it seems manifestly
unfair, suddenly to impose such a hardship on the oil in
dustry, after having but mildly considered the possibility
of such action since first it was agitated some ten years
ago.
Furthermore, since the primary reason for proposing
the more distant location of oil handling and storage
equipment from railroad tracks is of course to safeguard
the lives and well-being of people who ride on trains or
work along the railroad rights-of-way, there is temptation
to inquire whether the life of a passenger riding on a train
that passes within three or four feet of a string
of tank cars is not subjected to quite as much danger
from possible gasoline explosions as would be the case
when his train passed within thirty or forty feet of a
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loading rack or storage tank that is not called upon to
stand the strain and jarring that is given a tank car.
Again, the question of what constitutes a "safe" dis
tance from the railroad track for the location .of oil
handling equipment is a difficult one. Under certain con
ditions of atmosphere, wind and (he product itself, a dis
tance of a quarter of a mile might not prevent disaster,
while under different conditions the distance of a quarter
or a rod might not prove dangerous.
It is not anticipated that the Bureau of Mines will
proceed along drastic lines to enforce the requirements of
its circular No. 160, but unquestionably the relationship
that may exist between closely located oil handling anil
storage equipment and explosions of refinery products
along the railroad rights-of-way will now be studiously in
vestigated. And if moving such equipment further back
from the tracks is deemed essential to the safeguarding of
life, then the cost involved in such removal will not be
weighed against the object soughl to be attained.
The Difficulties of the
Publisher-Oil Scout.
When Amos Weatherby puts a modern glass front
in his general merchandise emporium, or Henry White
daubs a coat or two of paint on the exierior of the "Silver
Moon" restaurant, or the cashier of the Millersville State
Bank buys a new automobile when any of these evidences
of progress occur the problem of garnering the news and
publishing it in the local newspaper presents no serious
difficulties.
But it's different when the Eight Guage Oil Co. and a
hundred other development concerns are mutilating the
landscape for miles about, in search for oil. Then it is the
local newspaper editor gains an appreciation of the diffi
culties involved in getting the facts, for there are various
kinds of wells even after they become oil wells, while
during the incubating period perhaps more erroneous or
conflicting statements are made about them than any
other live subject for conversation.
Very remarkable things happen in the drilling of oil
wells and the reporting of progress made. For example,
there is a well in Texas that successive weekly reports
of active drilling credit with having become three hundred
feet shallower than it was some three months ago. There
are wildcats in Kansas which have remained pegged at
certain depths for half a year, although the reasons given
for the failure to drill on to liquid wealth or the depths of
despair have been changed a full half dozen times, al
though the real reasonlack of funds -has not yet been
mentioned.
The editor of the Archer Counly (Texas) News is now
having his own troubles in scouting f "* the oil news in
adjacent territory and tells of his < . periences in the
following story, reproduced from Irs paper:
The oil situation of course is one of vital interest ti>
the citizenship of the county, as well as to the various
non-resident land owners, who possibly bnueht their lands
years ago at $1 per acre and are now s iting in the shade
at Palm Beach enjoying the breezes and the income from
$1 to $50 per year oil lease money h'-ins tendered them.
These people are raising considerable fuss with us
at times because we do not tell just what's what in the
oil development work.
We can't even tell what's what because wo can't find
out or decipher just exactly or even near what's what.
Take for instance the Sinclair tesl mi'es southeast
of Archer City. This well was spudded in April 14th, 19W-
A force of men have been busy nearly all Hie while since.
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yet the well is now only around 1,500 feet. Of course
they lost a 1,200 hole by losing tools In it, but they have
had ample time to lose a dozen such tools and yet be
more than 1,500 feet in No. 13. An o!l showing and small
gas strike two months ago seemed to have shattered their
nerve morale towards going any deeper. Several of the
hands quit this week and were immediately replaced by
others, which may mean the company intends to rush
drilling a litlle more in the future than they have :n the
past.
Another instance is of the Ashton test on the Lewis
Horron ranch, which three weeks ago we announced on the
s:ind and underreaming the last" lf>0 feet preparatory to
lining shot and tested. Authentic information today leads
us now to state the well lucks 100 feet of being down to
where the pay sand could reasonably be expected. We can
verify neither report, as both came from what should
he reliable sources, however, we are tempted to believe
the latter on the grounds that the land owner, Lewis
llerron, believes it.
The Murray well on the Coleman ranch, 15 miles north
east was reported 30 days ago probably a 50 barrel pro
ducer being handicapped by salt water. The salt water yet
seems to be master of the situation, as the operators
have as yet failed to get it cased off In order to further
penetrate the sand and make a production test.
The S lk-Langford well 12 miles east of the Zack
Scott ranch seems to. be pursuing the even tenor of its
way around :;.0fi0 feet, but no late reports from it.
The Rangeburnett test 10 miles northeast being made
by Dr. Von Hagan has recently had a labor trouble
but satisfactory replacements have been effected and
drilling is in ful swing.
Out of about 25 wells drilling in the county, the above
and possibly n special notice or two in another column, is
all we have been able to ascertain in about three weeks'
diligent inquiry.
Uouliili^-s the editors of other newspapers published
in the ni'wiT i'.- i lions of the oil countryyes, and the
editors of <i:!ain < 1 irade publications, The Oil & Gas
News inclii ci w.' enjoy a comprehensive understanding
of the di !i iiiii<s i , < i r which the editor of the Archer
County News is labupg.
Anyhow, One O'1-Country
Question Is Sctllctl.
.Wich'ia I'.ili-. el men paused two or three weeks ago
long enough 10 ob.-;\\e and- well, rather approve of the
l ifurcai cil i iii:". )i in . i frequently seen gracing the forms
of fcmiPMie 't a i'n'. s in Colorado this summer, and in
this parluui.ir ins:.une worn by the wife of a Denver
oil man wim had nun i. rod down to the North Texas me
tropolis w.i'i h'-r fin bind. And when a deputy sheriff
arrested tlii. disc ' p ' . of the late Dr. Mary "Walker be
cause a wi m ii am . I' d in man's garb seemed to call for
some such ;i on. Ilie oil men waxed very, very wroth, all
of which was diilv chronicled in the Texas news pub
lished in the on and Cns News last week.
D":;irWi" no' to leave the readers of th's publication
in siisp^n-n. i's T " :is correspondent relates in the fol
lowing r.ir 'ranh. in-'uded in this week's grind, how
the Wi'-'ii' i ruintv deputy's bold attempt to curtail the
reasonable i"b.rM nf feminine visitors in the matter of
costume wn- nnr^-V-d. n'pped in the bud, kicked out of
cnurf aprl rr,,inm,] nirmloss:
The snhWt nf tropcer* for women, which was touched
unon at pom" 1oi<rh in tMs colunip last wpk. has been
s"tt|pfj 'w*om on folks m" wear pants with imppp'tv and
'v'th suspopdero nnd wh-itover else thev des're. The case
against Mr. rt"d Mrs. A. Ratper was throwp out of court
liv Jndre .T P. .TninS i->ot week, he holding that there
had beep no v'nlnHop of the law. apd the ire of the oil
men apa'pst the over-zealous deputy sheriff has cooled
somewhat.
Score ope for Tptas cnivairv! For it cannot now be
said that 5t lags behind that of Colorado.
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KANSAS CITY NOTES
Edward Burkhart, who is interested in the Warr Drill
ing Co., Paola, Kansas, spent the early part of the week on
business in Kansas City.
R. L. Snediker of the Acme Petroleum Co., Security
building, Kansas City, has returned from a trip through
Kansas and Oklahoma.
M. M. Kline, of Joplin, Mo., who is interested in the
oil production business in southeastern Kansas, was a visi
tor in Kansas City part of the week.
M. L. Josephthal and Max Holz, of the New York firm
Josephthal & Co., and H. D. Williams, of Merrill, Lynch ft
Co., also of New York, were in Kansas City Monday, stop
ping en route to a directors' meeting of the White Eagle
Refining Co. at Wichita. H. Vanderslice, of the Vanderslice-
Lynds Co., and M. C. McGreevy, of Strandberg-McGreevy ft
Co., Kansas City, also directors of the company, attended
the meeting.
Under date of Sept. 21, A. G. C. Matter, general manager
of the Colony Oil ft Gas Co., Iola, Kansas, in communicating
with Irvin A. Strauss, geologist of this city, stated that
company is down 385 feet in No. 3 and has a good mil
lion gas well. This gas shows stronger than in No. 1 and
No. 2 at the same depth. No. 3 is located in section 1S-23-
17, the same quarter in which No. 1 is located. No. 1 is
down 120 feet and is located in section 18-23-18. No. 5,
located in section 19-23-18, is ready to drill.
The Par-X Oil Co., a Minneapolis, Minn., corporation,
has entered the Kansas field with headquarters in TopaJusf
H. P. Bothfur, manager, announced while he was in KMt-
sas City Tuesday of this week. The company will make
its initial test in Jefferson county, Kansas. Mr. Bothfur
said the company has a Parkersburg and standard rigs
on the ground. "The company intends to give Jefferson,
Shawnee, Leavenworth and Douglas counties a thorough
test within the next few months," Mr. Bothfur added. C.
W. Roebuck is engineering the development for the Par-X
Oil.
CHANGE IN CALIFORNIA ANNUAL REPORT.
State Oil and Gat Supervisor McLaughlin Will Publish
Information in Future in Monthly Installments
July Chapter Now Ready.
San Francisco, Sept. 19.The annual report of the State
Oil and Gas Supervisor is now published in the form of
monthly chapters or bulletins, in order to make the in
formation more promptly available to the public. The
July chapter is the latest one off the press, and may be
obtained by addressing Fletcher Hamilton, State Mineral
ogist, Ferry Building, San Francisco.
The report contains a detailed summary of all recom
mendations as to methods of drilling and maintaining oil
wells issued by the Supervisor during the current month.
The purpose of the publication is to inform land owners
and other interested parties as to the steps taken to pro
tect the property against damage, and to assist in de
velopment.
A brief statement and photograph of a well in the
Coyote Hills, flowing at the rate of 10.000 barrels per
day, illustrate the profit from state supervision and advice
based on scientific investigation.
A detailed report by Deputy Supervisor R. N. Fergu
son on the geology and underground conditions of a lim
ited portion of the Midway field is of general interest to
some fifteen companies. It also sets forth some general
conditions confronting all operators in that field.
COSDEN DECLARES CASH AND STOCK DIVIDENDS.
Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 22.Cosden & Co. has declared
its regular quarterly dividend of 2% per cent in cash, and
an extra dividend of 2Vfe per cent in stock, payable No
vember 1st, to stock of record September 30th. The
meeting of directors was held Friday, September 19th.
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KANSAS
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KANSAS PRODUCTION
Barrels
El Dorado 55,000
Augusta 12,900
Other fields 16,600
Total daily production . 84,500
ElDorado, Kas., Sept. 23The Elbing-Peabody district
which has been supplying all the excitement in Kansas
during the past few months, managed to slip by without
a single completion of note during the last seven days.
This is no discredit to the great field which is being backed
to keep Kansas on the map as an oil state. It merely
happened that there were no wells near the sand. Prob
ably within the next few days many completions will be
brought in in a bunch. It is impossible to make any
safe predictions about the behavior of an oil field.
However, there was plenty of excitement in the wild
cat areas of the state. According to unverified reports,
the Emerald Oil Co. has struck a good showing in its
Roberts test, Section 27-23 4, with 1,200 feet of oil in the
hole. The nearest producer is the Vickers and Marshall
well on the Paris farm, two miles west and one mile
north. The sand is said to have been struck at a depth
of 2,550 feet. An oil strike in this direction would be no
surprise to any one as no tests have been made in this
section to indicate that the Elbing pool does not extend
that far eastward.
Another Wildcat Showing.
The wildcat game was given an added impetus also
late this week, when it was reported that the Rich-Bloom
Oil Co. had struck a showing on the Brewer farm in Sec-
it on 23-28-7. This is far in advance of production and has
been watched very closely by all scouts the last two
months. The sand was topped in the neighborhood of
2,800 feet. Many scouts assert that it will make a pro
ducer.
It begins to appear as if all portions of Butler county
were underlaid with petroleum deposits and it would sur
prise no one if the whole northern portion of the county
would be as productive as ElDorado. While the limits of
the Eibing district have been thoroughly tested out on the
west, it must be remembered that to the east, little in
the way of development has ever been done.
A strong showing of oil in the Ramsey test on the farm
by the same name in Section 8-24-5, has caused consid
erable excitement in that section of Butler county. The
showing was struck at a depth of 2,090 feet. The hole is
full of water and a packer is being run to shut this off.
This section of Butler county which lies almost east of
Potwin and straight north of the east end of the ElDorado
field, has generally been condemned owing to a failure of
the Sinclair Oil & Gas Co. on the Beaumont farm, Section
16-24-5, and a dry hole drilled by the Keystone on the
Davis farm, Section 13-24-4.
Good Well In Elk County, Too.
Deep sand wells are so few in southern Kansas that
even one good for 100 barrels is of more than passing in
terest. Of particular importance, therefore, is the news
from Elk County that the Metropolitan Oil Co. has struck
a 100-barrel well on the Denton farm, Section 4-30 9. The
depth was 25S0 feet. With the bit only five feet in the
sand, the fluid rose 1.700 feet and later slopped over when
the bailer was run. Its chief importance lies in the fact
that it is ten miles from production. The company has
Btarted another rig one-half mile south.
White Eagle to Build a Pipeline.
Probably the most important feature of the week, was
the announcement of the White Eagle Oil and Refining
Co. would build a 4-inch line from its leases in the Elbing
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district to its refinery at Augusta twenty-five miles away.
The line will cost in the neighborhood of $200,000.
Material for the line has been ordered and work will
start as soon as possible. The task of securing the right
of way is in progress. It is hoped to have the line com
pleted by January 1. With its production from its Elbinp
leases beyond the 2,000-barrel mark, it will soon be possible
to operate Its plant at Augusta exclusively on its own
crude.
In the Elbing District.
The Lathrop gusher in 17-23-4 continues to flow at
around 3,000 barrels daily. The fact that the sand was
topped in this well at 2,373 is making most of the oil men
feel that this well is the top of the structure and ther
are playing it accordingly.
Davis has spudded on the George Holden; and both
the Elb:ng and Sinclair companies have new rigs on tbi*
land, making a total of four rigs on the George Holden
quarter. This, of course, includes the Sinclair well, which
now is on the pump, making around 800 barrels daily.
Gypsy on the Spinden has a rig across the road off
setting the Sinclair well on Holden. There is some talk-
that the Maryland Refining Co. had taken over the Elbing
company's holdings, which include the 52 acres of the
George Holden land.
National and Sinclair At "Outs."
The National Refining and the Sinclair companies
have had a falling out, probably due to a controversy
about the disposition of oil, and now the Prairie company
is taking all the National Refining's production. With
the National's big well on Lathrop and the production from
the Eyestone, together with the other oil the Prairie is
taking, this has given the Prairie more than it could handle.
As a consequence, the Eyestone lease is not being pumped
to capacity until the Prairie gets in shape to handle the
oil. No. 5, which is to go on the pump, continues to wait
on p:pe line facilities. As a result, the Eyestone wells are
again filling the ponds which were hurriedly made when
the first wells came in.
On the Leydig farm, Ward and Wilhoit now have six
rigs on their eighty. No. 1! is drilling at 1,500 feet; No. 3
at 1,000; No. 4 has cased to S00; No. 5 is a rig complete
and No. 7 is building.
Elbing Drilling Reports.
The Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 1 Supernaught in the
center of the south line of the southeast of the northwest
of 4-23-4 is drilling at 1965. The same company No. 1
Hawk in the southeast of the northeast of the southwest of
4-23-4 is swabbing 275 barrels.
The Gypsy Oil Co. No. ;? Spinden in the southeast of
the southwest of the southeast of 5-23 -4 is shut down at
450 feet. The same firm No. 2 Spinden in the northeast
of the southeast of the southeast of 5-23-4 is drilling at
600 feet.
The Carter Oil Co. No. 3 Lewis in the center of the
south line of the southeast ef the northwest of 7-23-4 has
a rig up. The same firm No. 1 Eyestone in the northwe?:
of the southeast of 7-23-4 is drilling at 1900 feet. The same
firm No. 2 Eyestone in the southeast of the southwest of
the southeast of 7-23-4 is drilling at 275 feet. The same
firm No. 2 Lewis in the Center of the east line of the
southeast of the northwest of 7-23-4 is drilling at 1100 feet.
The Black and others No. 1 Eyestone in the northeast
of the southwest of 7-23-4 is a rig up.
The Elbing Oil Co. No. 1 Liggett in the southwest of
the northeast of 7-23-4 is drilling at 1400 feet.
The Gypsy Oil Co. No. 1 Eyestone in the southeast of
the northeast of the southeast of 7-23-4 good for 100 bar
rels. The same firm No. 2 Eyestone in the northeast of
the southeast of the southeast of 7-23-4 is spudding. The
same firm No. 3 in the southeast of the southeast of 7
23-4 is shut down at 300 feet. The same firm No. 4 Eye
stone in the center of the east line of the southeast of
the southeast of 7-23-4 is a rig up. The National Refining
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Co. No. 4 Eyestone in the southeast of the southwest of
the northeast of the southwest of 8-23-4 is pumping 40
barrels an hour. The same company No. 5 Eyestone in the
northwest of the northeast of the southwest of 8-23-4 is
good for 500 barrels. The same company No. 6 Eyestone
in the southeast of the southwest of the northwest of
s-23-4 is a rig up.
The same company No. 7 Eyestone in the southeast
of the northeast of the southwest of 8-23-4 is drilling at
1780 feet. The same company No. 8 Eyestone in the north
east of the southwest of 8-23-4 is timbers on the ground.
The Sinclair Oil Co. No. 1 Molden in the northeast of
the northwest of the northeast of 8-23-4 is flowing 320
barrels a day. The same company No. 2 Holden in the
southeast of the southwest of the northeast of 8-23-4 is
rigging up. The same company No. 1 Furman in the
northwest of the southeast of 8-23-4 is timbers on the
ground. The same firm No. 4 Furman is drilling at 900
feet. No. 5 is drilling at 845 feet, No. 6 is drilling at 820
feet, No. 7 is rigging up, No. 8 is rigging up, No. 9 is drill
ing at 200 feet, No. 10 is a rig up, No. 11 is timbers on
the ground and No. 12 is a rig up.
The Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 2 Haupt in the south
west of the southeast of the northeast of 8-23-4 is drilling
at 2220 feet. No. 3 is a rig up.
The Elbing Oil Co. No. 1 Furman in the southwest of
the northwest of the southeast of 8-23-4 is a rig up.
The Empire Gas & Fuel Co. No. 2 Lathrop in the
north 80, northwest of the southwest of the northwest of
17-23-4 is fishing at 1425 feet, No. 3 is drilling at 400 feet,
No. 4 is material on the ground, No. 5 is a rig on the
ground, No. 6 is timbers on the ground.
The Scully Estate Fee No. 2 in the southwest of the
northeast of 17-23-4 is shut down at 1135 feet. No. 3 is
drilling at 1440 feet and No. 4 is a rig building.
The Ramsey Petroleum Co. No. 1 Lathrop in the south
east of the southwest of the southwest of 17-23-4 is rigging
up.
The Marcell and others No. 2 Leydig in the northeast
of the northwest of the northeast of 18-23-4 is rigging ufc.
The Twin State Oil Co. No. 1 Paris in the northwest
of the southeast of 19-23 4 is a rig up
The Marshall and others No. 1 Paris in the northeast
of the northwest of 20-23-4 is a 320-barrel well.
The Shyrock and others No. 1 Paris in the northeast
of the southeast of the northwest of 20-23-4 is drilling at
700 feet.
Other Butler County "Outsiders."
The Mason and others No'. 1 Kehr in the northwest of
the southwest of the northeast of 20-23-4 is a rig up.
The Gypsy Oil Co. No. 1 Kehr in the northwest of
the northeast of 20-23-4 is a rig up.
The Wilcox and others No. 1 Ferrier in the northwest
of the northeast of 29-23-4 is drilling at 1650 feet. The
same company No. 1 Long in the southeast of the south
east of 30-23-4 is drilling at 200 feet.
The Security Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Regier in the south
east of the southwest of the southwest of 9-24-3 is a rig
up. The same company No. 1 Morgan in the southwest of
the northeast of the southeast of 14-24-3 is drilling at 2450
feet. The same company No. 1 Neiman in the northeast of
the southwest of 26-24-3 is a rig up.
The Floyd & Fetch No. 1 Sourf in the northeast of the
southeast of 26-24-3 is showing for a producer.
The Unity Oil Co. No. 1 Bates in the northwest of the
southeast of 11-24-5 is a rig up.
The Ramsey Petroleum Co. No. 1 Williams in the south
east of the northwest of 33-24-5 is drilling at 200 feet.
The Midwest Oil Co. No. 1 Benson in the northeast of
the northwest of the northeast of 23-24-6 is shut down at
2500 feet.
The Gypsy Oil Co. No. 1 well in the southwest of the
northeast of the northeast of 24-25-5 is drilling at 2110 feet.
The same company No. 1 in the southeast of the northeast
of the northwest of 18-25-6 is drilling at 750 feet.
The Demoure Syndicate No. 2 Demoure in the center
of the east line of the southeast of the northeast of 7-26-7
is fishing for tools at 525 feet.
Watchorn Is Busy.
On the NW of 9-22-4, just east of Watchorn's No. 1 on
Joliffe, he has a new location and some material on the
ground. Across the road north and offsetting the Ameri
can-Canadians on SE of the SW'i he has the same. Am
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erican-Canadians are drilling at 2140. Set in a regular
triangle Watchorn now has three of the best wells in
Marion county. The first drilled is still holding up at
about 1200 barrels on the pump, and a second and better
one just to the west one location. This is the well, brought
in last week which is said to be good for 2,000 barrels.
Directly in the center of these and across the road in
Section 9, the No. 1 on this lease has just gone on the
pump and is also estimated at 2,000 barrels. It seems
safe to say that each of these wells will have a settled
production of 1500 barrels,. The sand in No. 1 on 9 and in
No. 2 and 4 hit at slightly over 2500 feet, which shows a dip
of about 13 feet each way from the No. 1 on 4 which was
found at 2487.
A large amount of structural work is being done by
Mr. Watchorn on section 5 of the Townsend land. His
hotel or eating house will be one of the finest to be found
anywhere in an oil field. It easily leads all others in the
Peabody-Elbing field. Then, he has nearly completed some
splendid sleeping quarters for his men as well as some
very complete little houses.
Dickinson County.
The Clark & Titus No. 1 Kickhefer in the northeast of
the southeast of 9-15-5 is material on the ground.
The Kelly and others No. 1 Banker in the southwest
of the northwest of 26-12-3 is building a rig.
The Sinclair Oil Co. No. 1 Wilkins in the southwest
of the northwest of the northeast of 26-11-3 is drilling at.
1840 feet. The same company No. 1 Cronlster in the south
west of the northeast of 11-11-3 is building a rig. The
same company No. 1 Stone in the northwest of the south
west of 34-12-2 is spudding.
Drilling and Completions In Marion County.
The George Krow No. 1 Riffle in the southeast of the
southwest of the southeast of 28-18-4 is shut down at 500
feet.
The Salt City Oil company No. 1 Gutsch in the north
east of the northwest of 12-8-5 is shut down at 2500 feet.
The Spencer Oil company No. 1 Vogel in the northwest of
the southeast of the southeast of 25-9-3 is spudding.
The Sharpe and others No. 1 Rodgers in the northeast
of the southeast of the northeast of 21-19-4 is a rig up.
The Sinclair Oil company No. 1 Ford in the southwest
of the southeast of 15-20-4 is shut down at 720 feet.
The Marlon County Oil & Development company No.
1 Williams in the southeast of the southeast of 18 20 4 is
drilling at 2,000 feet.
The Franklin Oil company No. 2 Manheim in the south
east of the southwest of 11-20-5 is a rig up.
The Mullendick and others No. 1 Converse in the north
east of the southwest of 29-21-2 is spudding.
The Argus Oil company No. 1 Koslanski in the center
of the northwest of the southwest of 5-21-4 has the sand
from 2260 to 2290, first coming in good for 4 or 5 million
feet of gas, later going to water. Total depth 2300 feet.
Collapsed casing.
The Argus Oil company No. 2 Koslanski in the south
west of the southwest of 5-21-4 is drilling at 500 feet.
The Galbreath and others No. 1 Potts in the northwest
of the southeast of the southwest of 27-21-4 is drilling at
1650 feet.
Dry Hole for Cosden.
The Cosden & Markham No. 1 Sellars in the southeast
of the southeast of 28-21-4 is dry and abandoned at 3010
feet.
The McCorkel and others No. 1 Weltie in the south
east of 31-21-4 is a rig up.
The Ohio Cities & Gypsy No. 1 Davis in the northeast
of the southwest of 34-21-5 is drilling at 3145 feet.
The Wilhoit and others No. 1 Larsen in the southeast
of the southwest of the southwest of 2-22-4 is a rig up.
The Aitkins and others No. 1 Carmichael in the south
east of the southwest of the southeast of 3-22-4 is fishing
at 900 feet.
The Ward and others No. 1 Jolliffe in the center of
the south line of the northwest of the southwest of 4-22-4
is drilling at 1475 feet.
The same company No. 3 Sinex in the center of the
west line of the northwest of the southwest of 10-22-4 is
spudding.
The same firm No. 3 Larson in the center of the south
line of the northwest of the southwest of 11-22-4 is drilling
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at 1625 teet. No. 4 Larson in the northwest of the south
west of 11-22-4 is a rig up.
The Phillips Petroleum company No. 1 Larson in the
northwest of the southwest of the southwest of 11-22-4 has
a hole full of water at 1120 feet.
The Gaskill and others. No. 1 Jewell in the center of
the west line of the northeast of the northeast of 11-22-4
is a rig up.
The Kinney Refining company No. 1 Rodner in the
northwest of the southwest of the northwest of 14-22-4 is
shut down at 2100 feet.
The Mountain Gul Oil company No. 1 Clark in the
northwest of the southwest of 14-22-4 is pumping 650 bar
rels daily. No. 2 Clark in the center of the west line of
the northwest of the southwest 14-22-4 is a rig up. No. 1
Kodner in the southwest of the northwest of 14-22-4 is a
rig *p.
The Wilhoit & Forrester No. 1 Burton In the north
west of the southeast of the northeast of 15-22-4 is a rig up.
No. 2 Burton in the northwest of the northeast of the
northeast of 15-22-4 is a rig up. No. 3 Burton in the south
east of the northeast of 15-22-4 is rigging up.
The Carter Oil company No. 2 Lewis in the northwest
of the northeast of the southwest of 15-22-4 is drilling at
2590 feet.
Purd and Puree No. 1 Burton in the northeast of the
southwest of the northwest of 15-22-4 is drilling at 1325 feet.
The Buffalo Producing company No. 2 Clark in the
center of the west line of the northeast of the southeast
of 15-22-4 i drilling at 1800 feet. No. 3 Clark in the north-
cast of the southeast of 15-22-4 is a rig up. No. 1 Joll'ffe
in the northeast of the northeast of 16-22-4 Is in the sand
from 2525 to 2530 feet with 2400 feet of oil in the hole.
The West and others No. 1 Jolliffe in the northeast of
the northwest of 16-22-4 is drilling at 1860 feet.
The Derby and others No. 1 Jolliffe in the northeast of
the southeast of the southeast of 16-22-4 Is drilling at 1340
feet.
The Pierce & Pierce No. 1 Jones in the center of the
east line of the northeast of the northeast of 17-22-4 is
spudding.
The Molliham and others No. 1 Hall in the southeast
of 32-22-4 is drilling1 at 1500 feet.
The Consumers Oil Co. No. 1 Evans in the center of
the west west line of the southwest of the southwest of
:::!-22-4 is drilling at 250 feet.
The National Refining Co. No. 1 Evans in the south
east of the southeast of 33-2-4 is a rig up.
The' same f;rm No. 4 Jolliffe in the southeast of the
southwest of 4-22-4 is material on the ground.
The same firm No. 1 Walter in the center of the west
iine of the southwest of the northwest of 4-22-4 Is shut down
at. 400 feet.
The American-Canadian Oil Co. No. 1 Chilson in the
southwest of the southeast of 4-22-4 is drilling at 2275 feet.
The Lee and others No. 1 Wells in the southwest of
Leases for Sale
183 acres, 10 wells
160 acres, 14 wells
160 acres, 2 wells
all in Stanton township, Miami Co.
40 acrss South of Osawatomie, Miami Co.
120 acres near Centreville, Linn Co,
160 acres near Goodrich. Linn Co.
For information address or see
R. F. DUFFIELD, Rantoul, Kas.
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the southeast of the northeast of 4-22-4 is drilling at 2250
feet.
The Watchorn and others No. 1 Townsend in the cen
ter of the east line of the southeast of the southeast of
5-22 4 is drilling at 1175 feet.
The same firm No. 1 Milne in the center of the east line
of the northeast of the northeast of 7-22-4 is a rig up.
The Forrester and others No. 1 W'nsor in the center
of the northeast of the southeast of 8-22-4 :s rigging up.
The Orland Petroleum Co. No. 3 in the southeast of
the northeast of the southeast of 9-22 4 is building a rig.
The Carter Oil Co. No. 1 Ireland in the southeast of
the southeast of 10 22-4 is rigging up.
The Orland Petroleum Co. No. 2 Ehnstedt in the south
east of the northeast of the southeast of 10-22 4 is drilling
at 300 feet.
The same firm No. 3 Ehnstedt in the center of the east
line of the northeast of the southeast of 10-22 4 is drilling
at 250 feet.
The same firm No. 4 Ehnstedt in the northeast of the
southeast of 10-22-4 is a rig up.
The Orlando's No. 2 Gillette in the northeast of the
southeast of the southeast of 10 22-4 is tools moved in.
Greenwood County.
The bringing in the past week of a good well by the
Flint Hills Co., on the Hughes in the southeast of 9-26-8
has caused considerable excitement in oil circles. The
sand was topped Monday night at 244S feet. OH rose
rapidly and the well is showing for a good producer. After
drilling 10 feet in a cave developed and that his hindered
the work. The Hughes is two locations south and two
west of the Cattlemen's well on Blankenship that is mak
ing 200 barrels.
The Empire spudded in last Friday on its Morris No. 1
in 8-23-9, one mile northwest of the Empire discovery well
on the Teter in 16-23-9.
The Emerald Oil Co. on the H. Christy No. 4 in 9-25-11
has a fishing job at 1100 feet.
Emerald on the (J. Christy No. 4 in 2-25-11 is reported
drilling at 875 feet.
The Massey on the Blankenship No. 1 in the south
east corner of the northwest quarter of 9-26-S, which topped
the sand last week at 2520 is reported shut down at
around 2650 with no oil yet. They reported a fa'r showing
at the top of the sand but it looks like a dry hole at the
present depth. It is said they will drill to 3.000 feet. This
location is 132 feet higher than the Cattleman 2 on the
Blankenship and they got the sand 20 feet higher than
in the No. 2. The drill is now in what is designated as a
sandy shale. It was reported Monday afternoon, they were
pulling the casing and would abandon the test.
In the Beaumont field the Empire Lewis 2 in 26-27-8 is
on the pump and making 150 barrels daily.
Empire Stewart 3 in 12-27 8 is drilling at 1100 feet.
The Prairie Oil & Gas Co. lias its Greet; S'nnhope No.
2 on the pump and it is reported making 7" barrels. This
well looked like a real gusher when a stratum of sand
was struck at 1900 feet. It flowed at the rate of 25 bar
rels for three days and then quit, not even r' spending to
the pump for more than 5 or 6 barrels per day. The deep
sand was found at 2436 feet and there was 37 fe^t of pay.
The Mid-Kansas brought in another well this week
on the Bryden in 36-25 S. The sand was topped at 2310
feet and there was 64 feet of pay. The well looks like 'it
would do around 100 barrels.
Cornell & Hall on the Love in the NW of SE of 23-26 8
are drilling at 940 feet.
Harvey County.
The Minnehoma Oil Co. No. 1 Gilchrist in the southeast
of the northwest of 27-22 2 is shut down at 600 feet.
Thesoutheast
of the Houston of
andthe
others No. 1 Wilson
northwest in the drilling
of 2S22-2lis northeast
at
2410 feet.
The Watchorn and others No. 1 Day in the southeast
of the northeast of the southwest of 32 22-2 is dr'lling at
2730 feet. The same interests No. 1 Metz in the north
west of the northeast of the southwest of 33-22-2 is a rig up.
The Penn-Texas No. 1 McCord in the southeast of
the southeast of 35-22 2 is drilling at 700 feet.
The Watchorn and others No. 1 King in the center of
the west line of the southwest of the southeast nf 1-231 is
shut down at 2730 feet. The same No. 1 Huntington in
the southeast of the northeast of the northwest of 4-32-2
is drilling at 1800 feet. The same No. 1 Wilcox in the
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northwest of the northeast of the southwest of 11-23-1 is
shut down at 710 feet. The same No. 2 Wetschensky in the
northwest of the southwest of the northeast of 4-23-2 is
shut down at 400 feet.
Elk City Field
Harmon. Stephens, W'lson et al are drilling in their
No. 2 Whelchel in 26-31-13 today. As this item is written,
they are in the gas sand with a flow of several million
feet of gas daily, but the drilling continues and the opera
tors anticipate a big well.
Keefe & Morrison are casing at about 1,325 feet in
their Brainerd No. 4 in 27 31-13 and expect to drill into the
big gas sand about Thursday or Friday. This is an Inside
location and is almost certain to be a big gas well.
Cox, Harmon et al are drilling at about 500 feet in
their Hancock No. 3, which is an offset to the east of the
Whelchel No. 2 in the same section.
Hale A Nicholson are moving a rig this week onto
their Lewis No. 1 in 23-31-13 and will drill it deeper. This
well came in as a small gas well of two or three million
feet dai'y capacity and it is believed that deeper drilling
will mater'ally increase the capacity of the well.
Sanders et al are rigging up for their Brainerd No. 2
in the southeast corner of 27-31-13; it being several hun
dred feet west of Whelhcel No. 1 in 26-31-13, both of which
are large gas wells.
An SI k City and Independence syndicate are drilling
at about 1,000 feet in their No. 1 Neiman in 2-32-13. This
well is important as to location and its final result is being
watched with considerable interest.
The Texcalokan Oil & Gas Co. expect to shoot the
shallow sand (about 1,100 feet) in the'r Denton No. 1 in
34-31-13 as soon as the long string of casing is pulled and
the hole plugged back from 1,675 feet to the shallow sand,
where a good showing of oil was found. The same com
pany has placed a rig on the R. Law farm in 3-32-13, some
distance southwest of the Denton land for another test.
The Joy Oil & Gas Co. is casing off a heavy flow of
water at about 1,385 feet in their No. 1 fee in 3-31-14 near
Lafontaine.
Cavert, Dalton et al have finally gotten their rig on
location for Hancock No. 1 in 15 32-14, after several days'
delay on account of a broken axle.
The Meridian Oil & Gas Co. drilled in their Dexter
No. 2 'n 20-31-13 last Friday and have a small producer in
the 525 foot oil sand. The same company's No. 1 Duby in
6-31-13 is drilling at about 1,000 feet.
After being shut down for several days on account of
a shortage of water, the Sachem Oil Co. has resumed drill
ing in their No. 4 Baughman in 36-32-12 at a depth of about
950 feet.
The Hale and Nicholson interests have closed a deal
for the gas production on the Whelchel land of a little over
100 acres in 26 and 35-31-13 and will begin laying a 6-inch
line to the lease this week to handle the production. There
is already one big gas well on the land and another drill
ing in today. This production is handled through a line to
Neodesha via Lafontaine; about 7,000,000 feet of gas daily
being handled at present.
The item in our last week's notes concerning the court
decision in the Waters vs. Hatfield case mentioned the
Waters land in 25-31-13, which consists of about 77 acres.
About 30 acres of land in 35-31-13 was also included in the
lease, being the property of Mr. Waters.
Neosho County.
The Eakin & Burton No. 8 Grove in the northeast of
18-17-20 is a dry hole. The same firm No. 7 Grove in the
northeast of 1827-20 is good for five barrels.
The Joplin Erie Oil Co. No. 5 Case in the northwest
of 27-28-20 is good for five barrels.
The F. W. DeVoe and others No. 18 DeVoe & Cady
in the southeast of the northeast of 12-28-18 is good for
60 barrels.
The W. M. Wells No. 8 Johnson in the northwest of
the northeast of 36-27-17 is good for 40 barrels.
The E. W. Moore and others No. 1 Rosier in the north
west of the northwest of 27-28 18 is a dry hole.
The F. W. DeVoe and others No. 19 DeVoe & Cady in
the southeast of the northeast of 12-28-18 is good for 75
barrels.
The E. W. Moore and others No. 2 Rosier in the south
east of the northwest of 27-28-18 is good for 60 barrels.
The Eakin & Lambertson No. 13 Stewart in the north
east of the southeast of 18-28-18 is good for 100 barrels.
GAS NEWS 9
The F. W. Devere and others No. 12 Williams in the
northeast of the northwest of 12-28-18 is good for 75 barrels.
A Correction.
It was erroneously stated in these columns of the issue
of September 11, that D. P. Fleeger, who severed his con
nection with the National Refining Co. to engage In busi
ness on his own account, was "president of the Kansas
district" of the National company. Mr. Fleeger never was
president of the National Refining Co., but at the time of
his resignation was superintendent of field operations for
the company.
ELDORADO COUNTRY CLUB IS OPENED.
Empire's Organization Made Quick Work of Building
Recreation Re*ort for People of Butler's County Seat.
ElDorado, Kas., Sept. 23.ElDorado's country club was
formally opened last Wednesday night. There were about
300 persons present which included members of the club,
their families and many out-of-town guests. It was in
the nature of a "housewarming." The evening was spent
at dancing and cards, after a few short addresses were
given.
The building of the club house, the laying off of the
grounds and other details were done under the supervision
of Empire Gas and Fuel Co. engineers. Many members of
the organization, including high officials from the general
offices at Bartlesville, were guests of honor at the formal
opening.
BIGHEART STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.
Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 22.At a meeting of the board of
directors of the Bigheart Producing & Refining Co., the
regular quarterly dividend of 2% per cent was declared,
payable October 1st, to stock of record September 20th.
Wilbarger County Texas Operations.
Byars Farm Oil Co., section 69, block 12, 880 feet,
underreaming.
Hohe Oil & Refining Co. leases on 280,000 acres in
Waggoner ranch; Guy Waggoner No. 1, material on
ground: Paul Waggoner No. 1, section 9, block 1, 500 feet;
No. 3, derrick; Nos. 4 to 12, locations.
Guyer-Tisler Oil Co., Guyer No. 1, subdivision 122,
Waggoner Colony lands, 1,400 feet.
Neal-Hamilton, No. 1 Neal, section 28, block 11, spud
ding 195 feet.
Putnam & Suttan, W. T. Waggoner 3,300-acre lease,
section 39, block 14, drilling at 890 feet.
Texas Co., Streit No. 1, section 17, block 19, shut
down.
Gulf Production Co., No. 1 Waggoner, section 12,
block 14, drilling 540 feet
Vernon Oil & Development, No. 1 Lowe, section 94,
block 14, spudding.
West Vernon Oil, No. 1 Hurt, section 91, block 14,
drilling 540 feet.
Kansas City Petroleum, No. 1 King, section 72, block
12, derrick.
Texas Co., Waggoner 195, section 2, G. C. & S. F. Ry.
survey, fishing at 650 feet.
Liberty Oil & Development, Smith No. 1, section 25,
block 13, drilling at 1,250 feet.
Pope Oil, No. 1 Raesnar, section 43, block 13, drilling
around 1,600 feet.
W. G. Burton lease of 8,500 acres in A. B. Wharton
ranch, drilling on section 51, block 2.
Moonshine Hill, No. 1 Cobb, subdivision 76, Waggoner
Colony, 1,810 feet, running 5-inch casing.
McCormack-Smith No. 1, section 25, block 13, drilling
980 feet.
Sapulpa Refining Co. Das under onstruction a new
pipe line from its plant in Sapulpa, Okla.. to the Beggs
fields. The line will have a carrying capacity of 6 000
barrels a day and will be 24 miles in length. The com
pany has owned acreage in this f'eld for some time and
recently brought in a well at 2,100 feet flowing more than
200 barre's. The large wells in th's territory produce
from a deeper sand at about 2.700 feet to which sand tho
company is now drilling.Pforzheimer & Co. Letter
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OKLAHOMA PRODUCTION
Barrels
Cushing 36,500
Healdton 36,400
Other fields 145,000
Total daily production 217,900
TULSA, OKLA., Sept. 23Another dandy bunch of
big wells were brought in in Oklahoma again during the
week just closed, and Oklahoma continues to shine in all
her glory as an oil producing locality. The Beggs district
as usual was leader in point of large wells, but almost
every field of the state contributed to the good work. The
well of Pringey & Price, in the northeast corner of the
southwest of the northeast of 32-25-8w, in southwestern
Grant county, which is about thirty miles from nearest
production, is the same as last weekshut down on top
of a sand somewhere between 2,000 and 2,050 feet, with
a showing of gas. This is the most important wildcat
showing existing in the state.
The Beggs Wells
The latest big ones at Beggs follow: Indiahoma Re
fining Co. No. 1, in the northeast corner of the northwest
of 12-14-11, sand at 2,753 feet, and at 13 feet it is flowing
65 barrels per hour. Gladys Belle Oil Co. and Indiahoma
Refin'ng Co. No. 5, in the southeast corner of the NW%
of 6 14 12, flowing 1,000 barrels from the 2,300-foot sand.
It is said that this well started off at the rate of 140 bar1-
rels per hour, but soon settled down after the first few
hours run. Atlantic Petroleum Co. No. 3, Bearhead farm,
in the center of the east line of the SE& of the SW% of
19 15-11, found sand from 2,583-2,627 feet, and is flowing
700 barrels. Texas Co. No. 4, in the SB corner of the
NEV* of the SEV4 of the SE% of 34-15-11, is flowing 500
barrels from the WMcox sand at 2,650 feet. No. 5, in the
NE corner of the SE% of the NE>4 of the SEM of the
same section is flowing 300 barrels from the Wilcox sand.
H. F. Wilcox No. 8, Walter Banks farm, is the center of
the south line of the NE% of the NW% of 30-15-11, found
sand at 2.575 feet, with first gas at 2,585 feet, and first
oil at 2,602 feet, and at a total depth of 2,640 feet, is flow
ing 700 barrels.
Muskogee County Active
Muskogee county, after an era of quietness, is again
stepping in the limelight. J. G. Bradstreet, in drilling his
No. 10, W. F. Crabtree farm, in the center of the west line
of the SEV* of the NW% of 3-14-18, in the heart of the
old pool immediately south of the town of Muskogee,
failed to get the des'red calibre of a well In the regular
I,000 to 1,050 foot sand, from which all other wells in that
pool are produring from, so decided to drill deeper He
did, and at 1.221 feet .picked up a new deep sand, which
the oil men figure is the Timber Ridge sand, found in the
Timber ridge territory, and at 5 feet in, the well is esti
mated good for 100 barrels. Although not tested, except
with this one hole, the operators in that region have reason
to believe that the sand will be regular, so a new drilling
campa'gn over the old leases, for the new deep sand will
have its beginning. Citizens of Muskogee are very en
thused over the happen'ng, and new life is expected to
overtake the oil development work in the eastern part of
Muskogee county. The western part has been taking care
of itself, especially the Haskell district. In this locality,
the big well of the Transcontinental Oil Co. on the Sango
farm, in the SE corner of the NW% of the NWy4 of 28-
15-5, is still reported making 1,600 barrels from 1,758-74
feet. The Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co. No. 3,
Emma Sango farm, in the center of the south line of the
SEYt of the NEV* of 29-15 15, is still doing around 300
barrels from 1,750-81 feet, and M. M. Brown's No. 1, In
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the NW corner of the SW^4 of 28-15-15, is about a foot in
the sand, and is flowing heavily.
James L. Powell, chairman of the oil and gas com
mittee of the Muskogee chamber of commerce, will invite
Muskogee county's oil fraternity to a luncheon at the
Severs Hotel at that city, some day this week, for the
purpose of trying to work out a plan for closer relation-
sh'p of all branches of the industry as concerning the oil
interests in Muskogee county.
Keno Pool Gets Nice Well
In the new pool opened by the Keno Oil Co., north
west of Broken Arrow, the best well ever drilled has been
completed. It Is the Keno Oil Co. & Harry McFann No. 1,
in the southwest corner of the southeast of the NE*4 of
the NW*4 of 3-18-14, and got the top of the sand at 1,355
feet, with about 3,000,000 feet of gas to 1,400 feet, and at
1,412 feet, drilling was stopped and a shot of 60 auarts
was inserted. It is flowing 125 barrels through a 6 5-8-'nch
flow line at a steady gait and there are about 30 feet of
cavings in the hole. This well offsets to the north, the
d'scovery well of the pool, which started off at about 80
barrels after it was cleaned out, and prepared to produce.
The sand in the discovery well was broken, there being
a gas pay, then a break, and then the oil pay, but the
sand in the new well was good sand all the way through,
and some mighty nice wells may be completed here. At
present there are in the Keno pool, five gassers with a total
initial capacity of 33,000,000 cubic feet, and three oil wells
making about 200 barrels. Development work is Just in
its infancy.
Scattered Big Ones
Atlantic Petroleum Co. No. 9, WIshard farm, in the
SE corner of the SW^i of the SE^ of 12-22-4w, found
sand at 2,115 feet, and at 2,156 feet started off at 35
barrels per hour.
Aubyme Oil Co No 8, Lynds farm, in the center of
the east line of the NW& of the SW*4 of 7-22-3w, found
sand from 1,458-60 feet, and after making 350 barrels the
first 24 hours, increased to 1,200 barrels the second 24
hours, and some reports credited it with doing 2,000 bar
rels after that.
The H. V. Foster No. 15, in 25 25-9, found the Bartles-
ville sand at 2,082 feet, with first oil at 2,086 feet, and at
2,091 feet started off at a 400-barrel clip, but is making
considerable water.
The Wah-Sha-She Oil Co. No. 15, in 15-29-9, found
sand from 1,421 65 feet, and after a 188-quart short, made
490 barrels the first 24 hours.
Extensioners
E. B. George No. 1, Tiger, in the SW corner of the
NEV* of the NW14 of 30-16 13, found sand from 1,454-60
feet, and is a 12,000,000 feet gasser. Nearest production is
a quarter mile distant. It is in the Bixby district.
H. F. Wilcox No. 1, in SE corner of NW14 of SWU
of 19-15-11, filled up 800 feet with oil from the Dutcher
sand. It is a quarter mile northwest of production in the
Osage Hill pool west of Beggs.
C. K. Dresser No. 1, in NW corner of SE% of 31-25-9,
in the Osage, found the Oswego lime at 1,910 feet, and at
1,960 feet, was making 6,000,000 feet of gas. It is a mile
or so from production.
Kawfield Oil Co. deepened its wildcat, in the NE cor
ner of the SW% of 9 15-10, west of the Russell pool in the
Beggs district a mile, to a depth of 2,665 feet, pass'ng
through, the sand found at 2,597 feet, and it is a nice well,
the hole standing with 2,000 feet of oil, but not enough gas
to flow it.
At Jennings, the J. B. Grieves No. 1, Alleman farm,
in the SW corner of the NE*i of 34-20-7, offsetting the dis
covery well of the pool to the northeast, found the Bartles-
ville from 2,733-48 feet, and is still in sand, and it is flow
ing 200 barrels natural. This new pool looks like a win
ner, however only two wells have so far been completed.
The third producer in the Hewitt field, which is the
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Westheimer No. 1, Y. E. Dillard farm, In the SW corner of
the SEfc of the SW% of the SW% of 22-4s 2w, offsetting
the second well of the pooi to the north, has been Cleaned
out and is flowing 300 barrels from sand from 1,877-97
feet. It is being drilled deeper to the regular Hewitt pay
at 2,070 feet, found in the discovery well.
Carter 0:1 Co. No. 1, Casteel farm, in the SW corner
of the NE% of 29-1411, offsetting to the north Galli Curci's
wildcat west of the Younstown pool, which made a small
well, is a 20-barrel well after a 5-quart shot in sand from
2,419-34 feet. The two wells are about three miles from
production.
OKLAHOMA COMPLETIONS.
Okmulgee-Okfuskee-Muskogee Counties.
Smith and others No. 1 on the Simon farm, in the
NE corner of the NW4 of 7-12-11, found sand at 2,657
feet, and at 2,662 feet, is flowing 350 barrels and is shut
down for pipe connections. Nearest production is three
miles distant.
Okmulgee Oil Operators No. 2, Sam Norton farm, in
the SW corner of the NE% of the SE% of 10-14-11, is
dry at 1,922 feet. No. 4, same lease, in the NE corner
of the SE% of the NE% of the section, is also dry.
Carter Oil Co. No. 1, on the McKInnon farm, in the
SW corner of the NE% of 29-14-11, is a 20 barrel well
after shot with five quarts at a depth of 2,448 feet. This
well offsets the wildcat drilled by Galli Curci and asso
ciates some time ago, to the north.
The Black and others No. 1, Vierson farm, in the
NW corner of the SW14 of 7-14-12, is good for 5-0 barrels
natural from sand at 2,769 feet.
The J. H. Rebold No. 1, Heckman farm, in the NE
corner of the NW14 of the SEV* of the SE\i of 7-14-12,
is pumping 80 barrels at 2,762 feet.
The No. 1, Lowe of Waite Phillips, in the SW corner
of the SE% of the NW^4 of 12-14-12, is dry at 2,160 feet.
The Altedo Oil Co. No. 2, Beggs farm, in the center
of the west line of the SEV* of the SE% of 33-15-14, is
a 4,500,000 feet gasser at 1,655 feet.
Pee Oil Co. No. 3, Scott farm, in the center of the
east line of the NE*4 of the SE% of 36-15-14, came in
dry at 2,225 feet
Cotton-Stephens-Tillman Counties.
The Prairie Oil & Gas Co. No. 3, on the Adams
farm, in the SW corner of the SE*4 of the SE>4 of 20-
ls-9w, is good for 50 barrels at a depth of 2,185 feet.
The McBride and others No. 1, on the Smith farm,
in the SE corner of the NWM, of the SEty, of 22-ls-10w is
good for 10,000,000 feet of gas at a depth of 2,189 feet.
The John C. Kays No. 3, Sanders farm, in the SW
corner of the NEV4 of the NWV4 of 3-2s-10w, is a 10,000,-
000-feet gasser at 2,188 feet.
The McMan Oil Co. No. 9, Priddy farm, in the center
of the south line of the SW% of the SW14 of 3 2s-10w,
is a 100-barrel well at 2,220 feet.
Humble Oil & Refining Co. No. 2, Patterson farm,
in the SW corner of the NW> of the NE% of 4-2s-10w,
is a 50-barrel pumper at a total depth of 2,126 feet.
The McMan Oil Co. No. 8, on the B. F. Priddy farm,
in the SE corner of the NE% of the SE% of the SE*4
of 4-2s-10w, came in a 100-barrel well at 2,220 feet.
The National Oil & Development Co. No. 1, Frederick
farm, in the NE corner of the SW% of the SW*4 of
5-2s-10w, is a 200-barrel flowing well at 2,120 feet.
National Oil & Development Co. No. 2, Hilton farm,
in the NW corner of the SE\i of 6-2s-10w, is good for
100-barrels at 2,142 feet.
Campbell and others No. 2, Priddy farm, in the NE
corner of 9-2s-10w, is a 250-barrel well at 2,217 feet.
Broderick and others No. 1, on block 12, lot 1, town-
site of Comanche, located approximately, in the center
of the SE% of the NWV4 of 20-2s-7w, is dry at 2,500 feet.
The Burk Extension Oil Co. No. 1, on the Hill farm,
in the SE corner of the NE>4 of the SW% of 29-3s-16w,
is dry at 2,501 feet.
Osage Reservation.
The Texas Co. No. 2, in the SE corner of the NE%
of the SE% of the NW& of 17-21-10, is shot at 2,024 feet,
and is a 20-barrel producer.
The Gardner & Spencer No. 2. in the SW corner of
the NE% of 34-21-10, is a 7,000,000-feet gasser and 5-barrel
oiler at 1.899 feet.
The Tidal Oil Co. No. 13, in the NW corner of 10-21-12,
is shot in the Tucker sand at 1,424 feet, and is a 5-barrel
pumper.
GAS NEWS
The Kewanee Oil & Gas Co. No. 19, in the NE cor
ner of the NW% of the NE^4 of the SW% of 28-21-12,
is shot at 1,389 feet, and is a 5-barrel well.
Acacia Oil Co. No. 5, in the center of the west line
of the SE1^ of 22-22-8; came in dry at 2,940 feet.
Minnehoma Oil Co. got a duster at 529 feet, In its
No. 3, in the SW corner of the NE% of 30 22-9.
Alexander and others have completed three more on
their $300,000-piece, the northeast quarter of 33-22-10.
No. 14, in the SE corner of the SW*4 of the SE^ of the
NE&, is shot at 1,229 feet, and good for 75 barrels;
No. 16, in the center of the south line of the NE% is a
50-barrel well after shot at 1,217 feet, and No. 19, in the
center of the south line of the north half of the south
half of the NE% is shot in the same sand at 1,230 feet,
and is a 50-barrel producer.
Guffey & Gillespie shot No. 1, in the NW corner of
the SW% of 34-22 10, getting a 75-barrel well at a depth
of 1,906 feet.
Steinberger and others No. 2, In the NW corner of
the SEV* of the NW% of the NW% of 33-23-11, is shot
at 1,762 feet, and good for 50 barrels.
Red Bank Oil Co. No. 4, in the center of the west
line of the SW& of 33-23-11, is shot at 1,762 feet, and
good for 50 barrels.
W. G. Skelley No. 12, In center of the east line of
the SW14 of 24-24-9, is shot at 2,134 feet, and good for
200 barrels.
Gypsy Oil Co. & Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 6, in
the NW corner of the SW% of the NW>4 of 25-24-9, Is
shot at 2,109 feet, and is a 100-barrel producer.
The Middle States Petroleum Co. has a 50-barreler
In its No. 7, in the center of the north line of the SWV4
of 25r24 9. No. 8, same lease, in the NE corner of the
NW% of the NE% of the SW& is a 20-barrel well at
2,063 feet.
The Winona Oil Co. No. 1, in the center of the east
line of the NW>4 of 36-24-9, is shot, but was dry and will
be abandoned. Total depth is 2,635 feet.
The Graham & Bird No. 22, in the center of the
east line of the west half of the east half of the NE%
of 6-24-10, is shot at 2,087 feet, in the Bartlesville sand,
and good for 100 barrels.
The Plover Drilling Co. No. 8, in the center of the
west line of the east half of the west half of the SW%
of 4 27-10, came In for 200 barrels in the Bartlesville sand
at 2,102 feet.
Flesher Petroleum Co. No. 4, In the NE corner of
the NEVi of the NW% of 9-24-10, is shot at 2,070 feet, and
good for 100 barrels.
Texhoma Oil Co. No. 4, in the NE corner of the NW%
of the NE%, of the NEVi of 16-24-10, is shot at 2,088 feet
and started off at 275 barrels.
Central Petroleum Co. No. 7. in the NW corner of
the SEV* of the NWV4 of the SE14 of 17-24-11, is shot
at 1,717 feet, and is a 100-barrel well.
System Oil Co. No. 7, in the NW corner of the SWVt
of 23-24-11, is a 100-barreler after shot at a total depth
of 1,715 feet.
Carter Oil Co. No. 7, in the SE corner of the SWV*
of the SEV4 of the SE% of 28 25-9, is a 150-barrel well
after shot at 2,103 feet.
Celestine Oil Co. No. 3, In the center of the north line
of the NE% of 33-25-9, is making 150 barrels after shot
at 2,090 feet.
The Red Bank Oil Co. No. 1, in the SW corner of
the NE% of 13-25-10, is shot at 1,868 feet, and is a 25-
barrel well.
Osage Development Co. got a 150 barrel producer In
Its first well in the SW corner of 32-25-10, after shoot
ing It at 2.057 feet.
Sheppard Oil Corporation No. 6, in the center of the
east line of the SEV* of 14-25-11, is shot at 1,768 feet,
and is a 100 barrel producer. ,
Manhattan Oil Co. No. 65- In the center of the south
line of the SWV* of 2-25-11, is shot at 1,820 feet, and is
a 20-barrel well.
The Spring Oil Co. No. 3. In the NE corner of the
SW1* of the NEVi of the SE>4 of 28-25-11, is shot at
1,778 feet, and good for 75 barrels.
Foster & Norwood No. 52. in the SW corner of the
NE% of 29-25 11, is shot at 1,686 feet, and is good for
ten barrels.
TeTalian Oil Co. No. 2. in th* NW corner of *b NE*4
of the NWH of the SEM, of 29-25-11, is shot at 1,804 feet,
and is a 30-barrel well.
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Cosmos Oil Co. No. 1, in the NW corner of the SW4
of 17-25-12, is dry at 1,695 feet.
Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 14, in the NW corner of
the NE% of the NW%, of the SE^i of 1-26-11, is shot at
846 feet, and is a 10-barrel pumper.
Almeda Oil Co. No. 1, in the center of the north line
of the NW>4 of 28-26-12, is dry at 1,565 feet.
Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 22, in the SW corner of
the SE>4 of the SW>4 of the SW*i is dry at 1,674 feet.
Monty Oil Co. No. 4, in the NW corner of the NEVi
of the NW% of the NW% of 36-27-11, is shot at 1,061
feet, and good for 16 barrels.
McKenney No. 8, in the SW corner of the SE% of the
SW% of the SW& of 14-29-9, is shot at 1,412 feet, and
good for 50-barrels.
Barnsdall Oil Co. No. 12, in the SE corner of the
NW% of 20-29-9, is a Srbarrel well after shot at 1,597 feet.
Cushing.
The Oklahoma Syndicate No. 4, Morgan farm, in the
SE corner of the NE>4 of the NE^4 of the NEVi of 11-
17-6, is dry at 3,070 feet.
The O'Hern & Hughes No. 2, Pierce farm, in the SW
corner of the NW*4 of the SW& of 19-18-6, is a 16,000,-
000-feet gasser at 2,946 feet.
Garfield-Kay and Ellis Counties.
The Gilliland Oil Co. has abandoned No. 1, Lyhene
farm, in the NW corner of the SE^4 of 1-22 4w, at a depth
of 2,383 feet.
The Shattuck Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Shultz farm, in
the center of the west line of the SW*4 of the NW% of
the NW& of 1-19-25W, is dry at 700 feet.
The Aubyme Oil Co. No. 8, Lynds farm, in the center
of the east line of the NW& of the SWV* of 7-22-3w, is
good for 900 barrels from 1,447 63 feet.
The Prairie Oil & Gas Co. No. 7, Wishard farm, in
the SW corner of the SKY* of the SE% of 12-22-4w, is
good for 35 barrels from sand from 1,470-95 feet. Total
depth is 1,604 feet.
The Healdton Oil & Gas Co. No. 17, Belveal farm,
in the center of the NW% of the NWVi of the NE& of
24-22-4w, is a 50 barrel producer from 1,920-28 feet.
Carter Oil Co. No. 23, Dively farm, in the NE corner
of the SE14 of the NW% of 24-22-4w, is a 50-barrel well
from 2,120-24 feet. Depth is 2,130 feet.
Cootie Oil Co. and Quadrangle Petroleum Co. No. 6,
Lynds farm, in the NE corner of the SWVi of the SW%
of 7-22-3w, is a 150-barrel well from 1,304-24 feet.
Rumsey Petroleum Co. No. 1, Hornet farm, in the SW
corner of the SEY* of the SW14 of the SWV4 of the NW%
of 2-27-3e. is a 65-barrel well from 1,760-7 feet.
The M.'dco Petroleum Co. Johnson No. 2, in the NW
corner of the NE& of the NW14 of ll-27-3e, is dry at
1,897 feet.
Cosden Oil & Gas Co. No. 2, Hays farm, in the NE
corner of the SWV4 of the SE% of 15-27-3e, is good for
25 barrels from 3,099-3,110 feet.
The Blackwell Oil & Gas Co. No. 7, Harvel farm, in
the NE corner of the NW>4 of 6-28-le, is a 6,000,000-feet
gasser from 2 119-20 feet. Total depth is 2,126 feet.
Glaman No. 3, Long farm, in the SW corner of the
NE*4 o'f PW% of the NW% of 29-28-le, is a 40-barrel
weU at 2,004 feet.
Empire No. 2, Williams farm, in the SE corner of
the SWY* of 32-29-le, is dry at 3,443 feet.
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GAS NEWS
DRILLING OPERATIONS.
The Garber Field.
The Aubuyme Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 9 on the
Lynds farm, in the NE corner of the NW% of the SW%
of 7-22-3w.
The Cosden Oil & Gas Co. is drilling at 1,410 feet on
the Simmering No. 1, in the SE corner of the NW% of
11-22 4w.
The Carter Oil Co. is drilling at 1,475 feet on the Mary
Stine No. 1, in the SE corner of the NW% of 12-22-4W.
The Cosden Oil & Gas Co. is underreaming to 1.C90
feet, on the Denker No. 4, in the center of the east iine
of the SWV* of 12-22-4w.
The same company is fishing at 865 feet on the Jones
No. in the center of the west line of the SW14 of
12-224W.
The Prairie Oil & Gas Co. is drilling at 1,910 feet on
the Wishard No. 3, in the NE corner of the SE% of 12-
22-4w. No. 8, is a rig in the center of the west line of
the SEYt of the SEM of the section. No. 9, in the center
of the south line of the SEW, of the SE% is a rig up and
tools are in; and No. 10, in the NW corner of the SW%
of the NE^i of the SE>4 is a rig.
The Atlantic Petroleum No. 7, on the Wishard farm
in the SE% of 12-22-4w, is a rig. No. 8 is drilling at
1,350 feet.
The Roxana Petroleum Co. No. 5, on the Wolfe farm,
in the NW corner of the SW% of the NW% of 13-22 4w,
is a rig. No. 6, in the center of the east line of the SE%
of the NW% of the section is a location. No. 7, in the
center of the south line of the SE>4 of the NW*4 Is a
rig. No. 9, in the center of the north line of the NW*4
of the NW*4 is a rig on the ground. No. 10 is a loca
tion, and No. 11, in the SW corner of the NW% is drill
ing at 500 feet.
The Exchange Oil Co. No. 7 on the Denker farm, in
the SW corner of 13-22-4w, is drilling at 1,340 feet. No. 9,
is drilling at 1,950 feet.
The Exchange Oil Co. No. 2, on the Goode farm, in
the SE corner of the NE& of the SEM of 14-22 4w, is
cleaning out at 1,770 feet.
The Cosden & Marland No. 36, on the school land
lease, in the SEVi of 13-22-4w, is drilling at 1,560 feet.
No. 37 is drilling at 1,325 feet.
The Minnehoma Oil Co. No. 4, Dively farm, in the
SW corner of the SE*4 of the SEY* of 14-22-4W, is a rig.
No. 6, in the SE corner of the NE% of the SE\4 of the
SE& is drilling at 1200 feet.
Exchange Oil Co. No. 1, McGill farm, in the center of
the south line of the NW% of 22-22 4w, is a rig.
Same company is shut down at 1,900 feet on the Davis
No. 1, in the center of the NWVi of 23-22-4w.
Minnehoma Oil Co. is shut down at 965 feet on the
Smythe No. 1, in the NE corner of the SE%, of the SW1^
of 23-22-4W.
Exchange Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 1, Smythe farm,
in the SE corner of the NE% of the SW% of 23-22 4w.
Same company is shut down at 1,600 feet on the Bel
veal No. 1, in the SE corner of the NE*4 of 24-22-4w.
The Healdton Oil & Gas Co. No. 19, Belveal 40 acres,
in the NW4 of the NE*4 is shut down at 1,105 feet.
Carter Oil Co. No. 20 on the Dively farm, in the
NW14 of 24-22-4w, is shut down at 1,460 feet. No. 21 is
fishing at 2,565 feet. No. 24 is drilling at 1,975 feet. No.
25 is shut down at 1,510 feet. No. 27 is rigging up. No.
28 is underreaming to 1,530 feet. No. 29 is a rig. No.
30 is a rig. No. 31 is a rig.
H. H. Champlin No. 30, Beggs farm, in the NE% of
the SW% of 24 22-4w, is drilling at 1,750 feet.
Exchange Oil Co. is shut down at 2,540 feet on the
Walker No. 20, in the center of the SE% of 24-22-4w.
Same company is shut down at 2945 feet on the Hoy
farm. No. in the NE% of 25-22-4w.
Exchange Oil Co. is shut down at 1,020 feet on the
Doak No. 1, in the NE corner of the NW% of 26-22-4w.
Same company is shut down at 2,000 feet on the Ban-
getter No. in the center of the SE% of 26-22-4W.
Gypsy Oil Co. has a ri? up for No. 1, Crooks farm,
in the NE corner of the SE% of 26-22-4w.
Oreo Oil Co. is shut down at 2,025 feet on the Sav
age No. 1, in the NW corner of the SEW of the NEty
of 29 22 4w.
Minnehoma OH Co. No. 2. Himes farm, in the SE
corner of the NE% of the NW14 of 36-22-4w, is drilling
at 1-675 feet.
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Exchange Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 1, Austin farm, Carter Oil Co. No. 1, Othner farm, in the center of
in the NE corner of the SW% of 36-22-4 w. the SE* of 21-27 le, is fish.ng at 3,730 feet.
Borden Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Merlie3 faim, in the cen Mariand Refining Co. is drilling at 3,375 feet on the
ter of the north line of the NW% of the NEV4 of 3-22-3w, Murdock No. 1%, in the NE corner of the SWV4 of 2-27-3e.
Mariand is cleaning out to 890 feet on the Murdock
is a rig. No. in the SW* of 2-27 3e.
Exchange Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 1, Kessner Oklavania Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 13, Brown farm,
farm, in the NW corner of the SE* o 36-22-4w. in the NE* of 2-27-3e. No. 14, is underreaming to 1,550
Exchange Oil Co. No. 5, Lynda farm, in the SW*4 of feet.
7-22-3w, is dt'ilnng at 2,250 feet. No. 6, m tne isW corner Carter Oil Co. is shut down at 1,585 feet on the Big-
of the NEVi of the SH'U of section, is dr.i.ing at 1,236 gerstaff farm, in the SE corner of 10-27-3e.
feet. No. 7, in the NW corner of ihe SE->4 oi the SW^4 Armstrong's No. 1, Cronan farm, in the SE corner of
is spudding, and No. 8, in the center of the west line of 3 27-3e, is still a rig.
the of tne SW Vi is a rig. Midco Petroleum Co. is down 1,897 feet on the John
Oklahoma Producing & Kefining Co. is drilling up son No. 2, in the NWy4 of ll-27-3e.
underreamer lugs at 1,170 feet on tne Waroinson No. 1, Ranger Oil & Gas C >. is cleaning out to 1,170 feet on
in the NW corner of the SWVi of the SEVi of 8 22-3w. the Boston No. 1, in the NWVi of 14-27-3e.
chapman & Godfrey No. 1, Cooper fa. in, in the center Mariand Refining Co. is shut down at 3,305 feet on
of the north line of the NWVi of the SWVi of lti-22-3w, the Elyae Williams farm, in the NE corner of the SE*
is diiiling at 2,325 teet. of 16-27 3e.
Exchange Oil Co. is shut down at 2,011 feet on the Ok.ahoma Star Oil Co. No. 1, Smith farm, in the SE
Semke No. 1, in the center of the SWVi of 17-i2-3w. corner of 28-27-3e, is still a rig.
Excnange 0,1 Co. No. 2, Wnitney farm, in the NEVi Empire Gas & Fuel Co. No. 1, Myers farm, in the
of 18-22-3W, is still a rig. center of the SWVi of the NE* of 5-28-le, is drilling at
Uanie company is drilling at 750 feet on the Hartley 550 feet.
No. 5, in the NWVi of 18 22-Sw. No. 6 is a rig. Blackwell Oil & Gas Co. is shut down at 2,625 feet on
Koxana Petroleum Co. is shut down at 1,580 feet on the John Wolfe No. 11, in the SEVi of 6-28 le.
the Schroeder No. 11, in the SWVi of 1S-22-3W. No. 12 is Duluth & Okla Oil Co. No. 2, Henry Wolf farm, in
a location, No. 13 is f. shiny at 1,230 feet, No. 14 is drill the NE corner of the SWVi of 6-28-le, is shut down at
ing at 750 feet, and No. lo, is a rg. 3,265 feet.
Excnange Oil Co. has rig timbers on the ground for Same company No. 4, Harvel farm, in the NWVi of
No. 9, Kisner farm, in the NW corner of the NE*4 of the 6-28-le, is pulling 8-inch pipe at 2.305 feet.
NWvi of 19-22-3w. Kay & Kiowa Oil Co. No. 7. Smith farm, in the NEVi
Exchange Oil Co. is drilling at 950 feet on the Gilpin of 7 28-le, is underreaming to 2,360 feet.
No. 1, in the center of the NW* of the NWVi of 20-22 3w. Southwestern Oil Co. has a rig sti.I standing for No.
a~m<3 company is snut down at 2,b20 feet on the Le- 2, Herman farm, in the NW corner of 8-28-le.
Force No. 1, in tne center of the NW!4 of the NEV4 of Same company is shut down at 3,395 feet on the
20-Z2-3W. Mooney No. 3, in the NWVi of 17-28-le. No. 15, is fish
s.me company is shut down at 1,940 feet on the ing at 2,105 feet.
Cooper No. 1, in the NE corner of the NW* of 21-22-3w. Same company is underreaming to 2.785 feet on the
Cnampiin No. 1, Schatt farm, in the NW corner of Welsh No. 4 in the SW corner of 17-28 le. No. 19 is
29 22-3w, is underreaming to 1,280 feet. spudding.
Same company has shut down on the Staerkel No. 1, - Same company has a rig up for No. 3, Foster farm,
in the center of the SWVi of 29-22-3w, at 2,035 feet. in the NE* of 17-28-le.
Same company has a r.g up for No. 1, Crews farm,
in the center of tne SWVi of 30-22-3w.
Exchange Oil Co. is shut down at 1,135 feet, on the
Carson iaim, in the center of the NW14 of the NEVi of
31-22-3W.
Exchange Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 1, Burns farm, REFINERIES
in the center of the NEVi of the SEVi of 30 22-3w.
Morrison is shut down at 240 fit on the Exchange
Oil Co. fee, in the center of the NWVi of 31-22-3w.
Exchange Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 1, McLean farm,
in the NW corner of the SEVi of 31-22-3w. Attention:
Same company has a rig up for No. 1, Windier farm,
in the SE* of 32-22-3w.
Blackwell, Newkirk and Ponca City Fields.
Mariand Refining Co. has a rig completed for No. 9, RUDE Petroleum Low
Alberta Four Eyes allotment, in the SE corner of the
SW* of the SW * of 4 25-2e. GravityAsphalt Base
Oklavania Oil Co. has a location for No. 13, Knowles
farm, in the SW corner of the SE* of the SW* of Heavy Lubricant, for sale
4-25-2e.
Mariand Refining Co. is rigging up No. 6, Burtt farm,
in the center of the SE* of the NE* of 8-25-2e. to lar&e refinery.
Mariand Refining Co. is drilling at 1,585 feet on the
Primeaux No. 8, in the center of the SWVi of the NE* This surplus production, about
of 8-25-2e.
Same company is drilling at f,955 feet on the Miller 500 barrels per day, is located
No. 10, in the center of the SW* of the NW* of 9 25-2e.
No. 11 is a location, and No. 12, is a location. in Kansas. The property has
Mariand is casing at 720 feet on the Flossie Running
After Arrow No. 4, in the center of the NE* of the NE*
of 17-25-2e, and No. 10, in the center of the SW* of the pipe line facilities and owners
NE* is drilling at 1,255 feet.
Mariand No. 1 on the George Cal s Him allotment, can make delivery in cars.
in the center of the NE* of the NE* of 19-25-2e, is
drilling at 875 feet.
Gladys Belle Oil Co. has not yet started drilling on
the third hole on the Morgan farm, in the NE corner of If interested, full details can be obtained by
28-26-2w, but the rig is still standing. addressing BOX 922
Bartlesville Zinc Co. is drilling at 2.840 feet on the
Perrin No. 1, in the SE corner of the NWVi of 10 26-2e. Care Oil & Gas News, Kansas City, Mo.
St. Louis Buffalo Oii Co. is shut down at 1,400 feet
on the Harper farm, in the NW corner of the SE* of
the SE% of 8:27-2 w. ... \ t ,
14 THE OIL AND
Same company is drilling at 650 feet on the Purdy
farm, in the NE% of 17-28-le.
McCartel No. 1, Truitt farm, in the NE& of 17-28-le,
is shut down at 2,055 feet.
Kay & Kiowa Oil Co. is fishing at 3,660 feet on the
Curry No. 12, in the NW corner of the NE% of 18-28-le.
National Union Oil Co. No. 9, Nix farm, in the SE4
of 18-28-le, is drilling at 2,355 feet.
Blackweil Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Nix farm, in the NE
corner of the SEV* of 18-28-le, is fishing at 2,025 feet.
Carter Oil Co. No. 23, Warren farm, in the NW cor
ner of the SW% of 20-28-le, is drilling at 3,380 feet.
Glaman Oil Co. No. 2, Long farm, in the SW corner
of the NW>4 of 29-28-le, is a rig.
Biackwell Oil & Gas Co. is underreaming No. 3, Gal
lup farm, in the NE corner of the SW>4 of 30-28-le, at
1,760 feet, to 1,805 feet.
Miller Oil Corporation No. 2, Ames farm, in the NW
corner of the NE^i of the SEV* of 17-28-le, is shut down
at 560 feet.
Pirtle & Pittman No. 3, Ames farm, in the SW corner
of the SEM of 17-28-3e, Is a rig.
Kay County Gas Co. No. 1, Ames farm, in the SW
corner of the NE% of the SE>4 of 17,28 3e, is a rig.
Marland & Sinclair are casing at 2,635 feet on the
Brooks No. 1, in the SWV4 of 17-28-le.
Marland & Sinclair are drilling at 1,775 feet on the
Joyson No. 1, in the center of the NE% of the SE^i of
18-28-3e.
Marland Refining Co. is shut down at 985 feet on
the Weber No. 1, in the NE corner of the NW*4 of 20-
28-3e.
Carter Oil Co. is fishing at 3,190 feet on the Pond
No. 1, In the SE corner of the NW54 of 34-28-3e.
Marland and other No. 1, Coleman farm, in the NE>4
of 35-28 3e, is shut down at 1,590 feet.
Kay & Kiowa Oil Co. is cleaning out to 860 feet on
the school land No. 4, in the SE',4 of 36-29-le.
Empire is cleaning out No. 2, Roach farm, in the cen
ter of the SW*4 of the SE*4 of 30-29-le.
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On settled production, with additional
proven Kansas acreage now undergo
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Kansas City, Mo.
GAS NEWS
Empire Gas & Fuel Co. No. 1, Swanson farm, in the
center of the SW% of the SE*4 of 29-29-le, is drilling at
3,100 feet.
Junction Oil Co. No. 3, Pratt farm, in the SW corner
of 31-29-le, is cleaning out to 2,470 feet.
Empire is drilling at 680 feet on the Pratt No. 8,
in the SW% of 31-29-le.
Empire has a rig up for No. 4, Swanson farm, in the
center of the SW^i of the NE% of 32-29-le.
Carter Oil Co. is shut down at 1,585. feet on the Big-
gerstaff farm, in the SE corner of the NE& of 10-29-3e.
Cushing Field and Vicinity.
The Texas Co. is drilling at 2,150 feet on the Lewis
No. 1, in the SW corner of the SE& of the SE% of 22-
14-8. No. 2, in the SE corner of the SW% of the SE%
of the section, is a rig on the ground.
Texas Co. is drilling at 1,310 feet on the Lowe No.
1, in the NE\4 of 27-14-8. No. 2 is a rig on the ground,
and No. 3, is a location.
Frank Billingslea has a fishing job at 2,200 feet on
the Davis No. 1, in the NE corner of the SEYt, of the
SEV* of 27-14-8.
Yahola No. 1, of the Prairie Oil & Gas Co., in the SE
corner of the SW14 of 16-14-8, is drilling at 910 feet.
Sullivan Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Jacobs farm, in the SE
corner of the NE% of the NW& of 27-14-8, is still a lo
cation.
Sullivan Oil & Gas Co. has skidded the rig on the
Mcintosh No. 1, in the NE corner of the SE& of the NW>4
of 27-14-8, and will drill another hole.
Prairie Oil & Gas Co. is building a rig on the Sewell
farm, In the SE corner of 13-15-7.
Cushing Oil Lot Co. has a rig up for No. 1, Strimple
farm, in the center of the east line of the SE% of 19-16-6.
Lincoln Oil & Gas Co. is shut down at 800 feet on
the Mukes No. 2, in the NW corner of the SE^4 of the
NW!4 of 16-16-7.
Roxana Petroleum Co. is drilling at 310 feet on the
Myers No. 1, in the SE corner of the NW% of 9-16-8.
Margay Oil Co. is skidding the rig on the Yardy No.
1, in the SW corner of the SEU. of the NE^i of 9-16-8.
Gypsy Oil Co. is drilling at 785 feet on the Myers
No. 1, in the NE corner of the SW*4 of the SW^4 of
16-16-8.
Red Bank Oil Co. has spudded the Panaske No. 1,
in the NW corner of the NE% of 17-16-8.
Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. No. 1, Arsoyalle farm, in
the NW corner of the NE% of the NEVi of 21-16-8, is a
rig up and tools are in.
Magnolia Petroleum Co. is abandoning the Major No.
1, in the center of the south line of the SWV* of 21-16 8.
Cushing Oil Lot No. 1, Janderen farm, in the SW%
of l-17-6e, is still a rig.
Balboa Oil Co. is drilling at 775 feet on the Timothy
No. 1, in the NE corner of 13-17-7.
Cosden Oil & Gas Co. is shut down at 2,175 feet on
the Thomas Cain No. 8, in 22-17-7.
Prairie Oil & Gas Co. is drilling at 1,510 feet on the
Alec No. 1, in the NE corner of the NW% of 33-17-8.
Ohio Cities Gas Co. is spudding No. 1, Ellis farm, in
the NW% of the SE% of 1-18-5.
Home Gas Co. is drilling at 500 feet on the Dawes
No. 1, in the NW% of 2-18-5.
C. B. Shaffer is spudding No. 7. Laughlin farm, in
the center of the west line of the NW>4 of the NE& of
2-18-5, and No. 8, in the NW corner of the NEV4 is spud
ding.
Middle States Petroleum Co. No. 2, Busby farm, in
the center of the east line of the NE& of the NW% of
2-18-5e, is drilling at 775 feet.
Same company is shut down at 1,900 feet on the Tur-
pin No. 1, in the SWV* of 2-18-&.
O'Hern & Hughes No. 1, Alexander farm, in the SE
corner of 24-18-5, are drilling at 910 feet.
Home Gas Co. No. 2, Lauderdale farm, In the NE cor
ner of the NE^4 of 25-18-5, is drilling at 2,475 feet.
Phoenix Refining Co. No. 1, Thompson farm, In the
SE corner of the NW% of the SE% of 29-18-5, is shut
down at 3,188 feet.
Cushlng-Garber Oil Co. is shut down again at 2,525
feet on the Shoemaker No. 1, in the center of the NE%
of the NE% of 2-18-6.
Balboa Oil Co. No. 1, McGilbray farm, in the NW cor
ner of the NE& of 2-18-7, is still a rig.
Jones and others are shut down at 300 feet on the
Springer No. 1, in the SW corner of the NE% of 27-19-4e.
 THE OIL AND
RESTRICTIONS ON LOADING RACK LOCATIONS.
Enforcement of Regulations Set Forth in Bureau of Ex<<
plosives Circular B. C. L. No. 180 Will Work Serious
Handicap on Oil Industry.
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 22Mid-Continent refiners
and their jobbing connections are much concerned with
the rules governing the location of loading racks and
unloading points for gasoline and other inflammable liquids
with a flash point below 30 degrees Fahrenheit, as set
forth in circular B. C. L. No. 180, issued by Colonel
B. W. Dunn, chief inspector Bureau of Explosives, under
date of July 26, but apparently not generally distributed
until the past fortnight
A rigid enforcement of the order would mean the
removal of hundreds of loading racks and unloading equip
ment to a distance from 80 to 400 feet from railroad
tracks over which engines and trains are operated, with the
exception of tracks serving the loading racks. It would
mean also that these distance regulations must be ob
served in the building of new loading or unloading equip
ment or storage. The rules are now operative and wheth
er or not the removal of equipment now located closer
to used tracks than the order permits will be insisted
upon will depend largely upon Colonel Dunn's construction
of the latitude given him in the matter by the use of the
word "practicable" In the Initial paragraph of the order.
As a result of a conference between Colonel Dunn and
representatives of the oil industry, arranged by Secretary
Welch of the American Petroleum Institute last week in
Xew York, a committee was named by Chairman Felton
of the Tank Car Committee of the Institute, to conduct
a thorough investigation of the cause and possibility
of explosions Incidental to the handling of gasoline and
naphtha, the Railroad Administration being requested to
suspend enforcement of its order in the meantime. Mem
bers of this committee are Colonel Dunn; Clifford Thorne,
counsel; F. W. Lehmann, secretary and general counsel
for the Western Petroleum Refiners' Association; R. H.
McElroy and H. W. Rowe, traffic managers for large
refineries
Many refiners believe that the circular places too
generously upon them the burden of protecting life and
property from the possible carelessness of railroad em
ployes, as well as that of reducing to a minimum the
risks Involved in loading and unloading of oil and its
products, which they properly should assume. For this
reason It Is proposed to canvass the situation and ascer
tain whether the more distant location of loading racks,
storage tanks and so forth, with respect to the railroad
track, is justified by the facts as they exist.
Following Is the full text of Colonel Dunn's circular:
Rules Governing the Location of Loading Racks and Unload
ing Points for Casinghead Gasoline, Refinery
Gasoline, Naphtha or any Inflammable
Liquid with Flash Point
Below 30 F.
The location of loading racks and unloading points
for volatile Inflammable liquids is considered of great im
portance to the safety of railroad property and there Is
at present lack of uniformity in the enforcement of proper
safequards for the protection of life and property. The
following rules shall govern all carriers uncer Federal
control with respect to the location of loading racks or
unloadiing points hereafter installed. As to present loca
tions, these rules shall be observed when practicable,
and for locations not In accordance therewith, carrier
Will sell 500 shares at a bargain in lots
Harvey of 100 or more.
and I will
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through its proper officer shall submit report with recom
mendations covering each such location to the Director
of the Division of Operation, for instructions. Whenever
practicable, through co-operation with the owners of such
loading or unloading facilities, efforts will be made to
secure their removal to a safe distance, or such other
remedy as the facts may justify will be applied.
Loading.
"Loading racks for gasoline, benzine, naphtha or any
liquid with flash point below 30 F. must not be located
nearer than 80 feet to a track over which trains or
engines are operated. (This does not apply to the track
serving the loading rack.) Loading racks ror casinghead
gasoline or casinghead blends must be located not less
than 160 feet distant from such track, whenever prac
ticable, and in no case should they be located at a less
distance than 100 feet. These rules apply to casinghead
condensates or blends whether made by the compression or
absorbtion process.
Unloading.
"(a) The unloading of tank cars of casinghead gaso
line, gasoline, benzine, naphtha, and similar petroleum
products on railroad sidings must not be permitted, except
where facilities exist for piping the contents from the
tank cars to permanent storage tanks.
"(b) The part of any siding on which tank cars of
gasoline, benzine, naphtha, or any liquid with flash point
below 30 F. are to be unloaded, must be located not
less than 80 feet from a track over which trains or engines
are operated. (This does not apply to the track serving
the unloading point.) Where casinghead gasoline is to
be unloaded the unloading point must be not less than 160
feet from such track, whenever practicable, but in no
case should the distance be less than 100 feet.
"(c) If the unloading is done on a private siding
into tank wagons, barrels or drums (not permanently lo
cated storage tanks) the distance at which this operation
is permitted must not be less than 160 feet.
"(d) If tank cars of refinery gasoline, benzine, naph
tha, or any liquid with flash point below 30 F. are loaded
or unloaded at a place within 80 feet from a track over
which trains or engines are operated, such tank cars must
be provided with a dome cover equipped with a vent line
to liberate any escaping vapors. This vent line must
be carried to a point at least 80 feet distant from such
track. For casinghead gasoline 160 feet will be required
whenever practicable, but in no case shall the distance
be less than 100 feet from the center of track over which
trains or engines are operated. The end of the vent line
must be covered with a proper screen of not less than
20x20 mesh.
Storage.
"(a) Gasoline, benzine, naphtha, or any liquid with
flash point below 30 F. when stored in properly con
structed tanks is comparatively safe. The following regu
lations will apply for the construction and location of
such storage tanks:
"(b) These regulations apply only to above ground
tanks. Under ground tanks should be considered separ
ately as occasion may rise. All storage tanxB will he con
sidered above the ground unless they are buried so that
the top of the tank is covered with at least three feet
of earth.
"(c) All tanks should be set upon a firm foundation
and be electrically grounded.
"(d) Each tank over 1,000 gallons in capacity should
have all manholes, hand holes, vent openings and other
openings which may contain inflammable vapor, provided
with 20x20 mesh brass wire screen or its equivalent,
so attached as to completely cover the openings and
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protected against clogging; these screens may be made Distance from Distance from
ovable but should be kept, normally, (irmly attached, Railroad Tracks Other Tanks
h a tank should also be vented or provided with a Capacity o( Tanks or Property (feet)
able safety valve set to operate at not more than (in gallons) (feet)
minis per square inch (or both Interior pressure and48,001 to 75,000 85 3
lum; manhole covers kept closed by their weight only 75,001 to 100,000 100 15
be considered. 100,001 to 150,000 150 25
"(e) Tanks used with a pressure discharge system 150,001 to 250,000 250 35
have a sa(ety valve set at not more than one-half250,001 to 500,000 300 50
pressure to which the tank was originally tested. 500,001 to 1,000,000 350 75
"(f) Tank cars containing over 500 gallons and UnLmlted 400 20O
exceeding 48,000 gallons of gasoline, benzine, naphtha "(h) The above distances should be doubled for tanks
my liquid with flash point below 30 F. should be containing casinghead gasoline or casinghead blends.
ted not less than 80 feet from a track over which "(i) Where practicable, tanks should be located on
us or engines are operated. ground sloping away (rom railroad property. If this is
"(g) For capacities exceeding 48,000 gallons the fol-
impracticable, then the tanks should be surrounded by
ng distances shall govern: dikes of earth or concrete, or other suitable material, of
sufficient capacity to hold all the contents of the tanks, or
of such nature and location that in case of breakage of
the tanks, the oil will be diverted to point such that
railway property and passing trains will hot be endangered.
General.
Odd Lots "(a) In measuring distances from any railroad track,
the center line o( the track should be considered as the
starting point.
The following stocks are selected from by loading"(b) During the time that the tank car is connected
or unloading connections, there must be signs
our miscellaneous listings. If interested ask placed on the track or car so as to give necessary warn
for prices. If you seek some stock not listed ing. Such signs must be at least 12x15 inches in size
and bear the words StopTank Car Connected the
here, write us about it. word Stop being in letters at least 4 inches high and
the other words in letters at least 2 inches high. The
BANK STOCKS printing must be in white on a blue background.
Peoples Trust "(c) In laying pipe lines on railroad property (or the
Pioneer Trust loading or unloading ot tank cars, they should be laid at a
First National depth of at least three (eet, and at points where such
pipe lines pass under tracks they should be at least four
INDUSTRIAL, STOCKS feet below the bottom of the ties.
Deere & Co., pfd. "(d) All connections between tank cars and storage
Peet Bros., com. tanks must be in good condition and must not permit
Peet Bros., pfd. any leakage. They must be frequently examined and re
Simplex Spreader placed when they have become worn in order to insure
Studebaker at all times absolutely tight connections. Rubber, leather,
Thos. Ruddy Co. or fabric hose must not be used. Tank cars must not be
REFINERY STOCKS left connected to pipe Ones except when loading or un
Sapulpa Refining loading is going on and while a competent man is present
Victor Refining and in charge.
Oklahoma-Texas Refining "(e) Goose necks, when used for loading and unloading
Home Refining tank cars must be so constructed that when not in use
they will automatically assume a stable position that will
OIL, STOCKS provide a horizontal clearance of not less than eight (8)
Harvey Crude feet from center line of track and be locked in that
National Oil position. Where this method of unloading is used, the
Clack Panther rack supporting stand-pipe and goose neck shall be o( non-
Bay State Oil & Gas combustible material.
Cosden Oil "(() The ends of pipe lines for loading or unloading
Danclger O. & R. tank cars from their bottom opening should be placed
Hale Petroleum in shallow pits with brick or concrete walls not closer
Clover Leaf than 8 feet from center line of track. These pits should
Globe Oil be ventilated and be protected by substantial one-piece
McTon Oil covers, level with the surface of the ground, which must be
Oil & Gas of Eldorado kept locked in place when the pits are not in use. These
Oil State Refining pits should not be drained into a sewer or running stream.
C. & C. Development "(g) The loading or unloading of tank cars should
Cardey Royalties not be permitted except during daylight, when artificial
Morgan Oil & Refining light is not required. The presence of nearby switch
Atlas Oil & Refining lights, lanterns or other exposed lights or fires during the
Franklin O. & R. process of loading or unloading is prohibited."
Reliance Oil
Penn-Kell-Watt DEATH OF JUDGE MEAHARD.
Union Oil
REAL ESTATE LOANS Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 21.Judge F. S. Meahard, for many
We also have on hand a number of years associated with the late Theodore Barnsdill in his
high grade first mortgage real estate oil exploits throughout the United States, is dead, and
loans, netting 6%. was buried at his old home at Mercer, Pa., Thursday. At
the time of his death, he was chairman of the board of
directors of the Barnsdall Consolidated Oil Corporation,
NATIONAL SECURITIES CO. and as a final tribute to him. the offices of the Barnsdall
H. C. Davison, General Manager. in both Tulsa and Bartlesville, were closed the day of
Suite 733 Reserve Bank Bldg., . the funeral.
Kansas City, Mo. All the oil and gas news in THE OIL and GAS NEWS
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 THE OIL AND
LOUISIANA
Shreveport, La., Sept. 22.Many events of Importance
featured oil development the past week in North Louisiana
fields. Outstanding was the announcement of the entry
of the Petroleum Corporation of America, financed by
eastern capitalists and said to have a capital of $60,000,-
000. with $20,000,000 additional in gold bonds. This com
pany has acquired eighty-two per cent of the holdings of
the independent operators in the Pine Island field.
Next in significance was the amount of oil from the
Claiborne field. The reports on runs showed that 9,400
barrels had been transported daily through pipe lines. In
addition many thousands of barrels were transported by
the railroads In tank cars. The increased output of the
production showed that the transportation problem con
fronting the North Louisiana field is rapidly adjusting it
self and that the near future may see the greatest por
tion of the total production taken care of every day. De
spite the heavy Increase in transported oil, many wells
remained shut in, awaiting further easing of the situation.
In Its production of light oil, the Claiborne field has
taken the pre-eminent place as the true "miracle oil dis
trict" of North Louisiana. The field was uncovered in
the latter part of January and the success and rapid devel
opment to date augurs for one of the largest oil pools of
the country.
Another feature of the week's occurrences was the
completion by Adamson Henry, Trustee of the Musiow
No. 2, in 4-20-15, Pine Island field. The well came in
flowing at a rate of 5.00 barrels. This is one of the largest
wells brought in recently in the Pine Island district. The
total new production of the Caddo Parish fields was about
665 barrels; the Claiborne district added about 300; Red
River 2,950; and DeSoto about 125 barrels.
Production figures for the various districts were:
Caddo light oil, 8,540 barrels daily; Caddo heavy, includ
ing Pine Island, 15,725; of which Pine Island ran 15,050:
Red River 8,580; Claiborne 9,400; DeSoto 4,250.
Field Operations.
Completions in the Caddo Parish the past week in
cluded the following: Fortune Oil & Gas Co., Raines
No. 14, 22-21-15, pumping 40 barrels, 2,314 feet; Louisiana
Consolidated Oil Corporation, Ross No. 14, 24-22-15, pump
ing 40 barrels, 1,058 feet. Vivian shallow district: La Tox
Oil Company, Fee No. 4, 35-21-15, pumping 40 barrels, at
2,350 feet: Mohawk Oil Co., Robertshaw No. 9, 24-21-15,
pumping 40 barrels at 2,362 feet; Penn.-Wyo. Oil Co.,
Sellington No. 1, 34-21-15, one million cubic feet gasser
at 2,286 feet; St. Paul Oil & Gas Co., Rives No. 1, 17-2016,
pumping 15 barrels, at 2,287 feet; Adamson Henry Trus
tee, Musiow No. 2, 4-20-15, flowing 500 barrels at 2,065 feet.
New locations include the following: 23-21-15, The
Texas Co., Hansen No. 3; 22 21-15, The Texas Co., J. H.
Herndon No. 4. Rigging up to drill: 13-21-15, Dixie Oil
Co., Robertshaw No. 21; '27-21-15, Dixie Oil Co., Slattery
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No. 8; 24-20-05, Gulf Refg. Co., Ferry Lake No. 176. Com
menced drilling: 4-20-15, Allied Oil Co., J. R. Land No. 3;
4-20-15, Adamson Henry Trustee, Musiow No. 3; 13 21-15,
Ansonia Oil Co., State No. 1; 2-20-16, Bui ford & Brim.n
Oil & Gas Co., Watkins No. 1; 35-21-15, Sun Company, W.
Bradford C. No. 130; 15,21-15, The Texas Co., Fabry No. 7.
Nearicg completion: 4-20-15, Allied Oil Co., J. R. Land
No. 2, arranging to pump; 25-21-15, Caddo Central O.l &
Refg. Co., J. J. Noel No. 8, set and cemented 6-inch cas
ing; 12 21-15, Cherokee Oil & Gas Co., Youree No. 3, ar
ranging to pump; 4-21-15, Dixie Oil Co., Robertshaw No.
18, arranging to pump; 4-21-15, Dixie Oii Co., Robertshaw
No. 19, setting 4Vfe-inch casing; 4-20 15, Doane Oil Co..
Looney No. 2, set and cemented, 6-inch casing; 4-20-16,
Gulf Refg. Co., Ferry Lake No. 179, set and csmented, 6-
inch casing; 8 16-16, Gulf Refg. Co., Taylor-Trosper No. 1,
balling; 20-20-15, Higgins O. & F. Co., J. B. H. & F. Club
14, would not flow, arranging to pump; 24-21-15, Mohawk
Oil Co., Robertshaw No. 14, arranging to pump; 12-21-15,
Old Settlers Oil Co., Lynn No. 19, arranging to pump;
7-21-14, Planters Oil Co., Noel No. 5, fishing for packer.
Bienville Parish.
In the Bienville Parish: 31-17-5, Congress Oil Co., Da
vis No. 1, rigging up to drill; 22-18-8, Gibbsland OH Co.,
Calhoun No. 1, began drilling; 22-15 10, Louisiana Oil &
Refining Corp., Manning No. 1, tested dry at 1,185, will
drill deeper.
Bossier Parish.
In section 31-16-11, Ark. Natl. Gas Co., Vanhoose No.
97, commenced drilling; 21-22-13, Bossier et al., Ful.ilove
No. 1, rigging up to drill; 14-19 12, R. O. Roy, Jameson-
Wyche No. 1, location; 15-16-11, Standard Oil Co., Hodges
No. 1, rigging up to drill; 30-16-11, Standard Oil Co., Hor-
ton No. 2, commenced drilling; 15 16-11, The Texas Co.,
Giddens No. 3, location; 8-16-11, The Texas Co., Lawson
No. 2, set and cemented, 6-inch casing.
Calcasieu Parish-.
In section 21-9 11, Edgerly O. & M. Co., Wilson No. 2,
set 6-inch casing; 3 10-12, Godchaux Syndicate, Holcombe
et al No. 1, set 6-inch casing; 29-9-11, Gulf Refg. Co., Bright
Penn No. 30, location; 27-16-9, Morical & Co., Ogea No. 1,
derrick; 510-10, Powell Lumber Co., American Oil Sul
phur Co. 1 derrick pattern on one location.
Claiborne Parish.
In 24-21-8, Ark. Natl. Gas Co., Langston No. 90, build
ing started, rig to drill in with cable too'ls; 24-21-8. Ark.
Natl. Gas Co., Langston No. 93, rigging up to drill; 19-21 7,
Ark. Natl. Gas Co., Langston No. 95, set 6-inch casing;
19-21-7, Ark. Natl. Gas Co., Langston No. 104, rigging up
to drill; 30-21-7, Atlas Oil Co.. Shaw No. 4, drilling out
cement plug; 24-21-8, Geor. Baird, Langston No. 9, com
menced drilling; 5-20-7, Bami Oil & Refg. Co.. Kinnebrew
No. 2, location: 26-21-8, Belchic & Laskey, White No. 1,
commenced drilling; 26-21-8, Belchic & Laskey, White No.
SHREVEPORT, LA.
18 THE OIL AND
2, location; 14 20-7, Caddo-Claiborne Corp., Gladney No. 2,
set and cemented 10-inch casing; 30-21-7, Consolidated
Progressive Co. of New York, Shaw No. 3, testing; 30-21-7,
Eastjon & Barnes, Shaw No. 4, set 10-inch casing; 31-21-7,
Frost Oil Co., Chatman No. 3, set 8-inch casing, arrang
ing to test; 30-21-7, Gilliland Oil Co., Oakes No. 3, rigging
up to drill; same, Oakes No. 7, derrick; same, Oakes Nos.
8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13, locations; same, Shaw No. 5, com
menced drilling, No. 6 rigging up to drill; 13-21-8, Glass-
well & Merren, Jackson No. 1, drilling out cement plug;
20-21-7, Gulf Refining Co., Featherstone-Shaw No. 1, set
10-inch casing; 24-21-8, Gulf Refining Co., Langston No. 2
building derrick, No. 3 derrick, No. 4 rigging up to drill;
19 21-7, Gilliland Oil Co., Langston No. 1, location; 23-21-8,
Gilliland Oil Co., Shaw No. 1, location; 24-21-8, Louisiana
Oil & Refg. Corp., Jackson No. 2, rigging up to drill;
19-21-7, Louisiana O. & R. Corp., Langston No. 4, com
pleted, flowing 300 barrels; 19 21-7, Louisiana O. & R.
Corp., Langston No. 5, set 6-inch casing; 19-21-7, H. & P.
Palmer, Langston No. 2 set 6-inch casing, No. 3 location;
29-21-7, H. & P. Palmer, McClung No. 1, fishing; 31-21-7,
H. & P. Palmer, Shaw No. 1, set 6-inch casing; 31-21-7,
Rowe et al, Hardy No. 1, fishing; 30-21-7, Rowe Oil Corp.,
Shaw No. 7, pulling liner to make deep test; 13-21-8, Rowe
Oil Corp., Wilson No. 1, set 10-inch casing; 14-23 8, Rox-
ana Petroleum Co., Taylor No. 1, derrick; 24-21-8, Stand
ard Oil Co., Lowenberg No. 5, set 10 inch casing; 29-21-7,
Standard Oil Co., Oakes No. 1, re-cemented 6-inch casing;
30-21-7, Standard Oil Co., Shaw No. 2, set 6-inch casing;
31-21-7, Sinclair Oil Co. of La., Chatman No. 1, rigging
up to drill; 19-21-7, The Texas Co., Langston A-l, rigging
up to drill; 19-21-7, The Texas Co., Langston B-l, rigging
up to drill; 220-7, Trinity Oil Co., Bullock No. 1, derrick;
30-21-7, White Bros., Oakes No. 2, set 8-inch casing.
DeSoto Parish.
In section 22-27-12-11, Clark & Greer Oil Co., Giaque
No. 1, rigging up to drill; 1513-14, Ertie Oil Co., Howell
No. 1, location; 26-12-16, Garrison O. & C. Co., Fletcher
No. 1, arranging to test; 5-12-13, Paraffine O. & G. Co.,
Hewitt No. 1, commenced drilling; 6-10-12, G. W. Strange
O. & R. Co., Williams No. 1, rigging up to drill; 23-12-11,
The Texas Co., Wemple B-15, set 4%-inch casing; 14-12-11,
The Texas Co., Wemple B-18, flowing 125 barrels.
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Lincoln Parish.
In section 34-23-3, Tulsa Production Co., Fuller No. 1,
commenced drilling.
Ouachita Parish.
In 1-18-4, H. H. Huber, Edwards No. 1, set 6-inch
casing.
Red River Parish.
In section 7-12-10, Foursome Oil Co., Polly No. 1, flow
ing 5,0 barrels at 2,743 feet; 5-12-10, Gulf Refining Co.,
Gray-Hook No. 1, flowing 2,500 barrels at 2,729 feet; 7-12-
10, Wrightsman et al, Polly No. 5, flowing 400 barrels at
2,730 feet; 23-12-11, Bull Bayou Oil Co., Armistead No. 7.
pull liner to drill deeper; 6-12-10, Caddo Central O. & R.
Co., Nelson No. 1, set 10-inch casing; 13 12-11, Caddo Cen
tral O. & R. Co., Pugh No. 1, setting 6-inch casing, No. 2
building derrick; 13-12-11, Clark & Greer, Pugh No. 4,
derrick; 32-13-10, Continental A. & P. Co., Robinson No.
1, rigging up to drill; 7-12-10, Depositors Oil Co., Polly-
No. 5 set 6-inch casing, No. 6 derrick; 12-12-11, Doane et
al, Pugh No. 1, drilling out cement plug; 13-12-11, Fortuna
Oil Co., Pugh No. 4, set 10 inch casing; 7-12-10, Fortuna
O. & G. Co., Pugh No. 7, set liner and swabbing; 7-12-10.
Fortuna O. & G. Co., Pugh 19 and 20, locations; 7-12-10,
Foursome Oil Co., Polly No. 5, commenced drilling; 13 12-
11, Freedman & Rowe, Carter No. 2, rigging up to drill;
8-12-10, Gilliland & Foster, Hollingsworth No. 1, derrick;
5-12-10, Gulf Ref. Co., Gray-Hook No. 2, location; 14-12-11,
Gulf Ref. Co., Jenkins E-20, commenced drilling; 31-13-11,
W. Williams, C-15, location; 13-12-11, Keene & Woolf,
Pugh No. 1, set 6-inch casing; 36-13-11, Ramsey et al, Rob
inson B-l, set 6-inch casing; 31-13-10, R. O. Roy, Nelson
No. 2, location; 12-12-11, J. K. D. Shaffer, Ardis No. 1, set
10-inch casing; 8-12-10, J. K. D. Shaffer, Robinson 2 and
3 are derricks; 8-12-10, B. W. Strange O. & R. Co., Nelson
No. 5, rigging up to drill, No. 6 and 7, locations; 6-12-10,
Sun Co., Nelson No. 1, rigging up to drill, No. 2, location:
17-12-10, Tex-Penn Oil Co., Clarkson No. 1, commenced
drilling; 11-12-11, The Texas Co.. Wilkinson No. 3, set 10-
inch casing, No. 4 derrick; 13-12-11, The Texas Co., Young
No. 2, pulling 6-inch casing; 13-12-11, The Texas Co.,
Young No. 3, set 6-inch casing, No. 4, rigging up to drill;
18-12-10, Wrightman et al, Polly No. 7, commenced drill
ing.
St. Martin Parish.
In section 5-9-5, Emerson & Gulf, Martin No. 2, set 10
inch casing; 13-9 8, J. A. Mabry & Co., Atchafalaya Oil
Co. No. 1, drilling; 15-9 5, Penn-La. O. & G. Co., Broussard
No. 1, rigging up to drill.
Webster Parish.
In section 25-22-9, Banks Oil Co., Lee No. 1, rigging up
to drill deeper; 28 19-8, Minden Pet. Co., Ferguson No. 1,
tested dry, will drill deeper; 7-21-9, Pine Valley Oil Co.,
Block No. 1, set 10-inch casing; 21-20-8, Standard Oil Co.,
Grunner No. 1, tested dry, will drill deeper.
FUEL OIL AT BELAWAN, SUMATRA.
(Consul Algar E. Carleton, Medan, Sumatra.)
In a general way there is no supply of fuel at Bela-
wan, the port of Medan, available for purchase except on
notice of at least two weeks. Under ordinary circum
stances vessels can be furnished with oil sufficient to
take them to Singapore, which would not require much
more than six tons. Probably forty or fifty tons could be
given any ship on due notice, and the only supplier of
oil, the Dordtsche Petroleum Maatschappij (Dutch), would
use every effort to supply American oil-burning vessels,
calling at Belawan, with sufficient quantity to enable them
to proceed either to Singapore or to Ba*avia. No oil tanks
have been erected at Belawan, and oil would, therefore,
be loaded from lighters.
For the present or until the harbor works are com
pleted, permitting deep-sea vessels to enter (he part, no
tanks will be constructed, and not then unless probable
business warrants it. It is impossible to give current
prices, but it is not likely that these would be much in
advance of those obtaining either at Singapore or at Ba-
J tavia, and the excess, if any, would be due to the lack of
proper installations for loading oil into ships.
Z
Union Tank Car Co. is reported to have inouired for
3 bids on 1,000 tank cars of 10.000 gallons capacity. The
company now owns 20,600 cars and in the sevpn years
" since the dissolution has purchased 10.550 cars. Owing to
the scarcity and high price of ma'erials the company did
not contract for new equipment during 1918.
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TEXAS
Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 22.Wildcat operators in
west Texas renewed their hopes the past week when a
showing of oil was found in the Waring well in Concho
county, west of San Angelo, at an approximate depth of
3,700 feet. The showing was sufficient to cause leases
to jump in value. In other sections of the state where
new wells are being drilled, especially in Jack county,
prospects are bright and reports are to the effect that
the holes are running true to the form predicted by geolo
gists. The big companies that hold leases through the
west and northwestern sections of the states are paying
their annual rentals and making arrangements to drill
within the next few months.
While a slight increase in production Is to be noted
in the various fields, except Burkburnett proper, which
shows a loss, completions have been held back because
of no storage facilities and Inadequate transportation
facilities. The transportation problem still is a bugbear
to the independent and small operator in north, northwest
and west Texas. This bugbear is causing considerable^
worry to the men who are in the fields that produce the'
crude with a parafin basis. In the Iowa Park district,
producers are worried, because this field strictly is a para
fin base field and earthen tanks are not suitable for stor
age purposes. However, the various pipe line companies
propose to hurry construction, provided material can be
obtained, and the construction of the new Hamon-Kell
railway line through the Desdemona district may give
partial relief.
Comparatively few big gushers have been brought in
the past week, although several good producers, wells that
are making as much as 500 barrels and better daily.
While the new Waggoner pool shows the greatest number
of big producers completed the past week, Desdemona and
the Stephens county fields also show good results. The
Waggoner pool operators are in better position to com
plete their wells than are the men who are drilling in
Desdemona, Stephens, Young or any other county in the
state, because they have better transportation facilities,
such as' pipe lines and railway connections. Until the
Hamon-Kell line is completed operators in Desdemona
and in and around Breckenridge in Stephens county still
are In the wilderness.
Eastland county continues to attract attention and
every week shows an extension of the oil producing area
in the Ranger, Cisco and Eastland sections. Two big
producers were brought in near the town of Eastland the
past three days. The Empire Oil and Fuel Co's. well was
completed Friday night and is reported to be flowing
1.500 barrels a day. The McDonald Oil Co's. well on the
Barnes tract, completed Thursday, is said to be flowing
5,000 barrels a day. These wells are important, in that,
they extend the field in two directions. The well on the
Barnes tract offsets the Poteet and Brooks heirs operations
and extends the field to the northwest.
The nearest production to the Empire's well, which is
3% miles north of Eastland, is a half mile away. It ex
tends the field to the southeast.
Considerable interest now is being manifested in the
Prairie Oil and Gas Co's. deep test in McCullough county.
This test is down 3,300 feet. The shallow test which was
ALLAN B. REYNOLDS. Prealdrnt. R. N. DOBBS, Flrat Vice-President.
R. B. MCKNIGHT, Treasurer.
NATIONAL REFINERIES OF AMERICA
Capital $10,000,000
Capacity 25,000 Barrelt Daily
Office 603 Vg Main Street
Office Telephone 3774 Lamar
GAS NEWS 19
brought in last week is making a minimum of ten bar
rels a day.
The well of the Leonard Petroleum Co., near Eden,
in Concho county, which is making a showing of oil at
3,300 feet, has created quite a stir. It is expected that the
next two weeks will tell the story of that section. The
company drilling the Leonard well has secured leases on
approximately 7,000 acres of land in that immediate vi
cinity.
Wichita Falls District.
With the Waggoner pool more than holding its own,
and several new wells brought in that have reached the
expectations of their drillers, interest in this section now
is turning to the operations in the vicinity of Vernon in
Wilbarger county. The bringing in of the Kemp-Randel
well on the Zoiset farm in the eastern part of the county,
extends the district. This well is making approximately
1,800 feet. This well had been abandoned and was taken
up by the men who brought it in.
Burkburnett proper is rapidly fading as a producing
field because of the closeness the wells are being drilled
together. In many instances five and six wells are found
on a city block. The government now is taking a hand
and is recommending conservation measures. To the north
west, in the Waggoner pool, more care is being used, but
still, experts claim that wells are being drilled too close
together.
August Big Month In Northwest Field.
During the month of August 345 completions were
reported in the north central Texas fields, with an in
crease in production of approximately 190,000 barrels daily.
Wichita county led in the number of completions with 132,
and Eastland county had 87 completions. Seventy-six per
cent of the producing wells averaged better than 750 bar
rels of oil a day.
Desdemona District
The Desdemona district has been unusually quiet the
past week, because of the transportation handicap, and
only one big producer has been reported, Davis No. 2B, of
the Humble Oil and Refining Co., and the Rushing town lot
well. The Davis is a 1,500-barrel producer, and the Rush
ing is reported good for 1,000 barrels. Until transporta
tion facilities improve but little more can be expected
from the Desdemona district, which is being operated by
big companies that know the value of conservation.
Stephens County
Just what the Stephens county field will develop into
is problematical. So far the men who have been spending
money in the proven districts have been more than repaid
and comparatively few dusters have been brought in. The
past week failed to increase production in this section to
any great extent, although a number of new locations have
been made in the vicinity of Caddo. Part of this county
still is considered wildcat territory. The Hill well of the
Mid-Kansas Oil Co. in the northern part of the county
has been put on the swab and is making from 50 to 75
barrels a day. Scores of wells in this county are on the
sand and could be brought in if transportation was avail
able to take care of the product.
Panhandle Section
A favorable report has been made by the government
A. B. CONLEV, Secretary.
L. N. STANLEY, General Connael.
Fort Worth, Texas
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geologists on the formations of that section of New Mex

ico which adjoins the Panhandle of Texas. These reports
have greatly encouraged men who have money invested
in leases all over the Panhandle, in Carson, King, Potter
and adjoining counties. So far, only gassers have been
brought in, but the formation is said to be Permian and
results are expected. Several locations will be made in
Carson and adjoining counties the next week and the next
six months should show up either oil or gas in big pay
ing quantities.
The Lesh West Texas Field
The far west Texas counties are centers of attrac
tion to the man who is ever seeking new fields to de
velop. The past weeki saw new test wells started in the
Refining trans-Pecos country as far west as Brewster county. Be
tween San Angelo and the Pecos, the section known as
Concholand, every county in that district is being probed
for oil and the next six months should see either new
oil fields brought in, or a number of dusters.
Division Bedenum and Trees are banking heavily on oil in
the western section of the state and control considerable
acreage.
Production Figures.
of the Production for last week in the North Texas oil fields
totaled 254,500 barrels daily: 155,500 barrels in the Ranger
and Desdemona fields and 99,000 in the Wichita Falls dis
trict. By district:
Burkburnett 87,000 barrels
NATIONAL Electra 10,500 barrels
Ranger 62,000 barrels
Stephens County 43.500 barrels
iimiKiiiiiniiiittn O J iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Desdemona 48,500 barrels
The remainder of the production comes from the
smaller fields in Iowa Park, Petrolla, Moran, Strawn,
Coleman County and Brown County.
The reports by companies on Electra and Burkbur
COMPANY nett show the following daily production:
Company Electra Burkb't Total
3,711 7,405
Gulf 680 7,665 8,350
3,830 3.575 7,405
600 1,235 1,395
750 750
2,500 2,500
2,525 2,525
1,790 1.790
Refiners and Marketers 95 95
500 500
2,485 2.485
I of | Gilliland Oil 3,190 3,190
80 80
3,418 3,418
2.500 2,500
1,176 52,289 54,356
Petroleum Totals 10.350 88,305 99,815
COMPLETIONS.
The Sammies Oil Corporation has two good ones' on
Products the Lillis Morgan acreage, No. 1 making 1,000 barrels.
The Ranger Burkburnett company also brought in two
good ones, No. 2 Waggoner showing 1,250 barrels. The
list.
Northwest Pool.
M. & P. Burk Oil Ci., No. 2 Evans, 1.200 barrels.
Texas Ranger Oil Co., No. 5. Brannon, 800 barrels.
Texas Ranger Oil Co., No. 3, Brannon, 800 barre.s.
Texas Panger Co., No. 7, Brannon, C00 barrels.
Texas Ranger Oil Co., No. 8, Brannon, 1,000 barrels.
Iowa Burk Oil Co., No. 2, Renner, 1,000 barrels.
Ertz Oil Co. No. 1, George, 200 barrels.
W. M. Pr.ddy, No. 3, Bashara, 1.500 barrels.
Republic Oil Co., No. 2, Lillis Morgan, 1,800 barrels.
W. M. Priddy No. 4, Bashara, 2.000 barrels.
Tennessee O'l & Gas Co., No. 1, Evans, 100 barrels.
Block 24 Oil Co., No. 2, Waggoner, b.ock 84, 1,000 bar
rels
Refinery and Sales Office at Eastland Oil & Refining company, No. 1 Evans, 1,200
barrels.
Goonh & Davis Oil Co.. No. 1 Evans, block 16, Green
Arkansas City, Kansas wood si'biivis'on, 700 baT-ls.
Hill & Roberts. No. 3 Wagsoner. block 87. 1.800 barrels.
HumM Oil & Refining Co., No. 1 Waggoner, block
87, 1.000 barrels.
Healdton O'l & Gas Co., No. 5 Evans, 1,000 barrels.
Ranger-Burkburnett Oil Co., No. 1 Evans, 600 barrels.
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Ranger-Burkburnett Oil Co., No. 2 Waggoner, 1,250

barrels.
Sammies Oil Corporation, No. 1 Lillis Morgan, 1,000
barrels.
Sammies Oil Corporation, No. 2 Lillis Morgan, 500
barrels.
Longford, Staley & Chenault, No. 1 Waggoner, block
84, 1,000 barrels.
P. J. Lea, No. 2 Waggoner, block 86, 1,000 barrel
Mldco Oil Co., No. 1 Taylor, block 97, 1,800 barrels.
Burkburnett Townsite.
Magnolia Petroleum Co., No. 7 M. K. & T. right of way,
25 barrels.
Magnolia Petroleum Co., No. 6 Vancleave, 5.0 barrels.
Magnolia Petroleum Co., No. 11 Vancleave, 50 barrels.
Magnolia Petroleum Co., No. 17 Vancleave, 20 barreis.
Magnolia Petroleum, No. 15 Fowler farm, 30 barrels.
Magnolia Petroleum Co., No. 9 Fowler, 50 barrels.
Magnolia Petroleum Co., No. 13 Hardin, 50 barrels.
Magnolia Petroleum Co., No. 20 Hardin, 40 barrels.
Electra.
Burkburnett-Purdy Co., No. 2 Burnett, 20 barrels.
Magnoiia Petroleum Co., No. 40 Francis Sbumner,
125 barrels.
Magnolia Petroleum Co., No. 30 Piper, 150 barrels.
Petrol ia.
The Texas Co., No. 40 Byers, dry and abandoned
around 3,400 feet.
Iowa Park.
Texas Ranger Producing & Refining Co., No. 3 Kemp,
20 barrels.
Ranger Pool.
Mid-Kansas Oil, McClesky No. 2, shot 3,480 feet.
Producing 100 barrels.
Caldweil Oil Co., Sinner No. 1, small showing oil at
3,445 feet.
Westheimer Oil & Gas, Griffin No. 1, shot 3,384 feet.
Production 160 barrels.
J. L. Hamon, McCloskey No. 1, 3,418 feet, shot, not
result from shot, 48 barrels.
Atlas Oil, Mann No. 2, shot, 3,173 feet, second shot
at 3,185 feet, well made a few flows but would not pay.
Texas & Pacific J. M. Rust, top sand 3,425 feet, pro
ducing 56 barrels.
Prairie Oil & Gas, R. L. Howard No. 2, shot 3,525. feet,
production 60 barrels.
Gates Oil, Barker No. 1, 695 feet of oil in the hole
at 3,315 feet.
John Markham, Jr., S. F. Cope'.and No. 10, shot
3,497 feet, good for 55 barrels.
T. & P. Coal & Oil, J. H. McCloskey No. 7, top sand
3,401 feet, not producing. May shoot.
Ranger Rock Island Oil & Refining, Wright No. 1,
made 245 barrels from black lime at 3,275 feet, produced
655 barrels at 3,330 to 3,332 feet; top of sand at 3,485
to 3,487 feet, producing 5,195 barrels.
Prairie Oil & Gas, Emma Terrell No. 13, 3,441 feet,
producing 320 barrels.
Prairie Oil & Gas, E. Roper No. 1, 3,320 feet, shot, no
results.
Gladstone Oil Co., Wright No. 1, first oil at 3,355. feet,
producing 270 barrels, shot 3.475 feet will shoot again.
Texas Co., Hagaman No. 3, no showing, plugged and
abar.doncd at 3,547 feet.
T. & P. Coal & Oil, W. E. McCloskey No. 4, shot
3,470 feet, producing 45 barrels.
Gillispie Oil, Cotton No. 1, top sand 3,400 feet, 12.000,-
000 feet of gas and 4 barrels oil. Shut down for orders.
DRILLING REPORTS.
Ranger District.
Sinclair operations in the Ranger district include:
Harpool No. 1, 3,583, fishing for tools at 3,492; No. 2,
flowing; No. 3, urilllng lime; No. 4 pumping; No. 5,
3,275. running 6% casing; No. 6, 2,945, drilling slate.
Thompson, No. 1, flowing; No. 2, 2,224, drilling slate;
No. 3, rig.
Hagaman No. 1, 3.780, waiting on long stroke pars;
No. 2, 3,535, running 6% casing; No. 3, rig; No. 4, 3,340,
drilling top lime.
J. E. Barnes, No. 1, 3,673, cleaning out on bridge 127
off bottom; No. 2, location; No. 3, 2,300, splicing line;
No. 4, 3,675, shut down, waiting on orders, top of lime
3,215: No. 5, 1,396, drilling white shale.
C. P. Jones No. 1, 3,221, running 6% casing, top lime,
3,221.
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W. T. Davis No. 1, flowing; No. 2, 1,705, shut down
repairing reel; No. 3, rig; No. 4, rigging up; No. 5, rig
on ground.
J. W. Barnes, No. 1, 745; drilling black lime; No. 2, .
95, spudding white hard lime; No. 3, rig, 9-12 completed.
R, L. Danley No. 1, flowing; No. 2, 3,370, drilling black
lime, top lime 3,280, top pay, 3330 fiowed 30 barrels; No.
3, 705, running 12% casing; No. 4, rig; No. 5, rig build
ing; No. 6, rig building; No. 7, rig on ground.
Satterfield No. 1, 3,443, shut down for gas; No. 2,
2,225, running 8% casing; No. 3, 1,320, drilling, caving
badly.
P. P. Pierce No. 1, rig on ground.
Moss No. 2, 3,422, parring casing with spear and jack
ing up on same.
Moss No. 3, (located 656 feet from east line and 326 tion; No. 3A, 1,100, slate; No. 4A, 2,500, shale; No. 5A.
from south line).
S. P. McGlothlin No. 1, 3,483, shut down for crew,
cleaning out to 3,474.
North Caddo District.
Coody No. 1, 3,420, waiting on spider; No. 2, 3.370,
waiting on stem; No. 3, 3,396 cleaning out; No. 4, flow
ing; No. 5, 3,341, waiting on cleaning out tools; No. 6,
1,267, set 10 casing at 1,267; No. 7, 1,130, underreaming
and cleaning out at 1,725; No. 8, 795, drilling; No. 9,
rigging up.
Manning No. 1, 3,240, flowing; No. 2, 2,095,, drill slate.I. B. Hand No. 6, 2,825v slate; No. 8, rig; No. 9, 1,920.
ing shale.
J. L. Harris No. 1, rigging up.
J. R. Smith No. 1, 2,370, drilling; No. 2, getting ready
to spud.
J. B. Sloan No. 1, 190, drilling lime.
South Caddo District.
Wells No. 1, 3,525, fishing for casing at 3,372; No.. 2,
125, straightening crooked hole; No. 3, rig; No. 4, rig; No. 4, building rig.
No. 5, building rig; No. 6, rig on ground.
J. N. Yoakum No. 1, 3,435, straightening hole, 3,435;
No. 2, rig.
Veale No. 1, 400, drilling lime.
Hiil No. 1, building rig.
J. B. Stuard No. 1, location.
Ledbetter No. 1, 3,449, pumping; No. 2, 1,680, drilling
lime; No. 3, 3,255; repairing crown block; No. 4, swabbing;
No. 5, flowing; No. 6, flowing; No. 7, rigging up; No. 8,
rig on ground; No. 9, rig on ground.
R. Q. Leet No. 1, 3,261, pulling 12% casing, on top of blue W.
lime at 3,261; No. 2, 200, drilling; No. 3, rig on ground;
No. 5, rig on ground; No. 6, location.
Vaughn No. 1, 3,445, swedging 6% casing at 865; No.
2, 3,388, fishing for tools; No. 3, moving in tools; No. 4,
630, drilling slate; No. 5, rig complete 9-12.
Wayland.
S. C. S. Ellis No. 1, 350, drilling shale.
B. B. Cash No. 1, 1,765, drilling slate.
S. E. Ledbetter No. 1, 1,050, shut down, hole full of
J. R. Maxwell No. 1, 2,100, drilling slate.
E. N. Newman No. 1, 765, drilling sand.
C. W. Dooly No. 1, rigging up.
J. J. Hand No. 1, rigging up.
J. S. Simmons No. 1, rigging up.
J. Cooper No. 1, rigging up.
V. B. Hodges No. 1, 210, fishing for bit on bottom.
Gunsight.
J. W. McWilliams No. 1, moving in rig.
G. W. Thorpe No. 1, moving in tools.
J. L. Watson, No. 1 rig.
W. Poe No. 1, rig on ground.
5th H. B. Adams No. 1, 125, pulling casing, 20-inch ging up; No. 5, 3,225, black shale: No. 6, 310, blue shale;
pipe.
Sun Co. operations in Comanche county include:
Shuler No. 9, 2,235, sand; Nos. 11 and 12, locations; Nos. 16 and 17, locations; Nos. 18 and 19, material on
No. , spudding.
Mohan No. 2, rig; Nos. 3 and 4, locations,
Townsend No. 1, location.
More No. 1, location.
Farmers' State Bank No. 1A, rig; No. IB, location.
Anderson No. 1, rig Nos. 2, 3, and 4, locations.
Strawn.
John Allen No. 3, rigging up.
F. W. Allen No. 1, 1,000, lime.
Blackwell No. 3, rig.
Jennings.
Jennings No. Bl, 2,200, slate; No. B2, rig.
Christmas No. 2, rig; No. 3, location; No. 4, rig.
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Ranger.
Rust No. 9, 1,800, slate; No. 10, rig; No. 11. 165.
blue shale.
Lauderdale No. 3, 3,000, shale; No. 4, 2,200, sand .
Maynard No. 3, rig; No. 4, location.
Duncan (160 acres) No. 2, rig.
Daniels No. 1, rig.
J. L. Harris No. 1, rig.
G. L. Donald No. 1, 1,200, shale.
R. Q. Lee No. 2, 800, lime.
Homer Lee No. 2. rig.
McMeen No. 6, building rig.
Rochelle No. 2B, spudding; No. 3B, location; No. 1A,
1,100, slate.
Rosenquest No. IB, rig; No. 1A, location; No. 2A, loca
rig; 6A and 7A, rigs; 8A, location; 2B, location.
Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Co.
M. E. Ames No. 1, building rig.
F. Brewer Nos. 19 and 20, rigs.
H. R Clammer No. 2, location; No. 4, 4,500, drilling.
J. H. Clemmer No. 3, 2,160, drnling.
T. W. Duncan, 2,170, drilling.
O. P. England No. 4, rig.
L. A. Galoway No. 2, moving in tools.
William Myers, No. 3. 510, shale.
J. H. MeCleskey No. 8, rig.
M. C. Henson No. 2, location.
W. E. MeCleskey No. 1, 3,305, rigging up; No. 5,
1,790, shale; No. 8, rigging up; No. 9, 2,440, slate.
W. R. Smith No. 1. rig.
J. E. Beidleman No. 2, 3,416, sand; No. 3, 530, shale;
Bradford No. 1. 3,700, black lime.
J. H. Conner No. 1, company tools; No. 2, 3,330, sand.
M. L. Cook No. 2, 675, lime.
B. P. Davenport No. 4, rig.
C. S. Davis, No. 2, rig.
J. L. Erwin No. 1, 1,005, blue shale.
Frost No. 1, rig.
M. G. Gerdes No. 2 rig.
M. H. Hagaman No. 3, 2,233, blue shale; No. 4, 1,410.
shale.
R. Hodges No. 4, 1,910; No. 5, 2,540, sandy shale.
C. D. Mancll No. 1, 3,205, company tools; No. 2, rig.
MeCleskey Heirs No. 2, rig; No. 4, location.
R. L. Page No. 1, rig.
H. C. Pool No. 1, 2,085, drilling.
Ward Rice No. 1, 3,364, company tools; No. 2, rig.
R. C. Stuard No. 2, 1,985, company tools.
C. E. Terrell, 2,200, blue shale.
RX T. P. R. R. Co. No. IB, rig.
D. N. Waggoner No. 1, rig.
N. S. Whitson No. 2, company tools.
J. S. Williams No. 2, 450, blue shale.
C. G. Barker No. 1, 3,392, pulling 6%-inch.
J. E. Butler No. 1, rig; No. 7, 2,895, lime; No. 8.
rig; No. 9, 3,301, lime; No. 11, 1,420, shale; Nos. 13 and 15,
rigging up; Nos. 16 and 17, rigs; No. 18, spudding; Nos.
19 and 20, rigs.
O. E. Meador No. 1. 2.005.
G. E. Norwood No. 3, 450, blue mud; No. 4, 1,400, blue
shale; No. 5. 500. lime: Nos. 6, 7, 8. 9. and 10.
R. H. Work No. 1, 2,411, blue shale.
Texas Company.
W. T. Boyd No. 3, 1,650, running 10-inch; No. 4, rig
No. 8, location; No. 11, rig; No. 12, material on ground;
No. 13, rig; No. 14, rigging up; No. 15, taking down rig;
ground; No. 21, moving in tools.
J. N. Bowden No. 1, 400, fishing for bit.
U. Casey, rig.
Henry Exall No. 2, location.
G. N. Grice No. 2, location; No. 3, shot with 30 quarts,
2,658 to 2.660. 250 barrels; No. 8, 2,703, spraying from top
of pay; No. 9, 550, Mme; Nos. 10 and 11, rigs; No. 12,
building rig; No. 13, material on ground; No. 14, building
rig.
M. A. Hise No. 1, 3.351, waiting on tools; No. 2. build
ing rig; No. 3, material on ground; No. 4, building rig;
No. 5 location.
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DRILLING REPORTS.
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M. H. Hagaman No. 1, waiting in tools.
T. M. Johnson No. X, 400, black lime; No. 2, rig;
J. C. Littleton No. 1, 400, black l.me; No. 2, ng;
No. 4, location; No. 5, 3,300, pu.ling 15% inch; No. 6, 690,
drilling lime; No. 8, location; No. 9, material on ground;
Nos. 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, locations.
H. D. Maxwell No. 1, 1,935, fishing.
J. A. Rice, 400, drilling.
A. V. Sanders No. 1, rig.
M. M. Stanley No. 2, 1.245, gray shale; No. 3, 730.
J. W. Turner No. 1, 2,080, running 8%-inch; Nos.
2 and 3, rigs; No. 4, building rig; No. 5, location; No. 6,
material on ground; No. 7, rig; No. 8, location; No. 9,
rig; No. 10, building rig.
J. B. Vaught No. 1, material on ground.
Mid-Kansas Oil & Gas Co. operations in Eastland
county include:
S. S. Griffin No. 3, rigging up; No. 4, r!g; Nos. 5 and 6,
locations.
E. H. Layne No. 5, 3.496, pulling 6%-inch; Nos. 6
and 7, rigs; No. 8, 700, drilling; No. 9, rig; No. 11, 2,300,
drilling; No. 12, 3,180, drilling; Nos. 13, 14, 15 and 16,
rigs.
J. H. McCleskey No. 3, rig; No. 4, 2,300, drilling.
Nos. 5 and 6, rigs.
J. M. Rush No. 2, 3,104, drilling.
F. W. Taylor No. 1, 3,235, reaming hole to run 6%-inch.
C. J. Harre.l Ac. 1 No. 1, 2,015, pulling packer; Ac. 2
No. 1, rig; Ac. 2 Nos. 2, 3 and 4, locations.
P. J. Dabney No. 3, 2,600, drilling; No. 4, 640, drilling;
No. 5, 2,743, drilling; No. 6, 1,440, drilling; No. 7, 325,
drilling; No. 8, rigging up; No. 9, 340, drilling; No. 10,
rig on the ground; No. 12, rigging up; No. 14, rig.
Y. L. Dabney No. 1, building rig; No. 2, rig on ground.
A. M. Foote, rig.
J. L. Jones No. 1, building rig; No. 2, rig on ground.
Stephens County.
Gudger et al. No. 1, rig.
J. S. Knott No. 3, rigging up; No. 4, 150, drilling;
No. 5, 25, spudding; No. 6, moving in toois; No. 7, rig;
No. 8, rig on ground; Nos. 9 and 10, building rigs; Nos. 11
and 12, locations.
J. M. Cook No. 3, rig on ground; No. 4, building rig.
B. W. Wright' No. 3, 1,022, drilling; No. 4, 1,170, drill
ing.
Rhoda Satterfield No. 1, rig.
W. E. Carey No. 2, 3,375, drilling; No. 3, 3,415, fish
ing for 6% inch casing; No. 5, rig; No. 6, rig building.
J. H. McMeen No. 1, 2,110, drilling; No. 2, 740, drilling;
No. 3, rig.
N. J. Rosenquest Ac. No. 1, 64, drilling; Ac. No. 2 No.
2, rig; Ac. 2 No. 3, location.
J. R. Jackson No. 2, rig; No. 3, 155, drilling.
J. B. Herrington No. 1, 255, drilling; No. 2, rig; No.
3, location.
C. V. Gant No. 2, rig.
C. C. McClure No. 1, location.
A. B. Milam No. 1, 1,839, drilling.
J. W. Hill No. 1, 3,217, drilling.
Alphonse Kloh et al. No. 1, 2,515, drilling.
E. S. Graham No. 1, 3,255, drilling.
F. M. Magers No. 1, 560, drilling.
William Yates Ac. 3 No. 1, 3,235, fishing; Ac. 4 No.
1, 1,225, drilling.
N. J. Rosenquest Ac. 2 No. 1, 64, drilling.
S. H. Hill No. 1, 75, spudding.
R. G. Stoker No. 1, 352, drilling.
S. W. Manning No. 1, bui.ding rig.
S. R. Hill No. 1, building rig.
Comanche County.
Mary E. Kimble No. 1, rigging up.
G. W. Wilson No. 1, rig.
Palo Pinto County.
J. W. Slemons No. 1, 310, drilling.
Wilbarger County Operations.
Aetna Oil Co., No. 1 Gota, sub-division 23, Waggoner
colony, 700 feet, underreaming.
American Eagle Oil & Gas Co., Kelley, section 54,
block 13, repairing machinery.
Apex Oii Co.. section 36, block 13, Ferguson, derrick
blown down, 1,385 feet.
Texas Crescent Oil Co., section 24, block 13, timber
on ground.
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Webb-Magness, Luther Webb farm, section 46, block
12, spudding.
Wilbarger County Oil Co., Carter, section 21, block
10, spudding In.
Kemp et al., section 19, block 13, driirng at 1.800
feet, 1,600 feet of oil in hole, preparing to complete,
bit resting in nine feet of sand, casing being set.
Staley et al., Vaugh, section 5, block 15, rigging up.
Wilbarger-Hardeman County Oil Co., Durham, section
67, block 16. spudd ng below 100 feet.
Vassey Odell Oil Co., Vassey, rigging up on section
4, block 11.
Crescent Cove Oil Co., J. P. Starr, section 7, block
15, machinery and derrick.
Castlebury Oil & Gas Co., Castlebury, section 67,
block 14, location.
Minnesota Southern Oil Co., Collingsworth survey,
shut down at 1,520 feet.
Staley Farm Oil Co., M. B. Tatum survey, location.
Harrington & Robinson No. 1, McCaleb, section 62,
block 15, drilling at 1,100 feet.
Clio Oil Co., 32 acres in block 39. location.
Three locations made by Vernon companies; first on
section 86, block 14, another one on section 37, block 10,
west of Odell, and one on the Katherine Waggoner farm
on Red River, section 26, block 12.
La Rue Oil Co., Rogers No. 2, drilling 595. feet.
Nobie Oil & Gas Co., section 45, block 14, location.
Beaer Farm Oil Co., Womack, 830 feet drilling.
Harrold Texas Oil Co. No. 1, Cochrain, sections 47
and 48; block 13, material for two tests.
Waggoner Colony Oil Co., Taylor No. 1, section 55,
block 13, drilling 1,340 feet.
Desdemona.
Magnolia Petroleum Co., Genoway No. 1, shutting off
water at 2,717 feet.
Sinclair Gulf Co., Hogg No. 6, abandoned at 2,612 feet.
Tex-Penn Oil Co., Gregory No. 1, plugging back to
shoot.
Gulf Producing Co., Praeter No. 3, drilling at 2,700
feet, showing for 15 barrels.
Humble Oil & Refining Co., Ellison No. 2, completed
at 2,738 feet, 250-barrel well.
Tex-Penn Oil Co., Crowell No. 3, shot, completed;
estimated production 40 barrels; total depth, 3,151 feet.
Erath Duke Oil Co., B. I. Terry No. 1, completed;
reported production 80 barrels.
Crowe.l & Grant, Cypert No. 1, completed at 2,495
feet; 12,000,000 feet of gas.
Texas Co., Grice No. 6, completed at 2,737 feet, re
ported production 250 barrels.
Texas Co., Grice No. 5, shut down for shot; to pay
2,680 feet.
Humble Oil & Refining Co., Davis No. 2B, completed
at 2,C97 feet; reported production 1,500 barrels.
Wirt, Franklin, Lacey No. 1, completed at 2,740 feet;
estimated production 150 barrels oil, 40,000,000 feet gas.
Comanche County Oil Co., Terry No. 2, shut down for
tankage.
Magnolia Petroleum Co., McArthur No. 1, completed
at 2,700 feet.
Texas Duke Oil Co., Bronstock No. 1, shut down at
2,769 feet; 5,000,000 feet dry gas.
Duke Knowles, Vera tract (H. H. Vaught) No. 1,
drilling at 2,525 feet, showing for 200 barrels.
Piains Oil & Gas Co., Herrington No. 9, show of oil
at 3,000 feet; drilling at 3,005, feet.
Jake Hamon, Jones No. 31, completed at 2,774 feet;
estimated 25 barrels.
Gallagher, Lawsm et al. Dabney No. 1, completed at
2,740 feet; estimated production 750 barrels.
Wyindotte Hogg Creek Oil Co., Thompson No. 2,
1,000,000 feet gas, showing for 5 barrels.
Archer County, Iowa Park District.
After a delay in obtaining repair parts for the drill,
work was resumed Sept. 12 on well No. 1, on the Texas-
Belden Oil Co.'s property at Ma^klns. Dril Ing will pro
ceed 24 hours a day with the view to hastening the com
pletion of this well.
Harrison County.
Benedum & Trees are rigging up to drill W. S. Currie
No. 1 well, and the Texas Co. is baling the 6-inch casing
In Gibson No. 1.
Marion County.
The Tar Island Producing & Refining Co. is arrang
ing to pump its Stateland well No. 2.
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IN AND AROUND WICHITA FALLS. single eight-inch line to Healdton. Both of these com
panies had eight-inch lines under construction, neither
Red River Bed Well* Create InterestHope for Producer* making rapid progress on account of difficulty in obtaining
in Pipe Line, and Rail Construction Activity labor and the shortage of pipe and material. It was de
Plant for Water Supply. cided to join hands and complete one of the lines with
the concerted efforts of both companies, the completed
Wichita Falls, Texas, Sept. 22The bed of Red River, line to be jointly used, and then to use the forces of both
claimed by two states and several Individuals, furnished the organizations in completing the other line.
outstanding oil news of interest this week, when two wells, As a result, the joint line will reach Waurlka, Okla.,
the Burk-Bet and the Burk-Senator, both began baling oil by October 1, and will make available the extensive load
and looking like oii wells. At this writing neither has com ing rack facilities at that point. Six weeks later the line
pleted a test, but both are sufficiently promising to arouse should be completed to Healdton and mid-winter is ex
deep interest, first on account of the extension of the pected to see both eight-inch lines completed and operating
Waggoner field nearly a mile northward, and second, be full blast. The line of the Gulf Pipe Line Co., from Wichita
cause of the effect wells would have upon the many-angled county to Port Worth, is progressing very slowly, and
controversy as to which state the river bed is in. will not be a factor in the transportation situation for
The controversy about the Red River bed is so com some months.
plicated and affects so many diverse interests that no ex Another development in oil transportation is the open
tended explanation of its phases could be made without ing up of increased tank car facilities. The M., K. & T. rail
treading on someone's toes. Oklahoma lays claim to the way has just completed re-laying its track from Wichita
territory as far south as the steep bluff, which runs across Falls to Whitesboro, to a connection with the main line,
the Waggoner pool, asserting that Texas extends only to using 90 and 110-lb. steel, and this will enable the hauling
the south bank of the river, and that this bluff is really of tank car trains double the tonnage of those now handled.
the south bank the river itself is nearly a mile further The Katy is also double-tracking between Wichita Falls and
north. In the territory between the bluff and the river Devol, Okla., where the tank-car traffic is the heaviest.
itself, all the acreage is leased and there are some pro On Sept. 22 the Katy was to resume issuance of permits
ducing well. At present, development is restricted some which is tantamount to a partial raising of the embargo
what by an injunction secured by the state to prevent that has existed here for several months. Not more than
drilling until the matter is settled. three cars daily will be covered by any permit, but as
The boundary question dates back to the treaty made three cars will carry sufficient material for a 55,000 barrel
following the war of 1845 with Mexico, and the definition tank, the removal of the restrictions will improve the
of the northern boundary of Texas in that treaty is said storage situation somewhat.
to be the basis for Oklahoma's claim, which also involves The tank car situation has almost been a death blow to
a land grant made by the federal government to the Kiowa some of the younger refineries in this city and at Burk-
and Comanche Indians, which again defines the boundary. burnett, which have been up against it good and hard to
A further complication arises from the fact that some find shipping facilities. These concerns will be greatly
of the land originally sold by the statethat is, patented benefited by the removal of some of the restrictions.
has as its northern boundary line the meander of Red "Boot-Legging" In Oil Materials.
River. Between the established meander of the river, as On account of "boot-legging" in oil material, railroad
defined under Texas law, and the river itself, there is land officials are unwilling to open the gates very wide. These
which was never surveyed, and which Is therefore available "boot-leggers," as they are termed, have been gumming
for development under the federal placer mining act, and the cards by having material shipped in and letting it re-
which has been filed upon by an oil company under that
act. Still another complication arises from the fact that
the Burk-Bet well is on an island, and the Mexican treaty
is said specifically to exempt islands from Texas juris
diction.
As previously stated in these columns, a federal com RANGER-DENISON royalty
mission is now on the ground, investigating Oklahoma's
claim. Coupled with the rival claims of Oklahoma and
Te>as are the claims of a dozen or more individuals and
corporations who have interests in the "no man's land"
about which the controversy wages.
The Burk-Bet and Burk Senator wells are north of
block 819, and are near the wagon bridge across Red River.
It was expected that tests would be completed early this If you want in the best royalty proposi
week. Oil in plentiful quantities appeared In the slush tion that it is possible to obtain in the big
pits of both wells after the sand was reached, and the Ranger, Texas, pool, write us for particulars
two tests are both est'mated to be good producers, though in regard to this royalty, which covers an
not as large as the gushers in the Waggoner pool a mile undivided interest on sixty acres of full
to the southward. royalty on ten of the best proven leases in
Young County Holds Interest. the Ranger field, covering in all 3,751 acres.
Outside of the river bed developments, interest has There are now ten wells on these royalties
been mainly in Young county, where the deep hole of the which cover the Denison, Parton, Harrison,
Graham test of the Texas Co. has been given a shot that Slayden and E. Roper farms, producing about
caused it to flow over the derrick for about 30 minutes. 18,000 barrels of oil a day, with forty more
This, following the developments on the Arnold well, wells drilling and room for over 500 addi
mikes Young county look more and more like producive tional wells, which will be drilled by such
territory, but the great depth at which the sand is found companies as the Texas Company, Gulf,
will make progress there rather slow. A refinery company Prairie, Texas Pacific, Superior, Brazos and
has already been organized at Newcastle, in Young county, Texas-Cushing. The present production will
and is putting up its plant. pay over I par cent a month on the 200,000
Improvement in the transportation situation, and pros units in which this royalty is divided, and
pects of still greater improvement within a few weeks, additional wells should be brought in rapidly,
have directed attention to a number of small companies thus increasing the dividends very fast. Send
that have been paying no dividends on account of poor for booklet describing our proposition.
transportation, but which, with facilities for handling their
oil. ought to become money-makers again. Such com
panies' shares have been the basis of active trading In ALDRICH INVESTMENT CO.
th 'ocal exchanges, and have advanced steadily in value 601 Main Street Fort Worth, Texas
within the last week.
The chief factor in the nipe line situation is the making
of an agreement between the Texas Pipe Line Co. and the
Empire Petroleum Co. to consolidate their efforts on a ft
26 THE OIL AND
of such doings upon the posted price, are endeavoring to
arrange with local banks to- finance the smaller pro
duction-owners over the rough places so that no oil will
be sold for less than posted figures. These oil men con
tend that it is better to let oil go to waste on the ground
altogether than to cut the price.
Plans for Water Supply.
The water situation is much better as a result of
heavy rains in the field. These rains were most welcome,
as some tanks were getting very low. In this connection
a mass meeting of Wichita Falls citizens is scheduled for
September 22, to start plans for a three million dollar
water system for this city and region. It is proposed
to dam the Wichita river about 40 miles west of Wichita
Falls, and the lake that will be created will have sufficient
water, it is estimated, for a cityof 200,000 population. Fif
teen years ago, when Wichita Falls had only 5,000 popula
tion, her citizens built a dam across Holliday creek and
created a lake that was large enough for a city of 50,000;
now, with the 50,000 attained, the lake is too small and
they are building for 200,000. Just what this city and
vicinity would have done for water this year if it had
not been for exceptionally heavy rains last spring is some
thing unpleasant to contemplate.
The fire on the Main Pool well is still burning, and
consuming some good crude oil at the estimated rate of
a thousand barrels daily, all efforts to check the blaze be
ing unavailing. The well continues to flow regularly, and
this makes the task of the fire fighters a very difficult one.
Efforts to cut off the oil by tunneling under the blazing
area had to be abandoned on account of gas, which nearly
cost one workman his life, and steps are now being taken
main in the cars until sold, which has added to the con
gestion. Some rather hard things have been said about
the rather numerous gentlemen who make room rent and
Wichita Falls restaurant prices in this manner, but it is
observed that they remain rather cheerful, regardless and
notwithstanding.
A Move to Check Price Cutting.
A movement is on foot among oil men here to check
price-cutting on oil. Some of the smaller pipe lines have
been offering to run the oil that is offered at the lowest
TEXAS OIL LEASE
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For $3.00 per acre you may own a five-year
lease in either Gray, Roberts or Wheeler Coun
ties. Only 25c per acre annual rental, which
is paid for first year.
This much placed in Stephens, Eastland or
Wichita Counties one year ago made thou
sands!
No one knows where the limit is. Present
trend is northwest of proved fields.
Panhandle counties now big play; largest
companies buying leases over entire area.
Watch activity from Hardeman to Dallam I
Protect yourself with purchases before produc
tion. Better gamble $120.00 than regret a
chance passed up.
While these tracts last we deliver orginal
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Leases are the only ground floor oil invest
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Buy yours now.
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Fort Worth, Tex.
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figure, with the result that some folks who couldn't see
the philosophy of letting good crude go to waste have
been disposing of it at $1.50 a barrel, and in some cases, it
is reported, as low as $1.25. Oil men who fear the effect
to assemble a sufficient number of boilers to put the fire
out by steam pressure.
Wichita County Banks Deposit $40,000,000.
Bank deposits in Wichita county on September 12 were
slightly in excess of forty million dollars; a year ago, be
fore the Waggoner pool was opened up, they were slightly
under ten million. Wichita Falls' five banks carry about
thirty-five million of the county's total, as compared with
eight and a half million on the same date in 1918. Two
more banks are being organized in this city.
An increase of 3,000 barrels over the previous week
is shown by production figures, most of the new producers
being within the well defined limits. The total is now
estimated at 100.250 barrels daily, of which 89,000 is at
Burkburnett, 10,500 at Electra, Iowa Park 650, Petrolia 500
and Holliday 100. New production for the week is 27,500
barrels.
One of the best wells of the week was in block 98 of the
Tidwell subdivision, where the Nabor Brundage well start
ed off at a 3,500-barrel clip. The sand was found at 1,593
feet.
The Texas Co's deep test in Clay county, No. 40.
Byers, has been abandoned dry at 4,300 feet, being one of
the deepest tests in this section.
The Dalsa Oil Co., which is the North Texas branch
of the Allied Oil Co., is assembling material for four 55,000-
barrel tanks on block 83, which will greatly improve the
storage situation in that district. This company is build
ing a 16-inch pipe line from the Ranger field to Fort
Worth.
The Jewell V Oil Co., which has 10 acres in block 97,
is putting up one derrick and has made location for four
other wells on its tract. This company had one well re
ported dry. and that part of the field was looked upon as
condemned, but a good sand at a greater depth was found
and developed into a good producer.
The 5-acre lease of the Grey Gander Co., in block 88,
was sold recently to Ralph R. Langley, of Kansas City, the
Acme refinery and pipe line also being part of the deal.
The consideration was understood to be about half a mil
lion dollars. There is one 2,500-barrel well on the lease
and another is nearing the sand.
A. A. Hammer, representing the oil and gas division
of the Federal Bureau of Mines, will establish headquarters
in Wichita Falls shortly, and will open the facilities of the
bureau to all Texas fields. The bureau's work in Texas
will be chiefly in prevention of wastage of oil, it is stated.
An offer of $27,500 for half an acre in block 98, with no
production on the tract, was made recently, and refused.
The Double F Oil Co., which has 5 acres in block 98
and 40 acres north of block 819, has made location for
three additional wells, the drilling of which is necessary
to protect lines on account of other companies drilling In
the neighborhood.
Several new locations are being made In the eastern
part of Wilbarger county, near Harrold, where the bringing
in of a 300-barrel well by Kamp, Randall and Wilson ex
tended the Electra pool nearly a mile to the westward.
The Texas Crescent Oil Co., and the Magnolia Petroleum
Co. have acreage in that vicinity, and are putting up der
ricks to offset the new well, which has attracted additional
attention to Wilbarger county.
Within the proven limits, a number of wells are near
ing the sand. The Henry Ford Oil & Gas Co., after a
shutdown on account of water, is down about 1,500 feet
in block 68. In block 88, the Texas Star well is down
1,500 feet. The casing is set for Tennessee No. 3 and the
Uncle Joe well, both in block 818, and these wells are
standardizing to drill in. In block 84, the Block 84 Co. Is
setting casing at 1,685 feet. The Ramsey Oil Co. is setting
casing at 1,610 feet in block 818. The Texhoma Oil & Re
fining Co., No. 1, Evans, in block 45 of the Greenwood sub
division is getting ready for completion.
DROP IN LINSEED OIL QUOTATIONS.
Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 22.The price of linseed oil for
September delivery has been lowered three cents a gal
lon to 212 for car load lots. The break In flaxseed mar
kets is responsible for this price change.
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Winchester, Sept. 22.During the past week in the
Kentucky fields operators have been suffering, as for
sometime, because of water conditions. There have been
some good rains in the last few days and a number of
rigs have been able to start up again. Many operators
found their water lines failed them and there was nothing
to do but shut down and wait for better conditions.
Cumberland Pipe Line Runs.
The runs for the week ending September 13, 1919, as
furnished by the Cumberland Pipe Line Co. for the various
districts were 95,565.46 barrels.
During the month of August the Indian Refining Co.
took from the Kentucky fields something over 116,000 bar
rels. The runs for this month as furnished by the com
pany included, 62,842.64 barrels from Lee, Estill and Poweil
counties, and 53,199.06 barrels from Allen county.
Plant Nearly Completed.
The plant being erected by the American Gasoline
Corporation on the Moss St. John tract, for the manufac
ture of casinghead gasoline is about completed. The gas
in a number of the Lee county wells is particularly rich,
having tested out as high as five gallons to a 1,000 cubic
feet.
Law Suits.
In the Estill county Circuit Court two suits have been
filed claiming title to lands in that county.
Louis Stamper and others have filed a petition against
the Ohio Valley Oil and Gas Co., the Torrent Oil Co., the
Cumberland Pipe Line Co., Clyde Gaines, Virgil P. Gaines,
and John R. Profitt, claiming that they, together with the
two infant sons of Nettie Fugate, deceased, and the infant
son of Nannie Arnold, are owners of seventy five acres in
Estill county now operated by defendants. The pipe line
company is made party because of delivery of oil to the
other defendants. In addition to the title to the land the
plaintiffs claim not less than $25,000 for oil run.
Joe Alcorn, Harry Alcorn and Robert Alcorn are claim
ing title to six acres of land on Cow Creek in Estill county
and have filed suit against the Arco Oil Co. and the Cum
berland Pipe Line Co., also asking Judgment of not less
than $40,000 for oil run.
In Mt. Sterling, Tuesday, depositions were taken in the
suit of the Queen Elizabeth Oil Co. versus the Bald Rock
Oil Co., which is scheduled to come up in Federal court In
Frankfort, September 26. The motion for a receiver was
called for September 22d, but by an agreement of the
lawyers It was decided to try both at once on the day set
for the case. In this litigation the plaintiff claims around
200 arres on Cold Bank Hollow in Lee county.
The case of the Lincoln Oil Co. versus the Duquesne
Oil Co., was decided by Judge Cochran a short time ago.
He set the disputed boundary so as that it gives to the
plaintiffs two of the three wells in dispute and the third
goes to the defendant, who in the suit was representing the
Central Oil Co. This property is part of the north end of
the Millie Freeman tract on Ross Creek in Estill county
and the question involved not only the present ownership
of the wells but considerable oil already run.
News from Magoffin county is to the effect that leases
are much in demand and many sales are being made. The
Atlantic Oil Producing Co* has just bought two tracts near
Bloomington.
Lexington parties have bought a ninety-one-acre tract
in Magoffin county, about three-fourths of a mile from the
Litterals Fork well, for $100 an acre. This property was
bandied from A. H. Adams of Salyersville and is known
as the James Phipps farm, a part of the AIney tract. It
is located on Mine Fork. The Bed Rock Oil Co. which owns
three leases in the same locality will move a rig at once
to the 226-acre A. A. AIney lease and sink a test 4000 feet
from their No. 1 well in this vicinity. It is reported that
the Douglas Oil Co. of Lexington will drill in the same
section, also that a number of rigs are moving into this
county.
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Pipe Line to Western Lee.
It will be of interest to operators in the western sec
tion of Lee county to know that the Cumberland Pipe Line
Co. will lay a 2-inch line shortly from its Ross Creek lines
to the production recently in, east of Ross Creek. This
will take about a mile of pipe. The new spur will take
the production from the Young Gasoline & Refining Co.'s
property, the Putmar Oil Co.'s Lilly Heirs, the Trabue Heirs
of Payne and others and the Rhodes Hall of the Inter
state Petroleum Co.
Lee County.
A number of wells are reported completed in Lee
county during the past week, among them being Monney
Brothers, Brown and others No. 3 Shoemaker, estimated at
10 barre's. and the Woodford Oil Co.'s No. 18 Crim cred
ited with 25 barrels.
The Swiss Oil Corporation, drilling on the Simpson
Crabtree, has in No. 18 which is said to be good for 25
bbls. On the Flahaven tract the Ohio Oil Co. had several
completions recently. No. 49 is said to be a 15 barrel
producer, No. 57 good for the same, No. 53 a 25-barrel well,
No. 58 estimated at 10 and No. 51 at 2.
On the Pyramid Pendergrass the Pyramid Oil Co. has
in No. 22 said to be a 25 barrel producer. No. 23 on the
North Pendergrass is in and will likely make the same.
On the Moss St. John farm the Cumberland Petroleum
Co. is cleaning out 4 of the wells and will reshoot them
and put them to pumping. These are Nos. 1, 4, 6, and 13.
The Old Dominion Oil Co.'s No. 10 Liberty Bryant, is
reported as a 50-barrel well
The Petroleum Exploration Co. has recently erected a
school house for the children' of its employes, about one-
haf mile beyond Zachariah. There are 33 pupils now
enrolled and they expect to have 50 soon. An instructor
has been engaged and everything possible done for the
comfort of the children. This company has 18 power
plants in operation on the Miller-Prewitt-Goff and Wells
Heirs tracts and brings in wells on an average of one
every two days. It recently laid a water line two miles
northeast, starting at Standing Rock and running through
its properties.
The Ohio Oil Co. wells drilling on the Flahaven and
their respective depths are as follows: No. 48, 850 feet;
No. 56, 816; No. 59, 400; No. 61, 320; No. 64, 25; Nos. 60,
67 and 68, rigging.
In the Airedale section of Lee county the Irvine De
velopment Co. has drilled in and shot No. 7 Green Adams,
said to be showing for a nice producer. The Gem Oil Co.
has started up at No. 4 Gabbard.
On Big Sinking the Big Bend Oil & Gas Co. is now
cleaning out the 10 wells on the Shoestring tract and put
ting them to pumping. This company owns the 100-acre
A. B. Messer next to the Jefferson tract and will likely
drill it soon.
It is reported that A. C. Phillips has spudded in on
the Jeff Kilburn farm to drill No. 2.
The Irvine Development Co. has shot No. 6 Green
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Adams In an effort to make this a producer. The showing
is very light. On this farm, No. 7 is due in.
The Atlantic Oil Producing Co. has moved to No. 7
on the Bruce Kincaid and No. 2 on the J. S. Fraley is now
drilling.
The Stanton Oil Co. drilling on the E. K'ncaid at No.
4 has a well credited with 25 barrels. The Gem Oil Co.'s
No. 3 Ike Gabbard is said to be showing for 10 barrels.
The Flesher Petroleum Co. drilling on the Eureka tract
have completed No. 19 which looks good for 15 barrels.
This company expects some other completions shortly.
The Interstate Petroleum Co. is preparing to sink an
other well on the Rhodes Hall which now has three pro
ducers.
In the Big Sinking section the Stonewall Petroleum
Co. has contracted with the Great Lakes Petroleum Co.
to furnish power to pump the 3 wells on the Roberts
Hughes. The Stonewall was forced to abandon No. 4 be
cause of a bad fishing job.
Near Zachariah, Fuller Brothers No. 1 Jake Bush, is
reported down 400 feet or more and drilling.
Among the largest operators in the Kentucky f elds
are the Southwestern and Cliff Petroleum companies which
have 110 wells completed on their Lee county holdings.
These are brought in at the rate of 3 or 4 wells a week.
There are 7 powers installed on the Eureka, 3 on the Malin
Jones, 1 on the Mollie Lyons, 1 on the Bowling and 1 on
the Sparks. These companies have been held up in the
past week because of water conditions, their Walker's
Creek pump station being shut down. It is stated around
this section that this stream was never known to go dry
before but this can be easily accounted for as the oil
companies draw on it heavily. The Southwestern and
Cliff alone take through their Walker's Creek station at
the rate of 70 barrels an hour, when running.
The Ohio Fuel Oil Co. operating on the J. D. Smyth
have compelted No. 18 estimated at 10 barrels.
On the Mary E. Combs the Cumberland Petroleum Co.
has another well reported at 20 barrels.
Near Zachariah G. C. Hinton recently completed No.
2 on the James Garrison which is reported a well but pro
duction not given.
The Quaker Oil Co. has drilled in No. 11 Simpson
Crabtree which is said to be a 25-barrel well. The Crown
Oil Co. No. 6 Tom Booth is reported at 30 barrels.
Sheridan and others have completed No. 1 well on
tract 33, Eureka reported as good for 20 barrels a day.
Reid, Slaymaker and Dixon are held up for water at
two wells drilling near Willow Shoals. These are No. 13
Brandenburg and No. 6 Dudley Short.
Allen County
The well drilled by Dr. Riggs near Halifax at No. 5 Lou
Motley is reported to have gushed oil for some time after
being drilled a few feet deepr.
Near the Costello and Guy wells No. 1 on the Rufe
Henly near Scottsville, was completed at 325 feet and
started off at 6 barrels an hour.
On the Franklin road % of a mile west of the Costello
wells, J. E. Jenkins and others will sink a test.
Denbow and associates of St. Louis, are moving to the
R. S. Welch, west of Petroleum to drill.
R. L. Lamberton, of Franklin, will drill on the John
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Wygal lease west of Petroleum, while the Roark Oil Co.
is moving two rigs to the John Roark lease north of the
Tennessee line.
Wilkins and others of Lexington, will driil on the
Fishback near Adolphus. There are 15 rigs at work west
of Petroleum.
Other completions reported from Allen county are:
Raywood Oil Co. No. 2, Freeman farm, 25 barrels.
No. 1 Rube Hensley farm, 50 barrels.
Producers O. & S. No. 3, Jim Jackson farm, 10 barrels.
Producers O. & S. No. 4, Jim Jackson farm, 10 barrels.
McCain & Co. No. 1, Adolph heirs farm, showing
John Stephenson No. 2, Mitchell lease, 15 barrels.
John Stephenson No. 3, Mitchell lease, 15 barrels.
John Boggs No. 1, Mitchell lease, 25 barrels.
John Boggs No. 2, Mitchell lease, 25 barrels.
John Boggs, No. 2, Mitchell lease, 25 barrels.
John Boggs No. 4, Mitchell lease, 25 barrels.
Kramer & Co. No. 8, T. K. Brown farm, 20 barrels.
Warren County.
Dr. South and others of Frankfort have drilled in a
flowing well one mile south of the Moulder lease, on what
is known as the Osborne farm.
An Important development from Warren county is
the drilling in of a well reported at 25 barrels on the Eng
lish tract near Pilot's Knob and southeast of Smith's
Grove. This extends the range of production 6 or 7 miles
north of the Moulder wells. The producer is the prop
erty of Thomas and others.
Fred Chandler and others have brought In a well re
ported at 50 barrels on the Butler farm % of a mile east
of the Kepler. Two miles west of Richardson, In Warren,
the Warren Oil Co. drilled to a depth of 1300 feet and got
a dry hole.
The Hoge Oil & Gas Co.'s Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Moody are
in, the former reported at 100 barrels, the latter two not
yet tested.
The Beaver Creek Oil Co.'s No. 3 Prewitt was estimated
at 5 barrels. The Koma Oil Co. expects No. 1 Cole in,
shortly.
In Warren county Upchurch Brothers of Winchester,
have contracted to drill 5 wells for J. L. De Give. They
purchased one rig for this work In Livingston and are
moving it In.
The Big Bend Oil & Gas Co. is due in with two wells
shortly in Allen county on the 2500 acre General Woods
farm.
Eastern Kentucky.
In the eastern section of Kentucky considerable activity
is reported, there being at the present time a number
of wells going down in Floyd county and Pike.
It is reported by W. P. Floyd, contractor for the Will
iamson well in Pike county that this will make 20 bar
rels in the Big Injun sand. This well is located on the
eastern edge of the well known Russel Fork Coal Basin.
West of this well A. B. Brode and Son of Huntington, West
Virginia, are starting to drill a test. There has been con
siderable leasing in this section and it is expected a num
ber of wells will go down soon.
Pennegrade Stockholders Meet.
In Huntington, West Virginia, Wednesday, the Penne
grade Oil & Gas Co. which is doing extensive work in Floyd
county, held a meeting of the stockholders, at which 95
per cent of the outstanding capital was represented. It
was voted unanimously to ratify the action of the direc
tors in bonding the property of the company for $400,000
to complete work in progress.
Part of this will go to complete the construction of
the 10 inch pipe from Garret, in Floyd county, to Sitka,
where it joins the Louisville Gas & Electric Co. main.
Additional wells will be sunk and the compressor com
pleted. In addition to this issue a little more than $200,000
is in hand and now being expended. It was reported at
the meeting that several cars of pipe were being unloaded
for this work and 7 miles of pipe in, with ditching proceed
ing rapidly. The Pennegrade company has a contract to
furnish a maximum of 12.000,000 cubic feet of gas to Louis
ville a day. It was calculated at the meeting that these
sales wou d meet and retire the bond issue as well as
pay a 4 per cent stock dividend on the entire capital, only
a little over half of which has been issued.
Present at this meeting were B. W. Foster, A. B. Brode,
of Huntington, West Virginia, Dr. W. J. Seaman, of Els-
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berry. Mo., who with John W. Valentine and Dr. A. K.
ICessler invested the money to secure the first block of
10,000 acres; Geo. T. Wood. H. S. Brown, J. B. Biggs, C. H.
Ooebler and Joseph D. Harkins.
Estill County.
In the Ross Creek section of Estill county, Williams
O'Rear and Co. are due in this week with No. 9 Raider.
On Cow Creek, the Security Producing and Refining Co.
No. 15 Tyree is credited with 10 barrels, No. 16 is due
Tuesday.
Wolfe County.
In Wolfe county the Security Producing and Refining
Co. No. 1 Bush Heirs will make 10 barrels.
Wayne Completions.
In Wayne county the Texas Co.'s test well on the Mae
Span TJpchurch, drilled into salt water at 394 feet. This
was in the Beaver sand.
C. E. Daugherty and others operating on the Cross
tract got a small producer in the Sunnybrooke sand. The
Daniel Boone Oil Co. failed to get oil on the Dicey Cooper
in the Beaver sand and is drilling to the Sunnybrooke.
Green County.
In Green county the test well drilled on the Nagle
tract by the Cooley Oil & Gas Co. is expected soon.
One mile west of Summerville Patterson and Flicker-
son are rigging for their test well.
Test In Hopkins County.
In Hopkins county near White Plains the Omar Oil
& Gas Co., which is drilling on a contract with the Quaker
Oil Co., is down around 700 feet for repairs, and is about
ready to drill into the shallow sand. This well is expected
to go around 25.00 feet deep.
A Tennessee Producer.
In Pickett county, Tennessee, the Southern Oil Asso
ciation is reported to have a well 1% miles from Byrds-
town.
Declare Big Dividend.
In Winchester last Saturday night a meeting of the
directors of the Rex Oil & Gas Co. was held. A 65-per
cent dividend, payable by October 1, to stockholders of
record September 20, was declared.
Morgan County.
Further news from the Iron City Oil & Gas Co.'s well
on the Susan Lykins states that it was drilled to a depth
of a little over 1800 feet, got 12 feet of pay, 16 feet in
and rose 200 feet in the hole. It was estimated at 10
barrels. One mile east of Caney the Kenton Morgan Oil
Co. has started its test just north of the Wyble. Near the
Morgan line in Magoffin, on the west side of Licking
river, the Blanton well is down 250 feet and held up for
repairs.
Powell County.
The Taylor South Hay Oil Co. is said to have a 10-
barrel well at No. 13 Proffitt. E. G. Henderson and others
got a dry hole on the King farm on Logan's Branch of
Caney.
Gasser In Jackson County.
In Jackson county the Ohio Cities No. 5 on the Turkey
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Foot Lumber Co. tract proved to be a gasser but is not
yet completed. This is located about 2000 feet south of
No. 4, also a gas well. The No. 5 location was held up
because of trouble with the title but this was cleared.
Owsley County.
The Owsley Oil & Gas Co. at work on its well drilling
east of the Jesse Kidd at Endee. On Buffalo Creek the
Foreman Land Co. is down 1650 feet and fishing at No. 1,
on the Forman Land Co. acreage. The last report received
on the A-l Oil Co.'s test on the Pendleton farm near Peb-
worth said this was down 800 feet. The Anchor Oil Co.,
wheen last heard from was 2300 feet at No. 3 on the Price
farm.
Floyd County.
In Floyd county Cincinnati parties are drilling a test
well 9 miles south of Wayland. They have been held up
because of the scarcity of water in this section. On the
waters of upper Steel Creek, Dimick and others are now
building a rig. On the Brice Howard farm, the Howard
Oil and Gas Co. is rigging at No. 3. A. B. Brode and Son
are now sinking a test well on the Turner Heirs on Cool-
water of Sa t Lick. At No. 1 Hays, where Brode and Son
are drilling a test, they had a bad fishing Job at 1,550
feet and were forced to skid the rig. This well, however,
is proving profitable as it is reported producing 1,000,000
cubic feet of gas in the Big Injun.
Elliott County.
The O. K. Oil Co., drilling its initial well on the L. D.
Fyffe, 3 miles south of Isonville, near the Lawrence county
line, is now about 400 feet deep. They had trouble with
the first hole, lost the tools and had to skid the rig.
The Little Banjo Oil Co. is said to have pumped its
No. 1 Vess Peters, and gotten 10 barrels In 2% hours.
They have a small power and two little tanks, but are
now shipping good tankage and will give the well a thor
ough testing. The same company is shut down at No. 1
Fannin, on the head of Elk River near Crockett in Morgan.
The Bourbon Oil and Development Co. is shipping tank
age to pump No. 1 L. C. Pritchard. This company's No 1,
Sol Lewis, shot into salt water, according to report
Lawrence County
The New Domain Oil and Gas Co. is drilling a number
of wells in this section. This company's No. 6, Fred Peters,
was down 900 feet. This is on Two Mile Creek. In the
same vicinity this company is 'preparing to move a rig to
No. 1, on the Jones farm. No. 2, on the Moore, is drilling
around 1,150 feet. On Little Blaine Creek this company
has located No. 1, Thompson. No. 4, on the J. R. Bussy,
should be in shortly, while No. 5 is also drilling.
Clark and others are at work at No. 1, Land Bradley.
The Ohio Fuel Oil Co. at the last report was 1,430 feet
at No. 2, on Potter Branch, while its No. 3, Luke Alley, on
Two Mile Creek, was ready to spud. This company's No.
1, Salters, is ready to spud.
The West Virginia Oil Co., No. 16, on Potter Branch,
is drilling around 1,630 feet, and No. 17 ready to spud.
The Big Blaine O. & G. Co's. No. 3, Mitchell, on Blaine
Creek, Is ready to spud, while the Union Oil and Gas Co's.
No. 3, Mitchell, is drilling. D. E. Holt et al., No. 1, Emily
Morris, on Blaine Creek, is drilling, as is the same parties
No. 1, Moore. Cooley No. 1 is going down also.
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Breathitt County.
In Breathitt county the W. P. Williams Oil Corp'n is
preparing to put No. 1, Watkins, to pumping. The Sun
River Oil and Gas Co. is said to have a tank of oil pumped
from No. 1, Winterbottom. This well is reported to have
pumped around 15 barrels a day. The Calken Petroleum
Co's. No. 3, Winterbottom, should be in before long. On
the C. J. Little farm the Headleton Oil and Gas Co. is on
top of the sand at No. 1, and waiting for water to drill in.
On Hunting Creek H. H. Miller, No. 1, Minnis, is said to
be 70 feet in the sand and still drilling, the total depth
being around 1,600 feet.
On Little Frozen Creek, in Breathitt, the Calken Pe
troleum Co. has made a contract with owners of the wells
completed here to run and market the oil. They are now
starting to lay a 2-inch gravity line from the properties to
Van Cleve station, a distance of about a mile. The oil
will be shipped out from this point.
The Calken Petroleum Co. expects to complete its
third well on the Winterbottom tract some time this
week.
Seven Wells Contemplated.
The Excel Oil Co., a corporation from Ohio, with some
Kentucky stockholders, is contemplating drilling about 7
wells on the Rose tract in Owsley county, according to re
port. This property is on Meadow Creek.
Tests In Hancock.
In Hancock County the Newman Oil Co's. well, on the
Tom Brown, 12 miles south of Hawesville, has caved in
some after the shot. This looks good for 5 barrels and
they may drill deeper. The sand was encountered at 630
feet. In Breckenridge county, near Cloverport, Rogers and
others of Tulsa have taken about 25,00 acres of leases and
will drill for gas. The town is being supplied with wells
over 20 years old.
Test in Rowan County.
Among sections of Kentucky to receive further testing
is Rowan county, where a number of wells have been
drilled, but no very favorable results gotten. There has
been a show of oil and gas in nearly all, however, and
some salt water. Charles Derhoff, of Winchester, recently
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procured a number of leases in Rowan and expects to drill
a test well shortly.
Personal Notes.
Clayton Rutledge has accepted a position with the
Carter Oil Co.
L. V. Burt, of Mannington, W. Va., is in Winchester
looking after his Kentucky oil properties.
James A. Holstein, of Dunkirk, N. Y., is the guest of his
son, H. A. Holstein, of the Atlantic Oil Producing Co.
Senator Slaymaker, of West Virginia, is in Winchester
on business, after having been at home for some weeks.
Miss Patty Jones, who has been connected with the
Koma Oil Co., has accepted a position with the Kentucky
Glycerine Co.
J. B. Pierce, who is now living in Louisville, was quite
sick last week, but is able to be out again and has almost
entirely recovered from a recent severe illness.
M. C. Clay, of Mt. Sterling, prominently connected with
the oil business, has left for Colorado and California, where
he will remain until the first of the year.
Allen T. Towle, of Pittsburg, general manager for the
southern group of pipe lines, and W. R. Daughterty, of Oil
City, Pa., general auditor, were here last week on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Earle Adams, who have been in the
Adirondacks for some months, are here for a few days.
Mr. Adams having business in connection with his oil
holdings to attend to.
John L. Moroney, manager of the Associated Producers
Co., has gone to New York and Yonkers for a two weeks'
vacation. Mrs. Moroney will be the guest of Mrs. W. V.
Thraves, in Lexington, during his absence.
J. R. Mace, Dr. L. C. Young and Ernest Petty, formerly
foreman for the Rex Oil and Gas Co's. Kentucky properties,
are now in Texas. Mr. Petty wiil take charge of the joint
operations of the Rex and Pyramid companies in that state.
Hudson D. Wilcox, of Stamford, Texas, president of
the Texas Cushing Co., which has many stockholders in
Kentucky, is visiting Winchester on business. Mr. Wilcox
reports the company's drilling operations in Texas progress
ing nicely. No. 1 well, in Stephens county, is due in short
ly. In Shackleford county No. 1 is down 2,500 feet and
No. 2 1,200 feet.
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Continental Oil & Refining
Development
CONTINENTAL-BOREALIS OPERATIONS.
Texas News.
The Continental Oil & Refining Co. reports the pur
chase of an eight-acre off-set to a 3,000-foot well drilling in
section 14, A. J. Norton land, in Hardeman county, Texas.
This off-set acreage looks very promising and the larger
operating companies are purchasing acreage in the vi
cinity.
The White Eagle Oil and Refining Co. is interested
In the drilling of the well and acreage in the immediate
vicinity, and other block of an eight-acre off set was pur
chased by the Sinclair Oil and Refining Co. The well on
this acreage is about 200 feet from the Continental hold
ings and has already begun drilling.
The trials of the oil drilling business are again evi
denced in the trouble being met with in the drilling of
the Borealis well No. 1, in the Burkburnett section, Block
88. Just about the time the well was ready to be brought
in, a leakage in the pipe occurred which is again delaying
the final outcome of this well.
The Continental Oil and Refining Co. is joining the
Borealis Oil and Gas Co. in a "50-50" purchase of prop
erties now under consideration. Interests representing the
company expect to furnish news to the company's stock
holders of valuable production and acreage acquisitions
within the next few days.
Conditions in the Burkburnett field are improving in
somuch that additional pipe line connections are becoming
available. The next thirty or sixty days should surely
find the congested condition of the pipe lines for the re
moval of oil considerably improved.
Kansas News.
The Borealis Oil and Gas Co.'s forty-acre tract recently
purchased is close to substantial production. Three thou
sand nine hundred sixty feet from this acreage there is
a well approximately 700 barrels daiiy. This acquisition
to the Borealis holdings is considered unusually valuable.
In the Peabody District.
The week was a quiet one in the Peabody district.
The only ripple of excitement that came during the seven
days was the report that Gaskill had a fifty-barrel show
ing in the 1800-foot sand on the Cullian farm in the east
half of the northwest quarter of Section 11-22-4. The well
is being drilled deeper.
-Louisiana News.
A dispatch from Shreveport, La., under date of Sep>
termber 15, has this to say about the deep wells which
are creating so much excitement in Clairborne parish*
"A short time before the Standard's Oakes well came In,
the Rowe Oil Co. had temporarily abandoned their Shaw
No. 3 in section 30-21-7, at a depth of a little more than
1,400 feet, with a very light showing of oil. Encouraged
by results of deep exploration in the Oakes well, it was
decided to make a deep test in the Shaw No. 3 and other
wells in the same section. One was drilled to a depth
of over 3.300 feet with unsuccessful results, and tests
made in the No. 3 well were unproductive until the 8th
inst., when at 2,046 feet the well came in, spouting far
above the top of the derrick, and with a volume appar
ently justifying the usual exaggerated reports of produc
tion capacity. Conservative estimates placed the esti
mated production at about 5,000 barrels, and the well
was immediately shut in. Late reports from the well are
to the effect that it is flowing 1,180 barrels from a %-inch
choke."
General News.
Stockholders of the Continental OH & Refining Co.
are evidencing appreciation at receiving weekly the gen
eral development news of the company through this page.
Elsewhere on this page there is a geological report
of Hardeman county, Texas. The report is interesting
in view of the acreage acquisition in that county by the
Continental. Oil and Refining Co.Advt.
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Company
News.
It has been definitely decided by the Continental Oil
and Refining Co. that the operating general office will
be located at Fort Worth, Texas, because of its proximity
to the important oil fields of the south.
George A. Cokins of Cokins & Co., Chicago, 111., invest
ment bankers, was reported arranging for a trip of in
spection of the Stone lease at Eldorado, Kas. He will
be accompanied on this trip by two associates.
GEOLOGICAL REPORT ON HARDEMAN COUNTY,
TEXAS.
An interesting geological report of the northwestern
portion of Hardeman county, Texas, has just been com
pleted for R. H. Frizzell, who owns 25,000 acres in that
section. This area was examined during the week of
Aug. 25 to 30, inclusive. It lies in the northwestern cor
ner of Hardeman county, bounded on the north and east
by the Red River, on the west by the Childress county
line, and extending south from the river approximately
eight miles. It was made for the purpose of determining
as far as possible, from the data secured in the field the
possibility of any structure existing that would prove
favorable for the accumulation of gas and oil.
The absence of any datum bed upon which a series of
elevations could be run prevents the structure from being
detailed, but nevertheless, a careful examination of a re-
connaissant nature justifies the belief that the conclusions
which have been arrived at are very nearly accurate.
Topography.
This is a region of low rolling hills and broad stream
valleys. The drainage on the south and east is affected
by north Groesbeck creek, and its branches. It is drained
on the northeast and northwest by small streams flowing
into the Red River that ffnd their headquarters in the
higher ground in the Hooleyan Store district.
Coming from the town of Wuanag, some twenty miles
southeast of this region and lower In elevation, the topo
graphic forms of this area becomes pla'nly apparent. A
long, broad valley is passed through and its further side
gently rises and terminates in a long range of hills that
run northwestward from the eastern boundary of the re
gion, and then gently swings to the southwest, passing
into Childress county. The highest portion of elevation
is from the Hooleyan Store, and southwest to the county
line.
Geology.
The surface formation present in this region is the
Wichita-Albany, of Permian age, lying conformably upon
the Cisco, of Pennsylvania.
Wichita-Albany.
This formation covers a large portion of Northern
Texas and Southern Oklahoma and is commonly known as
"Red Beds." The Wichita-Albany in this locality is prob
ably not more than 1,200 or 1,300 feet in thickness. It is
composed in general of alternate beds of red colored shales
and reddish and stone with occasional grey members. The
sand stones are in a general way very fine grained cross-
bedded and ripple-marked. In the shale thin lenses of
grey shales are found and also segregations of Selenite
crystals, and variously colored concretions.
Cisco.
It is in this formation of upper Pennsylvanian age that
the oil bearing sands of the North Texas occur. The thick
ness cannot be accurately determined. The cause of the
marked similarity in color and structure with the over
lying Permian beds. The sands are of a porous character,
thicker and above the producing horizon, a cap of lime
stone or a compact shale to prevent the upward migra
tion of the oil is present. It is only in the structural folds
and terraces of this formation that oil in commercial quan
tities is found.Advt.
32 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

MEXICAN OIL EXPORTS DURING AUGUST. Standard Oil Company

The Standard O.'l Co. was one of the few shippers to
Exports of Mexican Petroleum by the Various Operating show a big decrease in its August shipments. The ship
Companies for the Month of August Are Here ments for August totaled 739,010.14 barrels, while for July
Summarixed: The Aguila Company. they were 926,250.20, a decrease of 187,240.06 barrels.
The exports for the Aguila company for the month of Drilling Notes
August passed the mill'on barrel mark and exceeded the Amatlan No. 1, on Lot 240, of the Cortez Oil Co. spud
July shipments by 26,802 barrels. The August figures were ded in September 7.
1,126,037 barrels, while the July shipments were 1,099,235 Kern-Mex Oilfields, Ltd., Panuco district, under-ream
barrels. The exports were to the United States, Great ing. No change in depth from last week.
Britain, Argentina and Mexico, with one cargo of 5,074 Los Naranjos No. 5, of the Augila company, is drilling
barrels to Egypt. at 1680 feet and carrying 8-inch casing. Los Naranjos No.
Island Oil & Transport Corporation 8, same company, drilling at 2127 feet. Los Naranjos No.
9, same company, is down 700 feet. Los Naranjos No. 10,
The exports for The Island Oil & Transport Corpora same company, is shut down temporarily at a depth of 2071
tion for August exceeded July shipments by 206,362.65 bar feet. P r z No. 1. s ma cimJ.ny, is carrying lO-.njd cas
rels. The August shipments totaled 522,906.72 barrels, ing at 980 feet. San Geronimo No. 1, same company, is
all to the United States, and the July shipments were 316,- drilling at 1480 feet and placing 8 inch casing. Tepetate
544.07 barrels. No. 5, same company, is building rig. Potrero No. 7, same
Mexican Gulf Company company, is down 2361 feet, carrying 8-inch casing.
The total shipments for The Mexican Gulf Oil Co. for New England Fuel Co.'s well on lot 188, Amatlan, Is
August were 558,558.62 barrels, which is more than double drilling at 1500 feet.
the shipments for July. All shipments were consigned to Segura Miguel No. 1, of the Segura Miguel Co., has
Texas points. resumed drilling in the Amatlan district after a long shut
National Petroleum Company down due to bad weather.
The exports of The National Petroleum Co. for August Isleta No. 2 on lot 19, of the Mexican Refining & De
were double those of July. The total shipments for August velopment Co. is dr lling at 2250 feet with a hole full of
were 61,254.41 barrels, aga'nst 30,446 barrels for July. The oil. Progress is slow, due to the chapopote. and the well
August exports were included in two shipments, which is expected to be drilled in at any time now.
were made in the Hoden Evans to New Orleans and Tampa, Comales well of the Island Oil & Transport Corpora
Fla., on the third and seventeenth, respectively. tion has drilled out the cement plug and is testing
Tal Vez Oil Company Boston-Mexican Leasing Co. Active
Crude oil exported by The Tal Vez Oil Co. during the Another 55,000 barrel steel storage tank is being built
month of August totaled 98,173.92 barrels. No shipments by the Boston Mexican Leasing Co. at Panuco. The bot
were made in July. tom is riveted and they are starting on the first ring.
New England Fuel Company Fortine & Pierce have the contract for drilling the com
The exports for the New England Fuel Co. for August pany's new well, Harmon No. 2, at the south end of Los
showed a decrease of more than 100 per cent. One ship Chotes. They are rigg.ng up and expect to start drilling
ment was made in August of 11,118.32 barrels, while in by September 20. Three 16-inch pipe lines are being con
structed by the company to connect their tanks with the
July the total shipmetns were 22,795 barrels. three loading racks now completed. The company houses,
Interocean Company boiler house and garage are finished. The general fore
The Interocean exports for the month of August were man in charge of the camp is A. G. Johnson, and the gen
52,263.78 barrels, and the exports for July were 36,000 bar eral manager for the company in Mexico is W. G. Gavin.
rels. The shipments for August exceeded the July ship The Boston-Mexico company is a new member of the
ments by 16,263.78 barrels. family of petroleum shippers from Mexican ports and last
East Coast Oil Company month exported in the neighborhood of 100,000 barrels of
The East Coast Oil Co. nearly doubled its shipments crude for Cochran, Harper & Co.
for the month of August over July. The total sh:pments
for August were 547,039.24 barrels while the exports for All former Tulsa oil operators now in Fort Worth
July were 228,466.44 barrels. plan to hold a Get-Together banquet at one of the leading
The Texas Company hostelries within the next few days.
Exports of The Texas Co. of Mex-'co for the month of
August were 543,734.87 barrels, an increase of 28,653.15
barrels over the July shipments; 55,732.67 barrels were The Operations of the Fee Title Trust Estate
shipped from Tampico and the balance, 488,002.20 barrels, is a new era in the oil business It gives you a chance
were exported from Port Lobos. for making the wildcatters profits without running the
Pierce Navigation Company risk of losing your original investment. Get our plan.
August exports of The Pierce Navigation Co. doubled 322 Hoyt Building
those of July. The August shipments were 63,400 barrels, Fee Title Trust Estate Wichita - Kansas
while the July shipments totaled 31,500 barrels.

WANTS TO GET INTO THE OIL GAME.

Drilling Contrads Young man, thirty-two years of age, lawyer by

profession and prior to the war, prosecuting attorney
We Specialize in the of a county in northwest Missouri, desires to get
into the oil gsme with a company which is being
Kansas Oil Fields formed. He has nothing to Invest and desires to
TWO STAR RIGS. work on a salary, either in the office or at the point
Production Bought and Sold. of production. He loves the game of organizing and
promoting and at present is handling a campaign
for a million dollar bond issue in a county of Missouri.
The Warr Drilling Company Some company will be fortunate in securing the serv
ices of this young man. If interested, address Box
Empress Theatre Building, Paola, Kansas 925 B Oil and Gas News.
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OIL and REFINING CO.

Petroleum 1

Products

OFFICERS
President, J. L Hendrick Kansas City, Mo.
First Vice-Pres., E. O. Dayton Kansas City, Mo.
Second Vice-Pres., J. J. Kemp Lexington, 111.
Third Vice-Pres., C. H. Kunneman. .Granite City, 111.
Sec'y and Treas., J. F. Scanlon Kansas City, Mo.

DIRECTORS
B. W. Garrett Des Moines, la.
Dr. James J. Hogan Ashtabula, O.
J. D. Forrester Kansas City, Mo.
G. W. Milligan Kansas City, Mo.
Max Mannheim Kansas City, Mo.
Thos. Toohey Kansas City, Mo.
Dr. E. C. Allen Wayland, la. CtJar
E. F. Buckingham Virden, 111.
E. W. Williamson Bates City, Mo.
A. M. Starr.; Odessa, Mo. nan nno
Fred N. Baldwin Flint, Mich.
John J. O'Hern, Production Mgr., Kansas City, Mo.
Hal L. Slocum, Field Supt Kansas City, Mo.
S. J. Hatch, Consulting Geologist. .Kansas City, Mo.

EXECUTIVE HEADQUARTERS
322 The Scarritt Building
Kansas City, Mo.

FIELD OFFICE
507 Main Street, Fort Worth, Tex.
34 THE OIL AND
H. F. WILCOX OPERATIONS IN OKLAHOMA.
Beggs District.
H. F. Wilcox is making a special effort to reach the
Wilcox sand, which should be found at a total depth of
approximately 2,650 feet, on his No. 1 test on the Samuel
King farm, in section 33-16-12, at which point he is now
drilling at 2,450 feet.
Tools are moving in for the drilling of his test No. 10,
Jason Drew farm, location being the NW corner of the
SE*4 of the SEV* of section 26-16-11.
In section 3G-1?>-11, Alice Alberty farm, Mr. Wilcox has
casinghead gas plant under construction.
In section 34-15-11, Isparhecker farm, he is drilling at
a depth of 2,720 feet on his test No. 3, and should reach
the Wilcox sand today.
Test No. 2, on the Manda Coleman farm, has been
deepened to a total depth of 1,920 feet and has a seven
million foot gasser.
In section 10-14-11, Jacob Tiger farm, he is drilling at
1.250 feet.
Test No. 1, on the Georgia Brown farm, in section
19-15-11, he is drilling at 2,420 feet.
In section 30-15-11, Hattie Banks' farm, now known
as Wilcox City, the Wilcox wells numbers 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and
S, are retaining daily joint production of approximately
2,500 barrels. This production is found at from 2,300 to
2.350 feet, or what is known as the Dutcher sand.
His well No. 5 was drilled to a total depth of 3,068
feet, at which point the Wilcox sand was encountered and
the test made several natural flows. This rig was later
burned to the ground and the hole now stands full of oil
and a rig is being erected preparatory to placing this well
on the pump. The weel looks good for 300 barrels.
Test No. 4 is a bad fishing job. Test No. 9 should be
drilled into the Dutcher sand today. Test No. 10 is drilling
at 1,800 feet. Test No. 11 is drilling at 1,500 feet. Test
No. 12 is drilling at 1,200 feet. Test No. 13 is spudding in.
Tests Nos. 14 and 15 are rigs. This lease, together with
adjacent producing leases, is one of marked activity, and
the fact that the original well, which was brought in March
14, 1919, is still holding up with a 400-barrel daily produc
tion, gives better reason to believe that the field is one
GAS NEWS'
of a valuable settled production. Numerous offsets are
being drilled to this lease and all have proven to be val
uable producers.
Wilcox Texas Operations.
H. F. Wilcox test No. 1, on the Barron Farm in Fishtr
county, Texas, is now drilling at 450 feet. His test No. 2.
on the Hodge farm. In the same county is drilling at fi2#
feet. In Baylor county, Texas, H. F. Wilcox is drilling at
700 feet on his test No. 1, Robinson farm.
SCIENTISTS WILL PLEASE GET BUSY.
The Oil and Gas News acknowledges the following let
ter, received this week from Lucia A. Fuller, R. F. D. N.
1, Box 24, Ohio, Mo., which suggests that "rock hounds"
may be overlooking something over in Missouri that migit
baffle their technical learning:
"Oil and Gas News:
"Martin Dorward, Appleton City, Mo., R. F. D. 1, is
having a 24-foot dug water well deepened with drilling
machine, after going through 30-40 feet of blue shale, struck
sandstone and also a strong flow of gas filled the well witk
vapor and now has 30 feet of water that boils and gurgle*
and every minutes throws the water three or four feet
high and roars like thunder, and then repeats it. A chickei
let down at ten feet gives a flop and is dead, and blows a
lantern out at three feet.
"It is on a well defined anticline running around here
in the shape of a horseshoe. Another well on same anti
cline at 30 feet done likewise only not so strong. There is
considerable acreage leased here and adjacent counties.
The man's name that reported the well to me is John Wil
liamson, Appleton City, Mo., Route 1. He has lived near
oil fields and knows a little. They don't know what to d
with the well as they can't case it; they are not posted
in oil performances. A company by the name of Earl has
bought around 2,000 acres here and is after more. This well
is 90 feet now. Respectfully,
"LUCIA A. FULLER."
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 THE OIL AND'GAS
Casper, Wyo., Sept. 20The Glenrock Oil Co., drilling
on Atlas holdings on section 36-36-64 in the Lance Creek
field, has water in the oil sand at 3,935 feet. The news
came on the heels of a report that the Glenrock had struck
gas. Atlas stock went from 10 to 21 cents on the strength
of that gas pocket, and dropped to eight when the second
report came. A local broker who is interested in the well
affirmed the report that there was water in the hole, but
stated that the water would be cased off and drilling con
tinued. It is hoped that another sand will be found at
about 4,150 feet. The Glenrock well has been under way
ever since the first well came in, and has had various
adventures. When the Ohio found water on section 33,
many people became pessimistic as to the outcome of the
Glenrock well, but were buoyed up again by the Midwest
well on section 28.
This wellthe Midwest on section 28has also been
having trouble with water. In an effort to drive the bit
farther in the sand, a water vein was struck and the hole
filled up with water. The water sand will be plugged and
the well pumped from a higher level. It was making about
400 barrels an hour when the water came in. The Ohio
Oil Co. has definitely abandoned its well on section 31, and
is drilling at 4,000 feet on section 30, having successfully
cased off the water encountered at 3,910 feet. According
to the market report of the Dutton Staley Co. of Caspel,
the Texas Co. has abandoned its well on section 31-36-64,
where the Ohio struck water. The Texas well was down
3,690 feet.
The deepest well in the field, that of the Texas Co.
on section 25-36-65, has been abandoned at 4,207 feet, after
encountering water. The Texas Co. has also abandoned its
well on section 11.
No other completions have been reported from the
Lance Creek field. The Western States-Cow Gulch well
in the eastern end of the field, on section 19-36-63, is drill
ing at 3,620 feet and expects the sand at a little shallower
depth than the discovery well in the western end. The
Ohio Oil Co.'s well on section 36-36-65 is down 3,600 feet,
within about 60 feet of the sand, and No. 3 on the same
section is drilling at 3,400. Ohio Oil Co. No. 1, on section
25-36-65, is down 3,825 feet. On section 2,35-65, the Ohio
Oil Co. found water in its No. 1, but is still drilling at
3,820 feet.
The well on the Big Indian holdings in section 16-35-65
is down 300 feet. The Rock Oil Producing Co. well on
section 18-35-65 has passed 1,000 feet, and is going good.
The Black Thunder Oil Co., drilling on section 1-30-64, has
also passed the 1,000-foot level.
Activity in Salt Creek Vicinity.
There has been more activity in Salt Creek lately than
at any period in the last six months. The Ohio Oil Co.,
drilling on section 13-39-79, some distance from production,
tapped the second sand at 2,580 feet. With the bit five
feet in the sand, the oil rose 1,600 feet in the hole, and
all indications point to a good producer. Some time ago
the Ohio began a weil on this section, but ran into a water
strata and had to abandon the hole. The rig was moved
and a second well begun, which proved a successful ven
ture. The Ohio's strike will give an impetus to develop
ment in the southern end of the field. It also goes to
prove the assertion of geologists that the Salt Creek field
has been merely "scratched," and that it is capable of
producing oil at a rate that would astonish the world, if
it could be opened up for development by a good leasing
bill.
According to the Bureau of Mines, the Salt Creek field
averaged 19,500 barrels of oil to the acre in the last six
years, while certain sections have produced as high as
63,500 barrels. This is large in comparison with the Gush
ing pool in Oklahoma, and the Glenn pool. The Salt Creek
Producers' Association, which controls over 13,000 acres
in the field, is delivering 15,000 barels of oil daily to the
Midwest Refining Co., according to a reliable report, in
spite of the handicap of capped wells. A rumor is in
NEWS 35
circulation to the effect that the Salt Creek Producers'
Association will shortly absorb the Franco-Wyoming Oil
Co., which has a daily production of something like C',000
barrels from the Salt Creek field. The report could not
be confirmedin fact, it was denied by interested parties
but it is still in circulation.
The Wyokans Oil Snydicate No. 10 on section 28, in
the Salt Creek field, came in a good producer this week.
The well flowed copiously and will continue to do so for
several weeks, if it follows the example of the other
Wyokans wells on the same section. The well is located
on the northwest quarter of section 28. No estimate of its
production has been made.
The Mosher Oil Co.-Royalty & Producers well on sec
tion 16-39-78, is flowing oil and will no doubt make several
hundred barrels a day when it is fairly in. The shot set
off last week damaged the casing badly and delayed the
completion of the well. The bit is fifteen feet in the sec
ond Wall Creek sand, which was struck at a little below
2,600 feet, and is estimated as 33 feet thick. The well is
flowing twice daily. As section 16 is state land, the pro
duction is not affected by the government withdrawal.
The Bessemer Oil Co., in partnership with the Black-
stone, is drilling just east of the Ohio's new producer on
section 13. The first Wall Creek sand was struck at 2,060
feet and contained water as usual. As the Bessemer-
Blackstone well lies higher on the structure, prospects are
considered good.
The Vendome Oil Co. is preparing to drill on section
6-39-78, part of which it has under lease. This is the
section where the Blackstone brought in a well recently.
The Foley Drilling Syndicate, drilling on Mark IT.
Weber holdings on section 7-39-78, struck oil in the shale
at 600 feet. The production is unusually large, being esti
mated at 50 to 60 barrels, but work was begun immediately
casing off the oil. Drilling will be resumed to the Wall
Creek.
The Outwest-Teapot well on section 22, which should
have been nearly completed by this time, had a bad cave-
in, which buried the tools. The crew succeeded in raising
them a few feet, but they are still fast in the hole. The
Carter Oil Co., drilling a test on Bates Creek, southwest
of Casper, has had a run of bad luck. Some time ago
the casing collapsed in the hole, and it was thought at the
time that the hole would have to be abandoned. In the
effort to pull the collapsed casing, the rig was demolished,
and now the company is confronted with the necessity
of rebuilding the rig.
The statement that the Reliance Oil Co. has raised
sufficient funds to complete its well near Douglas was a
little premature, as the fund is still $7,000 short. The
contractor figures on $25,000 being necessary to drive the
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drill -to 4.500 feet, and up until the present time only
$18,000 has been subscribed.
The Travelers Oil Co. well, seven miles southeast of
Glenrock, is nearing completion. The last report, re
ceived some days ago, gave the well as drilling a hundred
feet above the sand, in a yeliow formation supposed to
overlie the cap rock above the sand. This is a wildcat
and will open a new field if it proves to be a producer.
Oil In a Water Well.
Thermopolis citizens are excited over a water well
which struck oil. Messrs. Gregg, Dickie and Gaylor are
putting down an artesian well near the Devil's Punchbowl,
just outside the Big Horn Hot Springs Reserve, in the hope
of striking hot water, which is plentiful in that district.
A little water was found at 350 feet, but drilling was con
tinued, as the pressure was not as strong as desired. At
450 feet the tools were covered with oil, and it is thought
that the Embar sand was tapped. Geologists called to the
scene were of the opinion that a real oil pool was struck,
and that only the tremendous pressure of the water in
the hole prevented more of the oil from appearing. The
water is being cased off and a thorough test will be made.
The Texas-Wyoming is said to have a showing of
light oil in its well on the Zimmerman Butte dome, in
the Thermopolis region. The Highland Boy Oil Co. is still
working on its well on the same structure, and also claims
to have had a showing. Practically all the structures in
the Big Horn Basin are affected by the government with
drawals, and will probably be worked more enthusiastically
if the leasing bill goes through.
In the Poison Spider Field.
In the Poison Spider field, in Natrona county, the
V&rgo gaser on section 3 is said to be making 30,000,000
feet of wet gas. This is considered a good indication of
oil in close proximity. The new well is located on ground
held by the Big Indian Oil and Gas Co., which has about
3.000 acres of land in the Poison Spider field. The
Wyoming Chief Oil Co. controls about 8,000 acres and the
Beaton Oil Co. is also a large holder in the field. The
latter will probably drill out its holdings this fall.
The new Muskrajt field in Fremont county, or the Horse
shoe Creek field as the Ohio Oil Co. names it, is attracting
a great deal of attention. The field lies in townships 32,
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33 and 34, ranges 90, 91 ami D2, be;ng practically the
same territory surveyed out several ye.irs ago and called
at that time the Dutton Dome. The Glenn Oil Co. (a
Riverton organization), the Castle Garden Oil Co., the
Cheno Oil Co., Ohio and Midwest are all taking up land
in 'the field, and large tracts are also hold by ind.viduals.
The Midwest Refining Co. is pulling up a standard rig
on section 24-33-91, and the Ohio Oil Co is preparing to
drill on section 8 33-91. The f eld lies about 20 miles from
Moneta and seventy miles west of I'aspi .
Northe-ist of Shoshoni liie Indiana Oil Co. is putting
up a standard rig, preparatory to completing its tost well.
The work was begun wiili a slar m n-h ne. capable of
going about 1.000 feet, aud the well was intended mainly
as a test of the formations, put down to se'tle a dispute
between geologists. Some lime ago a showirg of oil was
encountered, when the management of the company woke
up and became interested. The machine reached ils limit
of usefulness at 1,050 feet and is being replaced by a
standard rig, which will be used in making a thorough
test of the sands at that point.
Good Gasser in Lose Soldier District.
The Kasoming Oil Co. struck a ten million foot gas
flow on the Mahoney Dome, in the Lost Soldier district
last week at 2,160 feet. Some time ago a gas flow was
encountered, and estimated at 6.000.000 feet. The new
flow is much better than the first, and as it was struck
only a hundred feet above the supposed lication of the
Dakota sand, it is considered highly probable that a large
pool of oil underlies the structure. This will he the first
completion on the Mahoney dome ai d is being watched
with interest. The "officials of the Kasomm? went to the
field at once, and the next hundred feet of drilling should
bring results. Every precaution will be taken to prevent
the gas fro n igniting.
The Midwest Refining Co. well on Sen;>rrition Flats
is down 2.TOO feet, and completion is expected wi'hin 'wo
weeks. This well is located on land leased f r :m the Wyo-
Cstrbon Co. The same cempanv holds the ground on
which the Texas Co. is drilling on section 8 2.5-88. This
well is down about T>0u feet.
The II. S. Petroleum Co. is ready to dr'l! again on
section 16. af or rebuilding the rig destroyed by fro. The
Osage, Oklahoma, Oil Leases
at Public Auction,
October 6, 1919.
By U. S. (icm-rnmcnt.
About 36,000 acres bv quarter sections of
160 acres each, all in Osage County, Okla
homa, will be offered at Pawhuska, Okla.,
Oct. 6, 1919, for bonus in addition to stipu
lated royalties; 25 ' c on d.ite of sale, bal
ance in three annual installments with ac
ceptable security. Many tracts are located
near producing wells, practically all con
sidered advantageously located for produc
tion of oil. All these lands are under sepa
rate leases for gas. For blue print map
showing acreage of Osage County lcas-d for
oil and area leased for gas. also indicating;
quarter sections producing oil or wells drill
ing, send 25c and write U. S. Superintend
ent, Osage Agency, Pawhuska, Okla., for
full particulars.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 37

rig was fired by Ih> it; n . ion of gas in the hole, and the
fire occurred wh< :i the bit was supposed to be entering
the sand. 'I he v. " I is being watched with interest.
The (J II O.i Co.. drilling in the Ferris field, is T F it is anything connected with the
making gi.od progress atier being delayed by fishing jobs.
The well is d.iwu over L'.OOO feet and reports a showing Oil and Gas Industry
of oil at I h;n p >ait. The sand should be struck within
the next 200 l'< et. you can usually get what you want when
The Wyok u: Oil Snydicnte spudded in last Sunday
on its firs t well on the hYrris dome. It is located on sec you want it by using the "Quick Action"
tion 3-25-86, less than a mile from a good producer brought
in not long aso by ih<> General Petroleum Co. The classified advertising department of the
Wyokans expec, : oil ;ii ".TOO feet.
A reponed <><; s-.rike in the Ogden Petroleum Co. well,
on section Hi "-'>', has not been confirmed.
The Wyoin wi (las and Oil Wells Co., drilling in the Oil and Gas News
Cow Creek d s iict, has had casing trouble. Part o the
casing collapsed and had to be drilled out. The well was
down over 400 (e<-l when the trouble occurred.
According to report from Rawlins, P. \V. Corcoran has
disposed of bis holdings on the Saratoga structure and the KANSAS and
Miller Hih dome. The Phoenix-Wyoming Oil Co., which OKLAHOMA OIL MAPS
has holdings in the Kerris field, has been negotiating for SPECIAL MAPS MADE TO ORDER
the Corcoran properties for some time. It is expected
that the Phoenix W yoming will begin active development KANSAS CITY MAP COMPANY
as soon as the deal is consummated. Both Phones Main 0072 2nd Fl Gnmbel Bide.
The Produce s and Refiners' well on the Whitehead
dome in the Klk Mountain district is down over 300 feet.
This is the firsl well on the structure. The Ferris dome
well on section T>, brought in by the Producers and Re Published
finers recently, was out on the pump last week, for a test.
It is estimated at 100 barrels. January, 1919
Announcement has been made that the Midwest Re
fining Co. has contracted for the production of the Ferris A new third edition
dome and that pipe lines, etc., will be constructed at once. revised and
The oil will be handled at the new refinery now being enlarged
erected at Laramie.
Lincoln county also has an oil sensation, surpassing
the Thermopolis water well that turned out to be an oil
well. A well being drilled on section 23, in the Fossil
field, financed by C. W. Parker of Leavenworth, struck
oil at 55 feet, after the drill had been going for five hours.
Six feet of oil rose in the hole, and the drillers considered I
it good or two or three barrels a day. Drilling will prob PRACTICAL OIL
ably, be resum* d after- the "novelty of a 55-foot oil well
wears off.
The Chemical Oil Co., drilling in the Fossil field, is GEOLOGY
making hole rapidly after a cave-in and other bad luck. o The Application of Geology to Oil
Salt Lake City parties have taken a lease on the C. P. Field Problems
Kudd ranch. 12 miles west of Big Piney. The lease calls
for the drilling of a 3.000-foot well, work to begin within o By DORSEY EAGER
50 days. A location has been made six miles north of the w Petroleum Geologist and Engineer
Cretaceous fie d. and material is on the ground, 'the new
company will be known as the Big Piney Oil & Refining O The new edition is considerably en
Co., and holds about 1,.">00 acres in that district, beside larged. There are two new chapters
the Budd ranch. one on Oil Shales, the other on Geo
News of the Companies. logical Field Methods and Instruments.
Much of the old material has been re
Accord'ng to Hie statement of officials of the Sinclair arranged for greater convenience.
Oil Corporation, this firm will erect a refinery in Wyoming The book has gained a large follow
as soon as a piodtiction of ",000 barrels per day is secured. ing because it presents a clear, concise
The location of the refinery was not stated, probably due and practical discussion of the occur
rence of oil and Its extraction.
to the fact that it would be governed by the production. It is a combination of elementary
The statement was made in connection with the bidding <: theory for the practical driller and oil-
on state oil. o weil operator, and elementary practice
Among the incorporations which filed papers in Chey II for the mining engineer.
enne recently was a $2,000,000 oil company, the Cominion Mr. Hager has had broad experience
Co., which will maintain an office in Oougias. H in the American oil fields and lavs
The Wynmiur -Platte River Oil & Development Co. will O emphasis on American methods. Hla
have its oTfice in Lusk. It is a $500,000 incorporation. book offers a great deal of highly com
pressed information. It covers the
The Safe Investment Oil Co. of Douglas has been < work of outlining prospective oil
legally dissolved. lands, drilling, and of actual oil-field
The Consolidated Royalty Co. held its annual meeting development. It offers a valuable col
lection of detailed, practical Informa
in Casper last week. The year's report was highly satis Oh tion and suggestions.
factory, and a vote of thnnks was tendered the directorate
in general and l he president, Hon. B. B. Brooks, former
governor of Wyoming, in particular. Practically the same 2S3 Pngen. Pocket Sine. Flexible.
officers were chosen as last year. $2.50 Net, Postpaid.
CALIFORNIA WEEKLY OIL AND GAS REPORT.
FOR SALE BY THE
Reports fi'ed wilh the California State Oil and Gas
Supervisor during the week ending September 13, 1919. OIL and GAS NEWS
show seventeen new" wells, making a total of 454 reported
since thp f'rt of the year. Eiehteen wells were reported 701 BALTIMORE AVE., KANSAS CITY, MO.
ready for test of water shut-off and seventeen deepening
or redrilling. Six abandonments were reported.
38 THE OIL AND
Quick- Adtion Advertising
Where Our Reader* and Advertiser* Meet to Transact Business
Classified advertisements in these columns 4 cents per word first
insertion. Five per cent discount for four or more insertions. Mo in
sertions given unless cash accompanies order. Minimum charge 75c.
LEASES FOR SALE.
SELL AT A BARGAIN 100 acres lease, Baylor county. P.
L). Box 1181. Fort Worth. Tex.
1,460-ACRE oil lease San Jacinto County, Texas, $1 acre;
agents wanted. Box 108, Dickson, Tenn.
A 240 AND 160-ACRE lease for sale cheap, Wilson Co., Kas.,
near production. C. A. KiiiK. Boone, Iowa.
OIL lands for lease around wells and close in. Write me
for further information. P. VV. Corcoran, itawllus. Wyo.
RANGER, TEXAS, making lease holders rich every day; buy
five-acre leases Joining county near wells going down;
1100 total. W. Homer Shanks, Clyde, Texas.
SHALLOW sand leases 50c acre; tracts 40 acres up; much
drilling being done; speculate on other fellows drilling;
agents wanted. Write Box 10S. Dickson, Tenn.
ELK COUNTY, KANSAS, LEASESProven or unproven.
Choice offsets. Confidential appraisal of oil and gas prop
erties. Reference: Home National Bank. D. D. Bugh, Long-
ton, Kas.
80-ACKE LEASEOld settled production, locations to drill;
good terms; several leases surrounded by production;
some offsets to drill; for sale very reasonable. F. J'. Brown,
Sedan, Kans.
120-ACRE lease Wilson County, Kansas; adjoins gas; sur
rounded by oil productions; maps and geological report
submitted; cheap for quick sale. Address Box 912, Oil &
Gas News.
NOTICE, LEASE BROKERSWrite us for list of leases near
development. We own 100,000 acres In Oklahoma. Farm
ers Mutual Oil Leasing Co., 506-12 Herskowltz Bldg., Okla
homa City, Okla.
FOR SALE)120-acre lease in the Elk Ciiy gas field of Kan
sas oil wells offsetting and several large gas wells within
mile; never been drilled. Connelley, Treece & Co, 417
Gas and Electric Bldg., Denver, Colo.
COMMERCIAL lease for sale, production on adjoining land,
rigs going up in immediate vicinity; good deal for some
one. Will consider drilling contract on this SO. Anyone in
terested write 122 West Douglas Avenue, Wichita. Kans.
VALUABLE OIL LEASES FOR SALE.
I am offering 500 acres of valuable oil leases in the Ver
non pool, Woodson county. Kansas, for ten dollars an acre.
If interested, write to Chas. E. Jackson, Box 485, Independ
ence, Kas.
FOR QUICK SALEOil and Kas leases in famous Texas oil
fields, Coryell County; many wells drilling by the big op
erators; both oil and gas already discovered. I have while
they last 40 acres at $200. 90 acres at $325. 160 acres. $500;
regular commercial leases. P. o. Box 541. Fort Worth. Tex
FOR SALE OR LEASE.
We have for sale or sub-lease several good locations for
mill sites in the Waco. Mo., lead and zinc fields. Can fur
nish in 20 or 40-acre tracts, all proven up; 10 to 20 drill
holes on each site. Some of them showing as high as 39 per
cent zinc deposit. This acreage is surrounded on all sides
by mills now in operation. If interested, write or call the
Tulsa-Pittsburg Mining Co., care of Margaret O'Connor,
treasurer. Pittsburg. Kans.
HAVE 153 LOTS. 100 feet King well No. 1. 50x100: price
$100: each good, clear title; agent wanted to handle: will
pay 25% commission. 800 acres 5 miles west of the Laura
well, price $10. 640 acres 5 miles east of the Victory well,
price $10 for 5-year lease; 2.260 acres 3 miles east of the
El Paso LarVaso OH Co.. price $10 for five year lease. 297
acres five miles south of the El I'aso Largnso Oil Co., price
$10 for five year lease, 4S0 acres Joining the Demming. New
Mexico. Oil Co., price $20. 2.320 acres 3 miles east of the
Demming, New Mexico. Oil Co.. price $10 acre. Address
Max Ritz. P. O Box 293. Pecos, Texas.
WANTED.
WANTED10 to 320-ncre lease offsetting shallow oil pro
duction. P. O. Box 957, Kansas City, Mo.
WANTEDCrude oil. Am in position to contract for crude
in carload lotR on monthly or yearly basis. Box 286, care
of Oil and Gas News.
: : WHEN WRITING ADVERTISERS PLEASE MENTION^ THE OIL AND GAS NEWS :
GAS NEWS
PRODUCTION FOR SALE. '
IF YOU wish to buy production or oil leases in Kansas,
write me. H M. Quinn, Commercial College Bldg., Inde
pendence, Kas.
FOR SALE CHEAP160 acres in Wellsville field, four pro
ducing oil wells connected with pipe line and a power
house. Address Box 385, Iola, Kas.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
$80 CASH takes 2,000 shares Russell Cons. Oil-Gas. Box
236, West Union. Iowa.
$100,000 CHARTER, all necessary books, certificates, etc.
$63. The Corporation Co., Department B, Box 440, Balti
more, Md.
$250 CASH takes 16.667 shares of Melting Pot oil stock aid
10 acres Carbon County, Wyp., oil land. Box 236, West
Union. Iowa.
WILL TRADESeveral large, beautiful lakeshore Minne
sota Farms, clear, for Texas or Oklahoma oil leases or
properties. Address 800, care of Oil and Gas News.
DON'T INVEST IN OIL
until you read The Texas Investor. Gives concise, reliable,
up-to-date information and facts about most wonderful de
velopments and fortune-making In history of Texas oil; and
explains one particular opportunity in which Investors
should reap tremendous returns; published by practical oil
operator and tells how and where to Invest for greatest
safety and quick results. Write for free trial subscription.
C. C. Cannan, Publisher, 775 Scanlan Bldg., Houston. Tex.
HELP WANTED.
WANTEDClean-cut stock salesman for high-grade divi
dend-paying stock In producing oil company. State experi
ence and give references. National Securities Co., Suite 733
Reserve Bank Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.
AGENTS WANTED.
WANTED, LIVE AGENTSOn a 20^ on the dollar commis
sion to sell twenty-acre farms including 300 shares of
stock in what is destined to be the biggest oil company in
the world; we have a subterranean lake of oil. Aztec Oil
Co., 1028-29 New York Life Bldg.. Kansas City. Mo.
WANTEDReputable oil men. bankers, stock and bond
brokers, or real estate agents, to handle our oil leases.
Teases from 50c per acre up. Several hundred thousand
acres sold to date to big companies, and active drilling cam
paign now on A good chance to speculate on the oil men's
drilling; that's a way the real oil men make money. Scotts-
ville. Ky.. acreage a few miles northeast of us once selling
for 50c per acre, later reported selling for from $500 to $l,00n
per acre. Orders filled for from 40 acres at $20 up to 1,000
acres at $500. Tennokla Oil Co., Dickson. Tenn.
MACHINERY FOR SALE
DRILLING TOOLS FOR SALEStandard tools or machines.
H. W. Greene, Nowata. Okla.
FOR SALEWilson Co.. Kan., almost new. Star rig No. 26.
boiler, gas engine, tools, tanks, 2.000 feet casing. C. A
King. Boone. Iowa.
FOR SALE.
PIPE AND GAS ENGINESFour to six carloads. 3. 4 and 6
inch used Byers pipe; 165-H.P. Miller; 250-H.P. Miller;
30-H.P. Springfield, and 26-H.P Foos gas engines. 25-H.P.
locomotive type boiler. All in good condition for prompt
shipment. The T. J. Lane Equipment Co., Springfield, Ohio.
FOR SALEWeber gas engine, 10 H.-P.. Wico magneto for
natural gas. first class condition; price $400: also 25 II.-
P. International engine, never used, complete with air start
ing outfit; burns cither kerosene or gas, vertical two-cylin
der with air compressor and air tanks, also magneto and
large water cooling tank; original cost $1,750; price now
$975 Address Box 450, Kansas City, Mo.
CASINO AND SUPPLIES.
MACHINERY RENTAL AND SALES CO.. 2918 Southwest
Plvd., Kansas City, Mo.Boilers, engines, compressors,
hoists, derricks, pumps and tanks.
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VOL. VI KANSAS CITY, MO., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1919 NO. 7

He, Too, Illust Advertise

God placed His stars upon the vaulted skies
The forecast of the joys of Paradise.
He set the moon, the sun, the morning glow
Where all could see, that all of us might know
That somewhere out beyond that azure sea
Is life eternal, friend, for you and me.
As 'tis in life, so 'tis in things Divine.
The rose attests the power of the vine.
The quartz outcrop of some secluded hill
Leads to the vein awaiting human skill.
Iv everything wherein a value lies,
God paints a sign. He, too, must advertise.
Will Perrell, in the Tri-Sule Bulletin.

B. P. BAGBY F. It. ANDRBB C. MEYER

President Vice-President and Secy. Treasurer

BAGBY & COMPANY

STOCKS and BONDS

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are handicapped in planning their ad
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Contents copyrighted 701-3 BALTIMORE AVE.
VOL. VI KANSAS CITY, MO., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1 91 9
KANSAS TO INVESTIGATE OIL STOCKS.
Royalty Values Alio to Be Scrutinized at Hearing Before
Blue Sky BoardSalesmen Fail to Get Permits Is
Charged By Secretary Organ.
Topeka, Kans., Oct. 1.Eleven stock salesmen and
five companies which are trying to sell stocks or oil
royalties in Kansas hive been cited to appear before the
Blue Sky board today and show cause why they should not
be barred from the state or put under arrest for violations
of the Kansas blue sky law. It was intimated by the of
ficials of the board yesterday that arrests might be ex
pected unless unusually good showings were made by the
stock salesmen. The companies and individuals cited to
appear are:
Frank Eyestone RoyaltyGustave Hanel, fiscal agent,
and L.. W. Gray, agent.
Sacramento Valley LandsJ. C. Green, agent.
Old Dominion Oil Co., Kansas Wyoming Oil and Gas
Co., Kansas Wyoming Drilling Co., W. H. Nelson, F. H.
Murphy. C. J. F.annigan, J. C. Thompson, Walter Krause,
J. W. Vaniman, G. A. Davidson, W. A. Bauslin.
In an interview with a newspaper representative Frank
Organ, secretary for the Kansas Corporation Commission,
said: "We have received numerous complaints concern
ing the sale of oil stocks and royalties. Nearly every
section of the state has been visited by oil stock salesmen.
Some of these are legitimate, many are questionable and
still others absolutely worthless. Few of these men who
are selling this stock have license and few of the com
panies have received permission from the Blue Sky Board
to do business in Kansas.
"One of the localities which is in the grasp of oil stock
and oil royal'y salesmen is Riley county. Manhattan seems
to be a center for their field of operation, though there is
not a section of the state that is entirely free from their
influence. With the purpose of starting a searching in
quiry into the actions of stock salesmen, and especially the
oil royalty, a representative of this office spent some time
in and near Manhattan. One of the leading bankers of
Manhattan estimates that over two million dollars has
been invested in oil royalty and oi^ stocks, good and bad,
in Riley county. The invest'gation "developed these sales
men have made their headquarters at Manhattan and have
scoured in all directions, even reaching as far as Topeka.
"The oil royalty is used largely as a basis for selling
operations. One case was found where the royalty was
divided into millionths. This is sold in units and an in
dividual might own several hundreds of these so called
units of a royalty in a company that has good production
and still have an interest of very little value. Leases are
also divided into small units and sold in the same way, the
parties making the sale expecting to avoid the necessity of
complying wi<h the Kansas Blue Sky law. These people
also will receive attention."
BIG GASSER IN OKMULGEE COUNTY.
Okmulgee, Okla., Sept. 29.The Best Producing & Re-
fin'ng Co.. of th's city brought in a gas well in its Joe
Grayson No. 1, southwest corner of the southeast of the
southwest of secHin 8-14-12, which is producing 30,000,000
cubic feet daily from a sand found at 2,180 feet.
WESTERN REFINERS' MEETING FRIDAY.
The general meeting of the mmbers of the Western
Petroleum Rpf'ners' Association, tw'ce postooned because
of the u"PvVd*,b1e absence of Secretary Frd W. L^^mxnn,
will be b'd Friday, October 3, at the Hotel Muehlebach.
Kansas City.
Single Copies 10c
NO. 7
ALL SET FOR OSAGE LEASE SALE.
Once More, on October 6, Oil Men Will Gather Under the
Famous Oak Tree at Pawhuska and Contribute
for the Osages.
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 1.On next Monday, October 6, a
special train from Tulsa to Pawhuska will convey hundreds
of oil men to another Osage lease sale. The "gang" will
proceed from the Pawhuska depot to the council house
and seat themselves under the famous o'd oak tree, which
marks the spot where all the sales are he!d. Col. Walters,
of Skeedee, Okla., who has presided at all past sales as
auctioneer, and who holds the distinction of having auc
tioned off more money's worth of stuff than any other
man in the world, wi;i again solicit donations for the
treasury of the richest tribe on earththe Osage Indians.
Last year, the Osages were each paid the little sum
of something like |4,500 each for living expenses, while a
large share of the money was he!d in trust for them. So
far this year, they are each receiving at the rate of about
f 5,000 per year, on account of the high cost of living. The
2,230 redskins who draw this pension do not even have
to turn a hand to get their stipulation. It is a hard, hard,
life that these original Americans lead!
EMPIRE SUED FOR A MILLION.
Alleged Failure to Develop a Towanda Lease Basis for Suit
Brought by John Schriver.
E'dorado, Kans., Sept. 30.The Empire Gas & Fuel
Co., the biggest operator in the Mid Continent field, was
made the defendant last week in one of the largest damage
suits ever filed in Butler county. The heirs of John
Schriver who owned a lease in the Towanda pool, by that
name, are ask'ng for $P98,944.64, alleging that the Fmpire
has failed to develop the lease with the same speed that
other leases were developed and that consequently the
oil has been drained from the tract. It also is alleged
that a well, known as Schriver No. 3, which the petition
recites was good for 26,000 barrels, was ruined when it
was shut in.
The suit is s'milar to the one filed by J. E. Hamilton
against the Empire a year ago. He asked for more than
a million dollars. This suit is pending in the federal
courts.
INDIAN GASOLINE CO. PLANS PROGRESSING RAPIDLY.
Tulsa, Okla.. Sept. 29.Construction work on the
seven-unit casinghead gasoline plant of the Indian Gasoline
Co , in 36-14-11, in the Youngstown pool, is progress'ng
nicely. Half of the machinery has been set, the station
is being built, coils are completed, the coil hou'-e is 75
per cent completed, the main pipe line is strung and is now
being connected, and ail material of various kinds needed
for the plant is on the ground. The gas has been re-
tested and the volume is solding up nicely. All of the
electrical equipment has been installed.
It has been decided to bu'ld an absorption plant east
of Okmulgee, which will operate on residue gas from (he
compress'on plant in the Youngstown pool. Shipping lines
from bofh plants will be built to a loading rack on the
Frisco railroad, somewhere between Beggs, and Hamilton
Switch.
Within 30 or 40 days the Indian company plans to
increase the capacity of its casinghead gasoline plant,
formerly known as the MacBetty Gasoline Co. plant, in
the Osage reservation.
2 THE OIL AND
HEARINGS ON OIL INDUSTRY PROBLEMS.
A Further Consideration of Railroad Administration's Order
Affecting Loading Rack and Tank LocationsTech
nical Committee Holds Washington Conference on
Gasoline Standardization Puzzle.
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 1.Capt. Fred W. Lehmann, sec
retary and general counsel for the Western Petroleum
Refiners' Association, returned yesterday from the East,
where he attended a hearing In New York last Friday be
fore Col. B. W. Dunn, chief Inspector of the Bureau of Ex
plosives, for the further consideration of the recent order
of the Railroad Administration prohibiting the location of
loading racks and storage tanks wit h n prescribed dis
tances from railroad rights-of-way. He states that no defi
nite action was taken as a result of the conference, and
the question will receive further consideration at later
hearings.
nicalCapt. Lehmannof also attended
tteea onmeeting of the techof
committee the Comm Standardization
Petroleum Products, held in Washington on Monday of this
week to consider the report of the Bureau of Mines rec
ommending that the specifications for motor transport or
navy gasoline be changed from those now operative, in the
following respects:
The elim nation of the 45 per cent distillation require
ment and substitution of 50 per cent therefor; changing
90 per cent point from 356 degrees, fahrenheit, to 374 de
grees; and changing the end point from 428 degrees, fah
renheit, to 437 degrees.
The technical committee will make its re-ommendafon
in the matter to the Committee on Standardization, which
will announce its action later. It is generally hoped by
refiners that the recommendations made by the Bureau
of Mines will be adopted, s'nce the present spec'fications
place unnecessary restrictions on the gasoline output, with
no corresponding advantage to the consumer. While the
standards originally were intended to apply only to pur
chases of gasoline for government use, the desirability for
removing the"r unnecessary restrictions lies also In the
tendency of certain states and municipalities to adopt the
government standards as requirements to be met in sell
ing gasoline for domestic consumption.
INTERNATIONAL PLANS BIG IMPROVEMENTS.
Construction of Pine Lines, Sea Loadinir Stat'ons *nd Stor
age Tanks Will Proceed Along With Drilling
Campaign In Mexican Field.
The International Petroleum Co.. through its subsidiary
company, the International Oil & Pipe L'ne Co.. will begin
construction on the big petroleum enterprise it has planned
for the Mexican fie'ds. A 10 inch pipe line will be built
from Lot No 252. Amatlan, to Lot No. 10. Mata Redonda,
8 distance of 31 kilometers, and at Mata Redonda a terminal
will be constructed having storage capacity of 1.000.000
barrels of oil. A topping plant will be built having an
Ultimate da'ly capacity of 40.000 barrels of topped crude
and distillate and two sea lines will be laid from the
shore terminal to the sea loading station, a d'stance of
6,000 feet in 42 feet of water. The engineers of the com
pany have carefu'"y planned these stations so that ships
may load in all kinds of wind and weather. The com
pany will have four sea-loadine stations in all and it is
possible that before the two that are to be started im
mediate work will be begun on the others, which will be
of the same size. These sea lines, when completed, w'll
give the company a prmp and loading capacity of 80,000
barrels of petro'eum dally.
Orders have been placed for the necessary barges and
launches to hand'e the material from TamD'co to the
terminal at Mata Redonda and also to the company's land-
ine on the Tancch'n River, from which point the pumping
plant material w'll be trucked to Amatlan and distributed
along the right of way.
The tank farm at the terminal will consist of twenty
55.000 barrel steel storage tanks and at this terminal a
modern and pe-manent camp will be established cons'st-
Ing of the necessary company buildings, houses for em
ployees and company officials, a club house for the mem
bers of the colony and everyth'n^ necessary for the com
fort and well being of the residents as well as for the
convenience in dispatching the company's business. Pre
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liminary work is now under way, the terminal site and
right of way are being cleared and preparations made to
rece.ve the construction material that has been ordered
and soon will begin to arrive from the States.
In addition to its construction program the Internation
al company is planning an active drilling campaign. It wlil
at once start drilling another well on Lot 252, Amatlan, and
at least four others between Amatlan and Acamixtle.
ROBERT GALBREATH WITNESSED GULF STORM.
Tulsa Oil Man Tells of Damage by Wind and Waves at
Port Aransas, Texas.
Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 29 An eye witness to the big
strom which traversed the Gulf coast on September 14
was Robert Galbreath of Tulsa, well-known oil man and
discoverer of the one time famous Glen Pool. Mr. Gal
breath has big plans for the building of a pipe line from
Oklahoma to Aransas Pass, Tex., together with a refinery
at the latter place, and was at Aransas Pass in connection
with these p.ans when the big storm hit that section.
Being an oil man, his interest in the damage done was
along oil lines.
At Port Aransas, which is six miles from Aransas Pass,
on an island known as Harbor Island, were built tank
farms, owned by the Texas Co., Sun Co. and French-
Canadian Oil Co. The wicked waves of the sea damaged
these farms greatly, as well as the shipbuilding facilities
also located on the island, together with the homes of
a small town of about 400 peop.e. The inhabitan's of
the town were the employes of the oil companies and the
shipbuilding company.
Together with the above damage, the Aransas Pass
Terminal Railway, running from Aransas Pass to Port
Aransas, was dsstroyed, and the owners have refused to
rebuild it, saying it is entirely impractical. The people
of that locality are urging the government to dredge and
channel the deep water closer to Aransas Pass, rather
than to build out to it, as bas been done in the past.
Mr. Galbreath says that as a naturally iocated harbor
Port Aransas cannot be beat, and he Is enthusiastic in his
boosting for improvements in that region. At the present
t'me it is a distributing point for Mexican crude, the oil
being shipped from Tampico up to that po'nt and deposited
in the storage tanks. Ships load up with fuel there to
make their trips, and a large part of the oil is used for
inland fuel purposes.
DRILLING ACTIVITY IN WESTERN NEW MEXICO.
Nara V'sa. N. M., Spt. 24.Quay countv is getting a
very thorough test for oil, to say the least. There are about
10 wi'drat we'ls going down in the surrounding country.
Benedum and Trees are drilling eleven miles southeast of
Nara Vi^a. where thev ho'd a lease on 20.000 acres. Tbey
are down 350 feet and a^e having cons'derabi"; troub'e wl'h
are preparing for a deep test and are starting with 15%-
inch casing. They are down 350 feet and are having con
siderable trouble with water, which is raising within 20
feet of the top.
The McGee well at Tucucari is down 1,750 feet; they
are going through shale now. The Bueyeros well, which is
northwest of here In Union county, is down about 1 000
fet. Thev struck som*? gas at 600 faet. Th^ derrick is
up and the mach'nery on the ground for the Reid well at
Rana. southwest of here, where the well will be spudded in
soon. They are hauling timbers to the Endee location,
which is south and a l'ttle west of here.
These are all the rigs that are actually going up or are
drilling at this t'me, but several other locations have been
made and expect to get busy at once. Geological reports
pre m'ehty f'atter'ng for this part of the country, the
unanimous opinion being that this is liable to develop into
one of the largest fields.
The Carter Oil Co. and the Emp're Oil and Gas Co.
have bought thousands of acres of leases. Leases close to
the wells are bringing as high as $25 per acre. Such pr'ces
look mighty strong considering that thise are the firs'
deeD te^ts made in the state and there is not an oil well
in the state at this time.
/ _ .
Hu^h M. Grove, an oil producer, aged 74 years, died
at h;s home at Diamond, Pa., September 15. He is sur
vived by three sons and one daughter.
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MEXICAN OIL EXPORTS BREAK RECORD.
August Record of Nearly Eight Million Barrels Shipped
From Tampico Sets New High Mark.
Tamplco, Sept. 22.Oil exports aggregating 7,988,519.14
barrels were shipped from Mexican ports during August,
exceeding the July exports by 1,903,083 27 barrels, and
establishing a new record. Shipments by the various oper
ating companies were:
Company. Barrels.
Aguila 1,126,037.00
Huasteca 1,082.919.81
Cortez 1,021,867.00
Pen Mex 992,291.41
Standard 739,010.14
Mex:can Gulf 558.558.62
East Coast 547,029.24
Island 522,906.72
Texas 543,734 87-
Preeport & Mex 346.091.90
Corona 111,852.00
Boston-Mex 110,000.00
Tal Vez 98,173.92
Pierce Navigation 63.400.00
National 61.254.41
Interocean 52.263.78
New England 11,118.32
Total 7,988,519.14
NEWTH NOW VICE-PRESIDENT OF PULLMAN OIL.
El Paso, Texas, Sept. 30.At a meeting of the board
of trustees of the Pullman Oil & Refining Co. at El Paso
recently, H. Newth, general manager, was elected a mem
ber of the board of trustees and promoted to the office
of vice-president of the company, whirh was vacated June
16, by the death of T. B. McCown. Mr. Newth is a well
known oil man of over fourteen years exper'ence in the
production and refining of crude oil. He was formerly with
the Home Oil & Refining Co. of Fort Worth, Texas, and
was for a number of years in charge of the construction
of ref ner'es and pipe lines for the Lord Cowdray inter
ests in Tampico, Mexico.
THE ELK CITY FIELD.
The past week saw two more big gas wells completed
in the Elk City field. Last Wednesday, Harmon, Stephens
et al drilled in their Whelchel No. 2 in the southeast cor
ner of the southwest quarter of 26 31-13 and got a well
which tested 32,000,000 feet of gas daily. This well is the
farthest east of the string of gas wells on the south edge
of the gas field and it is still a matter of doubt as to how
far south the field will extend. On Friday, Keefe & Mor
rison completed the'r Bralnerd No. 4 in 27-31-13, which is
just across the line in Elk county. This well tested 37,-
000,000 feet of gas daily and gave a nice demonstration of
throwing out the drilling tools. There are now fifty wells
in the deep sand gas field and the total production, figured
from guags made when the wells were completed, is
1,382,000,000 feet of gas daily. As near as can be ascer-
ta'ned, an average of approximately 23,000,000 feet of gas
is being taken from this Held daily through the three pipe
lines now in use, which is less than two per cent of the
total production. With the coming of cold weather how
ever, this amount will probably be increased to three or
four per cent.
Cox, Harmon et al are on top of the sand in the'r Han
cock No. 3 in 26-31-13 an dexpect to drill in about Thurs
day. This well is an offset to the east of Whelchel No. 2,
mentioned above, and is expected to make a big well.
Hale & Nicholson are rigging up to drill deeper in
their Lewis No. 1, in 23-31-13. It 's anticipated that the
capacity of the well, which is a small gas well, can be
materially increased by drilling deeper into the sand.
Sanders et al have been delayed somewhat by supplies
in transit and are still rigging up for the'r No. 2 Brain-
erd in the southeast corner of 27-31-13.
The Neiman well No. 1 in 2-32-13 is shut down again
at a little over 1.100 fet on account of a broken stem.
The Texcalokan Oil & Gas Co. has about completed
plugging their Denton No. 1 in 34 31-13 back to the shal
low oil sand and hope to be able to shoot it this week.
AND GAS NEWS 3
The same company spudded in Tuesday in their No. 1 on
the Law farm in 3 32-13.
The Joy Oil & Gas Co. has abandoned their No. 1 fee
in 3-31-14 at 1,418 feet.
Cavert, Dalton et al are about ready to spud in their
Hancock No. 1 in 15-32-14.
It is reported that the Meridian Oil & Gas Co. has a
showing of oi lat about 1300 teet in their Duby No. 1 in
6-31-13 but the report has not been confirmed.
The Sachem Oil Co. has been fishing for a bailer at
about 1025 feet in their Baughman No. 4 in 36-32-12 but
are ready to resume drilling again.
ATLAS MAY BUILD ABSORPTION PLANT.
Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 30.It is reported here that the
Atlas Petroleum Co. of Kansas City will build an absorp
tion gasoline plant in 20-20-7, northeast of Jennings, to
operate in connection with its compression plant in the
southwest quarter of 21-20-7, in the same district. The
plant in the southwest of 21-20-7 is being enlarged from
two to four units.
HOME REFINERY STARTED AT FORT WORTH.
The first run of oil has been made through the stills
of the 6,000-barrel plant of the Home Oil Retining Co. at
Fort Worth, with the first battery of stills in operation,
runn'ng about 2,000 barrels daily. Two more batteries will
be in operation when the plant works to its full capacity,
which will not be for a few weeks to come.
The tank farm has a storage capacity of 368,000 barrels
and the company's four-inch line from the Northwest lease
in the Burkburnett field will be completed as soon as pos
sible, so as to give the refinery its own crude and to insure
suff'cient to keep the plant in operation, a line is being
laid to the Magnolia, on the north side, connecting with that
company's tank farm there.
WILCOX OPERATIONS IN OKLAHOMA.
In the Kelleyfield district, H. F. Wilcox, after a series
of fshing jobs, at the total depth of 2,630 feet in his No.
2 test on the Southwest corner of the Southwest Quarter
of the Southwest Quarter of Section 35-16 10, is now drill
ing by the tools and has reached a total depth of 2,700 feet.
In the Mounds district, Mr. Wilcox is drilling at 2,650
feet in his No. 1 teset on the Samuel King farm in Section
33-16-12. His No. 12 on the Joe Lewis in 31-16 12 is drill
ing at 1,050 feet.
In the Beggs district he is drilling at 450 feet in his
No. 10 test on the Jason Drew farm in Section 25-15-11. On
the noted Osage Hill, Walter Banks farm in Section 3015 11
where the Dutcher sand production is hold'ng up even be
yond expectations, where, in fact, the Wilcox Well No.
1, which came in with an initial production of 1,100 barrels
on March 4th, is still retaining a da'ly, natural, production
of 500 barrels. ' This lease and territory is one of constant
activity and the Wilcox wells Nos. 1-2-3-6-7-9 and 9 are pro
ducing by natural flow approximately 2,500 barrels daily.
In test No. 4 This test has been a series of fish'ng Job
and it may become necessary to skid the rig on this test.
No. 5 is being put on the pump, the hole standing full
of oil, produced from the Wilcox sand found at 3,068 feet.
No. 11 is drilling at 1,550 feet; No. 12 at 900 feet;
Nos. 13 and 14 are rigging and Nos. 15 and 16 and 17 are
a rig.
Mr. Wilcox is moving in rig material for test No.
18, which will be located in the Northwest corner of the
Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, which test
will be a direct offset to the Twin State Oil Company's
well No. 1 on the Bearhead farm 'n Section 19, where pro
duction was encountered in the Wilcox sand found at 3,145
feet. This well is about 4 feet In the Wilcox sand and
5 3-ft inch casing is being run today. In view of the fact
that this production was found in the Wilcox sand and the
same sand 's found in his test No. 5, located in the South
west corner of the Southeast quarter of the Northeast
quarter, makes the entire Wilcox holdings look good for
both the Dutcher sand at 2,325 feet and the Wilcox sand
at 3,031 feet. This historic Osage Hill has been properly
termed "The Wilcox." Mr. Wilcox has abandoned test No.
1 on the Virginia Wiley farm in Section 30-16-11, at a total
depth of 2,769 feet 't being dry in the Dutcher. This test
is lofatf>d in the Southwest corner of the North half of
the Southwest quarter.
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Bureau of Mines to
Issue Monthly Bibliography.
In order that the oil men of the country may keep
In closer touch with the recent publications on petroleum,
the Petroleum Division of the Bureau of Mines, Depart
ment of the Interior, proposes to :ssue monthly a biblio
graphy of petroleum prepared by E. H. Burroughs. Copies
will be sent each month to the various oil trade journals
for publication and to certain libraries which receive in
quiries regarding petroleum. In addit'on, copies will be
sent to bonafide petroleum organizations such as the West
ern Refiners' Petroleum Association, American Petroleum-
Institute, etc. It Is not the purpose of the Bureau of Mines
to establish an individual mailing list, the Bureau rather
trusting that the various oil trade Journals will supply this
information from the copies they will be supplied with by
the bureau. These bibliographies wfll be sent to the oil
press for publication as near the first of each month as
practicable.
The Bureau, since 1915, has published annually a bib
liography of petroleum, which is very inclusive and per
tains to var'ous phases of the petroleum industry. The
report containing references to articles and books pub
lished during 1917 is now in preparation and should appear
before the end of this year. The 1918 bibliography should
be issued within the next several months and it is hoped
that the 1919 report will be issued within eight months
after the close of the year. It is in order to avoid these
delays, which detract from the value of bibliographies,
that the Bureau of .Mines proposes to issue monthly bib
liographies.
A New One From Over
the Western Horizon.
"The Great Western" is the name of a neat and inter
esting little four page publication which again reminds
that when a person once has been a newspaper man the
germ lurks within his system until the end. Volume 1,
Number 1, of The Great Western, which reached the
editorial desk this week, disclaims that it has been cre
ated to fill a long' felt want, protests any suggestion that
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it assumes to be an oracle, and promises that it will con
tain no wise sayings and no prophesiesbut in its modest
way will indulge in more or less shop talk relating to the
oil and refining industry, pointing out, the while, the ex
cellence of the refined products of the Great Western Oil
Refining Co., of Erie, Kansas.
And lest the observation made at the outset may seem
to lack excuse or point, attention is called to the fact
that Mr. H. G. James, of Kansas City, former Independ
ence, Kansas, newspaper publisher and for years a wide
ly known writer on subjects pertaining to oil. is general
manager of the Great Western Oil Refining Co., Erie, Kan
sas. The Great Western, which is to be published "every-
and general knowledge of the oil business.
Making American Travel in
Mexico Safefor Mexico.
The undersigned under oath deposes and says that
he has been warned that the Tampicc oil region is a
dangerous district on account of the activities of bandits
operating in said region; that deponent, by reason of his
business as iand owner, is traveling at his own risk; that
in case some acc dent might happen to him, hereby he
formally renounces the right that he or his heirs might
have to present a cla!m to the Mexican Government,
either directly or through any other channel.
The foregoing is the form of release demanded of
Americans and other foreigners before entering the oil
district of Mexicoan admission that the Mexican gov
ernment is practically helpless when It comes to dealing
effectively with the element that is harassing operators
in the Tampico region, a government that was warmly
defended before the Senate sub-committee on Foreign Re
lations in Washington the other day by Samuel Guy In-
man, secretary of the "League of Free Nations," and
Bishop James Cannon, Jr. of the Methodist church.
Away back in January, 1915, President Wilson, dis
cussing Mexico during the course of his speech at Indian
apolis, said:
"It is none of my business and it is none of yours
how long they take in determining it. It is none of my
business, it is none of yours, how they go about the busi
ness. The country is theirs. The government is theirs.
The liberty * * * is theirs. And so far as my influence
goes while I am president nobody shall interfere with
them."
Admittedly President Wilson has succeeded we'.l in
making the turmoil that for several years has prevailed
in Mexico, causing the violent death of some three or four
hundred American citizens, none of his business, but in
view of President Carranza's ingenuous admission that his
government cannot longer assume responsibility for the
safety of Americans who enter the Tampico oil region to
operate their own properties, it appears that the element
of time has proved anything but effective in bring'ng
about the suppression of outlawry in the district. Why
shouldn't the banditry of Mexico feel confident of its
ability to whip Uncle Sam? Nothing during recent years
has happened to prove the contrary.
With the hazards imposed by Gulf storms on traffic
by water, and similarly effective, though preventable, ob
stacles confronting those who might attempt to travel
south through Mexico by rail, the development of a free
and unrestricted commercial intercourse with our Latin-
American neighbors seems unfortunately hampered, to say
the very least. But after reviewing the testimony of Mr.
Doheny, who appeared before the Senate subcommittee
the other day, the thought suggests itself that if this
veteran oil operator was drafted for the service and gives
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proper credentials and backing, out of his extraordinary
knowledge of the Mexican situation, particularly in the
Tampico district, he could establish quiet and safety
throughout the entire zone within ninety daysprobably
without bloodshed, too.
The idea is worth considering, but doubtless it will
not be. And meanwhile, Americans may travel in the
Tampico oil district without riskto the Mexican govern
mentmerely by signing a release worded as indicated
at the outset of these observations, and having the sign
ing witnessed before a notary. It is quite simple, though
there is, of course, something sinister in the clause "or
his heirs" which is inserted in the text of the release.
EASTERNERS INSPECT TEXAS O. & R. PROPERTIES.
Find the Boom in Desdemona Is Beyond DescriptionJ. J.
Anderson to Accept Presidency of Company,
It Is Reported.
Jerry Cuthbertson, the "Oil as a Business" broker in
the Ridge Arcade, returned last week, Wednesday from a
personal inspection trip to Oklahoma and Texas and left
on a flying trip for St. Louis last Friday night. From St.
Louis he went to Wichita. Kans., and returned to Kansas
City Monday morning.
Several Eastern men accompanied Mr. Cuthbertson for
a inspection of the properties of the Texas O'l & Refining
Company in Oklahoma and Texas and all reported they
were highly pleased with the properties inspected. The
party was in the Sapulpa-Beggs, Oklahoma, oil country for
an extra day making an inspection of the Beggs Field and
the 680 acres of the Texas Oil & Refin'ng Co., to the north
east, between Beggs and Bixby, on which there are two
producing wells.
From the Beggs field the party journeyed to the Walt
ers, Oklahoma, field which is east of the 2,000 acres lease
holdings of the Texas Oil & Refining Co., northwest of
Burkburnett, in Comanche and Tillman counties, Okla
homa. In th's inspection the party was jo'ned by the Con
sulting geologist of the Texas Oil & Refin'ng Co., John D.
Kennard who has the distinction of being the "geologist
father" of the Walters, Oklahoma field and for whom it is
cla
withmed he hassuccess.
uniform gone on In
record
fact, about one hundred
the challenge times
is thrown
out in that country to find a single instance where Mr.
Kennard has expressed a geologist opinion that has not
been verified by the drill where tests have been completed
to the depth rcommended.
On entering the Burkburnett field from the Walters
field the party was overtaken by the rain storms, so from
Fort Worth several members of the party returned to Kan
sas C'ty. But J. J. Anderson of Blackwell, Okla., rema'ned
on the ground with Mr. Culbertson and between cloud
bursts made the trip to Ranger and Desdemona, the Texas
Oil & Refining property in the Desdemona field to the south
east of Desdemona and also including in their rounds ,a
visit to new wells site of Jakehamon.
Both Mr. Anderson and Mr. Cuthbertson say the o'l
boom in Desdemona is beyond description in words. Both
are delighted with the southeast trend of the fie'd toward
the Texas O'l & Refining property. The recent gushers
on the McMann Reynolds tract and the Skelly Sankey
wells have brought the real gusher fie'd much nearer to
their property, which now is surrounded w'th derricks.
It Is understood that Mr. Anderson made this inspec
tion of these properties with the Hea of accenting the
presidency of the company and increasing his investment.
After completing his inspection he announced his inten
tion to close up his affairs with other companies as rap-
Idly as possible and become the active president of the
Texas Oil & Refining Company, making his headquarters
in Fort Worth, Texas.
Mr. Hiatt, of the firm of Hale & Hiatt, commercial
and moving picture photographers of Oklahoma City, ac
companied the inspect'on party over the property of the
Texas Oil & Refining Co., in the fields of Oklahoma.
Captain Archie Roosevelt, son of the late Col. Theodore
Roosevelt, now connected with the Sinclair Oil Corpora-
t'on, was 'n Independence, Kansas, last week as the guest
of T. E. Wagstaff, a long time friend of his father. Cap
tain Roosevelt's headquarters are in Chicago.
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F. R. Andree, vice-president and secretary of Bagby &
Co., left Tuesday night for an eastern inp. Oomuin.ng
business and pleasure, Mr. Andree will visit New York,
Washington and Atlantic City.
The Texcalokan Oil & Gas Co. Rome or Jones No. 13
in the SE of the NW% of section 19-2 716, Nowata Coun
ty, Okla., is reported good for 75 barrels. No. 12 on this
same lease is drilling at 700 feet.
H. P. Manning, L. V. Taylor and E. D. Horton, with
North Missouri associates, have returned from the lubri
cating pool west of Chanute where last week they saw
the Grand River Oil and Gas Co. bring in its No. 5 well,
good for 125 barrels.
S. B. Edwards, president of the Long Green Oil Co.,
was in Kansas City early this week, en route to the Elbing-
Peabody field, where his company has a splendid oil show
ing in the 2,100-foot sand on its Ferrier lease In the east
half of the northeast quarter of section 29-23-4. The well
will be deepened to the 2,350 foot sand, from which it is
expected to become a big producer.
S. K. Alderdice, a city official of Ottumwa, Iowa, spent
Tuesday in Kansas City, preceding a visit to the oil fields
of North Butler and South Marion counties, in Kansas.
Mr. Alderdice stated that Iowa investors in his section
of the state are quite generally interested in oil, and are
watching closely the developments in the Elbing-Peabody
district.
The Commerce Oil and Gas Co. will make a deep test
in section 35-17-21, M'aml County, Kansas, Robert May-
bier, general manager said when In Kansas City last
week. The company came to that determination after
L. H. Walker, a Tulsa geologist with Gradner, Spencer
and Co., had reported on the company's holdings in the
eastern part of Miami county. The Commerce company
is one of the most active producing companies operating
in Franklin and Miami counties. The company has on its
holdings in the two counties about 38 wells already pro
ducing and expects to put in about as miny more before
work is checked in any way. Reports from the Rantoul
field last week said that a new well was brought in on
the company's holdings by Contractor R. F. Duffield In
35 feet of sand. The new well is on the J. H. Caylor
farm. -The company is a'so start'ng one well south of
Osawatomle and one In Linn county.
WOMAN RUNS OIL COMPANY.
According to the oil editor of the Walnut Valley
Times, Eldorado has the distinction of having a woman
boss a big oil company. He eays:
Mrs. Grace B. McNaughton has the distinction of being
the only woman strictly In the oil game in Eldorado or
Butler county. She has been placed in full charge of the
office of the Theta Oil & Gas Co. here, under C. W. Elder,
superintendent of the Theta Interests for Butler and
adjoining counties. She has oversight of 70 producing
wells and those drilling, besides keeping the books, is
her own stenographer, has charge of the payroll and looks
after details in general.
"She succeeds E. E. Hook, who held that position and
has been transferred to the Loiusiana fields, where the
Theta has extensive holdings and is developing on a large
scale. Mrs. McNaughton's ability and efficiency have long
been recognized by Eldorado business circles, and while
she has been kept busy, opportunity failed to give the
proper signal at her door until this recent promotion.
The knock was heeded and met with prompt response
from Mrs. McNaughton. Well fitted by nature and ability,
well rounded by experience, her worth was readily rec
ognized by bie- business interests and she Is giving value
received in efficient service and loyalty to the interests
over which she has been placed sponsor."
"The Market Place of the Mid-Continent Field"that's
THE OIL and GAS NEWS.
6 THE dL AND
KANSAS PRODUCTION
ElDorado 60,500
Augusta 12,200
Other fields 17,000
Total dally production 89,700
Eldorado, Kas., Sept. 30.A 6,000-barrel gusher for
Kansas!
Its the National's Lathrop No. 2, in the northeast cor
ner of the southwest quarter of section 17-23 4, Butler
County, that has demonstrated that Kansas lacks a whole
lot of being a back number as an oil state. This great
well should not be confused with the same company's
other No. 2 Lathrop on another lease by the same name
which came in three weeks ago with an estimated pro
duction of 3,500 barrels. The new well lies a half mile
south and almost the same distance to the east. The
Empire also has an eighty between the Nationals Lathrop
tracts and It too is' part of the Lathrop farm. Much con
fusion is likely to occur in the near future.
But to get back to the latest Kansas gusher. From
a sand depth of 2,330 feet, the oil is pouring forth in a
solid stream and the tools are still in the hole. The
drillers had no time to remove them when the torrent
of fluid burst forth. What it would make should these
be removed, is problematic, but many are confident that
it would amount to 7,000 barrels daily.
It is the biggest well in Kansas since the Empire's
Enyart No. 22 came in fifteen months ago. It might be
mentioned at this point that the Empire which appar
ently has every company in the country "outlucked," has
about the likeliest piece of acreage in the Elbing pool.
Its eighty acres of Lathrop land absolutely is proven with
offset gushers on both s'des. Every location on this piece
of land ought to be good for a gusher.
Production from the latest well is taxing pipeline
facilities and most of the oil is being run into ponds. It
is believed that the Prairie's lines will have to be in
creased or much oil will be wasted.
Good Well Further South.
In the excitement due to the bringing In of the great
Lathrop well, the most important feature of the whole
week is likely to be overlooked. On Saturday, the same
day that the gusher began its career, Wilcox and others
No 1 Ferrler, northwest corner of the northwest quarter
of Section 29-23-4, hit the 2,100-foot sand and with the bit
two feet in. oil rose 500 feet in the hole. This well ex
tends the Elbing pool an even mile south of the Marshall
well on the Paris farm in Section 20, or a mile and one-
half south of the big Lathrop well. Apparently the trend
of the field is extending down the Whitewater River val
ley. From the White Eagle's Holden lease in Section 4
to the Ferrler well, a strip of three miles intervenes with
out a single well to indicate that the entire territory is
not proven territory.
It also must be remembered that the last producer,
which apparently is good for 500 barrels, was only tested
out in the 2.100-foot sand and that the gusher grit is
at least 300 feet deeper.- Of course the heavy pay may
not lie under this strip of territory.
But in any case the Elbing district now has taken on
the appearance of a great oil field. ' A few weeks ago, the
operators were playing it to extend to the Peabody pool,
and possibly it may through some narrow neck yet un
discovered. But now there is no question but that Its
only well defined l'mit Is about the center of west side
a'ong the or'ginal Elbing dusters which almost condemned
the entire district.
May Be Another ElDorado.
It is not beyond the realms of possibility to predict
GAS NEWS
that Elbing may be another ElDorado, which fifteen
months ago alone produced over 100,000 barrels of oil.
There is plenty of territory included within the present
defined limits, which does not make the assertion seem
too bold. The producing area really goes further north
than the White Eagle's Holden well in Section 4. A mile
further north in Section 33 22-4, across the line in Mar
ion county the National Refining Co. has found a good
oil sand at a depth of 1800 feet.
In the gusher area around the Eyestone leases, the
proven area is about a mile in width with endless possi
bilities on the east and southeast. Apparently the Scully
estate, east half of Section 17, is bound to be the scene
of great wells. The Scully estate, it appears, was wise
in not leasing to any of the operating companies, and it
Is going to develop its own land. Already several weils
are being drilled and two ought to be completed within
the next few days.
Emerald Gets a Duster.
A week ago it was reported that the Emerald Oil Co.
had got a showing in its test on the Roberts farm, north
east quarter, Section 27-23 4. This Isnd lies two miles
east of the Ferrier tract which extended the Elbing pool
to its present limits on the south It is now admitted
by Emerald officials that the test is a failure at a depth
of 2,500 feet. This wi:l discourage drilling in that direc
tion and puts a limit on the chances of possible production.
Altogether there are more than 100 rigs now up in
the Elbing district. Added to those in the Peabody field,
there are at least 300 derricks stretched over a district
fifteen miles across.
Good Wells at Peabody.
A pair of good wells were brought in in the Peabody
district. Willard Harris got a 1,000 barrel well on the
Jolliffe farm in Section 16-22-4 at a depth of 2,535 feet.
Al Derby has a 2,000-barrel well on the Larsen farm.
Section 11-22-4. The sand was topped at 2,477 feet, thirty
feet shallower than his first well which made eighty-five
barrels an hour. Neither of these wells extended any
territory but are important in the fact that production
will rapidly mount in the near future.
There Is no question but that pipeline facilities are
now inadequate for taking care of all of the oil. The
Prairie and Sinclair have small lines into the Mid Kansas
district, but their combined capacity will not exceed 20.000
barrels. It is bel'eved that in view of the large hold
ings of the Empire in the Elbing district that an an
nouncement will be made shortly by that company that
a line will be extended from ElDorado to the new field.
Other Tests In Butler County.
The Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 1 Supernaught in the
center of south line of southeast of northwest of 4-23-4 is
drilling at 2020 feet.
The Ohio Cities Gas Co. No. 1 Hawk in the southwest
of northeast of southeast of 4-23-4 has rig up.
The Gypsy Oil Co. No. 3 Spenden in the southeast
of southwest of southeast of 5-23-4 is drilling at 500 feet.
No. 2 in the northeast of southeast of southeast Is drill
ing at 810 feet. No. 4 in the southeast of southeast of
southeast has rig up.
The Carter Oil Co. No. 3 Lewis in the center of south
line of southeast of northwest of 7 23-4 has rig up.
The same company No. 1 Eyestonp in the northeast
of southeast of 7-23 4 is drilling at 2105 feet. No. 2 in
the southeast of southwest of southeast is drill'ng at 915
feet. No. 2 Lewis in the center of east line of southeast
of northwest of 7-23-4 is drilling at 1560 feet.
Black and others No. 1 Eyestone in the northeast of
southwest of 7-23-4 has rig up.
The Elbing Oil Co. No. 1 Liggett in the southwest
of northeast of 7-23-4 is drilling at 1925 feet.
The Gypsy Oil Co. No. 2 Eyestone in the northeast
of southeast of southeast of 7-23-4 is drilling at 640 feet.
No. 3 in the southeast Is drilling at 1200 feet. No. 4 in
 THE OIL AND
the center of east line of southeast of southeast has tools
moved in.
The National Refining Co. No. 6 in the southeast of
southwest of northwest of 8-23-4 has rig up. No. 8 in the
northeast of southwest has rig up.
The Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 2 Haupt in the south
west of southeast of northeast of 8 23-4 is drilling at 2320
feet. No. 3 in the northwest of northeast of northeast is
rigging up.
The Elbing Oil Co. No. 1 Furman in the southwest of
northwest of southeast of 8-23-4 has rig up.
The same company No. 1 Holden in the southeast of
southwest of southeast of northwest of 8 23-4 has rig up.
Campbell and others No. 1 Jarvis in the northwest of
southwest of 9-23-4 has rig up.
Beadford and others No. 1 Jarvis in the northwest of
southwest of northwest of 9-23-4 has tools moved away,
but rig is still up.
National Drilling Report.
The National Refining Co. Lathrop No. 3 Section 17-
23 4 in the southwest of northwest of southwest has tim
bers on the ground. No. 4 in the northwest of south
west has timbers on the ground. No. 1 Lathrop in the
northwest of 17-23-4 is underreaming at 2080 feet. No. 3
in the northwest of northeast of northwest of northwest
is drilling at 260 feet. No. 4 in the center of west line of
northwest of northwest is drilling at 800 feet. No. 5 in the
cen'.er of north line of northwest has rig up. No. 6 in the
northeast of northwest of northeast of northwest has tools
moved in. No. 7 in the northeast of northwest is spud
ding. No. 8 in the southeast of southwest of northeast
of northwest has rig up. No. 9 in the southwest of south
east of northwest of northwest has rig up. No. 10 in the
center of south line of north half of northwest has rig up.
No. 11 in the southeast of northeast of northwest has tim
bers on the ground.
The Empire Is Busy Too.
The Empire Gas & Fuel Co., No. 2 Lathrop, in the
NW of SW of NW of 17-23 4, is drilling at 1,925 feet. No. 4
in the NW of NE of SW of NW has rig up. No. 5 in the
NW of NE of SW of NW has rig up. No. 6 in the SW of
NW is building rig. No. 7 in the SE of SW has tools in.
Scully Estate No. 2 Fee in the SW of NE of 17-23-4, is
drilling at 1,810 feet. No. 3 in the NW of NE is shut
down at 1,440 feet. No. 6 in the SW of SE of 17-23-4, is
rigging up.
The Ramsey Petroleum Co., No. 1 Lathrop, in the
SE of SW of SW of 17-23 4, is spudding.
Ward and others, No. 1 Leydig, in the center of east
line of NE of NE of 18 23 4, is drilling at 1,410 feet. No. 3
in the SE of NE of NE is drilling at 940 feet. No. 4 in
the NE of SE of NE is drilling at 710 feet. No. 5 in the
center of north line of NE of NE Is spudding. No. 6 in
the center of the east line of the SE of NE has rig up.
No. 7 in the SE of NE has rig up.
The White Eagle Oil & Refining Co., No. 2 Leydig,
in the NE of NW of NE of 18-23-4, is drilling at 400 feet.
Texas Company Gets a Dry One.
The Texas Co., No. 3 Lathrop, in the SE of NE of
19-23 4, got sand 2,080 to 2,087 feet with nice show of oil,
second sand 2,482 to 2,487 feet with light show and is
dry and abandoned at 2.502 feet.
The Twin State Oil Co., No. 1 Paris, in the NW of SW
of 19 23-4, has rig up.
Shryock and others, No. 1 Paris, in the NE of SE of NW
of 20-23-4, is shut down at 850 feet.
Mason and others, No. 1 Kehr, in the NW of SW of
NE of 20-23-4, rig up.
The Gypsy Oil Co., No. 1 Kehr, in the NW of NE of
20-23 4, rig up.
Wilcox and others. No. 1 Long, in the SE of 30-23-4,
is drilling at 850 feet.
The Security Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Regier, in the SE
of SW of SW of 9 24-3, has rig up. The same company.
No. 1 Neiman, In the. NE of SW of 26-24-3, has rig up.
Butler County Wildcats.
The Unity Oil Co., No. 1 Bates, in the NW of SE
of 11 24-5, has rig up.
The Ramsey Petroleum Co., No. 1 Williams, In the
SE of NW of 33-24 5. is drill'ng at 800 feet.
The Midwest Oil Co, No. 1 Benson, in the NE of
NW of NE of 23-24-6, is shut down at 2 500 feet.
The Gypsy Oil Co., No. 1 Hazlett Block No. 4, In the
SW of NE of NE of 24-25-5, is driliing at 2110 feet.
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The Demoure Syndicate, No. 2 Demoure, in the center
of east line of SE of NE of 7-26-7, is fishing for tools at
525 feet.
The Magnolia Petroleum Co., No. 1 Holmes, in the
NE of NW of 14-27-4, is dry and abandoned at 2,820 feet.
Yeager and others. No. 1 Rutherford, in the NE of
SE of NW of 24-27-4, is fishing at 2,600 feet.
The Carter Oil Co., No. 1 Williams, in the SW of
30-27-4, is underreaming at 2,777 feet.
Smith and Hill, No. 1 Miller, in the NE of SE of
NE of 7-27-5, rig up.
Brite Mawnin Oil Co., No. 1 Warner, in the NE of
SW of SE of 7-27 5, is moving in casing.
The Marshall Oil Co., No. 1 Glaze, in the center of
east line of NW of NW of IE 27-5, has rig up.
Conservative Oil Co., No. 1 Bolin, in the NE of SE
of NE of NE of 1-27 6, has rig up.
The National Refining Co., No. 1 Wallace, In the NE
of 12 28-4, is drilling at 2,735 feet.
The United Petroleum Co., No. 1 Hurrah, in the SE
of SE of SW of 34-28-4, is drilling at 1,230 feet.
Vanaman and Davidson, No. 1 Brooks, in the SE of
35-28-4, is shut down at 825 feet.
C. B. Shaffer, No. 1 Burnham, in the NW of SW of
SW of 6-28 6, is shut down at 1,700 feet.
Hammon and others, No. 1 Warner, in the NW of SW
of SE of 13 29 3, has rig up.
The Empire Gas & Fuel Co., No. 1 Richardson, in the
center of SE of NE of 23-29-3, is dry and abandoned at
2,408 feet.
Benedum and Trees and others, No. 1 Warner, in the
SE of NE of 3 29-4, is underreaming at 2,444 feet.
The Chinese American Oil Co., No. 1 Guthrie, in the
SE of SW of 24-29-4, is shut down at 800 feet.
F. A. Wahan and others, No. 1 Wallace, in the SE
of 11-29 5, is drilling at 2,400 feet.
Johnson and. others, No. 1 Price, in the SE of SW of
12 29-5, has material on the ground.
Salter and Sudder, No. 1 Fox, in the NE of 13-29-5, got
sand 2,834 to 2,853 feet and is good for 40 barrels after a
shot.
The Iowa State Petroleum Co., No. 1 Fox, in the NE
of SW of NW of 13 29-5, has rig up.
Stout and others. No. 1 Warner, in the NW of SW of
NE of 25 29-5, got sand 2,753 to 2,797 feet, and is good for
200 barrels.
S. & S. Oil Co. No. 1, in the SW of NW of 7-29-6, is
spudding.
The National Oil Co., No. 2 Haver, in the NW of
SW of 30-29 6. is drilling at 1.420 feet.
The Brown Ranch Oil Co., No. 1 Craft, In the SW
of NW of NW of 16-29-6, is having trouble with collapsed
casing at 1,010 feet.
Marion County.
Geo. Krow, No. 1 Riffle, in the SE of SW of SE of
28-18-4. is shut down at 500 feet.
The Salt City Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Gutsch, in the
NE of NW of 12-18-5, is shut down at 2.500 feet.
The Spencer Oil Co., No. 1 Vogel, in the NW of SE of
SE of 25 19-3, is spudding new hole, old hole abandoned at
1,400 feet.
Sharpn and others. No. 1 Rodgers, in the NE of SE of
NE of 21-19-4, has rig up.
The S'nclair Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Ford, In the SW
of SE of 15-20 4, is shut down at 720 feet.
The Marion County Oil & Development Co., No. 1
WUliams, in the SE of 18-20-4, Is underreaming at 2,050
feet.
The NaMonal Bef'ning Co., No. 1 Williams, in the NW
of SE of 34-20 4, has rig up.
The Franklin O'l & Gas Co., No. 2 Manheim, in the
SE of SW of 11-20-5, has rig up.
Murendi^k and others. No. 1 Converse, in the NE of
SW of 29-21-2. has spudded in and shut down
The Argus Oil Co.. No. 2 Koeslanski, in the SW of
5-21-4. is drilling at 700 feet.
Galbralth and others. No. 1 Potts. In the NW of SE
of SW of 27-21-4.. is drilling at 2.260 feet.
McCorkel and others, No. 1 Weltie in the SE of
31- 21- 4 has rier up.
The Ohio Cit'es Gas Co. and Gypsy, No. 1 Davis, in
the NE of SW of 34 21-4, is dry and abandoned at 3,160
feet.
Wilho't and others. No. 1 Larsen, in the SE of SW
of SW of 2-22-4, has rig up.
8 THE OIL AND
Aikins and others. No. 1, Carmichael in the SE of
SW of SE of 3 22-4, is fishing at 900 feet.
The Bramer Drilling Co., No. 2 Carmichael, In the SW
of 3 22-4, is fising at 1120 feet.
Ward and others, No. 1 Jollife, in the center of south
line of NW of SW of 4-22-4, is drilling at 1.550 feet.
The American-Canadian Oil Co., No. 1 Chi.son. In the
SW of SE of 4-22-4, is drilling at 2,440 feet.
Lee and others, No. 1 Wells, In the SW of SE of
NE of 4 22 4, got sand 2,310 to 2,340 feet, and drilled to
2,519 feet, but has been plugged back to sand.
Watchorn and others. No. 1 Townsend, in the center
of east line of SE of SE of 5-23-4, is drilling at 1,440 feet.
The same party, No. 1 Milne, in the center of east line
of NE of NE 6f 7-23-4, has rig up.
Forrester and others No. 1 Winsor, in the center
of NE of SE of 8 22-4. is spudding.
The Orlando Petroleum Co., No. 3 Jollife, in the
SE of NE of SE of 9-22-4, is spuding.
The Carter Oil Co., No. 1 Ireland, in the SE of 10-22-4,
is spudding.
The Eimhurst Investment Co., No. 2 Ehnstedt, in the
SE of NE of SW of 10-22-4, is drilling at 650 feet. No. 3
in the center of east line of NE of SE is drilling at
750 feet. No. 4 in the NE of SE is rigging up. The same
company. No. 2 Gillette, in the NE of SE of SE of 10-22-4,
is rigging up. No. 3 in the SW has rig on the ground.
The same company, No. 3 Sines, in the center of west
line of NW of SW of 10 22-4, is drilling at 650 feet.
Roy Gaskill and others. No. 1 school lot, in the SE
of NE of NE of SE of 10-22-4. has rig on the ground.
The Phillips Petroleum Co., No. 1 Laraen, in the
NW of SW of SW of 11-22-4, is shut down at 1,120 feet.
Gaski.l and others, No. 1 Culman, in the NW of SW of
NW of 11 22-4, is drilling at 1,950 feet. The same party,
No. 1 Jewell, in the NW of SE of NE of 11-22-4, rig up.
The Mountain Gulf Oil Co., No. 2 Clark, in the center
of west line of the NW of SW of 14-22-4, has rig up.
The same company. No. 1 Rodner in the SW of NW of
14-22-4, is rigging up.
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The Kinney Refining Co., No. 1 Rodner, in the NW
of SW of NW of 14-22-4, is shut down for casing at
2,100 feet.
Patton and others, No. 2 Rodner, in the SW of NW
of NW of 14 22 4, has rig up.
The Eimhurst Investment Co., No. 4 Burton, in the
SE of NW of 15-22-4, got sand 2,542 to 2,543% feet and
is good for 300 barrels. It is now cleaning out. No. 6
in the SW of NE is drilling at 2,265 feet. No. 7 in the
SE of NW of NW has rig on the ground. No. 8 in the
NW has rig on the ground.
The Carter Oil Co., No. 2 Ed Lewis, in the NW of
NE of SW of 15 22-4. is underreaming to 2,606 feet.
The Buffalo Producing Co., No. 2 Clark, In the center
of west line of NE of SE of 15- 22 4, is drilling at 2,235
feet. No. 3 in the NE of SE, rig up.
The same company, No. 1 Joilife, in the NE of 16-22-4,
got sand 2,525 to 2,530 feet, with 2,400 feet of oil in the
hole and are now pulling big pipe.
West and others, No. 1 Joll'ffe, in the NE of NW
of 16-22-4, is drilling at 2,150 feet.
Derby and others, No. 1 Jolliffe, in the NE of SE of
SE of 16-22 4, is fshing at 1,340 feet.
Pierce & Pierce, No. 1 Jones, in the center of east
line of NE of NE of 17-22-4, is drilling at 400 fret.
Mollihan and others, No. 1 Hall, in the SE of SW
of 32-22 4. is drilling at 1.740 feet.
The Consumers' Oil & Shale Co., No. 1 Evans, in the
center of west line of SW of SW of 33 22 4, is drilling at
600 feet.
The National Refining Co., No. 4 Evans, in the SE of
33-22-4. has rig up. The same company. No. 1 Nonken, in
the SW of SE of 34-22 4, is fishing for underreamer lugs
at 2,350 feet, having missed the shallow sand.
Seward County.
The Trades Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Dales, In the NW of
NE of NW of 3 35-34w, is shut down at 1,300 feet. The
Seward County Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Sealey, in the NE
of 20-33-33w, has rig up.
Shawnee County.
The Wapeka Oil Co., No. 1 Noel, in the SE of 25-15-15,
is fishing at 1,850 feet.
Smith County.
The Bella're Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Willie Post, in
the SW of ll-3-12w, is shut down at 610 feet. The same
company. No. 1 Morton, in the NW of SE of NW of NW
of 28-2-12w, is having casing trouble at 2,625 feet.
Sumner County.
The E mdale Oil Co., No. 1 Sleigh, in the center of
SW of NW of 36-31-2e, is shut down for casing at 1,800
feet.
Barton County.
The Cheyenne Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Sooy, in, the
SW of 27-1812w, is having trouble with collapsed casing.
Barber County.
Holliday and others. No. 2 Gibson, in the SE of SW
of 11 30 12w, is shut down at 2,970 feet.
The Medicine Lodge Petroleum Co., No. 1 Storm, in
the SE of NE of NE of 15-33-13w, is a location.
Chase County.
The Liberty Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Guthrie, in the
SW of 25 18-8, is shut down for repairs at 1,230 feet.
Finedeiss and others, No. 1 Jones, in the SW of
NE of 4 21 6, is shut down at 1,625 feet.
O'Neill and others, No. 1 Mahoney, in the SE of
14 21-6, has rig up.
Stark and others, No. 1 Pankey in the center of sec
tion 21-21-8, has rig up.
Shay and others, No. 1 Harsh, in the NW of SE of
29-22-8, has rig up.
Cloud County.
Howerton and others. No. 1 Byrnes, in the NW of
NE of NE of 30-8 lw, is shut down at 2,200 feet for con
tractor.
Comanche County.
Shaw and others, No. 1 Shaw, In the NE of 11-23- 16".
has material on the ground.
Coffey County.
Grouch Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Jones, in the SW of
NE of 1-20-14, is shut down at 1,533 feet.
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OKLAHOMA PRODUCTION.
Cushing 36,000
Healdton 35,500
Other fields 144,900
Total dally production 216,400
Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 30.Two new oil r'elds have ap
parently been discovered in Oklahoma, one of which is
four miles from production in the Osage reservation, and
the other is in the Beggs district, three miles from any
other producing wells. These two wildcat discoveries are
the limit of interesting news in Oklahoma, outside of a
few wells of unusual capacity being completed. The num
ber of large wells for the week is also below the average,
but this shortage is more or less offset by a few good
showings in advance of production.
The Two Wildcats.
The two wildcats that appear to have opened new
pools are as follows: In the Osage, the Gilliland Oil Co.,
drilling on a lease owned by Carl K. Dresser of Tulsa
for a half interest, in the southwest corner of the south
east of 26 23-7, found sand at 2.693 feet, and at 2 711 feet,
the well- is estimated good for 100 barrels after being given
a "squib," and it wiL be put on the pump. The est'mate
is made, based on a swabbing test which lasted several
days. The sand is the Wilcox, which is found in the first
break in the Mississippi lime, the top of the lime being
picked up at 2.595 feet. This well also had showings in
the Layton and Bartlesville sands, the Layton being found
from 1.820-40 feet, and the Bartlesville from 2,390 2.411
feet. Nearest production is the big pool in township 23 8,
to the northeast.
In the Beggs d'strict, the Holliday Oil Co., (He'ler
Bros, et al), No. 1, in the southwest corner of the south
east of 8 14-11, found the top of the Dutcher sand at 2,440
feet, and at 3 feet in, the well made 1,500,000 feet of gas,
and made several small flows, estimated' to aggregate at
the rate of 35 barrels per day. There are 400 feet of open
hole, and the well is caving badly, with some water com
ing In. It may be possible to drill it in, with the open
hole, but if not. the we.l will be late in being drilled In.
Tankage is being erected to care for the promised pro
duction, and pipe line connections are being made.
Big Wells of the Week.
Very few b:g wells are reported. The Oklahoma
Petroleum & Gasoline Co. No. 1, in the southeast corner
of the southwest of 1 14-11. has been drilled in the deep
sand, to a total depth of 2,795% feet, and is flowing about
300 barrels. It extends the proven area of the deep sand
in that pool another location to the north.
The Ohio Okla. Oil Co. No. 1, Adams farm, in the
southwest corner of the northeast of 6-14-12, is f.owing
500 barrels from sand at 2,345 feet.
The H. F. Wilcox No. 9, Banks farm, in the center
of the west line of the southeast of the northeast of 30-
15-11, is f'owing 350 barrels with the Dutcher sand pay
Just touched. This well is in the Osage Hill pool west
of Beggs.
Charles Page No. 1, in the center of the north line
of the northeast of 26-20 11, in the Wekiwa district of the
Osage, found sand from 2,019-31 feet, and is good for 500
barrels.
Extensioners of Interest.
The Electro O'l & Gas Co. found 7.000,000 feet of gas
In the Glen s~nd found at 1,887 feet in its No. 1, Halsell
farm, in the SW corner ot the SEV* of the NEV4 of 18-
14-12. It is being drilled deeper' for the Dutcher pay.
Nearest produc'ion to this well is a ha f mile to the north.
The New State Oil Co. No. 1, Drew firm, in the cen
ter of the east line of the NW14 of the NEVt of 24-14-13,
found sand from 1,900 04 feet, which yielded 12,000,000
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feet of gas, and it has been shut in. Nearest produc
tion is a quarter mile to the northeast.
W. G. Skelley found the Glen sand from 2,008-28 feet,
in the NW corner of the NE*4 of the NW& of 31 15-11,
on the Henry farm, and it is making 8,000,000 feet ot
gas. The gas will be cased off, and the well will be
drilled on to the Dutcher. Nearest production Is a quar
ter mile to the north, the nearest we.l being Hadley and
others' No. 1, in the NW corner of the SE% of the SW%
of 3015 11, which is flowing 500 barrels from the Dutcher,
and is itself, a quarter mile in advance of production. The
Skelley well is about three miles from the nearest Glen
sand producer, which is the Jontell Gasoline Co. 35-barrel
well, in 201511.
In 21-4s-2w, in the Hewitt district, in southern Okla
homa, the Wirt Frank: in No. 1, found 5 feet of sand from
1,400 05 feet, which made a showing for a 5-barrel oil
well and 2,000,000 feet of gas, but the well is being drilled
to the deeper pay found in the other wells in that dis
trict. The showing is the shallowest that has heretofore
been found in the Hewitt district. The well is some dis
tance from the other producers in sections 22 and 27 4-2.
The Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 1. Martin farm, in
ll-2s5w, north of Loco, has a sand at 2,400 feet, that is
showing considerable oil through 2,000 feet of water. The
6% inch casing is being run to shut off water, and the
hole will be dried and the sand will be tested. It is the
deepest showing encountered in that locality, and if it
makes a well, will be a b'g thing for that locality.
The Harvey Crude Oil Co. No. 2. Isaac Deere farm,
in the center of the SW% of the SE% of 11-14-11, in the
Beggs district, found a sand at 2,150 feet, which is thought
to be the Taneha, and it has made several nice flows,
giving promise for a large well. It is the first time the
Taneha has been found in paying quantities on the lease,
which is a part of the purchase of the Stinson & Matthews
holdings made by that concern less than a month ago.
OKLAHOMA COMPLETIONS.
Osage.
The Kansoma Oil Co. No. 1, in the SW comer of the
NW1/. of 11 20-11. is dry and abandoned at 2,035 feet.
The No. 1, of Charles Page, in the center of the north
line of the NE% of 26-20-11, is good for 500 barrels from
sand found from 2.019-31 feet.
MInnehoma Oil Co. No. 1, in the SW corner of the
NE% of 30-22-9. Is dry and abandoned at 2.939 fet.
The Marland Refining Co. No. 2, in the NW corner
of the SW% of the NWy4 of the SE& of 34 22-10, is a
100-barrel well at 1.928 feet.
The M:dland Petroleum Co. No. 2, in the SW corner
of the NW% of the SW% of the NE4 of 19-22-11. Is good
for 20-barrels after shot at a total depth of 1,718 feet.
Osage Nation Oil Co. No. 3, in the center of the
east line of the NE% of 23-23-10, is shot at 1,963 feet,
and is a 50-barrel pumper.
The Osage Hominy Oil Co. and Sinclair Consolidated
No. 128, in the center of the SW% of 4-23-8, Is a 15-barrel
well at 2.460 feet.
The Cosmos Oil Co. No. 1, In the NW corner of the
NWV of 2 23-11. is a 4,500.000-feet gasser at 1,704 feet.
Hazlett and others No. 3, in the NW corner of the
SWU of the NW% of the SE'/i of 21-23-11, is a 10-barrel
producer after shot at 1.801 feet.
The Marland Refining Co. No. 1, in the center of
the north line of the NW4 of 28-23-11, is shot at 1,757
feet, and is a 25 barrel well.
Carter Oil Co. No. 6, in the SW corner of the SE^
of the SW% of the SW% of 28-23-11, is shot at 975 feet,
and is a 25-barrel producer.
Titus and others No. 10. in the center of the SKV* of
32-23-11. is comnleted at 1,963 feet, and is a 5 barrel well
after given a dose of glycerin.
Minnehoma Oil Co. No. 4, in the SW corner of the
NE14 of the SWYt of the NE4 of 12-26-8, is a 40-barrel
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natural producer from the shallow sand found from 715-
21 feet.
Kanupp and others No. 4, In the center of the east
line of the NWVi of 3-24-9, is shot with 60 quarts in sand
from 1,545-59 feet, and is a 150 barrel well.
Wah-Sha-She Oil Co. No. 15, in the center of the east
line of the NEVi of the SEVi of 15-29-9, is shot at 1,465
feet, and is a 400-barrel well.
W. G. Kelly's No. 14, in the SE corner of 24-24-9, is
good for 100 barrels after shot at 2,106 feet.
Winona Oil Co. No. 2, in the NE corner of 25-24-9,
is a 50-barrel well after shot at 2,172 feet.
Gypsy Oil Co. and Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 11, in
the NW corner of the NEVi of the NWVi of the NWVi of
25-24-9, is shot at 2,147 feet, and is a 35 barrel well.
Barnsdall Corporation No. 1, in the center of the west
line of the NWVi of 4-24-10, is shot at 2,065, feet, and
Is a 40 barrel well.
Same company No. 17, in the NWVi of 5 24-10, will
not be drilled. The location has been abandoned.
Gypsy Oil Co. No. 6, in the NE corner of the NWVi
of the NEVi of the SWVi of 5-24-10, is shot at 2,025 feet,
and is good for 2 barrels.
The Graham & Bird No. 23, in the center of the west
line of the east half of the west half of the NEVi of
6-24-10, is shot, at 2,113 feet, and is a 100-barrel well.
The Gypsy Oil Co. No. 10, in the SW corner of the
NWVi of the SWVi of the NEVi of 8 24-10, is shot at
2,047 feet, and is a 50-barrel well.
Texas Co. No. 13, in the SE corner of the NWVi of
8-24-10, is shot at 2,080 feet, and is good for 25 barrels.
Twin State Oil Co. has a 75-barrel well after shoot
ing No. 5, in the SW corner of 18 24-10 at 2,145 feet.
The W. G. Skelley No. 2. in the SE corner of the
NEVi or the SEVi of the NWVi of 13-25-10, is shot at
1,888 feet, and is good for 40-barrels.
Same party's No. 1, in the NW corner of the SEVi
of 13-25-10 is a 1,000 barrel well after being shot with 250
quarts in sand from 1,800-67 feet.
E. N. Gillespie No. 1, in the NE corner of the SWVi
of 13-25-10 is a 5 barrel well after shot at 1,520 feet.
Echo Oil Co. No. 1, in the center of the south line of
the SEVi of 24-25-10, is a 30-barrel well at 1,876 feet.
Sme company No. 5, in the SW corner of the NEVi
of 27-25 11, is a 70-barrel well after shot at 1,800 feet.
Midland Petroleum Co. No. 17, in the center of the
west line of the NW% of 5-26-12, is dry at 1,660 feet.
Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 3, in the center of the
north line of the NWVi of 10-25-12, is dry at 1,905 feet.
Garfield and Kay Counties.
Cosden & Marland No. 8, Wlshard farm, in the center
of the west half 0f the SWVi of the SEVi of 13 22-4w, is
a 35-barrel well at 1,587 feet.
The Exchange Oil Co. No. 5, Lynds farm, in the center
of the west line of the NEVi of the SWVi of 7-22-3w, is
a 50-barrel well at 2,245 feet.
Southwestern Oil Co. No. 3, Mooney farm, in the SW
corner of the NWVi of the NWVi of 17-28 le, is dry at
3,395 feet.
Carter Oil Co. No. 23, Warren farm, in the NW corner
of the SWVi of 20-28-le, is good for 15 barrels at 3.383 feet.
Same comoany No. 1, Pond farm, in the SE corner
of the NWVi of 34-28-3e, is dry at 3,192 feet.
Empire No. 1, Swanson farm, in the center of the
SWVi of the SEVi or 29 29-le, is a 75-barrel well at 3,373
feet.
Tulsa-Creek-Waggoner Counties.
Pickett No. 2, Wiser farm. In the SE corner or the
NEV4 of the SWVi of 3-16-11, is dry at 2,400 feet.
Savoy Oil Co. No. 1, Harris farm, in the SE corner
of the NEVi of 16-16 11, is a 10-barrel well after shot with
60 quarts, in sand fram 1,712-40 feet.
Howell Oil & Gas Co. No. 6, Stone farm, in the cen
ter of the SWVi of the NWVi of 12-16-12, is shot, and is
good for 10 barrels at 1,943 feet.
Minnenoma Oil Co. No. 6, Doneghy farm, in the cen
ter of the SWVi of the SWy4 of 13-16-12, is a 10 barrel
well after shot at 2,328 feet.
E. B. George No. 2, Tiger farm, in the SW corner of
the NEVi of the NWVi of 30-16-13, is good for 12,000,000
feet nf eas at 1 460 feet.
The Kiskaddon et al No. 1, Self farm, in the NW corner
or 117-10. is shot in the Dutcher sand at 2,340 feet, and is
a 30-barrel well.
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Danciger Oil & Refining Co. No. 1, Walker farm, in
the SE corner of the NEVi of the NEVi or 34-17-11, is
dry at 2,410 reet.
The 6-To-l Oil Co. No. 4, Wilson farm, to the SE
corner or the SWVi or the NWVi or 16-17-13, came in
dry at 1,640 reet.
The Goble and others No. 5, Davis farm, in the center
of the SWVi of the SEVi of 23-17-15, is a 10-barrel well
after shot at 1,118 feet.
Shallenberger and others No. 2, Donaldson farm, in
the NE corner or the SEVi or the SWVi or 13-18-12, is
good for e'.even million feet or gas at 1,834 feet.
Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co. No. 5, Ishmael
farm, in the center or the north line of the SWVi of the
NEVi of 12 18-12, is shot at 1,365 feet, and is good for
10 barrels.
Webster and others No. 1, Johnson farm, in the center
of the south line of the NWV4 or the NWVi of 12-18-14,
is dry at 1,501 feet.
The Gessell No. 1, in the NW corner or the SWU of
30-18-15, came in dry at 1,270 feet.
Campbell & Parker No. 1, Smith farm, In the NE cor
ner or the SEVi of 17-19-11, is good for 12,000,000 feet or
gas from 1,547-57 feet.
The Twin Cities Oil & Gas Co. No. 5, in the center
of the NWVi of the NEVi of the SWVi of 25-19-11, is good
for 4,000,000 feet or gas from 1,430-52 reet.
Pawnee-Payne-Western Creek Counties*
The Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 1, Major farm, in
the center of the south line of the SWVi of 21-16-8, is
dry at 2,991 feet.
Cosden Oil & Gas Co., No. 23, Skeen farm, in the
NW corner of the SWVi of 36-20-5, is good for 100 barrels
after shot, at a depth of 3,195 feet.
The Selby Oil & Gas Co., and Gypsy Oil Co. No. 13,
Mullendore farm, in the NW corner or the NEV4 or the
NWVi of 1-20-17, is completed and shot in sand at 1,845
feet, and is good for 60 barrels.
J. B. Grieves No. 1, Alieman farm, in the SW corner
of the NEVi of 34-20-7, is a 200-barrel well natural, in the
Bartlesville sand, at a total depth of 2.748 reet.
The Southwestern Oil Fields Corporation No. 1, Hooper
rarm, in the NE corner of the SEVi of the NWVi of 35-
20-8, is dry and abandoned at 2,695 feet.
The Cutcball & Wise No. 1, Lawmaster farm, in the
SW corner of the NWVi or the SWVi or 25-20-9, is com
pleted at 1,152 reet, and is a 70-barrel well.
The Cimarron Pocket Oil Co. No. 1, Martin rarm. in
the NW corner of the SWVi of the SEVi or 26-20-9, 1b
dry at 2,860 feet.
The Markham and others No. 3, Bailey farm, In the
SE corner of the NEVi of the NEVi of 23-21-7, is good
for 40 barrels at 2,364 feet.
The Perry-Wood Syndicate No. 1, Landers farm, in
the center or the NEVi or the SEVi or 26-21-7, is dry at
2,700 feet.
Prairie Oil & Gas Co. No. 4, on the Lowe farm, in
the SE corner of the SWVi of the SEVi of 35-21-7, is shot
at 2,560 feet, and is a 90 barrel well.
The Cosden Oil & Gas Co. No. 5, on school land, in
the SW corner of 36-21-7, is shot at 1,765 reet, and is a
75-barrel well.
Okmulgee-Okfuskee-Muskogee Counties.
H. F. Wiicox No. 2, Chism farm, in the SE corner of
the NWVi of 36-15-11, is dry at 2,343 feet.
The Deaner and others No. 1, Holmes farm, in the
NW corner of the NEVi of the NEVi of 22-11-11, is good
for 11,000.000 feet of gas at 2,440 feet.
The Klmbley and others No. 1, Hawkins farm, in the
NW corner of the NEVi of the NWVi of 9-11-12, Is dry
and abandoned at 2,700 feet.
Huling and others No. 3. Thomas farm, in the center
of the south line of the SWVi of the SWVi of 32-12-12,
is dry and abandoned.
Gladys Belle Oil Co. No. 2, Reed farm, In the SE
corner of the SWVi of the SWVi of the SEVi of 17-13-12,
is dry at 2,325 feet.
Same company No. 3, Sunny farm, in section 21-13-12,
is dry at 3,036 feet.
The New State Oil Co. No. 1, Drew farm, in the
center of the east line of the NWVi of the NEVi of 24-
14-13, is a 12,000.000 feet gasser from sand from 1,900-04
feet. This well is a quarter mile from nearest produc
ing wells.
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The Powell and others. No. 3, Jefferson farm, In the
NW corner of the NE4 of the SE% of 9-14-15, is dry
at 1.760 feet
The Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. No. 6, Jefferson farm,
In the NW corner of the NE% of the NWVi of 9-14-15,
Is a 100-barrel producer from sand from 1,697-1,719 feet.
McMahon and others No. 5, Colbert farm, in the cen
ter of the south line of the NW% of the NW% of 12-15-
14, Is good for 30 barrels at a depth of 1,376 feet. No. 6,
same farm, in the center of the NW>4 of the NW% of the
section, is a 40-barrel producer at 1,375 feet.
The Transcontinental Oil Co. No. 5, Sango farm, in
the center of the east line of the NW14 of the NW& of
28-15-15, is dry at 1,754 feet.
The Davis and others No. 1, Sango farm, in the center
of the west line of the NE*4 of the NW% of 28-15-15,
is dry at 1,825 feet.
Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co. of America No.
3, Sango farm, in the center of the south line of the SE%
of the NE% of 29-15-15, is good for 300 barrels from sand
found from 1,753-66 feet, and at a total depth of 1,780 feet.
The Simons and others No. 1, Warner farm, in the
NE corner of the NW% of 12-14-11, is good for 1,100-
barrels from 2,750-69 feet.
The Henry Oil Co. No. 1, Welmer farm, in the NE
corner of the SE% of 14-14-11, is dry and abandoned at
2,886 feet, the Atlantic Ocean having been found in the
deep sand.
The Polar Gasoline Co. No. 1, Lunsford farm, in the
center of the west line of the SW% of the NW4 of
5 14-12. is dry at 2,804 feet, the deep sand being dry.
The Billingslea and. Wood No. 4, Searcy farm, in the
SW corner of the NW% of the SW% of the SE% of
6-14-12 is good for 50 barrels at 2.540 feet.
The Ridge Oil Co. No. 5, Adams farm, in the SE
corner of the NW% of 6-14-12, is f owing 1,000 barrels
from sand from 1,331-34 feet. Total depth is 2,374 feet.
Same company No. 7, Adams farm, in the center of
the east line of the SEU of the NW%, is flowing 400
barrels from sand from 2,325-56 feet,
The Ohio Okla Oil Co. No. 1, Adams farm, in the SW
corner of the NE% of 6-14-12, is flowing 500 barrels from
sand at 2.345 feet. No. 2, same lease, in the NW corner
of th* SW^4 of the NE%, is good for 50 barrels from
2,292-97 feet.
Skelton and others No. 2, Chittem farm, in the NE
corner of the SE% of the NW% of 7-14-12, is a 100-
barrel well from 2,338-48 feet.
Invader Oil & Refining Co. No. 1, Huckaby farm, in
the SW corner of the NE& of the NW% of 15-14-12, is
dry at 3,040 feet.
The Electro Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Hollsell farm, in
the SW corner of the SEM of the NE% of 1814-12. is
making 7,000,000 feet of gas from the Glen sand found
at 1,887 feet.
The Goble and others No. 3, Sango farm, in the NW
corner of the SEV* of the SE% of 29-15-15, came in dry
at 1.854 feet. This is the third duster for Goble in this
section.
The Atlantic Petroleum Co. No. 3, Louisa Bearhead
farm, in the center of the East line of the SEM, of the
8WV4 of 19-15-11, is good for 700 barrels from sand from
2,583-2.629 feet.
The W. G. Skelley No. 1. Henry farm, in the NW
corner of the NE% of the NW% of 31-15-11, made eight
m'Uion feet of gas in the Glen sand which was found from
2,008-28 feet. It is southwest of the Osage Hill pool in
sections 19 and 30-15-11, opened by H. F. Wi:cox, and is
more than three miles from the nearest Glen sand well.
H. F. Wilcox No. 8, on the Banks lease, in the center
of the south line of the NE% of the NW% of 30-15-11, is
good for 800 barrels from sand found from 2.571 2.653 feet.
The Texas Co. No. 4, Coleman farm, in the SE corner
of the NE% of th SEV* of the SE^, of 34-15-11, is a 500-
barrel well from 2,638-40 feet. No. 5, same lease, in the
NE corner of the SE^ of the NE% of the SEW, of the
section, is good for 300 barrels from sand from 2,630-53
feet
The Sapulpa Refining Co. No. 5, Geiger farm, in the
center of the west line of the SW% of the SE% of 35-
15-11, is a 100-barrel well from 2,267-74 feet.
Prairie Oil & Gas Co. No. 3, Williams farm, in the
center of the north line of the NW%, of the NE% of
1-15-11, is a 15-barrel well after shot at 1,793 feet.
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OKLAHOMA DRILLING REPORT.
Garber Field.
The H. M. & C. Oil Co. is underreaming to 2,890
feet, on the Cornia farm, in the SE corner of the NW%
of the SWtt of ll-21-4w.
The J. & H. Oil Co. No. 1, Bruggeman farm, in the
NW corner of the SEV* of the NW% of 4-21-3w, is shut
down at 1,465 feet.
Logan Oil Co. No. 1, Bostwick farm, in the SE corner
of the SW% of 6-21-3w, is drilling at 1,655 feet.
Hartman et al No. 1, D. R. Cristener farm, in the NE
corner of the NWW of the NW% of 30 21-le, is shut down
at 1,200 feet.
Buffalo Oil & Gas Co. is shut down at 1,810 feet on
the NIchus farm, in the SW corner of the SE*4 of 13-22-5w.
Atibuyme Oil Co. is rigging up No. 9, Lynds farm, in
the NE corner of the NW% of the SW% of 7-22-3w.
Cosden Oil & Gas Co. on the Simmering No. 1, in
the SE corner of the NW>4 of ll-22-4w, is cleaning out
to 1,460 feet-
Carter Oil Co. is shut down at 1,475 feet on the Mary
Stine No. 1. in the SE corner of the NW% of 12-22-4w.
Prairie Oil & Gas Co. No. 3, Wishard farm, in the
NE corner of the SE% of 12-22-4w, is underreaming to
1.980 feet. No. 8, in the center of the west line of the
SEY* of the SEY* is a rig. No. 9, in the center of the
south line of the SEW, of the SEW, is spudding. No. 10,
in the NW corner of the SWW of the NEW of the SEW
is a rig.
Atlantic Petroleum Corp.. No. 7, Wishard, in the NE
corner of the SEW of the NWW of the SEW of 12 22-4w,
Is a rig. No. 8. in the NW corner of the SWW of the
NWW of the SEW Is drilling at 1.375 feet
Roxana Petro'eum Co. No. 5, Wolfe farm, in the NW
corner of the SWW of the NWU of 13-22-4w, is rigged
up and shut down for water. No. 6, in the center of the
east line of the SEW of the NWW is a rig. No. 7, in the
center of the south line of the SEW of the NW>4 is shut
down for water after spudding. No. 8, in the center of
the west line of the NWW of the NWW is a rig. No. 9,
In the center of the north line of the NWW of the NWW
Is a rig on the ground. No. 10, in the center of the west
line of the SWW of the NEW is a location. No. 11, in the
SW corner of the NWW is drilling at 675 feet.
Exchange Oil Co. No. 7, Denker farm, in the SW cor
ner of the SWW of 13-22-4w, is drilling at 1,390 feet. No.
9, in the center of the west line of the SWW of the SWW
is fishing at 1,985 feet.
Cosden & Marland No. 37, school land, in the SE
corner of the NEW of the SEW of 13 22-4w, is drilling at
1,450 feet.
Exchange Oil Co. No. 2, Goode farm, in the SE corner
of the NEW of the SEW of 14-22-4w, is drilling at 1,865
feet.
Minnehoma Oil Co. No. 4, Dively farm, in the SW cor
ner of the SEW of the SEW of 14-22-4w. Is a rig. No. 6,
in the SE corner of the NEW of the SEW of the SEW
is drilling at 1.525 feet.
Exchange Oil Co. No. 1, A. M. Beard farm, In the
SE corner of the SWW of 14 22-4w, is shut down at 400
feet.
Same company No. 1, N. B. McGill farm, in the cen
ter of the south line of the NWW of 22-22-4w, is a rig.
M'nnehoma Oil Co. No. 1. G. W. Smythe farm, in
the NE corner of the SEW of the SWW of 23-22-4w, Is
drilling at 1,250 feet.
Exchange Oil Co. is shut down at 1.900 feet on the
Davis No. 1, in the center of the NWW of 23-22-4w.
Exchange O'l Co. has a rig up for No. 1, Smythe farm,
in the SE corner of the NEW of the SWW of 23-22-4w.
Same company is shut down at fflO feet on the Bel-
veal No. 1. in the SE corner of the NEW of 24-22-4w.
Healdton Oil & Gas Co. is de'avd at 1.140 fet on
the Belveal farm, No. 19. In the NW14 of the NEW of
24 22-4w. on account of the rig burning down.
Carter Oil Co. is shut down at 1.460 feet on the Dively
No. 20, in the SE corner of the NEW of the NWW of
24-22-4w. No. 21, in the center of the south line of the
NW^4 is cleaning out to 2 565 feet. No. 24. In the NW
corner, is cleaning out to 1.960 feet. No. 25, in the NE
corner of the NWW is drilling at 1.795 fe^t. No. 27, in
the center of the south line of the SWW of the NW'4 is
rigged up and shut down for water. No. 28, in the center
of the south line of the NEW of the NWW is drilling at
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1,576 feet; No. 29, In the center of the north line of the
SEK of the NW14 Is a rig. No. 30, in the center of the
south line of the SWK of the SEK of the NWK is clean
ing out to 1,470 feet. No. 31, in the center of the north
line of the NWy4 is a rig on the ground.
H. H. Champlin No. 30, Beggs farm, in the NW corner
of the NEK of the SWK of 24-22-4w, is underreaming
to 1,750 feet.
Exchange Oil Co. is shut down at 2,555 feet on the
Walkpr No. 20, in the center of the SEK of 24 22-4w.
Exchanee Oil Co. No. 12, Hoy farm, in the NW cor
ner of the NEK of 25-22-4w, is shut down at 2.935 feet.
Exchange Oil Co. is shut down for water at 1,020
feet on the M. E. Doak No. 1, In the NE corner of the
NWK of 26 22-4W.
Exchange Oil Co. No. 1, Bangetter farm, in the center
of the SEK of 26 22-4w. is shut down at 2,000 feet.
Gypsy Oil Co. is ringing up No. 1, Crooks farm, in
the NE corner of the SEK of 26-22-4w.
Oreo Oil Co. is shut down at 2,025 feet on the Savage
farm. No. 1, in the NW corner of the SEK of the NEK
of 29-22 4w.
Mtnnehoma OH Co. No. 2. Himes farm, in the SE cor
ner of the NEK of the NWK of 36-22-4w, is cleaning
out to 1,664 feet.
Exchange Oil Co. has a rig up on the Austin farm,
in the center of the NEK of the SWK of 36-22 4w.
Exchange Oil Co. has a rig constructed for No. 1,
Ressner farm, in the NW corner of the SEK of 36-22-4w.
Borden Oil & Oas Co. No. 1, Merlies farm, in the
NW corner of the NEK of 3-22-3w, is a rig.
Exchange O'l Co. Is drilling at 350 feet on the Lynds
No. 7, in the NW corner of the SEK of the SWK of 7 22-
3w. No. 8. in the center of the west line of the SEK of
the SWK of section is a rig.
Oklahoma Prrducing & Refining Co. is st'Il flsh'ng
for underreamer lugs at 1.175 feet on the Warbinson No.
1, in the NW corner of the SWK of the SEK of 8-22-3w.
Chapman & Godfrey No. 1, J. Cooper farm, in the
center of the north line of the NWK of the SWK of 16-
22-3w. is drilling at 2,380 feet.
Exchange OH Co. No. 1. Semke farm. In the center of
the SWK of 17-22 3w, is shut down at 2.010 feet.
Exchange Oil Co No. 5. Hartley firm, in the center
of the rout" Mn of the SEK of the NW14 of 18-22-3w. is
drilling at 890 feet. No. 6, in the SE corner of the NW14
is a rig.
Roxana Pe'roleum Co. No. 11. Schroeder farm, in
the center of the south line of the SWK of the SEK of
the SWK of 18-22-3w. Is shut down for water at 1,580 feet.
Roxana Pefrolenm Co. No. 12. Schroeder farm, in the
SE corner of the SWK of 18 22-3 w, is a location: No. 13,
in the NE corner of the NWyt of the NEK of the SWK
is fishing at 1 230 feet for tools; No. 14, In the NE cor
ner of the SWK is drilling at 915 feet: No. 15, In the
center of the north line of the NWK of the SWK Is a rig.
Exchange Oil Co. is drilling at 510 feet on the Whit
ney No. 2, in th"? SW corner of the NEK of 18-22-3w.
Same company has a rig on the ground for Rlsner
No. 9 in the NW corner of the NEK of the NWK of
19-22 3w.
Same company is drilling at 1.010 feet on the Ol'nm
No. 1. in the center of the NWK of the NWK of 20-22-3w.
Same company No. 1, LeForce farm, In the center of
the NWK of the NEK of 20-22-3w, Is shut down at 2,620
feet.
Same ccmnany Is shut down at 875 feet on the A.
Mat'hews farm, in the center of the NWK of the SWK
of 20 22-3w.
Same companv is shut down at 1.950 feet on the
Coopr No. 1. In the NE corner of the NW14 of 21-22-3w.
Champlin is cleaning out to 1 280 feet on the Schatt
No. 1. In the NW corner of 29-22-3w.
Exchange Oil Co. is shut down at 2 035 feet on the
John Sterkel No. 1, in the center of the SWK of 29-22-3w.
Same company has a rig up for No. 1, Laura Crews
farm. In the cpnter of the south half of 30-22-3w.
Same company has a rig up for No. 1, Burns farm, in
the confer of the NEK of the SEK of 30-2?-3w.
Same company is cleaning out to 1.145 feet on the
M. Carbon No. 1, in the center of the NWK of the NEK
of 31 22-3w.
Same crmpany is shut down at 240 feet for water
on the Morrison No. 1, in the center of the NWK of
31-22-3W.
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Same company is spudding No. 1, McLean farm, in
the NW corner of the SEK of 31-22-3W.
Same company has a rig up for No. 1, W. W. Windier
farm in the center of the NWK of the NWK of 32-22 3w.
Hartman et al are shut down at 1,500 feet on the
O. M. Renton farm, in the NE corner of the NW14 of the
SEK of 34-22-lw.
Golden Goose Oil Co. No. 1, Tefft farm, in the SW
corner of 9-23-6w, is shut down at 1,458 feet.
Barnes & Zinc No. 1, Cope farm. In the NW corner
of the NEK of 9 23-5w, is underreaming to 1,567 feet.
Barnes Pool Oil Co. No. 1, H. H. Dunning farm, in
the NE corner of the NWK of 24-23-4w, is shut down at
910 feet.
Stafford and others are cleaning out to 1,330 feet on
the J. R. Medlin farm, in the NWK of the SWK of
26-23-4w.
Owl Petroleum Co. is shut down at 1,310 feet on the
B. Potter firm, in the SW corner of the NEK of the
SWK of 2 23 3w.
Hoy-Garber Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 1, L. Relger
farm, in the NE corner of the SWK of the NEK of
16-23-3w.
Eau Claire Oil Co. No. 1. Handgardner farm, in the
NW corner of the NEK of 28-23 3w, is drilling at 620 feet.
Griffee Oil Co. is underreaming to 1,860 feet on the
L. M. Seaman No. 1, in the NE corner of the SWK of
the SEK of 29-23-3w.
Kay County.
Marland Refining Co. has a rig up for No. 9. A. Four
Eyes al'otment, in the SE corner of the SWK of the
SWK of 4-25-2e.
Oklavpnia Oil Co. No. 13, Enoe's farm, in the SW
corner of the SEK of the SWM of 4-25-2e. Is a location.
Marland Refining Co. is rigged up and shut down on
the J. D. Bnrtt No. 6, in the center of the SEK of the
NEK of 8-25 2e.
Same company is drilling at 1.790 feet on the Emily
Premoaux No. 8, In the center of the SWK of the NEW
of 8-25-2e.
Same company is shut down at 2.065 feet on the
M. A. Miller No. 10, in the center of the SWK of the
NWV, of 9 2*-2*. No. 11, in the NE corner of the NWW
of the NWK Is digging a cellar. No. 12. In the NW
corner of the NEK of the NWK is also digg'ng a c'Iar.
Same company is shut down at 1,375 feet on the Flos
sie Running After Arrow allotment, in the center of the
SW% of the NEK of 17-25-2e. No. 4. In the center of
the NEK of the NEK Is drilling at 1.000 feet.
Same company Is drilling at 1.130 feet on the George
Cn'ls H'm allotment, in the center of the NEK of the
NEK of 19-25-2e.
The Bartlesvflle Zinc Co. No. 1. H. Perrin farm, In
the SE corner of the NWK of 10-25 2w, is fishing at
2,840 feet.
Gladys Pelle Oil Co. No. 1, H. Morgan farm, In the
NE corner of 28-25-2w, Is a rig.
Marland & Cosden No. 1, Brown farm, in the NW
corner of the SEK of 1-26 2e,- is shut down at 3.572 feet.
Carter Oil Co. No. 1, G. Othner farm. In the center
of the S"EK of 21 27-1 e. is fishing at 2.730 feet.
Mar'and Refining Co. is fishing for tools at 3.375 fe?t
on the Murdock No. 1%. in the NE comer of the SWW
of 2-27-3e. No. SK, in the SE corner of the NEK of the
SWK is shut down at 870 feet.
Oklavan'a O'l Co. Is cleaning out to 1.580 feet on the
Brown No. 14. in the SW corner of the NWK of the NEW
of 2 27 3e. No. 13, In the center of the W% of the NEW
of 2-27-3e, is a rig.
Armstrong's rig on the Cronan farm, in the SE corner
of 3-?7-3e, is still standing.
Raneer Oil & Gas Co. is cleaning out to 1.170 feet on
the A. C. Beaton farm., in the NE corner of the NWW r
the NWK of 14 27-3e.
Marland Pefin'ng Co. is shut down at 3.306 feet on
the Elvae Williams farm, in the NE corner of the SEW
of 16-27-3e.
Oklahomi Star Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 1, B. H.
Smith farm, in the SE corner of 28-27-3e.
Empire Gas & Fuel Co. is drilling at 750 feet on
the Effy Mevers farm, in the center of the SWK of the
NEK of 5-28 le.
Du'u'h & Okln Oil Co. No. 4. Harvel farm, in the center
of the NWK of 6-28-le, is cleaning out to 2,305 feet.
 THE OIL AND
Same company No. 2, Henry Wolfe farm, in the NE
corner of the SWV4 of 6-28-le, is shut down at 3,265 feet.
O. C. McCartel No. 1, C. F. Truitt farm, in the SW
corner of the NW% of the NE% of 17-28-le, is shut down
at 2,055 feet.
Southwestern Oil Co. is fighting a cave at 2,030 feet
on the Mooney No. 15, in the SE corner of the SW*4 of
the NW^i of 17-28-le. Dept is 2,105 feet.
Kay & Kiowa Oil Co. No. 12, S. Curry farm, in the
NW corner of the NE% of 18-28-le, is ripping casing at
3,664 feet.
Blackwell Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Nix farm, in the NE
corner of the SEV4 of 18-28 le, is shut down at 2,025 feet.
National Union Oil Co. No. 9, Nix farm, in the center
of the east line of the SE% of the SE% of 18-28-le, is!
drilling at 2,425 feet.
Glaman Oil Co. rig for No. 2, S. Long fa'-m, in the
SW corner of the NW% of 29-28-le, is still standing.
Blackwell Oil & Gas Co. is straight reaming at 1,805
feet on the E. C. Gallup No. 3, In the NE corner of the
SW% of 30 28-le.
Kay & Kiowa Oil Co. is trying to pull the 8-inch casing
which is froze at 2,360 feet, on the No. 7, J. R. Smith
farm in the NE corner of the NW14 of the NE% of 7-28-le.
Miller Oil Co. is shut down at 560 feet on the Ames
No. 2. in the NW corner of the NE% of the SEW of
17-28 3e.
Pirtle & Pittman No. 3, Ames farm, in the SW corner
of the SE% of 17 28-3e, is a rig.
Kay County Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Ame3 farm, in the
SW corner of the NEM, of the SE% of 17-28 3e, is a rig.
Marland & Sinclair No. 1, Brooks farm, in the center
of the N% of the SW% of 17-28-3e, is drilling at 2,865
feet.
Same people No. 1, J. Jahnson farm, in the center of
the NEVI of the SEVi of 18-28-3e. is drilling at 1,870 feet.
Marland Refining Co. is shut down at 986 feet on the
A. J. Weber No. 1, in the NE corner of the NW14 of
20-28 3e.
Marland Refining Co. No. 1, J. A. Coleman farm, in
the SE corner of the NEVi of the NEVi of 35-28-3e, is shut
down at 1.800 feet.
Kay & Kiowa Oil Co. is drilling at 685 feet on the
School Land No. 4, in the NE corner of the SEVi of the
SEVi of 36-29 lw.
Emp're Gas & Fuel Co. is drilling at 2,755 feet on the
Roach No. 2, in the center of the SWVi of the SEVi of
30-29-le.
Junction Oil Co. No. 3, Pratt farm, in the SW corner
of 31-29 le, is cleaning out to 2.470 feet. No. 8 in the
NW corner of the 8W14 of the SWVi of the section, is
underream'ng at 2,620 feet.
Empire is drilling at 745 feet on the Smith No. 8,
In the renter of the NV6 of the NEVi of 31-29-le.
Same company has a rig up for No. 4, Swanson farm,
in the center of the SWVi of the NEVi of 32-29 le.
Marland Refining Co. is shut down for fishing tools
at 1,300 feet on the school land No. 1, in the center of
the South line of the SWVi of 16-29-3e.
Carter on the Biggerstaff, in 10-29-3e, Is shut down at
1,585 feet.
Cushlng, Yale and Jennings.
In the township west of the Yale pool, the Ohio Cities
Gas Co. has shut off the water on the J. Running Fox farm,
in the NE corner of the SWVi of the NEVi of 5-19-5. and
has a 5-barrel well. The Texas Co. has shot its well on
the Wallace farm, in the SW corner of the NEVi of the
NEVi of 5 19-5. getting a 50-barrel well.
The Gypsy Oil Co. is drilling at 400 feet on the
Myers No. 1, in the NE corner of the SWVi of the SWVi
of 16-16-8.
The Red Bank Oil Co. is drilling at 560 feet on the
Panafki farm, in the SE corner of the NE% of the NEVi
of 17-16-8.
The Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. has spudded the I*
Aroyal'e No. 1, in the NW corner of the NEVi of the NEVi
of 21-16 8.
Balboa Oil Co. is drilling at 950 feet on the Timothy
No. 1. in the NE corner of 13-17-7.
Prairie Oil & Gas Co. found the Layton from 1,380-1.400
feet, the Jones sand from 1,755 to 1,777 feet, and the
Whee'er from 2 316-60 feet, but all were dry, and it is
now drilling at 2,365 feet.
GAS NEWS
Ohio Cities Gas Co. is drilling at 450 feet on the
Ellis No. 1, in the SW corner of the NWVi of the SEVi of
1 18-5.
Home Gas Co. Is driving at 610 feet on the Dawes i<Io.
1. In the center of the NWVi of the NWVi of 2-18-5.
C. B. Shaffer's No. 7, Laughlin farm, in the center of
the west line of the NWVi of the NEVi, is drilling at 1,025
feet. No. 8, in the NW corner of the NEVi Is drilling at
310 feet.
Middle States Petroleum Co. is drilling at 1,050 feet
on the Busby No. 2, in the center of the east line of the
NEVi of the NWVi of 2-18-5.
Middle States Petroleum Co. No. 1, Eagle, In 2-18 5, is
shut down to repair the rig; same company No. 1, Turpin
farm, in the SWVi of 2-18-5 is shut down at 1,900 feet;
O'Hern & Hughes are drilling at 1,210 feet on the Alex
ander in 24-18 5: Sinclair No. 2, Thompon farm, in 25-18-5,
is drilling at 2.885 feet; Home Gas Co. No. 2, Lauderdale
farm, in the NE corner of 25-18-5, is casing at 2,890 feet;
Phoenix Refining Co. No. 1, M. Thompson farm, in 29-18-5
is shut down at 3,188 feet; Cushlng Garber Oil Co. No. 1,
E. Schumaker farm, in 2-18-6, is shut down at 2,525 feet.
Inland Oil Co. No. 6, West, in 1-19-5 is a rig on the
ground; Alice Kathryn Oil Co. No. 9, Myers, In 1-19 5, Is
drilling at 3,155 feet; Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 5, Myers,
in 1-19 5 is drilling at 2,920 feet; Twin State Oil Co. is
drilling at 1,230 feet on the Kolb No. 1, in the NE corner
of the NWVi of the SEVi of 5-19-5; Magnolia Petroleum
Co. No. 1, Closby farm, in the NE corner of the NWVi of
7 19-5, is drilling at 310 feet; Garr Oil Corporation is un-
derreaming to 2.200 feet on the Garr farm, in the SW
corner of the NEVi of the SWVi of 9-19 5; Ohio Cities
Gas Co. is shut down at 3,360 feet on the Sheppard No. 1,
in the NEV4 of 10-19-5; Roxana No. 2, Skeen farm, in the
NE corner of the SEVi of the SEVi of 11-19 5. is drilling at
2190 feet: Roxana No. 6, Ford, in the SW corner of the
SEVi of 12-19-5, is drilling by underreamer lugs at 1.560
feet; Magnolia No. 4, Miller, in the center of the east line
of the SEVi of the NWVi of 12-19-5 is drilling at 2,010
feet; Sinclair No. 5, Crockett, in the center of the east
line of the SEVi of the NW14 of 13 19-5 is drilling at 3.325
feet; No. 11, in the SE corner of the NEVi of the NWVi of
sam section. Is drilling at 1.800 feet; No. 12. in NE corner
of NWVi Is drilling at 1.475 feet; Roxana No. 1, Haymond
farm, in NW corner of NEVi of NEVi of 13-19-5 Is drilling
at 3.-185; No. 5. in center of east line of SEVi of NEVi Is
drilling at 1,200 feet; No. 7, in SW corner of NEVi of
NEVi is drilling at 725 feet; Carter Oil Co No. 4. Crow
farm, in the SE corner of the NEM. of the NEVi of 14-19-5
is drillirg at 3.320 feet: Sinclair No. 2. Minnick, In the NE
corner of 24-19 5 Is shut down for water: Middle S*ates
Petro'enm Co. No. 3. Laughlin, In the SW corner of the
SEVi of 3M9-5 is casing at 500 feet; same company No. 3,
W. C. Ellis farm, in the center of the SWVi of 36-19-5 is
fishing at 2,270 feet: Magnolia No. 4. B-ock. In the SW
corner of the NEVi of the SEVi of 6 19-6 is drill'ng at 3.120
feet; Roxana Petroleum Co. No. 6. Tucker, in the SW cor
ner of the SEVi of the SW14 of 7-19-6 is a rie: same com
pany No. 1, Hinds, in the SW corner of the SW of 8-19 6
is sh"t down at 3 270 feet: Cosden Co. No. 1, in NW corner
of SWVi of 16-19-6, is drilling at 1,475 fet; Carter No. 1,
Bnrnnn, in NW corner of NEM of SW>4 of 18-19-6. Is
d-llllng up iron; Carter No. 2. Burgman, in NE corner of
SWVi of 18 19-6, drilling at 3.505 feet: Oarr Oil Corporation
No. 1, Minn'ck. In 19-19-6. drilling 2.255 feet; Magnolia No.
2. Grpen, in 20-19-6 d-illing at 1.550 feet; same No. 2,
Apolegate fa^rn. in NW corner of SEVi of NWV, 20-19 6
drilling 1,700 feet: same No. 1. Goings. In 32-19-6 drilling
1.750 feet; Prairie No. 1, Jennie Lew's farm, in NWVi 2-19-7,
sri'dline: Markham No. 1, Johnson farm In NE corner of
3 19-7, drilling at 1.035 feet: P<-airfe No. 4. Grlmmett 12-19-7
rig up; Elverez Investment Co. No. 3. Grayson, In 13-19-7
Is shut down at 2,750 fet; Big Forr Oil Co. Is fishing at
1.250 feet on Harper No. 3. in 14-19-7; McCray is down
3 330 fpet en No. 2. Hazel Fisnd farm, in '5-1Q7: Selby is
spuddlne No. 2. Little in 1-20-7: League Oil Co has a rig
un for No. 2, D. Hart, in the SE corner of the NEVi of
the NEVi of 11-20-7; Twin State Oil Co. Is drilling No.
3. Hughes in 12-207 at 9*0 feet: Pulaski Oil Co. No. 1,
Wells, in 12-20-7 is drilling at 500 feet: Prairie No. 1,
Armsfnng farm in 3-1-20-7, is down 2.310 fpet; same No. 1,
J. C. Riegel, in 34-20-7 is drilling at 375 feet: Oklahoma
Prnduc'n" * Poflnin? Co. No. 1. f-ows, in NW corner of
SWVi of 35-20-7, is drilling at 910 feet.
14 THE OIL AND
Fort Worth, Sept. 29.Interest of the oil fraternity
In Texas now Is centered on wildcat operations wh.ch
extend from the plains to the Gulf coast and from Red
river, bordering on the Arkansas and Oklahoma lines, to
the Rio Grande.
A report from the Panhandle that the Hapgood well
near Amarillo promised to be a good producer and was
making oil caused a stir in lease circles and a general
heglra of scouts to that section to see the field and obtain
more acreage. While no confirmation was received sub
sequent to the first message, the talent believes that the
- Panhandle and plains, especially that section bordering on
New Mexico, will be the next big oil field.
They are basing the judgment on the encouraging
statements that have been sent out In the geological re
ports of the federal government, which declare that New
Mexico may be an oil producing state. The Panhandle
and plains sections are on the Permian formation, and
already several good gassers have been brought In in and
around Amarillo and in the Palo Duro canyon.
Operators are expecting the next few days, probably
the next week or two, to tell the tale in several of the
wildcat fields, especially the undefined section of Co
manche, Erath, Menard, McCullough and other western
counties. Considerable interest also is being shown in
the work that is being done in Concholand and the Trans-
Pecos section of the state.
However, while wildcat territory is being watched with
interest and new wells are being brought in in the proven
fields, production the past week showed a decrease. Op
erators attribute the decrease in production to the lack of
transportation facilities, Including pipe lines and railroad
tank cars. The big companies, however, are taking care
of their wells and letting the independent producer wait.
The heavy rains of the past week also acted as a handicap
to production. Quite a number of wells are on the sands
in the various fields and are waiting for sufficient pipe
line facilities to bring them In.
Big Producer in Eastland.
Among the big producers brought in the past week,
the Ocean Oil Co.'s well on the Brooks heirs tract, four
miles north of Eastland, is the best. This well was brought
In Friday night, and, according to telegraphic advices, is
good for an initial flow of 6,000 barrels. It extends that
field a mile or so. Another well in the southwest corner
of the same tract is reported drilling a short distance
above the big pay dirt. It is making 800 barrels a day
from the black lime, and the flow prevents the bit from
going down fast.
On the Scott tract, two and a half miles east of East
land, the Humble company's No. 2 well unexpectedly be
gan to flow Saturday and the tools were lost in the hole.
The No. 1 on the same tract is making 200 barrels of oil
and approximately 8,000,000 feet of gas.
Cooke County Attracts Attention.
Telegraphic information was received from Gaines
ville Sunday announcing that 8-inch casing is being set at
1,540 in the well of the Muenster Oil Co., sixteen miles
northwest of that town. The drill is reported to be on
top of the black lime. During the past week the drill is
said to have penetrated a stratum of oil bearing sand.
ALLAN B. REYNOLDO, President. R. N. DOBDS, First Vlee-Prealdent.
R- B. HcKNIGHT, Treaanrcr.
NATIONAL REFINERIES OF AMERICA
Capital $10,000,000
Capacity 25,000 Barrels Daily
Office 603 V2 Main Street Telephone 3774 Lamar
GAS NEWS
The Sinclair interests the past week got busy in this
county and paid $10,000 for leases on 120 acres in the
Muenster vicinity. In the extreme northeastern section
of the county adjoining Marshall county, Oklahoma, pro
duction has been secured, but the field never has been
properly developed.
Stephens County Mystifies Talent.
Just how far oil production in Stephens county reaches
is a mystery to the talent. Stephens county continues to
uphold Its record of furnishing fewer dry holes than any
other field. Almost every day the boundaries of the pro
ducing area of this county show an extension. The big
concerns are taking up all the leases possible, and in
some instances are sending out false reports on what
wells brought in are producing, with a view of grabbing
the acreage around it at a low price. The next week will
tell a remarkable tale from this county. A number of
wells in what is termed wildcat territory are about ready
to be brought in, provided transportation facilities can be
obtained.
Wilbarger County.
Wilbarger county is rapidly forging to the front as a
producing area, and, while no great gushers have been
brought in, the talent is securing wells that are paying
good div'dends on the investment. Lease trading is un
usually brisk in the county. Operators from California
and as far northwest as Wyoming are playing this county
heavily. Denver and California parties have let a con
tract to drill two tests to a depth of 2,000 feet on the
Willis and Sid Vaughn farms near Tolbert, which is not a
great distance from the Oklahoma line. Vernon and Wyo
ming parties have made a location in the county. Three
new completions were reported the past week on the
Piper lease by the Magnolia Petroleum Co., with an aver
age production of 40 barrels each. There are now ap
proximately 35 producing wells on the P'per lease and an
equal number on the Sumner and Houston and Texas Cen
tral railroad leases.
Erath County Activities.
Maryland capital recently became interested in devel
oping the section around Xray. A party of Baltimore cap
italists purchased leases on a tract of land, pay'ng $200
an acre. The Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Co. also is con
tinuing its operations in this field, which continues to give
promise. Several wells are reported to be on the sand
ready to be brought In.
In the Bluffdale section the next day or two will tell
the tale for the Franklin company. The Franklin people
are sure of br'nging in a producer that will prove a deep
field, the deepest in Texas.
Coleman County Encouraging.
Encouraging reports are being received from Colemsn
county each week and the next few days will probably
define what area in the county will become an oil field.
The Jim Ned well is expected to be the discovery well.
Just now It is spraying oil while waiting for fishing tools.
Several wells in this county are reported to be in oil at
two feet in the sand. Californians and the Magnolia com
pany are playing this county strong. Gaspers already
have been found. The Mitchel Production Co. recently
acquired the Brewster gasser, which is making 20,000,000
A. B. CO\LEY, Secretary.
L. N. STANLEY, General Connael.
Fort Worth, Texas
 THE OIL
feet from the 1,600-foot sand. This company proposes to
make another test.
Archer County Reports.
Archer county continues to attract attention and the
reports from there indicate that the Silk Lankford well,
now down more than 3,000 feet, is on the black lime and
gives assurances of becoming a good producer. Other
tests in the county are showing up big and great promise
is expected in a week or two.
Production has been obtained in Archer county in
the Holliday section. The wells are small producers, but
the quality of oil is h'gh.
Desdemona Reports Gushers.
The Desdemona field continues to show up big and
Its boundaries cont'nue to grow. However, it is expected
that the limit has been reached, unless some venturesome
developer concludes to try his fortune further north and
west.
Pipe Line Runs.
Pipe line runs in barrels for the week ending Sept. 27:
El*w*r* B'r'rb'*"Ptt Rsn~r Ster'i'," C'm'ncb
Gulf Production 700 8,000 5,300 7,800
Magnolia 3,800 3,500 3,300 1,200 5,100
Texas Pacific 9,000 2,700
Texas Company 4,500 3,900 3,700 7,300 1,600
Pralr'e Oil 7,000 100
Mid-Kansas 250 5,000
Sinclair Gulf 125 1,000 2,700
Sun Company 4 1,900 1,100 1,100
Miscellaneous 1,200 58.000 26,000 17,000 19,000
Humble Oil 3,000 2,500
Ranger Completions.
McKinsey et al.. Griffin No. 2, 160 barrels at 3,385 feet;
Prairie Oil & Gas Co.. Howard No. 6, shot 3,502 feet, small
pumper; Prairie Oil & Gas Co., Terrell No. 7, dry at 3,439
feet, may shoot; Magnolia Petroleum Co., Nash No. 6,
pumping 10 barrels, 3,450 feet; Texas Pacific Coal Co.,
McCleskey No. 7, dry and abandoned at 3,415 feet; Texas
Pacific Coal Co., Beldleman No. 2, has 500 feet of oil in
the hole and some water at 3,425 feet; States Oil Corpo
ration, Butler No. 1, producing 370 barrels; Prairie Oil &
Gas Co., Roper No. 7, producing 150 barrels after a 90-
quart shot; Roper No. 10 is spraying oil at 3,240 feet;
Roper No. 11 also has a good showing at 3,400 feet, 100
barre's; The Prairie Co., O. J. Cotton No. 1, is shut down
for storage at 3.250 feet.
Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Co., I. B. Hand well No. 6,
325 barrels, 3,310 feet; Magnolia Petroleum Co., Connellee
No. 5. 1.200 barrels at 3,460 feet: Root, Hupo & Duff Poteet
No. 1 1500 barrels; Ocean Oil Co. Brooks No. 1 400 barrels
at 3.340 feet: Moses No. 1 of Parton and others in the
Olden district, making 1000 barrels: Empire Gas & Fuel
Co., Poteet No. 1, 1,200 barrels at 3,625 feet; Texas Co., A.
Hise estate No. 1, 225 barrels; Southwestern Oil Corpo
ration, Pierce No. 2. has 2,000 feet of oil In the hole at
3,642 feet; Gulf Production Co., Perkins No. 2, producing
300 barrels at 3,300 feet; The Leon Oil Co.'s No. 4 well
on the Allen tract, 3.000 barrels at 3.485 feet; Porter Wertz
syndicate No. 2 well in the northeast corner of the Eli
Perkins tract. 3000 barrels at 3,515 feet. Pierce No. 1 of
the Carter Oil Co. Is standing full of oil at 3,625 feet.
Connellee No. 7 has 2,500 feet of oil standing in the
bole and has made several flows at 3,280 feet; E. N. Gilles
pie's, O. J. Cotton No. 1, 12,000.000 feet of gas and a little
oil at 3.470 feet: Mid-Kansas Oil Co.'s No. 5, T. J. Dabney,
200 barrels, 2,750 feet; the Texas Co.'s No. 5, Littleton,
2,600 barrels at 3,380 feet: Gulf Production Co.'s No. 1,
Perkins, 1.200 barrels at 3.340 feet; sime company's No. 2,
Perkins. 2,200 barrels at 3.350 feet; Dorsey and others No.
9, Harrison, 500 barrels at 3.445 feet; Drillers Oil Co.'s No.
1, Barnes, 1.000 barrels at 3.400 feet; Ocean Oil Co.'s No. 1,
Brooks. 1,200 barrels at 3,350 feet.
Root. Hupp & Duffs No. 1, Poteet, 3,000 barrels at
3.398 feet; T. P. Coal & Oil Co.'s No. 2, Hodges, dry at
3.861 feet; same company's No. 3. Penson, 35 barre's at
3.375 feet; same company's No. 11, Butler, 400 barrels at
3,455 feet; Prairie Oil & Gas Co.'s No. 4, Terrell, 100
barrels at 3.439 feet; same company's, Roper No. 7, 200
barrels at 3.475 feet; the Texas Co.'s No. 1, Hise, 200
barrels at 3,363 feet; the Sun Co.'s No. 8, Rust, 100 barrels
at 3,325 feet: Ranger Stephens Oil Co.'s No. 1, Sue. 250
barrels at 3,524 feet: Gulf Production Co.'s No. 1 Perkins,
2.300 barrels at 3.342 feet.
Desdemona Completions.
The Magnolia Petroleum Co.'s W. R. Carruth No. 1, 60
AND GAS NEWS IS
barrels and a large amount of gas at 2.678 feet: Magnolia's
N. V. Ellison No. 1 well, is now drilling at 2,776 feet with
out having made a showing, and it is looking dry; Atlantic
Oil Producing Co.'s Vaught No. 5, a little nearer produc
tion, also has gone far beyond the usual depth of the
pay In that vicinity without getting the sand; Comanche
Northern Oil Co.'s No. 3, J. T. Carruth, 30,000,000 feet of
gas at 2,700 feet; Magnolia Petroleum Co.'s No. 3, Terrell,
1,500 barrels at 2,707 feet; Magnolia Petroleum Co.'s No. 8,
Terrell, 1,200 barrels at 2,690 feet; Humble Oil & Refining
Co.'s No. 7, Ellison, 4,000 barrels at 2,740 feet.
Mid-Kansas Oil & Gas Co.'s No. 5, Dabney, 200 barrels
at 2.740 feet; Bosque Oil Co.'s No. 2, Davis, 2,000 barrels
at 7,740 feet; Jack Crosble and others No. 5, Putty, 600
barrels at 2,760 feet; Delia B. Oil Co.'s No. 1, Cypert, aban
doned at 3,000 feet; Erath Duke Oil Co.'s No. 1, Terry. 60
barrels at 2,650 feet; Gallagher & Lawson's No. 1, Dabney,
500 barrels at 2.750 feet; Gulf Production Co.'s No. 5,
Praether, 30 barrels at 2,735 feet; Skelley & Sankey's No.
1, A. M. Anderson, 3,800 barrels at 2,843 feet; J. Hamll's
No. 1 Lewis, 400 barrels at 2,947 feet; Moore and others
No. 1, Cowan, 30 barrels at 2,925 feet; Humble Oil & Re
fining Co.'s No. 2, Ellison, 2,500 barrels at 2,750 feet;
Magnolia Petroleum Co.'s No. 3, C. T. Terrell, 200 barrels
at 2,760 feet.
Merithon Oil Co.'s No. 1, Town lot. 50 barrels at 2.735
300 feet; Prairie Oil & Gas Co.'s No. 1, Stockton, abandoned
100 at 2,625 feet; Sinclair Gulf Co.'s No. 6, Hogg, abandoned
at 2,675 feet; Wirt Franklin Oil Co.'s No. 1, Lacy, 200 bar
rels at 2,743 feet; Lucky 13 Oil Co.'s No. 1, Anderson, drill
9,000 ing at 1,110 feet; Lucky 13 Co.'s No. 1, Lewis, setting
casing at 2,900 feet.
Burkburnett Completions.
Golconda Oil Co. No. 2, Waggoner, 200 barrels; Ken-
Tex Oil Co. No. 1, Morgan, 1,000 barrels; Burk Lucas Oil
Co. No. 1, Vogel, block 74, 1.200 barrels; Lincoln Oil Co.
No. 1, Evans, lot 22, Greenwood subdivision, 1,800 barels;
Kimmell & Dillard No. 1, Taylor, block 86, 100 barrels;
Fletcher Oil Co. No. 1, Taylor, block 97, 1,500 barrels; Chap
man & McMahon, No. 1, Taylor, block 96, 1.800 barrels;
Western Oil Corporation No. 3, Elsea, block 88, 1,000
barrels; Panhandle Refining Co. No. 2, Lilla Morgan, 1,250
barrels; Lesh OH Co. No. 3, Waggoner, block 87, 2,000
barrels; Lesh Oil Co., No. 3, Waggoner, 1,800 barrels; Liv
ingston Oil Corporation No. 2, G. Taylor, block 97, 2,000
barrels; Livingston Oil Corporation No. 1, Evans, block 19,
Greenwood subdivision, 1,500 barrels; Citizens Oil Co.
No. 2. McCutcheon, 25 barrels; Imperial Petroleum Co. No.
1, Scott, 25 barrels; Cozy OH Co. No. 1, Copeland, 20
barrels.
Vernon Oil Co. No. 2, Mansfield, 50 barrels; Bass and
others No. 1, Waggoner, 1,200 barrels at 1,603 feet; Inter
national Texas Oil Co. No. 1. Evans, 1,200 barrels at 1,594
feet; International Oil Co. No. 2, Evans, 1,500 barrels at
1,615 feet; Ranger-Burk Oil Co. No. 1, Evans, 800 barrels at
1,591 feet; J. I. Staley & Co. No. 2, Taylor, 800 barrels at
1,615 feet: Snider Perkins Oil Co. No. 3, Serrien, 300 bar
rels at 1,627 feet; New Pool No. 2, Oil Co.'s No. 1, Taylor,
750 barrels at 1.627 feet; Weimar Oil Co. No. 1, Morgan,
750 barrels at 1,600 feet; Gulf Production Co. No. 1, Schmis-
seur, 500 barrels at 1.593 feet.
Penney Hare Oil Co. No. 1, Elsea, 400 barrels at 1,703
feet; Texas Ranger Oil Co. No. 9, Brannon, 1,500 barrels-
at 1,750 feet; Texas Producing & Refining Co. No. 1.
Renner, 750 barrels at 1,760 feet; International Oil Co. Nr.
1, Renner, 75 barrels at 1.817 feet; Sinclair Oil Co. No. t>,
Brannon, 40 barrels at 1,750 feet; Magnolia Petroleum Co.
No. 6, Van Cleave, 20 barrels at 1,640 feet; Texhoma Oil &
Refining Co. No. 2, Dodson, 400 barrels at 1.215 feet; Texas
Co. No. 11, Fowler, 750 barrels at 1,725 feet; Old Glory
Oil Co. No. 1, Taylor, 1,720 feet, reported abandoned: Inter
national Oil Co. No. 2, Renner, 1,770 feet, reported aban
doned.
Waggoner Pool Completions.
The completions reported from the Waggoner pool in
clude the following:
Livingston Oil Corporation No. 2, Taylor, block 97,
2,000 barrels: Livingston Oil Corporation No. 1. Evans,
block 19. Greenwood subdivision, 1,500 barels; Lesh Oil
Co. No. 3, Waggoner, block 87, 1.800 barrels: Lesh Oil Co.
No. 1, Waggoner, block 87. 2.000 barrels; Panhandle Re
fining Co. No. 2. Lillis Morgan, 1,250 barrels; Western
Oil Corporation No. 3, Elsea, block 88, 1.000 barrels; Chap
man & McMahon No. 1, Taylor, block 98, 1,800 barrels;
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Fletcher Oil Co. No. 1, Taylor, block 97, 1,500 barrels;
Kimmell & Dillard No. 1, Taylor, block 96, 1,800 barrels;
Lincoln Oil Co. No. 1, Evans, block 818, lot 22, Greenwood
subdivision, 1,800 barrels; Burk Lucas Oil Co. No. 1, Vogel,
block 74, 1,200 barrels; Ken-Ten Oil Co. No. 1, Morgan.
1,000 barrels; Golconda Oil Co. No. 2, Waggoner, 2,000
barrels.
Burkburnett Townsite.
Vernon Oil Co. No. 2, Mayfield, fifty barrels; Citizens
Oil Co. No. 2, McCutcheon, 25 barrels; Cozy Oil Co. No. 1,
Copeland. 20 barrels; Imperial Petroleum Co. No. 1, Scott,
25 barrels.
Electra Completions.
McCormick and associates. No. 1 Baker, 10 barrels.
Olden Completions.
T. P. Coal Co. No. 12, J. E. Butler, 3,488 feet, 800
barrels; Prairie Oil & Gas Co. No. 2, Terrell, 3,483 feet,
shot, dry; Prairie Oil & Gas Co. No. 7, Terrell, 3,439 feet,
100 barrels; Prairie Oil & Gas Co. No. 21, E. Roper, 3.491
feet, 100 barrels; Ranger-Texas Co. No. 1, Harrell, 1,733
feet, 30.000,000 feet of gas; Root et al. No. 1, Poteet, 3,409
feet, 1,509 barrels; the Texas Co. No. 3, Littleton, 3,493 feet,
2,000 barrels; Mid Kansas No. 4, Layne, 2.900 feet, aban
doned; W. A. Thraves No. 1, Corner school, 1,785 feet,
40,000 000 feet of gas; State Oil Corporation No. 1, Butler,
3,590 feet, 1,500 barrels; Harwell Bros. No. 1, Moss, 3.480,
dry; Drillers Oil No. 1, B. F. Barnes, 3,470 feet 380 barrels;
Ocean Oil Co. No. 1, Brooks heirs, 3,400 feet, 500 barrels;
Texas Crude Oil, No. 1, Sue, 3,536 feet, 50 barrels; Parton
et al. No. 1, Moss, 3,425 feet, 100 barrels; Barkley Oil, No.
2. Turner, 3,534 feet, 150 barrels.
DRILLING REPORTS.
Electra.
W. R. Pipper Nos. 29, 40 barrels, 1,797 feet; 30, 40
barrels, 1,795 feet; 31, 40 barrels, 1,150 feet; 32, rig; 33, 34,
location; H. & T. C. Nos. 37, drilling, 1,833 feet; 39, 40, 41,
locations. Francis Sumner, Nos. 8, drilling, 1,255 feet;
37. drilling. 1,115 eet; 38. drilling. 920 ieet; 39, rig; 40,
drilling, 1,925 feet; 41, drilling, 1380 feet. R. S. Allen No.
60. drilling, 1,875 feet. S. E. Honaker No. 32, drilling, 1,645
feet.
Coleman.
C. D. Slate No. 1, drilling, 2,980 feet. E. L. Woodard
No. 1, drilling, 1,070 feet. J. P. Morris, Nos. 8, rig; 9, loca
tion.
Olden.
T. W. Connellee Nos. 4. drilling, 2,600 feet; 6, drilling,
3,260 feet; 7, drilling, 3.218 feet; 8, drilling, 1,475 feet;
9, 10, 11, 12. 13, 14, rigs; 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, locations. W. E.
Rock, Nos. 9 drilling, 3,430 feet; 10, drilling, 1,440 feet; 11,
drilling, 700 feet; 12, drilling, 3,718 feet; 13, rig: 14, 15,
locations. N. B. Harris No. 3, drilling, 2,840 feet. P. Oscar
Harris No. 2, rig. W. A. Harris Nos. 2, 3 rigs; 4, rigs build
ing; 5, drilliner, 3,210 feet; 6, location. R. S. Harris No.
2, rig. T. J. Nash, Nos. 6, 65 barrels, 3.455 feet; 9, 10, 11,
12, rigs. W. H. McCord No. 1, drilling, 195 feet. J. M.
Turner, Nos. 1, driliing, 1.650 feet; 2, drilling. 235 feet.
M. Loper. No. 1, rig. Julia Davis Nos. 3, drilling, 2,97
feet; 4, drilling, 1,680 feet; 5, rig. Walker estate. No. 2
drilling, 3,251 feet. J. P. Booles, No. 1, drilling, 280 feet.
Stephen*.
L. T. Akin No. 1, rig. C. B. Brown No. 3. rig: No.
4, location. J. F. Dulaney No. 1, drilling, 3,279 feet. F. W.
Frost No. 1, 400 barrels, 3,276 feet; No. 2, rig; No. 3,
drilling, 2,540 feet; No. 4, driving, 2,290 feet. C. M. Guest,
No. 1, rig. J. M. Hays No. 1, drilling, 1,850 feet. W. L.
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Morris No. 1, drilling, 3,870 feet. Claude McCauley No.
1, rig building. A. Nemir No. 1, drilling, 60 feet. B. B.
Norveil No. 1, drilling, 2,465 feet. Mary Pogue Nos. 1, 2,
3, rigs. A. M. Sullivan No. 1, drilling, l.fiOJ f-et. J R.
Smith No. 1, rig. F. U. Trammell No. 1, rig: No. 2. drill
ing, 660 feet. G. D. Ward, No. 1, drilling, 3,905 feet; No.
2. rig.
Comanche.
L C. Odle No. 3, rig; No. 4, rig; No. 5, drilling, 2,100
feet; No. 6, location. Magnolia-Duke No. 2. drilling. 625
feet. J. L. Hankins No. 1, drilling, 2,582 feet. Echols
Estate No. 2, drilling, 1,640 feet; No. 3, drilling. 2.470
feet; No. 4, drilling, 2 690 feet; No. 5, rig; Nos. 6, 7, 8,
rig building: No. 9, rig. J. W. Carruth No. 2. drilling,
1,750 feet; No. 3, location; No. 4, rig; No. 6, drilling. 780
feet; Nos. 6. 7, rigs. H. S. Hobbs No. 1, 50 barrels, 2.920
feet. C. T. Terrell Nos. 5 and 6. rigs; No. 7, drilling. 325
feet; No. 9, drilling, 1,240 feet; Nos. 10, 11, 12, 13. rigs;
No. 14, rig build'ng; No. 15, location. D. M. Miller No. 1,
drilling, 1,125 feet. N. V. Ellison No. 1, drilling 2,667
feet. K. S. Duncan No. 1, rig. J. M. Matthews No. 1,
rig; No. 2, location. W. R. Carruth No. 1, drilling, 2,675
feet. J. B. Foote No. 2, rig; No. 3, location. W. M.
Echols No. 2, drilling, 300 feet; No. 3, rig. J. D. Moore-
head, No. 2. drilling, 400 feet; Nos. 3. 4, 5, rigs building;
Nos. 6, 7, locations. C. H. Genoway No. 1, drilling, 2.725
feet. E. D. Putty Nos. 1 and 2, rigs building; No. 3, loca
tion. N. O. Bearden No. 2. rig; No. 3, location. L. A
White No. 1, rig. E. S. Davis Nos. 2 and 3, locations.
S. E. Reynolds No. 1, location; No. 2, rig building: No. 3,
location. Mrs. E. C. Woodward No. 1, drilling, 200 feet;
No. 2. rig; No. 3, rig building; No. 4, location; No. 5, rig
building.
Burkburnett.
J. G. Hardin No. 17. drilling, 1.625 feet; No. 18. rig;
No. 19, dr'lling, 1,150 feet. A. J. Van Cleave No. 11. com
pleted. 1.6S6 feet; No. 19, drilling, 1,617 feet; No. 20,
drilling, 1.305 feet: Nos. 21, 22, 23. rig3; Nos. 24, 25, loca
tions. Magnolia Fowler No. 6, drilling, 1,620 feet; No. 9,
20 barrels, 1.66 feet. Fow er O l Co. No. 16 dr Uirs,
1.652 feet. Hugh ReiKy Nos. 55, 57. locations. B. F. Cook,
drilling, 1,735 feet. W. C. Myers No. 6, rig. H. L. Sands
No. 11. drilling. 300 feet. M. J. Owens No. 13. rig. J H.
Anderson No. 4, d-illing, 1.727 feet; No. 5, location. J. H.
Henneks No. 1, drilling, 600 feet. S. L. Fowler No. 10,
drilling, 1,420 feet. C. Schmoker No. 33, rig. C. F. Collins
No. 8, rig; Hortoin-Walker No. 18, rig. W. F. Ramming No.
25, rig. Mary Schmoker No. 4, location. L. F. Ramming
No. 8, location. Peoples' O. & G. Co. No. 14, drilling, 290
feet. W. A. Martin No. 9, drilling, 1,720 feet.
Lampasas.
The Key well on Baxter ranch, which closed down
on account of trouble with drillers, has adiusted matters
and will resume work soon. This well down 550 feet.
The Tex-Oleum Trust on Hill ranch fishing for lost
tools. The Waxahachie people, who own this well, have
ordered necessary tools to clear out the well.
The Nelms-Marvin on McCrea ranch, which suspended
work two weeks ago on account of broken drill, will be
ready again on the 23d to resume drilling.
The Douglas on Bowen ranch still closed, with little
prospect of starting again. This well is about 400 feet
deep and was bought by the Tilburv Oil Co.
The Groves well, six miles north on Hamilton road,
is drilling at about 6?0 feet. This is a strong company
and it is believed it will persist until oil or the 3,500 feet
is reached.
The St. Mary's on Le Compte ranch is down about
700 feet and is closely watched on account of the good
showing so far.
The two wells of the New York Oil Syndicate, on the
county line between Lampasas and Coryell counties, are
steadily going down, one at 1,000 feet, the other at 1.500
feet.
The Western Lampasas Oil Co., three miles from
Lometa, is putting up a derrick and has machinery on the
ground.
The Waxahach'e Texas Oil Co., on White ranch. Ins
Its machinery on the ground waiting the erection of the
derrick, and expect to spud In in the next ten days.
The old Watson well near Lake Victor, about twelve
miles south of I.amnasas, furnishes no report but is sup
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Shreveport, La., Sept. 30.The new field in Homer
Is making the greatest record in drilling of wells in short
time, and it is held that the Louisiana drilling is the least
expensive of any territory in the United States. The
Louisiana Oil and Refining Corporation broke all records
recently in the comp.etion of its well on the Jackson lease
in section 24, where the shallow strata is proving to be
the best in the field. Only 108 hours elapsed from the
time the ground was first spudded until production went
over the top.
Another mammoth gusher has been completed in the
Homer-Claiborne field, the Standard Oil Co. bringing in
No. 2, Shaw, in section 30, with an initial production of
20,000 barrels. This well is about 400 feet from the
big well of the Rowe Oil Corporation and was drilled into
the deep sand to 2,107 feet. Just within a stone's throw
of each other are three giant producers; two drilled by
the Standard Oil Co. and one by the Rowe Oil Corporation.
These wells are producing more oil than all the balanca
of the Northwest Louisiana field.
The Bull Bayou and the Red River districts are com
ing into their own again. Wells are continuing to be com
pleted. The most recent comp.etion has been that of the
Doan Oil Co. in section 12 in the Bull Bayou district, on
the Pugh lease, with an initial production of 6,000 barrels
a day. All available tankage has been used and the com
pany is using the Texas Co.'s pipe line to take care of
the intense flow. Twenty feet of oil sand had to be drilled
in before the gusher was found at a depth of 2,750 feet.
The other completions were in the Caddo field, where
the Fortuna Oil Co. No. 14, Raines, in section 22-21-15, is
pumping 50 barrels; the Gulf Refining Co. has No. 11, Lane,
in section 19-21-14, pumping 25 barrels, and the Standard
Oil Co. No. 3, Youree, is a salt water well in section 17-
20-14, getting salt water at 2,400 feet.
In the Bull Bayou district the W. G. Strange Oil and
Refining Co. has completed a third well on the Nelson
lease, this one flowing at the rate of 4,000 barrels a day.
The Fortuna Oil Co. has a small well on the Pugh lease
In section 13-12-11, making 100 barrels.
Six Wells in One Week.
In one week there were six wells brought in in the
Homer field, the leader being the gusher of the Standard
Oil Co. in section 30, making 20.000 barrels a day. The
next in line is that of the Glassell and Merren on the
Jackson lease in section 13-12-8, making 350 barrels at
1,375 feet. This well is an extension of the field northwest
of the Standard Oil Co. and Lowenberg we: Is. Just east
of this completion the Louisiana OH and Refining Corpora
tion got two good wells in the shallow sand on their
Langston lease. No. 4 is good for 400 barrels and No. 5
will make 150 barrels, both wells drilled to a depth of
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1,050 feet. The Gulf Refining Co. got a well on the Langston
lease which came in with an initial production of 500 bar
rels at 1,200 feet. In section 31-21-7, H. and P. Palmer
completed No. A-l, Shaw, flowing 200 barrels at 1,409
feet, and the Frost Oil Co. got a 250-barrel well at 1,450
feet in No. 3, Chatman.
One completion was made in Ouachita parish by H. H.
Huber in section 1-18-4, making 6,000,000 cubic feet of gas
at 2,200 feet.
A Refinery May Be Built at Minden.
The Chamber of Commerce of Minden, La., has ap
pointed a committee of three to investigate the feasibility
of accepting the proposition to establish an oil refinery
in Minden. The proposition was presented by Dr. J. A.
Shaw and M. Burns, representing the Tola Production and
Refining Co. of Texarkana.
Louisiana News Notes.
Former transfer of the refining plant and 504 acres
of leases in Sabine parish from the Marine Oil and Refining
Co. to A. C. Lea, trustee for the Rogers Refining Co., has
recently been fiied for a consideration of $225,000. E. C.
Williams is president, and the new company is capitalized
at $1,000,000.
The Louisiana Drilling Co. is the name of one of the
most recent companies filing a charter in Louisiana with
a capital stock of $50,000. The officers are W. A. Mc
Dowell, president; Carlisle Martin, vice-president, and E.
Riley, secretary and treasurer.
A party of Tucson, Ariz., capitalists have arrived in
Shreveport with the intention of investing in the Louisiana
fields. Among them are Dr. Grooch, L. E. Lockhart,
George D. Elliott and R. J. Monahan.
The Mountz Oil and Gas Co. has opened offices in
the Levy Building in Shreveport. The president of the
new company is T. I. Woods and the secretary and gen
eral manager is Dr. E. H. Pardue.
Field Notes.
Representatives of the Aranton Oil Co. of New York,
Frank Dwyer and Cliff Denson, have been land-looking in
the Homer field for the last two or three days, anticipating
picking up some leases in that section preparatory to drill
ing.
W. R. Roulon, general manager of the refinery of the
Southern Petroleum Refining Co., Inc., of Plaquemlne, who
has been a visitor to Shreveport, says the refinery will be
enlarged, making the plant capable of handling 1,000 bar
rels a day. At present oil from Goose Creek and the Burk-
burnett fields has been used. Mr. Roulon intimated that
he might run Claiborne and Bull Bayou light oil in the near
future.
One of the most successful operators in the new Clai
borne field, William H. Rowe, who Is vice-president and
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general manager of the Rowe Oil Corporation, has recently
turned down an offer for $5,500,000 from a large Eastern
firm of Boston, Mass., for his holdings in the Homer-
Ciaiborne field. Mr. Rowe was among the first to obtain
leases in this territory.
Col. Harry Byrons, secretary of the Texas Independ
ent Pipe Line Co., has been in Shreveport several days,
negotiating for the opening of the Louisiana Oil Exchange.
Leases on 10,000 acres in the vicinity of Chatam in
Jackson parish have been obtained by Dr. D. E. Brown of
that place. Chatham is 25 miles southwest of Elmore,
where the Jackson & Lincoln Oil Co. is drilling in section
34, and 55 miles southeast of Homer. A number of
geologists have visited this section and pronounce it
favorable. The whole of Jackson parish is being worked
by representatives of the big oil companies for leases.
MOTOR GASOLINE.
Some Comments on Specification*, Testing and Properties,
By Dr. Sidney Boone, Chief Chemist for the
Empire Companies.
Samples of gasoline very often are submitted to the
writer with the question, "Is this good gasoline?" This
question is not an easy one to answer, unless one has
considerable more information than an analysis of the
gasoline itself. The answer to the question depends not
only on the grade of gasoline Itself, but on the condi
tions under which it is to be used. For instance, a gaso
line suitable for use in a high speed, high compression
engine would not be suitable for use in a tractor; nor
would a gasoline that would give satisfactory service in
New Mexico in the summer time be suitable for us,e in
Minnesota in December. In order to intelligently inter
pret a gasoline analysis, one must know what type of
engine it is to be used in, the climatic and atmospheric
conditions and the general conditions of service under
which it is to be used. If we know these factors, we can
then analyze the test before us and render judgment.
What are the important points In an analysis of
gasoline? First, and foremost, Is the distillation range,
which gives us a measure of the volatility of the gasoline
at different temperatures. This distillation is usually car
ried out under standard conditions, a measured volume be
ing distilled in a standard flask, under certain definite
conditions. As this method of distillation is fully described
In Technical Paper 214, of the U. S. Bureau of Mines,
details will not be given here.
It will be found a great help in discussing the vola
tility of gasoline to plot the distillation curve on cross-
section paper, giving the percentage distillate as ordlnates
and temperature in degrees Fahrenheit as abscissas. The
beginning of the curve will then show the amount of low
boiling or volatile material, which Is of great assistance
in starting the engine, while the end of the curve will
show the percentage of high boiling material, which for
ordinary purposes should be restricted, as an excess of
high boiling material may mean incomplete combustion.
The main body of the curve shows the boiling range of
the larger bulk of the gasoline itself. With such a curve
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before one and knowing the conditions mentioned above,
one can readily predict how a certain gasoline will act
In a certain engine under fixed conditions.
Other factors of value in determining a gasoline are
the gravity, which may be expressed either in specific
gravity or degrees Baume. The gravity alone is of little
help in judging a gasoline, but taken together with the
distillation range and other factors, it gives insight into
the origin of the gasoline and its mode of manufacture.
The color and odor are other points which are usually
determined. The color generally should be water white,
as the presence of any considerable amount of color indi
cates improper refining methods. Great stress is some
times laid on the odor of gasoline, but as there is no
fixed way of measuring odor, this is largely a matter of
personal judgment.
In passing, one might say that the odor should not
be obnoxious nor pungent as such odor usually indicates
the presence of substances which indicate improper re
fining. However, gasolines of equal value obtained from
various crudes will differ materially in their odor and
the source of the gasoline must be considered when dis
cussing the odor. Cracked gasolines sometimes have very
distinctive odors, which may be more or less unpleasant
and yet they may constitute excellent motor fuel.
The acidity is a measure of the amount of acid left
in the gasoline by improper refining, and as a general
proposition, gasoline should be entirely free frooa acid.
The "doctor" test Indicates the presence of hydrogen sul
phide and certain organic sulphur compounds and the
importance of this test is sometimes over-estimated. It
does not determine the actual presence or absence of ele
mentary sulphur In gasoline, because gasoline can be
treated to pass this test and yet contain considerable
amounts of elementary sulphur, which have been added
during the treatment, but which do not react to the "doc
tor" test. It is generally supposed that gasoline which re
acts positively to the "doctor" test, will cause corrosion
of the brass parts of the carburetor.
Another test that is now used very much in testing
gasoline is the corrosion and gumming test. This test is
a very severe one and as a general rule It is not neces
sary for ordinary gasoline to pass this test. In the case
of airplane gasoline or special gasolines. It is a valuable
test, because it indicates the presence of even traces of
sulphur, elementary or combined and gumming and cor
rosive substances in general.
The unsaturation test Is used to determine the amount
of olefins and similar hydrocarbons and Is therefore useful
In judging from what source the gasoline is being made.
The presence of considerable amounts of olefins gener
ally indicates a cracked gasoline.
The standard methods for making these tests are given
in the bulletin quoted above and will not be repeated here.
In general the Empire Companies use these methods
for testing the gasolines produced by them, with such
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Present Status of the Shale Oil Industry in United States
The following article is reproduced from Bulletin No.
8, entitled "The Oil Shales of Northwestern Colorado,"
just issued by the Colorado Bureau of Mines. The bulletin
was compiled at the request made some time ago by Gov
ernor Oliver H. Shoup, who has manifested a keen interest
in all efforts to utilize in a practical way the immense
shale beds that lie in the northwestern part of Co.orado.
In the introductory comments the authors call attention
to the fact that many articles have lately been published
in technical and non-technical magazines, many of which
have been written by people who apparently had very
little real knowledge of oil shale and who have made
wildly extravagant statements regarding its commercial
possibilities.
Despite the fact that the oil shale industry seems
destined to become one of the leading ones of Colorado,
the bulletin states that the large and quickly realized
profits of-en realized from investments in oil lands need
not be expected from operation in shales, which is essen
tially a manufacturing proposition requiring engineering
skill and amp.e capital. The purpose of the bulletin, it
is explained, is that its contents may prove an assistance
to those who are really trying to develop the new industry,
and to prevent the public from losing money in those
companies whose promoters, through either dishonesty or
Ignorance, make promises that are impossible of fulfill
ment. In an appendix to the bulletin is listed a working
list of references which directs those interested in the
subject of shales to numerous articles of sufficient merit
to commend them in the Judgment of the Colorado School
of Mines officials. Included in the list is the series of
articles by J. B. Jones of the Petroleum Engineering Co.,
published in issues of The Oil and Gas News during Octo
ber and November, 1918.
Regarding the present status of the shale oil industry
in the United States, the bulletin says:
Up to the present time more than 100 companies have
been organized for the purpose of developing or selling
stock In oil shale enterprises. Some of these are essentially
stock selling organizations and are not likely to be espe
cially helpful in developing the industry; others are really
Interested in making the industry a success and have been
organized on a firm basis. Some of them have spent con
siderable time and money on experimental work with the
aim of developing retorting processes other than the
Scottish that will be satisfactory for American shales.
It is reported that fully 30 processes for retorting oil
shales have come to the attention of the U. S. Bureau of
Mines, most of them using modifications of the retorts
used with success in Scotland. None of the different
retorts in this country have yet been tried on a com
mercial scale. The American shales are richer in oil and
poorer in nitrogen than the Scotch shales, and it may be
that the best commercial results will be obtained by sacri
ficing complete extraction of oil and ammonium sulphate
for increased capacity. In the opinion of many who are
well qualified to judge, those processes which are in
tended to distill the shale without steam or to distill and
fractionate In the same retort can never meet with suc
cess.
Although we must refer to the Scotch plants as our
only criterion, it must be remembered that their processes
have undergone no important changes for the last 25 or
30 years. Many of their methods appear old fashioned
and cumbersome, particularly the huge air-cooled con
densers. Several competent American technologists have
made extensive laboratory experiments from which it
appears that improved methods of retorting and refining
will make it possible to obtain much better results than
are now obtained in Scotland. They claim that refining
losses can be kept below 5 per cent. They also claim that
a high grade lubricating oil, suitable for use in internal
combustion engines, can be made if, from a commercial
point of view, it is desired to do so. Plans are now being
made to try some of these new processes on a commercial
scale. If they are successful it will result in a big impetus
to the shale oil industry in this country.
The products obtained by refining the crude shale oil
are motor gasoline, illuminating oils, gas and fuel oils,
lubricating oils, paraffin wax and coke. The yield of these
different products varies and depends to a certain degree
both on the nature of the shale and on the conditions of
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retorting and refining. As a rule, three grades of lubri
cating oil are made, none of which is suitable for steam,
cylinders, internal combustion engines or heavy duty
bearings.
The industry was first started on a commercial scale
in Scotland about 1860. In 1871 there were 51 companies
engaged in the industry, while at present there are only
six. The successful companies have been those that, effi
ciently organized, have been able to employ the best
technical skill, utilize labor saving devices and operate on
a large scale. The industry has been favored by several
factors, such as relatively low cost of labor, large yields
of ammonium sulphate, high price of competing petroleum
products, and the situation in a densely populated indus
trial region where supplies and a market were close at
hand.
Location of Plant.
Although there are about 2,000 square miles of oil
shale lands in Colorado, there is a comparatively small area
so situated as to be suitable for exploitation at the present
time. Transportation and an abundant water supply are
paramount considerations. Considering these factors, the
shale outcrops on the north side of the valley of the Grand
River between the towns of Grand Valley and De Beque
offer the most favorable point for attack. They are close
enough to the main line of the Denver & Rio Grande Rail
road to permit the plant to be built either adjacent to it
or on a short spur track, and the Grand River contains
an abundant supply of water. Living conditions are good,
and there should be no difficulty in obtaining labor. If it
appears desirable to erect a sulphuric acid plant in con
nection with the refinery, as some investigators suggest,
raw material in the shape of pyrite can be obtained from
Red Cliff or Leadville, which are not far away. Deposits
of native sulphur have been reported from Delta county
which might possibly be used instead of the pyrite. The
disposal of the spent shale could be taken care of by
gravity if the plant were located above the bottom of the
valley on the lower slopes of the cliffs.
The mines must necessarily be near the top of the
cliffs, 2,000 feet or more above the Grand River Valley.
The retorting and refining plants must be near the rail
road and water supply, that is, at the bottom of the cliffs.
Consequently some means of transportation between mine
and plant must be provided. This will undoubtedly be
either a surface tram or an aerial tram. The former will
probably be used, as for a large capacity it is cheaper to
install and to operate than the latter. The shale, shoveled
into the cars at the working face, would, with a surface
tram, be hauled from the mine to the head of the tram
by the same locomotive that brought them to the surface,
lowered by gravity to the level of the plant, and dumped
into the crusher bins. With an aerial tram the mine cars
would have to be dumped into bins at the upper terminal,
loaded into the tram-buckets, dumped into the bins at the
lower terminal, and, if it were not possible to locate the
terminal at the crusher bins, loaded into other cars- and
If, as has been suggested, the plant were located on
the lower slopes of the cliff, it should be possible to run
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the crushed shale from the storage bins below the crush
ers to the retorts and also to dispose of the spent shale
by gravity. The refining plant would be below the retorts
and might be at a considerable distance from them. It
is probable, however, that the refinery will be located
near the retorts as the crude sha.e oil is too viscous to
be conveyed through pipes like crude petroleum.
The most economical arrangement of the retorting and
refining plant with relation to the mine and the railroad
in any particular case calls for a high degree of engineer
ing skill. The cheapness with which any plant can be
operated is very largely dapendent not only on the con
venience of its- internal arrangement, but also on the
ease with which the raw material is received and the waste
and finished products are sent out. Ample storage fa
cilities must be provided for the finished products from
which they can be conveniently loaded into railroad cars.
It is also extremely important that plans be made for the
disposal of the vast quantities of spent shale at the least
possible cost.
Mining.
Near the tops of the cliffs, In the area under dis
cussion, there are said to be one or more beds of shale
from five to eight feet in thickness which yield a barrel
(42 gallons) or more of oil per ton and which are fairly
permanent in thickness and oil content over considerable
areas. It is reasonable to suppose that one of these beds
will be mined for the first commercial operations. Above
them are several hundred feet of strata containing various,
and for the most part smaller, percentages of oil. It is
probable that these thicker, leaner beds will be worked
after the industry is well established and the lowest grade
of shale that can be worked at a profit fuLy determined
by economical operations.
Some preliminary mining may be carried on by quarry
ing or open cut methods, but when it comes to making
a steady production of 1,000 tons or more per day it will
be necessary to resort to underground mining. The metn-
ods employed will be nearly, if not exactly, those employed
in mining coal. As no mining of any consequence has yei
been attempted, it is impossible to tell in detail what
particular methods will be found best suited for extracting
the shale. In mining coal, unless it is to be used for
making coke, the aim is always to extract it in as large
lumps as possible with a minimum of fine; for this reason,
the coal is usually undercut and then broken down with
the least possible amount of explosive. There will be no
such restriction in mining the shale as it will all have to
be crushed before going to the retorts, anyway. It will,
therefore, be mined with the idea of breaking it all into
pieces small enough to go into whatever form of crusher
is adopted. The fact that the beds in Colorado are all
practically flat will make the mining easier than in the
pitch;ng and contorted beds of Scotland.
There are two general methods of mining that may be
applicable to the shale beds which are likely to be mined
first. One is known as longwall and provides for the
extraction of all the material in the bed. Longwall ad
vancing could not be used as there would be little or no
waste with which to support the roof. Longwall retreat
ing, in which the adits are driven to the limits of the
area to be mined before production is commenced, might
be practicable if there were no necessity of saving the
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beds above the one being worked. It is doubtful if any
longwail method can be practiced in this case as it in
volves allowing the roof to cave in and would probably
result in destroying beds above which will undoubtedly
prove of value in years to come and should therefore be
preserved. The other method, known as room-and pillar,
is that commonly employed in coal mining in this state.
It consists in driving adits or "entries" from which rooms
are "turned" at suitable intervals. Pilars of sufficient
size to support the roof are left along the entries and
between the rooms. The percentage of shale recovered by
this method cannot be determined until sufficient work
has been done to determine the size of pillars necessary
to preserve the workings.
The physical character of the oil shale is such that it
cannot be drilled to advantage with precussion drills of
any sort. It can, however, be drilled with coal drilling
machines of the Hardscog, Thompson & Johnson, or
Howell types. The best explosive for breaking it has not
been determined, but it seems probable that some of
the low-grade ammonia dynamites, known in coal mining
parlance as permissible explosives, will be found most
suitable.
In order to mine 1,000 or more tons per day the mine
must be opened systematically and according to some
carefully considered plan which will insure the develop
ment work being kept well ahead of the extraction and
provide for the health and safety of the miners. Mechanical
ventilation will be necessary and proper precautions must
be taken to guard against gas and dust explosions. Before
the work has progressed very far mechanical haulage of
some kind will be necessary.
Mining Costs.
Until mining on a commercial scale has actually been
practiced it will be impossible to say definitely what it
will cost. From the information at present available, and
from coal mining experience, it appears that, after a mine
is opened and equipped to produce 1,000 tons per day, the
shale can be broken and delivered to the surface for $1
per ton, including the cost of the necessary development
work. To this must be added the cost of upkeep and
additions and repairs to equipment which wi.l be about
25 cents. This gives a total mining cost of $1.25. It Is
possible that this may be reduced, slightly, in practice;
it is also possible that unforeseen conditions may increase
it materially.
The equipment of the mine will include tools for min
ing, track, cars, locomotives, ventilating fans, shops and
shop equipment. For a mine producing 1,000 tons per
day the eouipment will cost about $50,000.
In addition to the cost of equipment, the cost of
opening the mine to put it in shape to produce the re
quired tonnage, assumed as 1.000 tons per day, must be
considered. This will depend on the method employed
and on other conditions not yet fully understood. In any
case, the preliminary mining, incident to the opening, will
be much more expensive than the regular operations after
full production is attained. The cost of opening the mine
is roughly estimated at $50,000.
The cost of delivering the shale to the upper term'nal
of the tram, assuming that the terminal is reasonably
near the entrance of the mine, will be included in the
mining cost. Lowering the shale to the crushing plant
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over a rail tram, including maintenance charges for the
tram, should not exceed 5 cents per ton. The cost ol build
ing the tramway will depend on the length and type used.
It may be as little as $5,000 or as much as $25,000.
If the shale has to be transported from the lower
terminal of the tram to the crushing plant, there will be
an additional cost to cover the transportation. This should
not amount to more than a few cents per ton.
Crushing.
Until experiments on a commercial scale have been
tried it is impossible to say what form of crusher will be
found best adapted to the Colorado shale. Some investi
gators state that gyratory crushers have been found
satisfactory, others that the Scotch toothed rolls are the
only suitable machines. Nearly all are agreed that jaw
crushers cannot be used to advantage.
The cost of crushing the run-of-mine shale to pieces
not larger than 2 or 2% inches in diameter will probably
not exceed 5 cents per ton. The cost of the crushing
plant cannot be accurately determined until the type of
crusher most suitable for the shale has been worked out
by large scale experiments. It seems probable that $10,000
should cover it.
Power Plant.
The retorting operations will yield, in all probability,
sufficient gas, in addition to that necessary to heat the
retorts, to furnish fuel for boilers whicn will generate the
power necessary in the plant. If there is not sufficient
gas generated in the regular retorts, one or more of them
can be run as a gas producer to augment the regular
supply. The power for the haulage system, ventiiating
fans and shops at the mines will doubtless be transmitted
in the form of electricity.
Water Supply.
The retorting and refining operations will require, ac
cording to the best authorities, about one ton of water
for each ton of shale treated. A 1,000-ton plant on this
basis will need 240,000 gallons of water per day. While
this might be obtained from one of the creeks by buying
up ranches to secure the water rights, it seems more likely
that it will be pumped from the Grand River, electric
power being transmitted from the plant to the pumps.
Retorting and Refining.
The method or methods to be used in manufacturing
the finished products from the raw shale constitute the
most vital parts of the oil shale industry. Many inves
tigators have devised retorting processes, which, accord
ing to their reports, show encouraging results in the
laboratory. None has yet been demonstrated on a com
mercial scale and until this is done no reliable estimates
of costs can be given. Various estimates of the cost of
a 1,000 ton retorting plant have been made varying from
$300,000 to $2,500,000. The larger estimates are those of
the men who have had the most experience. They include
the necessary apparatus for making sulphuric acid and
ammonium sulphate. The Scotch retorts have a rather
small capacity and hence a plant to treat 1,000 tons per
day requires a large number of them. Many inventors
believe that their various devices will enable them to get
greater capacity than is possible in the Scotch practice,
and, consequently, that they can use smaller plants which
can be erected for less money. Until commercial opera
tions are established the practicability of the various
processes, as well as the cost of erection and operation
of plants, must remain indeterminate.
A well known petroleum engneer and chemist says:
"Careful estimates for a complete 1,500-ton Scotch type
plant, to be erected on this side, were a trifle over $1,500
per ton-day; at the present time this would cost 30 per
cent more, or, say, $2,000 per ton. Recently a 1,000 ton
plant for Colorado was figured at $1,200 per ton. Both
were of the continuous vertical type, with regulation meth
ods of oil distillation and ammonia recovery; more modern
types, both in the retort end as well as the stilling end,
can be erected for $800 to $1,000 per ton for plants of
1,000 tons' capacity upward, if on a railroad and under
normal conditions. A pre-war cost of refining, including
recovering the ammonium sulphate, was 62 cents per ton
with sulphuric acid at $6 per ton, while the retorting cost
was 40 cents. Today this cost is $1 25 and 70 cents, re
spectively; add to these the cost of mining or getting the

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shale plug general charges and you have a basal figure
of what It should cost to recover the prime products."
In the Colorado shale field there will probably be no
market for the crude shale oilIt will have to be refined
before it has any market va*ue. Just what products will
be made is at present indeterminate, because it is not yet
certain what percentages of gasoline, lubricating oils and
so on can be produced to the best advantage.
There should be some market for ammonium sulphate
in Colorado and neighboring states. It is worth about $80
per ton, wholesale, at present.
By-Products.
The Scotch shale oil producers have a well established
market or their principal products, for which reason,
probably, they have paid little or no attention to possible
by-products. While it is possible that by-products may be
manufactured, commercially, from American shales which
will add materially to their value, it is not probable that
this can be done during the early stages of the Industry.
Experimenters have produced, in their laboratories, many
different substances from shale oil, such as dyes, high
explosives and rubber substitutes, but it is most unlikely
that the manufacture of such products on a commercial
scale wiil be undertaken until the profitable production of
gasoline, oils and ammonium sulphate is firmly established.
The spent shale contains a small amount, less than 1
per cent, of soluble potash. Under present conditions this
could not be extracted at a profit and therefore it cannot
be regarded as a valuable constituent or the Colorado
oil shales. In some places the shales contain appreciable
amounts of gold, but the quantity is too small and its oc
currence too irregular for it to have any commercial
significance.
Marketing Shale Oil Products.
"The difficulties that are likely to be encountered in
marketing oil shale products must be given consideration,"
says one authority. "The petroleum industry of this
country, established for many years, has developed an
extensive and efficient system of marketing its products.
Before the shale oil products can be of commercial im
portance it may be necessary to carry on a campaign of
education in order to convince the public that such prod
ucts can be used with the same degree of satisfaction as
those obtained from petroleum.
"Until the shale oil industry has assumed large pro
portions it must depend upon local markets under the local
competitive conditions that prevail during that period. At
the present time the chief competition will be from prod
ucts obtained from the oils of the Wyoming fields which
marketed over 12,000,000 barrels of high grade crude oil
in 1918, selling at $1.50 to $1.80 a barrel at the well. The
oil shale plants in Scotland are located very favorably, for
they are near the two largest cities of Scotland and com
pete with petroleum products that must be imported from
the United States and other foreign countries."
The Scotch oil shale companies have ouilt up the mar
keting end of their business along the same lines as those
followed by the large petroleum companies in this country.
They own the> own tank cars, tank wagons and storage
tanks. An oil shale company would have to have ample
storage capacity for its products because the output would
be steady and continuous, the demand variable. The large
oil companies have elaborate and efficient systems of dis
tributing their products in the territory adjacent to the
Colorado shale deposits and these must be taken into con
sideration in connection with the disposal of the shale
oil products. It may be possible to sell at wholesale to
the companies already in the field. If not, it would be
necessary to build up and establish a market in the face
of the hardest sort of competition.
DUTCH COMPANY ACQUIRES BRITISH OIL WORKS.
(Trade Commissioner H. G. Brock, London, Eng., Aug. 9, 1919.)
According to the Daily Telegraph, the great industrial
works at Selby (Yorkshire) known as Olympia Oil &
Cake Mills, together with the allied undertakings of the
Selby Warehousing & Transport Co. and the Ardol Fac
tory, which were brought into existence about 12 years
ago through the energies of a well-known Leeds soap
manufacturer, have changed hands. The purchaser is
stated to be Jurgens, Dutch margarine maker. The oil
mills are the largest in Great Britain, occupying a big
tract of land, and the property includes several hundred
model houses where the employes reside.
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EASTERN REFINERS COME WEST FOR EDUCATION.
They Study the Dubb* Process for Cracking Oil at Inde
pendence, Kansas, Refinery.
Horace Greeley, in one of his wisest moments, ad
vised young men to go West and grow up with the coun
try, says the Great Western. At that time Kansas was
in the far West. In his wildest imagination, we doubt if
Horace Greeley couid have fancied Kansas as it is to
day. In his most vivid visions, the Eastern refiner could
not, a quarter century ago, have pictured himself journey
ing out Into the plains of Kansas to learn of the Westerner
new ways of advanced distillation. Yet, on the 22nd of
July a committee of Pennsylvania refiners, headed by
George P. Brockway and piloted by Mr. Halle of the
Universal Oil Products Co. of Chicago, spent the day at
Independence, Kansas, where a demonstration was made
of the Dubbs Process for cracking oils.
The Dubbs Process is practically the same as the
Standard's Burton Process. In fact, the owners of the
Dubbs Process have a suit now pending in the courts
against the Standard Oil Co., claiming infringement upon
their patent rights. During the past few years the
Standard has made many improvements and changes in
Its original method and practice of cracking oils and like
wise the Dubbs Process has changed a great deal. While
there is not so much being said about cracking processes
recently, refiners are constantly engaged in experimental
work, striving to attain greater perfection and greater
efficiency in the recovery of light ends from crude oil.
There is no doubt but some way will yet be found of con
verting a much greater percentage of motor fuel from
the crude. The mere fact that large recoveries can be
secured in laboratory tests is sufficient evidence that the
same thing can be done in a practical and commercial
way, if the proper means are found to do the work.
A few days ago Mr. Eubank of the Volunteer Oil Co.,
a producer in the Fredonia district, stated that he had
witnessed a demonstration of the Mehl process by which
41 per cent on one run and 45 per cent on another run
of 56 gallons had been recovered from crude, of 26 grav
ity, produced on his lease. So thoroughly is Mr. Eubank
satisfied of the possibilities of this process that his Vol
unteer Oil Co., which has been unable to dispose of its
crude output because of its low grade and the insistence
of refiners that they were unable to handle it profitably,
even at $1.00 a barrel, that he has started construction
of a 1000-barrel plant at Fredonia to employ the Mehl
process. If Mr. Eubank succeeds in making recoveries
of better than 40 per cent of gasoline from 26 gravity
crude, which, under ordinary refining, only precipitates
5 or 6 per cent gasoline, he will have one of the best
money making propositions in the Mid-continent field and
he wiil have rendered his company a signal success.
Fred Hillman, who, while working on a lease in the
Cushing field conceived distillation ideas and successfully
made tests to prove out the same, afterward building up
the Hillman Refining Company, but, who after the death
of his wife, lost his health and for the past year has been
re-charging his human batteries, is about to build a 3000-
barrel refinery In the North Texas field, using a process
of his own invention. Mr. Hillman strives more for the
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First Vice-Pre., E. O. Dayton Kansas City, Mo.
Second Vice-Pres., J. J. Kemp Lexington, III.
Third Vice-Pres., C. H. Kunneman. .Granite City, 111.
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Dr. James J. Hogan Ashtabula, O.
J. D. Forrester Kansas City, Mo.
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E. F. Buckingham Virden, 111.
E. W. Williamson Bates City, Mo.
A. M. Starr Odessa, Mo.
Fred N. Baldwin Flint, Mich.
John J. O'Hern, Production Mgr., Kansas City, Mo.
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economical operation of distillation and the saving of the
light ends than he does for actual cracking. In this mat
ter he has been able to reduce his distillation loss to al
most a fraction and to make a recovery that made pos
sible his success. It must be admitted Mr. Hillman did
remarkably well in starting out with a capital of $600 and
ending up with a business that was worth nearly a mil
lion. Hillman uses a combination of regu.ar and pipe
stills, so constructed as to prevent the escape of any of
the light gasses and at the same time make it unneces
sary to pump out the receiving stills, except at rare inter
vals. He uses the cold oil going in to cool the vapors
coming out, thus minimizing the cost of pre-heating his
crude oil as well as the expense of large condenser boxes.
A large unit of the Jenkins process is now being in
stalled in the Mi. liken refinery at Arkansas City and it
is reported that highly satisfactory results are likely to
be announced in the near future.
Thus it will be seen that interest is not dying out but
rather increasing in higher distillation research and, while
perhaps there have not been startling results in this divi
sion of refinery development, the fact still remains that
refineries throughout the country are getting larger per
centages of light end recoveries than ever before and,
were this not so, it would be impossible for the refining
industry to pull through under conditions which have ex
isted the past year.
Tet it may seem strange that in spite of all this alert
ness on the part of refiners to advance the science of
distillation, there has been considerable disappointment
on the part of those directing the Government Experi
ment Station under charge of the Bureau of Mines at
Bartlesville. Oil men have not taken the interest In this
station anticipated. The question has often been asked,
"What is in a name?" Regardless of the answer to the
question, there is a great deal of difference in location.
Oil men, and especially refiners, do not often go to Bar
tlesville. The industry was fearful at the time it was
announced the Experiment Station was going to Bartles
ville, that it would not command the attention it would
if it were located where oil men could readily drop in.
It is a well known fact that interest in most experimenta
tion originates in and is carried on at refineries and by
refiners. The producer, by reason of his surroundings
and the fact that he has nothing to do with marketing his
products except to run the same to pipelines, is little inter
ested in what becomes of the product after it leaves his
lease. The refiner's whole success depends upon such.
There are no refineries at Bartlesvil.e. The Experiment
Station, if it were located at Kansas City or Tulsa, or
some point where refiners are liable to congregate, would
serve the industry immeasureably better and would re
ceive far greater attention from the industry. Even Chi
cago would be a better location than the city where it is
now located. The people of Bartlesville cannot be blamed
for lack of Interest in this station, because they are in
no way directly concerned with its work. The statement
that Bartlesville is not the proper location for the station
is not a reflection on Bartlesville. Bartlesville is a re
markably good town. It has one of the f.nest Masonic
hemes in America. It is right up to the minute in every
thing, but you would not expect to go to Bartlesville to
buy codfish and the refiner does not journey to Bartles
ville to find cracking processes and get information in
distillation. It is out of the way.
And yet it is not impossible that if the gentlemen in
charge of the Experiment Station at Bartlesville are for
tunate enough (if they have money to carry on the work)
to hit upon a solution to cracking, that Bartlesville will
some day become the Mecca to which refiners from all
parts of the country will Journey, even like these Pilgrims
headed by George Brockway have taken their pilgrimage
from the place of the beginning of petroleum distillation,
the Far East if you please, into the sun-kissed lands of
once bleeding Kansas, to learn rmre modern ways of later-
day petroleum distillation. Anyhow oil men ought to sup
port in every way the Bartlesville Experiment Station.
A. D. GRIDER HEADS MARKETING FIRM.
Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 30Arch IX Grider, Inc., is the
name of a new marketing concern, headed by Mr. Grider
himself. Grider was formerly the head of the Midland
Petroleum Co. in Tulsa, and his great business experience
assures a big success from the start.

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34 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

KANSAS. The Carter Oil Co., No. 1 Stafford, in the SE of

17-32-5, is drilling at 2,620 feet.
(Continued from page 8.) The Theta Oil Co., No. 1 Berry, in the NE of 13-33-6,
Clay County. is drilling at 2,165 feet.
Nelson Syndicate, No. 1 Avery, in the SE of 30-9-4, Hopkins and Harvin, No. 1 W. Darst, in the center
is shut down at 2,700 feet. of west iine of NW of SW of 13-33-6, is shut down at
Cowley County. 785 feet.
Ossenbeck and others. No. 1 Guthrie, in the NW cor
Langley and others, No. 1 Russell, in the center of ner of Lot 13 in 8-34-8, is shut down at 2,000 feet.
NE of 27 31-3, is shut down at 535 feet. Decatur County.
The Empire Gas & Fuel Co., No. 1 Shannon, in the
center of SW of SW of 34 31-5, is fishing at 1,930 feet. Hopper Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Harshman, in the SE
The Texas Co., No. 2 Burdon, in the SE of SW of of 31-l-30w, is shut down at 1,200 feet.
8-31-7, is drilling at 3,150 feet, having had a showing of Dickinson County.
oil at 2,860 feet. The Sinclair Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Wilkins, in the
Benedum and Trees, No. 1 Kock, in the SE of 28-31-7, SW of NW of NE of 26-11 3, is drilling at 1,900 feet. Same
has rig up. company, No. 1 Cronister, in the SW of NE of 11-12-2, is
The Emerald Oil Co., No. 1 Elrod, in the NE of building rig. Same company, No. 1 E. Stone, In the NW
SW of 4-32-5, is cleaning out at 3.160 feet of SW of 34 12-2, is drilling at 200 feet.
Kelly and others, No. 1 Baker, in the SW of NW
of 26-12-3, is building rig.
Clark and Titus, No. 1 Kickhefer, in the NE of SE
of 9-15 5, has material on the ground.
Franklin County.
Misc. Stocks The Texcalokan Oil & Gas Co. spudded in on Row
land No. 8, September 18. This is the eighteenth well on
its holdings in sections 12 and 13, township 18, range 20.
Greenwood County.
We both buy and sell all active issues, and The Empire Gas & Fuel Co., No. 1 Morris in the
welcome inquiries, whatever side of the SE of 8 23-9, has rig up. The same company No. 2
Teeter, in the NE of NW of NE of SW of 16-23 9, is
market you are on. A selected list of to spudding.
day's miscellaneous offerings are as follows: The Emerald Oil Co., No. 1 Teeter, in the NW of
NE of 21-23-9, has rig up.
The Cosden Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 McNeal, in the
BANK STOCKS SW of 22-25-13, is fishing at 1,750 feet, with 50 feet of
Peoples Trust oil in the hole.
Pioneer Trust The Carter Oil Co., No. 1 Welch, in the center of east
First National line of NE of 12 25-6, is shut down at 2,500 feet.
The Burk Petroleum Co., No. 1 Hodson, in the NW
INDUSTRIAL STOCKS of SW of NE of 28 25-10, is shut down at 2,450 feet.
Beggs Motor Rodgers and others, No. 1 Love, in the NW of NE of
Deere & Co., pfd. SW of 23 26 8, is drilling at 1,400 feet.
Peet Bros., com. The Empire Gas & Fuel Co., No. 3 R. B. Temple, in
Peet Bros., pfd. the center of SW of SE of 13-27-8, is drilling at 1,000
U. S. Steamship feet. The same company. No. 1 Lewis, in the NE of
Simplex Spreader 26 27-8, got sand 2,510 to 2.515 feet, with a nice showing
Studebaker of oil and is now cleaning out.
Overland Tire Edwards and others, No. 1 Baldwin, in the SW of
Thos. Ruddy Co. NW of NW of 6 27-9, has rig up.
The Dixie Oil Co., No. 1 Dixon, in the SE of SW
REFINERY STOCKS of 18-28 9, has spudded in.
Sapulpa Refining The Otto Creek Oil Co., No. 1 M. C. Miller, in the
Victor Refining SW of NE of NW of 5-28 9, has rig up.
Oklahoma-Texas Refining J. B. Jones and others. No. 1 Kinnen. In the NW of
Home Refining NE of SW of 11-28 10, is shut down at 2.560 feet. The
same party. No. 1 Holmes, in the NE of SE of NE of
OIL STOCKS 6-28-12, is shut down at 1,750 feet.
Harvey Crude Harvey County.
National Oil The Minnehoma Oil Co., No. 1 Gilchrist, in the SE
Black Panther of NW of NW of 27-22-2, is shut down at 600 feet.
Bay Slate OH & Gas Houston and others. No. 1 Wiloon in the NE of SE
Penn-Kell-Watt
Cosden Oil of NW of 28 22 2, is underreaming at 2,425 feet.
Clover Leaf Watchorn and others, No. 1 Day, in the SE of NE
Globe Oil of SW of 32 22-2, is shut down at 2.730 feet. Same party
McTon OH No. 1 Metz, in the NW of NE of SW of 33 22-2, has tools
OH & Gas of Eldorado in.
Oil State Refining The Penn-Texas Oil Co., No. 1 McCord, in the SE
C. & C. Development of 25 22-2. is drilling at 1,400 feet.
Cardey Royalties Watchorn and others. No. 1 King, in the center of
Morgan Oil & Refining
Atlas Oil & Refining west line of SW of SE of 1-23 le, is shut down at 2 730 foot.
Franklin O & R. The same party. No. 1 Wiicox. in the NW of NE of SW
Reliance OH of 11-23-le, is shut down at 710 feet. The same party,
Union Oil No. 1 Wetschensky, in the NW of SW of NE of 4-23-2,
REAL ESTATE LOANS is shut down at 400 feet. The same party, No. 1 Hunning-
We also have on hand a number of ton. in the SE of NE of NW of 4-23 2e, is drilling at
hleh grade first mortgage real estate 19"0 feet.
loans, netting 6%. W. C. Cain and others., No. 1 Hickerson, In the NW
of SW of 30-24-le, has rig up.
NATIONAL SECURITIES CO. Hodpman County.
H. C. Davison, General Manager. Oil Fields Development Co.. No. 1 Hanna, in the NW
of 27-22-23w, is shut down at 725 feet.
Suite 733 Reserve Bank Bldg.,
Jackson County.
Kama* City, Mo. The Buffalo Oil Co., No. 1 Cook, in the NE of 12-7-15.
has 'rig up.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 35

Jewell County.
Red Line Oil Co., No. 1 Lamp, in the SE of 9-2-9w, has
rig up.
Kingman County. Or. Charles F. Mabery said, in the Journal of
Hale and Allinger, No. 1 Winfrey, in the SW of ll-27-7w, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry: "In the
is shut down at 3,275 feet. general plan and scope of this work it seems dif
Cunningham Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Latham, in the ficult to suggest an improvement. The evident
SE of NW of 21-27-10w, is fishing at 3,150 feet. care in its preparation, the statements supported
The Kingman Murdock Oil Co., No. 1 Rutkomski, in by numerous citations from petroleum literature,
t he center of east line of SW of 3-28-6w, is fishing at and the cooperation oj practical experts, are the
3,125 feet. best assurance of its accuracy."
Kiowa County.
The Pratt Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Barlow, in the SE of
25-30 17w, is shut down at 3,680 feet . The first comprehensive and authoritative treatment
Osborne County. of the American petroleum industry. The books are
Delhi Oil Co., No. 1 John Dorman, in the SW of distinctly modern in every respect. They cover the
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Ottawa County. of the subject thoroughly. They place at the disposal
Dozier and others, No. 1 Lyne, in the NE of NW of of engineers, chemists and students a complete sum
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The Ottawa Oil & Development Co., No. 1 Slrnie,
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The Carter Oil Co., No. 1 Best, In the NE of SE of
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Pottawatomie County.
Crawford & Jennings, No. 1 Doyle, in the NW of American American
4-10-12, is cementing off water at 2,700 feet.
Pawnee County. Petroleum" Peimbn
The Pawnee Development Co., No. 1 Taylor, in the Volume
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Brooks and others, No. 1 Winters, in the SW of 28-25-2,
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The Wich-'ta Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Folker, in the NE
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36 THE OIL AND
IN AND AROUND WICHITA FALLS.
Wichita Falls, Texas, Sept. 29The fag-nd of the
week developed two sensations of a definite nature, and
one mighty interesting rumor that will be a sensation if
confirmed.
The test of the Texhoma Oil & Refining Co. on the
Daniels, in the shallow field south of Burkburnett, but a
mile and a half from deep production, was turned loose
Saturday and was making better than 1200 barrels dally
from a 1200 foot sand.
Henry Ford Oil Co. No. 1 Snoddy, in Block 68 of
the extension filled a slush pit of oil, looking mighty like
a well that would advance the field about a mile to the
eastward.
Sunday it was reported that the deep test on the
Burkburnett townsite <wa.s making some oil at 4000 feet.
This has not been conf.rmed at this writing.
Taking the week as a whole, a deoine in new pro
duction was recorded, and the Burk Senator well in the
Red River bed was the center of interest. It looks like
250 barrels or better, and means some extensive develop
ment in that section north of the bluff, provided the liti
gation does not gum the game too much. The Burk-
Senator is not directly involved in any lawsuits, but the
section as a whole is literally plastered with them.
From wildcat territory in Northwest Texas, the best
news comes from Young county, where developments in
dicate that this district wi.l soon no longer be counted
with the wildcats. The Arnold well, said to have the
deepest pay sand in the country, at 4666 feet, is declared
to be making 250 barrels daily, flowing by heads, although
not yet completed. Four miles to the southeast, the Texas
company's Graham test, report of the shooting of which
was in last week's budget, is making about 100 barrels
a day.
The well of the Texhoma company in the Burkbur
nett shallow field is expected to lead to extensive develop
ment of that territory, which had been partially con
demned as a deep test proposition. There are scores of
shallow wells along the creek there, none of them over
800 feet deep, making from 10 to 50 barrels daily, but
the possibilities of further deep sand testing there had
Osage, Oklahoma, Oil Leases
at Public Au&ion,
October 6, 1919.
By U. S. Government.
About 36,000 acres by quarter sections of
1 60 acres each, all in Osage County, Okla
homa, will be offered at Pawhuska, Okla.,
Oct. 6, 1919, for bonus in addition to stipu
lated royalties; 25% on date of sale, bal
ance in three annual installments with ac
ceptable security. Many tracts are located
near producing wells, practically all con
sidered advantageously located for produc
tion of oil. All these lands are under sepa
rate leases for gas. For blue print map
showing acreage of Osage County leased for
oil and area leased for gas, also indicating
quarter sections producing oil or wells drill
ing, send 25c and write U. S. Superintend
ent, Osage Agency, Pawhuska, Okla., for
full particulars.
GAS NEWS
not been considered. Report of the finding of a good sand
in this test was carried in a former report, but the test
was not completed until early Satuiday when the well
was turned loose, starting off by putting a barrel a nut
ate into the tanks for some hours. It made more than
1200 barrels the first day.
This 1200 foot sand was found further west, across
the railroad, some time ago, but the hole was junked and
abandoned without a real test being made. Some of the
owners of the shallow sand territory are planning for im
mediate deep tests, and a general exploitation of that sec
tion is in prospect. The lexhoma's well is slightly over
a mile from the nearest deep production on the Burkbur
nett townsite, and nearly four miles from any well that
has shown for 500 barrels or better.
Of scarce.y less importance is the "flivver" well, as
the Henry Ford's test is dubbed. A well there will prove
up from two to three miles between it and the Ramming
pool and more than a mile between itself and the Burk
George. It found the sand at 1582 feet, the exact depth
of the Burk-George sand, which has been a steady pro
ducer. The Ford well is in what is known as the "billion
dollar draw" a gulch that cuts through the heart of the
Northwest extension pool, and in which not a dry hole
has been found. To the northward of the Ford well, dry
ho.es were found in the Horseshoe Bend and P. G. & J.
S. tests, which were in the Skyline district that proved
generally disappointing. The Ford well bailed a slush-
pit full of oil Saturday, and the outcome of the test is
awaited with much Interest.
News early Sunday that the deep test in the Burk
burnett townsite was showing oil at about 4,000 feet gave
promise of renewed activities in the oil town, where, al
though derricks, pump.ng jacks and tanks are scattered in
and out between home and the folks next door, the pro
duction has not been highly profitable. Not many wells
of better than 100 barre. s have been brought in within the
town limits, and the average is probably not over 50 bar
rels, which is not much pay when it costs as it does lo
drill a well. A successful deep test would mean much
there.
It now appears that the joint pipe line of the Texas
and Empire companies from Burkburnett to the Healdton
field, will be completed sooner than was predicted, and
the end of October is expected to see oil being run all
the way, which will be a great relief to the present con
gested conditions. The pipe line situation aa a whole,
however, is unimproved because of. the steel strike which
threatens to delay deliveries of pipe and other material.
Opinions differ among local supply men as to the effect
of the strike on drilling operations, but it is believed that
all the pipe and tools that can be delivered, with railroad
conditions as they are, can be obtained.
Sale of the M. & P. Burk properties, in block 818, was
reported during the week, though there was no confirma
tion. The purchaser was reported to be the M'.d-States
Oil corporation of which former Governor Charles N.
Haskell of Oklahoma is a leading stockholder, and the
consideration was said to be $800,000.
Reports of an oil sand at 2,500 feet near Amarillo, in
the Texas Panhandle, were received during the week and
caused much interest until an authoritative denial was
given.
Waggoner City became an incorporated town Satur
day when Mayor W. D. Wash and other city officials took
the oath of office. One of the first municipal undertak-
Very active Kansas City oil investment
operator has leased Fort Worth, Texas, office
and plans to establish a multigraph or multi-
colorgraph department to publish house organ
and print office literature and is looking for a
combination man to take charge of this depart
menta good knowledge of the oil game com
bined with intelligent reportorial, editorial and
advertising experience as well as mechanical
experience in print-shop would fill the bill.
Write or wire Box 1 04, Oil and Gas News.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 37

ings will be the construction of a Jail. The swearing in 000 in bonds which will be used to establish a water sys
of
withthemerchants
officials in
followed the who
the town reaching of an agreement
were opposed to incor tem sufficient for a city of ha.f a million population. The
present water supply, concerning which some concern has
poration because they thought it meant more taxes with been felt, is officially declared to be suff.c.ent for a city
out any benefits therefrom. Mayor-elect Wash was an of 100,000 for a year. However, it is not so situated as
active member of the anti-incorporation forces at one time, to serve the oil fields, and the new project, which includes
tout later changed his views and decided to accept office. a dam across the Big Wichita rivercalled "big" not be
"Waggoner City's postoffice, now a branch of that at Burk- cause it is, but to distinguish it from the Little Wichita,
burnett, is to be made a first class office, according to which is littlewill be so constructed that it will help
advices from Washington, with free delivery. Efforts are the field operations in the dry seasons.
also being made to secure railroad connections with the
Katy at Burkburnett, and the community expects to put HOMINY REFINERY CHANGES OWNERSHIP.
on other city airs.
Burkburnett also has its municipal troubles. It elect Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 30.The Wabash Refining Co.,
ed R. D. Laney, newspaperman, mayor recently, only to which went into bankruptcy in war time in 1918, when
discover that he had not been a resident of the town long the government put a restriction on unlimited premium
enough to qualify. Another election will be held shortly bidding on crude oil, has sold its 1,500-barrel refinery at
at which he will again be a candidate, having completed Hominy, Okla., to James Dunn of Bartlesville far $100,000.
the necessary term of residence. Dunn proposed to start up the plant immediately, and in
Looking to Young County. crease the capacity.
It Is looking more and more like Young County will The United Oil Co. has brought in well No. 551 be
furnish West Texas her next big oil pool. The great tween Florence and Coal Creek, Colorado, with a produc
depth at which the pay sands are being found is one un tion of 80 barrels a day. This makes two good wells
certain e'ement in that d'strict. for it takes lots of crude struck in the Florence field within the last two weeks,
to pay back the money for drilling 4.5-00 feet, and it is both of which give promise of being permanent producers.
not yet assured that either of the wells now at the inter
esting stage will make enough to be profitable. But the
developments are decisive enough to cause extensive
drilling in that section, and the^e is a brisk demand for CHARLES T. JOBES
acreage, some of it as high as $500 per acre. Consulting
Acreage for the most part is in the hands of the big lOOfl C.loj-rt Building
companies that have been on the ground for some time, Kaaaaa City. Mo.
Wichita PaHa. Tessa. Geologist
and that had suff'clent stamina to pay the rentals through P. O. Box 287.
the years. The Sine' air, Sun, Prairie, Gulf, Cosden, AJax,
Atlantic and Humble are among the concerns that share
the holdings with the Texas company and the Magnolia, Office. Bell Main 3306
each of which has thousands of acres leased. The Texas IRVIN A. STRAUSS
company alone is sa'd to have 75.000 acres.
Next week should witness completion of the Texas Geologist
Co.'s No. 1 Arnold, four miles south of Newcastle, the G. R. STH\l'. Aaalatant
present terminus of the Wichita Falls & Southern branch Specializing In Kanaaa. Oklahoma and Texaa
of the M. K. & T. Numerous caves have delayed com SflS Hnll Bide. Knnnas City. Missouri
pletion, but flows at the rate of 250 barrels dailv have
resulted as the drill went deeper into the sand. The bit HAMILTON E. ANDERSON
was 23 feet into the pay at last accounts, the total depth
being 4666 feet. Petroleum Geologist and Engineei
The Texas Co.'s No. 1 Graham, four miles southeast Oil and Gas Surveys
of the Arnold, now 4062 feet deep, is being p'nehed down, Production HeportaOil Mapa
according to renorts, until tankage can be obtained. Three 412 Hoyt Building-. Wichita,
1 noO-bar-l tarks hive already been filled, at the rate of
100 to 125 barrels daily since it was given a heavy shot.
There are some interesting rumors about promising sands
that were passed up in both holes, at from 490 to 3300
feet. Newcastle has become qu'te an oil town, and plans THE M. M. VALERIUS COMPANY
are under way for a refinery there, the Victor Refining
company of this city having preparations on foot for such PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS
a project. Mayo Bldg.
Shall Wichita Falls Have a "Wall Street?"
With activity in stocks increasing steadily as the Tulsa, Oklahoma
weather grows cooler, oil men are again agitating the
question of being allowed to use the streets and side
walks for their salesmanhsip activities. Wichita Falls' OIL MAPS
city council has twice refused this perm'ssion. taking the Principal Mid-Continent Fields
not unreasonable view that the streets and sidewalks aro Special maps and plats prepared
sufficiently crowded as it is. Mayor J. B. Marlow is said BLUE PRINTS
to favor permitting stock-selling on the streets, but so F. E. Gallup Map Company
far a majority of the council is against it. in Baltimore Are. Kas City,
Stock trading has been stimulated considerably by
some Juicy d'vidends recently declared. The Marine Oil
Co.. a purely local concern that sold its holdings to the
Gilfil'an interests at 17 for 1, has just declared a 100 per KANSAS OIL
cent d'vidend. The Su>-e Pop O'l Co. has had a 50 per I try to know one state and know It fairly welL
cent dividend, and the United Oil Co. which has 10 acres There are good chances in Kansas and those oa
my mailing lists are told about them. Your re
in Block 84. has also declared a 50 per cent d'vidend, its quest la all It costs.
third in that amount. A new dividend by the Goiconda C H. KERR IOTV4 North Peaa.
company broueht its total payments to 425 per cent. Independence. Kaa.
Prospects of improvement in the pipe line and tank car
situations have given a brighter tone to the market as a VERNON F. MARSTERS
whole and caused much activity in trading. Geological Engineer
At the mass meeting of citizens last Monday to take Technical Investigations of Oil and Metal Min
action on the water question, several speakers laid stress ing properties; Development and Operation.
upon the fact that if this city hores to retain, as perman Correspondence solicited with parties having
ent residents, many of the oil men now here, she must territory to be drilled for acreage and parties seek
definitely solve the water problem. As a result of the ing such opportunities.
SIR Rlaltn Rldg.. Knnnaa Pity. Ma.
meeting, an election will be called for the voting of $3,500,-
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homa City. Okla.
1-3,000 ACRES oil and gas leases, well blocked in Sequoyah
County. Will give interest for development Must deal
direct. Favorable geological reports. Address J. W. Breed-
love. Sallisaw, Okla.
OIL LEASES on state reserved oil land, 30 cents an acre
yearly. Plenty stamps for particulars. Immediately
write. Henry Clark. Leases Specialist, Room 204, Continen
tal Bank, Fort Worth, Texas.
TEN-YEAR No. 88 leases, Northeastern New Mexico; se
lected on structure approved by the big companies; several
deep tests now drilling. Map on request. Tucumcari Oil
Exchange, Tucumcari, New Mexico.
FOR SALE120-acre lease In the Elk City gas field of Kan
sas oil wells offsetting and several large gas wells within
% mile; never been drilled. Connelley, Treece & Co, 417
Gas and Electric Bldg., Denver, Colo.
LEASESCan deliver any price acreage on and off of struc
ture in Stephens County, Okla., the coming big field of the
state. Wells drilling all parts. Write or wire Chester B.
Elliott, Collinwood Hotel, Duncan, Okla.
COMMERCIAL lease for sale, production on adjoining land,
rigs going up In immediate vicinity: good deal fur some
one. Will consider drilling contract on this 8" Anyone In
terested write 122 West Douglas Avenue, Wichita, Kans.
VALUABLE OIL LEASES FOR SALE.
I am offering 500 acres of valuable oil leases in the Ver
non pool. Woodson county. Kansas, for ten dollars an acre.
If Interested, write to Chas. E. Jackson, Box 485, Independ
ence, Kas.
LEASESProven field. 75 acres M. Cronlcan Survey. A. C.
Brown tract. 2 miles east Desdemona; 5 and 10-acre tracts;
380 acres J. L. Sohoonover Survev, J. Herrlngton tract. 3
miles northeast Desdemona. Brown & Williams, Licensed
Brokers. 210 Andrews Bldg., Dallas, Texas.
FIVE ACRESNorthwest Extension
in at of
2 0n0Burkburnett field;
one producing well, recently barrels; ^erHck
up for another well; sure-shot locations. Price $125,000;
$20,000 down, balance terms. Great opportunity for making
money or nucleus for large company. P. O. Box 450, Kansas
City, Mo.
EXCELLENT BARGAINS IN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA OIL
LEASES.
I will give $500 cash and 9/16 Interest for a well to he
drilled In 20-24-7. Osage Co.. Okla. Will give 6 000 acres In
Hemohlll Co., Texas, for a well there. Fine structures and
geological report on these. Can put you on ground floor on
Texas leases. Our men always In the field. Production and
leases in Ranger and Burkburnett. Have some fine Begers,
Okla., leases now, for immediate delivery. I hHve for sale
one Jeffery's. 3% ton nuad truck and Tiller, excellent run
ning orrter, oped one year. Cost about $5,000; will sell 51.600
spot cash. Edgar C. Peebles & Co., 308 Security Bank Bldg.,
Tulsa, Okla.
WHEN WRITING ADVERTISERS TLEASE MENTION THE OIL AND GAS NEWS :
GAS NEWS
leases for sale:.
OIL, lands for lease around wells and close in. Write me
for further information. P. W. Corcoran, Rawlins, Wyo.
PECOS VALLEY, New Mexico, oil leases for sale; $2.50 per
aire. Wn.e or see Miss Hudson, 2&38 Troost, Kansas City.
Mo.
FOR SALELeases in Taylor Co., Texas. One 160 offset to
drilling well; one 160 within two miles; make me an of
fer. M. C. Spiller, 124 S. Park Street, Sapulpa, Okla.
OIL LEASES 50c acre up, 10c rentals, between 10 wells now
drilling; 14 wells contracted for and IS additional loca
tions made; over million acres under lease; big companies
playing field heavy, having bought several hundred thou
sand acres; smaller companies in proportion. Great chance
to speculate on other fellow's drilling. That's the way regu
lar oil men make money. New field starts few miles south
west of Scottsville Allen County, Ky. field, where acreage
few montns ago was selling for 50c per acre, later reported
selling for from $500 to $1,000 per acre. The ouc acreage
you buy from us today may be worth $500 to $1,000 per acre
wLhln six months, as wens reported showing for from 100
to <00 barrels at 300 to 400 feet are reported coming in
southwest of Scottsville and on direct Trend, within 10 or 15
miles of where our 50c leases start over the line in north
east corner Robertson County. Tenn. Big drilling campaign
now actually on in five counties may open up big field. All
luioeo iuauu unuer uirec ion oil fieiu gco.og.ofs of national
and international reputation, brought here from Oklahoma,
Texas, Kansas and Kentucky for geological woi k. Names of
these geologists and copies of their maps and reports fur
nished free, for private use, to all buyers of acreage. Or-
deis filled for from 40 acres at $20 up to 1,000 acres at $500.
Reputable oil men, bankers and stock and bond Drukers, and
real estate men wan.ed as agents. For fur. her information,
send, write, phone or wire Tennokla Oil Company, Dickson,
Tenn.
I'HOUICTIO.N KOM SAL.K.
FOR SALE CHEAP160 acres in Wellsville Held, four pro
ducing oil wells connected with pipe line and a power
house. Address Box 385, Iola, Kas.
25 BARRELS. 440 acres, 3 sands, 210-2S0 and 480 feet,
$25,000; 160 acres Miami County; 480 feet, 12 bbl.. 10 offset
ready to drill. These are extra buys. 11. W. Mitchell, 16
Peoples Bank, Kansas City, Kas.
RUMMSSS tll'I'OKTI MTIKH.
OWN OIL LAND$100 buys unit right adjoining Elk Basin
Co.'s producers Kansas, 8 units for sale to settle estate;
values advancing. United Trust Co., Independence, Kas.
TWO LOTS in Casper, Wyoming, worth $125 each. Will
trade for oil leases or stock in good oil company. Address
S. A. Davis, 1811 Capitol Ave., Omaha, Neb.
WILL TRADESeveral large, beautiful lnkeshnre Minne
sota Farms, clear, for Texas or Oklahoma oil leases or
properties. Address 800, care of Oil and Gas News.
WE control a block of leases on well defined structure in
Bell County, Texas, on which we will Immediately drill
deep test to 2,500 feet or production. Will assign leases
under guarantee of completion of test. Write for prices.
Box 103, Oil & Gas News.
FOR SALE BY OWNER.
One hundred shares s'ock in an established oil propertv.
Authorized capital $500,000, of which $150,000 remains In
treasury; par value $10 per share. Company is operating
fifteen acres in the northwest extension Burkburnett oil
field. Texas, on a 50-50 basis. Have six flowing wells, aver
aging 3 000 barrels per well per day and two producing town
site lea=es; also 20 acres in Tillman County. Okla. ten acres
block 75. and five acres in block 76. in northwest extension
field. Field equipment valued at $100,000 The company's
in-erest in producing wells Is 8.000 barrels per day. the
gross income therefrom estimated at $18,000 per day. equiva
lent to 150% per month on the $350,000 Issued capital stock.
Price $50 per shore, subject prior sales. Address P. O. Box
522, Independence, Kas.
MAILING.
MAILING PRIVILEGE.
Public stenographer in Kansas City will extend mailing
privilege and look after correspondence for limited number.
Rates reasonable. Address Box 102A, OH & Gas News.
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VOL. VI KANSAS CITY, MO., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1919 NO. 8

A Fair Statement of the Case*

American Business rests a g,rave responsibility for efficient

co-operation in brinin& about full and proportionate produc
tion. On American Labor rests an equally &rave responsi
bility to attain maximum unit production and maintain unin
terrupted distribution of &oods if Labor is not to suffer from further
rises in the cost of living. The entire nationproducer, distribuor and
consumer alikeshould return to the unity that won the war. Group
interest and undue personal &ain must &ive way to the &ood of the whole
nation if the situation is to be squarely met.
Submitted by the Council of National Defense.

B. P. BAGBY F. It. ANDREE C. MEYER

I1 resilient Vice-President anil Secy. Treasurer

BAGBY & COMPANY

STOCKS and BONDS

Orear-Leslie Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.

F. K. MOTT IIHANCHHsi
Manager, Uonil mid Mortirnicr T>es Molnrs. Inirn
Department Fleminic nulldfiiK
A. W. DANIV /Invenpnrt. Iowa
Geuerfil Counsel First Nntioiinl lliuil. llnilitlng
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RALPH R. LANGLEY, President
J. W. RUBEY. Vice-President nun
W. A. RULE, Secretary-Treasurer CAPITAL, $2,000,000
Producers of High Grade Oil in the Famous
^ Fieldi
of
KANSAS, OKLAHOMA and TEXAS
ORGANIZATION
Oklahoma corporation, chartered in February,
1917.
PROPERTIES
CONSUMERS Own over 20,000 acres of carefully selected
leases in the oil fields of Kansas, Oklahoma and
Texas.
PRODUCTION
OIL & SHALE Have more than 50 producing wells.
DEVELOPMENT
Six additional wells now drilling
COMPANY EARNINGS
Paid 34 cash dividends to stockholders in past
two years.
MANAGEMENT
Prod ucers The Invader Company is under the direct man
agement and supervision of reliable and suc
cessful oil men who have had years of actual
experience in producing oil and operating oil
Commerce Building properties.
Kansas City, Mo. B. FRANK WOOD. General Manager
Invader Oil and Refining Co.
Muskogee, Oklahoma

Irish Pulling

Machine

Equipped with a thirty-six foot mast of the

"A" Frame type. Built exceedingly strong and
will stand the hardest usage. (Cut shows ma
chine in actual use.) Can be erected and ready
for use in ten minutes, and taken down and
ready to move in five.

MARION MACHINE, FOUNDRY & SUPPLY COMPANY

Home OfficeMARION, INDIANA
TuUa. Okla. Nowata, Okla. Drumright, Okla. Scottdale, Pa.
New Wilson, Okla Wirt, Okla. Eldorado, Kans. Paola, Kans.
Ft. Worth, Tex., Box 822 Ranger, Tex. Burkburnett, Tex.
Bulletin No. I-'-KeyNtone Sprocket Ills; Irons. Bulletin No. Complete Woodwork Line. Bulletin No.
518Jaekx and Surface Equipment. Bulletin No. 510 Keystone It lie Iroim, SniHl Keel* nnd Calf Wheel outfit*.
Hull, iin No. SITKeystone Line of Oil Well Pumping; Power* and Idler* and One Well Pumpers. Bulletin .No. SIN
Marion l: Endues nnd Irian Pulling Machines. Bulletin No. .'IllKeystone Turnbuckle Derricks and Irian
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Contents copyrightea 7U1-3 BALTIMORE AVE.
VOL. VI KANSAS CITY, MO., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1919
TANK CAR TRAIN WRECKED AND BURNED.
Lou Estimatzd at $75,000 When Can of Gasoline and
Fuel Oil Pile Up on Santa Fe Track*
Near Olathe, Kansas.
Kansas City, Mo., October 7.Twelve cars of gaso
line and fuel oil were destroyed early l.ist Friday morning
a. few miles beyond Olatbe, Kas., when a Santa Fe oil
train proceeding from Emporia toward Kansas City was
wrecked. Seven of the cars were filled with gasoline and
five with fuel oil. Ten other cars were pulled from the
scene of the wreck and with their contents were saved.
According to J. A. Brackhahn, who investigated the
cause of the wreck for the Western Petroleum Refiners'
Association, several versions are given by those closest
to the scene. One report was that a hot box on a tank
car was blazing just before the wreck occurred, while a
loose wheel, sparks from the engine and a pulled drawbar
are among other causes suggested. The officials of the
Santa Fe road decline to give out any statement concern
ing the wreck, it is said, but apparently the train was
first derailed and then burned. The heat from the burning
oil was so intense that the ground for some 200 feet on
each side of the track was baked to the consistency of
brick, whiie the heavy steel rails on the double track were
warped so badly that new rails were necessitated.
Among the cars destroyed were seven tanks of gaso
line belonging to the Southern Oil Corporation, the fuel
oil shipments being from the refineries of the North
American Oil & Refining Co., Pierce Oil Corporation and
the North American Oil & Refining Co. The first car to
go into the ditch was a Santa Fe tanker, it is claimed.
The property loss is estimated to have exceeded $75,-
000, whi'e traffic over the Santa Fe lines was interrupted
about 24 hours, while the fire was being subdued and the
wreckage cleared away.
BAD FiRE IN BURKBURNETT DISTRICT.
Texas Cbief W-II No. 2 Among Those Visit-d By Disastrous
Conflagration Which Destroyed Tankage on Block 97.
Wichita Fal's. Tex., Oct. 7.Lightning struck a tank
of the Harrison Dale Co., in Block 97, Norfhwest Extension
Saturday, setting it on fire, and the fam^s spread to
other tanks in the battery. It appeared that the f're
would be.confinpd to that battery un'il one of the tanks
burst, and a livid stream of blazing o'l guhed down the
ncth slooe of Block 97 that ends abruptly in the b'uff
south of Fed River. Gas from the b'azing stream caused
four boi'ers to explode, and that many wells were soon
ablaze, while battery after battery cf 500-tarrel tanks in
the P""th of the b'aze was ignited. A total of 37 500 barrel
containers were destroyed, with a number of smaller tanks.
The wells set on fire were Texas Chief No 2 and
Cannon-Horbs No. 1, and Harrison Dale No. 3 and 4, all
on the Taylor tract.
The first two were extinguished Sunday by the smoth
ering process, but the wells of the Harrison Dale Co.
were sti'l burning early Monday and tbe Quenching p-ocess
was being delayed by heavy flows of oil every five or
six minutes.
KEROSENE MARKET SHOWS STRENGTH.
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 8.There is no change in the
refined oil market tbis week, other than the price of 41-42
kensense is up to 10% cents per ga'lon f. o. b. Oklahoma
and Texas poin's. The increa?e denotes ront'nued st-e*ig'h
in kerosene which has been the outstanding feature of the
refined oil market for the past several weeks.
Single Copies 10c
NO. 8
PRICE DROP FOR NORTH TEXAS CRUDE.
Twenty-five Cent Cut Disappointing But Not Unexpected
Two Dollar Price Applies Only on Burkburnett
Production.
Wichita Falls, Tex., Oct. 7.The drop in the price of
Burkburnett crude, now posted at an even two dollars
a barrel, was the unhappiest event in the field in many a
day. but sentiment as 10 its causes and effects seems to
be divided. There is the normal amount of cussing of
the big companies in seme quarters, but others feel that it
was remarkable that the price held up as it did, for so
long, in the face of the transportation troubles that the
field has been through. The cut does not apply to Electra
oil, but only to the Burkburnett production.
There 's a well defined tendency among local oil men
to justify the cut, painful as it is, and the big ones have
a surprising number of defenders who point out how easy
it would have been in recent months for the large con
cerns to play freeze out on the smaller fellows by reduc'ng
the price when production was flush and couldn't be
handled. There are plenty of optimists who foresee an
early return to the former price, especially when the pipe
line conditions improve.
WHITE EAGLE BUYS EVANS-THWING REFINERY.
Wichita Company Takes Over Kansas City Concerns 5,000-
Barrel Plant, Lately Completed at Fort Worth.
Kansas Cfty, Mo., October 8.Announcement was
made here yesteiday that the White Eagle Oil & Refinery
Co., just
of Wichita, Kas.,athas
Fortpurchased
thethe
5,000 barrel refin
ery completed Worth by Evans-Thwing
Refining Co., of Kansas City. The consideration is re
ported to te {930,000, and included in the purchase are
some 200 tank cars.
The White Eagle Oil & Refinery Co. was cheated last
summer when six producing and refining concerns were
consolidated in a strong corporation, headed by L. L. Mar-
cell. The White Eag!e company is establishing an office
in Kansas City, with E. C. Winters in charge.
HOWARD LATHROP, OIL KING, DIES.
Latest Kansas Oil Millionaire, Enjoyed His Wealth Only
a Few Days.
El Dorado, Kans., October 7.Howard Lathrop, owner
of the Lathrop lease in the Elbing field, died last
Friday. The d.rect cause of his death was leakage of the
heart. He was 71 years old and is survived by a wife and
five children.
While Mr. Lathrop bad been cons'dered a wealthy man
for many years, his inccme really began to climb a month
ago when a gusher was struck on his farm by the National
Refining Co. Since that time the lease has developed into
the mo"t valuable in the Elb'ng district. At the time of
h's death, he owned 1 700 aces of 'and in northern Butler
county. He was pres'dent of tne Peabody State Bank.
D. W. MOFFITT "ON THE JOB" AGAIN.
Tulsa, Okla., October 7.D. W. Moffitt, the genial
head of the Copden ref'ning interests, who was granted
a several months' vacation recently by J. S. Cosden. in
recognition of his good work, is back on the job in his office
and is being greeted hartily by h's hundreds of friends
in th's section. Mr. Moffitt's vcat'on was made impera
tive by a threatened nervous breakdown, caused by the
great strain of his business duties.
2 THE OIL AND
RECORD PRICES PAID FOR OSAGE LEASES.
Pawhuska Lease Sale on Monday Will Add Six Million Dol
lar* and Some Small Change to Coders of Indian
Land-OwnersMarland Was Heavy Buyer
and Paid the Top Price.
Tulsa, Oct. 8, (Special Telegram).The Osage lease
sale held yesterday at Pawhuska was the biggest in his
tory. Two hundred and eight tracts, aggregating 33,070
acres east of range 7, brought $6,146,500, and fourteen
tracts west of range 8, aggregating 2,240 acres, brought
$15,000, making a grand total of $6,161,500.
E. W. Marland, of Ponca City, paid $620,000 for tract
79, the NW% of 34 25-9, adjoining the Big Celestine Oil
Co, wells recently completed. This price established a
new high record paid for any one Osage tract.
The Marland interests also paid $571,000 for tract 61,
the SW% of section 24-24-9, and $545,000 for tract 62, the
Nw%, of section 26-24 9.
The Guffey-Gillespie interests paid $550,000 for tract
60, the NW*4 of section 24-25 9, while the price of other
tracts varied widely, reaching as high as $215,000. Among
the purchasers were oil men from Pennsylvania, West Vir
ginia, Kentucky and other distant states, while many local
men who never before have bid for Osage leases, owing
to the excessive royalties imposed and limited working
conditions, bought for the first time yesterday. The
special train out of Tulsa was crowded beyond seating ca
pacity both to and from Pawhuska, and never before has
so much enthusiasm been displayed over a sale by the
oil men. Incidentally the Osages are scheduled for an
era of unprecedented prosperitywhich, in view of their
big returns from previous sales, is a statement filled with
real meaning.
WESTERN PETROLEUM REFINERS MEETING.
Circular B.C.L. ISO, Tank Car Taxation System and Dubbs
Gasoline Process Among Topics Discussed at
Kansas City Session Last Friday.
The general meeting of the Western Petroleum Re
finers' Association, held in Kansas City last Friday, Octo
ber 3, was only fairly well attended, considering the im
portance of the matters d'scussed. President Malloy of
Tulsa presided over the business sessions, which were held
at the Muehlebach Hotel.
Secretary Fred W. Lehmann reported on the hearing
before Col. Dunn in New York the preceding week in rela
tion to the recent order regarding the location of loading
racks and storage tanks with respect to the railroad rights-
of-way, and the seriousness of the provisions of the order,
if enforcement be insisted upon, was made clear to all
present. The general sentiment favored the fullest co-
operafon by the association with the American Petroleum
Institute in its efforts to secure the abrogation of the
order.
There was more or less discussion of the present sys
tem of state taxation of tank cars, which is very unsatisfac
tory in view of the large amount of labor that frequently
is involved in determining a tax that may amount to but
a few cents. Many instances were cited where the tax
amounted to but 1 cent, the clerical work both on the
part of the owner of the cir and the tax recorder's office
of course costing many times the amount of the tax.
Complaints were not that the gross amount of the taxes
on trnk cars is excessive, but that the system of determin
ing the tax is often cumbersome and impract'cal. Secre
tary Lehmann was instructed to investigate the question
and ascertain what could be done to secure relief from
a situation that is burdensome alike to the tank car owner
and the tax authorises.
Introducing a discussion of the Dubbs Patented Gaso
line Process, the secretary submitted the report of the
committee, recently appointed to make a personal investi
gation of the process at the Independence. Kas.. cracking
plant of the Universal Oil Products Co. of Chicago.
The report, in full, follows:
COMMITTEE'S KEPORT ON DUBBS PROCESS.
Your committee, appointed by this association to wit
ness and report on the Dubbs Patented Gasoline Process,
wlrch is owned by the Universal O'l P-odurts Company
of Chicago, 111., herewith submits results of their inspection
GAS NEWS
and operation of the cracking plant located at Inde
pendence, Kas.
We arrived at Independence, Kas., on July 22, 1919,
and immediately proceeded to the plant, wh.eh was in
full operation. Mr. Halle, president of the Universal Oil
Products Co., and Mr. C. P. Dubbs, stated that the plant
was fired up at 9 p. m. July 19 and started to make gaso
line at noon July 20. This was done to enable us to
witness the plant in full operation on our arrival without
loss of time.
We were given the freedom of the entire plant and
laboratory and any da. a or information desired from any
of the men was most courteously furnished.
We were deeply impressed with the plant itself. Its
smoothness of operation was such that one stand ng a
short distance from the plant was not certain whether or
not the plant was operating. We were also impressed by
the almost automatic operation, it requiring very little
attention of the men in charge. We noted that the operat
ing crew consisted of one operator ana one helper ror
each shift, who spent most of their time in the instrument
house, and little, if any, attention was required for changes
in regulation or to the mechanical operation.
The plant is simple in construction and operation.
Standard pipe and fittings are used throughout the plant,
which can be readily obtained. The plant proper consists
of a cracking coil made up of ten lengths of four inch extra
heavy lapweld pipe, each pipe twenty feet in length, joined
on the ends by return bend3. This coil of four inch p"pe is
positioned horizontally in a furnace in two rows, six of the
pipes being in the lower row and four pipes in the upper
row. The ends of the pipe project a short distance outside
of the furnace. The total heating area exposed in the
furnace is about 200 square feet. The furnace temperature
is maintained at approximately 1,540 degrees fahrenheit. A
novel feature is an arrangement for preheating the air
supplied to the furnace from waste heat in the flue gases.
The outlet of the four-inch coil is connected to an ex
pansion chamber which consists of four 20-foot lengths
of 10-inch common extra heavy pipe. These pipes are
connected in series by means of return bends so as to
form an expansion chamber approximately eighty feet in
length. These 10 inch pipes are positioned horizontally in
a chamber adjacent the furnace containing the four inch
cracking coil, and are not heated, but heav ly insulated on
the outside to prevent loss of heat by radiation.
The raw oil is fed Into one end of the four-inch coil by
means of a force pump, and as the oil passes through same
is heated to about 820 degrees fahrenheit, and is then dis
charged from the other end into the 10 inch expansion
pipes. These 10 inch pipes are maintained approximately
half full of oil. As the heated oil flows from the four-inch
coil into and through the 10-inch pipes, the vapors are
liberated frcm the oil and pass up through vapor lines
the temperature of the vapors at the end of these vapor
lines being about 620 to 700 degrees fahrenheitand then
pass through a spiral vapor condenser, the top of which
is maintained at a temperature of 150 to 300 degrees
fahrenheit. The vapors then pass to a water cjoled con
denser and are collected in receivers which are emptied
continuously or intermittently into storage tanks.
The unvaporized portion of the oil in the 10 inch coil
is continuously drawn off from the end of the last 10-inch
pipe, and passes through a water cooled coil into a storage
tank and with it is carried off the greater amount of the
carbon produced.
A pressure of about 135 pounds to the square inch is
maintained on the ent're apparatus. The pressure is con
trolled at, the distillate receiving tanks. The fire hazards
are extremely low, due to the fact that there is only a
few barrels of oil undergoing treatment at any one time;
and further, the process being continuous, strains from fre
quent heating and cooling are greatly reduced.
In the evening a meeting was held which included a
number of other members of the association as'de from
the committee, and also members of the National Pe
troleum Association. Mr. Halle stated that inasmuch as
the Dubbs Cracking Process is a cont'nuous one, he pre
ferred to run the plant for a period of twelve con-ecutive
days or longer, if it was so desired, and mentioned that
those present shou'd fix the length of the run and the
time of shutdown for their convenience so that all may
be able to be present on the last day of the run. and also
when tbe tubes are opened. It was then finally agreed
by all those present to have the run continue until the
following Monday, July 28, at 6 p. m., and the tubes to be
 THE OIL AND
opened the following morning, Tuesday, July 29, so that all
could make a very complete inspection of the external
and internal condition of the 4-inch cracking tubes and
thus enabie us to leave Independence the si.ma day.
As it was impossible for the members of the commit
tee to remain the entire time during the whole run, we
then sent for Mr. F. E. Wellman, super.ntendent of the
Kansas City Retining Co, a man of considerable practical
experience in this art, and Mr. A. W. Epiey, superintendent
of the Evans Thawing Rcf.n.ng Co., an expert refiner, to
be in constant attendance throughout the remainder of the
run, and to obtain all data and check the figures. They
became thoroughly familiar with this plant, and report
that they were given every facility to make their inspec
tion thorough and complete.
After the plant had operated continuously and unin-
terrup.edly for 168 consecutive hours, that is, frcm July
19 to Juiy 27, at an average feed of ru oil of approxi
mately 125 gallons per hour, the feed was reduced at noon,
July 27, to about 90 gallons per hour, and continued this
rate to the finish of the run, covering the next thirty hours.
Th.s being d^ne to show the flexibility of the process and
apparatus and the ease with which its operation can be
aried.
During the first period of 168 hours there was a total
of 20,952 gallons of 32 gravity gas oil treated, said gas oil
being of approximately standard quality and produced from
Kansas and Oklahoma crudes. From this oil was produced
13,121 gallons, or 62.6 per cent, of gasoline ptessure dis
tillate of 46.6 gravity; also 7,093 gallons, or 33.8 per cent,
of 22 gravity residium. The total uncondensable gas pro
duced was 25,851 cubic feet, which could be used for fuel
in the cracking plant, but was not done so in this test
in order to simplify keeping accurate account of the fuel
used. This uncondensable gas is included in the deference
of 3.6 per cent between the total oil treated and the total
pressure distillate and residium obtained.
The total fuel used to heat the cold furnace until dis
tillation started was 120,495 cubic feet of natural gas,
which had 930 B. T. U.'s per cubic foot, which is equal to
747 gallons of 14 Be. gravity fuel oil. The fuel consumed
during the 168 hour period gasoline was being produced
equaled 593,197 cubic feet of natural gas, which is equal to
3,677 gallons of 14 Be. gravity fuel oil.
During the following 30 hour period, from July 27 at
noon to July 28 at 6 p. m., at wh ch time the plant was
shut down, a total of 2,720 gallons of gas oil was run
through the plant, which produced 1,374 gallons, equaling
50.5 per cent, of pressure distillate of 49.5 gravity; 1,288
gallons, equaling 47.4 per cent of residue of 22 gravity.
During this period there was a total of 3,091 cubic feet of
uncondensable gas produced, which is included in the 2.12
per cent d'fference between the total nw oil treated and
total pressure distillate and residue obtained. The fuel
consumed during this period was 106,601 cubic feet of nat
ural gas, which is equal to 518 gallons of 14 Be. gravity
fuel oil.
The entire run covered a period of 198 hours, or 8^4
days; the p'ant was kept in continuous operation, during
which period a total of 23,622 gallons of gas oil was treated,
and produced therefrom was a total of 14,495 gallons of
gasoline pressure distillate, 8,381 gallons of 22 gravity
residium. and a total of 28,942 cubic feet of uncondensable
gas produced, which of course should be used as fuel.
During this entire run. including the fuel necessary to heat
the cold furnace, 713,692 cubic feet, of natural gas was
used, which is equal to 4,548 gallons of 14 Be. gravity fuel
oil.
On the comp'etion of the run the 4 inch and 10 Inch
tubes were opened and examined by the different members.
The 4-inch tubes to which the heat is applied for cracking
the oil were in good cond'tion and only contoined a total
of 29V4 pounds of carbon by weight, indicating that the
operation could have continued for considerable time, and
the header contained a total of 1% pounds of carbon. In
the 10-inch tubes, to which no external neat is applied,
was found a total of 877 pounds of carbon.
On re-d 'stilling the sample of gasoline pressure dis
tillate produced during the first 168-borr run. our men
found it to contain a volume of 58-59 gravity, 440 end po'nt,
finished gasoline as to equal 26 29 per cent of the total
20 9^0 gallons of raw oil treated: 14.11 per cent of kerosene
of 40 41 prav'ty; 27-19 per cent of 31 32 gravity pressure
dist'llate bottoms left frrm distilling the rasoline and kero
sene from the pressure distillate, and light ends produced
from topping the heavy residue, all of which is suitable for
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re-cracking, and 24.71 per cent of residium of 13-14 gravity,
which is suitable for fael.
Redistilling the distillateproduced during the 168-
hour period of operationfor gasoline of 58-59 gravity,
440 end point, and 40-41 gravity kerosene, a loss of 5.5
per cent of the pressure d.stillate was incurred, and on
refining the gasoline with acid there was a further loss
of 3.4 per cent of the gasoline. These two losses com
bined represent a total loss of 4.2 per cent of the total
raw gas oil treated, and this combined with the 3.5 per
cent loss incurred in cracking the original gas oil (which
latter includes the uncondensable gas produced) makes
a complete total loss of 7.7 per cent. It must be recog
nized that these losses are arrived at by laboratory dis
tillations and treatment, and it is a well established fact
that handling such oil on a large commercial scale mate
rially lessens such losses. The total gasoline produced was
run into covered steel tanks and sample taken at the end
of the run. As the weather was hot and the tanks stood
in the sun, the pressure distillate in same way was very
heavily weathered.
During the 30-hour period the pressure distil'ate ob
tained was 50.5 per cent of the total oil treated, and on re
distilling sEme this yielded a 58-59 g-avity. 440 end point,
gasoline equal to 28.2 per cent of the total raw gas oil
used, and also showed approximately the same percentage
of kerosene ard gas oil as the distillate produced in the
168-hour period of the run.
It was pointed out by the engineer of the Universal
Oil Products Co. that changes in the present furnace would
greatly reduce the fuel consumption, and stated that the
present furnace was bu'lt of sufficient size so as to aMow
three times its present 4 inch heating tubes to be installed,
and which was self-evident to your committee, of course,
arranged in the manner as witnessed by us indicates a
waste of fuel.
Mr. Halle stated that the Universal Oil Products Co.
owned the basic patents for making gasoline Involving
heating and condensing oil under pressure and that such
processes using that feature were infringements on the
J. A Dubbs patent No. 1.123 502. filed November 20, 1920,
and issued January 5, 1915. He further stated that in addi-
t'on to this, many patent applications have been filed in
this and foreign countries covering improvements on this
process, as well as other processes; that he would license
us to use the batch process, it mattered not. whether we
used the shell still or tube boiler type, shou'd we so elect
instead of such design as shown us at Independence, and
would protect us in so doing.
Mr. Halle further stated that a cemmercial unit, has
been designed along the lines of the plant at Independence,
Kas.. and which unit would have three times the capacity
of the Indeoendence plant; that same would cost from
$15,000 to $20,000. and be set in batteries of ten unUs to a
battery. The total cost of each ten unit battcy be'ng
approximately $200,000. Such a unit being operated to a
a much better advantage than a slnele unit, as 1* w->u'd
materially lessen the overhead expense, etc., per gallon of
raw oil treated. For instance, the same operating crew
wou'd be sufficient as would be renufred by using a lesser
number of units. (S'erped.l
E. F. S^HOPK.
F. H. THWiMO,
E. W. GOEBEL.
EMPIRE PIPE LINE INTO BEGGS DISTRICT.
TULSA, OKLA., Oct. 8.The Empire Pipe L'ne Co.
has announced its intention of laying a pipe line from the
Okmulgee district, north, into the new Beggs development.
Construc'ion work is to start as soon as the necessary
pipe to build the line can be obta'ned. Additional big wells
being brought in at Beggs has swelled the production to a
new high figure, and with such excellent prospects for the
Wilcox sand all over that territory, which is deeper than
any other known pays so far encountered, it is expected to
po much higher. The d'scovery of the deep pay in the
Dixford pool northwest of Beggs during the past week, was
the talk of the local oildom. The discovery refects more
credit on a Kansas Cityan. Ralph R. Lang'ev of the Con
sumers Oil & Shale Co. Mr. Langley purchased for his
comoany a large part of the Dix & SIncke'ford holdings
in the Dixford pool some time ago, when only Glen sand
wells were then producing. Later the Taneha sand was
proven productive undr the property, and now a third
pay is being found, and Mr. Langley's company certainly is
in luck.
4 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

and refineries. A prolongation of the steel workers' strike

means simply a further shortage, which soon will become
acute. And of course the building of tank cars for the
transportation of oil will be affected in time, if not now.
But if the country is to be subjected to the annoyance of
continued strikes, naturally the motor car industry, which
is so largely responsible for the large consumption of
refinery products, will be stifled. Then there will not be
need for increased oil production or refining factilities.
Then, perhaps, we shall return to the good old days
when people got from one place to another by walking,
and when an able bodied man was glad to obtain a job of
any sort for a dollar a ten-hour day.
Entered as second class matter, April 12, 1917. at ihe The Cut in the Price
lostufflce, Kansas City, Missouri, under the act of March
, ma. of Burkburnett Crude.
The reduction of twenty-five cents per barrel in the
SUBSCRIPTION HATESBy Mall, Postage Prepaid. price paid for Burkburnett crude, announced this week,
One year. $4.00 Three years $10.00 while disappointing to producers in that district, was not
Biz months 2.60 Single copies 10
The above rates apply to United States possessions, Cuba, unexpected. It was brought about largely by the owners
Mexico and Hawaii. of producing wells offering their oil at prices much below
One year to Canada $5.00 the marketin some Instances as little as $1.50 per barrel
One year to oiher foreign countries (00 being accepted. This action on the part of producers was
Remittances by check, draft, postal or money order occasioned, of course, by the congestion of oil due to large
should be made payable to THE OIL AND OAS NEWS, 701- production, the lack of necessary pipe lines to hand.e the
701 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Mo. oil, and inadequate railroad facilities.
Adiertlslng rates upon application The Texas, Empire and Sinclair pipe line companfes
are rushing 6 inch lines into the field from their nearest
The Steel Strike and connection, but none has yet been completed. The
the Oil Industry. Empire line is expected to be completed in anothef week
Unless some means of effecting an Immediate settle and will be the first to reach the field. The M. K. & T.
ment of the steel workers' strike results from the confer Railroad is said to be planning to extend its rails from
ence now being held in Washington between representa Denison, Texas, to Burkburnett, and when this is completed,
tives of employers, employes and the public, it seems like and the new pipe lines are in running order, a large share
ly that the curtailment of steel products may soon prove of the congestion will he eliminated, and prices are ex
a serious handicap to many lines of activity, including the pected to rest' m 3 a higher level. The potential production
oil production and refining business. of the Burkburnett field at the present writing is con
Apparently the striking steel workers are losing sidered very large, but when the scores of wells now in
ground, reports indicating a gradual resumption of opera or on top of the sand are allowed to produce their maxi
tions in many plants that were idle a week ago. Unques mum, the actual production of the field is expected to go
tionably the strike is unpopular with the people generally, down at a rapid rate. That this is generally anticipated
as it bears unmistakable evidence of being conducted by is borne out in the fact that production is changing hands
un American agitators who are relying largely upon their for as low as $125 per barrel, while $350 per barrel is
influence with the foreign element among the steel work said to be considered a high price.
ers to compel the United States Steel Carporation to ac
cede to their demands. The Intelligent element among the NEW DEVICE YIELDS SECOND CROP OF OIL.
steel workers seems to appreciate this condition, and that
it is by no means helpful to the interests of honest union The National O'l Well Reamer Co. was organized last
ism to have its cause sponsored by a man of the type of week to take over the A. S. Jones patents covering a well
reaming device which cuts the sand in old wells to a
Foster. diameter of 34 inches. It is operated in connection with
There is the possibility, of course, that union labor any make of portable drill rig, the company furn'shes a
generally will support the efforts of the striking steel rotary attachment and reamer on an annual rental basis,
workers. This, however, seems doubtful, and could hardly but refuses to sell at any price.
help proving disastrous to the cause of labor, while certain erated Mr. Jones of Independence, Kas., patentee, has op
the reamer for more than a year and the new or
to work an unnecessary hardship on the public. ganization, with amnio cash capital, is manufacturing
If it should prove possible for a spirit of give-and-take equirm?nt on a quantity basis.
to pervade the chamber where the Washington conference The now reamer is now in use by the Prair'e Oil &
Is in session, resulting in an understanding between Gas Co.. four miles east of Delaware, Okla.. while the
employer and emp'oyed that would bring relief from the re-\m-d Alluwe Oil & Gas Co. is having a large number of wells
out bv tbe n'-w irve^t'on. J. B. Dickinson, secre
strike epidemic and from profiteering, the gathering would tary of the corporation, says the last 36 wells cleaned show
go down in history as the most important and beneficial an ave^aee innrft"s of production from o'd wel's of beHer
held in many years. But newspaper reports of the con than 400 per cent, while many show much h'gher. according
ference refer to the "square jawed" physical characteristic to age of wel's and richness of pands. He says any pro-
duping sands can be m^de *o yield a "second crop ^f oil"
of men in both the "labor" and the "capital" groups, which when reamed to a greater diameter and properly cleaned
does not auger well for the possibility of a genuine love- out.
feast. The new or.cnizat'on officials are: Fred J. Horton of
So far as the oil industry is concerned, already there Ma. pr^s'dTif Tern Powlns. r>re~ident of the >Mien County
is a shortage of pipe, structural and sheet steel and other State Bank, treasurer; J. B. Dickinson, sec-etary. Several
lead in e pr"di'crs and h-inkers pre heavily nterest'1'!. The
materials needed in the construction of pipe lines, storage company offices are 1104 Republic Bldg., Kansas City.
 THE OIL AND
Petroleum Institute Urges Abrogation of Circular B.
At New York Hearing Secretary Welch Points Out the Disastrous Effect
Upon Oil Industry If Provisions for Removal of Handling Equip
ment and Storage Tanks the Prescribed Distance
from Railroad Tracks Is Enforced.
The hearing held before Col. B. W. Dunn in New York
September 26 in relation to the drastic provisions con
tained :'n Circular B. C. L. 180 permitted the committee
representing the American Petroleum Institute to present
a convincing array of arguments in favor of the abroga
tion or suspension of the order affecting the location of
loading racks and storage tanks for the handling of re
finery gasoline, benzine, naptha or other inflammably
liquid with a flash point below 30 degrees Fahrenheit,
with respect to railroad rights of-way.
Following the conference the Institute has authorized
the statement next published, together with the staie-
msnt made at the conference by its spokesman, Secretary
R. L. Welch:
The committee representing the American Petroleum
Institute conferred with Col. Dunn at his off'ces in New
York on Soptember 26th in relation to Circular B. C. L.
180. The circular has caused a furore in the oil industry,
and if it 's not abrogated or suspended, will have a very
drastic effect upon the petroleum business. At the con
clusion of the hearing, it was suggested to Col. Dunn that
if he did not see fit absolutely to abrogate the circular
he should at least suspend it for a per'od of 45 days to
enable the industry to analyze the whole situation and
to make constructive suggestions. It is believed, although
It is not known, that such a suspension will take place.
Col. Dunn insists that if the Railroad Administration
grants a suspension it is the duty of the industry to pre
pare constructive suggestions. For example, he asked:
"If the Industry claims that 80 feet is not a proper dis
tance from the main line tracks for loading and unloading,
what distance is?"
The committee representing the Institute was as fol
lows:
R. L. Welch, American Petroleum Institute: Cl'fford
Thome, American Independent Petroleum Association; F.
W. Lehmann, Jr., Western Petroleum Association; E. E.
Grant. Independent Oil Men's Association; H. E. Felton,
Union Tank Car Co.; E. C. S'card', Union Tank Car Co.;
W. J. O'Malley. Crew Levick Co.; MacLean Houston, H. L.
Doherty Co.; Charles W. Hadley, Vacuum Oil Co.; W. T.
Hol'Hay, Standard Oil Co. of Ohio; W. A. Wareing, Stand
ard Oil Co. of Ohio; A. E. Smith, Union Tank Car Co.;
L. H. Benner. Standard 01 Co. of N. J.; R. H. McElroy,
Standard O'l Co. of Indiana; C. C. Hogen, Standard Oil
Co. of Ohio; Wm. A. Barstow, Union Tank Car Co.: W. E.
Perdew, Union Petroleum Co.: G. N. Moore, Schaefer Oil
& Refining Co.; W. H. Isom, Sinclair Oil & Ref'ning Co.:
E. H. Porter, Atlantic Ref'ning Co.; C. H. Ehlers. Atlantic
Refining Co.; H. J. Glacken, Pierce OH Corporation.
STATEMENT BY SECRETARY WEUTH.
If the provisions of Circular B. C. L. 180 are carried
into effect in accordance with their terms, they will drive
out of business practically all of the so-called independent
jobbers of gasoline in the United States and cause untold
expense to the few surviving companies and to the public.
We ask that they be entirely abrogated and it Is to urge
their abrogation that we are appearing before you today.
There is grave question whether some of the rules couM
be enforced by law, but for the purposes of this statement
their lega'ity is assumed.
The rules in relat'on to unloading and the rule requir
ing that loading racks for refinery gasoline, benzine,
naphtha, or anv inflammable liquid with fash point below
30 degrees Fahrenheit, shall not be located nearer than
80 feet to a track over wh'ch trains or engines are
operated, and not nearer than 100 feet, or 160 feet if pos
sible, where casinghead gasoMne or casinghead blends are
being loaded are espclal'y objectionable.
An analysis of many letters received by the institufe
In the past ten days leads to the conclus'on that at least
90% of the distributing plants now established in this
country violate the rule prescribed as to loading and un
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C. L. No. 180
loading. For example, the Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey is unload.ng tank cars at 374 stations, only 32 of
which comply with the rules.
A jobber in New York State gives it as his opinion
that 95% of the stations in the State of New York violate
the rule.
A jobber in Dubuque, la., with seven stations, says
that all of them violate the rule.
The president of the American Independent Petroleum
Association,
the. jobbers which
of the iscountryparticularly
an organization embracing
in the most of
Middle
Westwrites that 90% of all the jobbing stations in the
country do not comply with the rules."
The traffic m inager of the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana,
which has tank stations in 3,000 villages and towns, says
they are located on railway rights of way which are very
seldom more than 100 feet wide with main line located
in the center of such rights of way.
The Standard Oil Co. of Ohio states that at least 50%
of their present stations are not built so as to comply
with the rule. My judgment Is that, in view of the other
estimates, they have stated the percentages . too mildly.
The Sinclair Refining Co. finds thaat 90% of their
warehouses and stations would violate the rule.
The Magnolia Petroleum Co. writes: "Ninety per cent,
of the sidings from which our ordinary gasoline is un
loaded from tank cars into storage tanks are less than
80 feet from tracks over which trains and engines are
operated."
It is true that the rules on the'r face may be said not
to apply to present locations in exceptional instances, but
the language of the introductory paragraph"as to present
locations these rules shall be observed when practicable,
and for locations not in accordance herewith, carrier
through Its proper officer shall submit report, with recom
mendations covering each such location, to the Director
of the Division of Operation, for instructions"leads one's
mind directly to the conclus'on that if the rules are ac
quiesced in, in the end they will apply as much to existing
plants and stations as to those to be built in the future.
This Is true especially in view of the fact that where it
is proposed to add to existing plants, the rules might be
very properly construed to mean that the additions them
selves constituted a violation of the rules, and therefore
the oil company would be put to the alternative of not
mak'ng the additions at all or of removing its entire plant
so as to comply with the rules.
Furthermore, if the rules are founded upon sound
reason, if the safety of the general public requires rules
having for their fundamental principle those underlying
the provisions to wh'ch I refer, then the railroads through
out the country would necessarily be warranted in con
cluding that the exist ng construction is in fact in violat'on
of the fundamental rules of safety, whether in actual viola-
tion of the rules themselves, and that their own obl'ga-
tion to themselves, to the passengers and the public would
require the cancellation of the thousands of existing leases
of property existing upon railroad rights-of-way.
Viewing the matter broadly, therefore, it seems quite
immater'al, in view of the vast number of stations located
upon railroad property and in view of the fact that the
Railroad Administration itself is issuing this bulletin,
whether in fact the language itse'f is specif cally appli
cable to existing plants or not because !n the end the
result will be as indicated.
In view of the fact that 90% of the plants and sta
tions in the country violate the spirit, if not the letter,
of the rules. It would seem that in order to justify them,
it must have been established to the satisfaction of ths
Railroad Administration that the practices of the oil busi
ness in co operation with the railroad authorities in the
past has proved a menace to the safety of persons travel
ing on the railroads, to railroad property, and to the public
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6 THE OIL AND
KANSAS
KANSAS PRODUCTION
Barrels
63,300
12.240
Other fields 17,000
92,540
Eldorado, Kas., Oct. 7.Three months ago there was
one ri? on Section 17 in the Elbing oil field. All the ex
citement was confined to the Eyestone lease, a quarter of
a mile to the north. Today the entire west half of this
section is covered with rigs; every location, with few ex
ceptions, is either a drilling well, a rig, or a rig in the
process of being built; boarding and bunk houses for the
hundreds of workers are springing up as if by magic; pipe
lines cross and recross each other; boiler houses, storage
tanks, storage pond3 are everywhere in evidence.
In a few terse words, that is the description of the fa
mous Lathrop leases in the Elbing district, which is being
developed by the National Refining Co. and the Empire
Gas & Fuel Co. The north 80 is owned by the National,
the next by the Empire, then the National owns 80 more
acres, and the last is split into two 40s, one owned by the
Ramsey Petroleum Co. and the other by the Empire. The
entire half section is the same farm.
The race for flush production in the pool is the great
est ever staged in Butler county, even counting in the
Towanda pool. The edge has been with the National, who
had some advantage in the start. The Empire, however,
has not been lagging. Two wells are on the sand, each of
which ought to be a gusher. Every location is a rig or
a drilling well. The National's two big wells are still hold
ing up remarkably well. No. 2, on the south 80, is swab
bing 3.500 barrels, and it is reported not to have been
dril'ed in. The north No. 2 also is holding up better than
2,000 barrels.
Prairie to Lay New Pipe Line.
Probably the most important feature of the entire
week Is the report (hat the Prairie Pipe Line Co. will build
a main l'ne connection to the Elbing field, having already
found that its present lines are far too small to handle
the oil even now produced. It is generally taken to mean
that the big Standard O'l subsidiary has recognized the
importance of the new Mid-Kansas district and is preparing
for big flush production.
A tentative route for the new line will be across north
ern Butler county into Greenwood county by way of the
Teeter pool recently opened up by the Empire. It will con
nect with its Chicago line at a point unannounced as yet.
The line probably will be seventy miles long and cost in
the neighborhood of *1,000.000. The capacity of such a line
will b close to 25.000 barrels diily.
That the line will not extend southward into the El
dorado field and connect there with important trunk lines
is taken to mean that the Prairie considers that these
lines w'll re burdened to full capacity, and that to build
eastward will call for really less expenditure.
A flock of o'her wells in this gusher d'strict is due
to hit the big pay in tbe next tendays. The Empire, Frost
and associates. Ward Wilhoit. National Refining, Gypsy-
Sk'rvin. S'nc'ai". Sru'ly Hnd White Eagle all have wells
nearing the sand in this district.
With the activity going on around these wells it is
only natu-al that a town should spring up and one cer-
ta'nly is doing it. At the Eyestone farm and the Leydig
place 0"e can find restiurants. barber shops, groceries
and I" feet, nearly everything that one expects to find in
a small town.
Sinclair Building Homes.
The community that is spring'ng up along the high
way between tbe Furman and La'hrop leases is known as
"Stringtown," possibly because it extends for more than a
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half mile in length with very little depth. The Sinclair
company is taking the lead in bu.lding homes for its work
men. All of the houses in course of construction are neat
four-room affairs and not mere boxes, as are ordinarily
found in ths oil fields.
More big developments are confidently expected this
week in the north Butler field, where several important
tec tj are just above the sand. The Empire tests on its
valuable 80 acre lease on the Lathrop in 17-23-4 is the cen
ter of attention.
The Empire No. 2 Lathrop, in the northwest of south
west of northwest of 17-23 4, is drilling at 1.925 feat. No. 4
in the northwest of northeast of southwest of northwest
has rig up. No. 6 in the southwest of northwest is building
rig. No. 7 in the southeast of southwest has tools in.
Scully Estate No. 2 Fee in the southwest of northeast
of 17 23-4 is drilling at 1.810 feet. No. 3 in the northwest
of northeast is shut down at 1,440 feet. No. 6 in the
southwest of southeast of 17-23-4 is rigging up.
The Rpmsey Petroleum Co. No. 1 Lathrop in the
southeast of southwest of southwest of 17-23 4 is spudding.
Ward and others No. 1 Leydig in the center of e^st
line of northeast of northeast of 18-23-4 is drilling at 1.410
feet. No. 3 in the southeast of northeast of northeast is
drilling at 940 feet. No. 4 in the northeast of southeast
of northeast is drilling at 710 feet. No. 5 in the center of
north line of northeast of northeast is spudding. No. 6 in
the center of the east line of the southeast of northeast
has rig up. No. 7 in the southeast of northeast his rig up.
The White Eagle Oil & Refining Co. No. 2 Leydig in
the northeast of northwest of 18 23 4 is drilling at 400 feet.
The National Refining Co. Lathrop No. 3. Section 17-
23-4, in the southwest of northwest of southwest, has
timbers on the ground. No. 4 in the northwest of south
west has t'mbe-s on the ground. No. 1 Lathrop in the
northwest of 17 23-4 is underreaming at 2,080 feet. No. 3
in the northwest of northeast of northwest of northwest is
drilling at 260 feet. No. 4 in the center of west line of
northwest of northwest is drilling at 800 feet. No. 5 in
the center of north l'ne of northwest has rig up. No. 6
in the northeast of northwest of northeast of northwest
has too'3 moved in. No. 7 in the northeast of northwest
is spudding. No. 8 in the southeast of southwest of north
east of northwest has rig up. No. 9 in the southwest of
southeast of northwest of northwest has rig up. No. 10 in
the center of south line of north ha'f of northwest has rig
up. No. 11 in the southeast of northeast of northwest has
timbers on the ground.
Three Sinclair Wells Now Due.
Three wells on the Furman lease, across the road from
the great Lathrop tract, are due to be drilled in th!s week.
They are Furman 4, 5 and 6. They all are past the 2.200
mark and acceding to geology are on top of the dome.
The Sinclair Co. now has fifteen strings of tools busy
in the Mid-Kansas field and rank with the National and
Empire in amount of work accomplished.
The territory to the northwest of the original Eyestone
wells was rendered more uncertain this week. Two months
ago the Carter Oil Co. brought in a good well on the
Lewis farm, southeast of the northwest of Section 7-23-4.
An offset was completed this week on the Eyestone tract
directiv south. It will make a producer, but a light one.
An offset to the east on the Liggett farm drilled by the
Elbing company is a duster. These two wells are lnd!c<it-
ing that possibly there is no connection between the Lewis
farm and the Eyestone.
It is further contended that the Lewis well may be
in the southeast end of another separate pool.
Elbing Drilling Wells.
The Texhoma Petroleum Co. No. 3 Hawk in the south
west of northwest of southwest of 2 23-4 has rig on the
ground.
The Gynsv Oil Co. No. 2 in nnr*beist of southeast of
southeast of 5-23-4 is drilling at 1,120 feet.
The Carter Oil Co. No. 1 Eyestone in the northwest of
southeast of 7-23-4 is a light producer. No. 2 in southeast
 THE OIL AND
of southwest of southeast is drilling at 1,720 feet. The
same company No. 2 Lewis in center of east line of south-
ease of no.thwest of 7-23-4 is drill.ng at 1,950 feet.
The Gypsy Oil Co. No. 2 Eyestone in the northeast of
southeast of southeast of 7-23-4 is drilling at 1,020 feet.
No. 3 in the southeast is drilling at 1,790 feet.
The Sinclair Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Holden in the north
east of northwest of northeast of 8 23 4 got sand at 2,476
to 2,476% feet and is good for 500 barrels. No. 2 in the
southeast of southwest of northeast is spudding.
The Elbing Oil Co. No. 2 Holden in the southeast of
northwest of 8-23-4 has timbers on the ground.
Davis and others No. 1 Holden in the southwest of
southeast of noithwest of 8 23-4 is spudding.
The Ramsey Petroleum Co. No. 1 Lathrop in the south
east of southwest of southwest of 17-23-4 is drilling at 500
feet. No. 2 in the northwest of southwest of southwest is
spudding.
The Sinclair Oil & Gas Co. No. 2 Dedrick in the north
east of southeast of 18-23-4 has timbers on the ground. No. 3
in the southeast of northeast of southeast has timbers on
the ground.
Ward and others No. 2 Leydig in the center of east
line of n.ntheast of northeast of 18-23 4 is drilling at 1,810
feet. No. 3 in the southeast of northeast of northeast is
drilling at 1,345 feet. No. 4 in the northeast of southeast
of nor.heast is drilling at 1,200 feet. No. 5 in the center
of noith line of northeast of northeast is drilling at 300
feet.
The White Eagle Oil & Refining Co. No. 2 Leydig
in the northeast of northwest of northeast of 18-23-4 is
drilling at 600 feet.
Shyrock and others No. 1 Paris in the northeast of
southeast of northwest of 20-23 4 is drilling at 1.390 feet.
No. 2 in the southeast of southwest has material on the
ground.
The Gypsy Oil Co. No. 1 W. Kehr in the northwest
of northeast of 20-23-4 is spudding.
North Butler Wildcats.
Harron and others No. 1 Ferrier in the northwest of
northeast of 29-23-4 is drilling at 1,940 feet.
The Consumers' Oil & Shale Co. No. 1 Long in the
southeast of 30 23 4 is drilling at 1,330 feet.
Skelley & Boles No. 1 Beard in the northeast of south
east of southeast of 31 23 4 has timbers on the ground.
The Security Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Morgan in the south
west of northeast of southeast of 14 24-3 is drilling at 2,575
feet.
Floyd & Fetch No. 1 Suorf in the northeast of south
east of 26-24-3 got sand at 2,740 to 2,745 feet and is good
for 15 barrels.
The Ramsey Petroleum Co. No. 1 Williams in the south
east of northwest of 33 24 5 is drilling at 1.590 feet.
The Gypsy Oil Co. No. 1 Hazlett in the southwest of
northeast of northeast of 24-25-5 is drilling at 2,340 feet.
The same company No. Hazlett in the southeast
of northeast of northwest of 18-25 6 Is drilling at 1,100
feet.
Massey and others No. 1 B'ankensbio in the southeast
of northeast of northwest of 9-26 8 is dry and abandoned
at 2.6f8 feet.
Rodgers and others No. 1 Hughes in the northeast of
northwest rf southeast of 9 26-8 got sand 2.452 to 2.458
feet and drilled to 2,525 feet and well is good for 25 bar
rels.
The Nat'onal Refining Co. No. 1 Wallace in the north
east -f 12 ?8 4 is drilling at 2.800 feet.
The Un'ted Petroleum Co. No. 1 Farrah m the sou*h-
east of southeast of southwest of 34 28-4 is drilling at 1,500
feet.
Tbe S. & S. Oil Co. No. 1 Anchor in the southwest
of nor'hwest of 7 29-6 is spudding.
The Nat'onal Oil Co. No. 2 Havr in the northwest of
southwest of 30-29 6 is drilling at 1 900 feet.
In the Peabody District.
The performance of the Pabody ditrict has not been
so spectacular as the Elb'ng the past few weks. During
the oat seven d'vs the most important test to strike the
sand was the Wira-d well on the northeast corner of the
northwest quarter of Section 16-22-4. The we'l is reported
to hpve struck the sand at 2.550 f"et and oil rose 2.400
feet in the hn'e. Its importance l's in the fact that it
extends nrodu^Mon a ha'f mile to the we~t.
T'-onh'e with a crooked hole in Laren No. 1 in 11-22-4
semt to have nleeed that well in doubt as to va'ue. It
was drilled in about two weeks ago, but a bailer could not
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be let to the bottom. Oil rose about 2,300 feet irt the casing
and a well equally as good as the No. 1 was said to have
been made. However, after many days' careful work en
deavoring to make the well a producer, the operators have
practically gained nothing. That it is a good well there is
no doubt, but trouble is being encountered in getting the
production.
Watchorn and others on the Jolliffe No. 3 is a 200-
barrel well at 2,470 feet at only one foot in the sand. It
is flowing in a steady stream.
Argus on Remple No. 2 in 5 21-4 have a fishing job at
around 1,800 feet. No. 1 is still fighting collapsed casing.
National on Williams in 34 9-4 is about ready to start.
Most all equipment is on the ground. This is the location
in which all Florence prays for a good well. This Is al
most exactly three miles northwest of Florence.
One of the real interesting tests is that of the Penn-
Tex Oil Co. on the McPheeters land, 35-22 2. They are
drilling at 2,150.
Pearce & Pearce on the Burton in 15-22-4 is reported
down to 2,000 feet and drilling. Same on the Jones in
17-22-4 is reported drilling at 1,200 feet. Same on the
Clark, offsetting the Mountain & Gulf well, is rigged up
and ready to spud. Same on the Clark is building the rig.
Pearce & Pearce have been very successful in the
Peabody fie!d, having drilled three wells, all being pro
ducers, and are now making a location offsetting the new
Willard well, on a 40 recently purchased adjoining it on
the east.
Drilling Wells in Marion County.
Geo. Krow No. 1 Riffle in southeast of southeast of
Southeast of 28 18 4 is drilling at 1,200 feet.
S nclair Oil & Gas Co. NO. 1 Ford in southwest of
southeast of 18-20-4 is drilling at 1,600 feet.
Argus Oil Co. No 2 Koslanski in the southwest of
5-21-4 is drilling at 1,670 feet.
Galbraith and others No. 1 Potts in northwest of
southeast of southwest of 27-21-4 is drilling at 2.430 feet.
McCorkel and others No. 1 Weltie in southeast of 31-
21-4 is spudd ng.
The Elmerdale Oil Co. No. 1 Baker in southwest of
northwest of 33 21 4 has material on the ground.
Ward and others No. 1 Jolliffe in the center of south
line of northwest of southwest of 4-22-4 is drilling at 2,000
feet.
Watchorn and others No. 2 Jolliffe in the southwest
of southeast of southwest of southwest of 4-22-4 got sand
2,486 to 2,487 feet and is good for 700 barrel.
The American Canadian OH Co. No. 1 Chilson in the
southwest of southeast of 4 22-4 is drilling at 2,507 feet.
Watchorn and others No. 1 Townsend in center of
east line of southeast of southeast of 5-22-4 has bad hole at
1,560 feet.
Watchorn and others No. 1 Jolliffe in the center of
north line of northwest of 9-22 4 got sand 2 506 to 2.508
feet and is good for 700 tarrels. No. 2 in northwest of
northeast of northwest of northwest of 9-22-4, tools moved
in. No. 3 in the northeast of northwest has material on
the ground.
The Orlando Petroleum Co. No. 3 Jolliffe in southeast
of northeast of southeast of 9-22 4 is spudding. No. 4 in
southeast has timbers on the ground.
Elmhurst Investment Co. No. 2 Ehnstedt in southeast
of northeast of southeast of 10-22 4 is drilling at 1.520
feet. No. 2 Gillette in the northeast of southeast of south
east of 10 22 4 is smidd'ng. No. 4 in northwest of south
west of southwest has timbers on ground. No. 3 Sinex in
cen'er of west line of northwest of southwest of 10 22-4
is drilling at 1.250 feet.
Tbe Phillips Petro'eum Co. No. 1 Larsen in northwest
of southwest of southwest of 11-22-4 is drilling at 1,995
feet.
The Kinney Refining Co. No. I Rodner in northwest
of southwest of northwest of 14-22 4 is drilling at 2,300
feet.
Patton and ofhers No. 2 Podnr in southwest of north
west of northwest of 14-22-4 has rig un.
The Mounta'n Oulf Oil Co. No. 1 Rodner in southwest
of northwest of 14 2*>-4 is spudd'ng.
Wilho't & Forrester No. 3 in southeast of northeast of
15-22 4 is snudd'r-e.
The Carter Oil Co. No. 2 Lew's in northwest, of north
east of southwest of 15-22 4 is drilllne at 2.618 f-et.
Puffa'o Producing Ca. No. 2 C'a-k in r>ter of west
l,rle of northeast of southeast of 15-22-4 is drilling at 2,425
feet.
s THE OIL AND
WILL BUILD A REFiNERY IN ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS.
New Plant to Be Erected Immediately Near IoU to Car 4
lor Increasing Local Production.
Iola, Kas., Oct. 7.Although it has not yet been gen
erally announced, the Chamber of Commercs of Iola h^s
successfully engineered the project of securing the erec
tion of a refinery on the outsk.rts of Iola.
For some time past it has been apparent that the
production of the Allen counly field leauued some greater
means of disposal. The Empire lines running into the
field were not quite adequate and a short time ago the
Miller Pipe Line Co. comp eted its mains, but even with
these added fac.lities it became apparent that a refint.y
would be advisable.
The matter was brought to the attention of a certain
well known Mid Continent refinery man, who immediately
Investigated the situation and decided that it looked so
favorable that he would himself be willing to unde.take
the operation of the plant. This was all the Chamber of
Commerce and the other part es interested needed and
several meetings were called, with the result that within
a few day3 the entire amount needed to finance the project
was subscrited.
Much cred.t Is due to T. B. Shannon, a leading mer
chant of Iola, as well as E. M. Miller, president of .the
Northrup National Bank; J. H. Horvill, president of the
Allen County State Bank, and Baxter McLain, attorney, for
the successful manner in which this project was handled.
The United Iron Works Co., which has taken the
contract for the storage, has agreed to have the first of
the large storage tanks completed within ten days and
the others as rapidly as they will be needed. The erec
tion of the first unit of the plant is to be begun imme
diately and the contract provides that this will be ready for
operation senn time before the first of the year.
Some of the larger operators of the field are: The
Clover Leaf Oil Co., K. M. Oil Co., U. B. Oil Co., Grub
Stake Oil Co. and others, who welcome the project of the
new refinery, as it will, of course, greatly facil tate their
operation by providing a constant outlet for their produc
tion at full market price.
TEXAS COAST OIL DEVELOPMENT:;.
Houston, Oct. 6.The Republic Production Co. brought
in its No. 23 Dolbear at Hull, with initial prodrction of
2,000 barrels at 2,500 feet. West Columbia, which has
been dormant for some time, came into the limsl'ght late
last week with the completion of the Gulf Production Co's.
No. 4 Ayres, which came at around 9 000 barrels. The
total daily production of the West Columbia field amounted
to 23,785 barrels, against 34,435 barrels for the week
previous. It was distributed as follows: The Humble Oil
and Ref ning Co., 10.000 barrels; the Gulf Produc'ion Co.,
7,000 barrels; the Crown Oil and Refining Co.. 3.030 bar
rels; the Texas Co., 3,500 barrels; the Sun Co.. 250 barrels.
With the completion of No. 4 Ayres. the Gulf Production
Co. now takes the lead in West Columbia, with an averags
dai'y production amounting to approximately 17,000
barrels.
Goose Creek's produc'ion for the last week was 14 125
barre's, a decrease of 3 000 barrels from last week. This
defrea-e is sa'd to be due to damage done to the pumping
wells during the recent storm, which was greater than
at first supposed.
In the Goose Creek fe'.d the Atlantic Oil Producing
Co's. No. 1 Goose Lake has been abandoned at 3.481 feet.
Other completions in this field are: E. F. Sims & Co's.
No. 14 Sweet, arranging to pump at 2 600 feet: the Crown
Oil and Refin'ng Co's. No. 24 Gaillard. arrangirg to pump
at 2.500 feet; the Humble Oil and Refining Co's. No. 6
Beaumont, arranging to pump.
The Blue Ridge district continues to hold the at
tention of operators and interest was increased when it
was announced that T. P. Lee, president of the Republic
PTduct'on Ct.. had bought 100 acres for h's company
from F. B. West and would immed'ately begin develop
ment work. The lard purchased is located in the north
west corner of the Habermacher survey aid adjoins on
the west and north the sixty aces purchaspd by the
Sinclair Gulf Oil Co. last July, for which the srm of
f 21,000 was naid. The price paid by the Republic is
not announced.
W. C. Turnbow, of Houston, has entered the Blue
GAS NEWS
Ridge section by the purchase of 300 acres out of the
Bassett Blakeley 640 acres, which lies due north of the
Gulf Production Co's. No. 1 Bassett Blakeiey, the discovery
well of the lieid.
At Damon Mound the Sinclair Gulf Oil Co. has
abandoned its No. 1 Norton at 3,835 feet.
REFiNERY HEADS TO VISIT FRANCE.
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 8.On the eleventh of this month,
Captain E. Constantln and wife, of Tulsa, and E K. S^aock
and wife represent. ng respectively the Constantin Refining
Co. and the lnd ahoma Refining Co., will embark for
France, and b'g things are expected to develop in a busi
ness way following the voyage. Messrs. Schock and Con
stantin have recently acquired the controlling interest in
the Export Oil Corporation which owns a big terminal at
Avondale, La., and the distance from Avondale to France
is the shortest route for shipping, being even shorter than
the d'stance from New York to Liverpool. The Export Oil
Corporation is therefore admirably situated for a big for
eign business.
EXPANSION OF UNIVERSAL PETROLEUM CO.
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 7The Universal Petroleum Co.
of Tulsa has completed the establishmsnt of two new
branch offices for the distribution of petroleum products.
One has been established at Chicigo, In ths Lumbe man-
Exchange bul'd'ng. 11 South LaSalle street, und^r the
management of H. P. Downs, who has just returned from
two years' serv"ce in France with the Stars a^d S'ripes.
The other hs been put in at Atlanta, Ga., under the man
agement of F. H. Harrell.
The Universal Petroleum Co. has just completed a
deal, whereby it takes over approx'mately 12 00U barrels
of production in the Burkburnett. Texas, field, and has
comp'eted the erection of a 6 inch pip3 line from Burk
burnett to Grandf:eld. Okla.. where it terminates at loading
racks on the M. K. & T. railroad. The company also has
a loading rack for 5V cars at Burkburnett.
GRENADE-BANK PLAN ABANDONED.
Washington, Oct. 6.The Sav'ngs Organization of
the Tenth Federal Resprve District has just been mrorm^d
by the Treasury Dspartment that the S-screury of War,
decid'ng that hind grenades converted into savings banks
shou'd not be sent b-oadcast throughout the country, has
cancelled his arrangement to furnish grenades to the
Treasury Department.
Although more than 300,000 of these grenades have
been sold to the banks in the Tenth District, the children
who have entered into the savings plan during the'r vaca-
t'on, must content themselves with Certificates of Appre
ciation issued by the Treasury Department for their serv
ices. These Certificates are being prepared in Washing
ton and will be issued by the Savings Organization.
The War Department gave its approval of the grenade
distribution several weeks ago. Its recent decision comes
as a surprise but was evidently made on account of com
plaints made that the grenades might become a menace
to the safety of children and families owing to the possi
bility of again converting them Into dangerous weapons.
KANSAS CITY NOTES.
Cassius M. Clay and R. W. Winn, of Mexico, Mo, spent
several days l">st week at Grand Valley. Colo., wh^re thy
own s"me good shale claims in the upper Parachute Val
ley. They are optimistic over the prospect of an early de
velopment of the sra'e oil industry, reporting a greater in
terest in the Grand Valley district now than at any pre
vious time.
M. J. Si'Iliven. a well-known oil one"*o'. formerly of
Kansas City and now res'ding in Forth Worth, spent sev
eral davs at Exce'sior Springs. M'ssouri's f'trinu' health
resort, the past week. Wh'le largely Interested in oil prop
erty In North Tex^s. lalely Mr. Sullivan has spent con
siderable time in the North Louisiana fie'd. miking his
headnu*>itp-s at Shrevenort. Wh'le at the "Sarin's" he
joined J. B. Jones, of the Petxo'eum Enrlneerirg Co.. In
the purchase of a !'kely looking 80a<Te lease in th Pea-
brdy Flbing pool, adloinipg one of the good producers of
that interesting oil territory.
 THE OIL AND
OKLAHOMA PRODUCTION
Barrels
Cushfng 36.100
Healdton 35,600
Other fields 146,000
Total daily production 217,700
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 7.After having a slow period of
about a week, the oil fields of Oklahoma have awakened
again and are in the limelight in a blazing fashion. Two
extraordinary producers have been brought in at Beggs, a
new pool has been discovered in western Okmulgee county,
the Wilcox sand has been found productive in the Dixford
pool, northwest of Beggs, and there is quite a list of ex
tensions showing, which threaten to increase the produc
tion of different districts considerably. The state is truly
back in its old fashion.
Big Wells at Beggs.
The largest well in the prolific Beggs country in
several weeks has been brought in by the Producers &
Refiners Corporation in the center of the west line of the
east half of the west half of the northeast of section
12-14-11. It found the top of the Wilcox sand at 2,805 feet
and at 21% feet in the sand it is making 100 barrels per
hour actual gauge. It is No. 4 on the lease. There is con
siderable speculation about where the Wilcox sand la
going to extend in this pool. For a while the trend was
figured to lie southward, but Loring G. Bradstreet and
others got a duster in the NW corner of the NE>4 of
13 14-11 and the west offset to the Bradstreet producer also
came in dry, so that put a quietus on south trend en
thusiasm. After this, when the Indiahoma Refining Co.
got a 65 barrel per hour producer in the NE corner of the
NW% of 12 14 11, everybody began boosting for the north
west, and then the Oklahoma Petroleum and Gasoline Co.
got a little 200 barreler offset to the north of it, and damp
ened enthusiasm again. Now that the latest "gusher" has
come in, everybody is boosting for a straight north direc
tion.
Waite Phillips of Tulsa has drilled in sand found at
2,775 feet, to 2,793 feet in his No. 3, Stake farm, in the NE
corner of the SEY* of 12-14-11, and it is flowing 1,200
barrels. It will be deepened shortly. The Phillips well off
sets the Simon and others No. 1, in the NW corner of the
SW>4 of 7-14-12, directly to the west, which is only a 40
barrel Wilcox sand well.
The Twin State Oil Co. found sand at 3111 feet in its
No. 1, in the SW corner of the SEVi of the SEM of 15 1511,
and at 4 feet in, filled up and made several flows, the
gauge showing a production of 125 barrels for the first
three hours. Estimates place it good for 500 barrels,
making it the best deep sand producer so far found in that
pool. It is a half mile north of the nearest deep sand
well also.
Deep Sand in Dixford Pool.
The Twin State Oil Co. well in the SW corner of the
SE4 of the SE% of 9 15 11, found the Wilcox sand at 3,111
feet, and at three feet it was flowing, and the casing was
being run preparatory to dri.ling in. That it may make a
dandy well is the opinion of many as it made 125 barrels
in one flow. It is the first time the Wilcox sand has been
found in paying quantities in this field. The well itself is
on the southwest edge of the pool, and stuff hitherto con
demned will be picked up and carried again.
New Pool In Okmulgee County.
C. B. Shaffer, drilling on the Johnson farm, in the
center of the west line of the NW% of the SEY* of 6-13-11,
on the west line of Okmulgee county, found the deep sand
at 3,270 feet, and at 3,278 feet oii filled up in the hole 400
GAS NEWS 9
feet, and tanks were being built to drill deeper. The
nearest production to this well is the small Dutcher sand
stuff in the middle of section 29-14-11, a mile north and
a mile east, and outside of this, the nearest is in the
Youngstown pool, four miles to the east.
Hewitt Looking Better.
The Hewitt district, which is Oklahoma's best bet from
the standpoint of developing into something big, is looking
better than ever as the result of the week's operations.
Truly, everything has not been bright and rosy in that
locality, and some of the we.ls have developed salt water
instead of oil, but some happenings have been of the
brighter variety. Of them all, the most important well of
the week was drilled by the Carter Oil Co., in the NE>4
of the SE^i of 21-4s-2w, north of the first wells In the pool.
It found a sand at 1,640 feet, which is the shallowest yet
found in paying quantities in that district, and at 3 feet in,
filled up and made two nice flows. It improves the looks
of the northern direction. In the SE corner of 22-4s 2w,
the We3theimer & Daube well, found sand at 1,900 feet,
that made a 30 barrel well, and drilling was continued to
2,110 feet in broken sand. It is three-quarters of a mile
east of other producers. On Monday of last week, the
Texas Co. No. 1, Dillard, which is the second well of the
Texas Co., made 17 feet, 10% inches in the tank, and on
the preceding day made 21 feet, 6% inches. The discoviry
well of the field on the Denny farm, put 6 feet, 2% Inches
in the tank on Tuesday.
The Simpson well in the southwest of 27-4s-2w looks
like a failure, the discovery sand carrying water at 2,185
feet, and the Go: den Gate Oil Co. well In 34 4s-2w, near the
townsite of Hewitt has salt water at 2,110 feet, so is not
looking good.
Important Yale Showing.
The Garr Oil Corporation, drilling in the SW corner of
the NE% of the SW% of 9-19-5, three-quarters of a mile
west of the nearest producer, which is the Cosden Oil &
Gas Co. No. 1, Henryetta Rice farm, found the Peru sand
at 2,920 feet, and at eleven feet in, filled up and made a
nice flow. It was last reported being cleaned out, and pre
paring to drill in. The Cosden well on the Henryetta Rice
farm, had 34 feet of the Peru sand, 30 feet lowercounting
surface elevationthan the Garr well, but didn't get the
oil. It made a 10-barrel well in the Bartlesville sand. If
the Garr well gets the amount of sand that Cosden found,
it should get a hum dinger of a producer. Township 19-5
is looking better now than it has for some time.
Other Interesting Showings.
D. C. Wise and others No. 1, in 24 11-12, south of
Henryetta, found sand at 2,669 feet and at 15 inches in the
sand, was making 4,000,000 feet of gas and the boiler was
being moved back to drill in. It is quite a distance from
production.
Gladys Belle Oil Co. & Indiahoma Refning Co.
found sand at 1,130 feet in their No. 11, Adams farm, in the
NE corner of the NW% of the SE^ of the NW% of 6 14-12,
south of Begg3, which at two feet in, made 2,000,000 feet of
gas and sprayed some oil and promised to make a nice
little well, but when drilled deeper, didn't show any better,
so drilling is being continued to the regular Dutcher pay
at 2,300 feet. This is the first time the 1,130 foot sand
has been found in this pool, however the wells over in
11 14-11, find it, and the Producers & Refiners Corporation
got a 5,000,000 foot gasser in it in the SE corner of the
SW14 of the NE14 of 11-14-11, which has been supplying
boilers for drilling wells with fuel for the past 90 days.
Beren Winemlller and others have a 1,000 barrel well
in 14-25-10, af'.er a 160-quart shot, which is the best well
completed in the Osage for the last three or four weeks.
The No. 5. of W. J. Kanupp, in the NW corner of the NE*4
of the NW% of the NW% of 3 24 9, in the Winona district,
is a 500 barrel well at 1,657 feet.
10 THE OIL AND
OKLAHOMA COMPLETIONS.
Greek-Pawnee-Payne Counties.
Texas Co. has a 100-barrel we.l in its No. 3. Jacobs
farm, in the center of the west line of the east half of the
NE14 of 27 14-8. at 2,504 feet.
Same company No. 1, Lowe farm, in the center of the
east line of the NW14 of the NEM, of 27-14-8, is good for
100 barrels at a total depth of 2,507 feet.
Home Gas Co. No. 2, Lauderdale farm, in the NE
corner of 26-18-5, is a 20,000,000 foot gasser in the Bartles-
ville sand at a total depth of 2,965 feet.
The Gypsy Oil Co. No. 16, Wacoche farm, in the SW
corner of the SE% of the NEV4 of 29-18-7, is good for 40
barrels in the Layton sand, at a depth of 1,351 feet.
Texas Co. No. 1, Wallace farm, in the SW corner of
the NEVL of the NE% of 5-19 5, has been shot fn the
Bartlesville sand at 3,240 feet, and is estimated a 50-barrel
well.
Eastern Oil Co. No. 1, Pigeon farm, in the NW corner
of the NE% of 36-19-7, is a 35-barrel well in the Bartlesville
sand at 2,666 feet.
Cosden & Marland No. 23, on the school land lease, in
the NW corner of the SW% of 36 20 5, is estimated a
60-barreler from the Bartlesville sand. Depth 3,195 feet.
J. B. Grieves No. 1, Alleman farm, in the SW corner
of the NE<4 of 34-20-7, is a 200-barrel Bartlesville sand well
at 2,750 feet.
Oklahoma Syndicate No. 4, in the center of the north
line of the SEVi of the SE% of 3-16-10, is a 15-barrel well
at 2,588 feet.
Morrison et al No. 1, McNack farm, in the SE corner of
the SW% of 3-15-10, is now estimated a 100-barrel producer
at 2,570 feet from the Dutcher sand.
Mutual Oil & Gas Co. No. 11, Barnett farm, in the NE
corner of the SWVi of the NE% of 11-16-12, came in a
50 barrel well at 1,445 feet.
Kfngwood Oil Co. No. 1, in the SE corner of the NEV4
of the SE14 of 24-15-10, is dry at 3,040 feet.
Ohio Cities Gas Co. No. 3, Walking farm, in the center
of the south line of the SE% of the SW14 of 2-17-11, is a
5-barrel pumper at 1,680 feet.
Wagoner-Tulsa Counties.
Gardner and others No. 2, strip, in the center of the
north lr'ne of the SE% of 26-17-12, is good for 5 barrels at
1,044 feet.
B. G. Goble No. 1, Bird farm, in the NE corner of the
NW# of the SE& of 26-17-15, is a 40-barrel producer at
1.041 feet.
McLou Oil Co. No. 7, Bird farm, in the SW corner of
the SE% of the NE& of 26-17-15, came in dry at 1,200 feet.
Keno Oil Co. No. 2, Simon farm, in the center of the
HE% of the NE*4 of 3-18-14, is a 50 barrel flowing well
at 1,423 feet.
Moore and others No. 1, Haynes, in the SE corner of
3-18-14, came in a 10-barrel well at 1,390 feet.
Osage.
The Manhattan Oil Co. No. 66, in the center of the
east line of the SEV4 of 20 25-11, is a 25-barrel well at
1,762 feet.
Barnsdall Corporation No. 12, in the SE corner of the
NE% of the SE% of the NEV4 of 14-25-11, is good for 50
barrels at 1,821 feet.
Flesher Petroleum Co. No. 1, in the NE corner of the
SW% of 26-25-10, came In dry at 1,900 feet.
W. G. Skelly's No. 2, in the NW corner of the SVf1/*
of the NW"4 of the SEM of 13-25-10, made a 40-barrel well
at 1,843 feet.
Foster and others No. 15. in the NW corner of the
NW>4 of 25-29 9, is good for 35 barrels at 2,085 feet from
the Bartlesville sand.
Page and others No. 10, in the center of the south half
of the SE14 of 23 2011, is flowing 150 barrels at 2,038 feet.
Brenner O'l Co. has a 50-barreler in its No. 4, in the
center of the west line of the SWy, of 16-20-12.
Kewanee Oil & Gas Co. No. 11, in the center of the
east line of the west half of the east half of the NE'/i of
20-21-12, Is rated a 10-barrel well at a depth of 1,419 feet.
Tidal Oil Co. No. 7, in the NE corner of the SEV* of
the NE% of the SE^i of 20-21-12, came in for 30 barrels at
1,428 feet.
Charles Grimes has abandoned the location for No. 5,
in the SW corner of the SEVi of the SW% of the SW%
of 30-21-12.
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Grimes & G llespie No. 14, in the NE corner of the
NW& of the NEVi of the NE% of 32-21-12, !s a 15-barrel
well at 1,362 feet.
Sheppard Oil Corporation No. 1, In the SW corner of
the SE14 of 26-22-8, will not be drilled. The location has
been abandoned.
McBride and others No. 17, in the center of the south
line of the SW*4 of 26 22-10, is a 15 barrel well at 1,922 feet.
The Midland Petroleum Co. No. 3, in the SW corner
of the SE14 of 28 22-10, came in for 100-barrels at 1,901
feet.
Alexander et al No. 18, in the center of the east line
of the west half of the east half of the NE% of 33-22-10, is
rated a 40-barrel well at 1,112 feet.
Texas Co. No. 11, Jn the center of the east line of the
SE% of 33-22-10, is good for 175-barrels at 1,914 fset.
E. N. Gillespie No. 6, in the NW corner of 34-22-10, la
a 200-barrel well at 1,208 feet.
Marland Refining Co. No. 6, in the NE corner of the
NWtt of the NE*4 of the SEV* of 34-22-10, is good for 50
b6rrls 3t 1 942 feet
Gilliland Oil Co! No. 1, in the SW corner of the NEV4
of 30-23 8, is a 50-barreler at 1,942 feet.
The Tidal Oil Co. No. 9, in the NW corner of the SK%
of the NW!4 of the NE% of 13 23-11, is a 5-barrel pamper
at 1,593 feet.
The Midland Petroleum Co. No. 3, In the center of the
north line of the NW% of 6 23 11, came in dry at 2,190 feet.
Dresser and others No. 2, In the NW corner of the
NE% of the NE% of 17-23-11, is dry at 1,851 feet.
Price Oil Co. No. 16, in the center of the east line of
the west half of the east half of the SEVi of 36-24-8, Is a
25-barrel well at 472 feet.
Kanupp and others No. 5, in the NW corner of the
NE% of the NW14 of the NWVi of 3 24 9, Is a 500-barrel
well from sand at a total depth of 1,614 f?et.
Foster & Norwood No. 16, fn the NE corner of the
SWtf of the NE% of the SEtf, of 14-24-9, Is a 75-barrel
producer at 2,096 feet.
Gypsy Oil Co. & Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 12, in
the NE corner of the NW% of 25-24-9, is rated at 100
barrels at 2,097 feet from the Bartlesville sand.
Barnsdall Corporation No. 16, in the NE corner of
the NWtt of the NE% of the NW% of 5-24-10, came in
for 125-barrels at 2.044 feet.
Phillips Petroleum Corp. No. 20, In the center of
the nonh line of the NW*4 of 7-24-10, is a 5-barrel pumper
at 2,119 feet.
B'gheart Producing & Refining Co. No. 4, in the cen
ter of the west line of the SW>4 of 10-24-10, is a 75-
barrel well at 2,051 fet.
Central Petroleum Co. No. 6, in the center of the
west line of the east half of the west half of the SE}4
of 17 24-11, is a 30-barrel well at 1,708 feet.
Wigwam Oil Co. No. 37, in the NW corner of the SW%
of 14-24 -11, is good for five barrels at 1,760 feet.
Central Petroleum Co. No. 8, in the NW corner of
the NEVt of the NW% of the SE& of 13-25-10, is a 40-
barrel pumper.
A. M. Landon No. 2, in the SW corner of the NW*4
of the SWtt of the SE% of 25-25-11, is good for 50 bar
rels at 1,766 feet.
Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 15, ?n the SW corner of
the SEW of 1-26-11. came in for five barrels at 875 feet.
Sperry Oil & Gas Co. No. 71. in the NW corner of
11-27-10, is a 25 barrel well at 1,298 feet.
Barnsdall Corporation No. 7, in the NE corner of the
NW14 of the NE>4 of the NEVi of 33-27-11, is a 10-barrel
producer at 1,677 feet.
Wan Sha-She Oil Co. No. 17, in the center of the
east line of the NEV4 of 15-29 9, is rated at 200 barrels at
1,325 feet.
Phillins Petroleum Co. No. 8, 'n the center of the NW%
of the NEH of 16 29-9, is a 100-barrel well at 1.557 feet.
Tidal Oil Co. No. 18, in the center of the north line
of thp NE'4 of 22-29-9, is estimated good for 10 barrels
at 1,510 feet.
Southwestern Oklahoma.
The following completions are from Jackson, Greer,
Cotton and Stephens counties:
Burris & Patterson No. 1, Briggs farm, in the NW
corner of the NE14 of the SW*4 of 5-6n-20w, is dry at
1,010 feet.
Granite Oil Co. No. 1, Williams farm, in the NW corner
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of the NE% of the NW% of the NWV4 of 25-7n-21w, is dry
at 1.470 feet.
Same company's No. 2, Williams, 300 feet south of No.
1, is also dry at 996 feet.
Pennock Oil Co. No. 1, in the SE corner of 36-ls-llw,
on school land, ia a 7,000,000 foot gasser at a depth of
2,116 feet.
Same company's No. 2, McQuown farm, in the SE
corner of the NW% of the SE& of 32-ls-10w, is good for
250 barrels at 2,145 feet.
Chapman and others No 5, Chapman, in the center of
the south line of the SW% of the SE% of 32-ls-10W, is
making 250 barrels at 2,129 feet.
J. C. Keys No. 3, on the school land, in the center of
the south line of the SW^4 of the SW14 of 33-ls-10W,
is a 201.1 barrel well at 2,133 feet.
Jake Hamon No. 1, Fine farm, in the SE corner of
the SW'., of 20-ls-9w, is a 20-barrel well at 2,164 feet.
McMan OH Co. No. 10, Priddy farm, in the SW corner
of the NW*4 of the SW% of the SW% of 3-2s-10w, is good
for 76 barrels at 2,201 feet. No. 11, in the NE corner
of the SWhi of 3 2s-10w, is a 12,000,000 feet gasser at
2,182 feet; and No. 9, in the SE corner of the .SW^ of
the SE>>4 of the SE^4 of 4-2s-10w, is an 80-barrel well at
2,218 feet.
Texas Co. No. 1, Wilkerson farm, in the NW corner
of 4-2s-10w, is an 80-barrel well at 2,141 feet.
Carter Oil Co. No. 3, Wiley farm, in the SW corner
of the NE*4 of 5-2s-10w, came in a three million gasser
at 2,180 feet.
Skelley & Sankey's No. 1, Wiley farm, in the NE
corner of 5 2s-10w, is only a 10-brrel well at 2,117 feet.
McMan Oil Co. No. 5., Chapman farm, in the center
of the west line of the NW14 of the NWtt of 10-2s-10w,
is good for 100-barrels at 2,240 feet.
Noble-Garfield-Kay-Logan Counties.
The Carter OH Co. No. 5, Blggerstaff farm, in 10-27-3e,
in the Mervine field, is dry at 1,584 feet.
Jackson & Wise No. 1, on the Stanfleld farm, in the
SW corner of the SE% of 7-17-5w, is dry at 2,045 feet.
It is a wildcat.
Exchange Oil Co. No. 9, Denker farm, in the center
of the west line of the SW% of 13-22-4w, is good for 150-
barrels at 2,191 feet.
Same company No. 2, Goode farm, in the SW corner
of the NWty of the SE% of 14-22-4W, came in a 50-barrel
well at 2,178 feet.
Carter Oil Co. No. 24, DIvely farm, in the NW corner
of 24-22-4W, is a 50 barrel producer at 2,069 feet.
Chapman & Godfrey have a duster in No. 1, Cooper
farm, in the center of the north line of the NW% of the
SWU of 16-22-3w, at 2,453 feet.
Midco Petroleum Co. No. 7, Yost farm, in the SW
corner of the NE% of 22-23-2w, is dry at 2.200 feet.
. Marland Refin'ng Co. No. 2, George Calls Him allot
ment, in the center of the north line of the NE% of the
NE4 of 19-25 2e, is dry at 495 feet.
Okmulgee-Okfuskee and Muskogee Counties.
The Kimbley & Lutts No. 2, Hawkins farm, in the NW
corner of the SW14 of 5-11-12, is good for 2,000,000 feet of
gas at 1,662 feet.
Kimbley Oil & Refining Co. No. 3, Jackson farm, in the
NW corner of 5-11-12, made a 25-barrel well at 1,689 feet..
Spltter and others No. 2, Tiger farm, !n the NW cor
ner of the SWV4 of 8-11-14 is a million feet gasser at 1,262
feet.
Waite Phillips No. 2, Byrd farm, in the NE corner
of the SE*4 of 26-13-11, is a 50 barrel well at 2,276 feet.
Kingwood Oil Co.. No. 9, Bean firm, in the center
of the North line of the SE4 of the SE% of 17-13-12,
is dry at 2,265 feet.
Gladys Belle Oil Co. No. 2, Noles farm, in the center
of the NE'4 of the NE% of 22-13-12, is a 25 barrel pro
ducer at 1,746 feet.
Kingwood Oil Co. No. 1, Davis farm, in the center
of the NE% of the W% of 1-12-13, is a 5,000.000 feet
Gypsy Oil Co. No. 1, .Claves farm, in the NE corner
of the SW% of 3 13-12, is dry at 2 620 feet.
Newman et al No. 1, Harris farm, in the SW corner
of 35-13-14, is a 75-barrel producer at 1,885 feet.
DaWitt et al No. 1, in the center of the west line of
the NW>4 of the SEV* of 5-1316, is an abandoned loca
tion. The well will not be drilled.
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Producers and Refiners Corporation No. 3, Osterhouse
farm, in the center of the north line of the NW% of the
NW% of 2-14-11, is dry at 2,474 feet.
Cosmos Oil Co. No. 1, Marks farm, in the SE corner
of the NE& of the SE% ol 214-11, is dry at 2,830 feet.
Simon et al No. 1, Warner farm, in the NE corner
of the NWy4 of 12-14-11, is a 750-barrel well at 2,769 feet
Sequoyah Oil & Refining Co. No. 6, Richards farm, in
the SE corner of the SW% of the NE% of the SE% of
25-14-11, is a 20-barrel well at 2,192 feet. No. 7, in the
SW corner of the SE% of the NE% of the SE& of the
section is dry and abandoned at 2,265 feet.
Pra'rie Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Hill farm, in the NW
corner of the SW& of 28-14-11, will not be drilled.
Texas Co. No. 1, Kennedy farm, in the NE corner of
the SW14 of 29 14-11, came in dry at 2,355 feet.
Billingslea et al No. 6, Searcy farm, in the center of
the north line of the SW>4 of the SE% of 6-14-12, is a
100-barrel well at 2,239 feet.
Henry Oil Co. No. 4, Thompson farm, in the SE corner
of the NE% of the NW% of 6-14-12, is a 60-barrel Dutcher
sand well at 2,446 feet.
Ridge Oil Co. No. 2, Adams farm, in the SE corner
of the NE% of the SE^, of the SW% of 6-14-12, is a 50-
barrel well at 2,390 feet.
Ross & Scott have a duster at 2,785 feet on the Walls
No. 7, in the SW corner of the SE% of the NE^4 of
7-14-12.
Ohio-Oklahoma Co. No. 3, Adams farm, in the center
of the west line of the SW% of the NE& of 6-14-12, is
a 50-barrel well at 2,349 feet.
The Cook & Graham No. 1, in the NE corner of the
NW14 of the SWV* of the SEM, of 7-14-12, on the Heckman
farm,' is dry at 2,799 feet.
United Oil Co. No. 2, on the Kennel farm, in the
NE corner of the SE^i of 13-14-13, Is a 15-barrel producer
at 1,950 feet.
Jolly et al have a 15-barreler in No. 6, on the Rentie
farm, in the center of the north line of the SE^4 of the
NE% of 11-14-14.
Henry Oil Co. No. 7, Jefferson farm, in the SW corner
of the NW>4 of the SW% of 20-14-14, is a 15 barrel well
at 1,950 feet.
Carter Oil Co. No. 3, Flint farm, in the center of the
north line of the SE% of the NEV4 of 27-14-14, came in
for 50 barrels at 1,067 feet.
Rosedale Oil Co. No. 2, Thomas farm, in the center
of the north line of the SH% of the NWH of 30-14-14,
is making 25-barrels at 1,345 feet.
Duke Brothers No. 4, Jefferson farm, in the center
of the north l'ne of the NW% of the NW% of 24-14-15,
is dry at 1,925 feet.
Terriokla Oil Co. No. 2, Davis farm, in the SW corner
of 7-14-16, is a duster at 1,700 feet.
Dunnan et al No. 5, Flint farm, in the NE corner
of the SE& of the SE% of the NW% of 27-14-14, is a 15-
barrel producer at 1,064 feet.
Petroleum Refin'ng Co. No. 1, Colbert farm, in the
NW corner of the SW% of the NW>4 of 12-15-14, is dry
at 1,384 feet.
Carr and others No. 22, Grayson farm, in the center
of the north line of the SE14 of the NE>4, is good for 8-
barrels at 773 feet.
Crebbs and others No. 1, on the Peters farm, in the
SW corner of the NW% of the SW*4 of 27-15-15, is dry.
Langston Oil & Gas Co. No. 2, Hawkins farm, in the
SE corner of the NW% of 14-15-15, 's dry at 1,600 feet.
Brown and associates No. 1, Sango farm, in the NW
corner of the SW^4 of 28-15 15, is a 50-barreler at 1,808 feet.
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(2 THE OIL AND
Fort Worth, Tex., Oct. 6.Results secured in the vari
ous wild cat fields of the Panhandle and the far western
part of the state in Edwards county, together with the
showing made in the extension of the Stephens county
field near Caddo, put new life in oil operations in Texas
the past week. Finding a showing of oil in the Muenster
well sixteen miles north of Gainesville in Cooke county
created considerable excitement in that section and caused
a flocking of the Fort Worth talent to view that field of
operation. While prospects loom big for an extension of
the production area of Texas, because of the showings
made in the various fields, they were not without a balance
and when the announcement was made that the Sinclair-
Gulf and other pipe line companies had cut the price of
crude in the Burkburnett field to $2 a barrel, producers
began to sit up and take notice.
Some Big Wells Brought In.
Several big producers were developed in all the fields
the past week. In the Ranger district, the bringing in of
a 3,000-barrel producer by the Rothwell Mann Co. and the
Connellee No. 7, opened the eyes of the operators in that
section. The Texas & Pacific Coal and OH Co. also re
port several good producers, none of them, however, reach
ed the thousand barrel mark. The extension of the Burk
burnett field northwest, grows pace, however, it is ex
pected that since the cut has been made in the price of
crude oil because of a lack of pipe line facilities, de
velopment will be curtailed until more means of trans
portation can be furnished the producer. The average
producer is averse to taking a cut in the price because
of over-production due to a lack of pipe line and trans
portation facilities.
Production also is growing apace in the Desdemona
field, and while no great gusher was brought in the past
week, the operators working in that section are exuberant
over the outlook and as soon as railroad transportation
can be furnished them, expect to surprise the world. A
number of new r:gs have been erected in and around
Desdemona and should the new wells prove producers that
field will be extended.
Young county field is proving to be an attractive spot
for eastern investors and the past week saw $60,000 spent
for leases in that section. The find'ng of oil in the Arnold
No. 1, and in the Graham, proved beyond all doubt that
that section of the state will develop into a big producer.
However, eve^y well will be deep and none will be found
less than 4,000 feet. The grade of oil secured is of a high
order and w'll need very little refining. Georgians have
been attracted to that section of the country.
Southwest Texas Development.
The finding of a good showing of oil in the test of
E. H. R. Green, heir of the late Hettie Green, in Edwards
county, at a comparatively shallow depth, bears out the
prediction of Dr. Peterson, an eminent geologist, who said
that the greatest fie'd yet to be developed will be in the
southwest and west Texas in the Trans Pecos region. The
doctor spent several years in studying geological forma
tions in that country. The Sinclair company and others,
together with Benedum & Trees, have been investing heav
ily in leases in the Trans-Pecos region.
Panhandle District.
The hopes of oil production took on new life the past
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week when a second report was received from Amarillo
to the effect that the Happy well was showing both, oil
and gas, and that gas was found in large quantities.
The Panhandle field is on the Permian structure and
oil and gas are found at below the 4,000-foot level. The
next thirty days should tell the story what that section
contains for the oil producer. So far the holes that have
besn drilled are running true to form. Carson, King and
other counties in that section will be pierced. Wild catters
propose making locations in these two counties within
the next week and the chug of the drill will be heard.
The preparations that are being made are for deep holes,
drillers basing their preparations on results obtained
around Amarillo.
Archer County.
Archer county operators are on the qui vlve since
the Burkburnett field has been extended, and they expect
the next few days to tell a wonderful tale. All eyes are
on the Silk-Lankford well, which If it proves good, will
jump the price of leases in that section and increase the
number of drills. Wilberger continues to forge to the
front and leases have jumped in value. The striking of
oil in Wilbarger caused considerable flurry in Foard.
Childress and other adjoining counties in that section of
the Panhandle. Rocks with paraffine formation have been
found in a few of the holes. Californians are spending
their money in drilling holes in Childress county.
Stephens County.
The extent of the oil producing area of Stephens
county continues to grow. The fact that fewer dry holes
have been struck in that county is causing the wildcatter
to become more venturesome. The Stephens county wells
are all below the 3,200 foot level, and after being shot
become gushers, and their production holds up. The sec
tion around Caddo seems to be greatest of all yet de
veloped.
San Saba County.
Operators again are paying attention to San Saba
county and the past week saw several locations made.
Geologists have stamped their approval on structures and
all predict that the greatest of all yet brought in. Struc
tures in San Saba are said to be the greatest of all.
Production.
Daily pipe line runs for week ending Oct. 4, as re
ported for the various companies are:
Electr* B'burnett Ranger Stephen* Convene
Gulf Production 700 7,500 4.500 7,300
Magnolia Petroleum. . 3,800 3,200 3.100 1,400 3,300
Texas Pacific Coal 8,600 1.700
Texas Company 4,500 4,000 3.900 7,800 1,700
Prairie Oil 6,900 100
Mid-Kansas Oil 500 5.500 1.000
Sinclair Gulf 1,100 2.500 100
Humble Oil 2,300 3.000 6.900
Sun Company 1,600 1.000 900
Miscellaneous 1.200 71,000 32,000 18,000 17,000
COMPLETIONS.
Eastland County.
Magnolia Petroleum's T. W. Connellee No. 7, 3.000
barrels. Balentlne's Pleasant Grove Church No. 2. 2.000
barrels. Lucky Boy's Little No. 1, 200 barrels. Magnolia
A. D. CONLEY, Secretary.
L. N. STANLEY, General Counsel.
Fort Worth, Texas
 THE OIL AND
Petroleum's W. R. Carruth No. 1, 300 barrels. Prairie
Oil's O. J. Cotton No. 1, 250 barrels. Rothwell-Mann's
Sue No. 1, 3,000 barrels. State's Oil Barber No. 1, 300
barrels. Ocean Grove Oil's Brooks No. 1, 3,000 barrels.
Leon Oil's Allen No. 3, spraying oil at 3,300 feet. Carter
Oil's Pierce No. 1, standmg full of oil at 3,700 feet.
Southwestern Oil Co's. No. 1 Brooks he.rs, 400 bar
rels. Drillers Oil Co's No. 1 Barnes, 3,000 barrels. Bar
clay and others' No. 1 Turner, 1,500 barrels. R. O. Har
vey's No. 4 Cotton, 3,000 barrels. T. P. Coal No. 12 But
ler, 800 barrels. Prairie Oil & Gas Co's. No. 6 Howard,
dry. Prairie's No. 2 Terrell, dry. Prairie's No. 21 Roper,
100 barrels. Harwell Bros.' No. 1 Moss, no showing. Texas
Crude Oil Co's. No. 1 Sue, 50 barrels. Skelly & Sankey's
No. 1 Scott, 75 barrels.
Stephens County.
Texhoma's Oil's Ledbetter No. 1, 500 barrels. Gulf
Production's Rollins No. 1, 300 barrels. Tidal Oil's C. P.
Jones No. 10, 600 barrels. Palo Pinto's S. M. Swenson No.
4, 500 barrels. O. J. Chapman's T. J. Adams No. 1, 500
barrels. Sun Co's. E. Jennings No. IB, has showing of oil,
3,200 feet. Texas Co's. No. 4 Brooks, 1,500 barrels; No. 8
Sandridge, 100 barrels; No. 2 Pratt, dry; No. 1 Goswick,
8,000 feet of gas. T. P. Coal No. 8 Hohertz, 40 barrels.
Mid-Kansas Oil & Gas Co's. No. 22 Wright, 45 barrels.
Magnolia Petroleum No. 1 Collins, 150 barrels. Magnolia's
No. 1 Morris, 25 barrels. Oklahoma Producing & Refining
Co's. No. 7 Swenson, 150 barrels. Oklahoma's No. 13
Swenson, 1,000 barrels. Pierce Oil corporation's No. 1
Burk, 250 barrels. Southwestern Oil Co's. No. 1 Scallon,
850 barrels. Empire Gas & Fuel Co's. No. 1 Wallace, 157
barrels. Kelley Green Oil Co's No. 1 Ledbetter, 900 bar
rels. Kimmel and others' No. 1 Remmington, 10,000,000
feet of gas. Magnolia Petroleum Co's. No. 1 Frost, 250
barrels.
Plains Oil & Gas, Herrington No. 10, 20,000,000 feet
of gas; depth 2,737; 800 barrels. Magnolia Petroleum
Echols estate No. 1, 2,708; flowing 2,000 barrels. Taylor
interests Tabernacle. No. 1, in town of Desdemona, depth
2,780; 15 barrels. Magnolia Petroleum's Ellison No. 1,
7,000,000 feet of gas.
The Skelly and Sandusky branch No. 1, one-half mile
south of Breckenridge, is preparing to drill in at 3,160 feet.
The bole is filling with oil and small flows between the
six and eight-inch casings have been made.
The Gulf Production Co's. Rollins No. 3 is at the top
of the sand at 1,823 feet. The well is making 300 barrels.
Top sand was reached at 2,390 in the Palo Pinto Oil &
Gas Co's. S. M. Swanson No. 4 and pay at 3,025. Now
drilling at 3,036 with a flow of 500 barrels.
Burkburnett.
Ajax No. 1, Waggoner, block 86, 2,500 barrels. O'Nell
et al., No. 1 Taylor, block 97, 3,000 barrels. Texas Wonder
Pool Oil Co. No. 1, Lillis Morgan, 1,500 barrels. Eastland
Oil & Refining Co. No. 1, Waggoner, block 86, 500 barrels.
James McMahon No. 1, Lillis Morgan, 1,000 barrels. Mona
Marie No. 1, Schmissuer, block 73. 400 barrels. One Acre
Oil Co. No. 1, Waggoner, block 88, 500 barrels. Paririe
Hill Oil Co. No. 1, Renner, block 75, 200 barrels. Duke
of Dublin No. 2, Vogel, block 74, 700 barrels. Porterfield
& Smith No. 1, Renner, block 75, 400 "barrels. Livingston
Oil Co. No. 7, A. Evans, Greenwood subdivision, 300 bar
rels. Five Oil Co. No. 3, Morgan, block 85, 1,000 barrels.
Elkins Oil Co. and G. C. Wood No. 6, Morgan, block 98, 1,500
barrels. Ferris & Seay No. 2, Waggoner, block 86, 1,000
barrels. Gulf Production Co. No. 2, Schmissuer, block 73,
125 barrels. Gooch & Davis No. 1 Evans, Greenwood sub
division, 300 barrels.
Desdemona District.
Dixie Oil's Hamilton No. 3, 3,000 barrels. Warren
Wagner's B. I. Terry No. 1, 3,500 barrels. Skelly & Sankey
Hogg No. 4, initial production 880 barrels. Mid-Kansas
Oil & Gas D. C. Davis No. 1, depth 2,770; 10 barrels.
Marathon Oil Townsite No. 1, 800 barrels. Comanche Coun
ty Terry No. 1, 800 barrels. Humble Oil & Refining Ellison
No. 3. depth 2,727; 2,600 barrels. Texas Company Grice
No. 4, depth of 2,740, 250 barrels.
Comanche, Duke Pool.
Humble Oil & Refining Co.'s No. 2, B. Davis, 1,500
barrels. Oklavina Oil Co.'s No. 2, L. Morgan, 1,000 barrels.
Transcontinental Oil Co.'s No. 3 Crowell, 40 barrels. Hum
ble Oil & Refining Co.'s No. 5 Gray, no showing. Texas
Co.'s No. 8 Grice, 200 barre's. Southwestern Oil Co.'s No.
3 Madding, 100 barrels. Vic Martin's No. 1 Baird, 600
barrels.
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DRILLING REPORTS.
Burkburnett.
Below is a partial report of drilling operations in the
northwest Burkburnett pool:
E. & P. Oil, No. 2 Waggoner, block 86, standardizing.
E. & P. Oil, No. 3 Waggoner, block 86, drilling 1,000 feet.
Ajax Oil, No. 1, Brannon, block 89, skidd.ng rig for new
hole, old hole junked; No. 3 Elsea, block 88, drilling 500
feet; No. 2 Waggoner, block 86, cementing casing; No. 3
Waggoner, drilling 1,000 feet; No. 4 Waggoner, block 86,
location. Western Oil, No. 2 Waggoner, block 86, on san^
shut down for storage. Double F. Oil No. 2 Taylor, bloci
98, drilling 500 feet; No. 3 drilling 200 feet. Oklahoma-
Texas Petroleum, No. 2 Elsea, block 88, casing set on sand,
waiting for storage; Oklahoma-Texas Petroleum, No. 3
Elsea, block 88, rigging up. Dalsa Oil, No. 11 Brannon,
block 83, drilling around 1,550 feet; No. 12 Brannon, block
83, drilling 1,500 feet. Woodburn Oil,. No. 5, Evans," on
sand, waiting for storage. Barkley Meadows, No. 5 Vogel,
block 74, new location. G. C. Wood & Home Oil Refining,
No. 3 Evans, junked. Shankle et al., No. 1 Taylor, block
96, skidding rig from first hole, junked around 1,500 feet.
Will start new hole.
Ranger-Burkburnett Oil, No. 4 Waggoner, block 85, new
location; No. 5 Waggoner, block 86, new location. Willis
& Breedlove, No. 1 Taylor, block 37, Knight subdivision,
drilling 1,600 feet. Cary Bros., No. 1 Elsea, block 88,
rigging up to drill in. Texas, No. 3 Fowler, block 82, wait
ing on cement to set; No. 14 Fowler, block 82, cleaning out
at 1,700 feet; No. 14 Fowler, block 82, waiting for cament
to set, 1,670 feet; No. 3 Morgan, shut down at 1,600 feet;
No. 5 Morgan, shut dawn around 1,600 feet; No. 11, Morgan,
shut down on sand; No. 12 Morgan, completed, 1,550 feet,
shut down for storage. Littleton & Weeks, No. 2 Renner,
block 75, location. Marigold Oil, No. 2 Vogel, block 74,
rig; No. 3 Vogel, block 74, rig. Margay Oil, No. 6 Renner,
block 75, location. Wimpie Oil, No. 1 Brannon, block 89,
drilling 1,650 feet. Little Sioux Oil, No. 1 Morgan, Lanier
tract, location. The Texas, No. 13 Morgan, standardizing.
Talsa Oil, Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 9 and 10, Brannon, block
83, standardizing. The United Producers Oil, No. 4 Wag
goner, shut down on sand. Diamond D. Oil, No. 2 Elsea,
block 88, drilling 1,200 feet; No. 1, Elsea, drilling around
800 feet.
Sammies Oil, No. 3 Morgan, E. Stanley survey, location.
Knox Oil, No. 1 Morgan, shut down on sand for storage.
Lewis & Fitzgerald, No. 2 Waggoner, block 86, location.
Lewis & Milton, No. 1 Taylor, block 55, Knight subdivision,
derrick; No. 2 Taylor, block 55, Knight subdivision, derrick.
Healdton Oil, No. 2 Morgan, Stanley survey, location.
Golden Rule Oil, No. 1 Evans, junked hole. O. C. Graves,
No. 1 Taylor, block 3, Barker subdivision, derrick. Howard
Webber, No. 3 Elsea, block 88, location. Healdton Oil, No.
4 Morgan, Stanley survey, derrick. Birkland Oil, No. 2
Morgan, location. Burk Waggoner Oil, No. 3 Morgan, rig.
Burk Waggoner Oil, No. 2 Morgan, on sand, shut down for
tools. Burk Northern Oil, No. 1 Taylor, block 21, Knight
subdivision, derrick. Foster et al.. No. 2 J. F. Wagner,
block 72, location. Saint Louis Oklahoma Oil & Gas. No. 1
Taylor, block 36, Knight subdivision, derrick. Phoenix
Oil, No. 1 Taylor, block 25, Knight subdiv'sion, derrick.
Mid Co. Oil, No. 1 J. F. Wagner, block 72. derrick. Texas
Producing, No. 3 Renner, block 75, derrick; No. 4 Renner,
block 75, derrick.
Palo Pinto County.
Pennington No. 1, repairing boiler at a little over 4.200
feet. Burkett, on Wilson No. 1, fishing at 4.335 feet. Con
sumers G. & F. Co., Owen No. 1. making about three barrels
at 2,250 feet; Corn No. 1, drilling at 1,500 feet; Oaks No.
2, rig; Hess No. 1, drilling at 1,125 fet. Empire G. & F.
Co., Edmondson No. 1, drilling at 4,250 feet. Strong flow
of gas with show of oil; Wheeler No. 1, shut down on ac
count of litigation at 530 feet. Edrington, Dalton No. 1,
shut down at 1.580 feet. Hoffman O. & G. Co.. Costello
No. 1. drilling at 1,800 feet. Mid West. Robinson, drilling
at 3.825 feet. Show of oil.' Mid Kansas, C'emmons No. 1,
drilling at 500 feet. Prairie O. & G. Co., Edmondson No. 1,
drilling at 3.800 fr-et. Sinclair Holt No. 2. repairing engine
at 4,175 feet; Abrams No. 1, drilling at 4,200 feet, show of
oil.
T. P. Coal & Oil. Stuart Brothers No. 12. drilling at
1.000 feet: Bratton No. 1, drilling at 2,100 feet; Foreman
No. 1, drilling at 1.750 feet; Rineo No. 1. drilling at 2.000
feet: Bradley No. 1. rig. Lone Star G. & F. Co.. Oaks No.
3. shut down at 1,180 feet. D. A. Upham. Peiding No. 1,
drilling at 4,235 feet. J. E. Whitesides, Caudill, rig. J. E.
14 THE OIL AND
Whitesides, Lane No. 1, cleaning out after shot. Texas Co.,
McDonald No. 1, drilling at 4,300 feet. Palo Pinto Holding
Co., White No. 1, rig wrecked by storm. Magnolia Petrol
eum Co., Carl Teichmann No. 1, rig. Prairie O. & G. Co.,
on section 59, drilLng at 500 feet. Silver Rock Petroleum
Co., Bosley No. 1, rig. Lone Star G. & F. Co., Harrington
No. 1, shut down at 2,250 feet. Consumers G. & F. Co.,
Lynch No. 2, spudding.
Desdemona.
The following report on the Desdemona district in Bast-
land county was issued Wednesday:
Skelly & Sankey, Hogg No. 4, in'tial production 880
barrels; daily production 25 barrels; completed. Marigold
Oil Hogg No. 4, total depth 2,656; completed, shut in, no
production. Mid-Kansas Oil & Gas, D. C. Davis No. 1, depth
2,770; estimated production 10 barrels. Marathon Oil town
lot Wl, 2,726; estimated production 45 barrels. Comanche
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County, Terry No. 1, depth 2,664; estimated production 800
barrels. Humble Oil & Refining Ellison No. 3, depth 2,727;
estimated production 2,600 barrels. Delia B Oil, J. R~
Cyprest No. 1, depth 3,001. Texas Co., Grice No. 4, depth
of 2,719, estimated production 300 barrels; Grice No. 6.
depth 2,740, estimated production 250 barrels. Plains Oil
& Gas, Herrlngton No. 10, 20,000,000 feet of gas, depth 2,737.
estimated production 800 barrels; Herrington No. 9. depth
3,036. Magnolia Petroleum, Echols estate No. 1, 2,708, flow
ing 2,000 barrels. Humble Oil & Refining and Lone Star
Gas Co., J. H. Rushing No. 1, running 2-inch tubing to put
on pump. Taylor interests Tabernacle No. 1, in town of
Desdemona, depth 2,780, estimated production 15 barrels.
Ranger District.
Texas Pacific Coal & Oil operations include: M. E.
Ames No. 1, rig. F. Brewer No. 2. cleaning out; No. 11,
rigging up company tools; No. 18, company tools: No. 19,
20. rigs. H. R. Clemmer No. 2, location; No. 4, 3,278, gray
lime. J. H. Clemmer No. 3. 3,151, black lime. T. W. Dun
can No 5, 3,344, sand. O. P. England No. 4, rig. L. A.
Galloway No. 2, 500. white lime. J. B. Hand No. 8, rig;
No 9. 3,127, hlack lime. M. C. Henson No. 2, location. Wil
liam Meyers No. 3, 2,450, shale. J. H. McCleskey No. 8, rig.
W. E. McCleskey No. 1, 3,312, company tools; No. 5, 3,174.
lime; No. 6, 3,322, oil sand; No. 7, 3,170, gas showing; No.
8, 325, shale; No. 9, 3,120. oil showing. W. R. Smith No.
1, rig. J. E. Beidleman No. 2, 3,455. black shale; No. 3,
I,030, blue shale; No. 5, location. Bradford heirs No. 1,
3,564, black lime. J. H. Conner No. 1, company tools; No.
2, 3,339, sand. M. L. Cook No. 2, 675, lime. B. P. Davenport
No. 4, rig. C. S. Davis No. 2, rig. J. L. Edwin No. 1. 2,900,
black lime. R. H. Frost No 1, rig. M. G. Gerdes No. 2. rig.
M. H. Hagaman No. 3. 3,282, black lime; No. 4, 2,955, black
shale W. R. Hodges No. 4, 1.910; No. 6, 2,540. sandy shale.
C. D. Mancil No. 1, 3,205, company tools: No. 2. 900, blue
shale. McCleskey heirs No. 2, rig; No. 3. company tools:
No. 4, location. R. L. Page No. 1, rig. H. C. Pool No. 1,
2,085. Ward Rice No. 1, 3,370, company tools; No. 2. 100,
spudding. R. C. Stuart No. 2, 1.985, pulling eight and one-
fourth inch. C. E. Terrell No. IB, 2,650, blue shale. T. P.
R. R. Co. No. IB, rig. D. N. Waggoner No. 1. rig. N. S.
Whitson No. 2. company too's. S. J. Whit.son No. 2B, loca
tion. J. S. Williams, 750. l'me. C. G. Butler, No. 1. 3.392,
getting ready to shoot. J. E. Butler No. 1, rig: No. 7, 3,432.
sand; No. 8, rig; No. 11, 2,100 shale; No. 13, 350. lime; No.
15. 50, lime; No. 15, 16. rigs; No. 18, 370, mud; No. 19,
lime; No. 20, rig. O. E. Medor No. 1, 2,005, comDany
tools. G. E. Norwood No. 3, 760. blue mud; No. 4. 1,970,
sandv shale; No. 5, 550, lime: No. 6, 7, 8. 9, 10, rigs; No.
II, 765, blue shale; No. 12. 630, white lime; No. 13. 3.230.
black shale: No. 14. 3,236, lime: No. 15. 3.025. l'me: No. 16,
1,900, water sand; No. 18, 2,010, blue shale; Nos. 19. 20. 21.
rigs; No. 22. 270. l'me. C. E. Terrell No. 1, 3277. b'ack
lime; No. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, rigs. R. H. Works No. 1, 3,255, black
lime.
Texas Company.
Grice No. 3, cleaning out to put on beam: No. 9. 2.100,
black slate; No. 10. rig; No. 11, 750, set ten inch; No. 12,
rig: No. 10. material on ground: No. 14, rig. T. N. Prater
No 2, 2.733, black- lime. Vaught No. 1. moving in tools.
F. M. Rushing No. 1, timbers. Maxwell No. 1, 1,936, lime.
Humble Oil & Refining Co.
Ranger district. Coffmm No. 1, 3.555. sha'e; No. 2.
3,550. slate; No. 3, 3,450. lime: No. 4, r'gging up: No. 5,
building rig: No. 6, location. Fargason Nos. 2. 3. ries; No.
4, 2.325. shale; No. 5. 650, lime; Nos. 6, 7. bui'd!ng ries.
Ingram No. 1. 3 425. shale: No. 2. 1.029. lime; No. 3. 380,
slate; No. 4. 325. slate: No. 5. 120. slate; No. 6. location.
Sally Lane No. 1, 3,500, twenty feet in black lime; No.
2. 500. shale; No. 3, rle: No. 4, timbers: No. 5. location.
McCord No. 1, 3.500. shi'e: No. 3, 870. shale; No. 3. rig.
S'ate Land No. 1, 1 940. shale; No. 2, 176; Nos. 3, 4, 6, 7, 8,
rigs; No. 5, 400. Truman Davis No. 4, location.
JUDGE GARVER JOINS EMPIRE ORGANIZATION.
Bartlesville, Okla., Oct. 4.The legal division of the
Emnire Comnan'es will be represented in its Ft. Worth
offices by Robert D. Garver, former district judge of
Shawnee County, Kans. Mr. Graver already has arrived
in Bartlesville and will leave for Ft. Worth in the near
future. Judge Garver was born in Salina. Kans. He is
a graduate of the University of Kansas. Before his elec
tion to the bench in Topeka, he was county attorney.
 THE OIL AND
In and Around Wichita Falls.
Wichita Falls, Texas, Oct. 7.The news from this oil
center Is good, bad and worse, this week-end.
For good news, a 6,500-barrel gain in production, in
the face of transportation troubles, and the promise of
early partial relief, are offered.
For bad news, the Northwest field Saturday and Sun
day was the scene of one of the most disastrous fires
recorded in the Southwest.
For the worst newsBurkburnett crude has dropped
in price to two dollars a barrel.
Of the two possible extensions of the field that were
reported last week, one has panned out well, and the other
hasn't. The Texhoma well in the shallow district south
of Burkburnett settled down to a 1,000 barrel producer, and
that section is the scene of much new development; but
the well of the Henry Ford company turned out a flivver,
for the present. A report from it Sunday told of finding
another showing at a greater depth and the next few
days may see it with a different story.
The Ore in Block 97 was one of the most spectacular
and for a time seemed likely to be one of the most
disastrous ever witnessed in the Southwest. Two wells,
No. 3 and 4 Taylor, of the Harrison-Dale company, were
still burning early Monday.
"Tipping Evil" Affects Tank Car Service.
A rather nasty situation, as regards tank car facilities,
was exposed Saturday when the State railroad commission
held a special session on traffic conditions in West Texas.
R. H. Hurdleston, formerly a member of the railroad com
mission, testified that it was impossible to get any sort
of switching service at Burkburnett without the payment
of what may be politely termed "gratuities" to the rail
road men. Other witnesses from Wichita Falls testified
to the necessity for "tipping" here. The same condition
was found to prevail, on a less extensive scale, at Ranger,
Desdemona and other oil towns.
B. F. Bush, regional director at St. Louis, was present
at the hearing, and said that there should be a federal
inquiry Into the charges. Almost any oil operator in
Wichita Falls can tell a story to substantiate the allega
tions, so far as that goes, but there's no law to forbid
a man making a switchman a present of ten dollars, if
he wants to; and if the switchman spots his car promptly
after the ten dollars Is forthcoming, that of course may
be Just a coincidence. The whole business hasn't served
to put federal ownership of railroads into the best odor
in these parts.
Is Waggoner a City?
Waggoner City's struggles to become a municipality
are not over. The city off'cials were sworn In a week
ago, but this week Bob Waggoner and a number of others
who own land In the mushroom community Instituted quo
warranto proceedings in district court here. They al
leged that in the first place there wasn't any town there,
and that if there was it couldn't legally incorporate, and
that if it could the election was held without qualified
voters. They secured an injunction to prevent the as
sessing of fines, levying of taxes and exercise of other
municipal funcMons, and the hearing will be held on this
October 17. The officialdom of Waggoner City is pre
paring to put up a fight to establish its legal existence.
One part of the quo warranto petition alleges that
the ejection judges restricted voting to those whom they
wanted to vote, and kept the rest away from the ballot
box.
Waggoner Pool's Record Production.
Some interesting figures on Waggoner pool produc
tion have been made public by one of the pipe line com-
pan'es. shewing that on September 1 there were 179 pro
ducing we'ls In what is known as the extension district,
and that these had a potential production of 162.600 bar
rels daily. The production of many of the wells was
estimated, because of the fact that many of them were
pinched down. There are scores of wells making better
than 2,000 and comparatively few showing less than 500
daily.
A noteworthy feature of the figures is the paucity of
we'ls of the big companies that control so much of the
production at Electra. Petrolia and in the old Burkburnett
pool. By far the big end of the production Is in the
hards of th little companies whose stocks are bought
and sold daily in the local exchanges.
GAS NEWS 15
Not many of these smaller companies have more than
one or two wells and the pinching down of their produc
tion means much loss to them.
The 20-acre lease of G. C. Wood and J. C. Parker on
the Morgan farm, Lanier tract, was sold this week to the
Woodburn Oil Co., of Philadelphia, for a million and a
half. It has about 15,000 barrels daily production. The
Woodburn company is the one which paid $1,350,000 for a
24-acre lease in Block 81S, to Bass, Dillard and Wood.
The company now has more than 20,000 barrels produc
tion here and has completed a four-inch line to its load
ing rack at Devol.
J. C. Parker, part owner of the Woodburn's purchase,
used to be a Christian minister in Dallas, Texas. He
came up here about a year ago, got into the oil game, and
has amassed a tidy fortune without forgetting how to lead
in prayer.
New Refineries Across Red River.
Work has started on two new refineries, one just
across Red River near Devol, another north of Wichita
Falls. The first is that of the Oklahoma Petroleum &
Gasoline Co., a Tulsa concern, and will have a capacity
of 10,000 barrels. This company is putting in two four-
inch and a six inch line to its plant, and is also making
plans for a casinghead gas plant. The plant at Wichita
Falls is that of the Holliday Refining Co., and will have
a capacity of 2,000 barrels daily.
The Texas company has a dozen wells ready to drill
in, in the extension field, as soon as the joint line of the
Texas and Empire companies, from the Waggoner field
to Healdton, is completed. These wells are on the Fow
ler and Morgan tracts. A substantial increase in produc
tion is expected whenever the line is ready to start run
ning oil, which it is hoped will be about October 10th.
The General OH Co., which recently took over the
Power Refining Co., announces that work will start soon
on a six-inch line from the Waggoner field to the refinery
in this city.
Marie Elizabeth Springs Surprise.
One of the field's freaks developed during the week,
when the Marie Elizabeth well, on the north line of
Block 88, wh'ch had been reported as junked, came In a
real gusher, flowing over the top of the derrick. A few
weeks ago this well hit the sand, and had a good showing
of oil, but salt water developed and it looked like a failure.
When the well was partly cleaned out last week. In the
faint hope of doing something with it, it suddenly blew
itself in, and is rated at 1,000 barrels or better.
The Week's Completions.
The week's completions include two of exceptional
size, that of the Double F Oil Co., which is put at 4.000
barrels, and the John O'Neill No. 1, Taylor, 3,500 barrels.
Other completions include:
Ajax No. 1 Waggoner, Block 86, 2.500 barrels; Texas
Wonder Pool Oil Co. No. 1 Lillis Morgan, 1,800 barrels;
Eastland Oil & Refining Co. No. 1 Waggoner. Block 86,
900 barrels; James McMahon No. 1 Lillis Morgan, 1.200
barrels; Mona Marie No. 1 Schmissuer, Block 73, 1,100
barrels; One Acre OH Co. No. 1 Waggoner, Block 8$,
1.200 barrels; G. C. Wood and Tarver Drilling Co. No. 1
Evans. 300 barrels; Prairie Hill Oil Co. No. 1 Renner. Block
75. 1,000 barrels; Duke of Dublin No. 2 Voeel, Block 74,
1,100 barrels; Porterfle'd & Smith, No. 1 Renner, Block
75. 700 barrels: Livingston Oil Co. No. 1. A. Fvans. 600
barrels; Five Oil Co. No. 3 Morgan, Block 85, 1.500 barrels;
Elkins Oil Co. & G. C. Wood No. 6 Morgan, B'ock 98,
1,500 barrels; Ferris & Seay No. 2 Waggoner. Block 86,
1.400 barre's; Gulf Production Co. No. 2 Schmlssuer,
Block 73, 200 barrels; Gooch & Davis No. 1 Evans, 500
barrels.
Wells abandoned dry included Owen & Ruchanan No.
2 Schultz, at 2.400 feet, and Texas Burk No. 1 Wagner.
Block 72, at 1,870 feet.
The Texcalokan Oil & Gas Co. drilled in its Rome No.
12 in section 19-2716. Nowata County. Okla., last wek.
It filled a hundred barrel tank the first night af'er shot.
A location has been made for No. 14. drilling delayed by
accidental death of Contractor Newbert.
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16 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

RtPORTS ON OSAGE OIL AREA. ABBREVIATIONS.

Oklahoma still contains large resources of oil to supply
in part the increasing demand for the various forms and
products of that indispensable commodity. Coal may be
king, but petroleum is a prince of mighty power, even it
his power is threatened by gradual and irreparable loss
and eventful extinction as the result of our tremendous
demand on it. Battleships, merchant vessels, factories,
and railroads are run by oil, and every man who owns a
motor car wants gasoline, one of its most va.uable
products.
The country's stressful need of oil during the war in
tensified the governmental search for new resources in
Oklahoma, and early in 1918 the geologists of the United
States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, with
the co-operation of the Office of Indian Affairs, concen
trated a part of their efforts on the Osage Reservation, in
which there were many large unleased bodies of land that
probably would yield oil. After the armistice was signed
this work was continued, and twenty reports on the re
sults of the investigations made have now been pub.ished.
These reports are printed as chapters of the Geological
Survey's Bulletin 686, entitled "Structure and Oil and Gas
Resources of the Osage Reservation, Oklahoma." Chapter
T, just issued, relates to T. 27 N., 11 E., in the northeastern
part of the reservation, near Bartlesville. The report de
scribes the beds of rock that are exposed at the surface
in this area and those that underlie the surface but have
been penetrated by well borings, gives details of the
thickness, productivity, and area of the oil-yielding beds,
sketches the manner in which the beds have been fo.ded
into anticlines and synclines, and thus indicates the most
likely places for oil and gas to accumulate.
A copy of Bulletin 686-T may be obtained free of
charge by applying to the Director of the U. S. Geological
Survey, at Washington, D. C.
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"Quick Action" advertising departmentyou will get
results.
This is the day of brevity.
The names of states and cities are abbreviated.
Christian appellations are cut short and initials substi
tuted. The grocer abbreviates "potatoes" to "spuds" and
condenses "crackers" to "crax." The butcher writes "PC"
when he means "pork chops," and the chemist shortens
"water" to "H-2 O." The printer, referring to "a mess of
balled-up type," cusses and calls it "pi." Likewise, the
sport writers characterize the "knock-out" as "KO." The
doctor indicates "soda-cac" when he wants "sodium caco-
dylate." Even the oil man concentrates "base settlings"
to "BS."
But abbreviations are not confined to words. The
Yanks abbreviated the war. The rising cost of living ha3
abbreviated the purchasing power of a dollar. The air
plane has abbreviated space, and electricity has abbre
viated time, itself. The laundry often abbreviates the
size of one's new shirt. Fashion frequently abbreviates
costumes.
There is, however, such a thing as abbreviating too
much. Guests at the Oak Hill club have complained of it
One would not consider appearing in the dining room
there for a meal, clad in his pajamas, any more than he
would think of playing a round of golf in his teddy bears.
Nor would he entertain the idea of engaging upon a game
of croquet dressed in his straw hat and house slippers,
no matter how warm the day.
A bathing suit is considered suffic'ent raiment for
one who is in the swimming pool, but it is highly objec
tionable elsewhere. Tennis players clad in bathing suits
or breech clouts are carrying the abbreviations too far.
They are abbreviating abbreviation!
From the Empire.
William Cullens, an Empire service car driver, was
shot in the right ankle Saturday night while crossing a
vacant lot on his way to work at Eastland, Tex. A police
man who mistook him for a prowler, fired the shot. He
was painfully wounded and will be unable to work for
several weeks.

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 THE OIL AND
Casper, Wyo., Oct. 4.The Wyoming oil fields are
experiencing their first touch of winter. A heavy, wet
snow fell Saturday night, rendering the roads practically
impassable for heavy hauling. As such an occurrence was
unaxpacted, many of the fields were caught without an
extra amount of supplies, and the result will probably be
a temporary tieup. As it is so early in the season, the
present conditions will preva'l only a few days.
Most of the larger operators show no intention of
slow'ng up work on account of the approaching bad
wea'her. The northern fields will probably be the first
to shut down, but new wells are being commenced daily,
and no s.ackening in work can be noticed.
The steel strike is not expected to hamper the oil
inlustry to any appreciable degree, unless the tie up at the
mills should last much longer than is now anticipated.
News From the Fields.
A strike of great importance to operators in the Big
Muddy was made the latter part of last week when the
Midwest Refining Co. completed what is known as the
Parker well on section 12 33 77. This well was begun four
years ago, baing one of the first two wells in the field,
the other being the Whiteside well on section 8. The
well is locatad in the western part of the field, and proves
up some 1,500 acre3 of territory. The sand was struck
at 3,267 feet, and with the bit only two feet in the sand,
the oil rose a thousand feet in the hole. There was a
great deal of excitement in oil circles when the well came
in, on account of the fact that it extended the limits of
tha Big Muddy, whose productive area was considered to
be clearly defined. The well has cost within the neigh
borhood of $300,000, and the operators deserve some return
for their perseverence and expense. The Barnett Oil Co.
holds a 15 per cent royalty interest. A late report gives
the production at 100 barrels or over.
The Glenhurst Co., which it is hoped will also extend
the limits of the B'g Muddy field, is making good progress
with the work of cleaning hundreds of feet of collapsed
casing out of its well. There still remains about 70 faet
of debris in the hole, but drilling will be under way
before long.
"Fluid" Is Artesian Water.
The Travelers Oil Co., drilling southeast of Glenrock,
struck an enormous flow of artesian water at 1,800 fee*.
Those who hoped for the opening of a new field ;n that
Io?ality are a little consoled by the volume of the water
flow, which will be used for irrigation purposes. It is
es imated that fully 1,200 acres can be irrigated from the
well.
The Reliance well, which found the sand dry at some
thing over 3,600 feet, will be continued to the 4,500 foot
level if necessary. Funds have at last been raised, and
casing and cable ordered. As soon as these are received,
drlll'ng will ba resumed. The hole is located six miles
west of Douglas, and citizens of that town will be loath
to aumit that there is no oil there.
The Dominion Oil Co., capitalized at $2,000,000, has
been organ'zed by Denver and Douglas man, to develop
holdings in the Brenning Basin, west of Douglas. The
Tunnel Oil Co. holdings have been acquired by the Do
minion, which also controls part of the Douglas Oil Fields
Co. ground.
Work Resumed on Test Well.
It '.a reported that work will be resumed on the
Wyoming Peerless well, west of the Big Muddy, and about
12 miles east of Casper. A four thousand foot cable has
been purchaEed, it is claimed, and the deeper strata will
be tested out.
Sinclair Buys Acreage.
The Sinclair Consolidated O'l Corporation has entered
the oil game in Wyoming by purchasing a 160-acre tract
in the Salt Creek field from J. Stocks and others of the
Stock family. The price paid was approximately $5,500
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per acre, and it is understood that the deal is dependent
on the passage of tha leasing bill. There is one well on
the tract, which cama in with a produtt'op of about 900
barrels, and was capped, as are almost all completions
in the Salt Creek fie'd. The purchase of this Silt Creek
acreage is the Sinclair's first step toward the 5,000 barrels
product'on on which hinges tha building of a refinery in
Wyoming.
The Lance Creek Syndicate '.a nearing completion in
its well on section 15-39 79. This well was bagun by the
Republic Oil Co., and had stood idle for a long while
before the Syndicate undertook to finish it.
H. N. Isenberg of Denver :'s moving a rig onto section
13 in the Salt Creek field, and will drill directly between
the Ohio producer on that section and the Bessemer well.
The Royalty and Producers Corporation has let the
contract for four wells to be drilled on section 16-39-78,
work to bagin with'n 15 days. This is the section on which
the Mosher Oil Co. and the Royalty and Producers lost
a hole recently, when a shot went off 800 faet from the
bottom of the well and spoiled a good producer.
The Midwest Refining Co. will begin two new wells
in the Salt Creek field at an early date. One of these
will be located on sect'on 13 39-79, and one on section
31-40 78. The Midwest is said to have completed 175
wells in the Salt Creek f e'd, many of which are capped,
pending a settlement of the squabble with the govern
ment. The Cosdan and the Cactus companies moved rig
material into the field several months ago, and will ao
doubt begin operations at once if the leasing bill goes
through.
Arrangements are being made to test out the sand
underlying the water bearing strata in the Lance Creek
field. The expense of the test will be borne by the Ohio,
the Midwest and the Buck Creak Oil Co. The well on
section 3 which came in a water wellthe first in tha
fieldlast summar, was chosen for the test, but the cas
ing partad and the hole was abandoned a month ago.
The Buck Creek well No. 30, located on section 34, has
bean decided upon, on account of the location and the con
dition of the hole. The wall is now drilling at 3,650 faet,
and struck water in the first sand.
There have been no completions reported from the
Lance Creek field. The Midwest well on section 25-26-65,
which struck a flow estimated at 800 barrels in the first
sand, will be drilled to the second sand.
The Ohio Oil Co.'s absorption plant in the Lance Creek
field will be completed by tha f'rst of the year. The plant
will consist of one unit, capable of handling 10,005,000
feet of gas daily; other units will be added as fast as
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possible, as the total gas production of the Held Is close
to 90,000,000 feet. Much of the gas from' the Ohio's well
on section 31 and the Buck Creek well on section 4 Is
used f n- drilling purposes in the field.
The Rock Oil Produrng Co. well In the Lance Creek
field is drilling below 1.300 feet.
The Western States-Cow Gulch well on section 19 36-
63, In the extreme eastern part of the field, is down 4,050 soaring last week. A reliable report says that a showing
feet, and should be comp'eted at 4,150. Since the bring
ing in of the Glenrock duster, little hope is entertained
of a well on section 19, though some interested parties
claim an entirely different structure in that part of the
field.
Another man has found oil while drilling for water,
according to the claim of R. Pfister, of Twenty Mile Creek, south of the Ray, and only a quarter of a mile from the
northwest of Lusk. Mr. Pfister reports finding oil in a
blue shale at 44 feet, on his ranch. This is in the vicinity Petroleum Producerslast summer. The Petroleum Pro
in which the Blind Pool Oil Syndicate expects to drill,
and the Ohio Oil Co. has a well under way seven miles
from Mr. Pfister's ranch.
The Illinois Pipe Line Co. is hauling material for the
line from the Mule Creek f'eld to the ra'lroad, at Dakom-
ing. There are several wells in the field due for com
pletion this week.
The Midwest Refining Co. has made two new loca
tions on section 25. The Mule Creek 01 Co., recently
organized in Casper, has made a location on section 4 38-61.
Debo't & Savre, dril'ing on sect'on 13-38-61, have
passe 1 600 feet. On section 16. in the same township, the
Lusk Drilling and Ho'ding Syndicate has a rig up.
The Cottonwood dome is becom'ng a busy field. The
Lusk-Edgemont Oil Co., a pioneer operator, has a well
drilling at 1.800 feet, and the Baker Oil Co. of Montana
has a spudded in on section 3. Norbeck and Nicholson
are drilling on section 34 at a depth of 600 feet, and
it is reported that Governor Oddie of Nevada is putting
six standard rigs in the field. Some geologists look for
the paying sand at 2,200 to 2,500 feet, while others put
it as deep as 3.100.
A new find in Weston County is a structure on Beaver
Creek, which was mapped by the Midwest Refining Co.
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geologists. The structure lies southeast of the Newcastle
f.eld, and directly north of Mule Creek. The Midwest
will put down a test well at once, according to report.
The Troy Oil & Gas Co. has holdings on the structure,
but will probably await the outcome of the M.dwest ven
ture before making a try for themselves.
A report that the Black Tail Oil Co. has a well east
of the Lance Creek field sent the stock of that company
was found at 1,200 feet, but the sand is not expected
above 1,800.
Hamilton Dome Attracts Attention.
The Hamilton Dome, In Hot Springs County, is attract
ing new operators. The Ray Petroleum Co. spudded in
last week, and J. F. McCarthy is a. most ready to drill
big well brought In by the Northwest Svnd'catenow the
ducers is deepening the Curtis discovery well, and has
also resumed drilling on No. 2, which was started before
the big well, but was never finished.
The Glencross Oil Co. well on the King Dome has
passed the 1,300 foot mark, having been underway for a
year. The Glencross has purchased a rig from the Pennsy
Co. and moved it onto the Yankee Dome.
The Mieir-Morrell Oil Co. is down 200 feet with its
first well on the King Dome.
The Crescent Oil Co. has spudded in on its venture
on the Red Rose Dome near Thermopolis. Oil is ex
pected at 900 feet.
The Midwest Ref'ning Co., drilling on Ilo Ridge Oil
Co. holdings northwest of Grass Creek, found an oil sand
at 326 feet, from which it was judged a tn barrel pro
duction might be realized. The Ho Ridge Co. brought in
a duster in that vic'nity some time ago, and the Pro
ducers and Refiners drilled to 700 feet without striking
any showing. Both the Midwest and the Producers and
Refiners expect to test out the deeper sands, and the
find'ng of oil at 326 feet is considered an excellent in
dication.
The Midwest Refining Co. has completed a standard
rig to be used in a deep test to be drilled within the
limits of the town of Greybull. The Midwest expects to
find a producing sand at about 3,000 feet, though prepara
tions have been made to go 3,500.
A test will be made in Fremont County, northwest
of the old Plunkett field, lying north of Lander. There
were several
years wells drilled
ago, resulting in the
in a small Plunkett offield
production highseveral
grade
oil. The Wolfrang Exploration Co. is arranging to drill
on a new structure close to the Plunkett, in hope of
tapping a pool suooosed to exist In that vic'nity.
The Poison Spider-Bolton Creek Syndicate test well
on the Bolton Creek structure in Natrona County will
be completed in the next two weeks if no bad luck is
encountered. If the well proves a producer, the Synd'cate
will develope Its holdings on a large scale, as it controls
practically the whole structure.
The Winona Oil Corporation, drilling at Powder River,
struck a hard rock cap at 2,200 feet, and hopes to find
an oil sand underlying it. The cap is of unusual thickness,
and makes drilling diff'cult.
Southeastern Wyoming.
In the southeastern part of the state, the Centennial
Oil Co. is down 900 feet with a well on the Goshen dome,
east of Wheatland.
Another oil seepage has been found near Wheatland.
Some weeks ago Geo. Price found oil in a water hole on
h's ranch, and geologists were of the opinion that there
was oil in paying quantity in the vicinty. The new show
was found on the Darst ranch, at a point a mile and
from the Price seepage. The owner of the ranch
in d'gging a shallow well in a moist spot to get water
for his cattle, found water f owing into the hole, with a
heavy scum of oil on top. While there has been a great
deal of planning done, no actual steps have been taken to
see what the find amounts to.
The Ohio O'l Co. has material on the ground for a
r'g near Bosler. In Albany County. The Ohio has leased
considerable ground in Township 18, range 74, being the
upper end of what is known as the Howell Dome. No
test has ever been made in this locality.
The Lance Creek Royalty Co. has let the contract
for a well on the recently acquired holdings of the com
 THE OIL AND
pany at Rock Creek. The Wind River Co. has an interest
in the land.
A report that the Ohio Oil Co. has a flowing well on
section 14-19-78 in the Rock River field could not be con
firmed, but it :"s considered that the report may be true, <\s
the company is known to have been drilling on that sec
tion for some t ms. According to the report, the well
'was capped, and no figures given out as to its size. The
Ohio Oil Co. No. 2 on section 35-29-79 is rated at 600
barrels, though it came in with a flush production of
nearly twice that figure.
It is probable that no attempt will be made to deepen
the Kisoming gasser
insteadon ofthe Mahoney the
Dome.
to expectations, diminishing gas Contrary
pressure
has increased, until the effort to resume drilling was
abadoned.
The officials of the Mahoney Dome Syndicate mad?
a trip to the field last week to witness the spudding in
of the Syndicate well on the Mahoney Dome; but as is
often the case, everything was not quite ready and the
spudding in was delayed for several days.
The Texas Co. well on Separation Flats is down over
1,500 feet and making good progress. On the Ferris Dome,
the company has a well drilling below 1,700 feet, and it
is thought that a few weeks more will see the completion
of the well. The Emary Syndicate is ready to spud in on
the Ferris dome.
The General Petroleum Co. well on section 16 is still
shut down from lack of mater'al. The same company,
drilling on section 3, has a fishing job.
The Smd Hills Oil Co., drill'ng on section 25 on the
Ferris Dame, struck water sand at something over 2,000
feet. The Sand H'Us Co. has had a good deal of bad luck
and has suffered several delays. The well is shut down
while the water is being cased off.
The Miller Oil Synd'cate, of Casper, is down 380 feet
on section 9-25-86, on the Ferris dome. It is expected
that the oil sand w'll be found around 2,700 feet, and
the Syndicate is prepared to go even farther. This is the
first well on the Syndicate's holdings, which are quite
extensive, lying :n sections 1, 4, 9 and 14.
Af'er striking a gas sand and having its rig destroyed,
occasioning a three weeks' delay, the U. S. Petroleum
Co. well in the Lost Soldier is drilling again. At the
time of the destruction of the rig, the crew expected the
011 sand within the next hundred feet, and the progress
of the well will be watched with 'nterest.
The Aviation O'l Co. will probably develop its hold
ings in section 13-26-87 and section 15 26-86. Offic'als
of the company were Rawlins visitors last week, getting
prices on materials and hauling.
The Key O'l & Refining Co. well on the Muddy Creek
Dam; is down 300 feet. This is considered shallow terri
tory, and the well should be finished some time this month.
In Lincoln County, the Lincoln-Idaho Co. has a second
producer in the Dry P'ney field. Last summer the com
pany brought in its No. 1, which aroused great interest
on account of the unusual grade of the oil. The well was
a small one, and the production was found at 1,000 feet.
No. 2 is located 1,600 feet distant on the same section,
12 28-113, and was started in July. The pay sand was
struck at 587 feet, and the well flowed several times,
drench'ng the ground around it with oil. The size of the
well could not be estimated, but it will make a better
producer than the first. The wells are located 35 miles
from a railroad, and until there is sufficient production
to warrant the laying of a p'pe line, the producers will
be without a market. There is talk at present of a re
finery to be erected on the ground to handle the crude,
but that would present another problem, the transportation
of the refined product. A line of trucks would be the
only possible solution.
A new cable is being installed In the Waterfall well
on the Lincoln Idaho Co.
The S">yom Oil Co. has been organized in Utah, with
large ho'dings in L'ncoln County, near Midway. The com
pany w'll do no development work, but is negotiating with
Eastern f'rms for the testing out of its holdings.
The Ohio O'l Co. s-out. C. Hurley, made an inspection
of the LInco'n Countv fields last week. It is honed that
Mr. Hurley's visit indicates an intention on the part of the
Ohio Co. to enter the Lincoln County f'elds.
The deep test being drillel in the Fossel field by the
Chemical Oil Co. has reached 600 feet. This well was
GAS NEWS 19
begun over a year ago, and had reached 500 feet before
work was suspended. During the t me it stood idle, the
well caved in for a distance of over 200 feet, and drilling
was resumed at the 300-foot level. <
New Companies.
The Ferris Basin Oil Co. is a new $2,000,000 firm
authorized to do bus'ness in Wyoming. The Ferris Basin
Co. will mainta'n its home office at Rawlins.
The Red Lake Oil & Gas Co. is capitalized at $250,000,
and will operate mostly In Carbon County. Its head
quarters, however, will be at Cheyenne.
The Ray Petroleum Co. is also a $250,000 concern,
which will have its main office in Thermopolis, and con
duct most of its operations in the Hot Springs County
fields.
Thieves In the Big Muddy.
The Ohio Oil Co.'s offce at Big Muddy was robbed
one night last week, the thief secur'ng over $125.00. most
of it receipts from the preceding day's sa.es of gasoline.
Not long ago, $40.00 was stolen from the office in broad
daylight, and the Stuart Mercantile Co. has been robbed
several times.
Oil Man Travels by Airplane.
J. "Y. Stock of Denver, a pioneer operator in the
Salt Creek field, arrived in Casper one day last week, via
airplane. Mr. S'.osk made the trip from Cheyenne in two
hours, accompanied by his p lot, J. E. Cole. Mr. Stock is
contemplating opening an aviation school in Casper.
It is announced that the shares of the Alliance Oil ft
Refining Co., will be traded in on the New York curb
market, beginning this week. The capital stock is com
posed of 200,000 shares, all common stock of a par value
of $5.
The Warren Oil Co. of Pennsylvania, Warren, Pa.,
announces the appo'ntmant of E. J. Quirk as New York
manager, tak'ng charge of the company's offices at 290
Broadway, New York.
Don't overlook pages 38 and 39 in this week's issu<
there are many oil opportunities listed there.
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20 THE OIL AND
MUCH ACTIVITY REPORTED IN WESTERN TENNESSEE
Eleven Wells Now Drilling on the Western Highland Rim
2J0 Outnti Expected to Be at Work in the Snallow
Sand Territory in 1 hat State by Spring.
Dickson, Tenn., Oct. 1.A special dispatch to the Nash
ville Tenneseean today states that a drilling outfit has been
unloaded at Portland, Sumner county Tenn., and will beg.n
work on a test well immediately. The Tennokia Oil and
Gas Co. reports they a.e advised that two other machines
are en route to Portland.
There are at present eleven wells now drilling on the
Western Highland Rim, four being in Sum ler county and
two of them being deep tests, with standard rigs, nine
miies north of Gallatin, Tenn.; two wells now drilling In
Robertson county, one in Montgomery, three in Dickson
and one in Humphieys county, making a total of eleven
with the outfit be.ng un.caded at Portland today. In addi
tion, there are known to be contracts signed for 17 addi
tional wellsfive for Robertson county, f.ve for Cheatham
county, five for Dickson county and two for Humphreys
county.
Besides the 11 drilling wells and the 17 wells that
contiacts have been signed for, there are 26 locations
reported to the Tennokia company's office. This gives to
dale a grand total of 54 drilling wellswells that cantiacts
have been signed for and additional loca.ions made on
the Western Highland Rim, which is quite a contrast to
the number a year ago when development work in this
section was being carried on entirely by the Tuxbury Oil
and Refining Corporation of New York.
The pioneer work done by the Tuxbury corporation has
brought this 54 well situation about, as the most of them
are ty outside parties, although the Tuxbury corporation
is working its original three drilling outf.ts in this field.
There are indications that within the next 90 days the
total of drilling wells, contracts signed for and new loca
tions made w,h run to at least 100, and we are satisfied
that by the opening of spring, 1920or within six months
from nowthere will be at least 2 DO outfits at work in this
shallow sand territory of Western Tennessee.
FOSSIL PLANTS FROM TEXAS.
The work of classifying the ancient plants whose im
pressions are found in the rock studied by geologists no
doubt lies far away from the active, stressful work of the
everyday world, which today more than ever is directed
main y to the immediate human ends of obtaining food and
clo.hing, of maintaining individual and general health, and
of providing amusement or pleasure; yet the search and
the study of the student of fossil plants is not one that
is undertaken mere'y to gratify curiosityit is part of the
great work of understanding the history and the larger
meanings of the things that once inhabited the world and
of thoie that inhabit it today. No philosophy of life that
ignores the past and that has no vision tor the future can
express the wisdom and the safety demandsd by the
modarn world. In his study of tha stratified rocks of the
crust of the earth the geologist has found that every age
has its characteristic forms or groups or forms of living
beingsanimals or plantswhich reveal the time when
the sand or mud in. which they were entombed was de
posited. The paleobotanist, however, not only tells the
geologist the age of the rocks in which he finds impres
sions of plants but is tracing out the genealogy of the
p'ants that now exist on the earth and is making large
contributions to our knowledge of past geography and of
the changes that have brovght about present geography.
Studies of some fossil plants found in the rocks of the
trans Pecos region of Texas have been m^de by E. W.
Berry, who has de^c-ibed and figured the plants in Profes
sional Paper 125-A of the United States Geological Survey,
Deparment of the Interior, has determined the geologic
period during which they lived, and has drawn from them
certain conclusions as to the climate and the character of
the country in that period.
Th? paper, wh'ch is purely technical, can be obtained
by application to the Director of the U. S. Geological Sur
vey, at Washington, D. C.
More and more advertisers are learning they get re
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COKE AND ITS BY-PRODUCTS.
The Vitally Important Part Played by the Coke-Making
Industry in the War.
The manufacture of coke has always been considered
a basic industry, but the immense value of coke and its
by products was not generally realized In this country
until we entered the world war, when our by product coke
ovens were ca.led on to supply the raw material required
for making dyes and explosives. These ovens also sup
plied most of the ammonia used for refrigerating meats
and other perishable articles sent abroad, as well as the
larger part of the coal tar products used in building roads
and cantonments and in other military construction, be
sides furnishing artificial gas for illumination and for
heating and oils for the flotation of ore. The direct product
of these ovensthe coke itse.fis required for use not only
in metallurgy and other manufactures but for domestic
heating and cooking.
By the fall of 1915 it had become evident that the war
must be won not only by the mobilization of armies but
by the mobilization of industriesthat it would be won by
the nation that could produce steel, other metals, and ex
plosives in greatest quantities, and as coke is essential to
steel making and its by-products are essential to the manu
facture of explosives the coke-making industry at once
came to the front and became a center of intense interest.
The foreign demand for munitions had become so great at
the beginning of 1916 that the quantity of coke produced
made a new record, but during the fall of that year the
output was considerably restrained by the congestion of
traffic on the railroads. The difficu.ties that had to be
overcome in producing and marketing fuels after the
United States entered the war and the means adopted to
overcome them have now become matters of history.
Though the output of coke in 1916 had exceeded that
in 1915 by 31 per cent, reaching 54,000,000 tons, the output
in 1917 went still higher, amounting to more than 55,000,000
tons, valued at the ovens at $298,000,000. More than half
of this coke was made in Pennsylvania, and mjre than half
tha remainder was made in Alabama, Ohio, Indiana, West
Virginia and Illinois.
The prices of coke in the Connellsville region of Penn
sylvania, the most active coke market in the United States,
reached top figures in 1916 and went higher in 1917, the
price of spot furnace coke reaching $16 a ton in July and
that of spot foundry coke reaching J14. A presidential
ordsr of September 24 established a price of $6 a net ton
for both grades.
The United States Geological Survey, Department of
the Interior, has just published an advance chapter of its
volume "Mineral Resources of the United States," entitled
Coke and By-Products in 1916 and 1917, by C. E. Lesher
and W. T. Thom, Jr., which contains a review of the coke
industry in the United States during those years, statistics
of production, distribution, and consumption, and othar
information concerning the coke making industry. A free
copy of the pamphlet can be obtained from the Director
of the Geological Survey at Washing..on, D. C.
NEW TYPE OF MOTOR BUS FOR LONDON.
(Trade Commissioner H. G. Brock, London, England,
Aug. 16, 1919.)
There has been submitted for official approval in
London a new motor omnibus that is not unlike a small
Pullman car. It has few curves and comes 6 inches nearer
the road than the old type. It has a capacity of 46 pas
sengers (22 inside and 24 out), as compared with 36 car
ried by the present vehicles. The upholstered seats in
side are so arranged that all passengers look ahead. The
driver sits on the right hand side, about on a level with
the engine on the left. The steps to the outside seats
are lower than in existing omnibus, all these great im
provements being due to a remodeling of the shape of
the vehicle. Instead of having a curved body resting on
a chassis which was placed rather high, the new form is
square and the chassis is much nearer the ground. The
center of gravity is now so low that it is d iff cult to con
ceive of the omnibus being upset, and a good feature is
that there is no provision for strap hanging, which means,
says the Daily Mail, that every passenger will be pro
vided with a seat.
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holes or swamps, or mud hip deep, asking no favors (it has gone over
ground where man could not travel.) They demanded something upon
which absolute dependence could be placedthe "Caterpillar" is built
to keep on "keeping on," not only today but every day, year after year.
Holt "Caterpillar" Tractors working in the oil
fields have reduced costs way under any other
The New 5- and 10-ton Models method. During spells of wet weather when the
><n mud was so deep that not a wheel turned, the
TRACTORS ou*TOfr. "Caterpillar" was the only motive power that
DID operatethat COULD BE operated.
U. S. Ordnance Type It went WHERE nothing else could travel.
It traveled WHEN nothing else could move.
The motor in the "Caterpillar" never overheats. The Allied Armies
could not have used it, had its motor failed to operate under any con
dition of heat either of weather or continuous gruelling service.
The "Caterpillar" has 3 SPEEDS forward (like an automobile)
consider the advantage this means on any tough hauling proposi
tion. "Caterpillars" for oil field work can be equipped with a specially
designed Holt winch, with cable and a quick acting brake.
Lay before the Holt Engineering Department all the facts covering your particu
lar hauling and transporting operations. They will advise you, without any obligation
whatsoever.
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22 THE OIL AND
Shrevepjrt, La., Oct. 6.With the completion of new
loading racks, ref.neries and extra steel storage, the daily
production of the Louisiana fields will be taken care of.
At present there are approximately 24,540 barrels of oil
being run daily, which is only about one-half of the pro
duction. The new Homer field alone is producing more
than 10,000 barrels a day.
The Standard Oil Co. has completed another well
on its Shaw lease in section 30-21-7, which is flowing
at the rate of 10,000 barrels at a depth of 2,100 feet.
Another well han been brought in by the same company
on its Lowenberg lease in section 24-21-8, making ap
proximately 3,500 barrels in the shallow pay.
The Arkansas Natural Gas Co. completed two wells
on the Langston lease, one in section 19-21-7, making 700
barrels at 1,175 feet, and the other in section 24-21-8, good
for 500 barrels at a depth of 1,000 feet.
H. & P. Palmer have completed a well on their. Langs-
ton lease in section 1921-7, flowing 1,000 barrels of oil
a day at a total depth of 1,200 feet.
There has been a very marked progress in the com
pletions of the wells in north Louis ana, 18 producers be
ing brought in the past district in one week. Most of
these wells are phenomenal ones, the production being
very large, from shallow sands and an oil of very high
gravity results.
The wells in the Bull Bayou district are proving to
be another important factor in the o'l industry in this
section. Another big gusher was brought in in this district
this week by the Doan Oil Co. on its Pugh lease in sec
tion 12-12-11, which is flowing at the rate of 5,000 barrels
a day.
The W. G. Strange OH & Refining Co. completed a
well with an initial production of 1,500 barrels a day, and
the Texas Co. completed No. 2 Young in section 13 12-11,
flowing at the rate of 1,000 barrels a day. No. 2 Yar-
broung in the same section is good for 350 barrels a
day.
Activities seem to be start'ng up again in the Pine
Island district and a number of good completions were
made during the past week.
The Cherokee Oil & Gas Co. drilling 'n section 12-21-15,
brought in a well that will pump 150 barrels a day.
The Caddo Central Oil & Refining Co. completed a
50-barrel pumper in section 25-21-15, on the J. S. Noel
lease.
The D'xie Oil Co. brought in two good wells on the
Robertshaw lease, No. 17, in section 13 21-15, which is mak
ing 100 barrels, and No. 19, in section 14-21-15, is doing 1,500
barrels a day.
The Western Oil Fields Corporat'on completed No. 9
on the Raines lease in section 22 21-15, pumping 75 barrels,
and the Sun Company's No. 122 on the Bredford lease in
section 24-21-15, is good for a 15-barrel pumper.
FOR SALE! Oil Leases, Royalties and Produ&ion
in all of the North Louisiana Oil Fields,
Pine Island, Caddo, Homer and Bull Bayou.
Write, Phone or Wire
Steere-Neal Company, Inc., Oil Investments
Long Distance Phone 1203
GAS NEWS
The Gulf Refin'ng Co. got two good wells on the
Ferry Lake lease. No. 177 in section 13-20 16 pumping
60 barrels. No. 179 in section 14 20 15. will pump 25 barrels.
Drilling Operations.
In the Claiborne parish the Gladys-Bell O'l Co. has
made a location on the Featherstone lease in section
20-21-7.
The Frost Oil Co. which has been successful in the
Claiborne fieid in getting three good wells, has made
locations for No. 4 and No. 5 and is rigging up to drill.
Estman & Barnes are making a deep test in No. 1
Shaw in section 30-21-7.
Denman et al are making an interesting test on the
Harmon lease in section 17-21-7, which is a mile north
and east of production.
The La-Tex Oil Co. has set 9-inch casing for a test
in the shallow sand in No. 1 Moore in section 23-21-7.
J. M. Parker and E. M. Woodley have disposed of
their 40 acre lease In the northwest quarter of the north
west quarter of 16-21-7, for $1,000 per acre. A few days
later the new owners were offered $60,000 for the lease,
the offer being refused.
Market quotat'ons of $4.25 a barrel for Pennsylvania
crude oil, an average of 25 cents over the price of a week
ago, has led many producers with Interests in the Homer
f.eld and the Bull Bayou fields to look forward to a
similar increase in the high grade l'ght oil which these
fields are yielding. An official of the Standard Oil Co.
of Louisiana, however, stated that although the pr'ce of
Pennsylvania has jumped 25 cents a barrel, there is no
apparent reason for a like increase to be granted for the
Claibjrne and Bull Bayou oil. He gave as the reason
for this rise of the northern oil that the pipel'nes in that
district were sufficient to handle the supply and that in
order to encourage additional production, this price was
quoted. The Homer production, now quoted at $2.25, is
now well over 50,000 barrels, and that of the Bull Bayou
about 8,000 barrels daily.
Apparently to demonstrate the fact that Claiborne
is by no means entitled to claim all the distinction for
heavy production in the north Louisiana field the Bull
Bayou pool came to the lim slight again, with a well that
can vie with any of the headliners of the other fields.
The Gulf Refining Co.'s Gray Hook No. 1, in tha Bull
Bayou sector, came in with a flow of 2,500 barrels at a
depth of 2.700 tiet. The Gulf company located this well
and started drilling early in July, and so far as can be
learned, no other locations have been made in this section.
The nearest heavy product'on is that of the Depositors
Oil & Gas Co. which came in with about the same volume
of flow.
C. W. Wrightsman and associates completed a well
on their Polley lease with a flow of 400 barrels. Polley
SHREVEPORT, LA.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 23

No. 2 is in the desp sand3 and is expected in next week.

Polley Nos. 11-12 and 6 are still drilling. Lease activity
in this field has taken on new life, several large com
panies among them the Sinclair, having purchased acreage
here, and many new wells have bean started in the past
few weeks. The Standird Oil Co. and the Gulf Refining
Co. are among others operating here and over 135 wells
are now being drilled in this section.
The G. W. Srange Oil & Refining Co. completed a
well in Red River Parish on the Nelson tract, which is The Lesh
in the Bull Bayou district also. The well came in with
a flow of 3,500 barrels a day. The same company a
short time ago completed another well on this Nelson
tract which came in with an initial production of 5,000
barrels a day. Refining
Many new companies are being organized in this sec
tion to drill in the Bull Bayou field. One of the recent
ones is the Rolux Oil Co. with a capitalization of $100,000,
with the follawlng officers and directors: E. L. Woodley,
president; N. N. Cronninberg, vice-president; H. Clay Division
Browne, secretary; W. L. Youns;, treasurer; W. H. Rowe,
J. H. Jordan and S. B. Hicks. The company has acquired
280 acres in sections 20 and 29, township 12, range 10, of the
and will start its first well immediately.
Charter for the Bull-Bavou Homer Oil Co., capitalized
at $500,000, was filed with the district clerk recently, with
the following as officers: O. K. Gaymon, Shreveport,
president; George F. Barton, Ft. Worth, vice-president;
A. T. McDrvitt, Shreveport, secretary, and Melton K. Gay NATIONAL
mon, of Denver. The objsct of the company is to handle
all m inner of oil property and to drill for oil and gas
in the Claiborne and Bull Bayou fields. liiniH
The Roxana Pe'roleum Ci., of St. Louis, has con OILi
tracted with E. L. Woodley, of Shreveport, to drill a deep
test well near Haynesville in Claiborne Parish, on a part
of its acreage. Arrangements are being made to move COMPANY
drilling machinery from another well just brought in, and
actual operations will begin just as soon as the derrick
is built.
Drill'ng operations are being pushed on the Wildrox
well by the Wildrsx Oil Co. in Bossier Parish. This well
is bein? drilled in order to locate the pool in this vicinity.
A well drilled by the D -lias company two years ago
in this territory, is still making heads of oil, and no other
well has been completed there since. The Wildrox well
will be drilled to a depth of 2,800 feet In an effort to
locate th's pool. Refiners and Marketers
Renewpd activity has been reported in the Bethany
field in Caddo parish where several new wells have been of
started in the past month, and others are scheduled to
fo'low. Many deals in acreage are reported. The Gulf
Refining Co. and the Hope Oil Co. are endeavoring to
locate the pool which geologists have claimed in that
neighborhood. Several small wells of high gravity were
dri'led in this section three years ago, and continue to Petroleum
furnish smill production which leads to the belief there
is a pool there.
Products

WANTED AT ONCE

CASING

15 1-2--70
)2 1-2-50
10 -40
8 1 -2-28-32
6 5-8-20-24
Will buy four or five strings if in
good shape and price is right. Refinery and Sales Office at

V ire, telephone or write Arkansas City, Kansas

W. D. Morrison
First National Bank Bldg., Peabody, Kans.
24 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

ROOSEVELT COUNTY CELEBRATES "OIL DAY.

Portalc, New Mexico, Hu Bis Time When First Oil Well
in County Spuds in.
Under the auspices of the Portales Chamber of Com
merce and the Women's Club citizens of Roosevelt county,
New Mex., held a big celebration October 1 on the Jack
Wilcox ranch, a fsw miles southeast of town. The occasion
was the spudding in of the well being drilled by the Nu Mex
Oil Co., owning 12.000 acres of leases. Schools and busine s
houses were closed and everybody went out to the show.
Few people in the coun'y had ever seen an oil derrick,
and the work of spudding in aroused d^ep interest.
Ex Governor W. E. Lindsey presided at the exercises.
Addresses were made by Judge Sam G. Bratton of Clovis.
Judge T. E. Mears of Portales, Hon. Coa Howard and
Colonel George E. Montgomery, a prominent oil operator cf
Amarillo, who brought 10 automobiles filed with oil peop'.e
from West Texas. Big delegations from Clovis. Roswe.l,
Albuquerque and other New Mexico towns attended, as
well as hundreds of v'sitors from points in Texas. The
big oil companies of Oklahoma and Texas sent their rep
resentatives who are deeply interested in the oil develop
ments of Roosevelt county.
The feature of the day was the barbecue; five big
steers were consumed, as well as vast quantities of choice
viands furn'shed by the ladles of Portales. A baseball
game between the business men and nine young lad:es
made a hit. The crowd was entertained also with roping,
bronco busting, races and other sports. The Clovi> band
furnished the music and in the evening a dance was g.ven
in Portales to the visitors by the Wcman's Club.
In addition to the Nu Mex three other compan-'es will
start drilling in Roosevelt coun'y as fast as the maeh'nery
can be installed. The Mesa Oil and Gas Co. is bui"ding its
rig 25 miles west of Portales. and the Great Western Oil
and Gas Co. will drill at Kenna, about the same d'stance
southwest of town. Colonel Montgomeiy and his as"0"iates
of Amarillo are arranging to start a weli near Richland,
and it is reported that a Ch'cago company is se'ecting a
location. This reg'on has bean examined by a dozen or
more geologists represen'ing Texas and Oklahoma com
panies, and the extensive developments vnder way are the
result of the'r favorable reports. The Nu-Mex well it
being drilled by S. P. Smith of Allen, who has a contract
to go down 3.600 feet. James E. Webb of Ada, Okla..
drilling superintendent, is looking after the company's in
terest.
The Nu Mex Co. is backed by oil and business men
trom Ada, Okla. The company is dril.ing on a locat:on
telectpd by R. O. La Neve, the compmy geologist, win
located the Perkins well of Eastland, Tex. The officers cf
the company are: J. D Lasater, presidant; J. W. Brown,
vice president; C. G. Anderson, secretary: C. F. Bu-d;a,
treasurer; Governor W. E. Lindsey, director and counsel
for the company.
Notes.
Samuel B. Averill, aged 66 years, died at hn home in
Oil City, Pa., recently, after a brief illness. He was an
oil and lumber pioneer in Pennsylvania. His wife, three
sons and one daughter survive.
The suit of the Bois d'Arc Creek Oil Co., asking for
$50,000. account of alleged failure to carry out contract,
has been passed to the Court of Civil Appeals at Texar-
kana. The defendants in this suit had a contract to drill
a we'l for the plaintiff about seven miles northeast of
Bonham.
E. F. Tunison, aged 65 years, died at his home in
Malta, Mont., recently. Formerly he was an oil producer
in the Bradford field, and lived at Custer Citjtt in that
state. Eight years ago he sold his oil property and went
to Montana, where he purchased and operated a ranch.
The department of chemistry at Baylor, Texas, is of
fering this fall a ccurre in oil chemistry. During the sum
mer months the chenrcal laboratory was equipped with
the latest devices for oil and fuel tests and Is now pre
pared to render a real service along this line. Another
praclical and valuable course will be offered in oil geology.
The work in this course will be along entirtly practical
lines.
 THE OIL AND
KIN TUCKY
Winchester, Ky., Oct. 6.During the past week work
in the Kentucky fields has progressed unusually well, with
a. number of completions reported both in the eastern and
western sections of the state. Stock markets have some-
what recovered and there is much talk of consolidation.
It is rumored that a number of the large companies now
in the field will be brought out. Production is in demand,
selling from $1,000 to $2,000 a barrel.
Pipe Line Runs.
Runs for the week ending September 27, as reported
by the Cumberland Pipe Line Co., were:
Busseyville district, 626.52 barrels; Fallsburg, 1,226.06;
Cooper, 6.90; Denny, 612.65; Stubenville, 500.22; Cannel
City, 164.16; Fitchburg, 5,856.48; Ravenna, 7,480.22;
Ravenna, 5,021.91; Hazel Green, 233 54; Campton, 520.28;
Wagersville, 318.11; Potters, 837.32; Parmleyville, 1 028.52;
Pilot, 6,512.33; Pilot, 4,875.40; Zachariah, 6.650.97; Big
Sinking, 7,821.94; Big Sinking, 15,121.27; Ross Creek,
2,101.88; Big Sinking, 14,262.29; Big Sinking, 4,037.18; Big
S'nking, 8.K9.36; Hell Creek, 3,099.35; Beaver Creak,
287.40. Total, 97,936.16 barrels.
Number of Wells In Lee.
During the past week a number of wells are reported
in Lee county.
The Ohio Oil Co. has two on the Flahaven tract, Nos.
48 and 56, said to be good for 50 barrels each. The Pyra
mid Oil Co., operating on the Callie Brandenburg, has in
Nos. 12 and 13, said to be 25 barrel wells. On the Eureka
tract the Southwestern and Cliff Petroleum Co's. No. 75
was rated as good for 50 barrels. The Cumberland Pe
troleum Co. No. 8 B. Smith, is estimated at 30 barre's.
On the 49-acre Parke Vanderpool, the Madison O'.l Co.
has brought in No. 8, credited with 15 barrels. The Cen
tral Oil Co. No. 6 W. T. Booth, will make 10 barrels, as
will the Russel Oil Co's. No. 45 Hall & Burke.
A syndicate known as the Ace Oil Co., which has
done considerable operating in Menifee county, has taken
over the Jake B. Moulder tract of 120 acres on Hell Creek,
In Lee county, and will drill at once. Major Blow and
others are members of this syndicate. On Hell Creek the
Fyre Sweetser Co. expects to complete No. 10 Eureka
shortly. No. 9 has lost a bit 70 feet down and they may
have to skid the rig.
The Oliver Oil Co's. No. 3 on the Richardson will make
a small producer. Drilling operations have ceased for the
present on this lease. The Magic Oil Co's. No. 3 Laura
Lane, is expected in Tuesday. They were held up fishing.
On the J. D. Smyth tract the Ohio Fuel Oil Co. is now
drilling No. 35. The Cherokee OH Co. No. 8 Belle Camp
bell, is drilling and should be in shortly. On the Beatty
Heirs lease the Thraman Oil Co. has brought in No. 12,
which has not been pumped, but is showing for a good well.
The Thraman Oil Co. was drilling No. 13 Beatty Heirs, at
300 feet October first, while No. 14 was rigging and No.
15 spudding in. In the Radical section the Woman's Oil Co.
is due in soon with No. 3 on the E. S. Moore farm. No. 2
wh'ch has not been pumping is now cleaning out pre
paratory to putting it on the pump.
In the Airedale section of Lee county the Flesher
Petro'eum Co. is drilling a number of wells, one of which,
No. 18. is reported in and good for 10 barrels. This com
pany's deep test is still f'shing a little over 1 900 feet. In
the Hell Creek section Wheatley and others are reported
to have gotten a good well at No. 3 Dirkerson. This filled
up 400 feet natural and looks like a 35 barrel well. The
Poole Oil Co.. operating on part of the same farm, is due
in with No. 3. The Carter Oil Co. his completed No. 2
Sam Mllle*\ but a full report has not been received.
The Wentworth Oil Co. is having some trouble pulling
the casing at No. 6 Gourley, Sutton Harris, wh'ch is com
pleted and rated at 35 barrels. There is 500 feet of oil
in the ho'e. Th's company has 5 wells pumping on the
new'v installed power.
The Peerless Oil Co. et. al.. No. 5 Dnvid Hampton, is
reported as an 8-barrel well. On the Sarah Weiands farm
GAS NEWS 25
the Twin Cities Oil and Gas Co. No. 5 is estimated at 10
barrels. The Ohio Oil Co. has brought several in recently
on the Flahaven, which has not been reported yet. No. 28
is estimated at 15 barrels, No. 53 at 80, No. 59 at 60 and
No. 62 at 10 barrels.
In western Lee the Interstate Petroleum Co. is pre
paring to drill 3 wells on the Rhodes Hall deeper, and
put them on the pump. A contract is being made and
No. 4 will be drilled soon. On the Goocey tract, William
O'Rear and Co. are still down with a broken shaft at No. 1
and fishing at No. 2. A standard rig is up and No. 1 Raider
Heirs drilling. The Putman Oil Co. is moving to No. 3, on
the Lilly Heirs. The Young Gasoline and Refining Co. is
having trouble with its water pump. Near Tallega, in Lee,
the Midland Oil Corporation is laying its two-inch pipe
line a distance of two miles from its holdings to Tallega,
where the oil will be shipped in tank cars. A 250 barrel
tank of oil is on the Bowman, where the first well has
been pumped, and No. 2 is due in.
The Erie Oil Co. No. 5 Bowman, with a good show of
oil 10 feet in, is said to be a 100-barrel well. The sand
here has the pay at the bottom. The Cumberland Pe
troleum Co. No. 17, on the Nannie S. Sparks, is reported as
a 75 barrel well. The same parties at No. 8, on the B. &
M. Smith, have a producer rated at 10 barrels. On the
Pendergrass tract the Laurel Oil and Gas Co. should be
in shortly with Nos. 3 and 4. The former has been held
up fishing. The Great Lakes Petroleum Co's. No. 5 Sirah
Weiands, is reported as a 25 barrel well and one of the
best on this lease. The Madison Oil and Gas Co. No. 9
Vanderpool, is said to be showing for the same.
Lawrence County.
In Lawrence county the Union Gas and Oil Co's.
drilling operations have brought good results this week.
On the J. A. Diles tract its initial test is said to be
showing for a 25-barrel well. This company's No. 1, on
the James Evans, is reported as a million foot gasser,
while No. 1, on the Henry Fyffe, is estimated at the same.
The Union Gas and Oil Co. is drilling No. 1, on the J. J.
Gamble, and No. 5, on the William Skaggs. On Blaine
Creek, Freidenberger and others, of Charleston, W. Va., are
reported to have brought in a producer in the shallow
sand. Pittsburg parties have brought in a well on Mor
gan Creek, which is reported to have been shot, but no
information given on the production.
Elliott County.
In Elliott county Burt and others are due in the first
of the week with No. 1 on the King farm. The O. K. Oil
Co., drilling on the Fyffe, are down for repairs on a
broken stem.
E. M. Arbogast, of Marlinton, W. Va., has let a con
tract to sink a test well in Elliott.
Wolfe County.
In Wolfe county the pipe line report on the Security
Producing and Refining Co's. No. 1, Bush Heirs, places
this at 40 barrels. The well pumped 87 barrels off the
beam the first 24 hours. On the Day Lumber Co. tract,
the Pine Ridge Oil Co. has brought in No. 7, which is
credited with 15 barrels.
The Superior Oil Co., which purchased recently the
L. A. Watson tract near the Wolfe-Lee line, has let a con
tract to Mohney Brothers and Brown for 20 wells to be
drilled. Work has already begun.
Estill County.
In Estill county, on Ross Creek, the Bankers O'l Co.,
No. 13, Joel Hubbard, is drilling around 400 feet. Williams
O'ReT and Co. No. 9, J. I. Ra'der, came in dry.
The Minnesota Kentucky Oil and Gas Co. No. 4, on the
Ed Glnner, was dry.
Wayn<? County.
J. J. Scanlin, of Tulsa. Okla., and others are preparing
to drill six wells on a 1,300 acre lease near Susie. This
property adjo'ns the Wood Oil Co's. holdings. About five
miles out from Montice'lo, Daugherty and others have a
(Continued on page 28.)
REPRODUCTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC SCENES OF THE OKLAHOMA PROPERTIED
OF THE TEXAS OIL AND REFINING COMPANY.
(PHOTOS TAKEN ON RECEKT PERSONAL INSPECTION PARTY TRIP TO THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PROPERTIES.

No. i, this page, the Douglas-Texas Oil and Refining Company well, now 1,160 feet deep; cased in fine shape; der
rick blown away by cyclone; is on 2,000 acres northwest of Burkburnett and Walters, Oklahoma, Oil Fields. Reading front
left to right: Messrs. Bogard of New York; Ross, Secretary, Kansas City; John D. Kennard, Geologist, Lawton, Oklahoma
Jerry Culbertson, Kansas City, sitting on casinghead over well; Harry Must, El Paso,- Texas; Mrs. G. S. Shore, President Golder
Shore Oil Company,
chauffeurs Kansas farmers.
and neighboring City, Missouri; J. J.Kennard
Geologist Anderson, Chairman
says. "HERE Board of Directors,
IS ANOTHER Black well. Oklahoma. In the real
BURKBURNETT."
No. 2. Producing well on 680 acres Texas Oil and Refining Company in the Beggs-Bixby, Oklahoma, oil fields.
No. 3. 20-million foot gasser southwest of Walters, Oklahoma, extending field on the Kennard Anticline five milei
toward Texas Oil and Refining Company's 2.000 acres.
No. 1. Right hand page. 1,600-barrel oil storage tanks, nearly full of oil, 680 acres Texas Oil & Refining Company,
Okmulgee, Oklahoma, near Beggs.
No. 2. Another producer near the 1,700-foot sand on 680 acres, Texas Oil & Refining Company, Beggs-Bixby oi
country, Okmulgee County.
No. 3. Home of the pumper on 680 acres Texas Oil & Refining, Okmulgee County, including Culbertson party,
family of pumper and casing pullers working on property that day.
No. 4. Power house on Texas Oil 6c Refining 680 acres, Okmulgee County. Plant large enough to handle ten shal
low wells.
28 THE OIL AND
KENTUCKY
(Continued from page 25)
rig set and are preparing to sink a test well. There is
much interest in Wayne County at present caused by the
two good wells near Susie.
Another good well is reported, which is estimated
about the same as Harvey and others No. 1 Jce Ragan,
reported at 50 barrels. The last f;nd belongs to Daugherty
and others and was drilled on a 2-acre tract about 300 feet
from the Ragan producer. Both these wells filled up 150
feet. It is said there are more tests either already drilled
or going down near the Ragan than any olher well in
Wayne county. A number of them are going to the Sunny-
brooke. The two producers reported were in the Beaver,
however, at a depth of about 300 feet.
Menifee County.
In Menifee county stimulus has been given to drilling
by the news that the Cumberland Pipe Line Co. is really
at work on its line into this section. It has been said this
line will be in operation in about 2 months, but it is
slightly difficult to judge as to this, though pipe is ordered
and the work will be rushed as much as possible.
The Big Pete Oil and Gas Co. No. 2, on the Pete
Brown, is in and rated at 75 barrels. The New Domain
Oil and Gas Co. No. 1, on the Yocum, is in and dry.
Powell County.
In Powell county, near South Fork, C. F. Dickson et al.,
No. 6, Lafayette Noe, is estimated at 10 barrels, as is
Taylor, South and Hay, No. 13, Profitt. The Taylor, South
Hay Oil Co. is installing a 16-well power to pump the pro
ducers on the Profltl Heirs.
Monroe County.
The well drilled in Monroe county by Baily and others
near Tompkinsville, continues to cause much excitement.
This well is said to be looking good for 100 barrels. News
from Bowling Green is to the effect that Davis and Gaines
have a 25-barrel well at No. 3, on the Petty farm.
Warren County.
A sensational well is reported in 1% miles from the
Moulder well, in Warren county, at No. 2, Freeman, belong
ing to the Raywood OH Co. This came in a gusher and
looks larger than the Moulder well. It caught fire, burned
the rig to the ground and all the buildings on the lease.
Two boxes of dynamite exploded and the entire country
side was in an intense state of excitement Wednesday and
Thursday over the blaze, which was extinguished with
great difficulty, after raging over 24 hours. Well owners
from Louisville and Winchester hurried to the scene. The
find is on a 165-acre tract, on which the No. 1 well was
rated around 25 barrels.
Warren and Allen counties are the scene of consid
erable activity at the present time, and Bowling Green
is filled with operators, speculators and drillers. The town
is alive with oil talk, interspersed with present operations
and future prospects.
Two refineries are contemplated for Bowling Green.
The Atlantic Gulf and Coastline Pipe Line Co. has ac
quired thirty acres in the edge of the town and will put
up a plant, while another will be built by local capital it
is said.
A number of wells have been completed during tho
past week. The Omar Oil Co., of Pittsburgh, has in No.
Anderson Drilling and
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GAS NEWS
13 Williams, rated at 30 barrels, and No. 17, on the same
farm, said to be good for 25 barrels. Saturday night Math
Graf was through the shale at No. 1 John Cole, with a show
of oil.
In Allen county the Omar Oil Co., of Pittsburgh, has
25 wells completed on a 1,000-acre tract in the Gainesville
pool. Three powers are installed and connected and 3 rigs
at work. No. 18 Williams, is drilling and No. 8 Stovall.
Snowden Brothers, who own 15,000 acres in this sec
tion, have 72 wells in, with 13 on the D. S. Oliver, 19 on the
Ty Oliver, 7 on the W. B. Tabor. On the latter 4 wells
are pumping with 3 yet to put on. A new Superior power
is being installed. It is said this property is making
800 barrels a day. C. A. Pully is in charge of the opera
tions. No. 8 Tabor is drilling. No. 14 D. S. Oliver, is 200
feet and casing, while No. 20 Ty Oliver, is due Tuesday. At
No. 1 Foster, these parties have a 25 barrel well.
The Paragon Oil Co., which has 15 wells on the 24%-
acre Oliver, has 11 on the power and is installing new
pumps. Two 500-barrel tanks are up. The Monarch Oil
Co. has 8 wells pumping on the 90 acre Oliver, with sev
eral others to put on. Adjoining the Pelican Oil Go's,
holdings Haynes and others are preparing to sink an off
set well. The Pelican is pumping 16 wells on the 50-acre
Moore. No. 9 is being cleaned out and will be put back
on the pump.
Phelps and others No. 8 Pat Edmunds, is said to be
a 40 barrel well, as is No. 9. No. 10 is drilling. The same
parties No. 2 Fred Gibson, is rated at 25 barrels. On this
tract No. 3 is now going down.
Diament, Nigh and others are preparing to drill an
other well shortly on the Rickman. The Gainesville Oil Co.
has 2 small wells with a show of gas and oil on the Lucy
Stovall.
Near Halifax on the Lou Motley tract, E. R. Riggs and
others have 4 wells in and are drilling Nos. 5, 6 and 7.
One half mile north of Scottsville, where L. M. Jack
son, of Louisville, has a 10 barrel well at No. 1 Buck
Emery, at a depth of 402 feet No. 2 is drilling at 380 feet
The Curry Oil Co., of New York, is sinking a deep test
well on the Pruitt tract between Halfway and Allen
Springs. They expect to go to the Trenton, which will be
at a depth of 1,700 feet, it is figured. South of Scotts
ville in the Bishop Foster pool, parties are sinking a test
on the Anderson and Dobbs farm.
Adjoining the Angie McReynolds, No. 1 Ogle is in and
said to be a 40-barrel well. The Great Lakes Petroleum
Co. No. 32 Angie McReynolds, is reported at 10 barrels.
On the R. O. Mulligan, the Paragon Oil Co. has in
No. 8, said to be a good well, and is expecting No. 9. The
Log Cabin Oil Co. No. 8 Costello, is drilling. Near the
McReynolds, Hurley and associates have let a contract to
drill 5- wells on the M. J. Wolfe tract. The Piedmont Oil
Co. has brought in No. 14 Stovall, estimated good for 14
barrels.
The largest deal reported in Bowling Green lately
was the sale by Fred Chandler of : over 4.000 acres near
the Moulder, to Butler and others, which will be drilled at
once. This was turned into the Wolfeline Oil Co. The
property is at Kepler and Three Forks. Two rigs are on
and drilling, No. 3 L. M. Butler, and No. 1 Ellen Dorsey.
On the Butler there is one well rated at 15 barrels, which
will be put on the pump at once.
Fred Chandler has sold to the Swiss Oil Corporation
a tract of 1,800 acres near the Moulder and operations
Drilling Contrads
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TWO STAR RIGS.
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The Warr Drilling Company
Empress Theatre Building, Paola, Kansas
 THE OIL AND
"will begin at once. The Swiss has 6 rigs running on the
.Moulder lease. Nos. 18 and 19 are expected in next week.
Ttieir initial well on the Goodnight will come in next week.
South of the Moulder, Parks, Wilson and Packer, of Paris
are drilling a test well.
Adjoining the Moulder the Associated Oil Co. is drill
ing No. 9 on the Phillips. There are 5 wells on the pump
with two powers installed. No. 8 Finney, of this company,
is expected Tuesday.
In Warren county 8*6 miles south of Bowling Green,
on the Scottsville Pike, H. S. Skelly, of Winchester, and
others are drilling a test well on the Warren farm of 115
acres. This test is now fishing at 300 feet. At 275 feet
they got a big show of gas estimated at one-half million
feet.
The Associated Oil Co's. No. 3 on the John Hood, is
completed and credited with 25 barrels.
The Preston Syndicate has just completed No. 1 Coop
er, 10 miles from Bowling Green, and one-half mile from
Three Forks. They encountered 10 feet of pay in the
first sand and 6 in the second. The well was drilled to a
depth of 582 feet and looks to be good for 2 barrels natural.
Near this well Dr. Souther brought in a 10 barrell producer
some time ago at No. 1 Grider, while Fred Chandler got
a producer about a year ago at his test on the Meaks.
The Preston Syndicate will drill No. 2 Cooper right away.
Renick and Hollan bought a one-sixteenth royalty on this
lease.
In the Bays Fork section of Warren county, the Hogo
OH and Gas Co., of Frankfort, had drilled into a show of
gas and oil at No. 4. This company is drilling on the
Tabor also.
Thirteen miles east of Bowling Green, Bailey and as
sociates, of Nashville, have completed No. 1 Carter, which
Is said to be showing for 50 barrels. The Wood Oil Co's.
test on the J. L. Rector, 11 miles east of the same town
came in dry. In the Williams pool, Dobbs and others are
bringing in two wells this week.
Near the Clay Pool in Warren the New Oil Co. has
a 25 barrel well at No. 1 Clara Hays.
Five miles from Bowling Green on the Bohon, Phelps
and others are drilling their test well, which is due in this
week.
Just out from Bowling Green on the Scottsville road
the gas well drilled in by Sam Castleman and others, of
Louisville, is still burning. This makes a big blaze, which
can be seen for miles at night. It has died djwn some
what now, however. It was necessary to light the gas in
order to protect the stock nearby from its fumes. This
well will be drilled deeper shortly, as they are just in the
cap.
In Barren county a Chicago syndicate has just bought
the Oskamp-Henderson lease at a large figure and is pre
paring to beg'.n operations at once. Pipe has arrived at
Glasgow for the laying of the line from Oil City to the
Steffy wells in Barren. Work will begin at once. San
derson, Beldsoe and Shannon have brought in No. 5 on
the Furlong tract, which is rated as the best well on the
lease.
The Producers Oil & Shale Co. No. 5 J'm Jackson, is
rated at 10 barrels. No. 6 is now drilling, and No. 6
Ghism. will be in shortly. On the Stovall lease the Pied
mont Oil Co. expects Nos. 17, 18 and 19 in soon.
The Geologists Oil & Gas Co. is preparing to drill
3 wells on a 400-acre lease 2% miles from Cave City. The
first well will be drilled on the Mayfield.
In Warren county, the Butler Oil Co. has spudded in
at its initial test on a 100-acre tract near the Moulder well.
The Duplex Oil Co. and the Big Sinking Petroleum Co.
are now drilling their No. 1 H. S. McGinnis, 1,000 feet
northeast of the No. 1 Hunter.
The Old Dominion Oil Co. has started its test on the
2.000 acre tract, recently acquired northwest of Bowling
Green.
Logan County. ] favorable for production oil and &as and
In Logan county, near D'amond Springs, the Equitable
Oil and Gas Corporation is doing extensive operating. The
number of wells in here for something like 20 years have
been cleaned out and put on the pump again. The oil is
run from Diamond Springs by tank car to the Indian Re
fining Co. Gas was furnished the town of Russelville for
manv years and the main is still in w'th complete con
nections. An effort will be made to bring up the gas
production. The Equitable company has brought in one
nice well since beginning operations and is due in with an
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other this week. Three rigs are running on this property
and there are 6 or 8 additional ones on adjoining acreage.
Near Smith's Union in Logan county, Phelps and
others are drilling on the Shaker tract of about 3,500
acres. A show of gas and oil has been encountered. This
well will go to a depth of about 1,000 feet.
Showing In Tennessee.
In Robertson county, Tenn., M. E. Morrison and others,
of Bowling Green, are down 500 feet at White Plains with
several good showings of oil.
Dry Hole In Green County.
The Cooley Oil and Gas Co., at its test on the J. N.
Neagle, six miles south of Greensburg, is going to drill
to a depth of 700 feet, being now around 535. The find
ings in this well to the present time are as followssome
gas at 75 feet in, the brown lime, more gas from 125
to 130 feet, black shale from 452 to 492 feet, cap and
sand 492 to 500 feet, with no show of oil.
Moving Rig to Bracken.
The Henry Clay Oil Co's. rig has been shipped to
Maysville to go to the Galbraith tract in Bracken county,
where a test will go down.
Knox County.
In Knox county on the Zeke Wyrick tract, on the Mid
dle Fork of Stinking Creek, the Associated Producers Co.
has a rig up and is preparing to drill. Running through
Knox and Clay counties there is a well defined structure
which has been reported on most favorably by geologists.
The corniferous here is expected at. about 2,000 feet.
Case In Federal Court.
In Frankfort the suit between the Queen Elizabeth
Oil Co. and Nowell & Rogers, or the Bald Rock Oil Co.,
is being tried. This is in regard to what is known as
Cold Bank Hollow, part of the big Pendergrass tract.
Settlement of Land Litigation Reported.
It is said a settlement has practically been concluded
in the suit of Townsend and others against Miller and
others, regarding a large tract of valuable land in Lee
county. It was announced several days ago that a com-
i 1
PUBLIC AUCTION SALE
By U. S. Government
November 22, 1919
Part of Chilocco Indian Reserve,
Oklahoma, for Lease,
Oil and Gas
An Oil & Gas lease covering 2,560 acres
on the Chilocco Indian Reserve in Oklahoma
will be offered at public auction at Chilocco,
Oklahoma, on November 22, for bonus in
addition to royalty of 16 2-3 per cent; 25
per cent of bonus to be paid on day of sale
and balance in three annual installments
with acceptable security. Lands considered
report U. S. Geological Survey may be ob
tained on request. Write Officer in charge
Chilocco Indian School, Chilocco, Okla
homa, for full particulars.
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promise had been reached affecting a large portion of this reported to now be interested in the Desdemona field in
land, and It is now stated practically all of it has been Texas, where he has bought some holdings.
released for development and oil runs. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Alberts and their son, Pat, have
Personal Notes. gone to Pittsburgh for two weeks. Mr. Alberts is in charge
of the Illinois National Supply Co. in this city.
Al Derby, the Kansas oil magnate, is in Lexington G. C. Harned, formerly with the Empire Oil and Gas
with four harness horses entered in the fall trots. Co., is now connected with the Superior Oil Corporation
E. W. Walcott, H. L. Lowry, E. T. Dickson, of Norfolk, with offices in the Mercantile Building in Cincinnati.
Va., were in Winchester Wednesday, on their way to the The Clark County Oil Exchange is now holding two
Lee county fields. sessions, Monday and Saturday nights. At the open mar
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Gordon have gone to Ohio for two ket Saturday night a total of 1,710 shares of stock was sold.
weeks. Mr. Gordon is with the Quaker Oil Co., in charge S. Thompson, manager of the lease department of the
of their operations in this section. Ohio Oil Co., is in Illinois on business. H. A. Gladhar, of
H. J. Smith, formerly with the Pyramid Oil Co., and the same company, has just returned from the same state.
later with the J. H. McClurkin interests, is now connected H. A. Paynter has moved his offices from the Lindsay
with the Superior Oil Corporation. Building to the McEldowney Building, where he will occupy
G. C. Beck, who formerly operated in Lee county, is the quarters of the Koma Oil Co.. with which he is con
nected.
L. H. Bishop, of the O'.l Well Supply Co., and Miss
Mildred Horn, of Owensboro, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Horn, were married September 20. The couple will
reside in Winchester.
STOCKS John C. Swope, Jr., who is well known in oil circles,
has sold his interest in the garage business here to his
brother, Thomas Swope, and Ragan Myers. Mr Swope
is moving to Fort Worth.
C. P. Gregory, from the Pittsburgh office of the Besse
We will quote on your needs or mer Gas Engine Co., was in town this week. While here
Mr. Gregory, with Mr. Bonnell, of the local office, con
bid on your offerings. ducted a casing head gasoline test for the Pine Ridge Oil
Co., on the Day Lumber Co. tract in Wolfe county, which
showed up very favorably. The Pine Ridge company con
Note the following from our mis templates installing a plant.
A. E. Dorsey, of Findlay, O., well known oil man, is
cellaneous list. in Lexington with a string of horses for the trotting
races. Mr. Dorsey was formerly with the Ohio Oil Co.,
and is well known here. Among other oil men in Lexing
BANK STOCKS ton in connection with the races is C. B. Schaeffer, of
Peoples Trust Chicago, multi-millionaire, who owns a farm in Fayette
Pioneer Trust county. Mr. Schaeffer recently made a deal involving
First National $30,000,000.
INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
Beggs Motor EMPIRE EMPLOYE KILLED.
Deere & Co., pfd.
Peet Bros., com.
Peet Bros., pfd. El Dorado, Kans., Oct. 6.Another fatal motor car
U. S. Steamship accident among Empire employes was recorded Saturday
Simplex Spreader when William J. Riser, who worked on the Wilson lease
Studebaker
Overland Tire north of El Dorado, was instantly killed when his car
Thos. Ruddy Co. turned turtle. Riser purchased the car on the previous
REFINERY STOCKS day. A workman on the Wilson lease saw the accident
He sa'd he believed the car turned a complete somersault.
Sapulpa Refining Apparently Riser was not entirely familiar with the car
Victor Refining
Oklahoma-Texas Refining and lost control.
Home Refining
OIL, STOCKS J. B. Levy, formerly of Tulsa, but lately of Texas, has
returned to his first love, and established office head
Harvey Crude quarters for his new twelve million dollar Allied Oil Cor
National Oil poration here at Tulsa.
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President, J. L Hendrick Kansas City, Mo.
First Vice-Pres., E. O. Dayton Kansas City. Mo.
Second Vice-Pres., J. J. Kemp Lexington, 111.
Third Vice-Pres., C. H. Kunneman. .Granite City, 111.
Sec'y and Treas., J. F. Scanlon Kansas City, Mo.

DIRECTORS
B. W. Garrett Des Moines, la.
Dr. James J. Hogan Ashtabula, O.
J. D. Forrester Kansas City, Mo.
G. W. Milligan Kansas City, Mo.
Max Mannheim Kansas City, Mo.
Thos. Toohejr Kansas City. Mo.
Dr. E. C. Allen Wayland, la.
E. F. Buckingham Virden, 111.
E. W. Williamson Bates City, Mo.
A. M. Starr Odessa, Mo.
Fred N. Baldwin Flint, Mich.
John J. O'Hern, Production Mgr., Kansas City, Mo.
Hal L. Slocum, Field Supt Kansas City, Mo.
S. J. Hatch, Consulting Geologist. .Kansas City, Mo.

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32 THE OIL AND
NATIONAL EXPOSITION OF MINES AND MINING.
A Wonderful Exhibition to Be Held in Connection With the
American Mining Congress at at. Louis Next Month.
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 7.The governors of all states
where m.miig is an Industry nave leceived urgent invita
tions Lom governor Frederick D. Gardner ol Missouri to
authorize state exhibits ol m.ne products to be sent to tne
National Exposition of Mines and Mining, to be heid in
St. Louis in connection with tne annual convention of the
American M.mng congress, November Iy-22, inclusive.
The combined commercial bodies of Missouri are co
operating wuh ihe authorities of the American Min.ng
Congiess for the organization of an educational exOiOtt
which will include not alone the products of the mines,
bui is intended 10 be a demonstration ot the progress made
in the mining industry and in the development of mine
macu.nery during ihe last decade.
The government exhibit will include the devices which
have been worked out by American and Euiopean inventors
for saving of life in mine disasters, for the prevention and
lessening of accidents in the industry and for making
man power more eifective. A comprehensive exhibit will
be m-de by the Geological Survey, which has during tne
past few years thorougnly mapped and charted the sur
face of the United States for ail of its mineral deposits.
The government exhibit will also include a comprehensive
dispiay of the work of the Reclamation Service, which
has been of such vast importance in the industrial develop
ment of the west, not alone in mining districts, but in
agricultural and manufacturing.
The old Southern Hotel, one of the famous hostelries
of the south in early days, and about which there hangs
a glamor of southern romance, is being transtormed into
an exposition building, and when the doors of the Na
tional Exposition of Mines and Mining open, the mining
operators and manufacturersthousands of whom are ex
pected to visit St. Louis on this occasionwill be given
an oppoitunuy to study the historical development of the
mechanical side of their business. Locomotives and tram
trains will operate in miniature mines. Automatic de
vices for loading and unloading and moving ore will be
shown. The advantages of utilizing eiectric.ty will be Il
lustrated by elaborately constructed educational displays
by the General Electric and several other of the nationally
recognized electrical companies. The by-products of coal
and of the various minerals will be shown and the eye
carried from the rough material as it comes from the
mine to the finished, scientific or commercial product.
In rooms especially provided and prepared for the
purpose miniature mine explosions and the methods of
saving life aiid property in connection with explosions will
be demonstrated by the Bureau of Mines. In the big audi
torium life-saving and safety teams will give public exhi
bitions.
The story of the development of coal and petroleum
Industries in the United States will te shown by moving
picture stories especially prepared by the Bureau of Mines
in co-operation with the industries, and in the machinery
demonstration electrically propelled devices of machinery
will carry on processes of reduction and separation of ores
and chemicals from the raw material.
Among the interesting state exhibits will be those
from California, Utah, Wyoming, Missouri and from the
great zinc and lead district of Oklahoma-Kansas and
Missouri. Several other states are expected to partici
pate.
Plans for the Twenty-second Annual Convention of the
American Mining Congress, around which the exposition is
being built, are being rapidly developed into a national
industrial conference of some magnitude. It is expected
that a large number of industrial and financial leaders
will attend and address the congress. It is expected that
Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior, will officially
open the exposition and address the congress during its
opening session.
W. H. Roeser, of Los Angeles, Cal., was a Kansas City
visitor the first of the week, while on his way to Dallas,
Texas, to look after his oil interests in the Lone Star
State. Mr. Roeser is widely kmwn throughout the oil
fields of the country, having formerly operated in the East
and in Oklahoma.
GAS NEWS
MANUFACTURE OF MINERAL OILS FROM ALJJM.SHALE
((JouHUl General I). I. Murphy, Stockholm, Sweden.)
The commission appointed by the Swedish Govern
ment in lUii to examine the possibilities of tne manu
facture of mineral oils from aiuin shaie has recently sub
mitted its report from wn.ca the following information has
been obtained. Despite the high cost of constructing the
plant a paying industry could be established if conditions
at all approximate those of August, 1918.
The report not only gives an interesting account of the
beginning of the mineral oil industry, but aiso dweiis upon
the importance of mineral oiis to Swtden. Ihe quantity
necessary for home consumption per year appears to be
as follows: 100,UOO,000 kiios of lamp Oils, 25,000,000 kilos
of lubricating oils, 20,000,000 kilos of all other mineral oils,
and 13,000,000 kilos of petroleum.
The shale is located principally at Kinnekulle, Narke,
Ostergotland, and Oland, the deposits of shaie being cal
culated at 5,260,000,000 tons. From these immense deposits
it has been calculated that there can be extracted 34.5
per cent of the lubricating oils, 25.5 per cent of the fuel
oils, and 18.5 per cent of asphalt and tar; and in ad
dition from 7 to 9.5 per cent of ammonium sulphate.
Cost of Constructing Plant.
The cost of constructing a plant for extracting mineral
oils, with 36 retorts handling 50,000 tons of shale per year,
based upon prices prevailing in August, 1918, would amount
to 3,855,000 crowns ($1,033,140). Such a plant before the
war would have cost but 1,260,000 crowns ($337,680). To
construct a plant handling 50,000 tons per year for the
manufacture of refined products would cost 4,129,000
crowns ($1,106,572). Before the war such a plant would
have cost 1,368,000 ($366,612). The operating costs per
year of Ihe plants mentioned are estimated at 873,940 and
446,000 crowns ($234,218 and $119,528, respectively).
As to the probable earnings per year of such plants
one of the members of the commission estimated that re
fined products, including ammonium sulphate, could be
extracted to the value of 1,616,093 crowns ($433,113). The
running expenses are estimated at 830,250 crowns
($222,507).
The commission Is of the opinion that, notwithstand
ing the great increase in construction costs, the industry
would be well worth Inaugurating.
WILCOX OPERATIONS.
H, F. Wilcox test No. 3, located in the center of the
east line of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter,
is producing from the Wilcox sand, found at 2,668 feet, to
the extent of 50 barrels daily. His test No. 1, on the same
farm, is a 5,000,000 foot gasser, found in the 1,750 foot
sand, and his No. 2, located in the southeast corner of the
east half of the northeast quarter, is producing 4,000,000
feet of gas daily from the 1,950-foot sand.
Tools are moving In for the second test, near No. 2.
which test is bound for the deeper sand.
Wilcox's gasoline plant No. 1, located on the Alice
Alberty farm in 36 -15-11, is nearing completion and should
be undar actual operations within two or three weeks.
The entire Wilcox holdings in Section 30-15 11, on the
Walter Banks farm, now looks good for both the Dutcher
and the Wilcox sands. Mr. Wilcox now has nine producing
wells on this lease, flowing natural from the Dutcher sand
at 2,625 feet, and his No. 5 well, on the same lease, located
on the extreme south border, is good for a 280-barrel pro
ducer from the Wilcox sand, fjund at 3.0ti8 feet.
The Twin Oil Co. has a well reported at 400 barrels off
setting the north boundary of the Wilcox holdings. And
the Savoy Oil Co. has an elegant showing for a Dutcher
sand well, which is a diagonal offset to the southwest
corner of the north half of the northwest quarter.
Six additional tests are drilling, ranging from 1,000 feet
to 2,500 feet, and four new rigs are going up. The terri
tory in general is one worthy of note, and recognized by
all oil producers as the most active field of operation.
The Wilcox test No. 1, on the Georgia Brown farm,
located on the southeast corner of the northwest quarter
of the southwest quarter, has been given a shot, and has the
appearance of a 200-barrel producer. His test No. 1, on the
Jacob Tiger farm, in Section 10-14 11. is drilling at 2,000
feet. His test No. 3, on the Amanda Coleman farm, in
34-15-11, is drilling at 500 feet, and his test No. 10, on the
Jason Drew farm, in 25-15-11, is drilling at 1.000 feet.
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Petroleum Institute Urges Abrogation of Circular
B. C. L. No. 183.
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in general, and that some drastic action was immediately
necessary.
What are the facts as to injuries and property losses
in loading and unloading There are two sources from
which these facts can be gathered: First, the bulletins
of the Bureau of Explosives; second, from the experience
of the trade itself.
The traffic manager of one of the large oil companies
has made an analysis of the accidents happening at load
ing and unloading points detailed in the bulletins of the
Bureau of Explosives, Nos. 30 to 44 inclusive, covering
the period from January 3, 1916, to July 1, 1919; and, with
the exception of one instance, was unable to find anything
wh'ch would lead to the conclusion that had the rules and
regulat'ons put forth in Circular B. C. L. 180 been in
effect, the accidents would have been prevented. For
examp'.e :
Accident No. 1, caused by there being no stop sign.
Accident No. 2, by unloading through the dome.
Accident No. 3, no stop sign.
Accid?nt No. 4, storage warehouse not of fireproof
construction.
Accident No. 5, l'quified petroleum gas being unloaded
within the obviously ridiculous distance of seven feet from
switch line.
Accident No. 6, source of explosion 400 feet from load
ing rack, proving by the way. that ft is no more possible to
prevent all accidents in loading and unloading than it
would be to melt all the icebergs in the Atlantic Ocean
to prevent a repetition of the Titan'c disaster.
Accident No. 7, employee unscrewed dome cap while
using lighted lantern.
Accident No. 8, inexperienced parties attempted to
examine tank car of cas'nghead gasoline.
Accident No. 9, leaky pipe used for unloading casing-
head gasoline within 12 feet of a brush fire.
Acc'dent No. 10, tank car unloaded in the evening by
lighted lantern.
Accident No. 11, a runaway car got too close to a
lighted lantern.
Accident No. 12, no stop signal.
Accident No. 13, casinghead gasoline unloaded 55M
feet from main line at elevation of 20 feet above fire box
of a nearby engine.
The testimony from the trade which we have been
able to get together hurriedly is to the same effect.
The Standard Oil Co. of Indiana, operating more sta
tions than any other oil company in the country, states
that "covering a period of 32 years, and Involving the
unloading of hundreds of thousands of cars of gasoline,
no accidents of any kind resulting In fire damage to
propertyeither railway or privatenor explosion or In
jury to any individual occurred, "despite the fact that
90% of their stations violate the rule.
The Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey states its "racks
are located at from 15 to 65 feet from the railroad tracks,"
and that "our records show that we have had no fires
or accidents while unloading tank cars of gasoline at
domestic trade stations for a period of 30 years," although
only 32 stations out of 374 comply with the rule.
The Hawkeye Oil Co. of Waterloo, la., large Jobbers
of gasoline, writes that "in the 35 years of experience in
oil business by the president of this company, he has
never known of any loss to railroad property through
the location of loading racks too near the tracks upon
which trains pass."
Another large oil company writes, "99% of the acci
dents in the unloading of cars have been due to railroad
employees ignoring the signals on cars while they are con
nected and being un'oaded."
A Jobber at Dubuque states, "In my entire experience
of 15 years In oil marketing, I have never heard of an
accident or any damage occurring during the unloading
of a tank car, with the exception of one at the Bell Oil
Company's plants at St. Louis, which, as you know, con
tained casinghead gasoline."
The Shaffer Oil and Refining Co., 95% of whose 200
stations violate the rule, states: "At none of these sta
tions have we at any time had an ancldant, nor have we
had an accident at our ref'nerv. eithr f'ora loading or
unloading. Further, we know of no distributor of gaso
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line and oils who has had an accident at any of their
distributing or loading or unloading points, on account
of their locations being near a miln line railroad."
The loadng rack of the Continental Refining Co. of
Oil City, Pa., is only 20 feet from the main line tracks,
and has been operated for the past 35 years, and they
state that they "never had any accidents or fires result
ing from same.
We are unable to admit that there is the slightest
foundation in the experience of the past which would
Justify such a sweeping provision. But assuming for the
sake of argument that the Bureau of Explosives, the rail
roads, and the oil industry had committed a fundamental
mistake in the location of refineries and distributing
plants in their relationship to railroad property,would
correction by adherence to the rules laid down in Circular
B. C. L. 180 be a physical possibility, and would it be
economically desirable?
It is a fair and accurate generalization to say that
the great bulk of the distributing stations in the country
are situated on railroad rights-cf-way seldom more than
100 feet w'de, with the main line track in the center of
the right-of-way and with the industry to one side serving
the various stations of the oil companies. It is further
apparent that if the rule Is sound and fs acquiesced in
by the industry, railroad companies will be reluctant to
renew existing leases and that, as a consequence in the
long run, whether the matter be taken up with the Bureau
of Explosives or not, all plants located upon railroad
rights-of-way will be moved, and it will become necessary
to build side tracks and to acquire private property.
In fact, taken at what might be called their logical
conclusion, the provisions of B. C. L. 180 constitute a
notice to qu't from the Railroad Administration and from
the railroads of the United States, saying "Get off our
rights-of-way," after a generation in which the oil industry
has been encouraged by every agency to place its distribut
ing plants upon the property referred to.
These two questions to which I have Just alluded
are inextricably joined together and the best statement
that I have found of the effect of the rule in respect to
these two questions fs contained in a letter from the
traffic manager of the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana, Mr.
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McElroy, who says: "The greater number of this com
pany's stations are located on railway rights-of-way which,
as a rule, are seldom more than 100 feet wide, with the
main 1'ne located In the center of such right-of-way. No
other property upon which we could locate our tank sta
tions Is available in 90% of the 3,000 Tillages and towns
where our stations are located where present side track
facilities are establ shed except on such rights-of-way.
To purchase proparty and build sidetracks to serve tho
oil industry only would involve an expense that no com
pany would be able to finance, when the volume of busi
ness at each individual point is considered. The output
at hundreds of our tank stations ranges from ten to f.fteen
cars per annum, and the expense Involved in the purchase
of property, building of tracks and construction of wagon
roads would be reflected in the price to the public, which
would be prohibitive as a result. Sixty-five per cent, of
this company's gasoline business is marketed fn the rural
districts through its hundreds of distributing tank sta
tions above mentioned; and in these districts the fire
risk, if anything, is negligible, due to there being little
or no property of any miteral value adjoining."
When a company l'ke the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana
is staggered by the expense which would be involved in
the construction of sidetracks and wagon roads and in
the purchase of property, what can be said of their com
petitors, the independent Jobbers?
I do not wish to use exaggerated express'ons, but in
all candor I believe that the effect upon these independent
Jobbers of the rules, if carried to the conclusion which
I have indicated, would be indescribable. If some group
In the o'l business desired to create an oil monopoly in
the United States and were to attempt to f'gure out
some rule and regulation whereby it could absolutely
throttle Its competitors with less financial abilty, I don't
know of one that it could devise, in view of the present
distribution of gasoline and kerosene which would mora
easily and more effectually accompl'sh the purpose. Lis
ten to the tesfmony of the Jobbers themselves. A promi
nent jobber in Minnesota writes: "So far as we are con
cerned, it (B. C. L. 180) will mean we would have to move
every station we have got should the railroad companies
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ever decide to use the authority the new ruling gives
them." And, by the way, suppose the larger companies
begin to comply with these rules and regulations, suppose
they begin to buy private property, build sidetracks and
build roads, very naturally the railroad companies seeing
the rules in effect would come to the conclusion that the
smaller man waas not keeping up with the times, that
the rules were sound and they would give him a notice to
quit. But to continue with the quotation: "To move our
stations would s mply mean to move out of business. This
ruling will also mean that we will be obliged to discon
tinue building stations for if it ;s enforced we will have to
buy sidings Instead of leasing them from the railroad
companies as we are now doing fn most cases; also would
have to build a private spur track for each new plant.''
A jobber in Michigan writes: "If those rules become
law and are enforced, our firm will have to cease doing
business, because our storage tanks are not 80 feet from
the ra'lroad, and there is no chance of moving them with
out abolishing the location altogether and moving all the
storage to soma new place, and with the present cost of
material and labor it would be a poor proposition."
A great California company writes: "We feel 80 feet
is even more unreasonable in unloading than in loading.
If this is put into effsct, it would cause the remodeling
of a great many of our stations, and in many instances
we would have to secure new locations."
A Cleveland jobber writes that the enforcement of the
rule "would involve an expense which, in many cases,
would be ruinous."
A jobber in Pennsylvania writes that should his com
pany "be compelled to obtain a new location for the load
ing of gasoline such as the new rules require, we would
be compelled to go out of bus'ness, as the cost of moving
our tankage would be so great that we could not afford
to make the change."
A jobber in Missouri writes: "No small company can
put in a plant. It looks to ns much like the big man is
doing all he can to crush the small man out."
A large refiner and d'stributor fn the Middle West
referring to the necessity for the creation of side trac'ss
and for the purchase of new ground, states "the expense
attached would be prohibitive, and it would mean that
we could only locate in the larger c'ties; and the smaller
communities would have to depend on tank wagoa de
liveries from those cities to get their supplies of motor
fuels. Practically 95% of the stations which we are now
operat'ng would have to be abandoned not only to the det
riment of our company, but of the communities which
they serve."
A Kansas Jobber writes: "To be 80 feet from other
tracks would require in almost every case that we buy
private property and put in very expensive sidings of our
own. Th's would mean that only the very large companies
could continue to put In new stations, and the thousands
of small ones wou'd dry up and blow away."
A great company doing a national business says: "In
the Hrge majority of the cases it will be practically im
possible to acqu're from railways new warehouses or sta
tion s'tes in conformity with these rules, for the reason
that the rights of way are of insufficient width to permit
of locat'ons 80 feet or more from the passing track. This
situation would force the Ieas'ng or purchasing of sites
from others than railway companies and the construction
of private switch tracks to serve those sites. This expense
would be added to the expense of removal of equ'pment
and at the same t'me add to the price of lanl. and p'aee
the company at the mercy of the owners of available sites."
Little more remains to be said upon this portion of
the 'mportant subject that we are considering, but to
show the utter impracfcability of complying with these
rules, let me quote from a letter from an Ohio company:
"Some of the railroads require the degree of curve of a
sid3 track to be at least 16 degrees, but figuring even
an 18 degree curve, 't would be necessary for this com
pany, in order to comn'y with the regulations in question,
to have for its distr'butlng station sites parcels of land
having a w'dth parallel with the railroad of at le-'st 360
feet: in order to get the most remote point of the side
ti-ack for unloading 80 feet from the nearest track on the
ra''lwav right-of-way, 285 fet of such width would be re
quired: and for the 100 feet of straight track reauired foT
the warehouse unloading track and for the placing of
tank cars on a level for unloading, the 360 foot width
would be required. These figures are based on the assump
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tlon that a perfectly level piece of land could be pro

cured. In many municipalities it is manifestly impossible
to procure such a level piece; and in such an event as a
compound curve being required, a much larger piece would
be necessary. Our experience is that it is imposs ble for Dr. Charles P. Mabery said, in the Journal of
a petroleum company which has no power of eminent do Industrial and Engineering Chemistry: "In the
main to procure locations of such necessary size except general plan and scope oj this work it seems dif
by purchasing improved property at a cost utterly pro ficult to suggest an improvement. The evident
hibitive." care in its preparation, the statements supported
What justification therefore is there for a complete by numerous citations from petroleum literature,
revolution of what seems to us to be, we may be mis and the cooperation oj practical experts, are the
taken, the obviously reasonable practices employed during best assurance of its accuracy."
the past generation? What Justification for the creation
inevitably for a tendency towards monopDly in the oil
business? What public bureau, no matter how altruistic The first comprehensive and authoritative treatment
its motives, could survive the public indignation which of the American petroleum industry. The books are
naturally and rightfully would follow from such a result? distinctly modern in every respect. They cover the
As to the refineries, it can be stated that there is chemistry, geology, technology, history and economic*
hardly a refinery in the United States which would not of the subject thoroughly. They place at the disposal
be affected by the proposed rulings as to distances be of engineers, chemists and students a complete sum
tween the shell of storage tanks and distances from tank mary of present day knowledge and practice of the
age to center line of nearest railroad over which engines
are oparated as ped paragraph 3F and 3G of the circular. AMERICAN PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
No doubt the addition of tanks to existing refining plants
would constitute new construction and be in violation
of the rule so that the refiner would be put to the same
practical alternative as the jobber. Inasmuch as there
are gentlemen present- prepared by blue print and dia
grams to show the enormity of the effect of th's provision,
I shall pass it only by saying that competent refiners
all over the country are of the opinion that an adherence
to this ruling would result in the complete destruction of
their properties. For example, the Emp're Oil Works at
Oil City are located between the New York Central and
the Erie Railroad tracks which are only 120 feet apart.
This is a large independent plant and obviously would
have to move its ent're equipment if it complied with
the rule. The Vacuum Oil Co. has a plant worth mil
lions of dollars at Rochester, New York, which is in such
a situation that if the rule were enforced it would have
to be Junked. The Empire refineries have estimated that
a mere compliance on their part with the rules in relation
to loading and unloading would cost them $235,000. The'
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey has not a single refinery
on which the d stances as to storage tanks are complied
with. In the case of the Standard Oil Co. of Ohio the
entire reconstruction of its plant at Cleveland would be
required at the expense of m'llions of dollars.
Some idea of the effect of the provision as to the
distance between storage tanks can be gained from the
following extract taken from a statement made by a
large refiner whose plants are in congested centers and
which must have immense storage facilities to serve
its plants: "The distances as required would demand, for
example, a 90-foot diameter by 35 foot high tank, holding
over 1,600.000 gallons to be 400 feet, or much more than
the length of a long caity block, from the nearest railway
track on an adjoin'ng property. Such a tank would occupy
a space 690 feet by 690 feet if located in reference to rail
way main line, railway adjoining property as well as
adjacent tankage." And, by the way, referring to the fire By Raymond Foes Bacon, Ph. D.
in Brooklyn, whaat would have been the l abilities rather
than the assets of the Standard Oil Co. of New York if Director of the Mellor Institute of Industrial Research,
it had built its plant according to the rules,where would and William Allen Hamor, M. A..
they have gotten the property so as to comply with such Assistant to the Director.
a rule? Who else would occupy the city of Brooklyn? Read What the Books Cover.
To continue with the quotation: "The acreage occup'ed VOLUME I.IThe Geochemistry of Petroleum. II
by such a tank would be 10.9 acres. The actual result The Geology of Petroleum, by F. G. Clapp. IllThe Dis
of adopting such a schedule would be to limit the storage tribution of Petroleum in the United State. IVThe
of oil to tanks of not over 1,000 barrels capacity (50,000 Physical and Chemical Properties of Petroleum. VThe
History of the Petroleum industry In the United States.
gallons, such as 20 by 20). Indeed it might just as well VIOil Well Technology. VIIThe Valuation of Oil Prop
be arbitrarily stated that storage of over 50,000 gallons erties, by Roswell H. Johnson. VIII fome Commercial
Factors Involved in the Appraisement of Petroleum Prop
or 1,000 barrels capacity In single tanks would not be erties, by J. P. Cappeau. IXPossible Causes of the De
permitted, the cost of storage due to proportion of space cline of Oil Wells and Suggested Methods of Prolonging
occupied being extravagant and wholly unnecessary." Tield, by L. C. Huntley. XEfficiency in the Production
of Petroleum, by Roswell H. Johnson. XIThe Condensa
I am touching on this portion of the matter briefly tion of Gasoline from Natural Gas. VOLUME 11.XII
because, as stated above, experts representing various Refinery Technology. XIIISpecial Refinery Technology.
XIVRefinery Engineering. XVHygienic Considerations.
companies are here with mips and blue pr'nts showing XVISome Problems of the Petroleum Industry. XVII
in detail the effect of the rules in so far as the distances The Shale-Oll Industry. XVIIIA Glossary f Bltu-
menology.
between tanks is concerned which will illustrate the mat
ter in a manner which will not be possible in a preliminary THE OIL AND GAS NEWS
statement.
There are a number of other provisions in the rules 701 Baltimore KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
and regulations, for example Subdivision D, paragraph 3,
and subdivisions D and G, of paragraph 4, as to which
36 THE OIL AND
there is a division of opinion in the industry. There are
a number of constructive suggestions which have come
into my office but they are not in shape for immediaate
submission to the bureau. Furthermore, the rule as to
casinghead gasoline, requiring that it be unloaded in the
daytimB, would mean that it would have to be loaded and
unloaded in the hot sun, entail ng not only additional dan
ger from other sources of combustion, but also a per
fectly enormous loss ofstates
gasoline. A prominent producer
of casinghead gasoline that "from a financial stand
point it is almost impossible for casinghead manufacturers
to comply with." I shall not speak fully in regard to
casinghead gasol"ne because I am in receipt of a telegram
from Mr. W. M. Welch, chairman of the casinghead com
mittee of the M d Continent Oil & Gas Association of
Tulsa, asking that the representatives of the casingheaad
industry be granted a separate hearing either in New York
or in the Midd'e West, and I feel verv sure, Col. Dunn,
that you will grant this request '.n the event that you
do not see fit to recommend the abrogation of the rules.
So far as distributors and refiners are concerned, it is
obviously impracticable for them to have two p'ants 'n
the same p ace. If anyone can figure out how to meet
the requirements in the case of ordinary gasoline and
casinghead gasoline in the same plant without miv'ng
the plants to an obviously impossible distance he will do
more than the writer. More and more casinghead gasolino
in the form of blends is going to be used; and any rule
which classifies pure casinghead w'th the gasoline com
pose! of straight run gasoline, cracking process gasoline,
and casinghead gasoline wh'ch in its essential properties
so far as transportation is concernedis practical'y the
same as straight run gasoline, Is essentially unsound in
princ'ple.
There are many other phases of this situation which
I would like to take up, but I have already occupied more
t'me than I should have. There are other gentlemn
here fully prepared to cover all of the ground over which
I have gone, and in a far abler and more specific manner.
Let 't not be forgotten, however, that the proper de
velopment of the facilities of the petroleum business was
prostrated by the war. Materials were not available for
the expansion of the bus'ness which would be adequate
to meet the public demands for petroleum products. It
seems to be the consensus of opinion that building opera
tions all over the country are from two to three years
behind, due not only to the lack of labor, but to the in
ability of the companies to secure steel with wh'ch to
build storage tanks. Scores of companies throughout the
country are up agiinst this proposition: Where are we
going to build these tanlts, where are we go ng to build
these storage warehouses? The new construction is for
bidden on the existing property. Must they select new
sites? The increased demands which are being made and
which are go'ng to be made upon the industry are abso
lutely enormous. Construction work will go on with
feverish activity if these rules are abrogated. It will
prostrated if they are not. No company in view of the
present excessive costs of labor and of materials will be
warranted in making the tremendous expenditures required
by these rules. In the end the public will pay and the
public will suffer. Instead of engaging in construction the
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petroleum industry would be driven to the expenditure of
an enormous amount of time and energy in seaking the
abrogation of rules which mean the prostration of the
expansion of the industry.
In conclusion, let me say that it was my orig'nal pur
pose merely to ask for the suspension of the rules pending
an opportunity for their investigation; but I feel convinced
that the rules should be abrogated in toto, and at once.
The great th ng to be desired between the Bureau of Ex
plosives and the o'l industry is co-operation, founded upon
reasonable rules and reasonab'e conduct on the part of
the representatives of the oil business and of the Bureau
of Explosives. Impossible and Impractical rules arouse
the natural resentment of the persons aga'nst whom they
are aimjd. and naturally the true spirit of co-operaatlon is
destroyed. After everylhing is said and done, it is the
human element which Is 'mportant. If the Bureau of Ex
plosives w.ll recommend to the Railroad Administration
that these rules which were put into effect without any
public hear'ng, without any consultation with this gTeat
industry, and apparentlyso far as we have been ab'e to
ascertainwithout justification in the experience of the
past which would properly lead to their adoptionthe
Petroleum Institute will offer on beha.f of its members to
co-operate with the Bureau of Explosives as to every point
covered by the circular, to collect the data from every
possible source; to obta'n the sound judgment of the entire
industry on the qustion of the safe handling and trans
portation of the products covered by the circular, and w:'ll
further do everything in its power to encourage aU per
sons engaged in the industry to observe reasonable and
proper rules laid down from time to time by the Bureau
of Explosives.
In conclusion. Col. Dunn, we admit and we regret that
the petroleum industry heretofore has not had a national
organization to which you could appeal for co operation.
Heretofore you have had to seek co-operation either
through the numerous and excellent local oil organ'zations
or through Individual companies. When we compare, how
ever, the records of the loss of life occasioned by petroleum
and Its products, do we not Inevitably reach the conclusion
that so far as the pe'roleum Industry fs concerned it has
rendered true and efficient co-operation because the losses
which have occurred incident to transportation and wh'ch
have arisen from negligence of persons engaged in the
petroleum bus'ness have been very small. However, we
assure you that we will be glad, now that a national
organization has been formed, to collect information from
the industry looking toward constructive suggestions or
looking toward the preparation of a c'rcular to take the
place of B. C. L. 180, if you see fit to abrogate it. We
do not wish to take a purely negative position. If the
present circular Is abrogated or suspended we offer to
make a thorough invest'gation of the whole situation, to
confer with you thereafter as to every paragraph of your
circular, to acquiesce in every paragraph of your circular
or in the alternative to make constructive suggestions as
to a substitute if one fs deemed nesessory. If we shall
find at the conclusion of our investigations that we are
opposed to any particular paragraph and feel that it Is
founded upon wrong princ'ple. and therefore not subiect
to modification, we shall frankly so state. The industry
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THE ELK CITY FIELD.

KANSAS OIL
Elk City, Kas., Oct. 7.There have been no big gas I try to knuw one (late and Know It (airly wall.
There are good chances In Kansas and those om
fells brought in this week in the Elk City field and one my mailing lists are told about them. Your re
veil that was counted on to add to the production of quest Is all It coats.
;he field turned out to be a failure. This well is Hancock C H. KERR JOTH North Peas.
fo. 3 in the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of Independence. Haa.
'6-31-13, and was drilled in today by Cox, Harmon et al.
kt a depth of about 1,360 feet salt water was encountered
ind as a consequence the well seems to mark the edge VERNON F. MARSTERS
f the gas field on the southeast edge at that point. This Geological Engineer
well is only a few hundred feet east and north of a big Technical Investigations of Oil and Metal alin
;as well, but, as has been demonstrated at several dif ing properties; Development and Operation.
ferent points in the field, a few hundred feet is sufficient Correspondence solicited with parties having
:o "make or break" a lease. There was a good showing territory to be drilled (or acreage and parties seek
ing such opportunities.
)f oil in over twenty feet of sand at about 800 feet in this SIS Rlalto Bids:.. Kansas City. Ma.
well and ti e operators plan to plug the hole back to that
lepth and shoot the oil sand.
One of the most important strikes in the local field
for s-m-* time is a gas showing in the Neiman well No. 1
n 2 32 13. two miles west of town. Yesterday at a depth Published
jf about 1.400 fe^t the deep sand was tapped and the w^ll January, 1919
is now making from one half to a million feet of gas d*ily.
Drilling was discontinued and the well will be cased to A new third edition
:he de"" sard th<; oa--lng anchored and preparations made
lo handle a big well if deeper drill'ng should increase the revised and
flow as much as is hoped. This well is nearly a mile south enlarged
of 'he hie gas field and it bidi fair to cause not a little
excitement. It will be drilled in the last of the week.
Hale & N'cholson a^e drilling deeper in their Lewis
No. 1 In 23-31 13 this week; hoping to increase the gas
production of the well.
The Southwestern Gas Co. interests are rigging up to
drill the'.r West No. 5 In 26-31-13, it being an "inside" lo PRACTICALOIL
cation and offsetting produCon.
Sanders et al. have spuddd in their Brainerd No. 2
In the southeast comer of 27-31-13, which is on edge offset GEOLOGY
well. The Application of Geology to Oil
The Texca'okan Oil & Gas Co. is still filling up their
Denton No. 1 In 34-31-13 to the shallow oil sand. >vh'ch Field Problem!
thy w'll shoot. The sme company's No. 1 R. Law in By DORSRY HAGER
5 32 13 Is dril'ing &* about 650 feet. Petroleum Geologist and Engineer
The Meridian Oil & Gas Co. has a showing of oil at
ab->ut 1.200 feet In their Duby No. 1 in 6 3113, but are The new edition Is considerably en
irilling on down to the deep sand. larged. There are two new chapters
Cavort TV'fon et al. have spudded in their Hancock .one on Oil Shales, the other on Geo
So. 1 in 15-32-14. logical Field Methods and Instruments.
Much of the old material has been re
arranged for greater convenience.
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pressed Information. It covers the
work of outlining prospective oil
Very active Kansas O'ty oil investment lands, drilling, and of actual oil-field
development. It offers a valuable col
operator has leased Fort Worth, Texas, office lection of detailed, practical Informa
and plans to establish a mult'graph or multi- tion and suggestions.
colorgraph department to publish house organ
and print office literature and is looking for a 2.-.S Pnice*. I'nrkrt Slur. Flexible.
combination man to take charge of this depart Ml Net. rawtpnlil.
menta good knowledge of the oil game com
bined with intelligent reportorial, editorial and FOR SALE BY THE
advertising experience as well as mechanical
experience in print-shop would fill the bill. OIL and GAS NEWS
Write or wire Box I 04, Oil and Gas News. 701 BALTIMORE AVE., KANSAS CITY, *'0.
38 THE OIL AND
Quick- Adtion Advertising
Where Our Reader* and Advertisers Meet to Transact Business
Classified advertisements In these columns 4 cents per word first
Insertion. Five cent discount for four or more insertions. Nto
serti 9h accompanies order. Minimum
LEASES FOK SALE.
1.460-ACRE oil lease San Jacinto County, Texas, $1 acre;
agents wanted. Box 108, Dickson. Turin.
KANUEK. TEXAS, making lease holders rich every day; buy
five-acre leases joining county near wells going down;
$100 total. W. Uomer Shanks, Clyde, Texas.
SHALLOW sand leases 60c acre; tracts 40 acres up; much
drilling being done; speculate on other fellows drilling;
agents wanted. Write Box 1U8, Dickson, Tenn.
ELK COUNTY, KANSAS. LEASESProven or unproven.
Choice offsets. Confidential appraisal of oil and gas prop
erties. Reference: Home National Bank. D. D. Bugh, Long-
ton, Kas.
izo-ACRE lease Wilson County. Kansas; adjoins gas; sur-
rounded by oil productions; maps and geological report
Submitted; cheap for quick sale. Address Box 912, Oil &
Gas News
13,000 ACRES oil and gas leases, well blocked in Sequoyah
County. Will give interest for development Must deal
direct Favorable geological reports. Address J. W. Breed-
love. Sallisaw. Okla.
TEN-YEAR No. 88 leases. Northeastern New Mexico; se
lected on structure approved by the t>lg companies; several
deep tests now drilling. Map on request. Tucumcari Oil
Exchange, Tucumcari, New Mexico.
FOR SALE120-acre lease in the Elk City gas field of Kan
sas oil wells offsetting and several large gas wells within
H mile; never been drilled. Connelley, Treece & Co, 417
Gas and Electric Bldg., Denver, Colo.
FOR SALE.
Commercial lease 880 acres, Wilson Co, Kansas; section
13. 24, 25 an<l 26. townshin 29. range 13 E; price per acre
$5.00. S. I. Hudklns, 614 North Boulder, Tulsa, Okla.
COMMERCIAL lease for sale, production on adjoining land,
rigs eolng up In Immediate vicinity: good deal for some
one. Will consider drilling contract on this <i Anvone In
terested write 122 West Douglas Avenue. Wichita. Kans.
HARDEMAN COUNTY (Joins Wtllbarger with big produc
tion); twenty tests s'ar'lng and rush is on for leases Of
fering 80 acres lease at Sfi.00 per acre, irorr.0,licte sMe: en
joining land held at $15.00; wire order. T. W. Syndor, Fort
Worth, Texas.
OIL LEASES IN TEXAS on state reserved oil land; 30 cents
an acre vearly; 10 cents down or $61 per section; 10 c~nts
thir'y to 100 days' 10 cen's when von R^ll or strike oil; offpr
limited H"nry Clark. Lease Specialist, 204 Continental
Bank. Fort Worth. Texas
OIL MAKES MILLIONS OVER NIGHT.
Buy a 20. 40 or 80-acre lease near this well drilling In the
shallow Oklahoma field, where oil Is strt'ek at 620 feet:
wells flowing 450 barrels natural: high grade of oil; will
call on ycu and show map if Interested; must act at once.
Box 24 7. City.
OIL LEASES 50c acre ui>. 10c rentals, between 10 wells now
drilling: 14 wells contracted for and 18 additional loca
tions mete: over million acres under lease: big companies
playing field heavy, having bought severil hundred thou
sand acres: smaller comnanles In Proportion. Great chance
to speculate on other fellow's drilling. That's the way regu
lar oil men make monev. New field starts few miles south
west of Scottsville Allen County. Ky. field, where acreage
few months ago was selling for 50c per acre, later reported
selling for from $5n0 to $1,000 per acre. The BOc acreage
you buy from us today mav be worth $.r>"0 to $1 (ton oer acre
wi'hln six months, as wells renorted showing for from 100
to 400 barrels at 3"0 to 4O0 feet are reported coming In
southwest of Scottsvl'V and on direct Trend, wi'hln 10 or 16
miles of where our 50c leases start over the line In north
east corner Robertson County. Tenn. Big drilling campaign
now actually on in five counties may open up big field. All
leases taken under direc Ion oil flel-1 geoloerists of national
snd International renutation. brought here from Oklahoma.
Texas. Kansas and Kentucky for eeoloeical wck Names of
these geologists and copies of their mans pnd reports f"r-
nlslie't free, for private use, to all buyers of acreage. Or
ders filled for from 40 acres at $20 up to 1 000 acres at $500.
Reputable oil men. hankers and .stocW and bond brokers, and
real estate men wan'ed as scents. For fur'hr information,
send, write, phone or wire Tennokla Oil Company, Dickson,
Tenn.
WHEN WRITING ADVERTISERS TLEASE MENTION THE OIL AND GAS NEWS : i
GAS NEWS
LEASES FOR SALE.
V. E. RHYMER Oil & Gas Exchange. Custer City. Okla.
I have leases for sale in all the blocKs around Cus.er City.
Write me your wants.
OWN 160 ACRE lease Osage County near Kansas line; give
interest for well or sell new rig on location. Address Her
bert Spear, Hotel Tulsa, Tulsa, Okla.
FOR SALELeases in Taylor Co., Texas. One 160 offset to
drilling well: one 160 within two miles; make me an of
fer. M. C. Spiller, 124 S. Park Street. Sapulpa, Okla.
FOR SALE.
Desirable oil lease comprising 320 acres in 'he Wayside
shallow drilling district. Montgomery County, Kansas. Ad
joins producing properties on three sides. Map and ad
ditional Information upon request. Address Office, 428 Citi
zens National Hank Bldg.. Independence, Kans.
PRODI CTION FOK BALK.
FOR SALE CHEAP160 acres in Wellsville Held, four pro
ducing oil wells connected with pipe line and a power
house. Address Box 386, Iola, Kas.
FOR SALE BY OWNER156 acres shallow field, Nowata
County. Okla ; 21 wells. 22 more locations; royalty one-
tenth; lease fully equipped. Address Box 564, Nowata. Okla.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
GET YOUR OIL holdings in Tularosa Basin ahead of re
duction; world's best prospect. W. E. Harden, Tularosa.
N. M
WILL TRADESeveral large, beautiful lakeshore Minne
sota Farms, clear, for Texas or Oklahoma oil leases or
properties. Address 800, care of Oil and Gas News.
OWN OIL LAND$100 buys unit right adjoining Elk Basin
Co.'s producers Kansas. 8 units for sale to settle estate;
values advancing. United Trust Co., Independence, Kas.
FOR SALEInterest in drilling well Marion Co ; % royalty;
320 acres adjoining Denton well. Elk Co.; 40-acre lease
near Sleigh test, Sumner Co. Andrew Miller, 617 Beacon St.,
Wichl'a. Kas.
OIL STOCKS FOR SALE.
OIL BARGAINS1 to 10 units Frank Eyestone royal'v at
?105. Look ou* for offset to I eydig gusher; 5 to 30 Rod-
ner-Peabody at $5; 2.000 to 11.000 Furman at 5c: 100 -o 3 00
S'anlev-.Iones at 54c; 100 to 2,000 Grandpa-Wiley at 79c; 700
to 5.000 Marigold at 69c; 37 Jones Motor at $5; 600 Enyart St
29c; 100 Marshall No. 2 at 35c; 700 to 3.700 Richards at 17c;
1 to 10 shares National Oil Lease & Royalty Co. (paving 5<*
per month) at $95; 1 to 10 Stanley-Kimmell-Ralston No. 13 at
$98. All subtect. Write, wire. *elephone W. E Mathewson,
Licensed Broker, 1012 Bitting Bldg., Wichita, Kans.
HELP WANTED.
WANTEDClean-cut stock salesman for high-grade divi
dend-paying stock In producing oil company. State experi
ence and give references National Securities Co., Suite 78$
Reserve Bank Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.
SITUATIONS WANTED.
MARRIED man. 35. with 16 years as auto mechanic to take
charge of all repaid work on company's machines. Ad
dress Box 263. Neodesha. Kans.
A CENTS WANTED.
WANTED. LIVE 'AGENTSOn a 20% on the dollar com
mission to sell twen'y-acre farms Including 300 shares of
stock In what la destined to be the biggest oil company In
the world: we have a subterranean lake of oil. Aztec Oil
Company. 1028-29 New York Life Bldg. Kansas City. Mo.
MAILING.
MAILING PRIVILEGE.
Public stenographer In Kansas Cltv will extend mailing
privilege and look after correspondence for limited number.
Rates reasonable. Address Box 102A. Oil & Gas News.
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VOL. VI KANSAS CITY, MO., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1919 NO. 9

It was not like this in the old days-

Last week the women of the Baptist, Catholic and

Methodist churches of Pawhuska, Okla., served
meals to the visiting oil men who paid the Osa^e
Indians $2,700 apiece for the privilege of drill
ing for oil on some 35,000 acres of land,leav
ing, the Indians the land itself.

B. P. BAGDY F. R. AN'DREE C. MEYER

President Vice-President and Secy. Treasurer

BAGBY & COMPANY

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VOL. VI KANSAS CITY, MO., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1919
MID-CONTINENT OIL AND GAS ASSOCIATION.
Splendid Program Arranged for Annual Meeting of Okla
homa-Kansas Division at Tulsa, Oct. 21.
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 15.The annual meeting for the
election of an executive committee for the Oklahoma-
Kansas division of the Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Associa
tion will be held here at 7:30 p. m Tuesday, October 21,
at the Hotel Tulsa. James A. Emery, general counsel for
the National Manufacturers Association, Thomas A. O'Don-
nell. president of the American Petroleum Institute, and
other speakers of note, have been extended invitations to
address the meeting on industrial relations, and the past,
present and future of the oil industry.
A banquet will be served, and each member will be
permitted to bring one or more guests. In this manner,
it is thought that interest in the association work and in
the welfare of the industry can be given an impetus.
Plates will be $2.50 each, and members are urged to send
in their reservations at once. To prevent confusion, it
is suggested that members send their checks with their
reservations so that banquet tickets can be issued in ad
vance to the members and their guests.
The meeting will be one of the most interesting1 in the
history of the association. Members of the association
will attend a business session with the committee on
nominations at four o'clock in the afternoon of the 21st,
preceding the banquet.
AUBYME OIL AND GAS CO DECLARES BIG DIVIDEND.
Enid, Okla., Oct. 14.At a meeting of the board of
directors of the Aubyme Oil & Gas Co. at Enid, October 7,
a 10 per cent dividend was declared for October 20, and
a 10 per cent dividend will be payable December 20. This
will make a total of 60 per cent in 1919. The company hit
it lucky at Garber.
CARBON COMPANY OBTAINS AN INJUNCTION.
The Midland Carbon Co., whose plant in Big Horn
Co. is the only one affected by the recent legislation
which prohibits the use of natural gas for the manufac
ture of carbon black within 10 miles of any incorporated
town in Wyoming has obtained an injunction against the
enforcement of the statute. The Midland Co. declares the
law unconstitutional, it that, as it affects no other con
cern, it may be considered as aimed directly at the Mid
land Co., and therefore is "class legislation."
The Midwest Refining Co. has declared the regular
quarterly dividend of $1 a share and 50 cents extra, pay
able November 1 to stock of record October 15.
<Tu?o Hew Features in <This Week's Issue
A Review of the Markets, as seen by a Kansas City Expert.
A crisp, snappy news letter from Chica&o, pa&es 34 and 35.
Also, Wichita Falls as it is today, pa&es 20 and 21.
Single Copies 10c
NO. 9
WESTERN REFINERS MEET AT TULSA.
General Discussion of Live Questions Took Place at Offices
of the Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association.
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 14.The meeting of the Western
Petroleum Refiners' Association, held in the offices of
the Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association here Friday,
October 10, was well attended.
The chief topic of discussion at the general meeting
in the afternoon, which followed the morning executive
session, was the so-called Circular B. C. L. 180, containing
the drastic provisions of Colonel B. W. Dunn, Chief In
spector of the Bureau of Explosives, that no loading racks
or storage tanks for the handling of refinery gasoline,
benzine, naphtha or other inflammable liquid with a flash
point below 30 degrees Fahrenheit, shall be located closer
than 80 feet from the main line of a railroad track where
passenger trains travel.
The action taken by the association was the same as
at the last meeting held' in Kansas City, the unanimous
opinion being that the order is not only unwarranted,
but would entail an enormous expense to refiners, jobbers
and marketers, ninety per cent of which, it was shown,
had their loading racks within the 80-foot limit. It was
shown that only one accident has occurred in the last
ten years, which resulted from loading racks being located
within the 80-foot limit, and it was believed by all that
the one accident would not warrant putting the oil men to
millions of dollars of expense. A committee was appointed
to gather data for an argument against the order, and
inasmuch as Colonel Dunn has notified the American
Petroleum Institute that the Railroad Administration has
suspended the order for 45 days, commencing October 1
and ending November 15, ample time will be had for
compiling this data.
Others matters talked over were the proposition of
making tank cars common carriers, the bottom opening,
etc. The association was also unanimous against these
measures, the universal opinion being that tank cars
could be operated much more successfully by private own
ers than as common carriers. Every refiner present was
firm in his belief that according to the rules of fairness
the price of fuel oil should advance. It was pointed out
that the cost of manufacture amounted to $1.25 per bar
rel and the present price of $1.50 is too low. All refiners,
individually, figured $2 the lowest possible fair price. Pat
Malloy, president of the association, was elected to give
a speech before the Independent Oil Men's Association,
which convenes at Chicago, October 21, 22, 23. His subject
will be "The Western Petroleum Refiners' Association."
Those attending the meeting were: Secretary Leh-
mann of Kansas City; F. H. Thwlng of Evans-Thwlng Re
fining Co.; W. D. Richardson of Lake Park Refining Co.;
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, , OIL AND
E. W. Goebel of Kansas City Refining Co.; V. E. -San-
burn of K^notex" Refining. Co,;. Chester H.'XiOwery of Law-
ton Refinirfr Co.; P. T. McKiraham of Midco Gasoline Co.;
L. L. Marcell of White Eagle Refining Co.; C. L. Hender
son of Sterling Oil and Refining Co. ; P. L. Miskell of
Empire Refineries, Inc.; C. A. Braley of Sinclair Refining
C; Weston Atwood of Atwood Reftning Co. ; A. A. G. Scher-
bel of Oklahoma Producing and Refining Co.; Thomas
Melvin of Phoenix Refining Co.; W. L. and L. E. Kistler
of Producers and Refiners' Corporation, and Rowe and
Moffitt of Cosden & Co.
DEPLETION MATTER NEWS IS ENCOURAGING.
Modified Articles Pertaining to Tax on Reorganizatons and
Exchange of Stock Are Assured by Washngton
Advices.
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 13The Mid-Continent Oil & Gas
Co. has received the following encouraging telegram from
Washington, relative to the depletion matter. Numerous
inquiries have been received at the offices of the asso
ciation here relative to whether a definite decision on the
matter would be forthcoming, and the telegram answers
the questions to the point. It is as follows:
"Washington, D. C, Oct. 1, 1919.
"Mr. Harry H. Smith,
"5)5 Cosden Bldg., Tulsa, Okla.
"In reply to your letter, am able to inform you Ad
visory Tax Board has acted upon new regulations cover
ing discovery situation in relation to valuation for purpose
of depletion charges in Tax Returns. While Board goes out
of existence on October 1, it carried out assurance to in
dustry of definite disposition of case. Have not been able
to see new regulation today but understand it to be fairly
favorable. It will appear as Treasury Decision in few
days. . r
(Signed) "J. COVINGTON."
IN RE: REORGANIZATIONS.
For the information of those members who are con
templating reorganizations or the incorporation of an in-
individually owned business, we call attention to a change
in the regulations just received through the Corporation
Trust Company:
T. D. 2924
"Modification of Articles 1566 and 1567 of Regula
tions 45:
1. Article 1566 of Regulations 45, first authorized
April 17, 1919, is considered as not being warranted in
law and is hereby modified to read:
"Art. 1566. Exchange of Property and Stock.Where
property is transferred to a corporation in exchange for
its stock, the exchange constitutes a closed transaction
and the former owner of the property realizes a gain or
loss if the stock has a market value, and such market value
is greater or less than the cost or the fair market value as
of March 1, 1913 (if acquired prior thereto), of the prop
erty given in exchange. For the rule applicable where a
corporation, in connection with a. reorganization, merger
or consolidation, exchanges property for stock, see Article
1567."
2. Article 1567 of Regulations 45, as amended by
Treasury Decision 2870, is amended to read as follows:
"Art. 1567. Exchange of Slock For Other Stock of No
Greater Par Value.In general, where two (or more)
corporations unite their properties by either (a) the dis
solution of corporation B and the sale of its assets to
corporation A or (b) the sale of its property by B to A
and the dissolution of B, or (c) the sale of the stock of
B to A and the dissolution of B, or (d) the merger of B
into A, or (e) the consolidation of the corporations, no
taxable income is received from the transaction by A or
B or the stockholders of either, provided the sole consid
eration received by B and its stockholders in (a), (b),
(c), and (d) is stock or securities of A, and by A and B and
their stockholders in (e) is stock or securities of the con
solidated corporation, in any case of no greater aggregatp
part or face value than the old . stock and secrities sur
rendered. The term 'reorganization,' as used in Section
202 of the statute, includes cases of corporate readjust
ment where stockholders exchange their stock for the
stock of holding corporation, provided the holding cor
poration and the original corporation, in which it holds
stock, are so clearly related that the two corporations
GASI NEWS
are affiliated as defined in Section 240 (b) of the statute
and Article 633 (paragraph 3235), and are thus required
to file consolidated returns. So-called 'no-par-value stock'
Issued under a statute or statutes which require the cor
poration to fix in a certificate or on its books of account
or otherwise an amount of stock issued which may not be
imparled by the distribution of dividends, will for the
purpose of this section be deemed to have a part value
representing an aliquot part of such amount, proper ac
count being taken of any preferred stock issued with a
preference as to principal. In the case (if any) in which
no such amount of capital or issued stock is so required,
'no-par-value stock' received in exchange will be regarded
for purposes of this section as having in fact no par or
face value, and consequently as having 'no greater aggre
gate par or face value' than the stock or securities ex
changed therefor."
(T. D. 2924, signed by Commissioner Daniel C. Roper,
and dated September 26, 1919.) (Comment: We are ad
vised orally by the Bureau, in respose to our specific in
quiry, that the above T. D. 2924 is effective as if the two
Articles had been so issued originally in Regulations No.
45. See 2592, The Corporation Trust Company.)
COMMENT.
The prior regulation (Art. 1566) provided among other
things, as follows:
(a) "Where property is transferred to a corporation
in exchange for its stock, if the previous owner of the
property receives 50 per cent or more of the stock of the
corporation so that an interest of 50 per cent or more in
such property remains in him, then on gain or loss is re
alized by such owner from the transaction . . . (b) If.
however, the exchange of property and stock involves
less than 50 per cent of the stock of the corporation, the
exchange constitutes a closed transaction, and the former
owner of the property realizes a gain or loss if the stock
has a market value and such market value is greater or
less than the cost or (if acquired prior thereto) the fair
market value as of March 1, 1913, of the property given
in exchange."
The effect of the change in the regulation is to creaie
a possibility of income tax liability in all cases where
property is exchanged for stock regardless of whether more
or less than 50 per cent of the stock of the corporation is
involved, IF THE STOCK HAS A MARKET VALUE. It js
not believed that a market value can be established, how
ever, in the case of newly formed corporations where the
stock has not been listed on the Stock Exchange and
there has been no buying or selling of it or trading in it
other than the issuance of certificates by the corporation
to the subscribers. Where there is no market value at the
time of the transfer of property for stock, no income tax
liability will accrue until the stock is sold.
OIL ACTIVITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PECOS
FIELD.
Pecos, Tex., Oct. 14.The following is the latest re
port on progress made in the Pecos field:
Laura well of Sunshine Co.. oil reported standing in
hole. El Paso Sunshine Co., waiting for supplies. Sun
shine well No. 2 spudding in. Bell well seeping oil at
500 feet. Sratton Co. of Chicago, drilling to start at once.
Sunshine well No. 3 located. Pecos Oil Association, two
wells, waiting for supplies. Quaid ranch well, drilling to
start at once. Troxel Oil Co., rigging up. Couch & Cox
to drill several shallow wells for a high-grade lubricating
oil found at a depth of one Hundred to two hundred feet.
King well making gas, water and oil at a depth of 400
feet. El Paso Saragosa Co. has derrick timbers on the
ground and drilling will be rushed. Ritz well, contract
to drill closed. Sunshine Co., well No. 4, erecting derrick.
Trans-Pecos Oil Co., location made.
In addition, several companies have made locations
that are not obtainable at this time. Development is being
watched closely and a number of oil scouts are buying
acreage for different companies, and leases are steadily
advancing in value.
GRIDER COMPANY RECEIVES CHARTER.
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 14.Arch D. Grider. Inc., which is
the name of the new marketing concern organized by
"Arch" himself, has received its charter to do business in
Oklahoma.

VAST PUBLICITY PROJECT LAUNCHED.
M. A. Dodge of Kansas City and Wichita Falls, Begins Cam
paign to Inform the Public Regarding the Real Facts
and Opportunities of the Oil Business.
M. A. Dodge, a publicity and sales expert of national
reputation has just made public the details of a far-reach
ing publicity campaign. This campaign has a two-fold
purpose; to place the real facts of the oil business before
the people and to acquaint them with the resources and
assets, in addition to oil, possessed by Wichita Falls.
Judging from the impressive and thorough manner in
which the project is being announced, the practical effect
will be considerable. Mr. Dodge was engaged in the de
veloping of national sales and merchandising plans as an
executive of one of the leading Chicago advertising agen
cies until his withdrawal to give his entire time to his
private interests. Such institutions as the United States
Tire Co., Haynes Motor Co., Pennsylvania Salt Co., Hamil
ton College of Law, etc., with appropriations running into
a large total were served by him. During the last two
years he has given his entire attention to all phases of
the oil business.
In a talk with a representative of the Oil & Gas
News, Mr. Dodge went fully into his plans. "My experi
ence in the oil business," he said, "has taught me that
the chief obstacle in the way of the sane and business
like development of oil properties is the thorough mis
understanding which the average man has of the industry.
This misunderstanding is usuahy a wierd mixture of total
ignorance and 'facts' shrewdly or carelessly, as it may be,
implanted by the over-enthusiastic promoter.
"I do not believe I am far wrong, when I say that three
out of four sales of oil stock are made either through an
over or under-statement of the vital facts. In my own
companies I have taken the position that a stockholder is
a customer. 'The customer must be satisfied' is the slo
gan of every responsible institution."
In his publicity work during the last few years, Mr.
Dodge has produced and personally directed several mo
tion pictures. He believes that there is no more forcible
way of "getting an idea over." And when a film is capably
executed and handled it is not an expense and possesses
great earning power.
After many months "of preparation, and a preliminary
expenditure running into the thousands, an elaborate fea
ture film is to be staged in and around Wichita Falls. A
"star" of international reputation has been engaged, and
a complete producing organization will begin active work
about November 1st.
"A wonderful story has been lived in and around
Wichita Falls during the last few months," remarked Mr.
Dodge. "If my artists can grasp it and put it upon the
screen as I believe they can, we will have a production
which will get to the people and do more for the general
good of the oil business than anything that can be de
vised."
A handsome book entitled, "Let's Tell the World About
Wichita Falls," bearing the announcement of this project,
is just off the press. This is now being circulated among
a limited number of the leaders of the oil industry.
IN THE ELK CITY FIELD.
Elk City, Kas.Oct. - 14.Cox, Harmon- et al. have
plugged their Hancock No. 3, : in '2^-ii'13, which was re
ported as running into salt water in the .deep gas sand.
The Neiman well in 2-32-13. Which had a smalPshow-
ing of gas in the deep sand at slightly over 1,400 feet, is
now looking like a failure with about 300 feet of salt
water in the hole. It is not whether this salt water is
coming from the deep sand or from a salt water sand
struck at 650 feet. The well is bridged at the bottom of
the hole where there is quite a bit of open hole. It is
probable that the well will be cased to the deep sand and
drilled deeper.
Hale & Nicholson's Lewis No. 1, which has been wait
ing for tools, began drilling today. It is being drilled deeper
into the gas sand. . ' -
The Southwestern Gas Co. is drilling at about 300 feet
in their West No. 5, in 26-31-14.
Sanders et al. are drilling at about 900 feet in their
Brainerd No. 2, on the extreme southwest edge of the
gas field. . -. . <
The Sachem Oil Co. et al. are rigging up for their
No. 1 Kimzey, in the southeast quarter of 10-31-13, on the
northwest of the big gas field.
The Texcalokan Oil and Gas Co. shot the shallow oil
sand in their Denton No. 1, in 34-31-13, Friday, and it is
reported to be showing for a small producer. The same
company's No. 1, R. Law, in 3-32-13, is drilling at about
1,000 feet.
The Meridian Oil and Gas Co. is reported to have
abandoned their Duby No. 1, In 6-31-13, &t a depth of a
little better than 1,500 feet.
Cavert, Dalton et. al. are drilling at nearly 400 feet
in their Hancock No. 1, in 15-32-14, where they are shut
down to case off a dose of water. / - :. . '
The Octogan Oil and Gas Co. is drilling at about 750
feet in their Amsbury No. 17, in 2-31-12".
The Sachem Oil Co. is reported as still drilling at
about 1,100 feet in their Baughman No. 4, In 36-32-12.
MIDDLE STATES STOCK ON NEW YORK CURB.
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 15.The stock of the Middle States
Petroleum Corporation has been launched on the New York
Curb. C. N. Haskell, former governor of Oklahoma, is
president, L. E. Haskell is treasurer, and J. C. Stevens
treasurer. The company is capitalized at $8,000,000, and
owns properties in Oklahoma and Texas.
LONE STAR GAS CO. EARNINGS SHOW INCREASE.
Tulsa, Okla.. Oct. 14.The Lone Star Gas Co. for 7
months ended July 3, 1919. reports gross Earnings cf
$2,200,455. against $2,317,752 in .the entire, months of
1918, and a surplus after all charges, taxes, and dividends
of $680,574, as against $172,394 in the "year 1918. This is
certainly a very creditable showing, the company having
been more fortunate In its drilling operations of late, than
previously. , .<
UNIVERSAL PETROLEUM CO. OPENS BRANCHES.
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 15.The Universal Petroleum Co. of
this city, has opened a branch office in the Lumberman's
Exchange Building, 11 South LaSalle street, Chicago, 111.,
under command of H. P. Downs, and another in Atlanta,
Ga., in charge of F. H. Harrell. The company has just
built a 6-inch pipe line from Burkburnett Texa, to Grand-
field, Okla., and has purchased 12,000 barrels daily pro
duction at Burkburnett.
The Hoosier OH Co. of Indianapolis has taken
up leases near Lemmon, So. Dak., and excitement pre
vails at that point. Natural gas is said to have been
struck in an artesian well.
OIL, MENOne more chance to lease In Elk City gas
field. 107 acres within 300 feet 23,000,000 gas well. Geo
Waters, Elk City, Kans.Adv.
Get what you want when you want it.ky using "Quick
Action" clastified ads in The OIL and GAS NEWS.
THE HATFIELD LEASE on the Waters land was for
one vear onlv. Has expired: also cancelled in the district
court. Geo. Waters, Elk City, Kans.Adv.
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Geological Survey Petroleum
Statistics for August.
The relationship between the production and con
sumption of crude petroleum, as reported by the Geologi
cal Survey of the Department of the Interior, underwent
a marked change during August, 1919, which, together
with a three per cent decrease in refinery stocks between
July 31 and August 31, afford excellent argument support
ing the statement that the recent cut in the price of
Burkburnett crude may be, considered of merely local
importance.
August production for the country was approximately
33,986,000 barrels, a decrease of 465,000 barrels compared
with the July output, while consumption figures for August
totaled 37,837,000 barrels or 13,412,000 barrels more than
those for the preceding month. Surface reserves of crude
at the close of August were approximately 137,891,000 bar
rels, showing a decrease of 3,851,000 barrels since July 31,
the biggest shrinkage, 3,967,000 barrels, occurring in the
Mid-Continent field where exceptional activity in the de
velopment of new production has prevailed for months.
Imports of crude, principally from Mexico, totaled 4,143,-
445 barrels during August, while exports were but 185,694
barrels.
North and West Texas, of course, could have supplied
a much larger quantity of crude oil during August had
pipe line and rail transportation been adequate to meet
the demand. But assuming that certain Texas districts
had doubled their output, and taking into consideration
that reserves increased about nine and a half million bar
rels between January 1 and August 31 of this year, there
remains good reason for congratulating the country on
its huge petroleum production. On the other hand the
warnings issued by Dr. Manning and other authorities that
conservation must be practised in the production of pe
troleum and the consumption of its products, and that
the shale oil industry must be vigorously developed, if we
are to avoid the disaster that would follow serious short
age of oil fuels and lubricants, apparently are not being
accepted with the degree of seriousness that the situa
tion warrants.
GAS NEWS
A Comprehensive Treatise on
the Oil Shale Industry.
In the minds of those men who are best informed
on the technical and business phases of the oil shale in
dustry, it has passed the experimental stage and "has
arrived."
This statement is the concluding paragraph of the sum
mary contained in the Quarterly just issued by the Colo
rado School of Mines, which is devoted entirely to the
pages of printed facts, figures and opinions that form a
very" substantial basis for its concluding statement. Brief
summarization of the quarterly itself would be that it
will do more to dispel the atmosphere of mystery that
has surrounded the American oil shale industry than any
thing heretofore published in an official way. and to cor
rect the false impressions the average person may have
gained from the exaggerated or totally false statements
of promoters who use the shales merely as a means of ex
tracting money from the pulic, or the broad, unsatisfying
generalities with which not a few persons of reputation
for technical knowledge of the industry dismiss the shales
as a factor only to be considered at some distant time when
our supplies of petroleum have become exhausted.
Victor C. Alderson, president of the Colorado School
of Mines, by virtue of his position and location, has had
exceptional opportunity to investigate the possibilities and
progress of the oil shale industry, the development of which
will mean so much to his state. He is to be felicitated on
having departed from the too common custom of rehashing
statements that have become trite through repetition, and
supplementing the best thought and knowledge officially
published heretofore by the government or state institu
tions, with the statements of men less widely quoted,
perhaps, but who have quietly made a very thorough
study of the oil shale industry. The result is a bulletion
that presents the condition surrounding the industry in
an entirely new lighta bulletin that tells of actual
developments and practically certain possibilites; that con
tains more encouragement for a nation whose petroleum
supply soon will become unequal to the task of furnishing
fuel and lubricting oils than anything that heretofore
has been put between two covers of a book.
Unquestionably the time is here when the oil shale
industry is to engage the attention and consideration of the
nation. It is far too large a proposition longer to be
ignored, in view of the practical certainty that petroleum
from wells cannot continue indefinitely to meet the rapidly
growing consumptive demand for the refined products.
Following its established custom of publishing the
most dependable information available regarding the oil
shale industry. The Oil and Gas News will repreduce parts
of the School of Mines, Quarterly as space in its columns
will permit.
The Difference Between
"Row" and "Roah."
A commercial traveler visited a river-side hamlet one
hot summer day when the entire population, with the
exception of one old darkey, was attending a circus in a
neighboring village. He was, of course, anxious to pro
ceed to his next stop, an up-river town, and the only means
of transportation available was a rowboat.
"Can you row?" he asked the darkey.
"No suh, ah can't row," replied the African.
"Well, get in the boat anyhow," said the commercial
traveler. "You can float it back home at least."
So the commercial traveler, who was fat, did the row-
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ing, mentioning now and then how odd it was that this
darkey, raised along the river, could not row. And finally,
when the perspiring knight of the grip had nearly reached
his destination, he once more remarked on the subject,
when the darkey responded:
"Does you mean ROW the BOAT, Boss? Certainly ah
can row the boat. What ah thought you meant was could
ah ROAHroah lak a lion."
Possibly The Oil and Gas News has failed properly to
comprehend just which kind of a publication the American
Petroleum Institute proposes to create. Perhaps, like the
ingenious darkey, we almost refrained from comprehend
ing because we were opposed to the idea to be compre
hended; because we believed the existing oil trade journals
could give sufficient publicity to the work and findings of
the Institute, and felt that the proposed magazine might
have a deleterious effect upon prosperity and well-being
of the journals, like The Oil and Gas News, which depend
upon advertising revenue for existence.
But we do comprehendnowthat the Institute, par
ticularly the proposed Research Division, will likely dis
seminate a volume of technical matter that the average
oil trade Journal could not reproduce without interfering
with its regular news matter. Therefore we accept in
good spirit Secretary Welch's sound argument in favor of
creating such a publication as he suggests, and we shall
hope that no change of policy later will include launching
a campaign for advertising revenue for the official organ.
For we cannot forget the precedent established by the
officials of another national organization a few years ago.
Its publication started as a modest bulletin which was to
carry no advertisements. The latest issue contained one
hundred and twenty pages, nearly all of which are filled
with advertisements. Its name is "Who's Who in the Grain
Trade."

Suspension of Rules Under Circular B. C. L. 180 Granted

Oil Industry Is Given 45 Days In Which to Collect Information for Guidance
in Arriving at Compromise Between Economy and Safety in Location
of Oil Handling Equipment Along Rail Rights-of-Way.
"Pursuant to request of the American Petroleum Insti will be extended and the rules abrogated. On the con
tute, representing the oil industry, I am authorized to trary, let us give our serious attention to the following
state that enforcement of the Rules Governing the Loca brief statement of the present situation and try to reach
tion of Loading Racks, Unloading Points, Storage Tanks, a fair and wise decision as to the remedies that can and
etc., as published in B. C. L. 180, dated July 26, 1919, Is should be applied.
suspended for a period of 45 days, from October 1, 1919, (a) To meet economic necessities the gasoline in
to November 15, 1919. dustry has been located too close to our railroads to meet
"The oil industry claims that a strict enforcement of reasonable safety standards. This has resulted in a rising
these rules at this time will result in serious injury, and tide of protest from fire protection agencies and operating
that it must have the opportunity afforded by the suspen railroad officials. It is now apparent that tne Industry
sion to thoroughly canvass the situation. should have attached greater significance in the past to
"Pending the re-issue of the rules with any amend these protests which were presented as recommendations.
ments that may be found advisable, the officials of indi The general practice of the industry in commenting on such
vidual lines will be free to permit the prosecution of work recommendations in the past has been to oppose as un
on installations already approved by1 them, and to author reasonable and unnecessary any suggestion that involved
ize other Installations which In their opinion should be any material change in previous practice. Unfortunately,
approved." this is still the general attitude of many men in the
The foregoing instructions, designated as B. C. L. 184, gasoline business today. That a plant has been operated
have been issued to all railroads by Colonel B. W. Dunn, for a long time without a serious fire is urged as proof
Chief Inspector of the Bureau of Explosives, following the of the unreasonableness of any suggestion for a change
conference held with representatives of the oil industry in it.
of the country, at which protest was made through the (b) The substitution of rules for recommendations
American Petroleum Institute against the provisions of was bound to come. The railroads disregarded safety
Circular B. C. L. 180. when they allowed loading racks and storage tanks to
Supplementing the suspension order, Colonel Dunn has be located close to their main lines. It has always been
issued the following statement to the gasoline industry only a question of time when they would reverse this
in which he points out the necessity for its earnest co policy and begin to insist on halting further duplication
operation with a view of arriving at the best available of these errors. This action was accelerated by the con
compromise between economy and safety in the adjustment centration at Washington of authority over railroad opera
of the loading rack and storage tank problem as affected tion.
by location in close proximity to railroad tracks: (c) The impetus given the reform movement by B.
COLONEL DUNN'S STATEMENT TO THE GASOLINE C. L. 180 will not be lost. Changes may be made here
INDUSTRY. and there in these rules and should be made when sound
1. At a conference held at New York City, September reasons can be given for them, but the old days of no
26. 1919. and attended by many prominent representatives restrictions belong entirely to the past.
of the gasoline industry, it was agreed that through the (d) Even if railroad operation should be decentralized
American Petroleum Institute, and otherwise, the entire in the near future it will be wise, in my opinion, for the
industry would adopt a policy of whole-hearted co-opera gasoline industry to proceed on the assumption that safety
tion with the Bureau of Explosives to minimize the fire restrictions will apply to its new installations, and that
hazards imposed by gasoline and similar liquids on the pressure will continue to exist on it to correct as rapidly
traveling public and on railroad property. The first prac as practicable its most serious past errors.
tical step in this co-operation was a recommendation by 3. The gasoline industry has now obligated itself to
the writer to the Director General. U. S. R. R. Administra contribute constructive suggestions to a further discussion
tion, to approve the request of the gasoline industry for of this subject. Assuming it to be generally admitted
a 45-day suspension of the rules for location of loading that the location of storage tanks, the loading and un
and unloading racks and storage tanks as published in loading of tank cars and other operations connected with
our B. C. L. 180, dated July 26, 1919. the manufacture, transportation and handling of gasoline
2. This suspension has been granted and the prin and similar liquids constitute fire hazards that should be
cipal object of it is to give the industry an opportunity removed as far as practicable from our railroads, my
to collect full information for the guidance of all con understanding of a constructive discussion is one that
cerned in such an important matter. It would be a serious seeks the best available compromise between economy
mistake for the industry to assume that this suspension and safety, giving due consideration to each factor. The
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man who does not subscribe to this basic assumption,
who maintains that the ol'd practice of locating gasoline
plants on a railroad right-of-way, practically without re
striction, is proper and should be continued, cannot be
useful in the constructive discussion contemplated. On
the other hand, it must be admitted that reforms of this
magnitude cannot be accomplished in a day, that property
values must be conserved, that local conditions which
modify the hazard must be recognized, and that restric
tions must be proportional to hazards.
4. With their thoughts guided by these basic assump
tions, reasonable and well-informed men can make progress
in a constructive discussion.
5. The interests of the gasoline industry require
that delay in bringing this discussion to a conclusion be
minimized. Unsettlement will hamper development. We
K A N S
KANSAS PRODUCTION.
Barrels
Eldorado 58,700
Augusta . . .- 12,300
Other fields 16,500
Total daily production 87,500
Eldorado, Kas., Oct. i3 (Special).With the an
nouncement during the past week that the Empire Pipe
Line Co. would build a six-inch line or its equivalent Into
the Elbing field, considerable interest has been mani
fested in the Empire company's lease on the Lathrop prop
erty, where Empire well No. 2 is being drilled to offset
the big gusher brought in last week by the National Re
fining Co. On this lease, in section 17-23-4, the Empire's
No. 1 well is considerably further than 2,100 feet down,
and a number of other locations are ready to spud in.
The Empire has fourteen locations on this property.
The No. 2 well is near the pay sand, and preparations
have been made to handle any production which may result
from this and other wells on the lease.
Sinclair-Oil and Gas Co. is reported to have a 500-barrel
well on the Furman No. 5, in section 8-23-4.
National on the Lathrop.
No. 1 Lathrop of the National Refining Co. had a hole
full of water at 2,407 feet during the past week. The hole
was plugged back to 2,400, where a good show of oil was
encountered.
Opens a Bond Office.
A branch of the bond department of Henry L. Doherty
& Co. has been opened in rooms 827-828 Masonic-Empire
building, Bartlesville,' Okla., with R. C. Russum in charge.
The office will be headquarters for the entire Southwest.
The staff at present includes F. E. McMillin, Jr., A. De
Bernardi, Jr., and Carl H. Henrichson. All classes of
Cities Service Co. securities, the holding corporation for
the Empire Gas and Fuel and associated companies, will
be handled through this office.
Gets a New Gas Line.
Eldorado is elated that it is to have a new gas line
to supply the city, through the Western Distributing Co.
Announcement was made this week that the new line
would be completed very soon. The new line, a six-inch,
will serve in addition to the old six-inch main.
To Celebrate Fiftieth Birthday.
Plans are under way for Eldorado to fittingly cele
brate its fiftieth anniversary on May 30, next. On that
date the corporation will have been fifty years old. A
jubilee celebration is being discussed this early, and the
event promises to be one of unusual interest.
Who Owns the Test.
A discussion is imminent this week as to whether the
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need a policy applicable to the entire country, and then
the united efforts of all concerned to enforce it uniformly
and impartially.
6. Here are the primary questions:
(a) At what minimum distance from the nearest track
over which engines move should new loading racks be lo
cated for casinghead gasoline, casinghead blends and re
finery gasoline, respectively?
(b) What changes, if any, should be made in the
answers to the above question when dealing with unload
ing racks?
(c) What should be the minimum distance for new
above-ground storage tanks?
(d) Considering old installations, what minimum dis
tances should be specified to indicate the necessity for
immediate correction of inadmissible hazards?
A
Texas Oil Co. or Skaer & Skaer own the test being drilled
by the latter association in 19-16-5, near Herington, where
it was said a sand-bearing oil was encountered during the
past week. Skaer & Skaer presumed they were drilling
on their own property, while the contention of the Texas
Oil Co. is that the well is 600 feet over the line on prop
erty they bought from the Skaer brothers. If the test
proves to be a producer, as reported, it will extend the
proven territory about thirty miles north. The Skaers plan
to finish drilling through the mixture of sand containing
both oil and water, pending the status of the test's owner
ship.
Lewis No. 2 in Soon.
The Carter Oil Co.'s Lewis No. 2. in 7-23-4, is expected
in soon. The hole was drilling at about 2,500 the latter
part of last week. Lewis No. 1, one location south, at
2,509, is holding up steadily to a production of 175 barrels
a day, it is said.
Absorbs the Evans-Thwing Plant.
A report is current in Eldorado this week to the effect
that the Evans-Thwing refinery at Fort Worth has been
bought by the White Eagle Refining Co. of Wichita. The
consideration is said to have been $900,000.
Empire May Furnish Water.
Whether the Empire Gas & Fuel Co. will be asked to
help supply the city of Eldorado with water will be deter
mined this week. The city's supply is insufficient, and
it is possible the big oil company, which has probably the
largest water works system in the Eldorado field, will be
asked to divert a portion of its supply to augment the
present service.
HARRY AGGERS TO TAKE LONG VACATION.
Tulsa, Okla.. Oct. 14.Harry Aggers, for three years
general production superintendent of the Midco Petroleum
Co., has resigned his position and will take a three months'
vacation in California.
OKLAHOMA NATURAL COMPLETE 12-INCH GAS LINE.
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 13.The Oklahoma Natural Gas Co.
has its new 12-inch pipe line from a point four miles west
of the Keno pool, northwest of Broken Arrow, to the pool
itself, completed to the limits of the field, but none of the
gas wells have so far been connected. Inclement weather
has hindered fast work on the line.
The E. T. Williams Co., composed of Wyoming parties,
is preparing to drill in the Willow Creek field, New-
Mexico.
The Clear Oil Co. of Illinois will drill three holes near
Chadron, Neb., not far from the dry hole put down by
the Midwest two years ago. Drilling will begin as soon
as the material is on the ground.
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OKLAHOMA PRODUCTION.
Barrels
Healdton 36,300
Other fields 146,000
. . .218,300
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 14.Oklahoma's newest field-
Hewittis rapidly forging ahead as the show place of
the state, just as Burkburnett is the sensation of Texas,
Elbing-Peabody the king actor of Kansas, and Homer the
star performer of Louisiana. Hewitt is really looming as
a forthcoming large field, and if it does not mature into
a big thing, some of the most conservative of oil men
are going to be disappointed. At the present writing the
proven area covers a space a mile wide, east and west,
and a half mile long, north and south. There have been
no exporations beyond these limits, and there are no
deep dry holes anywhere in the township that condemn
anything. It truly has wonderful possibilities, and there
is a scramble for acreage in sections 13, 14, 15 and 16,
and in 23, 24 and 26, for which as high as $1,500 per acre
is being offered, with very few owners being tempted to
sell.
Hewitt's latest wellstwo of themhave added great
ly to the excitement, one being owned by Westheimer &
Dauble, and located on the Isabel farm, in the southwest
corner of the southeast of the southeast of the southeast
of 22-4s-2w, three-quarters of a mile east of the discovery
well of the pool; and the other being owned by Wirt
Franklin and located on the E. H. Horton farm, in the
southeast corner of the northwest of the northeast of the
southeast of 21-4s-2w. The Isabel well is showing for the
largest well of the pool. After finding broken sand from
1,904-53 feet, it topped another sand at 2,187 feet, and
with the bit less than a foot in, filled up quickly and
flowed 125 barrels in 20 minutes, and after waiting 10
minutes flowed steadily for 30 minutes more, putting 130
barrels in the tanks. The enormous pressure of the out-
coming oil vibrated the 6%-inch casing alarmingly and
gave everybody a big scare that it would throw the pipe
out of the hole, but it settled back nicely after making
the two vicious flows and is now making 450 barrels daily.
Pipe line connections have been made and tankage is
being erected to care for the oil. Estimates range from
1,000 to 5,000 barrels. The Wirt Franklin well on the
E. H. Horton farm found sand at 1,645 feet and at a foot
In made several nice flows over the top of the derrick,
and the control casinghead was closed, turning the oil Into
tanks. Preparations are being made to drill in. This
well is a location west of the Carter Oil Co. well on the
E. Noble farm in the southeast corner of the northeast of
the northeast of the southeast of 21-4s-2w, which is 25 feet
in sand found at 1,650 feet and Is flowing 400 barrels. The
three first wells of the pool, which are the two of the
Texas Co., in the northwest quarter of 27-4s-2w, and the
Westheimer & Dauble No. 1, Y. E. Dillard farm, in the
southwest corner of the southeast of the southwest of
the southwest of 22-4s-2w, are holding up their production
nicely. The Texas Co. No. 1 Denny farm, in the north
west of 27, is producing 290 barrels daily, and the discovery
well of the pool on the Dillard farm, of the Texas Co.,
is flowing 650 barrels daily. The Westheimer-Daube well
on the Dillard is flowing 360 barrels daily between the
6 and 8-inch casing from sands from 1,877-97 and 1,903-20
feet. It is on top of the third sand at 1,981 feet and is
ready to drill In.
Interest in Payne Wildcat.
Considerable interest is manifested in the report that
the wildcat of the Atlantic Oil Producing Co., on the Vande-
venter farm, in section 3-20-2e, in the northern part of
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Payne county, Okla., made a flow through a bridge which
formed 800 feet off the bottom of the hole, when the well
was shot with 120 quarts in sand from 4,095-4,136 feet a
few weeks ago. The report is substantiated by those
who were at the well at the time, and is said to have
amounted to about 30 barrels. Nearest production to this
test is 13 miles to the northeast, same being the Mor
rison gas field. The sand found below 4,000 feet is thought
to be the Bartlesvllle, and if it makes good will lead up
to added drilling In that locality. The well has been
delayed off and on for water while drilling, and after it
was shot a delay of some time was caused on account of
inability to obtain water to run the boiler. Now that a
rain has visited that region, cleaning out will start im
mediately, and Payne county will soon know whether
she has a new oil field.
Beggs Gets Big Ones.
The Indiahoma Refining Co. and Simons No. 4, on
the 50-acre lease in 12-14-11, located in the center of
the south line of the southwest of the northwest of the
northeast of the section, found sand at 2,802 feet, and at
15 feet In is flowing 70 barrels per hour. Production is
made that when it is fully drilled in it will be the largest
well of the pool, and it is easily the best well of the week
for Oklahoma. Two others completed at Beggs are good
for 500 barrels each. They are the Turman Oil Co. No. 3
Banks farm, in the center of the north line of the south
east of the northwest of 30-15-11, which found sand from
2,605-45 feet, and the same company's No. 7 Gordon farm,
in the northwest corner of the northeast of the northeast
of the southwest of 35-15-11, which found sand from
2,730-55 feet. The Livingston Oil Corporation No. 4, In
the northwest of the southeast of 35-15-11, is good for 4)0
barrels from the 2,700-foot sand.
The Savoy Oil Co. well in the northeast corner of the
southeast of the northeast of 25-15-10, is showing for a
well in the top of the sand found at 2,572 feet, extending
the Osage Hill pool, west of Beggs, to the west a half
mile. The Twin State northeast extensioner to this pool,
in the southwest corner of the southeast of the southeast
of 19-15-11, has not been drilled any deeper, flowing 130
barrels at five feet in sand found at 3,112 feet. The Best
Development Co. got a 35,000,000-foot gasser in the south
east corner of the southwest of the southeast of 8-14-12,
at 2,200 feet, near its ten million foot gasser at 1,900 feet.
Both are southeast of production in section 7-14-12.
Good Wells at Garber.
The Exchange Oil Co. (Sinclair) No. 8, on the Lynds
farm, in the center of the west line of the southeast of
the southwest of 7-22-3w, in the northeast part of the
Garber pool, found sand at 1,295 feet and is flowing 400
barrels.
The same company's No. 2 Whitney farm, in the
northeast of section 18-22-3w, found sand at 1,272 feet,
and at 8 feet in is flowing 250 barrels, the production for
the first 24 hours being a little better than 300 barrels.
Osage Extensioners.
Marland Refining Co. No. 1, in southwest corner of
northwest of 28-25-19, found sand from 2,)02-74 feet, and
after shot with 140 quarts is a 25-barrel well. It is a
mile in advance of production.
Barnsdall & Devonian No. 1, in the northwest corner
of the northeast of 3-24-11, found sand from 1,683-1,711
feet and is a 50-barrel well after a 120-quart shot. It is
three-quarters of a mile north of production.
Kenosage Oil Co. extensioner in southeast of north
east of 23-20-11, is flowing 100 barrels from 1.987-2.000
feet.
OKLAHOMA COMPLETIONS.
Carter-Stephens-Caddo.
The United Cement Oil Co. has abandoned its No. 1,
Wagner farm, in the center of the north line of the NE^4
of the SW% of the 10-5n-9w.
The Loan Star Gas Co. No. 2, Killingsworth farm,
10 THE OIL AND
in the SE corner of the SWVi of the NEVi of the SWVi
of the l-2s-5w, is good for 20 barrels at 416 feet.
The Rockland Oil Co. has a 3,000 foot duster in its
No. 1, Brooks farm, in the NW corner of the SEVi of
34r2s-3w.
The Humble Oil & Refining Co. and Gypsy Oil Co.
No. 1, Williams farm, in the SE corner of the NWVi of
34-2s-3w, is dry at 3,000 feet.
The Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 1, Gardner farm,
in the NE corner of the SEVi of the NEVi of 35-2s-3w,
is dry at 2,920 feet.
The Empire Gas & Fuel Co. No. 2, Williams farm,
in the SW corner of the NEVi of 34-2s-2w, is dry at 2,405
feet.
Rowe Consolidated Oil Co. No. 1, Carroll farm, in
the NW corner of the NEVi of the NEVi of the NWVi of
29-3s-lw, is dry at 2,315 feet.
Yale-Oilton-Shamrock.
Lincoln Oil & Gas Co. No. 2, Mukes farm, in the NW
corner of the SEVi of the NW!4 of 16-16-7, is a 20-barrel
well at 1,477 feet.
Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 4, Broach farm, in the
SW corner of the NEVi of the SEVi of 6-19-6, is a 35-
barrel producer at 3,180 feet.
Elverez Investment Co. No. 3, Grayson farm, in the
SW corner of the NWVi of the NW% of 13-19-7, is a
5-barrel pumper at 2,750 feet.
Okmulgee-Okfuskee-Muskogee.
Kingwood Oil Co. No. 1, Ditzer farm, in the NE cor
ner of the SEVi of the NWVi of 1-10-11, is a 25-barrel
well at 2,646 feet.
Dingwall & Wallace No. 3, Berryhill farm, in the NW
corner of 10-12-12, is a 25-barrel well at 1,846 feet.
Newman and others of Okmulgee have a 3,000,000
feet gasser in their No. 1, Redell farm, in the center of
the south line of the SWVi of the SEVi of 16-12-12, at
2,250 feet.
Big Ben Oil Co. No. 7, Chittim farm, in the center of
the east line of the NEVi of the SEVi of 12-13-11, is
good for 25 barrels at a depth of 1910 feet.
Nuco Oil Co. No. 1, Porter farm, in the SE corner
of the SEVi of 27-13-11, is good for 25 barrels at 2,675
feet.
George McClain No. 3, Thompson farm, in the NE
corner of the SWVi of 32-13-11, has been abandoned at
1,800 feet.
Waite Phillips has a duster at 2,995 feet on the Haw
kins No. 4, in the SE corner of the NWVi of 6-13-12.
Duffield Oil Co. No. 3, Tuller farm, in the NE corner
of 13-13-12. is dry at 3,090 feet.
Portuna Oil Co. No. 5, Brown farm, in the SW corner
of the NWVi of the SWVi of 16-13-12, is a 1-barrel well
at 2,041 feet.
Lambert and others have a 1,500,000 feet gasser at
2,019 feet in their No. 1, Freeman farm, in the center of
the east half of the SWVi of the NEVi of 7-13-15.
Oklahoma Petroleum & Gasoline Co. et al No. 1,
Interland farm, in the SE corner of the SWVi of 1-14-11,
is a 250-barrel well from the deep sand at a depth of
2,804 feet.
Benmo Oil Co. No. 7, Anderson farm, in 11-14-11, is
completed for a 250-barrel well at 2,155 feet.
THE
Edward Soph Company
Dealers In
Scientific Material, Laboratory Apparatus,
Special Equipment for Refineries,
Gasoline and Industrial
Power Plants
224 E. 3rd Street, Tulsa, Okla.
Phone <K)50
50-barrel producer at 2,094 feet.
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Producers & Refiners Corporation No. 4, Steward farm,
in the center of the west line of the east half of the west
half of the NEVi of 12-14-11, is flowing 2,600 barrels at
2,826 feet.
Iron Mountain Oil Co. No. 5, Warner farm, in the
NE corner of the SWVi of 12-14-11, came in dry in the
deep sand, and it will probably be made a small well in
the shallow sand at 2,300 feet.
Waite Phillips got a duster in his No. 3, Stake farm,
in the NW corner of the SWVi of the SEV4 of 12-14-11,
at 2.823 feet, but No. 3, in the NE corner of the SEV4 is
flowing 1,200 barrels at 18 feet in the deep sand found
at 2,775 feet.
Winget Vanhouten No. 1, in the SE corner of the
NEVi of the SEVi of 13-14-11, is dry at 2,297 feet.
Sequoyah Oil & Refining Co. No. 7, Richards farm,
in the SW corner of the SEVi of the NEVi of the SEVi
of 25-14-11, is a dry hole at 2,265 feet.
Gypsy Oil Co. No. 8, Virgie Cable farm, in the NE
corner of the SWVi of the SWVi of 36-14-11, is a 5,000,000
feet gasser at 2,385 feet.
McWade Oil Co. No. 1, Berryhill farm, in the SE
corner of the SWVi of the NEVi of 1-14-12, is dry at 2,892
feet. ,
C. B. Shaffer No. 8, Tiger farm, in the SE corner of
the SWVi of the SWVi of the NEV4 of 6-14-12. is dry at
2,350 feet. No. 10, in the NW corner of the NEVi of the
SWy4 of the NEVi is a 50-barrel well at 2,260 feet.
Frank Billingslea et al No. 7, Searcy farm, in the
NE corner of the SWVi of the SEVi of the 6-14-12, is a
50-barrel well at 2,340 feet.
Cosmos Oil Co. No. 7, Cover farm, in the SW cor
ner of the NWVi of the NEVi of 6-14-12, is dry at 2,788
feet. No. 8, in the SW corner of the SEVi of the NWVi
of the NEVi is a dry hole at 2,782 feet.
Black and others No. 2, Vierson farm, in the SW cor
ner of 7-14-12, Is dry at 2,282 feet.
Best Development Co. No. 2, Grayson farm, in the
SW corner of the SEVi of the SWVi of 8-14-12, is a
35,000,000 feet gasser, at 2,200 feet.
Kimbley Oil & Refining Co. No. 3, Cover farm, in the
SE corner of the NEVi of 26-14-12, is dry at 3,270 feet.
Big Ben Oil Co. No. 2. Taylor farm, in the center of
the north line of the NEVi of the NWVi of the SWVi
of 31-14-12, is dry at 2.90S feet.
Sequoyah Oil & Refining Co. No. 5, Bradford farm,
in the SE corner of the NEVi of the SEVi of 19-14-14, is
a 25-barrel well at 1,836- feet.
Celesline Oil Co. No. 11. Manuel farm, in the center
of the west line of the SEVi of the NWVi of 1-14-15, is
dry at 1,610 feet.
Black and others No. 1, Durant farm, in the SE cor
ner of 15-14-15, is dry at 2,140 feet.
Terriokla Oil Co. No. 7, Jefferson farm, in the center
of the south line of the SWVi of the SEVi of 4-14-15, is
a 2.500,000 feet gasser at 1,700 feet.
Butler and others No. 2, Fleming farm, in the NE
corner of the SEVi of the SWVi of 23-14-15, is a dry hole
at 1,695 feet.
Kline et al No. 2, Harrison farm, In the SE corner of
the SWVi of 19-15-14, is a 50-barrel well at 1,740 feet.
Carr et al No. 22, Grayson farm, in the center of the
north line of the SEVi of the NEVi of 34-15-14, is dry
at 700 feet.
Price & Brown No. 2. Katy Scott farm, in the center
of the east line of the SEVi of the SEVi of 32-15-14, is
a 7-barrel well at 773 feet.
Link Oil Co. No. 2, Sango farm, in the center of the
north line of the SWVi of the NWVi of 2S-15-15. came
In for 500 barrels at 1,773 feet.
Osage.
Foster & Winona No. 13, in the NE corner of the
SEVi of the NEVi of the NWVi of 24-24-9. is an 11,000,000
feet gasser at 2,065 feet.
Carter Oil Co. No. 5. In the SE corner of 28-25-9, is
flowing 240 barrels at 2,158 feet.
Echo Oil Co. No. 1, in SE corner of 29-25-9, came in
dry at 2,390 feet.
Celestine Oil Co. No. 4, in the NW corner of the
NEVi of the NWVi of the NWVi of 33-25-9, is a 75-barrel
well at 2.0G4 feet.
Middle States Petroleum Co. No. 9, in the NW corner
of the SWVi of the NWVi of the SWVi of 25-24-9, is a
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Celestine Oil Co. No. 5, in 33-25-9, is a 6,000,000-foot
gasser at 2,073 feet.
Barnsdall Corporation No. 8, in the SE corner of
31-25-10, is a 50-barrel well at 2,062 feet.
The Boston Osage Oil Co. No. 6, in the SW corner
of the NE>4 of 27-25-11, is a 25-barrel well at 1,774 feet.
No. 9, in the SE corner of the SW14 of the SE^4 of the
The Barnsdall Corporation No. 1, in the NW corner
of the NB% of 36-25-11, is a 25-barrel well at 1,765 feet.
No. 3, in the NE corner of the NW14 of the NEV4 is a
10-barrel well at 1,786 feet.
NE*4 is a duster at 1,817 feet. No. 10 is a dry hole at
1,912 feet.
Mounds-Tulsa-Sapulpa.
Johnson and others No. 1, Grayson farm, in the
center of the NW14 of the SW% of 1-15-11, is a dry hole
at 1,799 feet.
Wilcox has a 250-barrel well in his No. 7, Banks farm,
in the NW corner of the NE*4 of the SW^4 of the NW%
of 30-15-11, at a depth of 2,632 feet.
Turnman Oil Co. No. 10, Thompson farm, in the
center of the west line of the SW% of the SW*4 of 35-15-
11, is a 500-barrel well at 2,699 feet.
Tribes Oil Co. No. 3, ParkB farm, in the SE corner
of the NE% of the NE*4 of the SW14 of 13-18-12, is a
5,000,000 feet gasser at 1,475 feet.
Maxwell Oil Co. No. 1, Maxwell farm, in the SW
corner of the SEV4 of 30-18-13, came in dry at 2,215 feet.
E. B. George et al No. 1, Haynes farm, in 3-18-14, is a
3,000,000 feet gasser at 1,398 feet.
Hays Oil Co. No. 4, Johnson farm, in the SE corner
of the NE14 of the SEVi of 31-18-15, is dry at 2,205 feet.
Pennok Oil Co. No. 1, McKee farm, in the SW corner
of the NW4 of the SE% of 17-19-11, is dry at 1,950 feet.

Summary of the Crude Petroleum Situation

Washington, Oct. 11.Following are comparative data United States Geological Survey, Department of the In-
on the crude petroleum situation as compiled by the terior, for August, 1919, and preceding months:
Estimated Monthly Fluctuations in Average Daily Rate of Production and Consumption and in Stocks of Domestic
Crude Petroleum in 1918 and 1919 in Barrels of 42 Gallons.
14
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NOTI3Consumption and stocks for 1918 and 1919 shown on these diagrams are not comparable, owing to the fact
that the California stocks for 1919 are reported on a different basis from those for the other fields.
The following summary of the quantity of crude pe marketing companies, refineries, and other consumers in
troleum produced and marketed, consumed, imported, ex the United States in August, 1919, amounted to approxi
ported, and held in storage in the United States in August mately 33.986,00) barrels, an increase of 465,000 barrels,
and July, 1919. and August, 1918, for the fields east of or 1.4 per cent, compared with July, 1919, the preceding
California is based upon reports filed with the United record month, and of 3,341,000 barrels, or about 11 per
States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, by cent, compared with August. 1918. The increased produc
pipe-line, marketing, and refining companies. Statistics tion for August came from the Central and North Texas,
relating to California and to imports and exports were California, Gulf Coast, and North Louisiana fields, offset
compiled from secondary sources. Data for 1919 are sub ting declines in the Appalachian, Lima-Indiana, Illinois,
ject to revision. Rocky Mountain, and Oklahoma-Kansas fields. The esti
Production mated total production from January 1 to August 31, 1919,
amounts to 244,187,000 barrels, as compared with 234,522,-
The quantity of crude petroleum run from wells and 000 barrels for the same months in 1918, an increase of
producers' field storage tanks and delivered to pipe lines, about 4 per cent.
12 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

PRODUCTION OP DOMESTIC CRUDE PETROLEUM.

(Barrels of 42 Gallons.)
August, 1919 July, 1919 August. 1918
FIELD , , Daily Daily Daily
Total Average Total Average Total Average
Appalachian Hli'nna 79,806 2,761,000 86,161 2,159,000 69.645
Lima-Indiana JSS'SSS 9,871 321,000 10,355 287,000 9.258
Illinois 1.040,000 33.548 1.106,000 35.677 1,127,000 36.355
Mid-Continent:
Oklahoma-Kansas 19-EJ?'2SS 330,322 10,693,000 344,935 12,635,000 407,5S1
Central and North Texas {Ufr$S& 217,097 6,168,000 198.968 1.572,000 50.710
North Louisiana 1,286,000 41,484 1.207.000 38,935 1,271,000 41.000
Gulf Coast 65.935 1,766,000 56,968 1.997.000 64.419
Rocky Mountain i'2iS'2?9 34,806 1.253,000 40,419 1,190,000 3*.38T
California 8.787.000 283,452 8,336,000 268,903 8,407,000 271.194
33,986.000 1,096,323 33,521,000 1,081,323 30,645,000 988,548
Consumption manufacture of petroleum products and for fuel or ex
It is estimated that 37,837,000 barrels of domestic ported. This quantity is greater by 10,412,000 barrelB, or
crude petroleum was delivered in August, 1919, to refin nearly 38 per cent, than the quantity so delivered or con
eries and other consumers of crude oil and used for the sumed in July, 1919.
CONSUMPTION OF DOMESTIC CRUDE PETROLEUM.
(Barrels of 42 Gallons.)
August, 1919 July. 1919
SOURCE OF OIL Daily Daily
Total Average Total Average
Appalachian 2,755.000 88,871 2,600.000 83.S72
Lima-Indiana 260,000 8.387 431.000 13.903
Illinois 1,046,000 33,742 843.000 27.193
Mid-Continent 22,223,000 716,871 13,158,000 424.452
Gulf Coast 1,549,000 49,968 1,186.000 38.258
Rocky Mountain 1,071,000 34.548 1.225,000 39.516
California 8,933,000 288.161 7.982,000 257,484
37,837,000 1.220,548 27,425,000 884.677
Stocks 000 barrels, or about 3 per cent, compared with the quan
The surface reserve of domestic crude petroleum held tity on hand July 31, 1919. The decrease was chiefly in
on August 31, 1919, by pipe lines and marketing companies the Mid-Continent field. Compared with stocks on Janu
and by refineries that receive oil directly from the wells ary 1, 1919, the reserves on August 31, 1919, show an in
was approximately 137,891,000 barrels, a decrease of 3,851,- crease of 9,580,000 barrels, or about 7 per cent.
STOCKS OF DOMESTIC CRUDE PETROLEUM AT END OF MONTH.
(Barrels of 42 Gallons.)
Increase or
decrease
July-August
SOURCE OF OIL August. 1919 July. 1919 1919
Appalachian tSoo 4,366,000 281.000
Lfma-Indlana 1.417,000 46,000
Illinois (a) .HSI'nnn 4,273,000 6,000
Mid-Continent !M5rX2 85,421,000 3,967.000
Gulf Coast 1J'?ii'S22 11,419,000 495.000
Rockv Mountain 1.003,000 995,000 8.000
California 33,705,000 33.851,000 146,000
137,891,000 141,742.000 3,851,000
Imports and Exports
The following table was compiled from the records
of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce: IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM.
(Barrels of 42 gallons.)
IMPORTS August, 1919 July, 1919 August. 1918
Source
Mexico . . .4,143,445 4,462,910 4.089.596
Other countries 24,742 284
4,143,445 4,487,652 4.089,879
EXPORTS
Destination
SPa'n 31,862 11.081
Ca^da 9g g28 188,261 216.272
S"ba 50 466 6
Mexico 3 477 774 35
Other countries '. . . '. . . .......... '. " "" 1071 16.607
185,694 205,642 227.459
Excess of imports over exports. :,957,751 4,282.010 3.862.420
PUBLIC AUCTION OF CHILOCCO INDIAN RESERVE. approval of lease to a depth of 3,300 feet, unless a paying
well is found at a lesser depth. Drilling of the first well
Oil and Gas Rights on 2,580 Acre* to Be Sold by Govern shall be commenced within 45 days after approval of lease
ment November 22. and drilling operations continued with no unnecessary
delay until the well is completed. Location of first well
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 13.The United States government and second well are designated by the government and the
will offer at public auction on November 22, 1919, a part third and fourth tests may be drilled where the lessee
of the Chilocco Indian reserve for leasing for oil and gas. desires.
The lands to be leased amount to about 2,560 acres, and A field examination has been made of the lands to be
are described as follows: South half of section 23. south offered for lease by the U. S. Geological survey, and a
half of section 25. all of sections 26 and 28; the east half report has been issued. 40 copies of which were received
of section 29, and north half of section 13, all in township by the Indian agent at Pawhuska, but all of these have
29-2e. been taken up. Information regarding the sale may be
According to the terms of the lease, it shall be upon a had on application to the officer in charge of the Chilocco
form to be prescribed by the Commissioner of Indian af Indian school, Chilocco, Okla.
fairs, and shall be accompanied by a bond in the amount
of $10,000 with an acceptable surety to guarantee the faith
ful performance of the terms and conditions thereof. Four Leases for saleproduction for salebusiness oppor
wells shall be completed within two years from date of tunitieshelp wantedall on pages 38 and 39 this week.
 THE OIL AND
TEXAS
Fort Worth, Texas, Oct. 13.Production in the vari
ous Texas fields and especially in the northwest exten
sion of the Burkburnett district shows a big increase for
September over the previous month. Production the past
week looms up big in proportion to previous weeks and
also shows an increase when compared with the cor
responding weeks of the past few months. The increase
in production in the proven fields has set the minds of
the talent at ease, although considerable uneasiness is
felt because of the continued lack of pipe line and other
transportation facilities.
While production is ever on the increase and the area
of the proven fields is being extended, the talent has not
forgotten the work of the pioneer developer, and con
siderable attention now is being paid and a close watch
is being kept on wild cat operations in the various sec
tions of the state. The extreme western section of the
state and the Panhandle district are being carefully and
closely observed. However, the past week the talent was
a bit surprised when it was announced that a good show
ing of oil had been struck in the Muenster well sixteen
miles north of Gainesville in Cooke county. The finding
of oil in that well put new heart in the north Texas wild
catter.
Another important development the past week was
the finding of a new shallow sand on the Stuart ranch
near Strawn in Palo Pinto county. The Stuart well is
really a discovery well and will greatly increase the ex
ploitation of that section of the country by the Texas &
Pacific Coal and Oil Co., the original wild carters of
west Texas.
Sand was struck in the Stuart well, which is seven'
miles northwest of Strawn, at 1,700 feet and the initial
flow was estimated at 500 barrels. However, since then
the flow has increased until now it is estimated that
the well will be good for a thousand barrels. Several
syndicates own leases in the vicinity of the well and the
next few weeks will see almost as many derricks being
erected as now may be seen in either Ranger of Burk
burnett.
West Texas Development.
New test wells were begun in Crockett and Kimble
counties the past week. It also has been learned that a
Missouri company proposes to make a test for shallow
sands in Irion county on the Tankersley ranch. Heavy
rains during the week handicapped development work.
The roads were so badly cut that It was almost an im
possibility to haul material to the various locations. Call-
fornians also are planning to test the southwest section
of Irion where Irion and Crockett join on the J. S. Todd
ranch The Pacific coast pioneers have approximately
40,000 acres under lease.
In Tom Green county, steady progress is being made
on a test well on the T. J. Clegg ranch above Carlsbad on
the Concho river. A depth of 1,800 feet has been reached.
On the John W. Harris ranch three miles north of San
Angelo the San Angelo Oil and Gas Co., in 1917 drilled to
2,465 feet and now is making arrangements to carry the
test down to the 3,500 foot level. Considerable work has
been done on the well in the city limits of San Angelo.
Development in Concho county is well under way. All
preparations are being made to drill in the well on the
Waring ranch where a big showing of oil was made two
weeks ago. Underreaming has been begun. The well is
standing in oil at 3,210 feet.
Gulf Abandons Runnels Test.
The Gulf abandoned its second well on the R. R.
Russell ranch in Runnels county at 2,500 feet when no
showing of oil was made. This well was drilled within
1,500 yards of the test that was sunk last spring and
abandoned.
Kimble County.
In Kimble county, three tests are being made. They
were shut down last week and the fourth test started on
GAS NEWS 13
the Job Fisher ranch by the Home Oil & Refining Co. A
fifth well is expected to be spudded in within the next
few days as soon as the roads dry sufficiently to haul
machinery to the locations selected.
Menard County.
Development in Menard county so far has failed to bring
any startling results. Drilling has returned to normal,
with several loads of machinery at the railroad station
awaiting to be hauled out to new sites. The talent Is
expecting to secure results from operations in this county
within the next few weeks. It is thought that oil will be
found in shallow sands.
Panhandle District.
Since the visit to the Panhandle section of a well known
geologist, who is considered authority on structures, hopes
have been more than renewed. The Panhandle structure
is the Permian formation and the talent is betting heavily
on the development of an oil field in Potter, Cottle, Car
son and other counties of that section. A number of new
locations have been reported made and it is expected that
the next week or two will see more. All are prepared to
make deep tests. That a gas field exists in and around
Amarillo has been proven beyond all doubt.
Eastland County.
The northern portion of Eastland county daily is be
coming more active in oil development. Beginning in the
northwest corner of the field operations extend for a dis
tance of twenty-five miles or more in every direction. A
number of wells are going down and good showings have
been made. The extent of the oil pool of this county is
a mystery. Producers have been found in new territory,
with a good showing made at 1,870 feet on the Holleman
tract. The States Oil Co. is doing the greater portion of
the development in northwest Eastland.
Fewer Completions and Better Results.
The past thirty days have seen fewer completions in
the northwest Texas fields. Approximately 310 wells were
completed in the past thirty days in the north Texas fields
with a production of approximately 209,825 barrels. This
was a decrease of 23 completions from the previous period.
Desdemona Field.
Operations are forging ahead in the Desdemona district
and the showing made is remarkable in every respect.
That field is gradually extending in every direction, and
the development is largely in the hands of the big com
panies who know the value of conservation. Next to what
is being done in the Desdemona district, Stephens county
continues to loom up biggest.
Stephens County.
The remarkable feature of development in Stephens
county is that there are fewer dusters than in any other
section. The extent of the Stephens county field grows
wider and while no great gushers are brought in, it shows
up big and every well shows an increase in production over
other wells.
NORTH TEXAS PRODUCTION REPORTS.
Desdemona Completions.
The following completions are reported from Desde
mona:
Vic Martin's Terry No. 1, 200 barrels.
Rosedale Oil's Bearden No. 1, 100 barrels.
Commanche Central, J. Williams No. 2, 50 barrels.
Cosden's Hamilton No. 5, 150 barrels.
Humble's, Ellison No. 9, 50 barrels.
Magnolia Echols No. 2, 250 barrels.
Burk Completions.
Twenty-one completions are reported in the Waggoner
pool, Burkburnett, for the past week and two new pro
ducers are reported in the old townsite. Waggoner pool
completions follow:
McMahon Oil Co., No. 2, Elsea, block 88, 1,250 barrels:
McMahon Oil Co., No. 2 Morgan, E. Stanley survey 1,500
14 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

barrels; Livingston Oil Corporation, No. 8 Taylor, 1,500 barrels; Porterfield & Smith, No. 1 Renner, block 75, 825
barrels; Margay Oil Company, No. 1 Waggoner, block 87, barrels; Texas Production Co., No. 1 Renner, block 75,
1,500 barrels; Army Man's Oil Co., No. 1 Taylor, block 96, 475 barrels.
2000 barrels ; Block 84 Oil Company, No. 1 Waggoner, block Townsite Completions.
84, 1,500 barrels; Middle States Oil Co., No. 1 Taylor, block Twin Cities Oil Co.. No. 1 Hardin, 50 barrels.
98, 2,000 barrels; Olsan-Davis Oil Co. No. 1 Taylor, block Magnolia Petroleum Co., No. 19 Van Cleve block 101,
98 2.000 barrels; Olsan-Davis Oil Co., No. 2 Taylor, block 50 barrels.
98, 2,000 barrels; Olsan-Davis Oil Co. No. 1 Taylor, block After a shot of 230 quarts the Sinclair Gulf Oil Co.'s
98, 2,300 barrels; Olsan-Davis Oil Co., No. 1 Elsea, block 88, well, J. E. Barnes No. 5, was making 80 barrels and
1250 barrels; Southwestern Petroleum Co., No. 6 Elsea, spraying.
block 88, 1,000 barrels; Seventy-Two Oil Co., No. 2 J. P. The Harpool No. 6 was shot with 200 quarts, but
Wagner, 1,000 barrels; Texas Co., No. 3 Morgan, 1,500 bridged and did not come out. A depth of 3,249-3,342 was
barrels; Western Oil Corporation, No. 3 Taylor, block 97, reached.
1,800 barrels; Western Oil Corporation, No. 5 Taylor, block Eastland Company's No. 1 well on the W. B. Lewis
97, 1,500 barrels; Wichita-American Co., No. 2 Vogel, 1,000 tract is making 900 barrels, 2,882 feet.
barrels; Barkley & Meadows No. 2 Vogel, block 74, 1,000 Rosedale Co.'s No. 1, on the Bearden tract, is flowing
barrels; Burk-Valley Oil Co., No. 1 Elsea block 88, 900 bar 340 barrels at 2,670 feet.
rels; Texas Crude Oil Co., No. 1 1 Vogel, block 75, 750 Erath Dixie Oil Co.'s No. 3 Hamilton is making 1,000
barrels at 2.697 feet.
Texas Stephens Co.'s No. 3 well on the J. A. Curry
tract is making 600 barrels at 3,222 feet. This company's
No. 15 well on the A. J. Barks tract is making 100 barrels.
Empire Co.'s No. 10 well on the Stevenson tract is flow
STOCKS ing 100 barrels in fifteen-minute heads, at 3,134 feet.
Eastland Co.'s No. 1, on the J. A. Wood tract, is
making 1,000 barrels at 3,330 feet.
Root, Hupp & Duff Co.'s No. 1, Conellee, is making one
bailer of oil per hour at 3,880 feet.
We will quote on your needs or Wichita Daily Production.
bid on your offerings. Following is the latest daily average report by com
panies:
Company Barrels.
Note the following from our mis Magnolia 7,002
Texas Company 8,679
cellaneous list. Gulf Production Co 3,043
Panhandle 1,374
Waggoner Ref. Co 528
BANK STOCKS Panther Oil Co 75
Peoples Trust N. Am. Rfg. Co 1,657
Pioneer Trust Humble O. & R. Co 2.276
First National Western Oil Corp 3,071
INDUSTRIAL, STOCKS Southern Oil Corp 737
Beggs Motor Texhoma O. & R. Co , 737
Deere & Co., pfd. Oklahoma P. & G. Co 1,202
Peet Bros., com. Gilliland Oil Co 2,512
Peet Bros., pfd. Farguharson SO
U. S. Steamship
Simplex Spreader American Rfg. Co 1,203
Studebaker Fuel used *. 2,500
Overland Tire Miscellaneous 61.175
Thos. Ruddy Co.
REFINERY STOCKS Total , 97,204
Sapulpa Refining Average daily production Burkburnett new fields,
Victor Refining 76,658 barrels.
Oklahoma-Texas Refining Average daily production Burkburnett old field, 9,216
Home Refining barrels.
OIL, STOCKS Increase over last week, new field, 6.261 barrels.
Harvey Crude Increase over previous week, old field, 121 barrels.
National Oil DRILLING REPORTS.
Black Panther Foard and Hardeman Counties.
Bay State Oil & Gas
Penn-Kell-Watt American Eagle Oil & Gas Kelly No. 1, 350 feet: Apex
Cosden Oil Oil Ferguson No. 1. rebuilt derrick, 1,385 feet; Texas Cres
Clover Leaf cent Oil, section 24, block 13, timber on ground; Webb-
Globe Oil Magness Luther Webb No. 1, 450 feet; Wilbarger County
McTon Oil Oil Carte No. 1, spudding in; Kemp, section 19, block 13,
Oil & Gas of Eldorado
Oil State Refining 1,800 feet, swabbing; Wilbarger-Hardeman County Oil Dur
C. & C. Development ham No. 1, 800 feet; Vassey-Odell Oil Vassey No. 1, rigging
Cardey Royalties up; Crescent Cove Oil. J. P. Starr No. 1, machinery and
Morgan Oil & Refining derrick; Castlebury Oil & Gas Castlebury No. 1, location;
Atlas Oil & Refining Minnesota Southern Oil, Collinsworth No. 1. shut down,
Franklin O. & R. 1,520 feet; Staley Farm Oil M. B. Tatum No. 1, location.
Reliance Oil
Union Oil Harrington & Robinson McCaleb No. 1, 1,190 feet; Clio
REAL. ESTATE LOANS Oil 32 acres in block 39, location; Twin Six Oil Smith No.
We also have on hand a number of 1, drilling 800 feet; Staley-Greene J. G. Ayres No. 1, con-
high grade first mortgage real estate
loans, netting 6%.
CLIENTSTAKE NOTICE!
Will leave for extended trip through Texas fields
NATIONAL SECURITIES CO. about Nov. 1 6.
H. C. Davison, General Manager. A. G. HIGGINS.
Suite 733 Reserve Bank Bldg., Oil and Gas Investigations, Reports and Locations,
Kansas City, Mo. 1214 Scarritt Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.
Both Phones, Main 5557.
 THE OIL AND
tract; Tex-O-Wa Oil Aetna No. 1, 850 feet, drilling; Frost-
Pitts Willis Vaughn No. 1, rigging up; Sid Vaughn No. 1,
rigging up; Royal Flush Oil, section 54, block 16, location;
Tex-Wyo Williams No. 1, location; Texas Pacific Oil, sec
tion 39, block 13, building water reservoir for supply drill
ing operation; D. A. Smith Cobb No. 1, shut down, 1,745
feet; LaRue Oil Rogers No. 2, shut down, 1,743 feet; Noble
Oil & Gas, section 45, block 14, Judd, timbers; Beaver Farm
Oil Womack No. 1, 830 feet, drilling; Harrold-Texas Oil,
Chochran No. 1, material for two tests; McCormack Smith
No. 1, drilling 1,130 feet.
Waggoner Colony Oil, Taylor No. 1, drilling, 1.340 feet.
Byars Farm Oil Lon Byars No. 1, 1,200 feet, under-
reaming; Home Oil &. Refining Guy Waggoner No. 1,
drilling 1,560 feet; No. 2, Guy Waggoner, spudding;
No. 1 Paul Waggoner, 1.200 feet; Nos. 4, 5, and 7, timbers;
Nos. 8 to 12, locations; Guyer-Trisler Oil Guyer No. 1, 1,560
feet; Neal-Hamilton Neal No. 1, drilling 635 feet; Putnam
& Sutton W. T. Waggoner No. 1, drilling, 890 feet; Texas
Co., Streit No. 1, shut down; Gulf Production Waggoner No.
1, drilling at 500 feet; Vernon Oil & Development No. 1,
spudding in; West Vernon Oil Hurt No. 1, casing down 540
feet: Kansas City Petroleum King No. 1, derrick; Texas
Co. Waggoner No. 195, section 2, under-reaming, 665 feet;
Liberty Oil & Development Smith No. 1, drilling, 1,250
feet; Pope Oil Raesnar No. 1, shut down 1,635 feet; W. G.
Burton lease of A. B. Wharton ranch, drilling on section 51,
block 2: Moonshine Hill Cobb No. 1, sub-division 75, Wag
goner Colony, 1,810 feet, under new management, prepar
ing to test sand.
The Texas Co.: W. T. Waggoner lease Waggoner No.
179, drilling, 1,700 feet; No. 180, rigging up; No. 184, drill
ing at 1,850 feet; No. 185, drilling, 1,560 feet; No. 186, 115
feet; No. 188, 1,800 feet; No. 189, 1,605 feet; No. 192, shut
down, 1,210 feet; No. 193, 1,322 feet; No. 194, under-ream
ing at 805 feet; No. 195, under-reaming at 665 feet; No.
200, shut down at 581 feet; Nos. 196 to 199, locations.
Approximately 100 producers in this lease.
Magnolia Petroleum Co.: Piper lease No. 13, drilling
at 1,610 feet; No. 32, 33, locations and No. 34 rigging. Over
30 producing wells.
Francis Summer lease: No. 8-DD, 1,590 feet; No. 38,
drilling at 1,660 feet; No. 39, 870 feet; No. 40, shut down,
1,920 feet.
COMMENTS ON THE OSAGE LEASE SALE.
Tenth Auction Sale, Held Last Week at Pawhuska, Estab
lished Record* for Interest, Attendance and High
Prices Paid for Leases.
By IRA RINEHART.
The Osage lease sale held at Pawhuska Monday, Oc
tober 6, was the biggest affair of its kind ever staged. It
was the tenth sale held. The total money derived from
the auctioneering was greater than ever received at a
previous sale, the 208 tracts east of Range 7, 33,070 acres,
brought $6,146,500, and the 14 tracts west of Range 8,
2.240 acres brought $1?,000, making a grand total for
the day of $1,661,500.
Four tracts offered each brought more money than
the previous record price paid for an undeveloped tract.
Tract 60, the northeast quarter of 24-24-9, brought $550,000
from the Guffey-Gillespie Oil Co. Tract 61. brought $571.-
000 from E. W. Marland et al; Tract 62, brought $545,000
from E. W. Marland et al; and Tract 79, the northwest
quarter of 34-25-9, brought $620,000 from E. W. Marland
et al. The price paid for tract 79 establishes a new high
record for developed or undeveloped tracts, the previous
record being held by the Gypsy Oil Co. et al, when they
purchased the tract at Pearsonia on which a big well
had been completed by the American Pipe Line Co. The
American Pipe Line Co. only owned the gas rights so
was not entitled to the oil.
The feature of the sale was the bidding by new people
who have hitherto never held acreage in that county, or
have just recently been numbered among the developers
of that district. Among those who are new, they and their
addresses are as follows: H. H. Motter, Olathe, Kans.;
E. J. Black and Pat Henry, Pawhuska; D. L. McCune.
Tulsa and Pittsburg; W. R. Page, Olean, N. Y.; Kenosage
Oil Co., Tulsa and Winchester. Ky.; Osage Nation Oil
Syndicate, 25 Broad St., New York City; Lee Morrison.
Bartlesville; G. W. Connelly, Caney, Kans.; D. W. Challis,
GAS NEWS 15
Schwickley, N. Y.; Western American Oil Co., Bartlesville;
Artemis Oil & Gas Co., Tulsa; Gardner & Spencer, Tulsa;
Tulsa Texas Oil Co., 1038 Kennedy Bldg., Tulsa; H. J.
Scheirich, Winchester, Ky.; C. R. Gilmore, Tulsa; Law
rence Gas Co., Nabe Bldg., New York City; Evidence Oil
Co., Caney, Kans.; M. M. Wyvell, Washington, D. C. ; Ben
jamin S. Hammill, Pittsburg, Pa.; F. C. Goldsborough,
Tulsa; Kilgore Oil Co., Tulsa; W. E. Hampton, Wichita
Falls, Tex.; Verland Oil Co., Tulsa; Kraton Gas Co.,
Tulsa; J. B. Jones, et al, Chautauqua, Kans.
There are now, a total of 2,229 names on the Osage
rolls, and all of the money derived from the sale will
eventually be paid over in equal amounts to these lucky
persons,$2,700 each. Every one of the 2,229 shares now
on the rolls, will remain thereon, and partake in the roy
alty and bonus disbursements until 1931, which marks the
end of the time when the Osages cease to lease as a tribe
under government supervision. There used to be 2,230
names on the rolls, but the 2,230th name was that of Jane
Appelby, a white woman of Tulsa, who was put on the
rolls to share in the disbursements during her lifetime.
The privilege of leaving her rights to heirs was denied,
so the name was stricken from the list.
According to the terms of the sale, a homestead lease
cannot be drilled without the consent of the homesteader.
If the homesteader is deceased and his land is still in the
hands of the government secretary, permission to drill
must be obtained from the secretary. If the fee has been
sold to someone else, and the government secretary does
not have any jurisdiction, the permission of the fee owner
must be secured. If part of the lease taken is a home
stead and part of it is not, and it is impossible to reach
an agreement, the average price per acre will be figured
and that amount, times the number of homestead acres
will be returned to the bidder. If the bidder desires to
keep the remaining part of the lease, he may do so, but
if he wishes to release the entire lease, J. George Wright,
superintendent, said he would be willing to recommend to
Washington, that he be given this privilege.
The homestead tracts were read off hurriedly by J.
George Wright, and it is doubtful if everybody got a cor
rect record from his announcing, but the following is
Chicago Client Wants
Production
In a letter dated Chicago, October 1 0,
a client writes: "We are looking for
an oil proposition that carries from two
to three hundred acres on a tract on
which there is some production; 25,
50 or possibly 100 barrels daily pro
duction."
These words are written by the presi
dent of a big company in Chicago
which has the money with which to
buy the property he describes.
I am anxious to get in touch with the
actual owners of such a property. Price
must be right.
I believe I can make a quick sale.
Wire, phone, write or call in person.
JERRY CULBERTSON
"Oil as a Business"
Phones M. 5601 417 Ridge Arcade
16 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

thought to be correct: Tr. 19, 80 acres; Tr. 22, 40 acres; was no big scare about the weather. The Osages have
Tr. 23, 40 acres; Tr. 26, 40 acres; Tr. 31, 40 acres; Tr. always been lucky in picking a nice day for their affairs.
35, all; Tr. 36, all; Tr. 37, all; Tr. 38, all; Tr. 41, 113 After the bidding closed at the noon hour, Colonel
acres; Tr. 43, all; Tr. 45, 42 acres; Tr. 46, all; Tr. 47, Walters, auctioneer, brought out a quilt which he said
(deceased), all; Tr. 48, 40 acres; Tr. 49, 80 acres; Tr. 51, was made by 42 war widows and was to be sold for their
80 acres; Tr. 53, 80 acres; Tr. 54, 80 acres; Tr. 55, 80 benefit. Marland bought it for $105 and turned it back
acres ; Tr. 57, 40 acres; Tr. 58, all; Tr. 59, 80 acres; Tr. to be re-sold in the afternoon. W. E. Elder of Proctor.
63, 40 acres; Tr. 64, all; Tr. 65, 80 acres; Tr. 66, 80 acres; Ark., bought it for $205 at the opening session in the after
Tr. 68, all; Tr. 71, (deceased), all; Tr. 75 (deceased), 120 noon, and this so enthused Walters that he took off his big
acres; Tr. 77, 80 acres; Tr. 78, all; Tr. 79, all; Tr. 82, 120 black hat and offered it at auction. John Alcorn nought It
acres; Tr. 99, all; Tr. 100, 80 acres; Tr. 102, 80 acres; Tr. for $100 and then returned it back to the former owner
111. 80 acres; Tr. 112, 120 acres; Tr. 116, all; Tr. 122, in the afternoon. In all. the war widows realized $410
(deceased), all: Tr. 124, 80 acres; Tr. 125, 80 acres; Tr. during the day, and Marland gave each, the Baptist and
39, all; Tr. 141, 120 acres; Tr. 155, 80 acres; Tr. 157, 80 Methodist churches of Pawhuska, $200. These two
acres; Tr. 160, all; Tr. 161, 36 acres; Tr. 171, 140 acres; churches served meals to the oil men, and the Catholics
Tr. 173, 120 acres; Tr. 174, 20 acres; Tr. 176, 80 acres; had a barbecue, which was attended by many.
Tr. 180, 40 acres; Tr. 182, all; Tr. 187, 80 acres; Tr. 186, The special train running from Tulsa to Pawhuska.
40 acres; Tr. 190, 80 acres; Tr. 191, 100 acres; Tr. 192, and returned, was filled beyond seating capacity on both
60 acres; Tr. 192, 60 acres; Tr. 193, 120 acres; Tr. 195, trips. On the return trip, a vote was taken on the league
120 acres; Tr. 196, 120 acres; Tr. 197, 80 acres; Tr. 199, of nations project, and 151 were against it, 138 were for
all. On the west side: Tr. 1, all; Tr. 2, all; Tr. 5, 40 it, and 14 were undecided.
acres; Tr. 6, 80 acres; Tracts 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 and 13, all. The building program and construction work in the
The lessee must pay $100 each for each cultivated city of Pawhuska was a surprise to everybody. There
location, $35 each, for each uncultivated location; $10 is a nice building being erected on almost every street of
each for tank sites for tanks up to 1,600 barrels capacity, the business district, and standing on the big hill by the
and must pay any other damages caused to growing crops. agency, and looking down on the city, it is discovered to
No well or tank can be set closer than 200 feet to public have a large number of building derricks towering above
highways or improvements without the permission of the uncompleted projects. An eight-story hotel is planned for
Indian superintendent. that city, and if this is completed, the oil men will have
P. R. Williams, of Winona, who owns the fee in tract a luxurious place to stay, while in Pawhuska. The great
58, and who has platted it out, and sold it for town lots, number of building derricks suggests a miniature Tulsa.
purchased the tract for $10,000, in order to protect him Bigheart, Nelogany, and other cities of the Osage are
self. also standing out in a beautiful lustre with their large
Fights for the good and expensive pieces were as number of new and un-palnted structures. The big pool
follows: Tract 56, which sold to the Carter Oil Co. for in 24-10, certainly put Bigheart to the front, and that part
$270,000, was sought also by J. J. McGraw and Guffey- of the town, west of the railroad, which used to be rather
Gillespie Oil Co.; J. J. McGraw and Guffey-Gillespie "half-way" built up, is now a solid mass of buildings,
staged a big battle for tract 60. McGraw stopped when it many of the large oil companies having established ware
reached $505,000, and W. G. Skelley went after Guffey- houses there.
Gillespie. The latter concern though out-gamed him, and
Skelley gave up when G. & G. raised the bid to $550,000. INVADER ACTIVE IN TEXAS AND LOUISIANA.
That bought it. Marland, who purchased tract 61 for The Invader Oil and Refining Co. has completed a
$545,000, did it against the will of Guffey-Gillespie Oil Co.,
and the same applied to Tract 62, which was purchased good well on its Sue lease, near Ranger, Tex. The well
by Marland for $545,000. W. G. Skelley also tried for 62, "bridged"
out, but
after the shot and has not yet been fully cleaned
is making better than five hundred barrels and
but the price was too steep. is considered good for a thousand barrels.
Marland bid during the day as Marland et al, having The Invader Co. is also "setting pretty" in the new
associated with him, the Kinney-Cleary Oil Co., and the Homer, La., field. Several weeks ago the Invader se
Tom James Oil Co. His concerns, the Kay County Gas cured over a thousand acres of leases, and recent com
Co., and the Marland Refining Co., each carried a quarter pletions have proven up part of this acreage. The com
of the stuff purchased. pany has already started its first well with its own
It was a fine day, being clear and quiet, and the tem rotary tools. Ed Rosa, formerly with the Producers and
perature was just about right. About two o'clock, a few Refiners' Corporation, is in charge of the company's
drops of rain fell out of an apparently clear sky, but there Louisiana operations.

DENVER SUBURBAN FARM FOR SALE-

A pure-bred live stock farm. A farm where convenience gives extra value
A farm of 240 acres, 20 minutes to the Den- to your goods,
ver postoffice. A farm only thirty minutes auto ride to the
A farm, the most sightly, fertile and conven- stock yards,
ient in Colorado. A farm surrounded already by pure-bred
A farm with the luxuries for the rich. Hereford cattle growers.
A farm with the location ideal for the market. A farm with no Superior in Colorado.
A farm where you can grow the stock and And the price is $100,000. Its crops pay
exhibit at the same time. interest on that sum.
This place is on a boulevard, only seven miles from our Federal Building in Denver, and is highly im
proved, having all the conveniences of city and country life combined, in modern buildings, an eight-room
residence with three bath rooms, hot water heat, etc., superintendent's house, barns, machine houses, ice house,
etc., city electric light, telephone, own water ystem in addition to being between three large city water mains.
A part of this land was sub-divided into city lots and brought from $200 to $250 each 25 foot lot, or on a
basis of about $2,500 per acre.
There is no better, convenient, showy or sound farm, suburban residence or pure-bred cattle location
in Colorado than this. Herefordmen such as L. G. Davis, from Saratoga, Wyo., Mr. O. E. Green, of Genoa,
Neb., adjoin this place; with Dr. DeWitt, Mr. Canary, Mr. Blayney, et al., located but a few rods away.
This place should appeal to anyone wanting the ideal in the uses named.
Address Owner 611 18th St, Denver, Colo.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 17

UPTON-THORNTON OIL DISTRICT OF WYOMING.

The XJpton-Thoniton oil district lies on the western
flank of the Black Hills, in Eastern Wyoming, in Weston
and Crook counties. The oil itself is in section 4, T. 48
N., R. 66 W., and section 33, T. 49 N, R. 66 W., about 3
miles northwest of the town of Thornton, on the Chicago,
Burlington & Qulncy Railroad. It Is about 20 miles south
east of the Moorcroft oil field 90 miles northeast of the
Salt Creek oil field, and about 80 miles due north of the
Lane Creek oil field. The Lesh
An area of about 60 square miles, which includes the
territory where the producing oil wells have been drilled
and the adjacent country, has recently been examined
by E. T. Hancock of the United States Geological Survey, Refining
Department of the Interior, who has submitted a report
on it for publication. The report is accompanied by a
map showing the boundaries of the geologic formations,
with contours showing the geologic structure, and cross
sections showing the relations of the different formations Division
to one another and to sea level.
Source, Quanlty and Character of the Oil.
There were 16 producing wells in the field when the of the
examination was made, and 13 of these belonged to the
Southwest Oil Co., which controls a large part of the
field. The oil comes from a single steeply dipping sand,
which is reached at depths ranging from 448 to 843 feet.
The yield per well is low, averaging between 5 and 10 NATIONAL
barrels a day. The oil Is of excellent quality and has a
specific gravity ranging from 3.820 to 0.826 at 15 degrees
Centrigrade. It is taken by a small refinery belonging lIMMilffllilMiil QTT ^MMMMMMi
to the Southwest Oil Co., which supplies local trade with
gasoline and other products.
Significant Features of the Field.
The oil field is not on an anticlinal fold, but appears
to be on a structural terrace, where the rocks dip much COMPANY
less steeply than they do in the surrounding area. An
outcrop of the steeply dipping oil-bearing sand is only
half a mile from the nearest well and a mile and a half
from the most remote, a fact that not only permits a
close study of the character of the sand, but that helps
to show the fallacy of the contention of some geologists
that wherever an oil-bearing sand is exposed so much of
its oil will escape as to preclude accumulation in com
mercial quantities near by. The extent to which the oil
escapes, or its escape at all, probably depends on a Refiners and Marketers
change in the dip of the bed in which It is contained or
on variations in the texture of the rock that forms that of
bed, as well as on the level of the ground water and other
conditions, all of which are subject to considerable varia
tion. .
Possibly New Sources of Oil.
Within the Upton-Thornton district, but outside the Petroleum
proved field, there are two domelike anticlines which ap
pear structurally suited to bring about accumulations of
oil. One of these anticlines, called the Thornton dome,
is in sections 7, 8, 17, 18 and 20, T. 48 N., R. 65 W.; the
ether, called the Upton dome, is In sections 34 and 35, Products
T. 48 N., R. 65 W., and 2 and 3, T. 47 N., R. 65 W. The
oil-bearing sand of the producing wells in sec. 4, T. 48 N.,
R. 66 W., and also the sand in the lower part of the
Graneros formation, which is commonly oil bearing in
this region, have been eroded from the higher parts of
the Thornton dome, but they may yield oil in wells drilled
far down the flank of the dome. However, It is possible
that the deeper Minnelusa sand, of Carboniferous age,
which is reported to contain oil in the Old Woman anti
cline, 75 miles to the south, may be present in this region,
and wells should be drilled deep enough to test it before
the dome is condemned as barren of oil. This dome has
been drilled at two points, and the appearance of the
sludge piles at the abandoned wells indicates that the
drill entered the Trlassic red beds.
The Upton dome is probably a less promising source
of oil and gas than the Thornton dome, for it is much Refinery and Sales Office at
less pronounced, having a closure of but 50 feet aB against
a closure of 500 feet on the Thornton dome. In the
Upton dome the sandstone in the lower part of the Arkansas City, Kansas
Graneros formation lies beneath about 150 feet of Mowry
shale, but it is thin and is not covered with a cap rock
sufficiently impervious to hold the oil.
All that's cheap about the classified ads In the, OIL
AND GAS NEWS Is the pricelour cents a word, "
18 THE OIL AND
Casper, Wyo., Oct. 10. (Special) Work in the Wyom
ing fields is being hampered by unusual weather condi
tions. The big snow last week was followed by continued
cold, and more snow Wednesday night of this week. The
thermometer is far below freezing at present, setting a
new record for early October.
The first tragedy of the winter occurred last week,
when George Chandler, field manager for the Associated
Oil Co. of San Francisco, disappeared in the Red Desert,
during a snow storm. Last Friday, Chandler left Rawlins
in an automobile for the Associated camp on the Horse
Track Dome, north of Picket Lake. Two hours afterwards,
a blizzard set in and Chandler never reached the camp.
Rawlins people thought he was in the field, and the field
men supposed the storm had held him in Rawlins, and no
one suspected an accident until the abandoned car was
found Tuesday of this week. Since then, searching par
ties have scoured the country, but no trace of the miss
ing man can be found. Conditions are bad in that section
of the country; men who have made the trip across the
Red Desert since the storm report tremendous drifts and
practically impassable roads. Scouts who left Rawlins
Sunday arrived in Casper Tuesday, after an arduous trip.
Chandler has been scouting in the Wyoming fields
for two winters, and had also had experience on the gov
ernment surveys in northern Alaska, and for mason of
his experience in winter traveling, some are inclined to
think that the man will bei found in some place of safety.
However, the search of such places has been about ex
hausted, and Chandler is still missing.
Field Notes.
The Carter Oil Co., drilling on Sec. 23-36-64, is at work
again after a shutdown, occasioned by a change from rotary
to standard tools.
The well on the Cow Gulch holdings in Sec. 19-36-63
has passed 4,130 feet without striking an oil sand. The
sand was expected at 4,150, but it is now thought that an
other 100 feet of drilling will be necessary. The well will
be drilled to 4,530 feet, if no oil is encountered above that
level.
The Midwest Refining Co. well on Sec. 28-36-64, which
is the farthest east of any producer in the field, will be
tested out soon. This well struck a good flow in the first
sand, but was drilled deeper. Water was struck, and came
near spoiling the well. The water has been shut off, and
the well will be pumped from the upper sand.
The Buck Creek Oil & Gas Co., drilling on Sec. 3-35-65,
struck the sand at 3,560 feet, and has both oil and water in
the hole. The well is not completed. There is a good
producer on this section, the second well drilled in the
field, and there is also a water hole. This latter is the
H u
Grab "HUB" Quick
Big deal nearly closed whereby Hub will add to
its big string six more good producing oil walls
in the famous Wayne County Field, Kentucky. No
telling where the price of HUB will shoot when this
deal is announced closed. HUB already has a
grand total of
43 OIL WELLS 4 GAS WELLS
Don't wait and pay more. Reap a profit.
Buy Hub NowOnly
Q Per Share Q A test will be made in upper Fremont county, seven
yv- Cash or Payment*
HUB-WYOMING OIL CO.
360 Century Bids. Denver, Colo.
Write for FREE particulars'. I ber of oil springs have been found. Material is being
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well which was deepened in an effort to test the lower
sands, but had to be abandoned on account of the parting
of the casing. The Buck Creek Co. well No. 30 on Sec.
34-36-65 found some water in the first sand at 3,581 feet.
This well is located between the big gasser on Sec. 34
and the water hole on Sec. 3.
East of the Lance Creek field, the Black Tail Oil Co.
found a good showing of black oil at 1,200 feet on the
Cow Gulch dome. The real producing sand is expected at
about 1,800 feet. The report of the showing was followed
by a stampede for leases in that vicinity. The structure
is thought to be entirely separate from Lance Creek.
Between Douglas and Lusk, a test will be made north
of Shawnee. A rig is being erected by the Custer Oil, Gas
& Refining Co. and a number of bunk houses are already
up and water wells drilled. The building of the camp was
followed by the arrival of a great many would-be lessors
in that neighborhood, and a real estate firm purchased
twenty acres of land to lay off in lots as an addition to
the Shawnee townsite.
The Midwest Refining Co. well on Sec. 25, which has
been in process of drilling in for some time, and which
has been standing full of oil, has been having trouble with
water. The hole has been cemented, and the well will
be brought in as soon as the cement is set. Officials of
the company estimated the well at 800 barrels. The samp
company has had a showing of oil at 3,170 feet in a well
being drilled on the west half of Sec. 33-36-65.
The Ohio Oil Co. brought in another producer this week
on Western States holdings in Sec. 36-36-65 in the Lance
Creek field. This is the section on which the discovery
well is located, and so does not extend the field. The well
came In with a flush production of 1,200 barrels, and is
holding well to that figure, by actual measurement. This
is the fourth completion on the section, all the wells being
producers, though No. 2 was nearly drowned out by water.
The discovery well produced 30,000 barrels of oil during
August, according to the figures of the state officials, to
whom the royalty was paid, Sec. 36 being school land.
The sand was found at 3,670 feet in the new well, being
only a few feet deeper than in the discovery well.
In the Big Muddy Field
In the Big Muddy field, the Ohio Oil Co. Is erecting
steel derricks over a number of its pumping wells, in
order to eliminate the chance of fire.
A four hundred acre block of leases changed hands
last week when the Occidental Oil & Gas Co. took over
the McCarthy holdings on the Hamilton dome, Hot Springs
Co., and also the Ray Petroleum Co. acreage In the same
field. The transfer also included all the equipment of the
companies. The Occidental Co., which operates the carbon
black plant at Cowley, will pursue an active drilling cam
paign on the Hamilton Dome.
The Crescent Oil Co. found hard drilling in the upper
formations on the Red Rose Dome, but is now making
good headway.
The Red Rover Oil Co. is cleaning out its wells on
the Reynolds & Sypher ground, south of Greybull, and
will shoot it. The well struck an oil sand at 1,730 feet,
the product from which is said to be exceptionally high
grade. The American Oil Co., which has holdings near by.
is ready to spud in on its second well, the first, which
was brought in some months ago, having proved to be a
good producer.
The Midwest Refining Co. is ready to drill two blocks
from the main street of Greybull. The town is experienc
ing something of a boom, realty values having gone sky
ward on the prospect of an oil well on a town lot.
miles north of Lysite, by the Gunnison-Lysite Oil Co., a
Colorado corporation. The company holds over 5,000 acres
of land, lying between Copper Mountains and Cedar Ridge.
No wells have been drilled in that locality, though a num
moved in for a rig and camp.
The Howe OU & Gas Co., which has bad a rig up on
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the Badwater River for some time, has been unable to
start drilling operations on account of lack of water. An
attempt was made to put down a water well, but after
drilling 95 feet without results, the effort was abandoned.
A line Is now being laid to the creek, a distance of about
800 feet.
The Northern Wyoming Oil Co., drilling fourteen miles
northeast of Shoshoni, Fremont county, has a fishing job
at 2.245 feet. The tools were lost over a week ago, and
were still in the hole at the last report.
The Wind River Oil & Refining Co. has a dry hole on
its lease on the Reservation, not far from Lander. The
rig is being torn down, and will be moved to a location
near the company's producing wells.
Operations in the Sand Draw field will be greatly
facilitated by a new road being constructed from Riverton
to the field. The old road, lying along the creek bottom,
became impassable in bad weather, and tie new track,
which will lie along the hillside, will be a great improve
ment.
The Fargo Oil Co. brought in another big gasser in
the Poison Spider field this week. The new well is No.
12, and all have been either gassers or black oil producers.
The latest strike is considered the biggest well in the field,
better even than No. 8, which producd 38,000,000 feet of
gas by actual measurement. Casper citizens are hoping
that sufficient gas production will be secured, outside gov
ernment withdrawal, to supply the town with gas.
No report has been received for several days from the
Bolton Creek well of the Poison Spider-Bolton Creek Syn
dicate. Last week the well was reported just on top ot
the sand at something like a thousand feet; but on account
of the snow nothing further has been learned. The well
is located about 40 miles southwest of Casper, not far
from the Carter Oil Co. well, now drilling, and the acreage
recently taken up by the Frantz Corporation on the Gray-
beal structure.
The United States Geological Survey has reported on
the Upton-Thornton field In Crook and Weston counties,
in the eastern part of the state. This section has attracted
a great deal of attention lately, since the Mike Henry Co.
found a shallow oil and sand at Osage, south of the Upton
field. The report covers an area of 60 square miles, lying
eighty miles directly north of the Lance Creek field.
There are sixteen producing wells in the area, and all are
shallow, ranging from 448 to 843 feet, and yielding from
'5 to 10 barrels per day each. The government geologists
are of the opinion that oil will be found In the deeper sand
of the structures also.
A report from Lusk gives eighteen rigs up in the
Osage field, several of which are drilling. There seems
to be a great deal of trouble over titles, and several out
fits are held up by injunctions, filed by homesteaders in
that locality. "Lucky" Baldwin, drilling on Sec. 17, is
down 200 feet, and expects the sand at 325. The West-
Ny Co. has also passed 200 feet. The Mike Henry Co. is
drilling a second well on Sec. 5-46-63, not far from the
discovery well, which was located on the northeast quar
ter of the southeast quarter. The Lusk-Edgemont Co. has
holding in the northwest quarter of the same section, as
well as elsewhere in the field.
C. E. Stubbs has spudded in at Fairburn, and expects
to complete the well within thirty days.
Work has been begun on the Illinois Pipe Line Co.
tank farm in the Mule Creek field. The tank farm will
be located on Sec. 25-40-61, and it is said that the oil
will be pumped into the cars at Dakoming, directly from
the farm, and that none will be erected at the railroad.
The Mike Henry Co. is drilling on Sec. 1-38-61, after
a long delay waiting on a boiler. The Debolt and Sayre
well is down nearly 1,000 feet. The Van Dusen Co.,
of Montana, has completed its rig but has not moved in
its tools.
In the Salt Creek field, the Royalty and Producers
Corporation is almost ready to spud in on the south half
of Sec. 16-39-78, in the Salt Creek field. Four wells will
be drilled on the section, two on the south half, and two
on the north half, in which the Royalty and Producers'
Corporation has a 40 per cent interest, and the Mosher
Oil Co. a 60 per cent interest. The Mosher Oil Co. well
No. 2, recently drilled into the sand on the north half
of the section, is standing full of oil, but is clogged with
broken casing. It is hoped that it will still be possible
to bring the well to production. Before the well was shot,
the production was estimated at 100 barrels.
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Activity In Southeast Wyoming.
There are several wells under way in the south
eastern part of the state. Near Goshen Hole, the Centen
nial Oil Co. has a well drilling at 850 feet, which will be
sunk to 4,000 feet if necessary to test out the structure.
In Platte County, the Chugwater Oil & Gas Co. is pre
paring to drill just north of Diamond Station on Chug
water Creek. There is a well defined structure in the
lower end of Platte County, which has never been tested
out, and which is considered one of the most promising in
Wyoming.
The Cactus Petroleum Co. well on the James Lake
structure northeast of Laramie is drilling below 1,600
feet, and making good progress. A well has been spudded
in recently on the same structure by the Western Hold
ings Co., which holds 4,480 acres in that locality.
The Centennial Valley Oil Co. has spudded in on well
No. 2 on the Stroud ranch in the Big Hollow field. The
new well is located on Sec. 30-15-76. The Centennial Val
ley Co. is drilling below 1,800 feet on the Irvine ranch,
three miles south of Centennial, in Township 15, Range
78.
In the Rock Creek field, drilling is progressing satis
factorily on the King lease, where the Ohio Oil Co. had
a well down 1,800 feet when the lease was turned over to
the Lance Creek Royalty Co. Oil is not expected above
3,000 feet. The Hutton Lake Oil Co. well on Sec. 4-19-78,
is down about 3,200, and has not struck the sand. The
Hutton Lake well will prove a large area if it comes in
a producer.
The big Kasoming gasser on Sec. 34-26-89 on the Ma-
honey Dome took fire one night last week during an
electrical storm, and -is blazing away, all efforts to ex
tinguish it proving in vain. Since the well came in sev
eral weeks ago, all possible precautions have been taken
to keep the gas from igniting; and while it is supposed
that lightning caused the fire, no one is positively sure,
as the blaze broke out during the night when no one was
near the well. Boilers are being assembled, as it is hoped
that the fire may be smothered with steam.
The Dillon Oil Co., drilling in the Ferris field, sus
pended operations at 2,075 feet, while a standard rig was
erected over the hole. This work has been completed,
and the well is ready to drill again. The bit was work
ing in shale when drilling was suspended, and it is be
lieved that the sand will be found within the next few
hundred feet.
The Producers and Refiners spudded in last week on
well No. 3, on Sec. 25 on the Ferris dome. The Producers
and Refiners has two producers on this section, and a
rig under way for the fourth well also. A rig is being
moved to Sec. 36, where the Producers and Refiners
brought in a gasser some time ago.
The Emery Syndicate is drilling on its No. 1 on Sec.
8-25-86, on the Ferris dome, and has a rig going up on
Sec. 11. The Emery Syndicate expects to go 3,000 feet
to reach the sand.
The Portland-Wyoming Oil Co. is preparing to build
a camp on its holdings in township 26, range 86. The
Portland Co., which is an Oregon corporation, will do no
drilling this fall, but expects to get everything in readi
ness for an early start next spring.
The Ohio Oil Co. well on Domino holdings on the
Ferris dome is down 2,200 feet, and reports good progress.
The Miller Oil Syndicate, drilling on Sec. 8-25-86, is
down 500 feet.
The Illinois-Wyoming Oil & Shale Co., drilling in the
Carter field is down 1,800 feet, and expects the sand at
2,000.
The Fremont Oil Co. is drilling at 1,100 feet at Crook's
Gap, 12 miles northwest of the Lost Soldier field. The
Fremont had a fishing job, but is about ready to resume
work. The American Workers Oil Field Co., which is
drilling on the same structure, is down 900 feet. The
sand is expected at 1,300 feet.
The Utah firm, headed by Wm Scowcroft, is erect
ing a rig in the Big Piney field, where the Lincoln Idaho
Co. has two producers of high grade oil. The Lincoln
Idaho's second strike, at only 587 feet, has attracted many
investors and operators to the Lincoln Co. fields.
The Creosus Oil Co. is preparing to erect a camp on
its holdings in the Dry Piney field. The Big Piney Oil &
Refining Co. is hauling material into the field, and expert
to begin drilling at once.
20 THE OIL AND
Production In Wichita Falls
In Face of Fire and Weather Man's Grouch
Wichita Falls, Texas, Oct. 13 (Special)Although
both fire and water have been doing their darndest to mess
up a good oil field, the week showed only a nominal de
crease in production, and ended with prospects of exten
sions in three different directions.
The most promising and the most important of these
prospects, so far as Wichita Palls is concerned, is the
Kemp-Munger-Allen well, seven miles southwest of Iowa
park, Wichita county, and about 20 miles from the Wag
goner pool. This test, in the midst of the Iowa Park
shallow pool, has a fine showing, according to all accounts,
at a depth of 1,770 feet, but there is a strong flow of water
that is said to be threatening to spoil the hole.
In Wilbarger county, 17 miles northwest of the Electra
field, the Robinson-Harrington well on Red River, due
north of Vernon in Wilbarger county has a showing at
1,810 feet, but there is no sort of definite news regarding
it. This test can be reached only by a long drive over
roads that have been rained upon steadily for ten days, so
that authentic information regarding it is not to be had
just now.
The other prospect is that of the Sly Line well in Block
819, about a mile northwest of the Waggoner pool. It has
a sand with some oil at 1,686 feet, and is said to be held up
by inability to get tools for completion through, on account
of muddy roads.
Production for the week shows a daily average of
98,100 for the Wichita Falls district, as compared with
98,500 for the previous week, which showing, in the face
of weather, pipe line, cut-price and transportation troubles,
indicates that the field has nothing to worry about when
all these kinks are straightened out. There is some
promise that the worst trouble, that of reduced price, will
be removed; a mass meeting of independents is called for
Monday night, at which a plan to form an agreement to
refuse to sell production at less than posted figures will be
considered.
The weather man seems to have been working off a
grouch on this section. There was more rain in the first
ten days of October than fell during the entire year of
1917, and the resulting floods washed away a big chunk of
the Texas-Empire joint pipe line, delaying its completion
by several weeks, made the roads impassable by turning
them into seas of mud, reduced the rail shipments because
of soft trackin fact, just played hob generally.
The fire that was burning in Block 97 a week ago was
extinguished early Tuesday. Wednesday morning another
fire started in the same manner, from lightning, burst a
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Di&ridt Holds Its Own
tank, and sent a wave of burning oil right down Midway,
the main street of Waggoner City, wiping out stores, tents,
houses and tanks on both sides of the highway for a dis
tance of 150 yards. Saturday afternoon Block 88 was the
scene of a destructive blaze, starting from some boiler
sparks that lit in a flow tank. About two dozen tanks,
ranging from the smallest containers to several of 1,400
barrel capacity, were destroyed. The total fire loss in the
field since the first of October is not very far, if at all,
below a million dollars.
New Twists in Boundary Dispute.
The question of whether the Red River bottom is In
Texas or Oklahoma is still undecided, but the report of
the federal commission that was here investigating the
matter is expected from Washington daily. In the mean
time some new twists have been given the situation, as
it involves the Burk-Bet and Burk-Senator wells, by court
action at Austin, where the- Rurfee Mineral Co., which
claims title under Texas laws to the land on which the
Burk-Senator was drilled, secured an order for appoint
ment of a receiver for the Burk-Senator and Burk-Bet
properties. Whereupon Judges Jones of Gotten county,
Oklahoma, named one Joe Clark of Cotton county as
receiver, and Judge Calhoun of the Austin court is ex
pected to apoint some Texas man as receiver. The Austin
court issued an order impounding the oil until the ques
tion of the state line can be determined, and also inaugu
rated contempt proceedings against State Senator Tom
Testerman of Oklahoma, head of the Burk-Senator com
pany, on the premise that he had gone ahead and com
pleted his well after the state of Texas had obtained an
injunction against further operations in the river bed.
Whatever action is taken by the state courts and
authorities of either Texas or Oklahoma is just so much
water over the wheel, of course, bo long as the federal
authorities have the final say. For this reason, those in
terested in the properties are anxiously awaiting the de
cision of the commission of federal experts. This com
mission, after camping for several weeks in the river
bottom and going into the situation from every conceivable
angle, returned to Washington late in September to com
pile its report. Rumors as to the probable tenor of the
findings have caused fluctuations in the stocks of the
companies affected, but at this writing there is nothing
of an authentic nature.
In the meantime claims under the placer mining act
continue to be filed by various parties on land In the Red
River bottoms, and if the decision puts this land in Okla-
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homa, such claimants will be setting pretty. The federal
placer mining act permits them to file on land that has
not been surveyed, and if this land is not in Texas, no
Texas survey has any validity. It Is a good gamble, but
nothing more than a gamble.
The Burk-Senator well is down 1,580 feet and nas been
making enough oil to make it worth scrapping over. Ap
pointment of an Oklahoma receiver was sought by Senator
Testerman himself after the Texas court order was issued,
as the senator, of course, is betting that he Is in Okla
homa.
Red River's decision in the matter has been highly
impartial during the past week, as it spreads itself over
nearly everything north of the bluff in the extension field,
disregarding the wishes of Texans and Oklahomans alike.
Red River contents itself with being a measly trickle in
the middle of an immense sandy bottom, for most of the
time, but when there are heavy rains in Northwest Texas
and Southwest Oklahoma it soon spreads over the land
scape. About 20 companies north of the bluff had to
suspend operations last week on account of high water,
these including both the Burk-Bet and Burk-Senator, which
are literally in the bed of the stream itself. There was
a general slackening of activities, and resumption is not
yet possible on account of the deep mud which remains
after a rise and which can out-bog any bog that ever was,
so far as hauling is concerned.
Gilbert Creek, which runs through the extension field,
also got on a tear and wiped out two bridges between
Burkburnett and Waggoner City, practically isolating the
latter community from the rest of the world.
Tracks Softened by Rain.
The worst feature of the weather situation was the
effect upon the railroads whose tracks were considerably
softened by the heavy rains. Both the railroads that reach
the oil field were putting in new steel and ballast, so
that their road beds were torn up and in such condition
that the heavy precipitation made conditions worse than
if no repairs had been under way. Heavy machinery could
not be hauled at all, and there was a general increase in
the congestion that has prevailed here and at Burkburntt
ever since the Waggoner pool was opened up. Wichita
county's roads were rendered impassable for anything but
healthy mules.
The rain emphasized the need for road improvements.
This county has a fund of two and a half million dollars
available for road work, but the great difficulty in getting
material has prevented any of this amount being spent
for the concrete highway system that is to be constructed.
It is a superstition among city firemen that fires al
ways come by threes, and if there is any basis for it, the
northwest field ought to be spared for a while. The two
fires that came fast upon the heels of that in Block 97,
reported last week, have run the total monetary loss up
close to the million dollar mark. Saturday's fire in Block
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88 was in the section of the field where derricks are the
thickest, there being ddzens of little companies with hold
ings of five acres and less. The extent to which these
suffered from the flames has not yet been ascertained
on account of the difficulty of communication, but a loss
of probably $300,00] has been sustained.
The river of burning oil that was such a spectacular
feature of the fire in Block 97 had its counterpart in
Wednesday morning's fires which wiped out several blocks
in Waggoner City. When the burning tank burst, the
flaming oil flowed through the town on the surface of a
long pool of water that had formed in the main and only
street of the town, and it wiped the platter clean on both
sides of its path. Seventeen buildings, including hotels,
groceries, restaurants and offices, were wiped out, while
three automobiles that were parked in the path of the
flames were destroyed so completely that hardly a trace of
them could be found.
After the fire the charred remains of a human form
were discovered on the site of a small tent colony; it was
impossible to identify them or even to tell the sex of the
victim.
As to the price _ situation, there are fears in some
quarters that the worst is yet to come and that still an
other cut in Burkburnett crude balances is in pickle for
operators here, but no basis for such fears can be estab
lished. The pipe line companies take the view that with
production in some cases being sold for one dollar a bar
reland there have been unconfirmed reports of sales
at as low as 67 centsthey could not be expected to keep
the price up to a fictitious value.
The meeting Monday night may work out some plan
of relief, though it will have to break some oil country
precedents if it does. Quite a few of the leaders among
the independent operators are working to form an agree
ment to sell oil at $2.25 per barrel or let it go to waste
on the ground, and the Wichita Falls banks are said to
be prepared to carry the folks who have production and
who can't dispose of it, until the situation improves. The
present low price is certainly having a demoralizing ef
fect, and there are efforts to obtain relief through the
state railroad commission, which has control of the pipe
lines. The commission can require the lines to handle
oil on the common carrier basis, that is, apportion the runs
among the various owners of production, but even its
almost unlimited authority does not empower it to fix
the price that the lines must pay for crude. A repre
sentative of the railroad commission will attend Monday
night's meeting here.
No Improvement in Pipe Lines.
There is no material improvement in the pipe line
situation to be recorded. October 10 had been set as the
date for completion of the joint line of the Texas and
Empire companies, but it now appears likely that it
will be nearer November 1 before runs are started. The
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weather is principally to blame, as the rise in Red River
took out about a thousand feet of the line where it crossed
that stream. Bad roads also prevented the finishing up
of the field's end of the line.
One four-inch line was completed and put into opera
tion during the week, being that of the Noble-Livingston
company, which runs from Block 818 to Walters, Okla.,
where the company has an 80-car loading rack and where
it is constructing a tank farm. It is announced that the
White Eagle Refining Co. will begin work shortly on a
line from Burkburnett to Fort Worth. Work on the Gulf
Production Co.'s line from Burkburnett to Fort Worth is
proceeding very slowly.
So that so far as pipe line relief is concerned there
is no immediate help in sight for the Burkburnett field
in the matter of price, and the old inexorable law of supply
and demand threatens to work with all its force until it
is no longer a question of overproduction.
One trouble is that the big end of Burkburnett's
production is owned by the "little fellows." In this field,
more than in any other in the history of the petroleum
industry, the man or the company with relatively little
capital has been able to clean up. With every chance for
a well of 1,000 barrels or more at 'a depth of 1,800 feet,
the man who had funds enough to take up a small lease
could get backing enough to drill a well that was highly
profitable. This feature of Burkburnett development has
been commented upon far and wide as one of the elements
of its greatness, which was true enough. But now it is
undoubtedly working to a disadvantage, for these small
companies have not the financial stamina to store their
production indefinitely and wait until the pipe lines can
take it. They would not be able financially to do this,
even were it possible, under present traffic conditions, to
get the tanks to store the production. There could be but
one result; the man who needed money sold his crude for
what he could get, and in the instances where he needed
money awful bad, he let his production go at less than cost.
He figured that ten thousand dollars for ten thousand
barrels of oil was better than going to the wall entirely,
which he might have to do if he tried to hold his oil in
storage.
The Wichita Falls banks have learned a few things
about oil field financing in the past ten years, and they
have done their best to help operators tide over the low-
priced period, but it has not been possible for every owner
of production to avail himself of their accommodations. It
is safe to say that the banks have done much to stabilize
the price and prevent demoralization, but even their aid
could not buoy up the situation indefinitely. There are
great hopes of Monday night's meeting, and it is called by
men who have sufficient influence and sufficient produc
tion to make their combined efforts a real factor.
Hope for New Deep Pool.
To change the subject to more pleasant topics, the hopes
for the opening of a new deep pool really seem nearer
realization, and all eyes are on the Kemp-Munger-Allen
district, where the showing at 1,770 feet is generally be
lieved to make it look like an oil well. J. A. Kemp, one of
Wichita Falls pioneers, and probably her foremost citizen
today, is one of the operators; he has had noticeably hard
luck in his oil operations, but he can stand it better than
the average man. The well on the Munger farm was
started last spring, and has had so much trouble and hard
luck that it was practically dismissed from the minds of
the oil talent until Friday's report came in. There is said
to be considerable doubt whether the hole can be saved,
on account of the strong flow of water, but Mr. Kemp
states that in the event the test is lost, another will be
started immediately. There is no deep sand production
nearer than the so-called Panther pool near Holliday,
Archer county, about 12 miles away, where a dozen wells
are making a total of about 200 barrels daily. The Iowa
Park shallow pool, on both sides of the Munger lease, is
making considerable oil from a number of small wells, but
as a deep sand proposition the well is a wild-cat and means
much to the field generally. Activity in leasing is already
brisk. Kemp-Munger-Allen stock went from below par to
above 500 on the local exchanges, on the strength of the
reports, and additional advices from the test are awaited
with much interest.
One of the biggest deals in Burkburnett land was con
summated last week in New York, when J. I. Staley sold
four strips, totaling 45 acres, to eastern capitalists for
three and a half million dollars. The names of the pur
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chasers and the description of the land could not be
learned. Mr. Staley is one of the Burkburnett farmers
whom the field has made wealthy, having lived in the
vicinity of that town for a number of years.
In the shallow district south of Burkburnett, where the
Texhoma company found a thousand barrel sand at 1,200
feet, there was a new development that added to the im
portance of this new district.' Snappell No. 1 Daniels came
in a flowing well early in the week, and is estimated at
200 barrels or better. There are numerous locations in
this district, and a thorough testing out of the deep sand
is to be made.
In Block 61, considered heretofore as well outside the
proven area, the Haemfa Oil Co. is said to have a good
sand at 1,900 feet. The Triple Oil Co. is also reported to
have the same sand. Block &1 is just south of Block 74
and producing wells there will give the field a substantial
extension to the southward.
A. A. Hammer, technologist of the federal bureau of
mines, who has established a branch of the bureau in
Wichita Falls, is taking steps to solve the salt water
problem that is encountered in many wells. Mr. Hammer
says that keeping of accurate logs, showing the depths of
the water sands, is a prime requisite in the solution of this
problem. He believes that in many cases where wells
have been abandoned on account of salt water, government
methods can be applied to put the holes back in the pro
ducing class. Although Mr. Hammer's suggestions are not
yet generally accepted by the oil men, particularly the old-
timers who are always skeptical about outside advice, the
fact that he is a government official is obtaining him
general co-operation, and there is a general wish of more
power to his elbow, so far as his efforts are concerned, in
this field.
CONDITIONS GOVERNING FIVE TRIBES LEASES.
When Property Made With Heirs of Deceased Indian Citi
zens Prior to June 2, 1919, They Are Valid.
Washington, Oct. 13.Gabe E. Parker, superintendent
of the Five Civilized Tribes, has been authorized by Cato
Sells, Commissioner of Indian affairs, to give public notice
relative to leases made by full blood heirs in accordance
with a decision of the Department of Interior as substan
tially follows:
"That the owner of a commercial lease made by full
blood heirs of a deceased citizen of Five Civilized Tribes
at a time prior to June 2, 1919, the date of the decision
of the Supreme Court in the case of Parker vs. Eastman
Richards et al, will be entitled to hold same where no
fraud is alleged, by making application for the approval of
same within sixty days from date of this notice, and
complying with certain conditions.
"The superintendent is authorized to receive and for
ward for consideration, with such report and recommenda
tions as he may deem proper in each case, applications
for approval of commercial leases approved by a County
Court on or before June 2, 1919, and assignments thereof;
that the applicant be required to show that the lessors
through whom he claims are the only heirs of the de
ceased allottee, to furnish an abstract of title to show that
there are no conflicting leases of record, and that in case
of conflicting leases, all interested parties be given an
opportunity to present whatever showing they desire be
fore the cases are submitted to the Department for action;
that they be required to show the amount of development
work performed and the present production of oil and
gas; and that the applicant agree that the rates of royalty
be not less that those prescribed in the Regulations, and
that all payments shall be payable to the Superintendent
for the benefit of the full blood heirs.
"No leases will be recognized executed after June 2,
1919, except those on Departmental form."
Robert H. Wood and Virgil O. Wood, late of the United
States Geological Survey and the Ohio Oil Co., respectively,
announce the formation of the firm of Wood & Wood for
the practice of general petroleum geology, including field
examinations, inspection of reports, estimates of produc
tion and depletion, appraisals of properties, and the like.
Their offices are 516-517 New Daniels building, Tulsa.
Don't overlook pages 38 and 39 in this week's issue
there are many oil opportunities listed there.
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24 THE OIL AND
LOUISIANA
Shreveport, La., Oct. 13. (Special) Seven wells were
completed during the past week in the Pine Island district,
where most of the completions were made in this district.
A number of companies have started new drilling opera
tions on long abandoned leases. Approximately 15,000 bar
rels of oil a day is being run from the Pine island field
now. The completions made during the week are as
follows:
The Allied Oil Co. completed a well on the J. R. Land
lease in section 4-20-15 pumping 125 barrels at 2,175 feet.
The Dixie Oil Co. completed No. 18 Robertshaw on
section 14-21-15, pumping 150 barrels at 2,350 feet, and No.
6 Christian, section 27-21-15, pumping 50 barrels at 2,275
feet.
The Lake End Oil Co. drilled in at 2,450 feet in No. 2
Wells, section 10-21-15, getting a 25-barrel pumper.
The Old Settlers Oil Co. completed No. 19 Lynn in
section 12-21-15, pumping 150 barrels at 2,300 feet.
The Richardson Oil Co. put No. 5 Johnson to pumping
in section 25-21-15, making 75 barrels at 2,300 feet.
The Texas Co. completed a 30-barrel pumper in No. 5
A. Herndon, section 14-21-15, at 2,320 feet.
In the Mooringsport district the United States Petrol
eum Co. completed a 16-barrel pumper at 2,350 feet in
No. 3 Ellerbee in section 27-20-15, and the Higgins Oil &
Fuel Co. in section 2J-20-15 made a 10-barrel pumper at
2,300 feet.
The La-Ark Oil & Ref. Co. completed a 25-barrel pum
per in No. 1 Marshall in section 10-20-16 at 2,300 feet, and
the Louisiana Consolidated Oil & Ref. Co. got a 50 barrel
pumper in No. 10 Peak, section 23-22-15.
In Bull Bayou District
Operations in the Bull Bayou district resulted in the
completion of seven producing wells, three of them mak
ing from 1,500 barrels to 5,000 barrels a day and one of
them a big gas well.
The Continental Asphalt & Petroleum Co. got a flow
ing well malring 5,000 barrels at 2,525 feet.
Ttie Sinclair Oil Co's Nelson A-l in section 8-12-10
came in with an initial production of 2,000 barrels, and
Clarkson A-l in section 17-12-10 is flowing 35 barrels a
day at the same depth.
The Caddo Central Oil & Refining Co. completed its
first well on the Pugh lease in section 13-12-11, flowing
1,500 barrels at 2,650 feet.
Morefield et al completed No. 1 Nelson in section 6-12-
10, flowing 50> barrels at 2,775 feet.
Wrightsman et al completed a 15,000,000 foot gasser
in No. 10 Polley, section 7-12-10, and No. 4 Polley in the
same section came in with an initial production of 125
barrels at 2,725 feet.
The Bayou Pierre Oil & Petroleum Co. is building der
rick for No. 1 State in section 23-12-11.
FOR SALE! Oil Leases, Royalties and Production
in all of the North Louisiana Oil Fields,
Pine Island, Caddo, Homer and Bull Bayou.
Write, Phone or Wire
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Long Distance Phone 1203 SHREVEPORT, LA.
GAS NEWS
Emerson & Noble have made a location for No. 1
Hollingsworth in section 8-18-10.
Woodley et al are setting liner in No. 1 Armistead in
section 29-13-10 on the east side of the river and just
south of the Crichton district.
*W. F. Reynolds in down 1.750 feet in No. 2 Chaffrais
in section 30-12-10; the test will extend the production a
mile south of the present Bull Bayou pool.
Gillivan & Foster are down 275 feet in a test on the
Hollingsworth lease in section 18-12-10.
Another Gusher in Claiborne.
In the Claiborne field another big gusher was brought
in Thursday of this week by the Standard Oil Co. on
their Oakes lease in section 29-21-7 just east of the Shaw
production, coming in with an initial production of from
15,000 to 30,000 barrels. No accurate estimation can be
made just at this time on account of the insufficient tank
age of pipelines. It is thought that the well will be good
for 20,000 barrels of settled prouction. This well was com
pleted in the deep sand at 2,096 feet.
The Arkansas Natural Gas Co. made two completions
here, No. 90 Langston in section 19-21-7 is flowing 1,000
barrels at 1,160 feet and No. 35 Langston is good for 600
at 1,060 feet.
Drilling Operations in Claiborne.
The Producing & Refining Co. has derrick up for a
test in section 4-20-7, three miles north of the production.
Mills Bennett has derrick up for No. 1 Merritt in section
32-21-7, a mile southeast of the Shaw wells. The Section
30 Oil Co. has made location for No. 1 Pressley in section
11-21-8, a mile northeast of the Lowenberg well.
The Gryder Oil Co. has made a location in section
15-21-8 two -mile northwest of the Lowenberg production.
Scale of Rates for Homer Crude.
One thing that has retarded the shipment of oil from
the Homer field has been the fact that there has been
no exact freight rate established. However, announcement
has been made through L. F. Daspit, traffic manager of
the Chamber of Commerce, that the New Orleans Western
freight traffic committee has recommended a scale of
rates on Homer crude from production direct to market.
The proposed rate is three cents more than existing rates
from Shreveport, and applies to all points in Texas, Chi
cago, Cincinnati, Louisville and other basic points. The
recommendation will be forwarded at once to the west
ern freight committee at St. Louis for approval.
The establishing of a freight rate and the completion
of the Standard Oil Co's. pipe line in the Homer field will
mean much to the operators. Already the Standard has
completed about eleven miles of its 8-inch pipe line from
the Homer field. This company is also preparing to build
eight 55.000-barrel tanks which are to be erected three
 THE OIL AND
miles west of production in the Homer field, and work
has been started for a pumping station for the Homer
tank farm. The Standard Oil Co. also is constructing a
loading rack on the L. & A. railway, where their pipeline
crosses the railroad about eleven miles north of the
town of Minden. Approximately 10,000 barrels a day can
be loaded from the Minden station, and within a few weeks
there will be facilities provided for taking all the oil
that can be produced in the Clairborne field.
The Union Refining Co's. new plant at Oil City has
begun operation with a capacity of 1,250 barrels a day.
The plant is being increased to handle 2,000 barrels and
in the near future will handle 3,000. The company has
purchased a large site one-half mile south of Homer on
the U & N. R. R. and construction work on a 200-barrel
plant will begin shortly. This company has already pur
chased an interest in a pipeline operating from the field
and will conduct the oil to its plant through a specially
constructed line.
Many Men Flock to Shreveport.
Capitalists are in Shreveport from all parts of the
United States, with a view of Investing in the North
Louisiana oil fields. There are some good deals brewing
in old Caddo field, and a number of large ones have been
made in the Pine Island district. Interest is divided, how
ever, in the leasing end of the game, between the Bull
Bayou field and the new Homer-Claiborne. The prices of
leases are rising higher every day and many large trans
actions have been made. Tests are going down in prac
tically every parish in North Louisiana. One district that
is being watched is the Palican feld which lies about 25
miles southwest of the Bull Bayou field. This whole part
of north Louisiana is being scoured for leases, and just
southwest of Mansfield, is a splendid structure that has
been located by several geologists who are preparing to
drill there. Looking at a map with the wells dotted on it,
one can readily see how the trend of the porthern part
of the State is going, as practically all of the wells in
Caddo parish, Claiborne parish and Ouchita parish (the
Monroe Gas Field) are located in sections 20 and 21, which
sections include all of the above named fields.
Hotels in Sbreveport and vicinity are crowded to the
utmost. One amusing incident that happened after Shreve-
TEXAS OIL LEASE
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40-ACRE OIL LEASE FOR $120.00
For $3.00 per acre you may own a five-year
lease in either Gray, Roberts or Wheeler Coun
ties. Only 25c per acre annual rental, which
is paid for first year.
This much placed in Stephens, Eastland or
Wichita Counties one year ago made thou
sands I
No one knows where the limit is. Present
trend is northwest of proved fields.
Panhandle counties now big play; largest
companies buying leases over entire area.
Watch activity from Hardeman to Dallam 1
Protect yourself with purchases before produc
tion. Better gamble $120.00 than regret a
chance passed up.
While these tracts last we deliver orginal
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Leases are the only ground floor oil invest
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Buy yours now.
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Fort Worth, Tex.
GAS NEWS 25
port had won the Texas League pennant, was a telegram
sent to the manager of the White Sox just after the game,
signed by Bill Rowe, one of Shreveport's millionaire oil
men. The telegram read as follows:
"Shreveport club has won the Texas League pennant,
and having beaten White Sox here last spring, we feel
that we have the best team in the world. If you win
the honors in the world's series, Shreveport would like
to have a chance to again demonstrate its class by play
ing the White Sox a game here next spring, staking on
the results one of our many twenty thousand-barrel oil
wells against your Blackstone Hotel which is badly needed
here. Good luck to you."
MAKING READY FOR THE ANDERSON TEST IN
TENNESSEE.
Dickson, Tenn., Oct. 13.Four carloads of machinery
have been unloaded at Waverly, Humphreys County, this
state, for the Anderson deep test between the Tennessee
and Duck rivers, south of Waverly. William F. Kernan,
of Ohio, is the contractor and E. V. Horton, an experienced
oil man of Fort Worth, Texas, is drilling superintendent.
The test will go 3,500 feet if necessary. The outfit In
cludes a Standard Rig, the first one ever brought into this
country. James T. Anderson, one of the richest men and
biggest land owners in the south, is heading the financial
end of the new company. Two additional wells probably
will be announced for Humphreys County within the next
fifteen days, making a total of four, counting the Anderson
well and the Humphreys Oil & Gas Co. well.
Five wells reported drilling now in Sumner County
and three more drilling outfits moving in.
Two additional drilling outfits reported moving m
Robertson County, making four in all.
Reports filed with the California State Mining Bureau
during the week ending October 4, 1919, show 16 new wells
ready to drill, making a total of 5)1 since the first of the
year. Other operations reported are 26 tests of water
shut-off, 14 deepening or redrilling jobs, and six abandon
ments.
The man who KNOWS OIL may not always
make the big winning, but he stands a THOU
SAND TIMES BETTER CHANCE than the man
who rushes in blindly.
There are certain fieldsand parts of fields
and certain methods of development organization
that offer REAL, INVESTMENT values, and others
that are wild gambles.
The TEXAS INVESTOR Is published for the spe
cific purpose of enabling the investor to determine
the GOOD from the BAD.
The latest newsthe most authoritative infor
mationthese are presented week by week.
Subscribers are given personal answers to all
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have been personally investigated by the Editor
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26 THE OIL AND
Winchester, Ky October 13. (Special).The future regularly in most sections and work is getting along
of the oil industry in 'Kentucky looks more promising than
at any other period. Companies organized during the past
12 months have got down to serious work; the real cor
porations are surviving the big decline in stocks, and
many are now on a paying basis. The Big Sinking produc
tion, while showing a marked decline, is holding up better
than was anticipated.
The runs from the Cumberland Pipe Line Co. for the
week ending October 4 were: Busseyville, 362.70: Palls-
burg, 682.95; Cooper, 1,243.59; Denny. 614.84; Stubenville,
726.57; Cannel City, 456.62; Pitchburg, 6,670.11; Ravenna.
5,047.17; Ravenna, 5,929.72; Hazen Green, 346.40; Campton,
196.62; Petters. 553.70: Raglands, 675.00; Parmleyville,
S36.69; Pilot, 3.260.54; Pilot. 6,016.07; Zachariah, 4,337.97;
Big Sinking, 9.058.92; Big Sinking, 14,045.37; Ross Creek,
2,935.69; Big Sinking, 14,067.54; Big Sinking, 11,082.85;
Hell Creek, 3,514.83; Beaver Creek. 67.50. Total, 92,729.96.
Runs of Independent Companies.
The runs of the Indian Refining Co. from the Ken
tucky fields in September were as follows:
Lee, Estill and Powell counties 72.732.03
Allen county 60,455.90
Total 133,187.93
During the month of September in the Lee county oil
feilds the A. B. Pipe Line Co. took out a total of 33,223.03
barrels of oil.
New Pipe Lines Planned.
It is reported plans are being formulated for the con
struction of a pipe line in Simpson county. This work is
being taken up by George Schroer, who built the Old
Dominion pipe line in Lee county. Nothing definite will
be done unless the production is found to warrant this.
The line would run out from Franklin. In Metcalfe county
Judge Henry is contemplating the construction of a line
to carry out the production from the 10 wells in there.
This would take about 17 miles of pipe.
Fern Royalty Co. Organized.
The Fern Royalty Co. of Winchester, capitalized at
$50,000, has filed articles of incorporation. The incor
porators are J. Smith Hays, Jr., J. A. Creech, B. F. Un-
thank. This company will purchase royalties and prop
erties in Lee county and Texas.
The Bankers' Oil Co. has declared a divided of 5
per cent, payable October 10.
Among items of interest to oil men is news that a
compromise has been effected out of court in the suit of
the Producers' Oil and Shale Co. vs. Stuart St. Clair,
regarding a tract on Hunt Bend in Warren coumy. By
this settlement Mr. St. Clair was given title to 75 acres.
He already has one well completed and will move a rig
on at once to drill another.
Progress Reported in Lee.
In the Lee county fields considerable progress has
been made in the past two weeks. Rigs are running
If It Is Anything About Oil
Leases, Production, Refineries, Drilling Contracts or
Dividend Paying or Development Oil Stock
See, Write or Wire
JERRY CULBERTSON
"Oil as a Business"
Suite 417 Ridge Arcade Building
Phones, Main 5601
GAS NEWS
splendidly. The Erie Oil Co.'s No. 5 J. K. Bowman, re
ported in the last of the week, did 10 barrels an hour on
the test. This well is located about 1,000 yards ahead o
any of the production on the lease.
The Cumberland Petroleum Co. Nos. 14 and 15, Mary
E. Combs, are due in. No. 13 made 15 barrels. In the
Radical section this company's No. 10. Floyd Helton, is
drilling, as is the Associated Producers No. 27, Wells. At
No. 4 on the Lee Land Co., J. T. Hare is drilling, as is the
Pan-American Oil Co. at No. 9 Dave Gilbert. The Twin
Cities No. 6 Weiands is going down, as is the Central Oil
Co.'s No. 7 W. T. Booth. The Thramm No. 2 Anna Fisher,
in sometime ago but production just reported, is rated at
25 barrels. Mohney Brothers, Brown and others No. 4
Wood Shoemaker is due in.
In the Big Sinking section of Lee county, the Old
Dominion Oil Co. has five rigs running on the Jefferson
tract and is drilling No. 15 Shearer. No. 16 on the Jeffer
son has been completed and is rated as a 25-barrel well.
No. 17 is also in and estimated as the largest well on the
lease. This is flowing. In the Radical section the Co
lumbia Oil and Gas Co. has a new power installed on the
E. S. Moore and all 10 wells connected up. These arc
averaging from 15 to 20 barrels a day each. In the Airedale
section the Frye Sweetser Co. is at work at Nos. 9 and 10
Eureka. A completion is expected here soon.
Wells Look Like Producers.
The Midland Fork Oil and Gas Co. has brought in
No. 2 on the Bowman farm on Lineman's Creek, which
was shot Tuesday and rose 1,200 feet in the hole. Both of
the wells on this property look like nice producers, but
have not been tested and will not be pumped at the present
RALPH R. LANGLEY, President
J. W. RUBEY. Vice-Preeident
W. A. RULE, Secretary-TreMurer
if
CONSUMERS
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 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 27

time. Sutton Brothers are drilling an offset to No. 2 on
the Bowman, while A. C. Phillips is drilling near. Baker
Brothers, who got a nice well on the Emma Bailey near
Torrent, have moved the rig to another location some
distance away and are drilling.
In Western Lee, Williams, O'Rear & Co. No. 2 Raider
Heirs is due. On the Anna Fisher the Associated Pro
ducers are moving to location Nos. 25 and 26. This is
on Big Sinking. The Pyramid No. 4 Pendergrass is re
ported at 25 barrels, as is the Swill Oil Corporation No.
14 George Booth.
In Lee county the Twin Cities Oil and Gas Co. Nos.
6 and 7 Sarah Weiands are drilling. On the H. G. Crab-
tree, Williams & O'Rear are drilling No. 4. The Associated
Producers' Co. No. 27 J. J. Wells is drilling in. In Green
county the Cooley Oil and Gas Co., drilling deeper at No. 1
Nagle has a nice show of oil at 500 feet. This well is
now at 600 and still drilling. The Ohio Oil Co. has eight
rigs running on the Flahaven and is also drilling No. 14
Adams in Powell and No. 2 J. R. Helpenstien in Estill.
In the western section of Lee county, Williams, O'Rear
& Co., who have been held up for water and fishing, have
now resumed work and expect soon to bring in No. 1
Gooeey and No. 1 Raider Heirs. Among wells reported
is the Laurel Oil and Gas Co.'s No. 4 Pendergrass, said
to be good for 10 barrels. The Erie Oil Co.'s No. 5 Bow
man is said to be the best well on the lease and showing
for 30 barrels. The Southwestern and Cliff Petroleum
companies have several wells in. No. 6 Bowling is rated
at 50 barrels, No. 54 Eureka at 75 barrels, No. 10 Mollie
Lyons at 20 barrels.
In the Airedale section H. B. Wheatley et al. No. 3
Dickerson looks good for 10 barrels. The Poole Oil Co.'s
No. 3 on Tract No. 1 on the same farm was shot and
looks now to be good for eight barrels. On the Eureka
tract the Flesher Petroleum Co. is drilling Nos. 19 and 20.
The Gem Oil Co.'s No. 3 on the Gabbard farm made 10
barrels.
Noland, Barnhart & McCall, drilling on part of the
Southwestern and Cliff Petroleum Co.'s acreage, brought
in No. 6 recently, which was rated at 35 barrels. The
Eastern Oil Co.'s No. 8 Dan Fraley was rated at eight
barrels, while No. 9 is drilling. The Magic Oil. Co.'s No.
3 E. & L. Lane is credited with 25 barrels. The Stanton
Oil Co.'s No. 4 on the E. Kincaid is estimated as a 25-
barrel producer. The Manning Oil Co.'s No. 3 Andy Shoe
maker looks good for 10 barrels. Veitch and others are
drilling No. 1 Dunaway; Hudson & Collins No. 5 Ralph
Van Hart is going down, as is the Stanton Oil Co.'s No. 5
E. Kincaid. The Magic Oil Co. is drilling No. 4 E. & L.
Lane; the Southern Oil Co. of Lee county No. 11 E.
Williams. The Atlantic Oil Producing Co. No. 7 Kincaid
is due in this week and No. 7 Adams of the Irvine Develop
ment Co.
Lawrence County News.
In Lawrence county there is considerable work re
ported. The Carter Oil Co., after carefully scouting this
field, has taken several thousand acres near Busseyville.
Among wells reported in here is the New Domain Oil
and Gas Co.'s No. 4 F. R. Bussey, said to be making a
good showing. This same company's No. 6 Rebecca Peters
is good for three barrels, while No. 2 G. W. Taylor will
make six barrels. The New Domain Nos. 5, 6, 7 F. R.
Bussey are drilling, and No. 3 G. W. Taylor. The Ohio
Fuel Oil Co. is due in with No. 1 J. P. Gortin. This com
pany's No. 2 W. F. Austin made four barrels, while No. 1
H. B. Salders was a light gasser. The Ohio Fuel is drill
ing No. 3 W. F. Austin, No. 2 L. S. Alley and No. 3 C. M.
Walker. They were at 400 feet at No. 5 Hannah Lackey
at the last report.
The Big Blaine Oil and Gas Co.'s No. 3 M. F. Conley,
trustee, is drilling around 1,550 feet. The West Virginia
Oil, Gas and By-Products Co.'s Nos. 5 and 6 Jesse Bernard
are drilling. No. 4 made five barrels. The Omar Oil Co.'s
No. 1 L. E. Bradley was dry.
Knox County Activity.
In Knox county considerable activity is reported for
the near future. This section has been given most favor
able prophesies by geologists, but tests have not been very
productive. It is believed, however, that the conditions
are such that oil will be found with deeper drilling, and
a number of deep tests are planned. Near Barboursville,
Pat Keene and others are preparing to put a deep hole on
a 10,000-acre tract. The Associated Producers Co.'s well,

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Kansas City, Mo.
Oentlemen:
Answering your Inquiry, beg to say that A, 3. Jones,
Patentee of the reamer your company now owns and oontrolle, har
done some work on the Albert Tanner farm, whloh If very satis
factory.
Hell Ho. \z on this farm was making about three and
one fourth barrels per day, but thirty days after It was reamed
by Ur. Jones, it showed about ten barrels per day, and I think
it is still making this amount. After reaming ten or fifteen
additional wells we will be glad to furnish you the average in
crease for the entire farm.
Yours very truly.

General Superintendent. As it looks nfter

Ah it prolmbly looks f reaming.
J1IS-HK
NOTE:Mr. Smith is General Superintendent of the Prairie Oil & Gas Co.

National Oil Well Reamer Co.

1104 Republic Building Kansas City, Mo.
28 THE OIL AND
to be drilled on Brice's Fork of Stinking Creek, has already
been reported. A number of shallow wells, about two
miles out from Barboursville, have been brought in by St.
Louis parties. One rig is constantly at work on this acre
age.
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In Cumberland county plans are under way to market
the oil in that section, which is handicapped by lack of
railroad facilities. It is believed oil will be barged out
of here by the river, though the operators have not given
out what they expect to do, as yet. A number of rigs
are running, about a dozen, and a nice grade of oil is
being encountered.
The Dreadnaught Oil and Refining Co.'s No. 2 on the
Strange is a gasser encountered at 720 feet. A casing-
head has been put on and the flowing reduced to two
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being considered by this company, as the gas seems very
rich in gasoline.
The company's No. 3 Strange is down 600 feet. No. 1
will be put to pumping shortly. The tract is 6 miles
north of Burkesville. One mile north the Leonard Oil Co.
has three rigs running. On Crocus Creek in Cumberland,
Goft & Richardson of Columbia are preparing to drill a
test. In Adair county near the Cumberland line, the
Sun Oil and Refining Co. of Denver, Colo., is planning
extensive development.
In Logan County.
In Logan county the Equitable Oil and Gas Corpora
tion is fishing at two wells drilling near Diamond Springs,
but expects to bring these in soon.
In Magoffin county the Bed Rock Oil Co. is within 200
feet of the sand at No. 1 John Marr Phipps and expects
to get in this week. The same company's No. 1 James
Love has spudded in. The well being sunk on Trace Branch
near Bloomington is down 500 feet, still and shut down
for repairs.
Western State News.
In Allen county the Raywood Oil Co.'s No. 2 Freeman
was connected up Thursday and ran a 250 tank full in
. a few hours. Before it could be connected on to other
tankage it had overflowed 200 barrels or more. This com
pany has 165 acres in this lease and expects to start an
extensive drilling campaign shortly. The Kasper Oil Co.
is reported to have bought some holdings in Warren
county recently.
The wells on the Hooten tract of the Seaboard Oil
Co. have been shut down temporarily while putting in a
new engine. Half are on the power again and the re
mainder of the 27 on the property will be put on this
week. These are said to be making around 500 barrels
a day. No. 27 came in during the past week and is rated
at 30 barrels.
In Allen county, 2% miles northwest of Scottsville, the
Kentucky Glycerine Co. is erecting a factory for the manu
facture of nitroglycerine to be used in the western and
southern sections of Kentucky. Work is getting along
nicely and the plant will soon be in operation. This
same company has a factory five miles out from Burnside,
in Wayne county, and one at Fincastle, in Lee county.
The Southland Petroleum Co. is due in with three wells
this week. These are No. 1 Meyers, No. 1 Mheuler and
No. 14 Miller, drilling south of Scottsville. In Allen, ad
joining the Raywood Oil Co.'s Freeman, J. L. Le Give Is
preparing to drill five wells. One will be sunk within a
few hundred feet of the big producer.
News of Morgan County.
In Morgan county the Carter Oil Co. is ready to spud
in at its test well on White Oak on the D. B. Allen at
White Oak Postoffice. J. E. Carnahan No. 1 W. W. Elam
is down around 925 feet. The test well being drilled by
the W. P. Williams Oil Corporation, the Ver Lex Oil Co.
and others on the Thomas Whitt is down around 900
feet. On the Howard-Nickells-Gish tract the Kenton Mor
gan Oil Co. is drilling around 1,553 feet at No. 3. The
El Macord Oil Co.'s No. 3 on the P. E. Gullett is down
about 650 feet. Arbogast and others of West Virginia
are preparing to sink a test on Middle Fork on Elk River
near Jeptha. In Morgan county the Dreadnaught Oil and
Refining Co. is preparing to pump the two wells on the
175-acre Howard and Day tract near Cannel City.
In Estill County.
In the Ross Creek section of Estill county, Williams.
O'Rear and Co.'s No. 10 Raider is drilling. The Security
Producing and Refining Co.'s No. 15 Henderson on Cow
Creek is credited with 10 barrels. No. 16 Is drilling. This
company is cleaning out the wells on the Wise. The
Bankers' Oil Co. No. 13 Joel Hubbard on Ross Creek is
expected in. The Barrick Kentucky Oil Co. is held up at
No. 12 Rice with a crooked hole, but expects to be able to
complete the well soon.
Personal Items.
R. M. Aker has returned to Winchester, after spending
some months in the western part of the state.
N. C. Day will leave this week for Texas to look
over some oil interests in that state, near Fort Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Ellis have returned to Tampico,
Mexico, where Mr. Ellis has charge of the Atlantic Refin
ing Co.'s interests. They were accompanied by W. M.
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Irish, vice-president of the company, and Mr. Williams,
general attorney both from Philadelphia.
Olcott Payne of Philadelphia associated with the
Quaker Oil Co. and the Neha Refining Co., spent several
days in Lexington this week.
News has been received in this city of the birth of a
son, James Hartwell Craddock, to Mr. and Mrs. W. P.
Craddock, September 28, at Cisco Tex. Mr. Craddock was
formerly in charge of the Texas Co.'s office in this city.
W. S. Duty and Warwick Gay have returned from the
Indian Reservation Sale held in Oklahoma, October 6.
Among others from Kentucky reported there were R. A.
Chiles of Mt. Sterling; W. J. Plesher, S. S. Yantis and
Hogan Yancy of Lexington; Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hieatt,
H. J. Shereich, George H. Dimick, Mr. Edinger and A. B.
Thompson of Louisville, and W. E. Harris of Winchester.
E. G. B. Mann of Lexington and C. J. Sippel of London,
Ky., left Thursday for Texas, where they will visit hold
ings in the Wichita Falls section and Coleman county.
ATLAS PETROLEUM CO. SELLS HOLDINGS.
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 14.A report received here says that
the Atlas Petroleum Co. has disposed of its holdings
throughout the shallow districts of Northeastern Oklahoma
to a syndicate of New York people. The holdings are
located in the Nowata-Washington-Rogers county fields,
and are well bunched. Two hundred and forty-eight wells
are located on the properties, making 170 barrels daily.
The consideration is reported at $1,850 per barrel.
The deal certainly is a good one to the purchasers,
as the price was exceedingly low, while on the other hand,
the money derived from the transaction by the Atlas com
pany, will be used in an extensive expansion program of
its casinghead gasoline interests throughout Oklahoma and
Texas. It is said that the Atlas people have already
planned the erection of an absorption plant in Texas, and
it has recently completetd one at Ocheleta, Okla. The ab
sorption plant having been completetd at Ocheleta, it is
rumored the compression plant, already built there, will
be dismantled. The company is increasing the capacity of
its compression plant in the southwest of 21-20-7, near
Jennings. Okla., to four units, and will build an absorption
plant in 22-20-7, to run In connection with the compression.
Geologists have reported favorably on the structure
near Colorado Springs, in the Fountain Valley, Colorado,
and several companies are leasing extensively in the field.
Robert Weir and associates of Colorado Springs have
leased 8,010 acres, and are shipping drilling material onto
the ground.
The Magnolia Petroleum Co. has declared the regular
quarterly dividend of $1.50 a share and 50 cents extra,
payable October 4 to stock of record October 1.
THE PRATTLE-HIM OF THE REPUBLIC.
By Lorlng- Roper, In Roxoleum.
Mine eyes have seen the coming of the starter on the Ford,
It is rolling o'er the motor from the battery juice that's
stored,
It is saving many cuss words that for years the Fordist
roared,
As the Ford went rolling on.
I have seen them by the roadside when the sun was blazing
hot,
With the tired driver panting while the engine started not.
Like a mule that's very balky It was rooted to the spot,
While the Fords went rolling on.
I have seen them in the morning when the oil and gas
were cold,
When the things we said about them never could in print
be told,
But now we have a starter there's no more need to scold.
For the Fords go rolling on.
But the days of tribulations now are numbered in the past,
We'll defy the heat of Summer, likewise Winter's stinging
blast,
We have seen a brand new starter on the good old Ford
at last,
And the Fords go rolling on.
The Red Lake Oil and Land Co., of Lodge Pole, Ne
braska, which is operating in the Wyoming fields, is drill
ing a well in the Little Basin dome In Carbon county,
Wyoming. J. W. Rogers, secretary of the company, re
ports that at a depth of 400 feet a small gas flow was
encountered and oil sand is expected at between 600 and
700 feet.
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Secretary Welch Appeals to Entire Oil Industry for Fads

Petroleum Institute Requires Complete Data for Use In Solving Problems
Presented in Circular B. C. L. 180With But 45 Days Suspension of
Its ProvisionsThe Time for Preparation Is Short.
Following the announcement that the rules as pro (2) That he is Incorrect, and is laying too much stress
vided in Circular B. C. L. 180 for fixing the minimum upon the question of distance.
distances from railroad tracks for the location of loading The task is before the petroleum industry to analyze
racks and other oil handling equipment and storage the whole situation and to make constructive suggestions.
facilities have been suspended for 45 days from October The rules recently suspended are very drastic, ana It Is
1, R. L. Welch, secretary and general counsel for the perfectly apparent that either these rules or some modifi
American Petroleum Institute, has issued the following cation of them will go into effect. Suggestions as to
bulletin to members of the oil industry: methods whereby the greatest possible safety in the
handling of petroleum products can be effected will be
The Railroad Administration has suspended for a particularly
period of 45 days, commencing October 1, 1919, and ending valuable. No more important issue has faced
on November 15, 1919, the provisions of Circular B. C. L. the petroleum industry for years.
180, dated July 26, 1919. It is the desire of the American Petroleum Institute
immediately to collect all the Information available in
We are sending you under separate cover by this relation to the entire subject, and it therefore asks the
mail the following for your information: co-operation of every person in the industry interested
(1) Copy of Circular B. C. L. 180. in the rules, whether he is a member of the institute or
(2) Copv of Circular B. C. L. 184, suspending Circular not.
B. C. L. 180. I should be greatly obliged to you, therefore, if you
(3) Statement of Colonel Dunn to the Gasoline In would be good enough to write me very fully and spe
dustry. cifically your views on the entire subject. Please do not
hesitate to state all the facts and to go into the utmost
(4) Statement made by R. L. Welch, General Secre
tary and Counsel of the American Petroleum Industry, at detail. A sufficient force will be put to work by the
institute to analyze intelligently every answer that is
a conference held with Colonel Dunn on September 26. received. Please do not omit full treatment of every
Colonel Dunn, Chief Inspector of the Bureau of Ex phase of the situation. To be useful your communication
plosives, in advising us as to the action of the Railroad should reach me not later than October 25. Earlier
Administration, says: "It would be a serious mistake responses are urged. The response of the industry to
for the industry to assume that this suspension will be our circular letter of September 15 was magnificent.
extended and the rules abrogated." After the receipt of letters setting forth the points oi
Colonel Dunn has submitted a "Statement to the view of the various elements in the industry, a complete
Gasoline Industry," setting forth his point of view. At and accurate analysis of the answers will be made, and
the conclusion of the statement he says: a representative committee of the industryembracing
"Here are the primary questions: all branches and interestswill be selected to confer
"(a) At what minimum distance from the nearest further with Colonel Dunn and with the Railroad Admin
track over which engines move should new loading racks istration as to the action which should be taken.
be located for casinghead gasoline, casinghead blends ana Very truly yours,
refinery gasoline, respectively? R. L. WELCH,
"(b) What changes., if any, should be made In the General Secretary and Counsel.
answers to the above question when dealing witn unloading
racks? COURT CANCELS LEASE WHEN NOT DRILLED.
"(c) What should be the minimum distance for new
above-ground storage tanks? Kansas City Attorneys Win Suit Brought Against Ottawa
"(d) Considering old installations, what minimum dis Oil, Gas & Refining Co. by J. E. Fiehler.
tances should be specified to indicate the necessity for im
mediate corrections of inadmissible hazards?" Blackmar and Bundschu, Kansas City attorneys, won a
I have another communication from Colonel Dunn in suit brought for J. E. Fiehler of Wellsville, Kans., against
which he says: the Ottawa Oil. Gas and Refining Co., in the district court
"In connection with my prepared statement to the of Franklin county, Kans., last week. The suit, filed March
Gasoline Industry, which I understand you intend to dis 20 this year, was heard at Ottawa before Judge C. A.
tribute, it occurs to me that it is very necessary for the Smart.
industry to be able to bring to the conferences that are Mr. Fiehler asked the court for the cancellation of a
to take place between its representatives and the Bureau lease given the Ottawa company on the ground of failure to
of Explosives an accurate statement of the present in drill out the lease. The lease covered 177 acres in the
stallations of loading racks, unloading points and storage Wellsville district. The company drilled six producing
tanks. All companies without a doubt have now as a wells and then, according to Mr. Fiehler's attorneys, failed
matter of record the information in regard to these loca to drill any more wells.
tions that we need. Judge Smart held that even if the lease did not provide
"It is. therefore, suggested that in sending out your for drilling additional wells there was an implied covenant
circular you request all companies engaged in handling to drill out the lease, and for failure to do so he cancelled
gasoline and similar liquids in the United States to the lease as to the undrilled portion.
prepare at once a complete list showing each of its load
ing or unloading or storage points, giving the name of CAPACITY OF BATUM OIL WELLS.
location, the distance in feet from the nearest track over
which engines operate, the distance in elevation above (Commercial Attache Alfred P. Dennis, Rome.)
or below the track, and any other facts affecting the The Italian commission sent to the Caucasus for the
actual or relative hazard at that point." purpose of studying the resources of the country has re
It is, of course, important that this last suggestion of ported that the oil wells of Batum are capable of produc
Colonel Dunn should be complied with. ing 5.000.000 tons per year, or a sufficient amount to cover
The American Petroleum Institute wishes to be of Italy's entire petroleum requirements. Fine stands of
service to the Bureau of Explosives and to the petroleum timber are also reported, together with valuable manga
Industry in solving the problems which are presented by nese deposits. The report on the whole indicates that the
Circular B. C. L. 180. Italian petroleum and mining concessions in the Caucasus
In relation to Colonel Dunn's conclusions, there are are destined to play an important role in the future
two possible points of view: economic life of Italy.
(1) That he is correct in his statement that the plants
of the petroleum industry are located too close to the "Worthy a place on every oil man's desk"that's The
main lines of the railroads; or OIL and GAS NEWS$4 the yearsingle copy ten cents.
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A. M. Starr Odessa, Mo.
Fred N. Baldwin Flint, Mich.
John J. O'Hern, Production Mgr., Kansas City, Mo.
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STATISTICS OF THE NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY.
More than 2,100 cities and towns in the United States
are supplied with natural gas, which is furnished to
domestic consumers at rates that should arouse the envy
of those consumers of artificial gas who have to pay about
a dollar a thousand cubic feet. The average price per
thousand cubic feet charged to domestic consumers of
natural gas in the United States in 1917 was about 30
cents. The average price charged to manufacturers was
less than 12 cents.
Most of the towns and cities supplied with natural gas
are in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kan
sas, Oklahoma and California. In Ohio 872,000 domestic
consumers were supplied in 1917, in Pennsylvania 480,000,
in California 239,000, in Kansas 188,000, in New York
164,000, in West Virginia 129,000, and in Oklahoma 95,000.
The industrial consumers, by whom the gas is used for
manufactures or for generating power, use twice as much
gas as the domestic consumers.
During the present century the value of the natural
gas used in the United States has risen annually without
break from $27,000,000 to $142,000,000 and is still rising.
A report on "Natural Gas and Natural Gas Gasoline in
1917" by John D. Northrop, just published by the United
States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, gives
statistics of the production and consumption of natural gas
and sketches the condition of the industry in 25 states. It
gives also statistics concerning gasoline made from natural
gas in that year.
The recovery of gasoline from natural gas has now be
come a large industry, which contributes materially to
the supply of motor fuels. Experiments in the conversion
of natural gas to gasoline were made as early as 1903, but
experiment did not give way to commercial production
until about 1910. The growth of the industry since that
year has been remarkable. In 1911 there were in operation
176 plants, which produced about 7,400,000 gallons of raw
gasoline from natural gas. In 1917, only six years later,
there were 886 plants, which produced nearly 218,000,000
gallons. Prior to 1916 most of the gasoline recovered from
natural gaB was derived from casing-head gas obtained
from oil wells, by methods involving compression and con
densation, but from year to year an increasingly large
proportion of the annual output of natural-gas gasoline has
been recovered by the absorption process, which has now
been applied not only to "wet" gas from oil wells but also
to so-called "dry" gas, which occurs independent of oil and
constitutes the main supply of natural gas. Dry gas can
not be profitably converted into gasoline by compression.
IMPORTATION OF PETROLEUM INTO SIBERIA
PERMITTED.
(Consul Alfred R. Thomson. Omsk, Aug. 1, 1919.)
The American consulate at Omsk, Siberia, is Informed
by the Omsk Government's Ministry of Commerce and In
dustry that although prior to the European war the im
portation of petroleum and its products was forbidden,
permission is now granted to foreign firms to ship these
products to Siberia, since it is impossible under present
conditions to obtain the necessary supplies in any other
way.
The Government exercises a control over the importa
tion of petroleum and its products. Governmental enter
prises must first be supplied at fixed prices and if a sur
plus remains, importers may sell to private firms at the
market prices.
The transportation problem is difficult; but the Min
istry of Commerce and Industry will assist importers in
obtaining tank cars for such supplies as are intended for
government use only. Storing facilities can probably be
arranged for with the Russian oil companies which have
agencies and tanks in nearly every important city in
Siberia.
The attitude of the government toward representa
tives of American oil companies will be governed strictly
by their ability to comply with the foregoing requirements.
American oil concerns are advised to communicate directly
by telegraph or otherwise with the Ministry of Commerce
and Industry.
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While Market In General Displays Weakness, Oil Stocks

Show More Firmness Than Other Industrials

Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 14.Reports from the securities might be caused by the acts and attitude of a Vice-Presi
markets generally indicate somewhat of a reversal of the dent with whom the public is generally unfamiliar and
advancing tone displayed last week. The close of the who represents an unknown quantity.
week's business showed a firming up of the reputable listed Kansas City markets developed a weakness which was
and unlisted Issues. increased Tuesday, and a noticeable offering of stocks ap
The main feature of last week's trading in the East peared in issues which for the past week or two have
revolved around motor securities, which enloyed the been fairly closely held.
place of prominence, caused in the main by rumors of It was noticeable that at least part of the gains made
the consolidation of certain makers of the more popular last week in motor and rubber stocks were lost this week,
cars. This advance was also reflected in stocks of tire while toward the close of the market Tuesday oil stocks
companies, and brisk trading was reported in these two in the Bast looked up to a certain extent.
classes of securities. They were followed by the better So far this week the volume of business in listed and
class of oil stocks and a nice volume of trade was re unlisted oil securities in the Kansas City market haTe
ported from Eastern markets. been in smaller proportion than for some weeks past.
This general condition was looked upon as decidedly An advance of 2%c was noted in Union Oil, owing to
favorable, inasmuch as the advances made were accom a report that Eastern capitalists were figuring on taking
plished in view of the general uneasiness in financial, over the company and adding some new property and bo!
commercial and industrial securities, due to trying lnbor stering it up generally. This, however, has not been con
conditions in various sections of the countrj and affect firmed.
ing a number of the most important trades. Even the ill A falling off in request was noted in National Oil.
ness of President Wilson seemed to have little affect and trades being recorded at 2.70, 2.72% and 2.75, against
it looked as if the market had reached a substantial basis 2.80 of the week .before. Few inquiries were experienced
where the general influences would not cause a decided for Harvey Crude. The price ranged from 98 to 1.05.
flurry one way or another. However, while markets every Sinclair Consolidated wavered from 60 to 61%. Diamond
where closed firm Saturday, the opening Monday was Gasoline sold up to 5.75. Some trading was reported on
apathetic in most instances, and, as the day wore on, Bay State around 1.30 to 1.35.
weakness developed in a number of the most important Noticeable decrease in interest is being experienced
Issues. It soon became apparent that the unsettled' labor in the sale of securities in strictly Texas oil properties,
conditions were making themselves felt. The situation due in main to reported decrease in production in some
was aggravated by rumors of the President's illness being of the more important Texas fields. This has resulted in
more serious than it was at first thought and the possibility somewhat of an increase in interest in securities of com
of his being compelled to lay aside the duties of his office panies operating chiefly in Kansas and Oklahoma, with
for some time to come were partly confirmed. A lack the major activities in this class of oil stocks.
of confidence seemed to have filtered through the market The following quotations are a reflection of values on
in many directions, owing to the unsettled conditions of the local market at the close of business today:
affairs in prospect in view of the confusion which Bid. Asked.
American O. & R $ 1.10 1.20
Atlas Petroleum 2.40 2.50
AJax Gasoline 2.40 2.60
Black Panther 7.00 7.25
Central C. & C, c 88.00 92.00
Central C. & C, p 78.00 83.00
Stock Issue Central West Petroleum 5.00 6.00
Deere & Co., p 98.00 99.00
Diamond Gasoline 5.45 5.60
Evans-Thwing 92.50
Globe Oil 85 95
Hale Petroleum, c 25 .35
Wanted Hale Petroleum, p 35 .45
K. C.-Nev. Consolidated 17 18
K. C. Casualty 7.50 8 50
Loose-Wiles, 2d p 106.00 115.00
$100,000.00 or more. Lucky Tiger 8.30 8.40
Marland Ref 7.75 8.00
National Oil 2.70 2.75
Company must be on earn Okla. Oil and Ref .85 95
Okmulgee P. & R 1.75 2.00
Osage Gasoline 2.45 2.60
ing basis and have paid div Union Oil 13% 15%
Porphyry Cons. Copper 37% -42%
Peet Bros., p 99.00 100.00
idends. Prefer one with lar^e Columbia National 140.00
Fid. Nat'l Bk. and Tr 318.00 320.00
Metropolitan Bank 143.00 145.00
number of stockholders re National Bank of Commerce 345.00 346.00

quiring, more 'capital for ex The Twin-Six Oil & Gas Co. will start drilling two
wells on Its Wilson county, Kans., acreage before the last
of the month. Both will be drilled to the 1,000 foot sand
pansion. All replies confidential.
E. D. Horten and several stockholders In the Grand
River Oil & Gas Co. left Tuesday to see the company's
Address Corporate Finance Co. well No. 5, 23-27-17e, Neosho county, brought in. The well
was reported on sand Monday.
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Sales Good and Prices Are Firm
Chicago, Oct. 14. (Special).Summing up the situa
tion in a few words, it may be done thusly: Sales good,
contracts being made better, prices generally firm. Gaso
line has eased off a little in spite of an excellent demand.
Some of the largest marketers say that the demand for
gasoline is as good at present as it has been at any
time during the summer, a situation attributed to the
fine weather and excellent condition of the roads.
The kerosene and naphtha situation shows no change,
with prices firm and sellers on contract inclined to hedge
against a possibly severe winter. If we should have an
old-time winter, say like that of two years ago, there will
be no top to the market. Let us hope not, but the seller
has to consider these things, and what he fears is more
interruption to transportation than shortness of supplies.
Fuel oil is steady for spot sales and higher for future de
liveries, owing to prospects of a coal strike. Some of the
big consumers of coal are already so arranging their fur
naces that they can change to oil fuel at short notice.
Lubricants are very strong all along the line, especially
for Zero repressed oils, which are very much in demand.
Something About the Co-operative Companies.
One thing that is causing considerable comment in
petroleum circles in Chicago is the advent of the co
operative oil companies. They do not look good to a lot
of the oil men who see in them a possible source of
trouble in the way of cut prices. The promoter of one of
these organizations was traced to his lair and given an
opportunity to try to sell some of the stock. In this par
ticular case the company was organized under the laws
of Illinois, so that he had to make a showing of assets,
which he did, but it was not unsatisfactory on the face
of it. The financial plan seemed to open the door to the
possibility of the purchaser being bought out at a stipu
lated price if the company won and being left with a
lot of worthless stock if the company lost. The proposi
tion as it was put was for the user of oils, say the farmer
or the merchant, to buy a $500 share of stock at one-
half its face value. The seller agreed to purchase it at
its face value on demand and the buyer agreed to sell on
due notice for the face value. The way it looks is that
the seller would take the money and put in the station
as agreed, substantially, and if the venture paid the option
to purchase would be exercised; if not, the owner of the
stock would only find a losing business to take over if
he demanded that his stock be bought.
The trouble to the oil trade is that the plan increases
the number of sellers of oil products without increasing
the demand or the supply so that it adds a burden to the
industry which would naturally result in cut prices. It
has so resulted, for information is at hand that a co
operative company operating in North Dakota has made
cuts in the markets "to its stockholders."
Reports that Texas small refiners are offering 56-58
gasoline as low as 12 cents are not considered in this
market. For one reason, the railroad situation prevents
the shipment in this direction.
One of the largest marketers in the Central West says
that one thing that has struck him all the season has been
that the buyers wanted good goods. He says that this
may be partly due to the state laws governing gasoline.
For instance, quite a number require navy specifications.
One state in this line is Nebraska. Wisconsin has a gravity
limit of 58 degrees and Minnesota has a 450 end point or
better rule. It is a pity that there is so little uniformity
in the requirements.
The I. O. M. A. Convention
From the office of E. E. Grant, secretary and treas
urer of the Independent Oil Men's Association, the follow
ing information has been obtained regarding the coming
convention in Chicago, October 21, 22 and 23. The registra
tion office will be in the rear of the Elizabethian room on
the ground floor at the south end of the Congress Hotel.
All members and visitors are urged to register early. The
registration fee is $15.00. Registration for ladies will be
on the Mezzanine floor, the fee being $5.00. Morning ses
sions will be in the Francis First room on the mezzanine
floor from 10 to 12:30 o'clock. Luncheon will be served
GAS NEWS 35
Tuesday and Wednesday at 1 o'clock in the Gold Room
immediately pver the Elizabethian room.
The business session on Tuesday will be presided over
by President Sweney, the subject of the meeting being
"A Recognized Code of Proper Business Practices." Ad
dresses will be made by A. J. Callaghan, Jackson, Mich.;
T. B. Westgate. Titusville, Penn.; Louis McNally, Mil
waukee, Wis.; Sheldon Clark, Chicago; F. E. Van Tilburg,
Minneapolis; Hugh A. Quinn, Boston, Mass.; G. T. Woffoed,
Birmingham, Ala.; P. C. Crenshaw, Chicago.
At Tuesday's luncheon Gov. Frank O. Lowden of Illi
nois will make an address of welcome. He will be fol
lowed by Perclval G. Rennick of Peoria, 111., Richard Water
man of Washington, D. C, A. C. Andra of Chicago. There
will be music. The program for the evening is entitled
"A Night in the Orient." It will be what may be called
a high-grade vaudeville performance at 8:30 in the Gold
Room of the Congress Hotel, to be followed by dancing
and refreshments.
The Wednesday morning session will bring together
in a joint session the United States Oil Inspectors' Asso
ciation and the members of the Independent Association.
The meeting will be presided over by C. D. Chamberlin
of the National Petroleum Association. The list of speak
ers includes a number of inspectors for various states,
and M. J. Byrne, O. H. Williams of Kansas City, and L V.
Nicholas of Omaha for the association. The speakers at
Wednesday's luncheon include Hon. E. R. Harper, Effici
ency and Budget Commissioner of Colorado, H. M. Bylles-
by of Chicago, R. L. Welch of the Petroleum Institute of
New York City, and Pat Malloy, president of the Western
Petroleum Refiners' Association. The evening program
calls for a dinner-dance at the South Shore Country Club.
Thursday morning the I. O. M. A. will listen to the
reports of officers and elect new officers. The event of
UBLIC AUCTION SAL
By U. S. Government
November 22, 1919
Part of Chilocco Indian Reserve,
Oklahoma, for Lease,
Oil and Gas
An Oil & Gas lease covering 2,560 acres
on the Chilocco Indian Reserve in Oklahoma
will be offered at public auction at Chilocco,
Oklahoma, on November 22, for bonus in
addition to royalty of 16 2-3 per cent; 25
per cent of bonus to be paid on day of sale
and balance in three annual installments
with acceptable security. Lands considered
favorable for production oil and fcas and
report U. S. Geological Survey may be ob
tained on request. Write Officer in charge
Chilocco Indian School, Chilocco, Okla
homa, for full particulars.
36 THE OIL AND
the afternoon will be an open meeting for jobbers and
marketers at which reports on business in various parts of
the United States will be heard and an opportunity af
forded for presenting various problems. The banquet
will be in the Gold Room at the Congress hotel at 6:30
o'clock. The speakers will be R. W. Stewart, chairman
board of directors Standard Oil of Indiana, Hon. Oliver H.
Shoup, governor of Colorado, and Major-General Leonard
H. Wood. The music will be furnished by a symphony
orchestra with distinguished singers as soloists. Dancing.
On Thursday the links of the Evanston Golf Club will
be thrown open to members for a members' tournament.
The oil inspectors are invited at the same time to visit
the Sinclair refinery at East Chicago, Ind. The entertain
ment features will be under the direction of Albert J.
Squier, sergeant-at-arms. Ample entertainment has been
provided for ladies.
Renewed Life for Petroleum Club.
The Petroleum Club of Chicago, which was reported
as likely to go out of existence, will if possible be given
renewed life and a place in the industry. Plans are being
formulated which will, it is hoped, attract to the club
a different class of active members than has been the
rule in the past. Perhaps a better word to use in describ
ing the class of members which it is hoped to interest is
older or more important members of the oil fraternity.
As a rule, the chief users of the club have been the young
est salesmen, the beginners in the oil game.
News From Chicago Offices
The Oklahoma Petroleum & Gas Co. is just moving in
the furniture for the new office which the company will
open at 539 Peoples Gas Building. The new refinery which
this company is building will give the organization an
extensive line of petroleum products which will be largely
marketed through this office which is in charge of A. F.
Garrett, until recently sales manager for the Roxana Pe
troleum Co. Mr. Garrett was in charge of the sales when
that department was in Chicago before the Roxana con
centrated its offices at St. Louis, and he is well known
and will be welcomed back to Chicago.
Earl K. Morey, who has had charge of the sale of
paints to the refiners and tan* car lines for the Cook
Paint Co. of Kansas City, has moved his office from Tulsa
to Chicago, where he will make his headquarters while re
taining control of this department of the C. R. Cook Paint
Co's business.
To merge or not to merge; Friend Nicholas of the L. V.
Nicholas Oil Co. of Omaha is determined to have at least
a referendum vote on the question of merging the I. O.
M. A. and the American Independent Petroleum League.
In a second letter to the trade he claims that the directors
of the former exceeded their authority in breaking off
negotiations -as they did and it is for the members to say
what they want done on this subject. In his letter he
ridicules the assertion made by the directors of the I. O.
M. A. that the merger would bring them too closely into
association with the Standard Oil and says that what the
independant oil man needs is "not protection from the
Standard, but protection from ourselves." If Mr. Nicholas
rises on the floor of the convention and insists on action
on his proposal there will be the liveliest kind of times.
WANTS TO GET INTO THE OIL GAME.
Young man, thirty-two years of age, lawyer by
profession and prior to the war, prosecuting attorney
of a county in northwest Missouri, desires to get into
the oil game. He has nothing to invest and desires to
work on a salary, either in the office or at the point
of production. He loves the game of organizing and
promoting and at present is handling a campaign
for a million dollar bond issue In a county of Missouri.
Some company will be fortunate in securing the serv
ices of this young man. If interested, address Box
925 B Oil and Gas News.
GAS NEWS
This action is the only promise of excitement at the con
vention.
The Universal Petroleum Co. of Tulsa has opened
offices in the Conway Building, 111 W. Washington Street.
Chicago.
B. J. Skinner, sales manager for the Riley Bros. Oil
Corporation, came back from Kansas City to his Chicagc
office at 208 South LaSalle street, Monday of this week
only to leave Tuesday for Michigan points. He will be
back to the convention without fail.
P. G. Heath has been in charge of the Chicago office
of the Foco Oil Co. since the first of the month. Mr.
Heath has been at the home office for some time and
came on to the Chicago office in June last, so that he is
familiar with the affairs of the company.
The Acme Petroleum Co. is doublng the size of its
offices at 910 Michigan boulevard. The growth of this
company has been remarkable. The sales record for the
last month showed a gain of 400 cars over the sales of
last year. C. O. Beroth, president, returns from a short
trip through Illinois on Thursday of this week. E. J.
Freeman, secretary and treasurer, left Tuesday night for
a short visit to the East. He will be back in time for the
convention.
The Acme Petroleum Co.'s representatives in Tulsa
and Kansas City will be in Chicago for the convention o!
the I. O. M. A.
,T. J. Taxman of the Taxman Marketing Co. of Kan
sas City and the Eldorado Refining Co. of Eldorado, Kas..
was in Chicago the early part of the week, calling on the
car lot marketers.
There have been a number of changes at the office
of the Biery Oil Co. in this city. H. J. Jenkins, formerly
manager of the Tulsa office of the Western Petroleum Co..
is now with the Biery Oil Co. as assistant to Manager
Bruce. J. B. Mudd, formerly with the Stoddard Oil Co.
and more recently with the Fuel Oil Co.. in charge of its
Pittsburgh office, has taken charge of the sales for the
Chicago office. Both men are well known and well liked
in the oil industry.
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MARLEY SUCCEEDS MORRISON IN EMPIRE.
Doherty Manager in Kansas City Joins the Emerald Oil Co.
Forces as Assistant to the President.
Announcement was made last week of the resignation
of R. E. Morrison, manager of the Kansas City offices of
the Empire companies. Mr. Morrison leaves the Empire
to join the Emerald Oil Co., Alfred J. Diescher's organiza
tion, as assistant to the president. He will have offices
in Kansas City.
Mr. Morrison was the first representative of the Em
pire companies in Kansas City, opening the office in Janu
ary, 1917. He later organized an advertising department
for the Empire organization, the chief feature of which
was a wide-spread advertising campaign for the gas di
vision, which has been in operation ever since that time.
The unique ' feature of this campaign has been that the
advertisments, carried in about fifty different publica
tions in Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri, are changed
daily. The idea since has been taken up by other gas
organizations over the country.
As was expected by those familiar with the Empire
organization here, Mr. Morrison has been succeeded by
Robert C. Marley who has been an important factor in
the Empire's Kansas City offices for the last two years.
Mr. Marley has directed the Empire's daily newspaper
advertising campaign with marked skill, and, like Mr. Mor
rison, has been active in civic affairs. During the war
Mr. Marley devoted much of his time to war work pub
licity, serving with notable success.
INDIAN GASOLINE COMPANY PREFERRED.
The 12 per cent cumulative participating preferred
stock of the Indian Gasoline Co., underwritten by Street
& Co., is now being offered by local investment houses.
This issue was authorized by the company for the pur
pose of providing funds for the extension of its operations.
The company's No. 1 plant, now in operation, is reported
as earning in excess of preferred dividend requirement,
and Plant No. 2 is nearing completion and is expected to
be in full operation before the end of the month. The
proceeds of this issue are being used to construct Plant
No. 2 and to erect a third and fourth plants at locations
where the company has already secured perpetual con
tracts for casinghead gas in a quantity that amply insures
a supply for the proposed plants. The ultimate minimum
capacity of the company with the four plants in operation
is estimated to be 10,000 gallons a day, and the estimated
minimum earnings are $360,000 a year, which would give
earnings of six times the preferred dividend requirements.
The company expects to have the four plants In opera
tion by about March 1. These new plants are being con
structed under the personal direction of L. E. Williamson,
a prominent construction engineer, who has already built
six plants for the Oklahoma Petroleum & Gasoline Co.,
the Reliance Gasoline Co. 'and the Jayhawk Gasoline Co.
in the last two and one-half years.
Street and Co announce before contracting for this
issue, the firm used three engineers, one firm of attorneys,
one firm of accountants, besides the experts in its own or
ganization, in passing upon the merits of the issue.
OIL MENPROMOTERS
Don't incorporate; state charters limit you; or
ganize a limited liability company under declara
tion of trust, "the modern way"; best, quickest,
safest, most liberal; nothing need be paid in; no
"blue sky laws" or state tax on shares; do business
any state, finance, buy, sell, exchange shares for
leases, property, equipment; booklet and informa
tion free.
NATIONAL LEGAL SERVICE CO.
439 Railway Exchange, Kansas City, Mo.

Desdemona, Texas, Snap

At the hour the Oil & Gas News is going to press I have
received a communication from one of my correspondents
reading as follows:
"I HAVE SOME VERY FINE HOLDINGS IN THE DESDE
MONA FIELD; 48 ACRES IN THE HOGG SURVEY NORTH OF
DESDEMONA. I WISH TO DISPOSE OF THIS LEASE. I CAN
MAKE A VERY ATTRACTIVE PROPOSITION TO YOU."
From the name signed to this letter, the writer is evidently one
of the heirs of one of the now famous Desdemona Oil Field land
owners. A number of the rioted wells of the field are on the land
- - of this estate.
It strikes me as being such meritorious property that I am work
ing the wires for the best possible price and terms and I advise any
prospective buyer to do likewise, for in my opinion this lease will
be sold quickly.
Call, Wire or Write
JERRY CULBERTSON
"Oil as a Business"
Phones Main 5601 Kansas City, Missouri 417 Ridge Arcade Bldg.
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1,460-ACRE oil lease San Jacinto County, Texas, $1 acre;
agents wanted. Box 108, Dickson, Tenn.
5 AND 10-acre tracts in the famous Pecos valley oil belt,
from $4 per acre up; drilling around us. O. J. Green &
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V. E. RHYMER Oil & Gas Exchange, Custer City, Okla.
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OWN 160 ACRE lease Osage County near Kansas line; give
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RANGER, TEXAS, making lease holders rich every day; buy
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LEASES IN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLERig now up for
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SHALLOW sand leases 60c acre; tracts 40 acres up; much
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FOR SALE:Leases in Taylor Co., Texas. One 160 offset to
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TEN-TEAR No. 88 leases. Northeastern New Mexico; se
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Exchange, Tucumcari, New Mexico.
FOR SALE120-acre lease in the Elk Ciiy gas field of Kan
sas oil wells offsetting and several large gas wells within Mathewson. 1012 Bitting Bldg., Wichita, Kans.
H mile; never been drilled. Connelley, Treece & Co, 417
Gas and Electric Bldg., Denver, Colo.
FOR SALE.
Commercial lease 880 acres, Wilson Co, Kansas; section
23, 24, 25 and 26, township 29, range 13 E; price per acre
$6.00. S. I. Hudkins, 614 North Boulder, Tulsa, Okla.
FOR SALE 20 acres oil lease and equipment, consisting of
a 20 h p. engine, power plant complete. Tankage. Five
producing oil wells In the famous shallow field of Nowata
County, Okla. Price $6,000. B. F. Holmes, Lyons, Kans.
COMMERCIAL lease for sale, production on adjoining land,
rigs going up in immediate vicinity; good deal for some
one. Will consider drilling contract on this 80. Anyone in
terested write 122 West Douglas Avenue, Wichita, Kans.
SNAPS IN TEXAS LEASES Five year oil leases (two 160-
acre tracts) Ochiltree County N. W. of Burkburnett, N.
E. Amarillo at $2.50 per acre. Buy before the big ad
vance for quick profits 40 acres Callahan County near WANTED,
Ranger $25.00 per acre. W. Homer Shanks, Clyde. Texas.
HAVE 153 LOTS. 100 feet King well No. 1, 50x100: price Company, 1028-29 New York Life Bldg, Kansas City. Mo.
$100: each good, clear title; agent wanted to handle; will
pay 25% commission. 800 acres 5 miles west of the Laura
well, price $10. 640 acres 5 miles east of the Victory well,
price $10 for 5-year lease; 2.260 acres 3 miles east of the
El Paso Largaso Oil Co. price $10 for five year lease. 297
acres five miles south of the El Paso Largaso Oil Co. price
$10 for five year lease. 480 acres joining the Demming. New privilege and look after correspondence for limited number.
Mexico, Oil Co., price $20. 2.320 acres 3 miles east of the Rates reasonable. Address Box 102A, Oil & Gas News.
Demming, New Mexico. Oil Co.. price $10 acre. Address
Max Ritz. P. O. Box 293, Pecos. Texas.
PRODUCTION FOR SALE.
8.900 BARRELS daily production and 17 acres in Burk Wag
goner pool for sale; can divide. T. J. Murray, 623 Ohio
Avenue, Wichita Falls, Texas.
I'ROTJt'CTION FOR SALE.
SEE US for TEXAS and OKLAHOMA OIL PRODUCTION. MACHINERY Rental and Sales Co.. 2918 Southwest Blvd.,
acreage or drilling contract. Unit Oil Association. 615
Rialto Bldg.. Kansas City, Mo.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
OWN OIL LAND$100 buys unit right adjoining; Elk Basin
Co.'s producers Kansas, 8 units for sale to settle estate;
values advancing. United Trust Co., Independence, Kas.
FOR SALEOIL and OIL PRODUCTS BUSINESS in Omaha
Opportunity for active man with $2,000 to join a profitable
growing concern. Will sell control. J. A. Olson, Karbach
Bldg. (Phone Doug. 6514) Omaha. ,
READ THISTHEN WRITE FOR INFORMATION.
Company now producing gross returns of over fifteen per
cent on all outstanding stock, drilling to be started on two
more wells in its producing field, next week; contract will
be let for deep well in Greenwood County, Kansas, within
three weeks. This Well to be drilled Just north of BIO
GUSHER on Christy Lease. Ask for information.
THE TWIN-SIX OIL & GAS CO.
VICTOR BLDG, KANSAS CITY. MO.
WANTED.
sue. Want to buy Harvey, Globe and others. Write
A. L. Lindloff & Co., 411 Hartford Building, Chicago.
LEASES WANTED.
Near production, Kansas shallow.
Must be priced right and terms to be considered.
Send map and geologist's report.
P. O BOX 74, JOPLIN, MO.
OIL STOCKS FOR SALE.
REAL OIL STOCK AND ROYALTY BARGAINS5,700 Mari
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offset to Leydig gusher getting down; 5,000 Stanley-Jones
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AGENTS WANTED.
LIVE AGENTSOn a 20% on the dollar com
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Chautauqua County, Kansas News.
Denman Bros, are digging up on No. 51 fee, 2 miles
south of Sedan. They are due in with No. 2 Wm. Post
in the Wilson pool and have No. 4 Oscar Stephens on top
of the sand. Their No. 16 Bird ranch is good for 10 bar
rels in the red send.
Andrew Benson is drilling at 900 feet on No. 1 J. W.
Weaver located in northeast corner of south half of
2-34-10. He is fishing at 975 feet on No. 6 Moffett &
Andrews ranch.
Hubbard & Sharpies are drilling at 300 feet on No. 2
Veitch, located in northwest corner of farm in 1-34-10.
Roth, Stewart & Co. have a 25 barrel well in their No.
18 Turner, located in the northeast quarter of 5-35-12.
C. E. DeLoe reached a depth of 2,180 with his Fisher:
No. 1 one mile southwest of Wauneta and due to a bad cave'
plugged back to 1,640 where he shot with 40 quarts of
nitro in the Hancock sand. From the showing he no
doubt has a nice well.
The Elgin Oil Co.'s No. 1 Townsend, 21-34-9, is re
ported making 25 barrels from the Townsend sand.
West of Elgin, the Ball Oil Co. has drilled in No. 2
and No. 3 Wendt and have a pair of century producers.
West of this production on the Nelson, located in the
southwest corner of northeast quarter 16-35-10, Freeman
and company is reported to have a dry hole.
W. F. Lemmon's No. 8 fee, 26-34-10, swabbed 150
barrels. The location is in the northwest corner of north
west quarter. Offsetting this well the Mary Ann Oil Co.
is drilling No. 10 with location for No. 11,
Anchor Oil Corporation of Kansas City is spudding
on No. 2 Sadler, located 500 feet southeast of No. 1. Ber
lin & Adams are also moving in to do some drilling for
the Anchor Oil Corporation.
Griffin Producing Co. is rigging up on No. 1 Warm-
brodt, northwest corner of 12-34-10.
Independence Oil Co. and B. F. Lies have located a
test on the Menter & Medcalf in northwest 14-34-10.
All this drilling centering around the dome in sec
tions 35- and 36-33-10 and sections 1- and 2-34-10, is the
result of a geological survey made by Roy Burt, who has
completed an elaborate survey of this section. The out
come of the drilling now under way will give the survey
and will in a measure put geology to a test...
Prairie Oil Co. has a la-barrel well in its No." 3JMenter
& Medcalf in the northwest corner of 6-34-10,
Guffey & Gillespie's No. 1 McAllister, 28-32-10 is still a
rig.
James O'Niel Bruen's No. 82 fee is a 90-barrel well.
Harshberger & Perry have a dry hole in the 400-foot
sand on their No. 1 McKey in northeast corner of west
half of southwest quarter 22-32-12.
The Twenty Mile Oil & Gas Co., drilling in Williams
Park, near. Steamboat Springs, struck a gas flow at 350
feet. This is the second venture of the company, the first
resulting in a water well.
A. G. Higgings, 1214 Scarritt building, who has just
returned from an extended trip through the Panhandle
of Oklahoma and Texas, leaves this week for Chelsea,
Okla., to return Monday of next week.
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"The Wave of Laziness."

S work, going out of style? Is a new attitude toward work taking
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toward workin France they call it "the wave of laziness."
Surely some of usboth out in the shops and up front in the
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forgetting that work is an end, not merely a means. It does not require
much imagination to consider the rush of lockouts and strikes as indications
that work is almost in danger of falling into the same repellent classifica
tion as disease.
If we have indeed started toward a new conceptiontoward a sort of
philosophy that the less we work the happier we will bethe quicker we start
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VOL. VI KANSAS CITY, MO., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1919
TREND OF MARKET IS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
While Not Large, Increase in the Price of Fuel Oil I* Pleas
ing to Refiners, Especially As Higher Levels
Now Are in Sight.
By Ira Rinehart.
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 21. (Special) A notable feature
in the quotations on refined products during the past two
weeks, has been the increase in the price of fuel oil. The
increase has not been very large, but nevertheless, the
trend of the market is in the right direction, and It is
pleasing to all refiners to see it move a little bit forward.
The quotations on gasoline and napthas are off slightly
because of a lessened demand, but high prices on burn
ing oils still predominate in spite of the fact that the de
mand is not so great as it was two weeks ago.
The general opinion seems to be that the rise in price
of fuel oil is just commencing and is due for much higher
levels. The present increase is only about ten cents over
the price of two weeks aago, the 24-26 gravity bringing
about 80 cents, in buyers cars, compared with a previous
price of 70 cents. At the meeting of the Western Pe
troleum Refiners Association, held in Tulsa, October 10, it
was shown that the average living cost of manufacture of
fuel oil was $1.25 per barrel, so it can easily be seen that
the refiner is left holding the sack on this article, and
that no price less than $2 per barrel would be fair and
equitable here. The 10-cent increase in price is due to
anticipation of a heavier demand which will take place
following the scheduled strike of coal miners throughout
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IMPORTANT WELL IN SOUTH ELBING FIELD.
Long Green's Producer on Ferrier Land Extends Big Produc
tion Over Mile to the SouthThe Pleasant
Surprise of the Week.
Peabody, Kans., Oct. 21. (Special.) The outstanding
feature of the news from the Kansas oil fields the past
week was the drilling in of the Long Green Oil Co. test
on the Ferrier land, northeast corner of the northeast
quarter of section 29-23-4, in the Elbing district of north
ern Butler county, which extends the field fully a mile
further south and proves the correctness of the contention
of certain geologists that the big structure has not yet
been fully defined in this direction.
Three weeks ago the Ferrier test struck the 2,000-
foot sand with a showing for a good well, but drilling
was continued until last Sunday, when the bit reached the
deeper sand at 2,405. feet and oil began slopping out of
the hole, soon flowing at the rate of about 40 barrels an
hour. What the daily production might be If the well
was drilled deeper into the sand is problematical, but oil
men estimate Its possible flow at 5,000 barrels or more.
Few wells have been completed south of the big pro
ducers on the Eyestone and Lathrop leases, but the dis
covery that the big sand extends further in this direction
has created intense excitement and lease values are soar
ing, as the territory lying between the National's big wells
and the Ferrier, and for some distance further south, is
now considered the most likely of any in Kansas, if not
in the entire Mid-Continent field.
The Long Green Co. Is capitalized at $450,000. They
have properties in Oklahoma, but this is the company's
first big producer. The company's Ferrier lease comprises
eighty acres and it now has the appearance of one of the
most valuable leases in the Butler county field. The Long
Green has for some time been paying 6 per cent quarterly
dividends.
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THE I. O. M. A. IS NOW IN ITS ANNUAL SESSION.
First Day's Registration and Sessions Indicate that the
Eleventh Convention, Meeting in Chicago, Will
Be a Big Success.
Chicago, Oct. 22. (Special.) The big event in the oil
world this week is the meeting here of the Independent
Oil Men's Association, which convened yesterday In Its
eleventh annual general convention. The sessions are being
held in the Congress hotel.
So far there are more than 600 registrations and the
convention which will not conclude its sessions until
Thursday night gives promise of being most successful.
A more complete account of the actual business of the
convention, together with extracts from speeches made,
will be given in the next week's issue of the OIL and GAS
NEWS.
Officers of the association are; President, G. I.
Sweney, Bartles-Sweney Oil Co., Peoria, 111.; vice-president,
T. J. Gay, Gay Oil Co. Little Rock Ark.; secretary, E. E.
Grant, Chicago; sergeant-at-arms, A. J. Squler, Warren
Lubricant Co., New York City. Directors: President
Sweney, chairman; M. J. Byrne, Connecticut Oil Co., Water-
bury, Conn.; S. S. Cramer, Wadhams OH Co., Milwaukee,
Wis.; P. E. Van Tilburg, Van Tilburg Oil Co., Minneapolis,
Minn.; H. E. Mills, C. E. Mills Oil Co., Syracuse, N. Y.;
William H. Barber, W. H. Barber Agency Co., Minne
apolis, Minn.; T. J. Gay, Gay Oil Co., Little Rock, Ark.
Exhibitors at the convention include: Tokheim Oil
Pump Co., Fort Wayne, Ind.; Butler Manufacturing Co.,
Kansas City, Mo.; Benjamin Electric Co., Chicago, 111.;
Wayne Oil Pump and Tank Co., Fort Wayne, Ind.; the
U. S. and Cuban Allied Works Engineering Corporation,
New York, N. Y.; S. F. Bowser & Co., Fort Wayne, Ind.;
William Graver Tank Works, East Chicago, Ind.; Dawes
Electric Sign and Manufacturing Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.;
Petroleum Iron Works Co., Sharon, Pa.; Metal Hose and
Tubing Co., Brooklyn, N. Y.; Gilbert & Barker, Spring
field, Mass.; the White Co., Cleveland, O.; Columbian Steel
Tank Co., Kansas City, Mo.; American Can Co., New York,
N. Y.; Davis Welding and Manufacturing Co., Cincinnati,
O.; Fulton Truck Co. of Illinois, Chicago, 111.; the Hell Co.,
Milwaukee, Wis.; Liberty Steel Products Co., Chicago, 111.;
Milwaukee Tank Works Co., Milwaukee, Wis.; St. Louis
Tin and Sheet Metal Works Co., St. Louis, Mo.; Peerless
Equipment Co., Chicago, 111.; Novo Engine Co., Chicago,
111.; Oil News, Chicago, 111.; C. J. Tagliabue Manufacturing
Co., Brooklyn, N. Y.; A. Y. McDonald Manufacturing Co.,
Dubuque, la.; Blackmer Rotary Pump Co., Chicago, 111.;
A. W. Wheaton Brass Works Co., Newark, N. J.; the
Lubrite Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; Sherwin-Williams Co., Chi
cago, 111.; St. Louis Tin and Sheet Metal Works Co., St.
Louis, Mo.
The Congress hotel lends itself to the holding of large
conventions. The Elizabethan room is admirable as a
display room when so used, and the adjacent corridors
and the celebrated Peacock Alley afford plenty of space
for a large crowd. This was shown when the clerk in
charge of the registration announced that up to noon the
first day there had been 588 registrations. No one who
was in the convention had estimated the number there
at over three hundred. But they could register and then
slip away to the corridor which connected so closely with
the open rooms of the various oil companies that it was
like the proverbial search for the needle in the hay mow
to find any particular individual.
The crowd did not begin to come very early, but
when they did get there it swamped the registration desk
and overflowed the exhibition hall. But it could not be
coaxed into the Gold Room, where the morning exercises
were to have been held and a business meeting carried
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

out. The luncheon Tuesday in the Gold Room was thor AND ONCE AGAIN WICHITA FALLS GOES "MAD."
oughly enjoyed and the speakers liberally applauded.
There were no speakers of national reputation, but the Kemp-Munger-Allen Well U Drilled Into Sand at 1,760 Feet
program did not suffer on that account. From 8:30 to and Oil Goe* Over Derrick, With Company's
5:30 p. m., Tuesday, the center of Interest was the ex Stock Shooting Skyward.
hibition hall. Unfortunately, as is always the case, there
were a number of displays that had not arrived, but the Wichita Falls, Texas, Oct. 21. (Special)The Kemp-
space was generally well filled and the exhibits were most Munger-Allen well southwest of Iowa Park was drilled
interesting. into sand Monday at 1,760 feet and the oil flowed over
As the visitor entered the hall he was confronted by the derrick.
No estimate of production has been attempted at this
the display of the St. Louis Tin and Sheet Metal Co. To
his right hand was the booth of the Butler Manufacturing writing as tanks have not been installed, but the well
Co. of Kansas City. Kansas City was well represented in looksThere good enough to open up a new field.
was great excitement here when the report was
the display. The Columbian Steel Tank Co. had a fine
display of a fully equipped truck bearing the name of the for received of what the well was doing, and a mad scramble
Consumers' Refining Co., which is now a subsidiary of acreage followed.
the Shaffer Oil and Refining Co., one of the largest or Hopes for a new deep pool waxed stronger and more
ganizations in the purely independent group. strong in Northwest Texas last week, and while there
Tuesday afternoon In the exhibition hall was made was nothing tangible to base this hope upon until Mon
the more pleasant by the strains of a novelty orchestra Allen excited
day,
well,
trading in the stock of the Kemp-Munger-
and brisk activity In swapping acreage near
which played to the visitors at Intervals. There was at the test, gave color and life to the aspirations.
the latter hour a general move to the dining room, but The stock of the company went from below par to 500
no set program was arranged. In the evening a large ten days ago when first reports came in; then It sagged
number of the oil men and their friends assembled In the to 375, but week-end reports caused excited trading Satur
Gold Room to enjoy a vaudeville and musical program, day and some sales were made at as high as 710.
followed by dancing with refreshments, which was kept On Monday, after the well came In, some of the stock
up until an early hour Wednesday. sold as high as 2,000.
There Is no doubt of the success of the convention A new pool southwest of Iowa Park, 18 miles from
from the first day's preformances. The oil men are here deep production, will put more life than ever Into a field
in goodly numbers, as the registration shows, and the that has been back-sliding in the face of transportation
arrangements leave little to be desired. The weather has troubles and the resultant evils of cut prices, "boot-leg
been ideal and all look for a good business and a good ging" and the like.
time. Many of the jobbers disclaim any intention to buy The Kemp-Munger-Allen well Is 20 miles from Burk-
anything, saying that their tanks are full, but from the burnett and 18 miles from Wichita Falls.
smiles around there Is evidently something doing in that
way. Taking it all In all the eleventh general convention EXPORT OIL CORPORATION'S PLANS FAR REACHING.
of the Independent Oil Men's Association starts off with
every indication of setting a record for an active, har With Constantin and Schock in Control, Big Company If
monious business convention with a due amount of pleas to Have It* Own Tank Steamers, and Build
ure interspersed. Shipping Station at New York.
Kept Open House.
A number of oil firms kept open house at the I. O. The Export Oil Corporation, headed by Captain E.
M. A. convention, thereby adding an element of old-time Constantin of the Constantin Refining Co., and E. E.
gaiety to an otherwise quiet and strictly law-abiding Schock, of the Indiahoma Refining Co., is rapidly forging to
assemblage. These rooms were generally lavishly dec the front as one of the leading exporters, and now that the
orated with roses or other expensive flowers, and cigars two men named have control of concern, big plans have
and cigarettes abounded. Nothing that would have caused been made for the future. Constantin and Schock recently
the blush of shame to mantle the cheek of the most con acquired control of the company through the purchase of
firmed prohibitionist was in evidence. the interests of James King Duffy, Thomas P. Melvln, and
The Western Petroleum Co. had a fine room with a the Phoenix Refining Co.
fine box of cigars, presided over with all grace and dignity Eugene Constantin, treasurer of the company, has re
by John Carson, Roy Allison and others In turn. They turned to Tulsa from a meeting of the company held in the
made all comers welcome. company offices, Suite 712, Chase National Bank Building,
Across the hall was the Transcontinental Oil Co., still New York City, and reports that Captain Constantin was
better known as the Riverside Oil Co. A large room with retained as president and Schock was elected vice-presi
a full staff to let nothing get away. dent and general manager.
Charles W. Perry, manager of the Perry Refining and A deal is pending whereby the company expects to
Manufacturing Co., was helped to receive the oil trade purchase a site in New York City, for the building of an
by that most inveterate of convention attendants, Miss export shipping station, and refinery. The company is
Margaret Neary. No oil convention of recent date has doubling the capacity of its terminal at Avondale, La,, and
missed the pleasant smile and glad greeting of Miss Neary, is building storage for heavy lubricants, which heretofore
who used to do the honors at the offices of the Western have not been handled, only the light oils being shipped
Oil Jobbers' Association. out of that place. Arrangements are being made for the
The Fred G. Clarke Co.'s Chicago office was repre shipping of oils in barrel and case lots to Russia, China,
sented in Rooms 6 and 8-B, by Messrs. T. E. and L. M. and South American countries, whose demands are not
McArdle, T. A. Telfer, B. Beyer and S. T. Hoover. They large enough to warrant shipping in tank steamer lots.
kept a wide open door. Cigars and roses. The Constantin Refining Co., is Increasing the capacity
The Blery Oil Co. had among its representatives Curtis of its 3,000-barrel refinery at Devol, Okla., to 9.000 barrels,
P. Bryan of the Tulsa office, as well as W. R. Bruce, man and this in addition to the Constantin refinery at West
ager of the Chicago office and sales manager; N. A. Davis, Tulsa, and the Indiahoma refineries at East St. Louis, and
general manager from the Franklin main office; R. E. E. Okmulgee, will furnish the Avondale terminal, and the
Hood, also from the Franklin office; H. A. Frederick, proposed New York terminal with a nice amount of refined
H. J. Jenkins and J. B. Mudd of the fuel oil department. products for shipping purposes, but still the Export Oil
The Acme Petroleum Co was very convivial. Yet no Corporation is clamoring for more, and caters especially to
one suspects Mr. Freeman of offering his guests anything the refiners of the Mid-Continent, for whose cause it was
that the law does not allow. All visitors had a first rate first organized. Seven Mid-Continent refiners organized
time who called at Rome 10 and 12 on the B floor. This the concern a few years ago to make an export outlet for
company was fortunate in its selection of a room. It got their plants.
what it wanted. President Beroth and Secretary-Treasurer The Export Oil Corporation plans to obtain a fleet of
Freeman are building up a fine and well trained organiza tank steamers of its own, and a purchase of some steamers
tion. Good luck goes with ability and judgment. is expected to take place in foreign countries, as soon as
Messrs Constantin and Schock reach the shores of Europe.
Once a week you'll get all the oil news If you read The They are now in New York, prepared to sail on the steamer
OIL and GAS NEWS$4 the year. France, as soon as the strike of the longshoremen ends.
 THE OIL AND
WICHITA FALLS PRODUCERS "GETTING TOGETHER.'
Association Will Force Urea in Pro-rating Runt, and Also
Will Try to Hold Price of Crude Up to $2.25.
Wichita Falls, Tex., Oct. 21. (Special) Wichita county
oil men are "sicing" the state railroad commission, which
has authority over intra-state pipe lines, and the federal
trade commission, which can make the interstate lines be
good, upon the lines that serve the Burkburnett field, de
manding enforcement of the rule that requires runs to be
pro-rated, and agreeing more or less tacitly among them
selves not to sell any crude at less than the posted price
that obtains in the Mid-Continent field as a whole, name
ly $2.25.
They made a start that was just a bit funny, as it
turned out. An agreement definitely binding the produc
tion owners was drawn up, and numerously signed, before
a committee of lawyers investigated and reported that if
the agreement didn't actually violate the Texas anti-trust
laws, it at least put the signers on dangerous ground.
Then a new agreement, less definite in its terms, but with
the same general purpose, was prepared, and has been
generally signed. Practically all of the large independent
producers have joined in the agreement.
The organization, known as the Wichita Falls Oil Pro
ducers & Refiners' Association, is going to force the issue
in the matter of pro-rating runs, and there is not much
question that some forcing will be required. A number of
the smaller pipe line companies declare that they are not
common carriers, under the Texas laws, and that they
can't be forced to pro-rate runs.
The first agreement caused the signers to "mutually
agree and bind themselves not to sell at less than the
price posted by the large companies for the Mid-Continent
field." This agreement, attorneys thought, might trans
gress Texas anti-trust laws. The later agreement pledges
signers "not to make any contracts for the sale of their
oil which violate the regulations pertaining to common
carrier pipe lines."
That last agreement isn't as innocent as a casual
reading might lead one to believe. John Doe and Richard
Roe are drilling on adjoining 5-acre leases; when Doe
gets his well in, he knows that if he doesn't make all the
oil possible, Richard Roe's well just across the line will
get it. So he sells production for what he can get, which
may not be over a dollar a barrel. The pipe line that
he sells to has all the crude it can handle, so that when
Roe's well comes in there is no market for the oil. This
agreement assuming that both Doe and Roe are signers,
means that if each has a 1,000-barrel well and there is
pipe line capacity for 800 barrels daily, the line takes
400 from each producer.
Now this isn't any Alphonse-Gaston arrangement, but
It's Texas law. True enough, It has been a dead letter.
But it won't be very much longer if the 400 signers to the
agreement get in behind the Texas railroad commission
and demand action.
The way such a law affects the price is this: Doe
knows that Roe and he are on an equal basis so far as
getting production run; he knows that Roe Isn't going
to pump for flush production merely for the fun of seeing
the crude poured out on the ground; and his incentive,
or at least one big Incentive, to undersell is removed.
Another big Incentive was partially removed during
the week when the five Wichita Falls banks did what
many oil men say is an unprecedented thing in oil country
finance; they offered to use their "pull" with the home
banks of the operators to obtain extension of oil paper,
at the same time pledging themselves not to press for
payment on any notes, where the question was one of
getting the posted price for production. That offer by
the banks is more significant than at first appears. Many
of the operators came to this section from other parts of
Texas, and from other states. They had arranged for credit
with home banks, where they were known and where they
had established a line of credit. The home banker, per
haps a thousand miles from Burkburnett, picks up his
paper one morning and sees that Burkburnett crude has
gone down to $2 a barrel, that the pipe lines can't run
the oil, and that tank car facilities are badly congested.
Unfamiliar with Wichita county conditions, he and his
directors get uneasy about that note of John Doe's and
aren't at all happy when Doe writes that he wants an
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extension so that he won't have to sell oil under the mar
ket. But with the five strong banks of Wichita Falls lend
ing their influence and support, there will be a different
story.
It has been said again and again that the Burkburnett
field is peculiarly a "little fellows' field." That fact has
made the field far more valuable to Wichita county than
would have been the case with only big companies operat
ing, but it has a disadvantage now, when there is a pinch
that may prove too much for some of the small operators,
who built up a stake from a shoe-string and who can't
sit by and see It wiped out. If success attends the move
ment started here, they won't have to be wiped out.
One point should be made clear, in connection with
the pro-rating of runs. No law or railroad commission rule
can force pipe lines to buy oil from anybody; they can
be forced to run it. But if they must run equal amounts
from the tanks of John Doe and Richard Roe, without
showing any special favors to either, the Incentive for
either of these well known and often troubled individuals
to undersell the other vanishes promptly enough.
When they got together and started talking things
over, the oil men discovered that they had a good many
common troubles, and the association Is going after rem
edies. For one thing, it Is said that Oklahoma refiners
are getting so much the best of It in freight rates that they
can ship refined products Into Wichita Falls and sell them
cheaper than the home refineries. Such matters as fire
protection, prevention of thievery of tools, solution of salt
water problems, and furtherance of conservation measures
generally.
The association has employed John W. Thomas,
formerly assistant secretary of the Wichita Falls Chamber
of Commerce, as paid manager, and has started its fight
for pro-rating by inviting the Texas railroad commission
ers here and by sending an attorney to Washington to
consult with federal trade commission officials. Officers
of the association are: C. H. Clark, president; J. W. Green
wood, vice-president; John Gould, secretary; G. Clint
Wood, treasurer. Members of the executive committee
are: J. A. Kemp, Presley Lee, Will Daniels, J. W. Green
wood, W. M. Priddy, C. H. Clark and E. P. Bass.
In the two meetings of the association, there was a
noteworthy absence of criticism of the big companies;
these had far more champions than critics, and there seem
ed to a tendency on the part of some to consider them
as downright benevolent What cussing was done was
for the "boot-leggers," the term being applied both to
those who buy under the market, and those who sell to
them. It was brought out that quite a bit of crude has
been sold at a dollar a barrel, and that there are takers
for considerable more at that figure. . It was also shown
that where producers had refused to sell under the mid-
continent price, they had obtained it, in nearly every
Instance.
BUFFALO BANKER VISITS ELBING HELD.
Frank L. Smart of Smart & Williams, Investment
bankers of Buffalo, N. Y., was in Kansas City last Tuesday
on his return from a visit to the properties of the K-B
(Kansas-Buffalo) Oil Corporation in the Elbing field of
north Butler county. He was present last Sunday when
the Ferrier well In that field was drilled in and started
flowing at the rate of 1,000 barrels a day. The K-B cor
poration has some choice acreage within one-half mile of
this well, Its leases lying to the east, south and west in
what is now considered proven territory and well within
the big Elbing structure as defined by the best geologists
who have worked in the field. Mr. Smart is well pleased
with the holdings of the K-B Oil Corporation and highly
commended the work of the Petroleum Engineering Co.
of Kansas City, whose representatives selected and recom
mended the acreage several months ago when the leases
were two to three miles from production and were pur
chased at but a fraction of their present value.
PROMINENT MANUFACTURER VISIT PEABODY
Peabody, Kans., Oct. 20.L. A. Young, a prominent
capitalist and manufacturer of Detroit, was a visitor here
the past week, in company with William Galloway of
Waterloo, la. It is understood that Mr. Galloway is be
coming heavily interested in Peabody oil properties and
manufacturing enterprises.
6 THE OIL AND
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Mr. C. W. Wright, for more than a year editor of the
OIL and GAS NEWS, this week tendered his resignation
to accept a responsible position with the Petroleum Engi
neering Co. of Kansas City.
It is with real regret the publishers accept Mr. Wright's
decision to leave his chair in the editorial department of
this newspaper. In the months he has been associated
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started marked ability as a news and editorial writer.
His resignation will be keenly felt, not only by the
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In the big family of OIL and GAS NEWS readers, but par
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because of his friendliness of spirit and abounding good
nature.
Industry and Thrift
Are the Essentials.
Business men in general will be inclined to approve
the recommendations made by James S. Alexander, presi
dent of the National Bank of Commerce of New York, who
as chairman of the committee on credits and finance of
the International Trade Conference said at Atlantic City
this week that the government's financing of America's
foreign commerce should terminate, advocating the stim
ulation of a return to normal business methods through
private enterprise. Mr. Alexander spoke at a conference
held under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States, a gathering composed of representa
tive business, banking and industrial leaders from all
over the country gathered to discuss Europe's commodity
and financial needs with similarly prominent men unof
ficially representing England, France, Belgium and Italy.
A second point made by Mr. Alexander also will meet
widespread approval, for he declared that another cardinal
element in restoring normal conditions is "the necessity
of the greatest possible number of people doing a day's
work and of the greatest possible conservation of the
results of that work." The speaker added: "In a sense
never before so universally applicable, industry and thrift
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are in this aftermath of war's destruction essential not
only to the happiness, but even to very existence of the
human race. Never was an economic proposition more
simple and self-evident."
A correspondent telegraphs the OIL and GAS NEWS
that Wichita Falls is in "throes of excitement" over the
bringing in of the Kemp-Munger-Allen well, as told in a
news dispatch in this issue. Life certainly is just one thing
after another in an oil town.
Governor Allen's
Gas Investigation.
Governor Allen's determination to investigate the
actual and potential gas production of Kansas fields and
the prices paid by the pipe line companies to producers
will be watched with interest by gas producers and gas
consumers. The governor's announcement that he had
ordered such a probe came after he obtained Information
that the Elk City field alone is producing enough gas to
supply Kansas City, Wichita, St. Joseph, Topeka and sev
eral smaller towns.
Governor Allen is said to be in possession of informa
tion that gas in the Elk City field is going begging at
eight cents a thousand cubic feet, while an attempt is
being made to raise the rates at Wichita and other Kan
sas towns within fifty to one hundred miles of the field,
to eighty or ninety cents. Governor Allen cited one well
that was brought in with an initial production of ninety-
two million cubic feet. Wichita consumes only eight to
nine million cubic feet dally.
The Southwestern Gas Co., which has collecting lines
all over the Elk City field, pays the producer eight cents.
The Kansas Natural Co. pays the Southwestern company
fifteen cents. That same gas brings eighty cents in Kan
sas City, Mo.
Investigation of the assertion of oil and gas producers
that there is an unlimited supply of gas in Kansas will
be made, Governor Allen declared. He says he has in
formation that the producers are forced to hold millions
of feet of gas in the wells every day because the pipe line
companies refuse to lay lines to their leases.
To some it might appear Governor Allen is making
an effort to make himself "solid" with the "small con
sumer," as the daily press calls the householder who burns
a comparatively small amount of gas and then objects
if the price asked for that gas goes 'way up along with
the other essentials in the cost of living. Those who
know the Kansas governor, however, are inclined to be
lieve his efforts to clear up the "gas muddle," insofar as
he may be able, is actuated by sincere motives and there
fore his investigation should be welcomed alike by pro
ducer, pipe line company, local distributor and consumer.
Of interest and importance to the oil industry is the
coming twenty-second annual convention of the American
Mining Congress, to be held at St. Louis, November 17-22.
The session gives promise of being the most important
yet held. There will be in connection with the meeting
a national exposition of mines and mining, a national gold
conference and a national conference of war minerals
producers. Everyone who is interested in the mining or
oil business and holders of mining and oil stocks should
make a strong effort to attend next month's convention,
especially as one subject down for discussion before the
American Mining Congress is the proposal of a national
Blue Sky law.
 THE OIL AND
It Is Not All
a Matter of Luck.
A Kansas City newspaper recently printed the story
of Charles William Wallace, a professor of English In
the University of Nebraska who is said to have made
"millions" in the Burkburnett field. The newspaper com
ments thusly: "With no knowledge of the oil game, with
but slight acquaintance even with the basic principles of
business," Wallace has won "where thousands of more
experienced men have sunk millions."
And then there is the story of J. C. Phillips, who up
to a few months ago "made" the smaller towns of Texas
selling Buster Brown shoes. When the oil fever struck,
he plunged to the extent of $133.33, buying a lease. Since
then he has amassed a fortune of $700,000 In oil. And the
story from Tulsa of Jackson Barnett, a more or less re
bellious Indian, who when the government was giving out
Indian allotments was one of the Snake-Creeks to refuse
to appear to make a selection. The government, therefore,
forced his allotment upon him. His income from it is
$1,000 a day. He is a changed Indianbought $709,000
worth of Liberty bonds, the limit in W. S. S., and has
about $500,000 in cash.
And also the story of how when the armistice was
signed last fall Captain Anderson of the English army
got his release and bought a ticket to Wichita Falls. He
landed there with $50 in cash and jumped in to his limit.
He stayed with it and is reported to have run his shoe
string up to $250,000.
All stories are more or less true, for just as in the
days of the gold rush, so now fortunes are being made
over night in oil by those who are lucky enough to "hit
it right." But the men who are making "millions" in a
day in oil are the exception, not the rule. It generally
requires concentration of brain and honesty of purpose to
win success in the oil business, just as it does In any
other enterprise.
Oil men have been liberal contributors to the Roose
velt Memorial fund. That was natural, for regardless of
political belief, no class of men more sincerely admired
the straight-forward Americanism and strenuousness of
the Great American.
Subscribers occasionally write they do not receive
the OIL and GAS NEWS until several days late. Such
delays in the transmission of mail matter are decidedly
annoying, fully as annoying to the publishers as to the
readers. With the paper in the Kansas City postoffice on
Thursday, as is the almost unbroken rule of the OIL and
GAS NEWS, whatever further delay develops is a mat
ter beyond our control, and there remains for the pub
lishers nothing to do but apologize in the name of Mr.
Burleson to such of our readers as are being incon
venienced by the slow arrival of the OIL and GAS NEWS.
ACTIVITIES OF THE COLONY OIL AND GAS CO.
The Colony Oil and Gas Co. and E. J. Lambert are
showing their usual activity around Colony, Kans. In a
letter received by Irwin A. Strauss, geologist, from A. G.
C. Matter, general manager Colony Oil and Gas Co., the
following report of progress was made: Well No. 3 in
NE corner section 13 Is 5,000,000 foot gas well. No. 4 In
N% of E% SW% section 18-23-17 is about a 1,000,000 foot
gas well with heavy rock pressure. No. 5 In section 19-23-
18 is down 470 feet and has every indication of a paying
well. Drilling on No. 6 and No. 7 was to be begun last
week.
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In Kansas City
The Custer County Oil & Gas Co. of Broken Bow
county, Neb., composed of bankers and cattlemen, will
spud in well No. 1 today. E. D. Horton left Tuesday to
select the location.
P. B. Dennam of Osborne county, Kans., in the OIL
and GAS NEWS office last week, reported that he to
gether with associates have 80,000 acres under lease in
Osborne county, Kans., and are likely to start drilling
soon.
L. V. Taylor and H. P. Manning have returned from
the Chanute, Kans., field where they have been In the
Interest of the Grand River Oil & Gas Co., Denver, Mo., and
report the company was to spud in Wednesday on well
No. 6.
W. T. Phillips, of the Twin Six Oil & Gas Co., is in
the Wilson county, Kans., field where the company is now
drilling. Before he returns he will arrange for a contract
for a deep well in Greenwood county, Just northeast of
Eureka, Kans.
The General Oil Co., Ltd., of Kansas City has brought
in a 1,000,000 feet gasser on its lease in section 30, town
ship 26, range 17, in Woodson county, Kans., the company
reports. This company now has eight producing oil wells
and the new gas well. A rig is up on the lease and it will
be kept in operation until cold weather sets in. The Gen
eral Oil Co. is not offering stock for sale. It is officiated
by Charles P. Jackels, president; Jasper DeMario, vice-
president; W. C. Steward, secretary, and George Erskine,
treasurer.
W. M. Fulton, of Lexington, Ky., who lived at the
Hotel Baltimore, Kansas City, a number of years ago
when he was operating in Oklahoma, was a local visitor
last week. Mr. Fulton, a pioneer operator in Kentucky,
was on his way to the Sun river country in Montana where
he is "wildcattlng." From Montana he will go to Grey
Harbor county, Washington, where the Standard is drill
ing on a location on the western side of the county. Mr.
Fulton will drill at Montesano, the county seat, to the
east of the Standard's operations.
The Hennepin Oil and Gas Co. of Minneapolis, of
which A. L. Reddick of Kansas City is president, brought
in an oil well, No. 3, estimated by the company officials
at 40 barrels flush, Saturday, October 4, in section 10-26-18
adjoining the town of Humboldt, Allen county, Kans., and
another was to be drilled in early this week. The com
pany is putting down nine wells on the tract, and also
has holdings in Woodson county. The Hennepin company
is composed of Kansas City and Minneapolis business men
and has no stock for sale, it is stated.
W. O. Cardwell, president of the Great Western Oil
Co.. who is also secretary of the Million Population Club
of Kansas City, which has for its goal a million population
in Greater Kansas City by 1925, announces the following
program of the First Annual Harvest Musical Festival of
Kansas City: Sunday, October 26the churches of the
city will have special musical programs; Sunday afternoon.
Pop Concert at Convention Hall under the direction of
Prof. Julius Osiier; Tuesday night, October 28, the Vatacan
Choir of Rome, Italy, in concert at Convention Hall; Wed
nesday night, October 29, the "Do You Know" Minstrels, a
minstrel show in Convention Hall; Thursday, October 30,
Grand Municipal Parade at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and
at night in Convention Hall a band concert and musical
vaudeville, by Hiner's Million Club Band, Jackson's Jubilee
Singers in southern melodies and representatives from the
leading musical and dramatic schools in the city. Friday,
October 31, grand Hallowe'en masquerade ball at Conven
tion Hall with contests for valuable prizes.
8 THE OIL AND
NORTH LOUISIANA FIELDS "STANDING UP" WELL.
Of the Weill Which Came In, In September, 88 Per Cent
Are PayingCal. Claiborne and Bull Bayou Develop
ment I* Magnet Which Attracts.
Shreveport, La.. Oct. 21. (Special) The rate at which
oil men engaged In all phases of the Industry are coming
to Shreveport In ever growing numbers has been the sub
ject of comment and discussion in the surrounding terri
tory.
The primary cause is the phenomenal development in
the Claiborne and Bull Bayou fields, and here it may be
stated that the percentage of dry holes, salt water, junked
holes or unsuccessful wells for any reason at all, is smaller
in north Louisiana than in any other oil district of which
there are any official statistics extant, its percentage of
paying wells for September being 88, while its nearest com
petitor was Texas with 83 per cent paying wells. The
Oklahoma and Kansas fields was 82, and the coastal fields
only 52.9 per cent successful.
A review of operations in the North Louisiana field
during the month of September, gives an interesting
glimpse of the marvelous growth of recent development in
this territory- The total number of completions for the
month was 77, of which only 11 were failures, and a con
servative estimate of initial production from the remain
ing 66 wells was 52,250 barrels.
A steady increase in the activity in the field has
brought the present total up to 600 drilling wells and rigs,
revealing the greatest drilling activity that has ever been
known in this territory. Every drilling rig available has
been put to use, and only the intense shortage of supplies
keeps them from drilling more.
The actual pipe line runs in the North Louisiana field
have been increased during the past six months from
30,000 barrels to approximately 50,000 barrels a day.
With new wells constantly coming in in the Claiborne
field, the handling of the oil is daily growing more acute,
where railroad transportation is utterly inadequate. Pipe
line facilities are far short of demand, and the storage
problem is one serious proposition. However, the Standard
Oil Co. has completed about eleven miles of its 8-inch
pipeline from the Homer field and has started a crew at
work on the middle of the line. Grades are being made
for eight 55,000 barrel tanks which are to be erected
three miles west of the production in the Homer field.
TREND OF MARKET IS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
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the country, and in case the cold weather becomes very
annoying in the Pittsburgh mining district, it would not be
out of the ordinary for the gas supply to be shut off, neces
sitating resorting to fuel oil for heating purposes. Then,
too, there will be an increased demand from all over the
country with the advent of winter.
Kerosene continues strong, and the high prices con
tinue to be paid, however demand has lessened a lot. One
refiner in Tulsa who is very good on description remarked,
"Two weeks ago, I was busy, answering my telephone on
an average of every fifteen minutes a day, in regard to
getting some kerosene, but that rush is off now, and I
believe I can attend the big banquet in Chicago, without
worrying about kerosene." As high as 10% cents per
gallon, f. o. b. refinery in Oklahoma, was being paid for
kerosene during the rush period, and that high price is
still recognized in the price list as the maximum, however
10% cents is the minimum, with 10% being a favored
dealing basis; 42-43 gravity kerosene is bringing 10% to
10%; the 44-46 stuff is bringing 12 cents, and 42-43 dis
tillate runs around from 10% to 10%. These are all f. o.
b. refinery, Oklahoma points. Texas delivery is about
% of a cent lower f. o. b. refinery, because the freight
rate from Texas takes up that amount, and the refiner
is compelled to suffer the loss. Texas 40-41 water white
kerosene sells at 9, 42-44 water white brings 9%, and 40-41
distillate, 7 to 7%.
Gasoline and napthas are slightly weaker than usual,
due to cold weather which has prevailed throughout the
east, and other natural causes which are natural of the
autumn months. 50-52 gravity stuff of 450 end point, f.
o. b. Oklahoma points, is steady at 15-15%, 52-54, 450 end
point bringR 15%-15%; 54-55, 450-end point is selling from
15% to 16, and others are as follows: 56-57, 450-end point,
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16-16%; 58-59, 430-440-end point, 16%-17; 60-61, 400-end
point, 17%-18; 62 63, 375 end point, 19%-20; 64-66, 365-end
point, 21-21%; Navy specification, 17-17%; 80-84 raw casing-
head, 22%-23 (Standard of Indiana quotation is 22%, and
Standard of Louisiana. 23); 68 70 blend, 430 435-end point,
18%-19; 66-68 blend, 435-end point, 18%; 60-62 blend, 435-
end point, 17-17%; 58-60 blend, 440 450-end point, 16; 74-76
absorption gasoline, 21.22. Gasoline and Napthas, f. o. b.
Texas refinery points, follow: 50-52, 440-end point, 13:
52-54, 420-end point, 13%, 56-58, 450-end point, 15% -15%;
58-60, 440-end point, 16%; navy specification, 16%-17;
72-76 casinghead, 19; and 82-86 casinghead, 21.
Neutral oils, f. o. b. Oklahoma points, are quoted as
follows: 100 viscosity, No. 2, color, 8%-9; 200 viscosity.
No. 3, color, 16%-16%; 160 viscosity No. 4, color, 15%;
200 viscosity No. 4, color, 15%-16; 200 viscosity No. 5,
color, 15%-15,%.
122-124 white crude scale wax, f. o. b. Oklahoma refin
ery, Is bringing 3%-4, compared to 4% cents Pennsylvania
poults.
H. F. WILCOX OPERATIONS.
Mounds District.
H. F. Wilcox test No. 1, on the Samuel King farm in
33-16-12, has been abandoned at total depth of 2,660 feet,
test only having a slight showing of oil in both the Dutcher
and the Wilcox sands. His test No. 12, on the Joe Lewis
farm, is being drilled to the Dutcher sand
Kelleyville District.
H. P. Wilcox test No. 2, on the Fred Froe farm in
section 35-16-10, is now drilling at 2,650 feet. His test No.
3, on the Lula Eubanks farm in 32-16-11, is being deepened
to the Dutcher sand, and now drilling at 2,250 feet.
Beggs District.
H. F. Wilcox is now drilling at 2,100 feet on the Jason
Drew test No. 10, in 25-15-11, and his test No. 1, on the
Jacob Tiger farm in 10-14-11, is drilling at 2,250 feet. Calf
wheel attachment is being provided for the latter test in
further efforts to locate the Wilcox sand in this territory.
H. F. Wilcox No. 1, on the Georgia Brown farm In 19-15-11,
has been cleaned out after a shot in stray sands, and now
on the pump is producing fifty barrels daily. On the
Osage Hill in section 30 15 11, Walter Banks farm, Wilcox
test No. 11 is now drilling at 2,300 feet, 8-inch casing being
set at 2,150 feet. No. 12, on the same farm, is drilling at
2,250 feet; No. 13 at 1,300 feet; No. 14 at 1,125 feet. No.
15 is a rig. No. 16 Is moving in tools. No. 17 is drilling
at 500 feet. No. 18 is a rig. and No. 19 is moving in tools
to offset the Twin States Oil Co. well No. 1, on the Bear-
head farm in section 19, which is reported producing 250
barrels daily from the Wilcox sand found at 3,168 feet.
The Wilcox test No. 5, located in the southwest cor
ner of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter, is
cleaning out; total depth. 3,068 feet, at which the Wilcox
sand was encountered. All other wells on this lease aVe
producing from the Dutcher sand found at 2.630 feet. In
section 34-15-11, Wilcox is drilling his test No. 3 on the
Manda Coleeman farm at 750 feet. This test is located
on the center of the east line, southwest quarter of the
southeast quarter, and the Isphecher test No. 4, located
fifty feet north of test No. 2, in the southeast corner of
the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter, is drilling
at 425 feet. This test is bound for the Wilcox sand, which
should be reached at 2,760 feet in this territory, and from
which sand his well No. 3 is now producing fifty barrels
daily on the pump. H. F. Wilcox Gasoline Plant No. 1,
in 36-15-11, is nearing completion and should be in actual
operation within two weeks.
NORTH AMERICAN OIL LEASES MORE TANK CARS.
The North American Oil & Refining Co., whose stock
was recently listed on the New Yosk curb, has announced
the leasing of 150 additional tank cars of 10,000 gallon
capacity each, to meet the increased demand for trans
portation of petroleum. The total number of cars now in
operation by the company amounts to 550. The concern
has leased refineries at Rosedale, Kans., and Sapulpa.
Okla., both of which will be sold, the proceeds to be used
to conduct an extensive drilling' campaign. It owns re
fineries at Pemeta, Okla., and Sheffield, la., both of which
are operating to full capacity.
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Eldorado, Kans., Oct. 20.(Special) Interest in Kansas
the last ten days has temporarily shifted from the Elblng-
Peabody district which is rapidly becoming more or less
proven in character to the wild cat area of Dickinson
county twenty-five miles north of the proven district in
Marion county. Two miles southeast of Herington, Skaer
& Skaer, operators of Wichita, struck a small show in
their test at a depth of 2,270 feet. The sand was about
five feet in depth. The excitement due to the find, which
could hardly be called a rainbow, spread all over central
Kansas and thousands of persons have visited the well.
The sand which was discovered may be the Elbing
sand, when the elevation is taken into consideration. The
Skaer test itself may prove a failure, although the owners
are going deeper. It merely is important from the fact
that likely a pool may be discovered in the neighborhood.
For the past three - months all of the land in Dickinson
county has been taken up by different operating companies
and many are willing to gamble that oil will be found in
th:s district before another year is over. The Sinclair
company is playing the northern half of the county, al
ready drilling three tests. This company has about 20,000
acres under lease north of Chapman which is the largest
individual holding of any one single company in Kansas
outside of the Empire proven acreage in Butler county.
Dickinson county has the same formations as Butler
and Marion county, the Pennsylvania "structure" from which
most of the deep pay oil is found in Texas, Oklahoma and
Kansas, ending in Clay county which bounds Dickinson
county on the north. The "structures" are very prominent
all over the county, geologists declare.
This long stretch of territory from the Peabody pool
to the end of the Pennsylvania structure in Clay county
will soon be dotted with derricks. Already between Her
ington and Peabody, one never loses sight of rigs and the
same will be true of Dickinson county north of Hering
ton before Christmas.
The town of Herington rapidly is becoming the oil
capital of the new wildcat district. The town's population
is around 5,000 and rapidly is increasing. Brokers and
oil companies are opening offices there daily. There is
not a vacant house in the city.
Average Wells at Elbing.
No great well have been completed recently in the
Elbing pool. A notable failure, however, was reported
which shows that the pool still has its uncertainties.
This failure was Purman No. 7 of the Sinclair Co., and
broke a long string of successes by that company. The
location is SW corner of SW}4 of section 8-23-4. Sand
was topped at 2.396 and the hole was drilled to 2,410.
"There was a showing of oil and water, but mighty little
oil," said a Sinclair official today in discussing the well.
The test has been abandoned and the big pipe will be
pulled. The circumstance is a big surprise to the oil
men. for tbis well offsets Ward & Wilhoit's No. 1 on the
Leydlg. which was a 4,000 barrel gusher when it first
came in. The Leydig well flowed for several weeks and
then went into water but its owners secured enough oil
from it to pay them handsomely for drilling it. This is
the first non-producer on the Eyestone and Furman farms,
which have been the center of the great gusher field of
the north.
Good Well for Ward and Wllhoit.
The Leydlg lease owned by Ward and Wilholt is run
ning true to the form displayed two months ago when
the first well came in as a gusher. Their No. 2 well started
flowing at the rate of twenty barrels an hour. Sand was
struck at 2,388 feet. The owners have decided to drill
deeper in the hopes of getting a real gusher.
The Empi-e's No. 2 Lathrop, offsetting the National's
4,000-birrel well, is swabbing at the rate of 60 barrels
an hour. The flow is reported to be increasing gradually,
for which the Empire is fully prepared. A big flow line is
hooked up to the well, and If the oil should start flowing,
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the hole could be capped and the oil turned into a flow
tank with the loss of hardly more than a barrel of the
precious fluid. Moreover, an immense slush pond has
been built nearby on the lease, with a capacity of 30,000
or 40,000 barrels. If the Empire gets a flock of gushers on
this lease, it is not figuring on losing any of the oil. A
big new 6-inch line to connect the Lathrop lease with the
Wilson lease is being pushed rapidly, and three gangs of
men went to work this morning laying the pipe, which
already had been delivered on the ground. The pipe will
be hooked up now to take care of present emergencies,
and will be laid in a ditch later.
The Empire has fifteen rigs and locations on the
Lathrop lease and expects to make another one at once.
Seven or eight wells are drilling, and several of them
will be in within the next two weeks. M. R. Shaffer, first
assistant superintendent, hopes to have the big end of
the new stuff completed before cold weather hits the oil
fields. This lease is now the busiest in the Mid-Continent
fields. Besides the network of pipelines that are being
laid, batteries of boilers and pumps are being installed to
take care of oil from every well, and no matter how big
the production is on this lease, the Empire will handle
it capably and without loss.
The same company's No. 1 Lathrop Is reported to be
drilling into the sand tonight. A big well is expected.
"National City," New Town's Name.
The road between the Furman and Lathrop leases
which is now bordered with houses and stores for more
than a mile, has been given an official title at last. In
the future it will be known as "National City," in honor
of the National Refining Company. Heretofore it has
been known as "Stringtown," a title hardly dignified
enough, its inhabitants decided. At any rate it is a
hustling oil center, exact population unknown, with grocery
stores, restaurants, barber shops, bunk houses, casing crew
headquarters, supply houses and all of the varied indus
tries of an oil field town. Plans are already on foot for
the erection of a school house, as there are dozens of
children in the town.
Other Wells at Elbing.
The Transcontinental Oil Co., which is composed of
all of the Benedum & Trees interests, is spudding in its
first well in the Elbing district today. It is on the Kehr
land, and is located in the northwest corner of the south
west of the northeast quarter of section 20-23-4. It offsets
the Shryock well on the Paris land. The Transcontinental
also is building a rig in the Peabody field. This location
is in the southeast corner of the west half of the north
west quarter of section 2-22-4, Larsen land. It is north
of the Derby wells.
Davis and others No. 1 on the George Holden land,
offsetting No. 1 Eyestone, section 8-23-4, is drilling near
the sand. The Sinclair Company has two more rigs on the
east eighty of the George Holden land.
The rig on the Beard land In section 31-23-4, is owned
by the Midland Refining Company et al.
The Consumers Oil & Shale Company is drilling at
2,000 feet on the Long farm in the southeast corner of
the northeast quarter of section 30-23-4.
White Eagle on the Holden 3, in the south half of the
southwest quarter of 4-23-4, is reported drilling at around
400 feet. Hawk No. 3, in the north half of the southwest
quarter of 4-23-4, is reported spudding. No. 2, moving in
tools. No. 4, rig completed. Leydig 2, in the northeast
quarter of 18-23-4, is drilling at around 1350.
Sinclair wells: No. 4, which has been completed and
on the pump for some t'me, Is reported making 1.000 bar
rels a day settled production. No. 5 completed about ten
days ago, is also on the pump and making 500 barrels
a day. No. 7 is drilling at 2115; No. 8 drilling at 2290;
No. 9 drilling at 1835; No. 10 drilling at 1050; No. 11 rig
ging up; No. 12 is a rig. Holden No. 2 in the northeast
comer of the west half of the northeast quarter of 8-23-4
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is reported drilling at 1825; No. 3 is moving in tools;
Dedrick 1, in the southeast quarter of 18-23-4, is reported
still shut down. No. 2 is rigging up and No. 3 has ma
terial on location.
The National Refining Co.'s No. 1 Lathrop, northwest
corner of section 17-23-4, is showing for an ordinary pro
ducer at present.
In the Peabody Pool.
The Philips Petroleum Co.'s No. 1 Larsen, Section 11-
22-4 completed several days ago, is still flowing better
than 1,000 barrels daily. The well is a quarter of a mile
north of the first dry hole completed in the field. The
bit is only a few feet in the sand and scouts believe the
well would make 2,000 barrels if deepened. A. L. Dervy's
3,500-barrel well is only 500 feet away on the same farm.
Ray Gaskell and associates on Culnan farm in Sec
tion 11-22-4, have found the sand at 2,390 feet. More than
800 feet of oil is in the hole. The well has not been
drilled in yet as there is about 300 feet of underreaming
to be done. This will take several days. Finding the sand
at a depth so much shallower than those in the Larsen
tests, probably means that the well will be a big one when
it is drilled in.
Other Peabody Wells.
Vinson and associates' No. 1 Myers in the northeast
of the southwest of section 32-21-4, have started a test.
They are Augusta parties.
Argus No. 2 on the Remple, 5-21-4, is drilling at 2050.
In about two hundred feet more the gas should be en
countered.
There are now two rigs up on the Larsen land in
2-22-4, one just completed on the north eighty and the
other drilling at 600 feet.
Mountain & Gulf on the Carmlchael, 3-22-4, are drill
ing at 1,000 feet.
The Mollohan and associates well on Hall, 32-22-4, is
drilling at 2,000 feet. Derby on Holman, 16-22-4, is drill
ing at 1,800.
Mountain & Gulf, on the Carmlchael 3-22-4 is drilling
at 1450; Argus No. 2 on the Remple, is drilling at 2550.
They should be getting in the gas any time, as this was
hit in the No. 1 well at 2260. In the Williams well 18-20-4,
they are fishing at 2475. This well should be finished
in a few days.
Pearce & Pearce on the Burton No. 1 in the northeast
corner of the southwest 40 of the northwest quarter of
15-22-4 is reported on top of the sand and showing for a
good well. It is also reported to have a cavey hole.
National Refining Co. is reported to have abandoned
the Nonkin test in 34 22-4 after running into a dose of salt
water at 2,539 feet. The pipe is now being pulled.
Morgan et al on the Clark 1, in 15 22-4, are reported
to have completed underreaming the 8-inch and resumed
drilling at around 2,100 feet. Burton 1, in the same loca
tion. Is drilling at 1,650. No. 2 is a rig.
George Crow and associates are reported to have a
fishing job at 1.300 feet on the Riffle in 29-16-4.
Salt City Oil & Gas Co. on the Gutsch farm in 12-18-5,
is reported shut down at 2,500 feet.
Sharp and associates are reported rigging up on the
Rogers in 21-19-4.
Marion County O. & D. Co. is reported to have had a
showing of oil at 1,820 feet. It is now shut down at 2,400
feet. The location is in 18-20-4.
Franklin Oil & Gas Co. has a rig up and is about ready
to go on the Manheim in 11-20 5.
Bob Gailbreath and associates are reported shut down
at 2,490 feet In 27-21 4 on the Potts farm.
McKorkoi and associates are reported drilling around
600 feet on the Weltie in 31-21-4.
Brumer Drilling Co. on the Carmichael in 3-23-4 is
reported drilling at 1,400 feet.
Pearce & Pearce on the Jones No. 1 in 17-22-4 is re
ported drilling around 1.600 feet.
Consumers Oil Co. on the Evans in 33-22-4 is reported
fighting a fishing job at 840 feet.
Opens Pipe Yard At Peabody.
F. R. McKee, who has been looking after the Benedum
& Trees interests in Oklahoma, is now lining up things
in the Peabody and Elbing districts for the Transconti
nental Oil Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. He has obtained con
siderable good acreage. A p'pe yard has been opened by
his company at Peabody, and nineteen cars of casing and
pipe already has been unloaded there.
GAS NEWS
In the Older Fields In Butler County.
It has long been the contention of oil operators that a
deep sand lay under .the Towanda district. The present
level is about 2,400 feet. The Gypsy Oil Co. has announced
that Shumway No. 27 will be sunk deeper. If another
sand is not struck sooner, the well will be drilled past
3,000 feet. The Gypsy company has had considerable suc
cess in the Youngston pool in Oklahoma with deeper drill
ing in a proven field and led them to announce the To
wanda experiment. The Shumway lease probably Is the
best known lease in the Eldorado pool, producing as high
as 40,000 barrels daily from 160 acres. This feat, oil men
insist, has never been duplicated In any high grade oil
district.
Empire Operations.
Empire reports the following wells on the sand: Adslt
18, in 36-25-5. is awaiting report of initial production; Ban
croft 19, in the east half of the southwest quarter of 32-
25-5, fishing for tubing; Blair 19, in 13-26-pay 4, shut down
for an engine; Cardey 26, in the southeast quarter of 11-
26 4, topped the sand at 2,360, got the pay at 2,358, and
drilled to depth 2,467; Enyeart 79 in 12-26-4, total depth
2.368, on pump but no report of production; Fulkerson 10,
in 4-26 5, drilling by tools: Hamilton 20, in 14-26-4. total
depth 2,267; No. 21 pumping, no report; Hegberg 77, in
28-55-5, plugged and abandoned, no depth given; No. 78
top of sand 2,443; No. 72 waiting on gas engine: Kiser 8,
in 16 2615, on the pump; No. 9 pulling the 10-inch; Koogler
35 In 20-26 5, jarring on tools; No. 41, In 20 total depth,
2,492: No. 48 in 17 pumping, no report; No. 64, in 19, pull
ing the 10-inch; No. 59 in 20, on the pump; Lister 28, in
32-25-5, top of sand 2,450, total depth 2,467, tubing; Moler
22, in 32 25-5, drilling up liner; Paulson 69 in 2-26-4, total
depth 2,382, initial production on a ten day test, 293 bar
rels a day; Pierpont 55 in 33 25 5, drilling up packer; No.
58 pulling the 6-inch; No. 61 top 2,399, total depth, 2,416,
making 50 barrels on a ten-day test; No. 63 running the
6-inch to 2,460; Roblson 49, in 31-25-5, on the pump; Wilson
134 and 136 in 8-25-5, both pumping, no report of produc
tion.
Dry One for Phillips Company.
The Phillips Petroleum Co. announce that its No. 4
Guinn, in the south half of the NE quarter of section 2-25-5,
Is a failure and will be abandoned. The depth is 2,860 feet.
No. 5 also will be abandoned at 2,680 feet. Nos. 1, 2 and 3
all good producers on the pump.
Norval et al on the Bond in the southeast quarter of
2 25 5, have five producing wells, which are making a total
of around 400 barrels a day. No. 2 on the Bond 40, In
the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of 3-25-5.
is reported making 45 barrels on the pump, settled produc
tion.
Connell & Hall of Eldorado, on the Love 1, in the north
west quarter of 23-26-8, just over the line in Greenwood
county, lost the tools in fishing for nine joints of col
lapsed casing and have had to give it up and skid the rig.
They were down around 2,100 feet. The rig was moved
50 feet west of the abandoned hole.
Cattlemen on the Blankinship 3, in the south half of
the northeast quarter of 9-26-8, Is reported drilling at
around 2,100.
Cowley County.
The Emerald well on the Elrod lease has been aban
doned and the hole will be plugged immediately. Some
weeks ago the well was shut down at a depth of 3112
but after other parties interested in the well in and
around this vicinity decided to send the test to a maxi
mum depth the well was opened and the work of clean
ing up preparatory to further drilling began. The hole,
according to the drilling contractors, was in perfect shape
at this depth and though small it was thought the well
should easily be sent to the 3500 foot mark. But in pump
ing out the hole and stralghtreaming which necessitated
lifting the casing, cave-ins and parted casing soon put the
hole into such shape that drilling was never begun and
since then the only advancement was in trying to put
the hole in shape which has proven unsatisfactory.
The fishing job whirh has been in progress on the
Berry No. 1 in the Dexter field for the past week is still
in progress, with the hole in bad shape. The tools were
first lost and then in running liner it was jammed onto
the tools which has caused bad complications. The well
stands at a depth of 2850 feet.
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The Shafer on the Sleigh farm north of Oxford was
scheduled to begin drilling again today after having been
shut down for some few days with an underreaming job.
Providing no further delays are encountered the well in
another week should be nearing the depth at which sand
is expected to be found. The well begun drilling at a
depth of about 2140 feet.
According to reports from oil circles in Arkansas City
a new location has been made on the Wahlenmaier, north
east quarter 26-35-4, east of Arkansas City and it was
said a rig was to be moved onto the lease immediately.
The party that has made the location and the concern
that is to do the drilling was not made public but being
in the neighborhood of new wells in the same proximity
and its association with the Denton interests oil men here
consider the new test one that will bear watching.
Benedum & Trees are rigged up for No. 1 in 28-31-7.
The Emerald Oil Co. has a fishing job at 3,160 feet
in No. 1 Elrod farm in 4-32-5.
Theta Oil Co. No. 1 Berry in 13-33-6 is drilling at
2,750 feet.
Hopkins & Marvin No. 1 Darst in the same section
is shut down account financial trouble at 785 feet.
West & Ossenbeck are shut down at 2,000 feet in
No. 1 Guthrie in 8-24-8.
Harvey County.
Wathorn and associates on the Day No. 1 in 32-22-2
remains shut down at around 2300 feet.
Same on the King No. 1 in 1-23-1 is still shut down
at around 2300 feet. Same on the Wilcox in 11-22-1 is shut
down at 1700 feet. Same on the Wetschensky No. 1 in
4-23-2 is shut down at 710 feet. Same on the No. 1 Bun-
nington in the same section has collapsed casing at 2320
feet.
Minnehoma Oil Co. on the Gilchrist In 27-23-2 is re
ported drilling around 1800 feet.
Penn-Texas Oil Company is reported drilling at 1950
feet in 35-22-3.
W. C. Cain and associates on the Hickerson in 30-24-4
is reported spudding.
Greenwood County.
Empire Gas & Fuel Co. No. 1 Harris in section 8-25-9
is spudding. No. 2 Tooter in section 16-23-9 is a rig up.
No. 3 Temple in section 13-27-8 is drilling at 2,350 feet.
No. 1 Lewis in section 26-27-9 got sand from 2,910 to 2,516
feet and has good show of oil. Now cleaning out.
Carter Oil Co. No. 1 Welch in section 12-25-8 has fish
ing job at 2,543 feet.
Rodgers and associates No. 1 Love in section 23-26-8
is fishing for casing at 1,750 feet.
Edwards and others No. 1 Baldwin in section 6-27-9
is rig up.
Dixie Oil Co. No. 1 Dixon remains shut down in sec
tion 18-28-9 after spudding in.
Otter Creek Oil Co. No. 1 Miller in section 5-28-9 is
spudding.
The test of J. B. Jones and associates at the Holmes
farm in section 6-28-12 is shut down at 1,750 feet.
Chase County.
Liberty Oil & Gas Co. is shut down at 1,230 feet for
repairs in No. 1 Guthrie in 25-18-8.
Finedeiss and associates No. 1 Jones in 4-21-6 remains
shut down for water at 2,625 feet.
O'Neill and associates have a rig up for No. 1 Ma-
homey farm in 14-21-6.
Stark and associates remain shut down for water at
400 feet in No. 1 Pankey farm in 21-21-8.
Shaw and associates have a rig up for No. 1 Harsh
farm in 29-22-8.
Wilson County.
C. L. Hiteschew No. 8 Hayhurst in the northeast of
12-30-15 is good for five barrels.
A. W. Bailey No. 9 Keys in the northeast of 29-30-16
is good for 25 barrels.
The Triangle Oil Syndicate No. 4 Bray in the south
west of 18-30-16 is good for 20 barrels.
The Larned Oil & Gas Co. No. 6 Laverty in the
southwest of 13-30-15 is good for 10 barrels.
The Prairie Oil & Gas Co. No. 14 Benedict in the
northwest of 27-30-16 is good for 25 barrels.
The High Test Oil & Gas Syndicate No. 8 Redington
in the northeast of 20-30-16 is good for five barrels.
GAS NEWS II
"in -Chautauqua County.
In 12-34-10 a new pool has been opened up by the
drilling in by the Griffin Producing Co. and Guy T. Berry
of No. 1 J. A. Warmbrodt in the northwest corner of
12-33-10 and has been named the Berry & Griffin pool, and
In the northwest corner of the 240-acre lease. Theygrilled
33 feet of Peru sand and the well is showing up for 100
barrels. The oil is of 38 gravity and green in color as is
most of the oil in the west part of the county. The Warm
brodt well is the first well of any size that has been drilled
in this section of the county. Closely following the com
pletion of the Warmbrodt the Anchor Oil Corporation of
Kansas City, Mo., drilled in their No. 3 Sadler In southeast
quarter of section 2. This well is showing up for 100 bar
rels and makes their lease of 240 acres look like a great
winning. The pool In section 2-34-10 was named after this
company, as it was their first venture in the county. They
have let two contracts to Devereaux and Hunt and one to
Berlin and Adams and expect to have the property in fine
shape for the coming winter. Mr. Finney, general man
ager of the company, was here last week, a guest of F. B.
Garcelon, who is active field manager, assisted by his son,
Ralph H. who with his wife are guests at the Bradford
hotel and who will in all probability locate in Sedan and
become a welcome addition to the oil colony.
Independence Drilling Co. and B. F. Lies are spudding
No. 1, Menter and Medcalf, 1,120 feet from the west line
and 1,120 feet from the north line in the northwest quarter
of section 1. This test is interesting as to location.
Andrew Benson is drilling at 900 feet on No. 6 Moffett
ranch in section 35. Several locations are made in Berry
& Griffin pools, also in the Anchor pool and these will
be active pools this winter.
The Anchor Oil Co. land is owned by Mr. and Mrs. H.
E. Sadler of Memphis, Tenn., who for many years made
Sedan their home and were active in business circles
in the county and are among the largest land owners in
the county. Oil is not new to them as Mr. and Mrs. Sadler
have been identified with oil development ever since oil
was found in Kansas.
The Barnsdall Oil Corporation has completed their
rig for No. 1, Tucker & Floyd, located in the northeast
corner of 31-32-11. This will be a deep test Into the Mis
sissippi lime.
Guffey, Gillespie & Co. are rigging up their interesting
test in 28-32-10.
Hanley, Sheedy & Co. have a 10-barrel well in their
test on the Emmett Brown ranch (old Adkins ranch) in
northeast corner osutheast quarter 24-33-12. This well is
two miles east and one and one-half mile north of Monett
and is in new territory. They will drill No. 2 at once, one
mile east of Monett. A. M. Landon is drilling at 400 feet
on a test.
In section 27-32 11, Tulsa parties are drilling at 1,300
feet on a deep test on D. M. Woodworth ranch. Dixon and
Hollobaugh are drilling a deep test on George Jackson for
the Fidelity Oil Co.
The Fisher Oil Co.'s No. 7, Jenson, 4 miles south of
Sedan, is good for 50 barrels. This is in old territory that
has been drilled around for 15 years.
Lambert & Co. has a light gas well on the top of the
salt sand in their No. 2, Holroyd, located in northeast
corner of southeast quarter 24-33-10.
Keith & Co. are drilling a test on George Holroyd,
located In the northeast corner southeast quarter 30-33-9.
This test is two and a half miles east and three miles
north of Cedar Vale and is interesting as to location.
Chas. DeLoe is getting ready to drill another deep
test on the Fisher in 33-33-9.
Link Oil Co.'s No. 1, Rathburn, southeast corner of
northeast quarter 27-34-10, is a 10-barrel well.
Denman Bros, have located a test in the northwest
corner of south half of southwest quarter 18 33-11 on the
W. A. Gray ranch.
They are drilling in the Wilson pool south of Lowe No.
2 Post and No. 5 H. B. Wilson, also No. 19 Bird ranch in
26-34 10 and have abandoned No. 52 fee (old Moore farm
south of town) at 40 feet in the Mississippi lime they
found 60 feet of good sand from 1,700 to 1,760 feet that
may be the Tucker sand.
Mr. Oil Man, do you need help? Just insert a classi
fied ad in the OIL and GAS NEWS. Competent employes
can be obtained easily in that manner.
12 THE OIL AND
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 21. (Special)Another unusually
successful week has been completed in the development
of the oil fields of Oklahoma, of which this state is quite
proud. A summary of the field development for the past
seven days shows as follows, that: (1) three wells of 500
barrels capacity or better were completed at Beggs, and
another new pool was opened there; (2) a new field has
been uncovered by a widcat drilling in Noble county; (3)
a new deep sand is showing considerable oil and gas in
the Gotebo field, the depth being 1,777 feet; (4) a new
deep sand was found in the old field southwest of Mus
kogee, which will open a new deep drilling campaign over
the old stuff; (5) deepening of a well in the new field
near Haskell increased the production to 1,550 barrels,
making it one of the largest producers in the state, and
another 800-barrel well was drilled in that pool; (6) a
wildcat in Payne county is flowing and apparently will
open a new pool; and (7), many big wells were completed
throughout other sections of the state, and a new deep
sand at 2,700 feet U showing oil in the Fox field.
And all this was accomplished in spite of the fact that
Oklahoma in general, was handicapped by mud and rain,
in quantities sufficient to tie up traffic on country roads
for about three or four days out of the week.
The Beggs Development
The three large wells brought in at Beggs were as
follows: Gladys Belle Oil Co. and Indiahoma Refining
Co. No. 11, Julius Adams farm, in the NE corner of the
NWV4 of the SEYt of the NW% of 6-14-12, found sand from
2,314-54 feet, and started off at 1,200 barrels, settling
down at 800 barrels. No. 9, same farm, in the SW corner
of the NWV4 of the SEV* of the NW14 of 6-14-12, found
sand at 2,275 feet, and at 18 feet in. started off at 500
barrels. The Eastern Oil Co. No. 2, in the NW% of the
SE^4 of the NW% of 6-14 12, started off at 50 barrels per
hour, and settled back to 600 barrels in four days. No. 10
and No. 12. on the Gladys Belle and Indiahoma lease, and
No. 3, on the Eastern lease, are due in the sand, and are
expected to be big wells. Others due in the Beggs district
are the Producers & Refiners Corporation No. 5, Mcintosh
farm, in the NEVi of 12-14-11, which is setting casing to
drill in; the same company's No. 11, Sewell, in 2-13-11;
and the Atlantic Petroleum Corporation No. 4, Bearhead,
in 30-15-11. The Atlantic is trying to drill in its well now,
but has 10,000,000 feet of gas, and is finding it hard to
make progress against the pressure.
The new fie'd found at Beggs was opened by the drill
ing of the Barbara Oil Co. No. 1, in the center of the south
line of the north half of the NE*4 of the NE14 of 33-14 12,
southwest of Hamilton Switch. It is one foot in sand
found at 2,270 feet, and is flowing 100 barrels daily. There
is 50 feet of open hole and the casing is going to be lower
ed or a liner will be set before drilling in. It is over a
mile from nearest production.
Noble's New Field.
The opening of a new field in Noble county, which
will be the second for that western Oklahoma member of
the state, looks assured. The well that pulled the dis
covery work belongg to the Midco Petroleum Co., and the
Humphreys Petroleum Co. of Tulsa, and is located in sec
tion 30 24 lw, four miles northeast of the Billings pool.
Sandy lime was found from 1,975-84 feet, and sand from
1984-1991 feet, and first pay was found at 1,991 feet.
Drilling was continued to 2,000 feet, and the hole filled
up 500 feet with oil in an hour and a half. Some open
hole was being carried, together with some water, when
the sand was struck, and the hole is now being under-
reamed down to set casing on top of the sand. A 12%-
inch hole is being carried, the intentions being to make a
deep test If necessary. It will be drilled in as soon as
possible.
The Midco people drilled the well on acreage owned
by the Humphreys Petroleum Co. for a half interest. The
Humphreys company did not give the Midco an interest
GAS NEWS
in the entire block, retaining a lot of the stuff on the
edges for itself. It owns an interest in, or all of more
than 4,000 acres in that township, so if another pool is
found, it will make a lot of money for the stockholders.
Par value on the stock was $100, and some has been sold
for as high as $500, according to a report. There is no
stock on the market.
Goetbo's New Sand.
The Centralized Oil Co. No. 1, on the Hendricks farm,
in the SW corner of 27-2n-16w, in the little Gotebo field,
in northern Kiowa county, found a sand at 1.777 feet, that
is showing a nice quantity of both oil and gas. and may
make a well unless trouble, which is threatened with the
hole, cause abandonment. The sand has just been touched,
and several bailers of oil have been taken out of the hole.
When the sand was struck, considerable open hole was
being carried and an attempt was made to lower the pipe
and shut off the water. The pipe went alright until it got
7 feet off bottom, and there it stuck, and they have been
unable to get it out. The water keeps coming in from
under the pipe, and the last report said that it would be
tubed and an effort made to exhaust the water.
The main pay sand in the little Gotebo pool has been
a pay found between 450 and 500 fest, and no exploration
to deeper levels has been made much beyond 900 feet.
The Centralized well is the first to make a fair test for
the field.
Muskogee County Happenings.
The Zaline Oil Co. No. 5, on the R. Smith farm, In
the NW corner of the SW>4 of 4-14-18, in the pool, one and
one-half miles southwest of Muskogee, has a sand at
1,406 feet, that has been penetrated 2 feet, and it is esti
mated good for 100 barrels as it stands. The sand found
is deeper than any producing sand yet found in the pool,
and a deep drilling campaign is expected to result.
The Transcontinental Oil Co. deepened No. 2, E. San go
farm, in the SW>4 of the NW>4 of 28-15-15, 3 feet more
to 18 feet in the sand, and increased the production from
1,400 to 1,550 barrels. The 800-barrel completion is the
same company's No. 3, E. Sango farm, in" the NE corner
of the SWy4 of the NW% of the section, which found
sand from 1,769-82 feet, and is flowing 800 barrels.
Payne County's Wildcat.
The March Oil Co., the producing subsidiary of the
Phoenix Refining Co. of Tulsa, found a sand at 3,308 feet
in its test, In the SE corner of the NW% of the SE4 of
29-18-5^ a mile northwest of Cushing, in Payne county,
and at 2 feet in, it made several flows and has settled
back, slopping over the casing at the rate of about a half
barrel an hour. At the time the sand was struck, they
were looking for a casing point and 170 feet of open hole
was being carried, together with a hole full of water.
The pipe is being lowered to shut off the water, and the
boiler is being moved back preparatory to drilling in.
Nearest production is three miles to the northeast. The
sand is figured to be the Bartlesville, and it may be that
a pretty good field will be found.
Other Happenings of Interest.
The Carter Oil Co. No. 2, on the Tucker farm, in
29-2s-3w, in the Fox pool, found a sand at 2,692 feet, that
is showing both oil and gas, and preparations are being
made to drill in. A heavy string of pipe is being run to
the top of the sand, and the light pipe which was in the
hole has been pulled.
The Exchange Oil Co. No. 8, Lynds farm, in the SW14
of 7-22 3w, in the Garber pool, Garfield county, is good
for 215 barrels from sand found at 1,295 feet. The Cootie
Oil Co. and Quadrangle Oil Co. No. 7, Lynds farm, in the
SWVt of the SW% of 7 22-3w, is good for 1,200 barrels at a
total depth of 1,303 feet.
The Sinclair Oil & Gas Co. No. 5, Crockett farm, in
the center of the east line of the SWV4 of the NW>4 of
13-19-5, in the Yale pool, Payne county, found sand at 3,520
feet, with first pay at 3,540 feet, and at 3,583 feet, it is
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flowing 35 barrels per hour. It Is the ninth Mississippi
lime producer in the Yale pool.
Operations in the Hewitt field have continued satis
factory. In that field, the Westhelmer & Daube No. 1,
Isabel farm, in the SW corner of the SEVi of the SE%
of the SE% of 22-4s-2w, is completed at 2,260 feet, and is
flowing 500 barrels; and the Carter Oil Co. has deepened
No. 1, Noble, in the SEVi of 21-4s-2w, and it is flowing
310 barrels at a total depth of 1,701 feet. Other tests are
going deeper, and rotaries are being introduced into that
field for the first time; 33 rigs are up and seven rigs are
on the ground in the Hewitt field.
OKLAHOMA COMPLETIONS.
Oklahoma completions during the past week were less
numerous than for some time, due to the bad, rainy weather
that prevailed throughout every field of the state. The
roads are in terrible condition, and fifty per cent of the
drilling wells have found it necessary to temporarily dis
continue drilling operations. Those completions reported
follow:
Okmulgee-Okfuskee Counties.
Kusa Spelter Co. has a dry hole at 2,240 feet in its
No. 1, Davis farm, in the NW corner of the SE% of 14-
11-13.
The Carter Oil Co. has abandoned the location for
No. 6, Jackson farm, in the NE corner of the SE"4 of the
NEVl of 2-13-11, and will not drill it.
The No. 3, Stake farm, of Waite Phillips, in the NE
corner of the SE4 of 12-14-11, is a 100-barrel well at 2,800
feet.
The Ohio Okla Oil Co. No. 5, on the Adams farm, in
the center of the SW14 of the NE>4 of 6-1412, came in a
125-barrel well in the Lutcher sand, at a depth of 2,324
feet.
Scott and associates No. 3, Morris farm, in the center
of the east line of the NE% of the NE% of 7-14-12, is dry
and abandoned at 2,305 feet.
C. B. Shaffer No. 9, on the Tiger farm, in the NE%
of 6 14-12, came in good for 25 barrels at 2,323 feet.
Kimbley Oil & Refining Co. No. 1 on the Cook farm,
in the NW corner of 25-14-12, is good for 15 barrels at
1.682 feet.
Johnson and associates No. 1, Geiger farm, in the
center of the NW% of the SW% of 1-15-11, is good for 10
barrels at 1,799 feet.
Jontell Gasoline Co. No. 2, Overturf farm, in the NE
corner of the NW V*ot the SWM. of 20-15 11, is completed
and good for 10 barrels in the Glen sand at 2,039 feet.
H. F. Wilcox No. 9, on the Banks, in the center of the
west line of the SW% of the NE% of 30-15-11, is a 210
barrel well at 2,632 feet.
The Turman Oil Co. No. 7, Thompson farm, In the
NW corner of the NE*4 of the NE% of the SW& of 35-
15 1, is good for 650 barrels at 2,756 feet. The same com
pany has a 500-barrel well in its No. 10, Thompson farm,
in the center of the west line of the SW& of the SW%
of 35-15-11.
Prairie Oil & Gas Co. No. 4, on the Fewell farm, in the
SW corner of the NE*4 of 35-1511, is dry and abandoned
at 2,771 feet.
Livingston Oil Corporation No. 5', Geiger farm, in the
center of the west line of the NW% of the SEV* of 35 15-11,
is flowing 250 barrels from the deep sand at a depth of
2.663 feet.
Sapulpa Refining Co. No. 6, Geiger farm, in the SW
corner of the NEV4 of 35-15-11, is flowing 200 barrels at
2,771 feet.
Richardson and associates No. 2, Kelly farm, in the
NE corner of the SEhi of the NW*4 of 20 15-12, is dry and
abandoned at a depth of 2,252 feet.
Creek-Tulsa-Wagoner Counties.
H. F. Wilcox No. 1, Adams farm, in the SW corner
of the NW% of the SW% of 30-16-11, is dry at 2,769 feet.
Wilcox No. 1, Silver and others farm, in the center
of the north line of the NW% of the NWM, of 33-16-12, is
dry and abandoned at 2,665 feet.
Brown and others No. 3, Montgomery farm, In the
center of the north line of the NW*4 of the NW% of 416-
13, is dry at 2,365 feet.
Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. No. 5, Puner farm, in the
NE corner of the NWtf, of the SE*4 of 28-16-13, is a 10-
barrel well at 1,760 feet.
B. G. Goble No. 2, Asbury farm, in the center of the
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east line of the NE% of the SW% of 32-16-15, is a 25 barrel
well at 1,419 feet.
McLou Oil Co. No. 8, Bird farm, in the SE corner of
the SWV* of the NE% of 26 17-15, will not be drilled. The
location has been abandoned.
Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co. No. 8, on the
Dickson Wiley farm, in the NW corner of the SW}4 of the
NEVi of 13-18 12, is a 10-barrel well at 1,493 feet.
Hoover Oil & Gas Co. has completed No. 2, Irelan
farm, in the center of the west line of the SW*4 of the
NW% of 31-18-11, ana has a 2,000,000 feet gasser at 2,208
feet.
Ross and others No. 2, Tennehal Jones farm, in the
NW corner of the SEVi of the SWV4 of 5-18-13, is a dry
hole at 1,680 feet.
George and others No. 2, Snyder farm, in the center of
the east line of the SE of the NW% of 3-18-14, is dry at
1,342 feet.
Garfield-Kay Counties.
Columbia Petroleum Co. No. 1, Reiger farm, in the
NE corner of the SEtf, of the NE% of 16-23-3w, will not
be drilled. The location has been abandoned.
The Hoy Garber Oil Co. has abandoned the location
for No. 1, Reiger farm, in the NE corner of the SWVi of
the NE% of 16 23-3w.
Oklavania Oil Co. No. 14, Brown farm, in the SW
corner of the NW& of the NEVi of 2-27-3e, is good for
40 barrels at 1,765 feet.
Oklahoma Star Oil Co. No. 1, Smith farm, in the SE
corner of 28-27-3e, is an abandoned location.
Blackwell Oil & Gas Co. No. 3, Gallup farm, in the
NE corner of the SWV4 of 30 28-le, is dry and abandoned
at 1,860 feet.
Marland Refining Co. No. 1, Weber farm, in the NE
corner of the NWV4 of 20-28-3e, is dry at 985 feet.
Same company No. 1, Coleman farm, in the SW corner
of the NE>4 o fthe NE% of 25 28-3e, is dry at 1,876 feet.
Osage.
Kenney No. 9, in the center of the west line of the
NW of 14-29 9, is good for 10 barrels at 1,317 feet.
Echo Oil Co. No. 1, in SE corner of 29-25-9, is dry at
2,390 feet.
Carter Oil Co. No. 2, in NE corner of SEhi of NE4
of NE*4 of 32-25 9, is a 15 barrel well at 2,463 feet.
Johnson et al No. 1, in the NE corner of the NW^i of
6-26-10, is a 75-barrel well at 2,023 feet.
Wrightsman and associates No. 1, in the NE corner
of the SWV* of 5 27-10, is dry and abandoned.
Foster and others No. 10, in the SW corner of the
NE% of the SW14 of the NW% of 18-27-11, is good for
35 barrels at 2,018 feet.
Midco Petroleum Co. No. 3, in the SE corner of the
SW corner of the SE& of the SWVi of 21-27-11, is dry at
1,700 feet.
Garber-BlackwelNNewklrk-Billlnga.
The Logan Oil Co. is drilling at 1,850 feet on the
Bostwick farm, in the SE corner of the SWV4 of 6-21-3w.
Hartma'n et al No. 1, Cristner, NE corner of NW^4 of
NW^4 20-21 le, is shut down at 1,200 feet.
Buffalo Oil & Gas Co. is shut down at 1,810 feet on
the Nichus No. 1, in the SW corner of the SEU of 13-22 5w.
Cosden Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Simmering farm, in the
SE corner of the NWV4 of ll-22-4w, is shut down at
1,845 feet.
Carter Oil Co. is drilling at 1.660 feet on the Stine
No. 1, in the SE corner of the NWVi of 12-22 4w.
Cosden Oil & Gas Ci. is drilling at 2.295 feet on the
Denker No. 4, in the NE% of the SW% of 12-22 4w.
Cosden is spudding No. 6, on the Jones farm, in the
SE corner of the SWVt of 12-22-4w. No. 5 is drilling at
1,040 feet.
Prairie Oil & Gas Co. is fishing at 2.395 feet on the
Wishard No. 3, in the NE corner of the SE% of 12 22-4w.
No. 8 is a rig; No. 9 is casing at 1,150 feet; No. 10, is
a rig.
Atlantic Petroleum Co. No. 7, Wishard farm, in the
W% of the SE% of 12-22 4w, is a rig; No. 8 is cleaning
out at 1.700 feet; No. 10 is spudding.
Exchange Oil Co. is drilling at 650 feet on the Walker
No. 10, in the cenetr of the west line of the SWV4 of the
NE% of 13-22-4W.
Roxana Petroleum Co. has a rig up for No. 5, Wolfe
farm, in the NW corner of the SWU of the NW% of 12-
22-4w. No. 6 is a rig in the center of the east line of the
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SE% of the NWVt of 13 22-4w. No. 7 is mudding In shal 12 is a location; No. 13 is drilling at 1,315 feet; No. 14 is
low gas at 1,040 feet. Nos. 8, 9 and 10 are rigs; and No. cleaning out to 910 feet; and Nos. 15 and 16 are rigs.
11 Is drilling at 750 feet, In the SW corner of the NWtt Exchange Oil Co. has a rig on the ground for No. 9,
of the section. Kisner farm, in the NW corner of the NE& of the NW^4
Exchange Oil Co. No. 7, Denker farm, in the SW of 19-22-3w.
corner of 13-22-4w, is cleaning out at 1,490 feet. Same company has a rig up for No. 5, Crews farm,
Concord Oil & Gas Co. has a rig up for No. 3, Dively in the NEtf, of the SW^4 of 19-22-3w.
farm, in the center of the east line of the SWA of the Same company is drilling at 1,285 feet on the Gilpin
SE^ of 14-22-4W. No. 1, in the center of the NW^4 of the NW>4 of 20 22-3w.
Cosden & Marland are cleaning out at 1,993 feet on Same company is shut down at 2,620 feet on the Le-
the No. 37, school land, in the NEtf, of the SEhi of 13-22-4w. Force No. 1, in the center of the NW& of the NE>4 of
Minnehoma Oil Co. No. 4, Dively farm, in the SW 20-22-3w.
corner of the SEM, of the SE*4 of 14 22-4w, is a rig; No. 6 Exchange Oil Co. Is shut down at 2,035 feet on the
is underreaming to 1,835 feet; and No. 7 is drilling at 600 Staerkel No. 1, in the center of the SW14 of 29-22 3w.
feet. Same company has a rig up for No. 1, Crews farm, in
Exchange Oil Co. No. 1, Beard farm, in the SW corner the center of the SW% of 30-22-3w.
of 14-22-4w, is shut down at 400 feet. Same company has a rig up for No. 1, Burns farm, in
Same company is shut down on the Davis No. 1, in the the center of the NE% of the SE% of 30-22 3w.
center of the NW% of 23-22 4w, at 1,900 feet. Same company is drilling at 1,400 feet on the Carson
Same company is shut down at 1,600 feet on the Bel- No. 1, in the center of the NW& of the NE*4 of 31-22 3w.
veal No. 1, in the SE corner of the NEVi of 24-22 4w. Same company is shut down at 240 feet on the Mor
Same company has a rig up for No. 1, Smythe farm, rison No. 1, in the center of the NW*4 of 31-22-3w.
in the SE corner of the NE*4 of the SWV*, of 23-22-4w. Empire Gas & Fuel Co. is drilling at 1,215 feet on the
Healdton Oil & Gas Co. No. 6, Belveal farm, in the McLean No. 1, in the NW corner of the SW>4 of 31-22-3w.
center of the west line of the NW% of the NE% of 24-22- Same company is cleaning out to 915 feet on the
4w, is cleaning out at 1,710 feet: No. 19, same lease, is Windier No. 1, in the center of the NW1^ of the NWVi of
cleaning out at 1,105 feet. 32 22-3w.
Carter Oil Co. is rigging up No. 20, Dively farm, in the Hartman et al are shut down at 1,500 feet on the
NW>4 of 24-22-4w. No. 21 is drilling at 2,810 feet. No. 25 Kenton No. 1, in the NE corner of the NW% of the SE*4
is rigging up at 1,465 feet; and No. 31 is casing at 690 feet, of 24 22-1w.
fishing at 1,560 feet; No. 29 is drilling at 1,310 feet; No. 30 Barnes & Zinc are shut down at 1,580 feet on the
is rigging up at 1,465 feet; and No. 31 is casing at 690 feet. Cope farm, in the NW corner of the NE^4 of 9 23-5w.
Champlin is unerreaming to 1,855 feet on the Beggs Barnes Pool Oil Co. is shut down at 910 feet on the
No. 30 in the NE% of the SWtf, of 24-22-4w. Dunning farm, in the NE corner of the NW>4 of 24 23-4w.
Exchange Oil Co. is shut down at 2,555 feet on the Stafford et al are cleaning out at 1,230 feet on the
Walker No. 20 in 24 22-4w. Medlin No. 1, in the SW& of 26-23 4w.
Exchange Oil Co. Is shut down at 2,935 feet on the Owl Petroleum Co. is shut down at 1,310 feet on the
Hoy No. 12 in the NW corner of the NE% of 25 22 4w. Potter No. 1, in the SW corner of the NE% of the SW4
Exchange Oil Co. is shut down at 1,020 feet on the of 2-23-3w.
Dook No. 1, in the NE corner of the NW*4 of 26-22-4w. Van Dyne Oil Co. No. 1, Melrose farm, in the SE
Exchange Oil Co. is shut down at 2,000 feet on the corner of the NW% of the NEM, of 10-23 3w, is a rig.
Bangetter No. 1, in the center of the SE*4 of 26-22-4w. Oil State Petroleum Co. has a rig up for No. 4, Barnes
Gypsy Oil Co. is drilling at 1,325 feet on the Crooks farm, in the NW^, of 15-23 3w.
No. 1, in the NE corner of 26-22-4w. Eau Claire Oil Co. is shut down at 680 feet on the
Oreo Oil Co. is shut down at 2,025 feet on the Savage Handgardner farm, in the NW corner of the NE*4 of
No. 1, in the NW corner of the SE*4 of the NE^i of 29- 28-23-3w.
22-4w. Griffee and others are shut down at 2,200 feet on the
Empire Gas & Fuel Co. No. 1, Kock farm, in the NW L. Seaman farm, in the SE% of 29-23-3w.
corner of 35-22-4w, is a rig. Cinnamon Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 1, Cinnamon
Exchange Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 1, Austin farm, farm, in the NW% of 33-23-3w.
in the center of the NE% of the SW& of 26-22-4w. Gillings Oil Co. is cleaning out at 1,205 feet on the
Exchange Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 1, Kessner farm, Banta No. 1, in SW corner of the NE% of 5-23-2w.
in the NE corner of the SE*4 of 36-22-4W. E. N. Gillespie is shut down at 2,075 feet on the Wash
Minnehoma Oil Co. is underreaming to 2,005 feet on burn No. 1, in the SE corner of the NW% of 15 23-3w. No.
the Himes No. 2, in the SE corner of the NE% of the 2 is cleaning out at 2.350 feet.
NW% of 26-22-4w. Midco Petroleum Co. has a rig up for No. 14, Washburn
Borden Oil & Gas Co. has a rig up for No. 1, Merlies farm, in the center of the NW14 of the SW% of 15-23-2w,
farm, in the center of the north line of the NW14 of the and No. 15 is a rig.
NE% of 3-22 3w. Same company No. 2, Washburn farm, in the SW>4 of
Cootie Oil Co. & Quadrangle Petroleum Co. have 15-23-2w, is cleaning out at 2,350 feet.
reached a depth of 1,100 feet on the Lynds No. 7, in the Guffey-Gillespie Oil Co. is drilling at 775 feet on the
SWft of 7-22-3w. Neil No. 12, in the SE% of 15-23 2w.
Aubyme Oil Co. is drilling at 1,255 feet on the Lynds Midco Petroleum Co. is shut down at 2,375 feet on the
No. 9, in the NE corner of the NWV4 of the SW% of O'Neil No. 10, in the SE corner of the NE% of 16-23 2w.
7-22-Sw. Guffey-Gillespie Oil Co. is rigged up and shut down on
Exchange Oil Co. Is drilling at 1,080 feet on the Lynds the McCaghtry No. 7, in the NE% of 21-23 2w.
No. 7, in the SW& of 7-22 3w. No. 6 is cleaning out to Midco Petroleum Co. Is fishing at 2,070 feet on the
1,670 feet, and No. 9 is drilling at 340 feet. Brumfield No. 2 in the NW% of 22 23-2w. No. 5 is drill
Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co. is drilling at ing at 350 feet. No. 16 is fishing at 2,185 feet.
1,515 feet on the Warbinson No. 1, in the NW corner of Roxana Petroleum Co. has spudded the Greenwood No.
the SW14 of the SEVi of 8-22-3w. 1, In the center of the east line of the NW^i of 22 24-3w.
Exchange Oil Co. is shut down at 2,000 feet on the Southwest Oil Co. No. 1, Ferenbaugh farm, in the NE
Semke No. 1, in the center of the SW% of 17-22-3w. corner of 12-24-2w, is drilling at 1,310 feet.
Same company is drilling at 1,310 feet on the Hartley Midco Petroleum Co. is cleaning out No. 10, Taylor
farm in the center of the south line of the SE% of the farm, in the SE^4 of 30 24-1w.
NW% of 18 22-3w.' No. 6 is a rig, and No. 7 is a rig. Same company is drilling on the Wilkins farm, in the
Exchange Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 2, Shaffer farm, SE% of 31-24-lw, at 1,620.
in the NW corner of the SE>4 of 18-22-3w. Laverne Valley Oil Co. is shut down at 1.63& feet on
Golden Goose Oil Co. is shut down at 1,460 feet on the school land, in the NE& of 21-25-21w.
Tefft No. 1, In the SW corner of 9-23-6W. Oklavania Oil Co. is drilling at 2,310 feet on the
Champlin et al are drilling at 1,630 feet on the Scott Knowles No. 13, in the SW% of 4-25-2e.
No. 1, in the NW corner of 29-22 3w. Marland Refining Co. No. 9, Alberta Four Eyes farm,
Roxana Petroleum Co. has skidded the rig for No. 11, in the SWM. of 4-25-2e, is drilling at 600 feet.
Schroeder farm, in the SBU of the SW14 of 18-22-3w. No. Marland Refining Co. is drilling at 750 feet on the
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Burtt No. 6, in the center of the SEW of the NEW of
825-2e.
Same company is drilling at 2 910 feet on the Pri-
meaux No. 8, in the center of the SWW of the NEW of
8-25 2e.
Same company has a rig up for Brett No. 7, in the
center of the SEW of the SEW of 8-25 2e.
Same company is drilling at 875 feet on the Carrie'
Sits on a Hill allotment, No. 11, in the center of the SW"4
of the SEW of 8-25 2e.
Same company is pulling pipe at 3,650 feet on the
Miller No. 10, in the center of the SWW of the NWW of
9-25-2e.
Same company has rig timbers on the ground for No.
11, in the NW14 of the NWW of 9-25-2e.
Same company is building a rig for No. 12, Miller
farm, in the NW corner of the NEW of the NWW of
9-25-2e.
Same company is drilling at 3,225 feet on the Flossie
Running After Arrow allotment, No. 4, in the center of
the NEW, of the NEW of 17-25-2e. No. 10 is drilling at
1,775 feet.
Same company is drilling at 1,635 feet on the Hill
No. 1. in the center of the NWW of the NEW of 18 25-2e.
Same company is drilling at 1,810 feet on the George
Calls Himm allotment, in the center of the NEW of the
NEW of 19 25-2e.
Bartlesville Zinc Co. is fishing at 2,840 feet on the
Perrin No. 1, in the SE corner of the NWW of 10-26-2w.
Gladys Belle Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 1, Morgan
farm, in the NE corner of l-26-2w.
Marland & Cosden are casing at 3,640 feet on the
Brown No. 1, in the NW corner of the SEW of l-26-2e.
Carter Oil Co. is repairing the rig for No. 1, Othner
farm, in the center of the SEW of 21-27-le, at 3,830 feet.
Marland Refining Co. is repairing the rig at 3,375 feet
on the Murdock No. 1W, in the NE corner of the SWW of
2-27-3e.
Same company No. 3%, Murdock farm, in the SWW
of 2-27-3e, is shut down at 870 feet.
Oklavania Oil Co. has a rig for No. 13 a, Brown farm,
in the NEW of 2-27-3e. No. 14 is completed.
Armstrong et al No. 1, Corman farm, in the SE corner
of 3-27-2e, is a rig.
Ranger Oil & Gas Co. is drilling at 1,390 feet on the
Boston No. 1, in the NWW of 14-24-3e.
Marland is shut down at 3,305 feet on the Williams
No. 1, in the NE corner of the SEW of 16-27-3e.
Pirtle & Pittman have a rig up for No. 3, Ames farm,
in the SW corner of the SEW of 17-28-3e.
Blackwell Oil & Gas Co. is spudding No. 1, Myers
farm, in the SEW of 1-28-le.
Same company has a rig up for No. 4, Mussetter farm,
in the SWW of 5-28 le.
Empire Gas & Fuel Co. is drilling at 1,655 feet on the
Myers No. 1, in the center of the SWW of the NEW of
5-28-le.
Blackwell Oil & Gas Co. is shut down at 2,650 feet on
the Wolf No. 11, in the SEW of 6-28-le.
Duluth & Okla Oil Co. is shut down at 3,265 feet on
the Wolf No. 2, in the NE corner of the SWW of 6-28-le.
Same company is shut down at 2,685 feet on the
Harvel No. 4, in the center of the NWW of 6-28-le.
Kay & Kiowa Oil Co. is drilling at 2,610 feet on the
Smith No. 7, in the NEW of 7-28-le.
Herman No. 2, of the Southwestern Oil Co. in 8-28-le,
is still a rig.
Southwestern Oil Co. is drilling at 2,135 feet on the
Mooney No. 15, in the NWW of 17-28-le.
Same company is underreaming to 3,285 feet on the
Welsh No. 4, in the SW corner of 17-28-le. No. 19 is shut
down at 880 feet.
Same company has a rig up for No. 3, Foster farm,
in the SEW of 17 28-le.
Same company is cleaning out to J,90E> feet on the
Purdy No. 2, in the NEW of 17-28-le.
McCartel is shut down at 2,055 feet on the Truitt No.
1, in the NEW of 17-28-le.
Kay & Kiowa Oil Co. is shut down at 3,665 feet on
the Curry No. 12, in the NW corner of the NEW of 18-
28-le.
Blackwell Oil & Gas Co. is shut down at 2,025 feet
on the Nix No. 1, in the NE corner of the SEW of 18 28-le.
National Union Oil Co. No. 9, Nix, in 18-28-le, is drill
ing at 3,260 fet. No. 10 has spudde
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Glaman Oil Co. rig for No. 2, Long farm, in the NWW
of 29-28-le, is still standing.
Carter Oil Co. is building a rig for No. 1, Smith farm,
in the SEW of 8-28-3e.
Marland is fishing at 735 feet on the McMichael No. 2,
in the NWW of 17 28-3e.
Kay County Gas Co. has a rig up for Ames No. 1, in
17-28-le. No. 2 is shut down at 560 feet.
Marland & Sinclair are underreaming to 3,365 feet on
the Brooks No. 1, in the SWW of 17-28 3e.
Same companies are drilling at 2,190 feet on the Jayn-
son No. 1, in the SEW of 18-28 3e.
Kay & Kiowa Oil Co. is shut down at 1,915 feet on
the school land No. 4, in the SEW of 36-29-le.
Empire is drilling at 3,155 feet on the Roach No. 2 in
the center of the SWW of the SEW of 30-29-le.
Same company is casing at 1,995 feet on the Smitb
No. 8, in the NEW of 31-29-le.
Junction Oil Co. is casing at 2,720 feet on the Pratt
No. 3, in the SW corner of 31-29-le. No. 8 is shut down
at 2,620 feet.
Empire has a rig up for Swanson No. 4, in the center
of the SWW of the NEW of 32-29 le.
Marland is underreaming to 1,665 feet on the school
land No. 1, in the SWW of 16-29-3e.
Hughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee Counties.
Considerable interest is manifested in the counties of
Hughes and Okfuskee at the present writing, as well as
Okmulgee county. The play seems to be working to the
south and west, and is therefore going into Hughes and
Okfuskee.
The Gladys Belle Oil Co. has spudded in the NE corner
of the NWW of l-6n-9e.
Gladys Belle Oil Co. is drilling at 700 feet in the NE
corner of the NWW of the NWW of 30 6n-9e.
McMullin has a rig up in the SE corner of 13-7n-9e.
McMullin has made a location in the SW corner of
18-7n-10e.
Gypsy and Demond have a hole full of water at 2,015
feet on the No. 1, in the SW corner of the NWW of
3-8n-9e.
Trejaf Oil Co. is shut down at 2,180 feet on the well
in the SE corner of the NWW of 14-8n-9e.
Gladys Belle Oil Co. gave the "Penn West" sand a few
taps with the bit in its No. 2, Alexander farm, in the NW
corner of the SWW of the NWW of the SEW of 18-8n-10e,
and has 3,000,000 feet of gas. It broke a wrist pin and is
shut down again. This is the closest watched well in
Hughes county.
Ramsey and others are moving in tools in the NW
corner of the NEW of the SEW of 19 8n-10e.
Kingwood Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 1, Canard farm,
in the SE corner of the NWW of 22-10-10.
Artesian Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 1, Jacobs farm,
in the center of the south line of the SWW of the SEW
of 1-11-11.
Gladys Belle Oil Co. is shut down at 2,000 feet on the
Sears farm, in the NE corner of the NWW of the NEW of
5-11-11.
Dean and others have a rig up for No. 3, Barnett
farm, in the SW corner of the NWW of the NEW of 22-
11-11.
Gladys Belle Oil Co. is shut down at 200 feet on the
Barnett farm, in the NE corner of the SWW of 2511-11.
Lyons and others have a rig up for No. 1, Likowskl
farm, in the NE corner of the NWW of the NWW of
26-11-11.
Dean and others have a rig up on the Wilson farm,
in the SW corner of the NWW of the NEW of 26-11-11.
Iron Mountain Oil Co. is shut down at 2,100 feet on
the Dindy No. 1, in the SE corner of the NWW of 31-11-11.
Kingwood Oil Co. is drilling at 875. feet on the Star
No.. 1 in the NW corner of 3-11-12. r
Pine has a rig up for No. 1, Wdst farm, in the NE
corner of the NWW of 3 11-12.
Black and others have a rig up for No. 1, Barnett
farm, in the NW corner of the NEW of 3-11-12.
Kimbley and others are rigging up No. 1, Hawkins
farm, in the SE corner of the NEW of the SWW of 4-11-12.
Kingwood Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 1, Hawkins
farm, in the NW corner of the SWW of the NEW of
4-11-12.
Evans and others are drilling at 510 feet on the >
Hawkins No. 1, in the NE corner of the SWW of the NEW
of 5-11-12.
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Kimbley and others are shut down at 2,000 feet in theWise and others No. 1, Carr farm, in the northeast
Jackson No. 1, in the center of the west line of the NWVi
corner of the SWVi of 24-11-12, is drilling at 2,710 feet.
of the NWVi of 5-11-12. Reynolds is drilling at 760 feet on the Furr No. 2, in
Tribes Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 4, in the center of
the NW corner of 27 11-12.
the SWVi of the NWVi of 6-11 12. Francis is drilling at 1,210 feet on the Grayson No. 1,
Kimbley and others are drilling at 475 feet on the
in the NW corner of the NEVi of the SEVi of 8-11-13.
Jacobs No. 5, in the NEVi of 6-11-12. Bagiey and others are drilling at 650 feet on the Davis
Kimbley is shut down at 2,200 feet on the Rogers No.
No. 1. in the NW corner of the SEVi of the NWVi of
1, in the SE corner of the NEVi of 10 11-12. 20-11 13.
A to Z Oil Co. is drilling at 780 feet on the Whitstone
Biack and others are shut down at 2,525 feet on the
farm, No. 1, in the SW corner of the NWVi of 13-11 12.
Mlcco farm, in the SEVi of 25 1113.
Kimbley Producing & Refining Co. No. 1, Scott farm, The Alamo Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 1, In the NW
in the SW coiner of the NEVi of 18-11 12, is shut down
corner of the SEVi of the NEVi of 12-12-10.
at 700 feet. Number One Oil Co. is spudding No. 1, Shock farm,
Okmulgee P. & R. Co. No. 1, Warren farm, in the SW
in the SE corner of the SWVi of 6-12 11.
corner of the NEVi of the SWVi of 6-11-13, is down 1,800 Chicago Oil Co. is moving in tools for No. 1, Roberts
feet with a hole full of water. farm, in the SW corner of the SEVi of 6-12-11.
Hazelwood Oil Co. is drilling at 2,510 feet on the
Alexander No. 1, in the SW corner of the NEVi of 9 12-11.
Sheppard Oil Corporation is shut down at 1,410 feet
on the Roberts farm in the SE corner of the NWVi of
9-12 11.
Odd Lots McMahon and others are shut down at 300 feet on
the Hawkins No. 9, in the SWVi of 26-12 11.
Sanahoma Oil Co. is casing at 2,530 feet on the Canard
No. 2, in the NW corner of the SEVi of the NEVi of 13-12-11.
Our Brokerage Department is con Commonwealth Oil Co. No. 1, Larney farm, In the
SEVi of 14 12 11, is drilling at 2,335, feet.
stantly being made use of by an in Moore and others are down 250 feet on the Garner
No. 3, in the SWVi of 15-12-11.
creasing number of clients who require Black and others are drilling at 1,425 feet on the
efficient service in the buying and sell Grayson No. 2, in the NE corner of the SEVi of the SWVi
of 16-12-11.
ing of odd lots of listed and unlisted Balkan Oil Co. is shut down at 1,250 feet on the Robin
son No. 1, in the canter of the NEVi of the SEV4 of 25 12-11.
securities. McMahon & Vorhees are shut down at 2,150 feet on
the Hawkins No. 8, in the SW corner of the NEVi of the
SWVi of 26 12-11.
INDUSTRIAL STOCKS Smith and others are shut down at 200 feet on the
Beggs Motor Rentie No. 1, in the SW corner of the NWVi of 23-12-11.
Deere & Co., pfd. Kimbley is skidding the rig for No. 1, Moore farm, In
Peet Bros., com. the NEVi of 9-12 12.
Peet Bros., pfd.
U. S. Steamship Kingwood Oil Co. is skidding the rig after having
Simplex Spreader plugged the first hole at 1 350 feet on No. 4, Olney farm,
Studebaker in the NE corner of the SEVi of the SEVi of 11 12-12.
Overland Tire
Thos. Ruddy Co. Moore and others are drilling at 350 feet on the Ken
nedy No. 1, in the NW corner of 16-12-12.
Sapulpa Refining Co. is drilling at 1.310 feet on the
REFINERY STOCKS Kanard No. 1, in the NE corner of the SWV4 of 17 12-12.
Sapulpa Refining Petrol Oil Co. is drilling at 90Q feet on the Newhouse
Victor Refining No. 1, in the NW corner of 20-12 12.
Oklahoma -Texas Refining
Home Refining Newman and others are drilling at 825 feet on the
Randall farm, in the NE corner of the SEVi of 28 12-21.
OIL STOCKS Arizona Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 6, Barnsdall farm,
Harvey Crude in the center of the south line of the SEVi of the SEVi of
National Oil 31-12-12.
Black Panther L. G. Bradstreet is shut down at 1,225 feet in the SW
Bay State oil & Gas corner of the NEVi of the SWV4 of 32 12 12.
Penn-Kell- Watt Okmulgee Producing & Refining Co. has a rig up for
Cosden Oil No. 4, Bean farm, in the NW corner of the SWVi of the
Clover Leaf NEVi of 33-12-12.
Olobe Oil Holliday Oil Co. is shut down at 2.000 feet on the
Plains Oil Co. Eaton No. 1, in the SW corner of the SEVi of the NEVi
McTon Oil
Oil <st Lias of Eldorado of 33 12-12.
OH State Refining Hennessey and others are shut down at 1,400 feet on
C. & C. Development the Porter No. 2, in the center of the north line of the
Cardey Royalties NWVi of the SEVi of 33-12 12.
Morgan Oil A Refining W. B. Pine is shut down at 300 feet on the Jacobs No.
Great Plains Oil 1, in the NE corner of the SWVi of the SEVi of 33 12-12.
Atlas Oil a Refining Powell and others are drilling at 2 330 feet on the
Franklin O & R.
Reliance Oil Johnson No. 3, in the center of the east line of SEVi of
Union Oil the NWVi of 33-12-12.
Oklahoma Colorado Oil Co. Is shut down at 800 feet
REAL ESTATE LOANS on the Hagarty No. 2, in the center of the north line of
We also have on hand a number of the NWVi of the-SWVi of 3312-12; and No. 3 is a rig, in
high grade first mortgage real estate the NW corner of the NEVi of the SWVi of the section.
loans, netting (%. Black and Pine No. 1, Haines farm, in the SW corner
of the SEVi of 34-12 12 is a rig.
NATIONAL SECURITIES CO. Black and others No. 3, Holmes farm, in the SE cor
H. C. Davison, General Manager. ner of the SWVi of 34-12 12, is casing at 2,395 feet.
Suite 733 Res-rre Bank Bldg.,
Kansaa City, Mo. Don't overlook the big values advertised on the classi
fied advertising pages in the issue. Your opportunity may
be listed there.
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Casper, Wyo., Oct. 20.(Special) A review of the No. 2, not far from the discovery well, passed through the
year's work in the Lance Creek field, which celebrated 300 foot sand without finding oil, and struck water at
its first birthday anniversary October 5, shows that the 700 feet. The well is located on section 5 46-63. Accord
results have not been all that were at first expected, but ing to the officials of the company, drilling will be con
they cannot be said to be in the least discouraging. First tinued to the lower sands. The Mike Henry Co. has five
repjrts on the field assumed it to be the largest in the rigs in the field.
state, and the productive area was considered to extend The Colgan Thornton Co. has spudded in on a well on
as far east as range 62, and as far west as 66. After find- , the same section, in the southwest quarter.
ing gas in the west, it was concluded that a separate struc Leach et al have begun drilling operations on section
ture exists in that part of the field, while the finding of 9, in the Osage field.
water instead of oil in the Ohio well on section 33 36-34 Both the Texas Co. and the Midwest Refining Co.
and the Glenrock well on section 36, made the operators have had their field men on the Osage structure, but no
turn back to the region about the discovery well. The statement has been made as to their active entry into the
Midwest well on section 28-36-64 is the farthest east of the field.
producing wells. The Hugo-Williams Oil Syndicate will move its rig
The most troublesome feature of drilling in the Lance onto the adjoining quarter section, as a result of the
Creek fie'.d has been found to be water, which has nearly decision recently handed down by Judge Burgess of Wes
spoiled several wells, and has been encountered in almost ton county. The Hugo Williams Co. filed on land in the
all holes drilled. The present production of the field can Osage field which was afterwards taken up as a homestead
not be given accurately, and some of the wells are not by Merritt Barton, who procured an injunction against
being pumped to capacity. A report on the field, however, the Hugo-Williams Co. and put a stop to the company's
gives the produetion at 2,500 barrels, but this is considered developments on a forty-acre tract which is a part of the
a conservative figure. The absorption plant Installed by homestead. There has been considerable trouble over
the Ohio Oil Co. will add $300 to the value of a day's pro titles in the Osage field, ana a report from Newcastle
duction and the figure will increase as new units are added states that some of the operators are moving to the Mule
to the plant, and more of the field's gas production is Creek field, pending the settlement of a number of title
utilized. disputes and injunction cases.
A late report from the Lance CreeK field gives the The High Gravity Oil Co. shot a well in the Thornton
depth of the Western States-Cow Gulch well on section field and reports another producer.
19 36 63 at 4.110 feet, with no indication of oil. This well The Wyoming Idaho Oil & Gas Co. is nearing com
has been variously reported as gassing, full of water, and pletion with its No. 6 near Thornton. The company has
dry. It is expected to prove up the east end of the field, five producers in the field, from which it claims a daily
and has been watched with interest. The sand is expected production of 400 barrels.
at about 4,200 feet. The Tee Pee Oil Co. test in the Cottonwood field, near
The Ohio Oil Co. well No. 6 on the discovery section, the state boundary, is drilling below 500 f:et.
36-36 Co, is down 3,700 feet, and has not hit the sand. A Winter camps are being established in the Mule Creek
new well was lately spudded in on this section. No report field and operations will be kept up all winter. The Illi
has been received on the Ohio wells on section 30 and 31, nois Pipe Line Co. is making good progress with the erec
in range 64, other than that they are shut down, whether tion of tankage, and expects to complete the pipe line to
permanently or not is not known. Water was found in Dakoming by the first of the year.
both these wells, and the well on section 31 reported The Upton Oil Co., which is drilling on section 2-38-61,
abandoned, but this report was practically denied by the three miles south of production, is down 1,000 feet. The
company at the time. Upton well will do much to determine the southern limit
The Ohio Oil Co., drilling its No. 2 on section 3-36-65, of the field. So far, the formation has been found identi
is dawn 1.450 feet. The same company has a well drill cal with that in the Midwest and Ohio wells.
ing on section 32 36 65 at 2,200 feet, and one on section 35 The Ohio Oil Co. has made a location on the south
at 1,800 feet. west quarter of section 36 39 61, which will be the Ohio's
The Midwest Refining Co. lost its rig on section 33- first venture that far south in the field.
36-65, when a gas flow ignited. The gas was struck at The Buck Creek Oil Co. has made a location in the
3,342 feet. Drilling will be delayed about two weeks. extreme south, section 29-38-61, but has not begun opera
Midwest Refining Co. well No. 3 on section 25-36-65 tions. The Tee Pee Oil Co. has made a location on section
is drilling below 3,000 feet, and well No. 4 on the same
section has passed 1,500 feet. On section 9-35-65 the Mid
west has a well drilling at about 3.200 feet. H U
The Union Oil Co., drilling on Sunset Oil Co. holdings
on section 16 35-65, struck a strong gas flow at a depth Grab "HUB" Quick
between 950 and 1,000 feet last week. This is the first Big deal nearly closed whereby Hub will add to
time that any showing has been found at such a shallow its big string six more good producing oil well*
depth. The gas flow ignited, and destroyed the rig com in the famous Wayne County Field, Kentucky. No
pletely. Work has been begun on a new rig. The same telling where the price of HUB will shoot whan this
company, drilling on section 22-35 65, has passed 3,500 deal is announced closed. HUB already has a
reet. This well experienced casing trouble, and was de grand total of
layed for some time. .
-The Carter Oil Co. well on section 23-36-64 is drilling 43 OIL WELLS 4 GAS WELLS
at 2,700 feet. Don't wait and pay more. Reap a profit.
The Black Thunder Oil Co. well on section 1-35-64,
Just south of the Glenrock water well on section 36 36-64, Buy Hub NowOnly
is shut down, according to report, the drilling equipment Q Per Shar. Q
having been attached by the sheriff to satisfy a judgment Cash or Payments
in favor of the Lusk bank.
The Glenrock Oil Co. will not start another test of HUB-WYOMING OIL CO.
the eastern part of the Lance Creek field at present, but see Century Bids. De
has shipped its rig to Texas. Write far
Development of the new Osage field in Weston county
received a blow last week when the Mike Henry Oil Co. U B
 THE OIL AND
22, but has not begun work. The Lusk Drilling Co. has
had a rig up on section 16 38-61 for some time, and is now
overhauling it and getting in shape for drilling.
The Mule Creek Oil Co., the successor to the Mule
Creek Oil Syndicate, organized In Casper, has made a
location on section 4-38-61 and is moving a rig onto the
ground.
The Mike Henry Oil Co. well on section 1 Is down
600 feet.
Debolt & Sayre, drilling on section 13-38-61, has passed
the 1,000 foot level.
The Minnesota-Wyoming Oil Co. was scheduled to
spud in last week on section 29-39-61.
Southwest of Mule Creek, and east of Lance Creek,
the Blacktail Oil Co., drilling on Old Woman Creek, has
passed 1.300 feet, having had a showing at 1,200.
Northwest of Sheridan, a gas flow has been found
near Kool. As has been the case several times of late In
different parts of the state, ranchers drilling for water
have found something still more precious. James Bucking
struck gas at 175 feet, under a dome of blue clay and rock.
The flow was sufficient to be heard at several hundred
feet, and the Sheridan Gas and Fuel Co. engineer was
sent for, to test it. Mr. Frees estimated that the flow
would amount to about 15,000 cubic feet per day, and
report has it that the pressure is increasing. The gas
will probably be utilized by near-by residents, and the drill
will be sent deeper to see what lies underneath.
The Elk Basin Petroleum Co. of Wyoming, which Is
controlled by the Glenrock Oil Co., brought in a 100 barrel
well In the Elk Basin field recently, at a depth of 1,560
feet.
Business men of Powell, Wyo., on the Burington R. R.
In Park county, have organized the Bearcat Oil Co., and
have contracted for a well to be drilled on their holdings
about four miles northeast of town. A rig is being erected
this week.
The Tatman Mountain Oil & Gas Co., drilling near
Burlington, is held up by a bad fishing job.
On the Mercer dome, twenty miles east of Basin, a
Utah firm is drilling at 700 feet.
Eight miles of ditch for the Basln-Graybull pipe line
from Hidden dome has been completed, and pipe Is being
strung. The laying of this line is expected to be far-reach
ing in its results. The pipe line which at present carries
gas from the Byron field to Graybull, for refinery use, was
originally intended to carry crude oil from the northern
fields to the refineries. When it was taken over to con
vey gas, the oil was shipped by rail, which is a most ex
pensive proceeding. When the new line is completed,
the gas will no longer be needed at the plants, and the
old line from Byron will be used to carry oil.
On the strength of the gas supply soon to be had at
Basin, an eastern clay products manufacturer has taken
an option on a factory site at Basin. This is the first
of many industries which the northern towns hope to at
tract with their new fuel supply.
The Petroleum Producers Corporation has completed
the well No. 1 of the Curtis Interests on the Hamilton
dome. Drilling on this well was discontinued after find
ing oil in a stray sand, and the production was utilized
to drill on another well. Some time ago, this second well
came in with a 200-barrel production at 2,350 feet, and
drilling was resumed at well No. 1 by the present owners.
No figure has been put on the production of the new
well, but It is reported 1,500 feet of oil is standing in the
hole. The Petroleum Producers has a well drilling at
1,700 feet, and located about a quarter mile from No. 1.
Two additional rigs are being erected, and the company
hopes to complete these two wells before winter. There
is no market for the oil at present, and the only hope of
obtaining one is to Increase production sufficiently to war
rant the building of a pipe line.
The Pilot Butte field. In Fremont county, has another
producer. The Midwest Refining Co., drilling for the Glen
rock Oil Co., has a 100 barrel producer. This is proven
territory, and the strike is of no especial Interest to any
but the companies concerned.
The Poison Spider-Bolton Creek Co. well on the Bol
ton Creek structure, 36 miles southwest of Casper, which
was supposed to be in the sand by this time, is still shut
down. Besides a heavy snow fall, which cut off the camp
from communication with Casper, the crew has been ham
pered by the breaking of the. old reserve dam, and the
washing away of the water line. The bit is within 300
GAS NEWS
feet of the sand, and compeltion was expected this week.
It will probably be several days before drilling is resumed.
No recent report has been received from the Carter Oil Co.
well drilling near by.
On the Pine Mountain Dome, In Natrona county, the
Wyoming Exploration Co. Is drilling on section 6-34-83, to
the southeast of the Mosher Co. producer. The well was
started with a 15-inch hole, and gas from the Mosher well
will be used for fuel. The Wyoming Exploration Co. is
also preparing to drill on section 31-35-84, five miles west
of the Mosher wells on section 36.
Efforts are still being made to save the Mosher-
Royalty and Producers well on section 16 39-78, Salt Creek.
A report from the field yesterday stated that prospects
were good for bringing in a producer, in spite of the con
dition of the hole.
The Ohio Oil Co. well on section 13-39 79, in the Salt
Creek field, which was brought to completion some time
ago and was to have been shot ten days ago, received its
dose of glycerine last Saturday. The well will make a
producer, though no figure has been put on the production.
The well proves up some additional territory in the field.
The Chappell Oil Co. reports a well drilling on its 40-
acre tract in the Salt Creek field. The Eureka-Wyoming
well on section 20 40-79, reported shut down in August,
has not resumed drilling. A great deal of interest is
centering at present in what is termed the West Salt Creek
field, which Is in reality the western edge of the field
proper, and is not to be confused with another structure
lying to the west and sometimes termed the Tisdale field.
The first month's report on the contract recently
entered into by the Midwest Refining Co. and the state
of Wyoming, relative to the production from the famous
section 36 in the Salt Creek field, shows that the wells on
the section produced 62,000 barrels of oil during the thirty
day period. At the present price, $1.50, the output was
valued at 193,000.
The Denver market quoted all Salt Creek stocks at
an advance yesterday, due to the brightening of the pros
pects for the leasing bill.
The well being drilled on Cheyenne River by the
Woman's National Oil & Development Co., a firm directed
by women exclusively, reports a showing of gas at a shal
low depth. Drilling is proceeding satisfactorily.
The Ohio Oil Co., drilling on Laramie Syndicate hold
ings in the Rock Creek field, brought in a big well last
Sunday. The wells in the field average around 600 bar
rels, and the new producer is said to exceed the average.
The well is located on Section 14, and is the one whose
completion was rumored two weeks ago. The Ohio has
two other producers in the same locality. The sand was
struck at 3,100 feet. f
The Lance Creek Royalty well on section 10 is down
2,600 feet. This well is only about a mile from the Ohio
well.
The Hutton Lake Co. well on section 4 was, at the
last report, on top the sand at 3,300 feet. A report that
there was a thousand feet of oil in the casing could not be
confirmed. Tankage has been erected, and everything
put in readiness to care for a big production. All the
producing wells In the field, so far, having been brought In
by the Ohio Oil Co., and should the Hutton Lake score
with a well, it will be the first successful "independent"
venture.
The contract has been let for the completion of the
Spindle Top Oil Co. well in the Big Hollow field. The
Spindle Top Co. drilled the well to 1,300 feet, and then
suspended operations about a month ago. The pay sand
is expected at about 1,500 feet, and those interested in
adjoining lands will be glad to see the test completed.
An unconfirmed report was received from Rawlins, to
the effect that two wells had been brought in in the Ferris
field, one by the General Petroleum and the other by the
New York on the Domino holdings. Details will probably
be received shortly, if the report is true.
The Illinois-Wyoming Oil & Shale Co. well in the
Carter field, Lincoln county, has reached 1.800 feet, and
expects the sand at 2,000. According to officials of the
company, two oil sands have already been passed, the
first with only a showing, but the second with oil in com
mercial quantities. A greater volume of oil is looked for
In the lower sands.
The Lincoln Idaho Oil Co. well No. 2 was put on the
pump last Monday for three hours, and the test showed
about 500 barrels a day. It is thought that the well will
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not do that good when pumped regularly, but will no doubt

make a good producer. The Lincoln-Idaho Co. is spud
ding in on well No. 3, at a distance of 1,500 feet from
No. 2.
The Qulf Coast Co. deep test was expected to be drill
ing again this week after a shut down due to a break in
machinery.
The Apex Refining and Drilling Co., of Boulder, Colo.,
has contracted with the Bair Co. for 500 barrels of oil per
day from its wells in the Lost Soldier field.
Over the Line. The Lesh
The Stubbs well on the Fairburn structure, Just over
the line in South Dakota, is down 550 feet, and the sand
is expected at 750. There are supposed to be three pro
ducing sands in the Fairburn structure, one at 750, one Refining
at 1,400 feet and one at 2,000. Other tests will be made,
a Montana firm having made a location.
The Continental Oil Co. has a producing well in the
Florence field, Fremont county, Colorado, located near the Division
road leading from Florence to Coal Creek. This is the
company's second well in the field.
The Travelers Oil & Refining Co. has subleased state
land in Saguache county from the Peoples Oil & Gas Co. of the
and will put down a well, beginning work before Jan. 1,
according to the terms of the contract. The Peoples Oil
Co. has held the land for three years, the lease from the
state remaining in effect five years. The new well will be
located near Hooper. NATIONAL
Material is being moved to the vicinity of Buttes, near
Colorado Springs, where the first of four tests of the
Fountain Valley will be put down. The Thrift Oil Co.
will drill the well. Robert Weir and associates and C. H.
and W. B. Fisher are also interested in the field and are
making preparations to drill.
News of the Companies
Five new incorporations are reported from Cheyenne, COMPANY
and one dissolution. The new companies are as follows:
The Freel Oil Co., capital $250,000, main operations
to be carried on in Natrona county, with headquarters at
Casper.
The Dakoming Oil Co., capital $100,000, also with
headquarters at Casper.
The Natrona Crude Oil Co., organized in Casper, where
the company will have its office. Operations to be carried
on in the Poison Spider, Bates, Powder River and Pine
Mountain fields. Refiners and Marketers
The Nebraska Horseshoe Oil & Refining Co., capital
$100,000, headquarters Rawlins. I of
The Buhl-Wyoming Oil Co., with headquaters at Kem-
znerer, Lincoln county, and a capitalization of $100,000.
The dissolution effects the French Oil Co., L. A. J.
Phillpot, persldent.
THEY'RE AFTER OIL IN THE OZARKS OF MISSOURI. Petroleum
This letter to the OIL and GAS NEWS from Hollister,
Mo., down on the White River in the Missouri Ozarks,
will be of general interest, the NEWS believes: Products
It will no doubt be Interesting news for you to know
that some one had the nerve to promote the drilling for
oil in the Ozarks.
After spending several weeks investigating this sec
tion, and finding strong Indications of oil territory, I or
ganized the Mutual Oil & Gas Syndicate of Hollister with
E. R. O'Brien, a substantial farmer, W. T. Hurman, a
contractor, and Chas. L. Kacam of Gallatin as trustees.
It was soon found that it was growing in Interest as it
attracted Springfield capitalists, which made it necessary
to Incorporate under the laws of Missouri, which charter
has been applied for under the name of the Hurman
Oil Co.
Tours very truly,
W. H. DOLPH,
Postoffice Box 143.
J. N. Bowen, president of Service Oil & Refining Co., Refinery and Sales Office at
which was incorporated in Colorado recently, announces
that the company will erect a lubricating plant in Denver Arkansas City, Kansas
within the next year. He said he expected to have con
struction under way within six weeks. Later the company
will build a refinery in Omaha.
Don't overlook pages 38 and 39 In this week's issue
there are many oil opportunities listed there.
20 THE OIL AND
Dr. Van H. Manning Calls
Growing Need in
By Van H. Manning.
The welfare of any Industry must be considered in
connection with the welfare of the people. Capital and
labor cannot disregard the public, that must be repre
sented and considered. A review of the American petro
leum industry shows that the industrial development and
general prosperity of the United States depend upon an
adequate supply of petroleum. It was ore
factors in assuring victory for the armies of the Allies, and
today our automobiles, trucks, farm tractors and motor
boats are dependent on it for power, and few manufactur
ing industries can exist without it. There are no known
commercial substitutes for gasoline or lubricating oils,
and in fact, petroleum in one form or another reaches
every household In the civilized world. As to the future,
It is certain that the demand for petroleum will increase.
Faced with this growing need for petroleum, we have
to consider seriously the means whereby an adequate sup
ply for the future can be obtained. We know that the
domestic output does not meet the present consumption,
and that the amount of this deficit will probably continue
to increase. Of the original available supply underground,
it is estimated by the U. S. Geologic 1 Surrey that we have
consumed 40 per cent that is unreplaceable. A diminishing
output with increasing consumption will make the United
States more dependent on foreign fields.
It is true that there are vast oil reserves In foreign
countries, and if these fields could be developed without
hindrance, they could, even though consumption continues
to increase at the present rate, probably meet the world's
demands for the next ten years at least. Prediction beyond
the ten-year period is not safe, for too many uncertainties
are involved.
In meeting the world's needs, however, the oil from the
United States will continue to occupy a less and less domi
nant position, because within the next two to five years
the oil fields of this country will reach their maximum
production and from that on we will face an ever increas
ing decline.
We thus see domestic oil fields unable to meet our
home demands under present methods of utilization and
manufacture. This startling fact cannot be Ignored. We
must and can obtain a more efficient utilization of pe
troleum by proper investigative work. Research work and
scientific development work should be actively stimulated.
Our efforts should tend toward obtaining perfection In
processes, mechanical equipment, and In the proper de
velopment of our plants and processes. The day of em
pirical formulas and rule of thumb methods should not be
passively allowed to continue. It is only by scientific re
search and the adoption of methods pointed out by this
research in which natural laws form a basis for the quality
and value of any product that we can hope to obtain the
most valuable products out of petroleum.
Today there are many laboratory processes which
have not teen developed further simply because of insuf
ficient fund3 to Install them commercially. One object
of research would be to test out on a commercial scale
many of the laboratory processes now dormant com
mercially because of insufficient funds. Another object
of research should be to correlate the pertinent facts of
all investigative work and start supplemental research
at the point where it is needed. This procedure will avoid
costly repetition. The results of all past and current work
should be properly correlated and brought under one large
head, so that the greatest good can be accomplished and
duplication minimized.
It is the research man who should point out the manu
facturing losses, and indicate the necessary investigative
work whereby these losses will possibly be reduced or
eliminated. These results should not be stored in the
records of one company, but should be available to other
manufacturers, so that they may profit by the experience
and findings of their neighbors. A proper exchange of
information must save much costly duplication of work.
The petroleum industry, valued at billions of dollars
annually, is essential to national efficiency, and national
efficiency can be obtained only through scientific research.
GAS NEWS
Extensive Research the
Petroleum Industry
The necessity of such research is becoming recognized
more and more by the large Industrial units, some of
which spend thousands of dollars annually for scientific
Investigation. Many petroleum organizations have scien
tific bureaus, but much of the knowledge these bureaus
gain is confined in the archives of the company's labora
tory.
The need of research Is recognized in many profes
sions, and particularly in medicine. The medical profes
sion is essential to personal health and life, and vast sums
of money have been donated to medical research. As a
result, typhoid fever, smallpox, and many other de idly
diseases have been mastered. The money donated to
medical research has been refunded many times over
through the saving of life and the increase of human effi
ciency, and intensive research in the petroleum industry
would yield results Incomparably more valuable than the
cost of the work. A faction of the sums spent in medical
research would, if expended in petroleum Investigations,
bring about Improved methods that would vastly increase
efficiency in the utilization of each barrel of oil. In 1918 the
value of the output of crude oil and refined products In the
United States was about $2,500,000,000. Certainly the pe-
troieum industry can afford to spend move than has hereto
fore been spent in research to d.scover new methods and
perfecting those in use, for thereby the recovery of oil
will be increased and utilization will be far more efficient.
In this way the cost to the consumer will be lessened and
a rapidly diminishing commodity, one essential to our
existence, will be conserved.
In conclusion, I do not believe that this problem could
be emphasized any more strongly than has been done la
a letter to me from Secretary Lane, of September 24, from
which I quote the following paragraphs which have a direct
bearing on the above subject.
"... It is not an exaggeration to say that mil
lions of dollars must be spent in experiment before we
know the many services to which a barrel of oil can be
put. There Is almost an Indefinite opportunity for research,
work along this line. Petroleum is a challenge to the
chemists of the world. And now the world is dependent
upon it as it Is upon nothing else excepting coal aad iron,
and the foodstuffs and textiles. It has jumped to th.s place
of eminence within twenty years and the world Is con
cerned in knowing how large a supply there is and how
every drop of it can best be used.
"We are behind the rest of the world In the use of our
oil for fuel purposes. We are spendthrifts in this as in
other of our natural resources. We can get three times
as much energy as we do out of our oil through the use of
the Diesel engine, yet we are doing little to promote de
velopment of a satisfactory type of stationary Diesel, or
marine design. Instead of seeing how many hundred
millions of barrels of oil we can produce and use, our
effort should be to see how few millions of barrels will
satisfy our needs." * *
The views of Mr. M. L. Requa, in a letter to me of
September 25, have such an important bearing on this
great topic that I think it well also to add a few pertinent
statements from his letter on this subject:
~~ "I am on record in various published addresses as
to my attitude concerning the petroleum problem, and I
think it unnecessary to repeat those statements. I cannot,
however, refrain from pointing out briefly the acute need
that I believe exists for constructive and co operativs work
of the character that you are proposing. That it has never
been done before has been due to two causes, one, the less
pressing need, and the other, the lack of realization upon
the part of the industry of the necessity for co-operative
and constructive action.
"Because of the tremendous increase in the consump
tion of petroleum products we have confronting us prob
lems that have been of little concern in the past, but will
be of very much greater concern In the future. Satisfac
tory answers cannot be made, except through constructive
action upon the part of the industry. There is no alterna
tive In my judgment.
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22 THE OIL
HOW ONE COMPANY GETS AROUND THE HIGH COST
OF RIG BUILDING.
Empire Gas and Fuel Has Its Own Plant at Oil Hill and
Effects Savings in Construction CostsUse of
Standard Parts Make Repairs Easy.
The Empire Gas & Fuel Co. has successfully solved
the problem of the high cost of rig building, according to
the Eldorado, Kans., Republican. This has been done by
erecting a plant at Oil Hill and building standardized rigs
there. Every piece of lumber is cut at the Oil Hill yards,
along standard dimensions. The pieces are grouped and
numbered. Then they are hauled to the locations, as
needed and set up. Carpenters do the work of cutting
at the Oil Hill plant; carpenters set up the completed rigs
on the ground.
There is an undoubted scarcity of rig-builders. The
rush of development work in new fields has caused com
panies to bid against each other for the services of the
rig erectors. And so, the wages have gone up from $10
to $12 a day, for ten hours' work, to $18.30 and even $35
a day in extreme cases. Such an outlay for labor has
made the cost of new rigs almost prohibitive.
Working largely through plans and suggestions of M.
R. Shaffer, first assistant superintendent, Empire officials
evolved the scheme that has resulted in a great saving
and in a systemizatlon of the rig building problem. There
was a planing mill and machine shop at Oil Hill; this was
enlarged. The purchasing department laid in a big supply
of rig timbers. An open shed, with traveling cranes over
head, was established. This is now being enclosed in a
commodious working structure. An experienced rig builder
was placed in charge, with a gang of carpenters under his
direction. Blue prints for every part of the rig were
drawn, and the parts were made according to standardized
specifications. It was slow work at first, but gradually the
little plant speeded up. Now it is cutting enough material
each day for eight or ten rigs.
Each piece of the rig is plainly marked and numbered,
and the various sections are grouped and loosely nailed
together. Thus, the erector on the ground can take his
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pieces by number, and shoot the rig into the skyline in a
Jiffy. Every piece fits; the whole goes together without
a hitch.
Aside from the great saving made in the first cost of
a rig, numerous subsidiary savings have been effected.
For instance, under the present plan of rig-building on
the ground, from fifteen to twenty-five hours' work Is
required of the men to bore the 150 feet of various sized
holes that the completed rig requires. In the Empire shops,
with an electric drill, all these holes can be drilled in three,
and not to exceed four, hours, Empire officials report.
Another saving is effected in rig irons. These are
firmly bolted to the timbers before being sent out. Under
the plan of building the rig on the locations, the Irons are
delivered in loose formation. Often, they become lost be
fore the builders are ready to use them, or are stolen.
Solid timbers from old rigs are reclaimed by the
Empire and are used over again. Bull wheels, which for
merly have been discarded after use on one well, are
hauled to Oil Hill, are repaired, given the requisite firm
ness and stability, and are put back to work. Bull wheel
posts are made better than ever by the installation of a
boxing of cast iron with a babbited bearing, which makes
them fit again for heavy service.
Another great advantage of this plan is that the
standard parts used in the rig construction makes for
standard repairs. If one part wears out while a rig is in
use, it can be replaced at once from the warehouse, with
the certainly that it will fit.
The Merritt Oil Corporation has declared an initial
quarterly dividend of 2% per cent (25 cents per share)
payable November 15 to stock of record of October 31.
The Atlantic Refining Co.'s stockholders, at a special
meeting held on October 6, approved the issuing of $20,-
000,000 seven per cent cumulative preferred stock and the
increase of common stock from $5,000,000 to $50,000,000.
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ORGANIZATION OF THE NORWICH PETROLEUM CO.
Guy C. Cooley It President of Company With Its Head
quarters in Wichita FallsHas Extensive Holdings.
Announcement has recently been made of the organi
zation of the Norwich Petroleum Co. with offices at
Wichita Falls, Tex.
The holdings of the company include a 100-acre lease
in the William Priberg Survey, southeast of Burkburnett
and in the east part of Wichita county. There is con
siderable shallow production near this property and a
number of wells are drilling around it, several being deep
tests. The company has a 25-acre lease just south of
Iowa Park on the McClesky farm and adjoining shallow
production, and 80 acres in Tillman county, Oklahoma.
That lease is in 17-ln-lSw and lies north of the town of
Frederick. The company is also acquiring five acres in
the Holtzen Survey, lying In the western part of the
Northwest, Burkburnett, Extension.
The company announces that it will begin drilling
operations at the earliest possible moment with a vigorous
prosecution of development as rapidly as consistent with
good judgment. The officers are:
President, Guy C. Cooley, lawyer, formerly with Pan
American Oil Corporation of Tulsa, and Cosden & Co. of
Tulsa; vice-president, H. G. Karrenbrock, capitalist, resi
dent of Wichita county for many years and known all
over Texas; secretary and treasurer, W. H. Friberg,
former assistant purchasing agent Cosden & Co., Tulsa,
and a resident of Wichita county for 30 years. Trustees:
Guy C. Cooley, H. G. Karrenbrock and W. H. Friberg.
LA ATLANTICA REFINERY NEARING COMPLETION.
The Tampico, Mexico, Tribune of October 11 says:
"La Atlantica Co.'s work at Guayabalillo is going ahead
in a satisfactory manner and it is expected that by the end
of the year the refinery now being constructed there will
be ready for operation. This, topping plant will have a
daily capacity of 10,000 barrels' of topped crude petroleum.
"Seven 55,000 barrel steel storage tanks, at the refin
ery, are now nearing completion and the pump station is
practically finished. This plant will be used for pumping
petroleum out to the sea loading station and has a capacity
of 5,000 barrels of petroleum an hour.
"The sea-loading arrangement so far consists of one
10-inch sea line, 8,000 feet long. A second sea line will
be pulled about the first of the coming year. The first
lot of bouys that will be used for mooring will be shipped
down to Guayabalillo by the end of this month.
"A substantial camp has been established at Guaya
balillo by the Atlantica company consisting of the usual
camp buildings and store houses. A very good machine
shop constitutes part of the equipment and the largest
steam plant in the Port Lobos section has been built. The
plant generates 2,000 horse power and consists of eight
Heine boilers of 250 h. p. each. Construction material is
moved over the company's private railroad from Lake Tam-
iahua across the Isthmus. This' railroad is 36-inch gauge
and four kilometers long. A wharf 1,000 feet long extends
from the shore out into the lake to deep water. A 10-ton
crane will be used for loading and unloading barges. An
8-lnch pipe line connects the Atlantica company's plant
with the Cortez Oil Co. and the crude petroleum for the
Atlantica company is brought through the Cortez com
pany's pipe line from the producing wells at Tepetate.
Plans of the company call for three loading berths which
will be installed before the plant is finished, In 38 feet of
water."
The Standard Oil Co. of California has received con
tracts to supply all lubricating oils for use of ships owned
or controlled by the United States Shipping Board, Emer
gency Fleet Corporation, for one year beginning October
24, at United States ports on the Pacific coast and at
Honolulu. The company is to deliver Calol cylinder oil
at 44 cents a gallon at San Francisco, 45% cents at Los
Angeles and Portland, 46 cents at Seattle and 48% cents
at Honolulu. The Vacuum Oil Co. was awarded the con
tract to supply all lubricating oils at all the United States
ports on the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. The com
pany is to deliver at these ports Gargoyle cylinder H
mineral oil at 49% cents a. gallon In barrels and at 53%
cents in cans and cases.
24 THE OIL AND
How Oil Men Use "Caterpillar" Tractors In the Kansas Fields.
Only a few months ago Holt "Caterpillar" tractors,
like the one shown here, were help'ng win the war. Now
they are aiding tremendously in solving transportation
problems encountered in the development of the oil in-
dustry.
QUAY COUNTY, N. M., ATTRACTS ATTENTION.
Local Newspaper Say* Kentucky Interests Are Considering
a Location West of LoganValley Well in Union
County Down 2,200 Feet.
(From the Tucumcari, N. M., News.)
In Quay county four new locations are being con
sidered. Two of which are those of the Ozark in town
ship 8, range 28, and that near Ima, in township 8, range
27. Mr. Palmer, the field manager of the former, reports
progress being made. The latter is rapidly approaching
a stage where the contract will be signed and definite
location announced. The Endee location of Harvel-Myer,
In section 7, township 11, range 36, is reported with rig
up. It is also reported that these same people are con
sidering a location in the neighborhood of Canode, and
one south of Endee. Some Kentucky interests who
already have productions in several places in Kentucky
and Texas, are considering a location west of Logan.
These same people are interested in the Knox well four
miles due east of Glenrio, the rig on the location is up,
the material on the ground, and it will probably spud in
this week. Rana well is nearly ready to spud in. The
tools have arrived and the casing is being hauled to the
site. Some Nara Visa people report that a location is
being cons'dered in that neighborhood.
In Union county the Valley well of the United Oil Co.,
near Clayton, is down about 2,200 feet. It is reported
that the company has just the well site. The Granville
well of the Snorty-Gobbler Co., spudded in on October 6.
The Bueyeros well of the American Produce Co. is under
reaming at 900 feet. Reports from this well say that the
log so far closely follows the log of the McGee well. The
location of the Bryant'ne well is still hanging fire. It is
reported that this well will be put down bv the Union
Petroleum Co. of California, probably in township 14,
range 31, and that the contract will be signed at an early
date.
At Mile Post No. 27 on the Dawson line, which is
located on the Trigg ranch in San Miguel county, the
ra'lroad company is putting in a spur track for the use
of the Comanche Oil Co. Th's company has made it?
location about a mile from the track. It is reported
that nearly all of their material is in Tucumari ready to
ship in as soon as the spur is comnleted.
In Guadalupe county the A. C. Frost Co. of Chicago
has contracted to drill about six miles down the Pecos
from Santa Rosa, the location be'ng about one mile east
of the river. It is said a cash forfeit has been placed
in the Santa Rosa Bank that the well will spud in before
December 20. They hate about 10,000 acres under lease.
GAS NEWS
The outfit pictured above is owned by S. W. Forrester
and W. D. Morrison of Peabody, Kans., and is being
operated by Dick Moore and C. H. Hahn. The day the
photograph was taken the tractor hauled a f:fty-ton load
eighteen miles over K"nsas roads.
MID-CONTINENT MEETING ENDS MOST AGREEABLY.
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 21. (Special) The annual meeting
of the Mid Continent Oil & Gas Association, held In Tulsa
Tuesday, October 21, was well attended. The dinner held
in Hotel Tulsa, and the program following it were the big
affairs, and wound up the meeting in agreeable fashion.
There was some who would liked to have seen the meet
ing postponed until after .the meeting of the Independent
Oil Men's Association had been held in Chicago, but ac
cording to the by-laws, the date could not be changed. The
program following the dinner follows:
Welcome. Frank Haskell, president. Address, Dr. Fred
V. Hawley, Chicago; subject, "Monarchy vs. Democracy."
Address, Judge C. B. Stuart, Oklahoma City. "History of
Our Efforts in Tax Legislation," W. N. Davis, Bartlesville.
"What the Association Means to the Oil Men," J. R. Cot-
tingham.
Judge J. J. Shea was delegated to give the address on
"History of Our Efforts in Tax Legislation," but he was
detained on business pertaining to the association in Wash
ington, and was unable to be present.
CALIFORNIA PUTS OUT MAP OF ARROYO GRANDO
A new map of the Arroyo Grando oil field, in San Luis
Obispo County. California, has been completed under the
direction of State Oil and Gas Supervisor R. P. McLaughlin.
The map shows oil wells, property ownerships, pipelines,
railroads and wagon roads, and is on a scale of 2.000 feet
to the inch. The area mapped extends from about the town
of Arroyo Grando northward past the town of Edna. The
western limit is Port Harford and the opposite boundary
is about four miles east of Arroyo Grando. The map, in
blue print form, Is sold at the cost of printing, 75 cents, at
the various offices of the State Mining Bureau.
Reports filed with the State Mining Bureau during the
week ending October 11, show 16 new wells ready to drill,
making a total of 517 since the first of the year. Other
operations reported are 20 tests of water shut-off, 18
deepening or redrilling Jobs, and 5 abandonments.
Frank E. Kistler, president of the Producers & Re
finers' Corporation, announces that the net earnings for
August, after all charges and deductions, amounted to
$201,000.
The OIL and GAS NEWSfour dollars the year-
brings you all the news of the Mid-Continent field fresh
every week.
 THE OIL AND CAS NEWS 25

Sinclair Denies Another Cut in "Burk" Crude and Pipe

Line Situation Seems Improved

Wichita Falls, Texas, Oct. 21 (Special)Another
large deal was closed last week when the Old Dominion
Oil Co., a Kentucky corporation, acquired the holdings
of six small companies, paying $1,625,000. The Pilgrim,
Bradley, Beard, Block 74, Block 84 and Four-Leaf Clover
companies were the ones acquired; all were organized and
promoted by H. G. Beard. Five producing wells are in
cluded in the properties sold.
During the week the field has been visited by stock
holders and prospective stockholders in a number of com
panies, and this form of entertainment seems to be gain
ing in popularity. Among the more prominent visitors
was Harry F. Sinclair and a bunch of the officers of that
corporation. Mr. Sinclair, while here, took occasion to deny
reports attributed to htm, that another cut in Burkburnett
crude was forthcoming soon. The dire predictions of
another cut, heard a week ago, are no longer in evidence,
and there is a confident belief in some quarters that the
Mid-Continent price will be restored within a short time.
There is no apparent basis for such a belief, however.
Pipe Line News More Encouraging.
Pipe line news is quite promising. The eight inch
line of the Texas and Empire companies is completed from
Burkburnett to Waurika, Okla., and running of oil will
start as soon as the Rock Island railroad completes the
trackage at Waurika, where the Texas company has a load
ing rack and tank farm. Early In November, this line will
be completed to Healdton, its terminus.
This line will care for 25,000 to 30,000 barrels daily
and will materially lessen the congestion.
The Gulf Production Co.'s line from Burkburnett to
Fort Worth has less than 20 miles to go to completion
and is expected to be in operation by the middle of Novem
ber. This is a six-inch line. The line of the Empire com
pany is to be started as soon as that of the Texas com
pany is completed, and is due to be finished early In 1920.
Big Gasser at Petrolia.
The first good-sized gasser in several years has been
brought in by the Texas company on the N. H. Martin
farm at Petrolia, and is making better than 30,000,000
cubic feet. With the gas companies warning the public
that a gas shortage is in prospect this winter, the news
was most welcome. North Texans might as well face the
fact that their gas-for-fuel days are numbered. Petrolia's

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limit is about reached, that of Loco Oklahoma is rapidly
dwindling under the enormous demand, and while the
West Texas field Is developing some gassers, there are
not enough for the several cities that are on the mains.
The developers of natural gas in this section tried to
take in too much territory. There are 300,000 people in
the cities of Dallas, Fort Worth, Wichita Falls and Waco,
and pr.obably 150,000 more in the small towns that are
served. Petrolia was a wonder field while it lasted and
when it began to wane, the Oklahoma field relieved mat
ters for a while; now that field is on the decline, rock
pressure is no longer sufficient for the mains, and com
pressors, always the beginning of the end of a gas field,
are in use. There are many who believe that the coming
winter will be the last in which North Texans can place
any dependence at all on natural gas fuel. After thatthe
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Weather Man's Grouch Continues.
Weather conditions had their effect on new produc
tion during the week and the field registered another
slight decline. Outside of proven territory, interest cen
tered chiefly in the Sky Line well, a mile northwest of
production in the Waggoner pool, and In the Texhoma dis
trict In the shallow pool south of Burkburnett.
The Sky Line well is reported making 600 barrels,
though the test is not completed. It is located In Block
819.
There have been several new locations in the Tex
homa district, two of them by the Texhoma itself, so that
a thorough testing out of the deep sand is in prospect.
State Senator Tom Testerman of Oklahoma spent a
(technical) day in jail at Austin during the week, and
was fined $300 for going ahead and drilling his Burk-
Senator well in Red River bed after the state had en
joined him from doing so. The day in jail consisted of
going into the sheriffs office and smoking a cigar with
that official, as one hour in jail is a day in jail in Texas,
where the law makes several things are when they aren't.
The district judge at Austin appointed John W. Horns-
by, well known Austin politician, as Texas receiver for
the Burk-Bet and Burk-Senator wells. Joe Clark had al
ready been appointed by an Oklahoma judge. Both re
ceivers are said to have armed guards on the property
and things have a rather hostile look, but it is a formality
tint bodes no harm to anyone. In the meantime, the de
cision of the federal commission which is to report on the
status of the disputed land, is anxiously awaited.
Waggoner city's municipal affairs were in court this
week, when the quo warranto hearing was held. Enough
evidence was adduced to make it seem fairly certain that
the election there was a rather informal affair, as some
folks voted after less than a week's residence in the place.
The judge will render his decision on the validity of the
incorporation within a few days; if It is adverse to the
municipality, now petitions for incorporation will be put
into circulation without delay.
Insurance Rates Go Up.
As a result of recent heavy fire losses in the north
west field, oil insurance rates have been generally ad
vanced from $3 a hundred to $3.75. But what is $3.75 a
hundred for insurance in a field where truckage costs $100
a day, and good drillers are getting $18 and $20 a day?
The toll bridge came back Into being in the field lately.
When rains and freshets made the roads impassable, enter
prising farm hands constructed hurried wooden bridges
over the worst places and charged 50 cents, going and
coming.
CHANGES IN EXPRESS PACKING RULES.
New express packing rules, similar to those required
for freight movements on the railroads, will go into effect
on December 10. The new packing requirements will not
permit the use of paper wrapping for packages over 25
pounds, nor of ordinary paper boxes, wrapped or un
wrapped, when the weight of the package Is over that
limit. For shipments over 25 pounds, wooden containers,
or containers of fibreboard, pulpboard or corrugated straw-
board material are required. . The cartons must be made
of materials of specified "test strengths," similar to those
required for the freight service, and the containers must
bear the stamp of the manufacturers certifying that the
material used is of strength required for the weight of
the shipment carried in it, as called for In the rules.
Luling, Tex.Under date of Oct. 13 the Texas South
ern Oil and Lease Syndicate reports on its two wells in
Gonzales and Caldwell counties respectively. Lamkln No.
1 in Gonzales county at 2,131 feet is drilling in shale, while
Thompson No. 1 in Caldwell county is setting up ma
chinery.
REFINERY WANTED
We have an inquiry for a refinery, to cost from
$250,000 to $500,000. Must be a going concern. In a
growing- district, with more production in sight. Must
work fast.
HERMAN SCHMBLZER INVESTMENT COMPANY,
Victor Bids, - - Kansns Cltr. Mo.
 THE OIL AND
A $3,000 GIFT FROM OSAGES FOR COL. WALTERS.
Okla., Man Who Has Presided at Land and Lease
Sales Will Be Remembered by Indians Who Have
Profited by 26 Million Dollars.
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 21 (Special.) A movement Is on
foot among the Osage Indians, to purchase Col. E. Walters,
of Skeedee, Okla., a present, In appreciation of his efforts
in presiding at their land and lease sales of the past few
years. Colonel Walters has turned in over $26,000,000 to
the Osage coffers as the result of presiding at the ten sales
held in the past, and the Indians, wish to show their appre
ciation. To start the matter, Charles Brown, chief of the
tribe has written the following letter to members of the
tribe:
"The Osages have recently concluded the largest auc
tion sale that was perhaps ever held in this or any other
country. This sale netted a total amount over six million
dollars which goes into the Osage treasury for distribution
to the members of the tribe. The total amount received
from all auction sales up to this time amounts to $26,919,-
076.
"One of the greatest factors in securing the large
amount of money which has been received has been the
conscientious and untiring efforts of the auctioneer, Col.
E. Walters, who has cried each sale that has been held.
For this stupendous amount of labor, he has received a
very small sum, and when compared with the amount re
ceived by the Osages, is of such an infinitesimal character
that it has occurred to several of the members of the tribe
and to those who comprise the Osage council, that it
would be eminently proper and fitting that the members
of this tribe show their appreciation of the loyalty and
conscientious services performed by Col. Walters by each
one contributing $1 for each share and each inherited in
terest for the purpose of purchasing him a present.
There are 2,229 entire shares partaking of the Osage
treasury disbursements, and the number of persons in
terested in these shares amount to about 3,000. So the
price of the present to be given Walters, should every one
"pitch in," will be valued at about $3,000.
Long Green Oil
PRODUCERS
| Officers:
I S. B. EDWARDS, Pres. J. P. CHANDLER, Vice-Pres. H. C. CLARK, Secy and Treas.
H. H. HANCOCK, General Mgr.
514 Butts Building
Wichita, Kans.
GAS NEWS 27
DOUBLE CAPACITY OF THREE SINCLAIR REFINERIES.
Corporation Also Seriously Considering the Construction of
a Pipe Line to Louisiana, According to the Latest
Information Available at Tulsa.
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 21.(Special)H. P. Sinclair, head
of the Sinclair organizations, and members of his New
York staff, who had been visiting the new fields of
Louisiana, stopped in Tulsa Wednesday and Thursday,
October 15 and 16, on their return trip to New York City.
While here, Mr. Sinclair made public the news that an
appropriation of $21,000,000 had been made by Sinclair
Consolidated Oil Corporation for doubling the capacity of
each of the Kansas City, Chicago, and Coffeyville refin
eries. For the present, the other three refineries of the
company, located at Muskogee, Vinita, and Cushing, Okla.,
will operate along with no particular change.
While not given out definitely, it is thought that the
Sinclair people are seriously considering the construction
of a pipe line to Louisiana. At present the south end of
the main trunk line of the company terminates at Ranger,
Tex. It is not known whether the extension to Louisiana,
if it is made, will branch off from the main trunk at
Healdton, or further south in Texas, but the chances are
good for Healdton being the favorable spot.
TRANSCONTINENTAL BUYS ADDITIONAL MUSKOGEE
ACREAGE.
The Transcontinental Oil Co. has purchased an addi
tional 960 acres of leases and production in Muskogee
County, Okla., including the properties of the Merry Oil and
Refining Co. of 134 acres with three producing wells;
the Rose Bennett 126 acres, with one producing well, and
120 acres in M.3 16, with one producing gas well. A. T.
Corbin, Howell Parks and others of Muskogee were inter
ested in the Merry Oil and Refining Co., while seventeen
Fort Smith men held interests in the Rose Bennett prop
erty. The new production is located in the same territory
from which the Transcontinental refinery at Boynton
draws its crude supply, so it will work in nice with its
established organization.
& Gas Company
EMMET CARDWELL. Field Supt.
28 THE OIL AND
Shreveport, La., Oct. 21.A review of the drilling
operations of the north Louisiana fields shows the com
pletion of eleven producing wells and two giant gassers,
one in the Elm Grove district and the other in the Bethany.
The Standard Oil Co. is credited with the best producer
of the week's work in No. 1 Oakes in section 29-21-7 in
the Claiborne field. This well came in at 2,090 feet, making
approximately 20,000 barrels.
In the Bull Bayou district, the Bull Bayou Oil Co.
completed Armlstead in section 24 12 11, flowing 500 bar
rels at 2,600 feet. The Gulf Refining Co. completed Jen
kins E-19 in section 14-12-11, making 175 barrels at 2,750
feet. The Texam Co. completed No. 2 Yarbrough In sec
tion 13 12 11, flowing 50 barrels, and No. 3 Young in the
same section is good for 200 barrels at 725 feet, and No. 2
Stephens in section 13-12-11 came in with an initial pro
duction of 600 barrels.
In the Caddo field the Texas Co. completed No. 37
Caddo Mineral Land Co. in section 23-21-15, pumping 150
barrels at 2,300 feet, and W. E. Noel B-6 in section 14 2115
is pumping 30 barrels at 2,375 feet. The Globe Oil Co.
completed a 35 barrel pumper in No. 6 Hammett, section
29-20-15. Freedman and Rowe got a pumper of 30 barrels
in No. 2 Noel In section 25-21 15, the Doan Oil Co. got a
25 barrel pumper in No. 2 Looney in section 10 20-15,, and
the Henry Adams Trust Co. got a 50-barrel pumper in No.
1 Muslow in section 4-20 15.
The Caddo-Louisiana Oil & Gas Co. got a dry hole in
its second test on the Dillon lease in section 20-19-14, four
miles northwest of Blanchard.
In the Elm Grove district the Texas Co. completed
No. 2 Lawsoni in section 8 16-11, making 37,000,000 cubic
feet of gas at 2,475 feet.
In Panola County. Texas, the Hope Oil & Gas Co. com
pleted No. 1 Louis Werner, making 10,000,000 cubic feet
of gas at 1,050 feet.
The Garrison Oil & Gas Co. has abandoned their test
on the Fletcher lease in section 26-12-16 in the Logansport
district, DeSoto Parish, striking a duster at 2,600 feet.
Drilling Operations.
Activity is of course greater in the Bull Bayou and
Red River fields, also the Claiborne field. In Red River
Parish Gillivand and Foster have made five new locations
during this week on the Pugh lease in section 1312-11.
This company has four wells nearing completion and one
d-illint; at 1.785 feet. The Doane Oil Co. is down 350 feet
In its first well on the Nelson lease in section 6-12-10. More-
field et al are building derrick for No. 2 Nelson in section
6-12-10. Paggie et al are down 2.000 feet in No. 1 Nelson
and are rigging up to drill No. 2 in section 8-12 10; and
the Shaffer Oil & Refining Co. has one well nearly com
pleted on the Robinson lease and derrick up for four more
wells in section 8 12-10. In the Bull Bayou field M. D.
FOR SALE! Oil Leases, Royalties and Production
in all of the North Louisiana Oil Fields,
Pine Island, Caddo, Homer and Bull Bayou.
Write, Phone or Wire
Steere-Neal Company, Inc., Oil Investments
Long Distance Phone 1203
GAS NEWS
Rowe has made an interesting location on the Turney lease
in section 29-12-10, and McCan & Harper have made a loca
tion on the Lindsay lease in section 19-12 10.
Announcement has been made by President E. K.
Smith of the Caddo Central Oil & Refining Co. of the
election of Major Lawrence B. Dunham of New York, as
a vice-president of the company. He will be actively en
gaged in handling the eastern end of the Caddo's affairs.
Construction of the Caddo Central Oil & Refining Co.'s
refinery at Cedar Grove is making satisfactory progress.
The $1,500,000 job is in the hands of one of the largest
engineering and construction firms in the country, and
while the steel strike and shortage situations naturally
have some effect on construction activities, although no
serious difficulties are anticipated.
Headquarters and general offices of the Trinity Oil
Corporation, owning 22,500 acres of leases in Union coun
ty, Ark., are being moved from New York City to Shreve
port. The company is drilling on a large block of acreage
in Union county, Ark., and in its first well in section 21-18-
18, just across the state line from Claiborne Parish, has
a showing of oil. The first showings in the Claiborne
Parish field have usually been encountered around 650
feet, and the Trinity has had similar indications around
this depth.
An unusually interesting test is going to be made in
south Louisiana where Clark & Greer have taken a third
Interest in a 33,000 acre lease blocked by Heidt Kendall,
in Iberville and St. Martin parishes. Previous develop
ment in this territory resulted in one small producing
well, the production from which is being used for further
drilling operations. The lease lies on the water front with
easy barging facilities to the refinery at Plaquemine. La.
A transaction which will mean much to the develop
ment already in progress in Bienville and Webster parishes
is the transfer of a part of the Ardmore Oil & Gas Co.'s
holdings to the Rowe Oil Corporation. The acreage con
sists of 8,000 acres directly south of the Claiborne pro
duction a distance of about 24 miles, and the new owners
will drill a test well on the lease for a half Interest in
both acreage and production. Drilling has been started
and 10 inch casing has been set. This test is located on
the Fuller lease, which is about 10 miles south and a little
west of Cubbsland.
NOTICE
About November 10 will start on another extended
trip thru Texas oil fields and wild-cat territory.
C. ERNEST PERRY,
Centerview, Mluoorl.
Petroleum Information. Investigations, Reports.
I-ncations.
Write or Wire for Interview.
SHREVEPORT, LA.
 THE OIL AND
Winchester, Ky., Oct. 20.(Special)During the past
week drilling in the Kentucky fields has been considerably
handicapped by the big rains. However, rigs now are
starting up after being held up for many weeks. A number
of new counties will be tested out in the near future and
numerous plans are on hand for wildcat wells. New pro
duction in the western section of Lee, near Sturgeon
Creek, and in the eastern part, on Llnemans Creek, have
added interest to this field.
Pipe Line News.
The Cumberland Pipe Line Co. reports its Menifree
line surveyed and the necessary two inch pipe on the
ground for laying the line to this production. The com
pany is held up waiting for 4-inch pipe, however, owing to
the steel strike. The company will require 8% miles of
4 inch. After the pipe is on the ground it will take prob
ably a month to string it. The Cumberland has com
pleted its line in Lawrence from the Busseyvllle station to
Martha and is waiting the installation of a boiler on the
Union Gas and Oil Co.'s property to connect on for the
oil. This pipe line company his completed one two inch
line running from Ross Creek to the Young Gasoline and
Refining Co.'s well, and is constructing another in here, by
a different route.
The runs from the Cumberland Pipe Line Company for
the week ending October 11, are as follows,
Busseyville, 284.20; A Fallsburg, 1435.13; Cooper,
1182.38; Denny. 304.61; Steubenville, 538.08; Cannel City,
130.22; Fitchburg, 5,200.53; Ravenna, 5,657.47; A Ravenna,
6.465.08; Hazel Green, 182.46; Compton, 235.21; Stillwater,
163.13; Potters, 463.23; Ragland, 357.86: Parmlevville,
341.56; Pilnt. 5,1?3.63; Pilot, 4,416.04; Zachariah, 4,383.18;
A Big Sinking, 7,911.42; B Big Sinking. 14,788.40: Ross
Cre<>k. 2.319.84: Big Sinking, 12,643.22; B Big Sinking,
7,861.18; Hell Creek, 3,590.19; Beaver Creek, 251.47; Total,
86,259.72.
Wright Co. Declares Dividend.
At a meeting of the directors of the Wright Oil Co.,
held in Lou'sville, Friday, a dividend of 5 per cent was
declared. It is understood a similar dividend will be
paid everv other month. The Wright company has pur
chased 1415 acres of leases in Allen and Barren counties
and expec's to start drilling operations at once. This
company has agreed to take over 35 acres of land in
Stephens county, Texas, which is about 1% miles from
production.
Purchases Oil Exchange.
S. B. Tracy has closed deal for the purchase of the
Clark County Oil Exchange, in Winchester. Mr. Tracy
was formerly connected with the Consolidated Oil Ex
change, in that c!ty. In Louisvillp, thp Kentucky Oil Ex
change has taken over the Louisville Oil Exchange. The
Crude Oils
Refined Oils
Scientific Instruments for
Refineries
HORT-TENN COMPANY
771 Gibraltar Bldg. Kansas City, Mo.
HORTO.N, Oil Operator.
GAS NEWS 29
former concern is the largest brokers in oil in Kentucky,
maintaining offices in Louisville, Lexington and Win
chester.
News From Lee County.
In September, the Great Northern Refining Co. took
out approxim \tely 95,000 barrels from Lee county. The
McCombs Producing and Refining Co., and the Local Oil
and Gas Co. have brought in No. 32 on the Delia Hargis,
which is rated as a 30-barrel well. On the D. B. Pender-
grass tract the Bald Rock Oil Co. has in No. 75, estimated
as a 50-barrel producer. The Woodford Oil Co's. No. 19,
Crane, is credited with the same, while the Madison Oil
and Gas Co's. No. 10 Vanderpool is said to be a 25-barrel
pumper. The Laurel Oil and Gas Co. No. 3 Pendergress,
is rated at 10 barrels. This company's No. 5, on Con
trary Creek, is said to be good for the same. The Ohio
Fuel Oil Co. No. 32, J. D. Smith, 15 barrels.
In the Airedale section of Lee county a peculiar acci
dent occurred Saturday night. At the Atlantic Oil Pro
ducing Co's. No. 2, J. S. Fraley, the tools caught in the
hole, tearing down the mast and breaking it to pieces. No
one was injured. A new mast is being erected and the
well is expected to be completed soon. This company is
drilling No. 8 Kincaid. The Irvine Development Co. is due
the end of the week with No. 8, Green Adams, and is
moving a machine to No. 11. On the Dicey Mil'er tract
the Carter Oil Co. is drilling its initial well. This farm
adjoins the same company's Sam Miller.
The Gem Oil Co's. No. 4, Eureka, tract 22, is a 1-barrel
well.
On the Chiles Pendergrass the Pyramid Oil Co. has
completed No. 4, which is estimated good for 25 barrels.
Chicago Client Wants
Production
In a letter dated Chicago, October 1 0,
a client writes: "We are looking for
an oil proposition that carries from two
to three hundred acres on a tract on
which there is some production; 25,
50 or possibly 100 barrels daily pro
duction."
These words are written by the presi
dent of a big company in Chicago
which has the money with which to
buy the property he describes.
I am anxious to get in touch with the
actual owners of such a property. Price
must be right.
I believe I can make a quick sale.
Wire, phone, write or call in person.
JERRY CULBERTSON
"Oil as a Business"
Phones M. 5S01 417 Ridge Arcade
30 THE OIL AND
This company is drilling Nos. 22 and 24, North Pender-
grass, No. 12 Flat Hollow; Nos. 14, 16, 17, 18, Sore Heel
Hollow.
The Southern Oil Co., of Lee county, No. 5, E. King,
is reported at 10 barrels, while the Flesher Petroleum Co.
No. 18, Eureka, came in dry.
In the western section of Lee, east of Ross Creek,
Williams and O'Rear have drilled in No. 1, on the Raider
Heirs. This filled up 421 feet before the shot and 483
feet after it. It is estimated as a 100-barrel well. No. 1
Goocey, of the same parties, is drilling and should be in
soon. The Raider well pumped 3% feet of oil in a 250
tank in 12 hours and had not pumped the head off. In the
Big Sinking section the Ohio Oil Co. has two wells on
the Flahaven, No. 60 and 64, rated at 75 barrels each.
J. N. Peterman has moved a rig from Fincastle to
Carter county, where he will sink two test wells for
Grayson parties.
In the western section of Lee county the Young Gaso
line and Refining Co. has started up again at No. 3, T. T.
Roberts, after being held up for water. This is drilling
around 300 feet. No. 2 is down with a fishing job. Payne
and others drilling on the Trabue Heirs, were still down
for water on the last report, but are probably drilling now.
On Linemans Creek, near the Breathitt Owsley line, A.
C. Phillips, No. 1 Porter, was down 550 feet Monday
night. Sutton Brothers are moving two machines on to
the Jeff Kilburn, while the Midland Fork Petroleum Co.
is moving to No. 3, Bowman, and preparing to pump No.
2 on the beam. Preparations are being made to put a
pipe line into this section right away. On Long Shoals,
in Lee county, A. C. Phillips is down 575 feet at No. 1
Tye.
Two interesting test wells will be drilled at once in
Lee county, considerably ahead of production on the
Donnelly L. Smyth farm, near the junction of Woodward's
and Billy's Fork of Millers Creek. These will be put
down by J. H. McClurkin, the Southwestern Petroleum Co.,
Traders Oil Co., M. L. Ansell, of Salamanca, N. Y. The
tract is near the Stamper farm, where A. R. Marshall,
Glen Cox and others put down a test well in 1916, getting
a good show of oil and considerable salt water. Lucien
Beckner, geologist, has given a favorable report on this
section. After the drilling of the Stemper well another
oil bearing sand was encountered in this section and Mr.
McClurkin is of the opinion that a well drilled through
the top sand, which must be cased to a lower pay, will
encounter oil. A number of companies have holdings here
and the tests will be most important.
Among other wells reported completed in Lee county
are two on the Eureka tract, operated by the Southwestern
and Cliff Petroleum Co. These are Nos. 55 and 71 re
ported as good for 50 barrels each. On the H. C. Crab-
tree, Williams O'Rear and Co. No. 4 has been completed
and is said to be a 35 barrel well. The Swiss Oil Cor
poration No. 19, on the Crabtree, is credited with the same.
The Ohio Oil Co. has two new wells on the Flahaven
Nos. 61 and 67, said to be good respectively for 25 and 15
barrels. On the Joel K. Bowman the Erie Oil Co. is
starting to drill No. 6.
Western State News.
News from Warren county is to the effect that T. R.
Shrout, of Olympia, has just completed his initial well
on the Thomas lease, 4% miles south of Bowling Green,
on the Smallhouse pike. This is estimated variously from
50 to 100 barrels. The oil was encountered at 225 feet.
The Associated Oil Co. is connecting up all the wells on
its Warren county holdings with the pipe lines. This com
pany has brought in No. 8, on the Finney, which is re
ported at 100 barrels. No. 9, Finney, is starting. No. 1, on
the H. Motley, is down 200 feet. No. 9, on the Phillips,
is spudding.
The Pipe Line Oil Co. No. 1, Phillips, is drilling around
120 feet. This company is installing power on the Cox
to pump the wells in here. There are 3 producers on
this tract.
Interesting Test to Be Drilled.
In Estill county, about 10 miles from Irvine, and 11
miles out from Winchester, Clark county, Mitchell Carter,
of Louisville, and Lexington parties are preparing to sink
a deep test to go about 2,000 feet.
On Ross Creek, the Bankers Oil Co. has brought in
No. 13, Joel Hubbard, drilled 425 feet away from the
other wells on this property. This looks good for 25 bar
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rels. It will be pumped on the beam this week and the
rig moved to No. 14 next week.
Owsley County Test
In Owsley county the Excel Oil and Gas Go. has
moved a rig on to the Rose tract, where they have con
tracted to drill two test wells.
Menifee County News.
News from Menifee county is there is considerable
activity. The two large wells reported in last week have
renewed interest in this section and it is reported there
will be a number of tests put down soon.
The Big Elk Oil Co. is preparing to drill No. 4, on the
Dorsey Ratliff, and has made a location for No. 5. R. A-
Chiles is spudding at No. 3, on the Tilford Back and
moving to No. 4.
It is reported that Leroy Adams is preparing to sink
a test well on the Yocum.
Test in Hart County.
In Hart county, Wolfe and Mueller, of Rockport, Pa.,
are moving a rig to the J. W. Wilkerson tract to drill a
test well. They expect to go down about 1,100 feet. This
company owns about 1,100 acres near Munfordsville. In
this section a number of wells are in that have shown
oil and gas.
Cumberland County.
In Cumberland County the Leonard Oil Co. has gotten
a show of oil at 900 feet. This is showing for a nice
producer. About 2 miles away the Dreadnaught Oil and
Refining Co's. No. 2, Strange, is showing stronger of gas.
No. 3 has been held up with a broken stem, but is expected
in soon."
Green County.
In Green county the Cooley Oil and Gas Co., No. 1,
Nagle, was shot Saturday. No report has been received
on this as yet. Carson and Porter, of Toronto, Canada,
will start a test well shortly on the Ford farm, northwest
of Greensburg and Summerville. These parties have con
siderable shallow production in Canada.
Another Well in Magoffin.
The sand at the John Marr Phipps well in Magoffin
county, brought in by the Bed Rock Oil Co. this week,
was encountered at about 850 feet. No. 1, on the Milt
Wheeler, on Literals Fork, went about 100 feet deeper.
This difference is thought, however, to be due to surface
elevations. The same company's No .1, on the James Love,
has spudded in. The Phipps well is showing for 30 bar
rels. It will be shot and pumped at once.
It is understood that large Interests have taken an
option at a good figure on a big lot of acreage in this
section.
Personal Notes.
J. B. O'Brien, of the Carter Oil Co., went to Parkers-
burg this week on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gordan are expected back this
week from two weeks spent in Ohio and other states.
R. L. Jones, formerly with the Associated Producers,
has accepted a position with the Ohio Oil Co., in the field.
The Bankers Oil Co. drilled in their 13th well on Ross
Creek on the 13th day of the month and got a good
producer.
William Ackerman, formerly manager of the Hart Oil
Co., has returned to Winchester, after spending a month
in Ohio. Mr. Ackerman and his family will make their
home here in the future.
Mr. and Mrs. Maroney and Mr. and Mrs. Levick, of
the Associated Producers' Co., have moved to Lexington,
where they will make their home in the future. The of
fice of the company will be moved to that city as soon
as suitable quarters can be found.
Joseph Sidwell, general manager of the Carter Oil Co.,
has, according to information received here, handed in his
resignation and accepted a position with the Transcon
tinental Oil and Gas Co. A. B. Hoenig, of Sisterville,
W. Va., who has had charge of the company's operations
in Kansas, has been chosen to succeed Mr. Sidwell.
F. L. Randolph and Zen McLane, of the Ohio Oil Co.,
are in the Clark county hospital in Winfhester, recovering
from severe burns received Thursday when a gas ex
plosion occurred on the road by the Flahaven Land Co.
lease in Lee county. A lantern the men were carrying
ignited from heavy gas formed near storage tanks on the
National Refining Co.'s lease.
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OFFICERS
President, J. I Hendrick Kansas City. Mo.
First Vice-Pres., E. O. Dayton Kansas City, Mo.
Second Vice-Pres., J. J. Kemp Lexington, 111.
Third Vice-Pres., C. H. Kunneman. .Granite City, III.
Sec'y and Treas., J. F. Scanlon Kansas City, Mo.

DIRECTORS
B. W. Garrett Des Moines, la.
Dr. James J. Hogan Ashtabula, O.
J. D. Forrester Kansas City, Mo.
G. W. Milligan Kansas City, Mo.
Max Mannheim Kansas City, Mo.
Thos. Toohejr Kansas City, Mo.
Dr. E. C. Allen Wayland, la.
E. F. Buckingham Virden, 111.
E. W. Williamson Bates City, Mo.
A. M. Starr Odessa, Mo.
Fred N. Baldwin Flint, Mich.
John J. O'Hern, Production Mgr., Kansas City, Mo.
Hal L. Slocum, Field Supt Kansas City, Mo.
S. J. Hatch. Consulting Geologist. .Kansas City. Mo.

EXECUTIVE HEADQUARTERS
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Kansas City, Mo.

FIELD OFFICE
507 Main Street, Fort Worth, Tex.
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Fort Worth, Tex., Oct. 21. (Special.) The eyes of
the oil world in Texas now are turned on the development
of wells in Palo Pinto and Stephens counties. The bring
ing in of the Stewart well near Strawn at 1,700 feet put
new life in the development of Palo Pinto and created
renewed interest in Jack county where it had lagged.
Stephens county continues to furnish surprises galore.
The records show that fewer dusters have been drilled in
Stephens county field than in any other. It is the belief
that the entire county is in the oil belt. Just now consider
able attention Is being paid to new wells that are being
drilled in the section around Caddo. While several
wells in the Strawn field are being carefully watched
a number of holes in Jack are receiving attention, espe
cially the McKenzie well, which is expected to become
a good producer within the next few days. It is expected
to get the same sand that was found in the Stewart well.
Few Wells Brought In.
Some few completions were reported the past week,
with no great gushers in the bunch. In the Eastland field
the average production ranges from 125 barrels on up to
the three thousand mark. In the Ranger section the aver-,
age is about the same. Desdemona shows an average of
more than 500 barrels, while in the Burkburnett and the
Burkburnett extension the average is large.
Reports from Desdemona are to the effect that the
pipes of the various wells are becoming clogged with
paraffine, which is materially reducing the production. In
some instances production has been cut almost 50 per cent
because of the paraffine trouble. Efforts are being made
to clean out the pipes.
Wildcat Development.
In the far western, part of the state, that section
around San Angelo, the well on the W. O. Scultz ranch
in Concho county continues to attract attention. Steady
work has been reported over the entire western portion
of the state the past week. One new well was to have
been spudded in the past week in Kimble county. Reports
from Ballinger are to the effect that evidences of gas
have been found in a well about three miles west of the
town.
Tom Green County.
In Tom Green county the San Diego company's well
is down about 2,000 feet. This well is on the T. J. Clegg
ranch near Carlsbad. Slow progress is being made in this
test, because of the formations that are being pierced.
The deep test on the Door Key ranch, fourteen miles west
of San Angelo, is down 2,900 feet and underreanvng has
begun. The well that is being drilled in the city limits of
San Angelo is down 200 feet. In this well Bait water was
struck at 140 feet, after a showing of oil was found at less
than 100 feet. It was decided to drill deeper and cut off
the salt water. On the William Anson Head-of-the-River
ranch near Christoval a depth of 200 feet has been
reached. -Progress also has been slow in this well, which
will be a shallow test.
Concho County.
While the Schultz well near Paint Rock is the center
of attraction in this county, wildcatters are keep'ng a
weather eye open on other wells that are being drilled.
The Schultz well is down 3,110 feet and is awaiting under-
reaming tools to be cleaned out. The talent is expecting
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best shallow fields of the Mid-Continent District.

Containing a total of over 1400 acres of commercial oil and &as leases
with 5 power plants, 1 vacuum casing head &as plant, stock tanks, lease
houses and everything that is necessary on an up-to-date oil property.

Perfect titles guaranteed, all free of any incumbrances. The present

production is paying a &ood per cent on the investment and is not
1-5 developed.
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Market Displays Former Tone; Growing Confidence on

Part of Traders; Oils in Moderate Gains

Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 21.After a week of many is still disposed to await developments before going ahead
contradictions, showing several weak spots with sudden with any general advance. Outside news developed played
upturns, alternating from day to day, stock markets closed an unimportant role in the day's market.
strong last Saturday with advances shown for the week The Kansas City market opened up Monday with much
in motors, oils and some of the better known industrial more confidence than the week before. While no decided
stocks. The dominating features of the past week were advances are reported, in many instances there was a
the rather demoralizing condition of foreign exchanges much better outlook. The situation was maintained up
and imminent labor troubles. In view of the general to the close of business Tuesday. In Eastern markets
situation, the weakness displayed from time to time was most of the listed and some of the unlisted oil stocks
not surprising and Indeed the advances made are gen showed moderate advances. Of these Mexican Petroleum
erally unaccounted for, being attributed in the main by took first place with a gain of 6% points; Royal Dutch
many authorities as due to manipulation. Those with the advanced 3 points, while the Texas Co. moved up 3%
more general knowledge of the situation, however, felt and the Pan-American 2% ; Sinclair showed firmer. While
that only other and stronger Influences could have even there was considerable irregularity in the lesser securities,
held prices firm in view of existing conditions. a generally firm feeling was manifested. Tuesday's trade
A favorable feature in the week's close was the im in Kansas City was largely in Lucky Tiger, the advances
proved condition in the steel strike, with a large number in the last few days having enticed more stockholders
of the workers returning to duty. An opinion is expressed to sell, and there was more of the stock in evidence than
by those best posted in the steel trade to the effect that has been seen for some time past. Prices ranged from
the industry will soon be upon a normal working basis $9.40 to $9.90, and one transaction is said to have taken
again. place at $10, but this is unconfirmed.
A good volume of trade was reported from Eastern At the close of the day Union Oil made an advance
markets, due in the main to an easing in the money mar of i%<-, some trading being accomplished at IS1-?. Little
ket toward the last of the week. or no information can be obtained from authorities as
The market opened firm with the majority of standard to what the future holds, but the rumors of definite plans
industrials as well as specialties starting at gains of a and ample resources for rehabilitating the company are
fraction to a point. After some hesitation, the motor and gaining ground.
tire stocks came into prominence and until the close held
the attention of the speculative element. Pierce Arrow The following quotations are a reflection of values on
was conspicuous with a rise to a new high record of 97%, the local market at the close of business today:
closing 7% points up at 95%. Other strong motor issues Bid. Asked.
were White, Fisher Body, Studebaker and Willys-Overland. Central Exchange Bank 166 175
Among the strong specialties were American Woolen, Columbia National Bank 140 145
American Ship and Commerce, California Packing and Continental National Bank 117 121
Virginia-Carolina Chemical. Fidelity National Bank and Trust Co 319 325
The standard shares like Steel common did little First National Bank 730 750
more than mark time, indicating that the trading element Mercantile Trust Co 270 275
National Bank of Commerce 345 348
Armour & Co., p 103 103%
Central Coal & Coke, p 79 82
We Offer do, c 90 91
Deere & Co 100 102
H. D. Lee Merc. Co 127 129
12% Cumulative Participating Preferred Kansas City Railways, p 15 35
do, c 5 15.
Stock Kansas City Lt. & P., p 53 55
do, c 41 42%
Indian Gasoline Company Kansas Gas & Electric, p 96 100
Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co., 1st p 100 103
TULSA, OKLAHOMA. do, 2d p Ill 115
do, c 78 80
Lucky Tiger Mining Co 9.50 9.90
Porphyry Copper 37% 42%
Sinclair Consolidated 60 61%
Participating Feature entitles holder to National. Oil 270 275
Diamond Gasoline Co 5.50 5.60
share equally with the Common Stock in Ajax Gasoline Co 2.40 2.50
Harvey Crude 1.05 1.10
the ultimate profits. Now paying at the Osage Oil Co 2.40 2.50
rate of 1 % monthly. Complete infor Atlas Petroleum 2.40 2.50
Union Oil Co 16% 18%
mation will be furnished upon request. Bay State 125 130
K. C.-Nevada Con. Mines 15 17
TULSA PURCHASING AGENTS HOLD MEETING.
STREET & COMPANY
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 21(Special)The monthly meeting
15 W. 10th St., Kansas City, Mo. of the Tul3a Association of Purchasing Agents was held
here Tuesday October 14th, in connection with a big ban
J. G. Strean Invest. Co. Good Investment Co. quet held at one of the leading hotels. Four members,
307 Victor Bids;., Kuiii 928 Baltimore Ave, who recently attended the national convention at Phila
City, Ho. Kansas City, Ho. delphia, told how Tulsa was put on the map along with
other cities like Kansas City, St. Louis, and others. It
T. H. Forrester & Co. was decided to hold a joint meeting with the Tulsa club
Marty Investment Co. 801 Central National of Tulsa at some date during the month of November.
203 Elmhnnt BldK, Bank Bids;.,
Kansas City, Ho. St. Louis, Ho.
Classified ads in the OIL and GAS NEWS cost only
1 four cents a word, but they are RESULT GETTERS.
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The Coal
IN CHICAGO
Many Visitors in TownThe Market
Chicago, Oct. 22.(Special.) Although this is con
vention week, there has been no suspension of business in
the oil industry on that account. In fact, many of the
loal oil men have not attended the sessions of the con
vention, saying that they were too busy to leave their
offices. One topic of absorbing interest is the probabilities
of a coal strike. Some of the leaders in the oil trade of
Chicago discount any strike, saying that the situation is
not favorable to strikes at present. The steel strike is
apparently going in favor of the steel companies, but this
does not mean that the coal miners will not strike, it is
held here.
For one thing, conditions are different in the coal
mining and the steel making industries. In the mining
regions of this state and probably of all states the safety
laws have become a lever for the unions. Before a man
can go down in a mine to work he must have a license,
and these licenses are issued by committees of which the
majority are union members. So that before a man can
work in a coal mine he must be practically, if not in
theory, a union miner.
The coal miners have struck and struck, and they have
always got what they asked for. Today the demands are
excessive, but what of that? The mine owner does not
pay the price, but the consumer who buys the coal. Just
as long as there is no available substitute and the buyers
do not actually revolt, it makes no difference to the mine
owner what the scale of wages is. There are a number
of available substitutes, but the only practical one is fuel
oil. If the strike comes, happy will be the firm with a
good contract for fuel oil. Many concerns are planning
to be ready to change their heating plants over to oil,
wholly or in part, as soon as necessary. With this con
dition in sight, the spot supply of fuel oil is held at about
$1.15 to $1.25, f. o. b., Group 3. Contracts are not being
made at this time. Even If the strike does not occur,
according to some of the largest dealers, the market will
be very firm for some time. According to these men, the
refiners have unusually low stocks of fuel oil for this sea
son of the year and transportation is so slow and uncer
tain that the market is in bad shape for the opening of
the winter. Gasoline is less firmly held. The export
demand has been disappointing, and in spite of the large
volume of the local demand from autoists, the supply is
large for the season. Some gasoline is being offered at
lower prices by refiners who do not wish to carry it over.
Kerosene is very firm and in sympathy with fuel oil is
advancing to a higher level. The demand for lubricating
oils of all kinds is firm.
Selling Gasoline at Cut Prices.
The Sinclair Oil Corporation in this city has been
accused in print of selling gasoline at cut rates in that it
sold better goods at the same price as its competitors.
The company is accused of selling aviation gasoline at
the regular 23-cent price through its Chicago filling sta
tions. This is a new way of cutting prices and the pub
lic will surely appreciate it. In fact, the Sinclair gasoline
is well liked in Chicago, but it has no monopoly. The
question naturally arises: Who sets the standard for the
gasoline which shall be sold through the filling stations
for 23 cents? The Standard Oil of Indiana has the nam
ing of the price. Does its price apply to its quality and
shall all competitors copy the quality as they do the price?
There is a nice question here, and meanwhile the critic
of the Sinclair company's gasoline as too good for the
price has given them a fine advertisement.
News Notes.
Roy Allison is being congratulated on an addition
to the family, a little daughter now two weeks old, but
already the leading member. Mr. Allison is in charge of
the lubricating end of the Western Petroleum Co.'s busi
ness.
The Commonwealth Petroleum Co. has moved from
208 South La Salle street to the Lytton building, where it
has leased the suite formerly occupied by the Great North
ern Refining Co.
The National Petroleum Schools, of which C. Howard
Williams is the president, has bought the old Arthur Dixon
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Strike and Fuel Oil
residence at 2961 South Michigan boulevard and is re
modeling it for its use. The quarters of the schools at
39 West Adams street proved inadequate and an oppor
tunity was grasped to secure this desirably located building
for the headquarters of the enterprise. The carpenters
and painters are at work remodeling the building, which
has been already occupied by the new owners.
The Travis Oil Corporation is the style under which
the marketing end of the Travis enterprises will be con
ducted in Chicago. The office is at Room 539 Peoples Gas
building, in charge of A. G. Garrett, as stated in our last
issue. The Travis Oil Co. will market the product of the
new refinery being completed by the Oklahoma Petroleum
and Gasoline Co. at Duvol, Okla., as well as the blended
product of the numerous casinghead gasoline plants which
are owned by the same Interests. The new refinery Is just
across the river from the big Burkburnett fields, where
the owners of the refinery have a large production which
will be piped to the refinery.
The Great Northern Refinery has moved its headquar
ters to Lexington, Ky., where the company is building a
large refinery. The older plant at Joliet, 111., will continue
to be operated. A sales office will be maintained at Room
S12 Great Northern building, under the management of
H. J. Shatford.
C. L. Maguire, president of the Lakeside Petroleum
Co., returned on Monday of this week from a short trip
to the offices of his jobbing concerns at St. Paul. He
reports a fine business doing and affairs with the jobbers
very satisfactory. The Jobbing trade is having a fine run
of autumn weather. Autoists are making up in use of
gasoline for the bad weeks of last spring. The roads have
been fine and conditions ideal for motoring.
Leases for saleproduction for salebusiness oppor
tunitieshelp wantedall on pages 38 and 39 this week.
Washington Oil
DO YOU KNOW that the Standard Oil
Company is now developing a new oil field in
Western Washington?
DO YOU KNOW that the SEQUIM GAS
& OIL COMPANY, operating in the same field
adjoining the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
R. R. right of way, is now an active North
western oil security?
GEOLOGISTS BELIEVE Washington will
soon duplicate the oil successes of Wyoming
and Texas. Therefore you should invest in
the Washington oil securities NOW and sell
out when the boom starts.
We are now advising our clients to buy
Sequim Gas & Oil and Syndicate Oil Corp. at
the market, two active Washington oil stocks.
Write for our special circular on Washington
Oil Securities TODAY. Full information fur
nished upon request.
H. E. WILLS COMPANY
Established in 1904
STOCK BROKERS
814 Second Ave. Seattle, Wash.
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TEXAS
(Continued from page 32)
this well to be a discovery well. That section of Menard
county just over the line from Concho is attracting atten
tion, especially the well on the Ellis ranch that is being
drilled by the Home Oil and Refinery Co. This well is
down 400 feet and is a fishing job.
Coke County.
The Schumacker & Co. test on the Westbrook ranch
near Tennyson has the center of the stage in this wild
cat country. It is down 2,630 feet and progress is slow.
Underreaming has begun. Near Bronte the test on the
Harris Bros, ranch is making slow progress. The well on
the Wilkins place is down about 400 feet. A new location
will be made on the Hamilton ranch not far from Black-
well.
Nolan County.
Leasing has been active in Nolan county, despite the
fact that no showing has been made in any of the tests
to create any excitement. However, a number of new
locations have been made, and those wells now in course
of being drilled probably will prove up some way in the
next few weeks. In several holes depths have been reached
that must tell a tale in a short time.
Wilbarger County.
Considerable excitement prevails in the section around
Vernon. More than 100 wells are being drilled in the east
ern section of the county and several of the big concerns
are racing to see which one will open the new Eldorado.
The Texas Co. controls the largest holdings. Wilbarger
now has approximately 200 producing wells within its
borders and 60 in course of being drilled.
Comanche County.
Considerable interest now is being manifested in tests
in the edge of Comanche and in part of Erath county in
what is known as the upper Hog Creek basin. The suc
cess of Skelley & Sankey and the Phoenix company has
created a renewed interest. Several tests in Comanche
county have been in progress of drilling for the past two
months or more and have reached depths that ought to
tell a story in a few days, or perhaps a week or two.
Ranger Field.
Two fairly good producers were brought in in the past
week in the Ranger field. These two wells were in new
territory and extended the field a short distance. In East
land the Gillespie well in new territory is drawing close
to the bottom and the next day or two will tell whether
that field will be expanded or whether it is a duster.
Two new gushers were reported in the Eastland dis
trict Thursday when Rott, Hupp & Duff struck big pay
at 3,580 feet in their Poteet No. 1, which is reported to
be making 5,000 barrels daily. Another 5,000 barrel pro
ducer was brought in on the J. W. Turner farm by the
Albers Oil Co. A number of other wells are showing both
oil and gas and more gushers are expected within the next
few days. Some attention also is being paid to shallow
sands in this section.
TEXAS DRILLING REPORTS.
Completions in Olden, Burnett, Strawn and Comanche:
Olden.
Chapman et al., No. 1 Sue, 3,496 feet, 443 barrels.
Anderson Drilling and
Development Co.
We are in the market for choice drilling contracts
on equitable terms; buy or sell production; take
complete management of paying properties; deal
with owners direct. Submit details first letter,
with maps. Close in acreage bought and sold.
GENERAL. OFFICES:
i%e Knui Reserve State Bank Bide
Topeka, Kanaaa
a nd at
811-812 Repnhllr Bids-., Kanaaa City. Mo.
Both phonea Main BS20
GAS NEWS
Westheimer Oil, No. 1 Brasher, 3,665 feet, 2.000,000
feet gas.
Eclipse Oil, No. 1 Bargarson, 3,520 feet, 250 barrels.
States Oil, No. 1 Hollerman, 1,888 feet, 374 barrels.
States Oil, No. 1 Barber, 3,342 feet, 200 barrels.
Leon Oil No. 3 Allen, 3,515 feet, 1,000 barrels.
Texas Venture Oil, No 1 River, 1,470 feet, 25 barrels.
Good Oil, No. 1 Sue, 3,515 feet, 800 barrels.
Skelley & Sankey, No. 1 Scott, 3,260 feet, 30 barrels.
Prairie Oil and Gas, No. 16 Terrell, 3,450 feet. 400
barrels.
Humble Oil and Gas, No. 1 McCord, 3,530 feet. 600
barrels.
Root et al., No. 1 Poteet, 3,409 feet, 1,500 barrels.
Root et al., No. 1 Pond, 1,572 feet. 50 barrels.
Mid-Kansas, No. 1 Wagner et al., 3,500 feet, 200 bar
rels.
Westheimer et al., No. 1 Brashear, 2,665 feet, 2,000,000
feet gas.
Sinclair-Gulf, No. 2 Harpool, 3,335 feet, 50 barrels.
Sinclair-Gulf, No. 1 Thompson, 3,552 feet, 30 barrels.
Sinclair-Gulf, No. 2 D. Moss, 3,430 feet, no showing.
Sinclair-Gulf No. 2 Danley, 3,425 feet, 50 barrels.
John Markham, Jr., No. 1 Copeland, 3,525 feet, dry.
John Markham, Jr., No. 16 Copeland, 3,560 feet, no
showing.
W. H. Thraves, No. 1 Corner School, 1,785 feet, 40,000,-
000 feet gas.
Leon Oil, No. 2 Allen, 3,310 feet, 2,800 barrels.
Drillers' Oil, No. 1 B. F. Barnes, 3,539 feet, 3.400 bar
rels.
Ocean Oil, No. 1 Brocks Heirs, 3,486 feet, 2,500 bar
rels.
Tulsa Prodcing, No. 1 Sue, 3,540 feet, 50 barrels.
Burkburnett.
North Texas Oil, No. 2 George, 1,637 feet, 1,000 barrels.
Texhoma Oil, No. 1 Daniels, 1,267 feet, 90 barrels.
Strawn.
Palo Pinto Oil, No. 23 W. S. Swanson, 3,050 feet, 400
barrels.
Comanche.
Comanche Patterson, No. 1 T. A. Skelton, 3,220 feet,
no showing.
Cosden Oil and Gas, No. 5 Hamilton, 2,685 feet. 100
barrels.
Dixie Oil and Refining, No. 3 M. A. Hamilton, 2,723
feet, 1,000 barrels.
R. O. Harvey et al., No. 3 Russell & Ballard. 2,690 feet.
10 barrels.
Lucky Boy, No. 1 Ellison, 2,935 feet, 50 barrels.
Marigold Oil and Refining, No. 2 Hogg, 2,668 feet, 15
barrels.
Drilling report from Electra, Coleman, Stephens and
Comanche fields:
Electra.
W. R. Piper, No. 31, drilling, 1,495 feet; No. 32, rig:
No. 33, location: No. 34, rig.
Francis Sumner, No. 8-DD, drilling, 1,988 feet; No. 37,
drilling, 1,290 feet; No. 38, drilling. 1.350 feet; No. 39,
drilling, 910 feet; No. 41, drilling, 1.793 feet.
H. & T. C, No. 37, drilling, 1,833 feet; Nos. 39, 40. 41.
locations.
Coleman.
J. P. Morris, No. 8, drilling, 598 feet.
E. L. Woodard, No. 1, drilling, 1,070 feet.
J. P. Morris, No. 9, location.
Olden.
T. W. Connellee, No. 4, drilling, 3,220 feet; No. 8.
drilling, 2.575 feet; No. 9, drilling, 100 feet; Nos. 10, 11.
12, 13, 14 and 15, rigs; Nos. 16, 17, 18 and 19, rigs building;
No. 20, location.
W. E. Rock, No. 9, drilling, 3,550 feet; No. 10, drilling.
2.235 feet; No. 1. drilling, 2,250 feet; No. 12, drilling, 3,550
feet; Nos. 13, 14 and 15, rigs.
T. L. Nash, Nos. 9, 10, 11 and 12, rigs.
N. B. Harris, No. 3, drilling, 3,300 feet; No. 4, location.
Oscar Harris, No. 2, spudding.
W. A. Harris, Nos. 2, 3 and 4, rigs; No. 5, drilling, 3,500
feet.
R. S. Harris, No. 2, rig.
W. H. McCord, No. 1, drilling. 1,600 feet.
J. M. Turner, No. 1, drilling, 2,450 feet; No. 2, drilling,
1,655 feet.
 THE OIL AND
M. Loper, No. 1, rig.
Julia Davis, No. 3, drilling, 20 feet; No. 4, drilling,
3,260 feet; No. 5, rig; No. 6, location.
Walker Estate, No. 2, drilling, 3,355 feet.
J. P. Booles, No. 1, drilling, 1,250 feet.
Comanche County. % J. E. Whitesides, Caudlll, rig.
Lone Star Co. No. 1, Galloway, 3,489 feet.
C. D. Dickerson, No. 1, Watson, 3,336 feet.
E. B. Pate, No. 1, Pate, 1,656 feet.
Humble Oil & Refining Co., No. 1, Barton, 2,300 feet.
Hughes Petroleum Co., No. 1, Petit, 1,150 feet.
Transcontinental Oil Co., No. 1, Lewis, 3,756 feet.
No. 4, Lewis, 1,047 feet.
No. 1, Peck, 2,275 feet.
No. 2, Koonce, 298 feet.
No. 2, Snodgrass, .2,965 feet.
No. 1, Sherer, 3,356 feet.
No. 1, Kuthry, 2,860 feet.
Humble Oil & Refining Co. No. 1 Goss, 780 feet.
No. 1, Barton, 2,280 feet.
No. 1, Small, 770 feet.
R. O. Harvey, No. 3, Russell, 2,234 feet.
Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 2, Duke, 643 feet.
Atlantic No. 1, Watson, 453 feet.
Peerless No. 2, Carruth, 723 feet.
Skelly-Sankey No. 1, Myers, 2,333 feet.
Palo Pinto Field.
Pennington, No. 1, repairing boiler, 4,200 feet.
Burkett, Wilson No. 1, fishing 4,335.
Consumers G. & F., Owen No. 1, drilling 2,600.
Consumers G. & F., Corn No. 1, drilling 1,500.
Consumers G. & F., Oaks No. 2, abandoned.
Consumers, G. & F., Oaks, No. 2, abandoned.
Consumers, G. & F., on Hess No. 2, abandoned.
Consumers, G. F., on Hess No. 1, abandoned.
Empire, G. & F., Edmondson No. 1, drilling 4,350.
Empire, G. & F., Wheeler No. 1, shut down, 530.
Edrington, Dalton No. 1, shut down, 1,580.
Hoffman O. & G., Costello No. 1, drilling 1,800
Mid-West, Robinson, drilling 4,000.
Mid-Kansas, Slemmons No. 1, drilling 1,100.
PUBLIC AUCTION SALI
By U. S. Government
November 22, 1919
Part of Chilocco Indian Reserve,
Oklahoma, for Lease,
Oil and Gas
An Oil & Gas lease covering 2,560 acres
on the Chilocco Indian Reserve in Oklahoma
will be offered at public auction at Chilocco,
Oklahoma, on November 22, for bonus in
addition to royalty , of 16 2-3 per cent; 25
per cent of bonus to be paid on day of sale
and balance in three annual installments
with acceptable security. Lands considered
favorable for. production oil and &as and
report U. S. Geological Survey may be ob
tained on request. Write Officer in charge
Chilocco Indian School, Chilocco, Okla-
homa, for full particulars.
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T. P. Coal & Oil, Bratton No. 1, drilling at 2,100 feet.
T. P. Coal & Oil, Foreman No. 1, drilling 1,750.
T. P. Coal & Oil, Ringo No. 1, drilling 3,300.
T. P. Coal & Oil, Bradley No. 1, rig.
Lone Star G. & F., Oaks No. 3, abandoned at 1,180.
D. A. Upham. Belding No. 1, drilling 4,235.
J. E. Whitesides, Lane No. 1, cleaning out after shot.
Texas Co., McDonald No. 1, drilling 4,320.
Palo Pinto Holding, White No. 1, rig wrecked by storm.
Magnolia Petroleum, Carl Teichmann. No. 1, fishing
at 416.
Prairie O. & G., on section 59, drilling at 500.
Silver Rock Petroleum, Bosley, No. 1, rig.
Prairie O. & G., Edmondson No. 1, drilling 3,800.
Sinclair, Holt No. 2, drilling at 4,200.
Sinclair, Abrams No. 1, drilling at 4,200. Show of oil
looking good.
T. P. Coal & Oil, Stuart Brothers No. 12, 400-barrel
well at 1,700 feet and four feet In the sand.
Stephens.
L. T. Akin, No. 1, rig.
C. B. Brown, No. 3, rig; No. 4, rig building.
F. W. Ross, No. 2, drilling, 400 feet; No. 3, drilling,
3,160 feet; No. 4, drilling, 2,860 feet.
C. M. Guest, No. 1, rig.
J. M. Hays, No. 1, drilling, 2,180 feet.
W. L. Morris, No. 1, 40 barrels, 3,870 feet.
Claude McCauley, No. 1, rig.
A. Nemir, No. 1, drilling, 860 feet.
B. B. Norvell, No. 1, drilling, 2,685 feet.
Mary Pogue, No. 1, drilling, 2,990 feet; Nos. 2, and 3,
rigs.
F. U. Trammell, No. 1, rig; No. 2, drilling, 860 feet.
J. R. Smith, No. 1, rig.
G. D. Ward, No. 1, 35 barrels, 3,932 feet; No. 2, rig.
K. Teichman, No. 1, drilling, 380 feet.
C. E. Allen, No. 2, rig.
A. B. Gardenshire, No. 1, 20 barrels, 3,825 feet.
L. C. Odle, Nos. 3 and 4, rigs; No. 5, drilling, 2,630
feet; Nos. 6, 7 and 8. locations.
Magnolia-Duke No. 2, drilling, 625 feet.
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nm mi im
BET ON THIS ONE. 40-acre oil lease for $120. For $3.00
per acre you may own a five-year lease in either Gray,
Roberts or Wheeler Counties. Only 25c per acre annual
rental, which is paid for first year. This much placed in
Stephens, Eastland or Wichita Counties one year ago made
thousands! No one knows where the limit is. Present
trend is northwest of proved fields. Panhandle counties now
big play; largest companies buying leases over entire area.
Watch activity from Hardeman to Dallam! Protect yourself
with purchases before production. Better gamble $120.00
than regret a chance passed up. While these tracts last we
deliver original copytitle proofand legal assignment
your own lease. Excels stocks for big profits. Leases are
the only ground floor oil investment. Buy yours now.
J. F. MARION COMPANY.
304 Burkburnett Bldg.
Fort Worth, Tex.
160-ACRE lease for sale in Labette County, Kansas. Reason
able. S. H. Chapman, Hadden Hall, Kansas City, Mo.
V. E. RHYMER Oil & Gas Exchange, Custer City, Okla.
I have leases for sale In all the blocks around Custer City.
Write me your wants.
FOR SALE:Oil leases In Medcalfe County, Kentucky, near
production. $1.50 an acre. K. J. Bailey, 210 Intermediate
Bldg., Evansville, Ind.
FOR SALE BY OWNER.Good oil lease, 160 acres, center
oil field Yale, Oklahoma. T. O'Keefe, 1209 W. 32nd St.,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
40-ACRE oil and gas lease in the Nowata, Oklahoma, field,
close to production. Price $5.00 per acre. Address Box
1022, care Oil and Gas News.
OWN 160 ACRE lease Osage County near Kansas line; give
interest for well or sell new rig on location. Address Her
bert Spear, Hotel Tulsa, Tulsa, Okla.
RANGER. TEXAS, making lease holders rich every day; buy
five-acre leases Joining county near wells going down;
$100 total. W. Homer Shanks, Clyde, Texas.
FOR SALELeases in Taylor Co.. Texas. One 160 offset to
drilling well; one 160 within two miles; make me an of
fer. M. C. Spiller. 124 S. Park Street, Sapulpa. Okla.
120-ACRE lease Wilson County, Kansas: adjoins gas: sur
rounded by oil productions; maps and geological report
submitted; cheap for quick sale. Address Box 912, Oil &
Gas News
FOR SALE, oil leases or land in fee Little River County,
Ark. Well now drilling had 28 feet oil sand with showing
around 400 feet. If interested, address Buchanan & Brook-
shire, Alleene, Ark.
HAVE leases offsetting drilling well Tillman County for
50c, 75c and $1.00.0. ,Prospects
, , , very fine for oil. Wire for
amount you want or inquire. T. H. Gilliland, 626 Ohio,
Wichita Falls, Texas.
TEN-YEAR No. 88 leases. Northeastern New Mexico; se
lected on structure approved by the big companies; several
deep tests now drilling. Map on request. Tucumcari Oil
Exchange, Tucumcari, New Mexico.
SNAPS IN TEXAS LEASESFive year oil leases (two 160-
acre tracts) Ochiltree County N. W. of Burkburnett. N.
E. Amarllloat $2.50 per acre. Buy before the big ad
vance for quick profits 40 acres Callahan County near
Ranger $25.00 per acre. W. Homer Shanks, Clyde. Texas.
OIL MAKES MILLIONS OVER NIGHT.
Buy a 20. 40 or 80-acre lease near this well drilling in the
shallow Oklahoma field where oil is struck at 620 feet;
wells flowing 450 barrels natural; high grade of oil; will
call on you and show map if interested; must act at once.
Box 1026. Oil and Gas News'.
MACHINERY Rental and Sales Co., 2918 Southwest Blvd
Kansas City, Mo. Boilers, engines, compressors, hoists'
derricks, pumps and tanks
WHEN WRITING ADVERTISERS PLEASE MENTION THE OIL AND GAS NEWS
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PRODUCTION FOR SALE.
FOR SALE BY OWNER150 acres shallow field. Nowata
County, Okla.; 21 wells, 22 more locations. Royalty one-
tenth. Lease fully equipped. Address Box 564, Nowata,
Oklahoma.
HAVE several choice bargains in production northwest ex
tension Burkburnett field; cash payment, balance In oil:
will bear closest Investigation. Call or write 702 Scarritt
Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.
OILFour new Miami County, Kansas, wells just drilled
85 to 125 feet deep; sand 20 to 28 feet thick; wells cost
$300 to $400 equipped; proven acreage for sale. Ask A. W.
Johnson, 613 Republic Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.
INDIANA oil property for sale. 1.000 acres of leases, four
oil wells, 15 barrels a day settled production. fully
equipped; pipe line loading station. Price $15,000; one-half
cash. K. J. Bailey, 210 Intermediate Bldg., Evansville. Ind.
PRODUCTION WANTED.
WANTED10 to 20-barrel settled production with additional
acreage to drill; must be priced right and worth the
money. Box 367, Cordell, Okla.
WILL BUY production. 50 barrels or more, or finance future
development Also want leases in Homer. Pine Island or
Bull Boyan. La., fields. Address with full particulars.
Tanberg. Hotel Dixon, Kansas City, Mo.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
OWN OIL LAND$100 buys unit right adjoining Elk Basin
Co.'s producers Kansas, 8 units for sale to settle estate,
values advancing. United Trust Co., Independence, Kas.
I OWN 60-acre oil lease in great Beggs Oil Pool, Okmulgee
County. Okla.; newest and greatest oil field discovered in
Oklahoma in past ten years; will give one-half interest in
this property for well to the 2.800-foot sand; an opportunity
for a few men with capital to get in the oil business on the
ground floor. Wire or write for full particulars. O. W.
Edwards. Iowa Bldg., Tulsa, Okla.
DON'T INVEST IN OIL
Until you read The Texas Investor. Weekly Magazine. Gives
concise, reliable, up-to-date information and facts about
most wonderful developments and fortune-making In his
tory of Texas oil, and explains one particular opportunity
In which investors should reap tremendous returns: pub
lished by practical oil operator and tells how and where to
invest for greatest safety and quick results. Write for free
trial subscription. C. C. Cannan. Publisher, 775 Scanlan
Bldg.. Houston. Texas.
THIS IS WORTH IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
Company now producing about fifteen per cent gross on
amount of stock outstanding, contract for two wells on
leases where producing wells are, given ten days ago. drill
ing machine on the lease this week.
Contract for deep well in Greenwood County, Kansas,
will be placed within three weeks, this well to be just north
of bis: Foster well.
Capitalization of company Is small, your chance for big
returns on investment now Is exceptionally good. When
wells come in. you could not get In for anything like present
price of shares.
THE TWIN-SIX OIL & GAS COMPANY.
A MISSOURI CORPORATION.
504 VICTOR BLDG., KANSAS CITY. MO.
AGENTS WANTED.
WANTEDLIVE AGENTS, on a 40 per cent on the dollar.
commission, to solicit shares in a Development Company
that is paving an annual cash dividend of 38 per cent this
year Address Prudential Development Co., Ltd., Station D,
Box 96. St. Joseph, Mo.
WANTED, LIVE AGENTSOn a 20% on the dollar com
mission to sell twenty-acre farms including 300 shares of
stock in what is destined to be the biggest oil company in
the world; we have a subterranean lake of oil. Aztec Oil
Company, 1028-29 New York Life Bldg, Kansas City, Mo.
Leases for sale? List your offerings In the News'
"Quick Action" advertising departmentyou will get
results.
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Published Thursday Kntered ax second claaa matter, April 12, 1917, at the post- Slng-le Copies 10*
of Each Week. offIre, Kansas City, Missouri, under the Act of March 3, 1879. One Year 9*J
VOL. VI KANSAS CITY, MO., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1919 NO. 11

Pat Hlalloq's lllessage^-

"The message of these men of the fearless West is this, that we count
the common good the paramount concern. We shall seek to serve no pro
vincial or special interest in the things that we shall do. We wish to dedi
cate our prestige and our place in the industry to its preservation. We ex
tend to the American Petroleum Institute the hand of fellowship and of friend
ship. We say to you gentlemen who represent the jobbers: 'We stand with
you in every effort that will promote the interest of the little and the big, that
will serve the purpose of the largest and the least.' Beyond that we do noth
ing."Pat Malloy, President of the Western Refiners at the I. 0. M. A. Meet
ing last week.

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President Vice-President and Secy. Treasurer

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 THE
A Personal Word
Blowing one's own horn is not sup
posed to be just the proper caper in
what is known as "good society," but
then there is the old saying that the
Almighty "helps the man who helps
himself." Anyhow, it is all right to
say some things in the bosom of one's
family that it would not sound just
right to talk about in public. So, as
the readers of the OIL and GAS
NEWS are all one big family, here
goes.
In the first place, a word about the
classified advertising columns of the
NEWS. They SURE are PULLING
RESULTS these days. A letter yester
day from a Tulsa broker, another of
whose letters was copied by the
NEWS aa proof that its "want ads"
pull, says: "I see you use a little
testimonial that I sent you from my
initial advertisement in your paper. I
want to say to you that what I said
were FACTS."
If the NEWS never received one of
the scores of "testimonials" it does
receive, it would still have implicit
faith in the result-getting powers of
its classified pages for the number of
box replies passing through this office
show how the wind blows for NEWS'
advertisers.
Jumping into the news columns.
Are you, Mr. Reader, overlooking our
new departments? First there is the
Kansas City market letter. It is
written by an expert who is in close
touch every hour with the stock mar
kets, a man who "knows" financial
news and who has no axes to grind.
Then, too, there's the Chicago letter,
another new weekly feature. That
column is written by our own repre
sentative right on the firing line in
the big city on Lake Michigan. He is
the former editor of an oil publication,
and has a great, big "nose for news."
Both departments are invaluable to
the oil man who wants up-to-the-
minute information.
Next week the NEWS will publish
the first of its "enlarged" editions.
Just the regular weekly edition with
more space for oil news, field reports
and technical articles.
OIL AND GAS NEWS 1
A Glimpse at This Week's News
At Chicago With the I. O. M. A.
Whether you attended the big Independ
ent meeting or not, you will want to read
the reports from the NEWS' own cor
respondent Pages 3-5-32
A Second Towanda!
That's what most of the oil men On the
ground are saying for the Elbing field
since they have come to realize the im
portance of the Ferrier extension by the
Long Green Pages 9-1 1
The "Talent" All Upset
Such is the word from Wichita Falls, and
the trouble all comes from the salt water
which mixed in with the news about the
Kemp-Munger-Allen Page 1 2
Big Doings in Oklahoma
Another new pool in Noble countytwo
more pools in the Beggs fielda new
deep sand and a lot of other happy news
for the operators Pages 13-16
Consistent Performance!
The big wells in the Bull Bayou field have
a habit of "standing up" mighty well.
Now they have another new performer
down there doing from 10,000 to
20,000 Page 18
The Dawn of a New Industry
Do not miss the opening chapter of a
series by Dr. Victor C. Alderson, presi
dent of the Colorado School of Mines on
the oil shale industry Pages 22-23
Panhandle Gets a Big Play
Development in the Amarillo field in
Texas is attracting the wild catters and a
lot of holes will be drilled in every county
in that section of Texas Pages 25-26
As to the Markets
Securities are showing an upward tend
ency, due perhaps to the confidence in
spired by the government's attitude to
ward the labor situation Page 34
Peculiar Oil Markets
The latest on the gasoline situation as it
is seen in Chicagowith other up-to-the-
hour reports on what's doing in oil circles
in that big city Pages 36-37
2 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

TEX-LA-HOMA OIL CORPORATION

The following information is offered temporarily, outlining in general terms,
the recent purchase in the Bull Bayou, Claiborne and Caddo oil fields of Louisiana,
also showing the effect of the proposed Globe consolidation and the present status
of Tex-La-Homa.
TEX-LA-HOMA'S NEW PURCHASE. GLOBE OIL COMPANY'S PRODUCING
Tex-La-Homa has just recently acquired over PROPERTIES.
I 8,000 acres in Bull Bayou, Claiborne and Caddo The Globe Oil Company now owns high grade
Oil Fields in Louisiana with production of approxi settled Oklahoma producing properties which at
mately 10,000 barrels of high grade, forty-two present are producing approximately 1,200 barrels
gravity oil per day and several large proven and of high grade oil per day.
partially proven tracts. ADDITIONAL GLOBE HOLDINGS.
In addition to the above production, there are The Globe Oil Company now owns approxi
three wells now drilling; one at 2,250 feet, another mately 1 0,000 acres of undeveloped leases scat
at 1,200 feet and another at 600 feet. These wells tered throughout Oklahoma, located in proven
are all completely and closely surrounded by large and partially proven fields.
producing wells which have been brought in with In addition to the above properties, the Globe
an initial production of from 1,000 to 5,000 bar Oil Company also owns about 100,000 acres of
rels of high grade oil per day. undeveloped leases in Texas, located in twenty-
One of these producing wells has made an aver three different counties.
age daily production of over 1,000 barrels of high SALE OF GLOBE PINE ISLAND PROPERTIES.
grade oil per day for over 100 consecutive days. The Globe Oil Company recently sold its Pine
These new properties were purchased on a guar Island, Louisiana, properties for $2,000,000 to
antee of 7,000 barrels per day production, but an Eastern interests upon which large cash payments
actual 48-hour gauge run showed an average of have already been made, The Company, however,
9,996 barrels per day. ' still retains title to these properties until such time
as the purchasers have complied with the terms of
TEX-LA-HOMA'S OTHER HOLDINGS. the contract.
Tex-La-Homa Oil Corporation owns 480 acres RESULT OF TEX-LA-HOMA-GLOBE
of settled high grade Oklahoma production, which CONSOLIDATION.
at the present time is producing approximately 350 The consolidation of the two companies will pro
barrels of oil per day. vide present production of approximately 1 2,000
In addition to the above, Tex-La-Homa now barrels of high grade oil per day.
owns 10,000 acres in undeveloped Texas leases. In addition to their producing properties the con
Several reports have been received to the effect solidated company will have about I 5,000 acres of
that actual production has been brought in adjoin Oklahoma and Louisiana leases located in proven
ing these properties. territory with very great immediate possibilities.
SALE OF TEX-LA-HOMA PINE ISLAND The consolidated company will also own over
PROPERTIES. 1 00,000 acres of valuable leases located in some
The Tex-La-Homa Oil Corporation recently sold twenty-five counties in Texas. We have recently
its Pine Island, Louisiana, properties for $4,350,000 received reports of extensive operations and in
to Eastern interests, upon which large cash pay some cases actual production being brought in
ments have already been made. The Company, adjacent to these holdings.
however, still retains title to these properties until CAPITALIZATION.
such time as the purchasers have complied with Tex-La-Homa Oil Corporation, after this con
the terms of the contract. solidation, will have outstanding Preferred Stock
Tex-La-Homa holdings, aside from Pine Island of approximately $8,300,000, with assets and prop
acreage sold as above, comprises a total acreage erties directly behind and securing it, which have
of 28,480 acres with a present production in excess been conservatively valued in excess of $"1 6,-
of 10,350 barrels per day. 000,000.
OFFICERS.
JOHN O. MITCHELL, Chairman of the Board O. E. ALESH1RE, Secretary
NELSON L. BARNES, President JOHN P. COOK, Treasurer
R. R. SMITH, 1st Vice-President E. M. ADAMS, Asst. Sec.-Treas.
DIRECTORS
JOHN O. MITCHELL G. G. GILLETTE O. E. ALESHIRE E. R. BERNSTEIN
R. R. SMITH R. J. DOUGHERTY W. L. MONTGOMERY J. R. SUTHERL1N
JOHN P. COOK E. M. BROWN. JR. WM. HARGIS WALKER CALVIN O. SMITH
S. S. TANNER NELSON L. BARNES F. R. KORNS
POLICY OF THE COMPANY.
It will be the policy of the above elected Board to immediately start a most active and extensive drill
ing campaign on some of its most likely properties, which with the combined capital, management and
equipment can be accomplished in the most efficient and expedient manner. This should result in addi
tional revenue and a saving sufficient to pay dividends on the Common Stock. The properties and interests
of the two companies have In the past been almost identical, their holdings lying in the same fields The
consolidation will allow the properties of the two companies to be operated with nearly half the force and
overhead expense as when operated separately. 1
While Tex-La-Homa Common has been traded in at very attractive prices, we earnestly suggest that
stockholders do not dispose of Tex-La-Homa Common at present figures, but rather that they hold same
until this stock Is on a dividend paying basis, after which time it is reasonable to assume the price will be
much higher.
It is our firm belief that within a year Tex-La-Homa Common Stock will have a ready market in
excess of $50 per share. This statement is based upon our knowledge of the potential values of the proper
ties of the consolidated company.
Any additional information will be cheerfully furnished.
J. R. SUTHERLIN & COMPANY
Fiscal Agents: Globe Oil Company and Tex-la-homa Oil Corporation, 816-19 Commerce Bldg., K. C. Mo.
Contents copyrighted 701-3 BALTIMORE AVE.
VOL. VI KANSAS CITY, MO., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1919
CLOVER LEAF COMPANY PAYS FIFTH DIVIDEND.
City Concern With Holding* in Allen County, Kan
sas, and West Columbia Field, Texas, Makes
Good Showing.
It has just been announced that at a recent meeting
of the board of directors of the Clover Leaf Oil Co. at
its offices in the Reserve Bank Building, Kansas City, Mo.,
that it was unanimously decided to declare another divi
dend for immediate payment on all stock of record Oc
tober 25. The amount of the dividend was five per cent.
This is the fifth dividend of that amount that the com
pany has paid in one year and ten days, making twenty-
five per cent to the stockholders in that period.
The showing is considered unusually good, in view of
the fact that little or no headway was made last winter
and early in the spring, on account of the general short
age of men and materials for drilling purposes. The com
pany has splendid production in Allen county, Kans., where
another well Is now drilling on the company's proven
acreage. In addition to the Allen county holdings, the
company owns a valuable lease in the West Columbia
fields of Texas. The Texas lease has not yet been tested,
but it is on structure in a well known gusher district.
TO ADD TEN MILLION TO COSDEN CAPITAL STOCK.
Stockholders Will Pass on Proposal Already O. K.d by
Directors at a Meeting Set for November 12.
A special meeting of the stockholders of Cosden & Co.
has been called for November 12, at Wilmington, Del.,
when a vote will be taken on increasing the capital stock
fromu $25,000,000 to $35,000,000. The board of directors of
the concern have already advised this action, in order to
continue the proposed policy of declaring a stock dividend,
in addition to the regular cash dividend.
Operations in the field of Cosden & Co. have been
highly satisfactory, and the big refinery in West Tulsa is
running about 25,000 barrels of crude oil daily, 10,000 bar
rels of which Is coming through its recently completed 6-
inch line from the plant to a point five miles north of
Hominy, in the Osage reservation. Since building this
line, the company has put forth an added effort to obtain
production in the Osage, it having purchased some acreage
at the last Osage sale on October 6.
Cosden & Co. reports that 1,610 carloads of refined
products were shipped out of the West Tulsa refinery dur
ing the month of September, of which approximately 80
per cent was gasoline. The company markets its products
through the Western Petroleum Co. and the Union Pe
troleum Co., the latter of which makes big shipments from
export docks located at Philadelphia, Marcus Hook, Pa.,
and Westwego, La.
CUSHING PETROLEUM CO. IS ORGANIZED.
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 29. (Special)The Cushing Pe
troleum Co., of Delaware, capitalized at $6,000,000 has
been organized by Tulsans and New Yorkers, and has
taken over the holdings of the Sapulpa Petroleum Co., east
of Oilton, in the northeast extension of the Cushing field.
It is the intention of the newly organized concern to either
build a refinery, or buy one to operate on its own crude,
and to start an extensive drilling campaign immediately.
Officers of the company, which will have general offices
in Tulsa, are: President, Anderson T. Herd, of the Na
tional Shipping Corp., New York; vice-president, Birch C.
Burnett, Tulsa, treasurer; Bates B. Burnett, secretary;
P. Lee Williams, 25 Broad St., New York; assistant sec
retary, A. P. Crawford, Tulsa.
Single Copies 10c
NO. 11
I. O. M. A. CONVENTION HELPFUL AND SUCCESSFUL.
A Noteworthy Feature of the Meeting Was the Large At
tendance from Southwest, While Many "Old Timers"
Were MissingSecretary Grant's Report.
Chicago, Oct. 29 (Special) The eleventh annual con
vention of the Independent Oil Men's Association held here
in the Congress Hotel last week will go down In history
as a successful meeting, a gathering which will be helpful
to the Industry in the future, although no new movement
was undertaken, nor any specific action taken.
Perhaps the most direct move made was the indorse
ment of the American Petroleum Institute after a speech
by Its general secretary, R. L. Welch. Mr. Welch made it
as plain as words could make any statement that the insti
tute was not for any body of men, nor for any section of
the country, nor for any branch of the oil industry, but for
all. He asked that everybody who had a problem to meet
come to the Institute, demanding its help as a right, be
cause the institute was Inaugurated and would be main
tained as a nation-wide benefit to all of the oil industry
just as far as the oil industry would avail itself of its help.
A noteworthy feature of the convention was the large
attendance of oil men from Texas and the southwest in
general. Never before has an oil convention in this or
any other city attracted such a swarm from that part of
the country. Possibly the reason was that never before
were there so many oil men from Texas and the south
west to attend a convention anywhere. The bringing in of
the greaat North and Central Texas oil fields has added a
multitude of new members to the oil fraternity. They
have entered into a goodly heritage and they came to the
convention of the Independent Oil Men' Asssociation to
evidence their allegiance to the cause of independent
oildom.
Aside from that feature of the convention there was
another side, directly the opposite. That was the absence
of many old faces. Scores of the old-time oil men, many
of these who have been foremost in every battle for the
independent oil industries, were not at this convention.
Some of these have disposed of their business and retired
from active work. It is also a fact that many of the oil
jobbing companies have sold out to the large oil combina
tions like the Sinclair Consolidated, the Empire and the
Ohio Cities Gas Co. Those companies and others secure
their own distribution and have made tempting offers to
the good oil jobbing concerns, and as a consequence" the
heads and active men in such companies are out of the oil
business for a time, at least.
Another feature of the convention was the absence of
"outside" notables to take the center of the stage. The
I. O. M. A. was sufficient to do its own work and be its
own speechmaker. That has always been more of a rule
with this body of oil men than with other oil associations,
and this year the rule was more strictly observed than
ever. Practically the only exception was General Wood,
who was invited to speak at the banquet. He made an
excellent speech, but there was nothing of oil in it. The
addresses otherwise were generally right to the point and
directly connected with the oil industry.
A cause for complaint was the treatment of the ex
hibitors by the hotel management. Exhibits that were
sent to the hotel for the convention in ample time were
mislaid and there was lack of co-operation on the part of
the hotel force. Another cause for complaint was the
excessive charge made for furnishings for the display
spaces. There were also some mutterlngs about the costs
of registration, but Secretary Grant called a meeting of the
exhibitors and explained that it was all due to the H. C. L.
and nedessary if the convention was to pay its own way.
New Officers of the I. O. M. A.
The closing official business of the convention was the
4 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

Welch, at Chicago, Tells Independents the Petroleum

Institute Seeks to Serve AllMalloy Answers

election of officers for the coming year. As is customary objective the keeping of the American petroleum Dag in
with this association, the vice-president, T. J. Gay, was every port of the world."
chosen to succeed Guy Sweney as president. Mr. Gay is a "The objective of the American Petroleum Institute is
well known independent oil jobber and representative of to serve as a servant to help the American Petroleum
the class of business men who are supposed to constitute industry to find the truth and if that truth cuts the large
the regular membership of the organization. The offices interest, let it cut," Mr. Welch continued. "If It cuts the
of vice-president and of secretary and treasurer were not small interest, let it cut. Furthermore, if you will take up
filled at the meeting, but left open for action by the board any of the problems which the Institute has tackled you
of directors. E. E. Grant, the present secretary and treas will find that In every one of them so far, at least, the In
urer, has been a valued officer of the association for many terests of the large interests and of the small interests, if
years and will doubtless be reappointed. The officers as you will analyze those problems to the bottom, are abso
chosen for the year are: lutely identical.
President, T. J. Gay, Gay Oil Co., Little Rock, Ark.; "At the meeting at Colorado Springs, the board of di
Sergeant-at-Arms, A. J. Squier, Warren Lubricant Co., New rectors adopted a resolution approving a report made by
York City, re-elected. Dr. Manning who was chairman of the Committee on Im
DirectorsG. I. Sweney, BartlesSweney Oil Co., Peo provements of Methods and myself in which we substan
ria, III., chairman of the board, re-elected; M. J. Byrne, tially stated that we believed it should be the aim of the
Connecticut Oil Co., Waterbury, Conn., re-elected; S. S. American Petroleum Institute to collect all the informa
Cramer, Wadhams Oil Co., Milwaukee, Wis., re-elected; tion available and possible in relation to every oil fact, to
H. E. Mills, C. E. Mills Oil Co., Syracuse, N. Y., re-elected; create a great laboratory for research into the facts con
Wm. H. Barber, Wm. H. Barber Agency Co., Minneapolis, cerning oil, for experimentation.
Minn., re-elected; T. J. Gay, Gay Oil Co., Little Rock, Ark., "Gentlemen, on that subject alone, think of what a
re-elected; E. O. Hudson, Martin Oil Co., New Orleans, La., field there is! God, when He made the world, put petroleum
a new member; J. T. Davies, Davies Oil Co., Fairfield, la., down In the very bosom of the earth and protected it by
new member. The list of directors is representative of rock. There must have been some purpose. Men have
the Independent oil jobbers. come and men have gone through countless ages. Pe
Kansas City Men at Convention. troleum has remained. When the age of motion came,
Among the Kansas City men registered at the conven a man found it and began to experiment with it. It was
tion were: Robert J. Allen, Kansas City Refining Co.; full of power and full of possibilities and man found it
R. S. Ayers, Southern Oil Corp.; J. R. Battenfeld, Batten- very easily. The time is coming, however, when we shall
feld Grease & Oil Co.; E. F. Borgolte, Acme Petroleum be accused of being prodigal with this marvelous and
Co.; A. S. Buchanan, Universal Petroleum Co.; W. P. wonderful product. Suppose that Providence had placed
Clark, Sherwin Williams Co.; C. W. Cramer, Union Pe petroleum on the surface of the arth and in past ages men
troleum Co.; W. T. Crotzer, Stevens Grease & Oil Co.; had burned the precious product and we had very Uttle
A. J. Daniels, Battenfeld Grease & Oil Co.; W. R. Doug of it left. What would we say of those past generations?
lass, Lake Park Refining Co.; H. C. Frye, Union Pe And we, with a constantly diminishing productionthat is,
troleum Co.; C. O. Green, Southern OH Corp.; S. C. in comparison with the consumption, owe it to ourselves
Hickox, Diamond Gasoline Co.; Wm. A. Knapp, Butler and owe it to the future ages to get every last ounce of
Mfg. Co.; F. W. Lehman, Jr.; A. D. Rice, Columbian Steel usefulness from the product and to develop new uses for
Tank Works; Paul Sauer, Columbian Steel Tank Works; It.
Alex A. Smith, Monarch Gasoline Filling Station; Joe "The resolution was adopted by the Board of Directors
Walsh, Mutual Oil Co., and E. C. Winters, White Eagle and in a very short time there will be sent out to the in
Oil & Refining Co. dustry to at least 16,000 names, copies of the report upon
If anyone was looking for thrills, the convention was which that resolution was adopted, copies of Dr. Manning's
not the place for a successful search. There was some report and of my own and a request for suggestions from
hope that Col. R. W. Stewart, head of the Standard of the entire industry as the constructive problems which
Indiana, at the closing banquet might say something that the Institute should take up, experimentally or otherwise,
would be different from what the oil men at the conven whether they relate to chemistry, whether they relate to
tion had been hearing throughout the opening session, and physics, no matter what they relate to, for the considera
that was independent oildom. But the colonel wrote a tion of the executive committee and the board of directors
letter, saying in effect that a very important conference with the purpose, if you please, If we obtain the support of
had called him east and that he was deeply disappointed the industry which we believe we shall, of making the
that he would be unable to be present. American Petroleum Institute not tomorrowIt can't be
The other star speaker on the banquet program was done in a day or day after tomorrow, but say fifty years
Maj.-Gen. Leonard Wood. The general said this country from nowa pride to every American petroleum man and
has boasted long that it was a refuge for the oppressed of to every American citizen.''
other lands, but we must now guard against it becoming
a dumping ground for the degenerate. Governor Shoup of "COMMON GOOD THE PARAMONT ISSUE."MALLOY.
Colorado, who followed General Wood, said that he would
vote for the general for president on that platform, and "But We Stand in Fear of No Organization," Declares the
made a short, kindly talk, in which he urgently invited the President of the Western Refiners.
association to come to Denver for their next year's con
vention. He was followed by A. C. Anda, vice-president Chicago. Oct. 29. (Special)Pat Malloy, of Tulsa,
and general manager of the Garden City Oil Co., of Chicago. president of the Western Petroleum Refiners' Association,
The place of the next I. O. M. A. meeting will be de did not mince words when he spoke, following Secretary
termined by the board of directors at a future time. Welch.
"Conscious of the power and the prestige and the in
dependent spirit that we have, we want to tell you, speak
"FIND THE TRUTH," URGES SECRETARY WELCH. ing for the men of the West, that while we Invite your
cooperation, while we ask your undivided assistance, we
"And If It Cuts the Large Interests, Let It Cut," He Says stand in fear of no organization," he said, "We are born
to the I. O. M. A. at Chicago Meeting. and are of the stuff and the spirit and the genius of
America. We are equipped to go into any field and to
Chicago, Oct. 29Special) In addressing the I. O. speak for ourselves in any forms. We have the favor of
M. A., R. L. Welch, secretary and general counsel of the the public opinion of this country.
American Petroleum Institute, said what is needed is "an "But the message of these men of the fearless West
organization not merely of Standard companies but of Is this, that we count the common good the paramount
Standard and independent alike, which will have for its concern. We shall seek to serve no provincial or special
 THE OIL AND
Secretary Grant's Report to the I. 0. M. A. Convention
interest In the things that we shall do. We wish to dedi
cate our prestige and our place in the Industry to its
preservation. We extend to the American Petroleum In
stitute the hand of fellowship and of friendship. We say
to you gentlemen who represent the Jobbers: 'We stand
with you in every effort that will promote the interest
of the little and the big, that will serve the purpose of the
largest and the least.' Beyond that we do nothing."
"The doctrine of force has been denied for all time
in the forum of the politics of the world. The doctrine of
cheap and insidious diplomacy went down upon the field
of Chateau Thierry. I hope and I pray to raise its head no
more. The doctrine of today is a new doctrine. It is a
doctrine of open diplomacy. To these open covenants, to
these unveiled and unlocked doors of conferences, the men
of the West will come. We ask only that you shall take
us at our own appraisement. The thing we seek is cooper
ation, a cooperation of the heart. We believe that you
realize that."
"I disagree with the doctrine that America must re
main isolated, free to tear herself from the problems of
the world, free to serve her own selfish, narrow, provin
cial purpose. If that be the policy of America, then her sol
diers died in vain. It it was moral to join the forces of
France and of England to prosecute war, by the same test
of morality and Justice it shall not be wrong to Join the
self-same countries to perpetuate peace."
SECRETARY GRANTS REPORT TO THE I. O. M. A.
Chicago, Oct. 29 (Special) E. E. Grant, secretary and
treasurer of the I. O. M. A., presented his reports to the
convention at the Thursday morning session. In part he
said:
"In presenting the report of the secretary, it must be
understood that it covers a period only from May 15 to
the present date, and on account of the volume of busi
ness there is to be transacted, I will only speak of a few
of the topics which have engaged the attention of the
association during the past few months.
"Some years ago, nearly three, when I occupied this
same position, the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana began a
practice of putting into its agents curb pumps and tanks
for a normal consideration with the proviso that said
agents should use only their own Standard products in
the operation of such pumps and in consideration of such
action on their part a rebate of commission was allowed
of one cent a gallon. A little later on the Texas Co. in
augurated a similar policy, but made the differential be
tween the tank wagon price, so-called, and the filling sta
tion price, so-called, two cents a gallon Instead of one
cent a gallon, and so far as the cities of Chicago, St. Louis,
St. Paul and Minneapolis were concerned, this condition
exists today, despite the ruling of the Federal Trade Com
mission that it is illegal and in violation of the Clayton
Act and Federal Trade Commission Act declaring that it
is unfair competition and in restraint of trade.
"As soon as this practice was started, this association
entered a complaint against the Standard of Indiana, and
it was investigated and finally allowed, but, on account of
war conditions, the matter was held open until the last
few months.
"On June 26 a conference of the different oil com
panies was held in Washington, preceding a hearing of
the Federal Trade Commission on June 27, which resulted
in a finding in consequence of which a rule was promul
gated on June 26 prohibiting such practice and providing
that It cease and desist within a period of four months.
The Federal Trade Commission also received complaints
against some of the independent marketers in the Indiana
territory, and about six weeks ago a further order was
made against the independent companies providing that
they should stop this very practice that they had compelled
the Standard Oil Co. to stop. Consequently, so far as the
Standard of Indiana territory is concerned, the practice is
against the prohibited rule of the Federal Trade Commis
sion. But what is the result? In the Indiana territory,
instead of the Standard Oil Co.'s leasing a pump and tank
for a dollar a year or a nominal consideration, so far as
St. Paul and Minneapolis is concerned, and I presume so
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far as the other cities in the territory are concerned, they
are now leasing pumps and tanks to dispensers of their
gasoline and petroleum products at a dollar and seventy-
three cents.
"That, we think, is unfair, and we have again com
plained to the Federal Trade Commission, asking that they
define more explicitly what is fair compensation for a pump
and tank which has a practical value of from four hun
dred to five hundred dollars. That Is being investigated
and will be finally settled.
"Furthermore, the practice of the other Standard OH
companiesthe Standard of Ohio, the Standard of Ken
tucky, the Standard of Louisiana, the Standard of New
York, the Standard of New Jersey and the Atlantic Refin
ing Co.are still practicing this unfair method of competi
tion, and to give you a definite idea of the actual facts:
After the 26th of July, or rather between the 26th of June,
on which the final hearing was made, the Standard of New
York and the Standard of New Jersey, to my knowledge,
to my personal knowledge, from experience and investiga
tion on the ground, have almost entirely flooded the curb
with pumps and tanks.
"I know that one of our members, on a recommenda
tion from us to obey and recognize the justice of the ruling
of the Federal Trade1 Commission, wrote to me that they
had lost eight customers, and the argument the parties
made in getting these contracts closed was that they
expected a ruling against them and they wanted these
pumps and tanks installed before the ruling became ef
fective. That, also, has been brought to the attention of
the Federal Trade Commission.
"The Federal Trade Commission is investigating that
feature of the matter, and I believe we will have ultimatejy
a ruling on that phase of the complication which has
arisen over this curb pump and tank matter.
"In another case (and we have proof of all this) one
of the other larger marketing companies, the Gulf Refining
Co., bought the entire stock on hand of the Wayne Tank
& Pump Co. at Albany, some two hundred pumps and
tanks. They were both old models and new models. They
bought them at the highest prices without discount and
shipped them by express in carloadss to the warehouses
of the Gulf Refining Co. and from there distributed to their
agents throughout the state of New York. That feature
we have brought to the attention of the Federal Trade
Commission and that, we hope, will be remedied. But the
Federal Trade Commission has got to go through the
same method of procedure against all of the different com
panies in the different respective territories. For instance,
only a few days ago the Federal Trade Commission made
a complaint, or entertained a complaint, against the
Standard of Kentucky and the Standard of Louisiana, and
they will be probably ruled against in the same way. The
Standard of Ohio will next be given attention. The At
lantic Refining Co., which operates in Pennsylvania,
largely, will then be given attention and then will be taken
up the Standard of New York and the Standard of New
Jersey, so that ultimately the same rule will apply through
out the country, and I believe very confidently that within
a comparatively short time such an adjustment will be
made, such an understanding will be had between the com
mission and the different marketing companies, large and
small, independent and Standard; that those pumps will
be in the hands of the lessors, as the owners of those
pumps will be owned by their present owners and operated
by their present owners just the same as it would operate
at a filling station. So, in case a refiner wants to safe
guard his product and put it out under a trade-marked
brand, he has got to own his pump. He has got to have
an operator and the consequence will be that those pumps
will not be put in promiscuously, but they will be put in In
locations that will yield a profit. There is no objection
to that whatever; there is no objection on the part of this
association to legitimate competition; but there is ob
jection to flooding the country In all remote sections.
Why, I have seen pumps out in front of farm houses where
the output of that pump wouldn't be over five hundred
gallons a month. I have seen pumps out in front of sum
mer camps where the sale would be limited probably to
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Sidelights on the
Gasoline Situation.
There is considerable apprehension among refiners
and marketers of petroleum products at the present writ
ing regarding the future of the gasoline market. There
is quite a demand for kerosene, and fuel oil is much
stronger, but large reserve stock of gasoline are piling
up, and when these are thrown on the market, It is going
to go down in a hurry.
Large eastern refineries on the Atlantic coast, are
largely dependent upon the export demand to place their
outputs, and with the export market shut off entirely,
they have been forced to run the output into storage.
They have run just about all the gasoline into storage that
they can afford to, without making a move, and unless
the export market opens up, they will be forced to seek
inland, domestic trade, and compete with western refi
neries, among which are all those located in the Mid-
Continent.
Different refiners and marketers have been interview
ed on this subject, and some are very pessimistic, while
others, continuing their usual optimistic ways of looking
at things, declare that within the next sixty days, when
the peace terms are finally settled, and the parleying over
the League of Nations is over with, the export market
will open up, and the cloudy horizon will be no more.
It is certainly to be hoped that such will be the case, but
there is no denying but that sixty days is a long time to
wait.
Engineers' Meeting
Is of Much Importance.
Elsewhere in this issue will be found a report of the
meeting of the Mid-Continent section of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers, which will be held at
Bartlesville, Okla., today. It is expected that all of the
mechanical engineers in Kansas, Oklahoma, North Texas,
North Louisiana, and Arkansas, will attend this meeting
in force.
With a probable annual demand for 2?0,000,000 bar
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rels of gasoline within the next decade, and with the
apparent maximum peak of production of crude oil under
400,000,000 barrels, it is apparent that a greater yield of
gasoline than now possible must be obtained. For years,
the national government through the Bureau of Mines and
other bodies has been calling attention to this approaching
condition, until It is now upon us.
There are other phases of the problem besides that
of obtaining great gasoline yields, which require that
greater precautions be taken in the drilling of oil and
gas wells, so as to prevent losses underground, and
wastes above ground; that methods be Introduced tor
more economical pumping and refining of oils than those
commonly In use at present; and that engines be designed
which will use less fuel for the horsepower output.
The future of the petroleum industry is so vital to the
country that any movement of the engineering profession
in connection with the industry is to be noted with inter
est, and it is gratifying to note that this section of the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, is directing its
efforts toward the solution of these problems.
Representatives of the leading seats of learning in
the Mid-Continent field are to be at this meeting to dis
cuss the question of a course of petroleum engineering
for adoption by the colleges of the country.
A Shale Chapter
To Be Organized.
Of much importance to the petroleum industry are the
coming sessions of the American Mining Congress, to he
held in the Planters Hotel, St. Louis, November 17 to 21,
inclusive. At this meeting problems, directly relating to
each division of mining will be given full discussion in
divisional conferences. Separate meetings will be arranged
for which there is being organized programs covering such
subjects as pertain directly to the following:
(a) Metal mining; (b) coal mining; (c) petroleum;
(d) non-metalliferous substances; (e) gold, silver and pre
cious metals; (f) oil shale; and In these sections there
will be discussions upon production, transportation and
exchange, and the recommendations of each sectional
meeting will be referred to the general committee on reso
lutions for final action by the whole convention.
Upon the general program will be: Discussions on the
proposed nationalization of industry; industrial relations;
the international petroleum situation as relates to the
United States and Mexico; national blue sky laws; public
lands and water power; freight rates in relation to indus
try; national co-operation between Industries; relation of
the mining industry to national finance; relation of mining
to governmentstate and national; relation of mining to
labor, and conservation and protection of the wasting
industries.
The convention shall be an open forum for the discus
sion of such subjects as the program committee may de
termine are within the call or as emergency demands.
Special conferences of coal, oil and metal producers and of
geologists and mining engineers will be arranged at hours
convenient to participants when not interfering with gen
eral convention sessions. Small convention halls have been
set aside in the Planters Hotel for this purpose.
Of particular importance to oil men is the fact that a
Shale Chapter will be organized at the convention. In this
connection will be an address by Dr. Victor C. Alderson.
president of the Colorado School of Mines, whose work.
"The Dawn of a New Industry," is being reproduced in
the Oil and Gas News, the first installation appearing in
this issue.
 THE OIL AND
START WORK AT ONCE TO INCREASE CAPACITY OF
THE SINCLAIR REFINERY AT ARGENTINE.
Further Details of Pipe Line to Be Built From Shreveport,
La., to Houston, TexasArthur Lippa Vice-
President of Big Consolidation.
Recently the OIL and GAS NEWS told of the plans
made to Increase the capacity of the Sinclair refineries.
Further details as to the Argentine, Kans., plant plans are
given In the Kansas City Star, as follows:
The Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation will spend
between 4 million and 5 million dollars at once in Kansas
City, doubling the capacity of Its refinery near Argentine.
That will make the company's total refinery investment
bere about 8 million dollars. Doubling the capacity of the
Kansas City refinery is a part of the big project of the
Sinclair company, voted by the directors in New York to
double its plants at Chicago, Kansas City and Coffeyville,
Kans. To finance the expansion the directors appropriated
23 million dollars to be divided among the three plants'.
Work on the 'Kansas City plant is to begin imme
diately. Recently more land was added, making a total
of 130 acres at the Argentine plant. That will be suffi
cient, it was said, for the expansion. It probably will take
a year to complete the additions to the plant. The orig
inal investment at the Argentine plant was about 3 mil
lion dollars. It was built in 1917. The present capacity
is seven thousand barrels of crude oil a day.
The new capacity will be ten thousand to twelve thou
sand barrels of crude oil a day, but the finished product
output will be more than doubled. The rebuilt plant is to
be equipped to "take everything from the oil except the
smell."
Heretofore the Argentine plant merely has "skimmed
the surface" of the crude oil, taking off principally gasoline
and kerosene and selling the residue for fuel oil. The
rebuilt plant will be a complete refinery in every respect.
The company's announcement states:
New methods for the manufacture of gasoline
from residues will be installed at the Kansas
City and Coffeyville refineries, such installations
being similar to the ones now in operation in the
Chicago plant. The extensions to be made will
Include a big Increase in the lubricating works and
compounding plants now In operation. The most
modern facilities will be supplied for refining
crude oil into all varieties of by-products, includ
ing all grades of lubricating and medicinal oil,
waxes, candles, greases and petroleum.
Increased demand for petroleum products in the Mid
dle West was assigned by the Sinclairs as the reason for
its expansion in Kansas City and elsewhere.
Further plans of the Sinclairs are given in the fol
lowing special dispatch to the NEWS from Tulsa:
The Sinclair Consolidated Oil Co. announces that It
will begin construction immediately of an 8-inch pipe line
from a point near Shreveport, La., to its big refinery on
the Houston Ship Channel, Houston, Texas. The exact
place where the line will be built to, near Shreveport, is
not yet decided, because there are so many pools in that
locality likely to be developed, but business is starting
right away, and engineers have been sent to that locality
to immediately start surveying out the course.
The Sinclair Consolidated Oil Co. has closed a deal
whereby they acquire 300 acres formerly owned by Wrights-
man and others in the heart of the Bull Bayou field, on
which two wells are producing, and several are drilling.
C. B. Shaffer drilled in an 8,000-barrel offsetting this 300-
acre piece last week, which is regarded the largest well
in the field. The purchase of the Wrlghtsman property
brings the total Sinclair holdings in Louisiana to approx
imately 8,000 acres, which is scattered, and the company
is drilling fifteen wells. It has decided to play Louisiana,
and hit it with both feet on the ground.
Arthur Lippa, for two years assistant to C. E. Crawley
in the Tulsa office, has been made vice president of the
Sinclair Oil Co. of Louisiana, of which J. P. Flanagan is
president and general manager, and will move to Shreve
port. No appointment has been made to succeed Lippa.
Tulsa, Okla.The Homaokla Oil Co. held a directors'
meeting in the offices of the company in the First National
Bank Building, Tulsa, Monday, Oct. 20, and decided to push
a vigorous drilling campaign on the holdings of the com
pany Immediately.
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H In Kansas City
mRtnininiiniiinniiinMminTiiniwnitniiniitijtinitiinnin
Sales Manager Skinner of the Riley Brothers Oil Cor
poration Is at the home office in Kansas City this week.
He may go on to the fields before he returns to his Chi
cago headquarters.
Field Secretary W. G. Willard of the American Inde
pendent Petroleum League is making a visit In the inter
ests of his organization to Kansas City, St. Louis and
Tulsa. Mr. Willard is popular with the oil men. The
membership of the organization is growing under his
care.
M. A. Dodge, of Kansas City and Wichita Falls, is now
in Los Angeles, engaging the technical force which will
produce the elaborate motion picture he is going to stage
in Wichita Falls. Great interest has been stirred up in oil
circles by his recent announcement that at last the vivid
drama of adventure and romance being enacted in the
Texas oil fields is to be adequately portrayed. Mr. Dodge
is identified, as directing head, with the Resource Develop
ment Co., the Stratton-Burk Oil Co. and the Wichita Falls
Film Co.
United Iron Works, Inc., one of the big concerns
well known in the oil world, is pointing out, in attrac
tive advertising literature, why every municipality, big or
little, ought to have its own ice plant and how inexpen
sively ice can be manufactured under the "Sterling" plan.
The proposal ought to interest the city "dads" of many
oil towns. What a blessing it would be to a community like
Burkburnett, for instance, to have plenty of cheap ice.
With a Sterling ice making machinery ice can be manu
factured at from $2 to |3 a ton, varying according to
the size of the plant, the United Iron Works states. Fur
ther information may be obtained by addressing the com
pany's general offices, Kansas City, Mo. . ' i
J. S. McCarthy, interested in the Lackawana Oil Shale
Products Co., of Denver, was a Kansas City visitor this
week. Mr. McCarthy said that a Shale Chapter will be
organized at the coming convention of the American Min
ing Congress to be held in St. Louis November 17 to 21.
Mr. McCarthy, John Gaffy, C. C. Yeggy and J. W. Johnson,
all of whom are interested in the Lackawana Oil Shale
Products Co., witnessed a successful demonstration of the
Wallace Oil Shale process at East St. Louis Friday and
Saturday last week. At the same demonstration were
Fred A. Porter, Chicago, Mr. Gerrard, speaker of House of
Representatives of Colorado; H. W. Beatley, New York
and Denver; Mr. Elund and Mr. Russell, financiers of
New York City, and Lieut. F. S. Rysys of New York City.
ANOTHER WELL IN JOHNSON COUNTY, KANSAS.
The second oil well on the Haysler lease, two miles
west of Dallas in Johnson County, Kans., was brought in
yesterday afternoon by the Oil Field Development Co. J.
F. Bogart, president of the development company, said
that twenty-five feet of good pay sand was struck at a
depth of 525 feet. The well, he said, will yield sixty to
seventy barrels a day.
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 29 (Special) The Producers & Re
finers Corporation of Tulsa has completed the construction
of its pipe line from the Beggs field, in Okmulgee County,
to its West Tulsa refinery. Eight miles of the line, which
is 38 miles in length, Is of 3-inch pipe, and 30 miles is of
4-inch pipe. There are two pump stations along the line,
but they are not finally completed as yet. Oil is now being
pushed through the line, but not in very large quantities.
The same company has completed a 43-mile, 4-lnch pipe
line from the Burkburnett, Texas, field to Lawton, Okla.,
and began running oil through It Monday, October 20. The
line terminates at a loading rack where the crude oil will
be sold to refiners in buyers' cars. Limited storage facili
ties are located at the end of the line.
 6 THE OIL AND
MUCH ACTIVITY IN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, KANS.
More Than 4,400 Acres Are Under Lease and New Oil
Pools Are Being FoundSome of the
Detailed Work.
Sedan, Kans., Oct. 29 (By a Staff Correspondent.)
Before the day of the Peabody field Chautauqua County
was producing 60 per cent of all the oil in Kansas outside
Butler County and is still considered one of the best
long-life shallow fields in the Mid-continent. So say its
boosters.
Oil activity right now is found In all parts of the
county and more than 44,000 acres of land are leased.
In fact, development work in Chautauqua County has
taken a new hold and much more work than has ever
been done in the past is expected in the immediate fu
ture.
After a day spent in riding through the county, with
an inspection of several of the pools, It is safe to predict
that it will pay the oil men to keep an eye on Chautauqua
County.
Of interest is the third well brought in recently by
Garcelon and associates on the Sadler, southeast quarter
of 2-34-10. The well is reported as making 250 barrels
flush. It Is now pumping off the beam about 50 barrels
a day. Five rigs are now being set up in the immediate
neighborhood, three being offsets to the Garcelon just
mentioned.
The Berry well on Warmbrodt farm, n. w. sec. 12-34-10,
an offset to the Garcelon well, Is doing equally well. These
wells have opened up one of the best pools near Sedan in
the Peru sand.
North of Sedan the Fidelity Oil & Development Syn
dicate of Davenport, la., No. 2 on the Jackson is down
1,300 feet. They will go to the lime. This property ad
joins the Standard, which has many producing wells.
Fidelity Oil & Fuel Co. of New York is down 1,760
on Woodworth, s. w. corner 27-32-11.
Gilllspie of Tulsa has two standard rigs up on Tucker
and Floyd in sec. 19. They have several good wells sur
rounding the location.
H. P. Freywold of St. Louis and associates are drill
ing with a standard rig on Loy, 1-34-11, but now are shut
down at 300 feet for want of casing.
The casing situation in this county is becoming very
serious, just as it is elsewhere. If it is not relieved within
ten days, the results will be serious, as many of the rigs
will have to be shut down for lack of smaller sizes. If the
strike continues long, stocks of larger sizes also will be
depleted.
Elk City, Kans., Oct. 28. (Special.)Wet weather con
tinues to play a bad part In the local oil and gas field and
operations have been considerably delayed the past week.
No producing wells have been completed and very little
new work has been started. The moving of supplies has
been difficult on account of the muddy roads. The future
looks bright, however, and with one deep well to start soon
and one or more others practically certain to be drilled this
winter, this field will continue to attract attention.
Sanders et al. are drilling at about 1,300 feet in their
Brainerd No. 2 in 27-31-13 on the south edge of the big
gas field, and with open weather should complete the well
in a few days.
The Southwestern Gas Co.'s West No. 5 in 26-31-13 is
drilling at about 1,100 feet.
The Sachem Oil Co. et al. are drilling at about 300 feet
in their Kimzey No. 1 in 10-31-13.
The Texcalokan OH & Gas Co. has a dry hole in its
R. Law No. 1 In 3-32-13 at a depth of about 1,400 feet.
It got about 40 feet of the shallow sand, but no showing
of oil or gas, and missed the deep sand. It Is pulling cas
ing in its Denton No. 1 in 34-31-13 to set a packer to shut
off the water in the bottom of the shallow oil sand.
Rodgers, Kors et al. are spudding in a well on the
Bates Land, Oil & Gas CO. tract in the southeast quarter
of the northeast quarter of 14-32-12, Chautauqua County.
The Sachem OH Co. is shut down at about 1,550 feet
In its Baughman No. 4 in 36-32-12, waiting for a new cable
to finish the hole.
Henson & Harwood are rigging up for their No. 5 Sim
mons in 30-32 14, Circle Valley pool.
Cavert, Dalton et al. are casing off water at 1.050 feet
In their Hancock No. 1 In 15-32-14.
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GLOBE AND TEX-LA-HOMA MERGER ANNOUNCED.
Capitalization of New Consolidation Will Be Ten Million
DollarsSome Preferred Stock to Be Placed
on Market.
At a meating of the directors of the Tex-La-Homa Oil
Co. and Globe Oil Co., in the offices of J. R. Sutherlin &
Co. in the Commerce Building, Kansas City, Saturday.
October 18, final details of the merger of the Globe Oil
Co. and Tex-La-Homa were completed, and officers and
directors of the new merger company, which will be known
as the Tex-La-Homa Oil Co., were elected.
Nelson L. Barnes of Babcock, Rushton & Co., was
elected president; John O. Mitchell, well known oil man
of Tulsa, is chairman of the board of directors; R. R.
Smith of Kansas City, prominent in financial circles of
his home town, is vice-president; O. E. Aleshire, well
known insurance man and banker of Chicago, secretary;
John P. Cook, president of the Guaranty State Bank of
Okmulgee, treasurer; E. M. Adams of Tulsa, assistant sec
retary and treasurer, and G. G. Gillette, of Tulsa, formerly
general manager of the Globe Oil Co., will retain his posi
tion with the new organization.
The above, together with the following, constitute the
board of directors: W. L. Montgomery, Sioux City, la.;
C. F. Hopkins, Tulsa; Calvin O. Smith, Tulsa; William
Hargis Walker, Tulsa; R. F. Korns, Des Moines; S. S.
Tanner, Minier, 111.; E. M. Brown, Shreveport; E. R. Bern
stein, Shreveport; Charles L. Waite, Kansas City, and
Edgar A. de Meules of Tulsa; de Mueles was also appointed
general counsel of the company.
Capitalization of the merger company will be $10,000,-
000, and some preferred stock will be put upon the mar
ket, and stockholders of the Globe Oil Co. will be allowed
to exchange 100 shares of $1 par common stock for one
share of $100 par preferred Tex-La-Homa ,and two shares
of no par value common Tex-La-Homa. The Tex-La-Homa
Oil Co. recently purchased the holdings of the Strange
Oil Co. in the Bull Bayou, La., field, on which is located
a well said to be making 10,000 barrels daily.
Tuesday of this week a number of investment bankers,
financial men and others interested in the merger left
Kansas City for Louisiana to inspect the Tex-La-Homa
properties in that state. Among the cities represented by
members of the party were Chicago, New York, Cincinnati,
Detroit, Boston, Rochester, N. Y., and Pittsburgh and other
financial centers. If time permits, the return trip will be
made by the way of Oklahoma to look over the properties
there.
IN THE PECOS, TEXAS, FIELD.
Pecos, Tex., Oct., 27 (Special).The Laura well, ac
cording to Manager Diggs, is going good since coupling
two boilers. The depth of the well is withheld, but the
formation is lime rock, which, according to the manager
is favorable in every way.
Victor well No. 1 is down about 800 feet, with oil
and gas showings, but no water. Victor No. 2 with bnt
little delay has been drilling since September 26. This
site is near Quito.
Storms, rains, and the Pecos River overflowing, have
stopped operations at the King well, which is 500 feet
deep, but work on this well will be resumed shortly.
The standard rig over the Bell well at Dixieland Is
compelted, and operations will start in the next few days.
Drilling on this well heretofore was done with a star rig.
the well being about 300 feet deep. Heavy cable, and drill
bits were hauled to the Leeman well, last week, and
installed. This well is about 300 feet deep.
With the advent of the Zone Oil Co. Into the Pecos
oil field, and the possible activity of a company headed
by Mr. Snell. the field of active operations will be ex
tended westward about five miles. The Zone Oil Co. to
getting ready to erect a derrick on section 22, block 4,
and have arranged for the derrick timbers with the Sun
shine people. C. T. Savage, at the head of the company,
has been here making preparations necessary to start
drilling.
The Atlantic Refining Co. has appointed the Equitable
Trust Company, 37 Wall street, New York, as its transfer
agent.
 THE OIL AND
KANSAS PRODUCTION.
Barrels
Eldorado 61,700
Augusta 12,025
Other fields 16,000
Total 89,725
Eldorado, Kas., October 29.(Special) A second To-
wanda in sight.
That is the prediction of most oil men for the Elbing
field, since the importance of the Perrier extension by the
Liong Green Oil Co. has begun to be thoroughly realized.
There are now 2,000 acres including in the proven area
In Northern Butler county, and it is a rare occasion when
a well comes in for less than 1,000 barrels. Furthermore,
development has only started. No one knows what the fu
ture has in store on the south and east. It is now a fore
gone conclusion that the original Eyestone wells instead
of being in the heart of the pool as was believed at time
of discovery, are merely on the northern edge. The real
gushers He to the south. Two weeks ago, it was believed
that the Lathrop lease, operated by the National Refin
ing Co. and another portion of the same farm leased by the
fimpire Gas and Fuel Co. was about the center. Then
came the news of the big well on the Ferrier farm, two
miles to the south of the Lathrop.
The Ferrier well has only touched the sand, yet it is
flowing 1,000 barrels. The value of the hundreds of acres
under lease in the immediate vicinity has gone up tre
mendously over night. It is a foregone conclusion that if
che Ferrier well were drilled deeper, Its production would
be materially increased and many operators do not hesi
tate to declare, that it would be good for 10,000 barrels if
it were deepened.
Ferrier a Big Surprise.
Discovery of a deep pay sand on the Ferrier came
as one of the greatest surprises In the Elbing district.
Most of the operators had figured that the Ferrier was a
"little too far south." They thought that the well was
in what geologists call "close in contour." But once more
the dope has been upset, and the potentiality of the El
bing district is greater than ever.
The newest well on the Eyestone farm is No. 3, drilled
by the Gypsy Oil Co. and C. J. Skirvin. The well is lo
cated in the southeast corner of Section 7-23-4, and is one
location north of Ward and Wilholt's 2,500-barrel gusher
which came in several weeks ago. It is said to be good
for 1,000 barrels. Furman No. 6, one location to the east,
is only good for 25 barrels, and the Sinclair Co. has al
most decided to abondon it. Ward and Wilhoit's No. 1
Leydig is now making practically all water and leads to
considerable uneasiness. However, it is believed that It
was likely drilled too deep. Other operators are becoming
more careful and are not drilling as deep into the sand
the custom when the pool was first discovered.
Sinclair Operations at Elbing.
The Sinclair Co. has just completed Furman No. 8 at
a depth of 2,385 feet, and are pulling the big pipe prepara
tory to drilling in. The well will be a good one, although
no estimate has been made of the production. No. 7 is
drilling at 2315; No. 9 drilling at 1895; No. 10 drilling at
1550; No. 11, spudding; No. 12 is a rig. Dedrick 2, in the
southeast quarter of 18-23 4, is reported drilling at 300
feet; No. 3 is building rig. Ford 1, in Marion county is
reported drilling at 1870. Wilkins 1, near Chapman, Dick
inson county, is setting the 8 inch to 1977.
Good Well for Phillips.
The Phillips Petroleum Co. has a good well on the
Supernaught farm Section 4-23-4 at the north end of the
Elbing pool. At a depth of 2,421 feet, the sand was en
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countered. The hole filled up with 2,400 feet of oil in a
few minutes. No estimate has been placed on the produc-
iton.
Sinclair Company Taking the Oil.
The Sinclair Pipeline Co. skirts the edge of the Fer
rier farm and is taking the oil. The Long Green Co. will
start at once on the drilling of other wells, It has been an
nounced by company officials. There are eighty acres in
the tract. The Ohio Cities Gas Co., the White Eagle Oil
and Refining Co. and the Oklahoma Producing Co. also
have made locations on adjacent tracts. In a few days, the
new territory will be covered with derricks.
"Creekology" Plays a Role.
The Long Green's Ferrier well puts a new word in the
oil vernacularthat of creekology. It establishes the fact
that there really is something to the oil following the
creekwho knows, perhaps linking right up with the
Potwin field, which is along this same creek.
The Ferrier well got the sand at 2,395 feet and it is
flowing about 50 barrels an hour. The bigger companies
have taken notice and acreage buyers for the larger com
panies, as well as the usual board of speculators, are keenly
trying to get all the acreage possible along the Whitewater
Creek.
What has the creek got to do with it? Well, from the
Sinclair's gusher on the Holden it has followed the creek
south for four miles, stopping now with the Ferrier well.
There has never been a dry hole drilled along the
creek south of the Ferrier well. And from the Ferrier
well to the Potwin producing wells is only six miles.
Other Big Wells in Elbing Peabody Field.
There have been other big wells in the district during
the past week, but none of gusher proportions, and all In
practically proven territory. The Empire's Lathrop well
No. 1, has just been completed at a depth of 2,329 feet and
is swabbing 1,500 barrels. The same company's No. 2 La
throp drilled in ten days ago is steadily Increasing its
output, making in the neighborhood of 1,000 barrels.
Good Wells at Peabody.
Watchorn on the Townsend 1 in 5-22-4 topped the sand
at 2461 and with the bit barely in the pay, has a hole full
of oil. A conservative estimate of this well's production is
500 barrels.
Elmhurst Development Company on the Sinex 3 in
10-22-4 topped the pay sand at 2498, barely scratching
the surface, and has a hole full of oil.
Elmhurst on the Burton 6 in 15-22-4 scratched the sand
at 2508 and immediately filled up. Both these wells will
be good for 500 barrels, it is estimated, possibly more.
Pearce et al on the Burton 1 in 15-22-4 topped the pay
at 2444, and with the drill only a few inches in the sand,
the hole is filling up rapidly. Scouts believe it will pro
duce 500 barrels.
Other Tests in Mid-Kansas Field.
Texhoma Petroleum Co. No. 2 Holden in the south
west of 4-23-4 got sand from 2,468 feet and swabbed 1,200
barrels daily. It is now tubing. No. 3 on the same lease
is drilling at 400 feet. No. 4 Hawk farm in the same section
is a rig up and No. 2 same farm is tools moved in.
The Ohio Cities Gas Co. is spudding No. 1 Hawk in the
SW of NW of SE of 4-23-4.
The Gypsy Oil Co. No. 3 Spenden in the southeast of
southwest of southeast of 5-23-4 is drilling at 1,380 feet. No.
2 same farm is drilling at 2,050 feet. Nos. 4 and 5 are rigs
up.
The Carter Oil Co. No. 3 Lewis in the southeast of
northwest of 7-23-4 is drilling at 610 feet. Same Co's. No.
2 Eyestone in the southeast of 7-23-4 is drilling at 2,150
feet.
Black and associates No. 1 Eyestone in the northeast
of the southwest of 7-23-4 remains shut down at 650 feet.
The Skuliy estate is drilling at 1,920 feet in No. 1 fee
land in the northwest of the southeast- of 17-23-4. No. 1 fee
10 THE OIL AND
land In the northwest of the northeast of the same sec
tion remains shut down at 2,150 feet.
The Ramsey Petroleum Co. is drilling at 2,050 feet in
the southeast of southwest of southwest of 17-23-4 on the
No. 1 Lathrop farm.
Twin State Oil Co. No. 1 Paris in the northeast of
southeast of 19-23-4 is a rig up and tools moved in.
Phillips Petroleum Co. and Marshall are rigging up in
No. 2 Paris in the northwest of northeast of northwest of
20-23-4.
Transcontinental Oil Co. No. 1 Kehr in the northwest of
southwest of northeast of 20-23-4 is a rig up.
Oklahoma Producing & Refining corporation No. 1
Perrier in the southwest of southeast of 20-23-4 is a rig
building.
Duster for Ramsey Petroleum Co.
An important test in Section 8-24-5, drilled by the Ram
sey Petroleum Co. on the farm by the same name, Is a dus
ter at 2,590 feet. A good showing of oil was encountered
at 2085 feet and another at 2470 feet. A shot of nitro at
the last depth was not productive of any result worth men
tioning. The pipe is being pulled and the test abandoned.
Connell, Hall, et al on the Love in 23-26-8 have been
forced to skid the rig, owing to collapsed casing, and
are drilling at 400 feet on a new location fifty feet west of
the first test. The original hole was down 1850 feet when
it became necessary to abandon it.
Electricity to Be Used in Elbing-Peabody.
The preliminary work of extending the Kansas Gas
and Electric Co's. high power transmission line to the
Elbing and Peabody field at a cost of $125,000 is now well
under way. The line will extend from the company's great
power plant at Wichita. It is expected to be ready for use
about January 1. A shortage of funds to build the line
was met in a novel manner. The company owned 150 oil
well motors, worth in the neighborhood of $1,000 each.
These were disposed of to the operators who considered
themselves lucky to get them at any price.
Among the heaviest buyers of this electrical equipment
are A. L. Derby, the Sinclair Co., the Empire Gas & Fuel
Co., the Gypsy Oil Co., the Phillips Petroleum Co., the
White Eagle Oil & Refining Co., Robert Watchorn, the Or
lando Petroleum Co., and the National Refining Co.
Mid-Kansas Production Now 18,000 barrels.
That the pipeline companies of Oklahoma and the oil
writers of that state deliberately attempt to lower the pro
duction figures of Kansas and add the deduction to bolster
up the output of that state is now charged. The runs from
Elbing and Peabody now average 18,000 barrels every
twenty-four hours. Recently Oklahoma reports have varied
between 7,000 and 11,000 for the new Kansas district. There
are now sixty producing wells.
A Million Dollar Company for Peabody.
The formation of a million dollar oil company with
offices in Peabody was a feature of last month's financial
news. The new company will be known as the Peabody
Petroleum Co. and is composed exclusively of Kansans.
The capital stock, to be exact, is $920,000, every dollar of
which has- been subscribed. There will be none for sale
to the public.
This company is backed by experienced and able oil
men. It owns 80 acres of the Alvin Burton farm in the
heart of the Peabody field, the tract being described as the
east half of the northeast quarter of 15-22-4. The company
has been formed to develop and to operate this valuable
property.
There are six stockholders and these are E. H. Morgan,
of El Dorado; J. C. Wilhoit, of Manhattan; S. W. Forrester,
of Wichita; J. W. Dunn and A. F. Kolterman, of Onaga,
and C. A. King, of Manhattan. All of these men are well
known in oil circles.
Skaer & Skaer on Texas Co. Land.
An unusual predicament confronts- Skaer and Skaer,
Wichita operators who are drilling a well two miles south
east of Herington in Dickinson county and in which a
showing of oil was encountered two weeks ago. The Texas
Co. now claims that the well is drilling on their acerage
and a survey has proved that the latter's contention is
correct. Skaer and Skaer now claim that a mistake in the
original survey was responsible for the error and that they
intended that the well should have been drilled 600 feet
away. If it proves to be a producing well, the Texas Co.
agrees to pay for the cost of the drilling operations. If
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it is a duster, some sort of satisfactory arrangements will
be made, officials of the Texas Co. say. The well will be
drilled to 2,600 feet at least in the hopes of picking up the
Elbing sand.
Dickinson County "Oil Mad."
No portion of Kansas at present has the oil fever
as badly as Dickinson county. New wells are being started
daily from the southern end to the extreme northern. All
of the larger companies are securing acreage wherever pos
sible, paying as high as $15 an acre for land more than
fifty miles from the Peabody field.
Dickinson County Wells.
Huntley and associates in 2-15-4 are reported drilling
at 800 feet.
Skelley & Boles in 19-15-5 is reported drilling around
1000 feet.
Sinclair is reported to have timbers on the ground for
a rig in 34-16-3. Same in 24-16-4 is reported a new lo
cation.
Deering Marshall and associates in 17-15-4 is reported
drilling around 450 feet.
Mott & Kohl in 35-14-4 is reported to have the rig
complete.
Forrester and associates on the Taylor in 6-14-3 is
reported drilling at 700 feet.
Ward & Wilhoit are reported to have made a location
south of Chapman, and Kelly and Ault are reported to
have made a location north of the same town.
Marshall and Hennesy are reported to have the rig up
in 34-11-4.
Sinclair in 26-11-3 is reported drilling at 1977 feet.
Same in 11-11-2 is reported to have the rig up and ready to
go. Same in 34-12-2 is reported drilling at 1150 feet.
Elmore Oil & Gas Co. is reported to have made a lo
cation in 21-16-2.
John Markey and associates are reported blocking up
an acreage in 14-14-3. which they will drill out.
Sinclair Oil Co. is reported hauling timbers to its lo
cation in the southeast of the southeast of 34-16-3, on the
Harry Long farm.
The Elmo Oil and Gas company, a local concern, has
joined forces with the Penn Co. and let a contract for put
ting down a test three miles south and seven miles west
of Hope. The location is in 21-16-2.
A location has been made south of Hope township,
on the Matthew May farm, in 7-15-3. This makes a three-
way test for Hope township on the south, with the Sinclair
making another location on a block of acreage north of
Hope, and to begin drilling by December 15.
Material is being hauled from El Dorado to a location
in 32-14-3, where Campbell and associates have a block of
1100 acres.
These locations for wildcat tests in Dickinson county
have been made: D. J. Marshall, section 34-11-4; Argus Co.,
section 13-13-3; Fysch and others, section 4-13-4; Keller
and others, section 26-12-3.
In Butler County's Older Fields.
The Augusta field came in the limelight last week
for the first time in months. The Empire's Feltham No.
25, which was drilled almost two years ago and which
had dwindled down to almost nothing, suddenly came back
to life and began flowing 500 barrels. It had been cleaned
out and was drilled slightly deeper. Whether a new sand
was struck or not has not been explained.
Empire Completions.
Empire reports the following wells on the sand: Adsit
18, in 36-25-4, still waiting on initial production ; Bancroft
19 in 32-25-5, cleaning out; Bloir 19, in 13-26-4. on the pump,
no report of production; Cardey 26, in 11-26-4, tubing; Em
pire 13, in 17-26-5, total depth 2467; Enyeart 79, in 12-26-4,
on the pump and making 150 barrels; Fulkerson 10, in
4-26-5, drilling by tools; Hamilton 20, in 14-26-4, total depth,
2367; No. 21 is on the pump, no report of production;
Hegberg 78, in 28-25-5, total depth 2443; No. 79 waiting
on gas engine; Kiser 8, in 16-26-5, tubing, both getting ready
to go on the pump; Koogler 48 in 17, pumping; No. 59. in
20, setting gas engine; Moler 22, in 32-25-5, cleaning out;
No. 24, running rods and pumping; Pierpont, 55, in 33-25-5
drilling up packer and cleaning out; No. 62 has 2100 feet
of fluid in the hole and is pulling the 10 inch; No. 63 with
300 feet of fluid in the hole is getting ready to drill in at
2448, top of the sand; Wilson 127 in 8-25-5, total depth
704 feet; No. 134 is on the pump; No. 36 on the pump; No,
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137 pulling the 10 inch. In Cowley county, the Shannon gas field and operators believe the finding of this well
1, in 34 has run the 10 inch to 1636 and is cleaning out at points to a great gas future for Wilson county. Sand was
1645. found at 1,050 feet. It is the largest gas well drilled in the
Duster for Gypsy. county for ten years. A good oil well has just been com
The Gypsy Co. reports that Hazlett No. 1, Section 24- pleted on the Gilmore land in section 21-28-15. This well
25-5 is dry and will be abandoned. Hazlett No. 1 in 12-25-5 has aroused much interest and indicates that considerable
is drilling at 2300 feet. more oil lies under the surface in that vicinity.
Guaranty-Inter Sea, on the Bisango 5, in the northwest Over the State.
quarter of the southeast quarter of 35-26-5, is reported to Finney CountyThe Garden City Oil & Gas Company,
have topped the sand at 2680 with no showing yet. They on the Wann No. 1 in 35-21-30, remains shut down at 2200
were reported running the 5 inch Tuesday getting ready feet.
to drill in. It is impossible to tell what the test will make. Jewell CountyThe Red Line Oil company on the
Receiver for Penn-Kansas Oil Co. Lamp, in the southeast of the southeast of 9-2-9, is a rig
The Penn-Kansas Oil Co. is insolvent. This company complete.
which entered Butler county a year ago, and from which the Kingman CountyHale & Allinger on the Winfrey in
great things was expected now will be directed by George 3275 southeast of the southwest of 11-27-2 is shut down at
R. Bassett of Wichita as receiver. The offices of the com feet, with reported trouble over contractor.
pany are in ElDorado. J. Wall, referee in bankruptcy ap 27-10Cunningham Oil & Gas company on the Latham in 21-
is reported fighting a fishing job at 3150 feet.
pointed the receiver. Kearney CountyMins & Inge on the Bower, in the
The petitioning creditors are the ElDorado National southwest of 9-25-37, is reported shut down at 725 feet with
Bank, the ElDorado Tool and Machine Co., and Baker and contractor trouble.
Scriber. In the petition filed it is alleged that the com Morris CountyForrester and associates on the Ray
pany not only is bankrupt, but is without any financial in the southeast of southeast of northwest of southwest of
resources. Laborers have not been paid for more than a
month, it is said. The Commerce Trust Co. of Kansas 13-16-5 is reported drilling around 500 feet.
Clark and associates on the Klckheifer in southwest
City, holder of the first mortgage of $120,000 is getting of northeast of southeast of 19-16-5 is reported drilling
the receipts from the daily oil output. The estimated lia around 800 feet.
bilities are between $300,000 and $400,000. In Harvey County, the Penn-Tex Oil Company's No. 1
When the syndicate entered the field last year, the McCord, section 35-22-2, has been abandoned at a depth
event was considered a notable one in oil circles in Kan of 2,535 feet.
sas. The Ralston, Knutson and Trapshooter leases were ob
tained and the company announced its intentions of shut
ting off the water which was bothering production on these FALLING OFF IN PETROLEUM FROM MEXICAN PORTS.
tracts. Apparently, the company lacked financial backing
to put its plans into effect in a thorough manner. Total for September Waa Three-quarter Million Barrels
East Butler County. Under the Big August Record.
It is reported that Alexander Massey, who recently Petroleum exports for the month of September shipped
completed a dry hole on the Blankinship No. 1 in the from the ports of Tampico, Port Lobos and Tuxpam aggre
southeast corner of the northwest quarter of 9-26-8 is not gated 7,194,088.01 barrels of petroleum of various classes, a
in the least discouraged, but has made a location and decrease from its record exportations of August of three
moved the rig from the abandoned test, and is rigging up quarters of a million barrels, says the Tampico (Mexico)
to go. According to the report, the location is about 1,000 Tribune. August exports totalled 7,988,519.14. The de
feet directly west of the Cattlemen No. 2, which would crease was due to the non-arrival of tankers scheduled,
put it 1,040 feet east of the center of the west line of the and, in a measure, to bad weather. The Cortez Oil Co.,
south half of the northeast quarter of 9-26-8. that would have been well over the million barrel mark,
Cornell & Hall on the Love No. 1, just over the line had all four of its sea loading lines put out of commission
in Greenwood county, who lost the tools and have been by a storm and a week elapsed before the damage could
fishing for nine joints of pipe have given up the job and be repaired and shipments resumed. The Penn Mex Fuel
skidded the rig 50 feet west of the abandoned hole. The Co. fell off greatly In its exports in September compared
depth of the old hole was 2,100 feet. with August. This company, however, is an in-and-outer.
Cattlemen on the Blankenship No. 3 in the south half of Sometimes it exports around a million barrels, only to fall
the northeast quarter of 9-26-8, is reported drilling around off the next month to a few hundred thousand. The
2100 feet. Huasteca Petroleum Co. heads the list of September ship
Magnolia to Drill Near Emporia. pers with a total of 1,340,264.53 barrels, closely followed
The Magnolia Petroleum Co. has spudded in a test on by the Aguila with shipments of 1,071,292 barrels.
The bulk of the exports was consigned to the United
the McCray farm, Section 34-21-10, Lyon county a few States, but shipments of importance were made to Great
miles from Emporia. This is the second test in that vicini Britain, South and Central America and elsewhere. The
ty, the McMann Oil Co., abandoning a test a half mile south total amount of petroleum exported during the month of
of the Magnolia's location three years ago. At a depth September by the different shipping companies follow:
of 2,355 feet a forty-foot sand was found. The Magnolia Aguila 1,071,292.00
Petrolium Co. purchased all of the McMann interests in Huasteca 1,340,264.53
Kansas the same year. Cortez 912,772.00
Greenwood County 3,580 Barrels. Standard 774,658.38
Authentic production reports for Greenwood county Island 596,412.55
now are available. The approximate runs at the present Mexican Gulf 560,896.15
time are 3,580 barrels daily, most of which is produced in Texas 531,124.50
the Hull-Bryden districts and the Beaumont district oper Freeport 410,341.02
ated by the Empire Gas and Fuel Co. When the Teeter Penn East Coast 408,569.00
pool recently opened up by the Empire is developed, it is Interocean Mex 385,916.00
believed that the figures will be increased. 85,808.25
Pierce Navigation
Of the total daily production, refineries obtain the National 63,260.00
bulk of the crude, as for Instance in the month of August, Tal Vez 31,371.01
when the production totaled 79,992 barrels, refineries 21,322.62
grabbed 52,715 barrels of this. The remainder was taken Total 7,194,008.01
by the Prairie Pipe Line Co., 16,685 barrels; the Sinclair
Pipe Line Co., 7,829 barrels; and the rest was used for Representatives of the Gillespie Oil Co., of Pittsburg,
placement in fuel and gross stocks, amounting to 3,900 and Pa., have been making a tour of investigation in the Big
7,511 barrels, respectively. Muddy and other Converse Co. fields in Wyoming, with
A 7-Million-Foot Gasser at Fredonia. a view to the entrance of the eastern firm into Wyoming.
One of the week's surprises in the Kansas fields has
been the finding of a 7,000,000 cubic foot gas well by the The Texas Southern Oil and Lease Syndicate reports
huge Fredonia Gas Co., a short distaance from Fredonia. Its Lamkln No. 1, Gonzales county, drilling at 2150, and
The town is ten miles northeast from the huge Elk City its Thompson No. 1, Caldwell county, drilling in.
12 THE OIL AND
OFF FLIES THE LIDTHEN DOWN IT GOES AGAIN.
Wichita Falls Hat All Kindt of Excitement; Much Joy and
Then Sorrow When Salt Water I* Admitted at the
Kemp-Munger-Allen.
Wichita Palls, Tex., Oct. 29 (Special)The talent are
not quite sure just where they are at. A week ago Monday,
when the Kemp-Munger-Allen well made a flow, the lid
was kicked off of things generally and a frantic rush for
acreage began. Just now, with the presence of salt water
admitted, there Is something of a hopeful reaction from
the awful slump that followed the salt water news, and
optimistic ones believe that the test will yet make a well.
Opinion is divided among the brethren as to how mat
ters stand. Those who take the darker view have been
getting out from under with all haste and dexterity. Salt
water is salt water, they say. But J. A. Kemp, who is not
an oil man, took some experienced operators out to the
scene, and they gave it as their opinion that the salt
water came, not from the sand, but from a leak in the
casing seat. Dr. B. P. Bass, A. R. Dillard and Charles
Verschoyle, recognized as men who know the game, were
the ones to express this opinion.
Mr. Kemp, who has resided in Wichita Falls for nearly
40 years, seemed to fear that some people would think he
had tried to mislead the stockholders when he advised
them last Monday to hold on to their stock. He is far
from having lost hope that the well will make pay, but
seems to be more concerned with the attitude that his
optimism has placed him in than in the outcome of. the
test. There are always those who will misconstrue and
criticize, and perhaps Mr. Kemp Is taking such individuals
more seriously than an old-time oil operator would.
The Kemp-Munger-Allen has completely overshadowed
all other oil news here, and has surely made things hum
for a while. Last Monday, after the well flowed, stock in
the company soared from around 600 to 2,200, and it did
not get materially below that mark until after the words,
"salt water," were heard. It has not yet gone below 500,
and still seems to be considered, as Mr. Kemp says, "a
mighty good gamble."
Acreage went at all sorts of prices, but if anything
brought about $5,000 per acre the writer could not find it
out for sure. There were reports of $7,000 and $9,000 for
close-in stuff, but such reports failed of confirmation. The
talent flocked in Tuesday and Wednesday from every side,
and the well aroused more Interest and excitement than
any of its predecessors in West Texas. If it did not actu
ally exceed the Burk-Waggoner frenzy, it ran it a mighty
close race, and there are more people here now to partici
pate than there were then.
Half a dozen new companies came into being over
night. One of them put an ad in an afternoon paper last
Tuesday, then sold all of its $60,000 stock on the exchange
before the paper came out. It pays to advertise, surely.
Just now, they are trying to shut off the water and
see what the well has. That may take from a few days to
a few weeks. Nothing in the nature of a real test has
ever been made, and just where the widely spread reports
of 2,000 barrels, 3,500 barrels and the like originated no
one seems to know.
First Runs by Joint Pipe Line.
One important event in the Northwest field went al
most unnoticed during the week, on account of the Iowa
Park excitement", this was the beginning of oil runs by
the joint pipe line of the Texas and Empire companies.
Runs were first made last Wednesday, being from the
Northwest field to the loading rack at Waurika, Okla., the
temporary terminus of the line. Work on the section of
the line between Waurika and Healdton Is going ahead
rapidly and is scheduled for completion early in Novem
ber. When Healdton is reached, the line can care for
25,000 to 30,000 barrels a day. It is an 8-inch line.
The Empire Co.'s separate line from Burkburnett to
Healdton is getting under way, but is not due for comple
tion until early in 1920. The Gulf Production Co.'s line
from Fort Worth to Burkburnett has reached the eastern
edge of Wichita County and 30 days more will see It
running oil.
Producers Win at the Jump.
The Producers & Refiners Association began to show
its teeth during the week, with the result that the railroad
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commission of Texas promptly rescinded an order it had
issued to the Texas and Magnolia companies to run 25,000
barrels daily for a Burkburnett producer. The association
also brought a Federal Trade Commission representati?e
here, who has returned to report and to recommend that a
federal inquiry into the doings of the small pipe lines be
started. The small lines are saying that this common car
rier business doesn't fit them at all, and they are about to
have to prove it, from all appearances.
Get 3 Million for 50 Acres.
Details of the J. I. Staley deal, reported briefly in
these columns two weeks ago, were made public recently.
For a consideration of $3,000,000. J. I. Staley and P. P.
Langford sell 50 acres in the Northwest field to the Middle
States Oil Co., of which Charles N. Haskell, former gov
ernor of Oklahoma, is a leading director. There are two
15-acre tracts out of the Lillis Morgan, a 10-acre block out
of the A. E. Morgan and a 10-acre tract out of the Tidwell
subdivision of Block 97. The tracts have an estimated
potential production of 15,000 barrels daily. Staley was a
well-to-do Burkburnett farmer before the oil came. Lang-
ford is a Wichita Falls banker, who has been very success
ful in the Burkburnett field.
W. N. Maer and B. L. Brookins have sold their 6-inch
pipe line from Burkburnett to Devol to the Boger Oil Cor
poration of New York City for $475,000. This company
was organized by Alphon Boger, aged about 26, who a few
years ago was his father's partner in a dental office.
Drilling into molars palled upon young Boger, so he en
tered the oil game, swapping leases until he was suffi
ciently financed to buy some shallow field leases. Since
then he has made money rapidly and has moved to New
York, and probably doesn't care if he never pulls another
tooth again as long as he lives. The company which be
has organized has $4,000,000 capital stock.
Warning Against Close Drilling.
A mighty proper warningthough it may prove to be
a mighty useless onewas issued by the Producers & Re
finers Association during the week against a repetition ot
the close drilling that has increased congestion at Burk
burnett. Viewing the Kemp-Munger-Allen well as the
opener of a new pool, the association urged oil men to
agree not to subdivide any lease Into less than 5-acre tracts
and to drill only one well on each 5 acres. Had such a
rule been adopted at Burkburnett in the Burk-Waggoner
days, there would be less transportation trouble to con
tend with now.
The Week's Production.
Weather conditions continued to affect production fig
ures and the county's total for the week was at the lowest
in several months, with a daily average of only 92,300 bar
rels. Of this Burkburnett was credited with 81,000, Electra
with 10,000, Iowa Park and Petrolia 600 each and Holliday
100 barrels.
The best completion for the week was that of the
Great Lakes Petroleum Co. No. 1 Taylor. Block 49 of the
Knight subdivision of Block 97, which started at 2,700 bar
rels. Other completions were:
Texas Co. No. 11 Morgan, 2,000 barrels.
Same No. 19 Morgan, 1,000 barrels.
Norton & Cline No. 7 Waggoner. Block 84, 900 barrels.
Same No. 9 Waggoner, Block 84, 950 barrels.
J. I. Staley et al. No. 5 Taylor, Block 98, 1,500 barrels.
Humble Oil & Refining Co. No. 1 Evans, 1,200 barrels.
Northwestern Petroleum Co. No. 1 Elsea, Block 8S.
1,000 barrels.
Southwestern Petroleum Co. No. 5 Elsea, Block SS,
1,000 barrels.
Southwestern Petroleum Co. No. 6 Elsea, Block SS.
850 barrels.
Howard Webber No. 1 Elsea, 1,000 barrels.
Same No. 12 Brannon, Block 83, 1,000 barrels.
Godley-Weber Oil Co. No. 17 Brannon, Block 83, 1,600
barrels.
E. & P. Oil Co. No. 2 Waggoner, 1,500 barrels.
Franklin Drilling Co. No. 2 Taylor, 600 barrels.
The McPherson well, east of Casper, Wyo., Is down
2,000 feet. According to the geologists who reported the
existence of the structure, the company has about 700
feet still to go. According to others of the oil fraternity,
there Is no grease to be found in that locality above 8,000
to 10,000 feet
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OKLAHOMA PRODUCTION.
Barrels
dishing 35,400
Healdton 35,800
Other fields 146,700
Total 217,900
Tulsa. Okla., Oct. 29.The same old story was told
again during the past week regarding Oklahoma oil devel
opment that has been related again and again for several
weeks, namelyit was a fine week, every field in the
state reporting more or less of interest, but the Beggs field
in Okmulgee outstripped them all, and walked away with
leading honors. Briefly summarized, the following were
the most important happenings:
1. Another new pool was discovered in Noble
County, 4 miles northeast of the Billings pool.
2. Two new pools were found in the Beggs
district, one of which is miles from produc
tion, and the other 1 2 mile from production.
3. A new deep sand is reported discovered
at Beggs in the big pool in 12-14-11, 150 feet below
the deepest known sand to date.
4. The Garber pool was extended by two
wells, both of which are west of that field.
5. New deep sand has been discovered at
2,692 feet in the Fox field, below all other known
producing sands, and looks like it will make a well.
6. Wild cat is showing oil in 29-3s-1w, in Car
ter County
7. Several large wells and minor extension
ers were brought in.
Thus it is shown that Oklahoma as an oil producing
state is setting a pace that her more inexperienced and
undrilled neighboring statesTexas and Louisianawill
have a hard time keeping up with. The so-called minor
extensioners referred to include the finding of 5,000,000
feet of gas in a well In 3-19-9, near Keystone, which is
about 2 miles from production; a well northwest of Paw-
huska, in the Osage, good for 200 barrels, that is a mile
from production, and an extensioner to the Osage Hill pool
in 30-15-11, near Beggs.
Discovery of New Noble Pool.
The discovery of the new pool In Noble County, Okla
homa, which was brought about by deeper drilling of the
Humphreys Petroleum Co. and Midco Petroleum Co. No. 1
Wllhen farm, in the southeast corner of 30-24-lw, Is the
leading item of Interest. This well, which was mentioned
in the last week's Oil & Gas News, has been drilled deeper
through the sand, and is rated as good for from 100 to 150
barrels. The sand was found at 1,984 feet, with first pay
at 1,991 feet, and the sand was passed up at 2,008 feet.
The hole filled up and slopped over with oil, and is said
to have made two small flows. It Is approximately 4 miles
northeast of the proven limits of the old Billings pool,
which is producing 2,200 barrels daily. The Midco-
Humphreys people are going to put it down deeper, with
hopes of getting a pay at around 2,100 feet, and the last
reported depth was 2,040 feet.
Beggs' New Pools.
W. J. Purdy and associates topped a sand at 2,555 feet
in their well in the southwest corner of 6-15-11, northwest
of Beggs, Okmulgee County, and at 12 feet in it is making
5,000,000 feet of gas and promises to make a dandy pro
ducer. The well Is showing identically as the wells do in
the Osage Hill pool, in 19 and 30-15-11. The gas is found
in the hard lime above the sand and the big oil pay is not
found until about 20 feet in. Purdy and others have about
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8 feet more to go before getting the oil, they figure, and
when drilled deeper, the well will no doubt deliver the
goods.
Ross & Scott No. 1, in the southwest corner of the
southeast of the northeast of 18-14-12, a half mile south
of the Best Development Co. gassers, in the SE>4 of 7-14-12,
is reported to have found sand at 2,776 feet, and at 8 feet
in the hole has 1,500 feet of oil in it. It is looked upon as
a new, pool rather than an extensioner to the stuff from
which the Best wells are producing, as they are making
oil from the 1,900-foot stray, and has 2,200-foot sand.
E. R. Perry and others No. 3, in the southwest corner
of the northwest of the southeast of 12-14-11, on the W.
Stake allotment, are reported as having a sand at 2,985 feet
that is showing oil and gas. The sand is about 150 feet
lower than the deepest sand so far known to exist in that
section, and if it makes a well, will lead up to all of the
wells in that locality being deepened as soon as the pro
duction from the upper sand pays down.
Extensioners at Garber.
The Minnehoma Oil Co. No. 1 McGill farm, in the
center of the south line of the northwest of 23-22-4w, a half
mile west of production In the Garber field, is flowing 25
barrels daily between the 6 and 8-inch pipe from a sand
thought to have been found near the total depth of 2,113
feet, where the 6-inch was set. It is thought that the oil
is coming from, a sand at 2,090 feet that was found, and
the pipe will be pulled and the sand tested out.
The Gypsy Oil Co. is getting a well in its No. 1 Coker
farm, in the northeast corner of 26-22-4w, two or three loca
tions west of production at Garber. It found sand at 1,468
feet and at a foot or two in the sand 150 feet of oil filled
up on top of 500 feet of water. An effort was made to bail
down the water, but it could be lowered no further than
500 feet from bottom. Two pipes will be lowered to shut
off the water before drilling deeper. Estimates place it
good for 25 barrels.
Fox's Deep Sander.
The well at Fox that is showing oil and gas on top of
a new deep sand at 2,692 feet is the Carter Oil Co. No. 2,
on the Tucker farm, in Sec. 29-2s-3w. A string of heavy
pipe is being run to take the place of the light small stuff
that was In the hole prior to drilling in. No sand this
deep has hitherto showed any oil in the Pox field.
Rau Consolidated Oil Co. has a showing of oil at 2,315
feet In No. 1, in 29-3s-lw, in Carter County, and has ce
mented pipe on top of the sand preparatory to drilling in.
This well is four miles or so from production.
List of the Big Ones.
The list of the big wells completed follows:
Producers & Refiners Corporation No. 5 Mcintosh,
NE& of 12-14-11, Beggs district, sand 2,812, 45 feet, 1,600
barrels.
Celestine Oil Co. No. 5, in the NE% of 33-25-9, in the
Winona district of the Osage, was shot in the Bartlesville
sand and is flowing 2,500 barrels.
Westheimer & Daube No. 1 Y. E. Dlllard farm, in the
SW corner of the SE of the SW of the SW of 22-4s-2w, in
the Hewitt field, found a new sand 1,980, 2,000 feet, which,
in addition to that found from 1,877, 97 and 1,903, 20 feet,
is flowing 1,000 barrels. The two upper sands are making
360 barrels daily.
Rebold & Peters No. 1, in the NW corner of the SW
of the SE.of the SW of 30-15-11, Beggs district, found sand
at 2,585 feet to 2,650 feet and is flowing 500 barrels.
Turman Oil Co. No. 19 Thompson farm, in the NE
corner of the NW of the SW of 35-15-11, Beggs district, is
flowing 500 barrels from 2,735 feet.
Gladys Bell Oil Co. and Indiahoma Refining Co. No. 9
Julius Adams farm, in the NW corner of the NE of the SE
of the NW of 6-14-12, sand 2,275, 93 feet, 500 barrels; No.
10 same farm, SW corner of the NE of the SE of the NW
of the section, sand 2,285, 2,312 feet, 300 barrels; No. 12
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same farm. NW corner of the SW of the SE of the NW of
6-14-12, sand 2,280, 2,327 feet, 500 barrels.
Extension*rs.
Burton Bros. No. 1, In the SW corner of the NE of
3-19-9, southwest of Keystone, found sand from 1,352 to
1,357 feet and is good for 5,000,000 feet of gas, but is being
drilled deeper. It is a mile or two from production.
Celestine Oil Co. No. 1, in the NE corner of the NW of
30-26-10, northwest of Pawhuska, in the Osage, was shot
in sand from 2,075 to 2,090 feet and is estimated good for
200 barrels. It is a mile from production.
Kingwood Oil Co. cleaned out and shut off water in
its well in 1-10-11, near Weleetka, and it is now making 100
barrels from 2,600 feet. It is three or four miles from
production.
The Rebold & Peters well in 30-15-11, above mentioned
as good for 500 barrels, is two locations south of produc
tion in the Osage Hill pool, west of Beggs.
The Globe Oil Co. has a well in the SE of the SW of
the SE of 23-21-8, near Cleveland in Pawnee County, that
is showing for a well at 2 feet in sand found at 2,190 feet,
and tankage is being built to drill in. It is located in con
demned territory and is about a mile from production.
Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co. shot its exten-
sloner in 34-16-10, which is % of a mile from production,
with 30 quarts, and results are being watched with interest.
It is a pretty good producerprobably 200 barrels natural.
In the western section of Lee county, the Middle Fork
Petroleum Co. has a 250 tank on the Bowman tract and
will put No. 1 on the pump. No. 2 has not yet been tubed
and rodded. These wells are 300 feet apart. Sutton Broth
ers are moving to a location on the Kilburn, 120 feet from
No. 2 Bowman. A. C. Phillips No. 1 Porter should be in
Saturday.
On Long Shoals, A. C. Phillips, who is drilling No.
1 Tye, expects to complete the well Saturday, also.
West of Heidleburg, the Rock Shoals Oil Co. is ready
to spud in at No. 6 on the Dudley Short tract. The Lee
Oil Co. is down around 600 feet at its test on the Branden
burg. This location is about V4 mile from the well on the
Lilly Heirs and the Raider producer.
Williams and O'Rear have moved to No. 2 on the Goo-
cey. No. 1 Is expected in Saturday. The Young Gasoline
and Refining Co. No. 1 T. T. Roberts is due.
OKLAHOMA COMPLETIONS.
Creek-Tulsa Counties
Texas Co., No. 4, Applegate farm, in the NWVi of
18-17-13, is a 10-barrel well.
R. J. Allison has a dry one in No. 3, Montgomery farm,
in the center of the south line of the north half of the
NWy4 of the NWVi of 4-16-13, depth 2,320 feet.
Bellrose Oil Co., No. 6, Martin farm, in the NEVi of
31-21-13, is a 10-barrel well.
C. G. Tibbons No. 3, Gregory farm, in the NE corner
of the SEVi of the SEVi of 23-18-12, Is showing for a
small well at 710 feet, and It may be put on the pump from
this sand but it is doubtful. Total depth is 1,500 feet.
England Oil and Gas Syndicate No. 1, Watson farm,
in the center of the tast line of the SEVi of the NWy4
of 31-18-13, found sand from 1,804-39 feet, and is good
for 20-barrels.
Caney River Gas Co., No. 3, Puryear farm, in the NE
corner of the NW% of the NW^4 of the SEVi of 28-16-13,
is a 15-barreI well, from sand from 1,747-75 feet.
Oklahoma Producing and Refining Co., No. 1, Payne
farm, in the NE corner of the SEVi of the SEVi of 30-19-11,
is pumping 50-barreIs from sand from 1,873-94 feet. It
is a half mile in advance of production.
Rushton and others No. 6, Summers farm, in the cen
ter of the south line of the NWVi of the NE% of 19-17-11,
is good fo 200-barrels from 2,441-51 feet. This well is pro
ducing from the sand in the Mississippi line, and is
therefore very important.
Campbell & Parker No. 7, Thomas farm, in the SW
corner of the NWy, of the NWVi of 20-19-11, is dry at
1,925 feet.
Twin State Oil Co. No. 1, Cooper farm, in the SW
corner of the NEVi of the NWVi of 21-19-11, is dry at
2,352 feet.
Harvey Crude Oil Co., No. 3, Sookey farm, in the
NE corner of the SEVi of the NWVi of 33-19-12, is a
6-barrel well from 620-31 feet.
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Okmulgee-Okfuskee-Muskogee Counties
Turman Oil Co. No. 3, Banks farm, in the center of
the north line of the SEVi of the NWVi of 30-15-11, is
good for 350-barrels from sand from 2,604-85 feet. It h
thought that this lease, owned by Turman will prove
to be the best lease in the Osage Hill pool, west of Beggs.
Prairie Oil and Gas Co. No. 4, Postoak farm, in the
SW corner of the NEVi of 35-15-11, is dry at 2,780 feet.
Hall and others No. 1, Tiger farm, in the SW corner
of the NEVi of the NEVi of 6-14-12, is dry and bandoned
in tht deep sand.
E. R. Black has a pailure at 2,814 feet in No. 2, Kelly
farm, In the SW corner of 7-14-12.
H. F. Wilcox and others No. 1, Brown farm, In the
SE corner of the NWVi of the SWVi of 19-15-11, Is now
making 15-barrels from 2,570-90 feet. Location for No.
17, Banks farm, in the center of the NEVi of the NWVi
of 30-15-11 has been abandoned.
Sapulpa Refining Co. No. 4, Mitchell farm, In the NE
corner of the NWVi of the NWVi of 20-12-12, is good
for 20 barrels in sand from 1,570-80 feet.
McDowell and associates No. 3, Johnson farm, in the
SE corner of the NEVi of the SEVi of the NW% of
3-12-12, is dry at 2,540 feet.
Kimbley and others No. 2, Perryman farm, in the NE
corner of the SWV4 of the NEVi of 17-15-11, is dry at
3,240 feet.
Gladys Belle Oil Co. No. 6, Perryman farm, in the cen
ter of the SEVi of the SWVi of 14-13-12, is a 20-barrel
well from sand from 1,680-95 feet. No. 7, in the NE cor
ner of the SEVi of the SWVi of the same section, is a
20-barrel well In sand from 1,680-89 feet.
The Lydia Oil Co. No. 1, Stephney farm. In the SW
corner of the SEVi of the SWVi of 15-12-13, is a dry hole.
Rosedale Oil and Gas Co., No. 4, Thomas farm. In
the SW corner of the NEVi of the NWVi of 30-14-14, is
good for 30-barrels from sand from 1.258-70 feet.
Harvey Crude Oil Co. No. 4, Weisner farm, in the
NW corner of the NEVi of 25-14-13, is a 25-barreI well at
1,336 feet.
Moorman and others No. 1, In the NE corner of the
SWVi of the SWVi of 11-11-11, Is dry and abandoned.
United Oil and Refining Co. No. 3, in the SEVi of
25-4-13, is good for 10-barrels.
Commonwealth Oil Co. No. 1, Larney farm, in the
NW corner of the SEVi of the SEVi of 14-12-11, is dry at
2,612 feet.
Simplex Oil Co. No. 1, in the SE corner of the NWV4
of the SWVi of 24-12-11, has been drilled deeper, and Is
doing 100 barrels a day. Sand 2,537-40 feet.
Link Oil Co. No. 4, in the SW corner of the NWVi
of 28-15-15, is a 1,400-barrel well from 1.786-1,808 feet, and
is certainly a credit to the new pool east of Haskell.
Zaline Oil Co. No. 5, S. Smith farm, in the NW cor
ner of the SWVi of 4-14-18, southwest of Muskogee, found
sand at 1,406 feet, and at 2 feet in. Is flowing 150-barrels.
The sand is deeper than that from which other wells in
that pool are producing.
B. G. Goble No. 2, Porter farm, in the center of the
east line of the SEVi of the NWVi of 32-16-15, found sand
from 1,407-30 feet, and is a 50-barrel well.
Corine Oil Co. No. 3, Sarty farm, in the center of
the NWVi of the NEVi of 5-16-16, is a 10-barrel well from
1,525-38 feet.
Gardner & Spencer No. 3, Mingo farm, In the center
of the west line of the NEVi of the SEVi of 26-17-15, is
a 25-barrel well from 1,022-39 feet.
Burgher & Bunnell No. 3, Bruner farm, in the SW
corner of the SEVi of the NEVi of 29-19-15, Is a 6,000,000-
foot gasser.
Papoose Oil Co. No. 1, Wolcott farm, in the NW cor
ner of the SWVi of the NWVi of the NWVi of 35-19-15 is
dry at 1,880 feet.
Blake and others No. 3, Smith farm, in the NE corner
of the SWVi of the SWVi of the SWVi of 9-18-15, is a 60-
barrel producer from 1,214-1, 223V4 feet.
Southwestern Oklahoma
Lone Star Gas Co. No. 1, Lowell farm, in the SW cor
ner of the NWVi of the NWVi of 24-ls-10w, is a 6,000,000-
foot gasser from sand from 2,176-82 feet.
Jake Hamon has a 20-barrel producer In No. 3, Pruitt
farm, in the center of the west line of the SEV4 of the
SEVi of 29-ls-10w, from sand from 2,366-81 feet.
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Pennok Oil Co. No. 8, Lincoln farm, In the SW cor
ner of the NEW of the SEW of 32-ls-10w, is a 100-barrel
well from sand from 2,098,2,021 feet.
J. C. Keys No. 4, Bills farm, In the center of the
south line of the N% of the SWW of 33-ls-lOw, is a 175-
barrel well from 2,132-40 feet, and No. 5, in the NW corner
of the NEW of the SWW of the SWW of the same sec
tion, is good for 175-barrels, from the same depth.
McMan Oil Co. No. 5, Patterson farm, in the NW corner
of the NEW of the SWW of the NEW of 4-2s-10w, is a 15-
barrel well from 2,136-47 feet.
Empire Gas and Fuel Co. No. 4, Williams farm, in
the NW corner of the SEW of the NWW of 4-2s-10w, is
flowing 150 barrels from sand from 2,125-40 fett.
Humble Oil and Refining Co. No. 3, Patterson farm, in
the SW corner of the SEW of the NWW of the NEW
of 4-2s-10w, is a 15-barrel well from 2,133-41 feet.
Lone Star Gas Co. No. 4, Jordan farm, in the NE
corner of the SWW of the SWW of 19-ls-9w, is a 35-barrel
well from 2,137-42 feet.
Creston Gas Co. No. 2, Arrington farm, in the NE
corner of the SWW of the SEW of the SWW of 31-2s-2w,
is good for 5,000,000 feet of gas from sand from 648-65 feet.
Pawnee-Payne-Garfield-Noble
Empire Gas and Fuel Co. No. 8, Sloan farm, in the
center of the north line of the NEW of the SEW of 31-29-le,
is good for 15-barrels from sand from 2,055-14 feet.
Southwestern Oil Co. No. 4, Welsh farm, In the SW
corner of 17-28-le, Is a 20-barrel well from 3-287-3,367 feet.
Kay & Kiowa Oil Co. No. 12, Curry farm, in the NW
corner of the NEW of 18-28-le, is dry aat 3,660 feet.
National Union Oil Co. No. 9, Nix farm, in the SEW
of 18-28-le, is a 200-barrel well at 3,277 feet.
Marland Refining Co. No. 10, Mollie Miller farm, in
the center of the SWW of the NWW of 9-25-2e, is a 50-
barrel well from sand from 3,655-95 feet, but drilling
is going on to the 3,900-foot sand.
Exchange Oil Co. No. 5, Denker farm, in the NE
corner of the SEW of the NEW of the SW% of 13-22-4w,
is a 40-barrel pumper from 1,560-74 feet.
H. H. Champlin's No. 24, Beggs farm in the NW cor
ner of 24-22-4w, is a 35-barrel pumper from 2,064-69 feet.
Minnehoma Oil Co. No. 5, Dively farm, in the'NW cor
ner of the SEW of the SEW of 14-22-4w, is a 50-barrel
well from sand from 1,980,86 feet.
Cosden & Marland No. 37, Walker farm, in the NE
corner of the SEW of the NEW of the SEW of 13-33-4w,
is good for 20-barrels of oil and 8,000,000-feet of gas
from 1,983 90 feet.
Prairie Oil and Gas Co. has a 3,000,000-foot shallow
gasser in No. 9. Wishard farm, in the center of the south
line of the SEW of the SEW of 12-22-4w.
Cosden & Marland No. 36, Walker farm, In the cen
ter of the west line of the SWW of the SEW of 13-22-4w,
is a 35-barrel pumper from 1,549,54 feet.
Osage Reservation
Dallas Osage Oil Co. No. 16, in the SE corner of
the NEW of 22-29-9, is a 110-barrel well from 1,37ft-
1 405 feet
Marland Oil and Refining Co. No. 1, in 8-27-8, is dry
and abandoned at 2,861 feet.
C. J. Wrightsman No. 1, in the NE corner of the SWW
of 5-27-10, is a failure at 1,830 feet.
Garnet OH Co. No. 2, in the center of the east line, of
the NEW of the NEW of 4-25-9, is dry and abandoned
at 2.371 feet.
E. N. Gillespie No. 1, in the NE corner of the SWW
of 13-25-10, is good for 40-barrels at 1,779-1,807 feet.
Marland Refining Co. No. 1, in the SW corner of the
NWW of 28-25-10, is making 60-barrels from sand from
3,030-65 feet.
W. J. Knupp No. 6, in the center of the north line of
the NWW of the NWW of 3-24-9, is good for 70-barrels.
' Test Log Oil Co. No. 9, in the center of the west line
of the NWW of 19-24-9, found sand from 2,148-2,193 feet,
and flowed 500 barrels the first 24 hours. It is rated at
275 barrels.
Barnsdall Corporation No. 1, in the NW corner of
the SEW of 23-24-10, is a 30-barrel well from 1,731-80 feet.
Enterprise Transit Co. No. 2, in the SW corner of
the SEW of 25-23-10, is dry at 1,905 feet.
Midland Petroleum Co. No. 4, in the SW corner of
the NEW of the SWW of the SEW of 28-28-10, is a 20-
barrel well from 1,775-1,810 feet.
GAS NEWS 15
C. K. Dresser No. 1, in the NW corner of the SEW
of 31-25-9, is dry at 2,308 feet.
Same company No. 9, in the SW corner of the NW14
of the SWW of the SEW of 28-28-10, is a 20-barrel well
from 1,885 to 1,899 feet.
J. H. Alexander No. 21, in the NE corner of 33-22-10,
is a 75-barrel well from sand from 1,184-1,212 feet.
Guffey-Gillespie Oil Co. No. 3, in the NE corner of
the SWW of 34-22-10, is a 100-barrel well from 1,912-38 feet.
Rex-Pyramid Oil Co. No. 4, in the SW corner of the
NWW of the SW14 of the NEW of 34-22-10, is good for
20 barrels from sand from 1,212-30 feet.
Kewanee Oil and Gas Co. No. 1, in the center of
the west line of the NWW of 3-21-10, is a 16-barrel well
from 1,224-42 feet.
Foster, Breene, and McKinney No. 4, in the NW
corner of the SWW of the NW% of the NEW of 18-27-11,
found sand from 1,995,2,002 feet, and is a 10-barrel pro
ducer.
Manhattan Oil Co. No. 3, in the NE corner of the
SWW of 18-27-1, is a 6-barrel well from 1,738-50 feet.
Midland Petroleum Co. No. 17, in the center of the
west line of the NWW of 5-26-12, is a dry hole at 1,676
feet.
Boston Osage Oil Co. No. 1, in the SE corner of the
NEW of 2-25-11, is a 3,000,000-foot gasser at 1,684 feet,
but is being drilled deeper.
Midland Petroleum Co. No. 3, in the center of the
north line of the NWW of 6-23-11, is dry at 2,200 feet.
Steyner Oil Co. No. 1, in the NW corner of the SWW
of 31-23-12, is a 25-barrel well from 1,799-1,813 feet.
Finance Oil Co. No. 1, in the center of the SEW
of 3-22-11, is dry and abandoned at 1,926 feet.
Cosden Oil and Gas Co. No. 1, in the SW corner of
the NWW of 23-20-11, is dry and abandoned at 2,005 feet.
Atlantic Oil Producing Co. No. 6, in the NE corner
of the SEW of 13-22-8, is a 250-barrel well from 2,640-42
feet.
Same company No. 9, in the SE corner of the NEW,
of the SEW of the SWW of 1-22-9, is a 13,000,000-foot
gasser at 1,965-86 feet .
Marland Refining Co. No. 1, in the SE corner of
1-22-9, is dry and abandoned at 2,340 feet.
Devonian Oil Co. No. 1, in the SW corner of the SEW
of 27-21-9, is dry at 2,142 feet.
Barnsdall Corporation No. 9, in the SE corner of
the NWW of the SEW of the SWW of 4-24-10, is a 100-
barrel well from 1,990-2.108 feet.
H. V. Foster No. 1, in the NW corner of the NEW
of the NWW of the NWW of 15-24-10, is good for 100-
barrels from sand found from 1,996-2,078. Total depth
is 2,094 feet.
Texhoma Oil Co. No. 5, in the center of the north
line of the NEW of the 16-24-10, is a 180-barrel well from
I,958-2,084 feet.
Test Log Oil Co. No. 10, in the SW corner of the
NWW of the SWW of the NWW of 19-24-10, is a 15-barrel
producer from 2,180-93 feet. Total depth is 2,250 feet. No.
II, in the SW corner of the NEW of the SWW of the NWW
of the section is dry at 2,112 feet..
Midco Petroleum Co. No. 1, in the SW corner of the
SEW of the SWW of the NEW of 36-24-10, is dry at
2,140 feet.
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16 THE OIL AND
Guffey-Gillespie Oil Co. No. 1, in the NW corner of
31-24-10, Is a 10-barrel well from 2,072-87 feet.
Laurel Oil and Gas Co. No. 4, in the center of the
west line of the east half of the west half of the NE*4
of 30-24-11, is a small producer from 1,527-1,614 feet.
Davenport and others No. 1, in the SE corner of the
SW%, of the SW% of 2,25-11, is a 2,000,000-foot gasser
and a 5-barrel oiler from 1,248-50 feet. Totaal depth is
1,352 feet.
Texolean Oil Co. No. 3, in the NW corner of the
SW% of the NWVi of the SEM of 29-25-11, is a 30-barrel
well from 1,686 to 1,795 feet.
Midland Petroleum Co. No. 4, in the SW corner of
the NW^i of the SWtf. of the SE*4 of 28-22-10, is good
for 15 barrels from 1,855-99 feet.
Rex Pyramid Oil Co. No. 3, in the SW corner of the
NE% of 34-22-10, is a 11,500,000-foot gasser from 1,244-57
feet, and from 1,893-1,945 feet.
WILCOX OPERATIONS.
Kelleyville District.
H. F. Wilcox is drilling by a lost string of tools at
total depth of 2,630 feet on his test No. 2 on the Fred Froe
farm, in Sec. 35-16-10.
Mounds District.
H. F. Wilcox is continuing to the Dutcher sand on his
test No. 12 on the Joe Lewis farm in Sec. 31-16-12, and
now drilling at 1,800 feet. In Sec. 32-16-11 Mr. Wilcox is
now drilling at 2,300 feet on his No. 3 test Lula Eubanks
farm; this test is destined for the Dutcher sand.
Beggs District.
Mr. Wilcox well No. 3 on the Ispehecher farm, located
at the center of the east line of the SE% of the NE%
of Sec. 34-15-11, is pumping on the beam and producing
approximately 40 barrels daily. This production is from
the Wilcox sand, found at 2,760 feet. On the same farm,
and 50 north of his No. 2 gas well, he is drilling at 450
feet on his test No. 4, and on the Coleman farm in the
same section he is drilling at 1,400 feet on his test No. 3,
located at the center of the east line of the SW14 of the
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SE*4. The Wilcox test No. 10, on the Jason Drew farm in
Sec. 25-15-11 is drilling at 2,350 feet, and destined for the
Wilcox sand, which should be found at approximately
2,700 feet. This test is located in the NW corner of the
SE% of the SEV4 of Sec. 25-15-11.
Mr. Wilcox is now drilling at 2,100 feet on his test
No. 1 on Jacob Tiger farm in Sec. 10-14-11, location being
the NW corner of SMs of the NW%. The Wilcox produc
tion on the Banks farm in Sec. 30-15-11 is holding up far
beyond reasonable expectation, and the various wells, some
of which were drilled In eight months ago, are still produc
ing by natural flow from the Dutcher sand found at 2,625
feet. His test No. 10 on the same farm is drilling at 2.30<j
feet, and is located at the SE corner of the NE!4. His
well No. 11, located In the NE corner of the NW4 of the
NE%, is flowing every thirty minutes, with only 3 feet in
the sand, the top of which is reached at 2,575 feet.
The 6%-inch casing with the packer is being run and
the well will be drilled in today. This test is a diagonal
offset to the Twin States well No. 1 on the Bearhead farm,
which well is reported as producing 400 barrels daily from
the Wilcox sand found at 3,143 feet. The Wilcox test No.
12 Is today on top of the Dutcher sand found at 2,575 feet
The 5 A -inch casing is being run today and this well should
be drilled in tomorrow. This well is located at the SW
corner of the NE% of the NW%. His No. 13, in the SW
corner of the SE^i of the NE*4, is drilling at 2,100 feet.
No. 17 at 450 feet. No. 14 is drilling at 2,350 feet. No. 19
is spudding, a direct offset to the Twin States Bearhead.
and being one location east of the Wilcox No. 11. No. 16
is rigging up and Nos. 15 and 18 are rigs. The rig is also
on the ground for test No. 20, which is in the center of the
north line of the NW% of the NE%.
Texas.
Mr. Wilcox has succeeded in straightening the hole on
test No. 1 Hodges farm, in Fisher County, Texas, and is
now drilling at 200 feet. On the Barron farm in the same
county, Mr. Wilcox is now drilling at 500 feet on his test
No. 1, and in Baylor County Mr. Wilcox is drilling at 1,100
feet on the Robinson farm.
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 THE OIL AND
Casper, Wyo., Oct. 25.(Special.)Lance Creek stocks
rose a little this week, due to developments in the
western part of the field. The Ohio Oil Co., drilling on
L.usk Petroleum holdings on Sec. 3-35-65, struck the sand
at something like 3,600 feet, and has some oil in the hole.
Reports vary as to the amount of the showing, but it is
probable that the well will be a good one, as it is located
just a little south of the joint well on the same section,
which was the second producer in the field, and which has
been pumping about 50O to 700 barrels daily since it was
brought in.
On the next section, 4, where there is already a big
gasser, the Ohio is just above the sand with another well,
and has a good showing of oil and considerable gas
pressure. Casing is being set, and the well is expected in
the first of the week.
On Sec. 9-36-65, the Midwest Refining Co. has a show
ing of oil at 3,500 feet. The well has still about 50 or 100
feet to go. This well is located southwest of the producers
in the field, and should it be a good one, will mean the
proving up of several miles of additional territory.
On Sec. 16-35-65, two rigs are going up to test out the
L.usk Petroleum Co. holdings in that section. There is a
well drilling on Sec. 16, where the Union Oil Co. is testing
out the Sunset Oil Co. holdings, but the well is shut down
at present, the rig having lately been destroyed by fire.
The same company is operating on Sec. 22, and should
reach the sand soon.
The joint test being put down by the Buck Creek, the
Ohio and the Midwest Refining Co. on Sec. 34-36-65, known
as Buck Creek No. 30, is attracting a good deal of atten
tion. Water was found in the first sand, but this has been
successfully cemented off, and the well is drilling again.
The test will be put down to the Cloverly sand, which
underlies the Dakota about 500 to 800 feet. This will
mean drilling something like 4,500 feet, but a good oil pro
duction would amply repay the companies for the expense
of drilling.
A report from the new Osage field in Weston County
states that four small wells, producing about 5 barrels
each, have been complete at 300 feet. The new producers
include the Thornton well on Sec. 5-46-63, where the dis
covery was made the Blind Pool Oil Syndicate on the
NE4 of Sec. 8, and the Lucky Baldwin well on the NE%
of Sec. 17. The wells are so small that only the very shal
low drilling depth renders the effort and expense worth
while. There are some sixteen rigs in the field, and a
confirmation of the reported completions will be followed
by the advent of an additional number. According to re
ports, there has been considerable claim-jumping in the
field, the Osage Oil Syndicate, of Sheridan, having had its
rig moved off its holdings by a crew of fifteen men in
motor trucks, who drove off the Osage Syndicate workmen
and killed two horses in the scrimmage that resulted.
The Midwest Refining Co. is ready to start on its test
of the Beaver Creek structure in the SE corner of Weston
County. The structure lies a few miles north of the Mule
Creek field, and southeast of the Osage field, being located
on the Billings branch of the Burlington railroad. Contrary
to conditions in the other fields of that section, the pay is
expected at a moderately deep level, geologists' reports
placing the Muddy sand at 2,600 to 2,800 feet. The Beaver
Valley Oil Co., composed mainly of ranchers In that vicin
ity, has been leasing land for some time, and holds about
30,000 acres. 17,000 of which have been leased to the Mid
west at a good figure. The Sinclair Consolidated Oil Co.
and the Troy Oil & Gas Co. have also gone into the new
field, though the Midwest is the only company which ap
pears to contemplate immediate development.
Another wildcat operation in that part of the state
will be put through by the Black Hills Oil Co., recently
incorporated, which has a rig up on the A. M. Nichols
ranch on Owl Creek, not far from New Castle. This is
supposed to be shallow territory.
The northern fields have been hampered considerably
by snow, as have all the other fields in the state, though
perhaps not to quite such an extent. The Midwest Refin
GAS NEWS 1/
ing Co. field superintendents from all fields are in Casper
to discuss plans for work this winter. Snow and cold are
not usually experienced as early in the season as has been
the case this winter, and many of the camps were quite
unprepared.
The Red Rover Oil Co. shot Its well near Graybull last
week, and failed to get a production. The well had made
a good showing at 1,735 feet, and the result of the shot
was quite a disappointment. The rig is being moved to a
new location, and another well will be drilled, according
to the officials of the company.
The American Oil Co. has begun work on a deep test
on the bank of the Graybull river. There are several pro
ducers within 1,000 feet of the new location, but the oil in
these wells was found in a shallow sand. The American
will test out the lower formations, and expect to get a
larger production.
The Alliance Refinery at Thermopolis will be com
pleted within the next few weeks and ready for operation.
The Singer Securities Corporation of New York, which is
backing the Alliance Refinery, has taken over the power
plant at Thermopolis, the Carter Hotel and the wells in
the Warm Springs field, operating through various com
panies underwritten by them. According to officers of the
concern, there will be seven new wells begun in the Warm
Springs field, the machinery being operated by power from
the electric plant, which is to be enlarged, the officials say.
A system of extracting water from the oil at the wells will
be installed, to do away with the freezing of the lines
during the winter. The Singer interests also promise a
plant for the manufacture of asphalt roofing, and several
other industries, which, if they materialize, will mean big
things for Thermopolis.
The Cheno Oil Co. well No. 3 in the Alkali Butte field.
Fremont County, which was reported In with a 40-barrel
production in a stray formation .some time ago, is about
to tap the main producing strata of the field. The Cheno
has two good wells, and expects another. The oil in the
Alkali Butte wells has been found in the Shannon sand,
which produces a fine grade of oil in the Big Muddy and
Salt Creek fields. In both of these fields, however, the
big flow has been found in the Wall Creek, which so far
has not been tried out in Alkali Butte. The Cheno and
others interested in the field are contemplating the drilling
of a test well to the Wall Creek.
On Sec. 24-33-91, the Midwest is drilling on its first
well in the new Horseshoe Creek, Muskrat, or Box Springs
field, whichever name will finally be decided on for the
new structure. The Midwest expects to finish the well
before the weather ties up operations. In the Buck Springs
field the Montana Syndicate has a rig up. At Big Bend
the Minnesota Syndicate is making good progress, and
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Shreveport, La., Oct. 27 (Special).The Bull Bayou
field in Red River Parish is having all of the play recently,
as the biggest well in this field ever produced was drilled
in last week on the Robinson lease in section 8-12-10 by
the Schaffer Oil and Refining Co. The well is located in
the northwest corner of the southwest corner of the south
west quarter, and is making between 10,000 and 20,000
barrels at about 2,730 feet. The well is an offstt of the
Foursome well on the Polley lease and develops big pro
duction in a locality where small wells were the rule. Bull
Bayou has produced several wells from 6,000 barrels
initial production down, but is noted more for the con
sistent performance of its completions than for wells of
big initial production, as the wells there heretofore com
pleted in that section hold up for weeks and months at
their initial production.
On the strength of the Schaffer well coming in one
of the largest deals yet made in this district through
Clark & Greer selling 90 acres of the J. R. Johnson lease
in the northeast of the southeast of section 18-20-10 Red
River Parish for $85,000.00 cash, this being one of the
largest cash transactions on record. The land was pur
chased by the National Oil Co. and announcement has
been made of immediate development of the tract in two
wells. The acreage is scattered in the northeast of the
southeast, southeast of the northeast and the northeast of
the northeast quarter.
Interest has grown so intense in this district that a
special train will be put on for the oil men. This will
enable the men to go and come to the field in a day. As
an example of how interest is growing in this territory,
R. O. Roy had made location for a well and had the der
rick up and waiting for equipment to rig up when a sale
was consummated on his holdings to R. E. Allison of
Shreveport and J. F. Dingee of Tulsa for $70,000 or an
average of $1,700 an acre.
Two wells which have been watched for weeks are
two that are being drilled by the Gulf Refining Company
on the Roberts-Brown lease in De Soto parish; one in sec
tion 4-11-12 and the other in 36-12-11 in DeSoto parish.
The wells are 5 and 9 miles respectively southwest of
the Wemple farm in a direct line of what it is believed will
be proved an extension northwestward of the Bull Bayou
pool.
Louisiana Needs Pipe Line
There is urgent need for more refineries to handle the
north Louisiana oil production. Practically only half of
the Homer oil is being handled by the pipelines, in spite
of the fact that there are more of these lines being laid.
Gushers are continuing to come in almost every week and
in most cases only one third of the production of the very
large wells is being run.
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GAS NEWS
At the present writing there are in Snreveport and
in close proximity, eight crude oil refineries and fully as
many casing head gasoline plants. The approximate daily
capacity of the refineries in 10,000 barrels of crude oil,
and all of the residue known to the science of refining are
obtained. Of course, some of the refineries do not pre
tend to distill all of the refined products, some of the
plants turning out only the illuminating products such
as gasoline, kerosene, etc.
The larger refineries located in Shreveport's factory
district are those of the Caddo Central Oil and Refining
Co., The Louisiana Oil and Refining Co., Webster Oil and
Refining Co., the Red River Oil and Refinery Co.'s plant
at Cedar Grove and one at Crichton, the Union Oil and
Refining Co.'s plant at Oil City, the Tar Island Refinery,
near Mooringsport, and a number of plants that distill
gasoline from natural gas located in different sections in
the Caddo field.
Probably the largest refinery operating in this
territory is the Caddo Central Oil & Refining Co. This
refinery was sold by the Caddo Oil and Refining Co. dur
ing the past year and its capacity has been enlarged from
2,000 to 3,000 barrels a day by the completion of three
new stills. C. P. Clayton, former manager of the Texas
Company of Louisiana, Is now manager of the Caddo
Central Oil & Refining Co. A complete new plant is in
process of construction near the site of the old plant the
first unit of which will have a capacity of 2,000 barrels
a day. The Leonard Construction Co., which has been
awarded the contract for building the new refinery, has
established temporary offices in Shreveport in charge of
J. C. Ward. The Caddo Central Oil and Refining Co., has
85 producing wells in the North Louisiana fields and
owns about 53,000 acres in fee and about 7,000 acres
of valuable leases. It owns 300 tank cars with 8G miles
of pipelines serving the Caddo Crichton and Bull Bayou
fields, and owns and operates a casing gasoline plant
at Mooringsport, La.
The Louisiana Oil & Refining Corporation operates
a 3,000 barrel refinery located at Gas Center, just north
of the City of Shreveport on the Kansas City Southern
railway. This refinery is equipped with all facilities for
making gasoline, kerosene, naptha and fuel oil and plans
have been perfected for the construction of a new plant
which will double the capacity within the next three
months. The Louisiana has about 100 miles of 4-inch line
serving the Caddo and Red River fields, and is building a
6-inch line from the Homer field which will be completed
and in operation within the next 60 days.
The Pine Island Refining Company's plant at Cedar
Grove has been purchased recently by the International
Oil and Gas Corporation, which expects to Increase its
present capacity of 200 barrels a day to 500 barrels
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

ty the first of the year. The plant is situated at Cedar

Gx-ove along the line "of the Kansas City Southern railway.
The Superior Oil Works is being constructed near the
town of Vivin and is under the management of George
A. Todd, of Oklahoma City. This will be a strictly lubri
cating plant. The company has purchased a 125-acre
tract on the K. C. S. Ry. and will start off with a 1,500-
barrel unit to be enlarged as fast as building can be ac
complished. The laboratory and offices have been com
pleted and foundations for the stills are all ready for the
steel when it arrives. The Lesh
The Union Refining and Pipeline Co., which took over
trie Union Refining Company s 300 barrel plant at Oil
City, has been enlarged to a capacity of 1,200 barrels
and is now running oil from the Pine Island field. The Refining
company has recently acquired 200 tank cars with which
it will handle its own products and is equipped to take
care of both light and heavy oils. This company also con
templates the construction of a refinery near the town of
Homer in the Claiborne field and is building a pipeline Division
from that field with this in view.
E. G. Bedford, of Oklahoma City, representing the
North American Oil and Refining Corporation has been in of the
this part of the country with a view of acquiring proper
ties and building a refinery and pipeline. The North
American owns and operates several large refineries in
Texas and Oklahoma and would be a valuable acquisition
to Louisiana oil interests. Mr. Bedford states that the
rate on crude oil from Shreveport oil fields to their re NATIONAL
fineries is only four and a half cents higher than that
from the Burkburnett field, and owing to the congested
condition of the Texas field it may prove to their ad
vantage to build a refinery here. OIL!
A Summary of the Operations for the Year Ending Septem
ber 30th, 1919.
Barrels COMPANY
Districts Completions Production Failures Gas
Caddo 440 83,612 70 27
Claiborne 71 55,815 12
De Soto 23 5,390 6
Red River 55 23,736 3
Bossier 24 415 5 14
Texas 15 115 9
Miscellaneous ... 42 200 19 22
Total 670 174,283 124 70 Refiners and Marketers
STANDARD TEST ON THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA IS of
ATTRACTING ATTENTION.
i
Seattle, Wash., Oct. 28 (Special)The oil develop
ment along the Olympic peninsula, where the Standard
Oil Co. is putting down a deep test well, is now attracting
the attention of many eastern capitalists. It is said that Petroleum
last week more than $100,000 worth of oil leases in out
lying sections changed hands.
The principal interest in the drilling in this region
now promising favorable results for the companies is con
fined to the Standard Oil operations at Moclips; the Forks Products
Oil Co. well at Forks, Wash., and the resumtpion develop
ment by the Sequim Oil & Gas Co., the pioneer company of
the district. The Sequim Oil & Gas Co. has succeeded
in loosening the ten-inch casing which was giving trouble,
and are now proceeding with their drilling operation with
a twelve-inch bit in an open hole. The Sequim well has
now attained a depth of 932 feet. It is planned to carry
the hole as far as possible with the ten-inch casing.
At Forks, conditions are favorable for the early bring
ing in of a commercial well. While the company has been
handicapped recently by the temporary loss of its tools,
it is believed that they will succeed in fishing them out
within the next ten days. Just before the Fork's tools
were lost the bailer was bringing up considerable oil, and
gas pressure was noticed.
While it is difficult to obtain information regarding
the Standard Oil Co. well at Moclips, it has been learned, Refinery and Sales Office at
however, that the company has succeeded In shutting off
the quicksand that was giving trouble around 300 feet
and it is believed that the well will be rapidly completed Arkansas City, Kansas
to the desired depth.
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20 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

MID-CONTINENT ENGINEERS MEET TODAY AT TULSA. TO TURN OUT 100,000 BARRELS OF OIL DAILY.
Problem* Connected With the Oil Industry Are to Be Dis Fort Worth Refineries Soon to Show Phenomenal Growth
cussed by ExpertsInteresting Program Arranged. Over Those of Other Cities, It Is Predicted.
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 29.(Special.) The second semi Fort Worth, Tex., Oct. 28.Fort Worth refineries will
annual meeting of the Mid-Continent section of the Ameri turn out 100,000 barrels of oil per day as soon as all of
can Society of Mechanical Engineers will be held at Bar- the refineries that are projected are completed. The com
tlesville, Okla., tomorrow, Thursday, when the leading pletion of the refineries of the Home Oil Refining Co. and
engineers throughout the Mid-Continent section, embracing the Continental Oil Co. brings the capacity of each np to
Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, will 5,000 barrels dally, while the total for those in operation
discuss engineering subjects of greatest interest. for the week is 44,500 barrels.
For the purpose of working out engineering problems, Under construction are five companies with a total
particularly as applied to the oil industry, the Mid-Conti capacity of 17,500 barrels, while those projected will have
nent section of the American Society of Mechanical En a total of 34,500.
gineers was organized at a meeting held in Tulsa, Febru Such an Increase as these figures show is a phenome
ary 6, 1919. The first meeting for "get-together" purposes nal growth over that of other oil cities, oil men state.
following the organization was held here May 23, and was The table of figures is as follows:
a great success, many papers of interest to the oil industry In Operation.
being presented. Company. Barrels.
Engineers in the past have been of much assistance Pierce Oil Corporation 15,000
in meeting the economic needs of the world, and it is ex Magnolia Petroleum Co 12,000
pected that the engineers of today will participate in meet Gulf Refining Co 6.000
ing the problems of the present and future. The problems Southern Oil Refining 500
of the petroleum industry are among those with which the Star Refining Co 1,000
Mid-Continent section of the American Society of Mechan Home Oil Refining 5,000
ical Engineers is directly concerning itself. This section
is collecting and disseminating useful data pertaining to Transcontinental Oil Co 5,000
oil and gas production, transportation and refining, and
will conduct Investigations of various problems submitted Total 44,000
to it by the industry. Such matters as come before this Under Construction.
section will receive the best technical and practical atten White Eagle Refining Co 6,000
tion. As a society for the advancement of the mechanical Federal Refining Co 5,000
arts and sciences, the society asks and offers all possible Texas Producing & Refining Co 5,000
co-operation. Invincible Oil Corporation 1,500
The Bartlesville unit of the Mid-Continent section has
prepared a very appropriate program for the occasion, Total 17.000
which is as follows: Projected.
October 30. Panther City Refining Co 1,000
10:30 A. M.Business Session. Ok-In Refining Co 5,000
After the routine business of the session has been at Star-Tex Petroleum Co 2,500
tended to, a committee report on "What should be the con Fort Worth Refining Co 2,000
tent of a course to fit young men to become petroleum Texas Eagle Producing & Refining 10,000
engineers" will be received and discussed. Beaver Valley Oil and Refining Co 5,000
12:00 M.Luncheon at Maire Hotel. Invader Oil and Refining Co 1,000
2:00 P. M.Afternoon Professional Session. Royal Duke Oil Co 5,000
1. "Construction and Operation of Pipe Lines for the Texas-Arizona Petroleum Co 4,000
Transportation of Natural Gas," by Mr. C. E. Brock, super
intendent gas pipe lines, Empire Gas & Fuel Co., Bartles Total 34,000
ville, Okla.
2. "A Standard for Gasoline, Kerosene and Motor Fuel Grand total 94,000
Oil," by Dr. Edwin DeBarr, University of Oklahoma, Nor
man, Okla.
3. "Problems Confronting the Engineering Colleges," GOVERNMENT IN TOUCH WITH OIL INDUSTRY.
by Prof. A. A. Potter, dean of the School of Engineering,
Kansas State Agricultural College, Manhattan, Kan. The close contact of the United States Geological Sur
6:00 P. M.Dinner, Country Club. vey of the Department of the Interior with the economic
(Empire auto transportation; depart from assembly situation in the United States and its recognition of the
room 5:15.) need for the discovery of new oil fields in the immediate
8:00 P. M.Evening Professional Session. future is shown by the emphasis placed on geologic field
4. "New Problems for Engineers," by Dr. Ira N. Hol- investigations aimed at the discovery of new oil and gas
lis, president Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, reserves. Of the fourteen papers or short reports pub
Mass., and past-president of the American Society of Me lished in the annual volume of Contributions to Economic
chanical Engineers. Geology, 1918, Part II, Mineral Fuels (Bulletin 691). eleven
5. "Natural Gas Gasoline Plants," by Mr. F. E. Rice, relate to the possibilities of discovering new oil fields or
chief engineer Phillips . Petroleum Co., Bartlesville, Okla. of developing oil shales, whereas three are concerned with
6. "Appraisement of Oil and Gas Properties," by Mr. descriptions of coal fields. Three of the papers describe
O. J. Berend, vice-president Oklahoma Petroleum & Gaso regions of favorable structure, with oil and gas possibili
line Co., Tulsa, Okla. ties, in Montana, one in North Dakota, two in California,
October 31. one in Oklahoma, one in Arkansas and one in portions of
Inspection Trip via Empire Automobiles, Leaving Assembly the Central Great Plains of Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado.
Room at 9:30 A. M. New Mexico and Kansas.
A study of the above program shows that four of the Advance editions of these papers, distributed sepa
papers are related to the oil and gas industry. Those who rately, were issued promptly as printed in order to place
are fortunate enough to attend the meeting will be given the information as soon as possible in the possession of
a rare treat in the form of an address to be delivered to the oil companies. The complete volume may now be
the engineers and their guests by Dr. Ira N. Hollis. obtained by addressing the Director of the United States
The trip of inspection of the following day will include Geological Survey, Department of the Hnterior, Washing
a visit to the Dewey Portland Cement Works, where one ton, D. C.
of the first waste heat boiler installations in modern ce
ment will be seen; a trip through the gasoline absorption Sheldon Clarke of the Sinclair Chicago offices has
and compression plants of the Phillips Petroleum and other been named as president of the Lincoln Park Yacht Club.
companies; a visit to a large electric generating station; Mr. Clarke is an enthusiastic yachtman. He has raced
to one or more smelters, and possibly a trip through the motor boats in all parts of the United States and in
Empire Co.'s experimental laboratories. Auto service will Europe as well. He counts among his intimate friends
be furnished for the entire trip through the courtesy of the Sir Thomas Lipton, another devotee of the white sail and
Kmpire Co. the blue waters.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 21

WILCOX DIVIDEND BROUGHT UP TO 65 PER CENT.
Stockholders Ratify Increase in Stock to 20 Million Dollars
Company to Take Texas Syndicate on Dollar
for Dollar Basis.
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 29 (Special) A meeting of the
stockholders of the H. F. Wilcox Oil & Gas Co. was held
in the offices of the company here in the new Wright
Building, Wednesday, October 22, and ratification of the
proposed increase in capital stock from $2, 000,000 to $20,-
000,000 was made. Approximately 90 per cent of the stock
was represented by those present or in proxy. Immedi
ately after the stockholders' meeting, the directors met and
instructed that the charter be thus amended.
The directors also declared a 5 per cent dividend, and
decided to disburse among stockholders the remaining
common stock left in the treasury, which amounted to
approximately 29% per' cent, making a total dividend
declaration of 34% per cent, and bringing the total divi
dends paid since January 1, 1919, up to 65 per cent.
When the $20,000,000 corporation is effected, that con
cern will purchase outright the $4,000,01") Texas syndicate,
which is operated by H. F. Wilcox as an individual, on the
basis of dollar for dollar. The Texas syndicate is under
contract to drill twenty-five wells on twenty-five separate
Texas blocks of acreage, aggregating approximately 100,000
acres. After the H. F. Wilcox Oil & Gas Co. has paid
$4,000,000 for this syndicate, it will be to no more expense
in filling these contracts.
Directors of H. F. Wilcox Oil and Gas Co., are J.
Edward Horn, Phlllipsburg, Pa.; E. Ross Wynn, Phillips-
burg, Pa.; Frank W. Nye, New York City; W. J. Garard,
Mollne, 111.; H. H. Kilpatrick, Kansas City, Mo.; H. F.
Wilcox, G. A. Dye, L. V. Crater, L. E. Sears, and M. C.
Bredahl, all of Tulsa; R. A. Neilson, Chicago; and J. K.
Lipscomb, Dallas.
An irregular gas pressure is supposed to have been
responsible for a bad fire at the Big Muddy camp of the
Midwest in Wyoming last Wednesday. Two bunk houses
were burned.
SEES A NEW CROP OF OIL NEAR-MILLIONAIRES.
Secretary of Well Reamer Company Says New Device Will
Revolutionize the Petroleum Industry.
According to J. B. Dickinson, secretary of the Na
tional Oil Well Reamer Co., who drilled the first oil well
at Tulsa about 20 years ago, the new patented device for
reaming out old wells will revolutionize the oil Industry.
As a conservative measure, it promises much to those who
pump small wells daily and receive from one to three
barrels. Mr. Dickinson claims that any producing sand
can be made to yield a "second crop of oil" at little
expense. Speaking of the new method of "oil harvest,"
Mr. Dickinson says:
"Our proposition is reduced to a simple arithmetical
question. If a hole six inches in diameter produces two
barrels of oil per day, how many barrels should a hole
34 inches in diameter produce? It is simply a question
of proportion, solved by the Single Rule of Three. Wells
making two barrels can easily be made to produce ten.
There are a few 'doubting Thomas' in the oil game, but
we are able to convert them with facts and figures. The
proof of the pudding is the eating thereof, is an old adage,
so we furnish the 'proof.'
"There are fifty thousand old wells in Kansas and
Oklahoma which can be made to produce from three hun
dred to eight hundred per cent more oil. This would mean
a new crop of near-millionaires and add several additional
millions of barrels of^oil per annum. I am a true believer
in conservation in its fullest and best sense. 'Harvesting
a new oil crop' is becoming popular. The Prairie and other
big operators are entering the field."
According to figures from Cheyenne, 120 domestic oil
companies filed papers at the Wyoming capital during
the first nine months of 1919, and 31 foreign companies,
that is, companies organized In other states. The capitali
zation of the entire 151 amounts to over $170,000,000,
an increase of $95,000,000 over last year s figures, for the
same period.

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Beginning with the issue of November 6, the OIL and GAS NEWS will
publish every month an enlarged edition.
This edition while containing all the news features of the current week will
give opportunity for the presentation of the many special articles of interest to the
petroleum industry which the NEWS is now unable to publish because of lack of
space in its regular weekly editions.
Special circulation will be accorded the monthly edition, for in addition to the
already large and constantly growing lists of regular subscribers, copies of each
enlarged edition will be mailed to carefully compiled lists of operators, producers,
refiners, jobbers, investors and others.
To the advertiser who seeks to reach the big firms in the oil world no better
opportunity has ever been presented than will be afforded by these monthly edi
tions of the OIL and GAS NEWSand, for the present at least, the regular weekly
advertising rates will be granted advertisers who use the monthly edition.
Copy for the November 6 edition will be accepted until noon November 5.
If possible, however, advertising copy should reach this office not later than
November 1 .

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 22 THE OIL AND
THE DAWN OF A NEW
A Comprehensive Statement Concerning the Oil Shale Industry, by Victor C. Alderson,
President of the Colorado School of MinesThe First of a Series to be
Reproduced in the OIL AND GAS NEWS.
Following is reproduced from the October Quarterly of
the Colorado School of Mines the preliminary statement of
Victor C. Alderson, president of the school, concerning
what he aptly terms "The Dawn of a New Industry."
Other articles bearing on the various phases of the new
industry,that of obtaining oil from shale and refining it
into products the equal or superior of petroleum, gasoline,
lubricants, paraffin, etc.,reproduced from the Quarterly,
will be reproduced In later issues of The Oil and Gas News.
Recent years have been filled with stirring and far-
reaching events, world wide in their effect, not the least
of which has been the birth of a new industry, with a po
tential supply of raw material that almost defies mathe
matical computation and staggers the imagination. Can
oil wells produce enough petroleum to meet the enormous
demand now existing for oil and its products? The
answer is doubtful. Will new oil fields be discovered to
meet the increased demand in the future? The answer
is extremely doubtful. Yet this is the age of oil. Oil we
must have. The supply must come from our great de
posits of oil shale. If oil is the "king" then oil shale is
the "heir apparent."
The Present Condition of the Petroleum Industry .
From 1857 the total of the world production of petro
leum was 6,996,674,563 barrels; of this, the United States
produced 4,252,644,003 barrels. There are now approxi
mately 250,000 producing oil wells in the United States.
The average yield is only four and a half barrels a day.
Among the great producers is the Burkburnett pool in
Texas that has produced 7,000,000 barrels of oil and the
Ranger pool that has produced 12,000,000 barrels. The
average output in Wyoming is 40 barrels a day. The low
average for the whole country of only four and a half bar
rels a day Is caused by thousands of wells in the older
fields that produce less than a quarter of a barrel a day.
Of the total number of wells in the United States four
fifths do not yield more than a barrel of oil dally.
The United States Bureau of Mines recently made a
report to the Secretary of the Treasury on the subject in
which it said:
"The United States Geological Survey makes the pessi
mistic report that our underground reserves are forty per
. cent exhausted and that we probably are near the peak
of domestic production," says the Bureau of Mines report.
"The consumption of petroleum is increasing far more
, rapidly than domestic production. During 1918, 39,000,000
barrels of oil were imported from foreign countries and
27,000,000 barrels were withdrawn from stocks.
"Our future supply of petroleum must be conserved,
and It is therefore imperative that the United States make
every possible effort to further more efficient conservation
of our underground reserves of oil and the more efficient
utilization of petroleum and its products, because:
"FirstPetroleum has become the fundamental basis
of the industrial and military life of the nation In that
gasoline has become the motive power for some six million
automobiles and trucks, for airplanes, farm tractors, motor
boats, etc. Fuel oil has become necessary for our navy,
our merchant marine and larger industrial plants. Lubri
cating oil is essential for machinery of all kinds, and with
out it not a wheel would turn.
"SecondThe potential supplies of crude oil outside
of the United States are passing almost entirely into the
political and economic control of foreign governments, and
the United States is likely to pass the position of domi
nance into a position of dependence.
"ThirdInvestigations of the Bureau of Mines, of the
Fuel Administration and of other bodies have disclosed
that the known oil reserves of the United States are not
receiving adequate protection and are being wasted
through inefficient methods in production, refining and
utilization of the oil."
The report says the Fuel Administration has made an
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INDUSTRY
investigation which shows that in 1917 in the exploitation
of petroleum and natural gas in the United States tbe total
waste in oil and gas amounted to $2,000,000,000, and con
tinues:
"The need for petroleum reaches every citizen In the
United States. There are in service today some 6,000,000
automobiles and trucks using gasoline. The number of
automobiles is increasing at the rate of 1,000,000 to 2,000,-
000 a year. Through pleasure cars, trucks, farm tractors,
etc., every family in the United States is virtually interest
ed in gasoline.
"Through lubricating oils every person in the United
States has a direct interest. Lubricating oils are one
of the three essentials of modern civilization and in equal
importance to steel and coal, for without lubricating oils
no machinery would be possible.
"The supply of fuel oil Is, In the opinion of marine
engineers, the strategic point for our merchant marine and
in the development of any modern navy.
"For the above reasons It is Imperative that the United
States take every step possible toward conserving our
known reserves of oil. Petroleum and natural gas are
not being replaced by nature, and once gone cannot be re
placed except from sources involving greater costs."
Many other insignificant figures could be given but a
few will suffice.
Total number of registered automobiles in United States
1914 1,700,000
1918 6,146,000
Production of Gasoline
1914 1,460,037,200 gallons
1918 3,570,312,963 gallons
Statistics furnished by the United States Geological
Survey give the following interesting comparison:
Amount of Crude Oil in Storage
Dec. 31, 1915 194,185,000 bbl.
Dec. 31, 1916 179,371,000 bbl.
Dec. 31, 1917 156,168,000 bbl.
Dec. 31, 1918 132,800,000 bbl.
Amount of Crude Oil Marketed
During 1915 281,104,104 bbl
During 1916 300,767,158 bbl.
During 1917 335,315,600 bbl.
During 1918 345,896,000 bbl.
Thus, during these four years the amount marketed
increased from 281 to 345 million barrels; the reserve
supplythat held in storagedecreased from 194 to 132
million barrels. This gives the key to the oil situation.
Oil pools are merely reservoirs certain to become exhaust
ed in the course of a few years.
Examining the refining oil we find that from January
to September, 1918, the refineries consumed 182,000,000
bbl. During the same period the production was only
170,000,000 bbl. To meet this loss 12,000,000 bbl. had to
be drawn from storage, or more than a million barrels a
month.
In passing judgment upon the condition of the oil in
dustry as a whole, one must not be blinded by the enor
mous production of "gushers" nor be made unduly pessi
mistic over the low average yield of the quarter of a mil
lion wells in the United States. A common-sense view
seems to be that first, our supply of petroleum from wells
is not meeting the country-wide demand and that the limit
of production is approaching; second, the supply from wells
can be maintained only by the discovery of new extensive
pools: thirdly, there is little likelihood that new pools like
the Mid-Continental, or California will be discovered be
cause the entire country has already been thoroughly ex
plored ; fourthly, that the only great national reservoir that
can be absolutely depended upon to supply oil is our de
posit of shale. This will be the source of our oil supply
for the future. The total world production of oil to date
stands at 7 billion barrels of oil with only 6,740.000,000
barrels estimated left in the ground.
 THE OIL AND
Nature of Oil Shale.
Oil shale virtually contains no oil as such. It is a
consolidated mud or clay deposit from which petroleum is
obtained by distillation. In appearance the shale is black,
or brownish-black, but on weathered surfaces it is white
or gray. It is usually finegrained, with some lime and
occasionally sand. It is tough but, in thin sections,
friable. When broken to a fresh surface it may give an
odor like petroleum. Thin rich pieces may burn with a
sooty flame. E. H. Cunningham-Craig defines it as fol
lows: Oil shale is an argillaceous or shaly deposit from
which petroleum may be obtained by distillation but not
by trituration or treatment by solvents.
Oil shale must be carefully distinguished from oil sand.
In the oil sand the oil is contained in the sand as oil. In
the oil shale there is no oil as such, but only the uncooked
ingredients of oil. When the shale is subjectetd to destruc
tive distillation, i. e., heated in a closed vessel or "cooked",
shale oil results as a manufactured product.
Origin of Oil Shale
Oil shale is one of a long list of natural deposits which
results from the deposits of organic matter from plants or
animals of a former geologic eralike anthracite, bitu
minous, and brown coal, peat, petroleum, and asphaltum.
Beds of oil shale were laid down in lagoons, or wide ex
panses of quiet water. They contain a large amount of
organic matterlow plant forms of life like algae; also
pollen, fish scales, insects, and remains of animal and
vegetable life sometimes changed beyond recognition, al
though 277 species of insects have been recognized.
World-Wide Distribution of Oil Shale.
Besides the extensive deposit in Colorado, oil shale is
found in Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, Montana and California.
In Canada it is found in Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova
Scotia, and Newfoundland. In Scotland, near Edinburgh
and on the Isle of Skye. In France, at Autun and Boxlere
les Mines. In South Africa, in the Transvaal, Mozam
bique, and Natal. Also in New South Wales, New Zea
land, Tasmania, Brazil, Italy, Spain, Austria-Hungary,
Serbia, and Turkey.
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The Oil Shale of Scotland.
The oil shale beds of Scotland occur within a small
area, twenty miles in diameter, in the counties of West
Lothian, Mid Lothian, and Lanarkshire. The center of
the district is fourteen miles west of Edinburgh. The
shale beds are simply very fine impalpable clay shale,
brown to black in color, free from silica, easily cut with a
sharp knife, and in form are plane or curly. The beds vary
greatly in thickness; it is not uncommon to find a seam
pinch out altogether, but another seam, above or below it,
increases in thickness and richness as the first deterior
ates. Faults, folds, and igneous intrusions are not uncom
mon. Mining is done entirely through shafts. "Kerogen"
is the Scotch term given to the complex organic com
pounds in the shale which produce petroleum. The richer
shales yield from 30 to 40 gallons of oil to the ton of
shale. Th.; lower grade shale that yields only from 15 to
18 gallons of oils gives from 60 to 70 pounds of ammonium
sulphate; the shale that is low in oil is high in ammonium
sulphate.
Present Value of the Scotch Shales.
In the earlier days of the industry the shales that were
worked produced more crude oil than the shales of today.
Notably the Torbanehill material gave from 96 to 130 gal
lons of crude oil a ton. At the present time the produc
tion seldom exceeds 30 gallons a ton, and shale yielding only
15 gallons id successfully treated. The explanation for this
lies in the fact that crude oil is not the only product of
value" that may be obtained. The ammonium sulphate is
also valuable. If this is obtained in large quantity, as in
the case of shales now being treated, the total result in
crude oil, plus ammonium sulphate, may be secured from
the Scotch shales:
1. Permanent gases used for fuel under the retorts.
2. Naphtha, gasoline, and motor spirits.
3. Burning or lamp oil.
4. Intermediate oil used for gas-making.
5- Lubricating oil.
6. Solid paraffin.
7. Still grease.
8. Still coke, which contains some oil and Is used for
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gas, smokeless fuel, and carbon for electrical purposes.
9. Liquid fuel used in the refineries.
Description of the Scotch Oil Works.
D. R. Steuart In Economic Geology, Vol. 3, 1908, p. 574,
describes briefly the equipment as follows: "In a Scotch
oil works there are the great benches of shale retorts
sometimes more than 60 feet high, with the great stacks of
numerous series of 3-lnch pipes, 30 or 40 feet high, for air
condensers. There is the three-story-high sulphate of
ammonia house, with its high column-stills, the acid satura-
tors for fhe ammonia, vacuum or other evaporator for the
sulphate from the recovered sulphuric acid of the refinery,
centrifugal driers, storage bins and grinding mills. In the
refining departments the stills are small and, on account of
the repeated distillations, very numerous ; the washers for
vitriol and soda are many; there are coolers, refrigerators,
filter and hydraulic plate presses for the separation of the
heavy oil and solid paraffin ; great sweating houses for the
paraffin refining; candle works; sulphuric acid plants; acid
recovery plant; - engineer's, joiner's and plumber's shops
a very large and varied collection of apparatus covering
much ground, so that for a comparatively small production
there is a very large and expensive plant. A conspicuous
feature of oil works is the great hills of spent shale."
As far as our present knowledge extends it is evident
that Canada is not so well supplied with oil fields as the
United States. For this reason the oil shale industry may
make rapid advancement there since large beds of shale,
rich in oil, are known to exist within the Dominion. The
Geological Survey and the Bureau of Mines of the Dominion
have already given considerable attention, in examinations
and reports, to these deposits.
New Brunswick Shales.
The oil shales of New Brunswick are located in three
areasthe Taylorville, Albert mines, and Baltimore. In
Taylorville are four beds of shale of good quality; one five
feet, one three feet, and two, one foot ten Inches thick. In
Albert Mines are six beds of the following thickness (the
most important in New Brunswick): 6.5 feet; 3.5 feet; 5
feet; 4.5 feet; 6 feet; and one with thin beds of oil shale.
In Baltimore are four beds, 4 feet, 5 feet, 7 feet and 6 feet
thick, respectively.
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Newfoundland.
The oil shales of Newfoundland cover an area of about
750 square miles. The largest deposit lies between the
head of White Bay and Deer and Grand Lakes, and varies
from 50 to 100 feet in thickness. The dip of strata is slight
and the outcroppings are bold. An analysis of typical
shale gave 50 gallons of crude oil and 80 pounds of am
monium sulphate a ton. The Newfoundland shales have
great prospective value.
France.
Second only to the oil shale industry of Scotland ranks
the French, which dates from 1830. After many years of
successful operation it suffered from competition with oil
wells until the French government in 1890 offered a pre
mium for the production of oil from shale. This bonus,
together with the adoption of efficient Scottish methods of
treatment, revived the industry. The shales occur at
depths from 150 to 300 feet. Five companies are now in
operation on the shales of Autun and Buxiere les Mines,
where the shales produce 50 gallons of oil a ton.
Australia.
Large outcrops of rich oil shales occur in the gorges
of the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. Fossils are
found in the lower shale measures. These shales are re
ported to give 100 gallons of oil and 70 pounds of am
monium sulphate a ton. The government has established
a system of bonuses, for the production of oil, which are
expected to Increase the present annual production from
3,000,000 to more than 20,000,000 gallons. There are two
British-Australian companies in the fieldthe Common
wealth Oil Corporation, capital $6,000,000, operating at
Newnes, and the British-Australian Oil Co., capital of $1,460-
000, operating at Temi in the Liverpool range. From 1865
to 1916, 1,751,367 tons of oil shale have been produced of a
total value of $11,606,671.
Transvaal.
Oil shale is found in two districtsthe Ermelo and
the Wakkerstroom, fifty miles apart. Although these two
deposits may prove to be one continuous bed. yet there is
no evidence to that effect at the present time. In each
case the shale is associated with a seam of coal. The
Ermelo shales have produced from 30 to 34 gallons of crude
oil a ton. The Wakkerstroom shale has yielded as much
as 90 gallons a ton, but the shale is only 9 Inches thick.
Brazil
Oil shales are exposed at many places on the coast
of Brazil. They have been examined by Professor John
C. Branner, of Leland Stanford Jr. University, and their
composition determined by Sir Boverton Redwood, of Lon
don. The richest yielded 44.73 gallons of crude oil and
19. 5.8 gallons of ammoniacal water to the ton. The de
posits have not been worked commercially.
EMPIRE COMPANIES TO AID ELDORADO.
The Empire Companies may aid in the solution of
Eldorado's city water problem, says the Empire.
The county seat of Butler county has grown from
four thousand to about sixteen thousand inhabitants within
the last four years. Its growth has been too rapid for its
water works system to keep abreast. Almost every year
there has been a shortage of water during the summer
months when rainfall was light.
Through its Eldorado officials the Empire has offered
to go to the rescue. Provided an agreement can be reached,
the Empire's water line which extends to the Little Ar
kansas River at Valley Center, Kans., will be connected
with the city's mains. It has been estimated that very
shortly 500,000 gallons could be given, Eldorado daily.
Recently, the Empire drilled five wells at the pumping
station at Valley Center, the combined output of which
is about 1,200 gallons of water a minute. The water is
unusually pure and is of sufficient quantity to more than
supply the Empire's needs. Owing to the progress in
electrification of the Butler county field, the quantity of
water used has been materially decreased. According to
an Empire official, it is not the desire of the company to
profit from the Eldorado arrangement, but merely Is in
keeping with the Doherty policy of being a helpful factor
in any community in which the organization operates.
Don't overlook pages 38 and 39 In this week's Issue-
there are many oil opportunities listed there.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 25

TEXAS

Fort Worth, Tex., Oct. 29 (Special)Development few months will either see the development of another
"work in wild cat territory, especially in West Texas, and great field in Northwest Texas or the loss of millions.
the extensions of the proven fields continue to hold the More than 200 locations have been made and wells in
center of the stage in the oil world. course of being drilled In that county.
In the West Texas fields production is steadily in Completions and Production Reports.
creasing, especially in Stephens County, which continues PIPE LINE RUNS FOR WEEK ENDING OCT. ?5.
to maintain its reputation as a producing field. Fewer Electra Burkb't Ranger Stephens Com'che
dusters have been struck in that county than In any sec Texas Co 4,400 4,700 5,800 8,900 900
tion of the state. The Sinclair Co. brought in several good Gulf Production. . . 600 8,700 5,000 8,100
producers the past week; none of them, however, were Magnolia Petrol. . .3,400 3,600 4,000 1,200 7,000
gushers and made more than 1,000 barrels a day. In the Texas Pacific Coal 9,000 1,400
Ranger pool production also Is increasing, with a number Prairie Oil & Gas 6,400 1.000
of wells on the sand ready to be brought in when pipe The Sun Co 2,400 1,000 400
line facilities sufficient to handle the output can be se Humble Oil 3,300 2,500 100 4,300
cured. Lack of pipe line and transportation facilities has Sinclair Gulf 1,500 1,600 100
been the handicap to production in all the Texas fields. Sinclair Gulf 1,500 1,600 100
In the Desdemona field, considerable salt water has Mid-Kansas Oil 1,500 4,700 3,200
been found, which caused some uneasiness until an investi Miscellaneous 1,400 65,000 33,000 15,000 17,000
gation was made by several geologists, who reported that Pipe line reports for the week show that the North
the salt water comes from below the oil bearing sands. Texas fields are producing over 240,000 barrels daily. Des
Operators are using all kinds of precaution to remedy the demona had an increase of 2,500 barrels. The figures by
evil and many of them have stopped up wells below the fields :
producing sands, thereby shutting off the salt water. As Ranger 70,000
In the Ranger field, under advice of the state commission, Stephens 42,000
steps are being taken to conserve production, and fewer Desdemona 32,500
wells have been brought in. The last extra session of the Burkburnett ' 80,700
Texas legislature passed a drastic conservation statute Electra 9,700
which now is in force and is being enforced to the letter. Iowa Park 500
Panhandle Gets Big Play. Stephens County Completions.
Development in the Amarillo field, where several Prairie Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Corbett, 400 barrels.
good gassers have been brought in, is attracting the atten T. P. Coal & Oil Co. No. 1 Gaston, dry hole.
tion of the wild-catter to that section of the country, and Texas Co. No. 4 Curry, 700 barrels.
a number of companies are in course of formation for Texas Co. No. 3 Pierce, 75 barrels.
development purposes. The next few weeks will see holes Texas Co. No. 2 Billingsley, 50 barrels.
punctured in every county In that section of the state, Kimmell et al. No. 1 Holland, gasser.
which is in Permian formation. The country around Texhoma Oil & Refining Co. No. 1 Ledbetter, 500
Quanah and Acme is receiving attention at the hands of the barrels.
wild catter. It is said that gas can be found at a shallow Sinclair Gulf Oil Co. No. 1 Yocum, 300 barrels.
depth. Development so far in that section of the state has Sinclair Co. No. 1 Jones, 60 barrels.
demonstrated that if oil is procured it will be at and around Tidal Oil Co. No. 1 Jones, 800 barrels.
the 4,000-foot level or deeper. Gulf Production Co. No. 1 Ward, 500 barrels.
Stephens County. Gulf Production Co. No. 1 Langford, shot, 500 barrels.
There were fewer completions than the average in Prairie Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Binney, shot, 1,500 barrels.
Stephens County the past week because of bad roads due Eastland Completions.
to excessive rains, which have been continuous for two Markham-Tidal Oil No. 21 Copeland, 500 barrels.
weeks, and to a dearth of transportation lines. However, Ranger Central No. 1 Brooks' Heirs, 1,600 barrels.
there are a number of wells ready to be brought in as Dorsey-Gholson No. 10 Harrison, 50 barrels.
soon as the roads become passable and pipe lines are con Prairie Oil & Gas Co. No. 10 E. Roper, 1,500 barrels.
structed. In the Parks pool and near the newly laid-out Texas Pacific Coal & Oil No. 11 Butler, 500 barrels.
town of Frankell on the Oil Belt railroad, north of Ranger, Sinclair Gulf No. 2 Davis, 900 barrels.
the progress has been marked and the next few weeks
will see at least a dozen or more good producers brought
In. Several of the Sinclair wells have started production
In the Caddo field. Coody No. 7 is flowing over the derrick This Card
at 3,315 feet. So far no gauge has been put on the Sinclair- will be found in the
Gulf's W. T. Davis. No. 2 in Eastland County, just over the waterproof envelope
line from Stephens, is making more than 400 barrels a day. attached to every
West Texas Fields. length of Triplexd
A number of the large producing companies are seek furnished for oil and
ing to lease the state school lands in the Trans-Pecos sec gasoline pumps.
tion for oil development purposes. The last session of the It amaranteea j;ou
legislature enacted a law allowing the general land office one gear's con
the right to lease the land for mineral development pur tinuous service.
poses. The Trans-Pecos section will be thoroughly devel When you specify Triplexd
oped before next summer. The same handicap holds good you are protecting yourself
in that section that does In the Ranger, Burkburnett and from hone troubles for at
northwestern sectionsbad roads caused by excessive least one year.
rains. Drilling has been at a standstill in all of the fields
the past ten days. Remembe rto ^\\S^ZCtlf\r The average
Wilbarger County. rn-
specify Tri BRio^Y-jr*. t. QG> life of Tri
Wilbarger County now Is attracting attention, and pro plexd for re- V i in i -T~ plexd Is over
duction in this section shows an increase, and the number placements. two years.
of locations made for wells show a big increase. The next
26 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

Eclipse No. 13 Cotton, 100 barrels. Brtel Oil Co. No. 2 Terry. 30 barrels.
T. P. Coal & Oil Co. No. 1 Bradford, dry. R-H-S Oil Co. J. A. Brown, small production.
Humble Oil Co. No. 4 Scott, 10,000,000 feet of gas. Sinclair Gulf Oil Co. No. 4 Hogg, 20 barrels.
Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 3 Harris, 20 barrels. Southwestern Oil Co. No. 4 Madding, 800 barrels.
Root et al. No. 1 Bond, 50 barrels. Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 4 Echols Estate, 300
Gillespie et al. No. 1 Cotton, 30 barrels. barrels.
States Oil Corporation No. 1 Hallerman, 400 barrels. Plains Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Lewis, 40 barrels.
Leon Oil Co. No. 3 Allen, 1,000 barrels. Ranger Rock Island Oil Co. No. 2 Brown, 60 barrels.
Texas Venture Oil Co. No. 1 Niver, 25 barrels. Rosedale Oil Co. No. 1 Woodward, 200 barrels.
Tulsa Producing & Refining Co. No. 1 Sue, 50 barrels. Mid-Kansas Oil & Gas Co. No. 6 Dabney, 925 barrels.
Good Oil Co. No. 1 Sue, 800 barrels. Humble Oil & Refining Co. No. 9 Ellison, 200 barrels.
Gulf Production Co. No. 4 Perkins, 2,000 barrels. J. Crosby No. 7 Putty, 100 barrels.
Desdemona Completions. Cosden Oil & Gas Co. No. 5 Hamilton, 150 barrels.
Comanche Northern No. 2 Carr, 3,500 barrels. Lone Star Gas Co. No. 1 Calloway, abandoned.
Texas Co. No. 2 Praether, 35 barrels. Tex-Penn Oil Co. No. 2 Snodgrass, 10 barrels.
Cosden Oil & Gas No. 4 Hamilton, 4,400 barrels. Tex-Penn Oil Co. No. 1 Shearer, abandoned.
Sun Co. No. 9 Shuler, 100 barrels. R. O. Harvey No. 2 Ballard, 5 barrels.
Humble Oil 3A Davis, 100 feet of oil in hole. Bosque Oil Co. No. 1 Gray, 200 barrels.
Lucky Boy Oil Co. No. 1 Ellison, 75 barrels.
Comanche Central Oil Co. No. 2 Williams, 45 barrels.
Continental Petroleum Co. No. 3 Terry, 10 barrels.
Andrews & McClintock's No. 2 Smith, 5 barrels.
Vic Martin's No. 1 Terry, 250 barrels.
Active Electra.
Burk Dome Oil Co. No. 1 Burnett, 1,100 feet, no-
showing.
The Texas Co. No. 184 W. T. Waggoner, 1,060 feet, no-
Stocks showing; No. 40 Skinner, 1,720 feet, 20 barrels.
Comanche.
Crosbie et al. No. 9 Putty, 2,710 feet, 1,000 barrel.s
We take special pains to successfully serve Desdemona Oil Co. No. 1 J. D. Miller, 3,540 feet, no-
the investor who is in the market from time showing.
Gulf Production Co. No. 5 T. N. Prater, 2,750 feet, 25-
to time for the purchase or sale of all listed barrels.
or unlisted securities. M. O. Harvey No. 3 Russell & Barlard, 2,798 feet. 2S
barrels.
Among the stocks we are actively trading Humble Oil & Refining Co. No. 4A E. S. Davis. 2,740
feet, 20 barrels; No. 8 Ellison, 2,725 feet, 40 barrels.
in at present are the following Vic Martin No. 1 Terry, 2,688 feet, 250 barrels.
INDUSTRIAL, STOCKS Midlothian Petroleum Co. No. 1 Madding, 2,725 feet,
200 barrels; No. 2 T. J. Madding, 2,750 feet, 50 barrels.
Beggs Motor Phoenix Petroleum Co. No. 1 W. W. Martin, 3,132 feet
Coca Cola
Deere & Co., pfd. 40 barrels.
Harroun Motor Skelly & Sankey No. 3 A. M. Anderson, 2,850 feet,
Peet Bros., com. 1,000 barrels.
Peet Bros., pfd.
U. S. Steamship Southwest Oil Co. No. 5 J. T. Madding, 2,735 feet, 50
Simplex Spreader barrels.
Studebaker Sun Co. No. 9 Shuler, 2,700 feet, 100 barrels.
Overland Tire
Thos. Ruddy Co.
REFINERY STOCKS MARLAND REFINERY HAS A BIG SEPTEMBER OUTPUT.
Sapulpa Refining And October Probably Will Outstrip Former Deliveries
Victor Refining
Oklahoma-Texas Refining New Head for Service Station Branch.
Home Refining
OIL, STOCKS Ponca City, Okla., Oct. 29 (Special)The Marland
Harvey Crude Refining Co. shipped 225 cars of finished products from its
National Oil refinery at Ponca City, Okla., in September, in which were-
Black Panther included 130 cars of gasoline, 43 cars of kerosene, 36 cars
Bay State Oil & Gas of gas oil. 12 cars of fuel oil and 4 cars of cylinder stock.
Penn-Kell-Watt Shipments for the first four days of October amounted to-
Cosden Oil 54 cars. A recent purchase of 100 new tank cars, which
Clover Leaf
Crescent Petroleum are now in service, will enable the refinery to make more
Elm Tree Oil rapid shipment, and the month of October will probably
Globe Oil outstrip deliveries of September.
Plains Oil Co. The Marland Refining Co. is improving its so-called
McTon Oil
Oil & Gas of Eldorado casinghead plant No. 2, in the Mervine field, Kay County.
Oil State Refining Two new centrifugal water pumps, one Gould triplex water
C. & C. Development pump, one Gould triplex gasoline pump, two Gould triplex
Cardey Royalties
Morgan Oil & Refining blending pumps and one air compressor are being added.
Great Plains Oil Another building is going up to house a 15-horsepower
Atlas Oil & Refining Fairbanks-Morse emergency engine and generator.
Franklin O & R. Marland Refining Co. has secured the services of L. A.
Reliance Oil
Union Oil Warren to head its service station branch. Mr. Warren
REAL ESTATE LOANS comes from Winnipeg, Ont, where he was secretary of
We also have on hand a number of the Winnipeg Oil Co. He has been in the distributing end
high grade first mortgage real estate of the oil business for fifteen years.
loans, netting 6%.
The Standard Oil Co. of New York is reported to have
NATIONAL SECURITIES CO. closed a contract for 2,000,000 barrels of fuel oil with the
H. C. Davison, General Manager. Narragansett Electric Lighting Co. The contract covers
Suite 733 Reserve Bank Bldg., a two years' supply of fuel for the company's power plant
at Providence, R. I., where the New York company is-
Kansas City, Mo. building a large refinery and distrubiting station for the-
New England trade.
 THE OIL AND
The Mid-Continent Meeting
Shea Telegraphs a Warning from Washington
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 29. (Special) The meeting of the
Oklahoma-iKansas division of the Mid Continent Oil & Gas
Association, held here October 21 was well attended, and
a. big crowd was on hand at the banquet held in the even
ing, in spite of the fact that the date conflicted with the
Independent Oil Men's Association affair in Chicago. The
banquet of course was the leading affair, and the addresses
by Judge J. A. Veasey, W. N. Davis, H. H. Smith, and Dr.
Hawley of Chicago, were all very interesting. Dr. Haw-
ley's address was more or less in the nature of a sermon.
He is a minister, and came from Chicago to give the prin
cipal speech on "Monarchy vs. Democracy."
The executive committee of the Association was
elected, the number of that body being increased to 60.
The following were chosen:
Frank Haskell, Geo. E. Black, J. F. Darby, Fran
Breene, James K. Crawford, H. N. Cole, R. A. Griffith, D.
K. Connolly, Dana H. Kelsey, A. W. Leonard, Henry Mc-
Graw, John H. Markman, Jr., Pat Malloy, E. R. Perry,
Jas. A. Veasey, T. K. Smith, J. W. Bates, J. W. Sloan, L.
E. Z. Aaronson, W. L. Kistler, H. G. Barnard, R. C. Sharp,
J. J. Shea, W. G. Skelly, J. E. Pew, P. G. Walker, Jr., J. W.
Oilliland, C. T. Wilson, E. E. Schock, J. R. Cottingham,
J. D. K. Shaffer, E. W. Marland, L. H. Wentz, H R. Straight,
Win. N. Davis, Frank Phillips, P. C. Dings, Robert L. Brad
ford, Chas. Owens, Joe T. King, E. B. Lawson, Wirt Frank
lin, A. M. Landon, Deerlng Marshall, C. F. Colcord, A. P.
Crockett, J. H. Brennan, H. H. Champlin, John L. Wisener
and L. B. Jackson.
The election of officers was postponed until Decem
ber 31. An interesting telegram received from J. J. Shea,
counsel of the association, who was in Washington at the
time of the meeting, and was unable to be present, was
of absorbing interest, as it warns oil men that the tax
problem, which was so threatening all during the war
period, is not yet over. The telegram follows:
"On the occasion of the annual meeting of the Mid-
Continent Oil and Gas Association I wish to congratulate
it on the great work accomplished and to warn it that its
efforts must continue if justice be obtained for the indus
try. Already there is talk of new tax legislation at the
coming session of Congress and our interests will again
be at stake so it behooves you to be vigilant. Mid-Conti
nent view discovery will probably be adopted by Treasury
Department although acreage proven by discovery not yet
fixed. No nineteen eighteen returns will be finally passed
until after January 1st.
(Signed) JOHN J. SHEA.
By Harry H. Smith, Secretary.
This association was organized in October, 1917. It
covers the Mid-Continent field, embracing Kansas, Okla
homa, North Central Texas and Louisiana. The object at
organization and at present is to present the views of the
producer, refiner, marketer and transporter of oil in mat
ters of legislation, state and national, and to legitimately
safeguad the interests of the industry in all general re
spects.
The principal activity so far has had to do with Fed
eral Income Tax legislation and departmental rulings
thereon. Among the accomplishments to which this asso
ciation has devoted its energies and funds are:
1. Softening the rigors of the 1917 Income Tax Law
by securing the adoption of liberal regulations and rulings
classing oil leases as tangible property and providing for
building up an invested capital for undercapitalized con
cerns, thus tending to equalize the burden of the excess
profits tax which might otherwise have been disastrous in
its effect.
2. Writing into the 1918 Revenue Law (a) an ade
quate depletion provision; (b) a 20 per cent sales pro
vision, covering cases where the taxpayer has demonstrated
the principal value of his property by prospecting or ex
ploitation and discovery work, and (c) a provision for
quarterly payments of the tax.
3. The taxing officials, legislators and some courts
have been slow to recognize and apply the fact that only
a certain portion of the sale price of a barrel of oil
GAS NEWS 27
at Tulsa Is a Big Success;
produced is a taxable gain or profit. The educational
work necessary to bring about recognition of this fact
was done by the Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association.
Should you purchase 150 acres of land at such price
that when you subdivided it into town lots they cost you
ten dollars each and you then sell them at twenty dollars
each, you would have no difficulty in convincing the Com
mission of Internal Revenue or the state auditor that from
that gross sale price you were entitled to deduct ten dol
lars per lot as and for a return of capital invested before
the income tax law could be applied to the proceeds. But
if you had purchased 200,000 barrels of oil In the ground
with an investment of $100,000, you would have had dif
ficulty until recently in convincing the federal authorities
that fifty cents per barrel should be deducted from the
gross proceeds of the oil as and for a return of capital
invested in the oil. And the state authorities are not yet
convinced. During the last summer when I was making
an effort to obtain a construction of our state Income tax
law that would allow oil producers an adequate deduction
for depletion, one state senator who had been active in
enacting our state income tax was heard to remark that
all the oil and gas under the ground belonged to the
state, anyway, and that the producer who reduced it to
possession and sold it was merely doing it by sufferance
and as a sort of gift from the state and was not entitled
to deduct anythingno matter how much he had invested
in the property. I do not know whether that gentleman
claimed to be socialistic or not, but he evidently had oil
and gas mixed up with the wild animals, wild bees and
honey mentioned by Mr. Blackstone as "ferae naturae."
The welfare and prosperity of the business require
the correction of such erroneous impressions. To such
work the association is devoting itself. To long the pub
lic has looked upon the oil and gas industry as a "get-
rich-quick" scheme, and too little effort has heretofore
S. & G. Purity Wiping Rags
a Specialty
Take the place of waste, are Cheaper and Better
Steel Railroad Rails, New and
Relayers.
Rails Cut to any Length for
Special Purposes.
New Spikes, Bolts and Railroad
Track Accessories.
Gakenon-Samba Iron & Metal Co.
(Inc.)
Main Office and Yards 64-88 North Second St.
Kansas City, Kansas
Both Phones 5643 Main
28 THE OIL AND
been made to apprise the people In general and official
dom in particular of the grave hazards inherent in the
business, the serious losses and heart-rending tribulations
ever imminent in its prosecution and the need for govern
mental non-interference rather than legislative and depart
mental hostility if this great and essential industry is to
be permitted to reach the maximum in its service to the
public.
In a recent circular the Mid-Continent Oil and Gas
Association pointed out that this is one industry which
has not profiteered; that whereas in 1913 it cost about
$12,726 to drill an average 2,500-foot well, the cost thereof
in 1919 exceeded $31,500; that all other costs of produc
tion and refining have increased accordingly, but that the
price of the finished product has increased but slightly.
This is one industry that has absorbed the increased cost
of production without passing it on to the consumer. It
is the privilege of this association to let the people know
these facts in order that the people may rule intelligently.
When war came to us and the government was busily
engaged in taking over industry after industry and there
was great anxiety about the supply of oil and gasoline at
the Western Front, the War Department contemplated
taking over the oil industry; but upon investigation it
was found that the oil and gasoline were already at the
front and the Allied armies were supplied from the day
of Verdun to the day of the armistice with American
gasoline manufactured in American plants, transported
over land and sea in tank cars and tank steamers owned
and operated by the American oil Industry. The Mid-
Continent producer, refiner and transporter took a promi
nent part in this great work and the Mid-Continent Oil
and Gas Association did its part through its Committee
on Conciliation and Co-operation to keep down disputes,
increase the supply and facilitate its movement. The
fact that the industry during that great emergency sup
plied without legislative compulsion or interference the
needs of the Allied world by a system of distribution con
sisting of its own instrumentalities is a potent fact now
being urged by this association in support of its protest
filed at Washington against the proposal to subject pri
vately owned tank cars to the direction or control of the
Interstate Commerce Commission in cases of emergency.
It sometimes happens that after a law which is fair
on its face has been enacted administrative difficulties are
encountered. A case in point is the 1918 Revenue Act and
its provision for depletion. As passed by Congress the
law permitted the operator who discovered his oil or gas
wells and, therefore, did not acquire them as the result of
purchase of a proven tract or lease to set up the market
value thereof as of within thirty days after discovery as the
basis for depletion, i. e., the amount which might be re
turned to the taxpayer from operation as a return of cap
ital. But the regulations promulgated by the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue practically took away the right of valu
ation thus provided by denying the right to claim discovery
unless the taxpayer discovered an entirely new pool, sand
or zone. The Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association pro
tested the regulation as unauthorized by the statute and
as destructive of a valuable right guaranteed by the law
itself. This association was the first organization to take
the matter up for consideration. In April it adopted a
resolution protesting against the regulation and announcing
as Its view of the law a construction which would permit
a discovery and consequently a valuation on each lease or
tract where the taxpayer drilled the initial commercially
productive well. Since the law said nothing about the dis
covery of "pools" or "zones," but based the right of valua
tion on the discovery of "wells," the association felt justi
fied in Its contention.
In June at a general conference of oil producers in
New York the Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association, through
its committee, urged and secured the approval of the con;-
ference of Its construction. The same was then embodied
in a printed brief and was presented with oral argument
to the Commissioner and Advisory Board at Washington.
June 25. We are now informed that as a result of that
hearing and the further consideration given the matter the
Advisory Tax Board has rendered a decision modifying the
former regulation and adopting, in the main, this associa
tion's contention. The completed regulation In final form
is expected in a few days. If It lives up to its advance
notices, it means millions of capital for future operations
by the oil producers of the United States resulting from the
saving in taxes. It also means a distinct victory for the
Mld-Contlnent Association. No other association or group
GAS NEWS
of men has been so active in this matter as this association.
It also means when considered In connection with other
successful efforts of this association in tax matters that
the Mid-Continent Association is the foremost organization
of its kind in the United States in consideration of income
and excess profits tax questions as applied to the oil and
gas Industry. It is today recognized as such from New
York to California.
While legitimate protection of the oil business from dis
crimination in federal tax matters is an activity of this
organization which has assumed national proportions, yet
its main problems are in a degree local. The Mid-Conti
nent field has its peculiar problems. Some of them are
limited to a state, others extend throughout the field,
while still others are purely local. We have organized
the association into two divisions, viz., the Kansas-Okla
homa division and the Texas-Louisiana division. The divi
sional headquarters at Tulsa and Dallas have charge re
spectively of the state and local problems arising within
the divisions, while the general association retains juris
diction over activities affecting the whole field or which
are of general or national character.
Numerous problems are to be solved during the com
ing year. The association must be prepared to show rea
sons why the present high taxes must be reduced. It must
see that in the process of revising the federal taxes down
ward there is no sacrifice of the industry by elimination
of any of the good features of the law which we have
striven for and secured. The state of Oklahoma is at pres
ent levying a double, if not a treble, tax on oil. Although
the gross production tax is expressly stated to be in lieu
of all other taxation, we nevertheless have the state in
come tax levied against the proceeds of the oil. An in
come tax, according to the Supreme Court of the United
States, is a direct tax on the property from which it is
derived. It is therefore a tax on the oil which is its
source. Not only that, but, by reason of an insufficient
depletion provision, the capital actually invested in the
property by an individual is taxed as income, as it is re
turned through the sale of oil. The association intends to
strive to remedy these and many other vexatious conditions
during the year.
The association's greatest need today is closer co
operation and contact between the members and the offi
cers and directors. Members must not expect the secre
tary or executive committee to know intuitively all of
their difficulties. Nor should purely private matters be
deemed within the scope of the association's work. But
when a problem arises which affects a considerable number
it should be submitted to the executive committee with a
request that if it is not deemed of sufficient general im
portance to be handled by the association at the expense
of the general funds that a committee from among the
members interested in the subject be appointed to outline
necessary action and to raise and expend such special
funds for that particular purpose as the interested members
are willing to contribute. In this way, when the scant
funds of the association are insufficient or* not properly
disbursible for the particular purpose affecting a limited
number, the especial fund raised by the committee from
among those interested can be held inviolate and not sub
ject to disbursement for any other purpose. At the same
time the members will have, for their special purpose, the
free use of the association, its equipment and employes.
I, therefore, recommend as a part of the program for the
ensuing year more frequent use of special committees and
special funds for specific purposes.
The association is growing. When I came into the
association last May the membership was about 900. It
has now reached 1,300. The greater part of this increase
resulted from the organization of the Texas-Louisiana divi
sion. Individual applications have been procured by a spe
cial solicitor and numerous new memberships are now com
ing in as a result of the campaign among the corporations
and partnerships to increase the number of memberships
carried by them. Several have taken out the full quota
of twenty. The accomplishments of the association merit
a membership of 2,000. We shall not rest until we have
that number. Another suggestion for the new year is that
each member show his interest in the association by pro
curing a new applicant. Remember that in numbers there
is strength.
Mr. Oil Man, do you need help? Just insert a classi
fied ad In the OIL and GAS NEWS. Competent employe*
can be obtained easily in that manner.
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OIL amd REFINING CO.

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OFFICERS
President, J. I rlendrick Kansas City, Mo.
First Vice-Pres., E. O. Dayton Kansas City, Mo.
Second Vice-Pres., J. J. Kemp Lexington, III.
Third Vice-Pres., C. H. Kunneman..Granite City, 111.
Sec'y and Treas., J. F. Scanlon Kansas City, Mo.

DIRECTORS
B. W. Garrett Des Moines, la.
Dr. James J. Hogan Ashtabula, O.
J. D. Forrester Kansas City, Mo.
G. W. Milligan Kansas City, Mo.
Max Mannheim Kansas City, Mo.
Thos. Toohey Kansas City, Mo.
Dr. E. C. Allen Wayland, la.
E. F. Buckingham Virden, 111.
A E. W. Williamson Bates City, Mo.
A. M. Starr Odessa, Mo. DDI
Fred N. Baldwin Flint, Mich.
John J. O'Hern, Production Mgr., Kansas City, Mo.
Hal L. Slocum, Field Supt Kansas City, Mo.
S. J. Hatch, Consulting Geologist. .Kansas City, Mo.

EXECUTIVE HEADQUARTERS
322 The Scarritt Building
Kansas City, Mo.

FIELD OFFICE
507 Main Street, Fort Worth, Tex.
30 THE OIL AND
Winchester, Ky., Oct. 2. (Special) In Kentucky dur
ing the past week reports are to the effect that drilling
operations have been held up in many sections due to rains
and labor conditions. In Allen and the other western fields
many rigs were shut down because of the wet weather.
These are running now and a number of completions are
expected soon.
Cumberland Runs.
The runs of the Cumberland Pipe Line Co., for the
week ending October 10, are as follows:
Busseyville, 72.66; Fallsburg, 1,227.79; Cooper,
911.23; Denny, 249.44; Steubenville, 566.23; Canel City,
130.18; Fltchburg, 6,396.18; Ravenna, 5,944.69; Ravenna,
3,499.49; Hazel Green, 256.62; Campton, 216.02; Potters,
415.62; Parmleyville. 1,118.74; Pilot, 6.544.38; Pilot,
4,392.79; Zachariah, 4,299.38; A Big Sinking, 9,962.70; B
Big Sinking, 13,145.54, Ross Creek, 2,350.13; Big Sinking,
8,210.16; B Big Sinking, 7,530.97; Hell Creek, 2,684.31;
Beaver Creek, 0; Total 72,125,29.
Refinery Nears Completion
The Great Northern Refining Co.'s refinery in Lexing-
tonton is nearing completion. The plant is located % of
a mile from town on the Old Frankfort pike. They com
pany expects to be ready for business by November 15.
This refinery will be one of the most complete In this sec
tion of the country, having every modern improvement.
The tanks have a capacity of 15,000 barrels and are now
up. Three thousand feet of railroad has been laid to the
plant, the capacity of which will be 1,500 barrels a day.
Take Back Property.
In Winchester an agreement has been made, whereby
the Security Producing and Refining Co. has turned back
to the Trinity Oil and Gas Co. a % undivided Interest on
about 90 acres of land on Big Sinking in Lee county pur
chased last January. This property contains 3 tracts,
tract A with 11 wells and tract B with 1 well. The produc
tion is estimated at 40 barrels a day.
In Lee county the Thraman and Capital Oil Co. No. 14
Beatty Heirs Is reported at 50 barrels. No. 15 will make
10. On this tract they are down 400 feet at No. 16. No
17 has spudded in and rigs are moving to Nos. 18 and 19
locations. This will probably complete the drilling on
this property.
The Woman's Oil Co. has a 25-barrel well at No. 3 E. S.
Moore. No. 2 is being cleaned out to pnt on the pump.
The Mac Lan Oil Co. has two wells on the Moore farm
pumping. On the Gourley, Sutton, Harris the Wentworth
Oil Co. is drilling No. 8.
The Old Dominion Oil Co's. No. 19 Jefferson is in and
rated as a 50-barrel well. There are 7 rigs running on this
tract. No. 18 is due in and a machine moving to No. 20.
Two rigs are running on the Shearer, drlling Nos. 15 and
16.
The Russel Oil Co. has brought in No. 64 on the Hall
& Burke tract which is said to be good for 50 barrels.
The Southwestern and Cliff Petroleum Co's. have com
pleted No. 78 Eureka said to be a 60 baarrel well.
On the Sarah Weiands the Twin Cities Oil and Gas Co.
is due with No. 6 and expects No. 7 the end of the week
The Peerless Oil Co. has put the 5 wells on the Hampton
on the pump. On Hell Creek McMinn & Crouch are start
ing No. 1 Harry Fields. In the western section Young and
Stevenson No. 3, Roberts should be in by Saturday.
The Frye Sweetser Co. No. 8 Eureka tract No. 26
Is in and reported at 40 barrels. The same company is
due with No. 2 on Eureka No. 28.
Green County News.
Patterson and others have spudded in at their test
well near Lyletown, three miles southeast of the Cooley
and about the same distance from the Pierce locations.
Excitement in Livingston
Considerable excitement is reported from Livingston
county and a number of tests will be sunk. St. Louis
parties are now drilling near Dycusburg. while Kelly and
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Titsworth of Union City, Tennessee, are preparing to drill
in this section. Four wells will be sunk southwest of
Dycusburg.
A Dividend Declared.
In Louisville Monday at a meeting of the American
Royalty a dividend of 2 per cent was declared. This is
payable November 10th.
Lee County Reports.
The Cumberland Petroleum Co. has In Nos. 14 and 15
Mary E. Combs rated at 60 barrels each.
The Ohio Oil Co s. No. 60 Flahaven Is reported at 50
barrels, while No. 62 is said to be good for 20 barrels.
The Russel Oil Co. No. 43 Hall & Burke looks good
for 15 barrels, while the Swiss Oil Corp'n. has two on the
Booth tract east half. These are Nos. 2 and 14, reported re
spectively at 25 barrels.
The Wentworth Oil Co. drilling on the Gourley, Sut
ton, Harris has in No. 6 said to be a 20 barrel well.
In the Airedale section the Irvine Development Co. No.
8 Green Adams Is reported at 10 barrels. The Lee Allen
Oil Co. Nos. 8 and 9 Eureka are credited with 20 barrels
each. The Atlantic Oil Producing Co. No. 2 Fraley is due.
No. 8 Kincaid is rigging. The Irvine Development Co. No.
10 Adams is drilling while Nos. 9 and 11 are rigging.
In the western section of Lee county, the Middle Fork
Petroleum Co. has a 250 tank on the Bowman tract and
will put No. 1 on the pump. No. 2 has not yet been tubed
and rodded. These wells are 300 feet apart. Sutton
Brothers are moved to a location on the Kilburn, 120 feet
from No. 2 Bowman. A. C. Phillips No. 1 Porter should
be in Saturday.
On Long Shoals, A. C. Phillips, who is drilling No. 1
Tye, expects to complete the well Saturday, also.
West of Heidelburg, the Rock Shoals Oil Co. is ready
to spud in at No. 6 on the Dudley Short tract. The Lee
011 Co. is down around 600 feet at Its test on the Branden
burg. This location is about hi mile from the well on the
Lilly heirs, and a Raider producer.
Williams and O'Rear have moved to No. 2 on the
Goocey. No. 1 Is expected In Saturday. The Young Gaso
line and Refining Co. No. 1 T. T. Roberts is due.
The Associated Producers has in No. 25 Anna Fisher,
credited with 25 barrels. On the Jack Wells this company
has spudded in at No. 28. At No. 19 on this farm the tools
are now out of the hole and this will be put on the pump
right away.
On the Eureka tract the Southwestern and Cliff Pe
troleum companies have in 3 wells. These are Nos. 52,
74, 80, credited, respectively, with 50, 60, 60 barrels. On
the E. Bowling tract No. 9 has been completed and is
said to be a 20-barrel producer.
The Kentucky Glycerine Co. has completed the rail
road switch running to its factory near Fincastle in Lee
County. This factory has been in operation some time and
is well equipped with a large storehouse and other
buildings.
On Hell Creek the Flanery Brown Oil Co., capitalized
at $50,000, with head offices in Billings, Mont., is putting
down 3 wells on the 18-acre Herd tract.
This company will move a rig soon to the Byers farm
of 60 acres, which adjoins the Bowman tract on Linemans
Creek. They will sink a well 1,200 feet from the Bowman
well.
In the western section of Lee County the Putnam Oil
Co. has moved the rig from the Lilly Heirs on to the
Trabue Heirs, where a test will go down.
On Big Sinking the Combination Oil Co. is due in with
No. 3 Pendergrass, as is the No. 3 on part of the same
farm belonging to Stuart St. Clair.
Goods Wells in Menifee.
A full report on drilling operations in Menifee County
shows about 16 wells completed here, with 11 dry holes.
Among the producers, which range In size from 25 to 150
barrels, the following are reported: 4 wells on the Alexan-
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Ler of the Big Elk Oil & Gas Co., 4 on the Dorsey Ratllft
>f the same company. There Is a big power plant now
>eing installed to put these producers to pumping. On
he Brown tract the. Big Pete Oil & Gas Co. has 3 wells.
Whiles and others have completed 2 on the Tilford Back,
Larson and others 2 on the Wells and the New Domain Oil
Gas Co. 1 on the Downing. Powers are being Installed
m all these tracts. At No. 3 Back, Chiles and others are
lown 150 feet, while No. 4 is rigging. No. 2 Yocum is
Irilllng at 600 feet. Nos. 5 and 6 Ratliff are rigging. In
his section the dry holes were 4, six miles west of the
Alexander, on Big Woods ridge; No. 1 Trimble, near
tfariba. 2% miles northwest of the Alexander; No. 1 Led-
:ord, 1 mile south of the Alexander; No. 1 Collinsworth, 3
iiilcs southeast of the Alexander; No. 1 Wilson, 1V6 miles
west of the Alexander; No. 1 Swango, 1 mile west of the
Mexander. This shows the trend of the oil pretty clearly
ii this section.
R. A. Chiles No. 3 on the Tilford Back filled up 300
'eet when 6 feet in the sand. It is estimated this will
sake a 150 barrel well. The Osborne farm adjoining is
:he property of McEldowney and Peck.
In Wolfe County the Superior Oil Corporation Is re
ported to have in No. 14 on the Profltt Heirs, said to be
?ood for 15 barrels. Another rig will be moved to this
iract right away.
Get Show of Gas and Oil.
In Cumberland County the Dreadnaught Oil & Refining
7"o. has a showing of gas and signs of oil at No. 3 Strange
it a depth of 700 feet. The No. 2 gas well is showing for
^0,000 cubic feet and will be tested for a compressor. The
I^onard Oil Co., which got a well at 900 feet at No. 1
Sparks, is waiting to drill entirely in until the return of
W. C. Leonard from New York.
Work in Magoffin.
John G. White has a machine on a location % mile
north of the Milt Wheeler and is preparing to drill. On
the head of Little Paint Creek the Leader Oil Co. has a
machine on ready to drill. Caudill Bros, are moving to a
location 1 mile southwest of the Milt Wheeler.
It is reported that Slade and others have struck a good
well on the John Blanton, drilling east of Bloomington on
Trace branch of Licking River. A wire states they are
through first pay, but not yet at Cannel City sand. The
Bed Rock Oil Co.'s No. 1 John Marr Phipps was shot Fri
day and filled up 270 feet. Tuesday there was reported to
be 420 feet of oil in the hole. Conservative report says
this will make 15 barrels.
Small Completion Reported.
News from Lawrence County is to the effect the New
Domain Oil & Gas Co. has in No. 5 F. R. Bussey, credited
with 2 barrels. The Ohio Fuel Oil Co. has made location
for No. 2 on the Joecyrus farm and is grading location at
No. 1 I. W. Diamond. The same company has located No. 2
Roberts. The New Domain Oil & Gas Co. No. 7 Peters is
rigging and location made for No. 8.
Western State News.
In Warren County, 3 miles west of Bowling Green, the
Economy Oil Production Co. is drilling a test well on the
Riggelwood tract of 100 acres. The Duplex Oil Co.'s well
drilled in here showed 90 feet of oil sand, which looks fa
vorable to a pool in this section. The Economy Oil Pro
duction Co. was recently incorporated in Delaware and
has offices in the Realty Building in Louisville. Officers
of this concern are as follows: T. C. H. Vance, Louisville,
president; J. M. Ellis, Cropper, Ky., vice-president; J. W.
Calkins, Bowling Green, treasurer; Wm. M. Shephard,
Louisville, secretary. Directors: W. T. Godfroy, Louis
ville; Jos. F. Bishop, Springfield; H. R. Templeman,
Bowling Green; R. G. Bowe, Toledo; F. E. Brightman,
Chicago. The field work will be under the supervision of
J. W. Calkins and H. R. Templeman, experienced oil men.
The big well on the Mitchell, reported as belonging to
the Swiss Oil Corporation, is said to be the property of
the Curry Oil Co. This well is reported as looking good
for 1,000 barrels.
Near Greenwood, in Warren County, the Bertram De
velopment Co. struck a strong flow of gas at their well
on the A. B. Slate, in the shallow sand. The gas was
found at 439 feet. They are drilling deeper.
On the Cemetery Pike, 6 miles east of Bowling Green,
in Warren, Frank Heasley brought in No. 1 on the Martin,
which is showing for a nice producer.

Producing Oklahoma Oil Properties for Sale

I offer a consolidated proposition including the settled

production of four complete companies located in the
best shallow fields of the Mid-Continent District.

Containing a total of over 1400 acres of commercial oil and as leases

with 5 power plants, 1 vacuum casing head &as plant, stock tanks, lease
houses and everything that is necessary on an up-to-date oil property.

Perfect titles guaranteed, all free of any incumbrances. The present

production is paying a &ood per cent on the investment and is not
1-5 developed.

Write or wire

JERRY CULBERTSON
"Oil as a Business"
Both Phones M. 5601 417 Ridge Arcade
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Secretary Grant's Report to I. 0. M. A. Convention.
(Continued from Page 6.)
only a few months in the year. So, while those pumps
may remain, I don't believe it is possible to get the Fed
eral Trade Commission, in a case of that kind, to rule that
the pumps should be taken out; yet, at the same time,
those pumps will be either owned by a man who thinks
he can get a profit out of those pumps and be free to buy
his gasoline from whomever he sees fit to buy it from, or
they will be operated by the companies themselves and it
will very soon demonstrate whether they are profitable or
not; and, in case they are unprofitable, that is all we want,
and this association, I believe, is going to follow that prac
tice and they are going to insist upon a definite and de
fined attitude .regarding details and practices.
"Since the Curb Pump and Tank meeting in June there
has been put into effect in the Standard of Indiana terri
tory a fairly satisfactory differential between the tank
wagon price, so-called, and the filling station price, so-
called, on gasoline and kerosene. In the Standard of In
diana territory, formerly the same price prevailed of twen
ty-three cents a gallon. Today in the most of the Standard
of Indiana territory the price is twenty-three cents at
filling stations, twenty-two cents tank wagons, freight
rates considered. In Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul, and
St. Louis, there is a differential of two cents. This As
sociation went on record and through its Board of Di
rectors have considered that we entitled to a differential
of two cents a gallon, but we haven't two cents a gallon.
We are satisfied that we' have accomplished something
when we have obtained one cent a gallon, because by mak
ing the filling station price and the tank wagon price the
same, you cut out the garage which has a legitimate right
to sell gasoline to its customers and which is a conven
ience to those customers by so doing, and the garage can
not handle profitably gasoline at less than two cents a
gallon.
When I took hold of this work some three years ago, it
was very difficult, gentlemen, and I am free to admit it
now it was very difficult to find work to do. It was al
most necessary to go out and hunt up a case, as a law
yer would do. But now that the reputation of the Associa
tion has become better established, we have more
cases than we can properly attend to. They seem to
be coming up almost every day. Some man in some
section of the country is meeting difficulties, another
man in another section is meeting entirely different condi
tions, and it just keeps one busy trying to give advice and
trying to make suggestions and trying to accomplish things
which are beneficial to the trade and with firm considera
tion to the rights of the public.
"One of the most serious things in my judgment that
has occurred in the oil industry since I haave been con
nected with it has been lately a rule which has been recom
mended by the Bureau of Explosives for adoption to the
Federal Railway Administration providing for greater dis
tances on the part of refiners, blenders, Jobbers, Casing-
head gasoline people, and all connected with the sale of
higher gravity petroleum products. Colonel Dunne, who is
chief of the Bureau of Explosives, and the Bureau of Ex
plosives before the Government took over the railways
was a creature of the American Railway Association, has
recommended to the department at Washington on the
twenty-sixth of July, in fact, it is quite ominous there
that the twenty-sixth of July was a very busy day in Wash
ington, not only with the Federal Trade Commission, but
with the Federal Railway Administration; the Federal
Trade Commission promulgated their rule on the twenty-
sixth of July; the Federal Railway Administration promul
gated their rule on the twenty-sixth of July and the con
sequence is that between the twenty-sixth of July and the
first day of October, practically ninety per cent of the re
finers and Jobbers of petroleum products in the United
States were doing business clearly against the law and if
that law and that rule is ever again put into effect, eighty
per cent of those refiners and dealers will either go out
of business or else they will have to fight the matter in the
courts.
"On September, 27th, there was a conference in New
York called by the American Petroleum Institute at the
suggestion of Colonel Dunne, and bear in mind that after
the recommendation of the Bureau of Explosives was made
to the Federal Railway Administration, and after the rule
had been in effect over two months, then, at that time.
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Colonel Dunne, saw fit to attend a conference and get the
ideas of the petroleum trade as to the merit, the efficiency,
the necessity, and the practical working-out of a rule which
had been in existence for two months. That, to my mind,
on its fact, is a wrong method to pursue in going about
to better conditions. The hearing before Colonel Dunne
should have been previous to the twenty-sixth of July and
without regard to the result of that conference, Colonel
Dunne probably then should have recommended certain
things, certain modifications, which he is not very willing
to recommend now because you know just as well as I do
that Colonel Dunne is a very positive character; he is a
very valuable man, but I think you will agree with me that
he is rather arbitrary in matters of this kind. The ruling
of Colonel Dunne provides, to be brief, because it isn't
necessary to go into all the details of this case; you have
all had circulars; you have all had the rules sent you;
you all know the situation and I don't magnify the im
portance when I say that it is absolutely the most serious
situation that the petroleum trade has faced in my ex
perience.
"To give you an idea, the plant of the Vacuum Oil
Co. at Olean, New York, the plant of the Vacuum Oil Co.,
at Rochester, New York, the plant of the Standard Oil Co..
at Whiting, the plants of ninety per cent of the Independent
refiners of Pennsylvania, the plants of Independent and
Standard in Texas, in Oklahoma, in Wyoming, in Illinois, in
California, and this agitation and this concern is spread
ing throughout the entire country.
"I had a gentleman sit next me yesterday at luncheon
from the Union Oil Co. of San Francisco. He said the
Coast is thoroughly excited over the seriousness of the rul
ing. The rule provides that for loading and unloading
gasoline, casinghead, gasoline naptha, refinery products
with a flash point below thirty degrees Fahrenheit, it must
be located eighty feet from trackage over which engines
and trains pass. So far as casinghead is concerned, the
distance must be one hundred and sixty feet. Now you
can inmaglne what that will do to a plant that ten or fif
teen years ago was erected on the outskirts of a town and
in the meantime the town has grown up all around it.
It means an expenditure which a representative of the
Standard Oil Company stated in New York at the confer
ence there would be unwarranted and would not be a busi
ness proposition.
"In other words, if they invest a million dollars, they
expect to get adequate returns for their investment. There
would have to be so many million dollars invested in this
proposition that there would never be any return on it;
they would never get any advantage; they would never be
any better or more safely protected, so that we are right
up against a situation here which has got to be cleaned
up before the fifteenth of November, when the rule again
automatically goes into efect.
"The directors of this Association, in your interest,
have considered this matter very thoroughly for three
days. It has been the chief topic of discussion at al
most every meeting, and yesterday there was passed at
the noon meeting a strong resolution which has been sent
to Colonel Dunne already, which will be sent to the Ameri
can Petroleum Institute, and which will be sent to the
Federal Railway Administration, protesting and asking for
a complete abrogation of this rule, that it is not warranted
by any condition which has arisen in twenty-five years,
that life or property will be no more safe, that the neces
sity of such a rule is not apparent, and that the Federal
Railway Administration and the Bureau of Explosives must
bear the burden of the evidence, that they must demon
strate and show that actions have occurred, which they
have not, that make these rules necessary.
"Just what the results will be I don't know but the
matter is going to be fought by a united industry, the
Independent in this case stands on the same plane as the
larger companies except that probably has a little less
money but in this one particular instance there is no di
vision of sentiment, that is no difficulty whatever In all
uniting to relive the industry of an unjust burden and an
unfair rule, which would practically put it out of business.
The Red Lake Oil and Land Co., operating in Carbon
county, Wyo., with offices at Lodge Pole, Nebr., is drlMW
in Little Basin in Carbon county. ThiB well is now dwn
400 feet. Some gas has been found and the company ex
pects to reach oil at from 600 to 700 feet.
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Market Shows Upward Tendency; Confidence Inspired by

Government's Attitude Toward Labor Situation

Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 28.After a week of general freely. It is generally felt that the country may experi
advances, security markets of the country showed a tend ence more industrial troubles in various industries, but
ency to weaken at the close, last Saturday, due in the the bugaboo of a general tieup and consequent widespread
main to liquidation on the part of speculators taking their calamity seem to have passed away as a nightmare in the
weekly profits. Most issues showed a decided gain for trend of sentiment that radical unionism is gradually
the week, however, even at the reaction. losing its power.
The opening Monday showed decided strength and ad A decided difference in the securities situation is be
vances in the more important Issues were made during the ginning to make itself felt, owing to the fact there are
day. A tone of general confidence was manifested in all now millions of investors in the United States where they
markets, due in the main to indications from Washington were numbered in the hundreds of thousands before the
that the Government was getting to a point where it was war, and close observers of the securities market and
going to take a very firm stand in the threatened labor general investment conditions are authority for the state
upheaval. Much satisfaction has been expressed through ment that worth-while stocks and bonds are being more
out financial and commercial circles over the attitude as widely distributed now than ever before in the history of
sumed by President Wilson in regard to the threatened coal the world. It Is predicted in some quarters that the pres
strike. It is believed that this lead is all that will be ent upward trend will continue throughout the winter
needed by the Senate and the House in order to formu months, with, of course, occasional leavening reactions.
late and pass legislation which will curb the strike tend The confidence of Monday in oils and other industrials
ency and it is generally felt that this should have a de was continued throughout Tuesday and general strength
cidedly leavening effect in the industrial situation in all was displayed.
quarters. In spite of several setbacks in individual stocks, the
The Eastern markets were pretty well cluttered with close of the market on Tuesday showed a decided gain in
offerings of foreign bonds, which according to all ac most industrials.
counts are not selling as readily as the underwriters could Sales on local Kansas City markets this week have
desire. The public seems to appreciate the fact that this been comparatively small volume, owing to higher prices
class of security is unlimited and carries with it a certain having a tendency to make the buyers hold off to await
amount of hazard due to general unsettled conditions a possible reaction. Central Coal & Coke made a new high
abroad. record, selling at 94. Reaction brought Union Oil back to
A much healthier feeling was evidenced in Govern 23%, in the face of some transactions that were passed
ment securities with particular advances in quotations on in the last few days as high as 26c, and a general weak
First Liberty Loan. ening of this stock was indicated. Some trading was
Over and above all influences is a general optimistic noticed in H. D. Lee Mercantile and a new high market
tone due to the fact that commerce throughout the United was reached at 133.50.
States is experiencing a brisk revival and prosperity Decided interest was displayed in bank stocks, National
abounds. In spite of the fact that the prices of necessi Bank of Commerce selling at 352.00, while First National
ties are high and luxuries are higher, the public is buying showed an advance of $5.00 over the last sale recorded,
having brought $740.00. The new Columbia National was
featured at $150.00.
Other active issues on the local market are reflected
in the following quotations:
Bid Asked
Chicago Client Wants Central Exchange Bank 166 175
Continental National Bank 117 121
First National Bank 730 750
Produdion Live Stock State Bank 185
Mercantile Trust Company 270 275
National Bank of Commerce 349 351
In a letter dated Chicago, October 1 0, New England National Bank 285 290
a client writes: "We are looking for Stock Yards National Bank 250
Western Exchange Bank 220 226
an oil proposition that carries from two Armour & Co 103 103%
to three hundred acres on a tract on Central Coal & Coke., pfd 79 82
Deere & Co 100 102
which there is some production; 25, Goodyear T. & R., 1st pfd 106 107
50 or possibly 100 barrels daily pro H. D. Lee Merc. Co 130 134
Iose-Wiles Biscuit Co., 1st pfd 100 103
duction." do 2d HI 115
do c 7* 77
These words are written by the presi Lucky Tiger 9.50 9.60
dent of a big company in Chicago Moline Plow Co., 1st pfd 96 99
Wilson & Co., pfd 98 100
which has the money with which to Sinclair Consolidated 60% 60%
buy the property he describes. Atlas Petroleum 2.00 2.15
Diamond Gasoline 5.50 5.60
I am anxious to get in touch with the Ajax Gasoline 2.40 2.50
Osage Oil 2.00 2.25
actual owners of such a property. Price Atlas Petroleum 2.00 2.15
must be right. Union Oil 23% 25
K. C.-Nevada Con. Mines 16 17
I believe I can make a quick sale. Hale Petroleum, c 09 .10
Hale Petroleum, pfd 27% 32%
Wire, phone, write or call in person. National Oil 2 75 2.80
Bay State I-30 1.35
JERRY CULBERTSON Globe Oil 85 .90
Invaders Oil 1-05 1.15
"Oil as a Business" Turman 2-40 2.50
Phones M. 5601 417 Ridge Arcade
Classified ads in the OIL and GAS NEWS cost only
four cents a word, but they are RESULT GETTERS.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 35

1 $200,000.00

1 The Galloway Oil and Refining Company

I Main Office, Fort Worth, Texas

1 Shares Offered at $1.25 Each.

1 Capitalization $1,000,000.00

1 The following is quoted from a letter of J. L. Galloway, the president

1 of the Company: "The Galloway Oil and Refining Company was organized
1 in February, 1919, with a capitalization of $100,000. An eight-acre tract
1 in the Burkburnett field, Wichita County, Texas, was immediately secured.
1 Well Number One was drilled and brought in with a flush production of 2,500
1 barrels July 1 4. Well Number Two was drilled and brought in with a flush
1 production of 2,500 barrels October 18.
1 "The Company is now selling 1,500 barrels of oil a day at $2.25 per
1 barrel. Present production is now assuring the Company an excellent income
1 from its original investment. Three other wells are ready to be brought in
1 and will increase our income accordingly."

1 PROPERTIES
1 In addition to the original eight acres in the Burkburnett field, the Company own)
1 leases on approximately 5,000 acres in proven and near proven fields in Texas. The
1 Company also owns Yd full royalty on 2,139 acres, and also smaller royalties on about
1 5,600 acres, all in Texas, together with ample storage facilities, pumps, lead lines, supply
1 house, oil field supplies, trucks, etc.

1 PURPOSE OF THE NEW ISSUE

1 On October 15, the shareholders voted to increase the capitalization from $100,000
1 to $1,000,000. The new shares will only be offered as the expansion of the Company's
1 business warrants this step. The present issue of $200,000 is being offered for the
1 purpose of developing proven leases and to get oil to the pipe lines. The purpose is,
1 therefore, that of the legitimate expansion of the Company's business.

1 EARNINGS
1 From present production the Company is enjoying net earnings in excess of 50%
1 on the original investment. The new development will not disturb the earnings of the
1 Company, during the development stage, as this development is being financed by the
1 present offering of shares. On the other hand, these new shares will not have to wait
1 for the completion of the new development to enjoy dividends, as none of the stock is
1 or will be preferred as to special properties, but will all share alike from the common
1 income. The Company expects to pay not less than 3% monthly, beginning with
1 December of this year, on all outstanding stock.
1 These Shares Will Be Listed on the New York Curb Market
1 in Due Time

1 Address all communications to

1 The Galloway Company

1 Fourth Floor, Scarritt Arcade
1 Kansas City, Mo.
1 In case of oversubscription money will be promptly refunded.
36 THE OIL AND
Peculiar Oil MarketsAs
IN CHICAGO
Strike The
Chicago, Oct. 29 (Special.) The oil markets are in twenty-four hours for the country. They form a basis on
a most peculiar condition. Gasoline is away down and
fuel oil is way up and as for the rest there is little to
say.
The government reports from month to month have
shown an accumulation of gasoline and with the com
ing of the season of bad roads the jobbers have begun
to look for a decreased demand. With this there has
come a shrinkage to the export movement, which was ex
pected to do away with the surplus. The result has been
lower quotations from the refiners and as is always the
case with falling markets the buyers nave lost interest
apparently and are only buying from hand to mouth. One
large Chicago contributor in remarking that their sales
for one day amounted to about thirty cars said that the
orders were from about thirty jobbers. Which shows how
the trade is ordering. Navy specification gasoline is be
ing sold at 16% cents, Chicago. Probably at less in some
cases.
Fuel oil is showing great strength, due almost en
tirely to the growing probability of a walkout in the bitu
minous coal mines; 24/28 fuel oil is being quoted on con
tracts for six months, Standard of Indiana territory, at
$1.40 to $1.50. Spot shipments, sellers' cars, $1.30 f. o. b.
Chicago.
Kerosene is very firm. Gas oil is showing increased
strength in sympathy with fuel oil. Lubricants are firm.
Pennsylvania cylinder stock is so scarce that some com
panies in this city have ceased quoting. There is no doubt
that the offerings of refiners of lots of gasoline at cut
prices during the convention has had much to do with
putting the market where, as one marketer said, "Gaso
line is not weak, it's dead." The situation again appeals
for some way of getting a line on the real market, such
as would be the case with the naval stores market, which
is based on the prices at which the Savannah Exchange
closes each day. These prices are good for the next
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date. This, together with increased production, should
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well as an authorization of increased dividends.
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GAS NEWS
to the
Next Convention
which to work.
Coming Petroleum Congress.
The next meeting of the oil men will be that of the
National Petroleum Congress, which will be held under
the direction and auspices of the American Independent
Petroleum League at Chicago on March 9, 10 and 11, at the
Congress Hotel. The directorate of that organization is
planning a national congress of petroleum men that will be
not only national, but international. They have received
assurances from some of the most important men in the
industry as well as from others of world-wide fame, but
who are not oil men, that they will be present and take
part in a program which will be unrivaled in many ways
in the history of gatherings of oil men of this country.
Sinclair to Expand Chicago Offices.
The Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation has made
arrangements to add to its extensive offices in the Conway
building, Chicago, one complete floor, making three in all
occupied by this company. Those who know the size of
the Conway building and the ground it covers will appre
ciate that this is a very substantial addition to an already
large office space. The Chicago office controls not only
the sale of the products of the Sinclair refineries, but the
management of these properties is also centered In the
Chicago offices. In this connection it might be said that
the recent report that the Sinclair Corporation Intended
to double the capacity of Its refineries at Coffeyville, Kan
sas City and Chicago is true absolutely, yet there is some
possibility of a misunderstanding of the plans of the com
pany which are for the doubling and more of the output
of these refineries, but not for the exact doubling of each
refinery. The certainty is that the refinery at East Chi
cago, which is one of the most modern oil refining plants
in the world, will be considerably more than doubled. In
fact, it may be brought up to the capacity of the pipe line
from Kansas City to the refinery, which Is 21,000 barrels
a day. The building of the second pipe line from Kansas
City west to the Mid-continent oil fields as a war measure
has given an abundant supply of crude for the Kansas City
plant and left a surplus equal to the capacity of the line
northeast to Chicago. The increase in the capacity of these
plants is already sold. By that is meant that the com
pany has a demand for its products in excess of the pres
ent capacity of its plants and has been a buyer in the
open market and no contract for a considerable part of
the petroleum products that has been needed 'to fill Its
sales demand.
Motor Fuels That Come and Go.
The U. S. Industrial Alcohol Co. is advertising the sale
of a block of its stock in order to secure the necessary
funds, some $8,000,000, to enable it to engage in the pro
duction on a large scale of their motor fuel from alcohol.
So far there has been none of this product offered for sale
outside of the Baltimore territory. The company claims
that it planned to ship quantities to Chicago and other
prominent cities for test by the autoists, but that the de
mand has been so strong from Baltimore and the imme-
Anderson Drilling and
Development Co.
We are in the market for choice drilling contracts
on equitable terms; buy or sell production; take
complete management of paying properties; deal
with owners direct. Submit details first letter,
with maps. Close in acreage bought and sold.
GENERAL OFFICES i
rhe Kansas Reserve State Baak Bids:.
Topeka. Kansas
and at
HI 1-812 Repabllc Bids;.. Kansas City. Mo.
Both phones Main 5520
 THE OIL AND
diate vicinity that there has been none to spare. They
state in a general way that they have not attempted to
sell it in competition with gasoline, but are asking "five
or six cents more than gasoline." There has never been
any disputing the fact that alcohol would run an internal
combustion motor. The question has been to produce it
cheaply enough to compete with gasoline. If the company
in question has done this the motor public will be quick
to appreciate the new fuel for all that it may merit. But
take the benzol motor fuel. Just about the first thing
this year the producers of gas from coal made the claim
that in a combination of benzol, a product of the gas
plants, there was a perfect motor fuel. It developed that
it had to be mixed with petroleum products to give it
stability. It was simply an explosive and when mixed it
did, in some engines, give a quick start. But beyond this,
what good has it done? The real stuff is hard on the en
gines, some of the compounds are hard on the spark plugs.
You can buy what is supposedly a bensol-naphtha com
pound at some filling stations that is just as good as
gasoline because it is perfectly all right gasolineand
nothing else.
Personal Notes.
A. P. Garrett of the Travis Oil Corporation is making a
visit to the new refinery of the Oklahoma Petroleum &
Gasoline Co. at Duvol, Okla. Mr. Garrett is in charge of
sales, with offices in Chicago.
Joseph M. Cudahy, who has just been elected a di
rector of the Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation, landed
in Liverpool from the steamship Baltic last Saturday. He
js looking after the affairs of the Sinclair Oil in Europe.
Vice President Cahoon of the Carson Petroleum Co.
is among those who are away from their offices and from
Chicago. Also John T. White, sales manager for the
Lakeside Petroleum Co., who is in Nebraska, and Presi
dent Maguire of the same company, who is in the East.
Western Petroleum Co. is about to open its string of
Kentucky filling stations. These are located in the east
ern part of the state around Lexington, Louisville and in
the neighborhood of their refinery. The number when
all are ready will be seventy-five or thereabouts.
UBLIC AUCTION SAL2
By U. S. Government
November 22, 1919
Part of Chilocco Indian Reserve,
Oklahoma, for Lease,
Oil and Gas
An Oil & Gas lease covering 2,560 acres
on the Chilocco fndian Reserve in Oklahoma
will be offered at public auction at Chilocco,
Oklahoma, on November 22, for bonus in
addition to royalty of 16 2-3 per cent; 25
per cent of bonus to be paid on day of sale
and balance in three annual installments
with acceptable security. Lands considered
favorable for production oil and as and
report U. S. Geological Survey may be ob
tained on request. Write Officer in charge
Chilocco Indian School, Chilocco, Okla
homa, for full particulars.
GAS NEWS 37
Traffic managers for the oil companies claim that the
order of October 15, which was issued by the railroad ad
ministration, directing" that all available freight cars be
released for the transportation of grain, coal and sugar
beets, is working considerable hardship on the oil industry
through the diverting of motive power. Right now every
car is being rushed to the mines to get a stock of coal
before November 1.
Nelson L. Burgess of Babcock, Rushton & Co., a promi
nent Chicago bond house, has been elected president of
the Texlahoma Oil Co., as a result of the merging of that
company and the Globe Oil Co. At a special meeting of
the directors of the Texlahoma, the entire directorate of
the Globe Co. was added to the board of the Texlahoma
Co. Mr. Burgess of the Globe was then elected president
and former President Mitchell of the Texlahoma was
elected chairman of the board of the Texlahoma Oil Co.
Sheldon Clarke of the Sinclair Corporation will be the
secretary of the Chicago committee that will have charge
of the local end of the Republican National Convention if
it is held in Chicago next June. According to those who
know, it is all over but the shouting so far as the selection
of the city in which the convention is to be held is con
cerned. Mr. Clarke says that reservations are already
being made at the hotels for the convention and that
if there are any oil men who want to attend they should
make known their wishes in the way of rooms at an early
date.
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 29 (Special) The Panhandle Produc
ing & Refining Co. has been organized to take over the
properties of the Panhandle Refining Co., Brown & Jones,
Roy a Jones, the 6666 Oil Co. and the Trojan Oil Co.,
aggregating in all twenty producing leases and 1,000 acres
of producing proven stuff, and 30,000 acres of undeveloped
territory in Texas and Oklahoma. The Panhandle Refining
Co. owns a 5,000-barrel refinery at Wichita Falls, a casing-
head gasoline plant west of Burkburnett and another cas-
inghead plant south of Electra. Appraisement of the com
pany's properties values them at $8,500,000.
"Worthy a place on every oil man's desk"that's The
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Classified advertisements in these columns 4 cents per word first
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LEASES FOR SALE.
OWN 600 ACRES in Kansas, one mile from production. Will
give part interest for deep test. Want action. Lock Box
66, Bremen, Kan.
HAVE VALUABLE 160-acre oil and gas lease; will sell or
trade for city property or good securities. Write 415-6
Keith & Perry Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.
FOR SALEOne-half interest in 1,900 acres of leases, on
which the other half has been let for the drilling of the
first well. Address 190, care Oil & Gas News.
FOR SALE$1,000 takes on remaining fourth interest in
1,200 acres, on which parties are to drill a deep test for a
half interest at their expense. Address 42, care Oil & Gas
News.
WE HAVE 10,000 acres of oil leases in Southern Arkansas,
North of the famous Homer oil fields, that we want devel
oped for an interest in the acreage. F. Reagan, Arkadel-
phla, Ark.
FOR SALE, oil leases or land in fee Little River County,
Ark. Well now drilling had 28 feet oil sand with showing
around 400 feet. If interested, address Buchanan & Brook-
shire, Alleene, Ark.
CLOSE-IN ACREAGE LEASES for sale (3 80's), Garber,
Okla. Want to make quick sale; send me your offers.
Also some acreage in Custer City, Oklahoma, field. W. E.
Gray, Custer City, Okla.
OIL AND GAS leases in Custer County, Oklahoma, for sale;
80 and 160-acre tracts, located in block to be drilled.
Standard derrick up. Play ahead of production. Monarch
Investment Co., Blackwell, Okla.
FOR SALEOIL AND GAS LEASES, NOWATA, OKLA.,
FIELD. Acreage close in, some with offset wells to drill.
Will sell or give drilling contract; also have seven, ten and
twenty barrels per day settled production to sell, Nowata
field. Box 336, Nowata, Okla.
SNAPS IN TEXAS LEASESFive year oil leases (two 160-
acre tracts) Ochiltree County N. W. of Burkburnett, N.
E. Amarillo at $2.50 per acre. Buy before the big ad
vance for quick profits 40 acres Callahan County near
Ranger $25.00 per acre. W. Homer Shanks, Clyde, Texas.
30-ACRE oil lease In Brown County, Texas, direct from own
ers; good location; abstract down to date: guarantee de
livery at once; 160-acre oil lease In McCUlloch Countv,
Texas, close to wells now drilling; abstract down to date;
guarantee delivery at once. Write or call Edward J. Adam-
son, 14 Scarritt Arcade, Kansas City, Mo.
OIL LEASES50c per acre up, in new shallow sand field of
Sumner, Robertson, Montgomery, Dickson and Humphreys
Counties, Tennessee. Scottsvllle, Ky acreage, only few
miles northeast, once selling 50c. acre later reported selling
from $500 to $1,000 acre. Orders filled from 40 acres, $20. to
1.000 acres. $500. Have sold several hundred thousand acres
to big companies: still own and can deliver promptly leases
checker-boarded between leases sold big companies, and 10
wells now drilling: locations made for about 25 additional
wells. All leases In territory approved by several oil field
geologists of national and international reputation. Active
drilling campaign now on; good chance to speculate on oil
men's drilling. That's the way real oil men make money.
Tennokla Oil & Gas Co.. Dickson, Tenn.
Hffl WL USME
BET ON THIS ONE. 40-acre oil lease for $120. For $3.00
per acre you may own a five-year lease in either Gray,
Roberts or Wheeler Counties. Only 25c per acre annual
rental, which Is paid for first year. This much placed in
Stephens. Eastland or Wichita Counties one year ago made
thousands! No one knows where the limit is. Present
trend Is northwest of proved fields. Panhandle counties now
big play; largest companies buying leases over entire area.
Watch activity from Hardeman to Dallam! Protect yourself
with purchases before production. Better gamble $120.00
than regret a chance passed up. While these tracts last we
deliver original copytitle proofand legal assignment
your own lease. Excels stocks for big profits. Leases are
the only ground floor oil investment. Buy yours now.
J. F. MARION COMPANY.
304 Burkburnett Bldg.
Fort Worth, Tex.
WHEN WRITING ADVERTISERS PLEASE MENTION , THE OIL AND GAS NEWS
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LEASES FOR SALE.
FOR SALEWilson County lease, 140 acres, two offsets;
price right. J. B. Legg, 411 Hall Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.
RANGER, TEXAS, making lease holders rich every day; buy
five-acre leases Joining; county near wells going; down;
$100 total. W. Homer Shanks, Clyde, Texas.
HAVE leases offsetting drilling well, Tillman County, for
$50, $75, and $100; prospects very fine for oiL Wire for
amount you want or Inquire. T. H. Gilliland, 626 Ohio Ave-,
Wichita Falls, Texas.
I HAVE AN EXCELLENT LEASE in gusher vicinity. 1 want
to get in touch with the owner of a lease with small pro
duction so that we may combine the properties and form a
corporation. The stock of the corporation can be sold to
develop the gusher lease. This is a chance for a million.
Box 1032, Oil & Gas News.
OIL LEASES BETTER THAN STOCK
All eyes are on the New Pecos Oil District. Get in now
before the rush. I have bought all the leases from the
State that I could get before it was taken off the market
and need more cash. I will sell for a short time 80 acres
one or more sections. Some joining mine, selling from $1.00
to $50.00. I need the money and will give you a chance to
more than double on your Investment soon. References as
to giving square deals: First National and Continental
Banks. Take this 100-to-l shot; this may be your luckv
day. Thirty cents per acre. 10 cents with order. 10 cents
the 12th of November, 10 cents when you sell or get oil.
Write today or you may be too late. Henry B. Clark, 204
Continental Bank Building, Fort Worth, Texas.
PRODUCTION FOR SALIC
FOR SALE BY OWNER150 acres shallow field, Nowata
County, Okla.; 21 wells, 22 more locations. Royalty one-
tenth. Lease fully equipped. AddreBs Box 564, Nowata,
Oklahoma.
HERE IS SOMETHING WORTHYNowata. Okla.. field, with
one and a half million gasser. 3.000 acres and all checker-
boarded and close to production; ranges 15-16-17; price
$20,000 with well; $15,000 without. Ideal property for devel
opment. Cheap drilling and a fine property for a new com
pany. Edgar C. Peebles & Co., 308 Security Bank Bldg..
Tulsa, Okla.
OKLAHOMA, KANSAS & TEXAS PRODUCTION & LEASES.
I have Kansas settled production, 80 acres. 4 wells. 10 to
12 barrels, $21,000; 160 acres. 8 to 10 barrels. 4 wells. $20,-
000, 5% discount on this; 100 acres. 57 barrels, $110,000.
Beggs Field, Oklahoma, 80 acres, 1 well, 20 barrels, also
$600.00; monthly income from gas. $50,000. These small
leases are sure enough bargains. Get description at once.
They won't last.
Texas leases from 60c an acre up; also production in
Texas up to 5.000 barrels. Have one corking good Osage
drilling* contract.
Ed C. Peebles & Co., 308 Security Bank Bldg.. Tulsa, Okla.
PRODUCTION WANTED.
WANTED10 to 20-barrel settled production with additional
acreage to drill; must be priced right and worth the
money. Box 367, Cordell, Okla.
STOCKS FOR SALE.
WANTEDTO SELL SHARES IN THE WELLINGTON
MINER COMPANY OF KANSAS CITY. ADDRESS E. M.
HALL, 1123 HARRISON STREET. TOPEKA. KAN.
STOCKS WANTED.
GOOD STOCKS WANTED for 640 acres Duval County. Texas,
$20 acre offer firm. Otis Garrett. Kingfisher. Okla.
WANTBD.
RELIABLE FIRM to handle block of stock In producing and
dividend paying oil company Bank and other references
as to reliability of company. Strong directorate. Box 1025,
Oil and Gas News.
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VOL. VI KANSAS CITY, MO., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1919 NO. 12

Heauu Increase in Oil Consumption*

The United States Geological Survey's statistics for August show that
while production of crude petroleum increased 465,000 barrels to 33,986,000
barrels, the consumption increased from 27,425,000 to 37,837,000 barrels
and stocks at the close of the month were 137,891,000 barrels, a decrease
of 3,851,000 barrels. Production in California increased 451,000 barrels, the
Gulf Coast, 278,000 barrels and Mid-Continent 1 82,000 barrels. Stocks in
the Mid-Continent fields decreased 3,967,000 barrels during the month. In
addition to domestic consumption there were imported 4,143,445 barrels of
crude oil and were exported 185,694 barrels, leaving an excess of imports over
exports of 3,957,751 barrels against 4,282,010 barrels in July. Total con
sumption of imported and domestic crude oil for August was 41,980,445
barrels.

II. I>. BAGBY F. R. ANDREB C. MKVEH

President Vice-President and Secy. Treasurer

BAGBY & COMPANY

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INVADER OIL &
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CAPITAL, $2,000,000
Producers of High Grade Oil in the Famous Fields
MACHINE TOOL DEPARTMENT of
KANSAS, OKLAHOMA and TEXAS
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ORGANIZATION
Oklahoma corporation, chartered in February,
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dealers in PROPERTIES
Own over 20,000 acres of carefully selected
leases in the oil fields of Kansas, Oklahoma and
Lathes, Drills, Shapers, Planers, Texas.
PRODUCTION
Drilling Machines, Etc. Have more than 50 producing wells.
DEVELOPMENT
Six additional wells now drilling.
And all small Tools and Supplies EARNINGS
Paid 34 cash dividends to stockholders in past
for the equipment of two years.
MACHINE SHOPS" MANAGEMENT
The Invader Company is under the direct man
agement and supervision of reliable and suc
cessful oil men who have had years of actual
Main Store and Office experience in producing oil and operating oil
properties.
410-418 West 5th St. B. FRANK WOOD, General Manager
Invader Oil and Refining Co.
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Knocks and Boosts
In the NEWS Chautauqua County,
Kans., correspondence last week oper
ations of the Anchor Oil Corporation,
with offices in the Waldheim building,
Kansas City, were referred to as that
of "Carcelon and associates." Officials
of the Anchor Corporation point out
that Mr. Carcelon has no interest in
the Sadler lease to which reference was
made, except as a stockholder in the
corporation. The NEWS regrets the
error, entirely unintentional on its
part.
In this connection, the editorial de
partment can not refrain from quoting
a sentence from a letter received
last Saturday from Mr. John E. Finney,
general manager of the Anchor Oil
Corporation in which he says: "We
are very much pleased with the last
two issues of your journal ....
we notice many very interesting im
provements."
In the same mail came a letter from a
department head in one of the big oil
concerns who writes the NEWS is
"not just the kind of a journal we
had in mind," and "for that reason we
are not at this time sending you a
prescription." Evidently the letter
was "dictated, but not read."
The NEWS has just one purpose
to publish the very best possible oil
n-e-w-s paper. In attaining that end,
the NEWS asks) the co-operation of its
readers. "Prescriptions" on how to
make the NEWS of greater service to
the men in the petroleum world will
be most welcome. Suggestions, criti
cisms, boosts and knocks. The NEWS
wants them all.
From the Wichita Falls, Texas,
Chamber of Commerce comes a most
interesting booklet: "Wichita Falls,
Where today's Dream is Tomorrow's
Achievement."
Readers of the NEWS are familiar
with happenings In Wichita Falls and
the surrounding district because of
the excellent "feature stories" our
staff representative at that point has
been writing recently. In the Cham
ber's booklet they may see photo
graphs of some of the scenes the
NEWS' representative has so vividly
portrayed In words.
AND GAS NEWS 1
A Glimpse at This Week's News
Some Kansas Surprises!
Gypsy Oil Co.'s Spinden No. 2 made
4,320 barrels last Sunday and is still swab
bing at rate of 180 barrels per hour, and
there are others Pages 9-10
McAdoo's in Wichita Falls.
And, of course, every tongue is wagging,
the "wise ones" saying a big deal is hatch
ingA peaceful war on Red river. .Pages 12-13
News from Old Kentuck'. .
It's said down there that the big com
panies are going into Allen and Warren
counties Pages 15-16
The Drive-in Filling Station.
This article, written by an expert, is full of
information that will be valuable to the
station operators Pages 20-22
"The Dawn of a New Industry."
This is the second in the series on oil shales
by Victor C. Alderson, president of the
Colorado School of Mines Pages 29-32
What the Allies Want.
Petroleum committee reports on confer
ences with representatives of Belgium,
France and Italy Page 34
Along the Pipe Lines.
News about what a dozen companies are
accomplishing toward relieving congestion
at Burkburnett and other points Page 39
Every Week a Frill!
Stephens County and Desdemona furnish
some excitement down in Texas despite
inclement weather, which is curtailing pro
duction Pages 40-42
With the Refiners.
Invader buys the SecurityWhy Marland
purchased the SuperiorIndian casing-
head plant readyand a lot of other re
finery news Page 44
Oil Issues in Good Gains!
As to the markets in general, securities
continue on the up track, with an optimis
tic sentiment prevailing Page 46
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"As for the equitable laws that reg
ulate trusts and trustees, they are a
well formed system which Mr. Justice
Story pronounced as even more symmet
rical in the United States than the
original system in England.
"Neither lawyers nor laymen can
ignore experience or truth. It is the
substantiality of the trust principle,
based upon personal responsibility and
efficiency, that has so recommended
it over loose, evasive corporation laws
found from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
"The Federal Constitution protects
Trustees as "citizens" throughout con
tinental United States; but corpora
tions, not being "citizens" as that word
is used in the Constitution, do not
have the privileges and immunities of
citizens. Corporations cannot enter
another state except on the terms
which the State prescribes. But Trus
tees, under an express declaration of
trust, are natural persons are
"citizens" in the fullest sense under
the Constitution, and, as natural per
sons possessed of both state and nation
al citizenship, are "entitled to all priv
ileges and immunities of citizens in the
several states." (See Federal Consti
tution, Art. 4, Sec. 2.)"
Excerpts from law brief prepared by
P. J. Hodgins, Esq. of the Kansas City
Bar, under whose counsel and direction
our organization department operates.
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free yourself from the fetters of corporation reports, taxes, fees and
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. progress, have embraced this method, and have accepted it as the basis
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law companies, that if they do, it will be found that such laws do not
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has already held that the corporation franchise tax does not apply to
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Delaware, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Maine, at least one each by the
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Vermont, Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Floridamaking over eighty
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VOL. VI KANSAS CITY, MO., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1919
FUEL OIL UPGASOLINE FLAT, SAYS CHICAGO.
i Continues in Good Demand, While Naphtha* Are
Selling Well, Although the Price U OH
a Quarter of a Cent.
Chicago, Nov. 4. (Special.)What has the coal strike
done, so far as the petroleum industry Is concerned?
It has boosted the price of fuel oil to a point where
the best minds in the trade are anxious that the advance
go not too far, for it may result in the resumption of con
trol of the oil industry by the government at Washington.
The Lever bill is not dead. It has been revived to attempt
to control the coal situation. If fuel oil soars too high, it
may be taken in charge again. In Chicago the current
quotation for 28-30 fuel oil is $1.25 or $1.30 group three.
This is a pretty good advance from the recent figures of
60 and 65 cents.
Gasoline is flat. There are no buyers and some of
the marketers have even quit sending out quotations on
it. Southwetsern gasoline is being offered in the Chicago
market at prices that are way below any recent figures.
There are no takers. If there should come some relief
and prices start upward there would be an immediate im
provement in the demand. Just what is going to make
the change is hard to see right at this time of the year.
With good weather the automobile season might be pro
longed a month. With bad weather it is over now.
Kerosene continues in mighty good demand, but prices
have been declined a quarter cent, in sympathy with gaso
line. The demand continues good for export and what used
to be the kerosene season is at hand in this country. The
prospects are that the foreign demand will increase instead
of diminish. There is a lot of it needed abroad, and the
source of supply for most of it is the United States. One
usually well posted marketer says that he expects to see
kerosene selling at 12 cents. It does not seem unreason
able.
Naphthas are selling well, especially to the paint and
varnish men. The paint and varnish business is very
good, better with most makers than ever before. Prices
of the ordinary materials are very high, and there is a
strong recourse to substitutes. There are few refiners
who make this product for the paint man and there are a
number of other industries which are using petroleum
products in their business to good advantage. Lubricating
oils are very firm, as are greases and compounds. Animal
fats are scarce and the petroleum lubricant is doing the
work just as well. It only remains for some chemist to
produce a substitute for butter fats and the maker of oleo
margarine will rise up and call him blessed.
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 4. (Special.) Fuel oil buyers are
now making themselves known in the Mid-Continent field,
and quite a number are asking for this product, for delivery
between now and the next four to six months, and the
result is that the market has strengthened noticeably.
Twenty-four-gravity fuel is selling for from 95 cents to
$1 a barrel and the 26 gravity stuff varies from $1 to $1.05,
whereas a week ago the price ranged between 85 and 92%
cents. The cooler weather and the coal strike are matters
that enter into the increased demand. A number of in
quiries are coming from the Pittsburgh mining district and
Ohio.
Gasoline continues weak, the price for the 58-60 stuff
being from 16 to 16% cents per gallon. Kerosene is off a
little, the 42 43 stuff bringing around 10% cents. Cooler
weather, combined with the coal strike, is expected to
increase the demand for kerosene and no alarm Is felt
regarding the trivial weakness, but there is very little
optimism regarding the gasoline proposition.
NO. 12
TEXAS WILL PREVENT WASTE IN DRILLING.
Policy of Conservatism Favored by Large and Small Oper
ators, It Is Announced at Fort Worth Meeting
of Mid-Continent Men.
Fort Worth, Tex., Nov. 5.The first annual meeting
of the Texas-Louisiana division of the Mid-Continent Oil
and Gas Association was held here Tuesday. After an
extended discussion of subjects in which both large and
small operators expressed themselves as favoring more
conservative and intelligent drilling than has prevailed In
the Desdemona and Burkburnett fields, a committee of
five was appointed to outline a policy for preventing waste
in drilling in the North and North Central Texas fields.
Representatives of the Texas railroad commission were
to hold an informal hearing in Wichita Falls today upon the
pipe line situation in the Burkburnett field in response to
an invitation from the Wichita County Producers and
Refiners' Association. They plan also to personally inspect
conditions in the field. The railroad commission has set
November 10 for hearing of a new rule planned to relieve
congestion and prevent waste in the Texas oil field.
TO PROBE CHARGES AGAINST PIPE MILLS.
Mid-Continent Association Hears the Manufacturers Allow
the Brokers to Profiteer at Expense of the Oil Men.
Tulsa, Nov. 4. (Special.) At a recent meeting of the
new executive committee of the Kansas-Oklahoma division
of the Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association communica
tions from producers were presented complaining of the
manner in which pipe is supplied to the industry. The
charge was made that the mills are not supplying the pro
ducers with pipe through the customary channels, but are
permitting brokers to handle the 'available supply at in
creased prices and that there Is profiteering going on.
The committee refrained from expressing opinion on
the matter at the present time, but appointed a subcommit
tee to investigate the matter and gather evidence with a
view to arriving at the facts and suggesting a possible rem
edy.
The committee appointed consisted of R. A. Griffith
of the Sinclair Co., C. J. Wrightsman and L. E. Z. Aaron-
son. This committee will begin its Investigation at once
and will extend an Invitation to producers and others In
terested in the matter to supply evidence and specific
Instances in their experience relating to this question.
HOUSE PASSES THE OIL LEASING BILL.
Washington, Nov. 4.The general oil leasing bill,
which has been before the house for a number of years,
passed the house unanimously last Friday.
The bill opens for development seventy million acres
of coal land; six million acres of oil land; three million
acres of phosphate lands and also renders subject to leas
ing both in the United States and in Alaska seven hundred
million acres of public lands and three hundred and sixty-
five million acres of forest reserve, the latter two of which
may or may not be chiefly valuable for mineral purposes.
The bill has already passed the senate. It passed the
house without material modification and bears the favor
able indorsement of Secretary Land and Attorney General
Palmer, and it would seem that this is practically the end
of this bill.
It Is thought that President Wilson will sign it and it
will become a law in the near future.
 "MARKET VALUE EQUIVALENT OF FAIR VALUE.'
Internal Revenue Commissioner Makes a Ruling of Interest
to Oil MenHarry H. Smith's Comments.
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 4. (Special.) Harry H. Smith, sec
retary of the Mid-Continent Oil and Qas Association, In
a tax letter to members conveys the information that the
commissioner of internal revenue, Daniel C. Roper, has
made a ruling concerning the meaning of the new Article
1566, Regulations 45, that is of great Interest to all oil men
in this section. Smith's report, in part, follows:
The interpretative comment by the commissioner of
internal revenue concerning the meaning of the new
Article 1566, Regulations 45, dealing with exchange of prop
erty for stock, should be read in connection with our last
tax letter in which we hazarded the opinion that stock
in a newly formed corporation where there had been no
listing of the stock on. the exchange and no sales of it
would not have a market value. The commissioner dis
agrees with us and seems to hold that a tax liability may
result even in the above case measured by "the price
which might reasonably be presumed would be agreed
upon between a willing buyer and a willing seller."
The commissioner holds that "market value" Is the
equivalent of fair value and that if you trade your prop
erty for stock of any kind that is not absolutely worthless
it creates a closed transaction and the stock received will
be considered the equivalent' of cash to the extent of Its
value although there may be no market for It and the
value has to be ascertained by the opinion of witnesses,
etc.
This ruling is based on Sec. 202 (b) of the present
Revenue Act. The commissioner again resolves the doubt
in favor of the government and against the taxpayer. This
construction of the above mentioned section of the law
will leave every income taxpayer who has exchanged prop
erty for stock in doubt as to the correctness of his return
until the final estimate of value is made at Washington.
Where there is no market price established the question
of value is largely one of opinion. Witnesses will dis
agree.
The Revenue Acts of prior years did not attempt to
define what was the ""equivalent of cash." The present
act says that property received in exchange shall be con
sidered the equivalent of cash to the extent of its "fair
market value, if any." The writer supposed that by mak
ing this amendment Congress meant to limit the scope
of the provision to property which had an established mar
ket price since the latter is much nearer an equivalent of
cash than property which has never been dealt in or pass
ed current.
Now that the commissioner disagrees with this view
each and every case will be involved In obscurity. It Is
suggested that a concerted effort should be made to have
Sec. 202 (b) repealed or amended so that its meaning will
be clear.
IN THE ELK CITY FIELD.
Elk City, Kans., Nov. 4 (Special.)The most inter
esting feature of the field work this week is the re-drilling
of Whelchel No. 1, in 26-31-13, by Cox et al. This well was
drilled in nearly a year ago and at that time had a flow
of gas of approximately 25,000,000 feet daily. On account
of the well not being cased to the gas sand, it caved badly
and finally the gas was entirely shut off by the cavings
and water. A rig was set over the well and Monday it
was opened up and the cavings drilled out. When drilling
ceased the well was making at the rate of 12,000,000 feet
or more daily and It was shut in. In about ten minutes
the well was opened up again and in a short time the
volume had increased to about 40,000,000 feet daily. The
owners of this 60-aere lease are highly elated over the
"come-back" of their well, as they have reason to be.
The Sachem Oil Co. et al, are drilling at 850 feet in
their Kimzey No. 1, in 10-31-13, and are carrying a 10-inch
hole at that depth.
The Southwestern Gas Co.'s West No. 5, In 26-31-13, is
due in today or tomorrow.
Sanders et al. are on top of the sand in their Brainerd
No. 2. in 27-31-13, on the south edge of the gas field.
The Meridian Oil and Gas Co. is drilling at 400 feet
in its Lugeanbeal No. 2, In 31-31-13. Small gas wells are
obtained in that locality at a depth of about 500 feet.
NEW YORK OIL PRODUCERS IN CONVENTION.
Mark L. Requa Guest of Honor When Empire State Men
Meet at Olean.
Clean. N. Y., Nov. 4.Every part of the state which
produces oil was represented in Olean Oct. 30, when more
than 200 oil producers, members of the New York State
Oil Producers association, attended the organization's an
nual meeting here. They included a number of women
members. The Pennsylvania oil fields were also repre
sented by several prominent operators.
The event was in charge of a committee of three Olean
oil men, Peter J. Spindler, N. V. V. Franchot and John
P. Herrick. There was a business session in the Knights
of Columbus Club in the afternoon and a dinner in the
Hamilton Country Club at night.
The dinner was the first ever had in connection with
an annual meeting, and it was in honor of Mark L. Requa,
of New York, an oil authority of world wide reputation.
Mr. Requa, who was oil director for the federal govern
ment in war time, was the only speaker of the dinner.
Members of the association had waited several months
to hear Mr. Requa's message to them, and it was well
worth while. It was one of vast importance to them, as
it gave a world wide view of the oil Industry. Mr. Requa
was sought as the speaker for the occasion some time
ago, and the annual meeting was postponed and the date
set by him, so that the producers would hear him speak.
In the afternoon meeting, the producers heard timely
discussion upon their two big problemsflooding and taxa
tion. Prominent producers and practical oil men talked.
IN THE NEWCASTLE, TEXAS, FIELD.
Newcastle, Tex., Nov. 4.The Texas Co. has officially
announced that three wells will be under the drill within
30 days at the outside. The geologists are now making
the locations, the first being about two miles west and
halt a mile north from the Arnold well on a portion of
the Arnold ranch. The others are in the same general
trend and mark the beginning of development of the Arnold
sand by the Texas Co. With the Arnold, Texas No. 2,
Norris and Blair-Hughes, the Texas Co. will have seven
deep wells in the Newcastle pool, the latter locations being
nearer Newcastle than any of the others. The Arnold
and Texas No. 2 are considered as finished wells by the
company officials; the Blair-Hughes is in good shape near
the 2,800 mark and the Norris is feeling for the second
sand near 1,950 feet.
The Manhattan No. 1 on the Johnson lease will be
finished as a gasser, the flow of 5,000,000 feet at 480 depth
being the company's present objective.
The Felt & Denney gas test Is drilling at 250 feet,
with the expectation of reaching a good sand above 500
feet.
It is reported here that the Texas Co. paid $25 an
acre for 12 months' extension of leases on a large tract
near Newcastle. No leases are allowed to lapse and the
market is growing broader and more active with the loca
tion of the new Texas wells.
MINNEAPOLIS MEN GET A GOOD WELL.
Minneapolis, Nov. 4.A. L. Reddick, George E. Thomas
and R. G. Gartz, of Minneapolis, Minn., brought in their
well No. 1, and it was shot Monday, November 4. Two
hundred and sixty feet of oil stood in well three hours
after shooting. Two drilling rigs are working on this lease
and contract has been let for fifteen wells. Sand is found
at 775 feet. Their acreage adjoins the Hennepin Oil &
Gas Co., of Minneapolis, in section 10, township 26, range
17, Allen county, Kans.
Hennepin Oil & Gas Co., of Minneapolis, brought in
well No. 2, on Tuesday, and it is good for 25 barrels. No.
3 will be in Friday or Saturday this week. This com
pany will drill seven more wells on this lease at once.
California's oil field operations reported to R. P. Mc
Laughlin, State Oil and Gas Supervisor, during the week
ending October 25 show 16 new wells started, as com
pared with 15 during the previous week. The total new
wells this year is 548,' as compared with 608 at the same
date last year.
 THE OIL AND
In Chicago
Chicago, Nov. 4. (Special.)There will be a meeting
of the oil men in Chicago next Tuesday, November 11.
This meeting has been called by R. L. Welch, secretary
and general counsel of the American Petroleum Institute,
to consider and take final action if possible on the cele
brated circular B. C. L. 180.
The circular presented to the oil industry one of the
most serious questions to be solved that it has had in
years. It means, if the circular's rulings are not modified,
that millions of dollars will have to be spent to provide
new trackage when the reason for all this expenditure is
hardly obvious. A meeting of a number of leading oil men
was held in New York on Thursday, October 30, at which
practically new and scientific means were discussed for
overcoming' the danger against which the action prescribed
by the Bureau of Explosives was directed. It is admitted
that removing the filling tanks, for example, to a greater
distance from the railroad tracks does not remove the
danger. It simply lessens it. The plan which has been
suggested will be one of scientific prevention. Those who
were present at the meeting from Chicago express the
opinion that Colonel Dunn will adopt a majority of the
suggestions that will be made to him.
Lakeside Petroleum Expands.
The Lakeside Petroleum Co. of this city has opened
New York offices at 17 Battery Place under the charge
of J. E. Gerrodette. Mr. Gerrodette is well known in Chi
cago, where he is a frequent visitor, especially about con
vention times. He was here on the occasion of the recent
L O. M. A. annual meeting, but dropped no hint of any
possible change. Mr. Gerrodette went to New York in
1905 as the representative of the Pure Oil Co., and as
such be built their many wholesale distributing stations
in that part of the country, as well as having charge of
their domestic and export trade in lubricants. He re
signed in 1912 and engaged in the brokerage business under
the name of J. E. Gerrodette & Co., Inc. In 1916 he
joined forces with the Western Petroleum Co. of New
York, in charge of purchases and sales for the company,
and made a great success of the departments under his
direction. On leaving the latter company he again en
gaged in the brokerage business under the old name of
J. E. Gerrodette & Co., Inc. The Lakeside Petroleum Co.
has gained a fine and able associate for its Eastern office.
All Want Petroleum Products.
Henry Ford may be all that the Chicago Tribune said
that he is, but he is at once the providence and the worry
of the oil man. As if his autos and motor boats and trac
tors were not enough to keep supplied with fuel, he has
started something new that promises to add to the call for
gasoline. Right now it is lucky it is gasoline and not
some heavier fraction. The Ford shops have invented a
gasoline engine which is intended to revolutionize the
interurban railroad business. This engine is fifty per cent
lighter than other engines. It is at once a high speed
motor for the street or interurban car, furnishes light
and heat and compresses the air for the brakes. Cars
equipped with this motor are possessed of a speed of 70
miles an hour and can be operated most economically. No
trolley poles or wires are neededJust the cars and the
tracks for them to run on.
News and Nonsense.
Assistant Manager Schmooch of the Texas Co. is con
fined to his home with sickness.
J. S. Longshore of the Miller Petroleum Co. of Chanute,
Kans., was in the city this week.
P. C. Crenshaw has moved his Home Oil Co. to 208
South La Salle street, where he occupies quarters In con
nection with the Schaffer Oil and Refining Co.
John B. Reynolds, secretary for the American Inde
pendent Petroleum League is in Pittsburgh this week
attending the meeting of the committee on the standardiza
GAS NEWS 5
tion of petroleum products. W. G. Willard is still in the
West, where he is calling on the members of the oil in
dustry in the interests of the league of which he is field
secretary. The league promises that its Petroleum Con
gress next March will cast a shadow over all previous
meetings in the oil industry.
The Schaffer Oil and Refining Co., which includes the
Consumers' Refining Co., has moved its offices from the
old address at 76 West Monroe street, to the Continental
and Commercial Bank building at 208 South La Salle
street.
The Marland Refining Co. of Ponca City has opened
offices at 208 South La Salle street, Chicago. The offices
will be under the management of Ben J. Skinner, who
until the first of the month was sales manager for the
Riley Brothers Petroleum Corporation, with offices at the
above location. Mr. Skinner is well known in the oil trade,
both from his recent association with the Riley Brothers
Corporation and previously with one of the petroleum pub
lications. The Marland Refining Co. has made great prog
ress of late and is now reckoned among the large organiza
tions of the Western country.
OPERATIONS OF KAY COUNTY GAS CO. EXTENSIVE.
Surveys Made for 4-inch Line in Osage to WinonaCom
pany Is Granted 50-cent Rate. . .
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 4. (Special) The Kay County Gas'
Co. is surveying this week for a 4-inch line to be built
from the proposed pumping station, six miles east of Bur-
bank, in Osage county, Okla., to Winona, from which point
production from the leases bought at the last Osage sale
will be run. At the same time, the company will make a
survey for a 3-inch line to run from the Min-Kah-She allot
ment, in Osage county, to a point 13 miles west of Hominy,
where it will connect with the 4-inch line under construc
tion from Ponca City to Quay, Okla. The company now
has over 100 miles of pipe line under construction. The..-
Ponca City to Quay line is 64 miles long;5 the Burb"litfk-:
Winona line will be 19 miles in length, the Min-Kah-She
line will be 13 miles long, an 8-inch gas line under con,^,^
struction from Burbank to the Kansas line is 30 miles
Ions, and a 6-inch gas line from Newkirk to the Kansas
line is 10 miles long.
The company has purchased 80 acres of land at Wi
nona for a pumping station, to have a capacity of 5,000 bar
rels, and a pump station will be built at Quay to boost
the 1,000 barrels a day through the line, and another 6,000
barrel capacity pumping station will be built at Burbank.
The latter station will be the central gathering point for
all the oil lines into Osage county.
The Oklahoma corporation commission of the state of
Oklahoma has granted an increase in rates to the Kay
County Gas Co. authorizing a charge of 50. cents per thou
sand cubic feet of gas to domestic consumers with 10 cents
per thousand cubic feet off for prompt payment of bills.
The order affects all towns, which are furnished gas by the
company. Rates in effect previous to the order were 2P
to 30 cents per thousand cubic feet. The order was issued
October 13, to take effect at the end of 30 days.
AS TO THE DEMAND FOR MEXICAN OIL.
Demand for Mexican oil, to be used in refineries along
the Atlantic seaboard, is growing daily, according to the
manager of a large oil concern, quoted in the Wall Street
Journal. Many refineries are using as much of it as
they can get, especially those supplying the growing needs
for fuel oil in the Eastern industrial centers. The gasoline
yield from Mexican oil from the Tepetate and other South
ern fields is also a source of big profit to refiners here.
It is believed that the entrance of the Atlantic Re
fining Co. in the Mexican oil fields on a larger scale will
be followed by similar action by other companies which
have heretofore depended to a large extent on Appalachian
crude oils.
It is estimated that Atlantic Coast refineries use more
than 2,100,000 barrels of Mexican oil a month, being ap-
promixately one-third of the total crude run.
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Uncle Sam having about got rid ol even near-beer, the
United States Bureau of Plant Industry is experimenting
upon "nicotineless tobacco."
The Increase in
Oil Consumption.
No comfort for the pessimists who worry about the
possibility of an over production In crude petroleum is to
be found in the latest government reports which, as noted
in this issue of the NEWS, show that in August while
production of crude petroleum increased 465,000 barrels to
33,986,000 barrels, the consumption Increased from 27,425,-
000 to 37,837,000 barrels and stocks at the close of the
month were 173,891,000 barrels, a decrease of 3,851,000
barrels.
In other words, demand for petroleum keeps well
ahead of production, no matter how rapidly new fields are
brought in. In this connection the rapidity which work
on pipe lines in various Mid-Continent fields, as pointed
out in the news columns of this week's issue, is a matter
of congratulation. Fields like Burkburnett have been
suffering severely because of a lack of pipe line facilities,
but this handicap is steadily being overcome.
John D., it is stated in New York dispatches, up to
date has given in all 239 million dollars to the four largest
institutions founded by him. Yes, there's "money in oil."
About Elk City's
Big Gas Field.
While there is being much discussion In these parts
about increased rates in the price of natural gas to the
private consumer, some facts about the Elk City gas field
in Kansas, which is called the world's biggest gas field,
may be of Interest.
The history of the Elk City gas and oil field dates
back nearly twenty years. For a number of years Elk
City was supplied with gas for domestic use from a field
where several small wells were found in a shallow sand.
On July 12, 1918, the Elk Valley Syndicate drilled In an
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8,000,000 foot gas well on the Simmons land in 27-31-13,
and in the intervening months a gas field has been de
veloped on the Elk-Montgomery county line, a few miles
northwest of Elk City, that Is perhaps without an equal
in the United States today. There are a total of fifty
wells that have been drilled into the gas sand, which is
found from 1,325 to 1,400 feet, and the total production of
these wells is approximately 1,382,000,000 feet of gas dally.
These figures are taken from the gauge made of the wells
when completed. The field is about one and one-half
miles wide and two miles long at present with some room
yet for extension. Three pipe lines are now taking out
perhaps 20,000,000 to 25,000,000 feet of gas dally and at
this rate the field should be good for a number of years
to come. There is a general belief among operators that
a large oil pool will be found in the vicinity of the big
gas field and the territory will be given a thorough test
ing in the next several months in an endeavor to locate
the supposed oil pool.
Pipe line companies are not paying more than eight
cents a thousand feet for the Elk City gas, which retails
in some Kansas Cities and towns as low as from 25 to 35
cents a thousand feet.
Admiral Kato is visiting all the Allied countries to
convey the greetings of Japan on the termination of the
war. No country seems to trust the postal service just
now.From Punch, London. What have they, a Burleson
in England, too?
As Wall Street
Sees Bolshevism.
What causes Bolshevism? The question was asked
this newspaper by a man who said he had never yet been
able to find a satisfactory answer. In Chapter XXVI
of C. W. Barron's "Peace Finance" is a short but cogent
analysis of Bolshevism, in which it is traced to the "false
teaching of international socialism as expounded by Hein-
rich Karl Marx," and futher says:
"Marx died in 1882, but his work moves on.
It has permeated the whole of Europe, and is
fighting insidiously through strikes and socialistic
organizations for recognition in the United States
and the overthrow of American democracy, to be
succeeded by the autocracy of those who claim to
lead the world's muscle workers."
Here in a nutshell are shown the origin and alms of
Bolshevism. The causes vary according to the character
of those who embrace It, but there seems to be one prin
cipal reason, subdivided by two classes.
"Peace, bread and land," cried the Russian peasants.
This slogan given by the leaders was their doctrine of
Bolshevism. Against the Russian background of centuries
of cruel oppression, ignorance and grinding poverty It is
easy to understand its appeal to them. Crafty Lenine,
Trotzky and other leaders hitched discontent, oppression
and poverty to a chariot and were drawn to place, power,
loot and lust. But Russia has not seen peace and bread.
Aaron Burr, the eminent lawyer and statesman, plotted
treason; a Roman girl opened the gates to a hostile army;
Caesar Borgia wallowed In crime, and Judas Iscariot be
trayed his Lord from the same sordid motives that moved
the Russian leaders.
But why should there be Bolshevism in countries with
better living conditions? There is the Scriptural parable
of an evil man sowing tares in another's field while he
slept. Repressed at home, the Marxian seed, for imperial
reasons, was scattered broadcast in other lands. The
poisonous fruit is the same the world over, though it may
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differ in appearance. An international socialism that will
dominate industry and take all power into its autocratic
band is the aim.
Manual workers are taught the world over that capital
is their arch-enemy, and must be destroyed; that man is
valuable only from the chin down; that the manual work
ers produce the wealth, but capital takes all but a pittance
from them. They are taught that the government is
capital's engine of oppression, and the workers' enemy,
helping to withhold from them what is their own; that
the manual workers should take possession of all industry
because it is rightfully theirs. The tares have not made
such luxuriant growth here because the great mass of
workingmen are better educated than others, and are loyal
to their government. But there is an element whose
ignorance forms a fertile soil for the seed.
Educated men, university graduates, are teaching Bol
shevism here. Even lawyers are amongst the alien ele
ment in the steel strike, teaching the Marxian doctrine,
including the destruction of the state. If their doctrines
are the same as those of Lenine and Trotzky, is it not true
that their ambitions are the same?From the Wall Street
Journal.
Work, Not Talk,
Is Today's Need.
"Work, then talk." That is the terse style in which
a daily newspaper sums up Attorney General Palmer's
message to the bituminous coal miners last Monday when
he replied to their telegram of protest to President
Wilson.
One serious trouble nationally is that there is too
much talking and too little work. A wave of "Jabbering"
has swept over the United States. The senate wastes
valuable time discussing the peace treaty and the League
of Nations. That is conceded by both the friends and the
opponents of the League. No matter whether one be
lieves the League should be adopted, rejected or amended
there is none to dispute the fact that talking about it any
longer will not further clear the air.
Last winter the Missouri state assembly was in ses
sion 126 days and enacted not to exceed a half dozen
pieces of really important legislation. Much of the re
mainder of the four months was consumed in talk.
That incident is recalled because it is typical of
American government and American people. There is con
stantly too much "vocal" production, and too little pro
duction of the necessities of life. There is too much curb
stone oratory and not enough manual labor. Production
in all lines has fallen far short of the maximum demand.
Not, as has been pointed out, that the talking is confined
to the men who labor with. their hands. The NEWS would
not think of suggesting anything like that. Those who earn
their daily bread at the desk have been doing too much
talking and not enough actual work.
The situation in this country now reminds one of the
scene in the little, old grocery store in the Old Home
Town when Old Man Smith, Jeff Jenkins, and other vil
lage characters gathered around the ancient wood stove,
spat tobacco juice into a sawdust-filled cracker box and
took turns settling all the affairs of state and nation
while their wives were at home bending over wash tubs.
There was not a man in the lot who could not have
earned enough to have employed a "hired" girl and given
his wife a little pleasure in life if he had not devoted
three-fourths of his time to "vocal" production instead of
working at his trade.
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In Kansas City
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M. J. Schermerhorn, of Minneapolis, with oil interests
in Kansas fields, was a Kansas City visitor this week.
H. H. Schaefer of H. H. Schaefer & Co., investment
securities, Chicago, was a Kansas City visitor this week,
returning from a trip through Louisiana, Texas and other
oil fields.
J. R. Sutherlin & Co., Commerce building, Kansas
City, received word this week that the Texlahoma New
Strange well. No. 5, in the Bull Bayon field, came in early
this week. According to a telegram from the scene, the
well is flowing at 3,500 barrels.
A residence of Italian type architecture being com
pleted by J. C. Nichols at Fifty-ninth Street and Glassmere
Lane, a block west of Ward Parkway, in Kansas City, was
bought for $46,500 Saturday by W. A. Alexander, an oil
producer from Okmulgee, Okla., who will occupy the resi
dence on its completion in about six weeks. The residence
was designed by Wight & Wight. Max T. Stone, with Mr.
Nichols, made the sale.
The Diamond Gasoline Co. of Kansas City, which op
erates many plants throughout Oklahoma, has completed
its casinghead gasoline plant in the Desdemona field, and
began operations about a week ago. It has a capacity of
10,000-000 feet of gas, which will later be increased. The
Diamond company is one of the W. H. McCrum and John
J. McPherson companies, all of which have been very
successful.
The Empire Companies announce the establishment of
a warehouse in Kansas City. It will be used at present
for the storage of gas appliances, to be used in the in
troduction of the three part rate in Kansas towns on the
lines of the Kansas Natural Gas Co. and the Wichita
Natural Gas Co. Part of the warehouse will be used as
a garage for company cars in use by members of the gas
division, whose work is in Kansas City, or territory near
there.
The Galloway Co., Kansas City, fiscal agents for the
Galloway Oil and Refining Co., has received word from
the company's field manager that the Sinclair company
will have connections made with the company's tank in
the Northwest extension of the Burkburnett field this
week, and take all the production from wells No. 4 and
No. 5. The two wells which have been on sand for some
time, waiting pipe line facilities, will be brought in at
once, it was stated at the Galloway offices Tuesday. The
Galloway production is in block 97, Northwest extension,
joining the Texas Chief properties on the east. The com
pany announces it expects to pay a three percent monthly
dividend to be paid on the fifteenth of each month to all
stock of record on the fifth of the current month.
UNION OIL CO. SOLD TO MOHEGAN CORPORATION.
Wichita, Kans., Nov. 4.An agreement whereby the
Union Oil Co. is to be taken over by the Mohegan Oil
Corporation for $1,000,000 has been entered between di
rectors of the two corporations, says the Wichita Beacon.
A meeting of the stockholders of the Union Oil Co. to
confirm the sale has been called for Nov. 12.
Stockholders of the Union company are to be given
the option of converting their stock into cash at thirty
cents per share or exchanging it for Mohegan shares ($25)
on a basis of thirty-five cents a share. Officers of the
Union company expect that those who exchange their
stock will realize fifty-six cents or more per share.
The Mohegan Oil Corporation is a newly formed or
ganization headed by Percy N. Furber who was associated
with Lord Cowdray In the Oil Fields of Mexico Company,
which properties were recently sold to the Dutch Shell
interests.
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Tulsa, Okla.. Nov. 5. (Special).South of Beggs, Simon
and associates No. 5, NE4 12-14-11, sand 2,746-57. is re
ported making 30 barrels.
Producers and Refiners Corporation No. 3, in the SE
corner of the NE4 12-14-11, is in sand 33 feet, flowing
50 barrels.
The latest Oklahoma production figures are:
Barrels
Cushing : '. . 36,200
Healdton 36,400
Other fields 148,000
Total .220,600
The Weather Against Them.
The weather has been fighting the oil men. Roads
are in a terrible condition, use of motor trucks being en
tirely out of the question, and the old fashioned team and
buckboard being at a premium. The use of the motor
car for field transportation was definitely discontinued
Wednesday.
New Pools Near Beggs.
In spite of the bad weather, two new pools have been
opened in the vicinity of Beggs, one in the territory north
west of that city, and the other south of that town. Of
the two the northwest pool is looking the better because
two wells in that locality, a mile apart, are "producers,
and there Is only one well showing in the new territory
to the south.
The new pool to the northwest is being opened in
sections 6 and 7, township 15-11, two miles north of the
Osage Hill pool in 19, and 30-15-11, and two miles east of
the big pool in sections 3 and 10-15-10. The Prairie Oil
and Gas company well, in the SW corner of the SE of
7-15-11, found the top of the sand at 3,617 feet, and at a
foot in, after the hole had been reduced on top of the
sand, she began "bucking," so the contractor pulled out
his tools and in a short time she had filled up 2,000 feet
with oil and after shutting down for the night it started
slopping over the casing. It is giving signs of a whopper
of a well, but so far no gas has been encountered to flow it.
The W. J. Purdy and others well, in the southwest
corner of 6-15-11, a mile north and a half mile west of
the Prairie well, found the Green lime at 2,555 feet that is
found In the big wells In the Osage Hill pool, and it carried
about 5,000,000 or 6,000,000 feet of gasthe same as the
wells to the south, and after passing through the shale
break between the Green lime and the sand, has the sand
at 2,600 feet, with a nice showing of oil, and preparations
are being made to drill in.
The new pool opened south of Beggs was brought
about by Ross & Scott, drilling In the SW corner of the
SE of the NE of 18-14-12. Top of sand was found at 2,776
feet, and at eight feet 1n there is 1,500 feet of oil in the
hole, and tankage is being built to care for the production.
It Is a half mile south of nearest production, but the near
est production is from the Dutcher sand at 2.300 feet, so
It is looked upon as a new pool opener rather than an
extensioner.
A Bunch of Nice Wells.
Sheppard Oil Corporation No. 2, Fannie Rogers farm,
in the SE corner of the SW of the SE of the NW of
35-15-11, southwest of Beggs, found sand at 2,721 feet,
with first oil at 2,749 feet, and with the pay just touched,
is flowing by heads at the rate of 600 barrels. It is thought
it will be an easy 800 to 1,000 barrel producer when drilled
deeper.
Celestine Oil Co. No. 6, in the center of the east line
of the NE of the NE of 33-25-9, In the Osage, found sand
from 2.082 to 2,118 feet, and after shot with 120 quarts
made 2,700 barrels the first 24 hours, later settling to
1,200 barrels.
Pawnee Looking Up.
Pawnee county is looking up as the result of the
completion of a well doing better than 500 barrels. It is
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the John B. Grieves No. 2, Frank Armstrong farm, in the
SE of the NE of the SW of 34-20-7, southeast of the city
of Jennings. Sand was found from 2,697-2,752 feet, and in
its natural condition, made 570 barrels the first 24 hours,
and on the fourth day of its life made 540 barrels, so
its initial production was not a flash. It is the largest
producing well in Pawnee county, and Inasmuch as it is a
new territory that has not shown so good to date, it will
revive interest in its development.
The Globe Oil Co. No. 1, on the Mason and others
farm, in the SE corner of the NE of the SW of the SE
of 23-21-8. in the Cleveland district, found a sand at 2,190
feet and at 3 feet in, is looking good for 300 barrels. It is
in condemned territory, and will open a new drilling cam
paign.
Garber Extended.
The Minnehoma Oil Co. No. 1, Smyth farm, in the NE
corner of the SE of the SW of 23-22-4w, extending the
Garber pool a quarter mile west of the Sinclair Harris well,
the furthest west producer in the pool, flowed 70 barrels in
20 hours through the 6%-inch pipe, and is therefore an
extensioner of real caliber. It is flowing from sand from
2,090-2,110 feet. The company intends running a string
of 2-inch tubing and a packer as soon as possible, in an
effort to increase its production. A funny thing about
this well was that the pipe was set through the sand to
2,113 feet, and it was not known that they had a well until
it began flowing between the 6 and 8-inch pipe.
LABORATORY TESTS PROVE "FYREPROOF OIL STOR
AGE SYSTEM" GIVES SATISFACTORY SERIVCE.
Many months ago the Underwriters' Laboratories for
the first time in their history undertook an exhaustive
test of a method of storing oil which was claimed would
"prevent fires caused either by flame (except" with crim
inal Intent) or by lightning and also prevent almost all
of the enormous evaporation losses, thus removing the
cause of fires." This method, known as "Fyreproof Oil
Storage System," consists of:
First"A concrete container scientifically designed and
constructed, partially underground, entirely covered by
earth, having sealed manholes and self-closing gauge holes.
Second"An interior coating on the concrete tank,
which lining is impervious to the action of gasoline con
tent of oil or gasoline.
Third"The Bowles oil tank safety vent for the
escape of the few vapors possible to be formed under this
system of storage, which vent (approved by the labora
tories) acts perfectly In preventing flames from reaching
the contents of the system."
The laboratories undertook the examination, which at
first they considered entirely outside of their province
because they recognized that the great majority of oil
fires could not occur if the vapors arising from the evap
oration was materially reduced and those still occurring
were passed off through the Bowles vent as neither flame
nor lightning could reach the vapors in the tank or the
body of the oil when protected by that vent. The Investi
gation dealt with practicability, durability, efficiency In
preventing seepage, uniformity of product. It included ex
tensive laboratory tests, field investigation and affidavits
concerning installations of the system, some having been
in use over two years for the storage of gasoline.
The record as proved by the affidavits show entirely
satisfactory service. Even high quality gasoline has been
stored for over thirty months without seepage and with a
large saving of evaporation. The laboratories' extensive
tests of the vent show that flame cannot even be forced
into the storage system.
Those in the trade and insurance men who hive
watched the development are of the opinion that this
method of oil storage is bound to supersede steel just as
steel has been superseded by concrete for grain storage.
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Eldorado, Kans., Nov. 4. (Special.)New production
amounting to almost ten thousand barrels was the record
of the Mid-Kansas field in Northern Butler county the last
week. Surprises were recorded as usual. A half dozen
gushers was the record for the week.
From more than one angle the Gypsy Oil Co.'s Spinden
No. 2, in the center of section 5-23-4, was the most impor
tant well completed. This great well made 4,320 barrels
of oil Sunday by actual gauge and is still swabbing at
the rate of 180 barrels an hour. This well is at the north
ern end of the Elblng pool in territory partially condemned
by dusters. Less than half a mile to the west and south,
Deering Marshall completed a dry hole several weeks ago,
and other wells in the neighborhood Indicated that the
territory was "spotted."
The new well at present is leading the entire field in
point of production and probably is fully as large as any
of the Lathrop wells brought in two miles to the south.
The sand was struck at 2,461 feet and drilling was stopped
12 feet deeper. Superintendents for the Gypsy took no
chances of spoiling the well by rushing matters, but drilled
in very carefully. The Prairie Pipe Line Co. has two lines
to the lease and is taking care of the oil. Owners of
royalty units which cover the Spinden lease are enthu
siastic at the reports from the Spinden lease. Early dust
ers in this portion of the field had led many to believe
that the returns would be none too large.
Three Thousand Barrel Well on Scully.
The first well on the Scully estate, east half of sec
tion 17-23-4, was completed last week. When put on the
swab yesterday it showed for a 3,000-barrel well. This
well is about 400 feet southeast of the Empire Gas and
Fuel Co.'s No. 2 Lathrop and extends production that far
to the east. The Scully acreage comprised 320 acres in this
section and may oil men believe that the heart of the
pool lies within its boundaries.
The Scully interests never lease land until it is prac
tically proven. Six months ago J. C. Scully, as manager
of the estate, attempted to lease the half section, but
most of the oil companies figured that his price was
prohibitive. That was before any large wells were brought
in south of the Eyestone and the tract did not look any
too promising. In the light of recent development, Scully's
figures were low. The estate is doing its own develop
ment.
Big Producer for Ramsey.
The south extension of the Elbing pool was given a
boost the past week when the Ramsey Petroleum Co.
completed Nos. 1 and 2 on the Lathrop lease, southwest
quarter of the southwest quarter of section 17-23-4. The
sand in No. 1 was struck at 2,383 feet and is good for 1,200
barrels on the swab. No. 2, near the west line of the
40-acre tract, also has been completed and is showing for
200 barrels. Indications are that the pool does not extend
much further to the west in this section of the field. The
same company has rigged up No. 3 and will start spudding
this week.
Carter and Sinclair Also Lucky.
Carter Oil Co. topped the sand on its Eyestone No. 1,
along the south line of 7-23-4, at 2,460, and is shut down
repairing the boiler. It will be several days before the
well can be drilled in. The tools are lost and the exact
status of the well cannot be learned today, though there
is some oil standing in the hole.
Carter Oil Co., on the Lewis No. 2 in 7-23-4, is a dry
hole. The last reported depth was 2,446, but the drill Is
deeper than that and the company is convinced that it has
a duster. This is a peculiar spot in the field. The Lewis
No. 1, whch is one location south of No. 2, is a good well
that has produced 170 barrels on the pump during its life
time of several months. Two offsets to this well came
in dry, and now a hole one location away is dry. Un
deterred by this setback, the Carter announces that it has
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"GOING SOME" IN PEABODY-ELBING.
The Peabody-Elbing field now is averaging one
completion a day, and several operators who keep in
close touch with the oil conditions have estimated
that in another six weeks the field here will be
leading all other fields in Kansas in production.
Do you realize what that means?
Simply this! That the Peabody-Elbing field is
fast forging ahead of Eldorado in production.
Never has there been such intense activity in
the development of the Peabody-Elbing field as now.
This, in spite of the pipe and material situation and
the constantly perplexing problem of taking care of
the production. It is estimated that the daily pro
duction of the field here has now vaulted to the
25,000 barrels dally.Peabody (Kans.) Gazette-Her
ald.
made a location for the Lewis No. 3, one location west of
No. 1, and will spud in as soon as possible.
Sinclair, on the Holden No. 2 in 8-23-4, is on the sand
at 2,481, cable measurement, and is pulling the big pipe
preparatory to drilling in.
Sinclair on the Furman No. 7, in 8-23-4, topped the sand
at 2,380 and drilled in to 2,389. There is 800 feet of water
and 1,200 feet of oil In the hole. The well will be put on
the pump at once, and will be a good commercial producer.
Furman No. 8 topped the sand at 2,385 and drilled to 2,396,
but has not yet been put on the pump. It is showing for
a good well.
Ferrier No. 1 to 1,100 Barrels.
Long Green, on the Ferrier No. 1, In the northwest
corner of the northeast quarter of 29-23-4, is reported to
have drilled deeper into the sand and to have increased
the flow of the well to 1,100 barrels. They topped the
sand at 2,025 and had a nice showing. They drilled to
2,085 and had a showing for 600-barrel well, it is said, but
cased off and started drilling to the deep stuff at around
2,100. At 2,400 they encountered the deep sand and the
test started flowing at the rate of 1,000 barrels. They
have since that time been drilling a little at a time and
gradually increasing the production, it is said. This test
widens the field and is proving one of the big producers in
that portion.
Empire Wells Are Holding Up.
The Empire Gas and Fuel Co.'s Lathrop tract now has
two good producers. No. 1, the second well brought In,
is making in the neighborhood of 1,700 barrels and No. 2
is producing in the neighborhood of 1,000 barrels. The
latter well has been increasing its production steadily
since it was brought in two weeks ago. The Empire's No.
3 Lathrop is expected in this week. Every location on
the Empire's acreage is now a rig or drilling well. De
velopment also has extended a half mile to the south,
where the Empire owns a 40-acre tract, which is reasonably
sure of being productive.
Two Wells at Peabody.
E. H. Morgan et al known as the Peabody Petroleum
Co., on the Burton No. 1, in the Jolliffe pool in Marion
county, is reported to have topped the sand Friday at 2,542
and with the bit barely scratching the hole filled with oil
in a short time. They were reported Saturday under-
reaming the 6-inch to the top of the sand, getting ready
to drill in.
Morgan Bros. & Bloom, on the Clark No. 1, in the
Jolliffe pool, also topped the sand Friday at 2,551 and have
a hole full of oil. They are reported underreaming to
lower the 6-inch and getting ready to complete the well.
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Both of these tests look like they were located In the
district of big production, but their exact location could
not be learned Saturday.
George A. Shryock is reported to have made a loca
tion for the Paris No. 2, In the southwest quarter of 20-
23-4, and is arranging to start several more In that vicinity.
He recently completed the Paris No. 1, in the northwest
quarter, which is making good.
Ward & Wilhoit, on the Leydig No. 3, in the east half
of the northeast quarter of 18-23-4, are reported to have
topped the sand at 2,390 and were reported pulling the
pipe Thursday. No report as to showing.
Ramsey, on the Lathrop No. 1 In 17-23-4, has not com
pleted drilling in the well, it was reported Thursday. They
have a showing for a producer, it is said.
Oklahoma Producers is reported to have made a loca
tion and completed a rig on the southwest corner of the
southwest quarter of 20-23-4, an offset to the Long Green
well on the Ferrier No. 1.
New Deep Sand in Butler County.
Probably more Important than the bringing In of big
wells in the northern end of Butler county was the dis
covery of a new deep sand near Douglass, in the southern
section of the county. The well belongs to Vaniman &
Davidson, on the Warner farm, section 3-29-4. At a depth
of 3,100 feet oil was struck and when put on the pump
filled a 1,000-barrel tank in less than 24 hours. Owing to
a lack of tankage the well was shut down. It is believed
that it will be good for at least 1,000 barrels.
This test Is two miles east and two and one-half miles
north of Douglass. There are several shallow sand wells
in the immediate vicinity and its chief importance there
fore lies in the fact that probably a vast deep pool lies
underneath the whole territory. No well has been sunk
below the 2,600-foot level near Douglass. The oil Is said
to be of rather low gravity.
In the Older Fields.
Empire reports the following activities and wells on
the sand: On the Lathrop lease In the Elbing field they
have a campiign for development that is leading all other
companies and operations in that quarter. Lathrop Nos.
1 and 2, in 17-23-4, are on the swab and making good;
no report of production. No. 3 is cleaning out at 1,960;
No. 4 drilling at 685; No. 5 drilling at 100 feet; No. 6
drilling at 1,960; No. 7, last depth 1,450, underreaming to
1.375; No. 8, a rig; No. 9 drilling at 790; No. 10 drilling
at 160; Nos. 11, 12, 13, rigs; No. 14 drilling at 110 feet;
Nos. 15 and 18, building rigs. Morris No. 1, in 18-23-9,
Greenwood county, drilling at 1,475; Teter No. 2, in 16-23-9,
Greenwood county, drilling at 1,075.
Eldorado field, District No. 3, wells on the sand: Adsit
No. 18, in 35-25-4, top of sand, 2,424; completed at 2,436.
Bancroft No. 19, in 32-25-5, top 2,431, bottom 2,479. Moler
No. 22, In 32-25-5, top of sand 2,414, completed at 2,472;
No. 24, top of sand 2,439, total depth 2,450. Plerpont No.
55, in 33-25-5, top 2,500, completed at 2,518; No. 58, top
2.482, bottom 2,510; No. 62, total depth 2,461. Robison No.
49, In 31-25-5, top of sand 2,465, completed at 2,470.
District No. 4: Batman No. 19, in 8-26-5, top 2,394,
bottom 2,470, pulling the 12-inch. Fulkerson No. 9, in
4-26-5, top of sand 2,507, total depth 2,542: No. 10, top of
sand 2,525, total depth 2,557.
District No. 5: Cardey No. 26, in 11-26-4, top 2,360,
completed at 2,374, on the pump. Enyeart No. 76, in 12-26-4,
top of sand and setting motors; No. 89, top 2,350, total
depth 2,368, on pump and making 100 barrels of oil and
200 barrels water.
District No. 7: Hess No. 9, In 18-26-5, total depth
2,470, no report of production. Kiser No. 8, in 16-26-5, top
2,410, total depth 2,459; No. 9, top of sand 2,410, total
depth 2.452; No. 10, in 17, last depth 2,461, bailing the 12-
inch. Koogler No. 35, in 20-26-5, top 2,458, total depth 2,483;
No. 37, in 17, top 2,415. bottom 2,482; No. 41, in 20, top
of sand 2.478, total 2,492; No. 48, in 17, top 2,456. com
pleted at 2,484; No. 54, in 19, total depth 2.591, waiting on
engine; No. 58, in 18, top of sand 2,554; No. 59, in 20, top
of sand 2,515, total depth 2,535.
Bad Fire for Cattlemen Co.
A disastrous fire occurred last Tuesday night on the
Cattlemen's Blankinship lease, six miles east of Rosalia,
in the eastern part of Butler county. A bunk house caught
fire and three workers were badly burned. Joe Ney, tool
dresser, who probably will die, attempted to start a fire
with gasoline, believing that he was using coal oil. George
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Richards and E. Stucky, also employes, were severely
burned, although not necessarily dangerously. A tool
house, in addition to the bunk house, was burden.
Operations in Eastern Butler County.
Cattlemen, on the Blankinship No. 3, along the south
half of the northeast quarter of 9-26-8, is reported getting
ready to run the 5-inch to 2,350. However, the fire on
No. 2 location will seriously hinder the work for several
days, it is said.
Liggett et al., on the Hughes No. 1, In the northwest
corner of the east half of the southeast quarter of 9-26-8.
Is reported to hive topped the sand at 2,448 and with the
bit 16 feet in have a showing for about a 30-barrel well.
Flint Hills, on the Hughes No. 1, in the northeast cor
ner of the west half of the southeast quarter of 9, an
offset to the Liggett well, Is on the pump and making
around 30 barrels.
Massey, on the Blankinship No. 2, In the north half
of the northeast quarter of 9-26-8, is reported drilling at
around 500 feet.
Duster for Magnolia.
Magnolia Is reported to have abandoned the Koogler
No. 4, in 20-26-5. At 2,654 this well was a producer. Its
first production was about 150 barrels per day, but the
well slumped badly. The company decided to deepen it,
and used a 30-horsepower electric motor for the purpose.
The motor worked perfectly, but at 2,696 feet the showing
was not sufficiently greater to justify further drilling ex
pense. The pipe will be pulled and the well abandoned.
The Magnolia has ordered a 75-horsepower motor and will
drill extensively by electric power when this equipment
arrives.
Guaranty Development Co. and Interseas Service Cor
poration, In the Blsagno No. 5 in 35-26-6, topped the sand
at 2,680 and gave the sand a light shot of nitro. The
well is showing for a good producer.
Conservative Oil and Refining Co., on the Jones No. 1
In 18-26-6, is reported to be drilling at 2,235. Same on the
Bollin No. 1, in 1-27-6, is reported drilling at 825.
Fire for Eldorado Refining Co.
A leaky connection in a pipe line In the plant of the
Eldorado Refining Co., two miles north of Eldorado, started
a blaze about 11:30 Tuesday night, that for a short time
looked like it might prove serious. Fire fighting apparatus
in the plant proved adequate, however, and the blaze was
extinguished, with a loss of approximately $100, It was
reported at the office of the company Wednesday. This
is conceded the company was Indeed fortunate to escape
severe loss; as it was, the plant was not even shut down
during the excitement. The fire department of the city
went to the assistance of those at the plant, but it is
said their help was not needed, although their coming' was
greatly appreciated. The plant was In operation Wednes
day as though nothing had happened.
Mid-Kansas Sued for $25,025.
The Mid-Kansas Oil and Gas Co. was made a defendant
In an unusual suit last week in Wichita.
A. H. Rutherford of Wichita is the plaintiff, alleging
that the oil company failed to conserve the gas on his
land under lease in Eastern Butler county, near Salyards.
For this item he asks $10,000; for failure to develop the
land under contract he asks $15,000; for the burning of a
fence on the property he asks $25. Mr. Rutherford in the
petition alleged that he only is receiving $1,000 a month
in royalty.
Promotions for Empire Men.
Of special interest to oil men in general is the an
nouncement that S. B. Severson, head of the electrical
department for the Empire Gas and Fuel Co., has been
made chief engineer for Kansas. Mr. Severson has been
in the Doherty Co. for the past 13 years. He had charge
of the electrification of the Butler county field and also
instituted the first electrical drilling test on Stokes No.
27, which proved to be very successful.
P. W. Swift, chief clerk of the oil division, Bartles-
ville, will be transferred to Eldorado, it also has been
announced.
Vacuum Oil Co. has declared the regular semi-annual
dividend of $3 a share, payable November 29 to stock of
record November 1. The company omitted the extra divi
dend of $2 a share which It has paid semi annually since
May, 1918.
 THE OIL AND
Plans for the American
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 4.Five days of serious discussion
of the industrial problems now facing the nation and the
organization of a business programme upon which indus
try must stand for its protection, are scheduled for the
twenty-second annual convention of The American Min
ing Congress, which will be held at the Planters Hotel, in
this city, the week of November 17.
Following close upon the Industrial Conference in
Washington, together with the recent convention of the
United Mine Workers of America at Cleveland and the Coal
Wage Conferences in Buffalo and Philadelphia, the mining
men, labor and financial leaders and economists who gather
here for the Congress will be enabled to make definite
recommendations to the mining and affiliated industries
that will bring more harmonious conditions between em
ployer and employee. Never before has there been such
a nation wide interest in the annual meeting of the Con
gress, as is evidenced by the heavy response being received
at Convention Headquarters here to the official call sent
out three weeks ago.
Governor Frederick D. Gardner, of Missouri, Mayor
Henry W. Kiel, of St. Louis, the combined commercial
bodies of the state and city, including the Associated In
dustries of Missouri, St. Louis Chamber of Commerce, St.
Louis Convention and Publicity Bureau and the mining as
sociations of Missouri and Illinois, are asking governors
of all states, mayors of industrial centers, employers of
labor, government officials and commercial bodies every
where to participate. E. Lansing Ra.y. President of the
Globe-Democrat and of the St. Louis Publishers Associa
tion, is chairman of the Press Committee. Other members
of this committee are M. P. Linn, general manager, The
Republic; George S. Johns, editor of the editorial page of
the Post-Dispatch; Elzey Roberts, publisher, The Star, and
Homer Bassford, manager of the Times
A national exposition of mines and mining is to be
staged in the famous Old Southern Hotel Building, in con
juncture with the Congress. Several states will exhibit and
every conceivable machine or device used in mining will
be shown. W. K. Kavanaugh, one of the city's most promi
nent business men, who is president of the Southern Coal,
Coke & Mining Co., is chairman of the Exposition Com
mittee. Mr. Thomas T. Brewster of St. Louis, who is known
nationally for his activities in connection with the coal in
dustry, is chairman of the General St. Louis Committee in
charge of the Congress. Every mining operator in the
country has been invited to attend the Convention. Hun
dreds of employers of Labor and students of the problems
now confronting the industry have been Included in the
Invitations.
The exposition is officially endorsed by Franklin K.
Lane, Secretary of the Interior, and a complete exposi
tion of mines and mining will be given under the direction
of Dr. Van H. Manning, Director of the Bureau of Mines,
and in charge of Morton F. Leopold, Safety Engineer of the
Bureau. Plans are also under way to hold a "Safety
First" campaign in St. Louis, during the week of the Con
gress. The government exhibit will Include demonstrations
of safety welfare work in the mines, and safety-first speak
ers of prominence will address commercial and civic or
ganizations throughout the week. W. D. Ryan, chief of the
safety division, United States Bureau of Mines, and
Andrew Duffy, Director of Safety, United States Railroad
Administration, will be among the speakers. An invitation
has also been extended to the crack "First Aid" team of
the H. C. Frick Coal Co., of Pennsylvania to give demon
strations here at that time.
A National Gold Conference and the National Confer
ence of War Minerals Producers ill be held here during
the same week. An effort will be made to work out a pro
gram to bring to life the gold campsmost of which are
shut down. Gold is only produced at a loss and the Ameri
can trade market alone will demand $30,000,000 more this
year than American mines will produce.
The enormous and distressful losses sustained by the
men who responded to the nation's call for help when war
material was necessary, resulted in the calling of a Na
tional Conference of Producers of War Minerals in Wash
ington in December, 1918 for the purpose of asking relief
through legislation. As a result there was passed by Con
gress a "War Minerals Relief Bill," limited to the payment
of $8,500,000 toward claim which might be accepted by the
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Mining Congress
Secretary of the Interior as resulting from investments
legitimately incurred under these conditions. In the pas
sage of the bill all War Mineralsexcept manganese, py
rites, and chromewere eliminated from consideration.
Thirty-four minerals were called for by the Government and
the administration is charged with deserting more than
2,000 producers whose losses aggregate $20,000,000. The
Attorney General has handed down an interpretation of the
relief measure, practically eliminating 75 per cent of the
claimants who laid their cases before the Government.
These 2,000 war minerals producers have been called to
gether for a conference.
During the five days' conference there will be 17 ses
sions of the organizations called together and forty of
America's best speakers have been scheduled to address
these sessions.
CHICAGO CAPITALISTS TO DEVELOP NEW MEXICO
OIL FIELDS.
Syndicate of Illinois Business Men Plan to Drill Wells in
Eastern Part of StateOther New Mexico Activities.
Portales, N. M., Nov. 4.(Special) Harry S. Lewis
of the Lawrence-Lewis Aeroplane Co., of Chicago and John
F. Hallwegen, insurance man of that city, after a two
weeks' stay in Eastern New Mexico have closed a deal for
the drilling of two wells in this new field. The men rep
resent a syndicate composed of members of the Chicago
Athletic Club and business associates who are interested
in oil developments.
These men first will complete the drilling of well No.
1 of the Nu-Mex Oil Co. in which they have purchased a
large interest. This well Is located on the Jack Wilcox
ranch in Section 4-3-35 East, Roosevelt Co., New Mexico.
The well Is now down 525 feet and showed a trace of oil.
The contract calls for a 3,600 foot hole and Superintendent
Webb expects to finish the well in 90 days. 450 feet of
15% inch casing is in the hole and 1000 feet of 12% inch
casing is now at the well. The 10 inch casing has been
purchased. The Chicago men plan to drill another well
in Roosevelt Co., and have options on 25,000 acres of
leases in Eddy Co., near Calsblad.
Other Roosevelt Co. activities are as follows: The
Mesa Oil & Gas are down 200 feet and have already a
showing of gas and oil. This is the second well in this
county to make a showing at a shallow depth. Judge W.
R. McGill has closed a contract with Wichita Falls men
to drill near La Lande, Rosevelt Co.; the tools are now on
the ground. Late information is to the effect that two ad
ditional wells are to be drilled in this county by the same
people, and two other wells are arranged for near Fort
Sumner. The Great Western Oil and Gas have closed a
contract for the completion of their well No. 1 on which
work shut down a month ago. This will give 7 wells In
Roosevelt Co.
Oil men are following closely the developments around
Tucumcari where a premature report of oil in the McGee
well caused great excitement. The McGee people are
down 2475 feet and expect to strike the sand around 2900
feet. Leases In that district have advanced to surprising
figures.
In Quay county the Penn-New Mex Co. have their
steel rig up and are expecting their tools any day. The
Newby crowd composed of Amarillo men have their rig
and tools on the ground and expect to spud-in at an early
date. The Ozark Drilling Co. will announce their location
In a few days on their leases Southwest of Tucumcari.
The Mitchell well is said to be ready to spud-In early in
December. The McGee people are under contract to spud in
by January 1st on their well No. 2 North of San Juan, 25
miles east of well No. 1. The Newby crowd are said to
have secured another block of acreage for a well, but no
location can be announced at this time. Another deal
has been closed for a well North of Tucumcari, but details
are not ready to be given out.
Producers and refiners corporation has declared the
regular quarterly dividend of 1%% on the preferred stock,
payable November 1 to stockholders of record October 20
payable November 1. Books close October 21 and reopen
November 3.
12 THE OIL AND
McAdoo Sets Tongues Wagging
Red River War Peaceful
Wichita Falls, Tex., Nov. 4. (Special.) What is
McAdoo doing here? Can they shut the water off in the
Kemp-Munger-Allen well? Are Texas and Oklahoma going
to war over the Red River controversy? What is the
railroad commission going to do to the pipe lines? Will
it never stop raining?
These are a few of the interrogation points in the
Wichita Falls field at present. While waiting for the
answers, oil men are restive, and although new produc
tion registers a slight gain for the week, the numerous
elements of uncertainty have their effect.
Answering the questions categorically, as far as avail
able information will permit
Nobody knows just what McAdoo is doing here, but
there are rumors of a whopping big deal in the brewing.
They haven't yet shut off the water in the Kemp-
Munger-AUen. A rubber packer failed and a canvas
packer is now being tried; If it falls, cement will be used.
As to whether it will make a well when the water is shut
off, you can take your answer from either the folks who
are selling leases or the folks who are buying.
No.
It may do a-plenty. The latest is a rule that no pipe
line can run oil from one tract to another without a permit
from the commission. The purpose of this Is to bring the
question of authority to a show-down.
They say that only fools and newcomers predict the
weather in Texas. The writer has lived in this state 30
years.
Treating of the above questions at more length, and
again categorically
McAdoo Arrives In Town.
Mr. McAdoo arrived Sunday on business with G. Clint
Wood, J. I. Staley and their attorney, W. F. Weeks. He
has expressed himself about Wichita Falls' skyscrapers
very nicely and has refrained from expressing himself
about the dirty streets, also very nicely; has talked about
the League of Nations and the railroad situation and the
health of his father-in-law; but nary a word about any
big deals, which is mere rumor, so far. He is the guest
of Mr. Wood, thereby avoiding having to fight for a room
in a hotel or eating in a Wichita Falls restaurant. He
will be here for several days.
The Kemp-Munger-Allen Is still among the uncertain
ties, but everybody seems optimistic regarding the out
come. At one time it was thought the packer was safely
set, and Mr. Kemp made a midnight trip over 18 miles
of boggy roads, only to meet disappointment, for the
packer failed to hold. The well continues to make some
gas, and it is realized that It was a sad mistake to shut
it in after the first flow.
Mr. Kemp says that in the event of failure on this
test, the rig will be skidded over to a new location and
another well started at once. Reese Allen of the com
pany offered to take the present well over and complete
it, for half of the oil.
Stock of the company has bobbed up and down, going
as high as 950 and as low as 550, according as the day's
rumors were favorable or otherwise.
Deep Tests Are Planned.
Several of the companies operating in the shallow
fields are planning deep tests, and a few locations have
been made, but nothing has spudded as yet. To the south
west, the Piedmont Oil Co. is rigging up with standard
tools on the Mangold tract. Still further away to the
southwest the Mankins test is drilling at 450 feet and has
10-inch casing.
Mr. Kemp continues to take .pretty much to heart
the various rumors about the well, and for three days last
week he practically lived at the well, to be sure that he
missed nothing. Whether this was on account of idle
rumors and gossip about someone trying to slip some
thing over him is of course a question.
The War on the Red River.
As for the cruel war on Red River, it seems to be
peaceful enough just at present. An agreement whereby
the Texas receiver takes charge of the Burk-Senator and
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in Wichita Falls;
Just Now
Burk-Bet wells, impounding the oil until the litigation is
all settled, was reached with the Oklahoma authorities,
but has not gone into effect at this writing.
Oklahoma, however, is determined to contest for the
river bed properties and has asked permission of the su
preme court at Washington to sue Texas for a big chunk
of Wichita county. The proposed suit sets up that the
real boundary between the two states is the south bank
of the Red Rivernot the present south bank, but the
south bank as it was when Texas belonged to Spain, a
century ago, when the question first came up.
That would do a-plenty if Oklahoma got by with it.
The said century-old south bank is nothing other than
the steep bluff which angles through the very heart of
the Waggoner pool, and if everything north of that be
longs to Oklahoma, some immensely valuable properties
will be acquired by the Sooner state.
The supreme court will decide the question on Novem
ber 13. In the meantime the board of river and tree ex
perts which spent several weeks in the Red River bot
toms' looking into the purely physical aspects of the case.
Is expected to report to the Attorney General at Wash
ington almost any day, and its findings will of course
largely determine Oklahoma's chances to grab a slice of
Wichita county.
Thank goodness, the Kemp-Munger-Allen well, 16 miles
from Red River, Is safe so far.
Another Red River Suit.
Litigation over Red River valley land continues merrily
by private individuals, though on a smaller scale than the
$200,000,000 suit Oklahoma is planning. At Austin on
Monday a suit involving a tract valued at $2,000,000such
value being largely due to Burk-Bet and Burk-Senator de
velopmentswas scheduled to come up for trial.
This suit is based on an alleged "vacancy," which is
one of the several things that a man acquiring acreage In
Texas must look out for. If the field notes say that a
line runs 500 yards north, 36 east from a tree on the bank
of Plum Creek to a rock, when the actual distance is 600
yards, that extra 100 yards gives a vacancy upon which
anybody can file that happens to discover it. When it is
remembered that some of the early Texas surveyors ran
their lines by riding a cayuse and measuring distance by
the hoof-beats, such vacancies are apt to crop up most
anywhere.
Another suit pending here is based upon the claim of
a surveyor who "located" the land 30 years ago. By lo
cating, that is, making the original survey, he acquired
an interest in the land. His interest was forgotten until
the land became oil land.
Joseph B. Thorburn, secretary of the Oklahoma His
torical Society, has advanced the suggestion that there is
still another claimant to the ownership of the oil bearing
areas of the channel of the Red River, namely, the Wichita
Indians. Mr. Thorburn in the course of an extended state
ment says:
"Older than any of the claims of ownership which
are now being pressed for the possession of the oil bear
ing areas of the channel of the Red Riverolder than any
claim of the state of Texas by rights derived either from
Mexico or Spain, and older than any claim of the state
of Oklahoma or of the United States which may have been
derived from France through the purchase of Louisiana
is the right of the aboriginal owners of the land on both
sides of the river, and these are the people of the Wichita
tribe of Indians.
"The ancestors of the Wichita Indians have lived in
Oklahoma and adjacent states for a thousand years, and
for approximately five hundred years past they have oc
cupied the country on both sides of the Red River in that
part of its course where it traverses the Burkburnett oil
fields. In using the word "occupied" in this connection.
I do so advisedly, for these people have always been
sedentary in their habits, living in fixed villages and de
pending largely upon the cultivation of the soil for their
subsistence.
"The rights of the Wichita Indians to the ownership of
these lands has never been extinguished by purchase, ex
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change or otherwise, though state and federal governments

have seemingly proceeded on the theory that no such right
ever existed. From the time of its foundation the federal
government has always paid due regard, at least in form, * n^jfc I Incorporations
to the extinguishment of title to lands which were claimed
by the several Indian tribes under aboriginal occupancy.
The one exception to this has been that of the Wichita t-^iiiviiiuiiimmmiinuniMHiiiiitiitiiiiiiiiitiBiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitmaitMaiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiuiinKiti
Indians, who lived in the upper Red River country, be
tween the Canadian and Brazos rivers.
"In 1818 certain chiefs and warriors of the Quapaw California Incorporations.
tribe of Indians, in council at St. Louis with William Clark
and Auguste Chouteau, as commissioners representing the The following new oil companies have filed their ar
government of the United States, entered into a treaty ticles of incorporation with the Secretary of State of Cali
by the terms of which they ceded all of the lands in Oklafornia :
homa and Texas between the Arkansas and Canadian rivers Argonaut Oil Co., San Francisco; capital, $1,000,000;
on the north and the Red River on the south to the gov par, $10; Incorporators, B. L. Thane, P. L. Pettigrowe,
ernment. The fact that the Quapaw Indians lived in east Louis S. Beedy, R. J. Wulzen, and W. S. Bayless, all of
ern Arkansas, that they seldom went as far west as the San Francisco.
eastern boundary of Oklahoma and that they never by California-New Mexico Oil Co., San Francisco; capital,
occupancy or otherwise exercised any form of ownership $5,000,000; par, $1; incorporators, Hugo K. Asher, Philip
or jurisdiction over any of the lands within 200 miles ofI. Jacoby, Harry Lesser, W. P. Adams, and Harry L.
the region where the Wlchitas were living, do not seem to
Simon, all of San Francisco.
have entered into the consideration at all, if, indeed, the Gusher Oil Co., San Francisco; capital, $1,500,000;
government commissioners had any knowledge of the ex par, $1; incorporators, E. H. Orr, M. Bernard, Alameda
istence of the Wichitas at that time. Yet, with this Co., E. H. Ryan, M. Brown, San Francisco, Cal., and M.
Quapaw transaction as a basis, the government of the Oneto, Oakland, Cal.
United States executed a grant of these lands to the peo International Petroleum Co., Riverside; capital, $200,-
000; par, $1; incorporators, Chas. F. Hildreth, Corona,
ple of the Choctaw tribe of Indians two years later. More
than thirty years later the Wichita people first learnedL. R. Clark, Bloomington, W. J. Powell, S. J. Grunbles, H.
that their country had been sold by the Quapaw and R. Patty, Riverside, Cal., and C. N. Jackson, Colton, Cal.
then granted to the Choctaws. Monterey County Oil Co., San Francisco; capital,
"If the government of the United States ever means $3,000,000; par, $1; incorporators, E. H. Orr, M. Bernard,
to do the square and honorable thing by the Wichita Alameda Co., E. H. Ryan, San Francisco, Cal., J. Sherriffs,
Indians it will never have a better chance than it has at
San Jose, Cal., and M. Oneto, Oakland, Cal.
the present time. Their lands are gonesold to strangers Pacific Petroleum Co., Los Angeles; capital, $1,000,-
without recompense to them and without their consent 000; par, $1; incorporators, R. D. Clarke, George New-
but they still have an equitable claim to the ownership berger, J. M. Kent, E. L. Petitfils, Jos. H. Haring, all of
of the Red River channel oil properties, and simple justice
Los Angeles, Cal.
demands that they be given a chance to establish it." Petroleum Co. of California, Inc., Wilmington, Dela
Railroad Commission Takes Action. ware; William H. Sherrod, Los Angeles, named as agent
The recently organized Producers & Refiners Associa for California.
tion seems to have stirred the railroad commission into Placentia-Richfield Central Oil Co., Placentia, Cal.;
considerable action, and the newest order is one of the capital, $1,000,000; par, $1; incorporators, Geo. F. Collins,
results. When the commission sought to exercise its Clarence E. McFadden, Richfield, Cal., Earl C. Hazzard,
authority over some of the smaller pipe-lines on the Placentia, Cal., Newton M. Durkee, Anaheim, Cal., and M.
ground that they are common carriers, the lines showed MacFarland Johnson, Los Angeles, Cal.
a disposition to resist, and the new order is believed to Richfield Oil & Orchard Corporation, Los Angeles;
have been promulgated with a view to forcing the issue. capital, $850,000; par, $1; Incorporators, J. A. Turner,
The order forbids any pipe line "whether common car Santa Ana, Cal., W. B. Park, Orange, Cal., W. H. Stacy,
Los Angeles, Cal., Thos. L. Inch, Ernest E. Nichols, Los
rier or not'' from being used "to transport oil or gas from
Angeles, Cal.
any tract of land within this state, except to another tract
immediately adjoining, without a permit from the railroad Richfield Union Petroleum Co., Los Angeles; capital,
commission of Texas." $850,000; par, $1; incorporators, N. Shutz, Ben Fink, H.
Enforcement of the rule means that the commission Griffith, M. Morrison, A. L. Block, J. Berlin, Los Angeles,
will have absolute control of pipe line runs and that proCal., and A. Fink, El Centro, Cal.
rating of crude can be fully insisted upon. It is one of San Diego-Sorrento Oil Co., San Diego; capital, $200,-
the most drastic orders the commission has published, andthe Submarine Defense Association a converted yacht, the
is already arousing violent protests from the interests U. S. S. Gem, for diverse experimental work.
000; par, $1; incorporators, W. H. Lehmann, E. G. Pilcher,
affected. J. B. Mason, Edward Sanders, and Wm. Robertson, all of
Another pipe line is to be added to the field's trans
San Diego, Cal.
portation facilities this week, with completion of the six-
inch carrier of the Gulf Production Co. This line runs Shadow Mountain Oil Co., Los Angeles; capital, $25,-
from the Burkburnett field to the Gulf's refinery at Fort000; par, $1; incorporators, Samuel M. Dimkich, Herman
Worth and will care for about 12,000 barrels daily, whichSiegel, Louis Giuras, Jerry Matulich, and Wm. Schreider,
will help materially. all of Los Angeles, Cal.
Wildcat interest has shifted to a new quarter, but Southern Oil and Gas Co., Los Angeles; capital $1,-
upon just what basis is not definitely known. The Burk- 000,000; par, $1; incorporators, C. P. Campbell, J. L. Mc
Extenslon well across Red River in Tillman county, Carthy, C. Henry Thompson, J. Y. Blaikle, and A. N.
Wheelock, all of Los Angeles.
Okla., is said to have a showing at 1,800 feet, which will
be tested as soon as casing can be obtained. This well Southwestern Petroleum and Pipe Line Co., Long
was drilled below the 2,000-foot mark and abandoned; it Beach, Cal.; capital, $1,000,000; par, $1; Incorporators, Wm.
is supposed to have passed through an excellent oil sand H. McDonald, Edward F. Barton, Hugh D. Lester, Long
at the 1,800-foot depth, and it is this sand that the comBeach; Edwin A. Kleekamp, I. Henry Harris, Los Angeles;
pany is now trying to make a producer out of. Jos. Hummel, San Pedro, and Jacob Walker, Terminal,
The M. & P. Burk Co. has received an offer of a Cal.
million dollars for its 25-acre tract in the northwest field, Kentucky Incorporations.
which has 6,000 barrels' production. It is not known The following articles of incorporation were filed with
whether the offer will be accepted. the Kentucky secretary of state last week:
There was a nominal increase in production for the The Versailles Oil Co., Frankfort, Increasing capital
week, the total being 92,300 barrels, of which Burkburnettfrom $25,000 to $75,000.
furnished 81.000, Electra 10,000, Iowa Park 600, Petrolia Richmond Oil Co., Richmond; capital $35,000; incor
600 and Holliday 100. porators, J. S. Stanifer, R. J. McKee, and G. D. Smith.
The Shelby Oil & Gas Co., Shelbyville; capital $8,000;
"Worthy a place on every oil man's desk"that's The incorporators, J. C. Bright, R. E. Candill and E. B. Brd.
OIL and GAS NEWS$4 the yearsingle copy ten cents. Kentucky National Oil Co., Scottsville; capital $75,000;
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incorporators, P. R. Sinnamon, E. D. Nix and Ema M. IN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY.

Sinnamon.
Progressive Oil Royalty and Stock Co., Winchester; Sedan, Kans., Nov. 3.The leading attraction of the
capital $100,000; incorporators, W. K. McClure, F. M. Costi- past week in oil development was the drilling of John
gan and N. C. Day. W. and M. H. Stark's No. 1 Jarboe located in the north
Wyoming Incorporations. west corner of northeast quarter 8 34-10, being eight m les
west of Sedan and one and one-half miles south of Lowe
Recent Wyoming corporations include the following: in the Wilson pool. They drilled 35 feet of Peru sand and
The Fremont Securities Corporation, which is capital have a showing for a 50 to 75 barrel well. This well is
ized at $25,000 and will operate in Fremont county. interesting on account of the thickness of the pay sand.
The Rock River Producers Oil Co., with headquarters South of this well Denman Bros, have a nice well in
at Laramie, and a capitalization of $500,000. their No. 3 Wm. Post.
The Black Hills Oil Co. of West Virginit filed a copy In the Anchor pool Anchor Oil Corporation are rig
of its papers at 'Cheyenne, prior to opening its office in ging up on No. 4 and 5 Sadler, while in the Griffin &
Newcastle. It is a $200,000 company. The Big Piney Oil Berry pool Hubbard & Sharpless are spudding on No. 3
& Refining Co. of Salt Lake City, capitalized at $50,000, Veatch in the southwest corner of the farm. Griffin Pro
also filed a copy of its Incorporation papers with the sec ducing Co. and Big Brothers Oil Co. are drilling at 1,200
retary of state. feet on No. 1 G. W. Watson, southwest corner location.
Independence Oil Co. and B. F. Lies are drilling at 1,200
feet on No. 1 Menter and Medcalf and Andrew Benson is
fishing for a string of tools at 1,100 feet on No. 6 Moffitt
ranch in section 35.
Barnsdall Oil Co. are drilling at 300 feet on No. 1
Active Tucker & Floyd in the northeast corner of section 31-33-11.
In the Elgin sand at 100 feet they had a show for a small
well. This was the shallowest show of oil that has been
found in the county. The Elgin sand is the outcrop one
sees between Elgin and Hewins. At Blackwell, Okla.,
Stocks large gas wells are found in this sand.
Pomeroy and Hamilton are shooting a show of oil
found at 1,420 feet in their Woodworth, southwest 21-32-11.
We take special pains to successfully serve Guffey and Gillespie are drilling at 700 feet in No. 1
the investor who is in the market from time McAllister 28-32-10.
Harry Harshbarger has a rig up for a test on I. Rath-
to time for the purchase or sale of all listed bun, southwest cornei1 of southeast quarter 29-34-10. Being
or unlisted securities. one-half mile north of Elgin pool makes it an interesting
test.
Among the stocks we are actively trading W. F. Lemmon drilled in No. 1 fee located 1,120 feet
west of the southeast corner of section 18-35-10. The
in at present are the following first 24-hour gauge was 190 barrels. No. 2 is drilling.
A. M. Landon is fishing on No. 1 Grant one mile east
INDUSTRIAL STOCKS of Monett.
Beggs Motor Hanley, Sheedy & Co. No. 1 Brown, two miles east
Coca Cola and two miles north of Monett, reported as a well, proved
Deere & Co., pfd.
Harroun Motor a flash in the pan. It has been abandoned.
Peet Bros., com.
Peet Bros., pfd.
U. S. Steamship FANCY PRICES FOR OLD OIL WELLS.
Simplex Spreader
Studebaker The Ranger, Burkburnett and Bull Bayou may have
Overland Tire some fancy prices for acreage and production, but it takes
Thos. Ruddy Co.
an old and forgotten field to make the prize for high
REFINERY STOCKS priced production. There are but few operators who recall
Sapulpa Refining: the Richburg field in Southern New York. The old wells
Victor Refining in this field have been pumping for thirty years or more,
Oklahoma-Texas Refining
Home Refining and produce on an average as much as a good, fresh milch
cow. The average for the whole field will run about an
OIL STOCKS eighth of a barrel from the old production.
Harvey Crude However, the practice of "flooding"letting fresh
National OH water on the sand to drive the oil aheadhas caused some
Black Panther
Bay State Oil A Gas of the wells to produce as high of 40 or 50 barrels per
Penn-Kcll-Watt day until the water reaches them, when it is "good night."
Cosden Oil A recent sale of eight wells at Richburg sounds like a
Clover Leaf 1
Crescent Petroleum tale by J. Rufus Walllngford. One-half of the working
Elm Tree Oil interest in the eight wells producing a trifle less than two
Globe Oil barrels per day sold for $36,500. Another lease producing
Plains OH Co.
McTon OH four barrels per day sold for $100,000. Of course the
Oil A Gas of Eldorado buyers expect to catch the tide of oil ahead of fresh water.
Oil State Refining But if the tide turns, or fails to reach them, it will only
C. & C. Development
Cardey Royalties take about a quarter of a century to pay out, if the pro
Morgan Oil 4 Refining duction holds up. Verily, the oil producer is a man of
Great Plains Oil great hopes and vivid imagination.Fort Worth (Tex.)
Atlas Oil A Refining
Franklin O. * R. Record.
Reliance OH
Union Oil ONE KILLED, ONE INJURED IN EXPLOSION.
REAL ESTATE LOANS
We also have on hand a number of Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 4. (Special.) An explosion occur
hl(rh grade first mortgage real estate ring at the Cosden & Co. refinery in West Tulsa, here
loans, netting 6%. Wednesday, Oct. 29, killed John Crow, 30 years old, and
L. B. Masters was seriously scalded. The men were finish
NATIONAL SECURITIES CO. ing the installation of a new steam line connected with a
H. C. Davison, General Manager. large boiler, and the accident, it Is thought, occurred by
Suite 733 Reserve Bank Bldg., the blowing out of a faulty valve.
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Winchester, Ky., Nov. 3. (Special.)Work in Allen
and Warren counties continues to interest operators and
there Is talk of some of the big companies which have
hitherto kept out of this locality going in. It is also re
ported that additional pipe line facilities are contemplated
and considerable new work planned.
In Lee county there is little slackening noted in drill
ing operations, and much new activity is planned on Line
man's Creek and in the Hell Creek section.
Cumberland Pipe Line Runs.
The runs and completions for the week ending October
25 are as follows:
Busseyvllle, 1,197.18; Fallsburg, 383.10; Cooper, 366.41;
Denny, 317.80; Steubenville, 180.29; Cannel City, 415.58;
Fitchburg, 7,835.66; Ravenna, 4,535.49; Ravenna, 6,477.00;
Hazel Green, 30.92; Campton, 325.80; Stillwater, 94.02;
Wagersville 163.38; Potters, 645.46; Ragland, 963.63; Parm-
leyville, 176.61; Pilot, 4,926.50; Pilot, 4,693.07 Zachariah,
4.550.22; Big Sinking, 8,091.44; Big Sinking 14,022.44; Ross
Creek, 2,933.41; Big Sinking, 9,240.45; Big Sinking, 8.052.78;
Hell Creek, 2,920.18; Beaver Creek, 454.28; total, 83,993.13.
Will Install Gasoline Plant.
The Swiss Oil Corporation has signed a contract for a
2,000,000-foot gasoline extraction plant to be installed by
the United States and Cuban Allied Works Engineering
Corporation of 50 Broad street, New York. There will be
seven United units used In this plant, which will be placed
no the Simpson Crabtree farm near Fixer in Lee county.
H. A. Fisher of the engineering corporation will have
charge of this installation and will begin work at once.
The contract calls for completion in four months. The
Swiss OH Corporation will probably handle gas from other
wells In addition to their own.
McCombs Sells Kentucky Acreage.
The McCombs Producing and Refining Co. has sold to
the Superior Oil Corporation the A. J. Adams tract of 170
acres located in Wolfe county near the Lee county line for
around $200,000. This lease is said to have traded hands
at the rate of $1,500 a barrel on a test basis. The produc
tion Is estimated around 135 barrels a day. J. G. McCombs,
president of this company, states the sale of this property
Is for the pupose of buying holdings in Texas.
Dividends Paid.
The Wright Oil Company mailed 5 per cent dividend
checks to its stockholders Nov. 1. On that date the Old
Dominion Oil Co. paid its regular 2 per cent a month divi
dend. The Qneen Royalty Co. is also paying a 2 per cent
monthly dividend. This company is figuring on buying
additional royalty interests.
Interest in Indiana.
News received from Indiana is to the effect there is
much interest in Jackson county due to favorable geo
logical reports given recently. These state the formation
here Is Indicative of good oil in the Trenton. There is
much excitement over thees reports.
Lee County Operations.
In Lee county the Seaboard Oil Co. has been held up
on top of the sand at No. 1 Jerre Taulbee by a fishing job
but expects to complete the well soon. On Lineman's Creek
where the Banner Oil Co. has 150 acres preparations are
being made to put No. 1 Johns Porter and No. 1 Newt Angel
to pumping. A rig will be moved to the Porter soon and
this lease drilled up.
The American Gasoline Corporation plant for the pur
pose of extracting gasoline Is said to be progressing nicely
and should be In operation before very long.
The Associated Producers Company.
The Associated Producers Co. Is 400 feet deep at No.
28 Jack well. On this lease the foundation block is ready
for the installation of a new 30-horsepower engine which
will be used to pump the wells.
The Cumberland Petroleum Co. has cleaned and reshot
No. 3 on the Moss St. John. The Southern OH Co. of Lee
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county is cleaning out No. 11 E. Williams and preparing to
put it on the pump.
In Lee county the Ajax Oil Co. of Cincinnati has put
No. 2 on the 360-acre Gourley Price tract to pumping and
it made 50 barrels In 18 hours. No. 1 is in but not yet
connected up. No. 3 is now drilling.
The Frye Sweetser Co. is preparing to drill Nos. 11
and 12 Eureka. On the Sallie Davis farm the Bachelors
Oil Co. is due in with No. 24.
The Old Dominion Oil Co. has brought in No. 18 Jef
ferson, which has made a number of flows and is showing
for 100 barrels initial pumping.
The McCombs Producing and Refining Co. and the
Local Oil and Gas Co. have completed drilling operations
on the Delia Hargls and Rena Butcher farms, with a total
of 43 wells in25 on the Butcher and 18 on the Hargls.
A number of wells are reported completed during the
past week. The Pyramid Oil Co. has in No. 18 Callie
Brandenburg, estimated at 25 barrels. On the North Pen-
dergrass tract Nos. 23 and 24 have been brought in and are
credited respectively at 10 barrels. The Associated Pro
ducers Co. No. 25 Anna Fisher is reported at 40 barrels.
The Bald Rock Oil Co. has a number of new wells on
the Pendergrass. These are Nos. 69, 71, 72, 75, 76, 77,
estimated respectively at 25, 20, 20, 15, 10 and 20 barrels.
The Woodford Oil Co.'s No. 19 Crain looks like a 40-barrel
producer.
The Madison Oil & Gas Co., drilling on 49 acres of
the Parke Vanderpool tract, has a well said to be good
for 20 barrels at No. 10. The Russell Oil Co.'s No. 46,
Hall & Burke, is credited with 60 barrels. The South
western and Cliff Petroleum companies have an unusually
good well at No. 79 Eureka. This looks like an 85 barrel
producer. At No. 9 Mollie Lyons No. 9 is reported at 48
barrels, while No. 11 is rated at 10 barrels.
The Central Oil Co., drlling on the W. T. Booth, has
competed No. 7 credited with 20 barrels. The Swiss Oil
Corporation No. 20, Simpson Crabtree east half, is esti
mated at 50 barrels.
The Twin Cities Oil & Gas Co., drilling on the Sarah
Weiands, has in No. 6 reported at 10 barrels.
In the Airedale section of Lee county the Atlantic
Oil Producing Co. No. 2, Fraley, came In dry, as did the
same company's No. 7 on the Bruce Kincaid.
On Linemans Creek the Middle Fork Petroleum Co.
pumped No. 1 Bowman and it made 80 barrels the first
24 hours. No. 2 on this tract was given a short test and
pumped at the rat eof 40 barrels. This was not a fair
test, however, as the tubing split. This will be pumped
again shortly.
In the western part of Lee county the Young Gasoline
& Refining Co. No. 2, T. T. Roberts, came in dry. No. 3
on the same lease was credited with 30 barrels. In this
section the No. 1 Goocey of Williams & O'Rear should bo
in this week.
D. N. Baker, drilling at No. 2 on the Bailey, is said to
have in a nice producer.
The Southwestern and Cliff Petroleum Companies No.
77, Eureka, is reported at 50 barrels. The Cumberland
Petroleum Co., operating on the Brack Combs, has com
pleted No. 16 said to be a 23-barrel producer. The Asso
ciated Producers Co. No. 26, Anna Fisher, looks to be good
for 25 barrels.
In the Airedale section the Atlantic Oil Producing Co.
is moving the rig to No. 3, Fraley, and has spudded at
No. 8 Kincaid. The Irvine Development Co. No. 10 Adams
Is broken down on top of th esand No. 11, has spudded in.
Wheatley and others No. 3, Dlckerson, is being pumped on
the beam. In western Lee, Williams O'Rear & Co. No. 1
Goocey is due In.
In Lee county the Erie OH Co. has spudded In at No.
6 drilling on the Bowman tract. They now have 5 wells
on this lease pumping and have plans on foot to purchase
a big power.
Among wells reported completed is No. 10 Simpson
Crabtree of the Quaker Oil Co. which is showing for 25
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barrels. The Bald Rock Oil Co. has In No. 70, Pender
grass, credited with the same.
On Eureka tract No. 29, the Lee Allen Oil Co. Is get
ting the seven wells In to pumping and is drilling No. 8.
The Record Oil Co. Is reported to have a 25-barrel well
at No. 4 tract 27. The Frye Sweetser Co. No. 2 on Eureka
28 is credited with 25 barrels.
The Gem Oil Co., drilling on the Gebbard tract, is
down 200 feet at No. 5.
Wolfe County Completions.
In Wolfe county the Larry Oil Co. No. 12 Charles Sam
ple Is credited with 10 barrels. The Security Producing
and Refining Co.'s No. 2 on the Bush Heirs is estimated at
10 barrels. Wilson and others No. 1 Kentucky Union Co.
was a dry hole.
Second Well Due In Clinton.
Rex Carpenter is due with his second well near Albany
in Clinton county. Three machines are reported to be
moving to locations in this section of the country and tests
will be put In right away.
Good Well in Morgan County.
In Morgan county the El Macord Oil Co. is drilling at
375 feet at No. 3 Gullett. The Ver Lex Oil Co.'s No. 1 Tom
Whitt has been shot and Is said to be showing for 40 bar
rels. The Kenton Morgan Oil Co. will shoot No. 3 Howard
Nickells, reported dry, in an endeavor to make a producer.
Another Good Well at Susie.
Reports from Wayne county state the Susie Oil Co.
has a good well In on the Huffaker farm but gives no esti
mate on the production. The Wood Oil Co. drilling on the
Miller Brothers got a duster at No. 6.
Test for Gas Started.
In Carter county the Barrick Kentucky Oil Co. has
started a test well for gas at No. 4 on the Murphy and
Burdette farms. This will be drilled to between 1,200 and
1,300 feet.
News from Estill County.
In Estill county on Ross Creek the Bankers Oil Co.
has put No. 13 Joel Hubbard to pumping and will clean
out several other wells before starting to drill No. 14.
Offsetting this tract Williams and O'Rear are preparing to
drill a test well.
In the Furnace section the Barrick Kentucky Oil Co.
has cleaned out Nos. 3 and 9 Rice and is now cleaning out
No. 7 to put back on the pump.
Drilling in Lawrence.
In Lawrence county the Big Blaine Oil and Gas Co. Is
300 feet deep at No. 4 M. F. Conley. No. 3 came in good
for 10 barrels.
The Ohio Fuel Oil Co. No. 1 L. B. Blankenship is about
500 feet deep and drilling. This company's No. 5 Hannah
Luckey Is reported at 10 barrels.
Operations in Magoffin County.
In Magoffin county the Bed Rock Oil Co. has plugged
off the salt water at No. 1 Jim Arnett and now has 400 feet
of oil in the hole. This well is showing for about the same
as the Mine Fork wells. Near Bloomington Slade and oth
ers had a show of gas at No. 1 John Blanton. They will
shoot this well in an endeavor to straighten the hole.
Soble and others have a rig on the ground and are
ready to spud In at a test well on the Pitt Whitten tract
on Painters Lick Branch of Little Paint Creek. Carson
and others will drill a well on Brushy Fork of Lick Creek,
southwest of the Bed Rock Oil Co.'s John Hart Phipps.
The Bed Rock Oil Co. is moving back to the Milt Wheeler
tract, where they will drill a second well. The Browning
Petroleum Co., which owns a half Interest In the John Hart
Phipps, will drill a second well on this lease. Prospects
are good for the laying of a pipe line Into this section.
News from the well of Slade and others drilling near
Bloomington which was reported as a producer states
that these parties drilling at No. 1 John Blanton struck the
Weir sand at 1.162 feet and failed to get oil. They are
drilling to the Cannpl City.
The Bed Rock Oil Co. is moving a rig to clean out No. 1
Milt Wheeler. No. 1 James Love is now drilling. At No. 1
Jim Arnett an effort is being made to case off the salt
water.
Producer in Bracken.
The Henry Clay Oil Co. has encountered a shallow well
at No. 1 George Galbraithe in Bracken county. This is
reported to be showing for 5 barrels. Two sands were en
GAS NEWS
countered, one at 85 and one at 210 feet. The machine is
moving to No. 2 location.
Little Activity in Breathitt.
In Breathitt county there is little activity at the present
time and few oil men are seen about Jackson. The Big
Six Oil and Gas Co. got a favorable report on the gas wells
on the Taulbee by an expert who visited this section re
cently and estimated three of these as good for 14,000.000
cubic feet of gas a day. This company is drilling a fifth
well north of the other locations. The Calkin Petroleum
Co., which laid a gravity line from the Little Frozen pro
duction to Van Cleve station, is reported to have shipped
out its first carload of oil. The Sun River Oil and Gas Co.
has moved a machine onto the John Watkins and is drill
ing a test. This lease is owned partly by this company and
partly by the W. P. Williams Oil Corporation, the latter
company having drilled two wells on it some time ago.
The Healdton Oil and Gas Co., drilling on the Little
farm, failed to find oil. This came in some time ago, but
has just been reported.
On the Boone Coal and Timber tract the Preston Oil
Co. of Columbus, Ohio, got a dry hole. This company has
considerable acreage in Breathitt county, which It has
retained, but has ceased operations for the present and
moved out of the state.
Knott County News.
In Knott county Ramey and others are reported 40
feet in the sand at their test drilling on Big Branch of
Caney Creek, and still drilling. They have had no show of
oil yet. This well is located on the Elkhorn Coal Corpora
tion tract. One mile west on the waters of Caney the East
ern Gulf Oil Co. has started drilling. They jumped a pin
30 feet in.
In Allen county the Raywood Oil Co. has completed
No. 4 on the Freeman farm which looks to be good for
15 barrels. Conservative operators state that No. 3 on this
lease will make 500 barrels, while No. 1 on the Mitchell
of the Curry Oil Co. is credited with being a 300-barrel
well.
Personal Notes.
J. C. McCombs, of the McCombs Producing and Re
fining Co., has gone to Texas on business.
H. R. Levick Jr., of the Associated Producers Co., has
gone to the home office of the company in New York.
J. P. Phillips, of the Bessemer Gas Engine Co., of
Grove City, Pa., was in Winchester this week on business.
F. L. Stuart, manager of the National Refining Co.,
who has been in the hospital in Lexington, is able to be
out.
W. H. Keffer, of the Cumberland Pipe Line Co., has
been promoted to the position of assistant to the general
superintendent.
H. B. Elliott, of Montana, who is connected with the
Manning Oil Co., is in Kentucky looking ovre the com
pany's holdings on Hell Creek in Lee county.
Jenkins W. Jones, who is well known in the Ken
tucky oil fields, has returned from an extensive trip
through Minnesota, Texas and Mexico. Mr. Jones is now
making his home in Cincinnati.
Forrest M. Towle, of New York, president of the
Cumberland Pipe Line Co.; Allen T. Towle, vice president
and general manager, who makes his home in Pittsburgh,
are here this week on business.
C. H. Wang, an engineer of Rochester, N. Y., and native
of China, has taken a position as assistant to Oscar Wolfe,
head engnieer of the Cumberland Pine Line Co. Mr. Wang
is a graduate of Shanghai University.
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Savage, of Utlca, N. Y., have taken
a home on the Nicholasville Pike near Lexington. Mr.
Savage is a well known engineer and geologist. G. T.
Cunningham, of Utica, who has been making his home in
Winchester, will reside with Mr. and Mrs. Savage.
Pierce Oil Corporation has issued $15,000,000 8% cumu
lative convertible preferred stock, of which about $9.200,000
has been used for conversion of the debentures or dis
posed of by private sale. The unsold balance is being of
fered $105 per share and accrued dividend, yielding over
7.60%.
Classified ads in the OIL and GAS NEWS cost only
four cents a word, but they are RESULT GETTERS.
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Shreveport, La., Nov. 3. (Special) As gushers con it are numerous. The latest completion here is that of
tinue to be completed in the different oil fields in North the Shaffer Oil & Refining Co., getting a 10,000 gusher on
Louisiana, capitalists from all parts of the country are their Robinson lease in section 9.
flocking to this territory. Many have been considering The Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana has recently posted
coming to Louisiana for months, and every new well the following prices on oil in North Louisiana:
flowing 1,000 barrels that has been brought in recently
added a little more to urge them. Finally when Gilliland Caddo, 38 degrees and above $2.25
and Foster's Oakes No. 6 in Homer came in making 30,- Caddo, 36 to 37-9 2.15
000 barrels, whatever hesitancy that might have been felt Caddo, 32 to 24.9 2.10
was overcome and the city of Shreveport is experiencing Homer crude, 38 and above 2.25
one of the greatest booms that has ever been known in DeSoto 1.75
the history of the state. There is very little difference in Caddo, heavy 75
the oil of that of Homer and Bull Bayou to that of the The Gulf Refining Co. of Louisiana has the following
Texas oils, and it is the opinion of many that the Homer prices posted:
oil is on a par with the Pennsylvania crude. Caddo, below 32 $0.75
An advantage the Louisiana fields have over that of Caddo, 32 to 34.9 2.10
Texas is cost at which a well can be drilled. In Louisiana Caddo, 35 to 37.9 2.15
contractors are taking contracts to put wells down for Caddo, 38 and above 2.25
$27,000 at the outmost, which is in Bull Bayou, where the DeSoto, 38 and above 2.15
pay is usually reached at 2,750 feet, and in Homer, wells Red River, 38 and above 1.75
are being contracted for in the shallow pay of from 1,100 Bull Bayou, 38 and above 1.90
to 1,400 feet for $12,000, and in the deep pay of 2,190 feet, Elm Grove, under 32 70
the cost is $20,000. The Texas Co. of Louisiana has the following prices
Phenomenal wells often are discovered in North Louisi quoted :
ana. One is that of the Louisiana Oil & Refining Co.'s Caddo light $2.25
well on the Johnson lease in section 24 of the Homer field, Caddo heavy 75
where the oil was flowing over the top of the derrick in DeSoto 2.15
exactly 108 hours after actual drilling had commenced. This Crichton 1.75
section 24 has produced some remarkable wells. One in
dependent operator, George O. Baird, of Shreveport, La., DRILLING REPORTS.
has completed four good wells on his lease in this section Claiborne Parish.
with an aggregate production of from 8,000 to 9,000 bar The Texas Co. Langston B-l is drilling in section 19-
rels a day, with room on the lease for a great many more 21-7.
wells on which nine more locations have been made. All The Standard Oil Co., Gruner No. 1. is drilling at
of these wells coming in at from 1,100 to 1,400 feet. Up 2.480 feet in section 21-20-8.
to the present time no deep tests have been made In this The Homer-La Oil Co. is drilling at 1,250 feet in sec
section. tion 27-12-11.
A party of capitalists from the East and West who Clark & Greer are bailing No. 1 Pugh in section 13-
stand high in the world of finance, have recently made 19-11.
a tour of the Louisiana fields, having arrived in Shreveport The Gulf Refining Co. has bailed No. 6 Chatman dry
on their special train. Most of them have holdings in the at 1,954 feet in section 30-21-7.
Texlahoma Oil Co., operating in the Bull Bayou and Pine The Gulf Refining Co. is drilling No. 2 Langston at
Island fields. The Texlahoma Oil Co. has recently taken 600 feet, section 24-21-8.
over the W. G. Strange Oil Co.'s holdings in Bull Bayou, The Gulf Refining Co. is drilling past the 10-inch
and is considered one of the most valuable holdings in casing at 400 feet in No. 3 Langston in section 24-21-8.
that territory. The Gulf Refining Co. is drilling below the 8 inch at
The Bull Bayou field is. so far, a narrow strip of land 1.300 feet in No. 1 Featherstone in section 18-21-7.
lying due south of the old Crichton field in Red River Rowe et al have set 8-inch casing in No. 2 Hardy in
Parish; recent extensions, however, are bringing it into section 30-21-7.
DeSoto Parish, where numerous tests are under way. which The Rowe Oil Corporation are drilling below dry test
if successful, will greatly enlarge the field. The oil found at 2,168 feet in No. 1 Wilkinson in section 13-21-7.
here is of a good high gravity, and the field has a great Rowe Oil Corporation are drilling at 1,488 feet in sec
advantage over that of Homer as facilities for handling tion 30.21-7.

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20 THE OIL AND
The Planning of a Drive-in
By F. A. Bean, Consulting Engineer, Wayne Oil Tank
& Pump Co.
Those of you who have watched the growth of the
Drive-In Filling Station during the comparatively brief
years of its existence must realize that it has become an
all important factor In our commercial life for the retail
marketing of gasoline, automobile lubricating oils and
greases, and in some instances kerosene.
These stations range from the lean-to type, on an
unkept piece of land, to those that are almost palatial
In their architectural design and furnishings, with natural
decorative efforts that are worthy of our best landscapes
engineers and a cost running into the tens of thousands
of dollars.
Nearly all the larger cities possess a fair quota of
stations, while there is a proportionate number in a great
many of our smaller cities, including those of 1,000 popu
lation.
The first drive-in filling station was built in the
middle west in the last decade. There are no accurate
figures available at the present time to show the number
of stations now in operation. One company alone has
over 1,300 in eleven states and is continually building
more. Several other companies have nearly as many.
These, added to the large number of small companies
operating chains of from three to twenty stations and the
tremendous number of singly owned stations, should bring
the total number well over fifteen thousand. Such figures
give a rough idea as to the development of the Industry
during the past few years.
It would also appear at first thought that the field
is fairly well covered, however, there are still a great
many excellent opportunities in the large cities and hun
dreds of the smaller places which are without a filling
station of any type. It must also be remembered and
taken well into account that the field is continually
broadening, due to the ever Increasing number of passen
ger automobiles and trucks and the corresponding increase
in the sale of gasoline and lubricating oils for their oper
ation.
In this, as well as In every other line of Industry, a
large number of the stations have proven to be exception
ally good paying investments, while others have turned out
to be flat failures. In each and every case there is a
well defined reason for the success or failure of a station.
A small proportion of the failures is the result of mis
management in operation, but a careful analysis of all of
the stations examined reveals the fact in a majority of
cases they were not properly planned at the outset.
It Is therefore perfectly safe to say that the success
of any station, expressed in terms of dollars and cents.
Is dependent on its being so planned as to attract and
efficiently hold and serve a maximum galionage at a min
imum cost of operation and maintenance. To this, of course,
must be added the exercising of a sound business Judgment
In Its management.
First of all decide Just what you want or rather what
you need. It is much easier to work this problem out In
the first stages of the game than to rush in blindly and
complete the Job, then discover that you know what you
positively don't want, and at the same time, have it on
your hands.
The embryo operator (and in some cases the old timer
as well) in his efforts to spread his small wealth Into as
much station material as possible is likely to overlook a
number of important details which seem innocent in
themselves but which have a peculiar way of piling up.
and at the grand reckoning of cost and result, assume the
proportions of a great big Jolt. It is those little bumps
that I propose to try and clear away from the path of those
who expect to build and operate new stations.
There Is one thought that must always be well kept
in mind, and that is the operation of a filling station
makes you, in a certain degree, a public service corpo
ration and in order to successfully serve a large and ex
tremely critical automobile public, it will be necessary for
you to make your ideas and whims, in a proportionate
degree, subservient to theirs. I do not mean by this that
you are to allow the automobile driving public to dictate
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Filling Station
your business policy or manage your business entirely.
Use a little applied psychology. Let them believe they
are doing it.
In order to produce a successful station the local
conditions under which it is to be operated should be
carefully studied and the station building and its sur
rounding layout designed to meet these requirements, as
no one station or single combination of ideas can be ex
pected to serve all sorts of service and conditions.
A refinement, not possible in the Investigation, is the
working out of all factors for readily Judging how closely
any particular station approaches the ideal. Much can
be done, however, with the data available by a comparison
of the future in relation to the chief factors affecting
sales, which are population and its density, per capita car
ownership of the district, size and location of the lot,
arrangement of drives, type of building, class and distribu
tion of the equipment, general appearance, operating meth
ods, present and probable future competition.
Statistics which have been compiled by some of the
larger companies are not only interesting, but are well
worth serious study.
A report recently made public by the National Auto
mobile Chamber of Commerce gives the number of cars
of all types now in use as 5,945,442. This makes approx
imately one automobile to each twenty inhabitants of the
United States.
Using the law of averages, based on mileage, a station
located In a town of 1,000 inhabitants and controlling one-
half of the gasoline (on a 2-cent margin) and lubricating
oil used by the automobiles in the town, should pay a net
profit of 8 per cent on the original investment of $4,000,
and which takes into account interest on capital Invest
ment, all operating and maintenance charges, deprecia
tion, etc.
This is a safe minimum earning rate for towns of
this class and similar deductions can readily be made for
towns and cities of larger populations by a careful study
of the factors entering into that particular locality.
General Location.
The records of one company prove quite conclusively
that the station located in a fairly well settled residence
district where practically every house, for a radius of ten
or twelve blocks from the station, owns a car and keeps
such car In their private garage Instead of a public garage,
is a better paying station as far as daily average sales is
concerned than the station which is located in the heart
of the business district on a heavily traveled highway or
boulevard where practically all of the sales are of a tran
sient nature. In other words, the station located where
community purchases are certain is practically assured
success.
I have In mind one station located in a district sim
ilar to that described above and Inhabited by the so-
called middle class, owning medium or low priced cars,
which were in daily use the year round for business or
pleasure, and which had 532 regular customers who came
on an average of three times a week, six months after the
station was opened for business, and all lived within a
radius of eight blocks of the station and constituted over
85 per cent of the cars in that territory. Transients very
seldom drove into this station. Of course, stations of this
type are subject to rush periods and provisions must be
made to care for the rush in the way of extra pumps,
large, roomy drives and ample attendants.
At another station located on one of the prominent
boulevards in Chicago, where every day in the year, be
tween the hours of 8:00 in the morning and 10:00 o'clock at
night, over 600 cars passed the station every hour, and
it was found that only about 2 per cent of them drove in.
It was also ascertained that only occasionally the same
car came more often than once a week.
Now do not be misled and think that this station last
described does not pay. They do. Hundreds of them
are paying splendid returns on the investment. These
cases have been cited simply for the sake of comparison
and the comparisons are good averages.
When locating on a boulevard or rather heavy traffic
highway, care should be taken to get on the side of the
burden of traffic, particularly if the station is all hidden
from approaching cars.
Comparatively few drivers will cross the street through
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heavy traffic In order to get into a filling station unless it

is a case of necessity.
Stations located in the center of business districts
are in a class similar to those on the boulevards, unless
they are located near or adjacent to a large public parking
space, or on a lot large enough to provide such parking
space. Under these circumstances they may become some
thing of a community purchasing point.
Stations located near amusement or public parks, ball
parks, or at the outskirts of towns or resorts of any nature
or on tourists' highways cannot expect to have a good The Lesh
daily average of sales, as a general thing, but will be
subject to peak load periods and then dwindle to periods
of practically nothing.
Stations located on prominent streets near the ap Refining
proach to large railway stations or near the approach of
a well traveled bridge, usually command a good business
better than those located near large theaters or hotels.
Stations catering to trucks should be easy of access
immediately before they pick up their loads or immediately Division
after they have discharged them. They will seldom pay if
located along the route of the loaded trucks.
Selection of the Lot. of the
After having decided that any particular locality will
produce enough business to make a station a paying prop
osition, the next step Is the choice of a lot.
Corner lots are always more desirable than inside
lots. They are almost absolutely essential on boulevards
and other places of conjested traffic in order for cars to NATIONAL
get in and out without danger of damage or an accident.
Another strong point in their favor is that they are very
seldom shut in from view and can be seen by approaching
cars for several hundred feet.
A driver will very seldom turn in unless he sees the
station some distance before he reaches it, unless his
supply of gasoline is almost depleted.
Corner lots are also susceptible to a better driveway COMPANY
arrangement for the rapid handling of business during
the rush hour periods, if they are of reasonably good
size.
Inside lots can be used to good advantage in residence
and business districts if of sufficient size so as to allow
a proper driveway arrangement.
Keep away as much as possible from narrow or un-
paved streets or streets on which street cars or other
tracks are located.
One city of about 500,000 recently denied permits to Refiners and Marketers
build several filling stations, giving the reason that the
locations were on streets through which trolley lines
operated and were so narrow as to greatly increase the of
liability of accidents.
It can be readily seen that drivers are going to hesi
tate before patronizing stations located in this manner.
The board of safety of one city has held that there
should be at least eighteen feet between the nearest car Petroleum
rail and curb to allow automobiles to turn in and out of
private property without danger.
Avoid lots that are more than four feet above the
level of the street or that are located on or at the foot
of a steep grade. Products
Triangular lots when not too narrow usually make
very good station sites.
In casting about for locations, don't confine yourself
to vacant property. It often occurs that existing struc
tures can be razed at a small expense and a very desirable
location thus secured.
Size of Lot.
The size of the lot is always a question. It depends
largely on what can be secured, the price asked, and the
number of cars that must be served.
I would strongly urge to refrain from entering a local
ity the property of which is not large enough to properly
build on and not adequate for successful operation.
Perhaps the simplest method would be to give the
minimum size of a few lots which have been found to
work out to good advantage.
Inside lots facing on one street only should have a Refinery and Sales Office at
frontage of at least 100 feet and a depth of 50 feet.
Inside lots, with a frontage on two streets (that is,
running clear through the block) should have a minimum Arkansas City, Kansas
width of 50 feet. Stations located on this class of a lot
very seldom become large steady gallonage stations, un
less situated so that they are not obstructed from view
by buildings on either side or can be made community
purchase points.
Corner lots for small gallonage stations (500 to 600
22 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

gallons per day) should have a minimum of 50 feet front

age on each street, providing the streets are fairly wide
and without street car tracks. Where stations are doing
a larger business, these frontages should range from SO
to 100 feet, especially where traffic is heavy or inclined to
become congested.
The above dimensions are for stations handling gaso
line and lubricating oil only. If tires or other accessories
are to be handled, at least 20 feet should be added to the
width in every case.
When triangular lots are used they should be at
least 100 feet in depth by 50 feet across the back.
Remember these are all minimum dimensions and
can usually be greatly increased to good advantage.
One of the best arranged and largest gallonage sta
tions, which has come under my observation, is located
close to the center of a city of the half-million class and
occupies an entire block approximately 250 feet square,
with driveway entrances from all streets.
Although this station is of an unusually expensive
type, it is paying over 50 per cent on the investment.
Leases.
Some oil companies will build stations only where
they own the property. It certainly does not pay to build
on a lot where the lease is less than five years, although
some of the larger companies attempt It on a three-year
lease. You can salvage practically nothing from the cost
of the building (except the portable type), piping, drive
ways, landscape improvements, etc., and you cannot afford
to build in a manner permanent enough to attract and
serve a maximum gallonage and then send practically all
of it to the scrap heap at the expiration of two or three
years.
I believe that in a locality where the prospects look
reasonably good it is the best policy to secure a five or
ten year lease, with a privilege of renewal and an option
: to buy.
There are two other clauses that should be incorpo
rated in the lease. The first is that the building and all
other improvements are the property of the lessee and
may be removed at the expiration of the lease.
The second, that in the event of any existing or future
city ordinances, county or state legislation or court de
cisions which make the property incorerative for filling
station use, then the lease shall terminate and become
null and void at the option of and without liability for
; damages on the part of the lessee.
Position of the Building on the Lot.
The placing of the building on the lot is something
for which it is impossible to lay down any definite rules.
Surrounding conditions and the proposed method of
operation must be carefully studied. The position of the
building Is dependent on the size and shape of the lot.
obstructions to driveway entrances, the width of the streets,
grade of streets and lot, whether there are street car
tracks or not, and if on a corner, which street carries the
1 burden of traffic?
Buildings placed In or near the center of the lot and
without covered driveways, so that cars can be served
on all sides, are susceptible to handling more cars and
handling them more rapidly and more efficiently than when
the building is placed close to a lot line.
PAYS 2% MILLIONS FOR HOLDINGS IN "BURK."
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 4. (Special.) The Middle States
Petroleum Co., has purchased the holdings of Staley, Lang-
ford & Chenault, in the northwest extension of the Burk-
burnett, field for $2,500,000, and are also reported to have
bought the M. & P. Burk Oil Co. holdings in block 818,
for $800,000.
The Elk Basin Petroleum Co. stockholders at a special
meeting on November 7 will vote on increasing the author
ized capital stock from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000. When the
increase is authorized stockholders of record November
11, will be given the right to subscribe to 50 percent of
their holdings In new stock at $7.50 a share, which will in
crease the outstanding capital stock to $3,000,000. Prom
the proceeds of the additioml issue of 200,000 shares the
company will purchase substantial interests In the Rock
Creek field of Wyoming.
All that's cheap about the classified ads In the OIL
AND GAS NEWS is the pricefour cents a word.
 THE OIL AND
WYOMING
Casper, Wyo., Oct. 31 (Special)The Ohio Oil Co.
drilled in its well on the Lusk Petroleum holdings on Sec.
3-35-65 last Sunday, and added another to the Lance
Creek producers. The well cameofup1,000
to expectations, and
will make in the neighborhood or 1,200 barrels.
Coming after so many disappointments in the eastern end
of the field, the new well has centered attention on the
southwestern part, and it is considered significant that
the Ohio Oil Co. is moving rigs onto Sec. 16-35-65, over a
mile southwest of production.
On Sec. 4-35-65, the Ohio Oil Co's. offset to the Sec.
3 well is just above the sand. Completion was expected
Monday, but drilling in has not yet been accomplished.
There seems to be no doubt in the minds of those inter
ested that the well will be a producer. There is al
ready a big gasser on Sec. 4.
The Midwest Refining Co., drilling on Sec. 9-35 65,
also south of production, will complete its well this week.
Buck Creek Oil & Gas Co. well No. 14, which came
in some time ago, in the first sand, but has later been
drilled to the second, flowed freely last Monday, and is
expected to be a gusher when the lower sand is struck.
Buck Creek well No. 4, which also came in with a big
production, but was spoiled by water, is about ready to
drill again. This is the well In which the government
plan for shutting off water was tried out, and it looks as
if the attempt was successful. If this is the case, no doubt
several other wells in the Lance Creek field will be re
deemed and put back into the producer class.
Buck Creek well No. 7 on Sec. 35 has been flowing,
and will be put on the pump. It is expected to add about
300 barrels to the dally production of the field.
On Sec. 36-36-65, the Ohio Oil Co. No. 6 is nearing
completion. This is the discovery section, where the
Ohio has brought in five wells, all of them producers,
though No. 2 was afterwards drowned out by water. No.
4 and No. 7 on th section are drilling.
On Sec. 32-36-65, the Midwest Refining Co. has
passed the 2,2000 foot level. The Midwest well on Sec.
28-36-64, located farther east than any other producer in
the field, is making about 300 barrels a day. This well
came in early in September, good for 800 barrels, but had
trouble with water, like all the wells in that end of the
field, and came near being ruined, as the result of an ef
fort to drill to a deeper sand. The well will be pumped
from the first sand.
The Western States Cow Gulch well, on Sec. 19-36-63,
in the extreme east end of the field, has been abandoned,
and casing has been pulled. This well attracted a great
deal of attention, and various conflicting reports on its
progress have been circulated. It was thought that the
well was located on a fold distinct from the main struc
ture, and that the Glenrock's dry well on Sec. 36-46-64
was no indication of the formation in the Cow Gulch
well. The drill was stopped at 4,150 feet, with no signs
of oil. The hole was caving badly, and further drilling
would necessitate the setting of additional casing; and the
operators considered the chances of oil too meagre to
justify the expense.
The Union Oil Co., drilling on Sunset Oil Co. hold
ings on Sec. 22-35-65, struck a gas pocket at 3,700 feet.
The well is thought to be just above cap rock.
The Wyoming Exploration Co., of Wyomingwhich
is not to be confused with the Wyoming Exploration Co.
of Montana operating in the Pine Mountain fieldhas
made a location on Sec. 17-35-65, adjoining the Sec. 16
where the Union Oil Co. struck a small gas flow at 1,200
feet. The location has been favorably reported on by
several geologists. The Wyoming Exploration Co. of
Wyoming is a Douglas, Wyo., company.
In the Osage field, Weston Co., D. L. Leach et al
have a five barrel pumper at 328 feet. This makes about
five small wells brought in at that depth. No report has
been received on the Mike Henry well which was drilled
to 700 feet and struck water.
A recent report on the Mule Creek field announces
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the completion of the eighth well in the field, the Midwest
Refining Co. well on the NW& of Sec. 19-39-60. The
Mule Creek wells average about 125 to 150 barrels, and
the total production of the field runs over 1,000 barrels
daily. The Illinois Pipe Line Co. is making excellent
progress with the construction of the line to Dakomlng,
and the Mule Creek oil will be on the market before the
first of the year.
On the SW% of Sec. 18-39-60, the Ohio Oil Co. is just
on top of the sand, and completion is expected at any
time. The Ohio is ready to spud in on Sec. 30-39-60, and
the Midwest Refining Co. is drilling on the same sec
tion at a depth of 800 feet.
On the SW14 of Sec. 19-39 60, where the eighth well
was completed, the Midwest Refining Co. has a well down
500 feet. On Sec. 24-39-61, the Ohio is drilling at 1,200
feet, and will hit the sand at about 1,400. On Sec. 36-40-
61, north of production, and just a mile south of the Illi
nois tank farm, the Ohio has a well down 800 feet.
The Midwest geologists have been mapping the region
southwest of Mule Creek with a view of extending the field
in that direction.
The Debolt and Sayre well fn the southern part of the
productive area, had to shut down at 1,000 feet, as the
snow interfered with the hauling of some necessary ma
terial. Drilling has now been resumed. The Upton well
on section 2-28-61 will hit the sand within the next 200 feet.
The Ogalala Oil Co. has taken lease on 3,500 acres of
patented land on the Howard dome, and 10,100 acres on the
Dewey dome. Both of these structures lie in Weston
county. The pay sand in the Howard dome is expected
at 2,500 feet, and in the Dewey dome at 1,800. It is the
intention of the Ogallala Co. to have these holdings tested
out at once. The company does not drill, but takes up
the land and contracts for the wells. The Ohio Oil Co.
is a large holder on the Dewey dome.
On the Cottonwood structure, the Lusk-Edgemont Co.
Is down 1,800 feet, and expects to go about 200 feet deeper
before striking the sand. The Baker Co. well in the Cot
tonwood field is down about 1,200 feet.
Weather conditions in the northern end of the state
have hampered work on the Hidden dome pipe line. The
contract called for the completion of the trench by Dec.
1st, but so far only 8 miles have been completed. The pipe
has all been delivered, but only two of the twelve auto
trucks ordered to convey the pipe have been received.
All efforts to raise funds for the completion of the
Absarka well near Sheridan have been vain. The well,
which has already cost $13,000, is standing at 3,500 feet,
and geologists claim the existence of a sand, probably oil
bearing, at 4,000 feet. The latest attempt to secure the
money was accompanied by an offer of a half Interest in
the well and in the 10,000 acres of land surrounding it, to
any one who would put up the $25,000 considered necessary
to complete the well.
The Midwest Refining Co. has spudded in on its long-
contemplated deep test in the Sunlight Basin.
The Liberty Oil & Gas Co. spudded in last week with
a ten-inch hole, on its 200-acre block of holdings 18 miles
north of Graybull.
The long controversy between the Crystal Creek Oil
Co. and the Anaconda Oil Co. as to the ownership of a
tract of land on Crystal Creek, 19 miles north of Greybull,
was finally decided in court in favor of the Anaconda Co.,
and the latter has already spudded in on a well on the
tract. The location is not far distance from the Cosden
Co. producers on Crystal Creek.
The Wyoming Yellowstone Co., which brought In a big
gasser some time ago on the Golden Eagle Dome, 28 miles
from ThermopoIIs, has purchased the carbon black plant
formerly operated at Lovell, which was put out of busi
ness Oct. 1st by the law prohibiting the manufacture of
carbon black within ten miles of any Incorporated town in
Wyoming. The plant will be moved to the Golden Eagle
dome, and will be in operation by Jan. 1st, according to
24 THE OIL AND
the officials of the company. The plant will have a capacity
of 2,000,000 cubic feet of gas per day.
On the Johnson dome, 18 miles southeast of Ther-
mopolis, the Geby Crosby Co. has spudded in on well No. 2.
The Gebo Crosby has a small producer of black oil on this
structure.
The Ohio Oil Co. and Midwest Refining Co. tests on
the Horseshoe structure, in the Muskrat region, Fremont
County, report good progress. There Is a great deal of
excitement over leases, and some claim jumping. The
Ohio is reported to have made a location on section 16 33-
91, south of the present drilling well on section 8,.
The Minnesota-Western, drilling southwest of Shosoni
on the SE% of section 36-37-94, Is down 1,200 feet, averag
ing 10 feet a day. The pay is expected in this locality in
the Wall Creek sand at 2,000 feet.
North of Shoshoni, the Northern Wyoming Oil Co.
has a fishing job at 2,240 feet. The Northern Wyoming
reports a gas flow at 1,785 feet, and a showing of high
grade oil at 2,215 feet. Plans have been made to go 4,000
feet if necessary for a thorough test.
On the Irwin ranch at Red Springs, 17 miles northeast
of Shoshoni, Dr. Striker et al have spudded in on a test
well.
The New York Oil Co. claims a dally production of
80,000,000 feet of gas, by test, from its seven gassers in
the Poison Spider field. The Fargo Oil Co., which has
brought in six gas wells, claims an even larger production.
These figures were made public when it became known
that two companies were contemplating the laying of a
gas line to Casper. Most of the wells lie within the gov
ernment withdrawal.
The Colorado-Wyoming Refining Co. has opened an
office in Casper. This company holds section 16-33-82 in
the Poison Spider field, and a quarter of section 15, which
will be developed in conjunction with the Spider Creek
Syndicate, organized in Casper last spring. The latter
company has an interest in section 16.
The Midwest Refining Co. has spudded in on two wells
on section 36, in the Salt Creek field. A report says that
the Midwest has six wells drilled to completion and capped
in this field. On the strength of the reported passing of
the leasing bill, Salt Creek stocks went up last night on
the Carnes market; but no appreciable advance was no
ticeable when the brokerage offices opened this morning.
The general trend of opinion seemed rather pessimistic,
as the President has yet to affix his signature to the bill,
and his stand on the matter is in question.
The Glenhurst well near Glenrock, which was shut
down for a long time while collapsed casing was being
removed from the hole, is drilling again and making good
progress. The well is gassing a little, though not as much
as at a higher level. The bit is working in shale at 4.200
feet, and completion is expected at any time as this is
unproven territory and the operators are rather at sea.
The well has cost nearly half a million dollars, and should
make come return for the time and trouble expended on it.
Not satisfied with the bare results of the Pathfinder
and Jupiter wells, the Glenrock Petroleum Association,
composed of Glenrock and Big Muddy men, will put down
another well on the Glenrock Oil & Gas Co. holdings two
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miles west of Glenrock, and beyond the eastern limits of the
Big Muddy.
The Mutual Refining Co. of Glenrock is increasing
the capacity of its plant by the addition of a third still.
Three tanks are also being erected, with a joint capacity
of 45,000 barrels. The plant is handling every barrel of oil
it can possibly accommodate.
The Wyoming Peerless well on the Veitch farm, 12
miles east of Casper and west of the B1g Muddy proper,
is drilling In what is supposed to be the cap rock above
the first Wall Creek at 3,660 feet. The rock is very hard,
and less than a foot of hole has been made per day since
hitting it. If the first Wall Creek is dry, the drill will
be run to the second Wall Creek, which is expected to lie
about 250 feet farther down; in case there is water in the
first sand, the well will no doubt be abandoned.
Work Is being rushed on -the new Midwest Refinery
at Laramie. Arc lights are being installed, under which
it will be possible for the workmen to continue building,
day and night. A force of over 250 men is employed and
record time is being made.
The Big Hollow Syndicate, drilling on the Big Hollow
Dome in Albany county, a mile to the north of the Harris
wells, the pioneer operations in the field, found oil in the
Harris sand at 800 feet. The well would probably make a
small producer, but drilling was continued in hope of find
ing a larger flow In the Muddy sand, which is productive
at Rock Creek.
The Hutton Lake Oil Co. was reported to have aban
doned its well in the Rock Creek field on account of a
bad hole. The report is denied by the manager of the
company. The well is drilling in a soft shale at 3,280 feet,
and making about five feet of hole a day. It Is estimated
that the well has 160 feet still to go before entering the
sand. The Ohio Oil Co. put in three months making 400
feet in the same formation, so it is hard to tell when the
Hutton Lawe will strike the sand.
The Lance Creek Royalty Co. is making good progress
with the well on section 10, Rock Creek field, which was
begun by the Ohio Oil Co. and turned over to the Royalty
Co. when the lease changed hands.
The General Refining Co. of Texas is considering the
erection of a plant at Rawlins, as well as another at Den
ver. According to Robert Vallier, president of the com
pany, the Rawlins plant will have a capacity of 1,000 bar
rels daily.
The Domino Oil Co. has also had trouble with a
crooked hole, and drilling is suspended while it is
straightened. <
The Ohio Oil Co. struck water at 3,300 feet in section
3-25-87, Ferris Dome. The water will be cased off and
drilling continued.
The Gates City Oil Co. has received the pumping
equipment ordered for Its well in the Lost Soldier field,
and the well will be tested out. The Gate City is pre
paring to drill its No. 2 in section 4-26-90. The pay was
struck at 1,125 feet in the first well, but the second will
be drilled to a lower sand.
The Fremont Co. is down over 1,100 feet on the Lost
Creek structure, and expects the sand at 1,600.
The American Workers Oil Field Co., drilling at Lost
Creek, will continue operations ail winter.
The Wyokans Co. has spudded in in section 3-25-87.
The Lincoln Idaho No. 2 in the Dry Piney field still
flows at intervals, and all attempts to put it on the pump
for a test have been futile. The rig has been moved to
a new location about 1,500 feet away in section 7, and No.
3 will be spudded in next week, oil from No. 1 being used
for fuel.
The Gulf Coast Oil Co. has completed a shallow well
in the Fossil field, and has a 20-barrel pumper at 300 feet.
The R. & N. Oil & Gas Co. formed at Nampa, Idaho,
has purchased a rig from the Green River Co. and is mov
ing it from LaBarge to the Dry Piney field, where it will
be erected on the SW>4 of section 6, adjoining the Lincoln-
Idaho No. 2. Drilling will begin at once.
The General Petroleum has completed a test of its
barrels a day. The well was completed some time ago,
but the pumping equipment only arrived last week. As
the General Petroleum well Is supposed to He on the edge
of the Ferris structure, prospects for a big field are bright.
The General Petroleum is just above the sand in its well
in section 31, and drilling has been resumed in section 3,
 THEOILANDGASNEWS 25

New Structure Found

(A report to Kansas-Ross Oil and Refining Co.)

Knowing that the Elk City gas field was the largest gas field in
the United States, if not in the worldsome of the wells making
90,000,000 cubic feet of gas dailyand that the gas shows oil de
posits, I became interested in the geological formations in the terri
tory surrounding the Elk City pool. I knew that this gas pool must
come from a very large oil pool, a much larger pool than any that
has been opened so far in Mid-Continent fields. So I made an ex
haustive survey extending over a period of three months, taking in
a radius of 1 2 miles from the gas field.
Before my geological survey was completed I came to the con
clusion the great oil pool for which I was seeking could not lie north
of the Elk City gas field as the folds lay south and a little west, with
a dip of about 45 feet to the mile. The gas is found in the Elk City
pool in the Bartlesville sand and the Bartlesville sand runs out three
miles north of the gas field. Therefore the oil pool must lie south.
I discovered an anticlinical fold running from south of Elk river
in a southwesterly direction of about ten degrees. Following this
closely, taking my levels and finding my keys which showed reversal
dips and an enclosed structure, which I found is well defined after
careful calculations, I figured that the gas pressure on the oil pool
was so enormous that an earthquake or other disturbance had caused
the weakening of the upper structures and the gas from this pool
rushed through to the Bartlesville sand, which was void of either
water or oil and it acted as a reservoir for the enormous gas escape
and saved it from breaking through to the earth's surface and blow
ing great craters in the earth.
The anticlines and domes that the company have I consider of
great weight and the pressure saved the day.
In my mind, there is no doubt that there lies beneath this struc
ture an enormous pool of oil at a depth of 3,200 to 3,600 feet and I
consider your 2,100 acres as the most valuable undrilled acreage in
the Mid-Continent field and expect nothing but gushers.
WILLIAM JOHN ROSS,
Consulting Geologist.
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LARGEST QAS FIELD IN THE UNITED STATES

IP NOT IN THE WORLD

Shaded acreage are holdings of the Kansas-Ross Oil & Refining Co.
Round hole, Section 28, shows deep test.3,600 to 4,000 feet.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 27

W.John Ross,c.e,e.e.,m e
CONSULTING GEOLOGIST
L.THMP BLO
KANSAS CITY, MO.
Oct. 6th. 1817
This report on what now GEOLOGICAL REPORT
is known as the Peabody FOR
pool in Marion county, Kan ELMHURST INVESTMENT 0 0.
T0PEKA KANSAS
sas, was made by William
Oentleaon;-
John Ross, geologist, before In going over your lease holdings in Marlon
County Kansas T 22 S,R 4 E. I am pleased to have the
opportunity to give my candid opinion on the property.
a single well had been drilled The structure is the most perfect that I have
investigated in the state of Kansas* which is saying
in in that now famous sec a great deal as 1 have been over all the beet territory In
the state.
tion of the Kansas fields. The dip of the rocks and lay of the land as per sap
attached, makes it a perfeot cap formation which la invariably
large production, the syncllnes all pointing to the top
On the location Mr. Ross of the domes.
The antlollnloal stretch is from the N.W. to S.E.
made in Section 10 for the which also is the best structure for large production.
I must congratulate you on the pick of the property
and advise you to make arrangements so that you get heavy
Elmhurst Investment Co., tankage on the ground to take care of the oil quickly as I
expect a ODSEER.
2,000 barrels came in on The depth on this particular property that you will
enoounter the sands as per figures and comparisons Is from
his survey Feb. 5, 1918, 2800 to 3000 feet.
1 cannot help but believe that there is a big thing
in store for your company.
only two feet in sand.
Yours truly.

S TOTHE COMAUtV

l INCO**Ob*TCO )
Eft.MIMICINkJ

Topeka, Kansas,
Feb. 15,
19 19-

TO WHOM IT MAY COHCMRH:

THIS is to certify that Ur. V. John Rose,
Geologist of Kansas City. Uo., was employed by us
Kansas-Ross Oil
in the latter part of 1917 to expert the property
of this company in Karlon County, Kansas. Hie work
was eminently satisfactory t and the property has & Refining Co.
proven to be all that prof. Rose claimed for it from
a geological standpoint.
Prof. Pose le an earnest and conscientious
worker, and our property in Uarion Count} has been a Independence, Kansas
surprise to the oil fraternity.
Respectfully,
XLMHURST IlflfBSTliRIT COMPAliY

1EB-VRK
28 THE OIL AND
iltttliiil 1111111111^
Kansas-Ross Company Expeds to Find Big Oil Pool on
Leases in Chautauqua County, Kansas
Announcement is made this week of the organization
of the Kansas-Ross Oil and Refining Co., with headquar
ters in Independence, Kas. The company already has let
contracts for a deep oil well test in section 28-32-13, Chau
tauqua county, Kansas, following a report made by William
John Ross, consulting geologist of Kansas City.
The organization of the company and its plans are in
teresting from more than one angle.
In the first place, the company is beginning work with
a deep conviction that the test will uncover the most
enormous pool so far found in the state of Kansas. This
view has been adopted because of a report made by Mr.
Ross after he spent three months this summer and fall in
making a survey of the territory surrounding the Elk City
gas field. That gas field, as is commonly known, is the
biggest in the United States. Some say it it the largest
gas field in the world. Anyhow, right now the gassers in
the Elk City pool are yielding 1,250,000,000 cubic feet of
gas every day in the year. One well alone, which the
writer saw last week, according to a test made two weeks
ago, is spouting out 90 million cubic feet daily.
In the second place, the company has not a single share
of stock for sale. Eastern capitalists who are back of
the organization have put up more than sufficient money to
make what will be the deepest test ever made in the Mid-
Continent field, if it should be necessary to go so deep to
find the great pool of oil which Professor Ross insists
underlies the 2,100 acres held by the Kansas-Ross company.
Mr. Ross has been serving as a consulting geologist in
Kansas, particularly in the neighborhood of the Elk City
gas field, for years. Many of the oil wells brought in in
Montgomery, Chautauqua and other counties are on loca
tions which he picked. It is stated Mr. Ross was the first
geologist to say that oil would be found in the Peabody
pool, a prediction which all the oil world now knows to
have been correct.
As Mr. Ross walked and rode over the hills and through
the valleys of Southern Kansas he became convinced that
the big Elk City gas pool spelled just one thingan
enormous oil pool somewhere nearby. Other geologists
said the oil would be found north of the Elk City field.
Tests were made, but no oil sand was found. Ross took up
another angle. As he explains it to the layman, he became
certain that the gas lies above, or north of the oil, and
that if the oil pool which must be "behind" the gas pool
was to be found, it would be necessary to go south. In
his survey he followed that line of geological argument.
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For three months he worked over the problem, making
exhaustive surveys. He had hardly begun the work when
oil scouts and lease "hounds" were on his trail, but Mr.
Ross kept his plans well covered and not until this week
did the plans of the Kansas-Ross Oil and Refining Co.
become public property.
Following Mr. Ross' reports to the company that he was
convinced the oil pool he was hunting would be discovered
south of Elk City, the company obtained leases on 2,100
acres in sections 15, 16, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 33 and 34, in
township 32, range 13, in Chautauqua county, and in sec
tion 26-32-13 in Montgomery county.
Prices paid for the leases have not been announced,
but it is said they were large, considering there is nothing
but shallow production in that section. At any rate, the
company was so strongly financed that no difficulty was
encountered in getting what are called the cream of the
leases in the field where Mr. Ross predicts the next big
oil pool is going to be uncovered.
The Kansas-Ross company will make its initial test
in the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of sec
tion 28, on the Greenough farm. The test will go through
the Mississippi lime, 3,200 to 4,000 feet. The company will
spud in with a 22-inch hole, carrying 15-inch casing to
1,600 feet, 12%-inch casing as far as the water strata will
allow, and a 10-inch through the lime, which is not ex
pected to be more than from 1,000 to 1,100 feet thick,
leaving an 8-inch hole as far as the well may be carried.
The Kansas-Ross company's leases are surrounded by
shallow production. To the east are some 46 wells, mak
ing a daily average of three barrels in sand at 900 feet.
On the west are several more wells at 1,000 feet, making
about five barrels. To the north lies the great gas field,
and to the south many mixed gas and oil wells at 550 feet.
All this goes to show that at a greater depth it is
reasonable to expect a big pool of oil.
Mr. Ross, who was in the East last week to consult
with Buffalo capitalists who are back of the Kansas-Ross
company, returned to Kansas City this week. He said
that preparations for the test had been entirely completed,
that a rig was on the ground and that work would be
begun immediately.
Reports from Chautauqua county are that great inter
est is being taken in the operations of the new company.
Already there is said to be a scramble for acreage sur
rounding the lands leased by the Kansas-Ross company
and prices are reported as going up.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 29

THE DAWN OF A NEW INDUSTRY

A Comprehensive Statement Concerning the Oil Shale Industry, by Victor C. Alderson,
President of the Colorado School of MinesThe Second of a Series to Be
Reproduced in the Oil and Gas News.
Following is the second installment reproduced from viz., that the distillation of oil from shale is a simple
the October Quarterly of the Colorado School of Mines process and that a treatment once devised will apply
the preliminary statement of Victor C. Alderson, president to all oil shales. To be sure, In a laboratory retort a
of the school, concerning what he aptly terms "The Dawn few pounds of shale can be heated and a small amount of
of a New Industry." oil produced. So can water be boiled in a tea kettle,
THE OIL SHALES OF COLORADO. but there is as much difference between this puny outfit
and the great plants of Scotland as there is between the
Geological Position. tea kettle and a great central power plant. Also shales
The oil shales of Colorado belong in the Green River vary to such an extent that each deposit should be tested
Cretaceous, Devonian and Carboniferous. In recent geo- in a careful, scientific manner, just as large bodies of
Cretceous, Devonian and Carboniferous. In recent geo low grade copper ore are tested and suitable treatment
logic times this oil shale region of Colorado was an ex plants erected. As in handling low grade ores, the large
tensive plateau through which the Grand River and its profits from oil shale will be made by handling a great
tributaries, Kimball, Conn and Parachute creeks have cut tonnage at a low cost to the ton.
valleys to a depth of 3,000 or more feet. On either side Distribution of Oil Shale Deposits in Colorado.
of the streams are now exposed great beds of shale In northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah the
even mountains of it. oil shale deposits underlie an area of approximately 5,500
Development Work in The Oil Shales. square miles. In Colorado they occur chiefly in Garfield,
At the present time (October, 1919) we have no exact Rio Blanco, Mesa and Moffat counties, and cover 2,500
knowledge of the change or the persistency of oil values square miles. The towns of Grand Valley and De Beque,
with depth, nor the underground difficulties to be met in on the line of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad, are the
mining. Up to the present time sampling has been done points of entrance.
on weathered outcrops or from shale close to the surface. The De Beque District.
There is reason to expect that as unaltered shale is reached The exposed shales of the De Beque district He north
it will be found to be richer than shale near the surface. east, north and northwest of the town, on both banks of
Dean E. Winchester reports that one sample taken after Roan Creek, its largest tributaries, Conn, Kimball and
the weathered surface was removed gave 32 gallons of oil Dry Fork creeks, and on all of Its smaller tributaries.
a ton. A foot and a half was then removed by blasting. A The Grand Valley District.
sample then gave 55 gallons a ton. At Elko, Nevada, the
shale has been mined for a distance of 200 feet from the is a In the Parachute region of the Grand Valley district
outcrop and no decrease has been noticed in the richness feet well defined rich oil shale stratumtwelve to twenty
thickthat is exposed on both banks of Parachute
of the shale. If these cases are typical we may reason
ably expect that deep unchanged oil shale will prove to Creekdistance and all its tributaries almost continuously for a
be richer than shale near the outcrop, and as a result the total of sixty-nine miles. Many tests show that
total content of the oil shale deposits may be much richer it will yield an average of at least forty-two gallons of
oil to the ton. Assuming that this stratum extends only
than at present estimated. a mile and a quarter back from the line of exposurea
Mining Oil Shale. conservative estimatethe area of this stratum is at least
The shale beds of Scotland are irregular and lie in 55,000 acres. This estimate does not include the shale
synclinal troughs; they pinch out or expand; they have a exposed on Battlement Mesa east and southeast of Grand
dip of from 30 to 60 degrees; they are folded or faulted to Valley. Using the minimum thickness of twelve feet, al
a great extent and often altered by intrusive volcanic lowing 25 per cent of the volume to be left as pillars, and
rocks. All mining is through shafts, some of which are counting only on forty-two gallons to the ton, this deposit
very deep. In Colorado, however, the oil shale beds are would contain 1,012,500,000 barrels of crude oil. A measure
regular; they are virtually level; the greatest dip noticed of the interest and activity in the oil shale industry can
is only 10 degrees; only one fault has thus far been noted, be realized from the fact that since June, 1916, there have
and there is little likelihood, to judge from the outcrops been more than 1,500 filings on oil shale land in Garfield
and the formation, that many will be found; the level po County. On December 16, 1916, the United States Gov
sition of the oil shale enables It to be mined by the ordi ernment withdrew 45,440 acres of shale land in the Grand
nary methods of room and pillar coal mining. Prom the Valley district as a source of supply for the use of the
standpoint of cheap mining, if comparison is made with United States navy.
Scotland, the advantage is certainly with Colorado. Location of Oil Shale Claims.
Possibilities of the Shale Industry. The statute of 1897 says: "Any person authorized to
Inasmuch as the oil shale industry has been in opera enter lands under the mining laws of the United States
tion In Scotland since 1850sixty-nine yearsand has met may enter and obtain patent to lands containing petroleum
and overcome technical, trade, and economic obstacles, it or other mineral oils, and chiefly valuable therefor, under
seems a mere matter of common sense for the pioneers the provisions of the laws relating to placer mineral
of the industry in Colorado first to follow the well known claims.''
and successful methods of Scotland; to adopt these meth The location of oil lands as placers was general until
ods to Colorado conditions, and then to improve them as 1896, when the Secretary of the Interior ruled adversely.
fast as possible by methods not now known. Besides, the Thereupon Congress, in 1897, passed a law re-establishing
production of crude oil, gas and ammonium sulphate, other the former practice. The higher courts as yet have had
possibilities may open, e. g., the nitrogen may be re no opportunity to pass upon the validity of the title to oil
claimed in a form for use in the manufacture of munitions shale land located under the placer law.
of war; aniline dyes and flotation oils may be obtained; The well known case of Webb vs. The American As-
possibly producer gas, a substitute for rubber, and other phaltum Co. furnishes the nearest parallel case. In the
products may become valuable. The nitrogen content is Circuit Court of Appeals, Eighth District, it was held that
especially valuable, as each percentage of nitrogen will asphaltum, when it is in solid form and is found as a vein
yield theoretically 93 pounds of ammonium sulphate now or lode, should be located as a lode. At the present time
worth 7.3 cents a pound. All in all, it should be realized no court decision has been rendered which involves spe
that the oil shale industry presents a long series of inter cifically the point as to how oil shale lands shall be
esting technical-chemical problems to be solved by scien located; that is, whether as lode or as placer. It would
tifically-trained men. So true is this that the Industry seem, however, that from the peculiar formation of oil
can be classed as a combined mining-chemical manufactur shale deposits they should be located as placers. As
ing project. generally found in Colorado these deposits are virtually
In some quarters there exists two erroneous Ideas, horizontal and cannot be said to have apexes within the
30 THE OIL AND
sense that miners and the Mining Act of 1S72 contemplate.
Neither can horizontal oil shales, as found in Colorado,
be said to be in place in the sense that we find deposits
of other valuable minerals in place when found in lode,
vein or ledge formation. The shale deposits cannot even
be said to have a clearly defined hanging wall, such as is
contemplated by the statute, since they are not covered
by a non-mineral bearing country rock such as the miner
is accustomed to find as constituting his overhanging wall,
but he finds merely an earthy deposit such as is generally
found in the ordinary gold placer.
Leasing Oil Shale Land.
An oil leasing bill of the last congress was killed in
the final hours of the session. Another bill is expected
to pass the present congress. The general features are
likely to be these: The Secretary of the Interior will be
given authority to lease an oil shale deposit belonging to
the Government and as much of the surface as is needed
for operation; leases shall be limited to 5,120 acres and
may be indefinite as to length; a royalty of 50 cents an
acre must be paid ; the Secretary of the Interior may waive
the payment of royalty for the first five years; an ex
change of land taken under a placer location may be made
for leased land to an equal amount; claims valid at time
of passage of act may be patented under laws then ex
istent, as an efficient leasing bill will be an encouragement
to the industry.
History of Oil Shale.
The shale oil Industry is not new. It has been suc
cessfully developed and operated In Scotland for the past
fifty years. The first material to be subjected to dry
distillation, which furnished the earliest known distilla
tion tar, was described by Boyle In 1661. About this time
tar was recovered from the dry distillation of pine in
Norway and Sweden. In 1681 a patent was taken out by
Becker in England for the recovery of tar and pitch from
coal. Becker was also the first to produce coke. The on<*
outstanding achievement in the shale oil industry is due
to James Young. The possibility of extracting oil from
bituminous shale had long been known in Scotland, but
the small plants which had been erected were of brief
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existence and of little importance. At the suggestion of
Lyon Playfair, Young built a refinery for treating pe
troleum obtained from a spring at Alfreton, In Derbyshire.
He produced two kinds of oil, one for lubricating and the
other for burning in lamps. Paraffin was also obtained,
but not utilized to any extent. Within two years the sup
ply began to fail and in 1851 the business ceased. Mean
while, it had occurred to Young that the oil had been pro
duced by the action of heat upon coal, so he attempted
to produce an artificial oil by this means. As a result
of long-continued Investigation with many varieties of coal
he secured a patent in October, 1850, which became the
basis of a new industry. "The coals," the patentee says,
"which I deem to be best fitted for the purpose are sucti
as are usually called parrot coal, cannel coal, and gas
coal, and which are much used in the manufacture of gas
for the purpose of illumination." Early in 1850 a material
called Boghead coal from Torbane hill was brought to his
attention. This he found to be the most promising of any
material he had investigated. In 1850, a plant was erected
at Bathgate. The salient feature of Young's invention
was the distillation of bituminous substances at the lowest
possible temperature for the production of volatile com
pounds. In practice it was found that the best results
were obtained at about 800 degrees Fahrenheit.
In the early days of the industry in Scotland, Bog
head coal or Torbanehill mineral, as it is sometimes called,
was the only material distilled. As the same material
was used for the production of illuminating gas, it rose
rapidly in price and in 1866 disappeared from the market.
Between 1850 and 1860 a number of distilleries and re
fineries were erected in American towns on the Atlantic
coast to treat Imported Boghead coal by Young's process.
Plants were also erected in Canada to use the Albertite oil
shales obtained there. However, the discovery from 1859
onward of abundant supplies of petroleum from wells in
the United States forced the dry distillation plants to close.
These plants were easily remodeled for the refining of
petroleum and were of untold assistance in putting the
new American industry on a firm basis. D. R. Steuart
says In Shale Oil Industry in Scotland, "James Young may
claim to be the father, not only of the Scottish shale oil
Industry, but also of the great American petroleum In
dustry." When the supply of Boghead coal ceased another
material, well adapted for distillation, was found in the
bituminous shales found in the Scottish carboniferous for
mation. In 1859 a seam was experimentally opened at
Broxburn and by 1864 several plants were in operation.
But although the Boghead coal produced 120 to 130 gal
lons of oil a ton, the shales yielded only about 35 gallons
and at the present time produce even less. In 1850 a plant
was erected at Bathgate. In 1861 a second, the Crofthead
OH Works, was in operation. In 1857, when Young's
patent expired, thirty eight new works were established.
In 1860 there were six; in 1870, ninety; in 1880, twenty-
six; in 1890, fourteen; in 1900, nine. At the present time
tour companies are refining shale; Young's Paraffin, Light
& Mineral Co., Ltd.; The Oakbank Oil Co., Ltd.; The
Broxburn Oil Co., Ltd., and The Pumpherston Oil Co.,
Ltd. There are three other companies which produce only
oil and ammonium sulphate.
General Principles of Mining Shale.
In mining oil shale, steam shovel methods may be
eliminated for the present. Beds of shale amenable to
such treatment are far removed from railroads or are
on the top of high cliffs. To reach these beds expensive
roads would have to be constructed and the first cost of
installation would be excessive. In the next place the
longwill roof is allowed to cave in after mining and this
would destroy any beds of shale lying above the one being
mined. The room-and pillar method of coal mining will
probably be adopted. In this method of mining, adits
are cut into the beds of coal: at intervals cross cuts are
made at right angles to the adits, and from these so-called
rooms are turned off. Pillars of a size necessary to sup
port the roof are left along the adits, the cross cuts, and
the rooms. A large percentage of shale must be left, but
this is inconsequential on account of the great extent of
the deposits. It goes without saying that to open an oil
shale deposit properly, a definite plan of development must
be outlined, mechanical ventilation supplied, provision
made for rapid and economical haulage, and the numerous
appliances provided for handling a very large tonnage In
an efficient and economical way. The open cut method
may be used in some favorable localities.
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Value of Oil Shale Land.
At the present time virtually all available shale de
posits on Government land have been filed upon as
"placer." They are generally taken up in "association"
claims, i. e., in eight twenty-acre contiguous tracts by
eight locators. Each locator has a one-eighth undivided
interest in the 160 acres. Annual assessment work to the
extent of $100 must be done on the tract to hold the title.
The intrinsic value of a particular tract may be much or
little. If it is situated far from a railroad, beyond even a
wagon road, and without water, it is virtually without pres
ent market value. If it is accessible, near to transportation,
with an available water supply, and natural benches for re
torts and ample dumping ground, and the rich shale beds
are thick and easy to get at, then the land may have a
present value of from $25 to $50 an acre and a prospective
value in the hundreds of dollars an acre.
The Heat Value of'Gas Products.
One ton of shale will produce on the average 2,500
cubic feet of gas of a calorific value of 507 B. t. u. Five
hundred and seven by 2,500 gives 1,267,500 B. t. u. as the
calorific value of the gas produced from one ton of shale.
Colorado coals give an average of about 10,800 B. t. u.;
2,000 by 10,800 gives 21,600,000 B. t. u. to the ton of coal,
or approximately 17 times that of the B. t. u. in a ton
of shale. In practice coal is only about 60 per cent effi
cient, but gas is 80 per cent efficient; hence the heat value
of the coal is reduced to 13 times the heat value of the
gas from a ton of shale. In other words, for each 13 tons
ot shale mined sufficient gas would be produced to do the
work of a ton of coal. Thus, in a 400-ton plant enough gas
would be produced daily to be equivalent to more than 30
tons of coal.
Amount of Shale Available In Colorado.
To one fond of figuring the following will prove inter
esting. An acre contains 43,560 square feet. A seam of oil
shale 10 feet thick would contain 435,600 cubic feet of
shale. Eighteen cubic feet of shale weigh one ton. Hence
there are 24,200 tons of shale in one acre of a seam 10
feet thick. In a square mile there are 640 acres and there
fore 15,488,000 tons of shale. There are 2,500 square miles
of shale in Colorado or 37,720,000,000 tons. Assume that
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only one-half is available and there remains 19,360,000,000
tons of available shale. This is figured for one ten-foot
seam only. A conservative estimate is 30 feet of work
able shale or a total of 58,080,000,000 tons of available shale.
A fair average production is a barrel of oil to the ton of
shale or 58,080.000,000 barrels of oil available. If 100 plants
were in operation, each treating 2,000 tons daily, they would
have a daily production of 200,000 barrels. To treat this
amount of shale would require 290,400 days, or 800 years,
approximately. These figures apply only to Colorado;
they omit shale deposits elsewhere, and are given only to
make vivid and emphatic the statement that there are
mountains of shale in Colorado.
Oil Shale Activity and Development.
in nve states there is activity in me development of
the industry; in California, where rich beds are found;
at Dillon, Montana, a retorting plant is being constructed.
At Elko, Nevada, two plants have been erected; one
financed by the Southern Pacific Company and erected
under the guidance of the United States Bureau of Mines,
similar to the Pumpherston Plant in Scotland; the other,
using the Catlin Process, has completed a successful run
and has produced five thousand gallons of shale oil; at
Watson, Utah, a plant is under construction to use the
Wallace Process.
Colorado.
The Grand Valley Oil & Shale Co., in conjunction with
the Consumers' Oil & Shale Co. of Chicago and Kansas
City, has begun the erection of a 100-ton distillation plant
at its property in Sharkey Gulch, six miles from the city
of Grand Valley. The property o this company is par
ticularly well placed for successful operation. The allied
interests in the Grand Valley district are contemplating
the erection of a community refining plant to serve the
interests of the shale oil producers. The Colorado Carbon
Co. has 2,260 acres on Kimball Creek, twenty-seven miles
from De Beque. The company work has been mostly of
a development nature by means of a 175-foot cut with
eleven benches. The company expects to sell their prod
uct to the chemical, paint, varnish and roofing trade.
The Oil Shale Mining Co. has 960 acres in Dry Creek,
twenty miles northwest from De Beque. This company
CROP OF OIL?
Am It look* after
retiming;.
32 THE OIL AND
erected the first distillation plant of the Henderson
(Scotch) type in the United States. The first demonstra
tion run was made in July, 1917. The company has a
2,000-foot tram and equipment for mining on the ground.
The Mount Logan Oil Shale Mining & Refining Co. has
1,180 acres on Mount Logan, four miles from De Beque.
They have on the ground three 20-ton retort units with
full equipment. The American Shale Refining Co. has
12,000 acres on both sides of Conn Creek, twelve miles from
De Beque. The company is erecting a 150-ton retort.
The cost of this retort was $40,000; succeeding retorts
will probably cost $15,000 each. They will be placed 200
feet above the creek level to give ample dumping ground.
The process of distillation and refining has been worked
out by the company's chemist and has engaged his time
for the past two years. The material for a 3,000-foot
tram is now on the ground. The capacity of the tram is
900 tons a daysufficient to supply shale to six 150-ton
retorts. The shale cliffs at the camp rise to a height of
2,500 feet. In these cliffs are the outcropping of five well
defined oil strata, but only the two richest will be worked
at present. From the camp the outcropplngs of the rich
shale can be seen at seven different exposures. The first
and richest is 200 feet below the summit of the cliff.
This seam is sixty feet thick and is expected, from ex
tensive tests made by the company, to yield a minimum of
sixty gallons of crude oil to the ton. Both strata are
horizontal, lying in a great knob, or outlier, so that their
extent can easily be determined. The first stratum, as a
whole, is estimated by the company to contain 9,000,000
barrels of crude oil and 9,000 tons of ammonium sulphate;
the second has 10,000,000 barrels of crude oil and 10,000
tons of ammonium sulphate. The company has expended
to March 1, 1918, $83,101 in the development and equip
ment of its property. The Imperial Oil & Shale Refining
Co. has 1,200 acres on Brush Creek, 22 miles from De
Beque. The company is erecting a 100-ton plant on the
property, designed according to plans worked out in a
50-ton experimental plant at York, Pa. The Colorado Oil
Shale & Refining Co. is erecting a plant of the Scotch type
on its property on Kimball Creek. The Overland Oil &
Refining Co. is erecting a 50-ton plant on its ground.
Governor Oliver H. Shoup appointed a commission
consisting of Commissioner of Mines Horace F. Lunt, Coal
Mine Inspector James Dalrymple, and Oil Inspector James
Duce to report on the oil shale industry in Colorado. In
their report they make the following observations on the
mining of oil shale:
Mining Regulations.
The attention of all shale mine owners in Colorado is
called to the fact that, under the existing laws a shale
mine, like all mines and quarries, except coal mines, comes
under the Jurisdiction of the Bureau of Mines. Also a shale
retorting plant is a metallurgical plant and is under the
same jurisdiction. It is the duty of the Commissioner of
Mines to make such rules and regulations as are neces
sary, in addition to the statutes, to reduce the hazards of
mining and metallurgical operations as far as circum
stances permit and to safeguard in every possible way
the lives and health of the miners and other workers.
The mine inspectors are to see that the laws, rules and
regulations are observed and to make such recommenda
tions as may be necessary to carry out the spirit of the
law. Any person or corporation starting operations is re
quired by law to notify the Bureau of Mines so that the
inspectors may not overlook any operating properties. At
this time it appears probable that the first shale mining
on a commercial scale will be underground, using the same
methods as in mining coal. Consequently the same hazards
will be encountered and the same precautions must be
observed as in coal mining. Open-cut mining, or quarrying,
must be conducted under the same regulations as are ob
served in other quarries. In underground shale mines
there is a possibility that inflammable gas will be en
countered. There does not appear to be enough gas to
be dangerous in the shale itself. There is, however, a
considerable amount of inflammable gas in the underlying
strata as shown by numerous gas wells at De Beque and
elsewhere. It Is quite possible that this gas will find its
way into the shale through cracks or minute fissures in
the underlying rocks. If, in the course of mining, one
of these fissures is tapped, the gas, being under pressure,
will escape into the mine, form an explosive mixture with
the air, and, if it comes in contact with an open flame
or spark, an explosion will result. To guard against this
it will be necessary, after shots are fired, to have the mine
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Inspected by a qualified fire bos3 before the other em
ployes ar allowed to enter it.
Another source of danger, and one that is certain to
be present, is the dust. Mining operations of any sort
are conducive to the formation of large quantities of fine
dust which collects on the floors and irregularities of the
walls of the workings. Shale dust is highly inflammable
and like coal dust, flour dust, or the dust of any oiher
combustible substances, will, under certain conditions,
form a dangerously explosive mixture with air. The in
flammability of shale dust may be shown by letting a
handful of it trickle through a hot flame. The particles
will ignite and give the effect of a miniature Roman candle.
This explosive mixture may be ignited by the open flame of
a miner's lamp or by the blasts of the explosives used to
break down the shale. Coal dust is rendered innocuous
by humidity which renders it plastic and prevents its be
ing held in suspension in the mine atmosphere. The ne
cessary moisture is supplied either by the direct use of
water, applied with a sprinkler, or by steam. In the latter
case, in cold weather, the steam is used to raise the cold
air entering the mine to mine temperature by means of
radiators, and is then turned into the air to give it the
desired humidity. Where it is not practicable to use steam
or water, coal dust is mixed with stone or adobe dust so
that there is at least 65 per cent of the latter present in
the mine dust, under which conditions it will not form
explosive mixtures with the air. It seems probable that
the latter method will have to be used in shale mining as
indications are that shale dust does not easily combine
with water. It will require larger quantities of explosive
to break the shale than are used in coal mining and the
blasting will raise its temperature materially. It is very
probable that the heat generated in blasting will be suf
ficient to cause a slight distillation of the lighter and more
dangerous inflammable gases from the hydrocarbons in
the shale. To remove such gases, as well as the smoke
and gases from the blasting, will require an adequate and
reliable supply of air, properly conducted to the working
faces. With the above described conditions to be met. It
will be necessary in order to secure reasonable safety, to
have all blasting done by a properly qualified shot firer
after the other employes have left the mine, to use only
permissible explosives, to use only electric lamps under
ground, and to have a mine foreman who holds a first
class certificate from the Coal Mining Department. Many
of the other coal mining laws are applicable to shale
mining and must be observed by the operators of oil shale
mines, as well as the general laws relating to all classes
of mining. Copies of the Federal and State Mining Laws
and of the Colorado Coal Mining Laws may be obtained
from the State Bureau of Mines, Denver, for 50 cents and
10 cents, respectively. All of the laws and regulations are
intended to help the operators in making their properties
safe and the Bureau of Mines is always ready and willing
to assist operators in any possible way.
MARLAND, TOO, WILL MAKE ELECTRICAL TEST.
The most thorough test to which electric power has
ever been put in the oil fields will be started soon in the
Ponca field. L. J. Mildren and J. B. Hinkle, drilling and
production superintendents, respectively, are planning to
install electric power in the next deep well drilled in the
Ponca field. These wells go to a depth of 3,900 feet and
more. Mildren and Hinkle made a trip to Eldorado, Kan.,
last week to inspect the electric power being tried out on
an Empire Co. well, and were so well impressed with the
sin-cess of it that they began immediately to figure on
electricity for power on the deep wells here.
They have been figuring costs with an electrical en
gineer for the past two weeks and have found that the
cost of operation of an electric power plant will be one-
third cheaper than steam power and the cost of installa
tion one-third less. The size of motor will be required for
the deep wells has not been determined exactly. This Is
being worked out by the engineer who will Install the
first plant.From the Marland News.
Elk Basin Petroleum Company has declared the regu
lar quarterly dividend of 2%%, payable November 1. to
stock of record October 15.
Leases for sale? Advertise them In the classified
department of the OIL and GAS NEWS. Only four cents
a word.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 33

H. F. Wilcox Company Taking Steps to Increase Its

Capital Stock to $20,000,000

The H. F. Wilcox Oil & Gas Co., held a stockholders

meeting at the company's offices in Tulsa, Okla., October
22, and decided by a large majority vote, to instruct the
Board of Directors to draft resolutions necessary to in
crease the capitalization to $20,000,000.00, to be used as
treasury stock and to effect the purchase of the Wilcox
Texas and Oklahoma Syndicate, to be finally acted upon
by the Stockholders at thier next meeting.
The Texas and Oklahoma Syndicate has $4,000,000.00
fully subscribed, for the purpose of drilling twenty-five
wells on twenty-five different blocks of acreage, having an
average of not less than, 2,000 acres, in semi-proven fields
of Texas and Oklahoma. They now have three wells
drilling; one in Baylor county and two in Fisher county.
Texas. In addition to this, the Syndicate holds several
thousand acres of valuable Texas leases.
This company has grown from a syndicate, formed by
Mr. Wilcox and a few of his friends, dating back to Feb
ruary, 1917. The purpose of this syndicate was to drill
twenty-five wells on twenty-five different 80 acre tracts,
in Tulsa and Okmulgee Counties, Oklahoma. Not until
ten of these wells had been completed as dusters did they
get their first producing property. Then followed four
other producers making a very nice average for the num
ber drilled. It was then decided to organize the Homer
P. Wilcox Oil & Gas Corporation.
In the meantime another Syndicate was formed, in
cluding the stockholders of the Corporation and their
friends, it being fully subscribed in a very short
time. The plan was the same as in the first, with
the exception of drilling on 240 acre tracts instead
of 80 acres. Fortune smiled on this syndicate's operations
and their second well drilled came in August 1, 1918, mak
ing 1500 barrels per day, known as No 1, on the Jason DreM
farm in 36-15-11, and opening up what is now known as
the Beggs district. Other successes followed closely until
in November, 1918, it was decided to organize the present
H. P. Wilcox Oil & Gas Co., with a capitalization of $2,000,- No 1 Jason Drew in 36-15-11 flowing after fire that
000.00, and take over the corporation's holdings. burned down rig was extinguished. The well came in mak
Since then, among others, they have opened up the ing 1,500 barrels daily.
pool on Osage Hill, seven miles west of Beggs.
The first well there is known as the Walter Banks, No. 1,
in Section 30-15-11. They now have eight producers on he has surrounded himself with a very capable organiza
this lease and ten more drilling at various depths. These tion handling the various departments necessary to the
wells came in making from 300 to 700 barrels per day and business.
are holding up, due to the fact that they have from 47 to The Company has some big plans for future develop
60 feet of good pay sand. ment, and if we are to judge the future by the progress
made, it will, before long, take its place along with the
The H. F. Wilcox Oil & Gas Co. has given very fine
returns to its stockholders, the first quarter 1919 paying big companies of today.
in dividends 7 per cent cash; the second quarter 3 per
cent cash and 10 per cent stock; third quarter 3 per cent GAS COMPANIES GETTING READY FOR WINTER.
cash and 10 per cent stock and for the quarter just end
ing, 5 per cent cash and 29% per cent stock, making a Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 4. (Special.) Gas companies
total of 18 per cent cash and 49 Vfe per cent stock dividend, throughout the Mid-Continent field are preparing their
lines to stand the added pressure that will be applied to
declared and paid to its stockholders. them during the winter months. The 12 inch gas pipe line
The Company has a casinghead gasoline plant nearing of the Wichita Natural Gas Co., between Grenola and Cam
completion, located in one of the richest parts of the bridge, Kansas, has been overhauled, and four sections of
pipe were replaced and 163 couplings rerubbered. The
Beggs field, which will be producing in the next ten days. Quapaw Gas Co. line near Joplin has been inspected, the
Considering the richness of the gas and the capacity of line between Sedan and Caney has been looked over, and
the plant this should prove to be a very profitable invest the leaks in the Kay County Gas Co. lines between Ton-
ment. kawa and Ponca City have been repaired. The Oklahoma
Natural Gas Co. is repairing Its lines and arranging for a
Homer F. Wilcox heads the Company as president, and winter supply of gas.
34 THE OIL AND
Petroleum Requirements of the Allies
The Petroleum Committee, appointed by the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States of America to represent
the oil industry, submitted recently to the general con
vention of the International Trade Conference a prelim
inary report which has in turn been submitted for publi
cation by the American Petroleum Institute. The con
ference at which the report was submitted was composed
of representatives of Great Britain, France, Italy and
Belgium with business men of this country and was in
Atlantic City under the auspices of the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States of America, and was of pe
culiar significance and of the utmost importance to the
business Interests of the nations represented. The Pe
troleum Committee is composed of the following:
W. C. Teagle, Chairman, President, Standard Oil Co.
of New Jersey, New York City; C. C. Smith, Vice-chairman
and Secretary, Assistant Secretary, American Petroleum
Institute, New York City; Harry I. Patton, Assistant Sec
retary, Chamber of Commerce of the United States, Wool-
worth BHg.. New York City; George S. Davison, President,
Gulf Refining Co. of Louisiana, Pittsburgh, Pa.; E. L.
Doheny, President, Mexican Petroleum Co., New York City;
Capt. J. F. Lucey, Lucey Manufacturing Co., New York
City; E. C. Lufkin, President, Texas Co., New York City;
Dr. John Bassett Moore, New York City; Thomas A.
O'Donnell, President, American Petroleum Institute, New
York City; J. Howard Pew, President Sun Co., Philadelphia,
Pa.; W. E. Perdew, National Petroleum Ass'n., Cleveland,
Ohio; Herbert L. Pratt, Standard Oil Co. of New York,
New York City; M. L. Requa, Sinclair Oil & Refining Co.,
New York City; R. L. Welch, Secretary, American Petro
leum Institute, New York City; G. P. Whaley, Vacuum Oil
Co., New York City; A. C. Woodman, Union Petroleum Co.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
The committee report follows:
The Committee had the pleasure of meeting with the
representatives from Belgium, France and Italy and dis
cussed with them general questions in connection with the
petroleum requirements of their respective countries and
more particularly the question of their possible needs of
fuel to supplement the diminishing coal supply.
Briefly summarized the results of these meetings were
as follows:
Belgium.
In this country there is little or practically no storage
or distributing facilities for the handling of fuel oil. Bel
gium is a coal producing country and we were advised that
its mines are now operating 86 percent of their pre war
capacity. It was the expectation of the Belgium delegation
that, given the necessary time for re-construction and re
habilitation, there would be sufficient coal available to
cover their fuel needs. They reported that their supplies
of other petroleum products were in every way adequate
to take care of current requirements.
France.
The French delegation stated that the output of French
coal mines had never been sufficient for her industrial
needs and the destruction of the mines in the north had
not been compensated for by the acquisition of the Saar
District. For these reasons France would afford for some
years to come a constantly increasing market for fuel oil.
Providing the necessary tank steamer tonnage, storage
and distributing facilities, as well as the incidental equip
ment necessary to the burning of fuel oil, were obtainable
the French delegates estimated their requirements for 1920
as approximately 100,000 tons fuel oil per month. The
Petroleum committee advised the French delegation that
it would not be difficult for the American Petroleum In
dustry to supply their requirements of fuel oil as indicated,
subject to the necessary tank steamer tonnage being se
cured.
The French delegation explained that they expected a
relatively larger consumption of gasoline in the future
than there had been in the past. The American committee
pointed out the desirability and perhaps the necessity of
arranging, as soon as possible, so that the French require
ments might be supplied to the largest extent possible with
gasoline of United States standard specifications.
Italy
The Italian delegation informed us that there were no
coal mines in Italy and that one of her most pressing prob
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lems was an adequate supply of fuel. We were advised that
a certain number of locomotives on the Italian government
railroads had already been adapted to burning fuel oil and
that contracts tor additional locomotives specified "fuel oil
burners." They estimated that eventually, as soon as the
necessary tonnage and other facilities could be created that
Italy might be able to use up to 4,000,000 tons of fuel oil
per annum.
The Italian Delegation urged that American capital
engaged in the petroleum business should join with Ital
ian companies to undertake the creation of the necessary
facilities not only for the storage and distribution of
fuel oil, but also for the completion and operation of two
or three refineries in different parts of Italy.
General.
All of the foreign delegations pointed out the diffi
culties arising out of the present acute exchange situa
tion, which was fully recognized by the American com
mittee.
The following resolution was adopted:
"That it is the belief of the Petroleum Committee
that the petroleum industry of the United States will
participate in any plan that may be worked out and will
take its share of any type of international bonds or other
forms of security created under such plan."
A report in detail covering the proceedings of the
various meetings will be prepared and may be had upon
application to the United States Chamber of Commerce
or the American Petroleum Institute.
Petroleum Committee of the International Trade Con
ference. W. C. TEAGLE, Chairman.
MERGER IN THE SCOTTISH SHALE OIL TRADE.
(Trade Commissioner Henry F. Grady, London, England.)
The London Times states that the mineral-oil trade
in Scotland is going through a period of crisis, as, owing
to the limitation of demand following the cessation of
hostilities, together with enhanced labor demands In
the industry, the officials of the shale-oil companies
claimed that the trade can not be carried on except at a
loss. An alternative to closing down is to utilize the
refining plant for dealing with imported crude oil, and
this project is seemingly on the way to fulfillment, since
the Anglo-Persian Oil Co. has offered to form a new
company, with a capital of $20,000,000, to acquire the
Pumpherston oil works, the Broxburn oil works, the Oak-
bank oil works, Young's oil works, and those of James
Ross & Co., all situated in the West Lothian shale field.
The London press of September 13 announces the for
mation of a new company, Scottish Oils (Ltd.), to give ef
fect to the arrangement made by the Anglo-Persian Oil
Co., to acquire the control and amalgamation of the Brox
burn Oil Co., the Oakbank Oil Co., the Pumpherston Oil Co.,
and Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Co. The objects m
are to acquire the ordinary shares of the four companies
mentioned, together with the good will of James Ross &
Co., and the Philipstoun Oil Works, and the Scottish good
will of the British Petroleum Co. and the Home Light Oil
Co. Important developments are expected. The Times
states the the situation in West Lothian, where most of
the oil works are located, derives additional interest from
the fact that boring for liquid oil is being vigorously carried
on by Pearson & Son under the direction of American engi.
neers.
J. F. DARBY PRESIDENT OF MID-CONTINENT ASSN.
Tulsa. Okla., Nov. 4. (Special.) On Saturday, October
31, according to plans approved by members at the annual
meeting of the Mid-Continent OH & Gas Association here
October 21, the executive committee of the association met
in the rooms of the organization and elected officers for
the ensuing year. The following were elected: President.
J. F. Darby; first vice president, J. R. Cottingham, Okla
homa City; second vice president, Persley G. Walker jr.
Selection of secretary and treasurer was not made, and
the task was left to a committee of five; Messrs. John
Markham jr., D. F. Connolly, R. A. Griffith, and the incom
ing and outgoing presidents.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 35

Petroleum Statistics for Month of August

Report of Output of American Refineries for the Month of August, 1919,
as Shown by Figures Compiled by the Bureau of Mines.
Department of Interior.

OUTPUT OF REFINERIES IN THE UNITED STATES FOR AUGUST, 1919.

East Coast Pa.. N. T., W.O.,Ind Oklahoma Texas Colorado Daily Dally
1919 (N.Y.Phil. East Ohio 111., Ky. and and and California Total Average Average
& Bait.) & W. Va. &Tenn. Kansas Louisiana Wyoming July, 1919 July, 1918
Crude Run. 936,296 32,362.057
bbl 6.833.632 1.917,170 2,926,068 5.111,715 8.197.579 6.439.597 1,043,937 920.460
Purchased &
rerun, bbl. 359.973 126,353 720.244 271,966 574,306 736,690 924,024 3.713,556 119,792 205,689
Gasoline.gal. 55.596.510 24,349,274 54.728,156 67,856,519 67.219,567 18,328,179 38.767.962 326,846,167 10,543,425 10.655,969
Kerosene " 71.128.297 17. 332, 319 15,186.509 33,220,826 52,776,053 5,714,215 24,144.669 219.502,888 7.080,738 4,828.350
Gas&Fuel " 110,929.314 13,560,663 44,612.837 97.203,016 189,760.905 21.992.230 207.643,496 685.702,461 22.119,434 21.648,835
Lube. 27.612.913 16,085,637 8.874,512 5.430,008 9,727,494 215,412 4.974,238 72,920,214 2,352.265 2,351.383
Wax. lb. 9,546,428 7,568,389 7.897.571 2,497.837 2,997,554 284.323 147,403 30,939.505 998,049 1,349,339
Coke,
ABphalt ton ' 19.648 1,448 13,554 4.563 8,944 1.585 49.742 1,605 1,670
45,725 116 5,355 6 21,060 2 18.442 90,706 2,926 1.926
Miscel. gal. 5,883,537 6.865.351 13.603.566 10.184.756 28,921,039 21.344.560 23,610,635 110,413,444 3,561,724 5,269.195
Losses, bbl. 357.41 1 140,659 228,613 256.575 295,400 51,837 135.354 1,465.849 47.285 43.140
STOCKS ON HAND AT REFINERIES AUGUST 31, 1919.
East Coast Pa., N. T., W. O.. Ind.. Oklahoma Texas Colorado Total Total
1919 (N.Y.,Phil. East Ohio 111.. Ky. and and and California St'ka End St'ks End
& Bait.) & W. Va. & Tenn. Kansas Louisiana Wyoming July, 1919 July, 1918
Crude Oil. bbl 2,410.038 787,151 1,089,587 2.093.544 6,455,526 797.401 1,198,302 15.131,549 13,946,596
Oils purchased to be 150,615 1.757 24,979
226.429 139,918 142,423 246,527 932,648 1,082,892
123,723.564 19,549,859 67,514,849 67.710.013 123.685.640 S, 447. 981 23,899,540 434.531,446 285.446.53S
99,417,019 19,470.056 24.306.057 14,723,114 112.899,968 4.463.584 20,785,848 296,065,646 424.281,481
Gas and Fuel, gal 98,119,633 24,148,272 39.282.919 200,018.880 225.692.172 27.141.817 215,926.092 830,329,785 569,016.413
73,158.260 28,346,484 15,607,906 1 4.104.547 22,945,852 198,998 16.210,772 170.572,819 137.496,986
34.402.706 37,208.864 8,578,980 75.521.592 642,290 598,069 256,133.738 176,197.680
8,352 2,216 10.351 10.463 8.319 3,914 43.615 19,912
47.094 2,646 4.873 22 32.613 11 10,017 97,276 88,446
Miscel.. gal 102.136,614 36,692.820 56,850.051 42.119.943 182,031,668 S.972.24S 66.056.232 494.859,576 459.891.496
SHOT HOLES NOT SO BIG AFTER ALL, SCIENCE SAYS. DEEP TEST TO BE DRILLED IN VERNON COUNTY, MO.
"The snappiest oil transaction that ever took place
Measuring Device Exposes One of the Fallacies in the Oil in Vernon county was consummated this week by D. R.
Business, According to an "Old-timer" in Industry. Morrow and his partner, E. E. Stevens and associates, who
"About the biggest joke in the oil business is the have drilled 37 oil wells in Kansas," says the Nevada,
shot hole question," J. B. Dickinson, secretary of the Mo Mail. "Messrs'. Morrow and Stevens have been
National Oil Well Reamer Co., of Kansas City, said re making a careful investigation of Vernon county, also the
cently. Mr. Dickinson has been in the oil business a Kentucky and Louisiana oil fields. The fine showing made
quarter of a century. His company owns a small device by the Nevada Oil and Gas Co., 1870-foot well, showing
which accurately measures oil wells, giving exactly the three times the thickness of oil-bearing sands and shales
size of the hole, including all crevices made by the shot. in the same formation, at half the depth they get their
He says the device is scientifically correct, and with big wells in Butler and Marion Counties, Kansas. 100 miles
over 100 wells measured only one showed wider than west of Vernon county, and the fine geological reports
31 inches, while the average was about 20 inches at the made for Chas. G. Holland by Major John W. Ottley
widest point. turned the trick in favor of Vernon county, as the Mor
row and Stevens experts knew of Major Ottley's success.
"Either the torpedo people have been imposing on "Morrow and Stevens were so well pleased with the
the oil fraternity or else science has slipped a cog, which investigation of Vernon county that they made a proposi
1 very much doubt," Mr. Dickinson continued. "It Is said tion to have a rig on the ground within thirty days. The
that liars will figure, but we know figures don't He, so result was that C. G. Syinns, P. B. Rafter, Chas. G. Hol
my statement is based on figuresnot fiction. land and John A. Stortz, together with the land owners
"Ask the average driller about the effect after big accepted their proposition and blocked them up 4,000 acres
shots and he will say that 'a team and wagon can be on the Deerfield anticline. The drilling rig was loaded
turned around down there.' for he cleaned out a week, Thursday and is now on the way. The well will be
or probably two, before it was ready to tube. The shot, spudded in next Monday, the 27th and the work will be
whether 60 or 240 quarts, plays havoc with things down continuous, day and night, under the personal supervision
there, but very little sand is blown out, so where does and direction of Mr. Morrow. The announcement of the
it go? The truth is, according to our instrument, the starting of this well will stimulate other companies that
sand is packed back, and nrobnbly cracks it. which often are making arrangements to drill their holdings in this
does more harm than good. This applies more especially county."
to what we call sugar sand, or the softer kind which pre
vails pretty generally in the shallow pools of Kansas and PAY $75,000 FOR SIX PRODUCING WELLS.
Oklahoma.
"The big shot hole fallacy has been exploded by a Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 4.--(Special.) Thomas E. Elliott,
simple little patented device, so let us settle down to president, and H. R. McGill, treasurer, of the Nowata Oil &
getting results by scientific means. I take issue with Refining Co., have completed a deal whereby they acquire
the advocates of big shot holes. Thre are no such big the property of the Halcyon Oil Co.. of Avant, in the Bird
cavities made by nitroglycerine. Thirty inches is the Creek district. The property has six producing wells with
maximum, while 18 is about the average. It is a debat- a daily production of 37 barrels. The purchase price was
Ble question as to whether shooting with large quantities $75,000. McGill & Elliott purchased several tracts in the
do more harm than good. The torpedo people win prob Osage, and have started drilling operations on their hold
ably contend that big shots pay." ings in that county.
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In the Lead!

J NORTON. PRIS<9ENT * S. JONES. Vice-President THOS H. BOWLUS Treasurer J. B DICKINSON

0*1 honcii. ion Kami*! ** & On PtotucM iol Kft*M* SfCT o Salii *
UJanj lo "rUrperi * Second Crop o| Oil?"

llational Oil Well Reamer Co.

'PAT O ^T K I*)
Addrets Secretary
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Kansas Cihj, ltlo. Oct .30/19.

The Oil and Gas Mews,

Kansas City,Mo.,
Gentlemen:- We are more than pleased with results obtained
from the advertising in your excellent paper .We are keeping a
check on all inquiries, and out of five other publications used,
the Oil and Gas Hews easily leads them all. Inquiries reach us from
Pennsylvania,Ohio, Indiana, Illinois' .and Vest Virginia oil districts,
while California producers ask about our reamer and equipment.
From the Mid-continent fields we ofcourse get the bulk of
our busines,which your publication reaches and seems to cover pretty
generally, Judging from results we have obtained.We believe in giving
credit where credit Is due and can frankly assure any advertiser
that your publication has gotten results for us to date.
Yours truly.
Hat 1. Oil Well Reamer Co.,
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Secretary.
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Allen Field.
The K-C Oil Co. No. 16, Cora Case farm, in the NE
corner of the SW>4 of 27-5n-8e, found sand from 771-91
feet, and is good for 20 barrels.
Theh Texas Co. No. 8, Rodie farm. In the center of the
west line of the east half of the SW& of the NEM. of
34-5n 8e, is a 750-000-feet gasser, from sand from 1,424-34
feet. Total depth Is 1,464 feet.
Osage.
Mitchell and others No. 1, in the NE corner of the SE*4
of 15-20-11, is a 15-barrel well after an 80-quart shot from
sand from 988-1,003 feet.
J. P. Tighe No. 5, in the SE corner of the SWV* of the
NW*4 of 17-26 11, found sand from 1,713-33 feet, and is a
20-barrel well after a 30-quart shot.
A. M. Landon No. 21, in the NE corner of 1-27-10, is
dry and abandoned at 1,973 feet.
Graham & Bird No. 1, in the SW corner of 2-27-10, found
sand from 1 265-1.320 feet, and after shot with 200 quarts,
is a 100-barrel well.
Owen Osaere Gas Co. No. 1, in the SE corner of the
NE*4 of 9-27-10, is a 3,500,000-feet gasser from sand from
1,950-2,005 feet. Total depth is 2,005 feet.
A. M. Landon No. 4, in the SE corner of the NE% of
the SEVi of the SE% of 18-28-9, is estimated good for
15 barrels after shot with 160 quarts in sand from 1,467-1,502
feet.
Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 9, in the NW corner of the
NEM, of 16-29-9, is estimated good for 150 barrels after a
shot of 200 quarts, in sand from 1,482 86 feet.
Hancock and others No. 2, In the NW corner of the
SW14 of 1-20-12, found sand from 1.387-1,401 feet, and after
shot with 60 quarts is a 2-barrel well.
Clover Oil Co. No. 1, in the NW corner of the SW%
of the NW% of the NW^i of 6-21-12, is a 30-barrel well
after shot with 10 quarts in sand from 1,620-27 feet.
Jones and others No. 2, in the NW corner of the NE>4
of the NE% of the SW& of 11-21-12, Is dry and abandoned
at 1,328 feet.
Kewanee Oil & Gas Co. No. 12, In the SE corner of
the NW% of the SE% of the NEVi of 20-21-12, Is estimated
a 15-barrel well after shot with 80 quarts, in sand from
1,384-1.422 feet.
Kewanee Oil & Gas Co. No. 20, In the NE corner of
the SW% of 28 21-12, is dry and abandoned at 1,584 feet.
Graham & Bird tore down the rig for No. 16, in the
NW comer of the NE% of the NE% of 6-24-10, and have
abandoned the location.
Gypsy Oil Co. & Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 13, in the
SE corner of the NE^4 of 8-24-10, found the Bartlesville
sand from 2 014-33 feet, and after shot with 60 quarts, is a
35-barrel well.
Texhoma Oil Co. No. 5, in the center of the north line
of the NE*4 of 16 24-10, is a 180 barrel well after shot with
290 quarts, In sand from 1,958-2,084 feet.
Travis and others No. 10. In the SW corner of the
NW14 of the SW% of the NW% of 19 24-10, is a 15-barrel
well after shot with 60 quarts, in sand from 2,180-93 feet.
Total dep'h is 2 250 feet.
Wolverine Oil Co. No. 36, In the SW corner of the
NW% of the SWM, of the SE^i of 14-24-11, is a 25-barrel
well after shot with 80 quarts. In sand from 1.700 36 fet.
Tidal Oil Co. No. 2, in the NE corner of the NWV4 of
the NEVl of the SE% of 15-24 11, is dry and abandoned
with a hole full of water found In the Bartlesville sand
from 1.621-43 feet.
Minnehoma Oil Co. has a 10-barrel pumper after shoot
ing Us No. 3. in the SE corner of the NE*4 of the SE*4 of
the SE% of 28-24-11, with 160 quarts, in sand from 1,664-97
feet.
Boberts & Mullendore shot their No. 3, In the NE cor
ner of the NWVt of the NE% of the NE% of 33-24 11. with
140 ouarts. and have a small well In the Bartlesville sand.
The Fed Pank Oil Co. No. 2, In the SE corner of the
SW% of the NE% of 13-25-10, Is shot with 200 quarts, in
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sand from 1,859-79 feet, and is a 50-barrel well. Total
depth is 1,925 feet.
Echo Oil Co. No. 15, in the center of the east line
of the SE^i of section 29-25-10, is dry and abandoned at
2,058 feet.
Barnsdall Oil Co. No. 2, In the SW corner of the SE*4
of the SW14 of the SW14 of 32-25-10, is a 5 barrel pumper
after an 80-quart shot in sand from 1,999-2,037 feet.
J. E. Sheppard No. 7, in the NE corner of the SWU
of the NE% of the SE% of 14 25-11, is shot with 150 quarts
In sand from 1,715-40 feet, and is a 60-barrel well.
Manhattan Oil Co. No. 68, In the SE corner of the
NE% of the SEVi of the SW*4 of 20-25-11, is shot with
210 quarts In the Bartlesville sand from 1,773-1,918 feet,
and is a 20-barrel well.
J. J. Shea No. 3, In the NE corner of the SEM, of
12-22-10, is dry and abandoned in the Mississippi lime at
1,933 feet.
Guffey-Gille8pie Oil Co. No. 17, in the NW corner of
32-22-10, was shot with 60 quarts in sand from 1,817-32
feet, and is estimated good for 15 barrels. This well Is a
twin producer to No. 14.
Alexander and others No. 17, in the center of the
south line of the NE*4 of 33-22-10, found sand from 1,893-
1,920 feet, and made 200 barrels natural.
Rex-Pyramid Oil Co. No. 3, in the SW corner of the
NE% of 3422-10, is good for 2.500,000 feet of gas from
the Cleveland sand from 1,244-57 feet, and 9.000,000 feet
of gas from the Bartlesville sand from 1.893-1.945 feet.
Guffey-Gillespie Oil Co. No. 8. in the SW corner of
the NW% of the SW% of the NW% of 34 22-10, found
sand from 1,895-1,034 feet, and after shot with 160 quarts,
is a 250-barrel well. It is a twin producer to No. 2, on the
lease, located 50 feet north.
Carter Oil Co. No. 2, in the center of the west line of
the NW% of 19-22-11, is dry and abandoned in the Mis
sissippi lime at 2 056 feet.
Steynberger & Lucas No. 7, In the center of the west
line of the NE% of 20 22-11, found Bartlesville sand from
1,615-37 feet, and after shot is a 10-barrel well. Size of
shot was 60 quarts, and total depth of well is 1.925 feet.
Steynberger & Gillespie No. 3. in the SW corner of
the NW% of the SW% of the NW% of 21-22 11, is a 30-
barrel well in the Bartlesville sand from 1,580-1,600 feet,
after shot with 100 quarts.
Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Co. No. 4, in the SW
corner of the SE% of the 9WV* of the NEM, of 36-23 10,
is a 20-barrel well after a 60-quart shot in the Bartlesville
sand from 1,690-1,725 feet.
Gllllland & Dresser have a duster at 1,900 feet on the
No. 1, in the SW corner of the SEM, of 20-23-11.
The Kenosage Oil Co. No. 1, In the SE corner of the
NE% of 23-20 11, is a 100-barrel well after shot in sand
from 1,987-2,000 feet.
Charles Page No. 2, in the NW corner of the NE%
of the NW14 of the NE% of 26-20-11, is a 100-barrel Bur
gess sand producer from 2,024-2,502 feet.
The Texas Co. No. 3, in the SE corner of the SW%
of the SE% of the NW% of 17-21-10, is a 35-barrel well
after a 100-quart shot In sand from 1,938-2,010 feet.
Celestine Oil Co. No. 1, in the NE corner of the NW%
of 30-26-10. is a 75-barrel well after shot with 60 quarts.
Total depth is 2.018 feet.
E. N. Gillespie No. 5, in the NE corner of the SE%
of the NE% of the SE% of 22-24-8, is a 75-barrel well after
shot with 60 auarts from 2.060-74 feet.
Carter Oil Co. No. 5, in the NE corner of the NW%
of 26-24-8, Is a 35-barrel natural well from sand from 1 9^1-
64 feet. No. 5, on the same farm, was dry In sand from
2.213 feet to 2,227 feet, and is being plugged back to the
Wheeler from 1.880-1.905 feet. It is in the NE corner of
the NW% of the section.
Santuna Oil Co. has abandoned the location for No. 1,
in the center of the north half of the NE% of 35-24-8.
Finance Oil Co. & Peters No. 6, in the SE corner of
the NW% of the SEV* of the NE% of 13-24-9, is shot with
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120 quarts, in sand from 2,100-17 feet, and is a 50-barrel The Selby Oil Co. & Gypsy Oil Co. No. 14, Murphy
well. farm, in the NW corner of 1-20-7, found sand from 1,818-52
W. G. Skelley No. 17, in the NW corner of the SE& feet, and after shot is good for 100 barrels.
of the NW& of the NW% of 24 24-9, is a 3,000,000-feet Lorbeer and others No. 3, Wolf farm, in the NW corner
gasser from sand from 2,103-09 feet. of the NE% of the NE% of the NE4 of 2-20 7, is shot, and
Gypsy-Phillips No. 7, in the SW corner of the NW% good for 100 barrels from sand from 2,490-2,540 feet.
of the NWM, of 25-24-9, is shot with 180 quarts, in sand Markham and others NO. 3, Rogers farm, in the SE
from 1,954 62 feet, and is a 50 barrel well. corner of the NWM, of 12-20-7, found sand from 2,415-2,554
Garnett Oil Co. No. 2, In the NE corner of the SE>4 feet, and is a 50-barrel well.
of the NE4 of the NE% of 4-25-9, is dry and abandoned J. B. Grieves No. 2, Armstrong farm, in the SE corner
at 2,371 feet. of the NEYt of the SW% of 34-20-7, found sand from 2,697-
T. J. Leahy and others No. 1, in the SE corner of 2,752 feet, and Is flowing 540 barrels natural, having made
13-25-9, is dry and abandoned at 2,342 feet. 570 barrels the first 24 fours.
Mldco Petroleum Co. & Tuloma Oil Co. No. 10, in the Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 2, Applegate farm, In the
SW corner of the SE14 of the SWVi of the SW^i of 27 25-9, NW corner of the SWVi of the NE& of 20-19-6, is a 25-
is a 150-barrel well after shot with 70 quarts in sand from barrel well from the Skinner sand from 3,073 85 feet.
2,088-2,119 feet. South and Southwestern Oklahoma.
Carter Oil Co. No. 3, in the SE corner of the NEV4 The Da Okla Oil Co. No. 1, Cornish farm, in the NE
of the SE% of the NE*4 of 32-25 9, is a 130 barrel well corner of the NW% of the NE% of the NE^i of 20-4n-8e,
natural as it stands in sand to 1,976 feet, which was found is dry and abandoned at 530 feet.
at 1,969 feet. It is waiting on orders. The K C Oil Co. No. 16, Cora Case farm, in the NE
C. K. Dresser No. 1, in the center of the south line corner of the SW% of 27-5n-8e, Is a 20-barrel natural pro
of the SW>4 of 34-25-9, is a 45-barrel well after shot in ducer from sand from 771-91 feet.
sand from 1,538-63 feet. It was dry in the Bartlesville The Texas Co. No. 8, Rodie farm, in the center of the
sand and was plugged back. west line of the east half of the SW14 of the NE% of
Mulvane and others No. 2, in the SW corner of the 34-5n-8e, found sand from 1,424-34 feet, and was drilled to
SE% of the SW% of the SW& of 35-25-9, is dry and aban a total depth of 1,464 feet, and is a 750.000-feet gasser.
doned at 2,207 feet. Missouri Oil & Gas Co. No. 4, Gilmore farm, in the
Atlantic Oil Producing Co. No. 5, in the SE corner of SE corner of the NE% of the SE% of the SW14 of 14-5n-8e,
the NE*4 of the SE14 of the SW% of 1-22-9, is a 13,000,000- is dry at 708 feet.
feet gasser from sand from 2,165-86 feet, but is being Comanche Petroleum Co. No. 3, Wilson farm, in the
mudded off to go deeper. center of the east line of the NW% of the NE\& of 19-2s-7w,
Guffey-Gillespie Oil Co. No. 1, in the SE corner of the is a 10-harrel pumper from the shallow sand found from
NW14 of 30-22-9, is a 10-barrel well after shot with 60 1,779-1,809 feet.
quarts in sand from 1,401 feet. First oil was found at 1,406 Gorton Trust Co. No. 2, Lemon farm, in the SW come*
feet. of the SE% of the SW% of 2-5n-9w, is a 75-barrel well from
Globe Oil Co. No. 1, Mason farm, in the SE corner of sand found from 2,318-38 feet. Total depth is 2,400 feet.
the NB% of the SW% of the SEtf, of 23-218, is flowing Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 1, Wilson farm, in the
300 barrels at 3 feet in sand found at 2,190 feet. SW corner of the NW% of the NEM, of the SW>4 of l-2s-5w,
Gilliland Oil Co. No. 1, in the NE corner of 36-23-7, is a 10-barrel well from sand from 3.60-70 feet.
is dry and abandoned at 2,735 feet. Same company No. 1, Webb farm, in the NW corner
Tulsa-Creek Counties. of the SE% of the SW% of the SE% of 3-2s 5w, fonnd
sand from 940-47 feet, and was drilled to 949 feet, and Is
Congress Oil Co. No. 3, William Potters farm, in the good for 15 barrels.
NW corner of the NE% of the SE4 of the SW14 of 21- Texas Co. No. 9, Harley farm, In the NE corner of
17-14, is a 20-barrel well from sand from 1,945-72 feet. the SWVi of 24-2s-4w, is a lObarrel pumper from sand
Oklahoma Petroleum & Gasoline Co. No. 12, in the SE found from 620-70 feet. Total depth Is 672 feet.
corner of the NE% of the NW% of the SE^ of 31-18-13, Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 15, Simms farm, in the
is a 5-barrel oil well, and a 2,000,000-feet gasser, from sand NW corner of 24-2s-4w, is a 30-barrel natural producer
from 1,795-1,815 feet.
The McTon Oil & Gas Co. No. 2, C. Mullen farm, in from sand found from 800-10 feet, and 840-60 feet. Total
the center of the south line of the SE% of the NE*4 of depthWomack is 860 feet.
and Brown No. 9, Simms farm, in the center
31-18-13, is dry and abandoned. of the west line of the NE% of the NW>4 of 24-2s-4w, is a
Verland Oil & Gas Co. No. 8, Harjo farm, in the center 5-barrel well from sands from 535-610 feet, and 660-70 feet
of the west line of the SE14 of the NE% of 11-16-12, has also 745-60 feet. The latter sand yielded 1,000,000 feet of
been shot and is a 10-barrel well from sand from 1,430,80 gas and it was completed as a gasser.
feet. Total depth is 1,900 feet.
Winemiller and others No. 8, Marie Welsh farm, in Okmulgee-OkfusKee-Muskogee.
the center of the west line of the NW*4 of the SW% of The Turman Oil Co. No. 19, in the NW corner of the
13-16-12, is a 60-barrel well after shot in sand from 2,338-44 NE14 of the SW% of 35-15-11, found sand from 2,721-35
feet. feet, and was drilled to 2,742 feet, and is good for 80O
Irelan and others No. 1, Pinkey Brenner farm, in sec barrels.
tion 19-16-12, is dry and abandoned at 2.375 feet. The Twin State Oil Co. No. 1, Bearhead farm, in the
Charles Page No. 1, Hattie Davis farm, in the SW SW corner of the SE% of the SE% of 19-15-11, sand found
corner of the SEM, of the NW% of 25-19-11, is a 3,000,000- from 3,111-19 feet, with first pay at 3,113 feet, good for
feet gasser from sand from 1,447-53 feet. 100 barrels natural.
C. C. Warren and others No. 5, Pickett farm, in the "Y" Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Taylor farm, In the SW cor
center of the SEM. of the SW% of 33-17-11, is dry and ner of the NE^4 of 28-15-11, is dry and abandoned at 2,926
abandoned at 1,647 feet. feet.
Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co. No. 1, Mary Smith Rebold and others No. 3, Smith farm, in the SW corner
farm, in the SE corner of the SW14 of 34-16-10, is a 125- of the NW% o the SEtf, of the SW% of 30 15-11, Is shot
barrel well from sand from 2,662-85 feet. with 10 quarts in the Dutcher sand from 2,585 feet to 2,650
Pomeroy & Hamilton No. 3, Richards farm, in the NE feet, and is flowing 400 barrels natural.
corner of the NW*4 of the SE% of 24-20-9, is a 20-barrel Sapulpa Refining Co. No. 6, Marshall farm, In the SW
pumper from 1,160-1,207 feet. Same people No. 2, on block corner of the SE*4 of 35-15-11, is flowing 200 barrels nat
32, townsite of Keystone in the NW corner of the NE% ural from sand found at 2,2f9 feet, with first oil at 2,271
of the SEVi of the NE% of 25-20-9, is a 4,000,000-feet gasser feet, and total depth, the latter.
at 830 feet. The Nuco Oil Co. No. 1, L. Porter farm, In the SE
Dillard and others No. 1, on block 67, townsite of Key corner of the SWM, of 27-13-11. is dry at 2,625 feet.
stone, In the SE corner of the SW14 of the SE% of the C. C. Winkler No. 1, Anthis farm, in the NE corner
NE% of 25-20-9, is shot In sand from 1,058-1,113 feet, and of the SW% of 11-14-11, was a location, but it will not be
Is a 90-barrel well. drilled, according to present arrangements.
Pawnee-Payne Counties. Producers & Refiners Corporation No. 5, D. Mcintosh
The Pulaski Oil Co. No. 1, Wells farm, In the NE cor farm, in the center of the west line of the NEty of the
ner of the SW14 of 12 20-7, is shot in sand from 2,415-63 NE% of 12-14-11, found sand from 2,812-45 feet, and started
feet, and is a 30-barreI producer. off at 1,600 barrels, later settling to 1,200 barrels.
 THE OIL AND
Pipe Line News
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 4.(special.) Pipe is being re
ceived by the Midco Petroleum Co. for its line to be built
from Winona, in Osage county, to Billings field, in Noble
county, Okla. The line will be 4-inch all the way. The
Midco has a 6-inch line from its West Tulsa refinery to
Winona, and the 4-inch line to Billings will connect on it
at the northern end. The company owns much of its own
production at Billings, and also in the Osage, and the
Winona-to Tulsa line is now carrying approximately 8,000
barrels daily.
75 Miles Completed on Sinclair Loop.
About 75 miles of pipe has been laid on the Sinclair
Pipe Line Co. 8-inch loop to Its line from Cushing to Heald-
ton, and it is expected to be in operation right away soon.
The loop is being built to carry increased runs of oil
which will be secured from Burkburnett when the 8-inch
line now under construction from Healdton to Burkburnett
is completed.
All Gas Oklahoma City Wants.
The Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. has about seven miles
more of pipe to lay before it completes its gas pipe line
from the Cement field to Walters, where about 100.000,000
feet of gas is waiting for market. At Cement, the Walters
line connects with the line to Oklahoma City, and gas
patrons of the Oklahoma Natural, in the Oklahoma capital,
should have all the gas they want this winter.
Sapulpa's Line to Be Ready Dec. 1.
The Sapulpa Refining Co. has completed 14 miles of
its four-inch pipe line from its refinery at Sapulpa, Okla.,
to Beggs, and it is expected to be completed by December
1st. B->d weather has had a tendency to delay work on this
line. The Sapulpa Refining Co. owns considerable of its
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own production at Beggs, and the line will be a great asset
to the earnings of Sapulpa Refining.
Rushing Work on Joint Pipe- Line.
The Empire and Texas C6. joint pipe line being built
from Healdton to Burkburnett is completed from Burk
burnett to Waurika, and the oil is being run through the
line and loaded into tank cars at Waurika. Construction
work on the line from Waurika to Healdton is progressing
and It is expected to be in operation by December 1.
Hines Co. Gets a Righ of Way.
Right of way has been taken by the Hines Oil & Gas
Co. of Oklahoma City for a pipe line to be built from Devol,
Okla., to Burkburnett, Texas. The site for a loading rack
at Devol has been purchased, and the contract has been
let for a railroad siding. Actual construction of the line
is expected to start In a few days.
OIL PIPE LINE PROPOSED FOR MESOPOTAMIA.
It is reported that the Anglo-Persian Oil Co. proposes
co construct a pipe line some 350 or 400 miles in length
and costing approximately $48,665,000, in order to pro
vide an outlet for its products on the Mediterranean. The
initial cost is admittedly heavy, but the company believes
that the saving in freight on oil for Europe will more than
compensate for the outlay. No decision as to the route
of the pipe line has been reached as yet; it may be along
the line of the Bagdad Railway or follow a direct line
across country, but in any case would probably have its
terminus at Haifa. In the event the direct route is select
ed, an all-British railroad crossing Mesopotamia from side
to side is a posibility.
R. A. Brown, identified with the development of pe
troleum cracking methods since the early days of the
Rittman process, has resigned from the Empire Companies
and entered the employ of W. G. Williams, consulting en
gineer of Oklahoma City, Okla. He will have charge of
cracking plant developments. It is reported Mr. Williams
is shortly to expand his already extensive organization and
incorporate, with offices in New York and Mexico City.
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40 THE OIL AND
T I X A
Fort Worth, Tex., Nov. 4. (Special.) Inclement
weather again has curtailed production in the various
North and West Texas fields. Incessant rains have made
the roads to the various oil fields practically impassable.
For two weeks or more it has been almost an impossibility
for trucks and wagons to haul material to the various wells
from the railroads.
However, the last week was not without its frills, and
It was up to Stephens county and Desdemona to furnish
the excitement. Increase in production was to be noted
in the Desdemona field, while Stephens county furnished
two new gushers, one reported to be good for more than
6,000 barrels on the holdings of the Sinclair-Gulf Co.
The production obtained in Stephens county is what
is termed wildcat territory and extends operations and
the production area around Caddo several miles. The
new wells brought in near Desdemona extend the field
of operation in that section. The Donnell well in Young
county near Graham, in what is termed strictly new ter
ritory, is making approximately 90 barrels a day, from last
reports received the latter part of the week. The increase
in production of that well has caused a revival of interest
in that section and a general advance in the price of
acreage.
The big companies ' are banking on Young and Jack
counties and within the past few days have made several
new locations and resumed drilling in wells that were
abandoned. Operations and experiments so far have
proven that Young and Jack counties contain oil, but at a
great depth.
Considerable interest is being manifested over the out
look in Montague county, which adjoins Young and Jack.
Experiments have demonstrated that there is a great pos
sibility of developing a shallow field in Montague, and
within a short time energy will be devoted to that purpose.
Practically the entire county has been leased. In the
vicinity of the Donnell well eleven new locations have
been made.
Wilbarger county again is looming up in the distance.
It must be remembered that it was Wilbarger county that
furnished the first oil field in Northwest Texas. The
oldest producing oil section of Northwest Texas, Electra,
is in Wilbarger county. The past few weeks have seen
a renewed Interest in the development of that county.
The first well was brought in In 1909, when production
was struck at 1,112 feet. At that time excitement ran
high, but no effort was made to get deep production. For
the last several years that field in the eastern section of
Wilbarger county has continued production with no let up,
and small loss as compared with the initial flow. An
effort now is being made in Wilbarger to discover the
mother pool of Northwest Texas in that county, and con
siderable interest is being shown in wildcat operations
in other sections of the county. There are approximately
200 producing wells in Wilbarger and almost that many
wildcat operations for deep tests. Careful geological sur
veys have been made by eminent scientists in the employ
of such companies as the Sinclair-Gulf, Magnolia and Texas.
The Wilbarger field covers a wide area.
The Panhandle and Plains section also are command
ing attention of the talent, and in addition to operations
already in progress a number of new locations have been
made. That a gas field can be developed in that portion
of the state already has been demonstrated, but no great
oil production has been found as yet. However, the next
few months will tell a story of wealth made or lost in
drilling holes. The section around Quanah in Hardeman
county is receiving a big play. Carson, King and other
Plains counties also receive attention.
West Texas Area.
Development was at a standstill In the section around
San Angelo or in the Trans-Pecos country last week.
For the first time in the history of Texas that section of
the state has complained of too much rain. Rain caused
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a general cessation of activities, and it was an impos
sibility to get material to the various sites selected for
test wells or where drilling is in progress. The latest
reports from that section were optimistic. Optimism seems
to be centered in McCullough and Menard counties. Coke
county also is showing up big. Wells have reached a
depth in all those counties that must tell the story either
one way or the other in the next month or two.
Operators in Runnels and Menard counties feel sure
they will unearth a new Eldorado oil world in the next
few weeks. In Coleman county oil has been found, and
while no great development has been made, yet the oper
ator is satisfied. Big interests control the fields in Cole
man county and it is a well known fact that the big con
cerns are slow to exploit their findings, but on the con
trary usually keep them quiet. Runnels county is getting
a big play from the Magnolia and Gulf Production com
panies.
Two Gushers in Stephens County.
The most important developments of the week were
the bringing in of the Sinclair-Gulfs Manning No. 2 ill
Stephens county, about one mile south of Caddo, which
came in for 4,500 barrels at 3,284 feet after having been
shot with 280 quarts of nitroglycerin. This well extends
the Caddo field to the south. In the southern end of the
Caddo field it has been found necessary to shoot every
well to jar loose the sands.
The second great producer in Stephens county was
the J. W. Hill No. 1, twenty miles north of Breckenridge,
on the northern line of Stephens county, that was drilled
in by the Mid-Kansas. This well is good for 40 barrels
an hour. The well is just over the line from Young county
and for that reason has given new impetus to the develop
ment in Young.
Ranger Gushers.
The largest new producer in the Ranger field this
week was the Prairie Oil and Gas Co.'s R. H. Donley No. 1,
four miles northwest of Ranger. This well came in good
for more than 100 barrels an hour late Thursday after
noon. This well is in what is termed proven territory,
but extends the field but a short distance. The second
good producer in this district was in the Pleasant Grove
Churchyard field, which was brought in by Ballentine and
friends. Just what this well is making could not be ascer
tained. It came in late Friday afternoon and the roads
were too bad to make the trip to the scene.
Desdemona Goes Big.
Among the new producers brought in in the Desdemona
field the last week, the Hamilton well of Cosden & Co.,
which came in good for 1,500 barrels at 2,820 feet in the
heart of the celebrated Hog Creek district, is the largest.
This well is two miles southeast of the townsite. North
and west of Desdemona a number of new ones were un
covered, including a 1,200-barrel producer of the Magnolia
on the E. C. Woodward lease, which offsets the Skelley-
Sankey Anderson well, and the two of the McMann Oil
Co. on the E. S. Reynolds acreage. One of the McMann
wells is making 800 barrels at 2,795 feet and the other is
good for 1,500 at 2,804 feet. A number of smaller producers
also were brought in.
Erath County.
Erath county again is looming up big and the deep
tests probably will bear fruit within the next few days.
Leasing Is active and big prices are being paid for acreage
all over the county. Developers in Erath and sections of
Commanche have been keeping quiet and for that reason
the ears of the oil world are keen for the last sound that
comes from that county.
TEXAS COMPLETIONS.
Waggoner Pool.
Margary Oil Co. No. 10, Waggoner, 900 barrels.
(Continued on page 42)
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 41

KM.

OIL amp REFINING CO.

Petroleum
,1 1

Products

OFFICERS
President, J. L Hendrick Kansas City, Mo.
First Vice-Pres., E. O. Dayton Kansas City, Mo.
Second Vice-Pres., J. J. Kemp Lexington, 111.
Third Vice-Pres., C. H. Kunneman. .Granite City, 111.
Sec'y and Treas., J. F. Scanlon Kansas City, Mo.

DIRECTORS
B. W. Garrett Des Moines, la.
Dr. James J. Hogan Ashtabula, O.
J. D. Forrester Kansas City, Mo.
G. W. Milligan Kansas City, Mo.
Max Mannheim Kansas City, Mo.
Thos. Toohey Kansas City, Mo.
Dr. E. C. Allen Wayland, la.
E. F. Buckingham Virden, 111.
E. W. Williamson Bates City, Mo.
A. M. Starr Odessa, Mo.
Fred N. Baldwin Flint, Mich.
John J. O'Hern, Production Mgr., Kansas City, Mo.
Hal L. Slocum, Field Supt Kansas City, Mo.
S. J. Hatch, Consulting Geologist. .Kansas City. Mo.

EXECUTIVE HEADQUARTERS
322 The Scarritt Building
Kansas City, Mo.

FIELD OFFICE
507 Main Street, Fort Worth, Tex.
42 THE OIL AND
TEXAS
(Continued from page 40)
Margay Oil Corporation No. 3, Waggoner, block 87, 900
barrels.
W. G. Skelly No. 2, Waggoner, block 87, 1,500 barrels.
W. G. Skelly No. 3, Waggoner, block 87, 1,100 barrels.
W. G. Skelly No. 10, Waggoner, block 87, 900 barrels.
W. G. Skelly No. 1, Waggoner, lease B, 1,000 barrels.
W. G. Skelly No. 3, Waggoner, lease B, 1,000 barrels.
W. G. Skelly No. 7, Waggoner, lease B, 1,000 barrels.
Godley-Weber Oil Co. No. 10, Brannon, block 83, 1,000
barrels.
Godley-Weber Oil Co. No. 14, Brannon, block 83, 600
barrels.
Bob Wood Oil Co. No. 2, Morgan, 1,500 barrels.
Midco Oil Co. No. 1, Taylor, block 98, 1,600 barrels.
The Texas Co. No. 6, Morgan, 800 barrels.
The Texas Co. No. 12, Morgan, 1,000 barrels.
The Texas Co. No. 13, Morgan, 800 barrels.
Texas Oil LeasesWanted
One of our clients is desirous of securing
oil leases and production, either or both, in
Texas. We solicit offers after those desiring
to offer understand the following facts:
Our client, the company desiring the
leases is incorporated in Delaware with a cap
ital authorized of $2,000,000 and is two years
old. It owns and controls over 40,000 acres
of carefully selected leases in eight different
states and every acre has been selected because
of its geological location. About half of its
acreage is located in the shallow drilling sec
tion of Kentucky where three drills are now
working proving up the territory.
The company owns five oil wells in Warren
County, Pennsylvania, where the oil is bring
ing $4.50 per barrel. It is not as yet a divi
dend payer but is controlled by men who are
determined to make it a great success. They
have no idea of making money out of selling
stock but out of selling oil and are using sci
ence and skill in locating it. They do not
intend to spend a penny in buying leases.
Every dollar of their money goes into drilling.
They believe that it is just possible that some
person may read this who has a block of leases
which he would turn into a good company for
some of its stock if he knew that the company
was a legitimate one and one where his stock
has a good chance and they have requested us
to make this announcement and stand sponsor
for them and their honesty and this we gladly
do.
We think that most of the old time oil men
know us, but for those who do not we refer
to R. G. Dun & Co. or to Bradstreet's and we
believe you will find that we would not stand
sponsor for nor be connected with any but a
legitimate, honorable proposition.
Let us have your proposition, but do not
waste stamps if it calls for a cash payment.
Efficiency Service Co.
3536 Broadway New York, N. Y.
GAS NEWS
The Texas Co. No. 23, Morgan, 950 barrels.
Noble and Livingston No. 8, Waggoner, block 83, 1,000
barrels.
Noble and Livingston No. 15, Waggoner, block 85,
750 barrels.
Touman Oil Co. No. 5, Waggoner, block 85, 650 barrels.
Touman Oil Co. No. 6, Waggoner, block 85, 1,000
barrels.
The Texas Co. No. 3, Fowler, block 82, 400 barrels.
Burkburnett Townsite.
Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 20, Vancleave, 30 barrels.
Electra.
The Texas Co. No. 7, Friedline, 60 barrels.
Haile Oil Co. No. 2, Sol Williams, 25 barrels.
LaRue Oil Co. No. 2, Rogers, 40 barrels.
Roy B. Jones et al No. 1, S. B. Burnett, 30 barrels.
Desdemona.
Desdemona Petroleum Co. got a 25-barrel well in its
Brown No. 1 well, 2,690 feet deep, near Barry.
Crowell & Grant's B. I. Terry No. 3 came in as a 75-
barrel well at 2,170 feet.
Humble Oil & Refining Co.'s E. S. Davis No. 3-A is
doing 40 barrels at 2,730 feet.
Mid-Kansas P. J. Dabney No. 3 well is swabbing 40
barrels at 2,328 feet.
Plains Oil & Gas Co.'s J. D. Herririgton No. 5, 2,890
feet deep, is doing 100 barrels.
El Paso Duke Oil Co.'s Harrel No. 1, north of the
Heart of the Duke Well, came in at 2,686 feet at a 400-
barrel well.
The Petroleum Co., on the Snodgrass, has sand from
2,684 feet on 2,708 feet and some oil in the hole.
The Central Oil & Development Co.'s No. 2 on the
Bearden is drilling in shale at 2,718 feet, showing 1,000,000
cubic feet of gas and no oil.
The Henderson Gasoline Co.'s Goodman well, just
north of the E. S. Davis well, is making 2,000 barrels and
improving.
Skelly & Sankey well No. 1, on the Meyers tract, was
shot with 360 quarts Wednesday and may have two flows
of 130 barrels each.
The Mid-Kansas Co. expects to bring in a good well
on the Kemble tract, a mile and a half east of Skelly and
Sankey's Meers well in the Desdemona field. The Meers
is making 100 barrels daily at a depth of 2,750. If the
Kemble proves a producer it will extend the Desdemona
field to the southwest.
North of Desdemona, Crosbie and associates have a
1,000-barrel well in their Putty No. 6. The top of the pay
was revealed at 2,725 feet, and the well is shut down for
storage.
MRS. ARCH D. GRIDER KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT.
Wife of Tulsa Oil Marketer Was on Way to New Home
When Fatal Accident Occurred.
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 4. (Special.) Mrs. Arch D. Grider.
wife of one of Tulsa's most widely known oil marketers,
was instantly killed here Friday, October 31, when a ma
chine in which she was riding with Murray Northrup sk'd-
ded on the slippery pavement and collided with a tele
phone pole, hurling her against the windshield. Northrup
was uninjured. He is engaged in the automobile accessory
business.
The Griders were building a home in one of the exclu
sive additions to Tulsa, and it was *vhile Mrs. Grider was
on her way to the new home to superintend some deco
rating that the accident occurred. Mr. Grider has just
organized a new marketing concern known as Arch D.
Grider Inc. Mrs. Grider was the daughter of Judge Brice,
717 Montrose Boulevard, Chicago, and the body was taken
to Chicago for burial, the funeral services taking place
Sunday.
CLIENTSTAKE NOTICE!
Will leave for extended trip through Texas fields
about Nov. 10.
A. G. HIGGINS
Oil and Gas Investigations, Reports and Locations,
1214 Scarritt Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.
Both Phones Main 5157. Res. South 1402 Home.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 43

MILLER-HUNTER CO.
ANNOUNCE THE

CENTRAL NATIONAL OIL CO.

Capital Stock, $1,000,000
Our experience in developing the properties of the Turman and Sanahoma Oil Companies
has enabled us to gather a vast amount of valuable information relative to the trend of deep oil
pools in Okmulgee and Creek Counties, Oklahoma. Acting upon this information we have put
our geologists to work selecting the very best acreage that can be obtained, and having assem
bled this acreage we are able to announce to you the Central National Oil Co., which we con
sider the best oil acreage in the State of Oklahoma. Undoubtedly it will be as successful a
company as the Turman. Having financed the Company completely and taken over the en
tire issue of stock, we have started three wells before a dollar's worth of stock has been sold to
the public. This is a synopsis of the gigantic development campaign: 15 to 20 wells to be
drilled as fast as material can be obtained.

ONE YEAR AGO FACTS ABOUT CENTRAL NATIONAL

the I 2th of October Miller-Hunter Co.
took over 'the Turman Oil Co.
Since that time the following wells
have been brought in:
LOMAN LEASE
No. 3Initial production 1 ,000 bbls.
No. 5Initial production 1,400 bbls.
No. 6Initial production 1,000 bbls.
No. 7Initial production 1,200 bbls.
No. 8Initial production 800 bbls.
No. 9Initial production 2.200 bbls.
No. 10Initial production 1,500 bbls.
No. 16 Initial production 150 bbls.
No. 17Initial production 175 bbls.
No. 18 Initial production 175 bbls.
No. I I Now drilling in.
No. I 9Now drilling in.
Drilled only to Dutcher sand.
THOMPSON LEASE
No. 1 Initial production 700 bbls.
No. 2 Initial production 500 bbls.
No. 3 Initial production 1,200 bbls.
No. 4 Top of sand.
Six other rigs are going night and
day and so our campaign of drilling will
continue for the Turman Oil Co. un
til its entire properties are developed.
Capital stock $1,000,000, par value $1.00 per share.
Holdings in Okmulgee, Okfuskee and Creek Counties,
Oklahoma.
Acreage to exceed two thousand acres, one thousand
acres of which have already been secured.
Will be completely financed by Miller-Hunter Com
pany.
Development to start at once.
Resources sufficient to develop fifteen to twenty deep
wells.
No dividends to be paid except from the actual sales
of oil and gas.
No salaries to be paid to officers until sufficient oil
and gas is produced so that dividends can be paid to the
stockholders at the same time.
Careful, conservative and economical management.
The drilling to be conducted under the supervision of
experienced oil men.
Ten wells in the shallow sands with small daily output
now producing.
Every piece of property close to pipe lines, insuring
transportation and sale of oil.
Four requisites to successful oil production.
First: Proper location of properties.
Second: Transportation and sale of oil.
Third: Sufficient finances to develop.
Fourth: Management.
The Central National has them all!

OUR GUARANTEE
Miller-Hunter Company's guarantee goes behind every share of Central National Oil Co. stock and that
guarantee is as follows:
"If for any reason whatsoever ninety days after your purchase of Central National Oil Co. stock you
are dissatisfied and desire your money back mail us your stock and we will return to you the full amount
you paid for the stock."

Upon the Solid Basis of Satisfied Customers We Have Built Our Business
A limited amount of the stock of the Central National Oil Co. is offered in this market at
$1.25 a share. We reserve the right to withdraw this stock or advance the price at any time
without notice, and if oversurbscribed or application is unaccepted we will return your appli
cation and check immediately.
MILLER-HUNTER CO.
411 Repub ic Building
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
BANK. REFERENCESCentral National Bank, St. Louis, Mo.; City Trust Co., St. Louis, Mo.; Central
National Bank, Okmulgee, Okla. ; Citizens National Bank, Okmulgee, Okla.; Commercial State Bank, San
Antonio, Tex.; Farmers State Bank, Perry, Kans.
44 THE OIL AND
The Invader Company Buys Refinery.
The Invader Oil & Refining Co. has purchased the
1500 barrel refinery, pipe lines, tank cars, and all other
equipment, of the Security Refinery, Inc., of Burkburnett,
Tex. The Invader Co. is extending the refinery's pipe
lines to its producing property in the Northwest Extension.
The refinery will immediately be enlarged to 2000 barrels
daily. Two 65,000 barrel tanks have been purchased and
will be erected at once. Refined products will be handled
through the Invader's office In Chicago.
Transcontinental to Enlarge Boynton Plant.
The Transcontinental Refining Co. has made an ap
propriation for the enlarging of its 1,000-barrel refinery at
Boynton, Okla., to 3,000 barrels. A lubricating and wax
plant will be installed to make it a complete refinery. It
is also adding a lubricating plant to its Fort Worth refin
ery, which was recently purchased from the Inland Refin
ing Co. The Transcontinental Oil Co. is the newly or
ganized company of Benedum & Trees, and their opera
tions at Haskell, in Muskogee county, have developed one
of the best producing leases in Muskogee county for a long
time. It is the E. Sango 40 acres, in the southwest quar
ter of the northwest of 28-15-15.
Why Marland Purchased the Superior.
W. D. Rial, superintendent of the Marland Refining
Co., has written the following explanation of the purchase . construction of a 1,000-barrel refinery at Ada, Okla., and is
by his company of the Superior Refining Co. refinery at ready to run crude. It will bet a portion of its crude
supply from the Francis pool a few miles northeast of
Ada.
To an oil man of daring, im
agination and action
You can market your own stock issue. You can
build up a big producing, refining and marketing
business.
In the course of our operations as financial ad
vertising men, we have evolved a new plan for
helping finance new enterprises and rejuvenate old
enterprises in need of capital.
With our help, you can build a new oil concern
or expand a small growing concern. If you can
show that you have some capital and that your
intentions are honest, our expert in financial ad
vertising will spend two weeks with you to help
you put your plan across for a reasonable fee.
If you do not need a personal visit from our
man, we can prepare result getting prospectuses
and letters from the information you will furnish
us.
The cost will be more than you would have to
pay elsewhere. The results will justify the cost
many times over. Our booklet, "Money to Ex
pand Your Business," sent for one dollar or mailed
free to those who submit an outline of their propo
sition. Don't let a postage stamp stand between
you and success. Write while the impulse is
upon you.
HIATT & McDADE
Financial Advertising
Argo, Illinois
(Suburb of Chicago)
GAS NEWS
THE
Covington, Okla.: "Before purchasing this plant, it was
either necessary to sell the Garber crude oil, losing the
profit made in the manufactured products, or ship the
crude oil to the refinery at Ponca City by cars, and by so
doing the freight rate offset the profit nnde In the manu
factured products. Furthermore, the company's production
in the Ponca field exceeded the capacity of the Ponca
City refinery, making necessary the sale of Garber crude
oil. Consequently, in order to derive the profits from
manufactured products, it was necessary to purchase a
refinery and as the company had their own pipe line to
Covington for loading cars, the logical place for a refinery
was at Covington."
Indian Casinghead Plant la Ready.
The Indian Gasoline Co., of Tulsa and Kansas City,
completed its 6-unit casinghead gasoline plant in the
Youngstown pool, Okmulgee county, Saturday, and actual
making of gasoline was to start Monday, November 3. All
leaks in the lines, and minor repairs to working equipment
of the plant were finished Saturday. When work of in
vestigating leaks was started on Monday of last week,
eighteen were discovered. The plant will be the first to
start operation in the Youngstown pool, and is expected
to be a big money maker.
Completes Refinery at Ada, Okla.
The Francis Oil & Refining Co. has completed the
Producers Running 4,500 Barrels Daily.
The Producers & Refiners Corporation has completed
one of its two pumping stations on its Beggs-to-Tulsa 4-
inch pipe line recently completed, and is now running
4,500 barrels daily through the line. The Producers &
Refiners Corporation owns a refinery in West Tulsa.
New Compression Gasoline Plant.
A contract was let last week by the Swiss Oil Cor
poration of Lexington, Ky., for a new gasoline plant to
be located in Lee County, Ky. The plant is to have a
capacity of 2,000,000 cubic feet of casinghead gas and is to
be erected at once. The United States and Cuban Allied
Works Engineering Corporation are the contractors. The
work is being done from the designs, and under the super
vision of H. A. Fisher Co.. natural gas-gasoline engineers
of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
B. & B. Sterilized Wiping Rags
In small or large compressed bales.
Building Iron
Pipes, I-Beams, angles, fait and round iron,
re-enforcing rods cut to specifications.
Mail Orders Solicited .
A. B. Scrap Iron & Metal Co.
108 Eaat 19th Street Kansas ( Ity, Mo.
Phones: Main 3655 (Home) Grand 3655 (Bell)
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 45

$200,000.00

The Galloway Oil and Refining Company

Main Office, Fort Worth, Texas

IMMEDIATE DIVIDENDS
At least 37; Cash Dividend will be declared Dec. 15, 1919, and monthly
thereafter.

FUTURE PROFITS
Advance in value of shares MUST follow declaring of dividends and
increased production.

PROPERTIES
136 FEET WIDE
Nine acres in heart of the famous Burkbur-
nett field, with three producing wells. Three No. 7
other wells on sand (on same property) and
ready to be brought in. 0 No. 6
55 O
Five thousand acres of leases in proven and No. 5 0
near proven fields of Texas. a
a No. 4 0
Seven thousand acres of royalties. No. 3
Proceeds from sale of oil devoted exclu No. 2 B
sively to dividend purposes.
No. 1
Proceeds from sale of shares devoted for
further development to increase production.
Explanation of map of the
Income today warrants better than 3% leaseholds of the Galloway OH
monthly on total capitalization of $1,000,000. Refining; Company In the
Hurkhurnett fields i No. 1, 2
Shares can be purchased today at $1.25. and 3 Producing; Wells; No.
4, 5 and 0 on the sand; No. 7
Advance in price may come at any moment. location.

BUY NOW and participate in the December dividend.

Address all communications to

The Galloway Company

FISCAL AGENTS
Fourth Floor, Scarritt Arcade
City, Mo.

In case of oversubscription money will be promptly refunded!

46 THE OIL AND
Securities Still Show Upward Trend, With
Sentiment Predominant-Oil Issues Gain
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 4.An unprecedented condi
tion exsts in the securities markets of the country reflect
ing a situation that has scarcely ever been equaled in
the history of stock markets in the United States.
The market on all the better class of listed and un
listed securities has experienced persistent advance in
the face of what, for a time at least, threatened to be the
greatest industrial upheaval ever witnessed. With the
coal strike impending at a time when not only the indus
tries of the country, but the comfort of the populace in
general, was so greatly dependent on fuel, would, under
ordinary circumstances, have seemed an excuse for the
bottom dropping out of the stock market. Contrary to
this, however, there has been a steady demand at an
advance in values in all centers and the volume of trade
has been of unusual extent.
After a week of steady upward movement with traders,
professionals and public ignoring the strike menace, the
stock markets of the country opened Monday strong and
met the onslaught of professional profit takers without
reaction, except in a few Individual issues which recov
ered before the close of - the market Tuesday.
Motor stocks continued to be the favorite, with oils
a close second, and all Industrials working to a higher
basis. Rubber and tire company securities were also a
feature and some of the better stocks, witnessed fair
advances.
While a good deal of the trading was attributed to
manipulation, it is evident that there is a large volume
of buying on the part of the public. Authorities in the
east are divided in their opinions as to whether the exist
ing conditions represent a commendable spirit of optimism
or whether it is simply the gambling spirit taking prece
dence of good judgment. It is notable, however, that few
of the professionals are engaging in short selling, a prac-
We Offer
12% Cumulative Participating Preferred
Stock
Indian Gasoline Company
TULSA, OKLAHOMA.
Present earnings in excess of divided require
ments.
Plant No. 2 expected to be put in operation
first week in November, thereby more than
doubling present earnings.
Safeguarding provisions give this stock char
acter of an Industrial Bond.
Voting privileges give holders voice in man
agement. Participating feature offers favorable
opportunity for enhancement in values.
We recommend these shares at par, $10.00
per share.
STREET & COMPANY
Phones Main 5308
15 W. 10th St., Kansas City, Mo.
GAS NEWS
Optimistic
tice that might have been expected to be largely indulge
in in view of the strike situation.
There is, however, a growing feeling in the East ths
the backbone of radical unionism has been bent, if nc
broken, by the firm stand of the government and the com
try in general is solidly behind the administration in it
disposition to exact from labor an uncompromising con
pliance with the war measures still in effect enacted t
safeguard the welfare of the country in a period of eme;
gency such as is brought about by the attitude of labc
as reflected by the coal miners and steel workers. Th
firm stand taken by the government is bringing fort
expressions of the greatest satisfaction by the interesl
which have the welfare of the country more closely s
heart. It is also resulting In a feeling of growing coi
fidence throughout financial, industrial and commercit
circles.
That proportion of trading in securities which is th
result of purely speculative tendencies has received som
what of a setback from the fact that banks have advance
the discount rate V* to % per cent. This move was a]
proved by the Federal Reserve Board at Washingtoi
The advance was made by the bankers mainly with
view to curbing speculative credits. It is felt that ban
credits over the country are to a large extent being al
sorbed by speculators, but there is an opinion in certai
directions that the advance in call money will have littl
or no effect upon the situation. On Saturday call mone
on the New York stock exchange went to 9 per cent a
against the official closing on Friday of 19 per cent wit
the unofficial rate at 20 per cent. On account of Siturda
being a short day the 9 per cent rate had little significanci
A fair volume of trade was consummated on the Iocs
Kansas City market on Monday and Tuesday of this weel
(Continued on page 48)
ARE YOU A STOCKHOLDER IN A
DIVIDEND PAYING OIL COMPANY?
Do You Receive a CASH Dividend Check
Every Month?
What Assurance Have You That These
Will Be Paid Regularly?
Are the Company's Earnings Sufficient to
Warrant Dividends?
What Are the Financial and Physical Con
ditions of the Company?
Here are four important questions that are
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affirm for the
CONTINENTAL OIL & REFINING CO.
Shares Now $2.00 Each
Continental Oil & Refining Company pays a cash
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standing, this rate being based upon the par value
of the shares at $1.00 each. Company expects results
from its Texas and Kansas operations at an early
date. This, together with increased production, should
result in a quick price appreciation for the share* as
well as an authorization of increased dividends.
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SECURITIES STILL SHOW UPWARD TREND. effort to reach the Dutcher sand in this territory. In
(Continued from page 46) section 31-16-12, H. F. Wilcox has a two million foot gaser
mainly in oils and other industrials. After several weeks in his well No. 12, with but fifteen feet in the sand.
of rumors something definite came in on Union Oil of Wich Kelleyville District.
ita, when a stockholders' meeting was called to confirm H. F. Wilcox is now drilling at 2,660 feet on test No.
the sale of the properties to C. H. Jones & Co. for $1,000,000. 2, Fred Froe farm, southwest corner of section 35-16-10.
The company has announced that the stockholders will
realize about 30 cents per share. A new company is to be Beggs District.
formed under the name of the Mohegan Oil Company and The Osage Hill, or Wilcox city, in section 30-15-11, is
the stockholders are given the privilege of converting one of marked activity. The total of forty-two rigs on
Union into Mohegan stock at the rate of 35 cents per share. the Wilcox and adjacent lease holders is a true picture
This resulted in an advance in Union, some sales having of development.
been made on Tuesday at 24% cents. Considerable trading The Wilcox No. 11, which is a diagonal offset to the
has taken place in bank shares, most of which were in Twin States, Bearhead No. 1, is producing 200 " barrels
good request. Tuesday witnessed a bid of $354 for stock daily from the upper Wilcox sand.
of the National Bank of Commerce, but no sales were
recorded at that price. One trade was reported on the
Mid-West National Bank at $195 and another in Central
Exchange National at $175. If It Is Anything About Oil
There was some request for Central Coal & Coke and
some trading at $106 to $108. Considerable inquiry was
experienced for Kansas City-Nevada Cons., but few trades, Leases, Production, Refineries, Drilling Contracts or
the price ranging from 17% to 18%. A disposition to sell Dividend Paying or Development Oil Stock
was manifested by some National holders, with price fairly
firm from $2.80 to $2.85. A sale of a fair block of Bay See, Write or Wire
State was reported at $1.35.
The following quotations reflect local values on the JERRY CULBERTSON
Kansas City market at the close of business Tuesday:
Bid. Asked. "Oil as a Business"
American State Bank 132 135 Suite 417 Ridge Arcade Building
Commercial National 398 405
Columbia National Bank 150 160 Phones, Main 5601
124 131
Continental National '116 119
Drovers' National Bank ., ..225 235
Fidelity N. B. & T. Co , , ,, 320 325
Fidelity Trustee Cer 85 90 A NEW PLAN
First National Bank 735 755
Gate City National Bank. . 200 211 Would you like to get into the producing
140 .> end of the oil business, in a brand new field,
Liberty Trust Co ... 145 150 drill, form your own company and make money
. . 142 144 every step of the way? If you have a few
Midwest Nat. B. & T. Co 195 200
National Bank of Commerce. . . .354 friends of the same idea write us at once. Our
National City Trustee Cert 16 13 new plan affords unusual opportunities and in
National Reserve Bank. 160 volves but little risk.
New England National Bank 285 290
Park National Bank . , 250 DUNN & MILLER
... 280 290 Kansas City, Mo.
275
Stock Yards National Bank 250 255 423 Dwight Bldg. Both Phone* Main 5332
S. W. Blvd. Bank 280
Bid. Asked.
$ 1.35 $ 1.40
2.40 2.60
2.40 2.60
Bay Stnte Oil and Gas 1.30 1.40
6.75 7.25 Gas Engine for Sale!
Central C. & C. Co. c 107.00 109.00
Central C. & C, Co. p 82.00 86.00
Central West Pet 6.00 7.00 At a Ri&kt Price
5.40 5.50
410.00 440.00
.82% .85 60 Horsepower,
09% .12%
.25 .35 Cylinder dimensions10 inches diam.
K. C. Casualty 7.50 , 8.50 MakeOtto Gas Engine Works, Philadel
K. C.-Nev. Consolidated . . . .16 .17%
K. C. Rys. 1st 5s 70.00 73.00 phia, Pa.
75.00 77.50 Electric type,
K. C. Title & Trust Co.... 95.00 97.00
106.00 115.00 One cylinder,
9.60 . 9.70 Horizontal type,
7.75 8.00 Natural &as,
2.80 2.85
Okla. Oil and Ref .70 .75 Two 12 Vi in. face by 8 in. diam. fly wheels,
Okmulgee P. & R 1.75 2.00 One 12 in. face by 2x4 in. diam. belt pulley.
2.40 2.60
.24 .26
WILCOX OPERATIONS. Kresky-Wornall Investment Co.
Mounds District.
H. F. Wilcox test No. 3, on the Lula Eubanks farm, 1018-19 Commerce Bldfc. Kansas City, Mo.
in section 32-16-11, is now drilling at 2,350 feet, with an

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The coal strike is not only reflected in a greater demand for fuel oil for burning
purposes, but it also is reflected in a greater demand for gas, and with cold weather
upon us, the gas companies are confronted with a proposition of meeting the emer
gency. Cities in Oklahoma and Kansas will be well supplied with gas according to
the reports of the various gas companies. From Oklahoma City comes a report from
the Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. that a good supply is available and there is promise
of more; from Enid comes the report that a new $300,000 compressor is being in
stalled to help boost along more gas; more gas is being obtained by the Oklahoma
Natural in Tulsa and vicinity, making an increased supply on hand certain; and the
discovery of gas by the Marland interests in the western part of the Osage makes the
future very rosy for the towns in northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas.

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VOL. VI KANSAS CITY, MO., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1919
THE DEMAND FOR FUEL OIL CONTINUES MARKED.
Gasoline and Kerosene, However, Still On the Down Track
Price Changes for the Past Week.
Tulsa. Okla., Nov. 11. (Special) A resume of the
refined oil market situation shows that fuel oil Is the
strongest thing on the market at the present time, and the
price of that product in buyers' cars Is up to $1 per barrel.
Continued buying on an increased scale for winter use,
and the continuation of the coal strike are the causes of
this strength.
Gasoline and kerosene continue on a downward glide,
and the market is very weak. Price changes announced
this week over last are as follows:
Gasoline and napthas: 54-55, 450 end point, 15%-15%
cents; 56-57, 450 end point, 15*4-15-% cents; 58-59, 430-
440 end point, 1614-16% cents; 60-61, 400 end point, 17%,
17% cents; 62 63. 375 end point, 18%-19 cents; 64-66,
365 end point, 20%-21 cents; Navy Specification. 16%-16-
% cents.
Kerosene:42-43, 10% cents; and 42-43 distillate, 10-10
% cents. 122-124 white crude scale wax is bringing 4 to
4% cents, and 32-36 gas oil is bringing 4 cents.
Fuel Oil Is Going Up at Fort Worth.
Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 10. (Special).Fuel oil in
Fort Worth jumped from 85 and 87 cents a barrel to $1.10
and $1.25 the past week. A large number of Fort Worth
industrial plants are using oil for fuel, and since the de
mand has become heavier because of the changing of loco
motives from coal to oil burners, the industrial plants
must bear the burden. Brokers are not making many
contracts at the new price, and it is generally believed
that the price will go still higher, if the coal strike is
not settled.
NEW RAIL LINES WILL OPEN UP TEXAS OIL FIELDS.
Steel on Hand (or Wichita Falls-Ranger Road While Fort
Worth Is to Have New Electric Suburban.
Fort Worth, Tex., Nov. 11. (Special)With the ar
rival in Fort Worth Wednesday of a train load of steel
rails for Ranger, actual construction work on the new
Wichita Falls, Ranger and Fort Worth railroad will be
gin within a few days. The new railroad will mean a
through service from Breckenbridge to Fort Worth and
will furnish a direct line from the oil fields to Fort Worth.
It will give Stephens county a rail connection with the
outside world.
The new line will come into Fort Worth over the
Frisco tracks making the connection at Dublin.
In addition to this rail line, financial arrangements
have been practically completed for the construction of an
electric line from Fort Worth direct to Breckenbridge
through Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto and Caddo. The survey
tor the electric line now is in progress. H. E. Robinson
of Fort Worth is looking after the affairs of the company.
Right-of way is being secured by the builders while the
survey is in progress.
This line will give the oil fields two outlets by rail
and will mean much to the general development of that
section of Texas from an oil and agricultural point of
view. It is estimated that the cost of constructing the
two lines will reach $10,000,000 or more.
A classified ad in the OIL and GAS NEWS will be a
big business getter if the proposal advertised has real
merit.
Single Copies 10c
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INSIST ON MODIFICATIONS IN CIRCULAR No. 180.
Big Gathering of Oil Men, in Chicago, Make It Plain Where
They Stand in Regard to the Proposed Regulations.
Chicago, Nov. 12. (Special) The gathering of oil men
at the Congress Hotel in Chicago yesterday who came at
the call of the American Petroleum Institute was as repre
sentative a body of oil men as has come together to corn-
suit for the good of the industry in many a day. There
were representatives of all classes, from the refiner to the
jobber, and from all parts of the country, from New Jersey
to California. The occasion of the meeting was the much
debated circular No. 180 of the Bureau of Explosives. As
has been previously said this is one of the most important
matters that has come before the industry as a whole for
some time.
Mr. Welch, secretary of the Intitute, was chosen to act
as chairman of the meeting and in his opening address he
made it plain that it was a meeting of and for the in
dustry. He explained that the Bureau of Explosives had
arbitrarily ruled that the transportation of gasoline wa
extra-hazardous and requiring that the industry remove
its loading racks and storage tanks to certain distances
from the operating tracks of the railroads. He said that
the charge of loss of life or property was totally unproven
except that a list of thirty-eight deaths and a number of
injuries had been furnished. Upon examination this list,
which covered a period of nine years, absolutely proved the
industry to be one of the most free from accidents of any,
not even excepting farming. As a matter of fact, the list
included the disasters at Ardmore and at St. Louis, neither
of which would have been prevented by conditions recom
mended by Col. Dunn in his circular.
Mr. Welch then contrasted the number of deaths and
the property loss in the petroleum industry with the death
loss in some of the other industries and showed that the
railroads, which were complaining of the oil men, killed
more people in each average hour of the day than had
been killed in accidents due to explosions or oil fires in the
nine years. Mr. Welch at the close of his address ex
plained that at several conferences held in New York at
the rooms of the American Petroleum Instltrte some sug
gestion of changes in the Circular 180 before it be ordered
enforced had been made and that copies of these sug
gested changes would be given to each man present, but
that these were not to be considered as recommendations
in any way.
Mr. Chamberlin then stated and moved that the Petro
leum Industry considered the charges in the Circular No.
180 as unfounded and unwarranted by any facts that had
been brought to light by the Bureau of Explosives and that
this statement must be considered a basic fact in con
sidering the circular. At this point there were a number
of expressions that the industry should stand pat right
there with a plea of "not guilty" and fight it out on that
line. Cooler counsel prevailed and the discussion of the
reply to be made to the circular proceeded.
The discussion was most interesting as there were
many experts in all lines of the oil industry present and
the showing that they made against the enforcement of
the order was strong. The statement was generally made
that for all ordinary gasoline as shipped from the refiner
ies, the present practice of clearance room only was per
fectly safe and that while there might be some difference
of opinion regarding the shipment of casinghrad gasoline,
especially at the loading rack, that there had been no acci
dents attributable to gasoline that would have been pre
vented by a location at a greater distance from the tracks*
than the location where the accident occurred.
Clifford Throne, of the American Independent Petro
leum League, cautioned the members against making anT
4 THE OIL AND
GAS COMPANIES TO DO THEIR BEST THIS WINTER.
General Plan (or the Operation of Pipe Lines Discussed at
Empire MeetingOklahoma Natural Output
to Be Increased.
Bartlesville, Okla., Nov. 11. (Special) A general plan
for the operation of the gas pipe lines during the winter
was discussed Tuesday at a meeting of the division- superin
tendents of the gas pipe line department of the Empire.
The new cost system which becomes effective this month,
also was discussed in the meeting, which lasted all day.
The visiting superintendents were guests at a dinner at
the Maire Hotel. H. R. Straight, vice-president and general
manager; P. P. Fisher, manager of the gas division; L. G.
Coleman, assistant to the general manager; and C. E.
Brock, superintendent, spoke at the meeting.
Those who attended were: John Cramer, Drumright;
Frank Harrington, Pawhuska; Burr Wiand, Chautauqua;
P. J. Emington, Caney; Ed Hurst, Joplin; J. J. Griffin,
Iola; W. T. Benedict and J. L. Cummings, Wlnfield; Charles
Galloup, Eldorado; E. L. Duree, Hutchinson and B.
Payne and C. E. Wartington, BIgheart. A. DeBernardi
Jr., of the bond department, described the various Cities
Service issues to the visiting superintendents, and the
monthly savings plan under which Empire employes may
Invest in them. 200 shares of Cities Service stock were
subscribed quickly.
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 11. (Special)At a meeting of the
directors of the Oklahoma Natural Gas Co., held here
Tuesday, November 4, it was the opinion of all present
that the company was doing all in its power to supply the
towns, which are dependent upon it for gas, with that
necessity during the winter months. The company is
extending its pipe line from Cement to the Cotton county
gas fields where more than 100,000,000 feet is awaiting
connection. Among the directors at the meeting were:
E. P. Whitcomb, R. W. Hannon, W. W. Splain, J. V.
Ritts, Harry Heasley, Joseph Evans, G. T. Braden, and
R. P. Sharp.
BIG TOOL CONCERN TO LOCATE IN FORT WORTH.
Company Will Spend $350,000 for Building Equipment
Alone and Employe 300 Highly Paid Mechanics.
Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 11. (Special) One of the
largest tool manufacturing companies in the southwest
will locate in Fort Worth within a few weeks, according
to an announcement from the Chamber of Commerce. A
site of more than eight acres has been purchased and
construction of the plant will start the latter part of the
week.
The company will be known as the Fort Worth Drill
ing Tool Co. J. M. Loffland of Woodsfieid, Ohio, will be
president and B. E. Byrne, who recently came to this
city from Houston will act as vice-president. The concern
will spend approximately $350,000 for building equipment
alone.
More than a hundred of the highest paid classes of
mechanics will be brought here from the north and east
to operate in the factory. At least three hundred men
will be employed and will make their homes in Fort
Worth.
WAVE OF BURNING OIL SWEEPS WAGGONER CITY.
Wichita Falls, Tex., Nov. 10.One man was killed, a
number incurred minor burns and a loss which will ex
ceed a million dollars resulted In an oil fire which swept
eighty acres of proved oil territory on the outskirts oi
Waggoner City and destroyed a part of that town Sunday
morning. Waggoner City or "Newtown" as it is popu
larly known, is twenty-two miles from here and is the
heart of Northwest extension to the Burkburnett oil field.
Lightning struck an oil tank on the outskirts or Waggoner
City. The tank exploded and a wave of burning oil rode
down the surface of rain water covered streets, setting
fire to everything with which it came in contact.
Oil men get what they want when they want it by
using classified ads in the OIL and GAS NEWS. Only
four cents a word.
GAS NEWS
NATIONAL OIL ABSORBS KANOTEX AND OTHERS.",
Kansas City Company in Another Important Deal, Making
It Sole Owner of Properties at Devol and
Peckham, Okla. '
Arkansas City, Kans., Nov. 11.The National Oil Co..
with general offices in Kansas City, Mo., has purchased
the interests of the Kanotex Refinery Co., and others, m
the Arkansas City Pipe Line Co., which makes it the,sole
owner now of properties at Devol and Peckham, Okla. The
former has a loading rack and 10 miles of line to the Burk
burnett oil field, and plant at Peckham In addition to a.
line from Peckham to the Lesh refinery In Arkansas City.
The local office of the Arkansas City Pipe Line Co.
will be in connection with the Lesh refining division of
fices at 100% South Summit street. The Devol office
will be in charge of O. W. Dickerson and J. E. Bennett.
Official Information is not obtained to this effect, but
it Is not improbable that the Arkansas City Pipe Line
Co. will make an extension to the Texas oil fields. The
National people own a lot of valuable Interests in that
field. They own the Texas Chief, a producing property
of enormous capacity, and it is reasonable to assume that,
the company will extend its pipe line to Its own production
in that field. If this is done Arkansas City would be at
the end of the pipe line leading direct to the great pro
ducing fields of Texas. This would be great inducement
for more refineries to locate here and for the expansion
of those that are here, because the line would carry
enough crude to supply several refineries. It would Do
the greatest advertisement in the oil game that Arkansas
City has yet received, and it is not entirely beyond reason
to guess that the National company might move the mam
office here from Kansas City, because this Is a more
central location to their interests.
The National Oil Co. is becoming one of the largest,
in the United States. It has a big vision for the future
as evidenced by the way it has progressed in the last
year. It is doing some big things in the oil industry ana
Arkansas City is lucky to have a part of the company
located here. Recently a large number of stockholders
in the company visited this city and without exception
they were enthusiastic over their interests and expressed
implicit confidence in the management.
OPPOSITION TO A CARBON-MAKING PLANT.
McAlester, Okla., Nov. 11. (Special) The Chamber
of Commerce of this city is putting the matter of the
proposed installation of a carbon making plant, which
connects with the mains supplying the town with gas
from the Qufnton gas field, up before the state corporation
commission, and hopes to prevent the building of the
plant. It is pointed out that in the making of carbon,
the heat of the gas is entirely wasted, the smoke fumes
providing the sooty product which constitutes the carbon.
According to the contract made with the carbon manufac
turers, they are to receive 4,000,000 feet a day. At Coal-
ton, where carbon has been made during the past three
years, the drain has been heavy.
Wolfe County Ky. News.
Near Torrent in Wolfe county the Security Produeic
and Refining Co. is preparing to drill No. 3 on the Bus
tract.
In Wolfe county the Pine Ridge Oil Co. has in No. 10
on the Day Lumber Co. tract. This is credited with
barrels. H. B. Cameron and Co. No. 3 W. B. Bush Is re
ported at 20 barrels.
. Drilling on the Preacher Legge farm unknown par
ties have completed a 20 barrel producer at No. 2.
George L. Athey No. 1 Willie Roberts has been put
on the pump and made 2 barrels. This was drilled In bj
the Indian Territorial Oil and Gas Co. and declared dry,
It was purchased recently by Mr. Athey who made th
test.
Mason & Shirley No. 2 S. B. Smyth is still reported
at 200 feet. The Huff Oil and Gas Co. No. 6 W. S. Hobbl
is down around 750 feet.- No. 5 Townsend Heirs of th<
Kentucky Mountain Oil Co. is about 800 feet deep. Noj
4 W B Bush of H. B. Cameron is drilling, while the Pica
Oil Co. No. 2 E. R. Shoemaker is about 1,000 feet deepj
 TH OIL AND GAS NEWS 5

suggestions as regards the distance at which racks or tanks KANSAS-ROSS TEST AROUSES MUCH INTEREST.
should be located from the tracks, arguing that if clear
ance was thought safe a few years ago and that the in New York,' Ohio and Illinois Interests All Represented By
dustry believed twenty-five feet was safe today and the Men Who Are Watching Developments Near
Bureau thought that eighty feet was safe now what might Elk City, Kans.
a new man at the helm or a new administration believe to
be safe? I might say that that five hundred feet was the Elk City, Kans., Nov. 11. (Special) The most Im
only safety. He said that for forty years refiners had portant developument of the past week Is the beginning
loaded cars at racks which simply cleared the tracks and of active operations by the Kansas-Ross Oil & Refining
had never had an accident and that the industry was justi Co., which will drill a deep test on the Lynch land in 28-
fied in standing on that record and making the fight now 32-13. The company is now building a combined lease
instead of later. He also pointed out the danger of one set house, office and garage, which will be located on the
of distances for new constructions and another for old. Lynch land. The material for the big standard rig was
That in time the authorities would inevitably require that shipped out of Tulsa last week and is due here today or
the old conform to the same ruling as the new. tomorrow. The derrick .will be 74 feet in height with an
Col. Dunn of the Bureau was invited to address the eight foot cellar and will be double strength to permit the
meeting and did so, urging the members to regard thb handling of extra heavy strings of pipe. With this dei-
action of the bureau not as one of arbitrary exercise of au rick it will . be possible to drill to a depth of 4,000 feet it
thority, but as a necessity born of existing conditions. He necessary, although it is believed that the big oil will be
suggested that the committee having the matter in charge reached at not more than 3,600 feet. The hole will b*
for the railroads might accept certain modifications such 18 inches to start with and it is anticipated that a 15%-Inch
as requiring the distances to be taken from the main lines hole will be carried to 2,000 feet. That amount of 15%
of the road and allowing the unloading racks be placed at casing Is now on track ready to be unloaded.
a less distance than loading racks. ' An expert is here from Kansas City to oversee the in
Alter a full day of consideration the oil men present stallation of the gas and water lines on the lease. A
agreed to the appointment of a committee which should water well will be drilled to supply the lease with water for
bind the oil industry to accept the circular as to new in all purposes and the gas for use on the lease will be pipea
stallations with certain modifications as to the distances to from near Hale. It is planned to drill through the lime
be kept. It will also recommend that certain systems of formation, the so-called Mississippi lime, and It Is antici
venting be installed and that approved methods of filling pated that big oil production will be found in or below
and emptying the tank cars be adopted. Also that within this formation. Men representing big New York, Ohio
certain distances from the main lines tracks that retain and Illinois Interests were here today looking over the
ing walls or dykes he built to prevent the gasoline from big Elk City gas field and the properties of the Kan-
running onto the tracks in case of accident to tank or sas-RoSs company. Some of the largest oil companies
tank cars. operating in the Mid-Continent field are becoming in
terested in deeper drilling in this territory and the next
few months will probably bring the drilling of several
TEXAS PACIFIC AND PRAIRIE TAKE LEAD IN PAN deep wells. .The Elk City field will attract the attention
HANDLE LEASING. qf all operators during the next few months and there is
a growing conviction that the immense gas field near this
Amarillo, Tex.,Indications are that the prospects for city is the offspring of a very rich oil pool. The drill will
oil in Texas Panhandle will soon he thoroughly explored. tell the story.
There is a leasing campaign on in the Panhandle just now The Sachem Oil Co., et al were, drilling at close to
that has probably never been surpassed in any section of 1,000 feet In their Kimsey No. 1 in 10-31-13 at last report.
the Southwest. Lease hungry oil companies are taking up The Southwestern Gas Co. has been delayed several
land by the thousands of acres and many drilling contracts days in their West No. 5 in 26-31-13 on account of a leaky
are being made. In Hartley county alone the Texas Pacific packer and are drilling on top of the big gas sand.
Coal and Oil Co. and the Prairie Oil and Gas Co. have taken Sanders et al drilled in their BTainerd No. 2 In 27-31-13
over about 150,000 acres of leases and it is reported from Saturday and have a failure. The well was snowing for
reliable sources that the Prairie has already made three better than 1,000,000 feet of gas daily when the salt water
drilling contracts. These two companies seim to be tak Came in and ruined the well.
ing the lead in the matter of taking up leases. The Texas The Octogan Oil & Gas Co. has a small oil well m
Pacific is said to have paid as high as $10 an acre for some their Amsburry No. 17 in 2-31-12, just . east of Longton.
of its leases and in some instances to have bought one- Coove is drilling at about 1,100 feet In his No. 1 Dedrick
half the royalty rights at $1 an acre. Most of the land in 1-32-11.
leased in this section has gone at $1 per acre, though in Wiebe, Trustee, has an oil well in his No. 5 Murphy
several cases land has leased as high as $3 an acre. m 33-31-12, west of the Inge pool.
It is reported here on reliable authority that the Texas Rodgers, Kors, et al are drilling at a shallow depth
Pacific and the Prairie are on a deal with the Matador In their well on the Bates land in 14-32-12, north of Hale.
Land and Cattle Company for a big body of land in the The Sachem Oil Co. has a failure at 1,600 feet in their
northern part of Oldham County, next to the Hartley Baughman No. 4 in 36-22-12, south of Hale.
County line. In Dallam County it is reported that the Cayert, Dalton, et al are shut down for lack of coal In
Prairie Oil and Gas Co. has about consummated a deal with their Hancock No. 1 In 15-32-14, four miles southeast of
the Capitol Land Syndicate for a large block of acreage Eik City.
in the southwestern part of the county. It is believed
this lease will call for several drilling contracts. The KEMP-MUNGER-ALLEN PROVES TO BE A PRODUCER.
Texas Co. has bought several hundred acres of Hartley
CoHnty land in fee. It is reported here thnt the price Wichita Falls, Tex., Nov. 10.Drilled eight feet deeper
paid was $25 an acre. into the sand, the Kemp-Munger-AUen well late Saturday
Other companies that have purchased leases in this responded with a flow of 40 barrels an hour, and definitely
section recently are the Sinclair and the Empire Gas and registered itself as a producer.
Fuel Co., both companies having checker-boarded leases The doubts and fears that have centered around this
throughout several counties. The Empire has checker- erratic and temperamental test for the past month were
boarded practically the whole of Gray County and it is re dissipated, and the restraint under which traders have
ported the Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company has also been for some days was thrown completely off Saturday
taken some leases in Gray County. There is much leasing night, when, with the city crowded with oil operators,
in Potter County, some small tracts in the county having trading in stock and leases was on an excited plane.
recently changed hands at $75 to $135 an acre. News from southwest of Iowa Park did not entirely
overshadow Interest In Red River developments. The Gen
Ben Skinner, who now represents the Marland Re eral Oil Co's. well north of Block 821, two miles from the
fining Co. in Chicago says that when his company gets proven field, continued to perform in a way that seemed
its wax plant running which it is building out at Ponce to justify the early estimates of 3,500 to 4,000 barrels.
City he will have a fine line of lubricants to sell. Until One 20-acre block close to the General well sold Sat
then he will be confined to the lighter oils as they are urday night for $200,000 or $10,000 an acre, it was re
saving the heavy ends for the wax plant. ported.
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As to the Advance In
Pennsylvania Crude.
The advance In the price of Pennsylvania crude last
Friday 25 cants per barrel, to $4.50, was the cause of
much good feeling among producers in the Mid-Continent
and Oklahoma and Kansas especially, although they are
not directly affected.
For a long time, editorial writers on oil topics through
out the Mid-Continent, have discussed the prospects of
an advance in the price of crude in this locality, and the
general opinion of all has been that tne market must
advance. When the price of Pennsylvania crude was
raised in the past, it has generally reflected in a raise in
the west, and since Mid-Continent crude was advanced,
Pennsylvania has been posted up two times, aggregating 50
cents.
It is hoped and believed that the power behind the
throne of price setting realizes that the average produc
tion per well throughout Oklahoma and Kansas is getting
smaller every day, and that an advance is going to be
necessary shortly, in order to enable producers to pump
the small wells and make a profit. Thousands of wells
in these two states are pumping around a barrel each, and
thousands are making less than a barrel, and day by day,
the situation is becoming more and more comparable to
Pennsylvania, where a $4.50 price is reasonable because
operators could not afford to monkey with a few-gallon-a-
day producer if there was anything like a J2.25 quotation
marked up.
Oklahoma and Kansas continue to get large
wells, that Is true, but the large portion of the
producing wells are getting pretty well settled,
some of them having made oil for twenty years. For
this reason, there is no apprehension among Mid-Continent
producers that a future drop in the price of Oklahoma-
Kansas will occur, in spite of the fact that Texas and
Louisiana, might appear to break the market. It will
take a pretty large production to break the market now-
days, as has been proven when Ranger, and Burkburnett
failed to do it. The old saying throughout the field is,
GAS NEWS
"Ranger and Burkburnett failed to break the market, so
why worry about Homer, Louisiana." This is being said
in spite of the fact that the daily potential production of
Homer is 150,000 barrels. Even should Louisiana pro
duction over-tax carrying capacity of pipe lines, the de
crease in price will probably be local, as was the case
at Burkburnett.
A report from Washington states that there are six
hundred and thirty-six vessels under construction, all of
which are planned to burn oil. Four hundred and eighty-
six vessels burning oil are now in the government's mer
chant fleet and the government has sold sixty-seven oth
ers. These are all merchant steamers and in addition there
are the navy requirements to be reckoned with.
Something About
A "Lost" Opportunity.
One of the sedate oil "monthlies" prints an editorial
lamenting the fact fuel oil men have not used extensive
advertising space urging the public to substitute fuel oil
for coal as a fuel. The editorial relates that with the coal
strike coming on "the public mind would have been most
receptive to suggestions for an escape from the threatened
coal famine."
For the love of mike, is fuel oil only worth advertising
as a. fuel when the consumer cannot buy all the coal he
wants? The editor of the esteemed "monthly'' talks as
if the oil men had passed up an opportunity which never
again would return. That's all bosh. It is true, the past
few months would have been a splendid time to exploit
publicly the advantages of substituting oil for coal, but
when the editor above mentioned goes on to say "the
opportunity has passed" he makes it plain that he does
not know what he is talking about.
As a matter of fact, a national campaign to emphasize
the superiority of fuel oil over coal will be opportune
any time the fuel oil men can get together, dig up the
cash and get an advertising man at work. If they have
passed up this year's "opportunity," next year's chance
will be just as good, for there is not going to be an over
abundance of fuel in this country for a long time to come.
Fuel oil can stand on its own merits. The coal miners
do not have to quit work in order that the public may be
taught the many advantages oil has as fuel over coal. The
local coal dealer in the Old Home Town never quit ad
vertising his wares in the Weekly Clarion Just because
Old Man Smith kept on running his wood yard. He knew
there would always be some people who would like to
burn wood instead of coal if they could get it, and he
realized there was plenty of room in the town for a coal
yard and a wood yard, too.
Naturally, the fuel oil men could get a better price
for their product if there should be a coal famine, but
unduly high prices are not what is needed in this country.
We have enough of the "high cost of living," and living
in this sense includes driving of the wheels of industry
and commerce and heating our office buildings and
homes. When the consumer can buy the products he
must have in order to sustain life and happiness at a price
which gives the producer and the marketeer a fair re
turn on their investment and at the same time leaves a
little money in the pocketbook of the consumer then, and
only then, will living conditions in America right them
selves.
And as for the fuel oil men's opportunityfuel oil is
"so much easier to handle, so much cleaner and so much
 THE OIL AND. GAS NEWS 1

more effective," as one oil writer puts itthat it is just

naturally going to be used more and more as its advantages
become thoroughly understood by the general public.
Why, already the municipal dads in Ne !v York City In Kansas City
have taken up in a serious manner the advisability of
piping that great municipality for fuel oil, just as it m iiimintifmiRramwiii
now piped for water and sewage.
Talk about the oil man's "opportunity"! Opportunity
is knocking on the door so hard that it could not be kept W. J. Newsom of Blackwell, Okla., sales manager of
the C. H. & W. Oil & Gas Co. was in the city on business
out if the oil men wanted to keep the door barred. Thursday of last week.
In London taxicab drivers are not permitted to charge Reports received by J. R. Sutherlin & Co., Commerce
more than eight pence (about 14 cents) for one mile, and Building, are that the Texlahoma Oil Co's. well No. 5,
other rates are in that proportion. Most of the taxi drivers Strange property in 8-12-10, the Bull Bayou field is now
are what would be called "independents" over here, that producing more than 4,000 barrels daily. No. 7, on this
lease, is due in a few days. Is is only two locations from
is, each driver owns his own car. They pay three shillings, the Shaffer well which made 10,000 barrels initial pro
or sixty-three cents a gallon for gasoline, nearly three duction.
times the prices in America, and oil is equally high. How
do they do it? J. W. Densford and associates of Kansas City drilled
in a well on their lease, Sec. 33 and 34-27-19, Neosho
county, Kansas, on its Wm. Reinhardt farm of 120 acres,
When Lewis Put that extends the Burkhart sand a mile and proves up a
fine lease. The sand was topped at 712 feet and the hole
Americanism First. finished at 738. The well almost filled a hundred barrel
Hats off to President Lewis of the coal miners for tank with the first pumping.
that statement he made Tuesday when the vote of the
miners' general committee had been taken declaring off the The Kansas Natural Gas Co. is extending its line one
strike: and one-half miles to take the gas from the new wells of
the General Oil Co., Limited. This company is drilling
"Gentlemen, we will comply with the mandate of the two more wells for gas and expect to deliver over 1,000,000
court. We do it under protest. We are Americans. We feet per day. "With eight oil wells and two gas wells,
cannot fight our government. That is all." the General company, with its small stock issue, expects
That is the statement a Roosevelt or a Lincoln might to pay dividends in the near future," Charles F. Jackets,
president, said yesterday.
have made if he had been placed in a similar position. No
matter what view one has of the coal strike situation, no Pat Malloy, president of the Western Petroleum Re
matter whether one believes in unionism or not, such finers Association, accompanied by the association's sec
sturdy Americanism must and will be applauded. retary and counsel, P. W. Lehmann, left Kansas City
Sunday to attend a meeting at Chicago Tuesday of rail
This has ever been a nation of free thought and free road and oil men and Mr. Dunn, chief inspector of the
speech. It must continue a land of free speech for all Bureau of Explosives, relative to the order to take place
men who are willing to place their American citizenship November 15 that all loading racks must be moved back
before all else. No man who puts Americanism first at least 80 feet from the railroad. The meeting was to
be an open one and in addition to the Western Petroleum
can be an enemy of the government, and so long as that Refiners Corporation the American Petroleum Institute
Is his position he has a right to a fair hearing. was to be represented. The idea of the oil men is to
The action of the miners' general committee makes have the order completely abrogated and wiped out of
possible a peaceful solution of the coal controversy. If existence, because it will entail an expense of millions
of dollars to oil men, whereas facts show that only one
the operators and miners will meet on the plane fixed accident in the past ten years has occurred from loading
by President Lewis they ought quickly to come to a mutual racks being located nearer than 80 feet to the main
understanding. traveled railroad. The American Petroleum Institute, and
Western Petroleum Refiners Association has been pre
paring data for some time, to present at the Chicago
The Gasoline- meeting.
Kerosene Market. OIL BUNKERING AT UVERPOOL.
The trend of prices in the refined oil market in the (CoitHol Horace l.ei- Wanhlnjrton, Liverpool, England,
Mid-Continent field continues the same in respect to gaso Oct. 7, 1910.)
line and kerosene, namely, downward, and no immediate The Journal of Commerce of Liverpool in a recent
relief is in sight. Somebody has been going around giving edition made the following comment on the advantages of
out the "hot" dope that the other end of the board is going oil fuel over coal:
A remarkable illustration of the advantages of oil
to be "teetered" for awhile, and balance up things with the fuel over coal occurred in one of the Liverpool docks
old desirable situation, but general opinion is that said during the week end. In the ordinary process of coaling,
information bearer knows not much about the subject on a vessel of, say, 5,000- tons frequently occunied 48 hours
which he talks. If he does, he is a wise person and that is from the time of berthing to the time of finishing. On
Friday and Saturday six vessels were berthed in the West
all there Is to it. Branch Herculaneum Dock and loaded up with oil fuel
An increased use of oil stoves during the winter, ready to depart, and, in fact, have left the dock ready for
which may be used to take the place of coal burning de sea, and this despite the limited space in which the opera
tions were carried on. The work was completed at a
uces, is expected by some to increase the demand for minimum of labor and expense compared with coal bunker
kerosene, but if the stove manufacturers are anything like ing. This is a record which it is presumed will be hard
the other factory owners of this country it is very proba to beat, and it shows that the Mersey port is still well
ble that they will be unable to supply the demand for their to the front in its efficient handling of shipping.
output, and the use of kerosene may thus be curtailed.
As for gasoline, the opening of the export market seems 39 inThethis market place for leases for salepages 38 and
issuedon't fail to read the business news
to be the only hope. . listed there.
 6 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

THE DAWN OF A NEW INDUSTRY

In the October 30 and November fl laauea. the NEWS
reproduced from the October Quarterly of the Colorado OIL DEVELOPMENTS IN TENNESSEE,
School of Mlnea the preliminary atntetnent of Victor C.
Alderaon, prealdent of the school, concerning what he terma
"The Dawn of a New Inudatry." Thla week we preaent Dickson, Tenn., Nov. 8.J. D. Engle, of Minneapolis.
from the aame laaue of the achool quarterly, and following
that of Doctor Alderaonan article by C. \\ . Botkln, aaao- Minn., is drilling in the extreme southeast coiner of Todd
ciate profeaaor of chemlatry nt the Colorado School of County, on the Allen Worth farm which laps over into
Mlnea, entitled "The ( ompoaitlon of OH Shale and Shale Robertson County, Tenn. There is also another rig on a
Oil."Editor.
location three-quarters of a mile east of the Engle farm.
Explanatory. Mr. Winter, a banker, of Adams. TenL., states thai
The object of the review is to give a general knowl Ike B. Stevens, Secretary of State, and other prominent
edge of the composition of oil shale and its products, men who are interested with Mr. Stevens, in the Sewanee
and to show the variation in the composition of the oil Oil & Gas Co., now drilling on the Ewing f:irm at Cedar
shales of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Nevada, In or Hill, had a meeting at Adams Wednesday, November 7.
der that it may serve as a basis for comparison in rat at which the business men at Adams were present, and
ing the value of any individual sample. Data from all during this meeting Prof. L. C. Glenn, the Geologist of
available sources have been investigated and although Vanderbilt University, Nashville, who made the location
they show the composition of the oil shale in only about for the Sewanee said that in his opinion Roberison County
fifty localities in each state, yet they are of considerable would be equal to, or a greater oil field than Alien County,
value in estimating the composition of the same strata in Kentucky.
other localities where the shale has not yet been reached, E. P. Hoyle, of Tulsa, Okla., who returned from Scotts-
because the oil in the shale seems fixed and not migra ville, and Robertson County, Friday says that the Sewanee
tory like petroleum. Differences in laboratory methods well at Cedar Hill, has had several showing? of oil, but
of distillation and in t,he form of apparatus used -cause has not yet reached the black shale, and need not be ex
the analysis of oil shales to vary more than any other sub pected to come in as a well until it reaches around 600
stance analyzed by the chemist. Until some standard f6et. The Sewanee Oil & Gas Co., announces that rig is
method and type of apparatus is generally adopted by on the ground for well No. 2 in Cheatham County.
analyists, the result of their analyses must not be in The Great Southern Refining Company, a Tennessee
terpreted too rigidly. Allowance must also be made for corporation, announces that it has added 2,000 acres addi
the fact that the plant distillation must necessarily vary tional in Kentucky and Tennessee, since the oil boom in
from that done with small retorts in the laboratory. Texas, Kentucky and Tennessee. Mr. V. Henslcv, of Hohen-
wald, announces that he has completed arrangements for
Oil Shale. a deep test in Lewis County. Two rigs have been un
The following figures are based on the results of one loaded at Mitchellsville, in the northeast corner of Robert
hundred and thirty-two analyses published by the United son county, Tenn.. to start just over the line in Simpson
States Geological Survey, forty-two analyses made in the county, Ky.
laboratories of the Colorado School of Mines, and thirty- G. John Vanderlin of the Biery Oil Co., in charge of
one analyses from other sources. Fifty-four of the analyses the export department has sailed for Italy where his com
are on Colorado shales, fifty-two on Utah shale, forty- pany has some fine contracts for lubrication oils.
five on Wyoming shales, and fifty-four on Nevada shales.
No. of
Analyses Constituent Unit Minimum Average Maximum
205 Shale Oil Oal. per ton .1 38.0 90.0
205 Shale OU Spec, gravity 832 .800 .050
163 Ammonium Sulphate ...Lb. per ton -1 9.4 20.0 for the Refiner
HI Oas Cu. ft- per ton 400. 3S00. 5600.
26 Water Gal. per ton 2.' 4.8 8.5 Authentic for the Producer
26 Spent Shale Lb. per ton 900. 1200. 1800. for the Marketeer
26 Sulphur Per rent 15 .80 5.20
16 Heatlni Value .....B. t u 1000. 4500. 8000. for the Lease Man
6 Carbon Per cent 8S 22.5 37.2
Information for the Investor
Shale distillations with steam yield a few more gal for the Stockholder
lons of oil a ton than dry distillations and the specific
gravity of the oil is between .03 and .04 greater. Steam The OIL and GAS NEWS maintains a Ref
distillations also increase the quantity of ammonium sul
phate between two and three times the value obtained by erence Department for the convenience of
the dry distillation. The values given in the table above were Readers and Advertisers. Inquiries on topics
obtained by dry distillation. In the laboratory distillations
the yield of gas is almost doubled if the report is sur pertaining to petroleum and its products are
rounded By magnesia insulation and the final temperature carefully and cheerfully answered.
is thus increased a few hundred degrees.
Should you desire information of any matter
Shale Oil. on which we have no data at hand, we can at
Shale oils vary considerably In color, specific gravity,
and viscosity, and in their content of sulphur, asphalt, and least place you in touch with channels through
paraffin. They invariably contain a larger percentage of which you can obtain it.
unsaturated hydrocarbons than petroleum. This is quite
a disadvantage in their utilization for gasoline, but im THIS SERVICE IS ABSOLUTELY FREE
provements in motors and methods of refining may large
ly overcome this handicap. Experiments in cracking the but as our mail has become heavy in this de
heavier distillates from shale oil show that It is possible
in this way to increase the yield of gasoline. The fol partment, we request inquirers to enclose 1 0c
lowing summary is made from data obtained by analysis in stamps or silver to cover postage and sta
and dis-t illation of twenty-two different samples of crud> tionery. When making inquiries about oil
shale oil.
Bpecifie Gravity Minimum Average Maximum companies or oil stocks, please give full name
Initial bolllnit point 50" C 65" C 80 C of company, home office and, if possible,
Gasoline, to 150 C 750 .850 5. % 11.7 % 18. %
Kerosene, to 300 C 820 .900 25. % 38. % 52. % names of officers.
Heavy oil. residue 9001.02 30. % 45. % 63. %
Unsaturated hydrocarbons In kerosene. 50, % 63. % 75. %
Unsaturated hydrocarbons in crude shale oil 70. % 80. % 90. % Reference Department, Oil and Gas News
Asphalt In crude shale oil '. 35% 2.5 % *-5% 701 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
Paraffin In crude shale oil 100% 5. % 9.5%
Sulphur in crude shale oil '. 3 % .75% 1.5%
.Nltroren In crude shale oil 75% 1.2 % 2.2%
 THE OIL AND
KANSAS PRODUCTION.
Barrels
Eldorado 59,400
Augusta 12,000
Other fields 16,000
Total 87,400
Eldorado, Kans., November 10. (Special) There was
nothing spectacular in the porformance of the Mid-Kansas
field last week. The completions were few and the wells
were only average in size. In the Peabody district, four
good producrs were the net result and also three dusters,
which give omnious word as to the limits to the west
edge of the pool. At Elblng, no gushers were reported,
although all of the wells brought in last week were hold
ing up remarkably well. A false alarm was sounded from
Greenwood county when it was rumored that the Empire
had struck oil in its Mprris test near the Teeter well.
A good producer brought in by the Cattlemen Co. near
the Greenwood county line, the new deep sand found ten
days ago near Douglass in Southern Butler county, and
the great activity in Dickinson county, sums up the fea
tures of the last seven days in Kansas.
Douglas Deep Sand the Feature.
Viewed from every angle the new deep sand found by
Vanaman and Varner on the Warner farm, section 3-29-4
near Douglas in southern Butler county is the most im
portant discovery since the Elbing district was placed
on the map. The new well, which was drilled to 3,100
feet, is now said to be making about 1,500 barrels of oil.
This is the deepest test ever drilled in that portion of
Butler county and opens up wonderful possibilities. All
of the tests in the neighborhood generally have been
stopped at the 1,800 foot sand which produces a fair
amount of production. The majority in the immediate
vicinity of this well have been dusters. Now there will
be a big "deepening" campaign. Old wells that have
been plugged doubtless will be cleaned out and work re
sumed.
Ready to Plug Well.
The completion of the Warner well might have been
recorded as a duster had the sand been a few feet deeper.
Bert Smith, field foreman for the company, was on his
way to the well with plugs when oil was struck. In a few
hours the crew would have been engaged in making the
hole "water tight" and fully fifty thousand dollars would
have been marked down as a total loss. This well was
the fourth well for the company in this vicinity, three
others completed as dusters but nine having been drilled to
any such depth.
The result of the Warner discovery can only be
imagined in its influence in this section. It is probable
that the fields of shallow wells, those in the 1800-foot sand,
the Minor-Patterson, Knollenberg and Rutherford leases,
where the shallow sand has been pretty well tested out,
will not be given a test for this newly discovered sand.
The log of the Warner well shows four sands were pene
trated. Two of the shallower sands has been pretty well
tested out, Holcomb, Wilford and in the Minor-Patterson
pool. The Fox-Bush pool, nine miles east of Douglass,
hag a 2800-foot sand, which it seems is not encountered
in the Warner well. The Kreuger well, a quarter of a
mile east, is a small pumper at 2,300 feet. Interest will
center in a test on W. V. Harrah, a half mile north of
Warner, which is shut down for fuel at between 2,300 and
2.400 feet.
West Edge Found at Peabody.
There now is no question but that the west edge of
the Peabody pool has been found. Three dusters were
sported the past seven days which precludes any chance
GAS NEWS 9
of the field extending to the town of Peabody unless by
chance another pool is discovered which seems very un
likely. These tests indicate that the Elbing district will
likely be the most important of the two districts. All
three failures were reported on the same day. The most
northerly test, that of Forrester on the Joliffein 8-22-4
has a hole full of water at 2,580. Next In line, Pearce
& Pearce on the Jones in 17-22-4 has a hole full of water
at 2,583, while the southermost test, Mollahan et al on
the Hall in 32-224 Is reported dry at 2,576. Apparently
these successive tests cut production off short toward
the west. Great hopes have been held out for a big play
insection 8, but the Forrester test will dash these hopes.
The Peabody field proper now seems to be confined be
tween rather harrow limits to the west and to the east,
with a chance that it will project td the northeast.
Another For Orlando Co.
A good completion for the week was that of the Or
lando Petroleum in its No. 1 Ehnstedt in section 10-22-4.
For several days, it seemed that the regular sand had
been missed and the drillers were ordered to plug. Later
they were ordered to go deeper, with the result that the
sand was finally struck. This well is in the southeast
corner of the north half of the southeast quarter of of the
section and adjoins one of Al Derby's wells on the Larsen
farm.
Morgan & Bloom's well in the southeast corner of the
northeast quarter of section 15-22-4, Burton land, is
showing for a good producer.
Morgan & Bloom and Pearce & Pearce's well on the
Clark land a little more than two locations south of the
northeast corner of the west half of the southeast quarter
of section 15-22-4, is full of oil.
New Pumping Station For Prairie.
That the Prairie expects heavier production from the
Peabody district is evidenced by the building of a large
pump station on the Hanson farm, Section 34-22-4 In
southern Butler county. This is a mile north of the Sin
clair pumping station and is considerably larger than the
latter. The new construction work is taken to mean that
the big Standard subsidiary is not going to take any
chances of not being able to handle heavier production.
Wildcat Tests in Marion County.
Argus Oil Co. No. 1 Sitka in the northeast of south
west of section 15-18-4 is a rig up.
George Crow No. 1 Biffle in southeast of southwest
of southeast of section 28-18-4 is drilling at 1,500 feet.
Salt Creek Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Gutch in the north
east of northwest of section 12-18-5 is shut down at
2.500 feet.
Spencer Oil Co. No. 1 Vogel in the northwest of south
east of section 25-9-3 is drilling at 300 feet.
Argus Oil Co. No. 1 Holub in the northeast of north
east of section 9-19 4 has tools moved in for a test.
Sharpe and associates No. 1 Rogers in the northeast of
southeast of section 21-19-4 Is drilling at 750 feet.
Watchorn & Forrester No. 1 Goode in northeast of
northeast of section 7 20-4 is a rig up.
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Ford in southwest of
southeast of section 15-20-4 is drilling at 2,080 feet.
Marion County Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Williams in the
southeast of southeast of section 18-20-4 is fishing at
2,410 feet.
National Refining Co. is spudding No. 1 Williams in
the northeast of northwest of southeast of section 34-20-4.
Argus Oil Co. No. 1 Klein in the northwest of south
east of section 27-20-3 is spudding.
Franklin Oil & Gas Co. No. 2 Manneheim in the
southeast of southwest of section 11-20-5 is a rig up.
Mullendick and associates No. 1 Converse in the
northeast of southwest of section 29-21 2 is drilling at
850 feet.
Argus Oil Co. No. 1 Koslonski farm in northwest
of southwest of sec. 5 21-4 is hung up with collapsed cas
10 THE OIL AND
ing at 2,300 feet. No. 2 is drilling at 2,300 feet after
missing the regular gas sand. Same company's No. 1 Pat-
tlson in the northwest of southeast of northeast of sec
tion 18-21-4 Is timbers on the ground.
Galbreath and associates No. 1 Potts in the northwest
of southwest of section 27-21-4 is shut down at 2,510 feet.
McCorkle and associates No. 1 Weltie in the south
east of section 31-21-4 is drilling at 1,750 feet.
Elmerdale Oil & Gas No. 1 Baker in the southeast
of northwest of section 33-21-4 is drilling at 500 feet.
Transcontinental Oil Co. (Benedum & Trees) No. 1
Larsen in southeast of southwest of northwest of section
2-22-4 is a rig up.
Wilhoit and associates No. 2 Larsen In the northeast
of northwest of southwest of section 2-22-4 is a rig up.
Same parties are fishing for bit at 1,100 feet In No. 1
Larsen in the same section.
Atkins and associates No. 2 Carmichael in the south
east of southwest of southeast of section 3-22-4 is drilling
at 2,000 feet.
Bramer Drilling Co. No. 2 Carmichael in the south
west of southwest of section 3-22-4 Is under-reaming to
1,225 feet.
Lee and associates No. 2 Jolliffe in the southwest of
northwest of southwest of section 4-22-4 is a rig up.
Watchorn and associates No. 1 Weltie in the south
west of northwest of section 4-22-4 is drilling at 1,800 feet.
Another Well for National.
The National Refining Co. has reached the second
pay sand on the Lathrop lease in its No. 1, section 17-23-4.
This well was drilled last spring to the 1,700 foot sand
and was the initial producer in that section of the field.
When the other wells in the vicinity were deepened with
such surprising results, the National also decided to go
deeper. The well probably is good for a thousand barrels.
The Scully estate now has two producing wells on the
320 acre tract in section 17-23-4. The sand in No. 4 was
reached this week and the hole filled up nicely with oil.
No. 1 which at first was reported as a gusher has fallen
down from its preliminary estimate of 3,000 barrels to
about 1,000. The well may be deepened.
Empire Drilling 13 Wells.
The Empire Gas & Fuel Co. has two more wells near-
lng the oand on its Lathrop leases in 17-23-4. These are
No. 3 and No. 6 on the Empire's north eighty acre tract,
which lies between two holdings of the National Refining
Co. No. 3 is drilling at 2,110 and No. 6 is down 2,065
feet. The company now has thirteen strings of tools run
ning on the Lathrop leases, which will give an idea of the
tremendous activity that is now being exerted in the de
velopment of the north field. Seven of these are due to
be completed this month, provided there are no serious set
backs. M. R. Shaffer, first assistant superintendent, is
pushing the work as rapidly as possible, hoping to get
the drilling wells on this lease completed before the com
ing of severe winter weather.
To be more thoroughly in touch with its activities
in the Elbing district, the Empire is rushing a telephone
line from Eldorado to the Lathrop tract. The overload
ing of the commercial lines tb the Elbing district made
this improvement an absolute necessity.
Holden No. 2 May Be Failure.
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co. is still drilling in the sand on
its Holden 2 in 8 23-4. The hole is crooked and the drill
is making little headway. A heavy flow of water was
encountered at the depth where the drillers expected oil,
and the hole has filled up. While the drillers are going
ahead, it is considered highly improbable that this well
will be a producer.
Conservative Oil & Refining Co. on the Jones 1 in 18-
26-6 is reported setting the 6-inch today at 2,380. Same
on the Bolin 1 in 1-27-6 are drilling at 920.
Long Green Well Holding Up.
The Long Green Oil Co's. well on the Ferrier farm,
section 29 23-4 is still flowing better than 1,000 barrels.
Rigs are now springing up in all directions from the well
which has opened up such a wide stretch of territory.
In Eastern Butler County.
The best producer ever brought in the Rosalia pool
near the eastern Butler county line next to Greenwood
county line is the Cattlemen's No. 3 Blankenship which
has 1,800 feet of oil in the hole. The sand was topped
at 2,448 feet and the drill was sent 36 feet deeper. This
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well is one location east of a duster and proves that It
lies on the east edge of the structure. The production will
not be known unfil the well is put on the pump.
"Premature" Well For Empire.
A feature of the week was the rumor that the Empire
Gas and Fuel Co. had struck a big well on the Morris
farm in Northern Greenwood county near its Teeter well.
The story enjoyed wide circulation and soon there was a
wide scramble for leases in northern Greenwood county.
Apparently it was started by speculators who had leases
to sell for the report was denied by Empire officials. The
well is now drilling at 1,800 feet with no show of oil.
The regular sand is not expected for several hundred
feet.
Ask Receiver For Quaker 777 Co.
A receiver for the Quaker 777 Oil Co. was asked for
in a petition filed for the stockholders by R. C. Clapp,
M. L. Howe and J. M. Parker, of Eldorado, in district
court at Wichita Wednesday. Dean Gordon was appointed
temporary receiver by Judge Sargent. Hearing for the
appointment of a permanent receiver was set for Novem
ber 22. A waste of the company's assets is charged, and
the use of the name of the company by the directors for
borrowing money to further their individual interests is
charged in the petition. The company's name was used
to obtain credit when $15,000 was borrowed, it is alleged.
It is also charged that directors permitted $100,000 worth
of leases to go to forfeiture by non-payment of rentals.
The company held leases in Butler county and in other
states.
KANSAS WILDCATS.
Barton County.
The Cheyenne Oil & Gas Co. has collapsed casing in
its test on the Sooy farm in the southwest of the south
west of section 27-18-12 west. Total depth is 1,560 feet.
This test has been delayed for this reason for the last
three months.
Barber County.
Holliday and associates No. 2 Gibson Ranch in the
southeast of southwest of section 11-30-12 west remains
shut down at 2,970 feet.
Medicine Lodge Petroleum Co. No. 1 Storm in the
southeast of northeast of northeast of section 15-25-13
west remains a location only.
Chase County.
Liberty Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Guthrie in the southwest of
the southwest of section 25 18-8 is shut down at 1,300 feet.
O'Neill and associates No. 1 Mahoney in the northeast
of the southeast of section 14-21-6 is a rig up.
Stark and associates No. 1 Pankey in the center of
section 21-21-8 is shut down at 400 feet with water in the
hole.
Shaw and associates No. 1 Harsh in the northwest of
the southeast of section 29-22-8 is a rig up.
Howerton and associates No. 1 Byrnes in the north
west of northwest of northeast of section 30-8-1 west re
mains shut down at 2,200 feet.
Comanche County.
Shaw and associates No. 1 Shaw in the northeast of
the northeast of section 11-23-16 west is material on the
ground.
Coffey County.
Grouch Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Jones in the southwest of
the northeast of section 1-20-14 is shut down at 1,533
feet.
Clay County.
Nelson Syndicate remains shut down at 2,700 feet in
the No. 1 Avery in the southeast of southeast of section
30-9-14.
Cowley County.
Langley and associates No. 1 Russell in the center of
the northeast quarter of section 27-31-3 east.
Vanaman & Davidson No. 1 Koch in the southeast of
the northeast of section 28-31-6.
Empire Gas & Fuel Co. No. 1 Shannon in the center
of southwest of southwest of section 34-31-5 is under-
reaming to 1,760 feet.
Theta Oil Co No. 1 Berry in the northeast of north
east of section 13-33-6 is fishing at 2,870 feet.
Hopkins & Marvin No. 1 Darst in the center west
line of northwest of southwest of section 13-33-6 is still
shut down at 785 feet.
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Dickinson County. Harvey County.

Sinclair Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 wilking in the southwest Mlnnehoma Oil Co. No. 1 Gilchrist in the southeast of
of northwest of northeast of section 26-11-3 Is fishing northwest of northwest of section 27-22-2 is drilling at
for bit at 2,000 feet. 2,475 feet.
Deering . & Marshall No. 1 Dang in the southeast of Houston and associates No. 1 Wilson in the northeast
northeast of section 34-11-4 west is a rig up. of southeast of northwest of section 28-22-2 is drilling at
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Cronister in the south 2,870 feet.
west of northeast of section 11-12-2 is drilling for water. Watchorn and associates No. 1 Day in the southeast
Same company's No. 1 Stone in the northwest of south of northeast of southwest of section remains shut down
west of section 34-12-2 is drilling at 1,730 feet. Same com at 2,850 feet with tools moved away and casing in hole.
pany's No. 1 Long in the southeast of southwest of sec Same parties No. 1 Metz in the northwest of northeast of
tion 34 16-3 is a rig up. southwest of section 33-22-2 is shut down at 1,450 feet.
Kelly and associates No. 1 Baker in the southwest of Same parties No. 1 King in the southwest of southeast of
the northwest of section 26-12-3 is rig up. section 1-23-1 is shut down at 3,100 feet. No. 1 Wilcox
Forrester and associates No. 1 Taylor In the southeast in the northwest of northeast of southwest of section 11-
of the northeast of section 6-14-4 is drilling at 1,390 feet. 23-1 is shut down at 1,973 feet.
Stuart and associates No. 1 Gillette in the northwest Watchorn and associates No. 1 Wetschensky in the
of southwest of southeast of section 35-14-4 is a rig up. northeast of section 4-23-2 is shut down at 710 feet. Same
Marshall and associates No. 1 Schlesner in the south parties No. 1 Huntington in the northwest of the same
west of the nprtheast of section 17-15-4 is drilling at 1,000 section remains shut down at 2483 feet for orders.
feet. Elmerdale Oil Co. No. 1 Gotz in the northeast of
Huntley and Johnson No. 1 Jones in the southeast northeast of section 8-23 2 is drilling at 500 feet.
of section 2-16-4 is drilling at 950 feet. Harper County.
Elk County. No change has taken place in the Eldo-Harp-Emp. O.
Beacon Inv. Co. is drilling at 1,400 feet in No. 1 Swartz Co.'s test on the County Farm in section 25-32-7 west. It
in the northeast of southeast of southwest of section 32-22-9. remains shut down indefinitely at 600 feet.
The Metropolitan Expl. Co. No. 1 Keyser in the north Hodgman County.
east of northwest of southwest of section 10-30-9 is a Oil Fields Dev. Co. No. 1 Hanna in the northwest of
rig up. northwest of section 27-22-23 west remains shut down at
Heckenkemper and associates No. 1 Kyser in the 725 feet.
northeast of northeast of section 19-30-9 is shut down and Jackson County.
probably abandoned at 1,050 feet. Buffalo Oil Co. No. 1 Cook in the northeast of north
The Union Oil Co. No. 1 shall in the southwest of east of section 12-7-16 is a rig up.
northeast of section 2 31-9 remains shut down at 1,265 feet Jewell County.
account of litigation.
Red Line Oil Co. No. 1 Lamp in the southeast of
Finney County. southeast of section 9-2-9 west is a rig up.
The Garden City Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Wann in the Kingman County.
southeast of the southeast of section 36-21-30 west is Hale & Allinger No. 1 Winfrey in southwest of south
shut down at 2,200 feet. west of section 11-27-7 west is still shut down at 3275 feet.
Greenwood County. Cunningham Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Latham in the south
The Carter Oil Co. has a dry hole in its test on the east of northwest of section 21-27-10 west is drilling at
Welsh farm in the center of the east line of northeast 3200 Kingman-Murdock
feet.
quarter of section 12-25-8, which was abandoned at 2,543 the southwest quarter Oil Co. No. 1 Rotkomskl farm in
of section 3-28-6 west is still fish
feet.
Hoover and associates No. 1 Frederick in the center ing at 3200 feet. Kiowa County.
of west line of southwest of section 6-22-11 is a rig up and
tools moved in. Pratt Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Barlow in southeast of
Empire Gas & Fuel Co. No. 1 Morris in the southeast southeast of section 25-30-17 west is shut down at 3680
of southeast of section 8 23 9 is drilling at 1,800 feet. Same feet.
company's No. 2 Teeter in the southeast of northwest of ' Kearney County.
southwest of section 16-23 9 remains shut down at 1,020 Mins & Inge remain shut down at 725 feet in the
feet. Same company's No. 3 Temple In center of south test on the Bower farm in the southwest of southwest
west of southeast of section 13-27-8 is underreaming to of section 9 25-37 west.
2,350 feet. Lincoln County.
The Emerald Oil Co. No. 1 Teeter in the northwest of National Refining Co. No. 1 Dudley in the northwest
northeast of section 21-23-9 is drilling at 1,600 feet. of southeast of section 9-11-8 west Is underreaming to
Willow Creek Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Booth in the north 3460 feet.
west of northeast of section 19-23-9 is drilling at 1,600 Lyon County.
feet.
Willow Creek Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Booth in the north westMagnolia Petroleum Co. No. 1 McCray farm in north
of northwest of section 34-21-10 is drilling at 450 feet.
west of northeast of section 19-23-11 is drilling at 800
feet. Morris County.
Cosden & Co. No. 1 McNeal in the southwest of south Clark and associates No. 1 Yearout in the northeast
west of section 22-23-13 has a fishing job at 1,750 feet of southeast of section 19-15 5 is drilling at 1600 feet.
with 50 feet of oil standing In the hole. Forrester and associates No. 1 Ray in the southwest
Rodgers and associates No. 1 Love in the northwest of section 13-16 5 is drilling with a machine at 610 feet.
of northeast of southwest of section 23-26-8 is drilling a Skaer & Skaer are drilling at 2700 feet in No. 1 Al
new hole and now down 600 feet. bright in the northwest of southeast of section 19-16-5.
The Empire Gas & Fuel Co. No. 1 Temple in the Forrester and associates No. 1 Mangle in the north
southeast of northeast of section 26-27-8 is spudding. This east of northwest of southeast of section 6-17-7 is rigged
is a new test. up. Same parties No. 1 Young In the southwest of south
Emerald Oil Co. has a rig up for a new test in the west of section 14-17-7 has spudded and shut down In
northeast of northeast of section 17-27-9. water.
The Otto Creek Oil Co. No. 1 McMlllen in the south Osborne County.
west of northeast of northwest of section 5-28-9 is shut Delhi Oil Co. No. 1 Dorman in the southwest of
down at 860 feet. southwest of section 20-10-11 west Is a rig up and casing
Dixie Oil Co. has spudded in No. 1 Dixon in the south moved In.
east of southwest of section 18-28-9. Tools have since Osage County.
been moved away. Blodgett Oil Corp. No. 1 Craig in the southwest of
J. B. Jones and associates test on the Holmes farm section 9-16-15 is a rig up.
in the northeast of southeast of northeast of section 6- Mull Vite Dev. Co. is drilling at 1500 feet in No. 1
8-12 is shut down at 1,750 feet. Neil Estate in the northeast of section 8-17-17.
12 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

Black Hawk Oil Co. No. 1 Van Buskirk in the south EMERALD OIL CO. GOING INTO THE MEXICAN FIELDS.
west of southeast of section 10-18-16 remains shut down
for a standard rig at 2200 feet. Diescher's New Organization Also Obtain* a Big Acreage in
Ottawa County. the Bull Bayou District.
Dozier and associates No. 1 Lynne in the northeast of The Emerald Oil Co., organized recently, by Alfred J.
northwest of section 16-9-1 west is a rig up.
Ottawa Oil & Dev. Co. No. 1 Sirnie in the northwest Diescher, has entered the Mexican oil fields and will begin
of southeast of southwest of section 21-9-5 is still fishing drilling at once. It has secured acreage in the Tam-
boyoche field on the Panuco River, immediately across
for casing at 3225 feet. from large production. A contract has been let for drilling
Pottawatomie County. a well on the northern bank of the river within 1,300 feet
Crawford & Jennings No. 1 Doyle in the northwest of wells having large production. There are four wells
of northwest of section 4-10-12 is still trying to cement on the southern bank of the river immediately across from
off water at 2700 feet.
Pawnee County.
- Pawnee Dev. Co. No. 1 Taylor in the southeast of
northeast of section 23-22-15 west is a rig up.
Reno County.
Reno County Oil Co. No. 1 Richenberger in the south-
'east of the northeast of section 15-26-4 west is a rig up.
Sedgwick County.
Brooks and associates No. 1 Winters in the south
west of southwest of section 26-25-2 remains shut down
at 2175 feet.
Wichita Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Folker in the northeast
of southwest of section 17-28-1 east remains shut down
at 3102 feet for orders.
Seward County.
Trades Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Boles in the northwest of
section 3-35-34 west is shut down at 1300 feet. '
Seward County Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Sealey in the
northeast of northeast of section 20-35-33 west is a rig up.
Shawnee County.
Wapeka Oil Co. No. 1 Neal in the southeast of south
east of section 26-15-15 has a fishing job at 1850 feet.
Smith County.
Bellalre Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Post in the southwest
of southwest of section 11-3-12 west is shut down at 610
feet. Same company's No. 1 Morton in the northwest of RALPH E. MORRISON, who recently left the Empire
section 28-3-12 west has casing trouble at 2625 feet. organization to become assistant to President Alfred J.
Sumner County. Diescher of the Emerald Oil Co.
Elmerdale Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Sleigh in the south
west of northwest of section 36-31-2 is drilling at 2650 feet.
Butler County. the point on which the Emerald company is to drill, which
have a total daily production of 65,000 barrels. The Tarn-
Busser & Myers are drilling at 1200 feet in No. 1 boyoche oil field is about 15 miles west of Tampico on the
Cartright in the northwest of southwest of section 11-23 3. Panuco River.
Carter OU Co. has a new rig up for a test on the The Emerald Oil Co. also has entered the North
Dedrick farm in the southeast of section 18-23-4 Louisiana oil territory, having some 12,000 acres of leases
well placed. A contract has been let to drill In the trend
ALMOST 60 MILLION BARRELS OF OIL FROM MEXICO of big production upon a 460-acre tract, known as the Car
ALREADY THJS YEAR. roll lease in the Bull Bayou district. In order to care for
its large holdings In this district, the Emerald company
The total exports of petroleum of all kinds from the has opened offices in the Merchants' Building in Shreve-
Mexican oil fields for the first nine months of the current port.
year aggregate 56,777,880 barrels, being more than 12,000
barrels more than the total shipments made from the ports CAR OWNERS SEEK NON-LEAKING OUTLET VALVE.
of Tampico, Port Lobos and Tuxpam for the entire year
of 1918.
This amount consisted of 46.125,760 barrels of crude Device Patented by E. D. Brigham, Jr., of North American
Car Co., Likely to Be the Choice.
and 10,652,120 barrels of refined petroleum.
In the year 1918 there were 56,765,396 barrels of
petroleum shipped, consisting of 39,294,446 barrels of crude Tulsa., Okla., Nov. 11. (Special) A meeting of the
and 17,470,950 barrels of refined petroleum.-From the Private Car Owners Association, was held Tuesday, No
Tampico (Mexico) Tribune. vember 4, in the office of H. W. Roe, traffic manager of
Cosden & Co., here, the subject, for discussion being the
MOHEGAN CO. WILL HAVE A BIG OIL OUTPUT. adoption of a suitable outlet valve for tank cars which
will eliminate danger of leakage, especially in the case
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 12. (Special) Stockholders of the of wrecks or severe jolts. It was decided to appoint
Union Oil Co. of Wichita, were to hold a meeting today, a committee to investigate a valve patented by Edmond
Wednesday, for the purpose of ratifying the recommen D. Brigham jr., of the North American Car Co., which
dation of directors of the company to merge the Union seemed to be the choice over several other valves sub
with the Mohegan Oil Corporation. The Monegan Oil mitted for adoption.
Corporation is headed by Percy N. Furber, formerly Those present at the meeting were: H. W. Roe, P. R.
president of the Oil Fields of Mexico Company. It is Naylor, traffic manager of Continental Refining Co., Den
said that when the Union merger is completed, and other ver; A. F. Winn, traffic manager, Eldorado Refining: Co.,
properties have been acquired, the Mohegan company will Eldorado, Kans; H. J. Olsen, master car builder of Eldora
have leases on about 37,500 acres of land through Okla do Refining Co; S. F. Beachley, traffic manager Sinclair
homa, Kansas, Texas, and Louisiana, with 50 producing Refining Co., Chicago: O. K. Parks, superintendent Gen
wells making 475 barrels of oil daily One hunderd and eral American Tank Car Co., Chicago; E. S. Way, of the
fifty thousand shares of stock will be issued, and 350,000 General American Car Co., Chicago and R. H. Owen,
will be held in the treasury for future expansion. master car builder of Cosden & Co., Tulsa.
 THE OIL AND
OKLAHOMA PRODUCTION.
Barrels
Cushfng 36,700
Healdton 36,500
Other fields 148,500
Total 221,700
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 11. (Special) Flowing at the
rate of 350-barrels without having been cleaned out to
bottom and with the bit only 2 feet in the sand, found
at 3,308 feet, the March Oil Co. well, in the southeast
corner of the northwest of the southeast of section
29-18-5, northwest of Cushing, in Payne county, is now the
most interesting test in all of Oklahoma. Being located
three miles or a little more, in advance of production, it
opens a new pool, and inasmuch as the sand is considered
to be the Bartlesville, oil men are playing it for something
on the order of a second Yale pool, and acreage prices
are mounting higher every day. It is said that Milton
Thompson of Cushing, turned down $500,000 for 120 acres
offsetting the well. Thompson gave the March Oil Co.
40 acres to drill the test. The Skelly Oil Co. is said to
have paid $150,000 for a close-in 80 acres. Many other
deals are in progress, and the country is full of lease
"grafters."
Big Doings at Beggs.
The newly discovered pool northwest of Beggs, brought
to light by the Purdy test in the southwest corner of sec
tion 6-15-11, and the Prairie Oil & Gas Co. well in the
southwest corner of the southeast of section 7-15-11, is
looking better than ever. The Prairie well has been
drilled in the sand to a depth of 21 feet, and it is flowing
on its own rock pressure at the rate of 150-barrels daily,
there being practically no gas whatsoever. Top of sand
was found at 2,517 feet. The Purdy well was 21 feet in
at the last report, but the drilling has been in a hard lime
since the first two or three feet of sand was passed up,
with no additional pay. At the present depth, the sand
has softened up a little, and the owners think they are
on top of a second pay. The well in its present condition
will make about 25 barrels natural, and inasmuch as the
sand was very hard it is thought that a shot will make
a pretty good producer of ft, although if not increasing
it. there is no doubt but that it will make a well anyway.
Operators in that vicinity have good faith in the prospects
as "Ike" Simons has made a location and has moved in
timbers in the northwest corner of the southwest of the
northwest of 7-15-11, a quarter mile south of the Purdy
test; the Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co., has moved
in a rig in the northwest corner of 7-15-11, to offset it to
the south; "Ike" Simons has a rig in, on the southeast
corner of the northwest of 7-15-11, for No. 2; and Roll
& Pettigrove have a rig in, on the southeast corner of
the southwest of 7-15-11 to offset the Prairie well to the
west. The Atlantic Petroleum Co. is moving in three der
ricks on the northwest of the northeast of 18-15-11, lo
cated in the northwest corner of the northeast, in the
center of the north line of the northwest of the north
east, and the center of the west line of the northwest of
the northeast of the section. Other locations have been
made, but the rigs are not on the ground.
Waite Phillips has opened the eyes of the entire oil
gang by the discovery of a new deep sand in section
22-14-11, on the Jane Reld allotment, which promises to
make a big well. The well found the top of the sand
at 2,757 feet, and at 6 inches in the sand, it flowed 200
barrels daily through 150 feet of cavings, and therefore
shows better than any well yet drilled in that pay, at
6 inches in. It is located on a block of acreage of about
SOO acres, which Phillips purchased from the Savoy Oil
Co. and Atlantic Petroleum Corporation a short time ago
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for a price said to have been only $15,000, after the Savoy
and Atlantic had drilled a few dry holes to the Dutcher
sand at 2,300 feet, and a little dinky gasser. The broker
who sold the stuff received two suits of clothes from the
sellers, as commission, and Phillips then went to work
developing his "lemon." Apparently it was no lemon at
all, but was simply a "peach." If the property proves
as good as it looks, Phillips has a several million dollar
proposition. The nearest deep sand producers to the test,
are three miles to the northeast.
Dandy Producer at Jennings.
Jones & Slick have given oil men a little food for
thought by bringing in a 1,050 barrel well southeast of
Jennings, in Pawnee countysomething that is a little
bit out of the ordinary for that locality. The well is lo
cated in the northeast corner of the southeast of the
southwest of section 34-20-7, and found the top of the
sand at 2,590 feet, with best pay found from 2,645-50 feet,
and drilling stopped at the latter depth. The test Is a
south offset to the No. 2, Frank Armstrong farm, In the
southeast corner of the northeast of the southeast of the
same section, which made 750 barrels the first 24 hours,
from sand from 2,697-2,752 feet. Since last reported, the
Armstrong well decreased in production to 400 barrels
and was drilled 2 feet deeper to 2,754 feet, and the output
was brought back to 500 barrels. Prediction is made by
geologists that a very prolific pool will exist in this lo
cality, now that oil has been found there, but prior to the
discovery of oil, It was condemned, and John Grieves, by
drilling the first test, defied all laws of geology. The
geologists now maintain that the pool will be small.
Interesting Osage Happenings.
The Celestine Oil Co. of Tulsa, which is perhaps the
luckiest concern in existence, according to record of the
past six months, has a well flowing 600 barrels in the
center of the northwest % of section 1-26-9, in the Osage
reservation, after shooting it with 80-quarts, in sand from
2,009-2,028 feet. The test is a mile or more from the
nearest producing well, and opens up a new field. None
of the nearby acreage has been sold, so the Osage tribe
will benefit greatly by the discovery when the stuff Is
thrown on the market at the next Osage sale. The
Celestine company during the last year, has been ex
tremely lucky in the Osage operations, opening the highly
prolific pool in 33-25-9, which has harbored wells of as
high as 1,600 barrels capacity, and at the same time,
owned some of the big stuff in township 14-15, near
Haskell, in Muskogee county, where 500 barrel wells
were the rage. Its stock is quoted almost five for one on
the Baltimore curb.
The Marland Refining Co. No. 1, in the center of the
north line of the southwest of the northeast of the north
west of 11-25-5, In the western part of the Osage, has
2,000 feet of oil coming from sand from 3,565-74 feet, and
the bit is still in sand. Nearest production is several
miles distant.
The Kay County Gas Co. No. 1, in the center of the
northeast % of the northwest of section ll-25-3e, in the
western part of the Osage, has 2,000 feet of oil in the hole,
coming from sand at 2,573 feet. Nearest production is
the Newkirk pool six miles to the west.
Deep Sand at Fox.
The Carter Oil Co., has exhausted the water on its
No. 2, Tucker farm, in the southeast corner of 29-2s-3w,
in the Fox pool, in Carter county, and the well made 20
barrels the first 24 hours after put on the pump from
sand from 2,692-97 feet, and then settled down to 10 bar
rels a day. It is the deepest producing well in the Fox
field.
Important Wells at Yale.
The Marland Refining Co., No. 1, in the southeast
corner of the northwest of 33-20-5, west of the Yale
field quite a distance, and three-quarters of a mile from
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production, found sand at 3,273 feet, with 1,000,000 feet
of gas at 3,316 feet, and oil at 3,335 feet, and at 3,342
feet, it looks good for 25 or 30 barrels. Although in a way
a disappointment, because of the small production, the
well causes more interest in that particular locality, be
cause it extends the field of exploration.
The Cosden Oil & Gas Co., found sand at 3,075 feet,
in; the northwest corner of the southwest of section 16-19-
6,' a little over a mile from production, east of the Yale
field, and at 11 feet in, it has made two flows, 70 and
90 barrels each, and swabbed 90 barrels a day. Some
water is showing up, and the well will be put on the
pump to exhaust the water.
OKLAHOMA COMPLETIONS.
Southwestern Oklahoma.
The Gorton Trust Co. No. 2, Wade farm, In the SW
corner of the SEV4 of the SWVi of 2-5n-9w, is making
75-barrels from sand found from 2,315-34 feet.
The Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 1, Wilson farm,
in the SE corner of the NWVi of the NEVi of the SWVi
of 1 2s-5w, is good for 10 barrels from sand from 360-90
feet.
Same company's No. 1, Webb farm, In the NW corner of
the SEVi of the SWVi of the SEVi of 3-2s-5w, is a 10-
barrel well from 940-47 foet.
Westhelmer & Daube No. 1, Jones farm, in the SW
corner of the SEVi of the SEVi of the SEVi of 22 4s-2w,
is flowing 375 barrels from sand from 2,187,2,225 feet.
Total depth Is 2,236 feet.
Garfield-Kay Counties.
Atlantic Petroleum Corp., No. 8, Fred Wishard farm,
In the NW corner of the SWVi of the NWVi of the
SEVi of 1 2-22-4w, is a 25-barrel well from sand from
2,274 86 feet.
Exchange Oil Co. No. 10, Walker farm, in the center
of the west line of the SWVi of the NEVi of 13-22-4w, Is
a 50-barrel well from sand from 1,555 72 feet
Minnehoma Oil Co. No. 6, Dlvely farm, in the SE corner
of the NEVi of the SEVi of the SEVi of 14-22-4w, Is a
100-barreI well from 2,163-76 feet.
Same company's No. 1, Smythe farm, in the NE corner
of the SEVi of the SWVi of 23-22 4w, is rated at 60-bar-
rels from sand from 2,105-16 feet.
Exchange Oil Co. No. 5, Hartley farm, in the SE
corner of the SWVi of the SEVi of the NWVi of 18-22-3w,
is a 200 barrel well from 1,516-25 feet .
The Roxana Petroleum Co. No. 13, Schroeder farm,
in the NE corner of the NWVi of the NEVi of the SWVi
of 18-22-4w, is a 30 barrel well from sand from 1,508-20
feet.
The Sinclair Oil & Gas Co. No. 2, Whitley farm, in the
SW corner of the NEVi of 18-22-3w, is a 300barrel well
from 1,272-80 feet.
The Guffey Gillispie Oil Co. No. 1, Washburn farm,
in the SE corner of the NWVi of 15-23 2w, is a dry hole
at 2 076 feet.
The Oklavania Oil Co. No. 14, Brown farm. In the
SW corner of the NWV4 of the NEVi of 2-27-3e, Is a
40-barrel well from 1,762-65 feet.
Empire Gas & Fuel Co. No. 1, Myers farm, in the
center of the SWVi of the NEVi of 5-28-le, is an 8,000,000-
feet gasser from sand from 2 238 43 feet.
National Union Oil Co. No. 9, Nix farm, in the cen
ter of the east line of the SEVi of the SEVi of 18-28-le,
is a 50-barrel well from sand from 3.263-77 feet.
The Carter Oil Co. No. 5, Biggerstaff farm, in the NE
corner of the SEVi of the SEVi of 10-27 3e, will be plugged
at 1,875 feet.
The Marland Refining Co. No. 3, M. C. Primeaux farm,
in the SE corner of 4-25-2e, is a 40-barrel well from sand
from 3.924-42 feet.
The Carter Oil Co. No. 1, Boesche farm, in the SE
corner of the SWVi of the NEVi of the SEVi of 8 28-le, is
dry at 3.278 feet.
McCaskey & Wentz No. 4, Welsh farm, in the NW
corner of the 'SWVi of the SWy4 of 17-28-le, came In for
200 barrels from the deep sand from 3,360-63 feet.
Same pirties No. 2, Purdy farm, in the SW corner of
the NEVi of 17-28-le, is a 25 barrel well from sand from
2,000-2 005 feet. Total depth is 2,020 feet.
Aubyme Oil Co. No. 9, Lynds farm, in the NE corner
of the NWVi of the SWVi of 7- 22-3w. found sand from
1,622-42 feet, and is a 30-barrel natural well.
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Cootie Oil Co. No. 7, Lynds farm, in t'tr center of the
east line of the SWVi of the SWVi of 7-22-3w, is flowing
800 barrels from sand from 1.290 1,303 feet.
The Roxana Petroleum Co. No. 13, Schroeder farm,
in the NE corner of the NWVi of the NEVi of the SWVi
of 18-22-3W, found sand from 1,508-20 feet, and is swabbing
30 barrels.
Cosden Oil & Gas Co. No. 4, Denker farm, in the center
of the east line of the SW% of 12-22-4w, found sand from
2,280 90 feet, and is a 20-barrel natural pumper.
Minnehoma Oil Co. No. 6, Dively farm, in the NE
corner of the SEVi of the SEVi of 14-22-4w, found sand
from 2,165-2,220 fet, and is a 100-barrel well.
Okmulgee-Okfuskee-Muskogee.
The No. 11, Mead farm, of the Producers & Refiners
Corporation in the SE corner of the NWVi of the NEVi
of 2-13 11, is a 25-barrel well after a 20-quart shot in sand
from 2,433-45 feet.
The Prairie Oil & Gas Co. No. 2, Bradford farm, in
the NE corner of the SEVi of the NWV4 of the NW14 of
26 13-12, found sand from 2,946-58 feet, and is a 40-barrel
producer.
The Phillips No. 10, Bowman farm, In the SW corner
of the SEVi of the SEVi of 32-13-13, is a 20 barrel well at
a total depth of 1,529 feet. Sand was found from 1,456-74
feet.
The Producers & Refiners Corporation No. 5. Mcintosh
farm, in the center of the east line of the NWVi of the
NEVi of 12-1411, is a 700-barrel well from sand from
2,812-43 feet.
Burns & Mee have a duster at 2.805 feet on the Duff
No. 1, in the NE corner of the NWVi of 13-14 11.
The Gladys Belle Oil Co. & Ind'ahoma Refining Co.
No. 9, Adams farm, in the SEVi of the NWVi of 6-14-12,
is flowing 200-barrels: No. 10, is flowing 225-barrels,
and No. 11, is doing 750 barrels.
The Gladys Belle Oil Co.. & Indiahoma Refining No.
No. 3, Adams farm, in the NE corner of the SEVi of the
SWVi of 6-14-12, is dry and abandoned at 3,000 feet.
The same companies' No. 6, Adams farm, in the SE
corner of the NWVi of 6-14-12, is flowing 600-barrels from
2,335-57 feet.
The Eastern Oil Co. No. 3, Childers farm, in the
SW corner of the NWVi of the SEV4 of the NWV4 of
6-14-12, is flowing 200 barrels from sand from 2,302-31
feet.
Barnsdall Corporation No. 1, Chittem farm, in the
SW corner of the NWVi of 7-14-12, is flowing 1,000 barrels
from the deep pay found from 2,771-89 feet.
Jackson & Wise No. 2, Myers farm, in the center of
the west line of the east half of the NWVi of the NWV4
of 31-24-12, is dry and abandoned at 2,350 feet.
The Carter Oil Co. has a duster at 1,950 feet on the
Weisner No. 1, in the center of the SWVi of the SEVi of
25-14-13.
Simplex Oil Co. No. 4, Bassett farm, in the center
of the SEVi of the SEVi of 19-14-14, is shot with 60-
quarts in sand from 1803-20 feet, and is good for 90-
barrels. No. 5, same farm, in the NW corner of the
SEVi of the SEVi of the section, found sand from 1,280-1,306
feet, and is a 25-barrel well.
Link OH Co. No. 1, Sango farm, in the NW corner
of the SEVi of the NWVi of 28-15-15, is a 75-barrel well
from sand from 1,664-74 feet.
Terriokla Oil Co. No. 1, Austin farm, in the NW
corner of the NEVi of 32-15 15, is shot with 100-quarts
In sand from 1.331-46 feet, and is a 15-barrel well. Total
depth is 1,886 feet.
Rockwell Oil Co. No. 1, Grayson farm, in the NE
corner of the SEVi of 2-1511, found sand from 1,736-
85 feet, and is a 50 barrel well.
The Atlantic Petroleum Co. No. 4, Bearhead farm,
in the NE corner of the SWVi of the SWVi of 19 15-11, is
flowing 180-barrels from sand from 2,546-81 feet.
H. F. Wilcox has 7,000.000-feet of gas in his Banks No.
12, in the NW corner of the NEVi of the NWVi of 30-15-11,
which is coming from sand from 2,547-55 feet.
Turman Oil Co., No. 3, Thompson farm, in the center
of the north line of the SEVi of the NWVi of 30-15 11,
is a 600-barrel well from 2,604-85 feet.
Producers & Refiners . Corporation No. 3. Thompson
farm, in the SW corner of the NEV4 of the SEV4 of
30-15-11, is a 75 barrel well from sand from 3,012-38 feet.
John R. Hadley and others No. 2, in the center of the
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north line of the SE^4 of the SW% of 30-15-11, is a 125-
barrel well from 2,579-2,632 feet. Total depth is 2,645
feet.
The Rebold well in the center of the west line of the
NWft of the SEM. of the SW14 of 30-15-11, is flowing
500-barrels from 2,585-2,647 feet.
The Duplex Oil Co. No. 1, Herrod farm, in the NW
corner of the SW4 of the SE% of 2-15-10, found sand
from 2,665-2,715 feet, and is a 50 barrel well.
E. R. Black No. 1, Grayson farm, In the SE corner of
the NE% of the SW& of 1612-11, is dry at 2,750 feet.
W. B. Pine No. 2, Adams farm, in the center of the
south line of the SE>4 of the SW% of 31-15-12, found sand
from 2,250-62 feet, and is flowing 75 barrels. No. 3, in the
center of the east line of the SE% of the SW*4 of the same
section, found sand from 2,327-47 feet, and is a 65-barrel
welL
Kimbley Oil & Refining Co. No. 4, Kannard farm, in
the SE corner of the NE% of the SW^4 of 21-13-12, found
sand from 2,84-89 feet, and after shot, is a 10-barrel well.
Cosden Oil & Gas Co. No. 4, Johnson farm, in the NE
comer of the NW& of the NE% of 30-13-12, found sand
from 1,997-99 feet, and from 3,030-36 feet, and after shot in
the latter pay, is a 15-barrel well.
Gladys Belle Oil Co. & Indiahoma Refining Co. No. 10,
Adams farm, in the SW corner of the NE>4 of the SEVl of
the NW% of 6-14-12, is flowing 200 barrels from sand from
2,330-67 feet. No. 11 Is flowing 75 barrels natural from
2.315-72 feet, in the NE corner of the SW% of the SE%
of the NW% of the same section.
Hall and others No. 5, Tiger farm, in the SE corner of
the NWVi of the SW14 of the NE% of 6-14-12, is flowing
125 barrels natural from sand from 2,302-24 feet.
The Eastern Oil Co. No. 3, in the SW corner of the
N"Wtf of the SEV4 of the NW% of 6-14-12, is flowing 250
barrels natural from sand from 2,300-20 feet.
The Barbara Oil Co. No. 1, Thomas farm, in the NW
corner of the SE% of the NE4 of 33-14-12, found sand
from 2,270-76 feet, but drilled into water at 2,276 feet, and
will be plugged bac kto the bottom of the best pay found
at 2,274 feet and is expected to make about 30 barrels.
Kimbley Oil & Refining Co. No. 4, Jackson farm, in
the NE corner o fthe SE*4 of 5-11-12, is dry at 1,605 feet.
Kimbley Oil & Refining Co. No. 4, Jacobs farm, in
the center of the north line of the NE% of the NE>4 of
6-11-12, found sand from 1,160-89 feet, and is a 70-barrel
well.
Sapulpa Refining Co. No. 4, Mitchell farm, in the
MW corner of 20-12-12, found sand from 1,570-80 feet, and
is a 20-barrel well after shot.
Peterson and others No. 5, Vann farm, in the center
of the west line of the SEM, of the SEV4 of 18-15-16, is dry
at 1,327 feet.
Butler and others No. 2, Frew farm, in the center of
the north line of the SW14 of the SEVi of 28-15-15, is dry
at 1,525 feet.
Oklahoma Texas Oil & Refining Co. No. 4, Henderson
farm, in the center of the south line of the SE% of the
SW% of 21-15-16, is dry and abandoned at 1,910 feet.
Probst and others No. 2, in the center of the nort
line of the NW*4 of the NE% of 7-13-16, is an abandoneu
location.
C. L. McMahon No. 4, Colbert farm, in the SE corner
of the NW% of the SE% of 11-18-14, is dry at 2,245 feet.
Hanson Oil & Gas Co. No. 13, Noble farm, in the cen
ter of the north line of the NE of the NE% of 11-1514,
fonnd sand from 1,346-61 feet, and is a 15-barrel well after
shot.
C. L. McMahon No. 7, Charles farm, in the center of
the east line of the NW14 of the NW% of 12-15-14, is flow
ing 80 barrels natural from 1,367-76 feet.
Terriokli Oil Co. No. 1, Austin farm, in the NW cor
ner of the NE% of 32-15-15, is a 15-barrel well after shot
in ssnd from 1.331-46 feet.
Link Oil Co. No. 5, Connor farm, in the NW corner
of 6-14-15, is a 500,000 feet gasser from 630 33 feet.
M. G. Haskell No. 2, Easley farm, in the center of the
east line of the NW*4 of the SW*4 of 16-15-15, is dry at
2.390 feet.
North American Oil & Refining Co. No. 2, W. Sarty
farm, In the SE corner of the SE* of 32-17-16, is a 10 bar
rel well after shot in sand from 1-515-29 feet. Total depth
is 1,541 feet.
Mose Carr No. 21, Grayson farm, in the SE corner
of the NE% of the NEM, of 34-15-14, is dry at 1,884 feet.
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Osage.
Steinberger & Lucas No. 3, in the SW corner of the
NW14 of the SW% of the NE& of 21-22-11, is shot in
sand from 1,580-1,600 feet, and is good for 300-barrels.
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, in the NE corner of
1-23-10, is a 15-barrel well from sand from 1,686-1,760 feet,
after a shot of 80-quarts.
The C. K. Dresser No. 10, in the center of the south
line of the SE% of 12-23-10, is shot with 100-quarts in
sand from 1,829 feet, and is a 60-barrel well.
The Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Co. No. 3, in
the SW corner of the SE%, of the SW*4 of the NE% of
36-23-10, found sand from 1,690-1,725 feet and after shot
with 60-quarts, is a 20 barrel well.
Carter Oil Co. No. 4, In the SE corner of the SW>4 of
the SE^i of the NW% of 26-24-8, is a 40-barrel well from
sand from 1,947-64 feet. Total depth is 1,968 feet.
The Dresser No. 1, in the SW corner of the SE%
of 20-23-11, is dry and abandoned at 1,927 feet.
The Gypsy Oil Co. No. 13, in the NE corner of the
NWy4 of the NE& of the NW% of 25-24-9, is shot with
180 quarts in sand from 2,086-2,124 feet, and is a 120-
barrel well.
The Graham & Bird No. 16, In the NW corner of
the NE*4 of 6-24-10, which was a location, has been
abandoned, and the well will not be drilled.
Foster & Davis No. 1, in the NW corner of the SE%
of 17-25-9, is a .-.-barrel oil well and a 2,000,000-feet gasser
from sand from 1,808-16 feet.
The Carter Oil Co. No. 9, in the SW corner of the
SE% of the SW14 of the SE% of 28-25-9, is dry and
abandoned at 2,072 feet.
The Carter Oil Co. No. 10, in the SW corner of the
SE% of 28-25-9, is dry and abandoned at 2.118 feet.
, The Celestine Oil Co. No. 6, in the center of the
east line of the NE*4 of the NE% of 33 25-9, found sand
from 2,082-2,108 feet, and is flowing 1,000-barrels.
C. K. Dresser No. 1, in the center of the south line
of the SEM of 34-25 9, found sand from 1 538 63 feet, and'
after shot with 90-quarts, is good for 35-barrels. Total
depth is 2,105 feet.
Ulrich No. 2, in the center of the SE14 of the SW*4
of 23-25-10, Is shot with 40 quarts In sand from 1,846-57
feet, and is good for 20-barrels.
The Penn Osage Oil Co. No. 1, in the NE corner of
the SW^ of 24-25-10, found sand at 1,805 feet, and drilled
to 1,930 feet, but it carried a hole full of water and the
well will be plugged and abandoned.
Barnsdall Corporation No. 9, in the NW corner of
31-25-10, found sand from 1,973-2,002 feet, and Is a 500-
barrel well after a 90-quart shot.
The Texoleum Oil Co. No. 3, in the NW corner of the
SW14 of the NW14 of the SE^i of 29-25-11, found
sand from 1.686-1,795 feet, and after shot with 140 quarts,
is a 50 barrel well.
Krakaiver and others No. 1, In the center of the
south line of the NE% of 33-26-9, is dry and abandoned
at 2,315 feet.
W. J. Kanupp No. 2, in the center of the north line of
the NE14 of 1-26-10, is dry and abandoned at 2.315 feet.
Celestine Oil Co. No. 1, in the NE corner of the NW>4
of 30 26-10, is a 100-barrel well after shot in sand from
2,075-90 feet.
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MORE ABOUT TEXAS' PLANS TO CONSERVE OIL. sion of Texas is satisfied from such application and the
evidence in support thereof and its own investigation that
Railroad Commission Fixes Rulei Governing Short Pipe the proposed line is or will be so laid, equipped, and man
aged as to reduce to a minimum the possibility of waste
LinesNew Rule Covering the Drilling of Wells. and of any danger to life or property.
Such permit, if granted, shall he valid for only one
Austin, Texas, Nov. 10. (Special).Under the authority year, and shall be revocable after hearing had on ten days'
notice, if, in the Judgment of the railroad commission, any
conferred upon the Railroad Commission by the conserva line is so unsafe or so improperly equipped or managed as
tion statute approved March 31, 1919, the oil and gas de to be likely to cause waste or danger to life or property;
partment has announced the following rules to be enforced or, if in the Judgment of the railroad commission, the owner
or operator of such line in the operation thereof has violated
for the purpose of conserving oil and governing short the act of the Thirty-sixth Legislature, Chapter 155, being
pipe lines. an act to conserve the oil and gas resources of the state of
Under the statute, no notice need be give the producers. Texas or has violated any rule or regulation of the railroad
The rule follows: commission, enacted under or In pursuance of said act.
No pipe line of any kind whatsoever shall be laid or
Rule 36. No pipe line, whether common carrier or not. operated across any tract of land in this state without the
shall be used to transport oil or gas from any tract of written consent of the owner or of the lawful possessor of
land within this state, except to another tract immediately such tract, nor under or along any public highway in any
adjoining, without a permit from the railroad commission county of this state without the express consent of the
of Texas. Application for such permit shall be made upon county commissioners of the county concerned.
the form prescribed by the railroad commission of Texas, Provided that the rights granted to pipe lines under
and such permit will be granted when the railroad commis- Section 3 of the acts of the Thirty-fifth Legislature, Chapter
30, approved February 20, 1919, are not intended to be
limited by this rule.
This rule shall take effect Immediately as to any pipe
lines not now constructed or under construction; and shall
take effect fifteen days from date of this order as to any
pipe lines now constructed or being constructed. Provided
that within said period of fifteen days the owner of any
Active pipe line now being constructed or operated may show cause
to the railroad commission why this rule should not be
enforced as to such pipe line.
Notices that a new rule governing the drilling of wells
in Texas fields was to be promulgated by the Railroad
Stocks Commission at the hearing to be held Nov. 10 have been
sent out. The rule follows:
"No well for oil or gas shall hereafter be commenced
We take special pains to successfully serve nearer than two hundred (200) feet to an adjoining tract
or farm, and no well shall be drilled nearer than one hun
the investor who is in the market from time dred (100) feet to any property line. Provided, that the
commission upon petition filed showing that adequate pro
to time for the purchase or sale of all listed vision can and will be made against danger of fire and of
injury to life or property, and provided that no Injustice
or unlisted securities. will be done, may, after hearing had, allow drilling within
shorter distances than as above prescribed."
This rule shall take effect thirty days from the date
Among the stocks we are actively trading of this order. It is the opinion of the chief supervisor of
the oil and gas department that this is the most Important
in at present are the following and the most effective rule that the railroad commission
could possibly adopt to conserve the oil and gas resources
INDUSTRIAL STOCKS of Texas, not only for the present, but. what is more im
Beggs Motor portant, for future generations.
Coca Cola At the meeting of the Texas-Louisiana division of the
Deere & Co., pfd. Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, held in Fort Worth
Harroun Motor last Tuesday night, a committee of five was appointed to
Peet Bros., com. outline a policy that will eliminate waste in drilling in
Peet Bros., pfd. the North Texas fields as far as possible, as reported in
U. S. Steamship
Simplex Spreader last week's OIL and GAS NEWS. The committee consists of
Studebaker Walter B. Pyron, of the Gulf Production Co.; T. B. Hotter,
Overland Tire of the Humble Oil and Refining Co.; G. Clint Wood, of
Thos. Ruddy Co.
the Woodburn Oil Co.; Frank Cullinan, of the Republic Oil
REFINERY STOCKS and Refining Co., and J. D. Collett, of Fort Worth, an in
Sapulpa Refining dependent operator. It also was recommended that trustees
Victor Refining should be nam<d to handle the working interests, royalties
Oklahoma-Texas Refining and all joint drilling operations, that producers were too
Home Refining
busy locating and producing oil to be hampered with the
OIL STOCKS detailed bookkeeping required to keep track of them.
Harvey Crude The following officers were elected by the organiza
National OH tion: W. D. Cline, Wichita Falls, president; J. Edgar Pew,
Black Panther
Bay State Oil & Qas Dallas, vice president; Howard Bennette, Dallas, secretary;
Penn-Kell-Watt W. M. Massie, Fort Worth, treasurer. The following execu
Cosden Oil tive committee was named: W. D. Cline, Wichita Falls;
Clover Leaf
Crescent Petroleum R. A. Sperry, Thurber; C. M. Root, Eastland; W. B. Sut
Elm Tree OH ton, Eastland; T. M. Dees, Midlothian; J. D. Collett, Fort
Globe Oil Worth; W. B. Pyron, Fort Worth; J. V. McMahon, Fort
Plains Oil Co. Worth; H. J. Morlang, Fort Worth; F. M. Lege, Jr., Fort
McTon Oil
Oil & Gas of Eldorado Worth; Frank Cullinan, Dallas; C. K. Clark, Shreveport.
Oil State Refining La.; Roy B. Jones, Wichita Falls; W. C. Woolf, Shreveport,
C. A C. Development La.; G. Clint Wood, Wichita Falls; Charles Clark, Wichita
Cardey Royalties
Morgan Oil & Refining Falls.
Great Plains OH
Atlas OH & Refining
Franklin O. & R. JOHN C. MILLER NOW WITH OKLAHOMA P. * R. CO.
Reliance OH
Union Oil
REAL ESTATE LOANS Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 11.(Special) The sales division
We also have on hand a number of of the Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co., which has
high grade first mortgage real estate heretofore been located at Muskogee, has been moved
loans, netting (%. to Tulsa, and the services of John C. Miller, recognized
as one of the foremost lubricating experts of the country,
NATIONAL SECURITIES CO. have been secured as sales manager. Miller has for the
H. C. Davison, General Manager. past seven years been connected with the Vacuum Oil
Suite 733 Reserve Bank Bldg., Co.
Kansas City, Mo. "Worthy a place on every oil man's desk"that's the
OIL and GAS NEWSfour dollars the year.
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Casper, Wyo., Nov. 8. (Special.) The Ohio Oil Co.
on section 3-35-65, in the Lance Creek field, which was
completed last week, is flowing oil at the rate of 500 bar
rels per day. A report that water had drowned out the oil
was denied vigorously by company representatives, and
another half mile strip of territory has been added to the
productive area of the field.
On section 4, adjoining, tbe Ohio Oil Co. well is just
on top of the sand, with several hundred feet of oil stand
ing in the casing. On section 9 the Midwest Refining Co.
is drilling in oil, with the bit just entering the sand. Two
miles farther south, on section 22, the Union Oil Co., drill
ing in oil, with the bit just entering the sand. Two mites
farther south, on section 22, the Union Oil Co., drilling on
Sunset Oil Co. holdings, struck cap rock at 3,800 feet, and
ihe tools came up dripping with oil The well will prob
ably be completed within a few days. These completions
are attracting attention, as they lie outside the proven area,
and will cause a change in the outline of tbe field if they
prove to be producers. The productive area was supposed
only to extend to the northern range of sections in town
ship 35, and the western end of the field was supposed to
lie In the gas belt, and the eastern end in the oil producing
region. With the single exception of the Midwest well
on section 28, the eastern end of the field has produced
only water, while oil has been found far to the southwest
of the discovery section. The general pessimism that pre
vails concerning the Lance Creek field was not dispelled
to any great extent by the recent discoveries in the west,
and the brokers say that only some astounding develop
ment will bring the Lance Creek stocks back to a normal
value However, the constantly expanding development
of the field by the larger operators goes to show that they
have confidence in the final outcome of their endeavors.
Work at the absorption plant of the Ohio Oil Co., in
the Lance Creek field, Is progressing satisfactorily, most
of the smaller buildings being completed, and the cement
work on the main building being about done. The plant
was supposed to be ready for operation January 1.
The Wyo-Kans Oil Syndicate well on section 27, a
mile east of the Midwest well on section 28-36 64, and a
mile north of the water well on section 33, is making good
headway. This Is one of the few wells drilling in the
eastern part of the field.
In the Mule Creek field, the Mike Henry Oil Co. is
down over 900 feet on section 1-38-61. The same company
has rig material on section 35-39-61 and will put it up at
once. .
The Debolt and Sayre well, on section 13-38-61, is shut
down at 1,200 feet, while some minor repairs are made to
the rig.
The Wyoming-Northeastern Oil Co. of Alliance, Neb.,
is making arrangements to drill on Its holdings in the Mule
Creek field.
The Osage field reports the completion of several
small producers, Lucky Baldwin having completed his No.
2. and J. F. Carhart his No. 1, the latter on section 9.
The Blind Pool Syndicate, drilling on section 8, will
sink Its well to the second sand, not being satisfied with
a five barrel production, brought in two weeks ago at 300
feet.
The Kirk Co. well is nearing the sand, and the Trustee
Oil Association, which struck water on section 24, Is almost
to the second sand.
On the Dewey dome, where the Ogalalla Oil Co. is
preparing to make a test, the Blind Pool Oil Syndicate
is moving in material for a well to be commenced at
once. The Trustee Oil Association is also shipping In a
rig to be used at once for a test well.
There are rumors of a refinery to be built at Moor-
croft, to handle the output of the Crook Co. fields, includ
ing the Rocky Point field and the Moorcroft structure.
According to reports, the plant will be erected by the
United States Oil Refining and Gas Co. and will be man
aged by Milton McWhorter, who recently completed a
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small plant at Lusk. The same company has purchased
a tract of land at Osage, presumably for the erection of
a refinery at that point. There are eight wells in the
Osage field, but as the average production is about five
barrels each, it will probably be some time before the
output of the field will warrant the erection of a plant.
Parties interested in the field claim that the production
would amount to many times that if the wells were shot,
but this expedient has not been tried. It Is also probable
that the deeper sand will contain a larger volume of oil,
and several wells are on the way to the lower formations.
There are about 20 wells drilling in the field.
On the Hamilton dome, in Hot Springs county, the
Petroleum Producers' Corporation has completed its well
No. 2, which is the third producer in the field. This well
was begun before No. 3, but the rig was moved to a new
location, and the latter was completed before No. 2. After
well No. 1, drilled to the first sand by the New York Oil
Co., was completed in the second sand by the new owners,
work was resumed on. No. 2, and a well probably good
for 200 barrels is the result. With the bit just tapping
the sand, the oil rose 2,000 feet in the casing. The sand
was found at 2,458 feet in No. 3, a greater depth than in
the other wells, but this was due to the formation of the
structure. The New York Oil Co. retains a royalty inter
est in all the Petroleum Producers' holdings on the Ham
ilton dome, and also In the land being drilled by the Occi
dental. This company, which recently took over the hold
ings of the Ray Petroleum Co. and several others on the
structure, has a well down over a thousand feet. Three
more rigs will be erected on the Hamilton dome in the near
future.
There are several new rigs up In the Muskrat field
In Fremont county. Besides the pioneer companies in the
field, the Ohio and the Midwest Refining Co., the Chicago
Syndicate, the Big Horn Oil Co. and the Ward Co. are
all at work. The Chicago Syndicate has a rig up on section
27-34 92, and the Big Horn company has made a location on
section 14 34 91. The Ward Co. is drilling five miles farther
east on section 15-34-90. The structure is a large one,
covering townships 33 and 34, in ranges 90, 91 and 92.
In the Richards field, Fremont county, the Girard-
Summers Co. is down over 1,200 feet with its well No. 2,
the first well having been abandoned when the bit stuck
in the hole.
The Indian Oil i. Gas Co. is at work again north of
Shoshoni, having replaced its Star outfit with a standard
rig.
An interesting suit filed last week in the d'strict court
will affect Fremont county property. The Wind River
Producing and Refining Co. has brought suit against the
Producers and Refiners' Corporation and the Western Ex
ploration Co., charging that the latter misrepresented the
value of the Hudson Oil Co. wells at the time of the recent
purchase of these wells by the Wind River Co. According
to the Wind River Co., the wells are producing 175 barrels
a day, at a monthly profit of |4.000, whereas it was claimed
that the wells produced 300 barrels, at a profit of $8,000.
The court is asked to set aside the contract, and also to
restrain the defendants from disposing of the notes and
stock turned over to them.
The American Workers' Oil Field Co., which is drill
ing in the Lost Soldier district, has shipped a rig to the
Potter ranch on Baldwin Creek, six miles from Lander.
This region is known as the Red Butte district, and the
oil sand is expected at a shallow depth. The well Is to
be completed in 30 days, barring bad luck.
In the Poison Spider field, the New York Oil Co. is
underreaming at well No. 2. Rigs are being erected for
wells No. 3 and No. 6. On Oil Mountain the same company
is drilling at 1,850 feet, and expects the sand at about 2,000
feet.
The Bolton Creek-Poison Spider Syndicate expects the
completion of its first well in the second sand within the
next ten days.
18 THE OIL AND
On the Pine Mountain dome the Wyoming Exporation
Co. of Montana is shut down on section 6-34 83, waiting for
casing. According to report, this well has had a showing
of oil.
In the Salt Creek field the Ohio Oil Co. well on sec
tion 13-39-79, which was shot not long ago, is flowing 150
barrels of oil daily. The same company has a 200-barrel
well on the Keystone lease, 33-40-79.
The Bessemer Oil Co. Is setting casing for the com
pletion of its well No. 2 on section 13 39-79, not far from
the Ohio well. This well struck water in the first sand,
and drilling was stopped while the water ,was cemented
off. The well should be compelted next week.
The Big Indian Oil Co. is contemplating the drilling
of several additional wells on its Salt Creek holdings, ir
respective of whether the leasing bill passes or not. The
Big Indian holdings were validated before the withdrawal,
and the company has been endeavoring to prove its title
and secure a patent on the land.
Torrington is buzzing with excitement as a result of
the striking of a flow of oil and gas in the Centennial
well, south of Goshen Hole. There was water in the sand
also, and drilling was suspended while the gas and water
were cised off. The well is a widcat venture, and no one
seems to have a clear idea just where the oil will be found
in paying quantities, if at all; but the showing at 1,550
feet was sufficient to arouse a great deal of hope.
The Ohio Oil Co. is making good progress with its
first well on the Two Rivers structure. This structure is
contiguous with the Howell dome, which lies about 14 miles
northwest of Laramie, and was surveyed out and mapped
some years ago. The Ohio well is located on section
33-18-74
Six miles west of the Two Rivers structure, the Cactus
Petroleum Co. is drilling on the James Lake structure.
This is the first well on the structure and should be
completed shortly. The Ohio Oil Co. is also a large land
holder in this locality.
On Section 36-20 78, in the Rock Creek field, the Para-
fine Oil Co., lost its rotary rig in a fire that caught from
the forge. The rig will be rebuilt at once.
The Hutton Lake Oil & Gas Co., drilling on section
4-19-78, expects completion within another hundred feet.
After burning for several weeks, the big Kasoming
gasser on the Mahoney dome was extinguished last week.
More than one attempt was necessary before the blaze
was conquered. Eight boilers were used, (he steam be
ing turned into the flame, while the ground was flooded
to put out the jets of flame burning where the gas oozed
through. It was not until dynamite was resorted to, in
connection with the steam, that the fire went out. As
soon as the flames were extinguished, work was begun
on the new rig, material for which has been on the
ground for some time. Drilling will be resumed as soon
as the rig is finished, and another 100 feet of drilling
should bring the well to completion.
The Kasoming well on the Sherard dome will be
drilling again as soon as the boiler, which was used at
the Mahoney dome fire, is reconnected.
The Dillon Oil Co. has finished undfrrcaming, and
will be drilling again in a few days. Depth, 2000 feet.
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The Emery Syndicate, drilling on the Ferris dome,
i3 shut down, owing to a lack of water. A new water line
is being laid.
The Mahoney Dome Syndicate is down 300 feet in
its first well on the Mahoney Dome.
The Producers and Refiners Corporation reports good
progress on its wells No. 3 and 4 on the Ferris dome,
section 25. A rig has just been completed on section 36.
The Annabell-Wyoming Oil Co. is making good head
way with a test well on section 10 26-97, In the Pickett
Lake region. This is only a short distance from the Horse
Track dome, where the Associated Oil Co. is preparing
to QTill.
The Wyokans Oil Syndicate, drilling on section 3-25-87,
Ferris field, Is down nearly 500 feet.
Work on the Lincoln-Idaho well at Waterfall, Lin
coln Co., has been suspended, owing to a shortage of
fuel. A shipment of coal was delayed enroute, and the
suspension is only temporary. The Lincoln-Idaho is
ready to drill on its well No. 3 in the Dry Piney district,
and is building a 300 barrel tank, to store oi! for drilling
purposes.
The Gulf Coast Oil Co., which has been operating in
the Fossii field, has moved its rig to a new location east
of Waterfall, where it will put down a test, continuing
the work all winter.
The Big Piney Oil & Refining Co. is building a win
ter camp about 8 miles from the town to Big Piney.
preparatory to drilling in that locality.
WARNER DEEP WELL PROVES SCIENCE OF GEOLOGY.
(By H. E. Anderson)
Many oil men do not believe in Geology, or that struc
tural conditions determine oil production. The Warner
well on section 3-29-4, Butler Co., Kans., absolutely proves
that oil usually exists under definite structural condi
tions. This well drilled by Vanlman and Davidson has
opened new possibiities in this field. It is the deepest
producing well in Butler County and probably In the state
of Kansas
The rocks encountered in drilling in this territory-
range from Pennsylvanian to Premian in age. The rocks
exposed on the surface belong to the Marlon formation.
This formation is composed of soft buff limestones that
are cellular and thin bedded Inter-mingled with variegated
beds of shale. The elevation at the casing head on the
Warner well approximates 1,200 feet above sea level. A
careful analysis of the log of this well shows that approxi
mately 40 per cent of the stratas drilled through were
limes of various textures, 53 per cent of the stratas were
slates and shales, and about 7 per cent consisted of sand
beds. The sand was topped at 3,101 feet and at 2 feet
in the sand the oil was filling up in the hole. In this
territory so far, three producing sands have been en
countered, the Patterson-Minor at approximately 1,800 feet,
another producing sand at 2.348 feet on the Krueger lease
just east of the Warner lease, then the Warner sand
at 3,101 feet.
Several miles north of this well trending on a north
east-southwest line there has been a large number of "
dry holes drilled at depths ranging from 2,700 to 3,000
feet. This entire field was practicall' condemned by
drill records in surrounding fields. Several prominent
geologists have also condemned this territory The
analysis of the log of the Warner well showing a much
larger per cent of slate and shale than lime Indicates
that during the deposition of the various "formations which
were deposited under the water, that the sea, owing to
some violent disturbance became muddy and the water
probably of a greater depth than normal.
It was during these muddy periods that the slates and
shales were deposited. The thickness of the deposit rep
resenting the length of the muddy period. Physica*l con
ditions would then change and the waters become more
shallow and clear. This clearing of the waters would
permit of more abundant marine life. During these
periods the beds of limestone rock were formed and de
of sea animals. Thus for endless cycles this change went
on, forming alternate beds of lime and shale. These beds
were probably deposited on nearly a level surface hut
since their deposition they have been tilted and slightly
arched or folded in certain localities, thus forming struc
tural conditions in the form of anticlines and domes In
which oil has accumulated in commercial quantities.
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The structure in this territory is of an anticlinal

nature with sharply defined domes or local folds along
the major axis. H. E. Anderson, a Petroleum Geologist
and Engineer of Wichita, Kansas, made an exhaustive
geological survey of this territory for Vaniman and David
son. This survey extended from the Patterson-Minor
field northeast for about 4 miles. His survey shows that
the major axis of this structure trends slightly northeast
and southwest through the Warner lease. The minor
axis of this local fold trends slightly southeast and north
west through the Warner lease. The Warner well No. 1 The Lesh
being near where the major and minor axis cross.
The local fold on the Warner lease and in that vi
cinity is well defined with pronounced rock dips on parts
of the structure About one-fourth of a mile south of the Refining
Warner well there is a well defined outcrop of stratified
limestone rock which shows an average, south dip based
upon spirit leveling approximately 110 feet per mile
and a west dip approximately 94 feet per mile. Further
south and west from this point about one-third of a mile, Division
the south dip becomes more mild. This south and west
dip is a much more radical dip than the normal dip in
this territory and the Warner pool is due to sharp well de of the
fined local folding.
The oil in the Warner well being of a lower gravity
than the oil in the upper sands would indicate that it
is probable that the 3,101 foot sand represents the mother
pool as there are strong indications of heavy local fault
ing at certain places in this territory. It is probable that NATIONAL
the oil in the Patterson Minor sand has migrated upward
along fault planes, the lighter and more volatile oils mi
grating upward and lodging in the upper sand and the iiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiii
heavier oil remaining in the mother pool. OIL;
The first drill location made in this field by Mr. An
derson for Vaniman and Davidson was made on the
Krueger lease near the southwest side of the NW%
of section 2-29 4. In this well the Patterson-Minor 1,800 COMPANY
foot sand failed to prove productive but at 2,310 feet an
oil sand was topped which consisted of sand and shelly
limes having a depth of 38 feet. This well when first
drilled in had the appearance of being good for about 40
or 60 barrels but later settled down to about 10 barrels
production. The oil in this well was of very high grade.
Vaniman and Davidson have not yet completed drilling
in Warner No. 1 and at present this well is only 2 feet in
the sand. The log of the Warner well shows as com
pared with other wells in this vicinity, but very little Refiners and Marketers
water carried in the sands. The log also shows that there
are 7 stratus of sandy limes and shales. The first true of
sand was encountered at 2,281 feet. This sand totaled
42 feet. The next true sand encountered was at 2,364
feet and was 15 feet in thickness. The next true sand was
encountered at 2,843 feet. This entire bed of sand totaled
75 feet. The next true sand encountered was 2,533 feet
and was 5 feet in thickness. The oil sand was topped Petroleum
at 3,101 feet. Right above the oil sand was 22 feet of blue
shale.
The finding of this pool of oil will probably lead to a
deep drilling campaign in the South Butler County Oil Products
Field which if conducted in a practical manner may lead
to results that will increase the production of this field.
The Warner lease was originally owned by R. L. Dutton,
a Wichita oil man and Mr. Dutton at the present time
holds a large interest in the west lease. Vaniman and
Davidson are making arrangements for a heavy drilling
campaign in this district and oil men will watch the re
sults with great interest. The fact that this pool of oil
has been opened in condemned territory on a drill location
made by a geologist after an exhaustive survey proves
that the science of geology should be considered by prac
tical oil men.

MARLAND ASKS STATE TO CUT GARBER CRUDE.

Oklahoma City, Okla., Nov 11. (Special)The Mar-
land Refining Co. has asked the commissioners of the Refinery and Sales Office at
land office for a 50 cent reduction in the price of Garber
crude oil, for which it Is now paying $3.75 per barrel. Ac
cording to the present price, Marland is compelled to pay Arkansas City, Kansas
the state $3.75 per barrel for all rovaltv oil produced in
that field on the school land lease in 13-22-4w, and own
ing its own refinery at Covington, the price is considered
too high, inasmuch as the regular posted price of Mid-
Continent crude is $2.25 .

20 THE OIL AND
The Menace in the Mexican Nationalization Plans
As Seen by a Writer in the New York Times
The recent filing of claims to several thousand acres
of oil land in Mexico by a German-owned company with
a New York office and a Mexican nameCompania Min-
erales y Metalesis a significant move of a great game
in which the United States seems to be playing its cards
very poorly, says Edward I. Bell, writing in the New York
Times. The stakes are high, the highest perhaps of any
in the world-wide scramble for oil. The game was set up
and is being run by Carranza with the object of taking
from us vast oil possessions and building them into an
oil monopoly by destroying competition in the greatest
developed oil field of the world.
The significance of the German move is not In its
size; its importance consists in the fact that it is a prac
tical demonstration of the effectiveness of Carranza's
method, emphasized by the further fact that it is the first
appearance of German interests in the Mexican oil fields.
If German or Norwegian or Japanese companies or other
newcomers may grab advantage in these fields at our ex
pense by supporting Carranza's nationalizing system, it
is is not difficult to see that companies of other nations
already established there can by doing similarly on a large
scale carry Carranza's project through with a rush. Mani
festly, if we have found ourselves incapable of dealing
successfully with Carranza while he stood alone, we cannot
hope to do so after he secures the support of important
nations, each of whom would thus become a participating
factor in the oil monopoly he is endeavoring to create in
jeopardy to the vital interests of the United States.
It is not my purpose to speculate upon the interna
tional complicationp that lurk in this affair, but rather to
show what its course has been in the hope that remedy
may be applied before the complications set in. Not the
dernier ressort remedy of armed intervention toward
which we have been drifting for years, but a rational busi
ness remedy which always has been at our command and
which we have not applied.
The Beginning of the Thing.
We have had ample notice of Carranza's purpose in
nationalizing the oil fields. He announced it when he went
into the revolutionary business in 1913, and through all
the backing and filling of the intervening years he has
not departed from it in any essential whatever. His
political doctrine at the beginning is his poltiical doctrine
today. It is Mexico for the Mexicans, and very early in
his revolutionary career Carranza interpreted it as opposi
tion to development of Mexico's natural resources by for
eigners except on terms which he would name.
Right speedily the terms began to be set forth. Only
Mexicans could acquire Mexican land. If any foreigner
desired to possess Mexican property he must become nat
uralized or waive all right of appeal to his home govern
ment in any matter relating to such property. In no case
could a foreign corporation acquire or operate Mexican
realty. On the Mexican nation was conferred proprietary
rights to all that was in Mexico's undersoilwith special
emphasis on petroleumregardless of existing ownership
of the land, whether public or private, native or foreign.
Some of these provisions already were in Mexico's
mining law, but Carranza amplified them in his revolu
tionary creed in sweeping termsalways with special refer
ence to oil lands. Scant attention was paid to laws then
existing, which, as in the United States, guaranteed in
perpetuity to owners of the soil ownership also of all
underlying oil deposits, and the right to "freely work them
without franchise in any case whatsoever." These laws
were in Carranza's way, so he abrogated them and has
struck to his abrogation through thick and thin.
The Cornerstone.
At the beginning of 1915, while his faction held only
a skeleton of authority in the various Mexican states, he
issuedfrom a perch on a pier head in Vera Cruza decree
that has become a famous document. It forbade all work
in development of oil lands without first obtaining Car
ranza's consent. What would happen to persons or com
panies who failed to apply and qualify for such consent
was expressed in these terse and unequivocal terms:
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"The Constitutionalist Government may order destruc
tion of any works undertaken in contravention of this
decree, at the expense of the company or companies which
have undertaken them. * * * Any petroleum wells
brought in as the result of work carried out in violation
of this decree shall be regarded as belonging to the na
tion."
Of course no American oil operator made the slightest
move in response to this edict, except to grin at it. To
do what the First Chief ordered would have been aban
donment of rights held under Mexican laws of 1884, 1892
and 1909, in development of which rights scores of millions
had been spent. Also it would have been formal and
legal acceptance of Carranza's confiscation-by-nationaliza
tion plan long before Carranza amounted to anything, or
his ideas had been expressed through any medium more
official than his own typewriter. The common thought
was that his threat was mere political vapor, and that if
he ever gained real authority he would not dare attempt
to carry it out.
The thought was expressed in the varnacular in a letter
I received shortly after this decree was issued from an
American prospector and oil developer in the Mexican
fields. "The great big United States will see to Carranza
if he ever gets anywhere and tries to put over a raw
deal like that," the oil man wrote. "Americans in Mexico
are not getting much aid and comfort from Washington as
a general thing, of course," he went on, "but oil is dif
ferent. We Americans with Mexican wells will be sup
ported in our rights because the United States soon will
need the oil we are producing. All of us will stick like
glue to our rights and obey the letter of the laws under
which we bought and leased this Mexican oil jungle land
and have drilled for good old petroleum. Let Carranza
try to get by with any funny work in the oil fields and
Uncle Sam will tell him good and plain where to get off.
Just wait till Carranza begins to beg for recogntion!"
Getting the Plans Approved.
But ten months later, in October, 1915, carefully
steered by his American counsel, Carranza got his de
facto recognition without withdrawing his edict or his
threat, or modifying his nationalization program in any
degree whatever. The following February his "Constitu
tion," embodying nationalization of oil lands in Article
27 thereof, was framed at Queretaro, a far interior town,
famous in history as the scene of Maximilian's execution.
Quickly followed our appointment of Ambassador Fletcher,
who was to catch up with the First Chief if he could and
complete the diplomatic circuit.
He overtook him at the Mexican city of Guadalajara on
February 20, 1917, and after receiving verbal assurances
that the new "Constitution" would not be confiscatory or
retroactive in effect, presented his credentials and took
his place as the first displomatlc representative of any
nation at Carranza's itinerant court. On May 1, 1917, this
"Constitution"Article 27 and allformally became Mex
ico's basic law. The same day Carranza took his seat as
President of Mexico, and at the end of August, that year,
no actual confiscatory acts having been registered, received
from us de jure recognition.
From January 7, 1915, the date of the Vera Cruz decree,
to Carranza's inauguration and on down to the present,
official Mexican affirmations of Carranza's nationalizing
principle as applied to oil have been registered at in
tervals at our State Department and no effective diplomatic
remonstrances has been returned from Washington, so far
as I can find out. On Carranza's part the diplomatic
expressions have been adroit, on our feeble. We have
protested against oil land nationalization as retroactive
and therefore confiscatory, tending to take in one way and
another, always without compensation, the property and
rights of American citizens. Carranza's diplomatists have
rejoined with references to the new "Constitution," which
sets forth that none of its provisions shall be retroactive,
but leaving most vague the Carranza definition of retro
action and the all-important matter of the date with refer
ence to which retroaction would be reckoned. Other high
officials of the Carranza regime have defended retroaction
 THE OIL AND
and confiscation as prerogatives of any sovereign state.
There the affair rests pending teamwork by Carranza's
Supreme Court and his hand-picked Congress.
Meanwhile the air of Mexico has been rent with de
nunciations of the oil operators, and with edicts, ukases
and decrees from Carranza's typewriter in conformity with
his nationalizing Article 27, and in particular and directly
quoted conformity with his threatening pronouncement of
January 7, 1915. American oil drillers in American-owned
properties in the oil lands have been driven from their
work by Carranza soldiers armed with New Haven guns
and Bridgeport ammunition, and the location of at least
one great petroleum well brought in by Americans has
been kept secret because it was drilled without a Carranza
permit and is automatically forfeit to the Mexican nation
by virtue of that same decree of January, 1915, recently
declared by Mexican official order to be in full force and
effect despite Carranza's diplomatic disclaimers of retro
action.
The Model Is Set Up.
Also for thirteen months the working model of Car
ranza's nationalizing engine has been in active operation
in the oil fields in plain sight, and its record has been
truly registered day by day in the Diario Official of Mexico
City. In these thirteen months' "denouncements"the
Mexican expression for filing a claimhave been made on
more than 300 parcels of oil lands. At least 66 of the
parcels have long been held under lease by Americans and
rentals regularly paid to their native owners.
"Denouncements" to date cover about 70,000 acres and
there seems to be excellent ground for believing that all
the oil lands held by the various companies will be open
to a rush of "relocation" if Carranza's edits are sustained
by his Supreme Bench and his Congress. On the lands
which thus would be thrown open are more than 300 great
petroleum wells, capable of producing nearly, if not quite,
eOO.CO.OOO barrels a year, or almost double the production
of all the wells In all the fields of the United States.
There is a provision in Carranza's edicts granting privi
leges of priority in filing claims on their own properties
to the rightful owners of these wells, but the time limit
of the privileges has expired. It was a trap to draw the
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well owners into recognition of and submission to his
confiscatory scheme and make voluntary surrender of their
titles, their wells and their rights. They declined to do
this. Whatever is to happen to their phenomenal fountains
of oil seems to be in lap of the Mexican gods.
Our Ineffective Course.
Twelve years of close touch with Mexican affairs have
enabled me to see many good reasons why the Washing
ton Government has held back from assuming active charge
of Mexico's destiny by taking forcible possession of its
territory and attempting to "clean it up," as many have
urged it to do. Many weapons other than cannon have
been available to us that should have prevented the Mexi
cans from making their country untenable for Americans
during the earlier years of the revolution and most ef
fectively restrained Carranza from forming deliberate plans
to despoil us and our citizens, and proceeding to carry
them out. We have not used these weapons. Our state
craft has consisted in demanding the impossible, not in
proposing a rational business solution and firmly sustain
ing it.
There are definite reasons why the French, German
and British residents of Mexico have fared better than
our people, even while we have occupied the position of
a buffer state to prevent reprisals against that country
by these European powers. You can find 50 of these rea
sons, all of them more or less true, all reflecting upon
our national course from way back in the administration
of President Taft down to the hour of going to press. But
the real moving reasons have been reasons of business.
The European nations have employed business methods
frankly and sharply, and we have not.
Yet no nation has been or is so well placed as ours
to protect its interests and those of its nationals in Mexico
or to prevent without recourse to arms the killing and
outraging of its citizens. Most surely has this been true
since Carranza's faction achieved sufficient power to gain
our recognition. Fundamentally our error has been in
making a political matter out of what has been and is a
business matter. Mexico is utterly dependent on the
United States; we are the source of its supplies, the
market for its goods. Any efficient business man could
CROP OF OIL?
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22 THE OIL AND
make those facts into an unanswerable argument for fair
dealing, for protection of our people and our legitimate
rights. No self-respecting business house continues trading
with a concern that cheats it systematically, murders its
agents or openly or secretly lays plans to take its property1
without compensation. Why should the United States do
differently with Mexico?
We have Presidential authority for use of the embargo
as a weapon to compel peace and right dealing throughout
the world. Why not use it with Mexico? Even a partial
embargo on Mexican trade would long ago have brought
quick results. Now the trade is much larger and the em
bargo weapon far more effective than ever before. There
are many points of this principle not fully comprehended
in the word embargo as we have used it, in a limited way,
to serve war needs and as a precautionary measure in the
matter of arms, but there is no space in this article to deal
with them. In the main, situated as we are toward Mexico,
embargo is our ready-for-use means of gaining our rights
and holding them.
Instead of acting sharply in this respect or any other,
we have persisted in a policy of virtually complete inac
tion while Carranza's confiscation machinery has been
openly assembled and set in motion, threatening to take
from us rights that are vital to our national welfare. Our
Mexican oil properties have become that, most emphatically.
The Size of the Stake.
The English are crowing over their success in grabbing
the oil fields of many nations, and placing us at a disad
vantage. The statement of Mr. E. Mackay Edgar, head
of the British firm of Sperling & Co., printed under a Lon
don date in The New Yrok Times of Sept. 21, contains
expressions which many Americans must have read with
astonishment.
"We hold in our hands," says Mr. Edgar, "secure con
trol of the world's oil supply. We are sitting tight on what
must soon become the lion's* share of raw material in
dispensable to every manufacturing country and unobtain
able in sufficient quantities outside the sphere of British
influence."
Mr. Edgar goes on to say that Americans have had
comparatively little success in securing oil leases in Guate
mala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia,
Venezuela, Ecuador, and that a decisive and overwhelming
majority of petroleum concessions in these countries is
held by British subjects. Geologists are convinced that a
continuous belt of oil runs from Mexico through the
isthmus and bifurcates into Venezuela and Ecuador. "By
far the most valuable concessions in those territories be
long to the Alves group," he adds. And Alves is a wholly
British group.
And then comes "that greatest of all organizations, the
Shell group," with a paid up capital which Edgar esti
mates at 100,000,000 English pounds. This group, he says,
"possesses exclusive or controlling interests in every im
portant oil field in the worldin Mexico, Russia, the Dutch
East Indies, Rumania, Egypt, Venezuela, Trinidad, India,
Ceylon, Malay States, North and South China, Siam, the
Straits Settlements, and the Philippines.
"Already, although few people realize it, America is
an importer of oil," Mr. Edgar informs his British
audience. "Last year she imported 38,000 000 barrels of
42 gallons each. I estimate that if their present curve of
consumption is maintained Americans in ten years' time
will be importing 500,000,000 barrels of oil yearly. At two
dollars a barrel that means an annual payment of 200,000,-
000 pounds, most, if not all of which will find its way into
British pockets."
In making his globe trotting British oil control list,
which reads like roll call at a League of Nations Assembly,
Mr. Edgar strangely enough has omitted notable earth
sections where the Lion's oil paw is in quite as deep.
There are our own Oklahoma and California, where the
Shell Company has large holdings; and there are the Holy
and near Holy lands drawn into the British influence
sphere during the war and cinched by the peace. Mr. E.
L. Doheny told of these latter British oil acquisitions in his
testimony before our Senate Sub-Committee on Sept 12.
This is his statement:
"The British Government owns 65 per cent, of the
stock of the Anelo-Persian Oil Company which has a con
cession from the Persian Government covering 55 000
square miles of oil territory. Persia, in turn, has recently
been made practically a British protectorate. Undoubtedly
a mandatary over Mesopotamia will be given to Great
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Britain. Enormous oil concessions exist in Mesopotamia.
The British are reported to have reached an agreement
with Turkey over the administration and government of
Baku, which was the largest oil producing section of the
world until the discovery of the Mexican oil fields, and
under this agreement the British will have much to say
about the oil industry in Baku."
Reverting to Mr. Edgar's statement, I find one of its
most amazing features to be the claim that the British Shell
Oil Company holds control of the Mexican oil fields. In
what form does that control exist and how has it been
gained? On the surface of the record Americans own over
200 of the 300 producing wells and five-sixths of the pro
ductive power of the field. The Sheli Company holds a
lot of land800,000 acres of the Royal Dutch, with which
it is combined, and 1,600,000 acres owned in fee or held
under lease by Lord Cowdray's Eagle Oil Company, which
the Shell Company controlsa total of some 2,400,000
acres. But there are only sixty-nine producing wells on
these lands and it has been determined by much costly and
fruitless drilling that the greater part of the large acreage
is quite barren of oil. Where, then, does British pre
ponderance come in in the Mexican fields?
Is it possible that some of the independent American
well owners, who have not been able to market their oil
and see no chance of doing so, have sold out to the British?
I doubt this most emphatically. We may learn more
definitely about British moves in Mexican oil before Lord
Grey of Falloden has been with us a great while, for his
name has long been associated with British oil policies.
Monopoly Inevitable.
The big thing in the Edgar utterance is the definite
fact that we must have enormous quantities of Mexican oil
to run the public and private business of the American
nation. We knew it before that, but we didn't know that
the British knew it and had cornered the supply and were
banking on selling it to us at $2 a barrel. But that won't
happen, it seems, for ten years, and we are dealing now
with a more immediate holdup.
According to Mexican official records there are in the
Mexican fields 155 operating companies. Only thirty-one
of them produced oil in 1917 and only twenty-six in 1918.
All the oil that was produced in these two years was mar
keted by seventeen major companiessixteen American
and one English. The reason the market'ng was done by
these big companies is that they possess tank steamers and
the smaller companies do not. Lack of independent trans
portation bottled up the independent oil that otherwise
would have been a competitive factor in our markets.
It will stay bottled up indefinitely unless Carranza's
nationalization plan is squelched; for that plan, either as
a threat or a recognized principle, is a standing menace
to business freedom that prevents the smaller companies
from raising capital to provide their own ocean tankage.
The sums required for this purpose are large; many of
the companies which need tankers possess petroleum wells
capable of producing 50.000 barrels daily. To deliver an
output of this size at Middle Atlantic ports, a producing
company would require a fleet of twenty tankers costing
at least $1,500,000 apiece, a total of some $30,000 000. Mani
festly such an amount of new capital or even half or a tenth
of it is not to be found by competitive companies on the
sole security of oil properties whose control may pass or
has passed to the Carranza Government.
Under nationalization, therefore, if the oil from the
independent wells of Mexico reached our markets at all,
it would dribble in through the big companies and only in
such quantities as would suit big company policy. Inevi
tably in these circumstances the wells of the independent
American producers must drift away from the present com
petitive control into centralized ownership, and the price
of gasoline and kerosene and all the rest of the oil products
of common use here in the United States be regulated in
perpetuity by a controlling group whose dictator easily
might be Venustiano Carranza, First Chief of Nationaliza
tion in these parts.
This would seem to be the thing that would complete
an oil monopoly whose power of extortion would reach to
every activity of American life. You couldn't trust the
Angel Gabriel with such a monopolyare we about to hand
it over or let it go by default to Carranza and his successors
or assigns in Mexican official power?
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24 THE OIL AND
THE LATEST WORD IN MOTOR FUELS.
How Refinery Waste Can Be Utilized and a Great
Saving Obtained in Trans-Oceanic
Freight Rates.
The current issue of Literary Digest has a most inter
esting article on the story of the so-called collodial com
bination of coal dust and oil which the Digest says is the
latest word in motor fuels. The Digest takes facts from
an article by Robert G. Skerret in "The Rudder" (New
York) and summarizes them as follows:
"The inner story of our efforts to maintain a steady
movement of oil across the Atlantic reveals how desperate
the situation was at times and with what determination
and technical cunning certain of our experts set about
devising relief of a un'que nature. The best of this tale
of achievement is that the efforts designed to meet a war
crisis have yielded results which are bound to prove of
the greatest economic value in the years of reconstruction
and in the normal periods of peace. The scientists have
evolved a new fuela fuel that brings together waste
products and thus amplifies tremendously our sources of
mechanical power.
"The war had not been long underway before the
ravaging U-boat began taking an increasing toll of mer
chant shipping. To a large extent the foe's advantage was
due to the tell-tale stream of smike. This emphasized
the desirability of smokeless fuel.
"Such was the prevailing status of anti-U-boat prepara-
t'ons when the Submarine Defense Assosiation of New
York City was created. This was called into being by a
large group of representative underwriters, steamship
lines, manufacturers, producers and technical concerns of
one sort or anotherall of them civilian interests. One
of the very first things attacked for solution by the Sub
marine Defense Association was the question of smoke
less fuel. Without going into this subject at length, it
will suffice for our present purpose to say that particular
attention centered before long upon the utilization of
pulverized coal.
"The Navy Department had placed at the disposal of
the Submarine Defense Association a converted yacht, the
U. S. S. Gem, for divers experimental work.
"The furnaces are designed for the burning of fuel
oil. Two of the oil burners were removed and two pul
verized coal burners substituted; and the tests included
the use of coal alone and of coal and oil burned simul
taneously from different but neighboring burners.
"The association of oil burners and pulverized coal
burners in the same furnace on the II. S. S. Gem quite
naturally raised the question in the nv'nd of Mr. Lindon W.
Bates, chairman of the Engineering Committee of the Sub
marine Defense Association: Why not combine the oil
and pulverized coal and burn them so mixed from the
same burner? This query was inspired by an economic
problem confronting the Allies which was daily becoming
graver. Month by month fuel carriers were being sunk
in increasing numbers, and England, France and Italy
were sorely distressed lest the supply of liquid fuel fail
them.
"As Mr. Bates saw it, the immediate gain, if coal and
oil could be combined, would be to reduce the amount of
fuel oil to be moved from America to Europe by just that
measure of powdered coal which could be supplied from
native sources abroad. In other words, his aim was to
make every gallon of petroleum perform a greater service
and enable oil-burning steam plants to use the mixed
combustible without any substantial change In their liquid
fuel installations. This was a somewhat ambitious
project, because it was fully recognized that the way to
success bristled with difficulties. Indeed, many others
had essayed the same scheme, but, at best, with results
of little practical value. The stumbling block was the
law of gravitation which inevitably brought about sooner
or later the precipitation of the heavier particles and thus
caused the bits of solid carbon to separate from the oil
and lo settle at the bottom of the containers.
"After months of tireless investigation and hundreds
of paintaking tests, a combustible compound was produced,
called 'fixateur.' which would do the trick. Twenty
pounds of this secret preparation, when added to 2,000
pounds of combined fuel oil. pulverized coal and coal tar,
for instance, will neutralize gravitation and keep the
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dissimilar ingredients thoroughly mixed for protracted
periods. This composite combustible is technically termed
colloidal fuel.
"The Submarine Defense Association has declared
that colloidal fuel can be utilized for marine steaming pur
poses under practically the same conditions and with as
good results as with the navy high-grade fuel oil. Tests
have shown that the colloidal fuel is as smokeless as navy-
high-grade fuel oil, and yet, by purposely overfiring, it is
possible to generate a dense smoke screen when desired.
It seems that grades of colloidal fuel may be prepared,
which, without replenishment, will give a warship or a
merchant craft substantially 20 per cent more steaming
radius than fuel oil of equal bulk stored in the same
tanks.
"It seems that refinery wastepressure-still residuals
such as oil, wax tailings, crude-oil coke, etc.. can te
utilized in the preparation of an efficient colloidal fuel.
Similarly, coal coke, charcoal, lignites, brown coals and
coal dusts, which are ordinarily deemed of little value for
steam raising, can be drawn upon to furnish the needful
heat units in the form of solid particles of carbon."
The oil-burning vessel is a money-saver compared
with a craft of like engine power which consumes coal. A
10,000-ton vessel on a voyage of 7,000 miles requires 1,600
tons of coal or only 800 tons of fuel oil, but 640 tons of
the new combustible will answer instead of 800 tons of
straight fuel oil. The trans-Atlantic freight rate is sub
stantially $50 a ton. Therefore, if we add 160 tons to the
cargo-carrying capacity, we obtain an additional revenue
on each crossing of $8,000. Assuming a ship to make six
round trips a year, the total increase of income thus af
fected would be $96,000. Then Mr. Skerrett turns to an
other use of the new fuel that should interest all those
who view with concern the steady drain upon our coal
end oil supplies which must some day exhaust them.
Nearly half our known petroleum supply, in fact, is now
gone, and we are using larger and larger quantities every
year. He tells us how to save part of it:
"And have we any other reason for encouraging the
use of this new-found economic fuel? Manifestly, colloidal
fuel will save us a vast sum each twelvemonth if oil-
burning plants on shore use this epoch-making combustible
as far as practicable. Indeed, it is. inevitable that some
thing of the sort be done if we hope to prolong the life
and sufficiency of our domestic petroleum resources. This
bears directly upon every phase of our industrial life;
touches all forms of transportation and relates to every
kind of power-driven craft.
"A short while back the Secretary of the Interior noti
fied the United States Senate that we had withdrawn from
our known oil field quite 40 per cent of their estimated
original content. With the present trend of consumption,
so the United States Geological Survey points out, we
shall be consuming crude petroleum a decade hence at
the rate of 520,000,000 barrels annually! This brings home
to us how necessary it is for us to conserve our native re
sources, to take steps to save where we can. and to employ
substitutes as far as practicable. Colloidal fuel is one
amazingly flexible means to this end. The Submarine
Defense Association thus emphasizes the conservation of
oil that might be effected by adopting colloidal fuel in
stead: The 2,900,000 barrels now brought to New England,
if employed in colloidal fuel, could do the work of nearly
4.000,000 barrels of straight oil, and accomplish this with
the marked economies and advantages inherent to produc
ing and applying heat with liquid as against solid fuel.
The prodigal waste of oil is sin to be repaid in sorrow.
Its conservation and guardianship is the task of those
upon whom this world-solemn duty has been unprecedent-
edly laid. Ways have herein been made straight to do so
with injury to none and helpfulness to all."
INVADER GETS GOOD WELL IN THE NORTHWEST
EXTENSION.
Invader Oil and Refining Co. has completed well No,
1 on its lease in block 89 in the Northwest Extension,
Burkburnett. This well has only been drilled six feet into
the sand and is making 105 barrels per hour, according to
B. Frank Wood, president of the company. As only 7,500
barrels' storage was provided on the property, the well will
not be drilled deeper until the company's line from its
Burkburnett refinery is completed. Well No. 2, on the same
property. Is drilling below 1.600 feet.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 25

Empire Makes Big Saving in Drilling by Electricity, the

Company's Engineers Report

Recently the oil. and GAS NEWS) called attention edi provided the motor eighty different speed var'ations. The
torially to the electrical drilling teat which the Empire Gaa controllers were operated by steel cable lines from levers on
and Fuel Co. haa seen making In the Eldorado field. Here
with la a complete report on the teat aa published in The the 'head-ache' post. The weight of the motor was ap
Kmplre, the Umpire company** own publication*Editor. proximately two tons.
Electricity is by far the cheapest power for drilling "The ammeter was located in the derrick close to the
in oil fields near high-power transmission lines. 'head-ache' post and showed the driller the amount of pow
This is the conclusion of engineers of the Empire Gas er he was using. During drilling operations in hard lime
and Fuel Co., who carefully tabulated the results of the where the tools got a good rebound, it required 50 to 60
drilling of Stokes No. 27 in the Eldorado field, completed amperes, or from 30 to 35-horsepower. For drilling in
recently. The actual saving over the use of steam for shale where the bit muddied up, the ammeter showed
power was $3,655.20. about 60 to 70 amperes or about 35 to 41-horsepower. In
Although it was known that the test which was watch pulling tools out and in bailing water it usually required
ed by oil men from all over the Mid-Continent field was about 100 to 125 amperes or the equivalent of about 57
successful in every particular, the report of S. B. Sever- to 75-horsepower. As the motor was 75-horsepower and
son, head of the electrical engineering department giving will stand a load of 100 per cent continuously, a 25 per cent
all the details as to cost, has Just been made public. The overload for two hours and a 100 per cent overload for
Stokes well was the first to be drilled in Butler county two or three minutes, there was ample reserve power for
by electricity, although hundreds of Empire wells have any emergency that might occur.
been pumped for several months by motor. "By changing the taps in the transformer bank the
"Perfect Control Assured." voltage was raised so that while drilling it would be about
"During the past, attempts have been made to use 440 volts. In that way the motor received the rated voltage
electric motor equipment for drilling deep wells," says during the operation, which was nearly continuous.
Mr. Severson, "but it has been only within the last year "During the test, tachometer readings were taken
or two that much success has been attained. A numb t while drilling in order to determine the 'kick' on the line
of wells have been drilled with electric motor in various when using a motor as compared with steam. Several
parts of the world. The question of motor has been tests were made on a neighboring steam well and on the
readily solved, but the perfect control necessary to satisfy motor well, but there was not enough difference to be
all conditions in the drilling operation, has been difficult noticed, so the 'kick' on the line may be taken as identical
to obtain. on the two outfits.
"Results obtained in the drilling of Stokes No. 27, and Difficult Drilling Encountered.
a subsequent well, show conclusively that a combination "A perusal of the daily report will show that this
of motor and control apparatus has been perfected to a well had more to contend with than the average well.
degree that causes even experienced drillers to say elec There was much more bailing than usual and this in turn
tric drilling equipment is superior to steam. caused considerable rig trouble. The bull wheel, band
"Reports from operation give ample proof that the wheel and sand reel had to be replaced. This, with other
trial was satisfactory and successful." difficulties, caused many delays that otherwise would
Drillers Easily Taught. have been avoided.
The veteran driller, it was believed, would not take "Water and caving increased the cost per foot drilled
kindly to the new method. This did not prove to be the more than the average for electric drilling in California.
case. In a short time both crews became so familiar with "The many advantages of electricity for drilling have
the electric apparatus that the services of an electrician been realized on this well from the start. The saving in
hardly were needed. This was the experience of J. G. cost includes the building of one house that will suffice
Dickinson, electrical engineer, who was stationed at the for both drilling and pumping without a change. The
Stokes well and who made a general report. He says: initial cost of drilling motor and control is less than the
"The maintenance of the electrical drill THE STOKES WELL AND THE MEN WHO DRILLED IT.
ing equipment on Stokes No. 27 consisted
principally of attention to the contract
fingers and segments in the main controller,
due to the fact that these parts become pit
ted by the arcing caused in reversing the
motor and prevent the fingers from making
a good contact. This condition would not
require the constant attention of an electri
cian, but could be handled by the regular in
spector on his daily visit and in the event
of more serious trouble, the trouble-man of
the electrical department could be sum
moned.
"The driller and tool dresser became fa
miliar enough with the electrical equipment
during the test to be practically independent
of outside assistance, so that olectrical drill
ing equipment will not require the services
of an extra man.
"On two or three occasions fuses were re
placed, but at no time was there any serious
electrical trouble. The principal delays in
curred during the test were caused by rig
equipment and on one accasion by the short
age of 6 5-8 casing. These delays were un
avoidable.
"While the operations during the test cov
ered a period of sixty days, the actual drill
ing was accomplished in thirty-four drilling
days and the only water required for the test Upper leftThe Stokes well; upper rightMotor and transformers;
was the water used in the hole for mixing centerJ. G. Dickinson, Jr.. electrical engineer, and T. R. Cronin, field
the drillings. foreman; lower leftWilliam M. Rush, driller, and Tom Hensley, tool
"The controllers were so arranged that they dresser; lower rightJerry Riggs, tool dresser, and R. B. Lindsey, driller.
26 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

cost of boiler and engine. The cost per day for drilling by as the line increases the size of the coil on the shaft, the
electric power Is less than with steam. The water con tools come out faster and faster and generally make it to
sumption is much less. There is almost no fire risk and the top quicker than steam.
it is not necessary to move the motor away from the rig "It was my pleasure to land the 10-inch casing at
If gas Is encountered. The depreciation of the electric 1,740 feet, 447 feet of which was extra heavy pipe. The
equipment is very small and repair parts are Interchange string weighed approximately thirty-four tons. We had oc
able. The motor used for drilling is supplied with screws casion to raise and lower casing in mudding off gas and
at the bottom of the end shields, so that reasonable wear it was remarkable to note with what ease the motor
in the bearings may be taken up and thus the air gap handled the pipe. It was necessary to advance the control
may be' kept balanced on all sides. With good oil in the lever to only the fourth point, usually, in raising the
bearings, it should not be necessary to do this more than entire string. In pulling casing, I could part any string
once in eight months." in the hole in one minute, but it is so easy to control that
The Coat of Installation. it is not necessary to run up against it on a loose line
The cost of installation was computed by T. R. Cronin, as with a steam engine. With a little judgment it is ex
field foreman, who also estimated the cost of removing cellent for pulling casing."
the drilling motor to Hess. No. 16, where another well now
is being drilled. In his report, he says:
"The installation of the drilling motor was an ex HOW $3,655.20 WAS SAVED IN EMPIRE'S TEST
periment and particular care was taken in making It so Boiler & Engine Motor Loss Saving
that nothing, as far as we could see, would tend to make Initial Cost $1,862.00 $1,625.00 $ 237.00
It a failure. The motor equipment consists of one 75- Cost of installa
horsepower, 3-phase, 60-cycle, 440-volt type M motor with tion (including
base and pulley mounted on a concrete block; 14 sets of belts, etc.) 432.50 *768.03 $335.53
grids, one primary and one secondary controller and one Estimated depre
type K-20 250-ampere circuit breaker, mounted on skids; ciation per well 290.00 32.50 257.50
one panel board, consisting of one 250-ampere, 600-volt, Cost of water ' 480.00 60.00 420.00
3 pole, single throw switch with cabinet; one 100-ampere Estimated cost of
type D6 watt hour meter; one series transformer for a fuel oil at $36
250-ampere indicating meter which is mounted inside the per day 2,160.00
rig in a convenient place so that the operator can at all Cost of electric
times judge the load he is carrying on the motor. For power 574.93
'safety first,' we installed a small knife switch on the Saving in cost of
'headache' post and connected it in series with the no power 1,585.07
voltage release so that in case of trouble or accident the Saving in install
operator could immediately shut off the power by open ing pumping mo
ing it. For controlling the 'motor from the derrick, we tor in same
installed two single trees niounted on the 'headache' post house, on same
with steel cable lines direct to both controllers. foundation .... 186.16
"The cost of this entire installation was $2,955.99. Saving in oil pro
After moving this outfit to Hess No. 16 we found that the duction during i
salvage mounted to $2,188.96, making the total of the change to pump 1,305.00
drilling installation amount to $768.03.
"This total cost of $768.03 includes the house, con Totals $335.53 $3,990.73
crete forms and all labor. This cost can be spread over
the installation of the pumping equipment as the house Net estimated sav
and forms were of our standard design to fit both drilling ing of electric
and pumping equipment. drilling over
"At 8:30 o'clock in the morning of September 29, we steam $3,655.20
shut down the well to remove the drilling equipment to The Installation charge of the motor drilling equip
Hess No. 16, and install the 30 horsepower, 60-cycle, 440- ment waa high, due to the fact the equipment was
volt GE pumping motor on the Stokes well. new and changes had to be made which Involved labor
"The usual time required to put a well on the pump charges that will not be necessary In future outfits.
when it has been drilled by steam is four days, this being It also includes the cost of building the motor house.
a very close estimate as it usually requires a few hours
over the four days. The time used on Stokes No. 27 was
exactly 8 hours, or a saving of 3 days and 15 hours pump OFFER MARGAY OIL STOCK AT $9 A SHARE.
ing. Since this well is estimated at 160 barrels production Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 11.(Special) Eastern bankers
per day, this would give us a saving at $2.25 per barrel, are offering 200 000 shares of the Margay Oil Corporation
of $1,305.00. If gas engine had been installed the loss stock at $9 a share, of no par value. The company was
in production would have been at least double, or ap incorporated under the laws of Delaware on September
proximately $2,609.78.'' 17, 1919, to acquire the holdings of the Margay Oil Co.
Drillers Enthusiastic. of Texas, and the Margay Oil & Gas Co. of Oklahoma,
The opinion of the drillers on the job as to the prac consisting of. according to a recent statement, an approxi
ticability of drilling by motor is reflected In the statement mate undivided one-third interest in 18,000 acres In the
of William Rush. He was more than enthusiastic: producing fields of Texas. Oklahoma. Kansas, and Louis
"Having worked on Stokes No. 27 from start to finish, iana, on which are 72 producing wells, making approxi
my candid opinion is that electric power for drilling is mately 1,600 barrels daily. The present earnings figured
great." Rush said, "From a standpoint of economy and on an annual basis, after making due allowance for over
reliability, it has no equal. In spudding, drilling, bailing head and operating expenses, are said to be at the rate of
water, pulling tools or landing casing, the motor gave us $1.68 per share, or $1,350,000. These earnings are con
not the slightest difficulty. tingent only on the construction of pipe lines with a ca
"The motor will bail faster and longer than any steam pacity sufficient for handling the production now being
power I ever used. It tTkes a good "toolie" to keep 120 held for lack of this facility. The officers and directors
poun-ls' of steam on a boiler when balling down a hole full of the company are: T. F. Birmingham, Tulsa, president;
of watqr after casing, or when carrying ten to fifteen H. S. Farlee, New York City, vice-president; J. I. Taylor,
bailers while drilling. With the motor It was easier to Tulsa, secretary and treasurer; J. S. Farlee, P. H. Jad wln'
carry that quantity than to carry six to tetLVailers with New York City; E. H. Short, Wichita Falls, Tex; and B*
steam. .. C. Stivers, Sapulpa, Okla.
"Steam will start tools from the bottom of the hole
faster than the motor, but when half out it will begin to The Lou-Tex Oil Land Co., with offices in St. Louis,
lag and any driller will tell you that many a time on a reports it has 2.560 acres laying southwest of Marathon',
windy day, or with bad oil, they have had to wait for In Brewster County, Tex., and intends to place from nine
more steam before pulling to the top. With the motor, to twelve wells on this property within the next year.
 THE OIL AND
LOUISIANA
Shreveport, La., Nov. 10. (Special.) Completions
continue to be made in the Claiborne field, where excite
ment has not died down for several months. The best
completion for the week was that of the Arkansas Natural
Gas Co. in No. Si Shaw, in section 30-21-7, making 10,000
barrels. The well came in at the 2,078-foot pay.
The Douglas Oil and Refining Co., drilling on the
Langston lease in section 19-21-7, came in with an Initial
production of 2,000 barrels.
Gullivan & Foster completed a 150-barrel pumper on
the Shaw tract in section 30-21-7, where many of the gush
ers have been completed.
The Louisiana Oil and Refining Co. is waiting on
standard rig to complete its Langston No. 6, which would
not flow after being drilled to 1,220 feet. The well la
located In section 19-21-7.
An immense Increase in production figures for
the Homer district is expected before January 1,
or as much sooner as tanking with capacity of
2,640,000 barrels, already contracted for, can be
furnishrd and erected. Forty-six 55,000-barrel
tanks have been contracted for; four short pipe
lines from production to loading racks and storage
are in operation, or will be within two weeks; an
other tank farm is reported under consideration
by the Texas Co., and an 8-inch line from Bull
Bayou to Homer is reported under way, while still
another h?s been partially completed from Shreve
port to Homer.
With all these storage and transportation fa
cilities production will soar, and every effort is
being made to cut the interval of waiting to a
minimum.
The Standard Oil Co. is building twelve 55,000 barrel
steel tanks on the Grlder farm near the center of produc-
The Sims Oil Co. Is building eighteen tanks of the
same size at Sibley; Gilllvan & Foster, five more at
Homer, and another five on the Martin farm between
Minden and Homer, and the Louisiana Oil and Refining
Corporation is building six at Lorex, a new station on the
L & A. Railroad, from which it will have a direct one-
line haul to the refinery at Shreveport. GUlivan & Foster
have one of their tanks at Homer full of oil and have three
more to be completed.
The Standard Oil Co. is operating its loading rack at
a point seven miles north of Minden, where it trunk line
crosses the L. & A. Railroad, and is building another line
from production to Sibley, where the V. S. & P. Railroad
is building a loading rack of 100 cars per day capacity.
The Louisiana Oil and Refining Corporation has com
pleted a 20-car-per-day loading rack at Lorex, six miles
FOR SALE! Oil Leases, Royalties and Production
in all of the North Louisiana Oil Fields,
Pine Island, Caddo, Homer and Bull Bayou.
Write, Phone or Wire
Steere-Neal Company, Inc., Oil Investments
Long Distance Phone 1203
GAS NEWS 27
north of Minden, and is waiting on pipe to complete a six-
inch line from Homer to Shreveport, 14 miles of which,
from Homer to Lorex, is In operation.
Gillivan & Foster are building a six-inch line from the
Shaw lease, on which they are operating to the Martin
farm.
New Companies in the Field.
W. B. Reynolds, representing the Cosden Oil and Gas
Co., has opened offices In the lobby of the Youree Hotel.
The Cosden Oil and Gas Co. has acquired extensive acre
age in North Louisiana. The Lindsey-Montgomery Co. has
opened offices in a corner of the Youree Hotel, In which
they are handling leases, royalties and general oil Invest
ments.
A new brokerage office has been opened in the lobby
of the Youree Hotel. This company Is composed of Clar
ence E. Black, Murray J. Black and Lyston Black. The
Black Brothers were formerly located in Los Angeles, and
followed the oil developments to the Texas fields, where
their man office is located. The Shreveport office will
be in charge of Clarence E. Black, with W. E. Sorelle In
charge of the legal end of the business.
Announcement of the new rates obtained by the
Shreveport Chamber of Commerce, which give this ter
ritory a chance to compete with producers in the Texas
and Oklahoma fields, failed to state that the rate was
from Shreveport and the adjoining fields to Chicago. The
new rate was 26% cents on crude and 31% cents on re
fined oils.
One of the recent sales of Importance in the new
Shreveport oil fields was that of Herbert and J. W. Atkins
to the Osceola Controlling Co., a Texas corporation, of
3,000 acres in Bull Bayou field and 2,500 acres in the
Claiborne field for a cash consideration of $107,000.
Frank Phillips of the Phillips Petroleum Co., of Mus
kogee, Okla., has been a visitor to the north Louisiana oil
fields.
Cyrus Avery, vice-president of the Security Bank of
Tuisa, Is in the North Louisiana field with a view of In
vesting.
Red River Parish.
Caddo Central Oil & Refining Co. have set 6-inch
casing in No. 1 Nelson in section 6-12-20.
Caddo Central Oil & Refining Co. have made location
for No. 2 Nelson in section 6-12-20.
Const. A. & P. Co. have a fishing job In No. 1 Robin
son In section 36 33-11.
Seamm's Depositor's Co. is drilling in gas rock In
No. 6 Polley In section 7-12-10, at 671 feet.
Gillivan & Foster are building derrick for No. 1 Nel
son -In section 6-12-10.
Gulf Refining Co. have set and cemented 6-inch casing
In No. 13 Christopher in section 16-13-10.
SHREVEPORT, LA.
28 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

The Gulf Refining Co. is drilling at 1,500 feet in No. 1
Gray Hoocks in section 612-10.
The Gulf Refining Co. has a fishing job in Jenkins
E-17 section 14.-12-11 at 2.411 feet.
The Shaffer Oil & Gas Co. has set 10-inch casing in
No. 3 In section 8-12-10.
The Sun Co. is drilling at 1,500 feet in No. Nelson in
section 6-10-12.
Personal Notes.
Joseph Bruner, Cherokee oil operator of Sapulpa, is
in this territory looking over the fields.
Announcement has been made that Judge J. C. Palmer
of Shreveport had accepted the appointment as counsel
for the Sinclair Oil Co. of Louisiana.
J. R. Manion, general manager of the Sinclair pipe
lines is here looking after the details of the company's
operations in Louisiana and Charles F. Blythe of Tulsa,
has taken charge of the land department.
Roy Stafford, former publisher of the Oklahoma City
Oklahoman, and Judge Jean F. Day, also of Oklahoma
City have been in Shreveport inspecting the holdings of
the Continental Asphalt and Petroleum Co., and the Sea-
mans Depositors Co. in the Bull Bayou field.
James K. Crawford, president of the Oklahoma Pro
ducing and Refining Corporation of Tulsa; T. O. Lilly-
strand, vice-president, John M. Crawford of Parkersburg.
W. Va., and R. E. Jenkins of Baltimore, are in Shreveport
with plans for entering the Louisiana fields.
A $5,000,000 company to be known as the Elk Re
fining Co., with offices In the First National Bank build
ing, and in Vivian, now being organized will have the
exclusive handling of the Leet process for the entire
world, and will prosecute the formation of subsidiary
companies in all oil fields where natural gas is plentiful.
With an abundance of natural gas and heavy crude oils
a great quantity of gasoline will be made under the Leet
patents.
B. Lewis Flanlgan and other eastern men have bought
the Leet process for making gasoline from heavy crude
oils, of George A. Randolph, to whom the patent office
had issued the patent. The consideration was not made
known, but it is understood to be approximately $200,000.
The purchasers will break ground within 90 days for
eleven houses for worklngmen and put In a refinery with
a capacity of 3,500 barrels of gasoline per day. The re
finery will be built near Vivian, and negotiations now
pending, will In all probability result in the purchase of
200 acres near that place.
Announcement has been made of the organization of
the White Oil Corporation with a capitalization of $35,-
000.00, and an initial working capital of $10,000.00. P. J.
White was a former partner of Harry Sinclair, and is
one of the best known and most popular independent
operators in the north Louisiana field. Associated with
Mr. White in the organization of the new company are
his brother, Thomas White, J. W. Colvln, George F. Col-
vin, Lewis L. Clarke, Oscar L. Gubelman, Alexander J.
Hamphill, R. J. Hutchins, Jr., S. Z. Mitchell, H. B. Moore,
Harry H. Peters, Louis E. Stoddard, Chas. A. Stone,
and Guy E. Tripp.
The Dominion Oil Co. of New York is the latest of
the big independents operating in other fields to enter
the Louisiana field on a large scale. C. A. Owens, vice-
president of the company has bought, through the Neal
Oil Investment Co., $1,300,000 worth of acreage In the
Homer and Bull Bayou fields, also in De Soto parish.
Contracts have been awarded for seven wells to be
drilled In Homer and Bull Bayou on which operations will
be begun as soon as possible. Former Governor C. N.
Haskell, of Oklahoma, is chairman of the board of the
Dominion Co., which is already operating in Oklahoma,
Kansas. Indiana and Texas fields, In all of which it has
producing properties.
RUSHING WORK ON NEW $300,000 COMPRESSOR.
Enid, Okla., Nov. 11.(Special)Workmen are rush
ing the completion of a new $300,000 compressor at the
intake of the Enid pipe line to the Blackwell field where
this city obtains its supply of gas. The Oklahoma Gas
& Electric Co. declare the compressor will be in operation
within 10 days, and plenty of gas for the winter months
will then be available.

Excitement Running High in the Pecos Oil Field

The first deep test found a good flow of oil at 800 feet. Several traces of oil have been found as the
drill went down and now at about 1 ,400 feet it is passing through a limestone formation rich in gas and oil.
It is certain that either oil or water lies below. If oil, prices will go up like a skyrocket the moment it is
reached.
Mr. B. C. Clayton, who as a driller drilled the Lucas well at Spindletop in 1901, which flowed 76,000
barrels for several weeks, in an interview with the editor of the Pecos Times stated as follows:
"You have now practically got oil in the Laura well. From the present showing 1 would think the
present stratum when drilled through would yield better than 150 barrels and the oil has a paraffin base."
Now is the time to buy leases and get in ahead of production. New locations are being made each week
and new drills put to work; some 35 so far in a comparatively small area.
The Best Buy Today in a Texas Oil Lease
Eleven thousand five hundred acres, solidly blocked on a big oil structure, three miles from the Lehman
well being drilled by the Sunshine Oil Corporation (who also own the Laura well), in the northeastern part
of Loving County; six miles from the deep test location of the Toyah Company; two locations a short distance east
by New York people understood to be subsidiary interests of the Standard Oil Company; two locations to the west
by El Paso companies and just northwest of them a short way is the big 22-inch casing well of the Carter Com
pany. We will sell 640 acres, or more, at $3 per acre, 5-year, 88 form, first year rental paid, 25c annually
thereafter. Will furnish 5,000 to 8,000 acres on a drilling contract at $2 per acre and retain 160 acres out
of each 640. Terms: 50 per cent cash, 25 per cent time and 25 per cent stock in the developing company.
Several scattering 40-acre tracts in the immediate vicinity for quick sale at $2.50 per acre; 800 acres in
Reeves County at $2 per acre and 1,280 acres at $2.25 per acre, all carrying fine geological reports. Ab
stracts and attorney's opinions showing good titles furnished.
This company is drilling a deep test well in Ward County and getting ready to drill another in Loving
County. Acreage about these wells is offered at from $5 to $30 per acre, less than 25 per cent of what
others are asking for similar leases-
Write now for printed description, plats, etc., free for the asking.
Agents Wanted in All Unoccupied Territory
Toyah Valley Oil Co.,on 1012 '"o'i^r^^
 THE OIL AND
Fort Worth, Tex., Nov. 11. (Special.) Stephens
county continues to furnish the surprises for the Texas
oil fraternity, and the various sections around Caddo,
Breckenridge and other points each week develop a new
well that produces at least 500 barrels of oil and in some
sections as much as 3,000 or 4,000 barrels. Prospecting
has reached that stage that almost every section looks
good to the man who risks his money in a hole in the
ground to produce oil. It begins to look as if the entire
county will be one big oil pool. The northern edge of the
county has several big producers, while the southern sec
tion, near the Eastland county line, is known to be the
greatest oil field yet developed.
In the eastern section of the county the Sinclair-Gulf's
Manning well came in with a production of approximately
4,000 barrels dally and a strong gas pressure. The figures
were taken from the pipe line gauge. The Manning well
is three miles east of Caddo and two miles west of the
Palo Pinto county line. In the section around the new
town of Frankell, on the proposed railroad through that
county, several wells are on the sand awaiting to be
brought in.
Ranger District.
The bringing in of the Rosedale company's Deardon
No. 1 for 200 barrels extended the Eastland county field
a short distance. However, the Dabney well brought in
last Thursday, which extended the field a half mile, created
more sensation than any other, notwithstanding the fact
that so far it is making only 40 barrels of oil a day.
The Ranger-Central Brooks well, on the Brooks heirs
tract, five miles north of Eastland, came In early in the
week, good for approximately 4,500 barrels a day. The
Folsom well, three miles north of Eastland, on the Hawk
tract. whl"h cime in Wednesday morning at 3,641 feet,
making 1,500 barre's a day, gave the field another west
ward extension. Other wells in that vicinity are expected
to be broueht in shortly, and are waiting on the roads to
dry up sufficiently so as to be brought In.
The Kentucky River Oil Co.'s well, on the Nivers tract
in the district, came in for 700 barrels daily. This well
also extended the field and gave hopes to those who are
drilling farther west. The Folsom well extended the fa
mous Perkins pool.
Desdemona Operations.
Desdemona made a good showing the past week and
the pool was extended in every direction by new producers,
with the Mid-Kansas Kimble showing up the best of all.
There is a movement on foot among operators in the
Desdemona to drill several of the holes deeper, with a
view of increasing production. The Skelley-Sankey No.
5 Anderson cm*, in for 2,000 barrels at 2,860 feet, thus
verifying the belief that the field extends eastward. The
Comanche Northern Carr No. 2 is flowing 2,500 barrels
at 2,750 feet. This well also extends the field east.
The general trend of big production in the Desdemona
district is toward the east.
While a large number bank on the eastward tendency
of production, the Magnolia company and several other
big concerns are banking on the westward course. The
Magnolia's Carruth well Is looming up good, and if it
makes as much as the scouts think it will mike when
finally completed, things will hum all around what was
formerly termed Hogtown.
Coleman County Furnishes Surprise.
The Garrett No. 4, in the Santa Ana, began making
oil at the 1,493-foot level and the company Immediately
began to send in orders for tankage to take care of the
prospective production. Long ago scouts predicted that
Coleman county will be one of the best bets In the Texas
oil game, and the past few weeks bear out to a certain
extent the prediction made.
The Jim Ned Co., composed of California operators,
drilling on the DIbbrell tract, got a showing of almost four
GAS NEWS 29
barrels of oil an hour early in the week from the porous
gray lime at 2,605 to 2,733 feet without any water. The
sand in this section is thought to be found at and around
the same depth as in Stephens county and is the same
sand. This well probably will be shot. This well brought
life back into the lease hounds, and speculators were busy
and leases soared in value all over that county.
Operators Westward Bound.
With the good showing made in Coelman county,
operators are flocking toward the west. Interest has been
resumed in Fisher county, in the Abilene section. Califor-
nlans are playing the game in Fisher and other western
counties. However, rain has handicapped development.
The T. O. Day well in McCuilough county gave impetus to
that section of the state. When finally completed, it is
expected that the Day well will make anywhere from 100
to 1,000 barrels daily. The next few days will tell the tale
from the Day well, if .the packer gets to work and stops
off the salt water. This well is causing a rush to that
field. Leases immediately began to jump when the news
was received in Fort Worth of the strike.
San Saba county is being given a big play by Pacific
coast and Northwestern operators, who are backing the
judgment of several eminent geologists. The section
around Richland Springs is receiving the closest attention,
and a number of locations have been made in the county.
Derricks will be erected and wells spudded in within the
next thirty days. The Day well is being drilled by Kansas
operators, headed by T. O. Day from Cherry Springs. The
Lohn Oil and Gas Co., which ceased operations on its well
at approximately 600 feet on top of the rock, immediately
began to resume operations. Other wells in the immediate
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vicinity of the Day well will be drilled deeper. Quite a
number of wells were abandoned, but now have been re
sumed.
Erath County.
Erath county again is to the fore and considerable
development that has laid idle for sometime because of
bad roads was resumed. In the Bliffdale section good
reports have been received, and the next few weeks will
tell the tale from that section. Like Young county, It Is
the earnest belief that a field will be developed, but it
will be a deep field. In and around Xray, May and Lingle-
ville interest is at fever heat because the drills are pene
trating the black lime and drillers are assuring the oper
ators that oil will be found in big paying quantities.
Production for Week.
Production figures by companies for the past week
were featured by a large Increase in the output of the
Sinclair-Gulf, chiefly due to the Manning No. 1 in Stephens
county. The Sinclair-Gulf's daily run in Stephens county
averaged 5,600 barrels, and it is the third largest in that
county, being outranked only by the Gulf Production Co.
and the Texas Co. The figures follow:
Pipe Line Runs for Week Ending November 8.
Burk- Coman-
Electra burnett Ranger Stephens che
Gulf . 600 8,900 3,800 7,500
MaenolVa" ..... . 3,600 1,800 3,700 2.000 6,200
Texas " ... 4,500 2,500 5.100 8,400 100
Prairie".'.'. 7,800 900
Texas Pacific 9.300 1,100 . ...
Mid-Kansas 400 5.200 3.300
Sinclair Gulf 1.200 5,600 ..
Humble Oil 2,300 2,500 100 5,400
The Sun Co 2,100 1,100 250
Miscellaneous . . . 1.200 67,000 28,200 11,300 22,500
Eyes on Wildcat Territory.
Development of wildcat territory is being carefully
watched. The finding of oil in the T. O. Day well In Mc-
Cullough county on the Dutton ranch at the 800-foot level
caused a little stir in oil circles several days ago. Water
has interfered with the completion of the well, which
shows both gas and oil in good paying quantities. In the
extreme western section of the state certain wells have
reached that depth that is causing the talent to sit up
and take notice, and the next few weeks probably will
tell a story of what mother earth holds in store for man
in her bosom In the Trans-Pecos section of the state.
However, while West Texas is being carefully watched,
the talent also is paying some attention to North Texas.
Wilbarger county, the pioneer producing section of North
Texas, is getting a big play and it is said that there are
more than 50 wells in course of being drilled and more
than 40 wells that are producing. The latest well to be
brought in in Wilbarger county was the La Rue well near
Vernon, which is making 40 barrels a day. The county
is being given the deep test and should it prove up as
anticipated, renewed interest will be taken in the Electra
section and in Clay county adjoining.
Bad Roads Handicap Development.
In some sections of the state bad roads continue to
act as a handicap to work in the fields. The the past
I B. & B. Sterilized Wiping Rags
In small or large compressed bales.
Building Iron
Pipes I-Beams, angles, flat and round iron,
re-enforcing rods cut to specifications.
Mail Orders Solicited.
A. B. Scrap Iron & Metal Co.
108 Eaat 19th Street Kansas ( ity. Mo.
Phones: Main 36S5 (Home) Grand 3655 (Bell)
several weeks, two months or more, rains have been in
cessant and the roads have been cut up so badly that it is
almost an impossibility to transport materials to any of
the fields in either North or West Texas. It will take at
least three weeks of sunshiny weather to put the roads in
shape.
Young County Work.
Reports from Graham, Young county, the past week
are to the effect that at least a half dozen wells In the
edge of Young and Stephens county are on the sand
waiting for pipelines and tankage to be brought in. Young
county is attracting all kinds of attention and the invest
ments made by the big companies in that section promise
to bear fruit. Already one or two wells have been drilled
in, that created a sensation at a great depth. The Young
county field promises both deep and shallow production.
The Roxana Co. struck three sands in its Goode well No.
1, ten miles southwest of Graham. This well had pay
dirt at 2,160 feet, 3,275 feet and 4,000 feet and now Is
spraying oil. The Mid-Kansas Hill No. 1, about eighteen
miles southwest of Graham, recently connected on a pipe
line, is making 1,000 barrels a day. The Mid-Kansas
Graham-Vick, twenty-two miles south and near Ivan, is
expected to be connected with a pipe line shortly. This
well probably will make 200 barrels a day and approxi
mately 5,000,000 feet of gas. Its is on top of the sand.
These two wells furnish an idea of what the talent is
to expect in the Young county field.
PRESIDENT OF MANHATTAN OIL CO. IS DEAD.
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 10.The death of David J. Kelley,
president of the Manhattan Oil Co., was announced here
today. Mr. Kelley was widely known in this vicinity,
having built the Manhattan Court, one of Tulsa's most
beautiful apartment houses, and owning other real estate
in Tulsa, beside his vast oil holdings in the Osage reserva
tion. He is survived by a wife, Anna E. Kelley, and
two sons, Walter and Sherman. The New York City resi
dence was at 101 Park Avenue.
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First Vice-Pre., E. O. Dayton Kansas City, Mo.
Second Vice-Pres., J. J. Kemp Lexington, 111.
Third Vice-Pres., C. H. Kunneman..Granite City, III.
Sec'y and Treat., J. F. Scanlon Kansas City, Mo.

DIRECTORS
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Dr. James J. Hogan Ashtabula, O.
J. D. Forrester Kansas City, Mo.
G. W. Milligan Kansas City, Mo.
Max Mannheim Kansas City, Mo.
Thos. Toohey Kansas City, Mo.
Dr. E. C. Allen Wayland, la.
E. F. Buckingham Virden, 111.
E. W. Williamson Bates City, Mo.
A. M. Starr Odessa, Mo.
Fred N. Baldwin Flint, Mich.
John J. O'Hern, Production Mgr., Kansas City, Mo.
Hal L. Slocum, Field Supt Kansas City, Mo.
S. J. Hatch, Consulting Geologist. .Kansas City, Mo.

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 THE OIL AND
Winchester, Ky\, November 10. (Special)^During the
past week there have been few completions In the Ken
tucky fields due to weather conditions and for perhaps
the first time in the past two years the Cumberland Pipe
Line Co! failed to get a completion. Forty-three wells
were reported in from other sources.
In October, the A. B. Pipe Line Co. took a total of
26,573.18 barrels from Lee county.. . . .
The total runs of the Great Northern Refining Co.
from the Lee county fields during the month of October
were 116,250 barrels.
Cumberland Pipe Line Report.
The runs from the Cumberland Pipe Line Co. for the
week ending November are as follows:
Busseyville, 59.68; Fatlsburg, 953.40; Cooper, 1,507.99;
Denny, 412.94; Steubenville, 821.9S; Cannel City, 567.48;
Fitchburg, 5,445.73; Ravenna, 5,975.37; Ravenna, 6,371.75;
Hazel Green, 298.69; Campton, 184.86; Wagersville, 249.53;
Potters, 310.34; Ragland, 490.22; Parmleyville, 467.84;
Pilot, 6,608.34; Pilot, 5,565.64; Zachariah, 4,577.01; Big
Sinking, 7.461.78; Big Sinking, 11,581.40; Ross Creek,
2,567.07; Big Sinking, a,l 46.34; Big Sinking, 6,109.42;
Hell Creek, 4,308.94; Beaver Creek, 0; Total 82,043.74/
Associated Producers Takes Holdings.
A deal has been consumated whereby the Associated
Producers Co., one of the largest old line companies in
Kentucky, will take over all the holdings in Estill county
of the Tidal Oil Co. This consists of around 4,000 acres
known as the S. M. Maple farm, with 48 wells and about
200 barrels daily production. Both corporations belong
to the operating end of the Tidewater Oil Co., the Tidal
being in charge of the western and the Associated of
the eastern division.
v Lee County News.
The Nena Refining Co. has shipped several carloads
of two-inch pipe to its refinery at Campton. These, it
is said will run to the Lee county fields where additional
contracts have been made for running oil. This refinery
now has a capacity of 500 barrels a day, which will, it is
reported, be enlarged.
On the Hall & Burke tract the Russel Oil Co. has
brought in No. 42 which is said to be a 60-barrel well.
The Cumberland Petroleum Co., No. 17 Brack Combs
is credited with 20 barrels.
The Quaker Oil Co. is rigging at No. 15 Simpson Crab-
tree. This will be the last well drilled on this property.
The litigation concerning the Millard Cable tract, ad
joining, has not yet been settled.
The Carter Oil Co. had to skid the rig at No. 1 Dicey
Miller, but is now progressing nicely.
In Lee county the Twin Cities Oil and Gas Co. is
due to complete No. 7 on the Sarah Weiands tract. No.
8 is drilling. On the J. D. Crabtree, Williams and O'Rear
have completed drilling operations with 4 wells in.
On the D. B. Pendergrass the Combination Oil Co. No
3 is in and showing for 50 barrels. Stuart St. Clair No 3
on part of the same farm is on top of the sand.
The Ohio Oil Co., drilling on the Flahaven, have
brought in No. 61 which looks to be good for 25 barrels.
In the Airedale section of Lee county the Atlantic
Oil Producing Co. has spudded at No. 8 Bnice Kincaid.
The Irvine Development Co. No. 10 Green Adams has
started up again and is due. The Gem Oil Co's. No. 4
Gabbard did 30 barrels on the initial pumping and settled
down to 10.
Near the Breathitt county line in Lee, the Mammoth
Producers Co. is down 1,279 feet at No. 2 Thomas, with
a show of oil. They lost the bailer but have recovered
it. They are undecided whether to shoot the well or not.
This company drilling on the adjoining Fultz tract is
down about 220 feet.
On Billy's Fork of Miller's Creek in the western part
of Lee the test well is ready to spud on the Donnelly L.
Smith farm. This is being sunk by J. H. McClurkin,
GAS NEWS
the Southwestern Petroleum Co., the Traders Oil Co.,
and M. L. Ansell, of Salamanca, New York.
The Wentworth Oil Co. No. 7 Gc-urley, Sutton, Harris
Is due in. The Frye Sweetser Co.' No. 11 Eureka is
down 600 feet and the rig being set at No. 12. The Thra-
mrfn Oil Co. has brought in Nos. 16 and 17 Beatty Heirs
reported as good producers.
News From Warren and Allen Counties.
In Warren county just north of the Moulder wells,
the Douglas Oil Co. is preparing to drill on the Mary
Murray tract. This company will sink 15 wells in this
section where it also owns the Webb Clasky and Sam
Duckett farms, a total' of 109 acres in all. Two and a
half miles from Bowling Green near the Anderson well,
it owns the 45-acre Rhodes lease where it will begin
drilling operations next. In addition this company has
400 acres 1 % miles southeast of Scottsville known as the
Douglas tract with 1 well on the Wood farm, which has
not been shot but has ,70 feet of oil in the hole.
At Jewell Bend, the Producers Oil and Shale Co. is
drilling No. 1 Hunt and will spud in soon at No. 2. On
the Jackson and Chism farms, two wells are drilling and
a 25 well power has just been installed.
The Pipe Line Oil Co. No. 1 Phillips is rated at 25 bar
rels. The Wolverine Oil Co. No. 3 Butler is showing for
20 barrels. This company No. 1 Dorsey is due.
Near Three Forks, the Washington County Oil De
velopment Co. No. 1 Ira Elrod is rated at 50 barrels. No,
2 is drilling. Three alnd a half miles west of Bowling
Green, the Economy Oil Production Co. No. 1 Wrigglewood
is down 200 feet. About 10 rigs have moved into this
section in the last two weeks.
In Allen county in the Gainesville pool, the Monitor
Oil Co. has brought in what is said to be a 40 barTel
well on the Edwards. The Omar Oil and Gas Co. No. 14
Williams looks good for 30 barrels. On the Stovall the
Piedmont Oil Co. has another well completed rated at
25 barrels.
Morgan County Report.
In Morgan county J. E. Carnahan No. 1 Howard on
White Oak Creek is down about 800 feet. This well has
been in progress for some time but has encountered water
several times which caused the delay.
Buys Lease in Magoffin County.
News from Magoffin county is to the effect that John
G. White, of Lexington, has bought the James Love farm
of 103 acres from the Bed Rock Oil Co. and the Brown
ing Petroleum Co. for |13,600. This tract is near the
Milt Wheeler and John Marr Phipps wells, which are
rated at 35 and 20 barrels respectively. A well is going
down on the Ix>ve farm now and is about 400 feet deep.
The two wells in here will be put to pumping right
away. Three 250-barrel tanks have been erected and
four others ordered, which will be set up as soon as they
are received.
Arrangements are being made to market the oil in
this section and pipe line facilities are expected before
long. In Magoffin county the last report on the well of
Slade and others, states it is now down about 1.500 feet.
This is west of the Licking river.
Personal Items.
A. W. Neely, who until recently had charge of the
office of L. G. Neely Co. in this city, has gone to Ontario.
Canada, on a fishing trip to remain several weeks.
J. K. Kerr, of Marshall, 111., vice-president of the
Ohio Oil Co., was in the city this week.
W. T. Hazel, of the Parkersburg Rig and Reel Co.
spent several days in the city while on a trip through the
Kentucky oil section.
S. Thompson, of the Ohio Oil Co. has been out of the
state for some weeks, at the home offices.
Olcott Payne, connected with the Quaker Oil Co.
and the Neha Refining Co., was in Lexington this week
on business. Mr. Payne lives in Philadelphia.
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All Oil we can produce now being taken by Sinclair company.
Increased production means INCREASED DIVIDENDS.

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Ft Worth Texas 1212 P 8
Galloway Oil and Lease Co.
405 Scarritt Arcade Kansas City Mo
Sinclair. company contracted take all our oil
posted price from our five wells hence will-
complete Nos 4 and 5 immediately.
Galloway Oil and Refining Co.
A FEW SHARES YET AT $1.25.
Advance in price may come at any moment.
IMMEDIATE DIVIDENDS '
At least 3% Cash Dividend will be declared Dec. 15, 1919, and monthly
thereafter.
FUTURE PROFITS
Advance in value of shares MUST follow declaring of dividends and
increased production.
PROPERTIES 136 FEET WIDE
Nine acres in heart of the famous Burkbur- No. 7
nett field, with three producing wells. Three
other wells on sand (on same property) and No. 6 o
ready to be brought in. No. 5 o
Five thousand acres of leases in proven and No. 4 o
near proven fields of Texas.
No. 3
Seven thousand acres of royalties.
No. 2
Proceeds from sale of oil devoted exclu
sively to dividend purposes. No. 1
Proceeds from sale of shares devoted for Explanation of map of the
further development to increase production. leaNeholda of the Galloway Oil
RefinlnK Company In the
Burkbnrnett field* : No. 1, 2
Income today warrants better than 3% and 3 Producing- Wella) No.
monthly on total capitalization of $1,000; 000. 4. 5 and 0 on the Band; No. 7
locntlon.

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Main Office, Fort Worth, Texas
Address all communications to

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FISCAL AGENTS
Fourth Floor, Scarritt Arcade
Kansas City, Mo.
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 34 THE OIL AND
Gasoline
IN CHICAGO
Better Prices Soon for Kerosene?
Chicago, Nov. 12, (Special) The weather man cer
tainly has not treated the oil men right this fall. Lots of
rain has been the rule in many sections and lots of rain
means bad roads and idle cars. The result is decreased
sales of gasoline and other petroleum products. Today any
thing that prevents the free movement of the public makes
trading bad in all lines.
The gasoline market is under not one, but several
clouds. Lack of export demand is one. The armistice just
a year ago came rather suddenly and found this country
and its allies busy in adding to the already huge sup
ply of gasoline stored abroad. The disposal of this
has lessened the foreign demand. The bad weather:
as previously stated has to be reckoned as a further
determining factor of prime importance. One jobber
with a string of distributing stations through the north
west reports twenty-seven days of rainy weather in Oc
tober. Another operating along the Ohio river claims
that it rained twenty-one days down his way. The west
has had an unusual share of rain and while there were
many fine days in October in Illinois and surrounding
states it slso rained hard several days putting the roads
in bad shape. Then comes a piling up of stocks and
a desire to sell on the part of refiners which makes the
market simply go all to pieces. A fair average quota
tion for 56-58 gasoline f. o. b. group three in Chicago
is 16 cents, but this is not the only quotation. Refinery
representatives are abroad with cut prices. In one case
the writer heard such a representative make a cut in
his price of one-quarter of a cent before the possible
buyer had time to consider the first price. The eagerness
of the seller in this case simply scared away a customer.
Kerosene is being quoted a quarter of a cent lower
in Chicago than a week, ago, largely in sympathy with
gasoline, but while marketers have little to say regard
ing the future of the gasoline market they almost unani
mously talk better prices in the near future for kerosene.
The statement is quite commonly made that the first of
the year will see better prices and quite a number when
asked: "How much better?" reply that they expect to see
kerosense selling at 12 cents early in the New Year and
that it will cost buyers within two or three cents as much
as gasoline next year. Maybe it is a question of whistling
to keep up courage, but that is not likely, for the posi
tion of the kerosene market is favorable to better prices
in the future. In the first place the refiners are not as
badly loaded down with kerosene as with gasoline. The
domestic demand is very fair and the foreign demand has
been good and will be again as soon as the question of
foreign credits is cleared away. All who are in toucn
with the conditions in Europe maintain that there are
no stocks of kerosene in any part of the world and this
is proven in part by the big sales and export movement
to China and Japan. The prevailing price in Chicago for
kerosene, tank car lots, group 3 is 10 to 1014 cents.
The acceptance of the requirements of the government
by the coal miners' officials probably means a return to
work of many of the miners but right now the situation
is too uncertain for the conditions to be reflected in the
fuel oil market which remains strong at $1.25 to $1.35.
The market has not responded to the strike in a fashion
to indicate that there is any .reason for recessions in
pHce because of the end of the difficulty with the miners
of bituminous coal. In the time that has elapsed between
the beginning of the strike and the act of the officials in
calling it off th inadeauacv of the coal sunply his been
demonstrated. The railroads have laid off hundreds oi
trains in the aggregate, some industries have curtained
producton, schools have been closed and generally it is
apparent that the supply of coal is insufficient. There
are no free stocks of fuel oil bearing down the market
as in gasoline and refiners and marketers believe that
present prices are not above the real value of fuel oil.
Naptnas and gas oil are about steady with a good
demand from the paint and varnish trade for napthas to
take th place of turpentine and to some extent of other
paint oils. There is an excellent demand for lubricants
and export companies are doing a fine business wltn
foreign lands in petroleum lubs.
GAS NEWS
Market Under Several Clouds;
The jobbing trade is running along very satisfactorily
in nearby territories and jobbers are doing fine. The
weather has not been as bad here as it has in some parts
and while the last week or so has not been good for driv
ing, the trade had a very satisfactory October. The
present spread of prices is intensely agreeable to all and
the concerns who are left are riding easily.
Chicago Items.
The Acme Petroleum Co., is considering very ser
iously the opening of an office at Dallas, Tex. C. O.
Beroth, the president, has just returned from a trip through
Texas and Oklahoma and the move is most probable al
though not actually decided beyond recall.
There were close to a hundred oil men at the con
ference called by the American Petroleum Institute. This
is the largest number that some of the old-timers remem
ber to have seen together in many a day. The producers
were not directly interested but all others were and the
Standard of Indiana and The Standard of New Jersey filled
a complete row of seats with their representatives.
Curtis Bryan, in charge of the Tulsa office of the
Biery Oil Co., has been a visitor at the Cmcago office
this week.
Tad Sloan, one of the well known Chicago oil men
who lately was with the Durrette Petroleum Co., has
joined forces with the Biery Oil Co. He will travel the
Northwest for his new company.
John B. Reynolds, secretary and treasurer of the
American Independent Petroleum League has returned
from the Pittsburgh conference of the Gray Standardiza
tion Committee. This committee is understood to be
standardizing the requirements of the army and navy
and to be working on the problems of the best lubricants
for the Railroad Administration. The reports of this com
mittee are made to the President's Standardization Com
mittee which approves the findings which are made public
through the Bureau of Mines as in the past.
Your Community Grows By
Your Investment^-
If you believe in Kansas City, like
to live here and enjoy our wonderful
parks, boulevards, churches and schools,
when you have money to invest, why
not invest in some good local enter
prise, thereby helping your community
and yourself?
The money invested in local factories
is spent here at home.
Think it over.
We believe in Kansas City and its
future, and recommend to the investor
only local securities of merit. Full par
ticulars and circulars in local industrial
companies will be gladly sent upon re
quest.
Milligan Brothers
Main 6230 Scarritt Building
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(Written Exclusively for the OIL. and GAS SEWS.) The volume of trade was small tha first two days of this
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 11,After a week of steadily week, but no decided drop was noticeable in the majority
advancing values, the market opened uncertainly Monday of issues usually featured in this market.
morning with both professionals and traders in doubt as With freer offerings of local stocks, a large volume
to just what the outcome of the coal strike situation would of trade might have taken place Tuesday but for the
be. Growing menace was seen in the obstinate attitude as fact that Armistice Day celebrations caused many local
sumed in the past few days by labor leaders and for a houses to close their doors. Most of the issues offered
brief period a civil war loomed on the horizon, as it was were of a character that are readily absorbed.
clearly apparent that the situation had reached such a One point that was clearly brought out by the gen
point that the Government was compelled to stand firmly eral shake up is the growing stability of oil 'ssues and a
in back of its mandate forbidding the strike. This brought decidedly favorable note was struck by the fact that the
a weakening in the price of all securities during Monday, better class of oils were less affected than any other se
which was only relieved by the announcement coming curity on the market.
Tuesday to the effect that labor leaders were beginning The market on the local stocks "at the close Tuesday is
to yield and when the announcement was officially made reflected in the following quotations:
that the coal strike had been called off, a decided reaction Bid Asked
took place in the market and for a time there was heavy Central Exchange bank 6 166 175
buying with prices again ricochetting upward. This situ Commerce Trust Company 325 340
ation, however, was brought to a sudden halt, due in the Continental National bank 11V 119
main to the decided decline in foreign exchange rates, the Fidelity Nat'l Bank & Trust Co 325 330
latter reaching a new low level record. An additional Mercantile Trust Company 270 275
factor which curbed the buying was another record estab Metropolitan bank 142 145
lished in the opening rate for call money, 14 per cent, the Midwest Nat'l Bank & Trust Co 195 200
top figure reached. After a period of hesitancy, a selling National Bank of Commerce '. . 355 357
inclination developed late in Tuesday's session and gathered New England National bank 1 299 301
momentum as the session drew to a close. In the heavy Western Exchange banic 220 226
liquidation which took place many well known issues re Armour & Co 1 103 103%
acted to a lower price than they had been quoted at in Atlas Cereal Co 100 103
many weeks past. It was very noticeable, however, that J. I. Case T. M. Co 100 103
the oils showed only moderate losses, the heavy declines Central Coal & Coke p 91 93
coming in motors and rubber and tire stocks. While a do 105 107
number of large blocks of listed and unlisted Oil stocks Deere & Co 100 102
were offered at a reduction, these were promptly absorbed. H. D. Lee Merc. Co 135 138
The Kansas City market on local issues reflected gen-, Kansas City Railways p 15 35
eral eastern conditions only to a certain extent. There was do 5 15
less demand for the stocks popularly traded in and there Kansas City Lt. & Power 50 55
were some of the more timid holders looking for buyers. do...... 40 42',4
Kansas Gas & Electric p 96 100
Kansas City Stock Yards p 75 76%
do 80 82
ARE YOU AN INVESTOR? K. C. Nevada 18 19
"Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co 1st 100 103
Do You Receive Cash Dividends Each do 2d 107 115
Month? do 70 72
Lucky Tiger 10.00 10.10
Are the Earnings Sufficient to Warrant Moline Plow Co 98 99
Dividends ? Porphyry Cons 35 40
Wilson & Co 98 98%
Continental Oil & Refining Co. do 81 82
Sinclair Cons 53% 54
Shares Now $2.50 Each Diamond Gasoline 5.60 5.70
Continental Oil Ac Refining Company pays a CASH Ajax Gasoline 2.75 3.00
DIVIDEND OF 2% MONTHLY on all outstanding Hale Pet. c 1 52
shares. This rate being from actual earnings which Hale Pet. p 27% 32
are considered many times in excess of this dividend Osage Gasoline 275 300
rate. The rapid strides being made by this well National Oil '85 295
known enterprise aptly demonstrate the basic value Bay State 130 13d
of this security. Discriminating investors will realize Globe Oil 85 90
the attractiveness of this security and avail themselves Harvey Crude 117% 120
of a substantial allotment before the next rise in price Invader Oil H I15
and proposed increase over the present dividend rate Clover Leaf I40 I50
of TWO PER CENT MONTHLY. Union Oil 23% 24%
Consumers Oils 07 08
The Weekly Market Comment ' Sammies 1* 16
Turman Oil 250 260
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established in the Unity building, next to those of the
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LEASES FOR SALE.
MARION COUNTY LEASEPriced right; 40 acres; 25-17-4;
close to drilling wells. 1027 Mississippi, Lawrence, Kas.
WATCH developments in East Texas. If interested in farm
or oil lands, leases and royalties address J. O. Smiley,
Carthage, Texas.
40-ACRE oil and gas lease In the Nowata, Okla., field, close
' to production; price $5.00 per acre. Address Box 1022,
care of Oil & Gas News.
FOR SALE880 acres, blocked, Wilson County, Kansas; pro
duction all sides; near Elk City big gas field. T. H. Lane,
205 Lynch Bldg., Tulsa, Okla.
HAVE VALUABLE 160-acre oil and gas lease; will sell or
trade for city property or good securities. Write 415-6
Keith & Perry Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.
3,500 ACRES FOR A WELL in the county north of Homer
Louisiana big wells. Address or wire Southern Develop
ment Co., 525 Robinson Bldg., Tulsa, Okla.
FOR SALE, oil leases or land in fee Little River County,
Ark. Well now drilling had 28 feet oil sand with showing
around 400 feet. If interested, address Buchanan & Brook-
shire, Alleene, Ark.
CLOSE-IN ACREAGE LEASES for sale (3 80's). Garber,
Okla. Want to make quick sale; send me your offers.
Also some acreage in Custer City, Oklahoma, field. W. E.
Gray, Custer City. Okla.
EXTRAORDINARY LEASE COMBINATIONWhile they last
we offer this extreme bargain in five Texas oil leases in
five counties; each near drilling locations. Three hundred
acres for fifteen hundred dollars: don't waitwire for de
tails. J. F. Marion Co., 304 Burkburnett Bldg., Fort Worth,
Texas.
A REAL opportunity; a one-twenty-fourth interest in three
separate 40-acre leases, well located, in the Herington dis
trict: each 40 has at least two wells drilling in close prox
imity; these wells are being drilled by big producing com
panies and the surrounding leases are all owned by big com
panies. 1027 Miss., Lawrence, Kas.
OIL! OIL! OIL!
89 acre lease well located near Wichita Falls, 135.00 acre.
140 acres Block 4, near Wichita Falls, $35.00 acre. Block
stock in first class refinery, in operation and making good
profits for sale. A fine oil investment, which has made
good. Oil leases many parts Oklahoma and Texas for sale.
T. M RICHARDSON & CO.
Oklahoma City, Okla.
BREWSTER County, Texas, Is in the Pennsylvania forma
tion, just as Ranger, Strawn, Caddo, Breckenridge and
Desdemona are located. Sixteen wells are drilling or con
tracted for in this county; which is the biggest play any
wildcat county in Texas is having. The California oil com
panies are drilling here and big things are expected. I offer,
subject to prior sale, a producers 88 form lease, fully paid for
five years, on five acres for $25; ten acres for $50 Assign
ment of lease and blue print showing exact location mailed
every buyer. H. C. Bradford. 708 Elm St., Dallas, Texas.
OIL PROPOSITIONWe own 6,000 acres of Oil & Gas Leases
in shallow fields of Kansas and Kentucky and Ranger field,
Texas, with forty producing wells, producing from shallow
sand In Kansas. Our acreage in Texas is in the gusher
district, and is considered very valuable. We want to get
In touch with investment bankers, or someone who is
financially able to handle a good oil proposition. You can
get your money back plus a big Interest in the Company
in six months' time. Have several big brokerage houses in
the East ready to handle our stock. Will exchange refer
ences. Address Charles E. Jackson, Box 485, Independence,
Kansas.
OIL LEASES50c per acre up. 10 cent rentals In new shallow
sand field of Robertson, Montgomery. Dickson and Hum
phreys Counties, Tennessee. Scottsvllle, Ky.. acreage, only few
miles northeast, once selling 50c. acre later reported selling
from $500 to $1,000 acre. Orders filled from 40 acres, $"!0. to
1.000 acres. $500. Have sold several hundred thousand acres
to big companies: still own and can deliver promptly leases
checker-boarded between leases sold big companies, and 10
wells now drilling: locations made for about 25 additional
wells. All leases in territory approved by sex'eral oil field
geologists of national and International reputation. Active
drilling campaign now on; good chance to speculate on oil
men's drilling. That's the way renl oil men make money.
Tennokla Oil & Gas Co.. Dickson, Tenn.
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LEASES WANTED.
WE CAN HANDLE several good drilling propositions, also
will buy close in leases. Southern Development Co., 626
Robinson Bldg., Tulsa, Okla. Tel. 1326.
STOCKS FOR SALE.
TWO hundred and fifty shares Plains OH Company stock for
sale; forty cents a share. Box 136, Oil & Gas News.
1,000 SHARES in small company on dividend paying basis;
property located in shallow field, Kansas. Box 62, Oil &
Gas News.
PRODUCTION FOR BALE.
FOR SALE BY OWNER150 acres shallow field. Nowata
County, Okla.; 21 wells, 22 more locations. Royalty one-
tenth. Lease fully equipped. Address Box 664, Nowata.
Oklahoma.
FOR SALESettled producing oil properties, in size from' 10
to 60 wells, depth 500 to 755 feet, sand 15 to 40 feet: wells
In this locality pumping one to two barrels now 18 to 20
years old, have paid for themselves a number of times. Have
disposed of in the last 30 days to large conservative Okla
homa producers some attractive properties in this locality
Address C. B. Amyx, Chanute, Kas.
PRODUCTION FOR SALEI have Just drilled a well on a
120-acre lease I have in sections 33 and 34. township 27.
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VOL. VI KANSAS CITY, MO., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1919
THREE WELLS YIELD 50,000 BARRELS.
Record Made Last Week in North Louisiana Is Said
Never to Have Been SurpassedHandling
Facilities Inadequate.
Shreveport, La., Nov. 18 (Special).All records for
oil production were broken last week by the completion of
three giant wells in the Homer-Claiborne field, with an
initial production of 50,000 barrels of high gravity oil.
The Standard Oil Co. completed No. 5 Shaw in sec
tion 30-21-7, making 20,000 barrels.
Eastham and Barnes in section 30-21-7 completed No.
1 Shaw with an Initial production of 15,000 barrels, and
the Arkansas Natural Gas Co. brought in their Shaw No.
91, making an estimated production of 15.00Q barrels.
All of these gushers came in around 2,070 feet. This
record surpasses any in the history of petroleum, accord
ing to exact records. The oil in the Homer field all tests
around from 38 to 43 gravity.
A number of wells are on the sand in the Bull Bayou
district, and interesting developmentts are being expected
daily. Because of the inadequate facilities there is no
big rush among the operators to bring in these wells.
While more refining plants are projected and in some
cases building operations are under way, and while the
Standard Oil Co. and the Louisiana Oil Refining Corpo
ration each is constructing pipe lines from the Homer
field to Shreveport, it will probably be 60 or 90 days be
fore real relief is offered to the producers in this field.
Meanwhile the Louisiana field, like all new fields, Is
suffering from the inadequate facilities for handling the
oil. However, for the short length of time the two big
fields have been discovered, which is not quite a year,
it is the opinion of many an old-timer that things are
hopping a great deal quicker than was the case in days
gone by in the newly discovered fields.
NOT MUCH CHANGE IN MID-CONTINENT MARKETS.
Fuel Oil Still Bringing High Price, Although Buyer* Not So
Eager to Stock Up at Before Coal Strike
Wai Called Off.
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 18. (Special.)The refined oil
market In the Mid-Continent district, may be summarized
as follows: Gasoline, weaker; kerosene, about the same
as last week, (weak) ; and fuel oil, about the same as
last week.
Gasoline and naptha are off from a quarter to a half-
cent on all of the higher grades, 56-57 stuff bringing 15%
to 15% cents a gallon compared to 15% to 15% cents
last week. Other grades are selling as follows: 58-59,
430-440 end point, 15% to 16 cents; 60-61, 400 end point,
17 to 17% cents; Navy Specification, 16 to 16% cents;
ttoS blend. 435 end point, 18% cents; 60-62 blend, 435
end point. 16% to 17 cents; 58-60 blend, 440-450 end point.
I5H cents.
There is practically no demand for export, and this
Is considered the chief cause of the continued weakness.
Kerosene's continued weakness is due to about the
same thing as gasoline. The cold weather did not reflect
In any increased demand.
Fuel oil is still bringing the high price it brought
last week, but is a little weaker because of the fact that
the coal strike has been called off, and buyers are not
as eager to stock up on that product as they were.
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HURRY UP CALL SENT TO OIL MEN.
Railway Committee Reverses Position on Circular
180 and Secretary Welch Flashes a
S. O. S. Signal.
BULLETIN
Chicago, Nov. 19. (Special) The railway committee,
Bureau of Explosives, in session at Chicago has practically
reversed the position taken at the New York conference
except that present installations remain unchanged. The
committee has presented counter-suggestions which as to
new installations!; are, if anything, more exacting than the
original circular. Secretary Welch of the American Pe
troleum Institute has called an emergency meeting of the
oil Industry to consider the course to be taken.
Chicago, Nov. 18.(Special)That meeting of the oil
men In New York City November 14 with the committee
of railroad men from the Bureau of Explosives was a great
disappointment to those who expected that there might
be a battle royal between contending interests. On the
contrary, numbers of the railroad committee said that, ot
course, they did not want to embarrass or hinder the de
velopment of the oil industry and that there was no pos
sible indictment of the oil industry to which the railroads
were not also liable in the matter of storage tanks and
racks. It was promptly agreed that the main question at
issue whether the Circular 180 applied to new and old In
stallations should be settled In favor of the oil men's con
tention that it applied to new locations only. As evidence
of the desire of the railroads to help the industry atten
tion was called to the part of the order restraining the en
forcement of the original order which specified that of
ficials of the railroads shall be free to permit the continu
ance of work on installations already approved by them
and also authorized them to approve other Installations
when desirable.
With the understanding that the Circular 180 only
related to new installations, the two committees took up
the recommendations made by the meeting in Chicago on
November 11. These recommendations were for changes
in the original order and many of them were agreed to by
the committee of railroad men. Some were declared impos
sible, such as the location of loading racks at clearance
only.
A final executive session of the railroad committee,
Bureau of Explosives, was called for November 18 in Chi
cago where the final decision of what changes would
be made in the Circular 180 were to be determined. The
industry is on tip-toe waiting for the final word. It is a
fair get-together agreementor is it a fight for what the
oil industry knows to be its rights?
RUMORS INTERESTING, BUT ARE HELD UNTRUE.
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 18.Two recent rumors are of par
ticular interest, although both are denied by officials
of the companies involved.
One is that Ohio Cities Gas Co. was going to take
over Cosden & Co., and Sinclair was, in turn, going to
take over Ohio Cities Gas Co., but both C. E. Crawley,
head of the Sinclair interests in the Mid-Continent, here,
and E. R. Perry, vice president of Cosden & Co., em
phatically deny any such matter is being considered.
The other rumor is that the Constantin Refining Co.
intended moving its West Tulsa refinery from Tulsa to
Wichita Falls. Eugene Constantin Jr. says the rumor
is about the silliest thing in existence.
"We would not leave Tulsa if we were losing money,"
he said.
4 THE OIL AND
NEW INTERESTS INTO THE FRANKLIN OIL AND RE
FINING COMPANY.
Group of Iowa Bankers Attracted by Prospects Owned by
the Kansas City OrganizationNew Faces
on the Directorate.
An important development in the oil world this week
is the announcement that a large group of Iowa, and Il
linois bankers have become heavily interested, financially,
in the Franklin Oil and Refining Co., which has its general
offices in Kansas City, Mo.
The investment made by these capitalists came after
they had made a careful investigation of the Franklin's
producing properties and undeveloped acreage, an investi
gation which convinced them of the company's merit and
of the soundness of the Franklin's program of expansion
which is to include ultimately the erection of a refinery
of its own. According to present plans it is expected the
refinery will be built at Des Moines, Iowa.
The Franklin holdings now include valuable leases
in Butler, Marion and Montgomery counties, Kans., and
Erath, McCollough, Fort Bend, Eastland (Desdemona) and
Harris counties, Texas, and in the Garber district, Okla
homa. In addition the company owns in fee 160 acres
in Brooks county and 640 acres in Culbertson counties,
Texas.
With the entrance into the company of the Iowa in
terests several changes have been made in the directorate
of the Franklin, the officers of the company now being as
follows :
President, Daniel O'Donnell, president of the O'Don-
nell Inc. Land Co.
First vice president, E. O. Dayton, capitalist and oil
operator, Kansas City, Mo.
Second vice president, J. J. Kemp, bank president of
Lexington, 111.
Secretary and treasurer, S. Ellis, capitalist and oil op
erator of Grimes, Iowa.
The directors include the officers named and the fol
lowing:
James G. Smith, president of Iowa Farms Land Co.,
Des Moines, Iowa.
Parley Sheldon, president of Story County Savings
Bank, Ames, Iowa.
Wm. Rand, Granger, Iowa, president of the Black
Hawk Rubber & Tire Co., Des Moines, Iowa.
John L. Bleakley, president of Iowa National Fire
Insurance Co., Des Moines, Iowa.
Geo. A. Huffman, capitalist and business man, Des
Moines, Iowa.
B. W. Garrett, clerk of Supreme Court of Iowa, Des
Moines, Iowa.
Present offices of the Franklin company in the Scar-
ritt building, Kansas City, will be maintained, together
with associate offices for Iowa at 301-2 Hippee building In
Des Moines.
PAYS $2,200,000 FOR THE BLACKWELL HOLDINGS.
Allied Oil Corporation Will Take Over the Property Dec. 1
Fine Profit for Blackwell Stockholders.
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 18 (Special).The Allied Oil Cor
poration has purchased the holdings of the Blackwell Oil
& Gas Co., in the Blackwell, Okla., field, for a consid-
eratien of $2,200,000. Possession of the property by the
new owners will be taken December 1.
J. B. Levy, formerly of Tulsa, but now of New York
City, Is general manager of the Allied Oil Corporation,
which has a capitalization of $12,000,000. The Blackwell
Oil & Gas Co., made up almost entirely by Blackwell
citizens, has a capitalization of $300,000, of which $210,000
had been issued. Stockholders of the Blackwell com
pany, as can be easily seen, will reap a fine profit on
their investment.
The holdings of the Blackwell Oil & Gas Co. com
prise much good looking undeveloped acreage, all of which
is in Kay counnty, Okla., and three producing leases. The
producing properties are the Elwood lease, in section
7-28-le, making 12 barrels: the Nix property, in section
18-28-le, making 350 barrels; and the Wolfe lease in sec
tion 6-28-le, making 20 barrels daily.
GAS NEWS
H
E. R. Flesher, manager of the Iowa office of the
Phoenix Oil Corporation of Tulsa, Okla., was a Kansas City
visitor last week.
A million-foot gas well has been opened at 420 feet In
Johnson county, Kansas, a mile south of Stanley, on the
William Crust farm, under lease to Blackmore Louis, W. F.
Scott and D. W. Ross, Kansas City men. The gas will be
used in additional boring for oil in that district.
Bronson Rumsey, a capitalist and oil and mining op
erator of Buffalo, New York, spent the past week in Kan
sas City and in the Peabody-Elbing oil field with J. B
Jones. Mr. Rumsey is president of the Mid Continent Oil
and Refining Co., which has valuable holdings in the south
end of the Elbing pool, surrounding the Long Green Com
pany's big well.
J. B. Jones left Tuesday for St. Louis to attend the
American Mining Congress held this week in that city.
He will meet with Dr. Victor C. Alderson, president of
the Colorado School of Mines, Joseph Bellis, of Grand
Valley, and other Coloradoans who are interested in the
proposed organization of an oil shale section of the con
gress.
Quotations for Union Oil were slightly higher. Charles
H. Jones, be<d of the New York firm that Is organizing the
Mohegan Oil Co. to take over the Union Oil and other
properties, was in Kansas City Monday, having attended
the meeting of Union Oil stockholders last week to con
firm the sale. The Union Oil stockholders have, until
November 20, the privilege of turning In their stock at
35 cents a share, in exchange for Mohegan Oil shares at $25.
Walter G. Willard, field secretary for the American
Independent Petroleum Association, paused in Kansas City
Monday on a return trip from Oklahoma to the associa
tion headquarters in Chicago long enough to add several
memberships to the association's roster and call on pres
ent members. Plans for the eighth annual National Petro
leum Congress to be held under the auspices of the In
dependent Petroleum Association in the Congress hotel.
Chicago, March 9, 10 and 11, are maturing rapidly, accord
ing to Mr. Willard. The 1920 Congress, he said, promises
to be more interesting than even last spring's meeting
One of the noteworthy ways in which the Association is
serving its membership is through the "Weekly Trade
Bulletin" issued from Chicago on Saturdays. The Bulle
tin contains much information of value to marketeers,
refiners, supply manufacturers and others.
William John Ross, Kansas City geologist, who is
spending much of his time in his Independence, Kas..
offices now that the Kansas-Ross Oil and Refining Co. is
making ready to drill a test on the Lynch land, 28-33-13.
Chautauqua county, Kans., was in town Monday. The
company's well No. 1 will be spudded in shortly, Mr. Ross
said, just as soon as 20-inch casing, long ago contracted
for, reaches the scene. Otherwise the drillers are ready
to go ahead, the standard rig being on the ground some
days ago. The Kansas-Ross test, of which mention has
been in the NEWS previously, is attracting much atten
tion around Independence, Sedan and Elk City where oil
men congregate, the Kansas geological department, in
particular, showing its interest in the plans to test Mr.
Ross' declaration that he is certain he has located the big
oil pool which is supposed to lie somewhere near the Elk
City gas field.
Ardmore, Okla., Nov. 18. (Special.)The pipe line to
the Graham field is almost completed, and the oil from
that field will be used in the local refineries within a
short time.
 THE OIL ANO
TALENT" CAUGHT OVERPLAYING MARKET
Actual Operators in Wichita Falls District Are Going
Slow on Fancy-priced AcreageLatest
News From North Texas.
Wichita Falls, Tex., Wednesday, Nov. 19 (Special
With both the Kemp Munger Allen wells considered safely
in the ranks of producing wells, although neither has been
completed, there has been a noticeable let up in local trad
ing activities and it appears that quite a few have been
caught over-playing the market on both stock and leases.
With the transportation situation still far from satisfac
tory, the folks who do the actual drilling and get the oil
are going slow on acquiring acreage at the fancy prices
that the "lease-hounds" are asking.
Transportation facilities are improving, but there is
still much room for improvement.
The "talent" got a rather ridiculous diversion during
the week in the form of a comic opera war on Red River.
The report came that Oklahoma officers were coming to
take back the Burk-Senator and Burk-Bet properties, upon
which the guards of the Oklahoma receiver had been caught
napping and ousted. The Oklahoma officers arrived, ten
in number. They were overmatched, about four to one,
and didn't do anything more than serve the papers and
withdraw. Their orders from Judge Cham Jones were to
take the properties and arrest all trespassers, but a bevy
of former Texas Rangers and border officers need more
than an order to move them.
On Thursday the governors of Texas and Oklahoma
will meet at Port Worth with the legal talent of both sides
to thresh out the matter. In the meantime, John W.
Hornsby, Texas receiver, is planning to complete the wells
and impound the oil until the litigation is over.
The Red River situation was amusing, in one respect,
but folks who know the readiness with which Rangers
shoot when called upon, breathed a sigh of relief when
there was no actual bloodshed.
The Kemp Munger Allen well is waiting for pump and
continues to flow by heads.
RELIEF FOR THE BURKBURNETT CONGESTION.
Sinclair Running Oil Through New Line From Devol, Okla.
New Field. Around Wichita Fall..
Wichita Falls, Texas, Nov. 18 (Special).The Sin
clair Consolidated Corporation began Saturday to run oil
through its new 8-inch pipe line from Devol. Okla., just
across the river f.-om Burkburnett to Healdton. Okla. The
daily capacity of the line is 21,000 barrels, and its op
eration will materially better the improving conditions
hi the Burkburnett field. The crude run from the field
Saturday was almost 100,000 barrels, and the daily output
for this week may be expected to go well above this
amount.
The White Oil Corporation has contracted for the con
struction of a hundred miles of 8-inch pipe line in the
North Central Texas oil field, the exact location of which
has not been made public.
The Wichita Falls territory has had added to it two
new fields of operation through the completion of the
Kemp-Munger-Allen and the General Oil Co. wells. The
Kemp-Munger-Allen has made good beyond all doubt and
farther drilling in of the well has resulted in a continuous
flow satisfactory to the most skeptical.
The Munger Ranch well is the one now under the
spotlight. This property is southwest of the Kemp-Munger-
Allen discovery well and is not far from the south boun
dary line of Wichita county. It is well located on the
seological structure which extends southwest and north
east of the Kemp-Munger-Allen property. The well is re
ported drilling around 800 feet, with the operations be
ing pushed as much as possible to rapid completion. If
the Munger Ranch well comes in at the Kemp-Munger-
Allen sand depth, it will prove up the wide area between
the two wells. The South K. M. A. Oil Co. also is getting
ready to drill their twenty-five acres which is located
Tery close to the Munger ranch property, but will probably
have their holding proven by the results from the Munger
Ranch well before their own drill can reach pay sand.
Latest reports from the General Oil Co.'s well north
if block 821, in the Sam Sparks subdivision is that it is a
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large producer. A prominent operator who is an authority
on all matters, and who visited the well late this week,
stated Saturday night that the well showed up better to
him than any he had seen in the entire Burkburnett or
Burkburnett extension field. This means that another
good sized area, lying between the Burk-Senator and the
General Oil wells, has been proven up as highly valuable
oil producing territory, with the further extent of the
pool unknown until the result of the tests across the
river, and further west and south are made known.
Completion of the Burk-Senator and Burk-Bet wells
on Red river will be the next step taken in connection with
these interesting oil tests. The oil produced will be im
pounded, and the proceeds deposited in a Wichita Falls
bank pending outcome of the litigation which centers
around that lease.
Judge John W. Hornsby, Texas receiver, went to the
scene early Saturday, accompanied by the squad of rangers.
He expects to start immediately to complete the wells,
both of which have had showings of oil and which are
generally believed to be in the same class, with some of
the best producers.
Nothing further has been heard from the Oklahoma
side of the line regarding new legal steps, and if Judge
Cham Jones has issued any more orders nothing has been
heard of it here. The impression prevails locally that
no further attempt to force matters will be made.
At the two wells the policy of watchful waiting is
being carried out peacefully enough. The 700-acre lease
is all under fence, while inner fences surround each of the
two wells. Comfortable bunkhouses and tents house the
guard, which now is supposed to number about fifty men.
They have plenty of coal for fuel, and a well managed
mess, and nothing much to worry about. There are sev
eral women and children in the enclosure, as some of
the guards brought their families.
Judge Hornsby, now in personal command at the well,
is under $25,000 bond for faithful performance of his duties
as receiver. Several prominent men of Austin are his
sureties.
Work has been resumed on the new railroad yards in
North Wichita, where construction was delayed by the
coal strike. It will be about three weeks before the yards
are opened. The double-tracking work in and near Burk
burnett is proceeding as rapidly as weather and the heavy
traffic will allow.
RUSH THE PROBE IN CHARGES OF PROFITEERING.
Mid-Continent Auociation Committee After Truth About
What the Manufacturer, of Casing Are Doing.
Tulsa, Okla.. Nov. 18. (Special)The Mid-Continent
Oil & Gas Association pipe committee, composed of R. A.
Griffith, C. J. Wrightsman, and L. E. Z. Aaronson, ap
pointed to Investigate the charge that the manufactures
of casing are profiteering, by putting the bulk of their
output in the hands of brokers and syndicates for sale
at a premium, rather than supplying their established
agencies *with the commodity, mailed out during the
past week a questionnaire to each member. These are ex
pected to probe deep Into the matter, and bring out con
crete instances of profiteering if any to the attention of
the committee.
Facts are sought on the following question: Is it a
fact that the producers are unable to obtain pipe from
the regular agencies but are at the same time offered
pipe by brokers and syndicates, at prices much higher
than the published or list price?
The object of the investigation is to ascertain whether
profiteering is being practiced in the supplying of pipe,
and if so, who is responsible for it.
The association expressed no opinion and makes no
accusations or charges, but many complaints have been
made by individuals and corporations, and the associa
tion is endeavoring to serve the industry by getting at
the facts. The remedy will then suggest itself.
The Standard Oil Co. of California, in urging the im
provement of the port of Los Angeles, stated that they
were shipping 5,000,000 barrels of oil annually through the
port and would increase this business to 11,000,000 barrels
annually if the main harbor channel was dredged to permit
deeper draft vessels to reach their oil-loading wharf.
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Wichita Falls.
Unlike some towns which, due to one kind of a "boom"
or another, have outgrown their short trousers before the
tailor has completed their first pair of long "breeches,"
Wichita Falls, that wonder city of North Texas, is mak
ing a determined effort to add in every possible way to
the comfort and well being of the thousands of men and
women who have flocked there.
Last Sunday's issue of the Wichita Falls Record News,
perhaps unconsciously, depicts some of the steps which
are being taken to make Wichita Falls a better city in
which to live. For instance, that newspaper tells in one
column of the new sanitary ordinances just put into effect.
The enforcement of these laws will keep the streets clean
and add to the general health of the municipality.
Elsewhere in the paper it is pointed out that the
Western Union offices are to be moved Into more spacious
quarters. The Western Union business In Wichita Falls
is said to be greater per capita than that of any other city
in the world. Oil men who have patronized the Wichita
Falls offices know without being told that the wires into
that city are so overburdened that messages have been
greatly delayed, but by getting into new quarters some of
that delay will be relieved, it Is to be hoped.
In like manner the Southwestern Telegraph and Tele
phone Co. is attempting to relieve the telephone conges
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tion which has been enormous, as was to be expected is
so rapidly growing a city.
No city can expect continued prosperity, no matter
how great its natural advantages, if its citizens are not
men and women of forward looking vision. That Wichita
Falls has such a citizenship is well known. Because It
has, the municipality need have no fears for the future.
Just One Solution
For Living's High Cost.
The only cure for the high cost of living "is materially
increased production," Bulkeley Wells, president of the
American Mining Congress, said In opening the American
Mining Congress in session at St. Louis this week.
Readers of the NEWS undoubtedly will agree with
that declaration, for without question it is the only pos
sible solution which can be offered in what now seem vain
attempts to get living costs down to a reasonable level.
In this connection it is Interesting to note that In a
monthly bulletin published by the employees of a large
Connecticut manufacturing establishment is found an
example of how, at least in one case, economic truths are
placed before the workers by members of their own order.
The magazine referred to is published under the sole
jurisdiction of the employees, the management of the plant
taking no part, and having no voice in the matter.
A reproduction of the article, as quoted by the Manu
facturers' Association of Cincinnati in its Industrial Serv
ice Bulletin No. 9, dated August 12, 1919, is as follows:
Regardless of other and newer explanations put
forward, the eternal law of supply and demand is
largely responsible for much of the unrest in the
industrial world today. There is a real scarcity
of certain things necessary to comfortable living
and the demand for these things has raised prices.
This in turn has caused the worker to demand
more wages, which he has received WITHOUT
ANY INCREASED PRODUCTION ON HIS PART,
resulting in a still further increase in the price of
whatever he produces. And so the vicious circle
continues. Nor will conditions be better until the
producers get really to work again, for the people
of this country cannot expect to buy cheaply un
less they likewise produce at a low cost. There
is no escape by any other path. Russia attempted
to show that the solution of it all was to stop
working, and something of that mistaken idea
clings in the minds of a great many Americans.
They fail to .see that shorter hours and higher
wages for the builders of houses make the houses
cost more and the rents jump up. Rents cannot
go down until it becomes cheaper to build houses.
This brings us right back again to the same point,
that nothing will be cheaper until it is produced
in greater quantities and at less cost than at
present.
The thinking people of this country alone can
save the situation if they will see these facts and
get the Idea fixed in their minds. There are basic
truths back of all things, truths that have always
existed and which will continue to exist into eter
nity. You can't get something for nothing, so
give up the idea at once. What you get should
be what you have paid for in either physical or
mental work. Accept as a truth the 'ollowing
statement: To improve world conditio*... for all,
including yourself, give of your services more
than you are paid for. If you give less than
are paid for, someone else has to make It up for
you.
Other comments, touching on present day conditions,
as offered by Mr. Wells in opening the mining congress,
are worth consideration by oil men because of the fact that
conditions in the petroleum Industry in a sense parallel
conditions In the mining industry. For one thing, Mr.
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Wells declared profit-sharing in the mining industry Is
impossible. He said:
"The widely varying conditions under which mining
operations are conducted, and the inherent vicissitudes of
the business, render a uniform wage Impossible, and profits
uncertain. A mine this year may earn a substantial profit,
and next year show a loss, through no fault of its manage
ment, but labor has not yet proposed to share such losses
as consideration for sharing in profits."
Mr. Wells advocated the establishment of compulsory
arbitration, and suggested the creation of "courts of indus
try," or Industrial commissions, empowered to take juris
dictions over labor controversies, to compel arbitration,
and enforce their decisions.
The courts and juries are bodies for compulsory arbi
tration of disputes at law, he said, and urged that the
principle be carried into industry.
"In labor controversies of the present day, the ques
tion of wages is rarely the determining factor," he said.
"Conditions of employment and control of methods and
rate of production are usually more difficult to adjust."
He added that while he believed any intelligent reasoning
employer would try to deal fairly with his employes, the
latter do not seem to realize it, and present demands, "If
granted, would destroy many of the industries upon which
they depend for employment."
Of collective bargaining he said: "It furnishes the
only practical method of dealing with large numbers of
men. But the parties to such a discussion of wages and
conditions of employment must actually, and with duly
conferred authority, represent at least a majority of those
concerned, and must be fairly and equally bound in their
final agreement.
"Labor organizations should be compelled by law to
Incorporate, and thus become as legally and financially
responsible for the observance of their contracts as are
employers."
Fuel oil requirements of the American Merchant Ma
rine are expanding constantly. Announcement has been
made in these columns that with the completion of present
construction, there will be 1,731 oil-burning ships with an
aggregate of approximately 10,000,000 deadweight tons
under the American flag. There are now 486 oil-burning
vessels under Government operation and 636 oil-burning
ships are under construction. In addition 67 oil-burners
have been sold or reconveyed to American owners. To
bunker the fleet, the Shipping Board Is establishing fuel
oil stations along the trade routes of the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans so that American vessels can circuit the
globe without taking on liquid fuel at other than American
stations.
"Everything Used
Except die Smell."
Manufacturing and production efficiency today is being
carried to extremes not dreamed of a few years ago. For
tunes are being made from what were formerly waste
products. Every trade boasts new and better manufac
turing methods.
A packing industry has been held up as a shining
example of the most profitable use of by-products, and
volumes have been written and told about the extreme
efficiency of the packing plants. One feature writer a
while ago went so far as to say that in the slaughter of
The Southern Pipe Line Co. has declared the regular
bogs at one of the large Chicago packing plants "every dividend of f5 a share payable December 1 to stock of
thing was utilized except the squeal." Whether this Is record November 15.
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true or not, the record is dally being equalled at the best
type of petroleum refineries, where, as a matter of fact,
everything Is used but the smell.
Waste in the oil refinery is unknown. Even products
that the uninitiated might consider as being useless, the
refiner turns to profitable account. When the refining
process is completed there is nothing left to use. Coke is
the only thing left after refining paraffin base oils, and
coke is used for fuel and for carbons for arc lights. Only
asphalt is left after refining asphaltic base oils, which is
widely used in paving.
What do we get from petroleum? Very few people
in the oil business could make a complete list. The average
person would be "stumped" to name half of them. There
are over 200 products possessing a marketable value re
fined from petroleum oil. Taking as an example the re
fining of a typical Pennsylvania crude, these products
may best be distinguished perhaps by dividing them roughly
into four great classes, which are as follows:
Most widely known is the gasoline group, or more
accurately, naphtha cuts, from which comes the lightest,
most volatile oils, Including gasoline, naphthas, distillates
and benzine, cn which the world depends for motor pro
pulsion, and for cleansing and blending compounds.
The next division may be called the kerosene group,
in which come the burning oils, although the heavier
burning oils are not obtained until redistillation is started.
Large quantities of kerosene are exported to Europe; but
increasing amounts are being used in this country for
tractors, and to a lesser extent for other purposes.
Redistillation forms the third division, which for con
venience we will call the paraffin e group, composed of
waxes and wax oils which are used in medicine and cos
metics, as preservatives, in the textile industry, and to a
certain extent in eatablesbutter, confectionery, etc.
This leaves in group four the lubricating oilsneutrals
and cylinder stocksa very large group of oils for every
lubricating purpose.
It is doubtful if mankind today could get along with
out petroleum. Not many years ago coal was considered
indispensable to our exlstence-^-but not so now. As a
nation we could get along without coal much easier than
we could without oil.From the "Waverly Oilman."
Time to "Lay
Down the Law."
As the NEWS goes to press this week it is announced
from Washington that with the authority of the president's1
cabinet back of him, Fuel Administrator Garfield has told
representatives of the bituminous coal operators and min
ers that "the people of the United States need, must have,
and will have coal," and as long as the government stands
they will not be prevented from getting it by 'anything
the operators or miners may do.' "
It is time the law was laid down. The past week's
developments make it plain that there was considerable
"camouflage" so far as the order calling off the" strike last
week was concerned. Evidently the statement of President
Lewis of the miners that the men would follow the court's
mandate and go back to work was made for effect only.
His declaration, quoted in last week's NEWS, "we are
Americans ; we can not fight our government," had the
right ring to it, but they seem to have been "etapty words."
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KANSAS PRODUCTION.
Eldorado 58,564
Augusta 12,111
Other fields 15,900
Total 86,575
Eldorado, Kas., Nov. 17. (Special) Another week
passed In Kansas with nothing spectacular to report. The
completion of the Empire's 6-inch line to the Elblng dis
trict, the continued interest in southern Butler county
near the Warner well which is producing about 1,000 bar
rels of oil from a new sand near 3,100 feet, an exten
sion of the Fox-Bush district, a duster near the Elrod well
in northern Cowley county, and the starting of new rigs
in Greenwood county near the Empire's Teeter lease,
were the main features of a 7-day period generally devoid
of interest as a whole.
Empire 6-Inch Line Completed.
The increasing output of the Elbing pool in Northern
Butler county has been given a new outlet by the comple
tion of the Empire Pipeline Co.'s line from Eldorado to the
Elbing district. The line was finished Saturday and oil
now is being run. The capacity of the line is 12,000 bar
rels daily.
Considering the condition of the roads which were al
most impassable to teams or motor trucks for many days
at a time, because of mud, the new pipeline was com
pleted in exceptionally fast time. The work was begun
October 15. The actual construction was completed in less
than three weeks' time. Twelve and one-half miles of the
line is of 6-inch pipe and five miles a double 4-inch. The
inability to obtain 6-inch pipe because of market conditions
caused the use of the double four construction.
Power for pumping oil through the new line is more
than adequate. A pumping plant has been built on the
Empire's Lathrop lease at Elbing. The equipment con
sists of six 35-horsepower boilers and three 18x5x18 pumps.
The line was constructed primarily for the transporta
tion of the Empire's own production in the Elbing dis
trict. However, gathering lines to other companies' leases
have been laid. Arrangements have been made, it has
been announced, for the Empire Pipeline Co. to carry all
of the Gypsy Oil Co.'s output from the Elbing district.
In the Peabody Pool.
In the northern district of the Mid-Kansas field, the
week was generally devoid of interest. There were a
number of completions but most of these wells already
have been reported as on the sand. H. H. Galbreth has
a failure in his No. 1 Potter in the southwest quarter of sec
tion 27-21-4. The hole was abandoned at 2.615 feet, water
having broken in and seemed beyond control.
Watchorne, No. 3 Jolliffe, southwest quarter of sec
tion 4-22-4, has finally been completed and is a 900-bar-
rel well. Watchorn's No. 1 on the Townsend firm, sec
tion 5-22-4, 1b a 280-barrel well. The Orlando Petroleum
Co.'s No. 3 Sinex, southwest quarter of section 10-22-4, is
good for 600 barrels in sand at 2,500-2,505 feet.
New Rigs In Peabody District.
There are a number of new rigs reported at Peabody.
C. J. Wrightsman has a rig up for No. 2 on the Larsen
farm, section 2-22-4. The Transcontinental Oil Co. also has
a rig up on the same farm for their first test. Pearce and
Morgan have a derrick up on the Clark farm, section
15-22-4. Pierce and Pierce are about ready to spud in No.
1 Jolliffe, northeast quarter of section 16-22-4.
There are a number of wells at Peabody that are near
an Interesting stage and ought to be completed shortly.
They are:
McCorkle and others, No. 1 Waltie, southeast quarter
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of section 31-24, drilling at 1,650 feet. Braemer Drilling
Co, No. 1 Carmichael, section 3-22-4, drilling at 1,600 feet.
Watchorn and others' No. 1 Waltie, center of the west line
of the southwest of the northwest quarter of section 4-22-4,
is drilling below 1,950 feet. Forrester and others' No. 2
Winsor, southeast corner of the northwest of the southeast
quarter of section 8-22-4, is drilling at 2,520 feet. The Car
ter Oil Co.'s test on the Ireland farm, southeast corner of
the northeast quarter of section 10-22 4, is drilling at 2,265
feet. The Elmhurst Investment Co.'s No. 2 Ehnstedt,
southeast corner of the northeast of the southeast quar
ter of section 10-22-4, has set 5 ft -inch casing at 2,525 feet.
No. 3, in the center of the east line of the northeast of the
southeast quarter, is drilling below 2,300 feet. The Elm
hurst Investment Co.'s No. 2 Gillette, northeast corner of
the southeast of the southeast quarter of section 10 22-4.
set 8%-inch pipe at 1,933 feet and is drilling below 1,940
feet. The Texas Co.'s No. 1 Larsen. southwest corner of
the northeast of the southwest quarter of section 11-22-4,
is drilling at about 1,500 feet. The Mountain Gulf Oil Co.'s
No. 1 Rodner, southwest corner of the northwest quar
ter of section 14-22-4, is drilling below 2,000 feet. The
Elmhurst Investment Co.'s No. 6 Burton, southwest corner
of the northeast quarter of section 15-22-4, is drilling below
2,556 feet.
In the Elbing Pool.
There is much interest at present on the outcome of
the many tests on the Scully half section, east half of sec
tion 17-23-4. The Scully estate is doing all of its own
prospecting and will have room for almost 100 wells on
the tract. Whether the entire 320 acres is proven oil land
is still unknown. Scully No. 6, which was a 500-barrel well
in the 2,100 foot sand is being drilled deeper. No. 1 in
the southeast quarter has set the liner to the top of the
sand at 2,318 feet and is drilling in this week. This well
already has been reported on the sand a week ago with a
flow that indicated that it will be good for 1,000 barrels
when placed on the pump. No. 6 is reported to have topped
the sand at 2,359 feet with no estimate placed on produc
tion.
The National Refining Co. has more than half dozen
wells close to sand on their North Lathrop eighty, section
17-23-4, which ought to be completed the coming week. The
Empire on the same farm, south half of the northwest quar
ter also has two wells nearing completion.
Light Well For Gypsy Oil Co.
The good fortune which attended the Gypsy Oil Co. In
the bringing in of a 4,000-barrel well on the Spinden farm
at the north end of the Elbing pool a week ago, did not
attend the completion of Kehr 1, northeast quarter of sec
tion 20-23-4. This well, which is a mile north of the Long
Green Oil Co.'s Ferrier No. 1, and by all odds ought to
be fully as good, appears to be only a 75-barrel well. This
is an offset location to Marshall and VIcker's well on the
Paris farm. The sand was struck at 2,343 feet.
Texhoma on the Holden 3 in 4 23-4 has a hole full of
water at 2,510 and is shut down waiting for orders. Sin
clair Oil & Gas Co. is on top of the sand at 2,396 on the
Furman 9 in 8-23-4 and is pulling the big pipe.
A setback to the rapid development of the Furman
lease occurred Monday night when the rig on the Fur
man 10 caught fire from an oil stove and was totally de
stroyed. The well was reported on the sand, and the loss
of the rig will occasion considerable delay in bringing In
this new producer.
Ward & Wilhoit on the Leydig 4 in 18-23-4 have a new
producer that is making about 800 barrels on the pump.
The well was completed at about 2,375.
Sinclair Operations in Mid-Kansas Field.
Sinclair on the Furman 9, in the south half of the
southwest quarter of 8-23-4, is reported on top of the sand
at 2,392 and were pulling the big pipe Thursday. No re
port of showing was given. No. 1 is unfortunate, the rig
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OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA PRODUCTION.
Barrels
Cushing 37,150
Healdton 35,700
Other fields 150,000
Total 222,830
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 18 (Special)Development of Okla
homa oil resources during the past week failed to bring
forth a showing of any greater interest than that of the
March Oil Co. well in the southeast comer of the north
west of the southeast of section 29-18-5 east, northwest of
Cushing, in Payne county. The March well was cleaned out
and drilled seven inches deeper, to a total of 2 feet, 7 inches
in the sand, and the production was increased to 450 barrels
daily. The steel line was run and showed the top of the
sand to have been found at 3,324 feet, instead of 3.308
feet, as cable measurement showed.
It is reported increasing its production slowly, and is
looked upon as a very . fine well, and chances for a big
production are good. Acreage prices are still higher than
last week, and the oil men are going far to the north
west, across the Arkansas river four miles from the loca
tion, checking up the shallow dry holes. Bartlesville sand
wells showing such as the March well are not indicative
of small, one-well pools, and the chances for the develop
ment of a big pool are unusually promising.
Beggs Performs Nobly.
Living up in true fashion to her record of the past
several months, Beggs got a fine list of big wells, and main
tained her lead above other Oklahoma fields in that re
spect. The following is the list of the larger ones:
Iron Mountain Oil Co. No. 2, Panoske farm, in the
southwest corner of section 2-15-10, sand found from
2.60S-69 feet, 450 barrels; Selby Oil & Gas Co. No. 4,
No. 4, Panoske farm, in the southwest corner of the north
east of the southeast of section 3-15-10, sand found from
2.608-69 feet, 450 barrels; Selby Oil &Gas Co. No. 4,
Thomas farm, in the southeast corner of the northeast
of the northeast of section 10-15-10, sand found from
2.608-69 feet. 450 barrels: Selby Oil & Gas Co. No. 4,
G. Brown farm, in the northeast corner of the south
west of the southwest of section 19-15-11, sand found from
2,546-75 feet, depth 2,595 feet, 300 barrels; Gladys Belle
Oil Co. and Indiahoma Refining Co. No. 12, Adams farm,
in the northwest corner of the southwest of the south
east of the northwest of section 6-14-12, found sand 2,297-
2,363 feet, 150 barrels; E. B. George and others (Ohio
Okla. 0:1 Co.) No. 1, in the southeast corner of the north
west of the southeast of the northwest of section 6-1412,
sand found from 2,309-66 feet, 1,060 barrels; Atlantic Pe
troleum Corporation No. 4, Bearhead farm, in the north
east corner of the southeast of the southwest of section
19-15-11, found sand 2,570-81 feet, and drilled to a total
depth of 2.590 feet, flowing 250 barrels; Simon & Indiahoma
Refining Co. No. 6, Kimbley farm, in section 12 14-11, sand
found from 2,771-2,801 feet, 175 barrels; Iron Mountain
Oil Co. No. 3, Perryman farm, in the southeast corner of
the northeast of the northwest of section 12-14-11, sand
2.759-88 feet, total depth 2,799 feet, 200 barrels, and Frank
Billingslea, Tom Wood, and others No. 8, Litia farm, In
the northwest corner of the southeast of the southeast
of section 6-14-12, sand found from 2,221-55 feet, 150 bar
rels.
Development work in township 15-10, has reached a
point where the production has been thrown to a point
equal to the carrying capacity of the pipe lines, and sev
eral wells are shut down on top of the sand, waiting for
connection before drilling in. Nothing of further inter
est has developed in the drilling of the Prairie well in
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7-15-11, and the Purdy well in 6-15-11. The Prairie well was
last making 150 barrels at 29 feet in sand, and the Purdy
well sprays about 20 barrels and is being deepened to
the sand in the lime.
Okmulgee County Developments.
Okmulgee county, in which is located the Beggs fields,
has many happenings of interest to record aside from the
completion of large wells. The Kessler and others well
on the Grayson farm, in the southwest corner of section
17-14-12, found sand from 2,190-2,211 feet, and drilled to
2,804 feet, and was dry in the bottom sand, so was plugged
back to 2,211 feet and shot with 120 quarts. It is a 15-
barrel well. The Electro Oil & Gas Co. No. 2, Hutchee
farm, in the center of the north line of the southeast of
the southeast of section 18-14-12, found the deep pay at
2,752 feet, and at 2,757 feet, is making 8,000,000 feet of
gas. Bpth the Kessler and the Electro wells are south
east of production in the pool south of Beggs.
The wildcat of the Holliday Oil Co. in the south
west corner of the southeast of section 8-14-11, southwest
of Beggs, and two miles from production, stopped drilling
at 2,515 feet, and plugged back to sand found- from 2,443-64
feet, from which it is swabbing 40 barrels daily. A badly
caving hole was the cause of the discontinuance of drilling.
C. B. Shaffer is going to abandon his wildcat in the
center of the west line of the northwest of the southeast
of section 6-13-11, according to a report. It has been
swabbed, and the production dropped down to about 5
barrels a day, and inasmuch as the top of the sand was
found at 3,270 feet, it is not considered large enough to
tube and pump.
The Denver Producing & Refining Co. deepened its
well in the southwest corner of section 8-13-11, southwest
of the Youngstown pool, some distance from production,
but only had 1% feet of sand, top of which was found at
2,555 feet. The well flows by heads at five-hour intervals
at the rate of about 75 barrels daily. The oil is black and
heavy. Last reported depth was 2,574 feet, and drilling.
Kimbley Oil & Refining Co. No. 3, A. Perryman farm,
in the northeast corner of the southwest of the north
east of section 17-13-11, found sand from 862-80 feet, and
Is making 3,000,000 feet of gas. The sand is the shallow
est, by far, that has ever been found productive in pay
ing quantities in that locality.
Big Wells in the Osage.
Flowing at the rate of 2,500 barrels daily at only two
feet in sand found at 1,515 feet, the W. J. Knupp No. 7,
in the northwest quarter of section 3-24-9, in the Winona
district of the Osage, is the largest completion in that
county for several months. Knupp is Belling the oil from
this property to the Midco Petroleum Co. of Tulsa for a
premium, and the premium on the oil pays the operating
expenses of the lease.
Celestine Oil Co. No. 1, in the center of the north
west quarter of section 1-26-9, found sand from 2,009 28
feet, and after shot, started off at the rate of 600 barrels,
but there is very little gas pressure. It is shut down wait
ing for a string of pipe to case off about 1,000 feet of
open hole. Nearest production to this well is a mile dis
tant, in an easterly direction.
Other good wells in the Osage are as follows: Price
and others No. 17, in the center of the north line of the
south halt of the north half of the northeast of section
36-24-8, found sand from 1,647-1,729 feet, and was shot with
140 quarts, yielding 215 barrels the first 12 hours. Wah-
ShaShe Oil Co. No. 16, in the southeast corner of the north
east of section 15-29 9, found sand from 1,303-45 feet, and
was shot with 200 quarts. First 24 hours' production was
580 barrels. Guffey-Gillespie Oil Co. No. 1, in the south
west corner of section 27-22 10, found sand from 1,168-1,205
feet, and after a 150 quart shot, made 400 barrels. Same
company No. 9. in the southwest corner of the north
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west of the northwest of section 34-22-10, found sand
from 1,892-1,930 feet, and after shot with 60 quarts, made
150 barrels.
Extension to Garber Field.
The Minnehoma Oil Co. No. 1, on the Hines farm,
in the northeast corner of the southeast of the northwest
of section 36-22-4w, found sand at 2,358 feet, and at the
time the sand was struck 1,000 feet of water was being
carried in the hole. Two hundred and fifty feet of oil
filled up in the hole on top of the water, and the pros
pects look good for a fine well. It is three-quarters of
a mile south of production in the Garber field. Five and
three-sizteenth-inch casing is being run to the top of the
sand to shut off water, preparatory to drilling in.
Garber is constantly being extended to the east, and
to the west, and the new extension to the south Improves
the looks of things in that locality immensely. Produc
tion of the field is 9,800 barrels daily, and increasing
slightly.
Other Interesting Wells.
The Kay County Gas Co.'s wildcat in the center of the
northeast of the northwest of section ll-25-5e, in the west
ern part of the Osage, has been put on the pump, and is
making 31 barrels dally. It is about fifteen miles from
nearest production. Sand was found from 3,564-75 feet. A
sand from 2,645-75 feet, showed some oil but not enough
to pay.
The Franklin No. 1, on the E. H. Horton farm, In the
southeast corner of the northwest of the northeast of the
southeast of section 21-4s-2w, in the Hewitt field, has been
drilled 19 feet into the sand found at 1,850 feet, and is
flowing 500 barrels.
The Smith well in section 6-7n-12e, in southeastern
Hughes county, near Lamar, is showing some oil on top of
sand found at 1,780 feet. It is a rank wildcat.
OKLAHOMA COMPLETIONS.
Creek-Pawnee-Pottawatomie Counties.
The Will Will Oil Co. has a duster at 1,100 feet on the
Smith No. 1, in the SW corner of the NWVi of the SWVi
of 28-10-4e, near Shawnee, and No. 2, on the same farm,
in the NW corner of the SWVi of the SWVi of 28-10-4,
has been abandoned after drilled to only 185 feet.
The Roxana Petroleum Co. No. 1, Myers farm, in
the SE corner of the NW14 of 9-16-8, is a 10-barrel well
from 2,744-2,856 feet.
Cosden Oil & Gas Co., No. 14, Wesley farm, in the
center of the east line of the NWVi of the NEVi of 34-17-7,
is shot and good for 15 barrels from the Layton sand
from 1,558-85 feet.
The Middle States Petroleum Co. No. 1, Eagle farm,
In the center of the east line of the NWVi of the SWVi
of 2-18-5, is dry and abandoned at 2,860 feet.
Carter Oil Co., No. 2, Burgman farm, in the NE cor
ner of the SWVi of 18-19-5, is shot and good for 60 barrels
from sand found from 3,477-3,541 feet, in the Mississippi
lime.
Prairie Oil & Gas Co. No. 5, Grimmett farm, in the NW
corner of the SEVi of the SEV4 of 11-19-7, is shot and is a
10-barrel well in the Skinner sand found from 2,605-18
feet.
The Selby Oil & Gas Co. No. 14, Mullendore farm, in
the NW corner of 1-20-7, is a 100-barrel well in sand found
from 1,818-58 feet, after a shot.
Woodward County.
The Pittsburgh Oil & Gas Co., No. 1, on the Covalt
farm, in the SE corner of the NEVi of the SW% of
36-25-21w, will not be drilled. The location has been
abandoned.
Okmulgee-Okfuskee-Muskogee Counties.
The Kingwood Oil Co. has a 7,000,000 feet gasser in
its No. 1, Starr farm, in the NW corner of 3-11-12, from
sand found from 1,778-1,840 feet.
The Oklahoma Colorado Oil Co., No. 2, Hagarty farm,
in the center of the north line of the NEVi of the SWVi
of 34-12-12, is a 90-barrel producer after shot in sand
from 1,455-73 feet.
The Liberty Refining Co., No. 9, Lewis farm, in the
center of the east line of the SEVi of the NWVi of
2-13-11, is dry and abandoned at 2,418 feet.
John H. Rebold, No. 1, Holbrook farm, in the NW
corner of 12-13-12, found sand from 2,749-57 feet, and is a
5,000,000-feet gasser.
GAS NEWS
The Holliday Oil Co. has plugged back from 2,515
feet, to the bottom of sand found from 2,443-64 feet, in
No. 1, Anderson farm, in the SW corner of the SEVi of
8-14-11, and it is flowing 40 barrels.
Simon and others, No. 4, Biggerstaff farm, in the
center of the west half of the west half of the NEVi
of 12-14-11, is flowing 700 barrels from sand from 2,806-15
feet. No. 5, same farm, in the center of the west half
of the NWVi of the NEV4 of the section, found sand at
2,746 feet, and at 2,759 feet, is flowing 40 barrels.
Producers & Refiners Corporation, No. 3, Steward-
Clover royalty, in the SE corner of the NEVi of 12-14-11,
is flowing 900 barrels from 2,806-38 feet.
Iron Mountain Oil Co., No. 4, Warner farm, in the
center of the south line of the SWV4 of the SEV4 of the
NWVi of 12-14-11, is making 100 barrels from sand from
2,843-47 feet.
Simon and others, No. 2, Warner farm, in the NE
corner of the SEVi of the NWVi of 12-14-11, is good for 800
barrels from 2,752-67 feet.
Winget Van Houten has a dry hole at 2,856 feet,
in No. 1, In the SE corner of the NEVi of the SEV4 of
13-14-11.
Alexander and others, No. 1, Phillips farm, in the SE
corner of the SWVi of the SEV4 of 29-14-11, is dry at 3.140
feet.
Benmo Oil Co., No. 10, Henry farm, in the center of
the SEVi of the SEVi of 35-14-11, is dry at 2,410 feet.
Ohio Okla. Oil Co. No. 6, Adams farm, in the SE
corner of the NWVi of the SEVi of the NWV4 of 6-14-12, is
a 100-barrel well after shot in the Dutcher sand from
2,258-71 feet.
Okmulgee Oil Operators Co., No. 2, Motter farm, in
the center of the west line of the NEVi of the SEV4 of
6-14-12, is shot in the Dutcher sand from 2,210-15 feet,
and is a 10-barrel well.
Henry Oil Co., No. 6, Thompson farm, in the cen
ter of the south line of the NEVi of the NWVi of 6-14-12,
is a 10-barrel well after shot in the Dutcher from 2,229-44
feet. No. 7, in the SW corner of the NEV4 of the NWVi
of the section, is shot and is making 15 barrels from
sand from 2,230-52 feet, and a total depth of 2,265 feet.
Currier and others, No. 1, Vierson farm, in the NW
corner of the SWVi of 7-14-12, has been deepened to 2,761
feet, and is flowing 600 barrels.
Oklahoma Texas Oil Co., No. 1, Heckman farm, in
the NE corner of the NWVi of the SEV4 of 7-14-12, found
sand from 2,760-76 feet, and after shot with 60 quarts, is
good for 15 barrels.
Peterson and others, No. 2, Heckman farm, In the
SE corner of the SWVi of the NEVi of the SEV4 of 7-14-12,
found the deep pay from 2,748-57 feet, and is good for
50 barrels.
Waite Phillips has a dry hole at 2,178 feet in his
No. 1, Lowe farm, in the NE corner of the SEV4 of the
NWVi of 12-14-12.
The Gladys Belle Oil Co., No. 2, Jackson farm, in the
NW corner of the NEVi of the NEVi of 12-14-12, is dry and
abandoned at 2,155 feet.
Kessler and others shot No. 1, Grayson farm, in the
SW corner of 12-14-12, with 100 quarts in sand from
2,190-2,204 feet, and it is a 15-barrel well. Total depth is
2,804 feet, it being dry in the deep sand.
The Electro Oil & Gas Co., No. 1, Halsell farm, in
the SW corner of the SEV4 of the NEVi of 18-14-12, which
was originally completed for a gasser in the Dutcher
sand, is now making 15 barrels from the deep sand from
2,750-64 feet, having been deepened, and No. 2, in the
center of the north line of the SEVi of the SEVi of
the same section, is making 8,000,000 feet of gas from the
deep sand found from 2,722-28 feet.
Carter Oil Co., No. 2, Weisner farm, in the center
of the SWVi of the SEVi of 25-14-13, is dry and abandoned
at 1,950 feet.
Okla. Texas Oil Co. No. 3, Sells farm, in the center
of the west line of the SWV4 of the SEVi of 25-14-14, is
a 6-barrel pumper from sand from 1,162-82 feet, after be
ing shot.
Aldrich Blake No. 4, Butler farm, in the NW corner
of the NEVi of the SEVi of 1-15-14, is dry and abandoned
at 1,327 feet.
Hanson Oil & Gas Co. shot No. 13,, Adams farm, in
the center of the north line of the NEVi of the NEV4 of
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11-15-14, and has a 35-barrel well from sand from 1,361-70
feet.
McMahan and others No. 4, Colbert farm, In the cen
ter of the SE& of 11-15-14, is dry and abandoned at 2,256
feet.
McMahon and others No. 7, Charles farm, in the cen
ter of the east line of the NW*i of the NW& of 12-15-14,
is a 50-barrel well after shot in sand from 1,360-75 feet.
Carr and others No. 21, Grayson farm, in the SE
comer of the NE*4 of the NE& of 35-15-14, is dry and
abandoned at 1,645 feet.
Lucky Tiger Oil Co. No. 8, Rentie farm, in the cen
ter of the north line of the SW14 of the NW% of 35-15-14,
has been abandoned.
Link Oil Co. No. 5, Sango farm, in the; center of
the west line of the SW%, of the NW*4 of 28-15-15, is a
400-barrel well from sand found at 1,734 feet, with best
pay from 1,751-79 feet.
Young and others No. 2, Harrison farm, in the NE
corner of the SWVi of the NE>4 of 34-15-15, is dry at
1,895 feet.
Caney River Gas Co. No. 3, Russell farm, in the SE
corner of 19-15-16, is a 10-barrel well after shot in sand
from 1,222-37 feet.
Same company No. 4, Russell farm, in the center of
the NE14 of the SE% of 19-15-16, is dry and abandoned
at 1,470 feet.
McMahon and others No. 12, Howard farm, in the
NW corner of the SE% of the SW% of 19-15-16, is a
3,000,000-feet gasser from the shallow sand from 670-80
feet.
Peterson, Egolf and others No. 2, Mcintosh farm, in
the NE corner of the NWy4 of the NW% of 21-15-16, is a
15-barrel well from sand from 1,260-81 feet, after shot.
Osage. < No. 24, in the NE corner of the SE% of the NE& of
Page and others No. 3, in the center of the north
line of the NWM, of the NE% of the NE% of 26-20-11, is a
50-barrel Burgess sand well at 2,013 feet.
Page and others No. 4, in the center of the south
line of the SE% of the NW% of the NE& of 26-20-11,
is dry at 2,046 feet.
The Flesher Petroleum Co. No. 2, in the NE corner
of the NW% of the SE% of 1-21-11, is a 15-barrel well
after shot at a depth of 1,635 feet.
Kewanee Oil & Gas Co. No. 4, in the SE corner of
the NWVi of the SE% of the SW% of 19-21-12, is shot at
1.402 feet, and is a 5-barrel well.
Same company No. 21, in the NE corner of the SW%
of the NE4 of the SW>4 of 28-21-12, is shot in sand
from 1,404-50 feet, and is a 15-barrel well.
Marland Refining Co. No. 1, in the SW corner of
14-22-8, is dry at 2,937 feet.
Atlantic Oil Producing Co. No. 6, in the center of the
SW14 of 1-22-9, is a 20-barrel well from sand found from
2,203-05 feet.
J. J. Shea has a dry hole at 1,933 feet in his No.
1, in the NE corner of the SE^4 of 12-22-10.
Guffey Gillespie Oil Co. No. 1, in the SW corner of
27-22-10, is shot in the Cleveland sand at 1,205 feet, and
is a 30-barrel well.
Midland Refining Co. No. 4, in the center of the
southeast of the NEM, of the SW% of 28-22-10, is shot in
the Bartlesville sand from 1,876-1,900 feet, and is a 20-
barrel well.
Twin State Oil Co. No. 4, in the SE corner of the
N'E>4 of the SE*4 of the NW% of 32-22-10, is shot in
the Bartlesville sand from 1,803,35 feet, and is a 50-
barrel well.
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co. No. 14, in the NW corner of
the NE14 of the NW^4 of the SEV4. of 32-22-10, is shot
at 1,898 feet, and is a 5- barrel pumper.
Marland Refining Co. No. 3, in the center of the
west line of the SE% of 34-2210, is an 80-barrel pro
ducer after shot in sand from 1,920-33 feet.
Marland Refining Co. No. 7, in the center of the north
line of the SE& of 34-22-10, is shot in the Bartlesville
sand from 1,930-50 feet, and is a 15- barrel pumper.
The Deep Pool Oil Co. has abandoned the location
for No. 3, in the center of the east line of the NW1^ of
31-22-12.
Gilliland Oil Co. No. 1, in the SE corner of the NW%
of 23-23-7 is a 40-barrel well from sand in the Mississippi
lime found from 2,811-29 feet.
GAS NEWS
Texas Co. No. 1, in the NW corner of 28-23-8, is dry
at 2,675 feet.
Titus Oil Co. No. 8, in the SE comer of the NE%
of the SE& of the SW& of 8-23-11, is a 100-barrel well
after shot from 1,738-78 feet.
Gardner & Spencer No. 1, in the SW corner of 17-23-11,
is dry at 1,965 feet.
Echo Oil Co. & Ashland Oil Co. No. 2, in the NW
corner of 20-23-11, is a location abandoned.
Sheppard Oil Co. No. 1, in the SW corner of the
NE>4 of 28-23-11, is shot hi sand from 865-912 feet, -and is
a 20-barrel producer.
Red Bank Oil Co. No. 6, in the SW corner of 33-23-11,
is shot in the Big lime from 1,185-1,201 feet, and is a
100-barrel well.
Ashland Oil Co. No. 2, in the SW corner of the SE%,
of the NEV4 of 31-23-12, is dry at 1,811 feet.
Gillespie No. 4, in the center of the east line of the
SE4 of 22-24-8, is shot in sand from 1,977-2,002 feet, and
is a 30-barrel well.
Price Oil Co. No. 17, in the center of the north line
of the south half of the north half of the NEV4 of 36-24-8,
made 250 barrels the first 10 hours after shot in sand
from 1,646-1,729 feet.
Skelley Oil Co. No. 18, in the center of the north
line of the south half of the north half of the SWV4 of
24-24-9, is a 25-barrel well after shot in sand from 2,115-55
feet. No. 19, in the NE corner of the SW*4 of the NE%
of the SW>4 of the section, is a 50-barrel well from sand
shot from 2,133-64 feet.
Gypsy Oil Co. & Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 14, in
the center of the north line of the NWVi of 25-24-9, was
shot in sand from 2,086-2,124 feet, and is a 120-barrel well.
the NW% of the section, found sand from 2,069-2,103 feet
and is a 150-barrel well.
Middle States Oil Co. No. 11, in the NE corner of
the NWli of the SW& of 25-24-9, was shot in sand from
1,537-53 feet, and made 600 barrels the first 24 hours, later
settling to 300 barrels.
Barnsdall Oil Co. No. 18, in the NE corner of the
NW%, of 5-24-10, found Bartlesville sand from 2,008-40
feet, and after shot is a 35-barrel producer.
Carter Oil Co. No. 19, in the center of the east line
of the SE% of 6-24-10, is dry and abandoned at 2,039
feet.
Phillips Petroleum Co. shot No. 25, in the NE corner
of the SW% of the NE% of the NW% of 7-24-10, and
it is a 10-barrel well from sand from 1,984-2,015 feet.
Burkett and others No. 3, in the NE corner of the
SE% of the NE% of the SE% of 7-24-10, is a 30-barrel
well after shot in sand from 2,029-47 feet.
Gypsy Oil Co. No. 14, in the NW corner of the SE%
of the NW% of the NE14 of 8-24-10, is flowing 225 bar
rels after shot in sand from 2,000-38 feet.
Texas Co. No. 7, in the SW corner of the SE>4 of
the SWY* of the NW% of 8-24-10, is a 30-barrel well from
2,045-58 feet.
Texas Co. No. 14. in the NW corner of the SE& of
the NW of the NW% of 8-24-10, found sand from 1,460-
1,532 feet, and is good for 20 barrrels.
Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 1, In the NW corner of
the SW*4 of 31-24-10, is dry at 2,219 feet.
Steyner Oil Co. No. 12, in the center of the SEV*
of the NWV4 of the SW% of 8-24-11, is shot and is a
5-barrel well from 1,579-1,682 feet.
System Oil Co. No. 2, in the NE corner of the SW%
of the NE*4 of the SE& of 15-24-11, is dry at 1,706 feet.
The Midco Petroleum Co. No. 11, in the center of
the south line of the SW% of 27-25-9, is a 10,000,000-feet
gasser from 2,045-58 feet.
Carter Oil Co. No. 5, In the center of the north line
of the south half of the north half of 28-25-9, is shot
In sand from 2,115-56 feet, and is a 25-barrel producer.
Baxter and others have abandoned the location for
No. 2, in the SE corner of the NE>4 of the SE14 of the
SE^i of 14-25-10.
Longfellow and others No. 1, in the NE corner of
the SW14 of 25-25-10, is dry at 1,940 feet.
Kenosage Oil Co. No. 2, in the SW corner of the
NW*4 of the SW% of the SW% of 30-25-10, is a 5-barrel
well after shot in sand from 1,990-2.075 feet.
Burkett and others No. 9, in the NE corner of the
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SW>4 of the NE% of the SEV4 of 2-25-11, is a 2,000,000-feet Sand Springs Petroleum Co. No. 2, Inchoe farm, in
gasser from 1,672-1,825 feet. the NW corner of the NEVi of the NW4 of 35-19-11, U
Standish Oil Co. No. 17, in the SE corner of the SW% dry at 2,572 feet.
of 15-25-11, is a 150-barrel well from sand from 1,749-1,833 Operations in Cement Field.
feet. The Bob White Oil Co. has a rig up for No. 2, Walker
Steyner Oil Co. No. 23, in the center of the north line farm, in the SE corner of the NE% of l-5n-10w.
of the SEYt, of 16-25-11, is shot in sand from 1,800-16 The Columbia Petroleum Co. has reached 1,000 feet
feet, and is a 30-barrel pumper. in drilling its No. 1, Davis farm. In the SW corner of
Steyner Oil Co. has abandoned the location for No. the SE14 of the NE\4 of the NE% of l-5n lOw.
1, in the NW corner of the SWV* of 18-25-11. The well on the Davis farm, in the NE corner of the
Plymouth Petroleum Co. No. 3, in the SE corner of NWy4 of the NEi of the NE*4 of l-5n-10w, is drilling at
the NE14 of the SEVi of the SWtf, of 25-25 11, is a 40- 2,347 feet.
barrel well after shot in sand at a total depth of 1,746 Concrete OB Co. is fishing at 2,245 feet on the Learn
feet. farm, in the NW corner of the SEVi of the SE14 of 2-5n-9w.
Foster & Norwood No. 52, in the SE corner of the
NW^i of 29-25-11, is shot in sand from 1,634-1,710 feet, Invincible Oil Co. is building a rig for No. 3, In the
and is a 25-barrel well. NE corner of the SW& of the SE14 of 3-5n-9w.
Barnsdall Corporation No. 5, in the center of the NW^4 Homaokla Oil Co. has completed its rig for No. 1,
of 36-25 11, is shot in sand from 1,740-70 feet, and is a Marshall farm, in the SE corner of the NW14 of the
15-barreler. SW>,4 of 3 5n-9w.
Midco Petroleum Co. No. 1, in the NE corner of Ramsey Brothers have a rig up for No. 2, Surbeck
3-26-11, is a 4,500.000-feet gasser from 1,755-75 feet. farm, in the NW corner of the SE% of the SE*4 of
McMan Oil Co. No. 5, in the center of the east line 3-5n-9w.
of the ES!4 of 18 27 8, is a 6O0-barrel well from sand Foster and others are fishing at 1,920 feet on the
from 2,451 83 feet. Guirich farm, No. 2, in the SW corner of the NE^4 of
Owen Osage Gas Co. No. 1, in the SE corner of 4-27- the NW/4 of 6-5n-9w.
10, is a 5,000,000-feet gasser from sand at 1,949 feet. Hawkeye Oil Co has a rig on the ground for No. 2,
Sperry Oil & Gas Co. No. 51, in the NW corner of Aelp farm, in the center of the west line of the NW14
the NE*4 of the NW% of the NW% of 11-27-10, is a of the NEH of 6-5n-9w.
25-barrel well from sand from 1,240-83 feet. Total depth Invincible Oil Co. is rigging up No. 1, in the NE
is 1,293 feet. corner of the NW% of 10-5n-9w.
Foster and others No. 11, in the SW corner of the United Cement Oil Co is drilling at 255 feet on the
NWV4 of 18-27-11, is a 30-barrel producer from sand from Wagoner farm, in the center of the north line of the
1,935-70 feet. NE'i of the SW^i of 10-5n-9w.
Deitrich & Harris No. 7, in the NE corner of 35-27-11, Ramsey Brothers have a rig up on the Hidlind farm,
is shot in sand from 1,075-31 feet, and is good for 15 in the NW corner of the NE^i of ll-5n-9w.
barrels. Betty G. Oil Co. No. 1, Lackey farm, in the NE
J. W. Knupo No. 3, ;.\ clLM center of the north line corner of the NW>4 of ll-5n-9w, is drilling at 2.110 feet.
of the NE14 of the NW> of the SE*4 of 35 27-11, Is Tobacco Users Association is underreaming at 1,520
shot and good for 50 barrels at 950 feet. feet in the No. 1, McKenna farm, in the SE corner of the
Osage Natural Gas Co. No. 6, in the NW corner of NW% of the SE^4 of the 12 5n-9w.
the NE*4 of the NWVi oi t!;e SE14 of 27-28-10, is a 10- The well on the Rigney farm, in the SW corner of
barrel .producer after shot tti sand from 1,445-75 feet. the NWH of the SE% of 12-5n-9w, is fishing at 2,450 feet
Wah-Sha-She Oil Co. No. 16, in the SE corner of the The test on the Shook farm, in the SW corner of
NEVi of 15 29 9, is f'owing 580-barrels after shot with. 17-5n-9w, is drilling at 2,020 feet.
200-quarts, in sand from 1,307-45 feet. No. 20, in the NE The Garber Field.
corner of the SE1^ of the NE',4 of the NE1^ of the sec The Prairie Oil & Gas Co. has moved in rig timbers
tion, is a 35-barrel well after shot from 1.303-30 feet. on the Johnson farm, in the center of the NEU of 1-22-4W.
Tidal Oil Co. & Tanner Oil Co. No. 17, in the center
of the east line of the west half of the east half of the farm,Carter Oil Co is drilling at 1,810 feet on the Stein
in the SE corner of the NW% of 12-22-4w.
NE'/4 of 22-29 9, is a 50 barrel well after shot from 1,394- Cosden is drilling at 1,380 feet on the Jones No. 5.
1,439 feet.
Mitchell and others No. 1, in the NE corner of the in the center of the east line of the SE^4 of the SW*4
SE14 of 15-2911, was shot with 100-quarts in sand from of 12-22-4w.
Jones No. 6, of Cosden. in the SE corner of the SW%
989-1,048 feet, and started off at 25-barrels, and is now of 12-22 4w, is fishing at 980 feet.
making 10 barrels. Prairie has a rig up for Wishard No. 8, In the ST2%
Creek-Waggoner-Tulsa Counties. of 12-22 4w.
Selby Oil & Gas Co. No. 3, Thomas farm, in the NE Prairie has a rig up for No. 10, Wishard farm, in
corner Of 10-15-10, is a 300-barrel well from sand from the SEVi of 12-22-4w.
2,623-68 feet. Atlantic Petroleum Co. has a rig up for Wishard
Prairie Oil & Gas Co. No. 4, Robbins farm, in the No. 7, in the SE14 of 12-22-4w. No. 10 Is drilling at 1,080
center of the east line of the west half of the east half feet. No. 11 is a location.
of the NW% of 8-16-9, is a 20-barrel well from 2,705 66 Exchange Oil Co. has spudded No. 11, Walker farm,
feet. in the NE corner of the NW% of the NE*4 of 13 22-5w.
Tuxedo Oil Co. No. 5, Harry farm, in the SE corner Roxana Petroleum Co. is drilling at 890 feet on Wolfe
of the SW% of the NE14 of 28-16-13, is dry at 1,804 feet. No. 5, in the NW% of 13 22-4w. No. 6 is a location, No. 7
No. 6 is a 30-barrel well from 1,742 54 feet. is casing as 1,770 feet. No. 8 is a rig. No. 9 is a rig on
Gypsy Oil Co. No. 2, Couch farm, in the NE corner the ground, No. 10 is a location, and No. 11 is under-
of the SWV* of 28-1613, is dry at 1,788 feet. reaming to 1,465 feet.
Harris and others No. 6, Grayson farm, in the center Exchange Oil Co. is underreaming to 1,575 feet on the
of the east line of the NE% of the SEVi of 30-16-15, Is a Denker No. 1, in the SE corner of the SWV* of 13-22-4w.
20-barrel well after shot in sand from 1,360-1,472 feet. No. 7 is completed and good for 200 barrels.
North American Oil Refining Co. No. 1, Grayson farm, Concord Oil & Gas Co. has a rig up for No. 3, Dively
in the SE corner of the SWVi of 32-17-16, is a 10-barrel farm, in the center of the east line of the SW*4 of the
well after shot in sand from 1,515-29 feet. SKY* of 14-22-4w.
E. B. George got a dry hole at 1,406 feet in No. 3, Minnehoma Oil Co. is spudding No. 4, Dively farm,
Snyder farm, in the NE corner of the SWVi of 3-18 14. in the SW corner of the SE^i of 14-22-4w. No. 7 is
B. M. Gessell'8 No. 2, Nave farm, in the center of the fishing at 1,610 feet.
west line of the SE% of the SE% of 25-18-14, is a Exchange Oil Co. is drilling at 1,185 feet on the Beard
5,000,000-feet gasser from 1,254-68 feet. No. 1, in the SW corner of 14 22-4w.
Underwood and others No. 1, Burnett farm, in the Same company is drilling at 820 feet on the McGUl
NE corner of the NWV4 of the SWV* of 16-19 11, is dry farm, in the SE corner of the SW\i of the NW4 of
at 2,205 feet. 22-22-4w.
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Same company has a rig up for No. 1, Smyth larm,
in the SWy4 of 23-22-4w.
Same company No. 1, Davis farm, in the center of the
NWVl of 23-22 4w, Is fishing at 1,900 feet.
Same company No. 1, Belveal farm, in SE corner of
the NE% of 24-22-4w, Is shut down at 1,600 feet.
Cosden Is fishing at 2,315 feet on the Simmering
farm, in the SE corner of the NW% of ll-22-4w.
Healdton Oil & Gas Co. No. 6. Belveal, in 24-22-4w,
is drilling at 1,765 feet, and No. 19, is drilling at 1,680 feet.
Carter has spudded a new hole on No. 20, Dively
farm, in the NW% of 24-22-4w. Depth of old hole was
1.460 feet.
Carter No. 21, DIVely farm, in 24-22-4w, is underream-
ing to 2,925 feet. No. 24 is drilling at 2,110 feet. No. 2S
ia shut down at 1,790 feet. No. 27 Is fishing at 1,140 feet.
No. 28 is fishing at 1,485 feet. No. 29 is shut down at
1,686 feet. No. 30 is shut down at 1,465 feet. No. 31 is
drilling at 1,370 feet.
Champlin is cleaning out to 1,915 feet on the Beggs
No. 30, in 24-22-4W.
Sinclair is down 3,000 feet on Hoy No. 12, in the
NW corner of the NE% of 25-22-4w.
Same company is drilling at 1,570 feet on the Doak
farm, in NE comer of the NW^i of 26-22-4w.
Exchange Oil Co. is underreaming to 1,520 feet on
the Crooks farm, in the NE corner of 26-22-4w.
Same company No. 1, Bangetter farm, in SE% of
26-22 4w, is drilling at 710 feet.
Oreo Oil Co. is shut down at 2,025 feet, on Savage
No. 1, in the NE% of 29-22-4w.
Empire is drilling at 1,000 feet on the Kock farm, in
the NE corner of 35 22-4w.
Exchange Oil Co. No. 1. Austin farm, in the center
of the NE4 of the SW% of 36-22-4w, is still a rig.
Same company has a rig up for Kisner No. 1, in the
NE corner of the SE',4 of 36-22-4w.
Minnehoma Oil Co. No. 2, Holmes farm, in the NW14
of 36-22-4w, is drilling at 2.290 feet.
Borden Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Merlies farm, in 3-22 3w,
is a rig.
Aubyme Oil Co. has spudded No. 10, Lynds, in the
SWK of 7-22 3w.
Exchange Oil Co. is cleaning out No. 7, Lynds farm,
fa the NW!4 of 7-22 3w. No. 7 is cleaning out at 1,483
feet. No. 8 is showing good at 1,295-1,307 feet, and No. 9
is drilling at 1,080 feet.
Cootie & Quadrangle No. 8, Lynds farm, in the SW%
of 7-22-3w, is spudding, and No. 9 is a rig.
Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co. is cleaning out
No. 1, Warbinson, in the SE14 of 8-22-3w. Depth is 1,760
feet.
Exchange Oil Co. is shut down at 2,005 feet on the
Semke. in the SW14 of 17-22 3w.
Same company No. 6, Hartley, in the NWyt of
18-22 3w, is spudding, and No. 7 is a rig.
Roxana Petroleum Co. on the Schroeder No. 11, in
the SW14 of 18-22-3w, is drilling at 985 feet. No. 12 is a
location. No. 14 is drilling at 1,260 feet. No. 15 is a rig.
No. 16 is a rig, and No. 17 is a rig.
Exchange Oil Co. No. 2, Schaffer farm, in the NW cor
ner of the SEV* of 18-22-3w, is a rig.
Same company has a rig on the ground for Kisner
No. 9. in the NW>/, of 19-22 3w.
Same company is cleaning out the Gilpin No. 1, in
20-22-3w, at 1,368 feet.
Same company is drilling at 2,665 feet on the Le-
Force No. 1. in 20-22-3w.
Same company is underreaming to 1,490 feet on the
Matthews No. 1, in the SW*4 of 20-22-3w.
Same company Is drilling at 2,200 feet on the Cooper
No. 1, in the NW& of 21-22-3w.
H. H. Champlin is underreaming to 1,730 feet on the
Schatt No. 1, in the NW corner of 29-22-3w.
Exchange Oil Co. is fishing at 2,035 feet on the
Starkel farm, in the SW% of 29-22-3 w.
Same company is drilling at 900 feet on the Crews
No. 1, in 30-22-3W.
Same company No. 1, Burns farm, in the SE^ of
30-22-3W, Is drilling at 915 feet.
Same company is drilling at 1,510 feet on the Carson
No. 1, in the NE% of 31-22-3w.
Same company on the Morrison, in the NW% of
31-22-3w, is drilling at 560 feet.
GAS NEWS
THIS NEWSPAPER MAN GOT A REAL "SCOOP."
"Inside Information" Gave S. F. Balentine Hit Opportunity
and Now He Has Got "Money to Burn."
Fort Worth, Tex., Nov. 18 (Special).S. F. Balentine,
former newspaperman, leased two and one-half acres in
Ranger while scouting for news items last December,
drilled two wells and is now producing 2,000 barrels dally.
Up to October 1, 1919, Balentine sold 161,000 barrels of
oil off this lot valued at over $300,000. The average cost
$1,500 and the two wells represent an outlay of $150,000.
Balentine is a graduate of Juniata college, Pennsyl
vania and never saw an oil derrick until he came to Texas
in 1918. He inaugurated his oil career covering the fields
for the Dallas News and other newspapers.
Balentine made his first coup when the E. Roper No.
1 was brought in. One of the drillers gave the newspaper-
oil scout advance information on the well.
"E. Roper No. 1 will come in for a big well In a few
days, scout around and get some acreage near this farm,"
confided the driller.
The newspaperman took the hint and hunted up Elisha
Roper, owner of the 345 acres, where the drilling well was
located.
"Why not sell an interest in your royalty, the hole may
prove a "duster?" volunteered Balentine to Roper.
"I will sell one quarter of my royalty for $175 an
acre," replied Roper.
"I'll take it," declared Balentine. The price figured
$60,375 and the newspaperman wrote a check for the
amount on a Dallas bank. " Two days later the E. Roper
No. 1 came in for 5,000 barrels. U. M. Simons of Fort
Worth paid $60,375 for one-half of Balentine's one-quarter
in the 345 acres and later Balentine sold fifty per cent for
$50,000.
Balentine has been operating in the Eastland county
field as the Ranger Oil and Gas Co.
Denver capitalists are now organizing a $10,000,000
company to take over the Balentine interests. Additional
acreage in Bull Bayou and Homer fields has been secured
and the Balentine Oil corporation, name selected for the
new company, is negotiating for a refinery at Burkburnett,
also acreage there.
J. F. Ross of Denver is now in the field checking up
the properties and arranging other details. Operating
headquarters for the Balentine Oil Corporation will be
established in Dallas or Fort Worth.
TWO CONVICTIONS IN OIL STOCK SELLING CASES.
Federal Judge I* Lenient With One OffenderKansas Jury
Finds R. J. Bell Is Guilty.
R. J. Raymond, a salesman with headquarters at
Chapman, Kas., was sentenced to three months in the
Platte County jail last Friday by Judge A. S. Van Valken-
burgh in the federal court, in Kansas City, Mo., on a
charge of selling fake stock in the Missouri Oil Co., of Kan
sas City. The judge gave a light sentence when It was
pointed out that Raymond knew little of the value or
the stock he was selling. He is married and has a small
child.
Winfield, Kas., Nov. 15.Selling oil stock by means
of false pretenses was the charge on which R. J. Bell of
Arkansas City was convicted, by a jury in district court
here today. About $7,000 was involved in the seven counts
on which the verdict was rendered.
Bell, as secretary-treasurer of the New Spring Creek
Oil Co., is said to have represented that his company had
production enough to pay 2% per cent a month. It was
testified that such dividends were paid out of money re
ceived from sale of stocks to boost the sale of more
stocks.
The Standard Oil Co. of California has declared the
regular quarterly dividend of 2% per cent and an extra
disbursement of 1 per cent, both payable December 15 to
stock of record November 15.
A classified ad in the OIL and GAS NEWS will be a
big business getter if the proposal advertised has real
merit.
14 THE OIL AND
TEXAS
Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 18 (Special)Notwithstand
ing the fact that production in Texas fields the past week
shows a decrease, it was not without surprises and frills.
Stephens county and Burkburnett extension furnished the
greatest surprise, while in the Ranger district a new small
producing well extended that area for a half mile west.
The development of a 40,000,000 cubic feet gasser at 3,000
feet in Stephens county furnished the greatest thrill for
that district, while the authoritative data that the cele
brated K-M-A well in the southern extension of the Iowa
Park field gave that section a thrill. Considerable opti
mistic data also was secured from the various wildcat
tests in Coleman county, especially the D'Ancy well of the
Sun company which is producing 250 barrels dally despite
the fact that it is bridged after having been shot. The
Jim Ned well also loomed up big despite that it is a fishing
job.
Reports compiled the past week show that during
October 120 wells were completed in Eastland county of
which number 101 were oil producers with a total produc
tion of 54,400 barrels or an average of 535 barrels to the
well. A little more than 86 per cent of the holes drilled
in Eastland were producers. In Wichita county, there
were a total of 135 completions of which 93 were producers
making 61,500 barrels daily, or an average of 660 barrels
of oil to the well.
In the far western section of the state big companies
as well as wild catters continue to make locations and are
drilling holes, despite the fact that no oil has been struck
as yet, although drilling in that section has been in prog
ress for more than a year. The backers are basing their
risk on the reports of geologists who recently made sur
veys of the San Angelo and Trans-Pecos sections and
declare that the far western section and the southwestern
portion of Texas will yet become a rich producing oil
field.
The Panhandle and plains sections also are receiving
considerable attention, especially Hardeman, Cottle, Pot
ter, King, Carson and other plains counties. In the lower
plains, around Midland, operators have become very op-
mistic over the results, obtained. It has been learned
from an authoritative source a good showing of oil and
gas was found at 1,400 feet. However, the well near Mid
land has been shut down on account of material. The
Panhandle and plains sections have not been given as
thorough test as the other sections of the state, because
only the big companies can afford to make the experiment.
The gassers brought in around Amarillo are deep and the
cost of labor and material in that section of the state is
beyond the reach of the little man.
Wilbarger, the first producing county in the Fort
Worth district, is receiving another big play at the hands
of the talent. The section around Vernon is getting the
biggest run. Deep tests are being made. There has been
a wild scramble for acreage in Wilbarger the past ten
days, since the Kemp-Munger-Allen well came in and
prices have jumped as high as $100 an acre in some locali
ties near the old Electra field.
Desdemona Drilling for Deeper Sands.
In the Desdemona field interest has changed from the
western part to the southeastern part. The eyes of the
oil world of Desdemona now are centered in the vicinity
of the Comanche Northern wells which have proven more
than an ordinary sensation. Since the bringing In of the
Northern wells, the talent has renewed its faith in the
northwestern part of Erath county. The outstanding fea
ture for the week in this district was the A. C. Brown
well which was brought in at 2,920 feet and is making
better than 200 barrels besides 20,000,000 feet of gas. The
well will be finished this week and Is expected to be one
of the best yet developed. A cave-in stopped the flow and
until it is cleaned out there is no telling what It will make.
This well was a small producer in the first sand and
drilled deeper.
GAS NEWS
Another feature of the week In this field was the deep
test of the Continental Petroleum Company on the B. I.
Terry tract which flowed 200 barrels at the 2,900 foot level.
The Harvey Interests have a good well on the D. D.
Lewis tract northeast of the Comanche Northern wells at
2,880 feet. It Is a 1,600 barrel producer. Among some of
the wells brought In during the week are the Crosby No.
12 Putty which is making 500 barrels at 2,722 feet; the
Humble OH and Refining Company's Ellison, 1.500 barrels
at 2,764 feet, an offset to the Comanche Northern No. 3.
The Ellison well is situated in the southwestern section
of the tract.
To the east and northeast the Warren Wagner well
of Wagner, Smith and Stovall on the Anderson tract
of the G. E. Moore survey is good for 1,500 barrels at 2,865
feet, and the Maxwell Ertel No. 1 Eccles on the Reynolds
tract which is making 200 barrels at approximately 2,870
feet. The Eccles well is not yet finished.
Southeast of Desdemona the Sinclair Thornton No. 3
is making 8,000,000 feet of gas at 2,700 feet. A few others
in the same vicinity also made good.
Cass County to the Front.
Telegraphic advices were received early in the week
from Atlanta, Texas, that a new well near that town had
been brought In. Cass county is near the Louisiana state
line and in the iron ore section of the state and further
developments will be watched with interest. The mes
sage failed to state what it was making. Considerable
development work is in progress In the counties that
border on Louisiana. The extent of the development In
northeast Texas promises to loom up larger as the new
wells are brought in in the Louisiana fields.
Stephens County.
The Moore No. 1 in the Breckenridge district that
came in early in the week with an initial production of
40,000,000 cubic feet of gas at 3,000 feet broke all records
In west Texas. The Gulf Production Co. controls a large
acreage in Stephens county and will spend considerable
money to develop It. The next few weeks will see hun
dreds of new derricks in progress of erection In the county.
The Prairie Oil and Gas Co. and the Empire Co. also
are playing Stephens county heavy. The Empire Wil
liams No. 1 is showing oil and gas at 2,150 feet, and the
Prairie Gardenhire No. 1 also has a big showing at the
3,200 foot level. These wells will extend the producing
area of the county a considerable distance. The Sun com
pany also drilled in a good well in Stephens the past week
when it brought in the Rosenquest No. 4'A at and around
3,200 feet. This well is good for 1,000 barrels.
The Texas company also brought in a big gasBer near
the new town of Frankell on the proposed oil belt railway.
In October, Stephens county reported 38 completions, of
which number 33 were wells making better than 400 bar
rels to the well and maintaining an average of 84 per cent
producers.
Ranger District.
The bringing In of the Dabney No. 1 at 3,490 feet
making approximately 50 barrels a day, and the com
pletion of the Earnest No. 1, four miles northeast of East
land, gave the talent the only food for thought. However,
the bringing in of the fifth producer on the Norwood tract
Tuesday at seven feet in the sand furnished food for
thought. The Norwood came in making 1,200 barrels, and
only seven feet in the sand. It is the property of the
Texas-Pacific Coal and Oil Co. and was drilled 3,455 feet.
The Earnest No. 1 showed a flush production of 2,000
barrels. The same company's J. C. Harrell No. 1 on the
Holleman tract was brought in at 1,872 feet, making 400
barrels a day. This is a new shallow sand In the Ranger
district.
The Hanks No. 1 in the Pleasant Grove church pool,
drilled by the Royal Duke company of Forth Worth, fur
nished the real thrill. This well started with a production
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 15

of 2,000 barrels. The nearest approach to this Is the Allen F. R. McKEE AND C. R. BIRD JOIN INVADER.
No. 8 of the Leon Petroleum company, 400 yards further
north. The Allen No. 8 showed up 2,000 barrels at 3,498 Latter Will Be in Charge of Burkburnett Refinery, Capac
feet. Other wells finished ranged from 200 barrels to 2,000 ity of Which WiU Be Increased.
barrels. The Sinclair-Gulf brought in a good one as did
Rupp, Duff and Hupp. Two important additions to the staff of the Invader
Oil and Refining Co. are announced this week. F. R.
Pipe Line Runs for Week Ending Nov. 15. McKee, superintendent of the Kansas division of the
Burk- Co- Trans-Continental Oil Co., with headquarters at Wichita,
Company Electra burnett Ranger Stephens manche Kas., has resigned to accept the appointment of superin
Gulf 700 9,900 3,700 7,000 tendent of the land and material department of the Invader
Magnolia 3,800 3,800 4,400 2,100 6,300 company with headquarters at Wichita Falls, Tex; C. R.
4,500 3,100 4,700 7,900 100 Bird, formerly manager of the Pan-American refinery at
Texas Pacific. . .... .... 8,900 1,700 .... Tulsa, and more recently manager of the Okmulgee re
Prairie Oil .... .... 8,000 1,000 .... finery, has resigned and accepted the position of manager
Sinclair Gulf. . .... .... 1,800 4,700 1,000 of the refining division of the Invader. Mr. Bird will have
Mid-Kansas Oil. .... .... 400 4,000 3,000 charge of the Burkburnett refinery of the Invader com
Humble Oil .... 4,000 2,300 100 3,700 pany and will immediately increase the capacity of that
The Sun Co .... .... 2,000 1,600 200 plant to 2,000 barrels daily. Plans are now being com
Miscellaneous . 1,500 72,000 30,000 12,500 16,000 pleted for the construction of the Invader company's 5,000
barrel refinery at Fort Worth, Tex., which will be erected
E. A. HAWLEY BUYS THE TERMINAL REFINING CO. under Mr. Bird's supervision.
Ardmore, Okla., Nov. 18. (Special.) The Terminal McAdoo, Jr., Gets Into Oil Game.
Refining Co., at Wilson, Okla., has been sold to E. A. W. G. McAdoo, Jr., son of the former secretary of the
Hawley of Cushing by a trustee appointed by the federal treasury, has been in Shreveport investing in the north
court, and brought |97,500. The court has not approved Louisiana oil field. During his stay in this territory, Mr.
the sale, but the purchaser states he is ready to meet McAdoo purchased a block of the shares of the Homer
all requirements of the court and does not apprehend the Consolidated Oil Co. Leaving this city he declared his
sale will not be confirmed. Mark Kirkpatrick, trustee, intention of coming back in order to look over the acreage
sold the property to Mr. Hawley at an advertised sale. situation more thoroughly.
Mr. Hawley was former president of the Eagle Refining
Co., a Texas concern, and has also been engaged In the One of the largest oil transactions ever made in north
refining business at Cushing. He will retain the offices Louisiana has recently been made, whereby the holdings
occupied by the Terminal, on the fifth floor of the Simp of Henry and Potter Palmer in the Homer field was sold
son building, and will make Ardmore headquarters. He to the Standard Oil Co. for approximately $5,000,000. The
expects to get the plant at Wilson started within ten days transaction, although involving valuable holdings in the
and will become a local purchaser of crude. Claiborne field, still leaves the Palmer interests large in
vestments in north Louisiana, as they control the Louisiana
Pennies invested In NEWS' classified ads soon turn Gas Co., the Louisiana Gas & Fuel Co., the Palmer Trust
to dollars. Co., and the Atlas Oil Co.

Manufacturing thru the Southwest.

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Refinery, Steel Plate, and Cast Iron, Oil Country Orders.
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Tankage. We're not bragging, 'cause all dependable manufacturers
Cast are busy these dayswe just want to say that the confidence
entrusted to us by the oil fraternity in these many orders will
Iron
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16 THE OIL AND
LOUISIANA
Shreveport, La., Nov. 18. (Special) Activities in
north Louisiana are wending their way towards Sabine
Parish which lies directly south of DeSoto and Red River
Parishes where the recently famous Bull Bayou field has
been discovered. Oil has been producing in this parish
in paying quantities for the past six or seven years. How
ever, scarcely any operations have been going on down
in thi3 territory of late, until the recent boom hit north
Louisiana.
The Standard Oil Co. has a well on the A. B. Ives
lease in section 24-10-12 that has been producing 78 bar
rels of oil a day for the past five years Other wells in
this territory range from 50 to 15 barrels of high grade
oil. One big gas blowout was encountered in' section 26-
10-12 and practically every well that has been abandoned
in this immediate section had a strong showing of oil at
from 2,400 to 2,500 feet. In all probability this part of
Louisiana will have the best play for some time to come.
Practically all of the northern part of this parish has been
thoroughly scoured for leases and most of the southern
part. Every experienced oil man in north Louisiana has
known for many years that there is a pool of oil in Sabine
parish and it is the intention of several of the big com
panies, who have taken large blocks of acreage to locate
it. The price of leases in the past week in this parish
has actually doubled in value.
One of the important features of last week's happen
ings was the completion of a 15,000,000 cubic foot gasser
by H. Kendall and the Boone Oil Co., which lies directly
between the Bull Bayou field in the Sabine district. Re
ports early in the week were that this well was making
from ten to fifteen million' feet of gas at a depth of 2,667
feet. The company has announced that it will make no
NEAL
Oil Investment Company, Inc.
Successors to
Steere-Neal Co., Inc.
LEASES
ROYALTIES
OIL PRODUCTION
in Homer-Claiborne, Bull Bayou,
Caddo, Pine Island and all North
Louisiana Territory.
HEAL
Oil Investment Company, Inc.
404 Market StreetYouree Bldg.
Old Phone 1203 Shreveport, La.
GAS NEWS
attempt to encounter the oil sand, but will convert the well
Into a gasser because of its great fuel value in the Bull
Bayou district.
Where the Big Wells Flow.
Without a doubt the Homer field in Claiborne Parish
is producing the most phenomenal wells that ever have
been heard of. In section 24, township 21, range 8, there
is a 51-acre lease owned by George O. Baird of Shreveport,
which can be cited as producing some of the most remark
able wells ever brought in in the Homer field. This lease
is directly northwest of the original discovery wells and has
wells on each corner of the lease. On a recent short time
gauge, which had to be made on account of the insufficient
storage to handle the entire production, the wells were
allowed to run in order to take some kind of a gauge of
them. On actual test, the four wells made approximately
51,000 barrels for the half hour run. An exact guage has
never been made on a long run, and for the reason of the
insufficient storage and pipeline facilities, short time runs
have only been made, but time guages taken separately
on each of the wells showed an aggregate production for
the four of 51,000 barrels per day. This is doubly remark
able for the fact that the wells are located In three dis
tinct corners of the lease. One In the extreme northeast
corner, one in the extreme northwest corner and the other
in the extreme southeast corner. All of these wells were
drilled to a depth of from 1,200 to 1,212 feet. No. 3 on
this lease is now drilling, and No. 10 is a special location
in the southwest corner.
This famous lease is known as the Langston lease
and is one of the most valuable In the whole field. George
O. Baird, the owner, was for years the lease man for the
Standard Oil Co. and resigned his position with that com
pany only a short time before the Homer field was dis
covered, consequently, he was one of the first to enter
the field, and with his usual good judgment, picked one of
the winners. Other leases secured by Mr. Baird has all
been proven by completions recently made.
Refiners Building Bigger Plants.
The Louisiana Oil Refining Corporation is preparing
to Increase the capacity of its Shreveport refinery from
3,000 to 7,000 barrels. The Union Refining and Pipe Line
Co. is erecting a refinery at Homer. It is regarded as
certain that the Homer Oil Refining Co. of Fort Worth will
build a refinery either in Shreveport or at Homer, and the
same is regarded true of the Invader Oil Co., also of Port
Worth. The Union people are also considering the build
ing of a pipeline direct from production to their Homer
plant.
The Caddo Central Oil & Refining Co. has been en
larged from 2,000 to 3,000 barrel capacity by the completion
of three new stills. A complete new plant is also in pro
cess of construction by the side of the old one which Is to
have a capacity of 2,000 barrels. This company serves the
Caddo, Crichton and Bull Bayou fields, and has 85 miles
of pipeline.
The Pine Island Refining Co.'s plant at Cedar Grove
has been purchased by the International Oil and Gas Cor
poration, which will add 300 barrels to Its capacity, mak
ing 500 in all.
Rumors are persistent that the North American Oil &
Refining Corporation of Oklahoma City will acquire prop
erties and erect a refinery in this district. This company
is now operating large plants In Texas and Oklahoma.
Foundations have been completed for the Great South
ern Producing and Refining Co.'s plant at Ardis. Active
construction work is in progress on the Regers refinery,
and the plant being constructed near the town of Vivian
by George A. Todd of Oklahoma City, known as the Su
perior Oil Works, is expected to be completed by the first
of the year. This plant will handle only lubricating oils
and has a capacity of 1,500 barrels a day. with additional
room for five more stills.
 THE OIL AND
THE DAWN OF A NEW
In the October 30 and November 6 issues, the NEWS
reproduced from the October Quarterly of the Colorado
School of Mines the preliminary statement of Victor C.
Aldrrson, president of the school, concerning what he term*
"The Dawn of a Sew Industry." Last week we presented
from the same Issue of the school quarterly, and following;
that of Doctor Aldersonan nrtlcle by C. W. Botkln, asso
ciate professor of chemlatry at the Colorado School of
mlnea, entitled "The Composition of OH Shale and Shale
Oil." This week's Installment is a continuation of the same
auhject in the October Quarterly of the School of Mines en
titled "The Production of Shale Oil," by John C. Williams,
aaaiatant director. Department of Metallurgical Research,
Colorado School of Mines.Editor.
* , .
THE PRODUCTION OF SHALE OIL.
JOHN C. WILLIAMS,
Vulstant Director, Department of Metallurgical Research,
Colorado School of Mines.
Distillation.
To obtain an insight into the nature and properties
of shale oil, the manner of its production should first be
studied. At the outset, it must be remembered that oil
shale, the raw material, contains no oil as such, but that
the oil is obtained through the dry distillation of the
bitumen in the shale. There are here introduced two
words that require definitiondistillation and bitumen.
It is unfortunate that a word like bitumen, used so often,
has no precise definition. It is defined in Webster as
follows: "Orig., mineral pitch, or asphalt. By extension,
any of the number of inflammable mineral substances con
sisting* mainly of hydrocarbons, and including the hard,
solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semi-solid maltha
and mineral tars, the oily petroleum, and even light volatile
napthas." Scheithauer states that the most comprehen
sive definition of bitumen is, "The substances which fur
nish tar when subjected to dry distillation." Distillation
is a generic term for a class of chemical operations, which
are similar in that the substance operated upon is heated
in a closed vessel, usually known as the "retort" or "still,"
and thereby wholly or partially converted into vapor. This
vapor is then condensed by the application of cold in an
other apparatuscondenserconnected with the vessel,
and allowed to collect in a third portion of the apparatus,
called the "receiver." Distillations may be divided into
two classes: first, those which are, and those which are
not accompanied by chemical changes. The word "dis
tillation" in a narrower sense, is generally understood to
apply to the second class only. The first might be called
"destructive distillation" if it were not customary to re
serve this term for the particular case in which the sub
stance operated on consists of vegetable or animal mat
ter which is being decomposed by the application of heat
alone, i. e., without the aid of reagents. An infinite va
riety of products is invariably formed, which, however, al
ways readily divide into three: first, a nonvolatile resi
due consisting of mineral matter and elementary carbon;
second, a part condensible at ordinary temperatures which
always readily separates into two distinct layers, viz., (a)
an aqueous portion (ammonia liquor) and (b) a semi-fluid,
tarry or resinous portion (oil) ; and (c) a gaseous portion.
The ammonia liquor product is the one of all the four
products, of which the qualitative composition is most di
rectly dependent upon the nature of the material distilled.
In the case of wood it has an acid reaction, from the
presence in it of acetic acid. In the case of coal, it is
alkaline, from ammonia present as a carbonate, sulphide,
sulphocyanide, and in other forms. The. oil tar is a com
plex mixture of carbon compounds, all combustible, but,
although all directly derived from a vapor, not by any
means all of them volatile. The quantity and quality- of the
oil naturally depend on the kind of material used, but
more on. the 'mode In which the distillation is conducted.
Thus, for instance, a coal tar produced at a low tempera
ture contains a considerable percentage of paraffins. If,
on the other hand, the distillation is conducted at a high
temperature, the paraffins are almost entirely absent, but
the proportion of benzols increases considerably.
In the course of his classical investigation on the tar
produced in the dry distillation of wood, Reichenbach, in
183D, discovered in it, among other things, a colorless,
wax-like solid which he called paraffin because he found
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INDUSTRY
it to be endowed with an extraordinary indifference toward
all reagents. A few years later he isolated from the
same material a liquid oil chemically similar to paraffin,
which he called eupion (very fat). For many years both
these bodies were known only as chemical curiosities.
This was natural enough as far as paraffin was concerned,
but it is rather singular that it took so long before it was
realized that eupion, or something very much like it, forms
the body of petroleum which had been known, ever since
the time of Herodotus at least, to well up abundantly from
the earth in certain places. Though extensively known it
was used only as an external medical agent, until James
Young conceived the idea of working a comparatively
scanty oil spring in Derbyshire, and subsequently found
that an oil similar to petroleum is obtained by the dry dis
tillation of cannel coal and similar materials at low tem
peratures. Generally speaking, a hydrocarbon is the more
volatile the less the number of carbon atoms and the
greater the number of hydrogen atoms in the molecule. All
hydrocarbons are similar in thisthey are practically in
soluble, in general, in alcohol and ether. They are all
combustible and the more readily volatile ones are in
flammable.
Retorts.
In obtaining oil from bituminous materials, the main
object is to prevent the decomposition from proceeding
further than is necessary to furnish oil as the principal
product and to prevent the oil so formed from decompo
sition. The most important point is the heating of the
retorts. The proper temperature for any given form of
retort should be determined. If the temperature be too
high, the oil vapors will be decomposed, a greater yield
of gas will be obtained, and some of the solid hydrocar
bons will be converted into volatile substances, rich in
aromatic compounds like benzol and its homologues, naph
thalene and others. The gases will contain free hydro
gen and light hydrocarbons. On the other hand, if the
temperature be too low, the bitumen is not decomposed
but is carried over with the vapors. In this case, the
liquid and solid products are free from aromatic hydrcar-
bons and consist of hydrocarbons of the fatty seriesthe
higher homologues of methane and ethanewhile the gases
consist of heavy hydrocarbons, like ethylene and acetylene.
The residue is richer in carbon. Next in importance is
the manner in which the heat is applied. It is imperative
that all of the raw material be exposed to a heat which
is uniform or constant at the different stages of the op
eration. Retorts should be so constructed that the ma
terial is heated gently at first and the temperature raised
gradually until finally all the bitumen has been decom
posed and converted into oil. At the beginning of the
industry in Scotland, horizontal retorts were used, but
were soon supplanted by the vertical type. In form the
horizontal retorts were of oval, or rectangular shape made
of cast iron; at one end was a door and at the other a
pipe for the removal of vapor to the condenser plant. The
material was charged and discharged through the door, so
that the operation of the retort was intermittent. To se
cure a continuously working retort, the vertical type was
Introduced. These were narrow, oval, or circular cast
iron pipes, surrounded by brickwork. They were charged
from a hopper at the top and discharged at the bottom
through a trough filled with water which acted as a
seal. The vapors escaped through the pipe on the side
of the retort near the top. These retorts had the advan
tage over the horizontal retorts of continuous working and
a greater yield of oil. Coal fires were used for heating.
Their life was, however, shortsix to nine monthson
account of corrosion. In these early retorts, decomposi
tion was effected at the expense of the paraffin content
with the result of an oil low in tbat substance. To.pro:
duce an oil which would be rich in paraffin, Young con
ducted exhaustive experiments which resulted, in the late
sixties, in a retort of increased diameter.. In this type
the retort was jacketed and the vapors were taken off at
the bottom. To effect a more economical working and
to obtain a lower distillation temperature, Young later
began to use the spent shale instead of coal as a source
of heat. A retort was devised by which he proved that
the spent shale could furnish enough heat for distillation.
It THE OIL AND
but it was too delicate for operation by workmen with hun
dreds of retorts to look after. In 1873, a resort was con
structed by N. M. Henderson. A set of these retorts was
installed in the Oakbank works in 1874 and did good work
for twelve years ,when they were replaced by an im
proved type. They were also used at Broxburn and con
tributed greatly to the success of the Broxburn Oil Co.
The retorts of Young and Henderson, in which shale was
burnt, were able to work at a lower distillation tempera
ture and the oil produced was of better quality and richer
in paraffin. The working costs were also reduced con
siderably. Until 1880, the yield of oil was thought to be
the most important feature in the process of distillation,
and the recovery of ammonia a side issue. At this time
Young and Beilby began to investigate the possibility of
increasing the yield of ammonia. A retort was constructed
with an upper section of cast iron, in which the shale was
acted upon by a gentle heat for the production of oil, and
a lower section of fire brick where the temperature was
higher and where steam was introduced. From this re
tort an excellent oil was produced and the yield of am
monia and gas was increased. The disadvantages were
that it required very close attention and its liability to
choke if the temperatures became so high as to fuse the
charge in the lower portion. To avoid these difficulties,
Young constructed a retort known as the Pentland, or
Young and Beilby type. Like the earlier Beilby retort this
was one of fire brick. There were still occasional inter
ruptions on account of the choking of the discharge pas
sage. This was corrected in an improved retort known
as the Henderson. The shape was copied from the Pent-
land; the diameter was increased; the upper constructed
of iron, and the lower of fire brick. The Joint between
the two was very carefully made. The retort was 27.5
feet high. The temperature in the upper zone was main
tained at about 750 F (400 C) and in the lower zone,
1300* F (700 C). The shale was kept in continuous mo
tion by a toothed roller at the bottom of the retort. This
prevented caking and the obstruction of the retort. The
roller also discharged the spent shale into an iron box
from which It was run into cars. The retort was easy to
operate and required very little attention. Fresh shale
entered the retort in proportion as spent shale was dis
charged. The yield of ammonia was greater than that
from other retorts and the oil was of a good grade.
Condensers.
The dimensions of the condenser and rate of water
flow depend on the temperature of the vapor, on the speed
at which the vapor is driven over, on the latent
heat of the vapor, and on the specific heat of the distillate.
Obviously a condenser under all circumstances is the
more efficient the greater its surface and the thinner its
body. It is also obvious that the most suitable material
for a condenser tube is that which conducts heat best.
The vapors are drawn out of the retorts by exhaust fans
and led to the condensing plant. The condenser consists
of a system of cast iron tubes. In the large plants the
diameter of the tubes is two feet to start with and de
creases to smaller sizes. In other plants, smaller diam
eters, usually about four inches, are used. The size de
pends upon the number of retorts. Air is used as a
cooling medium.
Shale Oil.
According to Scheithauer, distillation oils consist of
liquid and solid hydrocarbons of the fatty series asso
ciated with small quantities of aromatic, acid, and basic
(nitrogenous) substances. Oxygen compounds (alcohols
and esters), sulphur compounds, and aldehydes have also
been detected in the oils. The hydrocarbons are both sat
urated and unsaturated. Small amounts of napthenes are
also present. The oil produced by distillation at a low
temperature will not contain many of the aromatic com
pounds. On the other hand, if the temperature be too
high, decomposition of the hydrocarbons is induced and.
results in the formation of the aromatic compounds, nota
bly benzol. Naphthalene, phenol, and cresols are usually
present together with pyridin and qulnolin bases. Sulphur
compounds, which sometimes give a garlic-like odor to
shale oil, are also present. The shale oil produced in
Scotland is brownish-red in color, with a dark green fluores
cence. Its specific gravity is from 0.860 to 0.900, and in
some cases slightly more than the latter figure. The melt
ing point lies between 20 degrees and 30 degrees C. The
constituents boll at 80 degrees to 400 degrees C.
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Ammonia Liquor.
Amonia liquor, which was formerly regarded as a
nuisance, has meant, in many cases, the difference be
tween success and failure in the Scottish treatment plants.
Until 1865, the ammonia liquor which forms a large por
tion of the total distillate, was thrown away. Robert
Bell, of Broxburn, is given credit for being the first to
treat the water for the production of ammonia sulphate.
Of the Scottish shales, those which produced small
amounts of oil were generally those which produced the
largest yield of ammonium sulphate. From preliminary
examination of the shales of Colorado and other western
states, the yield of ammonium sulphate from these sources
Is independent of the yield of oil. In producing ammo
nium sulphate from the liquor, the procedure Is similar
to that followed In gas works. The methods and apparatus
devised by Beilby and Henderson are the most satisfac
tory. In the tower still of Bielby, the ammonia is expelled
by raising the liquor to the boiling point by means of
direct steam. The Henderson still effects the same pur
pose, but with a smaller amount of steam. The ammo-
nical vapors are then conducted Into what is known as
the cracker box, which is a vessel containing sulphuric
acid. As the absorption is usually not complete In the
first box, the vapors are passed over into a second. The
acid used in the first box is usually waste, recovered from
different steps in the refining of the oil. The second box
contains acid of 1.4 specific gravity, which Insures com
plete conversion. The first crystals of ammonium sul
phate are large and may be dried by spreading in a suit
able room; the smaller crystals are dried by means of
centrifugal machines. The salt obtained is pure enough
to be used as a fertilizer.
Gas.
Gas results from the uncondensed portions of the
vapors. Its composition varies with the nature of the
material retorted, the design of the retort, the temper
ature of distillation, and the efficiency and nature of con
densers. An idea of its nature may be had from the
following analysis, as given in the "Journ. Soc, Ind.,"
1897, p. 983:
Carbon dioxide 22.08 per cent
Oxygen 1.18 per cent
Heavy Hydrocarbons 1.38 per cent
Carbon Monoxide 9.77 per cent
Methane 3.70 per cent
Hydrogen 55.56 per cent
Nitrogen 6.33 per cent
100.00 per cent
The high proportion of hydrogen must be attributed
to the action of steam upon the carbon of the spent shale.
A large proportion of nitrogen indicates leaks of air ad
mitted into the system. To obtain a maximum of heating
value, the air admitted should be kept as little as pos
sible. The greater the amount of nitrogen the lower will
be the heating value. As the gas produced is used for
the partial heating of the resorts, it is necessary to keep
its heating value at the maximum point. The hydro
carbon vapors may be largely recovered from the gas
by either of two methods: a. Absorption by scrubbing
with oils; b. Compression accompaned by cooing.
Economic Considerations.
For the past, three years, J. B. Jones, of the Petrole
um Engineering Company, Kansas City, Mo., and Tulsa,
Oklahoma, has been Investigating the deposits of oil shale
throughout the United States, to determine if possible the
actual conditions of mining and producing oils from shales
and whether the Industry could be self-supporting and
profitable, and could at the present time successfully com
pete with petroleum oils produced from wells. By re
quest, he contributes the following: To get at the actual
facts and to determine as closely as possible the costs of
mining, reducing the shales, or producing crude oils, and
then into what quantity and quality of manufactured prod
ucts they can be converted and at what costs, and the
value of the resulting products, have been the objects
sought in the present tests and Investigations. In deter
mining these facts, many elements must be considered the
same as the many conditions exlslting in oil fields. The
cost of producing crude oil from wells varies in nearly every
well and positively so In each individual field, according to
its location, transportation facilities, water supply, fuel sup
ply, machine shops, and depth, thickness of sands, satu-
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 19

ration or porosity of sands, and many other points which

must be considered to determine the cost per barrel ol
crude oil. It is well, therefore, to consider at the outset,
that the location and workability of the shale deposit is
of first and vital importance; its accessibility and nearness
to transportation and whether it is a proper distance from
an open market for oils. The water supply is vital, also
the thickness and trend of the shale beds, whether open
and exposed for cheap mining or quarrying, or if covered
with deep over-burden or dipping steeply beneath the sur
face so as to Increase the cost of operations as mining
progresses. Therefore shale oil production becomes pri
marily a mining industry and a manufacturing one. The
most accessible claims are fast increasing in market
value, and while some remote claims can still be had as
low as five dollars an acre, yet very few desirable loca
tions have sold at less than $25 to $100 an acre, while
many choice groups are firmly held at $500 and upwards
an acre. When we consider the enormous oil content of
these lands and that engineers can sample, measure and
prove up the tonnage, and estimate to a certainty that
each acre of the choice lands contains 50,000 barrels and
upwards of oil that can be recovered certainly and cheap
ly, and that each ton of oil shale Is of much more value
and profit than a ton of coal, and as coal In place in the
ground sells at from three to ten cents a ton, then oil
shales are certainly worth as much or more per ton and
at a valuation of but one cent per ton or one cent per
barrel of oil, they are worth $500 an acre, while a fair
valuation of but ten cents a barrel for "oil in place" would
make the lands worth $5,000 an acre.
(To be continued next week.)
SAYS OPPORTUNITY AWAITS AMERICAN OIL MEN IN
THE REPUBLIC OF BOLIVIA.
An interesting letter has been received by the OIL
and GAS NEWS from Mr. H. G. De Pew, now in La Paz,
Bolivia, pointing out the oil possibilities in South Amer
ica. In part, Mr. De Pew writes, under date of October 6,
as follows: ,
"As I promised to write you after I arrived here re
garding the oil situation, I can tell you the following: Be
tween S. latitude 17 degrees to 22 degrees, or boundary
line with the Argentine, and between longitude 61 degrees
to 64 degrees west, exist large seepages of petroleum of
very high gravity, 65 Baume. At present in Santa Cruz,
capital of the department of that name, there is a small
refinery owned by two Americans, refining oil brought
in from the seepages by the Indians and other people
shortly before the war started. An English company
started to drill and got down about 200 feet, but the war
caused them to abandon their work. Absolutely nothing
going on in that district at present. The Argentine gov
ernment has ordered work to start on a railroad to the
Bolivian frontier, which will come direct to the first oil
lands in Bolivia.
"Another oil belt exists north and east of La Paz,
latidude 13 degrees to 16 degrees south, and longitude
68 degrees and 69 degrees west. The oil is of very high
gravity, but untouched. Now is the opportunity for
American oil men to come here and investigate. The
government is very liberal and will encourage all enter
prises in developing its resources. The country is very
prosperous at present, owing to mineral wealth of tin,
silver, copper, etc. There are some wonderful opportunities
here for American capital. At present four bankers are
here from New York and they are negotiating a loan to
the Bolivian government of $40,000,000 to build railroads
and other industries. Any other information you want,
address me, care of the American consul."
FAREWELL DINNER TENDERED ROBERT GALER.
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 18. (Special.) Scouts of the Carter
OH Co., and members of the land department of that con
cern, held a banquet here Saturday as a farewell courtesy
to Robert Galer, head of the land department, who has
resigned to accept a position of similar capacity with the
Oklahoma Central Oil Co., the new company recently
organized by Hull & Bradstreet of this city.
Oil men get what they want when they want It by
using classified ads In the OIL and GAS NEWS. Only
four cents a word.
20 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

Summary of the Crude Petroleum Situation

Washington.The following summary of the quantity of crude petroleum produced and marketed, consumed, im
ported and held in storage in the United States in September, 1919, and preceding months:
Monthly Fluctuations In Average Dally Rate of Production and Consumption and in Stocks of Domestic Crude
Petroleum in 1918 and 1919, in Barrels of 42 Gallons.
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The curves for 1918 are based on final figures; those for 1919 are based on preliminary data and are subject to
revision. Consumption and stocks for 1918 and 1919 shown on diagrams are not directly comparable, owing to the fact that
the California stocks for 1919 are reported on a different basis from those for the other fields.
PRODUCTION.
The quantity of crude petroleum marketed by producers in the United States in September, 1919, amounted to
approximately 34,487,000 barrrels, an increase of 501.000 barrels, or about 1.5 per cent, compared with August, 1919,
the preceding record month, and of 4,051,000 barrels, or about 13 per cent, compared with September, 1918. The in
creased production for September came from the Appalachian, Oklahoma-Kansas, North Louisiana, Rocky Mountain,
and California fields, offsetting declines in the Central and North Texas, Gulf Coast, Lima-Indiana and Illinois fields.
The preliminary estimates of total production from January 1 to September 30, 1919, amounts to 278,674,000 bar
rels, as compared with 264,959,000 barrels (final figures) for the same months in 1918, an increase of about 5 per cent.

PRODUCTION OF DOMESTIC CRUDE PETROLEUM.

(Barrels of 42 Gallons.)
September, 1919 August, 1919 September, 1918
Daily Daily Dally
FIELD Total Average Total Average Total Average
Appalachian 2,489,000 82,967 2,474.000 79.806 2,113.000 70,467
Lima-Indiana 277,000 9,233 306,000 9,871 255,000 8.600
Illinois 877,000 29,233 1,040,000 33,548 1,090,000 36,333
Mid-Continent:
Central and North Texas 6,369,000 365.867 10,240.000 300.322 12.767,000 425.567
Oklahoma-Kansas 10,976.000 212.300 6,730.000 217,097 1.644.000 54.800
North Louisiana 1,304.000 43.467 1.286,000 41,484 1,373,000 45.767
Gulf Coast 1,796.000 59,867 2,044,000 65,935 2,095,000 69.833
Rocky Mountain 1,169,000 38,967 1,079,000 34.806 1.111.000 37,033
California 9,230,000 307,667 8.787,000 283,452 7.988,000 266.267
34,487,000 1,149,567 33.986,000 1,096,323 30,436,000 1,014,567
CONSUMPTION.
It is estimated that 33,861,000 barrels of domestic crude petroleum was consumed in September, 1919. This quant-
ity is less, by 3,976,000 barrels, or about 10.5 per cent, than the quantity delivered in August, 1919.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 21

CONSUMPTION OF DOMESTIC CRUDE PETROLEUM.

(Barrels of 42 Gallons.)
SOURCE OF OIL. Daily Dally
Total Average Total Average
Appalachian 2,389,000 79,633 2,755,000 88,871
Lima-Indiana 429.000 14.300 260.000 8.387
Illinois 699,000 23,300 1,046.000 33.742
Mid-Continent 17,235,000 574,500 22,223,000 716.871
Gulf Coast 1,734,000 57.800 1,549.000 49.968
Rocky Mountain 1,340.000 44,667 1,071.000 34.548
California 10,035,000 334.600 8.933,000 288,161
33,861.000 1,128,700 37,837,000 1,220,648
STOCK8.
Pipe-line stocks on September 30, 1919, of domestic crude petroleum and petroleum held by consumers who re
ceive oil directly from the wells were approximately 138,517,000 barrels, an Increase of 626,000 barrels, or about 0.5
per cent, compared with the quantity on hand August 31, 1919. The Increase was chiefly in the Mid-Continent field.
Compared with stocks on hand January 1, 1919, the reserves on September 30, 1919, show an increase of 16,790,000
barrels, or about 14 per cent.
STOCKS OF DOMESTIC CRUDE FETROLEUM AT END OF MONTH.
(Barrels of 42 gallons.)
Increase or
decrease
SOURCE OF OIL. September, 1919 August, 1919 Aug.-Sept.
1919
Appalachian 4,185,000 4,085.000 100.000
Lima-Indiana
Illinois 1,311,000
4,445.000 1,463,000
4,267.000 152.000
178.000
Mid-Continent 82.868.000 81,454,000 1,414.000
Gulf Coast 11,976,000 11,914.000 62.000
Rocky Mountain 832,000 1,003.000 171.000
California 32,900,000 33,705,000 805.000
Includes some Lima-Indiana oil stored in Illinois. 138,517,000 137,891,000 626,000
IMPORTS AND EXPORT8.
The following table was compiled from the records of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
(Barrels of 42 gallons.)
IMPORTS July, 1919 August, 1919 Sept.. 1919
Mexico 4,462,910 4,143,446 4,405,005
Other countries 24,742
4,487.652 4,143,445 4,405.006
EXPORTS 205,642 185,694 721,686
Excess of imports over exports 4,282,010 3,957,751 3,683,419

WANT A "SECOND CROP" OF OIL?

National Oil Hell Reamer Company,
1104 Republic Building,
Kansas City, Mo.
Gentlemen:
Answering your Inquiry, beg to aay that A. S. Jonee,
Patentee of the reamer your company now own* and oontrolls. bar
done aome work on the Albert Tanner farm, wMob 1* rery aatla-
factory.
Veil Ho. 12 on this farm was making about three and
one fourth barrels per day, but thirty days alter It was reamed
by Ur. Jones, it showed about ten barrels per day, and I think
It la atlll making this amount. After reaming ten or fifteen
additional weils we will be glad to furnish you the average in
crease for the entire farm.
Tours very truly.

General Superintendent. Ah It looks after

Ah It probably lookaf reaming.
2IB-HX
NOTEMr. Smith is General Superintendent of the Prairie Oil & Gas Co.

National Oil Well Reamer Co.

1104 Republic Building Kansas City, Mo.
22 THE OIL
WYOMING
Casper, Wyo., Nov. 15. (Special.) Unprecedented
weather conditions have brought work In the Wyoming
fields almost to a standstill. This section of the North
west usually enjoys a cool, clear autumn, with little fall
ing weather and no Intense cold before December 1. How
ever, the present fall has been one of continued cold and
snow, the past week being marked by a below-zero tem
perature, and a blizzard that delayed railroad trains and
rendered roads impassable. A general thaw set in Thurs
day and a warm wind that will probably develop into a
chinook will dispose of the snow within a few days, re
leasing numbers of trucks that are stalled at present
between the fields and the supply towns.
Though due to another cause, the market shows a
corresponding quiet. Public opinion Is becoming pessi
mistic concerning the passing of the leasing bill, which
will mean so much to Wyoming, and the stringent money
situation on the New York exchange is reflected locally.
The long fall in Salt Creek stocks, which began Monday,
continued until Thursday, when the market seemed at
closing time to be a little brighter in tone.
Field Notes.
Perhaps the most interesting of the happenings of the
week, in spite of the fact that neither well is located In
side the boundaries of Wyoming, were the completions
reported at Fairburn, S. D., and in the Devil's Basin, north
of Roundup, Mont. These are the first oil strikes in the
states in which they are located. The Fairburn well was
drilled by C. E. Stubbs, and the location was made by
Professor John Otey of Thermopolis, Wyo., who has also
to his credit the location for the first well in the Big Horn
Basin. While the amount of oil in the Fairburn well is
not large, at least the presence of the grease is assured,
and the well will be drilled to the second sand, in hope
of a larger flow. The oil was found in a sand which also
exists in the Mule Creek field, but which is water-bearing
in that structure. The second sand lies some 76 or 100
feet deeper, and it is hoped that it will prove as prolific
at Fairburn as at Mule Creek. The sand lies at about
850 feet at Fairburn, in comparison with 1,400 at Mule
Creek.
The Montana well was drilled by the Van Duzen Oil
Co. of Forsyth, Mont., and is located 18 miles north of
Roundup. The oil was encountered at 1,175 feet, and 800
feet of oil rose in the casing, with the bit two feet in the
sand. Gordon Campbell, geologist, estimates the sand as
100 feet thick, and the well is expected to be above the
average. In quality, the oil is much like the Elk Basin
field product, and is high in gasoline content. In the
same locality the Roundup Oil and Gas Co. is drilling below
800 feet, with high hopes of a producer.
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AND GAS NEWS
These wells may add a large acreage to the oil pro
ducing territory of the Northwest and are of the greatest
interest to all participating in the oil game.
Buck Creek well No. 14 on section 35 is flowing again,
the water having been successfully shut off. Buck Creek
No. 7, located on the same section, Is also flowing. This
well was drilled into the first sand some months ago at
3,668 feet. A 500-barrel production did not satisfy the
operators, however, and the oil was cased off and drilling
continued to the second sand, which proved to be dry.
The casing was then perforated at the first sand, and the
well will be pumped from that horizon.
The McWhorter Refinery as Lusk is ready for opera
tions, and according to interested parties in Lusk is only
awaiting the completion of a spur track to the plant. A
sufficient amount of crude has been contracted for from
the Lance1 Creek field, and arrangements have been made
for the marketing of the refined product.
The Osage field is the scene of great activity at pres
ent, and wildcat operations are under way, extending from
the proven territory at Osage all the way northwest to
the Upton-Thornton field. The Ogalalla Oil Co. Is putting
in three rigs on wildcat territory, and a firm composed of
Newcastle men is drilling on section 15, over a mile
from production. The Blind Pool Syndicate has spudded
in an another well in the Osage field proper, and the Osage
Drilling Co. is at work on section 6. Two wells were
brought in last week, one by Bussey, on section 9, and
one by the Lusk Edgemont Co. on section 19.
Ground will be broken next week for the McWhorter
refinery at Osage. The venture Is being backed by Lusk
men.
In the Cottonwood field, on the state line, several wells
are almost in the sand. The one well drilling in the field
on the Wyoming side of the line is held up by lack of
casing. Norbeck and Nicholson are building complete
winter camp In the field, preparatory to extensive drilling
operations.
A company, name unknown to the writer, has erected
a derrick at Colony, Crook county, and will drill a test
well. The Roxana Co. at one time contemplated develop
ing that locality, but whether the present operation Is to
be carried on by that company is not known.
The Midwest Refining Co. has about completed the rig
to be used for a deep test on the Tyler ranch in the Sun
shine Valley. Some time ago the Sunshine Valley Oil Co.
drilled a well on section 33-47-101, and was reported to
have completed and capped a 500-barrel well. No further
report was ever received on the well. About the same
time the Twin Falls Oil and Gas Co. drilled a well on
section 33-48 110, and abandoned it at 2,250 feet. D. B.
Boyd, who was president of the Sunshine Valley Co. at
the time the well was drilled, has since become connected
with the Midwest Refining Co., and the latter is moving
the Sunshine Valley equipment to Its own lease. The Sun
shine Valley well was always something of a puzzle, and a
great deal of interest is being taken in this new develop
ment.
The Trapper Creek Oil and Asphalt Co., which has
leased a 360-acre tract near Red Canon, for the purpose
of marketing asphalt, will put down a well on its holdings
in the spring.
The Unit Oil Co. lost its bit at 1,250 feet in its well
on Crystal Creek, but is drilling again. Eighty rods from
this rig the Liberty Oil Co. is down several hundred feet
with its first well.
The Red Rover Oil Co., which brought in a dry hole
just south of Graybull, is moving its rig to a 166-acre tract
near the American Oil Co. producer.
The American Oil Co. is on the way to the second sand,
after striking a small flow at 600 feet.
The Glencross Oil Co. has at last spudded in on the
Yankee dome, seven miles from Thermopolis. The com
pany constructed a good road to its holdings on the
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 23

order to have fuel handy. After a great deal of time

spent In preliminary work, the well, which will be the
first test of the structure is under way.
The Midwest Refining Co. well on section 9-35-65 is
down 3.500 feet, with perhaps 50 feet still to go. This well
has been gassing and showing oil for some time, and
completion was expected this week, but the well is still
drilling. The Midwest lost a rig on section 33-36 65 when a
gas flow was struck at 3,342 feet, igniting and setting fire
to the rig. It will be replaced at once. The Lesh
The California-Wyoming Co., which suspended work
on its well in Battrun Gap, Fremont county, some time
ago, has decided to deepen Its well to the next sand. So
far no oil has been found.
The Interstate Oil Co. is moving a rig onto the Potter Refining
ranch, west of Lander, and will drill as soon as the con
dition of the roads will permit the hauling of the necessary
material.
In the Richards field, Rldeout et al. have completed a
rig and camp on section 15-37-89. Work was begun on the Division
rig last summer. In the next township south Girard &
Summers are drilling below 1,000 feet on section 16-36-89.
The Carter Oil Co. well south of Bates Hole is drilling of the
again, after a long shut down. In an attempt to pull some
bad casing, the derrick was completely demolished last
summer, and the work was held up for some weeks.
The Star Bear Oil Co. well, drilling southwest of
Casper on the bank of the North Platte, has hit a hard
formation, supposed to be the cap rock above the sand. It NATIONAL
Is estimated that 60 feet of drilling will complete the hole.
At Shawnee, east of Douglas on the Northwest Rail
road, Converse county, the Custer Oil, Gas and Refining lllillllBIllI QTT J^mmmtm
Co. is erecting a rig. Drilling will probably begin this
winter, If the weather is not too severe. There have been
several locations made in this section.
The Centennial Petroleum Co., drilling in the Goshen COMPANY
Hole district, is one of the few companies that have been
hampered by the coal strike. Last week the Centennial
Co. found some gas and oil in the Shannon sand at 1,560
feet, but was forced to shut down on account of the
lack of coal. Arrangements are being made to continue
drilling with fuel oil. The operators are anxious to get
going again, as a substantial production is looked for In
the Wall Creek sand. The Kasoming Oil Co. has an inter
est In this well.
The Steffen Syndicate brought in a water well in the
Kg Hollow field. This structure was passed on by some Refiners and Marketers
of the foremost geologists in the state, and the finding of
water Instead of oil was a great disappointment. There of
was a good showing of oil at a shallower depth, but the
well met with the same fate that the Kasoming wells did,
the latter company having abandoned two holes on the
structure. H. Emery, geologist for the Ohio Oil Co., was
one of the experts who reported favorably on the Big Hol
low field, and Laramie men are endeavoring to Interest the Petroleum
Ohio in making a further test of the field.
One of the wells drilled by the Kasoming Co. was lo
cated on land belonging to the Wyoming-Spindle Top Oil
Co. The Kasomin? struck water at 1,400 feet and aban Products
doned the hole. The Wyoming-Spindle Top has since let
the contract for several hundred feet of additional drill-
ng. The well Is located on section 12-15-75.
Another structure to be tested out soon Is the Hia
watha dome, in the extreme southern part of the state,
In Sweetwater county. This dome has been favorably
reported on by several geologists, and has been under
lease for two years, but no work done. The U. S. Oil and
Gas Co. of Portland, Ore., has leased nearly 10,000 acres
ot land on the structure, and will move in three standard
figs, according to present plans. The Hiawatha dome Is
located In townships 13 and 14, ranges 99 and 100.
There has been little activity in the Lost Soldier dis
trict, owing mainly to weather conditions. The companies
are all busy making preparations for winter, evidently
with a view to continuing work during the cold weather.
Rigs are still being erected, however, the New Tork OH
Co. being at work at present on a rig on section 31-23 88. Refinery and Sales Office at
The New York lately secured the lease on the tract, which
Is located near Bell Springs, on Separation Flats. The
Texas Co. is drilling In the vicinity of the new location. Arkansas City, Kansas
The Midwest Refining Co. experts are making a test
of the gas production from the big Kasoming well on the
Mahoney dome, with a view to determining the gasoline
content. As the gas Is very wet, the content Is probably
high.
24 THE OfL AND
HOLDS DEPLETION PROVISION EXTENDS TO LEASES?
That Apparently Is Effect of Decision of Judge Westenhaver
in the Mohawk Mining Co. Case.
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 18.. (Special) The case of Mo
hawk Mining Co. vs. Harry H. Weiss, collector, In which
the decision was rendered on November 3 is of consider
able interest to oil producers. The statement by Judge
Westenhaver of the United States District Court for the
Northwestern District of Ohio is as follows:
"Plaintiff brings this action to recover in
come tax paid under protest. The parties have by
stipulation in writing waived a jury and submitted
their case for decision by me upon an agreed
statement of facts.
"Plaintiff is the owner of a Minnesota mining
lease on iron ore property acquired prior to March
1st, 1913, conferring a right to mine and remove
all of the ore requiring payment of 25 cents a ton
royalty on .such ore mined and moved. The ques
tion of law presented for decision is whether or
not the plaintiff is entitled to deduct a reason
able allowance for depletion of iron ore from the
gross amount of its receipts from all sources in
order to determine the net income subject to tax.
The answer to this question turns on the true
meaning of Section 12 of the Revenue Act of Sep-
tember 18th, 1916. The Government's contention
is that the deduction authorized by the second
subdivision of this section is allowable only to
an operating owner of an ore mine and not to an
operating lessee under a lease of the character
stated.
"I have carefully examined all of the cases
decided under the corporation tax act of 1909 and
under the several Income tax acts and have also
carefully studied the several provisions of these
several acts so far as they relate to this question.
My conclusion is that the operating lessee Is en
titled to the deduction as claimed. My engage
ments are such that It would be impossible for me
without neglecting other work, to prepare and file
an extended opinion setting forth my reasons for
this conclusion earlier than the latter part of De
cember. There are, however, no disputed ques
tions of fact, and the question of law is so clear-
cut and simple, that an extended written opinion
would add nothing to the information of counsel.
It is sufficient to say that I concur in the reason
ing of plaintiff's brief, particularly its reply brief,
and disagree wholly with the reasoning of the
brief of defendant.
"Judgment will be rendered for plaintiff In
accordance with the prayer of Its petition. An
exception will be noted on behalf of defendant."
The decision is not formal nor complete, and for this
reason it is impossible at this time to determine its
exact scope and effect. Apparently, however, it decides
that the depletion provision of the 1916 law and therefore
of the 1917 law extends to lessees as well as operating
owners
' The commissioner of internal revenue had heretofore
ruled that under the 1916 and 1917 laws that only the
operating owners were entitled to deduct depletion based
upon market value March 1, 1913, and denied such relief
to the lessees. The authority cited for such a ruling
was the case of United States vs. Bywabik Mining Co.,
which was a decision of the Supreme Court under the
old Excise Act of 1909.
In the report of the general committee of the Mid-
Continent Oil and Gas Association on federal tax matters
Issued last April attention was called to the discrimina
tion against lessees in the following language:
"The 1916 and 1917 acts expressly allowed
depletion based on value as of March 1, 1913,
where the property was owned prior thereto. The
Treasury Department, however, construed these
acts to apply only to operating owners and ex
pressly denied the right of an operating lessee
to value his properties. - - - It is the opinion
of some of the best authorities on the question
that operating lessees had the right under the
. -1916-1917 law to value their properties as of March_
GAS NEWS
1, 1913, for depletion purposes, the regulations to
the contrary notwithstanding."
Should the decision of Judge Westenhaver be as
broad as it appears to be and should it be affirmed by
the higher courts it will result in a material reduction of
the 1917 taxes of lessee operators, particularly those who
owned their properties on and prior to March 1, 1913.
A 60,000 BARREL GUSHER IN AMATLAN DISTRICT.
Tampico, Mexico, Tribune Says "Close-in" Record Was
Broken When Big Well Was Drilled.
The Cia. Mexicana de Petroleo "El Agulla," S. A.
drilled In a well estimated at 60,000 barrels daily produc
tion on Lot 113, Amatlan, last Sunday noon, says the
Tampico, Mexico, Tribune of Nov. 8. This was its No.
10, Amatlan well, which has been expected for the last
week or so.
AH preparations had been made in advance and
when the well gave Indications of blowing the drillers
started to withdraw the tools and had them nearly out
of the hole when the gas pressure became too strong and
blew them out. No damage was done and the well was
securely closed in within eight minutes after the pay
was struck, which is a record shut-in for these fields, so far
as known.
The well was not measured and the capacity given Is
only an estimate, but It is the consensus of opinion by
experienced oil men present that it will produce all of
60,000 barrels daily.
This well Is about one kilometer and a half from the
big wells of the International and Metropolitan com
panies, but located south of the river In a locality by Itself.
Claude Robertson was the driller in charge. No de
tails of the big well have been received In Tampico other
than those given above. The depth at which the gusher
was struck was 2,260 feet.
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 THE OIL AND
K INTUCKY
Winchester, Ky., November 17, (Special) In the Ken
tucky fields during the past week most of the new activity
has been confined to Lawrence, Wayne and Warren coun
ties. Magoffin county is interesting many and there are
reports of wildcat test in Knott, Morgan, Owsley in the
east, and various western counties.
Cumberland Pipe Line Runs.
The runs from the Kentucky fields for the week end
ing November 8, as furnished by the Cumberland Pipe
Line Co., are as follows: Busseyville, 658.33; Fallsburg,
965.43; Cooper, 995.07; Denny, 472.18; Stubenville, 746.61;
Cannel City, 87.12; Pitchburg, 6,276.77; Ravenna, 7,077.78;
Ravenna, 4.084.56; Hazel Green, 133.09; Campton, 111.67;
Stillwater, 133.46; Wagersville, 467.02; Potters, 525.93;
Ragland, 525.93; Parmleyville, 1,315.47; Pilot, 5,990.49;
Pilot, 2,459.78; Zachariah, 3,730.68; Big Sinking, 7,913.73;
Big Sinking, 13,490.26; Ross Creek, 1,948.15; Big Sinking.
3.157.92; Big Sinking, 5,892.42; Hell Creek, 2,702.93; total.
76,970.05.
Many Suits to Come.
There is much interest in the oil fraternity in the
various suits which have been filed in the Lee County
Circuit Court, many of which will come up at the present
term which opened November 17. Suit has been filed by
Robert Blevins and V. S. Beatty against the Eastern Gulf
Oil Co., Rex Oil and Gas Co., Great Northern Refining Co.
and the Cumberland Pipe Line Co., involving seven acres
on Big Sinking. This suit will have a bearing of a large
tract of valuable acreage. It is understood the attorneys
for the defendants will endeavor to have the action trans
ferred to the Federal Court.
James Sullivan, H. C. Crabtree and others have sued
the Cumberland Petroleum Co. and others for four acres
of land on Big Sinking.
Milo Beatty, Grant Beatty and others have filed suit
in the Lee Circuit Court against the Thraman Oil Co..
Capitol Cil Co., J. F. Harris and the Cumberland Pipe Line
Co. The plaintiffs claim a 1-36 interest in 3 large tracts
m Big Sinking Creek.
The case of W. V. Thraves, J. W. McCullough, Thra
man Oil Co. versus the Capitol Oil Co., George McLeod,
Garden Green, is due to come up in the present term. This
litigation is to quiet the title to 2.9 acres of land on Big
Sinking.
Sometime ago, in the same court, the defendents were
granted a motion for separate suits In the case of Parke
Vanderpool versus John M. Combs and others, which re
sult* hi two suits being docketed. The first is styled
Parke Vanderpool against John M. Combs, the second
Parke Vanderpool varaus McHenry, Benton, Big Sinking
Oil Co. and the Cumberland Pipe Liine Co. These involve
the title to most of the oil under the Parke Vanderpool
tract in Lee county.
The final orders were entered in the Federal Court in
Richmond, Monday, in the case of the Lincoln Oil and Gas
Co. versus the Duquesne Oil Co. The plaintiffs got judg
ment in this suit sometime ago, but it remained to settle
accounts with the receivers, and adjust other matters.
This referred to a small part of the Millie Freeman tract
on Ross Creek in Estill county, with three producing wells.
Suit has been filed by the Rockcastle Oil and Gas Co.
against the Bald Rock Oil Co. and the O. & A. Co., asking
judement for $3,300 on alleged shut down time, on wells
drilling on Cold Bank Hollow, In Lee county.
Report from the Indian Co.
During October, 1919, the pipe line runs of the Indian
Refining Co. from the Kentucky fields, were as follows:
Lee, Estill SL Powell Co's., 72.768.22 barrels; Allen County,
W.420.91 barrels; total, 142,189.13 barrels.
Atlantic Buys in Warren.
In Warren county, the Atlantic Oil Producing Co., one
of the field operating companies of the Atlantic Refining
GAS NEWS 25
Co., has bought the 81-acre Howell tract, about four miles
north of Greenhill and eight miles from Bowling Green.
There is production on two sides of this property and
drilling operations will be started by the Atlantic very
soon. This will be the first work this company has done
in this section, although it owns 1,200 acres in Warren
county. The Atlantic Oil Producing Co. is one of the
largest old line oil companies at work in Kentucky.
Superior Buys Out Huff.
A deal has just been consummated where by the Supe
rior Oil Corporation, of Cincinnati, has purchased from the
Huff Oil and Gas Co. all its interests. These consist of
1,000 acres in Wolfe and Powell counties known as the
Spencer Heirs tract. There are 14 or 15 completed wells,
with good production. It is reported the purchasing com
pany will put seven rigs on the property at once. The
price paid in this deal has not been given out, but it is
understood It was sufficient to pay off all outstanding
obligations of the Huff Company and to return to the
stockholders their original investment and a little more.
It is estimated this will run somewhere around $200,000.
Devil's Elbow Is Sold.
Hudson and Collins recently purchased from the Hart
Oil Co., a part of the Simpson Crabtree tract on Big Sink
ing in Lee county, containing 7.6 acres with seven wells
and a daily production of about 40 barrels. The lease is
known as the Devil's Elbow and is one of the best known
small tracts in Lee county having at one time made sev
eral hundred barrels a day. The price paid was not
given out.
Carter Co. Buys in Knott.
It will be of interest to operators to know that the
Carter Oil Co., one of the largest concerns operating In
Kentucky, has recently purchased big holdings in Knott
county and is preparing to make a location for a well on
the Right Fork of Beaver Creek.
Number of Wells in Lee County.
In Lee county several wells are reported completed.
On the Pendergrass, Stuart, St. Clair, No. 3, is in and said
to be making 125 barrels a day. On the Flahaven tract the
Ohio Oil Co., No. 69, is rated at 20 barrels, while No. 72
looks like a 15 barrel producer. The Twin Cities Oil and
Gas Co., No. 6, Sarah Weiands is credited with five barrels.
On the Hall & Burke tract the Russel Oil Co., No. 66, is
credited with 15 barrels. The Monarch Vaccum Petroleum
Co. drilling its thirteenth well on the same property
has in a producer estimated at 10 barrels. On the Mollie
Lyons the Southwestern and Cliff Petroleum Co's. have
Nos. 9, 10, 11 rated at respectively 45, 10 and 50 barrels.
The Erie Oil Co., No. 6, Bowman Is due in Saturday. In
the Sturgeon Creek section William and O'Rear No. 2
Goocey fishing. No. 3 is rigging.
In Lee county the Southwestern & Cliff Petroleum
Co. have 17 rigs at work. On the Eureka tract there are
11 machines with the following wells going down. Nos.
70, 73, 81, 87, 86, 89, 90, with locations made for Nos. 82,
83, 84. Recently Nos. 51, 72, 85, 86 have been drilled in on
this lease and are credited respectively with 60, 50, 50 and
60 barrels. Two additional 25 horse power engines are be
ing installed to pump the wells.
On the Mollie Lyons these companies are at work at
Nos. 13, 14, 15, with four rigs on the lease. Nos. 9, 11, 12,
were brought in last week and are rated respectively at
40, 50, 45 barrels. Nos. 7 and 8 Ewlng Bowling are going
down, with two machines on this property. No. 9 which
came in a short time ago is making 90 barrels.
In the Airedale section the Irvine Development Co.
No. 11 Green Adams is in and credited with 15 barrels.
No. 9 on this tract has just spudded in. The Ace Oil Co.
No. 1 John Cole is in and credited with 10 barrels. An
interesting test will be drilled on the William Treadway,
(Continued on page 27)
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KENTUCKY Osborne tract. The Big Elk Oil Co. No. 5 Dorsey Ratliff,
(Continued from page 25) offsetting the Wick Wells is going down. Cash and others
No. 6 Alexander is drilling. This offsets No. 1 Ratliff.
on the east side of Hell Creek by the Cumberland Produc The Big Pete Oil and Gas Co. No. 4 Pete Brown is drilling.
ing and Refining Co. This will go down at once. The No. 3 came in dry with a show of gas. Mt. Sterling
Atlantic Oil Producing Co. No. 8 Bruce Kincaid is drill parties have brought the O. B. Barker tract and are pre
ing, as is No. 3 J. S. Fraley, of the same company. paring to drill. This is northeast of the Alexander wells.
In the Airedale section Barnhart & McCall No. 7 Whis- In Menifee county the Big Elk Oil and Gas Co. is
man is drilling. The Stanton Oil Co. is at work on the reported to have a 25 barrel producer at No. 4 Dorsey
Kincaid, at an offset to this well. The Flesher Petroleum Radcllff.
Co. is fishing at 90 feet at No. 32 Eureka. No. 20, the Oil in Magoffin Well.
deep test, being drilled on part of the same tract is running A good showing of oil has been encountered at No.
the casing and cleaning out. 1 John Blanton near Bloomington in Magoffin county,
The Associated Producers Co. has spudded at No. 27 around 1,700 feet. This will be shot Friday. The well
Fisher, while No. 29 J. J. Wells is also going down. is the property of the Universal Oil Corporation. There
In Lee county the Cumberland Petroleum Co. has in was several hundred feet of oil in the hole.
No. 19 Nannie Sparks rated at 25 barrels, while the Swiss
Oil Corp'n No. 3 Simpson Crabtree is credited with the Lawrence County Report.
same. In the Blaine district of Lawrence county there has
The Crown Oil Co. is putting in a 20 horse power been much activity recently. Scout reports on these wells
Bessemer engine on the Booth tract on Big Sinking to put are of special interest, as there is promise of extensive
the wells in here to pumping regularly. work in this section, in the near future.
On the Popular Thicket, at No. 5, the Lee Kent Oil Co. The Union Gas and Oil Co. got a small show of light
brought in what was reported as a 20 barrel well several oil at No. 1 Harry Phillips. The lime was encountered
days ago. The Associated Producers No. 28 Jack Wells from 300 to 420 feet, the sand broken, and at the bottom a
was dry. show of gas. This was declared dry. The same company's
On the Beers lease one-fourth of a mile south of the No. 2 J. J. Gamble got sand from 711 to 748 feet, and
Bowman on Linemans Creek, parties are now drilling a went to a depth of 758 feet. This well flowed 50 barrels in
test The Middle Fork Petroleum Co. No. 3 Bowman is 6 hours. It has not been shot or pumped yet. The same
Going down. company No. 2 J. A. Diles got the lime at 395 to 525 feet
The well of Phillips and others is said to have a show and sand from 740 to 762 with pay from 742 to 754. No
of oil with the salt water. The rig has moved to an water was encountered and this is showing for a nice well.
other location. The same parties are due in with their The same company's No. 1 J. W. Moore is going to the
initial test on the Tye faim on Long Shoals Creek. corniferous at 1,700 feet after being declared dry at
The last report from Lee county of operations on the 1,400 feet.
National Refining Co's. big Flahaven tract, started No. The new Domain Oil and Gas Co. has five machines
100 drilling at 250 feet; No. 75 and 70 cleaning out after running. No. 1 J. B. Thompson recently completed was
shot; No. 46, shot; No. 43, fishing for tools; No. 86, 165 reported at 2 barrels. No. 2 is drilling as is No. 7 F. R.
feet deep; Nos. 88 and 108, rigging; No. 82, 400 feet; No. Bussey. No. 6 on this lease made 7 barrels, while No. 1
109, 600 feet; No. 81, pumping on the beam; No. 104, tak M. H. Johns was rated at 2 barrels. No. 2 Johns is mov
ing down the tools. ing to location, while No. 7 R. J. Peters is drilling.
The Woodford Oil Co. No. 20 Crain, is in and rated In the Blaine section, Wellman and Adams, have a
at 25 barrels. show in the Big Injun at 650 feet on the Emily Morris
In the Airedale section the Southern Oil Co. of Lee farm. This is now down 800 feet and will go to the Berea.
county, No. 11 E. Williams is credited with 10 barrels. The The Ott Oil Co. drilling a test on the Elia Collins got
Irvine Development Co. No. 10 Green Adams, 20 barrels. the pay at 823 feet, with a break at 833 and pay again at
This company is due with No. 11 Wednesday, No. 9 will 867. The total depth of this well was 897 feet. This has
ducing Co. No. 8 Kincaid is due the end of the week. been shot in boths pays and considerable oil and water en
Phillips drilling on Linemans Creek got salt water. countered.
Dr. C. V. Atkins No. 1 C. B. Rice made 40 barrels the
Test Wells in Knott County. first two hours, one-third of which was salt water. This
The test drilled by Rainey and others on Big Branch got the pay from 683 to 735. No. 2 has been located 400
of Caney Creek in Knott county has gotten what is rated feet northeast.
as a 5-barrel well, in the Maxton sand. They went through No. 1 Marion Ward, of Dr. Walters got sand at 749
100 feet of sand and drilled to a depth of between 1,600 to 787 feet. This drilled to 798 feet. This well was drilled
and 1,700 feet. sometime ago and was pumped, but made mostly water,
On Huff Branch of Caney, the Eastern Gulf Oil Co. is with some show of oil.
down 1,000 feet and expects to complete the well shortly.
This is on the Martha Amburgy tract. About one-half or Personal News Notes.
three-quarters of a mile from Wayland, the Yolanda Oil The offices of the Associated Producers Co. were
Co. is down 900 feet on Steele Creek waiting to repair the moved to Lexington, Wednesday.
jars. C. E. Goetman has brought in a 10 barrel well on the
George Harmon and is preparing to drill another well. Miss Emily Stevens, has taken the position of sttenog-
The Carter Oil Co. has leased 800 acres of the Joe Hall, rapher with the Koma Oil Company.
while the 100-acre Mrs. William Davis tract has been Willard Spencer, manager of the Atlantic Oil Produc
taken by the Pyramid Oil Co. with a 6 months drilling ing Co. has returned from several days in Bowling Green.
contract. 1
P. E. McConnell, vice-president and general manager of
Big Gasser in Breathitt. the Superior Oil Corporation was in this city Saturday on
News from Breathitt county is to the effect the Big business
Six Oil and Gas Co. has brought in a 6,000,000 foot gasser, J. H. Richardson, manager for the Rex and Pyramid
the largest well in this section. Oil Cos. in the Osage section of Oklahoma, is now at his
Drilling in Clay County. home in West Virginia, recovering from typhoid fever.
In Clay county the Associated Producers Co. is drill Major M. P. Wright, who is now making his home in
ing at No. 3 Peabody, now down about 1,350 feet. Louisville, has gone to Texas to look after his Interests
and that of the Wright Oil Co., in the Burkeburnett field.
Knox Test is Rigging. Abram Renick, of the Big Siinking Petroleum Co., is
In Knox county the Associated Producers Co. is rig- in New Jersey on business, while W. E. Harris, connected
King for its test well on the Wyrick located on Road Fork with the same company is still in Texas and Oklahoma,
of Sinking Creek. looking over prospective purchases.
spud this week and No. 12 Is rigging. The Atlantic Oil Pro-
The marriage of Miss- Rena Mae Jones, daughter of
Operations in Menefee. Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Jones to Mr. Thomas Esmer Hayes, of
In Menifee county McEldowney and Peck have made a the Cumberland Pipe Line Co. took place Wednesday after
location and have the rig np to drill a test well on the noon at the home of the bride on Maple street, in this city.
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Col. Dunn's Charges Called "Unwarranted*

Oil Men's Conclusions as to Circular B. C. L. No. 180

A summary of conclusions, In relation to Circular B. additions thereto, it is the unanimous feeling of the in
C. L. 180, adopted at the conference of representatives of dustry that existing distances are adequate and need no
the oil industry held in Chicago November 11 has been sub be changed. Long experience demonstrates there is n<
mitted by the American Petroleum Institute as follows: hazard in such locations. While the industry does no1
recognize that distance is a controlling factor, yet in i
On motion of Judge Chamberlin, which was seconded spirit of co-operation with the Bureau of Explosives it ii
and carried, the conference adopted a resolution that it was suggested practical new loading racks or new locations
the consensus of opinion of the representatives of the oil should be a minimum of 25 feet from the main line tracks
industry present that the fundamental statement amount with a maximum requirement not to exceed 50 feet.
ing to a charge against the industry made by Ool. Dunn, UNLOADING all other gasolines:
Chief Inspector of the Bureau of Explosives, in the state Ordinary clearance from main line track shall be th<
ment to the gasoline industry dated October 1, 1919. requirement for unloading points.
wherein it was charged "to meet economic necessities the
gasoline industry has been located too close to our rail (c) What should be the minimum distance for nev
roads to meet reasonable safety standards," is unwarranted above-ground storage tanks?
and unfounded and is contrary to the experience of the in Ans. 3. The following distances from main line trac's
dustry and the railroads, as indicated in the statistical in Gallons. Bbls. (50's) Approx.size ft.
formation available. 500 or less 10 feel
The specific questions considered by the conference 1,000 or less 15 feel
were: 8,000 or less 15 feel
(a) At what minimum distance from the nearest 12,000 or less 15 feet
track over which engines move should new loading racks 18,000 or less 336 10,6x26 20 feet
be located for casinghead gasoline, casinghead blends and 26,000 or less 528 15x20 20 feet
refinery gasoline, respectively? 30,000 or less 661 15x25 20 feet
48.000 or less 940 20x20 25 feet
(b) What changes, if any, should be made in the 75,000 or less 1,469 25x20 25 feet
answers to the above questions when dealing with un 100,000 or less 1,836 25x25 25 feet
loading racks? 150,000 or less 3,173 30x30 30 feet
Ans. 1. New locations for the loading and unloading of 250,000 or less 5,038 35x35 40 feet
all gasoline having a vapor tension of eight pounds or more 500,000 or less 10,282 50x35 50 feet
shall be placed a minimum of fifty feet from main line 1,000,000 or less 20,153 70x35 75 feet
tracks where physical conditions do not permit a greater over 1,000,000 67,000 120x40)
distance, and a maximum distance of one hundred feet 54,400 115x35) 100 feet
shall be required where physical conditions permit; where 35,572 93x35)
old or new installations are placed within seventy-five feet The legal right of the Bureau of Explosives to make
of main line tracks a retaining wall, dike or earthen em any requirement as to distance of storage tanks was es
bankment shall be placed between the installations and pecially questioned.
the main line track, so constructed as effectually to pre Ans. 4 The requirement of paragraph "H" to the ef
vent liquids from flowing on to the main, line track in the fect that "the above distance should be doubled for tanks
event of accident. containing casinghead gasoline or casinghead blends."
In the loading and unloading of gasoline having a vapor should be eliminated.
tension of eight pounds or more, the tank car and the Ans. 5 The requirement for the erection of dikes
storage tank shall be so connected as effectually to permit, surrounding storage tanks should be eliminated from para
the flow of gases from the tank car to the tank; and the graph "I" except as to new storage tanks of 150,000 gallons
dome of the tank car shall not be open when pressure capacity or over, where the ground does not slope away
exists'. The apparatus used in this venting method shall from the railroad.
be similar to that now in use in the industry, and consists Ans. 6. The requirement of paragraph "D" that "rub
of a pipe line or other satisfactory method of communica ber, leather or fabric hose must not be used" should be
tion leading from the storage tank to a valve attached to eliminated.
the safety valve on the tank car. The valve shall be Ans. 7. The requirement in paragraph "E" that the
equipped with a gauge constructed so as to indicate gooseneck used should be automatic should be eliminated.
pounds pressure on the tank car dome. Ans. 8. The requirement in paragraph "F" that pits
Ans. 2. LOADING of all other gasolines: be constructed should be eliminated.
As regards present locations, extensions thereof and Ans. 9. Paragraph "G" requiring the loading and un-

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loading of gasoline to be done only during daylight hours
should be eliminated.
The use of safety devices by the railroads and railroad
employes Is strongly recommended and urged, especially
the avoidance of open flame lights, lanterns, etc., in and
around loading and unloading racks.
(d) Considering old Installations, what minimum dis
tances should be specified to indicate the necessity for im
mediate correction of inadmissible hazards?
(Not answered except as above)
The chairman was authorized to appoint a committee
of experts from the Industry to recommend a proper vent
ing device and to submit constructive suggestions.
A motion was made, seconded and carried that it is
the sense of this meeting that the concessions outlined
above and offered by the industry are the limit to which
the Industry can consistently go.
It was also moved, seconded and carried that the
chairman, Mr. Welch, be authorized to appoint a committee,
the size and personnel to be discretionary with him, for
the purpose of presenting the foregoing conclusions to a
committee representing the Railroad Administration and to
Col. Dunn and to take such further action in the premises
as might seem necessary effectually to secure the adop
tion of the views of the conference.
The committee of the American Railroad Association
was to meet again at Chicago in executive session on Tues
day. November 18, and will reach a definite conclusion
and make a final recommendation to the Railroad Adminis
tration covering the whole subject.
Attention is called to the fact that although Circular
B. C. L. 180 was suspended for a period of 45 days only,
the order of suspension contained the following languages:
"Pending the reissue of the rules with any amendments
that may be found advisable, the officials of individual
lines will be free to permit the prosecution of work on in
stallations already approved by them and to authorize
other installations which in their opinion should be ap
proved."
THE OCTOBER FIELD REPORT SHOWS A LOSS.
An oil field report for October as compiled by the
"Oil City Derrick" shows a loss in drilling operations com
pared with September. Completed wells totaled 2,679, a
decrease of 167 wells from that of September. New produc
tion obtained amounted to 397,269 barrels. This Is a fall
ing off of 50,737 barrels from last month's figures, which
made a new high record. The loss in production came
from the North Texas fields, where the falling off was
greater than the total decrease for all other divisions. A
dec'ine in the number of completions was made In nearly
all fields, the only pne having an increase being Pennsyl
vania, North Louisiana and Gulf Coast. Oklahoma showed
the largest decrease, 59, while Pennsylvania showed the
biggest gain, 11. North Louisiana reported a gain of
40,335 barrels in new production. At the close of the month
there were 9,117 rigs and wells drilling. This sets a new
high mirk, being an Increase of 266 over September fig
ures, which also set a new high mark. More than 90
per cent of the new production was obtained from the Mid-
Continent fields. Wyoming showed two less completions.
At the close of the month there were 478 rigs, and wells
drilling in this field, an increase of 22 over September.
TENNESSEE BANKERS ORGANIZE OIL COMPANIES.
Dickson. Tenn., Nov. 12.Prominent Clarksvllle men,
including W. H. Drane. a banker, has incorporated the
Edgeton Oil Co.. with a capital of $150,000, to develop
leases in Montgomery County, Tenn. Mr. Henslee, presi
dent of the First National Bank of Dickson is at the head
of a group of Dickson capitalists who have organized the
Middle Tennessee Oil Co., to develop Dickson county
leases, while President McMurray, of the Citizens National
Bank of Dickson, is at the head of a group of Dickson
capitalists who have organized the Dickson Oil & Min
eral Co. to develop Dickson county leases.
"The Market Place of the Mid-Continent Field"that's
THE OIL and GAS NEWS.

Excitement Running High in the Pecos Oil Field

The first deep test found a good flow of oil at 800 feet. Several traces of oil have been found as the
drill went down and now at about 1,400 feet it ia passing through a limestone formation rich in gas and oil.
It is certain that either oil or water lies below. If oil, prices will go up like a skyrocket the moment it is
reached.
Mr. B. C. Clayton, who as a driller drilled the Lucas well at Spindletop in 1901, which flowed 76,000
barrels for several weeks, in an interview with the editor of the Pecos Times stated as follows:
"You have now practically got oil in the Laura well. From the present showing 1 would think the
present stratum when drilled through would yield better than 150 barrels and the oil has a paraffin base."
Now is the time to buy leases and get in ahead of production. New locations are being made each week
and new drills put to work; some 35 so far in a comparatively small area.
The Best Buy Today in a Texas Oil Lease
Eleven thousand five hundred acres, solidly blocked on a big oil structure, three miles from the Lehman
well being drilled by the Sunshine Oil Corporation (who also own the Laura well), in the northeastern part
of Loving County; six miles from the deep test location of the Toyah Company; two locations a short distance east
by New York people understood to be subsidiary interests of the Standard Oil Company; two locations to the west
by El Paso companies and just northwest of them a short way is the big 22-inch casing well of the Carter Com
pany. We will sell 640 acres, or more, at $3 per acre, 5-year, 88 form, first year rental paid, 25c annually
thereafter. Will furnish 5,000 to 8,000 acres on a drilling contract at $2 per acre and retain 160 acres out
of each 640. Terms: 50 per cent cash, 25 per cent time and 25 per cent stock in the developing company.
Several scattering 40-acre tracts in the immediate vicinity for quick sale at $2.50 per acre; 800 acres in
Reeves County at $2 per acre and 1,280 acres at $2.25 per acre, all carrying fine geological reports. Ab
stracts and attorney's opinions showing good titles furnished.
This company is drilling a deep test well in Ward County and getting ready to drill another in Loving
County. Acreage about these wells is offered at from $5 to $30 per acre, less than 25 per cent of what
others are asking for similar leases.
Write now for printed description, plats, etc., free for the asking.
Agents Wanted in All Unoccupied Territory
T> _1 -\ 7"_1 1 1011-1012-1013 Southwestern Life Building
1 oyan Valley Oil Co. dallas, texas
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KANSAS.
(Continued from page 8.)
was entirely destroyed by fire Tuesday evening and they
are at work getting ready to rebuild. No. 11, is drilling at
better than 1,640. No. 12 is spudding at 80 feet. No. 13 Is
a rig. Dedrick No. 1, Is rigging up to drill deeper. No. 2
is shut down at 1,600. No. 3 shut down at 800. Holden
2, In the northeast corner of the west half of the north
east quarter of 8-23-4 ran Into a big dose of water at 2.650
and Is underreaming the 6-inch to lower the pipe. Ford 1,
In Marion county is reported cleaning out at 2,270.
Carter to Test Deep Sand On Eyestone.
The Carter Oil Co. will make a deep test on the Eye-
stone farm, In its No. 2, southwest quarter of section
8-23-4. The drill ran into water at 2,460 feet and the drill
ers have gone ahead to 2,550 and are going down further.
The Carter's decision to make a deep test is In line with
that of several other oil companies who have had such
notable successes in other parts of the Mid-Continent field
with deep drilling. The same company's No. 2 Lewis,
section 7-23-4 Is practically considered a duster. Although
shot with ' 20 quarts of nitro, It only Is good for about 2
barrels, hardly enough to pay a pumper's salary.
At a depth of approximately 1,000 feet, Moellendick
and associates got a dandy showing of gas In the Converse
well, six miles west of Peabody, 29-12-2. They are now
drilling at around 1,200. This well Is located on good
structure, seven miles north of the Big Harvey, and It may
open a new field.
Missouri-Mid West on the Benson 1, in the northwest
corner of the northeast quarter of 23-24-6 is reported to
have completed underreaming and resumed drilling at a
little better than 2,500 feet.
Long Green on the Ferrier 2, In 20-23-4, is reported
spudding. No. 1 which was completed several weeks ago,
Is reported holding up right along at 1,000 barrels a day.
Ramsey Petroleum Co. Is Active.
Ramsey Petroleum Co., on the Lathrop 2, In 17-23-4,
which topped the sand several days ago at 2,429 is reported
pulling the big pipe Friday. They pulled the crown block
In Thursday and had to shut down for repairs. No. 1
which has been on the pump some time is reported holding
up right along at 1,500 barrels. No. 3 is drilling at 800
feet. No. 4 is rigging up and No. 5 has timbers on location.
Upholds Oil Co.'s Contract.
When the owner of a tract of land has leased to an oil
company, It takes more than the mere refusal to accept
the rental to break the contract. This was brought out
this week in a test case in the Butler county district court
at Eldorado when Judge Ayers decided that William Paris
could not break his contract with the Arkansas Oil & Gas
Co. who had leased the west 240 acres of section 20-23-4 In
the heart of the Elbing district. The plaintiff claimed that
there were other features of the contract that had been
broken.
The company through its attorneys showed that it
had made a tender of the money in payment of rentals
and that it was doing all in its power to develop the lease
and to fulfill its contract, and the court so ruled. The case
was hard fought and was watched with interest by all
leasors and operators In the fields of Butler county. Some
of the most prominent attorneys of Topeka and Wichita
were employed by the plaintiff and defendant and the de
cision will have more bearing in the matter of titles and
leases than any yet rendered. The agent of the company,
Geo. A. Shryock, recently completed a producing well on
this lease, good it is said for around 400 barrels. No. 2 Is
drilling. No. 3 has completed the rig. No. 4 is rigged up
ready to spud and timbers are on the ground for another
location. The Paris lease Is right in the producing territory
of the Elbing field and bids fair to be one of the most
valuable in that portion.
Pays $165,000 for Eighty On Ferrier Land.
One of the biggest land deals ever reported in Kansas
was closed this week, when Mrs. Kate Ferrier leased an
eighty-acre tract on section 29 23-4 to Edwin Mabee of El-
llnwood, Kas., for $165,000. Mrs. Ferrier owns the farm al
ready under lease to the Long Green Oil Co. on which a
1,000-barrel well was reported several days ago. Altogether,
she owns more than 1,000 acres in or near the Elbing
district. It is estimated that she already has received close
to $1,000,000 in royalty and lease sales.
GAS NEWS
More Deep Tests in Southern Butler Co.
The success of Vaniman and Davidson in securing oil
in paying quantities in their 3,100-foot test on the Warner
farm in section 3-29-4 has had the effect of inducing other
companies to try out the deep sand, and new tests will be
made at once. The Warner well Is now on the pump and
making over 400 barrels. The Cap Rock Oil and Gas Co.
announces that it will make a deep test of its Brooks No.
2 In section 35-28-4, which has been shut down at 750 feet,
and the big pipe that was pulled from the Warner well
is being moved over for use on the Brooks. Brooks No. 1
was abandoned in the shallow sand and also will be worked
over, should No. 2 strike the deep pay.
United Producers on the Harrah in section 24-28-4, one-
half mile north of the Warner, now drilling at 2,240 feet,
announce that they will also go down to the deep sand.
Extension of Fox-Bush Pool?
What may prove to be an extension of the Fox-Busn
pool to the southwest is the announcement that the Na
tional Oil & Refining Co. has a four or five million gasser
on the Haver In 30-29-6, near the west line of Clay town
ship. The big gas flow was encountered at 2,705. Gas in
this region appears just above the oil. Further develop
ment on the Haver will be of interest to the extent of this
Important field In south Butler county.
A-l on the Fox 5, in the southeast corner of the south
east quarter of the northwest quarter of 13-29-5, is reported
on top of the sand, depth could not be learned. It is said
they have encountered a strong flow of gas.
Stout on the Bush 4, In the southeast corner of the
southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of 24-29-5, Is re
ported to have topped the sand at 2,712 about 40 feet high
er than any other test In the field and is showing good.
In Butler County's Older Fields.
The Inland Oil Co. on the Bisagno No. 9. southeast
quarter of section 35-26-5 apparently has a well good for
200 barrels. The sand was topped at 2,661 and drilled to
2,703. Sixteen hundred feet of oil rose in the hole. The
sand probably will be shot. The same company's No. 10 on
the same farm is drilling at 1,650 feet.
Magnolia Drilling By Motor, Too.
The Magnolia Petroleum Co. has had success with a
motor drilling outfit on its Koogler No. 4, section 17-26-5.
This well has been deepened in the hope of increasing
the production, a 15-30 horsepower electric motor being
used for the drilling job. At 2.696 the drillers had a hole
full of water. They raised the pipe and found a good show
of oil that was coming In from behind the casing. The
flow is estimated at 25 barrels. The hole will be plugged
back, the water shut off and a perforated joint Installed.
After cleaning out, the well will then be put on the pump.
In this instance, as in all others where It has been tried,
the electric motor proved able to handle every task that
was required of It.
Empire Operations at Eldorado.
Dictrict 1: Wilson 127 In 8-25-5 top of sand 679, total
depth 704, waiting on casing; No. 128 top 660, bottom 680;
No. 130. top 668, total 688; No. 137, topped the sand at
2,442, drilled to 2,460.
District 2: Hegberg 80, in 28-25-5 drilling at 980; No.
81 drilling at 1,085; No. 82, rig; No. 76 topped the sand at
2,431, total depth, 2,443; Knot 31, in 15-25-5, total depth
2,480; Stapleton 28, in 29-25-5, underreaming the 5-inch to
2,440.
District 3: Adslt 18, in 33-25-4, top of sand 2,424. total
depth, 2,436; Moler 22, in 32 25-5. top 2.414, total 2,472; No.
24 top 2,439, total depth 2,450; Pierpont 55 in 33-25-5, top
2.500, total depth 2,518; No. 58. top of sand 2,482, com
pleted at 2.510; No. 62, total depth. 2.416; No. 63, top 2,448,
bottom 2,461: Robison 49, in 31-25-5, top 2.465, comDleted
at 2.470; Fulkerson 9, In 4-26-5, top 2.507, total 2,542; No.
10, top of sand 2,525, completed at 2,557.
District 5: Enyeart 76 in 12-26-4, onthepump.
District 7: Hess 9, in 18-26-5, total depth, 2,495; Kiser
9, In 16-25-5, top 2.410, completed at 2,452; No. 19 in 17-26-5,
top of sand 2,461, fishing for. tubing; Koogler 35. in 20-26-5,
top 2,458, bottom 2 483; No. 37, in 17, top 2,415, bottom
2,483; No. 41, in 20 top 2,478, bottom 2,493; No. 61 in 18,
Bhut down for orders; No. 53 in 20 pulling pipe, last depth
2,480; No. 54 in 19, top 2,576, bottom 2,591; No. 58 in 18,
top 2,554, completed at 2 669; No. 59, in 20. top of sand
2,505, total depth 2.535; No. 60, in 19, last depth 2,560.
(Continued on page 32)
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President, Daniel O'Donnell Des Moines, Iowa
First Vice-Pres., E. O. Dayton Kansas City, Mo.
Second Vice-Pres., J. J. Kemp Lexington, 111.
Third Vice-Pres., C. H. Kunneman..Granite City, 111.
Sec'y and Treas., S. Ellis Crimes, Iowa

DIRECTORS
B. W. Garrett Des Moines, Iowa
Dr. James J. Hogan Ashtabula, Iowa
G. W. Milligan Kansas City, Mo.
Dr. E. C. Allen Wayland, Iowa
Fred N. Baldwin Flint, Mich.
James G. Smith Des Moines, Iowa
Parley Sheldon Ames, Iowa
Wm. Rand Granger, Iowa
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KANSAS
(Continued from page 30)
Augusta Field.
Kirkpatrick 13, in 20, top of sand 2,482. total deptl
Brokerage 2,503; Moyle 34 In 15. top 2,481, total 2.596, getting ready to
run tubing; Smith 32, in 17, top at 2,408, total depth 2,421
Beaumont District.
Denchfield 3, in 13, rig completed; No. 4, moving it
Stocks tools; Lewis 2 and 3 in 24, locations; Temple 1, in 26 drill
ing at 950; Stewart 3, in 12, top 1,141, completed at 1,152
Selbach 1, in 24, rigging up to clean out.
The buying, telling and trading in odd lots of all In Eastern Butler County
listed and unlisted stock issues is our specialty. Cattlemen on the Blankenship 3 along the south l:n
of the S% of the NE4 of 9-26-8, is reported with 1,800 fee
If interested one way or the other in any of the of oil in the hole and shut down.
following securities, it will be to your interest to Liggett et al on the Hughes 1, in the northwest corne
communicate with vs. of the E> of the SE% of 9-26-8, is reported on the swal
and making as good a showing as the Cattlemen 2, whicl
BANK STOCK . is around 150 barrels.
Continental National Bank Flint Hills on the Hughes 1, in the northeast corner a
Columbian National Bank the west half of the SEM, of 9-26-8, is pumping 20 barren
Peoples Trust Co. settled production.
Security National Bank Northern Greenwood County Active
INDUSTRIAL, STOCKS The Empire Gas and Fuel Co. reports that it has se
Beggs Motor the 8-inrh casing at 2,195 feet and is drilling below 2,001
Coca Cola feet on its Morris No. 1 in Section 8-23-9, northern Greeft
Franco-Am. Copper wood county. If there are no setbacks the well should bt
Deere & Co., pfd. in the sand the end of this week. Oil in paying quantities
Harroun Motor would extend the field three quarters of a mile to the nortli
Peet Bros., com. and would open up a vast amount of development in thS
Peet Bros., pfd. region.
U. S. Steamship Other Tests in Greenwood County.
Simplex Spreader A new location by Phillips Petroleum Company hai
Studebaker been made in the northeast corner of the northeast quartei
Overland Tire of 20-23-9 on the Morris land. The rig has been erected
Thos. Ruddy Co. and the company expects to commence drilling as soon as
REFINERY STOCKS tools can be moved on the ground. This is about three
Sapulpa Refining fourths of a mile southwest of the Empire's Teter No. L
Victor Refining Emerald Oil Co. No. 1 in the northwest corner ol th<
Oklahoma-Texas Refining NE% of 2-23-9 has been shut down at 1,700 feet for lack ol
Home Refining water. Since the good rains they will be able to resume
Atwood Refining drilling again.
Empire Fuel and Gas Co. on their No. 2 Teter in 16-23-9
OIL, STOCKS which was shut down temporarily last week, have resumed
Harvey Crude drilling again.
National Oil In the Christy field the Emerald struck the sand in
Indian Gasoline No. 4, G. Christy, but had only a small showing. This well
Black Panther it is reported, will be abandoned and plugged. The sand
Bay State Oil & Gas was encountered about 19 feet lower which shows a con
Penn-Kell-Watt siderable dip to the east of their producing wells in the
Cosden Oil SE14 of 9-25-11.
Clover Leaf
Crescent Petroleum WILL MOVE FROM HOUSTON TO FORT WORTH.
Elm Tree Oil
Eldorado Oil & Gas Republic Supply Co. to Occupy a New Six-Story Buildinf
Globe Oil and Will Handle Big Stock.
Plains Oil Co.
McTon OH Fort Worth, Tex., Nov. 18.Headquarters of the Re
Oil & Gas of Eldorado public Supply Co. are to be moved from Houston to Fori
OH State Refining Worth, according to an announcement made Saturday bj
C. & C. Development officers of the company. A six-story office building is tc
American Oil & Ref. be erected at a cost of $100,000 in Fort Worth and the com
Morgan Oil & Refining pany will employ one hundred men in its office here
Great Plains OH Branches in twenty-two cities will be served from the mail
Atlas Oil A Refining yard at Fort Worth.
Franklin O. A R. The proposed building will occupy the site formerly used
Reliance Oil by the S. T. Bibb Coal Co. at the corner of North and
Union OH Lamar streets. The office building will be of brick con
HEAL ESTATE LOANS struction and building operations will begin within sbi
We also have on hand a number of weeks.
high grade first mortgage real estate All supplies for oil well refineries and gasoline plant!
loans, netting 8%. will be handled, and a stock valued at $500,000 will be car
ried at Fort Worth. The present quarters here occupied
by the company will be used entirely for warehouse and
storage purposes. The traveling salesmen and field rep
NATIONAL SECURITIES CO. resentatives will have their headquarters In Fort Worth
H. C. Davison, General Manager.
The Cumberland Pipe Line Co. has declared a divl
Suite 733 Reserve Bank BIdg., dend of $12 a share payable December 15 to stock ot
Kansas City, Mo. record December 1. This dividend is the only payment
made this year. In 1918 the company paid $6 semt
annually.
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Kerosene Situation Is Rosy Fuel

IN CHICAGO
Oil a Little HigherNews Notes
Chicago, Nov. 18.(Special)With but little change and helped the market for the average oil man figures that
to note in prices, there is In many quarters of the oil mar the Standard buy on more certain information than is to
ket a decidedly more optimistic feeling regarding the fu be had by him and that if the Standard buys heavily
ture. This change of sentiment is due to a number of prices will go up. A good export movement would do
causes which have given the prospect for an increased de wonders towards clearing the gasoline situation. The
mand a rosy hue. One of these is the action reported of stocks left over when the armistice was signed cannot last
the Standard in buying a large quantity of gasoline. The forever and Europe will not quit using its autos. In fact
market regards this as wholly beneficial in immediate ef there was a large lot of American autos and auto cycles
fect and also argues that the Standard Co. would not do left behind by our expeditionary forces that should ma
this unless it felt sure that it was a good buy at present terially increase the European consumption of gasoline.
prices. Then the continued reports for an increased ex Special naphthas, distillates and the like are selling
port trade have been very encouraging for without an ex well Gas oil is rather scarce in comparison with some
port trade the industry would be in a bad way. products and is quoted at 5 cents. Lubricants from pe
Fuel Oil a Little Higher. troleum are firm to very strong. Pennsylvania crude
stocks are scarce. Speaking of crudes the impression here
The price of fuel oil Is a little higher in Chicago than is that crudes will not decline and may advance, but no
a week ago. Not all of it, for there are some who are one seems to be able to give any reason except the in
selling at the same prices, but generally the quotations crease In the price of Pennsylvania crudes which have
are $1.35 to $1.45. There is about the usual amount selling, an absolute but also a fictitious value.
and there has been no great rush to place orders, although
some plant" are making arrangements for its use if the Traffic Decisions.
necessity comes. The sentiment seems to be that the A couple of interesting traffic rulings have recently
government will force some kind of a coal settlement or been made. One was on the petition of the Barnett Oil &
that the individual states will take steps to operate the Gas Co. for the correction of rates from Kentucky to its
mines if the need becomes positive. refinery at Blue Island, 111. It alleged that rates from
! The price of fuel oil is about what it should be to yield Oklahoma were less than from Kentucky. The other was
a fair return to the average refiner on his operations. by the same company for a correction of the rate from
Some of the marketers figure that the fuel oil should fig Chicago to towns in southern Wisconsin where the com
ure at about one-half the cost of the crude from which pany alleged that the rate with 4% cents added to the
it is made, but the trouble is that fuel oil from the higher old rate was more than the old rate with 25 per cent
priced crude is no better than the same product from the added would have been. The petitioner asked that hear
cheaper crude so that method would involve a change ing be deferred indefinitely. It was feared that a decision
of price with no change in the value of the product. Three might unsettle the entire rate question as far as petroleum
and four years ago fuel oil was selling at fifteen cents to is concerned.
fifty cents a barrel. The refiner could afford to burn It The other decision was against the Indiana Commission
under his stills. Today the refiner cannot afford to do which sought to have the commodity rates In Illinois
this. The Standard of Indiana is now mining its own made to conform to the C. F. A. rates. The I. C. C. de
coal and thereby saving money by using coal instead of cided that as far as the rate on petroleum was concerned
fuel oil even after it has gone through the Burton stills. in Illinois there was no reason for a change.
The kerosene situation is decidedly rosy in spite of the Here and There in the Market.
lack of change in the market. Water white kerosene Is W. R. Bruce of the Biery Oil Co. is able for the first
quoted at 10 to 10% cents. Group 3. Marketers do not time in weeks to get to his office and go through the mail.
consider that that price is at all representative of its real He has had a hard siege of it, but Is coming back strong.
value. They Instance the advance of one-half cent in the
tank wagon price in the Northwest and talk about the Walter B. Rogers of the Foco Oil Co., Franklin, Pa., has
certainty of big ^exports. There seems to be no reason been a visitor in Chicago. He is the refinery sales man
to doubt that there is a big demand right now for kero ager and wanted to see how they did it out in the Big
sene abroad and there has been at least one contract Town.
placed for a large amount on which shipment will begin Harry Bayard of the Ennis-Bayard Petroleum Co. is
shortly. One thing that stands in the way of early con back from a trip through the Southwest. He says that the
tracts is the rate of exchange and until that is changed oil game is going strong this winter in that part of the
so that it will be less against the foreign buyer foreign country.
purchases must be retarded. The European nations are The Acme Petroleum Co. has decided to open its offices
trying to build up their exports by every possible means. at Dallas with T. C. Moss In charge. Mr. Moss is now with
They are denying themselves if by doing without they the Hercules Refining Co., and was formerly with Anderson
can sell the article abroad. A movement is under way to & Gustafson, first in St. Louis and later in Texas.
establish a line of credit in this country against which Walter G. Willard, field secretary of the American
bills of exchange can be drawn and this will help the ex Independent Petroleum League is back from a trip through
port movement immediately. When they are able to con the states of Missouri, Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma. He
tract In this country kerosene will be one of the articles reports a fine trip except the traveling. The oil men
that will be most wanted. The export trade to the Orient treated him fine but the railroad, administration had it in
in kerosene is showing, according to the government re for him and everybody else on the road.
ports, a large increase. The stocks of kerosene are not
large especially in comparison with gasoline.
Gasoline has been the sticker and the demand is not SAFE BLOWERS ROBBED STANDARD OIL CO.
good now for the auto season is over and the roads in bad
shape for the use of cars for any purpose. 56-58 gasoline Thug* Got From $8,000 to $10,000 and Then Told Watch
is quoted at 15^4 and 58-60 gasoline at 16*4 f. o. b. group man They Were Disappointed.
three, but a real buyer could the early part of this week Chicago, Nov. 18 (Special) Late Sunday night eight
have shaded these prices a quarter to a half in this mar robbers scaled the fire escape of the Standard Oil building
ket. Some of the gasoline offered had undoubtedly been at 910 South Michigan Avenue, and binding the watchman
shipped to sell while in transit and had not moved so that and two others in the building attacked the safes In the
it was a question of sell or pay charges. office of the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana. They got from
The reported sale to the Standard group of one hun $8,000 to $10,000 and the Standard Oil Co. secured about
dred million gallons of southwestern gasoline is practically $50,000 in free advertising. The robbers exploded charges
confirmed and with the confirmation goes the report that of nitro in two safes. One was forced open, the other re
one-third went to the Standard of Indiana and the two- sisted and could not be made to yield its contents. From
thirds to the Standard of Ohio. Both of these companies the one that was open the thugs took from $8,000 to $10,000
are always large buyers and the fact has been commented in currency and departed expressing much disappointment
on as a very sporty thing to do, to have bought right now to the watchman.
 THE OIL AN D
EASTERN BANKERS VISIT BEGGS AND "BURK."
Boston Financier*, on First Trip Through Mid-Continent
and North Texas Districts, Are Impressed With
Great Development.
A party of eastern financiers was shown through
.southwestern oil fields last week by J. B. Jones, of the
Petroleum Engineering Co., of Kansas City. Included in
the party were Messrs. Plimpton and Plimpton, invest
ment bankers at 24 Milk Street, Boston, and Mess.-s. Ayling
and Young, of the bond house of Baker, Ayling & Young,
50 Congress Street, Boston. Several valuable oil prop
erties were inspected in the Beggs district of Oklahoma,
and in the Burkburnett field of Texas, several refinery
sites also being investigated.
Members of the party expressed surprise at the ex
tensive development work In progress in the fields visited,
it being their first trip into the Mid-Continent field. East
ern investors, they stated, were becoming more and
more friendly to the purchase of the better class of oil
securities such as are recommended by recognized bro
kerage houses.
MINING CONGRESS PROTEST NATION'S DELAY IN
DEALING WITH MEXICAN SITUATION.
St. Louis, Nov. 18. (Special) A resolution protesting
to the Department of State against "further disregard by
the American Government of conditions in Mexico" and
demanding immediate steps for the protection of Amer
ican citizens and their property in Mexico, was passed by
the American Mining Congress at its meeting in Exposi
tion Hall, in the Southern Hotel Building, Broadway and
Walnut street.
The resolution was introduced by Walter Douglas of
New York. It declares that American mining operatives
and employes went to Mexico on the invitation of the
Mexican Government, and that in recent years they have
suffered great losses, personal indignities and injuries,
and that 45 of them have been killed by Mexicans. The
killing of 18 men at Santa Isabel, Chihuahua, Jan. 10,
1916, is mentioned particularly, with the statement that
the men murdered were returning to Mexico on the express
invitation of the Mexican government, and under assur
ance of full protection, but that when they came to a
dangerous section a military escort was denied to them
and they were left to be murdered by rebels.
In no case, the resolution declares, has any serious
attempt been made to punish the murderers of Americans.
The resolution provides that, in sending copies to Wash
ington the names of the 45 American mining men mur
dered by Mexicans shall be furnished, so far as obtainable,
to the President, the State Department and both houses
of Congress.
BUSINESS LOOKS GOOD TO OIL WELL SUPPLY CO.
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 18. (Special) The annual gather
ing of the head salesmen, and managers of departments
of the Oil Well Supply Co., throughout the Mid-Continent,
was held here Friday and Saturday at the Ketchum hotel,
and terminated with a banquet held at Hotel Tulsa, Sat
urday evening. The consensus of opinion of all in at
tendance, was that a big business is ahead and all past
records for sales are due to be broken. Among those In
attendance from out of town were: Louis Brown, presi
dent; W. B. Glover, manager of sales; E. E. Greve, chief
engineer; W. C. Henning of Leschen & Sons; E. A. Starke
of the Durable Manufacturing Co., H. E. Denney of the
Imperial Belting Co., J. D. Lemex, C. C. LaClare, and
E. Z. Jefferson.
GAS ASSOCIATION GOING AFTER MORE MEMBERS.
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 18 (Special).The Mid-Continent
Oil & Gas Association will start another membership
campaign in the very near future, according to Lawrence
T Kersey, special membership solicitor, who is back
in Tulsa, following a long vacation, which started after
the final wind-up of the first big campaign conducted
to Texas. The next drive for members will be in south
western Oklahoma, where, it is thought, there is not a
sufficient representation, considering the oil activity in
that locality.
GAS NEWS 35
COLD SNAP MAKES OKLAHOMA CITIES SHIVER.
Not So Much Gas as Had Been Expected When the Mer
cury Goes Down Below Freezing Point.
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 18 (Special).Tulsa, Oklahoma
City and other cities in Oklahoma, which thought they
would have sufficient gas to carry* them through the
cold weather, received a shiver when the recent cold
snap hit this section, and threw the mercury in the ther
mometer down to 20 above zero. The gas companies,
chief of which is the Oklahoma Natural, are securing
more gas by extension of lines, notably, one to the Wal
ters field, in Cotton county, Okla., where 100,000,000 feet
of gas is awaiting connection, and are fixing the lines so
that the shortage may be overcome as quickly as possible.
THE UNIVERSAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION.
Currier and Co., of Kansas City, announce the organ
ization of the Universal Petroleum Corporation, an amalga
mation of Bliss Oil & Refining Corporation, Crystal White
Refining Co., Universal Petroleum Co., Universal Lubricat
ing Co., Hazel Oil Co., David Oil Co., Creta Oil Co., Cone-
jos-Mullin 50 per cent Interest, Young's Lake Lease, 50
per cent Interest, Crystal White Refining Burkburnett
Leases, 75 per cent Interest.
The corporation will be a Delaware corporation with
a total authorized capital of $10,000,000.00, divided into
10,000,000 shares of a par value of $1.00 each, fully paid
and non-assessable. The officers will be as follows: Pres
ident, George H. Currier; vice-president, W. J. Hermann;
vice-president and general manager, S. M. Goldman; treas
urer, Fred C. Ehman; secretary, J. P. Harper. In addition
to the officers just named the list of directors will in
clude T. T. Barteleme. The executive committee will
consist of S. M. Goldman as chairman, Fred C. Ehman
and W. J. Hermann.
Properties and production of the corporation are stated
to Include two refineries at Augusta, Kans, and Allen,
Okla.; some 80 miles of pipe lines; 134 tank cars owned
and under contract; also 500 additional tank car contracts
In process of being acquired; several hundred producing
oil and gas wells with an approximate crude oil production
of over 5,000 barrels daily, and over 10,000,000 cubic feet
of gas; filling oil station, Augusta, Kans.; fuel oil station,
Kansas City, Mo.; lubricating plant at Tulsa, with equip
ment and building; 84 oil and gas leases; numerous oil
and gas properties owned in fees; a total exceeding 7,500
acres of producing and proven oil and gas leases and land
owned in fee at this time, and some 20,000 additional
acreage now in process and planned to be acquired; power
houses,* tankage and equipment on producing oil holdings;
pumping stations for pipe lines, etc., etc. The total ap
praisal of present properties by petroleum engineer ex
pert exceeds $5,000,000.00, it is stated by Currier & Co.
The company, it is announced, will establish fuel oil
stations in the principal cities, stations such as the one
now being operated in Kansas City at Nineteenth and
Tracy. The Universal Petroleum Corporation will put in
operation an auto truck delivery system, the trucks being
supplied by the Victor L. Phillips Company, of Kansas
City.
All the oil and gas news In THE OIL and GAS NEWS
52 live issues every yearonly $4.
If It Is Anything About Oil
Leases, Production, Refineries, Drilling Contracts or
Dividend Paying or Development Oil Stock
See, Write or Wire
JERRY CULBERTSON
"Oil as a Business"
Suite 417 Ridge Arcade Building
Phones, Main 5601
 36 THE OIL AN D GAS NEWS

Violent Break in Eastern Securities Markets Leaves

Local Stocks Unaffected

Kansas City, Mo'.. Nov. 18. (Special)Since the pre- authorized at the meeting of the stockholders which took
vious issue of the OIL & GAS NEWS with its weekly re- place November 17. This makes a total of seven million
sume of the general market conditions, a reaction of shares with an indebtedness of $240,000,00. The plant of
the general advances that had been taking place for many the company is to be enlarged and the water line extended,
weeks has made itself felt in no uncertain manner. Hale Petroleum, common, also experienced a slight revival
Toward the middle of last week a feeling of uncer- a* w" "V}%}$C\nV9Dn U 3galn C'aimed attention'
tainty crept into the situation which gained headway selllns "P om z*%c to ix>c.
as the week drew near its close and on about Friday a There was a fair volume of trading in local bank
heavy wave of selling gained headway which continued stocks, a block of New England National changing hands
through Saturday's session, increasing as the close drew at a new high figure of $301.00 per share. Several sales
near to a degree that amounted almost to a selling frenzy. of Mid-West National were reported at $200.00, while there
Before the week finally ended, however, it became evt- were inquiries for National Bank of Commerce at $363.00
dent that the big break which seemed imminent in view to $365.00. A favorable monthly report from Diamond
of the long continued advance had begun and, as is usually Gasoline resulted stronger demand with the price of $5.,o.
the case when liquidation begins after a continued ad- These and other sales of local securities at the same
vance, the bottom seemed for a time to completely drop levels and better than the prices in effect before the
out and most of the stocks which had for weeks been break in Eastern markets would indicate a very substantial
rising buoyantly settled back with a dull sickening thud, and favorable situation in the local securities market,
some of them below the levels at which they had been Values of local issues are reflected in the following
quoted before the advances began. quotations at the close of business Tuesday, November IS:
For some weeks past the more conservative of the Bld- Asked
financial element of the country had been shaking their Central Exchange Bank .. .. 166 1,5
heads over what they termed an epidemic of speculative ittaens Savings & Trust Co 170 172
recklessness and a day of reckoning was predicted with Columbia National Bank. 150 155
a violent crash in some of the less staple issues. It had Continental National Bank 115 11 1
been felt, however, that the continued upward trend might "rov,<?rs ^ V !? 236
hold out until well on toward the first of the year, so that Jde"g National Bank & Trust Co. . . . 325 330
while in some quarters the violent break was not un- J,irst National Bank ,65 785
looked for, it was hardly expected to be so near at hand. Guaranty Trust Company of K. C 140 150
. time
The break at this * was all the more unlooked
, , . for
. Live Stock
Mfrs State Bank
& Merchants Bank 200
175 201
in view of the fact that the market had gallantly weath- Merchants' Bank 210
ered the rather ticklish situation caused by the recent Mercantile Trust ' Company .' 270 275
presidential illness as well as the threatened industrial Metropolitan Bank 142 145
upheavel which the coal strike would have brought about. Midweat National Bank & Trust Co'. 201 203
This had engendered in many quarters a general feeling Missouri Savings Bank 1000
of confidence that values would be pretty well maintained Natlonal Bank of Commerce! 363 366
for some time to come. Declines of such magnitude as National Reserve Bank 195 200
have occurred within the past few days have seldom been New England National Bank." 301 305
experienced, excepting in the cases of some wide spread People's National Bank K C K 160 16
calamity, either impending or current. People's Trust Company. ". '. '. '. '. '. ". 200 202
Of course, for all that happens there must always be Pioneer Trust Company 269 273
a cause and delving beneath the surface of the situation Western Exchange Bank 220 226
It is plainly seen that there were several contributing Armour & Co., p 103 103'4
factors. One of these was the high and advancing rate Central Coal & Coke, p 90 92
of call money. This reached 30 per cent at the point of Central Coal & Coke, c 100 103
the most violent pressure and many of the speculative Deere & Co 100 102
holders were forced to liquidate because of an inability Kansas Gas & Electric, p 96 100
to stretch credits. It is noticeable that the 30 per cent K. C. Bolt & Nut, p 101 ...
rate is the highest on record since the panic of 1907, while Kansas City Stock Yards, p 74 75
the break in stocks is the most decided since the well re- Kansas City Stock Yards, c 80 82
membered season of 1901. One thing that the present Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co., 1st p 100 103
situation would seem clearly to have established is the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co., 2d p 107 115
fact that the recent advance was in reality more the re- Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co., c 70 72
suit of the speculative spirit than an ascending to what Lucky Tiger Mining Company 10.00 10.10
many professionals claimed was a bona fide-after-the-war Wilson & Co., p 99 100
higher basis of values. Wilson & Co., c 81 82
During the lulls in the recent liquidation, however, Sinclair Cons 49% 50
there were indications in many instances that a spirit of Atlas Petroleum 3.00 3.25
optimism still actuates a large proportion of the profes- Union Oil 23% 25%
sional traders who seemed to consider the break as a K. C.-Nevada Con. Mines 19 21
mere temporary affair which when overcome will see Ajax Gasoline 3.10 3.25
values ascend to still higher levels. Butler Mfg. Co., c 277.50
While the influence of the general stock market situ- Butler Mfg. Co., p 100.50 102.00
ation was naturally felt in the local Kansas City market. Diamond Gasoline 5.75 5.80
the effect on most of the issues which may be called Hale Petroleum, c 14 .16
local was very moderate and only small losses were Hale Petroleum, p .27% .32%
recorded in the majority industrials popularly traded in H. D. Lee Merc Co 135.00 137.50
at this center. The chief effect of the situation was a K. C. Light and Power, c 39.00 42.00
smaller volume of sales than has been experienced for K. C. Title and Trust 98.00 100.00
some weeks past, and it is noticeable that in a few of Osage Gasoline 3.10 3.25
the issues most in request at this point some slight ad- Porphyry Cons. Copper 35 .40
vances took place. Peet Bros., p 99.00 100.00
For instance Kansas City Nevada advanced lc to 2c, National Oil 2.80 2.85
the highest sales being recorded at 21c. This was due Bay State 1.30 1.35
to an announcement of future plans for the company Clover Leaf 1.40 1.50
which indicates a very favorable outlook for the stock- Am. O. & Ref 1.27 1.35
holders. A new issue of one million shares at 25c was Harvey Crude 1.25 1.35
 THE OIL AN D GAS NEWS 37

ANOTHER BIG ONE IN ELK CITY HELD.

Gas Well Came in With a Roar Which Could Be WILLIAM S. WILLETT

Heard for MilesGood for 60,000,000 Petroleum Geologist
Cubic Feet.
Independence, - - - - Kansas
Elk City, Kans., Nov. 18 (Special) Another gas well
of enormous capacity was added to the list of producers in
the Elk City field today. It is No. 5 on the West farm in
26-31-13 and was drilled in by the Southwestern Gas Co.,
which now handles about three-fourths of the production VERNON F. MARSTERS
now being taken from the field. GEOLOGICAL, ENGINEER
The completion of this well was delayed for two or Technical investigations of Oil and Metal Mining
properties, Development and Operation.
three weeks on account of leaky casing. After touching Correspondence solicited with parties having terri
the sand the well was shut in to test the casing. When tory to be drilled for acreage and parties seeking Such
nntinrtnnltifiQ
drilling was resumed, the drill hit the sand but three times opportunities.
315 Rlnlto Elds. Kansas City, Mo.
until the big gas was struck. The cable immediately be
gan to coil up on the derrick floor and it was evident that
the drilling tools would soon follow. The crew and many
spectators hastily retreated to a point of safety and had HAMILTON E. ANDERSON
scarcely done so when the tools shot out of the well to a
height of perhaps 200 or 300 feet. The roar of the gas could Petroleum Geologist and Engineer
be heard a distance of several miles. Oil and Gas Surveys
The well was not gauged but its capacity is estimated
from 60,000,000 to 70 000,000 feet of gas daily. Experienced Production ReportsOil Maps
field workers say this estimate Is conservative. This 422 Hoyt Building, - - Wichita, Kansas
brings the total number of gas wells in the Elk City field
up to 51 and the total production of the wells, at the time
of their completion, to approximately 1,440,000,000 feet of
gas daily. CHARLES T. JOBES
The Elk Valley Co. is rigging up' to drill Nos. 5 and 6 Consulting
on the King land in 23-31-13; both being "inside" loca 1000 Gli. yd Bide
tions and offsets to big gas wells. It was this company Kansas City, Mo.
that opened the gas field and they own some of the best Wichita Falls, Texns.
wells in the field, including the famous King No. 4 in Geologist
22-31-13, which was credited with an initial production of P. O. Box 28T.
close to 90,000 000 feet daily.
The Sachem Oil Co. et al. are abandoning their Kim-
zey No. 1 in 10-31-13 at a depth of 1,505 feet. They had a Phones Main 1502 Residence Phone Grand 1506
very nice showing of oil but salt water came in and sealed Oil nod Gas Locations.
the fate of the well. W. JOHN ROSS, C.E., E.E., M.E.
The Meridian Oil & Gas Co. has a dose of water at about CONSULTING GEOLOGIST.
540 feet in their Lugeanbeal No. 2 in 31-31-13. The same LATHROP BLDG., KANSAS CITY, MO.
company is rigging up for a well on the Jones land in Better Be Reasonably Sure Than Sorry.
17-31-13, north of Oak Valley a short distance. Reasonable Charges.
The Texcalokan Oil & Gas Co. has moved a rig onto
location for No. 2 Dention in 34-31-13, which is 900 feet
south of No. 1.
Dedrick has aoout a half million foot gas well in his THE M. M. VALERIUS COMPANY
Coover No. 1 in 1-32-11, Chautauqua county at 1,330 feet.
The well is shut down at a shallow depth in the sand to PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS
await rig repairs.
Rodgers, Kors et al. are drilling at 450 feet in their MAYO BLDG.
No. 3 Bates in 14-32-12. TULSA OKLAHOMA
Cavert, Dalton et al. have reached a depth of 1,350 feet
in their Hancock No. 1 in 15-32-14, but are tied up on ac
count of a shortage of fuel.
Henson & Harwood spudded in their No. 4 Anna B.
Simmons in 30-32-14 Monday. TIN CANS
It is reported that Arkansas parties will soon move a LITHOGRAPHED. Japanned nnd Stencilled or
rig onto acreage about three miles north of Oak Valley Round. Oblona- and Square.
for a test. J. O. WOOD JACKET CANS
Send Us Your Inquiries
The Kansas-Ross Oil & Refining Co. is going ahead Janssen-Ostertag Mfg. Co. K"nans City,
with preparations for the drilling of the deep well in 28-
32-13. The lease house is about completed, the gas line to
the lease is completed and the materials for the big stand
ard rig are being hauled onto the location this week. In
quiry from operators in all sections of the country show OIL MAPS
that they are much interested in this test, especially on Principal Mld-Contlnent Fields
account of the fact that it is planned to drill to a depth
of 3,600 feet or more. Special Maps and Plats Prepared Blue Prints
F. E. Gallup Map Company
STOCKHOLDERS CONFIRM SALE OF UNION OIL CO. 619 Baltimore Avenue. Kansas City, Mo.
Wichita, Kas., Nov. 18. A contract made October 28
to sell the Union Oil Co. of Wichita for 1 million dollars
to the Mohegan Oil Corporation was approved last week
by the stockholders. The vote was almost unanimous. A KANSAS OIL
half dozen large stockholders in Kansas City who were I try to know one state and know it fairly well.
expected to vote against the sale were for it. There are good chances in Kansas and those on my
mailing lists are told about them. Your request is all
it costs.
The Crescent Pipe Line Co. has declared the recular 10T% North Pcnn.
quarterly dividend of 1% per cent (75c) payable Decem C. H. KERR Independence, Kas.
ber 15 to stock of record November 22.
38 THE OIL AN
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LEASES FOR SALE.
BUY A LEASE in new oil territorywrite today. Ozark
Oil & Gas Company, Keith & Perry Bids., Kansas City, Mo.
WATCH developments In East Texas. If Interested in farm
or oil lands, leases and royalties address J. O. Smiley,
Carthage, Texas.
40-ACRE oil and gas lease In the Nowata, Okla., field, close
to production; price 15.00 per acre. Address Box 1022,
care of Oil & Qas News.
NEW MEXICO Leases in Tulorosa Basin, Leases in large or
small blocks. Galloway Oil Lease Corp., 403-7 Scarrltt Ar
cade, Kansas City, Mo.
FOR SALE60-acre oil lease in Allen County, Ky., 1% miles
from the Stewart producing wells; price $15 per acre. Ad
dress Box 236, West Union, Iowa.
3,500 ACRES FOR A WELL in the county north of Homer
Louisiana big wells. Address or wire Southern Develop
ment Co., 525 Robinson Bldg., Tulsa, Okla.
TEXAS LEASES In Brown, McCulloch, San Saba, Reaves and
Loving Cos. In small blocks. Abstracts here. Title guar
anteed. Galloway Oil Lease Corp., 403-7 Ridge Arcade,
Kansas City, Mo.
CLOSE-IN ACREAGE LEASES for sale (3 80's), Garber,
Okla. Want to make quick sale; send me your offers.
Also some acreage In Custer City, Oklahoma, field. W. E.
Gray, Custer City. Okla.
160-ACRE LEASE In Allen County. Kans., 10 barrels produc
tion, three oil wells, one gas well, large power equipment,
pumpers house, P O. & G. connection; price 117,500 for quick
action. Guy Patten, Vlnita, Okla.
MIAMI Co., Kans., I have a 530-acre lease near production;
A-l prospects for oil and gas; will give parties H interest
for two wells; might see a part for cash; see me at once.
Glenn A. Nelson, Osawatomle, Kans.
1036 ACRES of oil and gas leases In Medcalfe County, Ken
tucky, within 2^4 miles of production; 5 years, 25 cents,
yearly rental. % royalty; price $1.25 an acre. Joel Bailey,
210 Intermediate Bldg., Evansvllle, Ind.
EXTRAORDINARY LEASE COMBINATIONWhile they last
we offer this extreme bargain In five Texas oil leases in
five counties: each near drilling locations. Three hundred
acres for fifteen hundred dollars; don't waitwire for de
tails. J. F. Marlon Co., 804 Burkburnett Bldg., Fort Worth,
Texas.
TEXAS OIL LEASES. A gusher near your lease would
mean a fortune. Big oil companies drilling in Coryell
County. Famous geologists consider it a promising field.
Five to one hundred acre leases near drilling wells at $2.00
to $10. no per acre Raymond Bell, Postofflce Box 364, Gates-
vllle. Texas.
OIL LEASES60c per acre up, 10 cent rentals In new shallow
sand field of Robertson, Montgomery. Dickson and Hum
phreys Counties. Tennessee. Scottsville, Ky.. acreage, only few
miles northeast, once selling 50c. acre later reported selling
from $500 to $1,000 acre. Orders filled from 40 acres, $20. to
1.000 acres. $500. Have sold several hundred thousand acres
to big companies: still own and can deliver promptly leases
checker-boarded between leases sold big companies, and 10
wells now drilling; locations made for about 25 additional
wells. All leases in territory approved by several oil field
geolpelsts of national and international reputation. Active
drilling campaign now on; good chance to speculate on oil
men's drilling. That's the way renl oil men make money.
Tennokla Oil & Gas Co., Dickson, Tenn.
LEASES WANTED.
WE CAN HANDLE several good drilling propositions, also
will buy close In leases. Southern Development Co., 625
Robinson Bldg.. Tulsa. Okla. Tel. 1326.
ROYALTIES.
ELBINO-PEABODY FIELDRoyalty units and full royalty
propositions the cream of the new wonder field. We are
personal representatives of owners and can deliverno pad
ded prices. Correspondence poMclted. B. L. M. Investment
Company, 402 Bitting Bldg., Wichita. Kas.
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PRODUCTION FOR BALK.
640-ACRE LEASE adjoining production Neosho County;
$2,500; take half out of production. Robblns and Craig,
Thayer, Kans.
SMALL production and large acreage, in new shallow field,
Eastern Kansas; real opportunity. United States Invest
ment Co., 1101 Commerce Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.
OILSix new Miami County, Kans , wells Just drilled 85 to
125 feet deep, sand 20 to 28 feet thick: wells cost about
$400 equipped; proven acreage for sale. Write A. W. John-
Bon, 513 Republic Building, Kansas City, Mo.
PRODUCTION FOR SALEIn Neosho and Labette Counties,
Kans. About 2,500 acreseight oil wells, five gas wells,
two drills running. A splendid opportunity to put a newly
organized company onto an immediate paying dividend basis.
Box 201, Oil and Gas News.
PRODUCTION FOR SALE. 140 acres, 16 wells, 7 to 9 bar
rels daily production, equipped with two Push and Pull
power plants, one 40 h. p. direct connected Pattin Bros,
vacuum pump, located in Section 5-26-16, Nowata County,
Oklahoma, one-half mile south and one mile east of Nowata,
Terms If desired. H. D. Kerr, Box 428, Nowata, Okla,
FOR SALESettled producing oil properties, In size from 10
to 50 wells, depth 500 to 750 feet sand 15 to 40 feet: wells
in this locality pumping one to two barrels now 18 to 20
years old, have paid for themselves a number of times. Have
disposed of in the last SO days to large conservative Okla
homa producers some attractive properties in this locality
Address C. B. Amyx, Chanute, Kas.
PRODUCTION FOR SALEI have Just drilled a well on a
120-acre lease I have in sections 33 and 34. township 27,
range 19, Neosho County, Kansas, that pumped nearly 100
barrels the first pumping of 34 gravity oil. which Is Imme
diately salable to the Prairie Pipe Line. Sand at 712 feet,
finished hole 738; will sell lease and guarantee more pro
ducers; I consider this one of the best shallow oil leases In
Kansas. J. W. Densford, Kelley Hotel. Iola, Kas.
SETTLED PRODUCTION FOR SALE. 120 acres in Neosho
County. Kansas, in the heart of production. Will guar
antee ten barrels or better or cost you nothing. Price
$4,500.00. Terms.
200 acres In Montgomery County, Kansas, fully equipped,
thoroughly settled, ten barrels per day. Price $18,000.00.
Terms.
150 acres, Nowata, Oklahoma, fully equipped, thoroughly
settled, thirty barrels per day. Price $55,000.00. Terms.
160 acres Neosho County, Kans., fully equipped, thoroughly
settled, seventeen barrels per day. Price $35,000.00. Terms.
73 acres Allen County. Kans., fully equipped, thoroughly
settled, four barrels per day. Price $6,500 00. Terms.
Address SOLOMON KLINE & CO., 700 Republic Bldg.,
Kansas City, Mo.
PRODUCTION Vi NTED.
PRODUCTION WANTEDH. A. Martin, Keith & Perry Bldg.,
Kansas City, Missouri.
OIL STOCKS FOR SALE.
FIVE SHARES LONG GREEN FOR SALE, $400.00 a share.
Address Box 632. Oil & Gas News.
OIL STOCK SNAPS15 units, Frank Eyestone 200-acre roy
alty (capital $150,000. full 16th), part at $66. all at $65;
write for description 25.000 Furman, part at 4%c. all at 4c:
100 to 2.000 Stanley-Jones Royalty at 73c: 90 Jones Motor at
$4.40; entire l-32d on 80 acres near Towanda. oil on two
sides, $2,500; all subject. Call, write, wire, telephone. W. E.
Mathewson. 1012 Bitting Bldg.. Wichita. Kans.
FOR SALE BY OWNER.
Two hundred shares stock or part thereof In established
oil company with authorized capital $500,000, of which $150,-
000 Is unissued and in treasury. Par value stock $10. Com
pany owns and operates leases northwest extension Burk-
burne't field, also owns other valuable undrllled leases Has
six flowing wells. Company's minimum gross earnings on
early completion pipe lines now under construction estimated
at $12,000 per day. Owner needs money for own oil opera
tions. Price $35 per share. Address 428 Citizens National
Bank Building. Independence. Kans.
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Thanksgiving, 1919
Oil men have many reasons for
being "thankful" on this Thanksgiv
ing- day. Present conditions of unrest
have affected them, but taken "by
and large" the petroleum industry has
suffered as little as any single class
of business, and there is every reason
to believe that the coming year will
be one of the best in oil history.
Natura'-ly, the great source of re
joicing just now among the opera-
tors and producers is the advance in
the prices of crude. On the surface,
the only sufferer, as the NEWS'
Wichita Falls correspondent points
out elsewhere in this issue, is the
little pipe line owner, who has been
prospering because he has been able
to buy crude at a cheap figure.
Speaking generally, labor unrest,
the coal strike and other "unpleas
ant" conditions might make this
Thanksgiving day one of anxiety
rather than of thanksgiving if the
American peop'e had not long ago
learned to know that there always
Is a silver lining to every cloud and
"it's darkest just before the dawn."
Of course, there is suffering and sor
row in many hearts today, just as
there always will be until the mil-
lenium appears, but for most of us it
is a mighty good old world at that.
The sun may shine a trifle brighter
one day than it does the next. Our
pocket books may be much thinner,
thanks to the h. c. of 1., than we would
like to have them, but we all know
that our daily average of enjoyment,
satisfaction and success is higher than
we have any right to expect if we
only stop to think how little we do
to make life a cause for thanksgiving
on the part of our neighbors.
The "Enlarged" Edition.
The next "enlarged" edition of OIL
and GAS NEWS will appear a week
from todayDec. 4.
That edition will contain all the
oil news of the week, together with
several articles of interest to the pe
troleum industry. For instance, as
announced on the front cover last
week, one of the special articles in
that edition will be "Safety First In a
Refinery," by J. Benjamin Heid, re>
finery superintendent of the Empire
Refineries Co., Inc.
OIL AND GAS NEWS I
A Glimpse at This Week's News
Price Changes in Crude Oil
They are the biggest news in the Mid-
Continent fieldLooks as it crude oil is
likely to go to $3 Page 3
An Oil Section Now
New department is organized at meet
ing of the American Mining CongressA
working plan already outlined Page 3
A Happy Thanksgiving Day
That is, it is a joyful occasion in the
Wichita Falls district for everybody ex
cept the little pipe line owners since crude
went up Page 5
Editorial Comment!
The National Oil Shale ConferenceThe
time has come for the oil industry to fight
Where fuel oil saves the day Pages 6-7
Honors to the National Refining Co.
Lathrop No. 9 is a 4,000 barrel well, and
is the most prolific producer on that farm
Other Kansas news Pages 8 and 30
Hitting on High in Oklahoma!
Series of big wells brings production to
the 226,000 barrel mark"Sooner"
state surely is "up and a-going". ...Pages 9-1 0
Still Getting 'Em in Homer Field
The last big well in North Louisiana is the
Rowe Oil Corporation's No. 18 Shaw, re
ported as making 15,000 barrels Page 16
The Dawn of a New Industry
This week's installment is a continuation
of Director John C. Williams' article on
"The Production of Shale Oil". ...Pages 17-18
A New Wrinkle in Wyoming
Buck Creek Co.'s new well upholds con- <
tention productive sand in Mule Creek
field is in the Dakota sand and that spells
hope many water holes may yet be oil
wells Pages 19-20
Making Gasoline "An Outlaw"
New rules governing location of loading
racks, etc., severely scored by Secretary
R. L. Welch Pages 28-29
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VOL. VI KANSAS CITY, MO., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1919
CRUDE OIL LIKELY TO HIT $3 SOON.
Everyone in Producing Game Happy Since Last
Week's Price Boosts, But Marketers and
Refiners Must Have Advance
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 25. (Special) The biggest news
of the entire Mid-Continent for last week was the price
changes in crude oil.
On Thursday, Nov. 20, the Prairie Oil & Gas Co. ad
vanced the price of Kansas, Oklahoma (exclusive of Hewitt,
Healdton, Cotton and Stephens county and Allen), and
north Texas high gravity oils (exclusive of of Burkburnett.
Iowa Park and Electra), 25 cents per barrel, to $2.50.
On the same day, the other big pipe line companies,
including Sinclair, the Magnolia, Texas Co., and the Em
pire, met the price established by the Prairie, and the
Gulf Pipe Line Co., boosted the price of Burkburnett crude
to $2.25 per barrel from $2 where it previously sood.
Sinclair Pipe Line Co. and other purchasing com
panies met the boost by the Gulf, and the Magnolia on
the same day, raised the Gulf price a quarter, and in
creased the price of Burkburnett crude to $2.50 per bar
rel. The other purchasing companies have not yet met
the Magnolia price.
Prediction is made that the price of crude will be up
to $3 per barrel within a shoit time, and everybody in the
producing game is optimistic. However, the marketers
and refiners are in a bad condition and must have an ad
vance in refined products to even up the score, or there
will be some suffering in that group. The advance was
due to increased costs of labor and material, and as an in
centive for drilling, it is thought.
MARKET FOR REFINED PRODUCTS IS WEAK.
Tu'sa, Okla., Nov. 25. (Special.) The recent advance
in the price of crude oil found the market for the finished
products in its same weakened condition as last week,
some grades of gasoline being off a little more than be
fore. Refiners here are of the opinion that the corporation
commission was about to force a reduction in the tank
wagon price, and rather than lower this price, crude was
advanced. Refiners and marketers expect an early raise
in quotations for gasoline, kerosene and fuel oilgasoline
especially.
THIS WELL IS A REAL MONEY MAKER.
Ohio Cities Co.'s No. 88 in West Virginia Cost $11,189 to
Drill and Up to Date It Has Paid $406,297.97.
Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 15. (Special) Considerable
attention has been called to well No. 88 of the Ohio
Cities Gas Co., located in West Virginia. It promises to
make several records for the Eastern fields, or at least
for the Berea sand, if it already has not done so.
The well "went over the top" Nov. 11. Up to that
time, its production was 100,066 barrels. Its production in
money totaled $406,297.97. The Cabin Creek oil always
has been higher priced than the Pennsylvania crudeits
present posted price is $5.07 a barreland the well is
averaging in excess of $500 a day.
Drilled at a cost of $11,189, it was shot June 26, 1917.
and hasn't been shot since then. It has been cleaned out
only six times.
Lima. Ohio.The Ohio Oil Co. has raised North and
South Lima, Indiana. Wooster, Illinois and Princeton oils
25 cents a barrel and the Plymouth 20 cents.
Single Copies 10c
NO. 15
AN OIL SHALE SECTION IS ORGANIZED.
Dr. Victor C. Alderson at Head of New Department
of the American Mining CongressPlan
of Activity Outlined.
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 25. (Special.) A feature of the
twenty-second annual convention of the American Mining
Congress, held here last week, was the organization of
an Oil Shale Section as an integral part of the Congress.
The following were selected members of a committee to
outline and conduct a plan of activity and education in
matters pertaining to the oil shale industry during the
coming year:
Victor C. Alderson, president Colorado School of
Mines, Go'den, Colo., chairman; James F. Gallbreath, Jr.,
Washington, D. C; George L. Nye, Denver, Colo.; F. C.
Lincoln, Reno, Nev.; J. B. Jones, Kansas City, Mo.;
George W. Wallace, East St. Louis, 111.; A. G. McKenzle,
Salt Lake City, Utah; J. B. Jensen, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Holding its initial meeting in St. Louis last Wednes
day, the committee outlined a plan of activity and educa
tion as follows
(a) By letters, circu'ars and publications to keep the
members of the Oil Shale Section informed as to the de
velopments bearing upon the oil shale industry: (1)
From legislation; (2) from experimental work; (3) from
the erection of testing plants; (4) from the erection of
commercial plants; (5) from any information secured
from any other source whatever, bearing on the develop
ment of the indusstry.
(b) By public meetings. The committee has planned
for a series of public meetings, under the auspices of
local organizations, for the purpose of disseminating cor
rect information about the industry. Those already
tentatively arranged for will be held in Chicago, Kansas
City, Tulsa, Denver and Salt Lake. The committee will
arrange to supply speakers, maps, charts and exhibits of
oil shale and its products.
(c) By personal correspondence. The committee will
endeavor through individual correspondence to keep the
members advised as to the particular details of the in
dustry in which they are interested.
(d) By experimental work. The Colorado School of
Mines will test free of charges samples of oil shale sent
to it by members of the section, and also report the re
sults of all other important tests and experiments.
80 PERCENT OF TEXAS WELLS ARE PRODUCERS.
Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 24 (Special).Statistics com
piled by the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce show that
80 per cent of the holes drilled in the Texas oil fields
during the past ten months are producers. On November
1 there were 933 rigs and 2,259 drilling wells in the North
Texas fields in 60 counties. In the past ten months there
were 2,772 wells completed. Of this number 80 per cent
were oil producers and 1.1 per cent gassers, leaving 18.5
per cent dry holes. The average flush production is 606
barrels to the well.
ARE STILL PROBING CHARGES OF PROFITEERING.
Tulsa. Okla., Nov. 25. (Special).The Mid Continent
Oil & Gas Association intends having another meeting
in the near future regarding the investigation as to
whether the pipe manufacturers are profiteering by placing
their output in the hands of brokers for sale at a premium
rather than supplying their regular marketing agencies.
Nothing new has occurred in the investigation.
4. THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

TEXAS PRODUCTION IS INCREASED AND WIDENED. ELBING FIELD IS MAKING SPLENDID SHOWING.
Burkburnett Field Advances Approximately 6,500 Barrels Forty-three Wells Are Producing 24,600 Barrels Daily, or
DailyBoost in Crude Prices Accelerates Bring an Average of 472 Barrels Per Well.
ing in of New Wells.
Peabody, Kans., Nov. 20.A careful checking up of
Fort Worth, Tex., Nov. 25. (Special.)The bringing the present daily production of wells In the Elbing field
In of several new v/eY.s In the various Texas fields the indicates the importance of this district which, only a
past week not only increased the production, but also few months ago was merely a "prospect." These weKs,
extended the producing area of practically all the fields. 43 In number, are producing a total of 24,600 barrels daily,
In the Desdemona district the field was extended or an average of 472 barrels per. well. The most intense
north, east and south. The Burkburnett area was ex drilling activity is being carried on in the field and im
tended to the north and northwest. In Stephens county, portant completions that should materia, ly Increase the
the Stanford well, making approximately 6,000 barrels present output may be expected almost daily.
dally, extended that section. Telegraphic advices from Following is a list of the wells in question, showing
East' and, received Sunday, are to the effect that another farm location and daily produmtion:
big gusher has been brought in in the Desdemona district Production Elbing Field November 20, 1919.
that extends the field further to the north, the Nabors Bbls.
well No. 1, two miles northeast of the townsite. This Company No. Wells Farm Production
well has been flowing oil for two weeks, and only on the Phillips Pet. Co 1 Supernaugh 300
top of the lime. White Eagle 1 Supernaugh 200
Completions In the Ranger district include the J. W. White Eagle 1 Hawk 200
Turner No. 2 of Barkley and associates on the Pleasant Gypsy Oil Co 2 Spinden 2,000
Grove church lot, which is making 2,400 barrels at 3,510 Sinclair 1 Holden 300
feet. The other two completions are the Brooks Heirs Nat'l Refining Co 6 Eyestone 1,500
tract, northwest of the church. The Texas-Arkansas Co.'s Wbite Eagle 2 Holden 1,500
Brooks came in for 2,500 barrels at 3,520 feet, and the Sinclair 8 Furman 2,500
Eldorado Oil Co's Brooks for 3,500 barrels at 495 feet. Nat'l Refining Co 4 Lathrop 3,000
Several other small wells also were brought in, some of Ward et al 4 Lydig 2,000
them making as much as 1,000 barrels. Empire 2 Lathrop 3,000
In the Burkburnett field, production increased from Nat'l Refining Co 2 Lathrop 2,000
8,850 barrels daily to 89,295 barrels daily. The increase Scully 3 Scully 1,000
In the field is to the northwest. The celebrated Sparks Ramsey 2 Paris 2,500
well No. 1, reported In Saturday on the bank of the Red Gypsy Oil Co 1 Kehr 1,000
River, is two and a half miles from nearest production. Phillips 1 Parris 300
Reports received as to what the well Is making are wild, Shryock 1 Parris 500
and nothing definite can be learned. Long Green 1 Ferrier 800
The following is the tabulation of production for the Total 43 Total Bb:s. 24,600
various fie ds: Daily average, per well, barrels
Weekly Pipe Line Runs for Week Ending November 22.
Burk Coman- A BIG GAS WELL NEAR AMARILLO, TEXAS.
Electra burnett Ranger Stephens che
Gulf 700 3,500 3,000 7,100 Wichita, Kans., Nov. 25.A gas sand with an open
Magnolia . . 3,800 3,200 4,200 1,200 6,666 flow of 100 million cubic feet daily has been struck a few
Texas Co . . 4,400 2,300 4,600 7,700 * 100 miles north of Amaril'o, Texas. The terrific force of the
Prairie Oil ... 9,000 900 .... gas wrecked the derrick.
Texas Pac. . . . .... 7,800 1,000 f
Mid-Kansas ... .... 300 3,400 BUSY DAYS FOR THE LOUISIANA REFINERIES.
.... 1,600 1,600 '566
3,500 2,500 100 3,500 Shreveport, La., Nov. 24.(Special.) The Louisiana
Sinclair Gulf . .... 1,700 3,600 800 Oil Refining Corporation is preparing to Increase the
Miscellaneous . . 1,000 67,000 29,000 12,000 22,700 capacity of its Shreveport refinery from 3,000 to 7,000
barrels. The Union Refining and Pipe Line Co. is erect
ing a refinery at Homer, and it is regarded as certain
EMERALD TO SEND GEOLOGISTS TO COLOMBIA. that the Home Oil Refining Co. of Fort Worth will build
a refinery either in Shreveport or at Homer, and the same
An Operating Party Will Follow About the First of the is true of the Invader Oil Co., also of Fort Worth. The
Year When Preparations Will Be Made for Drilling. Union people are also considering the building of a pipe
~~~~ line direct from production to their Homer plant.
Preparations have been completed for sending to The Caddo Central Oil and Refining Co.'s plant has
Colombia, early in December, a gelog'cal corps for the been enlarged from 2,000 to 3,000-barrel capacity by the
Emerald Oil Co. to make a survey of the Immense tract completion of three new stills. A complete new plant is also
of land recently leased in the Department of Bolivar for in process of construction by the side of the old one,
oil and gas development. The geological expedition will which is to have a capacity of 2,000 barrels. This com
be followed shortly by an operating party. pany serves the Caddo, Crichton and Bull Bayou fields
Jerome B. Burnett, geologist, will head the geological and has 85 miles of pipe line.
party with C. Sanchez as assistant. A launch has been ' The Pine Island Refining Co.'s plant at Cedar Grove
purchased in which the party will ascend the Rio Mag- has been purchased by the International Oil and Gas Cor
dalena to the leased lands which are known as the Lands poration, which will add 300 barrels to its capacity, making
of Loba. There are many streams upon the Lands of 500 in all.
Loba, which compose 1,500,000 acres. The launch will Rumors are persistent that the North American Oil
be used so that a quick survey can be made of a large and Refining Corporation of Ok'ahoma City will acquire
part of the tract in a short time. The operating party properties and erect a refinery in this district. This com
will follow the geological party about the first of the year. pany is now operating large plants in Texas and Okla
Preparations will be made for drilling locations and the homa.
further development of the property. Foundations have been completed for the Great South
The Emerald Oi' Co., of which Alfred J. Diescher is ern Producing and Refining Co.'s plant at Ardis. Active
President, acquired the prospective oil and gas leases in construction work is in progress on the Regers refinery,
Colombia recently from the American-Colombian Corpora and the plant being constructed near the town of Vivian
tion of Utah. The leases are easily reached by two by George A. Todd of Oklahoma City, known as the Su
navigable streams. The Emerald Oil Co., with headquar perior Oil Works, is expected to be completed by the first
ters in Winfie'd, Kans., expects to begin drilling immedi of the year. This plant will handle only lubricating oils
ately succeeding the close of geological and operation ex and has a capacity of 1,500 barrels a day, with additional
peditions. room for five more stills.
 THE OIL AND
Even If Little Pipe Line Owners
Joyful Thanksgiving Day in Wichita Falls
Wichita Fa:is, Tex., Nov. 25 (Special.)This Thanks
giving finds Wichita county oil men with much whereat
to rejoice and be exceeding glad. The main item is the
price of Burkburnett crude, which is now $2.50 per barrel,
as compared with $2 a week ago, and lots of it going at
less than that.
The Texas, Magnolia, Prairie, Humble and Gulf com
panies have posted the new figure.
Folks who don't see it that waythat is, as cause for
thanksgivinginclude the little pipe line owners. These
are hard hit by the raise, for to some of them the ability
to underbuy has been the means of their very existence.
Tough on the Little Fellow.
It's a funny world. Not so very long ago everybody
was thankful that this Wichita county field was one in
which the little fellow could get an even break, a field
in which the big fellows had competition that they couldn't
disregard. Now the litt'e fellow who has a pipe line Is
getting it in the Adam's apple, and if sympathy were
woolen cloth, he couldn't buy a union suit for a humming
bird.
The advance came as something of a surprise, with
the Prairie starting the uplift movement. The Magnolia,
which had been paying $2.25 all along, but not running
much oil, shoved up another two-bits, and when the Texas
Co. Joined the merry throng, it soon became almost unani
mous.
The best part of it is that the pipe line situation is
improving right along, so that the new price will apply
to a greater quantity of runs. Sometime this week the
Sinclair company's new line is due to start making runs
over its new line, while completion of the Gulf's line to
Fort Worth is scheduled for early in December. Work on
the Empire and Magnolia lines is going forward rapidly,
and these should be factors in the transportation situation
early in 1920.
Neither the General Oil Co.'s well on Red River nor
the famed, defamed, blessed, cursed Kemp-Munger-Allen
has furnished anything startling lately. The General is
waiting for pipe line connections, and the K-M-A is wait
ing for a pump.
The scramble for acreage seems about over, and new
locations are being made rapidly in both districts. Along
Red River are to be seen numerous piles of derrick timbers,
and two rigs are already up, near the General well. The
General company has one, and McDowell et al. another.
Burknett-Van Cleave and other interests are also pre-
ing to offset. None of the advices from the General well
tend to minimize the previous tidings of at least a 3,500-
barrel well, and there are folks who believe that the test
will show 10,000, which would surpass anything in these
parts.
Holding Back in Iowa Park.
While there are several new locations in the Iowa
Park district near the Kemp-Munger-Allen, there seems
to be a tendency to hold back for a while. Under present
conditions there wouldn't be any way to care for heavy
production in that section, and with the transportation
situation still some distance from being cleared up, ex
tensive drilling in that region would only serve to gum the
cards still more.
Usually, in a new section like that, there is a race for
the sand, but nothing of the sort is being staged as yet.
In the war zone on the Red River it is quiet and peace
ful, with no further sign of hostilities. The hostilities were
staged at Fort Worth last Thursday, when officials of the
two states had a futile conference. Oklahoma is said to
have wanted the Texas guards withdrawn and the Okla
homa receiver restored, before talking things over, and
Texas firmly declined to do any such thing.
Reports from Washington indicate that the government
may side with Oklahoma in the , latter's claim for Red
River bottom land, and if that report is substantiated it
means nothing less than a long drawn out legal battle.
So far as Wichita county is concerned, a great deal was
pinned to the hope that the government would enter a
disclaimer, which would mean that Oklahoma could not
hope to win.
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Are Unhappy, It's a
Trees May Decide the Case.
But even with the government aiding her cause, Okla
homa is a long, long way from getting all she is casting
greedy eyes upon. When she wants everything north
of the south bank of Red River, there is some reason and
merit in her claim, attorneys say, though even that is
not conceded. But when she undertakes to claim sover
eignty over everything north of the bluff in the Waggoner
field, contending that said bluff is the original south bank
of Red River, she is getting too ambitious, according to
Wichita county's view. Some oak trees, certainly not
less than 100 years old, are in the strip that Oklahoma
claims was once the bed of Red River, and oak trees don't
grow in river beds. These trees may decide the case.
Much has been written in northern and eastern papers
about the "invasion" by Oklahoma, and nearness of armed
conflict with the Texas guards. A good deal of foolish
talk has been put into type, but it is not too much to say
that if the Oklahomans had actually used force, blood
would have been shed. The Texas ranger is not suckled
upon the milk of diplomacy. He has his faults, doubtless,
but given a certain thing to do and the means wherewith,
he will come as near doing it as anybody in the world.
He is a hybrid between the picturesque, dashing character
of fame and fiction and the desperado-gunman he is some
times accused of being. The nature of his work is usually
such that it means shooting and such stern business, and
he is by nature, training and environment the kind of man
for such business. You cannot bother with the code when
you are dealing with Mexicans and West Texas border
outlaws.
Running Down the Thieves.
Speaking of outlaws and men who have to do with out
laws, without saying anything that wi 1 get me before the
grand jury that met Monday, there is a disposition to put
a stop to the thievery and lawlessness in the Northwest
fie.d. Wichita county and the Old Producers and Refiners'
Association have established headquarters in the field for
a special deputy, with assistants, to run down tool thieves
and other undesirables. The last grand jury that met in
this county took a sort of hopeless look at the situation and
then asked the judges to have some rangers sent to .the
county. The rangers were never sent, that is, for that
purpose.
Some of the peace offers in the field aren't any
better than they ought to be, if general opinion counts for
anything. One of them is now charged with complicity in
a robbery in which a woud-be robber met death. It is
common talk among drillers that if the highwaymen don't
get your roll, the "law" waits until you get in a game
of penny-ante, and then makes a raid. It is certainly to
be hoped that the authorities can clear the situation up.
PAYS $750,000 FOR AN UNDEVELOPED 120 ACRES.
Magnolia Petroleum Co. Break* All Records in a Buy Off
setting the March Oil Co.'s Wildcat Near Cushing.
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 25. (Special)When E. W. Mar-
land paid $620,000 for the northwest quarter of 34-25-9, in
the Osage nation, at the last Osage sale held at Pawhuska,
the oil fraternity of Oklahoma raised up to their feet and
declared "he will never get his money out of it." For
undeveloped tracts, the Osage had broken all records for
prices paid, but now the Magnolia Petroleum Co. has placed
all records In the discard, by the purchase from Milton
Thompson, prominent oil man of Cushing, Okla., of an
undeveloped 120 acres offsetting the wildcat of the March
Oil Co. in the southeast corner of the northwest of the
southeast of section 29-18-5, near Cushing. The price was
$750,000. The 120 acres is described as the east half of
the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of the
southeast quarter of section 29-18-5. The offset well is
making 480 barrels daily at 4% feet in the Bartlesvllle sand
found at 3,324 feet.
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The advance in the price of crude is reason enough
for thanksgiving on the part of the producing oil com
panies.
The National Oil
Shale Conference.
Substantial progress was made last week in St. Louis
toward bringing the oil shale industry favorably to the
attention of oil and mining interests and Government offi
cials, when an Oil Shale Section was created as an integral
part of the American Mining Congress. Perhaps it is not
putting it too strong to state that no other feature of the
congresseven the consideration of the coal mining in
dustrycreated more general interest.
The reason for this rapidly growing interest in oil
shales is not difficult to account for. The petroleum situ
ation of the United States is acknowledged by highest au
thorities to be in a precarious state, necessitating the de
velopment of other oil resourcesnot twenty or thirty
years from now, but IMMEDIATELY. Government experts
and others who have made a study of the determined and
prospective petroleum bearing areas of the country were
the ones who manifested the keenest interest in the pro
ceedings of the National Oil Shale Conference, which re
sulted in the organization of the Oil Shale Section of
the congress on Wednesday of last week. These men
were agreeably surprised to learn of the extent to which
independent investigation of the oil shale industry has
been carried.
The creation of the Oil Shale Section of the American
Mining Congress, the plans of which are announced else
where in this issue, should do wonders in clearing away
the misconceptions concerning the industry that have been
gained in the past both by over- and under statements of
those who are either uninformed, or purposely have dis
torted the facts. The new organization will make it pos
sible to check up with certainty and accuracy the claims
and findings of those who are pioneering in this new
industry, to compare results, to eliminate the fantastic
and Impossible, while retaining and making generally
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available such information as is based on sound funda
mentals.
It is reasonable to expect that within the next year
the Oil Shale Section of the American Mining Congress
will have become a factor of exceptional importance, while
the results of its investigations, conducted at the Colorado
School of Mines and in the shale beds themselves, may
prove of the most profound importance to the petroleum
industry and to the consumers of petroleum products.
Colorado Springs is not satisfied with being one of
the most delightful vacation spots in the world, but now
Insists it is going to be the center of a new oil field, the
spudding in of Thrift well No. 1 being the occasion of
much excitement.
Time Has Come for
Oil Industry to Fight.
Elsewhere in this section of OIL and GAS NEWS is
published a letter written to the trade by R. L. Welch,
general secretary and counsel of the American Petroleum
Institute, regarding the new proposed rules governing the
location of loading racks and unloading points for gasoline.
Mr. Welch's statement makes it clear that it is time
for the oil industry to fight for its rights. The final sug
gestion from the railroad committee is so unfair, so un
called for, so exceptional that the industry cannot accept
the proposed regulations.
Does anyone really know what started the whole mat
ter; what caused the Bureau of Explosives to take up the
regulation of the storage and handling of gasoline?
Apparently not, but it has been taken up and is be
ing pushed to a very unfair conclusion without justice to
the industry and against the wishes of all well posted
railway men. One trouble is that the present method of
railroad administration has brought many comparatively
young and inexperienced men into positions of authority
and, like the leaders of labor unions of the wrong class,
they seem to think that by stirring something up they
may be able to hold their present jobs or better ones
through the record of accomplishments made at the pres
ent time when the railroads are returned to their owners.
If the proposed regulations are put into force, they
will mean a limited number of distributors, a great ex
pense for the handling and higher prices for gasoline. And
what good will have been accomplished? When the Bu
reau of Explosives was asked to substantiate its charges of
great loss of life and property through the improper
practices in the handling of gasoline the bureau made a
flat failure. It produced a record of a certain number
of deaths, of a small amount of property loss in a period
of nine years but an investigation of these cases has proved
that none of them would have been prevented if the cars
or racks or tanks had been not the fifty or one hundred
feet suggested but 500 feet away from any track used for
the transportation of freight or passengers.
When the committee of oil men named at the gen
eral meeting of the industry met the committee headed
by Mr. Galloway in New York there seemed nothing
likely to take place to which the oil men could object.
They were given explicit assurance that the railroads
did not intend to harrass or embarrass the industry. That
was the understanding of all of the oil men present. Not
of one or two, but of all. They each and all understood the
railroad men to agree that the proposed regulations did
not apply to old locations. It was so stated in the mutual
suggestion which was adopted at that meeting.
What happened between November 14 and 18 to cause
 THE OIL AND
a complete reversal of the understood agreement and the
submission to the oil industry of a set of rules which in
many ways are more drastic than the original circular?
Was it an attempt to create an exclusive class of oil men
by making It so expensive to engage in the business that
the number would limit itself? Was it a case of holding
a job by creating a condition which would call for per
petual adjustment? Was itwell, there is a number of
influences that may have worked for the proposed end.
By agreement, Mr. Welch went to Chicago expecting,
as he had been led to expect, that only minor changes
would be made in the agreed regulations and that he could
adjust these and send the proposed rules along with the
acceptance of the oil industry. But the forces at work for
severe, drastic regulation of the gasoline industry so far
as it relates to its transportation and storage on railroad
property produced a set of regulations so severe that Mr.
Welch could do nothing but fight. Then a parley was
held with Colonel Dunn, who was also in Chicago. As
a result a set of regulations was drawn up by the rail
road committee which is practically impossible.
As Secretary Welch says in his letter to the trade:
"The proposed rules should not be adopted." They make
gasoline an outlaw on railroad sidings so far as unload
ing is concerned, excepting where unloading facilities now
exist, and require individual private tracks to be built by
the oil companies, even where ordinary railroad side tracks
exist, conforming in all respects as to distance with the
other requirements of the circular. As to future locations
the industry is told that it cannot unload tank cars on
railroad sidings.
The regulation as to present locations is uncertain
and certain to cause constant friction which in the long
run -will result in putting the old locations under the same
regulations as new locations. The regulation reads as
follows: "Problems relating to present locations and the
extensions of them will be considered by the officials of
the interested railroads after conferring with the interested
oil company. While safety considerations suggest that the
minimum requirements prescribed herein for new installa
tions should be applied wherever practicable, to the cor
rection of old ones, it is recognized that it will often be
Impossible to do this without undue sacrifice of property."
If this clause does not spell trouble for the oil industry
from beginning to end, then there is no trouble in the
world. Correction of old locations is suggested after con
ferring with the owner. But minimum requirements are
to be applied wherever practicable. Who passes on the
practibility? Or on what is an "undue sacrifice of prop
erty?" There will be so much* trouble from suggestions
of rival organizations; from industries which want privi
leges; from oil concerns that want new locations and
want the same privileges that the old firms have that soon
er or later the whole industry will be told to get out
"for the railroads own the rights of way," as Colonel
Dunn suggested In the first general meeting.
At the close of the letter to the trade Secretary Welch
says that a further announcement will probably be is
sued soon. In the meantime the thing to do is to pro
test to the General Committee of Section 1 of the Op
erating Division of the American Railways Administration
at Washington. The proposed regulations will be or have
been forwarded to the committee by mail and if approved
by them will be transmitted to Walker D. Hines with a
recommendation that they be issued. Oil men should
Protest by letter, by wire and by personal call, if possible,
'or a good strong concerted protest from the oil industry
will accomplish much, especially if It comes from those
who know the members of the committee personally. No
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time should be lost. Action may be had at any time. Re
member that the Industry Is not guilty of undue losses.
In fact the destruction of property or the danger to life
from the practices of which complaint Is made are very
small. The railroads kill more men per hour than are
killed in the oil industry In a year.
The oil industry should act, and act at once.
The report from Tampico, Mexico, that salt water has
appeared in several of the big wells in the Tepetate field,
putting at least four of the biggest producers in that pool
out of commission, is significant. It will be remembered
that in the United States Geological Survey's recent esti
mate of oil In the ground was a statement that the Mexi
can oil fields would not continue producing oil for many
years to come. Indications now are that Mexico can not
continue to make up deficiencies in our oil supply.
To meet that situation, the quest for new fieldswild-
catting, if you pleasemust continue with renewed energy.
Where Fuel Oil
"Saves the Day."
Fuel oil will protect the patrons of the Kansas City,
Kans., municipal power plant no matter how long the coal
strike lasts, it was announced In the daily press of that
city last week.
Kansas City's experience is typical of the fuel situa
tion. Without fuel-oil conditions would be far more criti
cal than they are, and they are bad enough.
To meet the lack of coal, the Kansas City commis
sioners installed oil burners under one-third the boiler
capacity of the plant. That means, according to Com
missioner L. H. Chapman, the plant will be able to supply
domestic users with water and light no matter how slow
the coal miners may be In going back to work. Mr. Chap
man is quoted as saying the oil burners will save "con
siderable" coal.
Inconvenient and costly as the coal strike is proving,
it Is teaching the nation a lesson badly needed. Too long
fuel users have had all their eggs In one basketthe coal
bin. The coal strike is showing big fuel users that the
substitution of oil Is most desirable.
In Kansas City, Mo., the coal shortage has brought
a big demand for oil burners. Many dealers have been
two and three weeks behind in their deliveries. One
trouble has been that some dealers permitted their stocks
to dwindle because for a time there had been small de
mand for oil burners. Instead of meeting that situation
with an extensive advertising campaign, setting forth to
the public the advantages of fuel oil as a fuel over coal,
the dealers sat with folded hands and the present demand
caught them napping.
If the fuel oil men are wiseand they arethey will
not let another year go by without placing before the
general public in language so simple and plain that chil
dren can read In it the complete story of the advantages to
be gained through the substitution of fuel oil for coal.
Kansas City dealers say that fuel oil plants can be
Installed in residences at a cost of from $75 to $175. The
expense to an Industrial plant will range around $500 and
an apartment house building can be supplied at about
$450. Those prices are far from being prohibitive when
one takes into consideration the fact that oil is much
easier to handle, much cleaner and more effective than
coal.
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6 THE OIL AND
KANSAS PRODUCTION.
Barrels
Eldorado 58,260
Augusta 11,800
Other fields 16,900
Total 86,960
Eldorado, Kans.,., Nov. 24.(Special.) November 19
will go down in history as the date when the highest
price ever paid for oil in Kansas was posted. On that
date the Prairie Pipe Line Co., the big Standard trans
portation subsidiary, boosted Kansas oil from $2.25 to
$2.50, together with all other high grade oil districts in
the Mid-Continent field. It was the first hike In 18 moaths
and most operators had almost given up hope of any ad
vance. Indeed, in light of recent developments in Texas,
it was believed that a drop more likely could be expected.
Outside a few hundred barrels of low gravity crude
in Eastern and Southeastern Kansas, every pool in Kansas
gets the benefit of the new price. The Empire Pipe Line
Co. and the Sinclair Pipe Line Co., the only two other
major companies, already have met the raise.
Slowing Up in Texas, the Reason.
There are many theories advanced for the increase in
price at this time. Judging from the exceedingly s'.ow
market for gasoline at this time, a hike could hardly have
been expected. It is needless to say that the small refiner
with no production of his own will not welcome the news.
The probable truth is that the Standard interests have not
been getting any too much oil. All the fields in Texas
which the Prairie touches have suffered a tremendous
slump in the last 30 days. The Prairie does not touch
Burkburnett, which is still holding up well. The chances
are that the lines from the Southwest were not being run
anywhere near capacity.
But in any case, the new price is welcome news to
the producers, and Kansas most'y is made up of producers,
anyway. The most, important refiners, notably the White
Eagle at Augusta, the Midland at Eldorado, the National
at Coffeyville, the Lesch at Arkansas City, the Empire at
Independence and Sinclair at Kansas City and Coffeyville,
all have their own production. Hence, a raise in price will
work no hardship.
Another Big Well for National.
From a development standpoint, the National Refining
Co. carried off the honors in Kansas last week. Lathrop
No. 9, along the south line of the north eighty acres, is a
4,000-barrel well. The sand was touched at 2,356 feet.
The well is flowing and is the largest producer so far on
the prolific farm by that name. But this well was the
sa'vation of the field as far as real features are concerned.
Many other tests on the sand are far from encouraging.
Most of the wells completed are light ones. The Carter
Co.'s No. 2, Lewis, in section 7-23-4, is dry and abandoned.
This well Is only a half mile west of the Eyestone lease.
The same company's No. 2, Eyestone, in the same section
also is a failure, with a hole full of water at 2,580 feet.
The Sinclair Oil and Gas Co.'s No. 7, Purman, in section
8-23-4, is a disappointment, pumping about 30 barrels from
2,380 feet. Another disappointment is the White Eagle's
Holden No. 3, which is full of water at 2,510 feet. This
well is at the northeast extremity of the Elblng pool.
Another for Ward & Wilholt.
Ward & Wilhoit continue to have good fortune In
developing the Leydig tract, section 18-23-4. The com
pany's No. 4 is a 600-barrel well in sand found at 2,390
to 2,402 feet. The Gypsy Oil Co.'s No. 1, Kehr, section
20-23-4, a half mile north of the Long Green Oil Co.'s
Ferrier No. 1, is reported better than last week, making
about 250 barrels. The Ferrier well is now flowing about
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500 barrels. The Gypsy's Spinden No. 2 is still holding
up remarkably well, producing about 3,600 barrels when
ailowed to flow to full capacity.
Empire Wells Holding Up.
The Empire Gas and Fuel Co.'s two wells on the
Lathrop lease are producing about 3,000 barrels of oil dally,
a larger production than a month ago. In a 24-hour period
this week No. 1 swabbed slightly over 1,900 barrels of oil
and No. 2 better than 1,000 barrels.
Two other Lathrop wells, Nos. 3 and 6, probably will
be completed shortly. Completion of the former has been
delayed by a fishing job. Wells Nos. 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10 are
drilling at lesser depths. Nos. 8 and 13 are ready to spud.
Three other locations are rigging up and tools are being
moved to a fourth. Two other rigs are being constructed.
Altogether there are 17 rigs on the Lathrop farm and a
location for another.
In the Peabody District.
Forrester and others' No. 2, Winsor, SE corner of
the NE of the SEVi of section 8-23-4, is dry at 2,580 feet.
Derby and others' No. 2, Larsen, center of the west
line of the NW of the SW% of section 11-22-4, which was
plugged back to 2,500 feet after getting a hole full of
water at 2,508 feet, is pumping 75 barrels a day from
sand at 2,493 to 2,500 feet.
In Harvey county the Big Harvey Oil and Gas Co.
has a failure in its No. 1, Hunnington, 1,120 feet from the
north and 200 feet from the east lines of the NWy4 of
section 4-23 2, at 2,439 feet. This is an offset to the same
company's well on the Wichensky farm, which opened up
that part of the field to development.
There was nothing startling in the performance of
the Peabody district last week. There were a number of
producers as well as disappointments. The Orlando
Petroleum Co. has a dry hole in No. 2, Ehnstedt, in the
SE% of section 10-22-4. and is abandoned at 2,540 feet.
Pierce & Pierce's No. 1, Jones, NE% of section 17-22-4.
is dry at 2,583 feet and abandoned.
Elmhurst Investment Co.'s No. 3, Ehnstedt, center
of the east line of the NE of the SE^ of section 10-22 4.
has 1,000 feet of oil and water in the hole from sand at
2,535 feet. The Elmhurst Investment Co.'s No. 6, Burton.
SW corner of the NE>4 of section 15-22-4. is a hole full
of oil one foot in sand found at 2,556 feet, and ought to
make a good well. Derby and others* No. 1, JoMffe. in
the NE corner of the SE of the SE14 of section 16-22-4.
is a hole full of water at 2,585 feet.
In the Older Fields.
The Myrtle Oil Co.'s No. 3 on the McCoy farm, 1.070
feet from the south and 250 feet from the west lines of
the NW% of section 18-29-6, is doing 75 barrels from sand
at 2,806-11 feet.
In Cowley county the Le Gonda Oil Co. has abandoned
as dry its No. 1 on the Daniels farm, in the SW corner
of lot 4, in the SW>4 of section 7-30-5, at 2,890 feet, and
Sidwell and others have abandoned No. 1, Elrod, in the
NE corner of the SE% of section 4-32-5, at 3,165 feet.
In the south Eldorado field the Empire Gas and Fuel
Co's No. 8, Kiser, 990 feet from the north and west lines
of the SW% of section 16-26-5, is good for 15 barrels from
sand at 2,410-67 feet. The same company got a 3-barrel
well in No. 13, Fee, in the NE& of section 17-26-5, in sand
at 2,410-67 feet.
In the Bush pool the S. & S. Oil Co.'s No. 1, Bush.
330 feet from the north and 990 feet from the west lines
of the SW14 of section 24-29-5, is good for 75 barrels from
sand at 2,709 to 2,824 feet. The Elmo Oil Co.'s No. 1.
Warner, NE corner of the NW% of section 25-29-5, is mak
ing 250 barrels from sand at 2,755-93 feet.
In the north Eldorado field the Empire Gas and Fnel
Co.'s No. 127, Wilson, 710 feet from the south and 790
feet from the east lines of the*SW% of section 8-25-5.
(Continued on page 30)
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OKLAHOMA PRODUCTION.
Barrels
Cushing 38,000
Healdton 37,500
Other fields 150,500
Total 226,000
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 24. (Special.) A series of big
wells recently completed in Oklahoma has thrown the
production of this state up to the 226,000-barrel markan
increase of almost 4,000 barrels over the week previous.
The Beggs, Osage, Garber and Billings, Hewitt and New-
kirk fields, together with Blackwell, share in the list of
those getting big wells.
Oklahoma is tru'y "up and a-going" in its develop
ment. Going down the line, by respective fields, the fol
lowing are the larger wells :
Beggs: Producers and Refiners' Corporation No. 2,
Mcintosh farm, in the SW corner of the SE of the NE of
section 12-14-11, was deepened from 30 to 43 feet in sand,
and the production was increased from 800 to 1,350 bar
rels. No. 6, in the center of the NE of the NW of the NE
of the section, is in the top of the sand and showing for
a big well. Turman Oil Co. No. 4, in the NE corner of the
SW of 30-15-11, found sand from 2,492-2,570 feet and drilled
to 2,592 feet, and is Towing 100 barrels. No. 5, in the
SW corner of the NE of the SW of the section, found
sand from 2,553-93 feet, and is a 200-barrel well. Okla
homa Syndicate No. 6, Panoske farm, in the SE corner
of section 3-15-10. found sand from 2,630-90 feet, and is
a 250-barrel well. Iron Mountain Oil Co. No. 1, Panoske
farm, in the SW corner of section 2-15-10, found sand
from 2,625-65 feet, and is a 200-barrel well. Morrison &
Jackson No. 2, Golden farm, in the NE corner of the SE
of the SW of section 3-15-10, found sand from 2,588-2,628
feet, and is a 200-barrel producer. Skelley Oil Co. No. 3,
Bitt'e farm, in the NW corner of the SW of the NW
of section 11-15-10, found sand from 2,655-95 feet, and is a
300 barrel well. Okeh Oil Co. No. 1, Banks farm, in the
NE corner of the SE of the SE of the SW of section 20-
1511, found sand from 2,516-70 feet, and is a 175-barrel
well. J. H. Rebold No. 1, Banks farm, in the SE corner
of the NE of the SE of the SW of section 30-15-11, found
sand from 2,620-35 feet, and is a 300-barrel producer. The
Harvey Crude Oil Co. No. 3, F. Deer farm, in the center
of the east line of the SE of the SE of section 11-14-11,
found sand at 2,210 feet, and at 2,218 feet was flowing
200 barrels.
Hewitt: The Carter Oil Co. No. 1, Hetfner farm, in
section 22-4s-2w, is the largest well from any one sand yet
completed in the Hewitt field. It found the top of the
sand at 1.677 feet, and at 17 feet in is flowing 900 barrels.
The second well of the pool in 27-4s-2w, owned by the
Texas Co.. which made better than 1,000 barrels from two
sands, turned out more oil in 24 hours than the Heffner
well, but the Carter well has not yet been drilled to the
deep pay. Much interest is being manifested in the
northern part of the Hewitt field. It is said that nine
rotary outfits are now on the ground in that field, which
will be put in immediate operation. The Wirt Franklin
No. 1, Ward farm, in the SE corner of the NW of the NE
of the SE of section 21-4s-2w, found sand at 1,854 feet,
and at 1,870 feetstill in sandit is flowing 600 barrels
and is said to be increasing its production. The Wolverine
Oil Co. No. 1, Dillard farm, in section 22-4s-2w, is shut
down for tankage and has 800 feet of oil in the hole, with
the sand just touched at 1,910 feet. The 6%-inch casing
is being underreamed to the top of the sand.
Broken Arrow: The Progressive Oil Co. No. 17, Smith
farm, in the SE corner of the SW of the NW of the SW
of section 9-18-15, found sand from 1,211-19 feet, and
drilled to 1,225 feet, and after shot with 20 quarts is
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flowing 200 barrels. No. 18, in the NW corner of the
SE of the NW of the SW of the section, was shot with
20 quarts and is also a nice well.
Garber: The Exchange Oil Co. No. 15, Belveal farm,
in the center of the north line of the SW of the NE of
section 24-22-4w, found sand from 1,887-1,918 feet and
drilled to 1,935 feet and is flowing 250 barrels. The same
company's No. 2, Giles farm, in the SW corner of the NW
of 7-22-3w, found sand from 1,641-53 feet and drilled to
1,655 feet and is a 250-barrel well. The same company's
No. 2, Hartley farm, in the SW corner of the NW of sec
tion 18-22-3W, found sand from 1,465-68 feet and is a 4,000,-
000-foot gasser. Same company No. 6, Kisner farm, in the
center of the south line of the SW of the NW of 19-22-3w,
found sand from 1,160-80 feet and made 50 barrels. Total
depth was 1,567 feet. Same company No. 2, L. E. Crews
farm, in the NW corner of the NE of the NE of the SW
of section 19-22-3w, found sand from 2,110-20 feet and
drilled to 2,254 feet and is a 75-barrel well.
Billings: Minnehoma Oil Co. No. 1, Yost farm, in the
NW corner of the NE of section 22-23-2w, found sand at
2,218 feet, and at 2 feet in is showing for 150 barrels.
The 6-inch pipe is being underreamed to the top of the
sand to shut off water before drilling in. The Midco &
Humphreys Petroleum Co. well on the Wilkens farm, in
the SE corner of section 30-24-lw, is still estimated at
100 barre's after being plugged back to the bottom of sand
found from 1,995-2,027 feet.
Osage:" The Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co. No.
1, in the NE corner of section 19-22-10, found the Bartles-
ville sand from 1,799-1,843 feet, and after shot with 220
quarts made 500 barrels the first 24 hours and is now
flowing 300 barrels. The Alexander No. 20, in the NE
corner of the SE of the NE of section 33-22-10, found sand
from 1,880-1,920 feet, and after shot with 150 quarts is a
100-barrel well. The Skelly Oil Co. No. 8, in the SE
corner of the NE of the SE of the NW 6f section 8-23-11,
found sand from 1,738-78 feet, and after shot with 80 quarts
is a 100-barrel well.
Morris: Newman and others No. 2, Harris farm, in
the center of the west line of the SW of the SE of sec
tion 35-13-14, found sand from 1,749-74 feet and is flowing
100 barrels natural. The Neal and others No. 1, in the
NW corner of the SW of the SE of section 17-13-14, is
flowing 150 barrels. These are unusually large wells for
the old, settled Morris country.
Kay county: The Diamond Oil Co. No. 17, Horneck
farm, in the NW corner of the NE of the SE of the NW
of section 2-27-3e, is flowing 225 barrels, having drilled
itself in. The National Union Oil Co. No. 9, Nix farm, in
the SW corner of the NE of the SE of the SE of section
18-28-le, found sand from 3,277-79 feet and is a 140-barrel
well, and the Blackwell Oil and Gas Co. No. 10, Nix farm,
in the NE corner of the SE of the SE of section 18-28-le,
is flowing 150 barre's from 2.006 09 feet.
Bixby: The Oakmore Oil Co. has a 100-barrel well in
its No. 2, E. Nertholf farm, in the center of the south line
of the NW of the NW of the SE of section 31-16-13, after
shooting it in sand from 832-40 feet. This is a large well
for the old Bixby territory.
Keystone: There are 17 strings of tools operating in
the Keystone territory, and much activity is reported here.
The largest well was brought in by Tu'sa parties on the
townsite, it starting off at 165 barrels after a shot.
Pomeroy & Hamilton, who own most of the field, have
completed three more wells. No. 3, Rich farm, in the NE
corner of the NW of the SW of 24-20-9, finding sand from
1,160 1,207 feet and being good for 20 barrels; No. 2, Car
ter, in the NW of the same section, being a 50-barrel
well from sand from 1,176-1.236 feet, and No. 1 on block
32, townsite, in the NE of the same section, being a
4,000.000-foot gasser from the shallow sand at a total depth
of 925 feet.
Other Happenings.
The Carter Oil Co. No. 1, in the center of the north
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line of the SW of section 9-26-6, in the western part of
the Osage reservation, about 10 miles from production,
found sand from 2,318-38 feet and made 5,500,000 feet of
gas. The Carter well, in the center of the north line of
the Sht of the N% of the SE of section 28-29-6, was last
reported drilling at 3,015 feet. It made a half bailer of
oil per hour from sand from 2,920-25 feet, for three days
in succession. It probably wi.l not make an oil well, but
the showing is interesting, inasmuch as the well is about
15 miles from nearest producing stuff.
The Mlnnehoma Oil Co. No. 1, Hines farm, in the NE
corner of the SE of the NW of section 36-22-4w, in the
Garber district, found sand at 2,358 feet and 250 feet of
oil filled up on top of 1,000 feet of water that was being
carried in the hole for drilling purposes at the time the
sand was struck. The pipe is being set on top of the sand
and it will possibly make a good well. It is three-quarters
of a mi.e south of production in the Garber pool.
OKLAHOMA COMPLETIONS.
Payne-Pawnee-Creek Counties.
O'Hern & Hughes have a 17,000,000-foot gasser in their
No. 1, Alexander farm, in the SE corner of 24-18-5, from
sand found from 2,949-62 feet.
The Slick & Jones No. 1, Jones fee, in the NE corner of
the SEVi of the SWVi of 34-20-7, is flowing 970 barrels
from the Bartlesville sand found from 2-690-2,750 feet.
The Cosden Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Skeen farm, in the SE
corner of the NWV4 of the SWVi of 36-20-5, is shot and is
good for 100 barrels, from the BartlesviKe sand found from
3,143-68 feet.
Kay-Noble Counties.
Blackwell Oil & Gas Co. No. 10, Nix farm, in 18-28-le,
is good for 50 barrels from sand found from 1,975-2,009
feet.
The Midco Petroleum Co. No. 10, Wilkens farm, .in the
SE corner of 30-24-lw, is a 50barrel pumper from sand
found from 1,994-2,000 feet.
The Diamond Oil Co. & Marland Refining Co. No. 17.
Horn'ck farm, in the NE corner of the SEVi of the NWVi
of 2-27-e, is a 35-barrel well from sand from 1,519-25 feet.
Okmulgee-Okfusgee-Muskogee.
Reynolds and others' No. 2, Furr farm, in the NW corner
of 27-11-12, Is dry at 1,460 feet.
Eastern Oil Co. No. 1, Morton farm, in the SE corner of
the NWVi of 30-13-12, is dry at 2,038 feet.
Kingwood Oil Co. No. 2, Cumseh farm, in the SW corner
of the SEVi of 36-13-13, is dry at 2,070 feet.
A to Z Oil Co. No. 1, Whetstone farm, in the SW corner
of the NWVi of 13-11-12, is dry at 2,450 feet.
Devolt et al. No. 8, Rentie farm, in the center of the
SEV4 of the NEVi of 36-22-11, is to be cleaned out.
The Prairie Oil & Gas Co. has abandoned the location
for No. 1, Bradford farm, in the SW corner of 5-13-12.
Rebold and others have a duster in No. 9, Sheets farm,
in the SW corner of the NEVi of the NWVi of 23-13-12, at
2,940 feet.
Wilmont and others No. 4, Scott farm, in the NW
corner of the SWVi of 14-13-14, is dry and abandoned at
2,250 feet.
The Barbara Oil Co. No. 1, McConner farm, in the NW
corner of the NEVi of the NW% of 16-13 12, is a location
abandoned.
Okla Anna Oil Co. has a dry hole at 1,750 feet in No. 3,
Susan Beggs farm, in the SW corner of the SEVi of the
SEVi of 33-15-14.
C. B. Shaffer is abandoning his No. 1, Wheeler farm, in
the center of the west line of the SEV4 of 6-13-11, at a
depth of 3,313 feet.
Neal and others' No. 1, Young farm, in the NW corner
of the SWVi of the SEVi of 17-13-13, is a 30-barrel pumper
from 2,005-23 feet.
George Owens has a duster at 2,195 feet in his No. 1,
Aultman farm, in the center of the east half of the SWVi
of the SWVi of 4-13-15.
Simon and others' No. 6, Biggerstaff farm, in the NW
corner of the NEVi of 12-14-11, is making 375 barrels from
sand from 2,771-2,804 feet.
The Kingwood Oil Co. No. 1, Detsler farm, in the NE
corner of the SEVi of the NWVi of 1-10-11, is making 175
barrels from sand from 2,640-46 feet.
1'rank Billingslea et al. No. 8, Searcy farm, in the NW
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corner of the SEVi of the SEVi of 6-14-12, is a 150-barrel
well from sand found from 2,220-55 feet.
Cosmos Oil Co. No. 11, Cover farm, in the center of the
south line of the NEV4 of the NEVi of 6-14-12, is a 10-barrel
well after shot in sand from 2,125-34 feet.
Henry Oil Co. No. 5, Thompson farm, in the NW corner
of the NEVi of the NWVi of 6-14-12, is good for 75 barrels
from sand found at 2,240 feet. Depth is 2,285 feet.
W. B. Pine No. 3, fee, in the center of the west line of
the NWVi of the NWVi of 31-14-12, is a 25-barrel well from
sand from 2,883-96 feet. Total depth is 3,280 feet.
Newman and others' No. 2; Harris farm, in the center of
the west line of the SWVi of the SWV4 of 35-13-15, is a
125-barrel well from sand found from 1,749-1,777 feet.
Gladys BeKe Oil Co. No. 12, Adams farm, in the NW
corner of the SWVi of the SEVi of the NWVi of 6-14-12,
found sand from 2,293-2,328 feet, and is making 300 barrels.
J. H. Rebold and others' No. 2, Heckman farm, in the
NW corner of the NEVi of the SWVi of the SEVi of
7-14-12, will not be drilled. The location has been aban
doned.
Simplex Oil Co. No. 5, Bassett farm, in the center of
the west line of the NWVi of the SEVi of the SEVi of
19-14-14, is a 75-barrel well from sand from 1,280-1,306 feet,
after shot.
Osage.
Flesher Petroleum Co. No. 1, in the NE corner of the
SEVi of 30-21-11, is dry at 2,550 feet.
Gardner and Spencer No. 1, in the NE corner of the
NWVi of 29-21-11, is dry at 1,887 feet.
J. J. Shea No. 3, in the SE corner of the NWV4 of
24-23-11, is a 20-barrel well after shot at 1,618-86 feet.
Marland Refining Co. No. 2, in the NE corner of the
NWVi of the NEVi of the SWVi of 18-23-11, is dry at 2,215
feet.
Marland Refining Co. No. 1V. in the NW corner of the
SEVi of 34-22-10, is a 150-barrel well from sand from 1,904-
37 feet.
Guffey Gillespie Oil Co. No. 2, in the SE corner of the
SWVi of 27-22-10, is shot and is a 25-barrel well from sand
from 1,176-99 feet.
Tidal Oil Co. No. 3, in the SW corner of the SEVi of the
SWVi of the NWVi of 14-24-11, is shot and is a pumper
from sand from 1,638-87 feet.
C. K. Dresser No. 11, in the center of the NEVi of
13-23-10, is shot and is a 20-barrel well from the Bartles-
vi!le sand from 1,827-48 feet.
System Oil Co. No. 2, in the NW corner of the SWV4 of
the NWVi of the NWVi of 14-24-11, is shot and is a 15-
barrel well from 1,623-60 feet.
Duffied & Howard No. 1, in the SE corner of the NEVi
of the SEVi of the NEVi of 36-21-11, is shot and is a 10-
barrel well from 1,325-40 feet.
Producers & Refiners' Corporation No. 1, in the SW
corner of the SEVi of the SWVi of the SWVi of 31-26-7, is
dry and abandoned at 2,318 feet.
Osage Nation Syndicate No. 4, in the SE corner of the
NEVi of the SEVi of the NEVi of 23-23-10, is shot and is a
25-barrel we'l from 1,772-1,800 feet.
Clover Oil Co. No. 10, in the SE corner of the SWVi of
the SEVi of the SWVi of 4-24-10, is shot and Is a 50-barrel
well from sand from 1,970-2,060 feet .
Rex Pyramid Oil Co. No. 5, in the SW corner of the SEVi
of the SWVi of the NEVi of 34-22-10, is a 35-barrel pumper
from sand from 1,920-40 feet, after shot.
Alexander and others' No. 20, in the center of the east
line of the NEVi of 33 22-10, is a 10-barrel well after shot in
the Bartlesville sand from 1.880-1,921 feet.
Reynolds and others shot No. 2, in the NE corner of
the SEVi of the NWVi of the SWVi of 17-26-11, and it is a
100 barrel well from sand from 1,705-30 feet.
Barnsdall Corporation No. 4, in the NW corner of the
SWVi of the NWVi of the NEVi of 36-25-11, is a 20-barrel
wel! from sand from 1,732-58 feet, after shot.
Barnsdall Corporation No. 6, in the SW corner of the
NWVi of the SWVi of the SWVi of 30-24-10, is shot and is a
small producer from sand from 1,410-41 feet.
The Midland Petroleum Co. No. 16, in the SW corner of
the NWVi of the SWVi of the SWVi of 28-22-10, is shot
and good for 15 barrels from sand from 1,140-92 feet.
Tulsa District.
Campbell and others' No. 7, Thomas farm, in the SW
corner of the NWVi of the NWV4 of 20-19-11, is drv at
1,920 feet.
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TEXAS
Fort Worth, Tex., Nov. 24. (Special.) The general ad
vance in the price of crude oil in various Texas fields
from 25 to 50 cents a barrel, the bringing in of a 6,000-
barrel producer-the Stanford well in Stephens county,
extending that field several milesand the failure of the
state officials of Oklahoma and Texas to agree on a basis
to settle the boundary dispute in Wichita county stood out
as the salient features of the oil world the past week.
The advance In the price of crude, however, was the
greatest feature for the week, because it brought untold
joy to the hearts of the "poor" producers in Texas. In
the Burkburnett field the advance was from $2 to $2.50,
while in the other fields the advance was but a quarter.
Little was done in the way of increasing production
in any of the fields. The recent stringent regulations gov
erning the conservation of oil and gas, promulgated by
the Oil and Gas Division of the Railroad Commission,
have caused the various producing companies to connect
up with or have everything in readiness for a connection
with a pipe line as soon as a well comes in. However,
reports received from the various fields are to the effect
that a large number of wells in every one of the proven
sectors are on the sand ready to be brought in, awaiting
pipe line connections. It is expected that a big jump in
production will be noted in the next few days.
Some sections of the wildcat country are now attract
ing attention and results are beginning to manifest them-
se ves. In Runnels county the Russell ranch has been the
scene of several efforts to bring forth petroleum from the
bowels of the earth. Three wells have been drilled, two
of which have been abandoned and now the third promises
to give the company doing the development a reward.
Bosque county, to the south of Fort Worth, is a perfect
jungle for wildcats. Big companies, as well as independent
producers, are endeavoring to puncture it for the golden
fluid, with the result that several of the holes, have reached
an interesting depth of 3,600 feet, and the next week or
two, with drilling continued, will give results.
New Pipe Lines.
New pipe lines are being rushed to all the fields to
care for the great increase in production, so as to obviate
any trouble with the state authorities. A great many of
the companies are playing the Burkburnett field strong
and are rushing the construction work in that direction
to handle the prospective increased production. The Gu.f
Pipe Line Co. recently completed its new six-inch line be
tween Wichita Falls and Burkburnett and now is running
5,000 barrels daily. As soon as the new pumping station
has been finished this line will run 7,000 barrels daily.
The White Petroleum Co., a hundred-million-do' lar cor
poration, contemplates construction of a pipe line from
the Burkburnett and Wichita county fields to Houston.
Considerable improvement also is noted In pipe line con
ditions in the Ranger district. Five big pipe line com
panies now are running oil out of Ranger, namely, the
Prairie, the Texas, the Humble, Gulf and Sinclair.
Desdemona District.
While no great development news developed the past
week in the Desdemona district, several good wells have
been brought in which boosted production. In the Des
demona field the Vaught tract promises to eclipse the
record made by the Pleasant Grove church lot, which fur
nished the oil world a surprise. On the Vaught tract
another 600-barrel producer was brought in by the Alice
Oil Co. The Alice No. 1 is an offset to the Duke Annex
No. 1. Other good wells have been deve'oped in that
section. Drillers in the Desdemona field are pushing for
deeper sands and prospects are that their efforts will be
rewarded. One well, the Duke-Knowles Annex, hit the
pay sand at 2,540 feet.
The Eastern extension of the Desdemona field is show
ing up big and promises to eclipse the older section. The
new extension is a mile east of the new town, Jakehamon,
in Erath county, in the vicinity of the Skelley-Sankey well
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on the Anderson lease and the Comanche Northern wells
on the Carruth lease.
However, the latest well on this extension is a 1,500
producer on the D. D. Lewis land drilled in by R. O. Har
vey and associates. This well is three-fourths of a mile
east of the Comanche Northern weKs on the Carruth tract.
It extended the field two miles east of the proven territory
and the discovery well. All the production is from the
low horizon in the black lime and indicates that there is
probably a second producing sand throughout the Des
demona field at a depth of approximately 200 feet below
where oil now is obtained. The new well has stimulated
the drilling of old wells deeper. It also promises to de
velop a new field at Jakehamon. in Erath county, and
cause another rush.
New Shallow Sand Found.
In Stephens county a new shallow sand was found in
the Law-Tex well near the old town of Cotton Plant. The
new sand was encountered at 1,635 to 1,646 feet and the
first showing made gives it an approximate production of
40 barrels a day. This is the first shallow production to
be found in Stephens county, although the Texas Co. has
completed a 15,000,000 cubic foot gasser near the same
place at 2,100 feet.
Stephens County Surprises.
The Stanford well In Stephens county gave all the oil
world the shock during the past week. This well is in
semi-wildcat territory and holders of leases in that im
mediate vicinity began to make drilling contracts where
a few days previous they could hardly f'nd a sale for
their offerings at ten dollars an acre. Stephens county
continues to furnish the frills for the petroleum dress of
Texas. Big companies are going wild over the prospects
and easily enter into drilling contracts with lease holders
to develop their stuff.
Companies Pay Dividends.
Some few of the companies are slicing melons, and
stockholders are receiving checks. Among those which
have paid dividends the past week may be mentioned the
Summitt and Rothwell-Mann. The Rothwell mailed out
checks for 20 per cent for October and promises to mail
out another 20 per cent check for November. This com
pany has two other wells in course of drilling near the
Stanford well. The producing well that is paying the
dividend is in the Ranger district.
West Texas Development.
The Trans-Pecos, as well as the San Angelo section,
now is attraction attention and promises to furn'sh sur
prises to the talent. Big companies still are playing the
game in that section and lease hounds are kept busy mak
ing transfers. With the exception of the one well near
Ballinger, news has been scarce from the west. However,
hope still reigns and wells that have been abandoned by
small concerns have been taken over by big companies
which have resumed drilling. This was to be noted in
the well near Carlsbad, in Tom Green county.
Quite a few are playing the far western section heavy
and supply companies report a large amount of material
being shipped as far out as Toyahvale, in Reeves county,
along the Mexican border. Kimble county seems to be
a favored sector for the wildcatter, and things begin to
look real lively around Junction City.
DRILLING REPORTS.
Eastland County.
J. W. Fox No. 1, rig up.
Nannie Walker No. 1, rig up.
E. R. Hanks No. 1, rigging up.
J. T. Earnest 210-A No. 4, rig up.
T. F. Connellee No. 1, rigging up.
E. Terrell No. 14, driling at 150 feet.
C. P. Simons No. 1, drilling at 1,250 feet.
H. A. Demic No. B-2, drilling at 225 feet.
Lillie Haffield No. 1 drilling at 400 feet.
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Ida Slayden No. 5-PR, waiting for shot at 3,490 feet.
East county, M. O. & G. No. 1, underreamlng at 3,440
feet.
S. J. Whitson No. 1, cleaning out at 3,815 feet; No. 2,
rig up.
T. W. Duncan No. 2-PR, pulling 6%-inch casing at
3,228 feet.
L. L. Davis No. 1, rigging up; No. 2, rigging up; No. 3,
rig on ground.
R. H. Hanley No. 2, corrected depth at 3,431 feet; No.
3, building rig.
W. W. Crabb No. 1, drilling at 3,520 feet; No. 2, drill
ing at 3,430 feet.
O. J. Cotton No. 2, drilling at 2,915 feet; No. 3, drill
ing at 770 feet; No. 4, rig up.
B. A. Danley No. 2, cleaning out after shot at 3,616
feet; No. 3, drilling at 3,572 feet.
W. M. Meyers No. 5, drilling at 900 feet; No. 6, drill
ing at 30 feet; No. 7, moving in tools.
M. V. Brewer No. 2, rigging up; No. 3, completed top
of sand at 3,304-52, producing 30 barrels.
R. A. Madding No. A-l, drilling at 3,399 feet; No. A-2,
drilling at 930 feet; No. A-3, drilling at 805 feet; No. A-4,
rig up.
L. P. Cunningham No. 1-PR, rigging up at 3,392 feet;
No. 2, plugging off water at 3,630 feet; No. 3, fishing for
tools at 860 feet; No. 4, hauling rig.
O. E. Meador No. 1, moving boiler back at 3,273 feet;
No. 2, driving at 3.572 feet; No. 3, running 814-inch cas
ing at 2,100 feet; No. 6, rig up; No. 6, rig up.
J. G. Christmas No. A-3, shut down at 3,223 feet; No.
A-5, fishing for tools at 1,670 feet; No. B-3-PR, cleaning
out and swabbing at 3,391 feet.
J. T. Roper No. 4, hole caving at 3,228 feet; No. 7,
drilling at 2,150 feet; No. 8, completed top sand at 3,395-
3,425 feet, producing 600 barrels; No. 9, drilling at 1,401
feet.
R. L. Howard No. 2, fishing for tools at 3,530; No. 3,
waiting for wire line knife at total depth of 3,335 feet;
No. 4, drilling at 2,700 feet; No. 5, trying to pull 6%-inch
casing at 3,300 feet.
R. A. Madding No. B-l, driving out bailer at 3,195
feet; No. B-2, drilling at 1,000 feet; No. B-3, rig up; No.
B-4, rig up; No. B-5, drilling at 1,470 feet; No. B-6, drilling
at 475 feet; No. B-7, drilling at 400 feet.
E. Roper No. 5-PR, shot 100 quarts and cleaning out
at 3,482 feet; No. 6, completed top sand at 3,318-3,498 feet,
producing 15 barrels; No. 12-PR, drilling at 3,375 feet;.
No. 15, completed top of sand at 3,406 37 feet, producing
1,000 barrels; No. 17, drilling at 2,850 feet; No. 18, wait
ing for 814-inch casing at 2,295 feet; No. 20, completed
top sand at 3,450-82 feet, producing 100 barrelss.
Erath County.
J. T. McMillan No. 1, drilling at 850 feet.
McCulloch County.
Zelle ranch No. 1, dri ling at 3,475 feet; No. 3-PR, com
pleted top of sand at 381-397 feet, producing five barrels.
Palo Pinto County.
S. J. Stuart No. 1, repairing rig at 1,760 feet.
S. R. Edmonson No. 1, abandoning, pulling 10-inch
casing at 4,275 feet.
Stephens County.
S. D. Dempsey No. 1, rig up.
W. R. Ashmore No. 1, spudding.
J. M. Meadows No. 1, rigging up.
J. K. P. Hughes No. 1, rigging up.
E. Scott No. 1, drilling at 3,990 feet.
R. P. Graves No. 1, drilling at 1,850 feet.
L. P. Gardenhire No. 1, drilling at 3,342 feet.
T. M. Corbitt No. 1, swabbing oil at 3,240 feet.
Richard P. Lydon No. 1, drilling at 3,180 feet.
H. A. Demis No. A-l, testing water at 3,573 feet.
B. F. Dempsey No. 1-A, fishing for tools at 3,732 feet.
W. J. Gardenhire No. 1, plugging off water at 4,100
feet.
E. Y. Jennings No. 1, shot 40 quarts and cleaning out
at 3,842 feet.
George Riddle No. 1, waiting for 10-inch landing nipple
at 1.138 feet.
W. H. Goforth No. 1, stop drilling at 3,503 feet; No. 2,
drilling at 1,088 feet.
A. A. Atkins No. 1, getting ready for shot at 3,250
feet; No. 2, hauling rig.
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Charles Binney No. 2, getting ready to shoot at 3.242
feet; No. 3, drilling at 800 feet; No. 4, rig up; No. 8, drill
ing at 1,551 feet.
Maggie Sparks No. 1, pulling 8%-inch casing at 2,175
feet; No. 2, total depth 3,405 feet; No. 4, rig up; No. 7,
rig up; No. 8, rig up.
Throckmorton County.
O. J. Wood No. 1, drilling at 1,510 feet.
A CHALLENGE FROM MR. J. B. DICKINSON.
Hit Article in The NEWS on Shot Hole* Hat Stirred Up a
"Tempeit in a Teapot," But He Comes Back Strong.
Here is a letter just received by OIL and GAS NEWS
which speaks for itself:
Editor OIL and GAS NEWS,
Dear SirMy recent article on shot holes in oil wells
is creating a "tempest in a teapot," many taking issue with
me on their size, marvelous benefits, etc. Your paper
seems to hive reached several thousand drillers and pro
ducers, judging from the interest aroused in this all ab
sorbing question.
Now that the fraternity is aroused it might be well
to throw down the gauntlet and issue a challenge. To
those who hold to the theory that large shots are beneficial
rather than hurtful, I would be glad to offer proof. For
more than a year I have been making an investigation
along scientific lines and can assure the "Doubting
Thomases" that extremely !arge shots are really harmful,
especially in shallow wells where sands are not very hard.
With our reaming device which cuts the hole to 34
inches in diameter we have yet to find a shot hole wider
than 31 inches. We find where 80 to 140 quarts were used
in wells less than 1,000 feet deep, and 25 feet of sand,
great damage was done. Wells where 40 quarts were used
appear to have suffered less. The larger shots simply
paralyzed the sand; great damage done by packing it too
hard for oil to seap through. Our large increases of pro
duction after reaming is obtained very largely by reason of
removing that packed sand, and all other obstructions in
old wells.
The writer would be glad to have the opinion of prac
tical dril'ers and producers. If shooting with 40 quarts
is less disastrous than 140 why not use the smaller amount?
It is a mooted question as to whether shooting them at
all is of value since they can be reamed to any desired
diameter five or ten feet, thereby applying a true scien
tific means of obtaining greater production. When old
wells can be made to yield six hundred to one thousand
per cent more oil by removing the damage done by large
shots, why not do it?
Very truly,
(Signed) J. B. DICKINSON.
Sec'y Oil Well Reamer Co., Kansas City.
TO MAKE PIPE LINE COMPANIES PLAY FAIR.
State Oil Department of Texas Say* That Discrimination
Against Independents Must Stop.
Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 25 (Special).In a state
ment issued by the oil and gas department of the Rail
road Commission following the reports of the various pipe
line companies showing the number of barrels of oil gath
ered, owned and held by pipe line companies for the
month ending October 31, it has developed that an over
whelming pro-portion of the oil held by them is either
owned by the pipe line companies or their subsidiary
producing companies. Under the item of "Barrels held
for others" a small proportion is shown to be the prop
erty of independent operators. It also has developed that
a large part of that marked held for others is the prop
erty of subsidiary companies of the pipe line companies.
The Railroad Commission announced that it proposes
to rectify that evil and compel the pipe line companies
to give the independent operator a' fairer play and to stop
the discrimination.
The following is the statistical report.
Number of barrels gathered 5,886,089.75
Number of barrels owned and held by pipe
line companies 8,284.337.90
Number of barrels held for others 2,827.195.35
Unfilled storage capacity (barrels) 6,243,957.85
Total storage capacity (barrels) 17,455.491.10
 THE OIL AND
Winchester, Nov. 24. (Special.) Nothing of special
importance has transpired in the Kentucky fields during
the past week. Drilling operations are about as usual, with
considerable activity in Warren county in the southwest,
and Magoffin, Lawrence and Johnson counties in the east
ern section.
In Clinton county another well is reported, but noth
ing definite is given as to the size. The John Blanton well
in Magoffin county is one of the most important recent
completions noted. In Lee county there has been a slight
extension of the Big Sinking field to the south.
There is a general feeling of optimism among Ken
tucky operators at the present time, and a belief is cur
rent that the next year will see an influx of oil men from
other fields.
Cumberland Pipe Line Runs.
endingTheNovember
Cumberland Pipe asLine
15 were Co.'s runs
follows: for the
Pallsburg, week
1,258.37;
Cooper, 1,053.26; Denny, 240.56; Car Williamsburg, 149.98;
Stubenville, 566.11; Cannel City, 424.78; Fitchburg,
6.410.76; Ravenna, 5,156.44; Ravenna, 4,760.39; Hazel
Green, 181.20; Campton, 398.12; Stillwater, 62.08; Waeers-
ville, 379.17; Potters, 390.87; Parmleyville, 1,147.34; Pilot,
8,347.11; Pilot, 5,178.45; Zachariah, 3,928.06; Big Sinking,
6.983.73; Big Sinking, 11,901.55; Ross Creek, 1,771.19; Big
Sinking, 9.126.82; Big Sinking, 3,436.78; He.l Creek,
3,479.38; Beaver Creek, 1,590.24. Total, 76,322.75.
Lee County News.
The Arena Oil Co. is reported to have a 10-barrel well
at No. 1 on the Bowman farm.
A. C. Phillips No. 1 Tye, on Long Shoals, is in and
looks to be dry. This will be shot in an effort to make
a producer.
In Lee county, No. 1, Jim Dunaway, a little east of
Hell Creek production, was shot with 20 quarts and
pumped 40 barrels in six hours.
The Irvine Development Co. has been held up at No.
S Kincaid by the freezing weather and will not be able
to drill in until the first of the week.
In Lee county the Bachelors' Oil Co.'s camp on the
Sallie Davis tract near Hell Creek caught fire Sunday
night and burned to the ground. The blaze started from
a gas stove.
In the Big Sinking section the Ohio Oil Co.'s No. 69
Klahaven is said to be good for 25 barrels; No. 63 is
spudding; No. 65 at 500 feet; No. 71, 875 feet; No. 75,
rigging, and No. 77, 150 feet.
The Linemans Creek wells, in Lee county, according
to Lucien Beckner, the well known geologist, are located
on the north flank of a good structure which runs south
ward into Owsley county. This should, in his opinion,
produce considerab'e oil.
South of Hopewell and north of Beattyville, Sam
Combs, George Combs and Wi'liam Thompson of Beatty
ville have brought in a well which extends the field one
mile south of present Lee county production in this sec
tion. The report is that the oil rose 800 feet when they
were three feet in the sand.
On the Simpson Crabtree tract the Quaker Oil Co. is
due this week with No. 15. The Russe! Oil Co.'s No. 63,
Hall & Burke, made 10 barrels. The Cumberland Petro
leum Co.'s Nos. 16 and 17, Sparks, have been put to
pumping. No. 19 was reported at 50 barrels. The Pyramid
011 Co. is now drilling No. 14, Sore Hell Hollow, and will
move from this location to No. 19, the lost well to be
drilled here for the present. This will complete this com
pany's drilling operations on its big Lee county tract of
about 358 acres. About 150 wells have been put down on
its holdings.
The Ohio Oil Co.'s No. 70, Flahaven, is rated at 25
barrels. The Twin Cities Oil and Gas Co. has completed
N'o. 7, Sarah Weiands, estimated around eight barrels. On
the Callie Brandenburg tract the Pyramid Oil Co.'s No.
12 is credited with 15 barrels. The Crown Oil Co.'s No.
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8, Tom Booth, looks like a 20-barrel producer. The Old
Dominion Oil Co.'s No. 15, Shearer, is in, but production
is not reported. At No. 9, King, the Frye-Sweetser Co.
has a 20-barrel well. On the Dudley Short, Reid, Slay-
maker & Dixon are due in with No. 6.
The Thraman and Capitol Oil companies have fin
ished drilling operations on the Beatty Heirs and placed
a machine on the 112-acre J. F. Harris, southwest of the
former farm. Drilling will begin at once . The last three
weils on the Beatty Heirs swere Nos. 17, 18, 19, said to
have pumped 100, 120 and 145 barrels, respectively. The
Wentworth Oil Co. is drilling No. 8 on the Giurley-Sutton-
Harris farm. The well just completed by Thompson and
others on the A. B. Messer, south of Hopewell, will be
offset at once by the Old Dominion Oil Co. The producer
lies between the latter's Shearer and Jefferson tracts and
tends to prove the southern end of these leases.
Estill County.
In Estill county the Barrick Kentucky Oil Co. No. 13,
Rice, is in and rated at 10 barrels.
On Ross Creek in Estill county, the Bankers' Oil Co.
has just cleaned out No. 10 and has the rig set to clean
No. 4. These will be put back to pumping.
On the Pitts lease of 150 acres in Estll, Mohney
Brothers & Brown have pulled the four wells and put them
to pumping. Further development work is planned on this
property.
Old Well Fills Up.
In Montgomery county No. 1, Combs, three miles east
of Indian Fields, which was drilled in some time ago, is
reported to have oil standing within five feet of the top
of the hole, at 417 feet.
Menifee County Operations.
Reports from Menifee county state that R. A. Chiles
and others' No. 3 on the Back land had the best sand of
any well in there. No. 4 got a strong flow of gas, which
will probably be used as a drilling power. This well was
198 feet above sea level, the highest point on the lease.
This is the highest above sea level of any well in here,
except No. 1, Dorsey Ratllff, which measures a height of
201 feet.
In Clinton county Rex Carpenter is said to have in a
nice well at No. 2. This is located 3% miles southeast
of Albany.
Report from Breathitt.
In Johnson county the Great Lakes Petroleum Co. is
moving a machine to the Reed farm, where a test will
be drilled.
The Carter Oil Co.'s No. 1, D. B. Allen, on White Oak,
jumped the stem and has been shut down. They expect to
start up right away.
In Morgan county recent scout reports on the Ver Lex
Co.'s No. 1, Tom Whitt, which came in several weeks ago,
state the top of the sand encountered at 1,876 feet and
the weH drilled to a depth of 1,895 feet. This looks like
a 5-barrel well.
In Breathitt county the Pan Bowl Oil Co. is down
about 250 feet at its initial test on the Jim Gates. Hurst &
Fulton are about the same depth at No. 1, Watkins. On
Meat Scaffold Creek a branch of Lick Fork, H. H. Miller
and others are preparing to sink a test.
Warren and Other Counties.
In the Temple Hill section the Olean Oil Co of Ken
tucky has brought in a big gasser on the Peedon farm.
Near Oil City, Mahan and others have a small well on the
Milburn tract.
News from Warren county is to the effect that No. 1,
Hardcastle, is still shut down, awaiting orders to drill in.
The initial well on the Thomas farm is connected with
the power and has a 250-barrel tank full of oil ready to
run. The machine has moved to a second location. On
the Morgantown Road, seven miles southwest of Bowling
Green, a machine is rigging to drill No. 1, Thomas Stager.
White, Shrout and Wittle No. 1 on the Covington lease.
14 THE OIL AND
four miles south of Bowling Green, Is fitted up for pump
ing with a 250 tank up. J. W. Stuart and others got a
small we'.l at their initial test on the Puckett, six miles
southwest of Bowling Green.
The Haverhill Oil and Gas Co., which recently had a
careful geological survey of Its lease, has located No. 3,
Atkinson, several hundred feet from No. 1. No. 2 struck
salt water.
Personal Notes.
H. S. Ske'.ly of the Frick-Lindsay Co. is in Pittsburgh
on business.
C. F. Julien and H. H. Marquis of the Oil Well Supply
Co. were in Lawrence county this week.
J. R. Mace of the Pyramid Oil Co. is in the Osage
section of Ok'ahoma, looking after the company's holdings.
Dr. L. C. Young has returned from visiting the prop
erties of the Pyramid Oil Co., and his personal holdings
in Oklahoma.
Wlllard Spencer, manager of the Atlantic Oil Produc
ing Co., spent the past week in Philadelphia and New
York on business.
Olcott Payne of Philadelphia, who Is connected with
the Neha Refining Co. and the Quaker Oil Co., spent sev
eral days in Lexington this week.
The Quaker Oil Co., which is planning to move to Lex
ington, will remain here for the present, having failed to
secure the quarters they expected to get.
L. R. Saulman, of Lawrencevllle, 111., who has been
connected with the Bridgeport office of the Ohio Oil
Co., has taken a position with the local office.
Ambrose A. Riley of New York, treasurer of the Com
bination Oil Co. and secretary of the Victoria Oil Co.,
spent several days this week looking over the holdings in
Lee county of these companies.
Harry Preston of the Mountain Iron Supply Co. of
Parkersburg, W. Va., and Mr. Burge of the St. Mary's Oil
Engine Co., from the same city, were In Winchester sev
eral days recently on business.
The Clark County Oil Exchange, has taken the of
fices formerly occupied hy the Consolidated Oil Ex
change in the Brown Proctoria Hotel. Lewis Hart has
bought a half interest from S. B. Tracy, who took over
this corporation some weeks ago. Morris Crabbe has
taken a position with this exchange, which holds open
sessions Monday, Thursday and Saturday nights, of each
week.
MAKES HIS MONEY IN TEXAS, BUT SPENDS THE CASH
IN MISSOURI.
(From the Springfield, Mo., Leader.)
Three years ago John H. Brower, who had lived all
his life near or in Springfield, answered the lure of the
oil trail and went to Texas, little dreaming that he was to
be a pioneer prospector In what has proved to be the most
mlracuous oil field known in recent years. In a few days
he will return to this city, his wealth calculated In six
figures, to make his home here.
Three years ago he was a salesman for the Rogers
and Baldwin Hardware company. Rumors of the untold
wea'th said to lie hidden deep down under certain Texas
land reached him. The decision once made, he took his
family to that country and, after looking around awhile,
finally bought a home at Wichita Falls surrounded by a
fair-sized lot.
Not many weeks elapsed before prospectors offered
him $80,000 for the right to sink a well in his front yard.
Brower "took them up" and a heavy producer was brought
In. That was the beginning. Now he has an interest in
forty wells and others still drilling.
Three weeks ago he closed a deal with J. H. Hine,
president of the Bank of Commerce, for the purchase of
the old Clapp farm south of Springfield, paying $33,000.
It was a cash transaction. Later he acquired another
farm close by, paying $24,000. Mr. Brower expects to de
velop one of the finest stock farms in Southwest Missouri.
Mr. Brower is now arranging his affairs in Texas so
that he can come back to Greene county to make his home
here again. He and his family will travel overland in their
motor car.
GAS NEWS
WILCOX STOCKHOLDERS INSPECT THE COMPANY'S
PROPERTIES IN BEGCS FIELD.
Also Approve Plan of the Director* Fixing Capitalization of
the Company at Twenty Million Dollar*.
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 25.Stockholders of the H. F. Wilcox
Oil & Gas Co., met in the offices of the company here,
Wednesday, November 12, and approved the recommenda
tion of the directors fixing the capitalization of the com
pany at $20,000,000, consisting of four million shares
of par value at $5 each, instead of $2,000,000, and four
hundred thousand shares, as in the past. A great many
stockholders from eastern territory were in attendance
at the meeting, and on Thursday, the following day, those
who remained over were taken for a ride through the
oil fields to Beggs, where the chief holdings of the com
pany are located.
WOULD DISSOLVE LIGHT AND HEAT COMPANY.
It'* Alleged the Town of Ardmore, Okla., I* Not Being
Treated Kindly in Way of Ga Supply.
Ardmore, Okla., Nov. 25.(Special) Russell Brown,
county attorney of Carter county, Okla., has instituted
proceedings to dissolve the Consumers Light, Heat &
Power Co., which has been supplying this city with gas,
and place its business in the hands of a receiver. The
petition also asks that the company be enjoined from
doing further business, or attempting to do business. In
the city of Ardmore, and sets up the defendant company
has repeatedly failed and continued to fail to discbarge
the requirements of its franchise, in furnishing heat for
Ardmore citizens, in sufficient quantities that, whenever
the mercury falls, the gas supply Is Insufficient, and that
the company promises to better conditions but fails to
do so.
Ardmore is situated within twenty miles of an abund
ant supply of gas, but the petition proclaims that the
Consumers company has permitted the bulk of this gas
to be sold to Dallas, Fort Worth, and other North Texas
towns. On October 1, the state corporation commission
granted the right to advance its prices to consumers. A
car load of coal, enroute to Cleburne, Texas, was con
fiscated by Mayor Freeman, to be prorated to those who
might need it.
NEW COMPANY HAS 10,000 ACRES OF LEASES.
Interests of Several Big Okmulgee Operator* Absorbed by
Independent Oil & Refining Co.
Okmulgee, Okla., Nov. 25. (Special) The interests
of several Important operators In this city, among which
are those of E. H. Moore, W. A. McBride, T. D. Harris
and D. M. Smith, have been merged Into the Independent
Oil & Refining Co., Incorporated for $3,000,000, with a
paid up capital stock of $1,000,000. The company will
start business with approximately 10,000 acres of leases,
and 300 barrels dally production. Officers are: E. H.
Moore, president; W. A. McBride, vice president; T. D.
Harris, secretary and treasurer; D. M. Smith, G. A. Johns,
M. Fowler Graham, and J. W. McCulloch, directors.
STANDARD OIL STARTS 15 MILLION DOLLAR IM
PROVEMENT ON REFINERY.
Neodesha, Kans., Nov. 25.The largest building project
in the state was started last week when the Standard Oil
Co., Kansas, began work on the 15 million dollar building
program to be carried out at the company's refinery here.
The plans call for forty additional pressure stills, a mod
ern boiler house containing five boilers of the latest water
tube type that will be able to develop 5,000 horsepower;
five concrete stacks each 150 feet In height; tanks that
will have a capacity of about 300,000 barrels; two steam
stills; a mechanical shop for the manufacture of pitch
drums and also house the tinners' department; separat
ors and pipe lines and probably one or more additional
buildings for housing employes. The material for this con
struction will approximate 1,100 car loads. The company is
now employing more than 700 men and 300 additional men
will be given work here all winter and up untfl July In
the construction of the new addition.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 15

WHITE

Oil Corporation

ANNOUNCEMENT

THE White Oil Corporation is a consolida

tion of experienced organizations combined
into one institution, for producing, refining and
marketing petroleum, products.

PRODUCTS It is now prepared to make contracts

on lar&e quantities of lubricating oils,
in particular, Red Oils, Pale Oils and
Cylinder Stocks, the list of its products
bein& very comprehensive.

POLICY In making known its policy, The White

Oil Corporation places foremost its aim
to sustain the reputation enjoyed by its
constituent companies amon& their cus
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WHITE OIL CORPORATION

Executive Office: New York City, 1 8 Cor landt Street.
Export ttnd Domestic Sole*: New YorkCirv, II Broadway.
Division Sales Offices: Pittsburg, Pa., Park Building.
Clarendon, Pa. Houston, Texas, Binz Building.
16 THE OIL AND
LOUISIANA
Shreveport, La., Nov. 24. (Special.) An important
extension of the Horaer-Claiborne field is indicated by the
well of the Homer Oil Co. in section 29-21-7. The well
has reached a depth of 1,400 feet and is now two feet in
the sand. It is good for from 200 to 300 barrels at this
time. The well will extend the proven district in Claiborne
a half mile to the east and is regarded as very important
as indicating the trend of production in that direction.
The Homer-Louisiana is owned largely by Shreveport men
and is the possessor of a twenty-acre lease around which
is proven territory.
Another big gusher has been completed by the
Rowe Oil Corporation in the famous Homer field
in No. 18 Shaw. The well was drilled to a depth
of 2,096 feet and is making 15,000 barrels.
Other completions recorded for last week at Homer
are: Arkansas Natural Gas Co.'s No. 102 Langston in
section 19-21-7, making 500 barrels at 1,075 feet; Texas
Co.'s Shaw No. 1 in section 30-21-7, making 1,000 barrels
at 2,065 feet.
A number - of other wells are on the sand at Homer,
but owners are in no hurry to bring them In, because of
continued congested conditions and delays In securing
material.
In the Bull Bayou field the Gulf Refining Co. com
pleted No. 13 Christopher in section 1613-10, making 50
barre's.
The Standard Oil Co.'s eight-Inch pipe line to produc
tion in the Homer field has been completed. The line
runs to the Standard's new rack at a new station on the
L. & A. R. R., seven miles north of Minden. The load
ing station is called McGrew. The line gives a 20,000-
barrel capacity and will be extended to Cut-off Junction,
NEAL
Oil Investment Company, Inc.
Successors to
Steere-Neal Co., Inc.
LEASES
ROYALTIES
OIL PRODUCTION
in Homer-Claiborne, Bull Bayou,
Caddo, Pine Island and all North
Louisiana Territory.
Oil Investment Company, Inc.
404 Market Street Youree Bldg.
Old Phone 1203 Shreveport, La.
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near Shreveport, where it will connect with another
Standard line. Another eight-inch line is to be completed
immediately, paralleling the completed line to McGrew,
and also extended later to Cut-off Junction.
Thomas O. Harris has been selected by the Independ
ent Oil and Gas Producers' Association as secretary of
that organization. Mr. Harris recently resigned as man
aging editor of the Shreveport Journal. Practically every
producer, lease owner, royalty owner and land owner of
North Louisiana is a member of this 01 mization, and
the association in time is expected to become one of the
big factors in the oil industry in this part of the country.
Mr. Harris is well equipped to handle the organization.
During his more than 25 years of active newspaper service
he has attended nearly every session of the legislature in
the capacity of press representative. He was private sec
retary to Governor Blanchard during the term of his
office, and is especially equipped for the new duties in
the organization of the Independent Oil and Gas Producers'
Association.
George O. Balrd has recently acquired the holdings of
the Caddo-Claiborne Oil Co.'s holdings south of Homer.
This lease has had good showings of oil in two different
tests made by the Caddo-Claiborne Oil Co., and it is the
intention of Baird to thoroughly prove up this lease.
One of the new companies recently organized in North
Louisiana is the Twin-Gamble Oil Co., Inc. The company
is capitalized at $500,000. Dr. J. Edward Slicer is presi
dent; Ernest L. McCain is vice-president; Will Mercer is
secretary-treasurer. James E. Weir, a well-known oil man
of Houston, Tex., and Attorney Andrew D. Keeney con
stitute the board of directors. Location has been made
and drilling operations will start on their lease in sec
tion 19-2010 in the Homer field by December 1. The com
pany is in possession of approximately 2,300 acres scat
tered in Bull Bayou, Homer and other sections.
SINCLAIR ADDS TO ITS OCEAN-GOING FLEET.
Corporation Will Be Able to Increase Shipment of Crude
from Mexico by 3 Million Barrels Annually.
New York, Nov. 25. (Special) Two large tank ships
have been received and placed in operation by the SinclaT
Consolidated Oil Corporation, supplementing the ocean
going fleet operated during the war. It is estimated that
these two ships, which have a net cargo carrying capacity
of 55,000 barrels each, should, enable the corporation to
Increase its shipments of crude oil from Mexico by at least
3,000,000 barrels annually.
Another tankship is being built by the Todd Yards
Corporation for delivery to the Sinclair company in Feb
ruary, and additional ocean-going tonnage is being nego
tiated. The company's river fleet, operating on the Panuco
river, in Mexico, has been supplemented by barges now
in process of delivery by which an additional 30,000 bar-
re's of crude oil daily can be delivered at the company's
Tampico terminal, which is equipped to handle under nor
mal working conditions, an average of about 100,000 bar
rels daily, or at the rate of more than 36,000,000 barrels
annually. Additional tugs are being built for service in
New York harbor, and several steel barges will be de
livered soon for the movement of fuel oil in and about New
York, and also for similar service near Philadelphia. The
two tank ships delivered were diverted from the company's
service by the British government. The character under
which they were operated is at pre-war rates and has ap
proximately ten years more to run.
Standard OH Co. of Kansas has declared the regular
dividend of $3 and the usual extra dividend of $3 payable
Dec. 15 to stock of record Nov. 29.
"The Market Place of the Mid-Continent Field"that's
THE OIL and GAS NEWS.
 THE OIL AND
THE DAWN OF A NEW
(NoteThis week's chapter in "The Dawn of a New In
dustry" is a continuation (from last week's issue) of the
article by John C. Williams, assistant director, Department
of Metallurgical Research, Colorado School of Mines, re
produced from the October Quarterly of the school.
Editor.)
THE PRODUCTION OF SHALE OIL.
JOHN C. WILLIAMS,
Aulataut Director, Department of Metallurgical Research,
Colorado School of Mine*.
The Green River Formation.
The shales in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming are found
in the middle member of the Green River formation along
the Green River, in Wyoming and south into Utah and
along the White and Grand Rivers and their tributaries
in Colorado, and are available along the Denver and
Rio Grand River valley. These streams have cut through
from the Book cliffs and eroded deep valleys and have
left the shales exposed in great open faces lying from
200 to 1,000 feet above the va'.ley floors, giving the easiest
means of mining the shales and using gravity to deilver
them to the retorts below the mines, thus making cheap
mining costs. In many places thousands of tons may
be blasted from the cliff sides or quarried from open cuts,
using steam shovels and tramways to deliver them to the
storage bin or direct to the reduction works.
Grand Valley and De Beque.
These two points and the valleys tributary thereto
offer the best possible opening for the industry in Colora
do and owing to the immense and rich beds at these points
it is doubtful if any other points can rival them for years.
Here are uniform, rich strata from ten up to fifty feet
thick of massive, brown curly shale that produce from
40 up to 90 gallons of oil to the ton and hundreds of tests
show an average of 50 to 60 gallons to the ton, while
there are from 300 to 1,000 feet of shales good for 20 to
:S5 gallons to the ton. There are also strata 20 to 40
thick of paper shales that mine easier than the massive
shales and have an oil content of 40 to 50 gallons to the
ton. This oil is high in gasoline and lubricating oils and
averages from 15 to 30 per cent gasolines and from 30 to
60 per cent lubricating oils according to the method of
refining, and by cracking processes may produce up to
60 per cent gasoline. It contains from 1.5 to 2 per cent
of high melting point paraffin wax, while the asphaltic
residue left from refining the oils, of from four to eight
gallons to the ton, is similar to the elaterite and gllsonite
that is mined in the Uintah basin and is of more value
than ordinary asphalt and sells at $40 to $60 a ton. It
contains much valuable dye stuff and rare chemicals. It
is used for paints, varnishes, waterproofing, roofings,
floorings, and as a substitute for rubber in auto tires,
belting, and matting. To test this district we took many
field tests and checked these by taking seven samples as
cross cuts on the principal vein of the valley, of about
1,000 pounds in each sample from which four hundred
pounds average sample was run through the retorts.
These samples were taken from half a mile to three miles
apart and safely represent an average of the brown, mas
sive shale of Parachute Creek. The average of these
seven samples showed a recovery of 67 gallons of oil to
the ton. The lowest sample gave 52 gallons and the high
est gave 93 gallons, as a result we have estimated to be
safe that this district will average 56 gallons to the ton
for the massive curly brown shales and about 30 gallons
for the lean or light gray shales, and 45 gallons for the
paper shales. The refining record on the Grand Valley
oils was exceedingly good and the products all of very
hight quality. The paraffin wax has a melting point of
135 degrees. The average wax from petroleums has a
melting point of from 114 to 124 degrees. The lighter the
melting point the more sale value it has. The Grand
Valley lubricating oils are sepecially fine quality and
were 50 per cent of the crude, of 395 flash475 fire
and with a viscosity of 410 at 100 degrees.
GAS NEWS W
INDUSTRY
Lubricating Oils From Shales.
Our refining records show that we produced from the
Nevada crude shale oil 46 per cent of lubricating oil
and from the Colorado crude shale oil, 50 per cent of the
crude came through as a high grade motor oil. We use
the words "motor oil" as a trade term, there being such
a wide and unlimited market for lubricating oil suitable
for internal combustion engines, such as used on automo
biles, trucks, tractors, boats, launches and all portable and
stationary gas or gasoline fuel engines, so for all such
lubrication, we use the term "motor oil." From the dif
ferent shales we have produced from the crude oil from
30 per cent up to 60 per cent of motor oil, or if we wish
the highest amount possible of gasoline we put the oil
through any one of several successful "cracking pro
cesses" and produce up to 60 per cent of gasoline.
Testing the Oil.
Last spring, after we had produced and refined suffi
cient shale oil to have a quantity available for commer
cial work, one of our engineers then stationed at Wash
ington, D. C, took a sample of shale motor oil to the lub
ricating oil expert of the United States government, or
purchasing agent of oils for the government, with the re
quest that the shale oil be subjected to rigid tests to de
termine its lubricating and wearing qualities. This of
ficial states that the government departments were too
crowded to accept any testing work, but requested our
engineer to submit the oils to the Department of Me
chanical Engineering, Experimental Engineering Labora
tory, Ohio State University, stating that it was fully
equipped for such tests.
Our refineries then submitted to the Ohio State Uni
versity laboratories for competitive tests a shale oil lub
ricating distillate just as it same from the stills, without
any treatment or finishing and representing 57 per cent
of the crude oil and showing a low viscosity, being 133
with a Standard Oil Co's. gas engine cylinder oil, made
from petroleum oil and having a visosity of 374 at 70 de
grees. Record as follows:
Standard Oil Co.'s make of gas engine cylinder oil
used in test showed:
Gravity, Baume 24.4
Flash 405.
Fire 485.
Viscosity at 70 374.
Color No. 6.
Shale oil used in test showed:
Gravity, Baume 30.3
Flash 390.
Fire 455.
Viscosity at 70 133>
Color No 4.
This oil was used on a 12-hour continuous run and the
test record shows the following salient features:
1. The engine ran for one hour using the petroleum oil,
and was run for 12 hours using the shale oil, in each
case the revolutions per minute were 275 and the ex
plosions per minute were 137.5.
2. The engine ran cooler using shale oil.
It required 50 pounds less jacket water per hour to
cool the cylinder using shale oil.
400 pounds of jacket water, using shale oil, kept the
temperature of jacket water from vaporizer at 185,
while it took 450 pounds an hour to keep it at 211
Using petroleum (Standard Oil).
3. Engine carried a heavier load using shale oil.
Net brake load using shale oil was 40 lbs.
Net brake load using petroleum oil was 38.2 lbs.
4. Developed more horse power.
Brake horse power using shale oil, 6.28.
Brake horse power using petroleum oil, 6.
5. Mean effective pressure on piston.
Was less using shale oil, showing less friction and
better lubrication.
Mean effective pressure shale oil, 37.80.
Mean effective pressure petroleum oil, 49.
6. Mechanical efficiency was better.
Mechanical efficiency shale oil, 54.5.
Mechanical efficiency petroleum oil, 52.4.
7. Engine friction was less.
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Engine friction using shale oil, 4.87. shales will produce upwards of fifty thousand barrels of
Engine friction using petroleum oil, 5.45. crude oils to the acre.
8. Fuel used (to perform better service) was reduced about An oil shale stratum of twent feet thick will contain
30 per cent when using shale oil. 43,000 tons to the acre, thus if only one barrel is
Fuel used was kerosene; per indicated horse power, produced to the ton it will produce eight times as much
as an acre of oil sand; but the Colorado beds contain
per hour, consumed 0.5 pounds using the shale oil, while it parallel strata one above the other, or five to seven veins
consumed 0.647 pounds using petroleum.
Per brake horse power, consumed but 0.9 pounds of workable thickness of from seven to fifty feet thick
using shale oil and required 1.25 pounds of fuel oil using that will run forty gallons and more and from 300 to 500
feet of solid lean shales (richer than Scotch shales), that
petroleum in the brake horse power, per hour. will run thirty ga'.lons to the ton, making a possibility of
Summary on Lubrication. recovering several times forty thousand barrels to the
The results of these tests prove the superior lubri
cating qualities of shale oils, when properly produced acre.
A Complete Shale Oil Reduction Plant.
and finished. We have found from many tests that im
proper temperatures in the retorts and high temperatures 1. Mining Works would consist of:
in the refining will ruin the wonderful natural excellence camp, site, and equipment, Bunk houses, cook
of the shale oils, so proper methods and process in re 2. house, blacksmith and machine shop.
Shale cutting machines, steam, electric or compressed
duction and refining are an absolute prime requisite of air driven drills. Powder house. Tramway for con
success and for the successful production of superior veying ore to plants. Total and complete mining
products. American oil refiners lead the world in results
and efficiency as do American mining engineers and there 3. equipment. In some cases, steam shovels.
Rock crushers, to roughly break the shale in chunks
are no problems in the oil shale industry that cannot be one to twelve inches. Fines are eliminated and left
successfully answered when under the management of as waste in Scotch mines. Ore or storage bins located
trained and competent men. above the retorts and to suppy the crushed shale by
Lubricating Oils the Key to Success.
Motor oils or lubricating oils are worth in carload 4. gravity to retorts.
Ovens and retorts, built in benches, usually four ovens
lots all the way from 25 up to 60 cents a gallon. The to a bench, called a unit. , Plant site should be selected
average wholesale price for motor oil in the United States to provide room for building additional units as busi
is from 30 to 45 cents a gallon. One barrel 42 gallons, ness expands. Retorts connected to proper condens
of Colorado sha'e oil can produce 21 gallons of motor oil, ing system to condense the vapors and oils. Also
and if the shale makes but one barrel of oil to the ton, with a compression or absorption p ant to recover gaso
the motor oil is worth at 35 cents a gallon, $7.35 from line from the gases. Scrubbers to remove by-products
each ton, and as all costs from the mine to the consumer from gas.
will not exceed $4.00 a ton, a profit of $3.35 a ton would
result from the motor oil alone, leaving the gasoline 5. Refining: (a) Stills for straight run refining; stills for re-run
worth $1.89, ammonium sulphate 8 Ocents and other prod ning and finishing; stills for cracking gas oil
ucts worth 99 cents, a total of $7.03 a ton net profit. into synthetic gasoline or motor spirit.
Many of the good shales in Colorado and Nevada will (b) Storage tanks for crude; run down tanks for
exceed one barrel of oil to the ton. A 500-ton plant various fractions and products; storage for re
should make net profits of $3,500 a day, or $100,000 a fined products.
month, and this is a very safe and conservative estimate, (c) Pipe lines from retorts to refinery and from re
which under proper management and process should sure finery to railroad.
ly be accomplished. (d) Agitators and agitator house for acid and soda
Investment Value And Income. treatment of oils, and washers to remove same
If a company were going into production of crude from oil.
petroleum in the Mid-Continent fields and were to pur (e) Clay burning house, for purifying and renewing
chase outright their oil production today, it would require, the "Kieselguhr' or diatomaceous earth used in
to secure a production of 500 barrels of crude oil daily, the stills and filters.
with reasonable territory in reserve, an investment of not (f) Pumping plant for pipe lines, and water supply
less than ONE MILLION DOLLARS to secure this pro for retorts and refinery, using a large amount of
duction. After buying this production it will constantly water for condensing and cooling.
settle or grow less and at the end of one year be con (g) Wax plant, refrigerators, hydrau'ic and filter
siderably less than now unless you re-invest a large presses to separate the paraffin wax from the
amount in constant and new drillingat least fifty per heavy distillate; sweating houses for paraffin
cent of income must be set aside for operating, drilling wax refining.
and maintaining production, leaving but fifty per cent (h) Loading racks at railroads, barreling and ship
of income for dividends or surplus. Besides, in this case ping house, carpenters, tool, and repair shop.
the company will not own or operate a refinery and has (i) Electric light plant for mines, retorts and re
to take the price paid by the pipe lines for crude oil. finery; also power plant for mining and pumping.
If you invest a like amount in the shale oil indus 6. Ammonia sulphate plant. In Scotland, "A three-story
try, you may now acquire your lands with sufficient sup high ammonium sulphate house, with co umn-stllls. acid
ply for 100 years or more of raw material for the produc saturators for the ammonia, vacuum evaporator, cen
tion of 500 barrels and upwards daily of crude oil and trifugal driers, storing bins and grinding mills, sul
also build, eouip, operate and own a complete reduction 7. phuric acid making plant; acid recovery plant."
works and refinery and thereby obtain the wholesale mar Conveyor belts to carry off spent shales to dump be
ket va'ue of refined oils for an almost permanent indus low reducton works.
try, with a capacity and output of 500 barrels or more
daily. The value of the refined products is from three to Fuel Oil for steam generation is made possible in
four times the value of crude oil. The cost for building New York city by the adoption of a set of rules by the
and equipping a shale plant will run from $1,000 to $2,000 Board of Standards and Appeals of New York City cover
per ton of shale handled accordingly as it is equipped ing the storage and use of liquid fuel. Shortage of coal
and the comp'ete or incomplete finishing work done on and the uncertainty of supply P inducing many large
the oils and by-products. A skimming or cracking plant manufacturing plants to consider installing oil-burners
can be built to make good returns, but it is advisable to under their steam boilers. Most of the large oil com
build a complete works, equipped for paraffin wax, lub panies have storage installations in or adjacent to New
ricating oils and ammonium sulphate, for that will more York harbor and it will be possible to supply the new de
than double the profits. mand readily.
Oil Content Per AcreOil Sands Shale Lands California oil field operations reported to R. P. Mc
The Bureau of Mines of the U. S. Geological Survey
has estimated, and the best history proves that the oil Laughlin, state oil and gas supervisor, during the week
ending November 15, show nine new wells started, as com
sands of the petroleum producing areas of the United
States have a record of producing an average of 3,000 pared with 31 during the previous week. The total new-
to 5,000 barrels to the acre, while the same authorities wells this year is 607, as compared with 633 at the same
and the Colorado state authorities estimate the Colorado date last year.
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Casper. Wyo., No. 20, (Special) The Lance Creek Enterprise Drilling Co., and according to report have con
field is more in the limelight this week than at any time tracted to drill several wells in the Warm Springs fle d
since last spring. Last Friday night, the Buck Creek for the Wyoming Premier Co. The Wyoming Premier Co.
drilled in to the lower sand in its well on Section 26-36-65, has twenty eight wells in the Warm Springs field, which
and had a producer making more than 1,400 barrels of oil are capped, pending the completion of the Alliance Refinery
per day. This well was drilled to the first sand last June, at Thermopolis. The total estimated production of the
and found a good showing of oil; but water rose in the wells is around 1,200 barrels per day.
hole and drowned out the oil completely. The Buck Creek The Wallace-Idaho Oil Co., drilling at Embar on the
Co. refused to be discouraged, cemented off the water and Chimney Rock structure, struck water in the shallow sand.
resumed drilling. A big gas flow was struck just before It has been cased off, and the well is now drilling around
the second sand was encountered. This development will 1,000 feet.
be far reaching in its results; arrangements are being The Glencross Oil Co. has spudded in on the Yankee
made to deepen several of the water wells in the fields, Dome.
in hope of finding oil at the level so productive in the gressingOn the King Dome, the Mieier-Morrell Co. is pro
steadily, and will not shut down on account of
Buck Creek well. winter weather. The U. S. Oil & Gas Co. of Oregon has
In connection with this, comes the opinion of the taken extensive leases on the King Dome, and promises
government geologists who have been studying the field. development soon.
These experts have come to the conclusion that the pro The Wind River Producing and Refining Co. lost the
ductive sand in the Mule Creek field is the Dakota, and suit instituted in the Denver courts two weeks ago. The
that the water sand found just above it is the oil bearing Wind River Co. applied for an injunction to rescind the
sand of the Lance Creek field. The Buck Creek Co., in sale of the Hudson oil wells, near Lander, Fremont Co.,
drilling deeper, struck the Dakota after finding water in which the Wind River Co. purchased some time ago from
the oil bearing sand, and it is presumed that many of the the Producers and Refiners and the Western Exploration
wells which were water holes in what was supposed to be Co. for $1,400,000. According to the Wind River Co., the
the oil horizon, will be oil wells if drilled to the Dakota. output of the wells was misrepresented by President Kist-
There seems to have been some difference of opinion as ler of the Producers and Refiners. In ruling against the
to the sand where the first strike was made, some geolo Wind River Co., Judge Moore stated that even had the
gists insisting that it was the Dakota, and some that it facts been misrepresented, the Wind River Co. had ample
was another strata lying above the Dakota. According to opportunity to investigate the claims of the Producers and
the government experts, the latter were correct. Refiners before buying the property. Immediate y after
The Midwest Refining Co. well on Sec. 33 in the Lance the adverse decision was handed down by Judge Moore,
Creek field came in a gasser. This well struck a gas the Wind River Co. announced a coming merger with sev
pocket some time ago, and the rig was burned to the eral other companies, names not given, which will greatly
ground. After the rig was completed, the tools were stuck enlarge the company's resources.
in the hole for several days, but drilling was finally re The Bolton Creek-Poison Spider Syndicate reports a
sumed. When the Buck Creek well on Sec. 36 came in, showing of oil just above the Muddy sand, but the well is
oil rose in the Midwest well, and it was hoped that the shut down at present while a steel cable is installed.
well would come in an oil producer, and add to the oil The Pine Mt. Dome, in Natrona Co., came into promi
bearing acreage. However, the sand was struck Saturday nence this week, when it became known that the Wyoming
night, and a gas pressure released that blew the tools out Exploration Co. of Montana, drilling on Sec. 6-34-83 struck
of the hole, and showered the surrounding country with a flow of light oil at 280 feet, in the Dakota sand. The
the oil that was in the well. According to the government well is located about a mile to the southeast of the Mosher
geologists, this gas a" so comes from a sand above the well which came in two months ago with a 200-barrel pro
Dakota, and deeper drilling may find oil; but it is hardly duction of heavy oil. This oil was found in the Embar
probable that the Midwest will go any deeper. The gas sand. The Dakota oil is a high grade, light oil, and while
flow is estimated at 55,000,000 feet and the gas is very the strike is small, it is of sufficent size to warrant the
wet, with a high gasoline content. cessation of drilling, on the part of the owners of the well.
Buck Creek well No. 30 on Sec. 34-36-65, is flowing oil The company is drilling on Sec. 31, and will probably put
with the tools stuck in the hole. This well tapped the down several more shallow wells. The oil is of such high
sand last Friday, and the hole filled with oil. On Sec. quality, that even a small production is valuable.
3-35-65, Buck Creek No. 33 found water in the first sand, The reported increase in driling operations in the Big
but was drilled deeper, and is expected to be as good as No. Muddy, which did not materalize last summer, is now
30, as the wells are only 500 feet apart. scheduled for next sprng. The. Ohio Oil Co. is doubling the
The Union Oil Co., drilling on the Sunset Oil Co. capacity of its machine shop in the field, preparing for a
lease on Sec. 22-35-65, in the Lance Creek field, reports a rushThe of work next season.
Ohio Oil Co. is reported to have a new producer
good showing of oil at 3,800 feet. The drill is working in in the Rock Creek field, the oil coming from a sand 200
oil, and is expected to penetrate the cap rock within the feet below the Muddy, which has been the producing
neit 100 feet. The well is located three miles southwest horizon of the field. The Muddy sand being dry, drilling
of the nearest producer. was continued with the result that a new oil bearing sand .
In the Mule Creek field, the Midwest Refining Co. has has been added to the log of the Rock Creek wells. The
finished cementing its No. 4, which Was reported com new sand was struck at 2,750 feet. The Trapshooter well
pleted some time ago. The well is making 200 barrels, on Sec. 34, which has been reported in several times, is
being the largest in the field. The Illinois Pipe Line Co. drilling at 3,400 feet with no indications of oil. The well
has almost completed the pipe line to Kakoming, and is will be drilled another hundred feet.
working on the tank farm on Sec. 25-40-61. The Illinois The Western Holdings Co. has leased acreage in the
is also laying a three inch line to carry gasoline from the Rock Creek field to the Arlington Oil Co. and the Mid-
Ohio Oil Co's. extraction plant in the Lance Creek field to field Oil Co. The acreage lies in Sec. 28, 29 and 33,
the railroad at Lusk. township 19, range 78. The companies will start dril ing
An unconfirmed report has been received to the ef operations at once, a rig being under course of construction
fect that the Mike Henry Oil Co. has a producer in the on Sec. 28.
second sand in the Osage field, at 800 feet. Several wells Work is progressing on the Midwest and Standard Oil
in the field are to be drilled to the second sand, where it Co's. refining plants at Laramie. Trenches are being dug
is hoped a larger volume of oil will be found. for 14,000 feet of pipe, to carry water to the plants.
A number of Thermopolis men have organized the The Cactus Petroleum is making good progress in the
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Little Laramie Valley, and completion is expected shortly. holders that they will be offered the right to subscribe for
The Ohio Oil Co. test well on the Two Rivers Dome, Al a new issue of stock at $50,000 per share, at the rate of
bany Co., is being watched with interest. The Roxana one new share for each eight shares of the old stock held
Petroleum Co. is a big holder in the locality and the by the purchoser. The offer expires on Nov. 25.
Western Exploration Co. is also interested. The Franco-Wyoming Oil Co., holding company for
In the Lost Soldier district, nothing of importance has the Wyoming Oil Fields Co., the Natrona Pipe Line Co.
occurred. The Texas Co. has had water trouble in its and the Cactus Petroleum Co., has moved its main offices
well on Separation Flats, and is setting casing to carry from Cheyenne to Denver. The Frants Corporation has
off the flow. The same company, dri ling on Sec. 1, In also moved its office to the "Mile High City."
the Ferris field, lost the bailer in the hole, and has been New incorporations include the Rawlins Oil Land
unable so far to get hold of it. Sales Co., capitalized at $300,000. The company office will
Forty miles west of the Lost Soldier field, the Asso be at Rawlins, and its main operations in Carbon County.
ciated Oil Co. or California is drilling on Sec. 22-27-97, on The Enterprise Drilling Co., mentioned above, will
the Horse Track dome. The same company has made a have its office in Thermopolis. Capital stock, $50,000.
location on Sec. 11-26-97, on the Pickett Lake Dome. The The Bear Head Oil Co., of Utah, filed a copy of its
Annabell-Wyoming Oil Co., backed by Casper men, has papers at Cheyenne. The company will have Its Wyoming
been drilling on the Pickett Lake structure for some time, office at Kemmerer.
the well being located on Sec. 10-26-97. The Lance Creek Syndicate has turned over all its
In order to prevent a repetition of the Chandler trag property to the Lumberman's Oil Co. of America, organized
edy, the General Petroleum Co. has erected shelters be at Casper, and capitalized at $500,000. The company is
tween Rawlins and the Ferris field. The shelters consist headed by A. P. Nesbit, who was one of the organizers of
of cabins, equipped with double bunks, a stove, coal, oil, the Lance Creek Syndicate, anl Is composed of lumbermen
lantern and a broom. Two scouts of the Texas Co. came of Wyoming.
near freezing to death during the zero weather last week, It is reported that a company has been organized in
when their car broke down In the Red Desert. The men London, to be known as the Anglo-United Oil Co., to take
started to walk, but missed the way and were wandering over the Hudson Development Co. holdings in the Dallas
away from the road when their attention was attracted field, Fremont County. These are the lands which were
by the lights of an outo sent out from Rawlins to search turned over to L. A. J. Phillpot and associates last year,
for them. They were known to have started for the after being the subject of litigation for twelve years. There
town, and their failure to arrive was followed by the dis are a number of shallow wells on the tract.
patching of a searching party. The men suffered no last No Assessment Work.
ing consequences of their exposure. A bit of legislation, of great importance to Wyoming
The Wyoming-Illinois Oil & Shale Co. has let a con oil operators and land holders, but coming a little late in
tract for the completion of its well on the Carter Dome, the season, is the bill passed by Congress and signed by
Lincoln Co. The well is down 1,784 feet, but the casing the president, under the terms of which holders of mining
used so far is too light to withstand the gas pressure, and lands will not be required to do any assessment work for
will be replaced with heavier. 1919. The mining law, under which all oil lands are held,
The Big Piney Oil & Refining Co. has completed its requires that $100 be spent each year per quarter section,
camp on the Budd ranch, in the Big Piney district, and in order to hold title to the land. The measure just passed
will spud in as soon as the boiler is on the ground. The was introduced early in the year, but no action was taken
rig is located on Sec. 9-29-113, five miles from any other upon it until recently. Many land holders, despairing of
drilling venture. the passage of the bill, have already done the required work.
Over the Line.
All efforts to cap the big gasser at.Steamboat Springs, ACTIVITY IN THE ARTESIA, N. M., FIELDS.
Colo., has so far been failures. The crew succeeded in
partially shutting it off, but when they endeavored to shut Artesia, N. M., Nov. 15.Local dealers have been
swamped with orders for State of New Mexico oil and gas
it off entirely, the casing began to rise, and the well was
opened again. The rig will be moved from its present lo leases and they are working their office forces from 14 to
cation to a point about a mile north, where another well 16 hours per day in an effort to fill all orders and to
will be sunk, using gas from No. 1 for fuel. answer the flood of inquiries that are pouring Into Artesia.
Several months ago, the Sinclair Oil Co. purchased aOther dealers up and down the line from Artesia are also
tract of land, and trackage at Grand Junction, Colo., and reported busy and big activity is in evidence all over
has now made public its plans to erect an oil distributionsoutheastern New Mexico.
station to serve the western slope territory. Warehouses George H. Lang, field Inspector for the Carter Oil Co.,
and tankage will be erected at once. arrived in Artesia Tuesday to make an inspection of the
No further report has been received from the Stubbs field for his company. The Carter people have several
well at Fairburn, S. Dak. The finding of oil north of drilling locations selected in the Artesia field and have a
Roundup. Mont., by the Van Duzen Co. has been confirmed. part of their material on the ground in Sec. 6, township
News of the Companies. 22-26, about 30 miles south of Artesia.
The two strings of tools that have been lost in the
The New York Oil Co. has given notice to its stock- Illinois Producers' well No. 1, 15 miles south of Artesia,
have been successfully fished out. The Nu-Mex we'.l No. 1,
being drilled in Section 4, Township 3-35, Roosevelt county,
H u about 90 miles northeast of Artesia, is down to a depth of
"HUB" Price Rises 525 feet, with a showing of oil.
It is announced that the National Exploration Co. will
The big Kentucky deal ia closed. "HUB" there drill its second well in township 11-23, about 30 miles
by acquired six additional oil wells, all good pro northwest of Artesia, and while the contract calls for the
ducers. The news has created great excitement well to be spudded in by December 23, it is expected that
and demand for Hub stock. In the face of heavy work will commence before that time. It is reported that
demand and just to keep faith with our friends their third well will be drilled not far distant from Artesia
we are trying to hold the 9 cent price until and their fourth well may be located near Kenna, 75 miles
December I . But the price will advance December northeast of Artesia. This is the company that recently
1, possibly 100%. HUB now has a grand total of expended $400,000 for leases in the Artesia country and it
49 OIL WELLS 4 GAS WELLS is announced their program calls for the expenditure of
$2,500,000 for developing work in the Artesia country.
Don't wait and pay moreReap a profit. The W. W. Cox well, located eight miles east of San
Augustin Pass, and about midway between Artesia and
9c Buy Hub NowOnly 9c El Paso, was spudded in Saturday.
The Baden Oil Co. of Winfleld, Kan., is expected to put
HUB-WYOMING OIL CO. Hope, 22 miles west of Artesia, on the oil map, and active
260 Century Bldg. Denver, Colorado preparations are being made to start a deep test well on
Send for FREE particulars. the company's holdings in township 16-23, on Upper Cot
tonwood, 15 miles northwest of Artesia, and about four
U miles from Hope.
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FAITH, HOPE AND HARD WORK WIN FOR "BOB"
MAYHEW.
Instances of fortunes being made and lost in oil de
velopments through "holding on" despite all obstacles,
with final success or failure, are common enough, but
B. S. Mayhew, at one time chief engineer for the Steffens-
Bretch ice cream company of Oklahoma City, had a dif
ferent way of holding on until the good days came. Now,
since real money has come to him through his faith that
oil could be found on his place, he has a different way
of spending it.
To begin at the beginning, Bob Mayhew's father home-
steaded a farm in the western part of Noble county which
he staked in the run for homes at the opening of the
Cherokee strip. Young Mayhew later inherited the farm,
and with it he also inherited a belief that oil would some
day be found beneath the farm.
Other men didn't seem to think the same way about
the oil being there, but this didn't influence the opinion
of Mayhew a particle. To be exact, the opinions of other
men have never seemed to influence Mayhew, for he has
a faculty of forming his own opinions.
This faculty is primarily responsible for Mayhew's
present success, since several years ago when crops failed
with disheartening regularity, he refused to mortgage the
old place, and instead went to work as a mechanical en
gineer. His ingenuity soon put him at the top of his lino
of work, and he took a correspondence course in engineer
ing, doing this between times as he held down his job
and saved enough money to keep up the farm. He had a
knack with machinery, and he was given hard jobs to
solve, each time being successful. He was for a time
consulting engineer for the C. W. Dawley mining interests
at McAlester, and erecting engineer at the Hendeberry
packing plant at Arkansas City.
After the famous pool was opened up at Billings, oil
scouts went over the Mayhew farm. They didn't think
there was any oil under it, but the big companies couldn't
afford to overlook a bet, so they tried to lease It.
Mayhew wasn't satisfied with the usual terms of leas
ing oil land. He was willing to lease, but he wanted some
good ready money so as to keep the farm In good shape.
Instead of leasing for so much an acre, with royalties, he
leased the whole quarter section for $2 a day. Simple
lease terms, with the one-eighth royalty reservation.
The $2 a day gave him enough to defray expenses,
while he kept plugging away at his farm work in the sum
mer and his engineering in the winter. His services were
in demand and in this way he made both ends meet.
The last two years have been good ones for Mayhew.
Crops have been good, and his attention has been given
to reaping the wheat harvest ob the farm. He hasn't
thought much about oil development because he's been
too busy.
But the other day a new sand was found in a wildcat
well between his farm and the old Billings pool. People
at once began to get excited about the prospects of oil
in the locality on all sides of the wildcat. Leases began
selling high. Royalties went rocketing. Several of May
hew's neighbors sold half interests in their one-eighth roy
alties retained in leases, for as high as $15,000 and $20,000.
Mayhew had said, back in the days when crops failed
and when everything looked black, that he would not sell
a half interest in his one-eighth royalty for less than $50,-
000. He stuck to his word when others tried to get It
for $20,000. He had told them the price and they could
pay it or not, he didn't care.
Last week he got his price. Fifty thousand dollars in
real cash. George Mouser and Judge Bowles, of Perry,
paid him the money for a half interest in his one eighth
royaltyand Mayhew still gets his $2 a day for the lease.
While Mayhew's farm is several miles from production,
indications are that the new pool may extend to his farm,
which is located in the northeast quarter of 21-24n-lw, to
be exact.
Bob Mayhew should have gone on a big rip-roaring
celebration, according to his friends. He should have
staged a big party and spent his money like water. But,
in line with his other "peculiarities," he didn't believe in
wasting his money that way.
Instead, he bought one of the finest trucks he could
find, completely power-equipped for oil field work, and
started out to make more "side money," from the oil game.
The Daily Oklahoman.

WANT A "SECOND CROP" OF OIL?

National Oil Well Reamer Company,
1104 Republic Building,
Kansas City, Uo.
Oentl
Answering your Inquiry, beg to say teat A. 3. Jonas,
Patentee of the reamer your company now owns and oontrolls, bar
done some work on the Albert Tanner farm, which Is very satis
factory.
(all Mo. Id on this farm was making about three and
one fourth barrels per day, but thirty day* after It was reomes
by Ur. Jones, It showsd about ten barrels per day, and I think
'it is still making this amount. After reaming ten or fifteen
additional weile we will be glad to furnish you the average in
crease for the entire farm.
Toures very truly, yrf
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General Superintendent. An It looks after

As It probnbly looks* resmlnff.
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NOTEMr. Smith is General Superintendent of the Prairie Oil & Gas Co.

National Oil Well Reamer Co.

1104 Republic Building Kansas City, Mo.
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Barton County, Kansas.
Cheyenne Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Sooy in the SW of SW of
section 27-18-12 west, remains shut down with collapsed
casing at 1.560 feet.
Barber County, Kansas.
Location still remains for Medicine Lodge Petroleum
Co. No. 1 Storm in the SE of NE of NE of section 15-23-12
west.
Holllday and associates No. 2, Gibson Ranch, in the
SW of SW of section 11-30-12 west, is drilling ahead after
getting a small show at 2,970 feet.
Chase County, Kansas.
Shaw and associates No. 1 Harsh in the NW of SE of
section 29-22-8 is a rig up.
O'NeiJ" and associates No. 1 Mahoney in the SE of SE
of section 14-21-6 is still rig up.
Liberty Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Guthrie in the SW of SW
of section 25-18-8 is shut down at 1,300 feet.
Stark and associates No. 1 Pankey in the center of
section 21-21-8 remains shut down in water at 400 feet.
Cloud County, Kansas.
Howerton and associates No. 1 Byrnes in the NW of
NE of NE of section 30-8-1 west is still shut down at 2,200
feet.
Comanche County, Kansas.
Shaw and associates No. 1 Shaw In the NE of NE of
section 11-23-16 west is material on the ground.
Coffey County, Kansas.
Grouch Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Jones in the SW of NE of
section 1-20-14 is shut down at 1,533 feet.
Clay County, Kansas.
. Nelson Syndicate Oil Co. No. 1 Avery in the SE of SE
of section 30-9-14 is shut down at 2,700 feet.
Cowley County, Kansas.
Vanaman & Davidson are fishing at 1,450 feet in No.
1 Koch in the southeast of northeast of section 28-31-5.
Theta Oil Co. No. 1 Berry in the northeast of north
east of section 13-33 6 is fishing for fools at 1,870 feet.
West & Ossenbeck No. 1 Guthrie in the northwest
corner Lot 13 in section 8-34-8 is dry and abandoned at 2,645
feet.
Hopkins & Marvin No. 1 Darst in the center west line
northwest of southwest of section 13-33-6 is shut down
at 785 feet.
Empire Gas & Fuel Co. No. 1 Shannon in the center
southwest of southwest of section 34-31-5 is underreaming
to 1,760 feet.
Langley and associates No. 1 Russell in the center of
northeast quarter of section 27-31-3 is shut down for cas
ing at 1,400 feet.
Dickinson County, Kansas.
Huntley & Johnson No. 1 Jones in the southeast of sec
tion 216-4 is drilling at 1,120 feet. '
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Long in the southeast of
southwest of section 34-16-3 is a rig up.
Kelly and associates No. 1 Baker in the southwest
of northwest of section 26-12-3 is a rig up.
Forrester and associates No. 1 Taylor in the southeast
of northeast of section 6-14-4 is drilling at 1,520 feet.
Stuart and associates No. 1 Gillette in the northwest
of southwest of southeast of section 35-14-4 is a rig up.
Marshall and associates No. 1 Schlesner in the south
west of northeast of section 17-15-4 is drilling at 1,050 feet.
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Wilkins in the southwest
of northwest of northeast of section 26-11-3 is rilling at
2,400 feet. Same company's No. 1 Crouister in the south
west of northeast of section 11-12-2 is drilling a water well.
No. 1 Stone in the northwest of southwest of section 34-12-2
has casing trouble at 1,850 feet.
Elk County, Kansas.
Beacon Investment Co. No. 1 Swartz in the northeast
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{ 1 1
of southeast of southwest of section 32-22-9 is underream
ing to 1,300 feet.
Metropolitan Expl. Co. No. 1 Keyser in the northeast
of northwest of southwest of section 10-30 9 is a rig up.
Union Oil Co. No. 1 Shull in the southwest of north
east of section 2-31-9 remains shut down at 1,265 feet be
cause of ligitation.
Heckemkemper and associates No. 1 Keyser in the
northeast of northeast of section 19-30-9 is shut down and
probably abandoned at 1,050 feet.
Finney County, Kansas.
Garden City Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Wann in the south
east of southeast of section 35-21-30 west is shut down at
2,200 feet.
Greenwood County, Kansas.
Emerald Oil Co. No. 1 Knox in the northeast of north
east of section 17-27-9 is a rig up.
Otter Creek Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 McMillen in the
southwest of northeast of northwest of section 5-28 9 is
shut down in water at 860 feet.
Emerald Oil Co. No. 1 Teeter in the northwest of
northeast of section 21-23-9 is drilling at 1,600 feet.
Willow Creek Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Booth in the north
west of northeast of section 19-23-11 is drilling at 700 feet.
Hoover and associates No. 1 Frederick in the center
west line of southwest of section 6 22-11 is a rig up and
tools in.
Rodgers and associates No. 1 Love in the northeast
of southwest of section 23-26-8 is drilling at 500 feet in a
new hole.
Cosden & Co. No. 1 Lovett McNeal in the southwest of
southwest of section 22-23-13 is still fishing for tools at
1,750 feet.
J. B. Jones and associates No. 1 Holmes in the north
east of southeast of northeast of section 6-28-12 Is shut
down at 1,750 feet.
Dixie Oil Co. No. 1 Dixon in the southeast of south
west of section 18-28-9 is still shut down after spudding
in. Tools have been moved away.
Empire Gas & Fuel Co. No. 3 Temple In the center of
southwest of southeast of section 13-27-8 is underreaming
to 2,350 feet. No. 1 Temple in the southeast of northeast
of section 26-27-8 is spudding.
Empire Gas & Fuel Co. No. 1 Morris in the southeast
of southeast of section 8-23 9 is drilling at 1,580 feet. Same
company's No. 2 Teeter in southeast of northwest of south
west of section 16-23-9 is shut down at 1,020 feet.
Harvey County, Kansas.
Elmerdale Oil Co. No. 1 Gotz in the northeast of north
east of section 8 23-2 is shut down at 800 feet.
Minnehoma Oil Co. No. 1 Gilchrist in the southeast of
northwest of northwest of section 27-22-2 is drilling at 2.550
feet.
Harper County, Kansas.
Eldo-Harper-Emp. O. Co. No. 1 on County Farm in
the northwest of northwest of section 25-32-7 west remains
shut down at 600 feet.
Hodgman County, Kansas.
Oil Fields Dev. Co. No. 1 Hanna in the northwest of
northwest of section 27-22-23 west is shut down at 725 feet.
Jackson County, Kansas.
Buffalo Oil Co. No. 1 Cook in the northeast of north
east of section 12-7-15 is a rig up.
Jewell County, Kansas.
Red Line Oil Co. No. 1 Lemp in the southeast of south
east of section 9 2-9 west is a rig up.
Kingman County, Kansas.
Cunningham Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Latham in the south
east of northwest of section 21-27-10 west Is drilling at 3,245
feet.
Kingman-Murdock Oil Co. has a fishing Job at 3,126
feet in No. 1 Rutkomski in the center east line of south
west of section 3-28-6 west.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 23

Hale & AUinger No. 1 Winfrey in the southwest of

southwest of section 11-27-7 west remains shut down at
3,275 feet with contracting trouble.
Kiowa County, Kansas.
Pratt Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Barlow in the southeast of
southeast of section 25-30-17 west is shut down at 3,680 feet.
Kearney County, Kansas.
Mins & Inge No. 1 Bower in the southwest of southwest
of section 9-25-37 west is shut down at 725 feet with casing The Lesh
trouble.
Lincoln County, Kansas.
National Refining Co. No. 1 Dudley in the northwest of
southeast of section 9-11-8 west is underreaming at 3,460
feet. Refining
Lyon County, Kansas.
Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 1 McCray in the northwest
of northwest of section 34-21-10 is drilling at 655 feet.
' Morris County, Kansas. Division
Clak and associates No. 1 Mary Yearout in the north
east of southeast of section 19-15-5 is drilling at 1 700 feet.
Skaer & Skaer No. 1 Albright in the northwest of of the
southeast of section 19-16-5 is dry and abandoned at 2,773
feet.
Forrester and associates No. 1 Young in the center of
southwest of section 14-17-7 has spudded in and shut down
for water.
Forrester and associates No. 1 Ray in the southwest of NATIONAL
section 13-16-5 is drilling at 740 feet. Same parties No. 1
Mangle in the southeast of 6-17-7 is a rig up.
Osborne County, Kansas.
Delhi Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Dorman in the southwest of
southwest of section 20-10-11 west is a rig up and casing on
the ground.
Osage County, Kansas. COMPANY
Blodgett Oil Corporation No. 1 Craig in the southwest
of section 9-16-15 is a rig up.
Mull Vite Dev. Co. No. 1 Neil Estate in the northeast
of section 8-17-17 is drilling at 1,610 feet.
Black Hawk Oil Co. No. 1 Van Buskirk in the south
west of southeast of section 10-18-16 is shut down at 2,200
feet for a standard rig.
Ottawa County, Kansas.
Dozier and associates No. 1 Lyne in the northeast of Refiners and Marketers
northwest of section 16-9-1 west is a rig up.
Ottawa Oil & Dev. Co. No. 1 Sirnie in the northwest of
southeast of southwest of section 21-9-5 is fishing for casing of
at 3,225 feet.
Pottawatomie County, Kansas.
Crawford & Jennings No. 1 Doyle in the northwest of
northwest of section 4-10-12 is shut down trying to cement
off the water at 2,700 feet. Petroleum
Pawnee County, Kansas.
Pawnee Dev. Co. No. 1 Taylor in the southeast of north
east of section 23-22-15 east is a rig.
Reno County, Kansas. Products
Reno County Oil & Gas Co. has a rig up for No. 1
Richenberger in the southeast of northeast of section 15-26-4.
Sedgwick County, Kansas.
Wichita Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Folker in the northeast of
southwest of section 17-28-1 east is drilling at 3,200 feet.
Brooks and associates No. 1 Winters in the southwest
of southwest of section 26-25-2 is shut down for sand line
at 2,175 feet.
Seward County, Kansas.
Trades Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Doles in the northwest of
section 3-35-34 west is shut down at 1,300 feet.
Shawnee County, Kansas.
Wapeka Oil Co. No. 1 Geo. Neal in the southeast of
southeast of section 26-13-15 is fishing at 1,850 feet.
Smith County, Kansas. Refinery and Sales Office at
Bellaire Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Willie Post in the south
west of southwest of section 11-3-12 west is shut down at
610 feet. Same company's No. 1 Morton in the northwest Arkansas City, Kansas
of section 28-3-12 west has casing trouble at 2,625 feet.
Sumner County, Kansas.
Elmerdale Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Sleigh in the center of
southwest of northwest of section 36-31-2 is shut down at
2,591 feet.
14 THE OIL AND
TEPETATE OIL WELLS TURN TO SALT WATER.
Texas and Mexican Gulf Companies Both Lose Two Big
Producers Inside of a WeekPool One of
Oldest in Mexico.
Tampico, Mexico, Nov. 15.Salt water has appeared In
several of the wells In the Tepetate camp. The wells
affected are the Texas Company of Mexico's we'ls on Lots
2 and 3, having a production of 75,000 and 5,000 barrels of
petroleum daily; the Mexican Gulf Oil Company's well on
Lot 163, Chlnampa, rated at 40,000 barrels daily capacity,
and the same company's well on Lot 8, Tepetate, which
is rated at 60,000 barrels.
About two weeks ago the salt water made its appear
ance in the wells and within a week all of the wells had
gone sa't. There may be some hope for the Texas com
pany's wells, but it is a slim one.
The Tepetate field Is one of the oldest light oil pro
ducers in Mexico, work having begun there in the early
summer of 1910 and continued steadily since that time.
In round numbers more than 100,000,000 barrels of petrol
eum have been taken from this pool.
Commenting on the situation, the Tampico Tribune says:
"The Tepetate petroleum pool turning to salt water was
not unexpected. For a year or more suspicious indica
tions were noted and oil men were not surprised when the
news came that this famous oil deposit that had endured
for many years and yielded more than 100,000,000 barrels
of petroleum, had broken down. Such is the fate of all oil
deposits and this proves that even the Mexican pools are
not inexhaustible. The effect of this will in no manner
disparage the Mexican oil fields. Not one dollar destined
for investment here will be turned aside. It is but a
common incident in the oil business and the result of this
will be to stimulate greater activity in the location and
drilling of new wells. Instead of slowing up the develop
ment in the oil fields, it is more apt to stimulate the
work planned."
All that's cheap about the classified ads In the OIL
AND GAS NEWS is the pricefour cents a word.
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of this security. Discriminating investors will realize
the attractiveness of this security and avail themselves
of a substantial allotment before the next rise in price
and proposed increase over the present dividend rate
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Our own publication, will be sent upon request. Com
ment every week of a reflecting nature foreshadows
the effect of various conditions upon the action of
securities. The informative value of this terse publi
cation is aptly demonstrated by its current contents.
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A WARNING TO SHIPPERS FROM CHAIRMAN FELTON
OF THE PETROLEUM INSTITUTE TANK CAR
COMMITTEE.
New YorkH. E. Felton, chairman of the Tank Car
Committee, has written R. L. Welch, general secretary of
the American Petroleum Institute as follows in regard to
an allegation that shippers of petroleum inflammable
liquids are not complying with regulations:
"Complaint has been made by Colonel Dunn that
shippers of petroleum inflammable liquids in tank cars,
in a large number of cases, do not comply with the in
flammable regulations in allowing sufficient outage in the
tanks, where the domes do not provide for such outage,
to allow for expansion as provided for by the regulations.
"I do not know how far Colonel Dunn is warranted in
his complaint, but if it is a fact that the regulations are
not being properly complied with, a continuance of viola-
ton of this regulation will unquestionably bring an amend
ment of the inflammable regulations requiring all tank cars
carrying inflammables to have the domes enlarged to in
sure adequate space for expansion under all conditions
which would eliminate any question of outage having to be
allowed in the shell of the tank when loading.
"As this would be a costly consequence to tank car
owners and shippers and can be avoided by a proper ob
servance by shippers of the present regulations in al
lowing outage in the shell, It would appear to be im
portant that the petroleum industry be advised of this
condition, so that by strict observance of the regulations
it may protect itself against drastic action of the nature
referred to and I am instructed by the Tank Car Com
mittee to request you to do so.
"The gallonage capacities of all tank cars listed in
Boad's tank guage hand book and In most cases the dome
capacities are also listed, but where the latter are not listed
same should be listed without further delay by the car
owners. This information, also outage tables, should be
available either at the loading rack, or to be furnished
to the loading rack through the office of the shipper, so
that adequate information will be available at all times
to insure proper outage being determined and allowed
in the shell of the tanks as provided for by the regula
tions (paragraph 1825 and footnote). It is, I understand,
claimed by Colonel Dunn's inspectors that information of
this character is not now available at many loading racks.
ACTIVITY NOTED AROUND THE WARNER DEEP WELL.
Wichita, Kans., Nov. 25.(Special) Much activity
is being manifested around the Warner deep well in 3-
29-4, Butler County, Kans. The sand was topped at 3,100
feet and the well is now on the pump. H. E. Anderson, the
r ,-v .. t who made the original survey and location for
the Warner well, made three additional locations for Vani-
man and Davidson last week In the vicinity of the Warner
well. They will immediately erect three rigs and the
wells will be started at the earliest possible date.
George D. Nelman of the Security Oil Co., of White
water, Kans., just returned from an extended trip in the
east, visiting Cleveland, Washington, and Toronto. Mr.
Mr. Neiman expects to do considerable drilling in the near
future.
Anderson & Fitch have their well in 26-24-3, Butler
County, Kans., on the pump. The oi! is of a high grade
and commands a premium of 40 cents per barrel. The
Fitch Petroleum Co. has taken over the Anderson & Fitch
properties. That company has production on their Butler
county lease and has acreage around a number of drilling
wells in Kansas and Oklahoma.
A BUSY WEEK IN THE CALIFORNIA FIELDS.
Oil field operations in California reported to R. P.
McLaughlin, State Oil and Gas Supervisor, during the week
ending November 8, show 31 new wells started, as com
pared with 19 during the previous week. This is the
largest number of new wells reported in California In any
one week during 1919. Of the 31 notices seven were filed
by American Petroleum Co. in Coalinga field and eleven
by the Southern Pacific Co. in the Midway field. The
total new California wells this year is 598, as compared
with 627 at the date last year.
 THE OIL AND
PETROLEUM IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS.
Opening Up of Oil Fields There Will Bring Far-
Reaching Benefits to the Entire
British Empire.
(From Consular Reports of November 19.)
Rich mineral deposits of various kinds, such as
nickel, copper, chrome, and phosphate rock, have been ex
ploited in the Pacific Islands, and the discovery of petro
leum was long anticipated. Today it is known that there
are parts of Papua (British New Guinea) and the late
Germany colony in New Guinea exceedingly rich in petro
leum deposits. These are believed to be a continuation of
the proved deposits of the same belt which runs through
Java, Sumatra. Timor, Borneo, Celebes, Ceram, and Dutch
Xew Guinea. This belief is supported by the fact, testified
to by experts, that the oil obtained so far in Papua is of
the same type as the oil taken from the above-named
islands.
vfhile private enterprise is desirous of thoroughly ex
ploiting the deposits of Papua and German New Guinea,
and is perfectly satisfied that the deposits are very valu
able and very extensive, the Federal Government of
Australia is exploiting the Papuan fields and prospects
(see Commerce Reports for June 25, 1919), and it is ex
pected to undertake prospecting for deposits in what was
German New Guinea. During the last five years the war
has hampered both prospecting and work in the proved
fields. The Federal Government has spent to date over
100,000 in pioneering work. Private enterprise has of
fered, and is ready to expend, ten times as much and place
on the fields the labor and all the accessories for the pro
duction of the oil.
At the present time the British Empire is short of
commercial oil. The opening up of oil fields such as those
of the Pacific islands will bring far-reaching benefits to
the whole of the Empire. It has been proved by scientific
exploration that the oil-bearing areas are extensive; ex
periment has shown that the oil is of a high grade, and
it only needs the push and determination of British en
terprise and adequate capital to develop petroleum in
dustries in Papua and German New Guinea that will make
the British Empire independent of supply elsewhere.
Rumor has it that the Admiralty have long been aware of
the vast possibilities of the Papuan oil fields, and that in
sympathy with the Australian Government these fields
were held in reserve for some great commercial move
ment of the future; but In the meantime, should naval oil
supplies run short from present sources of supply, the
Papuan fields can be worked and opened up at a mo
ment's notice. This, of course, may be mere island gos
sip.
Surveys of the oil fields of Papua and German New
Guinea by British, American, and German scientists have
definitely proved the value of the oil of these territories.
Yet in both Papua and German New Guinea there are diffi
culties in the way of the present development on a large
scale of this or any other industry. The question of native
labor is a very serious one: not that there is an actual
shortage of this labor, for labor is plentiful, but it will
not work. Then, when compared with the labor available
in the oil fields of some other parts of the world the native
labor of the Pacific Islands can not be considered cheap.
Wages vary from 10s. to 2 ($2.43 to $9.73) per month
for laborers and overseers, or "boss" boys, but in addition
to wages (and this is where the greater cost comes in)
native labor has to be fed and housed in a most extrava
gant and wasteful manner. There is also the cost of re
cruiting from native villages, and this entails much ex
penditure in shipping and highly-paid and experienced
management.
There are no railways in Papua and German New
Guinea, and the construction of roads is slow and costly.
These disadvantages would at present encumber private en
terprise unless it was allowed full freedom of action and
was liberally provided with capital. The introduction of
suitable coolie labor, say, from Java or India, would solve
the labor difficulty.
The oils obtained from the territories vary consider
ably in composition, and a large variety of by-products can
be distilled therefrom. Benzine, kerosene, lubricating oil,
oil fuel, and paraffin wax are some of the products taken
from the oils of Sumatra and Borneo, and it is reckoned
GAS NEWS 25
that Papua and German New Guinea oils have the same
qualities, as they appear to belong to the same oil belt.
Malaria, a tropical fever common, but not dangerous,
in Papua and the whole of German New Guinea, has
checked wide prospecting for oil, but it is a noteworthy
fact that once the clearing of jungle along the lines of
oil wells begins this distressing fever departs. This is
a factor of great importance in assuring the successful es
tablishment of an industry in these territories. For the
last five years, or even longer perhaps, white men have
been engagsd in boring for oil in the Vailala River district of
Papua, and malaria was a troublesome item in the pros
pecting and pioneering days. As soon as oil was tapped
and came to the surfce the change in the atmosphere led
to the rapid destruction of the poisonous mosquito, and
there were fewer cases of malaria.
GOVERNMENT WINS IN CALIFORNIA LAND PATENT
CASES.
Washington.The government by an opinion in the
supreme court won its fight to have canceled patents for
6,000 acres of California oil land va ued at $10,000,000,
alleged to have been obtained through fraud by the South
ern Pacific Co. In disposing of the case the supreme court
reversed federal court decrees dismissing proceedings in
stituted by the government to have the land, which is lo
cated within naval oil reserve No. 1, returned to the
government. The government charged that the company
at the time the patents were issued in 1904 under a rail
road grant, which reserved mineral lands, knew that the
lands were valuable for oil, although it filed alleged false
affidavits to the contrary. The federal district court held
that while there had been no actual discovery of oil on
the land, surrounding conditions clearly indicated that it
was valuable for oil, and the circuit court of appeals, which
reversed this opinion, is now in turn reversed by the
supreme court.
Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary to President Wilson,
has purchased a leasehold from David Mackenzie, being a
portion of his acreage known here as the famous Knox
Terrace, 2% miles east of Jacksboro, Texas.
If It Is Anything About Oil
Leases, Production, Refineries, Drilling Contracts or
Dividend Paying or Development Oil Stock
See, Write or Wire
JERRY CULBERTSON
"Oil as a Business"
Suite 417 Ridge Arcade Building
Phones, Main 5601
Anderson Drilling and
Development Co.
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on equitable terms; buy or sell production; take
complete management of paying properties; deal
with owners direct. Submit details first letter,
with maps. Close in acreage bought and sold.
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26 THE OIL AND
Quotations for Fuel Oil Show Differences of
IN CHICAGO
Opinion-Gasoline Still Weak-News Notes
Chicago, Nov. 25. (Special.) The advance Ui crude
logically should mean an added strength to the markets
from the products of the crude, but if the oil market ever
was logical it was only on rare occasions. The price for
fuel oil has advanced and is now 15 to 20 cents higher
than it was a week ago, and the situation seems to have
a solid foundation which promises further advances if the
demand continues as good as it has been right lately.
This demand is more likely to be responsible for the
advance in fuel oil than the increased cost in crude. Prob
ably more so, for no other important product of crude has
shown like strength with fuel oil. The quotations made
today by various concerns show some difference of opinion
as to what is the real market price for fuel oil, but all are
higher than they were a week or :ess ago. Latest advices
from the refineries are to the effect that fuel oil is strongly
held and the refiners are asking higher prices and holding
firm. A fair quotation for quick delivery from spot stocks
is $1.60 for 24 degree fuel oil, Santa Fe equipment, and
$1.70 for private equipment; 26/30 is quoted 5 cents above
these figures. This is a decided improvement over the
prices made during the summer and doubtless looks high
to buyers, but if they try to place orders for January and
February delivery they are being asked considerably more,
say $1.90 to $2, with sellers unwi ling to contract. The
reason for the demand is to be attributed to the very un
satisfactory condition of the coal mine strike settlement.
It Is figured that it means an increased cost of coal of
about 50 cents a ton. Then it will be a couple of weeks
before the new supplies can reach the consumers even if
mining is resumed immediately. The list of big plants
that have already closed down for lack of fuel is long
and has thrown thousands out of employment. But the
miners are not thinking of their fellow workers, but of
themselves.
The advance in crude has done nothing for the gasoline
market. It is still weak, with lower prices being made.
The stocks are burdensome and refiners are anxious to
get them moving if possible. Prices in the Chicago market
are on the basis of 14% to 15 cents for 56/58-450 and
15 to 15% tor 56/58 navy specifications; 58/60 is quoted
at 15% to 15%. The distributive demand is entirely of
a routine nature, with little interest shown in the future
of the commodity. Yet those who have been in the in
dustry for many years wi'l remember conditions like these
and worse, changing over night. The prospect of a be
ginning of an export demand of some volume would do
much to ajter the conditions which seem to press down
on the industry.
Kerosene, according to all logic, ought to be at least
holding its own, and it is now doing so, although in the
early part of last week it seemed to have struck a tobag-
gan. Prices of 9% cents were common and in a few in
stances at least wather white burning oil was offered at
9% cents. The market today is 9% to 10 cents. There
seems to be no doubt of the fact that stocks of kerosene
in Europe and Asia are very low. Our shipments to Asia
have been large. It is a rather strange thing that Japan,
China and to a 'ess extent India have secured a very
favorable financial position as the result of the world
war. Their production has been kept up and very high
prices received for merchandise, so that they have become
credit nations. To settle the balance of trade in their
favor they are using so murh silver that the price of silver
has been just about doubled. Their imports of kerosene
may continue to be a very important factor in the market
if we soon begin to receive orders and contracts from
Europe. Of course, with foreign exchange in its present
condition, the European nations will be slow to buy and
the face of the peace treaty may make for a slower demand
from abroad than we have been expecting.
As to lubricants, the market is firm. Naphthas for
special purposes are se'ling well and stocks are rather
light. The loal Jobbing trade is excellent and dealers
are happy. The condition in the country districts shows
some improvement, but sales are still restricted by rough
roads and unfavorable weather.
GAS NEWS
In and Around Chicago.
The Western Petroleum Co. is building a large com
pounding and blending plant at Louisville, Ky. It will be
convenient for their new distributing business.
The Western Petroleum Co. is now operating eight of
the distributing stations which it has been building for
some time in Eastern Kentucky. Five more are about
ready, only waiting for tanks to be set.
Swan & Finch have moved their Chicago office to 327
South La Salle street where they will occupy the offices
of the Cataract Refining and Manufacturing Co. whieh
concern has been as previously announced merged with
Swan & Finch.
The Stevens Grease & Oil Co., has been much annoyed
by a rumor in the trade that it was to be or had been
merged after the fashion of the Cataract Refining & Manu
facturing Co. The Stevens Grease & Oil Co. has sent
out a letter to the trade in which it states that there is
absolutely no truth in the rumor. The Stevens Co. is
fully capable of going it alone in the future as it has in
the past.
WITH THE STANDARD OIL FOR 50 YEARS.
Geo. W. Stahl Having Worked for Half a Century I* Now
Going to Take a Little Rest.
Chicago, Nov. 25.(Special) George W. Stahl, who
for some fifty years has worked for the Standard Oil in
some capacity. and for the ?ast thirty has been the secre
tary and treasurer of the Standard Oil of Indiana, resigned
Nov. 19. He has no special plans for the future, but pro
poses to simply rest for a while.
Mr. Stahl saw the Standard Oil grow from small be
ginnings to one of the most gigantic enterprises on the
face of the earth. His own company has grown from
$1,000,000 concern to one which might as well be reckoned
as having a capital stock of $100,000,000, for the assets -will
be all of that. A company that for six years has paid an-
nau dividends of $7,200,000 and Federa' taxes for two years
of an average of $20,000,000 a year has need of a good
treasurer. Mr. Stahl has been a good treasurer.
E. G. Seubert has been elected to succeed Mr. Stahl
both as an official and as a director. Mr. Seubert is an
old, Indeed lifelong employee of the company of which he
is now a principal official and director. He began as a
machinist's apprentice at the plant in Whiting many years
ago. For several years he has been assistant secretary-
treasurer, performing most of the duties of his superior.
He assumes a position that he is fully qualified to fill
and with the full confidence of the company officials.
S. S. Gane, auditor for the Sales Department, succeeds
Mr. Seubert as assistant secretary-treasurer of the Stan
dard Oil of Indiana.
NEW YORK HAS 11,000 SHALLOW OIL WELLS.
New York is not usually considered an oil producing
state, yet there are three New York counties which have
in round numbers 11,000 oil wells which this year will
produce over $3,000,000.
Alleghany county leads with 8,000 wells, Cattaraugus
has 3,000 and Steuben over 250. They are all in what is
called the Rexville district. The "Rexville pool" is a small
one which was developed 15 years ago. A majority of
the wells in Steuben and Cattaraugus counties have pro
duced for 30 years, and the oldest 40. About 20 years ago
the casing in hundreds of these wells was pulled and
shipped to other fields in the west.
The price of oil was low then, and it did not pay
to pump by steam. Later the gas engine and the pumping
power by which one pumping power plant could be made to
operate as high as 50 wells, it is claimed, and thus the
little wells could be made to pay. The wells as a rule are
now owned by the men who were pumpers and lease men
20 years ago, not by large companies.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 27

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Preferred as to Assets and 8% Cumulative Quarterly Dividends

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Osage, Mounds and Healdton fields of Oklahoma, as well as proven
and semi-proven acreage scattered throughout Oklahoma, Louisiana
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Earnings! The Company is now earning approximately $11,000 a day, or over $4,000,000 per annum, and with an
extensive drilling campaign under way, it is estimated that these earnings will be very materially Increased within 90 days.
The Directors believe that within 12 months the earnings will be In excess of ten times the dividend requirements on the
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INVESTMENT SECURITIES
816-17-18-19 Commerce Bldg. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
28 THE OIL AND
New Rules Would Make
Railroad Sidings, Says
Late last week R. L. Welch, general secretary and
counsel of the American Petroleum Institute, sent the
following letter to the membership In regard to Circu'.ar
B. C. L. 180:
"The new proposed rules governing the location of load
ing racks, unloading points, etc., were given publicity last
night by a sub-committee of the American Railroad Asso
ciation. The proposed rules will be submitted immedi
ately by mail to the General Committee of Section 1 of
the Operating Division of the A. R. A., and. If approved by
them, wi 1 be transmitted to Walker D. Hines, Washing
ton, D. C, with a recommendation that they be issued.
"The proposed rules should not be adopted. Some con
cessions have been made to the industry, but it can be
said with truthfulness that the rules are distinctly disap
pointing.
"They make gasoline an outlaw on railroad sidings so
far as unloading is concerned, excepting only where un
loading facilities now exist, and require individual private
tracks to be built by oil companies, even where ordinary
railroad tracks exist, confirming in all respects as to dis
tance with the other requirements of the circular. As to
future locations the oil Industry is told that It cannot
unload tank cars on railroad sidings. See Section 2, (a)
of the enclosed circular in relation to unloading. In many
other respects the circular is highly objectionable. I do
not believe the practical operating railroad men of the
country will stand behind it if they properly understand it.
"It Is my opinion that every interested oil company
ought to explain fully the effect of the circular to, and
bring proper pressure to bear by wire, letter, and by per
sonal interview, upon the General Committee referred to,
the operating officials of the roads serving them, and the
Railroad Administration at Washington.
"The members of the General Committee are W. J.
Pripp, G. M., New York Central R. R., New York; R. E.
McCarty. G. M. Penna. Lines West, Pittsburgh, Pa.; C. L.
Bardo, G. M., N. Y. N. H. & H. R., New Haven, Conn.;
J. L. Caskey, Supt. Telegraph, Lehigh Valley, R. R,. South
Bethlehem, Pa.; G. R. Loyal, Asst. Fed. Mgr. Southern
R. R., Washington, D. C; J. M. Rapelje, G. M. Northern
Pacific R. R., St. Paul, Minn.; J. A. Young, Senior Asst.
Director Div. of Operation, U. S. R. A., Washington, D. C;
C. J. Burnham, V. P. C, B. & Q. R. R., Chicago, 111.; A. D.
McTier, V. P. Canadian Pacific Ry., Montreal, Canada; H.
Hulatt, Gen. Supt. Telegraph, Grand Trunk Ry., Montreal,
Canada.
"I shall welcome most heartily the comment of the
industry, its advice as to future actions, and such sugges
tions as it may care to make. A further announcement
will probably be issued soon."
The rules, (as referred to by Mr. Welch) governing the
location of loading racks and unloading points for casing-
head gasoline, refinery gasoline, naphtha or any inflam
mable liquid with fash point below 30 degrees F, follow
The location of loading racks and unloading points for
volatile inflammable liquids is considered of great im
portance, and there is at present lack of uniformity in the
enforcement of proper safeguards for the protection of life
and property. The following rules shall govern all carriers
under Federal control:
PRESENT INSTALLATIONSProblems relating to
present installations (loading or unloading racks, storage
tanks and private sidings) and the extension of them will
be considered by the officials of the interested railroad
after conferring with the interested oil company. While
safety considerations suggest that the minimum require
ments prescribed herein for new installations should be
applied, wherever practicable, to the correction of old ones,
it is recognized that it will often be Impossible to do this
without undue sacrifice of property.
For the purpose of these rules casinghead gasoline Is
defined to be any mixture containing a condensate from
casinghead gas or natural gas obtained by either the com
pression or the absorption process, and having a vapor ten
sion in excess of 7 pounds.
GAS NEWS
Gasoline "An Outlaw" on
Secretary Welch
Loading.
1. (a) New loading racks for refinery gasoline, naphtha,
or any liquid (other than casinghead gasoline) with fash
point below 30 F., must not be located nearer than 50
feet to a track over which passenger trains are moved.
(b) New loading racks for casinghead gasoline must be
located not less than 100 feet distant from such a track.
(c) In loading casinghead gasoline, the tank car and
the storage tank shall be so connected as effectually to
permit the free flow of the gasoline vapors from the tank
car to the storage tank and to positively prevent the escape
of these vapors to the air, or the vapors must be carried
by a vent line to a point not less than 160 feet distant
from the nearest track over which passenger trains are
moved.
Unloading.
2. (a) The unloading of tank cars of casinghead gaso
line, gasoline, benzine and naphtha and similar petroleum
products on railroad sidings must not be permitted, except
at present locations where facilities now exist for piping
the contents from the tank cars to permanent storage
tanks.
If the un'oading of refinery gasoline, benzine, naphtha,
casinghead gasoline, or any liquid with flash point be'ow
30 F., is to be done on a private siding into tank wagons,
barrels or drums (not permanently located storage tanks)
the distance at which this operation is permitted must not
be less than 160 feet from the nearest track over which
passenger trains are moved.
(b) The part of any new siding on which tank cars of
refinery gasoline, benzine, naphtha, or any liquid (other
than casinghead gasoline) with flash point below 30 F.,
are to be unloaded through the bottom discharge valve,
must be located- not less than 30 feet (20 feet for top
un'oading) from a track over which passenger trains are
moved, and not less than 100 feet from railroad yards,
freight stations, passenger stations, or railroad shops. The
minimum distance of 30 feet from track should be per
mitted only at points where the proposed location of un
loading point and storage tanks is on ground sloping away
from the railroad track. If these conditions do not obtain,
the proposed unloading point should be at least 50 feet
from the track.
(c) Where casinghead gasoline is to be unloaded, the
proposed unloading point must be at least 50 feet from the
track over which passenger trains are moved and not less
than 100 feet when not on ground sloping away from the
track.
Storage.
3. (a) These regulations apply only to above ground
tanks for which railroad service is required. Under ground
tanks should be considered by interested railroads as occa
sion may arise. All storage tanks will be considered
above ground unless they are buried so that the top of the
tank is covered with at least three feet of earth.
(b) All tanks should be set upon a firm foundation and
be electrically grounded.
(c) Each tank over 1,000 gallons in capacity should
have all manholes, hand holes, vent openings, and other
openings which may contain inflammable vapor, provided
with 20x20 mesh brass wire screen, or Its equivalent, so
attached as to completely cover the openings and be pro
tected against c'ogging; these screens may be made re
movable, but should be kept, normally, firmly attached.
Such a tank must also be properly vented, or provided
with a suitable safety valve set to operate at not more
than 5 pounds per square inch for both Interior pressure
and vacuum; manhole covers kept closed by their weight
only will be considered satisfactory.
(d) Tanks used with a pressure discharge system must
have a safety valve set at not more than one-half the pres
sure to which the tank was originally tested.
(e) Tanks containing over 500 gallons and not exceed
ing 12,000 gallons of gasoline, benzine, naphtha, casinghead
gasoline, or any liquid with flash point below 30 F., must
be located not less than 30 feet from a track over which
passenger trains are moved.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 29

(f) For capacities exceeding 12,000 gallons, the follow
ing distances shall govern:
Capacity of Tanks Minimum Distance From a
(In Gallons) Track Over Which Passen
ger Trains Are Moved.
12,001 to 30,000 40 feet
30,001 to 48.000 50 feet
48,000 to 100,000 60 feet
100.000 to 150,000 80 feet
150.001 to 250,000 100 feet
250,001 to 500,000 150 feet
Over 500,000 200 feet
(g) Where practicable, tanks should be located on
ground sloping away from railroad property. If this Is
impracticable, then the tanks must be surrounded by dikes
of earth, or concrete, or other suitable material, of suffi
cient capacity to hold all the contents of the tanks, or of
such nature and location that in case of breakage of the
tanks the liquid wl'.l be diverted to points such that rail
road property and passing trains will not be endangered.
General.
4. (a) In measuring distance from any railroad track
the nearest rail shall be considered as the starting point.
(b) During the time that the tank car is connected by
loading or unloading connections, there must be signs
placed on the track or car so as to give necessary warning.
Such signs must be at least 12x15 inches in size and bear
the words: "StopTank Car Connected," the word
"STOP" being in letters at least 4 inches high and the
other words in letters at least 2 inches high. The letters
must be white on a blue background. The party loading
or unloading the tank car is responsible for furnishing,
maintaining, and placing these signs.
(c) In laying pipe lines on railroad property for the
loading or unloading of tank cars, they must be laid at a
depth of at least three feet, and at points where such pipe
lines pass under tracks they must be laid at least 4 feet
below the bottom of the ties.
(d) All connections between tank cars and pipe lines
must be in good condition and must not permit any leak
age. They must be frequently examined and replaced
when they have become worn in order to insure at all
times absolutely tight connections. Tank cars must not be
left connected to pipe lines except when loading or unload
ing is going on and while a competent man is present and
in charge.
(e) During unloading of refinery gasoline, benzine, naph
tha, casinghead gasoline, or any liquid with flash point
below 30 F., from tank cars from bottom valve a special
vented dome cover shall be used to prevent ignition by
sparks.
(f) The ends of the pipe lines for loading or unloading
tank cars from their bottom opening, when on railroad
property, should be placed in shallow pits with brick or
concrete walls not ^oser than 8 feet from center line of
track. These pits should be ventilated and be protected
by substantial one-piece covers, level with the surface of
the ground, which must be kept locked In place when the
pits are not in use. These pits should not be drained
into a sewer or running stream.
(g) Except when closed electric lights are available,
the loading or unloading of tank cars on railroad property
shall not be permitted except during daylight, when arti
ficial light is not required. The presence of flame lan
terns, nearby flame switch lights, or other exposed flame
lights or fires during the process of loading or unloading
is prohibited.
ROBERT WATCHORN AND MANAGER KROW INJURED.
Robert Watchorn and his manager, A. D. Krow, were
run into by a speeder south of Peabody last Thursday,
upsetting the Watchorn car and badly injuring Mr.
Watchorn. The driver of the other car was not Identi
fied. They were taken to the Axtel Hospital at Newton,
where medical attention was given. It was found that Mr.
Watchorn had suffered a fractured rib and other bruises
and lacerations. Although Mr. Krow suffered injuries, he
is able to be about. Yesterday's report was that Mr.
Watchorn was making satisfactory improvement.Peabody
(Kans.) Gazette-Herald.

Excitement Running High in the Pecos Oil Field

The first deep teat found a good flow of oil at 800 feet. Several traces of oil have been found as the
drill went down and now at about 1,400 feet it is passing through a limestone formation rich in gas and oil.
It is certain that either oil or water lies below. If oil, prices will go up like a skyrocket the moment it is
reached.
Mr. B. C. Clayton, who as a driller drilled the Lucas well at Spindletop in 1901, which flowed 76,000
barrels for several weeks, in an interview with the editor of the Pecos Times stated as follows:
"You have now practically got oil in the Laura well. From the present showing I would think the
present stratum when drilled through would yield better than 150 barrels and the oil has a paraffin base."
Now is the time to buy leases and get in ahead of production. New locations are being made each week
and new drills put to work; some 35 so far in a comparatively small area.
The Best Buy Today in a Texas Oil Lease
Eleven thousand five hundred acres, solidly blocked on a big oil structure, three miles from the Lehman
well being drilled by the Sunshine Oil Corporation (who also own the Laura well), in the northeastern part
of Loving County; six miles from the deep test location of the Toyah Company; two locations a short distance east
by New York people understood to be subsidiary interests of the Standard Oil Company; two locations to the west
by El Paso companies and just northwest of them a short way is the big 22-inch casing well of the Carter Com
pany. We will sell 640 acres, or more, at $3 per acre, 5-year, 88 form, first year rental paid, 25c annually
thereafter. Will furnish 5,000 to 8,000 acres on a drilling contract at $2 per acre and retain 160 acres out
of each 640. Terms: 50 per cent cash, 25 per cent time and 25 per cent stock in the developing company.
Several scattering 40-acre tracts in the immediate vicinity for quick sale at $2.50 per acre; 800 acres in
Reeves County at $2 per acre and 1,280 acres at $2.2 5 per acre, all carrying fine geological reports. Ab
stracts and attorney's opinions showing good titles furnished.
This company is drilling a deep test well in Ward County and getting ready to drill another in Loving
County. Acreage about these wells is offered at from $5 to $30 per acre, less than 25 per cent of what
others are asking for similar leases.
Write now for printed description, plats, etc., free for the asking.
Agents Wanted in All Unoccupied Territory
HP^ T T ^ 11 r\l\ ^ 1011-1012-1013 Southwestern Life Building
1 oyan Valley Oil Co. dallas, texas
30 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

KANSAS.
(Continued from page 8.)
is a 5-barrel well in sand at 679 to 704 feet, and No. 128.
600 feet south of No. 127, is a 10-barrel well in sand at
Brokerage 660 to 680 feet. The same company's No. 19, Bancroft,
in section 32-26-5, is a 7-barrel well in sand at 2,435-51
feet.
In the Augusta district the Empire Gas and Fuel Co.
finished a 125-barrel well on No. 14, Miller, 990 feet from
Stocks the north and the west lines of the SW& of section 2-28-4.
The same company's No. 34, Smith, 660 feet from the
north and the east lines of the SW14 of section 20 28-4,
The buying, selling and trading in odd lots of all is a 95-barrel well in sand at 2,464-67 feet. The Mid-
listed and unlisted stock issues is our specialty, Kansas Oil Co.'s No. 27, Minor, 1,120 feet from the south
if interested one way or the other in any of the and east lines of the SE*4 of section 4-29-4, is a small
well from sand at 1,779-91 feet.
following securities, it will be to your interest to
communicate with us. Sluss Pool Is Extended.
The Sluss pool southeast of Eldorado has been given
BANK STOCK an apparent extension by the completion of a light pro
Continental National Bank ducer on the Jones farm, E% of the NE% of section 18-
Columbian National Bank 26 4. The Conservative Oil and Refining Co. are owners
Peoples Trust Co. of the lease. The sand was topped at 2,694 feet and the
Security National Bank well is said to be good for about 50 barrels. This test
INDUSTRIAL STOCKS is three-quarters of a mile northeast of the Sinc'air-Mark-
Beggs Motor ham wells on the Falkenberg farm. Undoubtedly fresh
Coca Cola development will start in this region.
Franco-Am. Copper Good Well In Fox-Bush District.
Deere & Co., pfd. The Fox-Bush district was in the limelight the last
Harroun Motor week with a good well on the Haver farm in section 25-
Peet Bros., com. 29-5. The National Oil and Refining Co. is the owner of
Peet Bros., pfd. the well, which is said to be good for 500 barrels. At 2,730
U. S. Steamship feet a strong flow of oil and gas was struck, which threw
Simplex Spreader the tools complete' y out of the hole. The Haver farm is
Studebaker 10 miles east of Douglass.
Overland Tire
Thos. Ruddy Co. Liggett et al., on the Hughes No. 1, in the NW corner
of the EH of the SE>4 of 9-26-8, Rosalia township, are
REFINERY STOCKS reported to have shot the sand Wednesday with 190 quarts
Sapulpa Refining of nitro. When the shot was fired it not only brighted the
Victor Refining hole, but brought down tons of shale that filled the hole
Oklahoma-Texas Refining for a considerable distance. They started work Thursday
Home Refining cleaning out and were still at it Friday. It is impossible
Atwood Refining yet to tell what if any good resulted from the shot. The
OIL STOCKS well was showing for a pretty good one on the swab, but
Harvey Crude they concluded it would prove stronger with the sand
National Oil loosened up.
Indian Gasoline Cattlemen, on the Blankinship No. 3, along the south
Black Panther line of the S% of the NE*4 of 9-26-8, is reported getting
Bay State Oil & Gas ready to shoot the sand Friday afternoon. Sand was
Penn-Kell-Watt topped in this well at 2,448 feet and drilled around 50
Cosden Oil feet in. It was reported Friday that oil stood in the hole
Clover Leaf 2,200 feet and the showing was estimated good for from
Crescent Petroleum 150 to 200 barrels a day. Should this estimate prove
Elm Tree Oil true, it will place the No. 3 as the best producer in the
Eldorado Oil & Gas Blankinship pool and add impetus to development in that
Globe Oil section.
Plains Oil Co. A Duster for Massey.
McTon Oil And again has Alex Massey been defeated. A few
Oil & Gas of Eldorado months ago he completed a duster in the Blankinship No.
Oil State Refining 1, in the SE corner of the NW% of 9-26 8. This experiment
C. & C. Development cost him dearly. After several weeks he made a location
American Oil & Ref. in the NW^i of the NE^4 of the same section, moved the
, Morgan Oil & Refining rig and tools from the abandoned test and started the
Great Plains Oil Blankinship No. 2. Now comes word that he has aban
Atlas Oil & Refining doned this test at a little better than 2,500 feet, and they
Franklin O. & R. were reported pulling the pipe Friday, getting ready to
Reliance OH plug.
Union Oil Other Tests in the State.
REAL ESTATE LOANS EmeraM Oil Co., on Teter, NW corner of NE*4 of
We also have on hand a number of 21-23-9, is drilling at 1,850 feet.
high grade first mortgage real estate Empire, on Teter No. 2, in 16-23-9, is drilling around
loans, netting 6%. 1,900 feet. This well should reach the sand sometime next
week.
The Chinese American, on the Len Guthrie in 24-29-4.
three miles east of Douglass, is resuming drilling, after
NATIONAL SECURITIES CO. a shutdown of several months.
H. C. Davison, General Manager. Rosenthal & Smith are drilling five more wells on
Suite 733 Reserve Bank Bldg., their Sample lease on 10-26-13, eastern part of Greenwood
county. They have 13 pumping welsl now.
Kansas City, Mo. Brosers, Boasen & Richardson, who have the lease
on the Willis Owen land in 19-29-4, a half mile east of
(Continued on page 32)
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OIL and REFINING CO.

Petroleum
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Products

OFFICERS
President, Daniel O'Donnell Des Moines, Iowa
First Vice-Pres., E. O. Dayton Kansas City, Mo.
Second Vice-Pres., J. J. Kemp Lexington. HI.
Third Vice-Pres., Parley Sheldon Ames, Iowa
Sec'y and Treas., S. Ellis Grimes, Iowa

DIRECTORS
W. Clav Woods Kansas City, Mo.
B. W. Garrett Des Moines, Iowa
Dr. James J. Hogan Ashtabula, Iowa
John L. Bleakley Des Moines, Iowa
G. W. Milligan Kansas City, Mo.
Dr. E. C. Allen Wayland, Iowa
James G. Smith Des Moines, Iowa
Fred N. Baldwin Flint, Mich.
Geo. A. Huffman Des Moines, Iowa
Wm. Rand Granger, Iowa
J. H. Mathews Des Moines, Iowa

EXECUTIVE HEADQUARTERS
322 Scarritt Building
Kansas City, Mo.

Associate Office for Iowa

301-2 Hippee Bldg., L>es Moines, Iowa
32 THE OIL AND
KANSAS
(Continued from page 30)
Douglass, will make a location next week and expect to
start drilling at once.
Emerald Oil Co., in NE corner of 17-27-9, on Knox
land, has finished moving in the tools and should be ready
to spud in first of next week. This well is northeast of
the Lewis we Is drilled In by the Empire Oil Co.
Rock Island Oil Co. and Willow Creek Oil Co. are run
ning the 8-inch casing at 1,600 feet with showing of oil.
This well, is in center of north line of 19-23-10, on the
Booth land. This well has been showing good formations
for some time and it looks like a fie d might be opened
up. This well is purely wildcat, being a long distance
away from any producing well.
Kansas Oil Notes in Brief.
Consumers, on the Long in 30-23-4, struck the water
sand at 2,435 and are running the 5-inch to case off the
water in order to drill deeper.
Gaskill, on the Jewell in 11-22-4, is reported to have
moved the tools out, leaving the casing in the hole. This
well was down 700 feet and the oil men are puzzled to
know why the test was stopped.
Derby, Clark et al. have a rig up on the Vogelman, in
the NW corner of the NEM, of the SW14 of 33-23 4, and
will drill a well at once. This we!l lies a mile further
south of the Thomas and will give additional information
regarding that territory.
A test that will extend the North Butler field to the
southwest will be made by Shyrock and others on the
John M. Thomas, in 29-23-4. The company is now build
ing the rig and will spud in as soon as possible. This test
lies about a half mile away from the Perrier well, and will
be of great value in proving up the southern extension.
New Oil Company Organized.
A new wel: on the Rutherford, in 7-29-4, a mile north
of Douglass, was spudded in this week.
Two new wells are starting on the Kreuger, across
from the Warner deep well, in 2-29-4, four miles northeast
of Douglass.
John Chissim of the Ohio Cities Oil Co. has been
transferred to Eldorado to serve as assistant scout of
S. M. (Puny) Blevins, chief scout.
Another deep test to try out the 3,100-foot sand is
reported by the Guarantee Oil Co. on the Morrison, in
4-29-4, which will drill deeper at once.
Recent developments in the oil fields near Douglass
have awakened great activity in that section. The Hol-
comb No. 6, in 7-29-4. which was spudded in last week,
is reported to be drilling at 400 feet. It is in the midst
of good wells.
The County Border Oil and Gas Co., a closed cor
poration, capitalized at $35,000, was organized this week
and a state character secured. The stockholders of the
company include those men who have been actively inter
ested in the group known as the Connell, Hall et al.,
which is now drilling a test on the Love in 23-26-8. This
hole is now down 1,800 feet, and the drilling is progressing
rapidly. The first test was abandoned because of a
crooked hole and the rig skidded to the present location.
LAKE PARK MAKES BIG ROYALTY PURCHASE.
Production Around 4,000 Barrels Daily on Property Involved
in Recent Transaction in the Beggs Field.
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 25.(Special) One of the largest
royalty dea's for some time was consummated during the
past week when the Lake Park Refining Co. purchased
from Messrs. Kimb'e, Reading and Biggerstaff all of Beggs,
a five-sixths interest in the royalty on the west Inlf of the
west half of the west half of the northeast quarter, and
the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of the
northeast quarter of section 12-14-11, in the Beggs field, for
a consideration of $500,000. Five wells are located on the
property, and the production is around 4,000 barrels daily.
The royalty check for October amounted to a little over
$4 6.000. The lease Is owned by Simon and associates of
Okmulgee.
A classified ad in the OIL and GAS NEWS will be a
big business getter if the proposal advertised has real
merit.
GAS NEWS
PRICE BOOST MEANS RENEWED INTEREST IN THE
SHALLOW OIL FIELDS.
New Rate for Crude Will Encourage in Elk City District
The Kansas-Ross Test.
Elk City, Kans., Nov. 24. (Special)The increase of
25 cents per barrels in the price of crude oil, posted last
Thursday by the Prairie Pipe Line Co., is of much interest
to operators in this territory. With oil selling at $2.50
per barrel and with prospects of reaching the $2 mark
soon, there will be renewed interest in the shallow oil
fields in this section. The oil now being produced in this
territory is from sha'low sands, and while the wells are
small in production they will pump for years. The new
price will doubtless encourage more drilling in the old
pools and will simulate wildcatting.
The Brenner Oil Co. has a rig on location for their
No. 4 Oak"ey in 30-32 13, east of Hale.
Griffith et al have about 1,000.000 feet of gas in their
Theobold No. 4 In 26-32-12, north of Hale.
Henson & Harwood are drilling their No. 4 Anna B.
Simmons in 30-32-14, in the Circle Va:iey field.
Rodgers, Kors et al have a dry hole in their No. 3 well
on the Bates land in 14-32-12, at a depth of 1.140 feet.
An Arkansas syndicate spudded in their No. 1 on
the Yingling land in the northwest quarter of 10-31-13
Monday.
The Meridian Oil & Gas Co. spudded in their No. 1
well on the Jones land in 17-31-13, a short distance north
of Oak Valley, Monday.
The Texalokan Oil & Gas Co. is drilling their No. 2
Denton in 24-31-12, three miles west of town. Their No. 1
was a small oil we'l in the shallow sand.
Cavert, Dalton et al are having trouble again with
leaky casing in their Hancock No. 1 in 15-22-14. The well
is now 1,130 feet In depth and not 1,350 feet as reported
last week.
The Elk Valley Co. is drilling at about 1.200 feet in
their No. 5 King in 23-31-12 and expect to bring in another
big gasser the last of the week. The same company is
dril ing at about 200 feet in their No. 6 King in the same
section. The latter location is completely surrounded by
"big stuff."
The Kansas-Ross Oil & Refining Co. is rushing work
as rapidly as possible on their deep test in 28 32-13 on the
Lynch land. All the material and rig irons for the big
standard derrick are on the ground and it is hoped that
the rig can be built this week. The well is supposed to
be spudded in by December 5. but it is doubtful if this cm
be done. When supplies can be bought the railroad serv
ice is so uncertain that it is impossible to guarantee to
complete any certain work in a specified time. There
is no doubt now but that the well will test out the so-
cal'ed Mississippi lime and interesting developments are
looked for at from 3.000 to 3,600 feet where Mr. Ross be
lieves big oil will be found.
DEMANDS A SQUARE DEAL FOR OIL.
At regular intervals we are advised that the country
faces an "oil shortage," and that our present sources of
supply cannot last over ten, twenty or fifty years, accord
ing to opinion of the party giving out the information.
Coupled with his we have a national policv which ha?
done everythng possible to discourage oil development
for ten years.
Periodically we are told that a leasing bill will pas?
congress which will open to development thousands of
acres of withdrawn and litigated oil lands. This farce
has been going on for ten years and no leasing bill yet.
Secretary of Navy Daniels has also ins'sted on a so-
called conservation policy which has discouraged oil mpn
at every turn and his recent autocratic order on the Pacif c
coast cutting fuel oil pr'ces 74 cents below market price
was a sample of discouraging conditions oil men have had
to contend with.
Many western states owe their remarkab'e growth to
oil and its allied industries. Every westerner should get
behind a policy which demands a square deal for oil men
and the government and insist on action now so that oil
development may proceed to supply a growing world
demand.From "The Manufacturer."
 THE OIL AN D GAS NEWS 33

Stock Market Unsettled With Gains in Many Industrials

Though Volume of Trading Is Restricted

Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 25.Last week's stock market Bid. Asked
can only be described as a very spotted affair. The first Central Exchange Bank 172 175
few days showed decided uneasiness and the tendency to Citizens Savings & Trust Co 170 172
Columbia National Bank 145 150
further weakness after the crash of the week before but Continental National Bank 115 117
during the middle of the week a firmer tone made itself Drovers' National Bank 225 236
manifest every now and then and professional traders who Fidelity National Bank & Trust Co 327 331
had for the most part maintained an optimistic spirit, even First National Bank 760 785
Guaranty Trust Company of K. C 140 150
through the trials of the previous week began to assume Live Stock State Bank 199 206
more confidence and the firmer "spots" appeared more Merchants' Bank 205
frequently as the week wore to a close, showing many Mercantile Trust Company 200 250
upturns in some of the stocks which had been hardest Metropolitan Bank 144 146
Midwest National Bank & Trust Co... . 200 203
hit during the smash. Missouri Savings Bank 1000
While there now seems little doubt that the smash National Bank of Commerce 363 372
was due to inflated values caused by the speculative epi National Reserve Bank 210 225
demic, there are some indications that the public and pro New England National Bank 299 301
fessionals are ready to try it again and belief is expressed People's National Bank, K. C. K 160 162
in many quarters that another period of steadily advanc People's Trust Company 200 202
ing markets may be expected. The more conservative Pioneer Trust Company 269 273
students of the situation, however, predict that while Western Exchange Bank 220 226
moderate gains may be made in many of the most pop Armour & Co., p 103 103%
ular issues, very little in the way of definite general ad Central Coal & Coke, p 90 92
vances need be looked for from now on until after the Central Coal & Coke, c 99 101
holidays. Deere & Co 101 102
In the New York market trading last week was the K. C. Bolt & Nut, p 101 102
smallest on record for several months past. Even though Kansas City Stock Yards, p 74 75
professional traders were still nominally in control of the Kansas City Stock Yards, c 80 85
situation most of the industrial stocks that received the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co., 1st p 100 103
hardest jolts during the recent downward course had ex Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co., 2d p 107 115
perienced satisfactory gains before the week finally closed. Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co., c 70 72
The opening in the New York stock exchange on Mon Lucky Tiger Mining Company 9.90 10.10
day showed a decidedly unsettled condition but a pro Wilson & Co., p 99 100
nounced firmness in the general Industrial line was evi Wilson & Co., c 81 82
dent and some gains were made during the early part Sinclair Cons 49% 50
of the day. These, however, were only partially main Atlas Petroleum 3.00 3.25
tained and the greater interest centered around the oil Union Oil 24 25%
issues, as usual. This class of securities taking precedence K. C.-Nevada Con. Mines 19 21
over the motors, rubber stocks, steel, etc. The confidence Ajax Gasoline 3.00 3.25
shown turned to strength on Tuesday and there were gen Butler Mfg. Co., c 277.50
eral advances in coppers, steels, motors, oils and other Butler Mfg. Co., p 100.50 102.00
industrials. Diamond Gasoline 5.60 5.80
While the local Kansas City market showed only a Hale Petroleum, c .15 .16
fractional decline on local, issues as a reflection on east Hale Petro eum, p .32% .35
ern conditions last week, the principal effect of the recent H. D. Lee Merc. Co 135.00 137.50
slump was a falling off in the volume of trading and most K. C. Light and Power, c 40.00 45.00
of the local houses report rather light business. The K. C. Title and Trust 97.00 99.00
main interest In Kansas City security circles last week Osage Gasoline 3.10 3.25
seems to have been In bank stocks. The securities of Porphyry Cons. Copper .35 .40
most of the local financial institutions having held up Peet Bros., p 99.00 100.00
well and several new high records having been reached. National Oil 2.75 2.80
The Fidelity National Bank and Trust Company stock Bay State 1-25 1.35
lead with a new price of $327.00 to $331.00. The former Clover Leaf 140 1.50
high record for New England, $301.00, was again paid Am. O. & Ref 1-27 1.35
for a block which changed hands toward the end of the Harvey Crude 1.07% 1.12%
week. There were numerous inquiries for National Bank Okla. Oil & Ref 50 .60
of Commerce at $363.00 to $365.00, but the lowest offering Marland Ref 6.50 7.00
was $372.00. There were also inquiries for the new Com Globe Oil .77% .87%
munity State Bank at $150.00 with no sellers. An ad Evans-Thwing 92.50
vance of $14.00 per share was noted in a trade on City Black Panther 7.00 7.75
Bank stock, selling at $214.00.
Additional interest is being shown in Union OH, a GOVERNMENTS CHARGE FRAUD IN SHIPMENTS OF
number of sales having been made in the neighborhood of GASOLINELABELED AS NAPHTHA.
21c to 25%c. Stock of the National Oil Company which
has for several weeks been held pretty firm was again Muskogee, Okla., Nov. 24.Charged with defrauding
freely offered with a decline in price to a basis of $2.75 the United States government out of more than 1 million
'o $2.80. Some request was In evidence for Hale Petro dollars in freight rates, the Gulf Refining Co. of Keifer,
leum at 32%c and 35c, being In advance of 5c to 7c Okla., its manager, Charles B. Ellis, the Gypsy Oil Co. of
over price that has ruled for some time past. The renewed Tulsa and the Frisco, the Kansas City Southern, the Santa
interest is attributed to a report of a recent favorable Fe, the Midland Varey and the Texarkana & Fort Smith
sale of some of the Hale properties, the proceeds of which railroads were indicted here yesterday.
't Is said will be distributed among the stockholders. The government charged that the railroads had ship
Small request and larger offerings was also noted in Har- ped gasoline from the Oklahoma fields to Port Arthur,
Tey Crude and with the price back to $1.07% to $1.12%. Texas, labeled as naphtha, upon which the rate is 19 cents.
The following quotations reflect the prices prevailing The gasoline rate is 30 cents and the loss to the govern
n the Kansas City market at the close of business Tues ment under federal control of the railroads amounts to
day: more than 1 million dollars, it is charged.
34 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

Qet I] our llame on the Dividend Checks

of the

Continental Oil & Refining Compamj

A Producing Organization Rou> Pauing 2 Per Cent Dividends Ttlontkh]

[ If you want to make some real money in oil get in with a going concerna producing, income
earning, dividend paying oil company. That is the kind ofan organization you will find Continental Oil & Refining
to be.

<]] This aggressive, interstate oil company is now actively developing a chain of well improved prop
erties aggregating over 2,300 acres in Kansas, Texas and Louisiana. These properties comprise producing, proved
and semi-proved acreage and are yielding a stable production from I 2 wells in Butler County, Kansas, and the North
western Extension of the Burkburnctt, Texas fieldamounting to 2,500 barrels per day, or over 900,000 barrels per
year, and under the current campaign of development this output should be largely increased during this winter.

J The approximate earnings of the Continental Oil & Refining Companybased on the current pro
duction of 2.500 barrels per dayare running at the rate of $2,000,000.00 annually. As a result of past and present
earnings, the company has accumulated a surplus of $137,978.02 in addition to having over $160,000.00 cash in banks
and money due from sale of oil. Based on those earnings and the appraised value of its properties, Continental stock
has a book value estimated at approximately $4.00 per share, based on an outstanding issue of 920,000 shares par
value $ 1 .00 each.

<J The stock of the Continental Oil & Refining Company therefore represents a conservative invest
ment, plus an attractive speculation in the future progress o f this active producing, dividend paying oil corporation.
It affords the investor a sound business opportunity to share in the assured development of a substantial petroleum
organizationone now conducting a carefully scheduled development program in the highly profitable Midcontinental
oilfields.

I We therefore offer, subject to prior sale, a limited block of this stock and invite early inquiry re
garding it. And on the foregoing basiswith current earnings several times in excess of dividend disbursements
with a steady development campaign under way for the upbuilding of earnings, dividends and surpluswe consider
Continental stock one of the most attractive issues now on the market. And we commend it to the attention of the
investing public as a profitable securityone destined for a decided advance in price as well as for a highly satisfactory
dividend yield.

I This being the situation we suggest that you write, wire or telephone our office at once for full
details concerning this 2 per cent monthly dividend paying security.

Sam E. Chanei] Investment Compamj

Elmhurst Building, Kansas City, Missouri.

 THE OIL AN D
Continental Oil & Refining Company Development News
(NoteIt has been decided by the fiscal agents to
again resume news of the Continental Oil & Refining Co.'s
dri ling developments and such other financial and miscel
laneous news as will be of interest to the stockholder of
the company since a copy of this magazine is mailed
weekly to each stockholder of the company.
The news contained on this page is received from the
Continental Oil & Refining Co.'s officers and is submitted
to the company by C. O. Buckles, general manager of the
company.)
General News
Mr. C. O. Buckles, formerly general manager of the
Texas division of the White Eagle Oi'. & Refining Co.,
visited this week the Continental Oil & Refining Co.'s New
York offices, at which time negotiations were completed
and Mr. C. O. Buckles became general manager of the
Continental Oil & Refining Co. The acquisition of this oil
operator of extenssive experience and established reputa
tion, integrity and reliability, is indeed a step forward in
the advancement of the organization now behind the Con
tinental Oil & Refining Co.'s affairs.
The fiscal agents of the company have submitted for
publication a letter written by Mr. Buckles, who was inti
mately acquainted with all of the properties and acreage
ho dings of the Continental Oil & Refining Co., through his
connection as general manager of the Borealis Oil & Gas
Co. (the control interest of which was owned by the Con
tinental Oil & Refining Co.), this connection being in ad
dition to his general managership of the Texas Division of
the White Eag'.e Oil & Refining Co. The letter to the
fiscal agents is reproduced below and will give the reader
and stockho der first-hand information as to the important
undertakings and holdings of the company:
November 18, 1919.
To the Fiscal Agents, New York City.
GentlemenWith reference to my connection with the
Continental OH & Refining Co., and your purchasing con
tract for the stock of said company, I want to give you
my personal opinions and such other information as I
have at hand, relative to the holdings of the Continental
Oil & Refining Co.both producing and non-producing
propertiesand also a resume of the plans and policies
that I intend pursuing in the progress of the Continental
Oil & Refining Co.'s development program.
Regarding the Stone lease producing properties in the
El Dorado field, Butler County, Kansas, now owned by the
Continental Oil & Refining Co., I am in a position to state,
on account of having been connected with the former own
ers, that this lease is an exceptionally well equipped pro
ducing property. The production of the Stone lease is set
tled and should mean a long and continued earning medium
for the Continental Oil & Refining Co.
The company's producing property No. 2 is located In
the Northwest extension Burkburnett field, block 23, J. B.
Evans subdivision of block 818, and this property, which I
have personally inspected, has on it two completed and
fully equipped wells, with 6,000 barrels of storage. These
wells actually did 1,500 barre's a day on a test under un-
favorab'e conditions which was completed Nov. 10, 1919,
and. in the opinion of the writer, if properly handled, should
produce 1,000 barrels per day each. Fortunately for our
company, the entire production of this property is now
being sold at the posted pipe-line price, $2.00 per barrel.
The company also has a five-eights' interest in a pro
ducing wel-. in section 10, block 88, of the Northwest ex
tension Burkburnett field, Wichita county, Texas.
I particularly wish to call your attention to the 40
acres owned by the Continental Oil & Refining Co. in the
Elbing Field, Butler county, Kansas. This 40 acres is
located just 1,100 feet northeast of the -Ferrier well in
section 29, which has just recently been completed. This
we 1 was reported to be the biggest well drilled In in
Kansas in the past year. We are Informed, from reliable
sources, that the well is actually making 1,500 barrels per
day natural. With the Phillips-Marshall well less than
three-quarters of a mile north, I cannot too strongly em
phasize the potential value of this particular acreage. It
is our plan to start a well immediately on this 40 acres, and
when the well is completetd I feel that the results will
Justify my high opinion of this acreage.
I also wish to call your attention to the 1,753 acres in
GAS NEWS 35
Chautauqua county, Kansas, lying adjacent to Osage Coun
ty, Okla. A well has been started on this acreage. The
National Oil Co. has valuable production on the Newman
farm adjoining our acreage on the east. A well was drilled
some time ago a mile northwest of our acreage which had
sixty feet of Peru sand at 1,815 feet, but was not produc
tive. It has been the writer's experience with properties
in Chautauqua county that wherever the Peru sand was
found a pool has eventual. y been opened up somewhere In
that immediate vicinity. Considering the production on
our east, with the well showing Peru sand on the west, I
think we have an excellent chance for a producing well on
this acreage.
Another acreage ownership deserving of particular
mention, is an 80-acre offset to a well now drilling by the
White Eagle Oil & Refining Co. in section 14, Hardeman
county, Texas. This well is now down 600 feet and the
interest displayed by the larger oil operating companies
in Texas, in the acquiring of acreage surrounding this well,
and the fact that the well is located on the famous Acme
structure, reported by government geologists to exist west
of Quanah, Texas, leads us to believe that this locality
deserves careful watching.
As general manager of the Continental Oil & Refining
Co., and director of all its development plans, it is my in
tention to pursue a sane and conservative policy in so far
as drilling operations and property acquisitions are con
cerned. In particular reference to acreage acquisitions,
my policy and belief is that small tracts of acreage of
known value on account of close proximity to production,
should be the predominating factor governing acquisitions,
and no attempt wi.l be made to acquire large tracts of
cheap wildcat acreage which, in the end, is nothing but
dead expense to the average oil company.
An active drilling campaign will be constantly in force
and it is my personal belief that with the culmination of
the many plans already formulated for the development
and operation of the company's properties, the company's
holdings will be greatly enhanced in value, for the ultimate
benefit of those financially interested in the company's
success. Very truly yours,
C. O. Buckles,
General Manager Continental Oil & Refining Co.
RED RIVER CASE TO U. S. SUPREME COURT.
Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 25 (Special).It will take a
decision of the United States supreme court to settle the
boundary dispute between Texas and Oklahoma, accord
ing to the statement issued jointly by Governors W. P.
Hobby of Texas and J. B. A. Robertson of Oklahoma. The
two executives with their attorney generals and land com
missioners held an all day conference here Thursday.
Oklahoma is claiming a strip of land approximately
2,500 acres worth several million dollars because of the
underlying oil south of the Red river. Oklahoma also
is claiming it, although on its face it is in Texas. Both
Texas and Oklahoma have armed men stationed on the
land, which is the site of several big producing oil wells.
Receivers have been named for the oil wells by courts
of both states, and to obviate all bloodshed and disaster,
the conference was held. Besides the two governors were
the two attorney generals, C. M. Cureton of Texas and S. P.
Freeling of Oklahoma, Land Commissioners Robinson of
Texas, the school land commissioner of Oklahoma and the
two state judges who appointed receivers. The follow
ing statement was issued by the governors at the conclu
sion of the conference:
"The conclusion was reached that the matters at issue
can only be finally determined by the supreme court of
the United States and the conference was unable to pro
ceed along definite lines until the attorney generals of
Oklahoma and Texas might obtain an order from the su
preme court of the United States.
"To accomplish this, Attorney General Cureton of
Texas and Attorney General Freeling of Oklahoma will
immediately make a trip to Washington. Pending this
action matters will remain in status quo. Governors
Robertson, and Hobby will use all the powers at their com
mand to preserve order and will not tolerate any disorder
on either side."
36 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

A very

desirable

investment

In selecting an investment the important

points to consider are Safety, Practicability

and earning, capacity. The stock of the

Clover Leaf Oil Co.

combines all of these virtues. Its safety lies

in the fact that it long ago passed the pros

pecting, stage, its properties are proven and
valuable, and it is efficiently managed. It is
practical because there is at all times a ready

market for its production. Its earning ca

pacity is demonstrated by the fact that it

Pays 20%

and offers, beside, splendid future earnings

from additional proven acreage in Kansas

now undergoing developement, and a val
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Now Selling for $1.50 per share

Ask for our Bulletin.

National Securities Co.

H. C. DAVISON, General Manager
Suite 733 Reserve Bank Building
KANSAS, CITY, MO.
 THE OIL AN D GAS NEWS 37

WILLIAM S. WILLETT
Petroleum Geologist
Independence, ..... Kansas

W. T. Phillips, president of the Twin-Six Oil & Gas Co.,

has just returned from southern Kansas, where he ar VERNON F. MARSTERS
ranged to drill a well on the company's lease in Green GEOLOGICAL, ENGINEER
wood county, near Eureka, Kans. Technical Investigations of Oil and Metal Mining
properties, Development and Operation.
H. C. Anderson and D. E. Williams, operating in sec Correspondence solicited with parties having terri
tory to be drilled for acreage and parties seeking such
tion 10-13-25, Haysler farm, Johnson county, Kans., one opportunities.
mile west of Dallas, Mo., have brought in well No. 2 at 31S Rlnlto Bids;., - - Kansas City, Ho.
502 feet, with 40 feet of sand. The initial production is
estimately at 2,000,000 feet of gas and from 75 to 100
barrels of oil, 32 gravity. That makes about 30 wells in
the field up to date. Messrs. Anderson and Williams will HAMILTON E. ANDERSON
spud in well No. 3 shortly. Petroleum Geologist and Engineer
A meeting of the Tex-La-Homa-Globe directors will be Oil and Gas Surveys
held in Kansas City, December 1, when it is expected Production ReportsOH Maps
the present offer for the exchange of Globe stock for
Tex-La-Homa will be withdrawn and the basis of exchange ! Hoyt Building, - - ' Wichita,
changed to one-half share of common accompanying each
share of Tex-La-Homa preferred, in exchange for Globe
stock. The Tex-La-Homa company expects to be selling
before the end of the week approximately 6,000 barrels CHARLES T. JOBES
daily from its production from the recently purchased Consulting
Strange lease in the Bull Bayou field. Well No. 6 on that lOOO Gloyd BldC*
lease is expected in in a few days, it was said Wednesday. Kansas City, Mo.
Grading for the company's loading rack switch at Gahagan, Wichita Falls, Texas.
La., has been completed and a 55,000-barrel steel tank has Geologist
been purchased and shipped to the lease. P. O. Box 287.

Captain W. T. Jones of the Billy Green Oil and Re

fining Co. of Pennsylvania, in Kansas City recently said
the company had just started four wells on leases between Main 1502 Residence Phone Grand 1506
Cadmus and La Cygne, in Lynn county, Kans. The Bill OH and Gaa Locations.
Green company is a "c osed" organization, composed largely W. JOHN ROSS, C.E., E.E., M.E.
of wealthy Philadelphians, who have entered the oil game CONSULTING GEOLOGIST.
with the idea that if they do not make money in one oil LATHROP BLDG* KANSAS CITY, MO.
field they will find it in another spot. Working on that Better Be Reasonably Sure Than Sorry.
theory, Captain Jones has purchased large acreage in sev Reasonable Charges.
eral big oil centers. Including Iowa Park and other Texas
pools where the prospects are good. Captain Jones him
self is a former army officer who has traveled extensive
ly, bringing to the oil business an experience which fitted THE M. M. VALERIUS COMPANY
him to get what appears to be the "cream" of the leases
in the fields in which the company is interested. No, PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS
the Billy Green company has no stock for sale. MAYO BLDG.
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vania formation; 20-acre tract. Investigate. T. E. Wood,
Mart, Texas.
WATCH developments in East Texas. If interested In farm
or oil lands, leases and royalties address J. O. Smiley,
Carthage, Texas.
TEXAS LEASES in Brown, McCulloch, San Saba, Reaves and
Loving Cos. in small blocks. Abstracts here. Title guar
anteed. Galloway Oil Lease Corp., 403-7 Scarritt Arcade,
Kansas City, Mo.
40-ACRE oil and gas lease in the Nowata, Okla., field, close
to production; price $5.00 per acre. Address Box 1022,
care of Oil & Gas News.
NEW MEXICO Leases In Tulorosa Basin, Leases in large or
small blocks. Galloway OH Lease Corp., 403-7 Scarritt Ar
cade, Kansas City, Mo.
FOR INFORMATION about new Western Tennessee shallow
sand oil fields and 50c acreage, 10c rentals in territory
geologically approved, write Tennokla Oil Co., Dickson, Tenn.
160- ACRE LEASE in Allen County, Kans., 10 barrels produc
tion, three oil wells, one gas well, large power equipment,
pumpers house, P O. & G. connection; price $17,500 for quick
action. Guy Patten, Vlnita, Okla.
NOTICE. OIL INVESTORSPlay your own oil game, by se
curing leases and organizing a company and drilling your
own wells. Personally selected leases in Illinois, Indiana,
Kentucky, Arkansas and Texas for sale or development. E.
E. Stiles, Robinson, 111.
OIL AND GAS LEASE on one of the largest structures in Texas
near well now drilling at 1.600 feet, production expected
under three thousand. Offset acreage owned by Sinclair,
Humble. Sun, Ohio Cities, Gulf Production, Empire and Wil
cox Companies; $3.00 to $15.00 acre. E. Croft, Hillsboro,
Texas.
EXTRAORDINARY LEASE COMBINATIONWhile they last
we offer this extreme bargain in five Texas oil leases in
five counties; each near drilling locations. Three hundred
acres for fifteen hundred dollars; don't waitwire for de
tails. J. F. Marlon Co., 304 Burkburnett Bldg., Fort Worth,
Texas.
TEXAS OIL LEASES. A gusher near your lease would
mean a fortune. Big oil companies drilling in Coryell
County. Famous geologists oonsider it a promising field.
Five to one hundred acre leases near drilling wells at $2.00
to $10.00 per acre. Raymond Bell, Postoffice Box 364, Gates-
vllle, Texas.
OIL LEASES60c per acre up. 10 cent rentals In new shallow
sand field of Robertson, Montgomery, Dickson and Hum
phreys Counties, Tennessee. Scottsvllle, Ky., acreage, only few
miles northeast, once selling 50c. acre later reported selling
from $500 to $1,000 acre. Orders filled from 40 acres, $20, to
1,000 acres. $500. Have sold several hundred thousand acres
to big companies; still own and can deliver promptly leases
checker-boarded between leases sold big companies, and 10
wells now drilling; locations made for about 25 additional
wells. All leases In territory approved by several oil field
Seologlsts of national and International reputation. Active
rilling campaign now on; good chance to speculate on oil
men's drilling. That's the way real oil men make money.
Tennokla Oil & Gas Co.. Dickson, Tenn.
LEASES WANTED.
WANTED TO PURCHASEDeveloped run-down oil leases in
Oklahoma or Southern Kansas. R. E. Kirtley, 420 Scarritt
Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.
ROYALTIES.
ELBING-PEABODY FIELDRoyalty units and full royalty
propositions the cream of the new wonder field. We are
personal representatives of owners and can deliverno pad
ded prices. Correspondence .solicited. B. L. M. Investment
Company. 402 Bitting Bldg., Wichita. Kas.
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PRODUCTION FOR SALE.
FOR SALEPRODUCTION in Kansas fields both large and
small. GALLOWAY OIL LEASE CORPORATION, 403-7
Scarritt Arcade, Kansas City, Mo.
AN OPPORTUNITY289 acres Neosho Co., Kansas.; 4 oil
wells, cased, tubed and rodded, never pumped; good for 20
to 50 barrels; gravity of oil 33; close to pipe line; price rea
sonable and terms. Solomon-Kline & Co., 700 Republic Bldg..
Kansas City, Mo.
PRODUCTION FOR SALE)In Neosho and Labette Counties,
Kans. About 2.500 acreseight oil wells, five gas wells,
two drills running. A splendid opportunity to put a newly
organized company onto an immediate paying dividend basis.
Box 201, OH and Gas News. '
PRODUCTION WANTED.
PRODUCTION WANTEDH. A. Martin, Keith & Perry Bldg.,
Kansas City, Missouri.
OIL STOCKS FOR SALE.
NATIONAL Oil Company of Delaware stock for sale. Will
sell several hundred shares in fraction or total. Good rea
sons for selling. Make offer. Lewis Simon, 5128 South 19th,
Omaha, Neb.
FOR SALE BY OWNER.
Two hundred shares stock or part thereof in established
oil company with authorized capital $500,000, of which $150,-
000 is unissued and in treasury. Par value stock $10. Com
pany owns and operates leases northwest extension Burk
burnett field, also owns other valuable undrilled leases Has
six flowing wells. Company's minimum gross earnings on
early completion pipe lines now under construction estimated
at $12,000 per day. Owner needs money for own oil opera
tions. Price $35 per share. Address 428 Citizens National
Bank Building. Independence, Kans.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
WILL TRADE Valuable Oil Lease for stock in going con
cern. Address Box 492, OH & Gas News.
WILL GIVE Arkansas acreage for drilling contract; acreage
in Arkansas approved by best geologists; will give liberal
amount for drilling contract. Address Box 652. Little Rock,
Ark.
INCOME FROM OILPractical oil man desires substantial
business people to assist In raising funds among associates
to be deposited in bank to help guarantee paying for drilling
of oil well and lease close up to production. Write for blue
print and full information. References exchanged. Address
Box 202, Oil & Gas News.
OIL MENPROMOTERS
Don't Incorporate; state charters limit you: organize a
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leases, property, equipment; booklet and information free.
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AGENTS WANTED.
WANTED, LIVE AGENTSOn a 20% on the dollar com
mission to sell twenty-acre farms Including 300 shares of
stock In what Is destined to be the biggest oil company In
the world; we have a subterranean lake of oil. Aztec Oil
Company, 1028-29 New York Life Bldg, Kansas City, Mo.
MACHINERY FOR SALE.
FOR SALEMiniature oil pumps and rigs. J. J. Mack, 1014
Forest St., Kansas City, Mo
CASINO AND SUPPLIES.
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pearance a few hours late this week
because of delays incident to the fuel
shortage in Kansas City. Because of
the scarcity of coal in this city, work
ing hours in all industries have been
curtailed by the fuel administration
in an effort to conserve power and
thereby reduce the amount of coal
consumed.
As during the war, it now behooves
every good citizen to lend aid in the
effort to make "the best of things"
at a critical period. Therefore the
NEWS offers this explanation for its
tardy publication not in the sense of
an apology, but merely as a statement
of fact.
It is such times as these that "try
men's souls." With working time cut
sharply in order to save fue', with
apparently little hope that the coal
strike is to be settled speedily and
with winter at hand, life these days is
not all joy. But in face of undesirable
conditions, the men in the oil indus
try are not dismayed. Reports com
ing in this week, indicate opera
tions are being pushed in spite of ad
verse weather conditions and other
handicaps.
A Correction.
In the list of directors of the Frank
lin Oil and Refining Co., as an
nounced in the NEWS recently,
through a typographical error the
name of Mr. William Moran appeared
as Mr. William Rand. The NEWS
apologizes to Mr. Moran, who is vice-
president of the American Trust and
Savings bank of Des Moines, president
of the Black Hawk Tire Rubber Co.
of the same city and a director in sev
eral of the larger insurance compan
ies of Iowa, with a host of friends
throughout the length and breadth of
that state. The mistake was one of
those errors which seem certain to
creep into print no matter how care
fully proofs are read. Now, it is true
that each proof on the NEWS is not
read fourteen times as it said to be
the rule on the Ladies' Home Journal,
but every effort is made to avoid such
errors. When a mistake does happen,
the editor stands ready to take the
blame, and apologize, as in this in
stance.
OIL AND GAS NEWS
A Glimpse at This Week's News
"Buyers' Panic" In Fuel Ofl
Chicago representative says it is hard to
say what that commodity is worth just
now Pages 3-4
"Safety First" in a Refinery
This article on a timely topic, written by
J. Benjamin Heid, Refinery Engineer,
Empire Refineries, Inc., is well worth
reading Page 9
The Dawn of a New Industry
Another chapter in OIL and GAS NEWS'
series on shale oil, which has been attract
ing much attention Pages 11-14
What's Doing in New Mexico
Late reports from a new territory, which
although unproven, will bear watching.
Pages 15-16
More Production From Lance Creek
Review of last month's operations in
Wyoming fields encouraging despite ad
verse weather conditions Pages 18-19
Mighty Busy in Elbing District
Significant that district is getting the big
play in drilling operationsOil shows in
Dickinson countyOther Kansas Pages news.21-22
Cotton County Leads in Oklahoma
First big wells of any size just brought in
thereA 1,000 well in the HewittPages field.23-26
Keeping Busy in Kentucky
New capital is coming into the state and
prospects for extensive development is
increasing Pages 28-29
Amarillo Looms Big on Horizon
Plenty of food for thought so far as Texas
is concernedNorth and Central fields
reach 241,000 in production Page 32
News From Louisiana
Tex-La-Homa completes a 4,000 barrel
wellCompletion of a Standard pipe line
permits an increase in production Page 38
The Stock Markets
Healthier tone in securities is evident,
while oils reflect stability Page 49
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VOL. VI KANSAS CITY, MO., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1919
TEXAS PANHANDLE GETTING A BIG PLAY.
Develop ment Work There Has Increased 100 Per
Cent in the Last 40 DaysNearly All of
Larger Companies Making Tests.
Tulsa, Okla., Dec. 2, (Special.)Discovery of a well
estimated good for from eighty to one hundred million
feet of gas, which has not yet been gauged, in the Ama-
rillo district, in the Texas Panhandle country, has created
a lot of interest in that part of the country.
The well is owned by Albert Jones, and located within
the proven area of the field. Sand was found at some
depth between 1,650 and 1,675 feet. The flow when the
tools were removed was estimated good for forty or
fifty million cubic feet, and during the night, while al
lowed to flow open, drilled itself deeper, and is thought to
have doubled in capacity. It was drilled in with 12% inch
hole, and no control head of that size could be secured for
several days, efforts to obtain the same covering the
states of Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas. Finally, one was
obtained in Kansas.
Development work in the Texas Panhandle has in
creased one hundred per cent within the last forty days
according to the best and most reliable information. A
great number of rigs are up, and there are but few coun
ties in that district that cannot boast of a test for oil.
All of the big companies, such as the Prairie Oil & gas
Co., Humble Oil & Refining Co., White Oil Corporation,
Emerald Oil Co., Benedum & Trees, and many others own
blocks of acreage, and are starting tests.
Not long ago, the development work in the Oklahoma
Panhandle country was not watched closely because it was
so far out of the proven oil district, but with the favor
able results being obtained in the Texas country, the
The deepest test in the Oklahoma Panhandle to date is
being made by the Gates Development Co., and is in the
northeast corner of the southeast of section 35-5n-28e. It
is drilling at 3,065 feet in a 5-inch hole, being dry at that
depth. Two tests are drilling in Texas county, one owned
by the Home Development Co. in 4-lnl2e, and the other
by the Beaver Oil & Gas Co., in 17-ln-17e.
Flashes
The Franklin Oil & Refining Co.'s well, NWy4 of
NW>4 11-20 5 Marion county, Kans., late Wednesday had
a heavy flow of gas with a showing of oil in the hole.
The well is 1,200 feet.
The Jackpot Oil & Gas Producing Co., Sapulpa, Okla.,
has bought the property of the Clyde Oil Co., NW^J
2-29-15. Wi son county, Kans., on which are two producing
oil wells and one gas well. The Jackpot will drill up the
lease as soon as possible, the company announces.
Dallas, Tex., Dec. 3.The Mid-Kansas Oil & Gas Co.
is reported to have another good well on its Dabney tract
in the western side of the Desdemona pool. It is well No.
10, with an initial production of 2,600 barrels at 2,730 feet.
The Magnolia Petroleum Co.'s No. 1, Hankins, at the ex-
trpme western edge of the poo1 is now flowing between
140 and 160 barrels an hour. The well came in with an
initial flow of 110 barrels an hour a week ago.
San Francisco.The executive committee of the As
sociated Oil Co. has recommended to the directors that
the stock be put on a six per cent annual dividend basis
instead of five per cent as at present, beginning with
the first quarterly payment in January next.
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NOW A "BUYERS' PANIC" IN FUEL OIL.
Mighty Hard to Say Just Now What That Com
modity Is Really Worth as the Market
Has Run Away With the Trade.
Chicago, Dec. 3.What is fuel oil worth at this time
in the Chicago market?
The late Marshall Fie'd once said that merchandise
was worth what you could sell it for. This was in dis
couragement of the practice of advertising articles at a
low price and saying that the article was worth a con
siderably higher price. Mr. Field said: "If it is worth
the higher price, why not sell it for that price? An article
is worth what you can sell it at." On this basis, the
price of fuel oil is from $3.50 to $4.00 a barrel. Yesterday
it was from $2.75 to $3.25, and what it may be tomorrow
cannot be even guessed.
This is not a market, or if it is a market it is one
that has run away from the trade, for the local oil in
dustry is a unit against the demand for excessive prices.
The rulings of the fuel administration have placed many
industries so far down the list that there is no chance of
their getting any coal and they are forced to come into
the open market and bid for fuel oil, which happens to
be scarce.
This scarcity is large' y the fault of the railroad situa
tion. The rolling stock Is misnamed. It is not rolling.
Oil men are running around with long lists of car num
bers which 'they have sold and want to deliver, but they
cannot find the cars.
There are many opinions as what is a fair price for
fuel oil with crude at $2.50. Quite a number say that
they would be satisfied if they could get around $1 89,
which is three-fourths of the cost of crude at the wells.
But they want some price like that to run the year through,
not in times of dire necessity. Those of the oi', coal
and manufacturing industries who thought they had had
a good tip that the coal strike would be of little importance
deceived themselves and others.
The situation is simply this: The coal or fuel ad
ministration has issued rulings that certain industries are
to have what coal there is, but the ordinary industrial
plant is so far down on the list that it stands no chance
of obtaining any coal. The railroads have been in bad
shape for some time and right now are at their worst.
There is an accumulation of tank cars with fuel oil from
the Southwest, as well as some less urgently needed
petroleum products. Every car in sight has been sold,
and when the buyers, who are started into action by the
order of Fuel Administrator Garfield, turn to the oil man
for relief, they are told that there is none to be had for
a week or two or three weeks. One of the big packers
was down to a single car of oil last night. Ten cars were
borrowed from a concern which happened to have some
extra stock because it uses oil a'l the year round. The
packer paid for the oil, the accommodation and the ex
penses of the broker that hunted up the oil, so that it
cost around $3.25, but it was a cheap buy to the packing
concern. The concern had more than one hundred cars
on the way, rolling along or waiting in the Kansas City
freight yards. It is not the oil man that is making the
high prices, but the buyers, for this is a buyers' panic,
if there ever was such a thing in the oil industry. Future
contracts are not being made and some of the good con
cerns that only do a contract business and steer clear
of the scalping act are staying out of the market, ex
pecting that prices will shortly be adjusted by the receipt
of some of the hundreds of cars that are tied up between
Chicago and the Southwestern shipping points. One
dealer said today that one hundred cars actually on the
4 THE OIL AND
Industry Still
IN CHICAGO
Regulations:
tracks in the Chicago freight yards wou'd break the mar
ket. Several hundred ought to satisfy the immed.ate
necessities of the industries which are now clamoring for
oil and bring prices down to a more steady basis. Some
predict that this will be around $2.30 to $2.35.
And what of the contracts made last summer at from
60 to 90 cents? They simply go to show that the oil man
is mighty slow to appreciate the meaning of past experi
ences. With the memory of 1917 in his mind, the average
oil man should have thought it a safe bet to hold a little
for a raise. The good companies did not make contracts
at such prices. Those companies are today filling their
customers' orders and making lots of money at a price
which must be appreciated by the customer. One con
cern is fi.ling orders for gas oil, a nice clean gas oil in
clean cars, at 5% cents. They are glad to do it. Another
is shipping fuel oil that will cost the customer $1.75. If
the customers thought it a high price when they made the
contracts, they now realize that they were being insured
against $3.00 to $4.00 oil, and at times no fuel oil at all,
by paying that price. Both seller and buyer are ahead,
and that contract will be renewed right aiong at a sane
price.
Kerosene Stronger; Gasoline Still Weak.
Kerosene is a little stronger. Some claim that kero
sene is being used to supplement fuel oil. At any rate,
the price has gone up the last day and is now ranging
from 9% to 10% cents and some wanting the half. Gaso
line is still weak, with poor prospects", 56/58-440 is being
offered at 14% cents, Oklahoma. Others are willing to
take on orders at 15 cents and the market is rather weak
at 15 cents for 56/58 440 to 16 cents for 58/60. Gas oil
is booming along with fuel oil, and those who have to
buy are willingly paying as high as 12 cents with but
little free oil to be bought.
A feature of the market is the number of buying
orders in the market from the East. Pittsburgh has made
many inquiries, but the railroads, refiners and all owners
of eauipment are shy of letting their cars get east of the
Indiana state line. What a blessing it would be right
now if the same system of through train loads was in
effect as during the last year of the war. Then it was no
uncommon thing to get cars through in as many days as
it now takes weeks. The low record for car movement
was during that snowy winter of two years ago when
eight miles a day was the average. It used to be 25 under
ordinary conditions.
How They Do It in North Dakota.
A recent session of the legislature of the altruistic
state which believes that the farmer is 99 per cent of the
earth and the rest don't count, undertook to regulate the
price and quality of gasoline by placing a tax of one-
quarter of a cent a gallon on refinery gasoline and one
cent a g; lion on blended gasoline. As most of the Stand
ard's gasoline was blended, that company undertook to
regulate its profits by an advance of one cent in the
tank wagon price. The legislature of the state in special
session has before it a bill that classifies gasoline as a
public utility, as it is just the same as wheat, only not
quite so much so, and placed the sale of gasoline as a
public utility under the control of the railroad commission.
The proposed legislation recites that there are dis
criminatory prices prevailing in the state and places all
oil companies under the control of the railway commission,
with authority to fix prices and to regulate standards.
John D. Reynolds of the American Independent Petroleum
Association has left for Bismarck to attend the hearing,
and Mr. Chamberlin, who w:s placed at the head of the
committee on legislation by the Petroleum Institute, was
expected to be present. It is understood that the Stand
ard company claims to have furnished practically a 1 of
the gasoline that was exported to the allied nations during
the world war. Every day some new fact comes out, but
this will surely surprise those Western refiners who ran
army and n ivy specification gasoline with the idea that
by so doing they were helping Uncle Sam to do his part.
It probubly got mixed in transit.
GAS NEWS
Fighting for Fair
Notes of the Trade
That Celebrated Circular B C L 180
On Monday the committee of the oil men who have
been struggling under the leadership of R. L. Welch of
the American Petroleum Institute to get a reasonable
adjustment of the proposed regulations regarding the lo
cation of gasoline loading racks and filling stations played
another inning with the railroads. This time the railroads
trotted out their strongest championship contenders in the
way of the general committee team from the operative
division. Beg pardon, but this scurrying back and forth
from New York to Chicago and then from Chicago to New
York reminds one of a world series championship. This
is supposed to be the final meeting before some recom
mendation is made to Director Hines. If not a fair one.
the industry will surely fight. A number of Chicago oil
men were on the ground, among them being President
C. L. Maguire for the American League and Secretary-
Treasurer Grant for the Independent Association.
In and Out of the Oil Offices.
The Great Lakes Oil Co., has been incorporated to do
a general marketing business with offices in the Consum
ers building at 220 South State street. Some well known
oil men are said to be interested in this new venture of
which more when they get in motion.
W. G. Willard of the American Petroleum Association
was in Cleveland the forepart of the week. Part of the
week there were none of the officers in the city. Presi
dent Maguire in New York on the gasoline agreement.
Secretary Reyonlds in North Dakota as aforesaid, and
Field Secretary Willard in Cleveland, strictly on business
for the organization.
The Magna Oil & Refining Co. has succeeded the
Ozark Oil & Gas Co. at 20 E. Jackson Blvd. G. E. Bald
win, formerly of the Riverside Western Oil Co., is the
manager.
The Great Northern Refining Co. has its refinery at
Lexington, Ky., so far advanced that the first run will be
made not later than the 15th of this month. The refin
ery is known as the Great Southern Refinery.
George C. Peterson & Co., the well known marketers,
have moved their offices from the fourth to the ninth
floor of the Continental Commercial Bank Building.
Joseph M. Cudahy, vice-president of the Sinclair Re
fining Co., sailed from Liverpool for home on the 3rd inst.
D. L. Hoober of the New York office of the Sinclair
Consolidated Oil Co., in charge of publicity, has been a
visitor at the local offices of the company.
A meeting of the division manager of the Sinclair
Consolidated Oil Co. was held in Chicago last week.
There were some eighteen or twenty present, and all were
very enthusiastic regarding the outlook. In their opinion
the coming year would be one of the best that the indus
try had known.
The Thorp Oil & Specialty Co., which has been clos
ing up its business for some time, has closed its offices
in the Lytton building at 14 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago.
John Carson, sales manager for the Western Petroleum
Co., is one of the busiest men alive these days. And
J. C. says that all that he needs to be happy is to be busy.
TURMAN-LOUISIANA OIL CO. ORGANIZED.
Tulsa, Okla., Dec. 2. (Special.) Announcement is
made of the organization of the Turman Louisiana Oil Co-
capitalized at $1,500,000. incorporated under the laws of
Delaware. W. S. Turman of Okmulgee is president and
general manager; A. M. Simons of New York, is vice-
president and general counsel, ajid H. G. McGuire, New
York, treasurer. The above with W. A. Aylers constitute
the board of directors. The concern has just purchased a
90-acre lease and production in the Bull Bayou field of
Louisiana and owns much Oklahoma acreage.
The Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey has declared the
regu'ar quarterly dividends of $5 a share on the common
stock and $1.75 a share on the preferred stock, payable
December 15 to stock of record November 20.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS S

ALMOST 100 COMPLETIONS IN THE "BURK" FIELD. MORE GAS FROM THE ELK CITY FIELD.
Another New Town Ii Springing Up in the Northwest Ex Completion Last Week of Well No. 5 on King Farm Added
tensionOther News From Wichita Falls. Another 22 Million Feet of Production.
Wichita Falls, Tex., Dec. 1Ninety-one completions Elk City, Kans., Dec. 2, (Special.)With the coal
for last week in the Burkburnett district is the record ac strike unsettled and the supply of coal dwindling to noth
cording to reports from the field, with four abandonments ing, towns that depend on gas from the E.k City field for
as dry holes and one new oil sand indicated. The B ock heating and cooking purposes are "setting pretty." With
89 Oil Co.'s No. 1 in B.ock 89 has been reported tempor a gas production that is already undoubtedly larger than
arily dry, but will drill deeper with the expectation of get any other gas fie d in the world today, the Elk City field
ting a good sand. The Franklin Drilling Co.'s No. 1 registered another completion the past week that added
Morgan tract, is reported to have salt water and shut 22,500,000 feet of gas daily to the potential production of
down at 1651. The Townsend Oil Co.'s No. 2, Evans, lot 33 the field.
Greenwood is reported to be a salt water wel at 1,640, This well Is No. 5 on the King farm in 23-31-13 and
and the G. C. Wood and Home Oil Refining Co., No. 4, was drilled in Saturday. It is the property of the Elk
Evans lot 25, Greenwood, is reported dry and abandoned at Valley Co., which owns a considerable per cent of the
1,790. gas production in this field, which now has a total of 52
The Knight subdivision of the Taylor, in the north gassers with a total capacity of approximately 1,465,000,-
part of Block 98 has been watched for the further ex 000 feet of gas daily. The same company is dri ling at
tension of the pool northward toward the river. The 800 feet in their No. 6 King in the same section but work
Burk Northern Oil Co. in Lot 21, the Knight, is shut down has been delayed on it on account of the cold weather.
temporarily for fuel oil. The Burk King Oil Co. is set Cox, Harmon et al. have a rig on location for their
ting casing with the sand reported found at 1,630 in lot No. 4 Hancock in the southwest corner of the southeast
51 of the Knight. The Clois Green is setting casing at quarter of 26-31-13 on the south side of the gas field.
1,710 in the Knight. Lewis and Milton's well in the same The Texcalokan Oil Gas Co. is drilling at about 225
territory is reported in sha'e at 1,710. O'Neil and others feet in their Denton No. 2 in 34-31-13.
have a well reported setting casing in lot 50, at 1,651 feet. The Meridan Oil & Gas Co. is reported drilling at
Perkins and Gresham are setting casing at 1,674 in lot 33. 125 feet in their Jones No. 1 in 17-31-13, a short distance
The Phoenix Oil Co. is setting casing at 1,710 in block 25 north of Oak Val ey.
of the Knight. Hudson Burk reported a good well in The Arkansas syndicate operating on the Yingling
lot 36 a few days ago. The Phoenix well in lot 25 marks farm in 3-31-13 (not section 10 as erroneously stated last
the northeast extension of the field, being located in the week) is drilling at 400 feet:
north end of block 96, and not far from the river bed Ray et al are drilling on Hawley No. 5 in 31-31-13,
territory. Several locations and reports of dri ling above where small oil and gas wells are found in a sand at
500 feet in the Sam Sparks and Poe subdivisions are noted about 600 feet.
in the report of the week indicating confidence of oper The Brenner Oil Co. has spudded in their No. 4
ators that oil will be found in the river bed. This activ'ty Oakley in 30-32-13, near Ha e.
has been inspired by the bringing in of the General Oil The Sachem Oil Co. is drilling deeper into the sand in
Co.'s well, which is still pinched off, waiting for pipe-line, their Speirs No. 4 in 36-32-13. There is perhaps 60 to
and which still shows indications of being one of the best, 75 feet of sand in this part of the Circle Valley Sorghum
if not the biggest well in the field. Hollow pool. It is necessary to drill all the sand to get
One of the interesting features of the week is the the full production. Wel s in this sand do not have a
report that the Missouri Texas Oil Co. No. 1, Sims, in large of
daily production but they should pump for a score
years.
Block 61, after abandoning at 1,841, went back and drilled
deeper finding the sand, setting casing at 1,901 feet, and past Cavert,
week
Dalton et al have been drilling a few days the
and yesterday had reached a depth of 1,225
drilling in at 1,908 feet. This is in territory with some feet In their Hancock No. 1 in 15-32-14, four miles south
dry holes and abandonments reported early in the develop east of E k City.
ment of the northwest field. The Kansas-Ross Oil & Refining Co. expected to have
Pipe line prospects for the Northwest field continue completed the standard rig for its deep test on the Lynch
to improve, with the general impression prevailing that land in 28-32-13 this week, but has been delayed by
two to three weeks will bring complete relief of the weather conditions. All the ground work on the rig has
congestion. been completed and the sills set. The company is doing
In the Kemp-Munger-A'len field, the K-M-A well has everything possible to hurry the delivery of materials
been connected with the Sunshine pipe line, and first tests but it is an uphill proposition under present conditions.
have been favorable. A number of new locations have William J. Ross was here the first of the week and in
been made. The Gulf Production Co. has made a location formed the writer that his company had so d some acre
in Block 33, offsetting the Kemp-Munger-Allen property age to New York parties who have organized the E k-
and also drilling its No. 1, Kemp and Kempner, southwest Kansas Oil Co. and would start Immediate development
of the Kemp-Munger-Allen well and close to the Archer of their acreage. Mr. Ross expects the latter company's
county line. The South K-M-A Oil Co. has a location standard rig to arrive here in a week or two, but was un
offsetting the Gulf on the south. able to give us the location of the first well. The coun
The fourth town in the northwest extension of the try between Hale and Elk City seems to be due for a
Burkburnett field is springing up four miles northwest thorough testing of the deeper stratas.
of Waggoner City and only a mile east of the new gusher Field work is practically at a standstill today on ac
which the General Oil Company recently brought in on the count of a snow storm and freezing weather. Gas and
Sparks lease, west of proven territory. The new settle water lines are frozen and drilling operations will prob
ment will be built on the Red River bluff near the cross ably be delayed several days. From now on the weather
ing of the most traveled county highway, the artery down will control field operations to a large extent and there
which Oklahoma traffic comes. The county road, which is certain to be many delays.
wl 1 be covered with crushed rock, may be used as a street
of the town. Roads leading from the top of the bluff down INVADER CO. DRILLS IN ANOTHER BIG WELL.
to the county road will be made. A leasing company is
leasing sites at so much per front foot, the same plan upon The Invader Oil & Refining Co. has just completed
which Waggoner City, Bradley's Corner and Spring Town well No'. 2 on its lease in Block 89, northwest extension to
were settled. Two houses have been constructed. A Burkburnett. This well came in Sunday with an estimated
lumber yard and some Supply companies are said to have initial production of 2,500 barrels. Number 3 on this
obtained sites. same property is drilling below five hundred feet. The
Waggoner City, the largest of the quarter of unin The Invader company now has fifty-six producing wells.
corporated settlements in this section, is also making im
provements. The main and only street, which is about Among out of town oil men in Kansas City last week
two mi'es "ong, is getting plank sidewalks. was E. G. Fye, of Davenport, Iowa, president of the Fair
Buildings spring up almost over night. The postoffice, field Oil Co. That company recently brought in two gas
which is a branch of the Burkburnett office, is taxed to wells, of about 12 million feet each, on the Cox farm in
capacity. Lynn county, Kans. Gas was obtained at 720 feet.
6 THE OIL AND
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Distribution by the American Independent Petroleum
Association of diagrams of the Elizabethan Room at the
Congress Hotel, Chicago, where the Eighth Annual Na
tional Petroleum Congress will be held March 9, 10, 11 and
12, 1920, brings to mind the fact It is none too early for
oil men to prepare for that big event in the petroleum
industry. The association announces that the display at
the coming Petroleum Congress promises to be the most
attractive, in the history of the organization. In response
to the request of exhibitors, the registration booth will be
located in the rear of the Elizabethan Room. Other
features will be added to attract visitors to the disp'ay
hall. A number of reservations already have been made,
and prospective exhibitors are urged to send in their
reservations without delay.
Oil Development
Must Be Continued.
A New York financial house, in a letter discussing
the investment situation, points out more than a year
has passed since termination of the war and still there
is no diminution in wor'.d-wide demand for petroleum
products. Production of crude in the United States is
increasing 1,000,000 barrels a month, while domestic and
foreign demand is increasing at the rate of 4,000,000 bar
rels.
Conditions which cause this tremendous demand for
oil are the increased consuming power of the internal
combustion engine, due to 4,000,000 new automobiles pro
duced since 1916; the fact fuel oil must be found to propel
1,700 oil-burning vessels sailing or soon to sail under the
American flag; consumption of fuel oil In New England
and other industrial centers, and urgent need of foreign
countries to replenish depleted stocks of petroleum prod
ucts.
"Where is the oil to come from?" the letter asks.
"The American continent must supply the bulk of it, if
it can, otherwise the demand will not be satisfied. The
position in the great Rumanian, Galician and Northern
GAS NEWS
and Southwestern Russian oil fields is most unsatisfac
tory and does not appear as possible of much improve
ment for a long time to come. South America and Mexico
can be depended upon at present to supply only a small
proportion of the demand. It is clearly a problem for the
United States, and this means that capital in ever-increas
ing amounts must be diverted to the development of oil
and that prices of crude and refined must be advanced
sufficiently to attract new capital in unlimited quantities."
There is nothing specially remarkable about the fact
that wood is selling in Dallas at $5 per cord when the peo
ple go out to the "timber" and cut it themselves. Virtu
ally all necessities of life in this country would come down
if the people would produce for themselves Instead of hir
ing someone else to do it for them. About three-fourths of
our present trouble is that the actual producers are so
much fewer than the consumers. We have unlimited re
sources which should make living cost low, but it is the
cost of exploiting them that has made the sky the limit on
the cost of living. The solution of our economic prob
lem can be summed up in two words: "More produc
tion."Prom Houston Post.
"Poems in Oil and
Other Verse."
It gives the OIL and GAS NEWS especial pleasure
to announce that "Poems in Oil and Other Verse," a new
book from the pen of Will Ferrell, the famous oil field
poet of Independence, Kans., is now ready for distribution,
as advertised elsewhere in this issue. For this publication
was first, perhaps, to recognize the exceptional merit in
Mr. Perrell's rhymed treatment of oil field subjects, and
during the past year or two many of his best productions
of this character have appeared exclusively in these col
umns.
The author has a true understanding of the oil in
dustry in its varied phases, and, to borrow a line or two
from the publisher's introductory statement appearing in
the new book, "Prospecting in territory apparently devoid
of romance, Mr. Ferrell has 'drilled in' the sands on the
wildcat leases of inspiration, and has found 'co'.or* in
richly paying quantities." His rhymed stories of the oil
country appeal alike to all classes of readers"magnate,"
scout, driller, "toolie," or the person who knows noth
ing of oil, and particularly are they to be recommended
to those who "simply hate poetry," for no one who reads
"Old Dewey Shannon's Gal," or "Not for Sale," or "The
Luck o' Bill Smithers," or "The Tin Can Trail" can hate
poetry any more than they can hate babies after reading
Ferrell's "Triangle" over in the miscellaneous section of
"Poems in Oil."
The oil fraternity is under deep and lasting obliga
tions to "Bill" Ferrell for his revelation of the romance
that exists in the oil business; for his presentation in the
cleverest sort of verse of the human side of the industry
the humor and the pathos of it all. "Poems in Oil and
Other Verse" contains all the poems that have appeared
in the columns of the OIL and GAS NEWS and many
others that will be new to its readers, including a num
ber which treat of wartime and miscellaneous themes
one hundred twenty-eight pages In all, and every page
well worth reading. Especially should the book have a
place in the library of every oil man, while it is equally
appropriate as a Holiday gift for a friend who may or
may not be identified with the oil industry.
 THE OIL AND
WITH
R E F I Ml E R>
To Add to a Marland Plant.
Tulsa, Okla., Dec. 2. (Special.) The Marland Re
fining Co. has authorized several improvements on its
casinghead plant No. 2, in Kay county, Oklahoma. Among
the new things to be added to the plant includes a new
water system, pump house, loading pump and a new gas
engine. , tions, it has been found very difficult to obtain pipe.
Constructing Big Casinghead Plant.
Winchester, Ky., Dec. 1, (Special.)The United States
and Cuban Allied Works Engineering Corporation has
began work on the Swiss Oil Corporation Lee county
holdings, where a big casinghead gasoline plant is being
constructed. It is expected this will be in operation in
about four months time. The machinery construction is
progressing rapidly.
Building Refinery at Bowling Green, Ky.
Winchester, Ky., Dec. 1, (Special.) A four inch pipe
line is being laid from Bowling Green to the Gainesville
pool, Halfway and Scottsville by the American Refining
Co. of Bradford, Pennsylvania. This company is construct
ing a refinery at Bowling Green which will be completed
shortly. The same company has bought several thousand
acres of leases west of Bowling Green in Warren, accord
ing to report, and is planning extensive development work.
Texas Co. to Increase Capacity.
A dispatch from Chicago recently received said that
John K. Mitchell, a director of the Texas Co. states the
company will maintain a ten per cent annual dividend rate
on $25 par value stock. Mr. Mitchell has just returned
from a tour of the company's various properties and says
it is now handling 100,000 barrels of crude oil a day and
is making about twelve million gallons of gasoline a month,
but will increase its production and refining capacity one-
third.
Difficult to Obtain Pipe.
Tulsa. Okla., Dec. 2. (Special.) The Empire Pipe
Une Co. has obtained sufficient pipe to assure the com
"BIG JACK" HENDRICK HEADS BIG JACK CO.
New Organization, a Missouri Corporation, Has Choice
Acreage in Proven TerritoryEmployees All Stock
holders and Only Little Stock Is (or Sale,
The Big Jack Petroleum Co., of which J. L. Hendrick
is president, has opened offices at 412 New England Life
building, Kansas City. Other officers in the company are:
Emil C. Luchman, Rock Island, 111., vice president; De
Maret Smith, Fort Worth, secretary, and A. M. Hendrick
of Kansas City, treasurer. The company, which has
choice acreage in several fields, announces it will con
fine its operations to the development of acreage in proven
territory.
The acreage owned by the Big Jack Co. includes de
sirable proven tracts in the Desdemona field surrounded
by big production. The company has a rig up and will
start drilling this week on a location in that field less
than half a mile from the famous Dabney well which is
now reported making 6,000 barrels a day; one mile north
west of the well-known Lewis well and some three-quar
ters of a mile from the famous Gulf Carruth well.
The Big Jack also has considerable good offset acre
age to drilling wells in other Texas pools. Other acre
age belonging to the company is located in Kansas where
the oranization has forty acres in Marion county close to
drilling wells, and in North Louisiana.
Mr. Hendrick, who heads the company, Is better
known as "Big Jack," at least to associates in the oil
fields. Mr. Hendrick has been in the oil game since
he was fourteen years old and is known as a success
GAS NEWS 7
THE
pletion of its 8-inch pipe line under constructon from
Burkburnett to Healdton. The line has been completed
from Burkburnett to Waurika, a distance of 32 miles and
and oil is being hauled in train load lots from Waurika,
and construction work now is in progress on the lap from
Waurika to Healdton. Because of general market condi
To Give Line a 4,000 Capacity.
Additional pipeline facilities for the Empire's Ok
mulgee refinery have been provided by the Empire Pipe
line Company's new four-inch line to the Beggs pool. The
line was completed Friday. The capacity of the line is
about 4,000 barrels. The Beggs pool is rapidly becoming
one of the best producers in Oklahoma.
A new four-inch line also has been completed to the
Hewitt pool in Carter county, Oklahoma. This field is
comparatively new and its ultimate possibilities are un
known. The new line is six miles long and connects with
the Empire's 8-lnch Gainesville line at the Healdton pump
ing station.From "The Empire."
Takes Over the Duluth Refining Co.
Tulsa, Okla., Dec. 2. (Special.)The Big Six Produc
ing & Refining Co. has been organized and has taken over
the Duluth Refining Co., which operates a 2,500-barrel re
finery at Sapulpa, Okla., and another at Augusta, Kans.
The Sapulpa Refinery, which has been shut down, has
been started up, and is operating on Burkburnett crude
and Creek county, Oklahoma, crude oil, which is picked up
around Sapulpa. The refinery has a seven mile 2-inch line
running northwest of Sapulpa, and during the past week a
one and one-half mile gas line was laid from the plant to
the field for fuel. It is said that the refinery at Augusta
will be increased in capacity to 5,000 barrels. It is operat
ing on Burkburnett crude.
Officers of the Bix Six concern are: J. F. Cogswell,
president; J. L. Hughey, secretary and treasurer; and Leo
Kaufman general manager. Messrs. Cogswell and Hughey
recently moved to Tulsa from Enid.
ful operator. The company's head driller is H. L. Slocum,
having had ten years' experience in foreign oil fields.
Every employee, and that includes drillers and everyone
else, is a stockholder in the company. The Big Jack,
which is a Missouri corporation, is not a stock-selling con
cern as commonly understood In oil circles, only a little
of its stock being offered the public.
KANSAS CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ASKS CON
SERVATION OF FUEL OIL.
The importance of the conservation and control of
fuel oil for the use of essential industries is being urged
upon Washington by the Kansas City Chamber of Com
merce. It is pointed out that the coal situation is a fuel
crisis, the chamber suggesting that the railroad or, the
fuel administration extend its control to fuel oil as a
vital fuel.
A message to the director general of railroads from
W. S. McLucas, president of the chamber, informed W.
D. Hines that fuel oil from the Mid-Continent field was
being moved long distances for the use of nonessential
Industries in close proximity to operating mines. A re
sult of that long distance transportation of fuel oil, Mr.
Hines was informed, was that utilities and essential ini
dustries c'ose by the Mid-Continent field could not ob-l
tain oil on contracts because of an alleged tank shortage:
The Standard Oil Co. of Nebraska has dec'ared the
regular semi-annual dividend of $10 a share payable De
cember 20 to stock of record November 20.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

Fisher County, Texas, Is Getting Its Share of Play

There are some fifteen or twenty wells now drilling

in Fisher county, Texas, and several new locations were
made recently by reliable operators for 3,500 feet tests.
These seem to be pretty well scattered over the county.
Reports come in that several very good showings
were had in that part of the state. Just last week the
Homer F. Wilcox well on the Barron farm was reported
to have a very strong showing of gas, found around the
900-foot level. This would indicate that the formation
was right for the deeper sands to carry petroleum in pay
ing quantities. This test will be closely watched from
now on until its completion.
The Wilcox well on the Hodges farm is drilling again
after several weeks' delay on account of a crooked hole
which was finally straightened by blasting off the shoulder
in a 20-inch hole.
The geological formation on the Hodges farm has
been passed on favorably by several of the most promi
nent geologists, and this well was located according to
their reports. The topography is such that a ledge is
exposed and a pronounced structure can be seen by the
naked eye. In fact, from a geological standpoint, a loca
tion could not be more favorably made. ,
It has been reported that Foster and Barnhart of
California will drill a 3,500-foot test in section 15, block
20, T. & P. survey in Fisher county, on what is known as
the Askato structure.
There are several new locations that will be started
during the next sixty to ninety days in Baylor county.
They are already receiving quite a play, and it is reported
that all the available acreage has been leased with the
exception of a small tract here and there, and for these
they are asking fancy prices.
The Homer F. Wilcox well on the Robertson farm is
due to reach the first known sand found around the 1,500-
foot level. However, unless something very good shows
up he will not stop here, as it is his intention to test out
the deeper sands found below 2,500 feet.
From a reliable source it is heard that Mr. Wilcox has
ordered in a California rig for a test near the small town
of Westover. In fact, it is reported that not less than 12 Preparing to dress a twenty-inch bit at Horner F. Wilcox
or 15 new locations will soon be made in Fisher county. Well No. 1, on the Hodge* farm, Fisher County.

Horner F. Wilcox Well No. 1, on the Hodges farm, Fisher County.

 THE OIL AND
SAFETY FIRST"
The r ccompanying article on Refin*ry Safety, writ
ten expressly for the OIL and GAS NEWS, by J. Benja
min Heid, Refinery Eigineer, Empire Refineries Inc., of
Tulsa, w!ll be of great interest to oil men in general, and
refine-s especially. Mr. Heid is fully competent to han
dle the subjecta subject which deals with a motto up
permost in the minds of all industrial institutions where
the welfare of the employe and the institution itself is
at stakenamely, "Safety First."Editor.
"SAFETY FIRST" IN A REFINERY.
By J. Benjamin Heid, M. E.
(Associate Member American Society Mechanical Engi
neers.)
"Safety First." We have had these words impressed
on our minds so often that it wou d seem we should never
forget them. In almost all anguages, they greet the im
migrant arriving in this country, impressing him with
the desire and determination to protect life and property.
Still we do not fully appreciate the meaning of the
"Safty First" movement, particularly In oil activities.
From the moment we start to erect a derrick over
a proposed location for the drilling of an oil well to the
actua consumption of the oil, hazardous operations are
performed which may cost a life and possibly property,
and it is the writer's intention to deal particularly with
a fsw points of Interest pertain'ng to the personal safety
and welfare of the employee in the refinery, and the pro
tection of refinery property.
If the refinery is o sufficient size, it is recommended
that a safety engineer be employed to work under the
supervision of the superintendent. It Is his duty to or
ganize a We'fare department, a First Aid department,
Emp oyes' Safety department, and a Fire and Safety de
partment. He should also work with the Employment
department so that the company employees will be men
who are physicia ly able to work efficiently at their par
ticular duties. If the refinery is small, these depart
ments can be organized under the direct suprvision of
the plant superintendent, and consist of plant employes,
who have regular p'enty duties to perform.
The welfare department should look after the per
sonal affairs of the plant employee. It should see that
the emp'ovee has recreation outside of his working hours,
which will make him both physically and mentally fit
to perform his particular duties. Baseball teams, in the
summer, maintained by the company, create a spirit in
the emplo/ee which makes him unconsciously a better
mm for his company. Bowling, basketball, and social
affairs in the winter, tend to bring the emp oyer and em
ployee closer together for better efficiency. It is extreme
ly Important to look after the social life of the employee
so that he has the proper environments outside of his
working hours. The welfare department should attend
to the home life of the employee, see that the sick are
properly cared for, that the sanitary conditions at home
are what they should be. that the }iome affairs are con
genial, and that the children are attending school.
The First Aid Department is maintained to care for
the inj'ired and for those who need medical attention,
but not professional attention. It has been found de
sirable to employ a man in this department familiar
with medic'ne, but not necessarily a physician. He
hoald be. able to dress wounds, and to write out the his
tory of a'l cases brought to his attention for the infor
mation of the physic'an. He must not prescribe nor ad
minister medicine unless he has a state license, and fully
complies with the state laws. His offices should be
equipped with supplies for first aid treatments, which are
recommended by the company doctor. Sime companies
require a physical examination of its probab e employee,
so that they are positive men are physically able to work
efficiently and also to protect the health of the'.r men
from contagious diseases. The first aid assistant shou'd
make this examination and report to the employment
department. In order to further protect the health of
their employes, some companies have inoculated them
with antitoxins to prevent pneumonia, typhoid fever, and
mall pox. This work is carried out in the First Aid De-
Dartment, under the supervision of the company physi-
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IN A REFINERY
ass'stant shou'd be recorded and filed away for future
reference, and a general summary of all these records
be placed at the entrance of the plant for the attention
of the employee. There are several means of making
this record noticeable. Merely posting same is not de
sirable. It should be attractive sd that the employee will
stop a moment to review briefly whether accidents are
increasing or decreasing. The means taken by the com
mittee in charge of the Liberty loan drives for the gov
ernment, to create interest. Is very effective and will
get good results. The history of each case or accident
should give briefly the personal h'story of the employee
and his or her family, history of the accident, and his
tory of the medical attention. This can be taken care of
on a special form drawn up for that purpose. The First
Aid Department is very important and should be rigidly
maintained.
The Employes Safety Department, in most cases Is
made up of a committee of employes taken from the several
departments in the company. The most Important duty
for this department to perform, is to create devices to
prevent possible injury. The success of the safety move
ment is almost entirely in the hands of the emp oyes and
his interest in the work. This committee should meet
and discuss ways and means for safety in their particu
lar departments and the plant as a whole. The company
should act on the recommendations which are offered by
the committee and report back what action has been
taken so that the interest of the committee is not killed
oy Inaction of the company. The committee shou... <j-
cuss the accidents which have occurred in the several
departments and ways and means to prevent s'milar ac
cidents. Further interest should be aroused by posting
the accidents in each department every month showing
percentage accident t'me lost in hours, and money lost
to the employee in salary, besides other expense. These
notices shou d be so arranged to have each department
comDlete with each other and made as interesting as
possible.
The Fire and Safety department controls the com
mittee fir the prevention and fighting of plant fires. A
regular fire department should be maintained, made up of
company employes. Each man shou d have a regular
duty to perform in case of fire, and ways and means pre
pared so that the emp'oyes are transported to the plant
if off duty. All fire fighting equipment should be used
for fire fighting purposes only, and thoroughly inspected
regular' y. A goodly supply of chemical and foam engines
should be placed at convenient parts of the p'ant so that
they can be moved to the fire as quickly as possible. It
has been found that oil fires are easily ext'nsuished by use
of foam engines, particularly where fire is spread over the
surface of water or chemical engines have been found desir
able where fighting fires other than that of oil ta^ei nlace.
Carbon tetra chloride hand extinguishers should be
placed at accessible parts of the p ant to fight electrical
fires. The 2^ gU':on extinguisher is the most desirable
for fighting small fires which do not require as much
chemical as that conta'ned in engines. Steam smothering
lines and water distributing lines should lead to all
tankage and distilling equipment and other hazardous
parts of the plant. Steam is extreme' y effective for the
f'ghtlng of oil fires and the prevention of fire in the
vapor area of oil tanks. It is recommended that steam
lines with perfect control, lead to all oil tanks and in
case of an electrical storm, a little steam cut Into tanks
to prevent an explosive mixture of gases. It has a'ao
been found desirable to seal the roofs of oil storage tanks
to prevent the possibility of igniting tank vapors by light-
nine, and to save the losses of the lighter ends of the oil,
such as the light d'stllates
The Fire and Safety Departmnt should act on all
recommendations of the Employes Safety Committee and
if passed, the recommendation shou'd become effcMve
at the earliest possible moment. This comml'tee shou'd
work In conjunction with the insurance department and
if possible, recommend installations wh'ch will reduce
Insurance rates. Insurance rates are governed entirely
by the competence of the plant engineers and cooperation
received by the Safety Department, in general. This
cooperation will mean thousands of dollars to the company
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which is doing its utmost to prevent injury to the employe
and destruction of property. The Fire and Safety de
partment is headed by the Safety engineer, as head and
is composed of the plant engineers and departmental
heads, both in design and operation. The Emp oyees'
Safety Committee should be composed of the most in
telligent men under the head of each department, and a
copy of the minutes of the committee be sent to each
department head. The safety engineer should be a gradu
ate engineer with a distinct personality, one who can
handle men and create interest, one who can act intelli
gently on suggestions, and one who is well liked by all.
He need not necessarily know the operation of the plant
In order to be successful in his particu ar duty. He
should be familiar wth all the latest methods of safety
engineering and keep posted on the latest means of the
successful carrying on of the work.
PRODUCING WELLS AT KANSAS CITY'S THRESHOLD.
Dalian-Martin City Oil Field Something of a Surprise to
Oil MenThe Story of Its Development.
Activity in the Dallas-Martin City oil field, just south
of the Kansas City limits, is proving something of a sur
prise to oil men.
The structure was first surveyed by Malcolm E. Wil
son of the Missouri Geological Bureau a year ago. Mr.
Wilson published a special bulletin with a map which
disclosed a considerable structure, the north end of which
is found in numerous exposures along Indian Creek in
the vicinity of Dallas. The axis extends in curved lines
southward along the Kansas-Missouri line for a distance
of several miles. The top of the structure is rather wide
and is made up of a series of small anticlinal ridges.
Along these ridges quite a number of gas wells have been
drilled in during the past ten or fifteen years, affording
a good supply for Martin City and surrounding farms.
The first oil development was made by the Dallas
Oil and Gas Co. of Kansas City. This company, now
headed by C. W. Miller, has considerable acreage on the
main west slope of the structure and now has eight oil
wells equipped and on pump.
Last spring the Jersey-Wyoming Oil Corporation of
New York City began drilling on the Gill farm one mile
south of the first wells. Later this company sold to the
Emerald Oil Co. of Winfield, Kans. That concern is now
pumping six \vells. West of this development, half a mile,
the Republic Petroleum Co. of Casper, Wyo., has acre
age and two wells pumping.
In August another organization drilled in an oiler
south of the old village of Santa Fe along the state line,
thus proving the sand another mile south on the old Clap-
myer farm. Further operations are now In progress there
by the Muscatine Syndicate. In September, Smith. Wil
son & Hedrlck began drilling on the James farm, west
of Dallas. That firm now has seven wells on the pump
and drilling is being pushed rapidly. Just west of the
James the Bogart Oil Land Development Co. has two good
wells on pump. Between the James lease and the Dallas
Oil and Gas Co. property, on the Haysler farm, Wll iams
& Anderson of Olathe have two wells, the result of No
vember drilling. Sti.l further south Otto and associates
have finished a good gasser and are nearly due on the
sand with their No. 2. At the extreme southwest end of
the structure a two million gas well was dri led recently.
Early in the year Noble & Parker drilled a mile west
of Martin City on the Wells farm. That firm went for a
deep test, but encountered two good shallow sands through
which they passed and opened a heavy flow of salt water,
which they failed to control.
It is stated that Tulsa operators are arranging for
early entrance into this new field. Among others that
haye secured desirable acreage on the structure are Burk-
doll & Co., oil operators of this city, who have contracted
for three wells to be dri led at once.
The first oil sand is found at from 465 to 480 feet and
is from 20 to 50 feet thick. Experienced operators say
the sand cannot readily be distinguished from that found
in the Paola "shoe-string" wel s. Flush production of the
wells brought in runs from 20 to 120 barrels. Plenty of
gas for drilling and pumping is furnished operators from
their own we. Is. It is said the Prairie company is ar
ranging for connections with the various properties. The
oil is 32 gravity and high in lubricants.
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ONE MAN WHO WON A FORTUNE ON A "SHOE
STRING."
S. F. Ballentine, Newspaper Man, and the Oil Well which
has made him rich.
Fort Worth, Tex., Nov. 25. (Special).S. F. Ballentine,
former newspaper man of Denver, and afterwards pub
licity man for an oil town, is an exception to the rule that
governs the newspaper fraternity.
Ballentine came to Texas last December to act as
publicity man for the oil center of Eastland. While
doing various "stunts" in that capacity and furnishing
news to the papers throughout the state, he acquired
a lease on two and one-half acres of land in the Pleasant
Grove church yard at Ranger, Eastland county. The lot
cost Ba'lentine $1,500. He also acquired a quarter roya'ty
interest in the Elisha Roper farm for a nominal sum. His
investments have put him on "easy street." His income
from the production of the well on his two and one-half
acres aggregated approximately $101,000. He sold a half
of his quarter interest in the Roper royalty for $50,000
and now gets approximately $1,000 a month from his
remaining eighth.
The pictures are of the owner and the well that
brought him riches and made the church yard famous.
DR. COOK SAYS NEW YORK "THINKS, TALKS, EATS
- AND SLEEPS OIL."
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, president of the Texas Eagle Oil
Co. and the Texas Eag e Produc'ng and Refining Co.,
arrived here recently from New York, bringing with him
the g ad news that New York's latest and by far its wild
est craze is Texas oil.
A New Yorker will stop on his way to attend his
mother-in-law's funeral to discuss Texas oil and girl shows
on Broadway have difficulty holding the attention of cash
patrons, because devotees of the drama find the romance
of oil fortunes the season's only real hit.
"Let a man with a big hat and a drawl to his speech
step into a big New York bank and start to talk oil and
the bank will stop functioning as a bank and become an
oil exchange," said Dr. Cook. "William Allen Dunlap, one
of the directors in our refining company, stepped into the
Harriman Bank the other day and business was suspended
while he talked oil. Everybody from the president to the
porters has a potential fortune in oil stock right In his
inside pocket and they think, talk, eat and s eep oil."
Dr. Cook will stay in Texas for a week, attending the
bringing in of two wells .by the Texas Eagle Oil Co. One
well is in block 72, Burk-Waggoner, and the other on the
Howard tract in Desdemona.
Swan & Finch Co. has acquired the Cataract Re
fining and Manufacturing Co., a large manufacturer and
distributor of lubricants, with plants at Buffalo and Chi
cago. The Cataract company operates large lubricant
plants at Buffalo and Chicago, and maintains branch offices
and warehouses in eight of the principal cities in this coun
try besides four in England, Scotland and Canada.
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THE DAWN OF A NEW
(NoteThe following chapter in "The Dawn of a NEW
Industry," is a continuation of the subject of shale oil as
presented in the Quarterly of the Colorado School of Mines.
Editor.)
* ture of iron, which has been found to be least affected by
The following contribution to the subject is made, by
request by Otto Stalmann, a consulting engineer, of Salt
Lake City. Mr. Stalmann was the consulting engineer
for a we.l known prominent firm of Glasgow, Scotland,
for many years, during which time he directed their min
ing and oil shale interests in all parts of the world. His
experience has given him a first hand and intimate knowl
edge of the oil shale industry in Scotland. In Salt Lake
City he has made extensive tests on shale from Colorado,
Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, California and Montana, in lots
from five to six hundred pounds each.
Introduction.
It is 'a well known fact that for many years the ex-
p'oitation of the oil shale beds in Scotland has furnished
most successful and profitable results. But on that ac
count it is not to be assumed that the apparatus used in
Scotland and the method of treatment in use there must
result equally satisfactory when treating oil shale originat
ing in the western states of the United States, as the
character of these shales, as far as they have come under
the writer's observation, is different from that exhibited
by the Scotch shales. As the metallurgist cannot employ
one general method of treatment for all copper ores for
instance, but must find out and adopt the most suitable
method of treatment to the particular and chemical char
acter of the ore, so must the treatment of oil shale be
adapted to its particular physical and chemical character.
The difference in the character of the Scotch shales,
as compared with that of American shales is to be found
in the fact that whereas in the Scotch shales the silica
contents are very low, if present at all, and the alumina
contents correspondingly high, in the Western shales silica
predominates and the alumina contents are correspondingly
low, to judge from the results of tests made on a con
siderable variety of Western oil shale. It has also been
found that, generally, the Scotch shales contain consider-
ab'y more nitrogen than the large variety of Western
American shales, which have been tested by the writer.
Whereas in the American shales the quantity of oil that
may be produced from them is generally large enough
to be depended upon for satisfactory commercial results,
considering the sulphate of ammonium product, a welcome
by-product only, in most oil shale plants in Scotland the
latter product is of paramount importance, to make, to
gether with the oil product, the operations of the plants
remunerative. Some oil shale plants in Scotland would
even be unremunerative, if they had to depend on the
yield of oil from the shale a'one, the su phate of ammo
nium product being their main dependence for commer
cial success. It is obvious, therefore, that the Scotch
plants are designed, having the production of sulphate
of ammonium in view as much as, and in some cases
more than oil. As these products are formed under differ
ent conditions of temperature, the apparatus and the
method of treatment required must be adapted to these
different conditions in order to obtain the best possible
econom"cal results. In Scotch plants, therefore, the con
struction of the distillation apparatus, having a different
object in view and working under different conditions,
is different from the retort that is best suited to the
character of American shales. But even for the various
Western American shales modifications in the construc
tion of the retort are required for the different characters
of sha es, their behavior not being always the same when
sutj^cted to heat and superheated steam, although a
preliminary examination in the laboratory may not always
suggest this.
Retorts.
It has been the object of the Petroleum Engineering
Company, whose engineers have thoroughly studied ap
paratus and methods of treatment as employed abroad,
and who have for a long tima experlmeted with many
varieties of oil shale in a retort of nearly commercial size,
holding a charge of about 500 pounds, to construct a retort
which is easily adapted by simple modifications to the
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successful and profitable treatment of all western oil
shales which have come under their observation and the
results obtained have fully justified their expectations.
The retort, as now constructed, is cast of a particular mix
the consequences of changing temperatures in the retort
oven and which secures the absence of blow holes and
other deleterious defects as much as this is possible.
The retort has the shape of a frustrum of a cone, 1 foot
6 inches inside measurement at the top or charging end
and 2 feet 3 inches at the bottom or discharge end, and
18 feet long. The casting is 1.5 inches thick. A tuyere
box encircles the lower part of the conical cylinder to
provide for the admission of super heated steam to the
charges in the retort. The top of the retort connects
with a charging hopper, where the charge is stored and
at the same time preheated. At the bottom of the retort
an automatic discharging arrangement is installed, con
sisting essentially of a revolving disk, whereby a regulated
continuous discharge of the spent shale and a continuous
movement downward of the charge in the retort is secured.
Connected with and operated by this automatic discharge
apparatus is an arrangement, whereby the charge in the
retort may be loosened, if it should "clinker" occasionally,
and, If necessary, it may be operated continuously to
agitate the charge, preventing it from sintering. The
arrangement is such that the top of the charge in the
retort is always automatically maintained at the same level
at some distance be ow the gas exit pipe near the top
or charging end of the retort to avoid the possibility of
carrying over any fine solid material with the gas and
steam. Charging hopper, retort, and automatic discharge
are so connected that they are hermetically closed and
an arrangement of air tight gates is provided, whereby
charging and discharging of the retorts takes place with
out any interruption of the operation and without the
possibility of air entering the retort or steam or gas
escaping from it, except through the discharge provided
for the latter near the top of the retort, whence they are
conducted to the condenser. Four of these retorts are
assembled in one oven and as many ovens as necessary
to satisfy the desired capacity of a plant are built into
one bench. The number of retorts required for a certain
daily capacity, depends on the time required for the com
plete distillation of a given oil shale. This may vary,
according to the writer's experience, from four to eight
hours, but some shales have been treated in the above
mentioned plant, which require a much longer time. Shales
from Parachute Valley, Colorado, and some from Utah
and Nevada, require about four hours for their complete
distillation. A plant of four ovens, or sixteen retorts,
would, therefore, treat about 150 tons a day. For practical
purposes, however, it wou d be safe to depend with such
a plant on a daily capacity of 100 tons. The retorts are
charged by a conveyor which transports the oil shale
from the storage bin to the charging hopper. The shale,
before it reaches the storage bins, is broken by a set of
"spike rolls," similar to those employed for breaking coal.
Experience in Scotch plants, confirmed by extensive ex
periments in the small plant mentioned above, has shown
that more satisfactory results are obtained in the dis
til ation of oil shale, if the fine material, say less than
0.25 inch in size, be screened from the bulk of the broken
shale and the two screened products be treated separately.
In Scotland the fine material is not sent to the dis
tillation plants for treatment as a rule, but is used in
the mines for "filling" purposes. The separate treat
ment of the screened products is aimed at in the plants
designed by the engineers of the Petroleum Engineering
Company. The shale is broken by the spike rol s to pass
a 6-inch screen, hence comparatively small amounts of
material less than 0.25 inch in size are obtained from the
crushing of most shales. The spent shale, d'scharged
by the above mentioned automatic discharge arrangements,
drops into a storage bin situated below the retorts and is
hence transported by conveyors to the waste dump. The
steam entering the retorts through the tuyeres near their
discharge end is taken at low pressure from the bDilers,
in the above mentioned plant, at a pressure of 1.5 pounds
per square inch, and is super heated during its passage
through a series of coiled pipes built in the interior of
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each oven, before entering the retorts at a temperature
of from 600 to 1000 F., the most suitable temperature
depend.ng on the character of the sha e to be treated.
The heat required for the operation is supp.ied by firing
the retorts with the gas produced from the distillation
of the shales. Suitable baffles, built in the interior of
the ovens, conduct the products of combustion gradua ly
from the bottom of the retorts to the top of the oven,
where they escape into the chimney. The products of
the retorts are hydrocarbon gas, steam with ammonia,
and spent shale. The latter is free from oll-produc.ng
matter, if the operation has been properly conducted, and
goes to the waste dump. The foimer products leave the
retort together by a branch p"pe near their top, through
which they enter the main gas conduit, common to the
gaseous products of all the retorts in the unit, and are
conducted to the condenser.
Condensing Plant.
The usual method in Scotland "of the condensation
of the gaseous products issuing from the retorts is ac
complished by passing them through a long and extensive
series of pipes exposed to the atmosphere, whose tempera
ture is depended upcn to cool and consequently condense
the vapors. The quality and uniformity of the condensed
product, the distii'ate, depending on a uniformly main
tained temperature, it is evident that, on account of the
constantly changing temperature of the atmosphere, it Is
impossible to maintain the uniform temperature required
for the production of distillates of gocd and uniform
qual ty. It is a wel known fact that the speed of the
condensation is not only dependent on the degree of tem
perature, but on contact of the vapors with a cooling sur
face. In a steady flow of the vapors through the series
of pipes as ordinarily eimloyed. the circumferential part
of the vapor column only wi 1 be in contact with the cooling
surface of the pipes, a thorough mixing of the vapors
during their passage through the pipes, to bring each
portion of (he vipors in contact with the cooling surface
of the pipes, being incidental and partial, if it takes place
at all. Again, a well known fact is that the forceful im
pinging of the vapors against the cooling surfices facili
tates and expedites the process of condensation to a con
siderable degree. In the condensation plants as now ordi-
narilv rmn'oyed, neither th3 thorough mixing of the
particles of vapor, nor the great advantage obtained by
forceful f-iction and impinging of the vapors aga'nst the
cool'ng surfaces, has been made use of. To obviate the
disadvantages of the condensing apparatus as now ordinar-
iy employed for the condensat'on of the vapors issuing
from the shale retorts, the writer has constructed a sim
ple an 1 comparative y inexpensive condensing arrange
ment, which, in a modif'ed form has been successfully
used by h'm on a commercial scale in the condensation
of metal fumes. This apparatus secures In an effective,
simple, and economical manner the three cardinal prin
ciples of effective condensation and consequently of hydro
carbon vapor condensation, i. e. :
. 1. Uniform temperature of the cooling surfaces.
2. Thorough mtalng of the particles of vapor.
3. Forceful friction caused by the impinging of the
vapo~s to be condned against the coo ing surfaces.
(U. S. Patent No. 225058.)
This condensing apparatus consists of an exterior tank,
constructed of steel plate, ten feet in diame'er and ten
feet hlsh for a p'ant having a capacity of 100 tons of shale
per 24 hours. Concentrically arranged In this tank and
resting at its bottom, Is a se-ies of five circular, so-called,
wa'er jickets at a radial distance of three inches from
each other. In this manner these water jankts fo-m six
circular spaces, three inches wide and ten feet high each,
their rrspective circular 'engths increasing as their dis
tance from the center of the tank increases. The water
jackets are provided wi'h suitable openings for the pas
sage of the gas from one space to the next, these openirgs
being alternately at the top o- at the bottom of the jackets.
Baffles extending vertically along the whole height of the
tank are inserted into each soace between the packets
near the proper side of the opening to force the passage
of the gas continuously In one cerfln direction. The main
gas cordult. carrying the gases from the bench of retorts
to the condenser, enfe-s the latter through the bottom of
the t^nk and extends to som1? distance from the interior
top of the tank, which is formed of concrete. The gas
flows over the top of t^e main gas conduit and trave's,
assisted by a fan mentioned below, spirally around the
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open ci'cular space formed by the outside of the vertical
main gas conduit and the inner wa'l of the water jacket
nearest the center of the tank, until it passes through the
above mrn'ioned opening at the top of the w->ter jacket
into the next circular space fo-me1 by the outside wall of
the above mentioned jacket and the Inside wall of the next
jacket, the second from the center of the tank. A baffle,
placed vertically near the proper side of the opening on
top of the first jacket forces the gas to travel In the s'-me
spiral circular direction as it did in the first space;, until
it reaches an opening in the second jacket provided near
its bottom. The gas passing through this opening enters
the third space formed by the outer wall of the second
jacket ard the inner wall of the third jacket, being guided
in the same direction as before by a baffle placed ver
tically near the opening in the second jacket. The th'rd
jacket has an opening at the top, the fourth at the bot
tom and the fifth again at the top, baffles being properly
placed in each case to force the passage of the ga^e - in
a spirally circular manner un'il the permanent K'ses
finally leave the tank near Its bottom. The cooling medium,
air or water, enters the water jacket nearest to the c!r-
cumference of the tank at the point where the permanent
gas leaves the tank and is fo-ced to travel in a direction
opposite to that taken by the gas by baffles or a suitable
position of the inlet and out et pipes. The cooling medium
leaving the first water jacket, enters the second jacket
at the point where the gas enters the space between the
two jackets nearest the circumference of the tank, and
continues to travel In a s'milar spirally circnlar manner
towards the center of the tank through all the water
jackets. In this manner, gas and cooling medium traveling
in opposite directions, it Is evident that propo tionately,
as the velocity and the temperature of the gas decreases,
the speed and temperature of the cooling medium Increases
and hence the hydrocarbons of highest boiling point will
be condensed In the space between the jackets nearest
the center of the tank, where the temperatures of the
cooling medium is highest and successively gases of 1 jwer
boiling point are condensed as they reach on their way
towards the circumference of the tank, the spaces between
the jackets which contain a cooling medium of gradually
decreasing temperature. It is obvious that this apparatus
can be, and in some cases should be, so arranged that the
cooling medium is either air or some liquid, or partially
air and partially liquid. The products of the condenser
are gas, crude oil, and ammonia water, the latter two leav
ing the condenser together from spouts at the bottom of
the tank leading into the spaces between the water jackets.
In this manner six classes of oil will issue from the con
denser, the classes being distinguished by their different
boiling point and specifie gravity. Each of these classes of
oil, together with the ammonia water, is transported by
short pipe lines to individual separators where the am
monia water is separated from the crude oil. The sepa-a-
tors are circular tanks, each four feet in diameter and
six feet high. A ve-tical partition, reaching from the top
of the tank to within about six inches from the bottom,
separates the tank into two unequal compartments, the
small compartment representing about one tenth of the
la ger one. Crude oil and ammonia water from the con
denser enter together through the cover on top of the
larger compartment of the separator, where they segregate
according to their specific gravity, the water passing
under the bottom of the verticil partition into the smaller
compartment of the separator. The oil, collecting on top
of the wa'er leaves the separator through a spout near
its upper rim leading into a pipe line, whereby it is con
ducted to its respective storage tanks supplying the refin
ery. Six storage t^nks for crude oil are, therefore, re
quired for the crude oil product of the condenser. The
ammonia water issues through a spout near the top of the
tank from the smaller compartment of the separator, to
be transported by a pipe line to the storage tink for am
monia water for treatment in the sulphate of ammonium
plant. The permanent gas is withdrawn from the conden
ser by an exhaust fan, which, being in immediate con
nection with the closed circuit formed by it, condenser,
and retorts, facilitates the passage of the gases from the
retorts through the main gas conduit to the condenser
and forces them to a scrub! er, where any ammonia, still
retained In the gas, is extracted.
Ammonia Scrubber Plant.
The sc-ubber consists of a vertical pipe 24 Inches tn
diameter and 30 feet high. With exception of the upper
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and lower parts, four feet long each, the pipe is fi led
wuh diamond-shaped wocdan baff.es, placad in al e n te
laye.s at a small distance apart from each other, in sjch
a manner, that each baffle in a layer covers a co r spand-
ing opening in the saccaeding upper and lower layers of
baff.es. The perminent gas from the condenser enters
the pipe co'umn near its bottom and, ascending through
tha layers of baffles, meats a dascsnling spray of water,
which absorbs any ammonii thit may ba still lef 'n the
pe manent gas. The resulting ammonia water, which may
be re used for this purpose, leaves the pipe co uma naar
its bottcm by a pipe line, which transports it to the storage
tank for ammonia watsr for tieatment in the sulphate of
ammonium precipitating plant. The gas, after ascending
over the baffles in the pipe column, leaves the letter at
its top by a p pe 1 ne which conducts it to the bottom cf
a similar pipe column, also filled with baffles as desc.bed.
Gasol'ns Absorption Plant.
The gas, in its ascent over the baffles, meets a spray
of oil entering at the top cf the pipe column and descend
ing over the baffles towards the bottom of the column
pipe. The oil used for this purpose is specifically heavier
tlrn gasoline and absorbs any cf the latter that may be
present In the gas. It has been found that from two to
four gallons of gasoline may thus be extracted from the
gas per thousand cubic feet of the latter, or from four to
eight gallons per ton of such western oil shales as have
come under the writer's observation. The final perma
nent gas, deprived of its gasoline, leaves the pipe column
at its top and is conducted to the gas reservoir, to be
eventually made use of as fuel. It may be state! here
that most western oil shales tested furnish an excess of
gas over that required for treating them in the retorts.
The oil charged with the gasoline absorbed from the gas
is then treated in a plant the modus operandi of which
has tesn adopted from a plant described in a bulletin
of the U S. Geological Survey, who have made large tests
with this plant on a commercial scale for the extraction
of gasoline from natural gas. This plant, according to
the statement of the Geological Survey, has given very
satisfactory results and, since it is simple and economical
as fir as installation and operation are concerned, it has
been dopted here. This sp'.ant, adapted to the needs of
an oil shale p ant of one hundred tans daily capacity, op
erates as follows: The oil, charged with the gasoline ab
sorbed from the gas, is first conducted to a horizontal so-
called weathering tankan ordinary plate steel cylinder,
one foot six Inches In diameter and twelve feet long. This
tank has a relief valve at its upper circumference, through
which the lighter parts of ths gasoline escape as vapors,
which may be conducted to the gas reservoir. From this
tank the oil is conducted to a he it exchanger, where it is
preheated by the hot oil returning from the still, men
tioned below, to the absorbing tower for re use. From this
heat exchanger the preheated oil, charged with the gaso
line absorbed from the gas, is conducted to a still operated
by live steam. Here the gasoline is expelled from the oil,
the vapors being conducted to a cooler box, where the
water is separated from the gasoline, the latter going to
a condenser, the condensate being ready for the market
after treatment, eventually, if the quality of the condenser
product requires it. The hot oil remaining in the still,
after having been freed from the gasoline, is conducted
through the above mentioned heat exchanger, where It
travels through pipes in the opposite direction to the cold
oil charged with gasoline, passing to the still, preheating
the latter liquid. After having transferred the greater
part of its heat to the oil passing to the still, it is con
ducted through water-cooled coils to the absorption tower
for re-use.
Sulphate of Ammonium Plant.
The ammonia water coming from the separators, which
segregated it from the oil, together eventually with the
ammonia water coming from the scrubber, is conducted
to a co umn apparatus, where the ammonia gas is evap
orated. This column apparatus is. constructed of ten sec
tions of cast iron, twenty-four Inches in diameter, twenty-
eight feet high. The sections are provided with flanges at
their ends and bolted together to form a vertical column
of t.he size stated. Within this column there are seventeen
shelves, at equal distances apart, cast In one piece with
the sections. Three nozzles tapering from 2.5 inch in
diameter to 1.5 inch and 4 inches long, are cast with the
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shelves. Emending upwards and over the shelves a hood
or bell is fastened at a distance of about one half Inch
above the orifice of the nozzles. The bottom of this bell
is cut out zigzig shape to a height of two inches in such
a manner that the lower part of the mantle of tha bell
represents about one-ha f metal and one-half opening. A
two inch nippie extends from a po nt three inches above
each she f to a paint about three inches below the shelf.
At the seventh section from the top connections are made
with a tank containing milk of lima. The ammonia water,
af.er passing through a heat e>chnger, enters the column
at tha top and remains on the uppermost shelf to a depth
of three inches, when it ovei flows into the two inch nipple,
which drops it onto the second shelf on which it also
remains to a depth of three inches, when it passes to
the third shelf by overflowing into the two-inch nipple
which transpor's it to th fourth shelf and so forth over
all seven een shelves, until it passes to the bottom of the
column, where it issues as waste, after having been de
prived of its ammonia. At tfce seventh shelf f.om the
top a connection is made wi h the m lk of lime storage
tank, f.cm which such an amount of milk of lime flows
into the seventh section from the top as has been previous
ly determined ty an analysis as necessary. Steam enters
the column at the bottom and ascends through the taper
ing nozzles, being diverted by the top of the bell towirds
the bottcm, where it enters the ammonia water, through
the zig-zag shaped openings at the bottom of the bell,
heating the water and driving off the ammonia gas. Frcm
the lower section th3 staam ascends to the next upper
section through the taperirg nozzle, operating in the same
manner as described from shelf to shelf, until the re
mainder f'nally issues, together with the volatized am
monia, from the top of the column into a standard steam
separator, where it is separated frcm the ammonia gas,
which, by means of a pipe line, is conducted directely to
the precipitating tank.
NOTE.The free ammonia is volatilized only In the
upper six sections, while from the combined ammonia
(ammonium chloride, ammcnlum carbonate, etc.), which
is practically always present in the ammonia water, the
ammonia must be set free by combining Its impuritias
with lima. Ammonium chloride, for instance, treated with
milk of lime, furnishes calcium chloride, water and am
monia, according to the equation:
2(NH)C1 + CaO = CaCh + HaO + 2NH
In a similar manner ammonium carbonate furnishes,
in combination with lima, calcium carbonate, water and
ammonia, according to the equation:
(NHOsCOs + CaO = CaCOs -f (NHj)i + H:0
The precipitating tank contains dilute sulphuric acid
into which the ammonia gas is conducted, combining with
the sulphuric acid to form sulphate of ammonium, accord
ing to the equation:
H2SO. + 2(NHHO) = (NH()ISO< + 2H.0
The precipitating tank is built of wood and lined with
lead. It has one sloping side, along which the crystals of
sulphate of ammonium are removed to a draining f'oor or
they are freed from moisture by a centrifugal machine.
The sulphate of ammonium product is then dried and ready
for the market. The reaction between the ammonia vapors
and the sulphuric acid generates a large amount of heat,
which generates steam, carrying some ammonia and fine
particles of sulphate of ammonium along. For this reason,
and also for the protection of the workmen, the reaction
takes place under a bell, the top of which ends in a pipe
which is connected with a trap, separating the particles
of sulphate of ammonium from the steam, which then
enters the heat exchanger, mentioned above, to preheat
the original ammonia water before it enters the column
apparatus. The economic products of the distillation plant
are therefore crude oil, gas, gasoline and sulphate of am
monium. The latter two are ready for the market; the
gas Is made use of in the plant as fuel, while the crude
oil is stored for treatment in the refinery.
- The cost of a plant as outlined above is from $65,000
to $100,000, according to local conditions.
The cost of a 300 tons' daily capacity plant for distilla
tion and a Wells system refining plant for 400 barrels of
rude oil is from $450,000 to $500,000, according to local
conditions.
Inasmuch as the Wells Refining Process Co. has done
much experimental work in refining crude shale oil, Willet
14 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

C. Wells, president of the company, has, by request, con GEN. WM. J. KENLY JOINS MARLAND COMPANY.
tributed the following:
Mineral Oils. Former Chief of Air Service Now Assistant to President of
Mineral oils being tenaceously blended substances of Big Petroleum Organization.
wide range of volatility and density, and so sensitive to
the action of heat required to evaporate them, that their Col. Wm. J. Kenly, formerly major general in charge
evaporization, aided by the lavish use of steam, produces of the Air Service, U. S. Army, has joined the Marland
gas that is not condensable at normal temperatures, and Refining Co. as assistant to the president, says "Marland
carbon (coke) residue. This gas and carbon is separated News."
smoke of the overheated material, resulting in greatly Col. Kenly a few weeks ago was decorated with the
diminished quantity and quality of valuable products, and rank of Commander of the Order of the Bath by General
necessitating wasteful and expensive means to prepare Charlton, chief of the aviation section of the British
them for use. Military Mission to the United States. Col. Kenly and
The Wells Process. General Pershing were the only two American command
The Wells Process passes a neutral permanent gas in ers to gain this high tribute from Great Britain.
myriad fine streams through a body of heated volatile At the outset of the war Col. Ken y had charge of
liquid; the gas, previously heated, or heated in contact the air service in Europe, but was brought back to the
with the liquid, seeks to saturate itself with vapors with United States to take charge of the gigantic program
avidity proportionate with its temperature; the surface of of the United States Army, serving until the close of
each bubble of gas being free surface at which vapors can hostilities. While in Europe the British government had
form within the body of the liquid below its boiling point, opportunity to observe the work of , Col. Kenly and the
and where the absorptive properties of the heated gas, decoration was bestowed by the direction of King George.
and the vapor tension of the heated oil, coact to rapidly This was the second high honor for the colonel, far
evolve all of the volatile portion of the liquid in vapor the French government last July 15, awarded him the
at temperatures insufficient to change the constitution of decoration of the Legion of Honor of France, the Insignia
any portion thereof; in fact, the solid bituminous residue being hung on him by Ambassador Jusserand.
of evaporated petroleum or shale oil can be completely The following story is taken from the New York
dissolved in the distillates therefrom and reproduce the Herald:
original oil without the loss of one-fourth of one per cent. "Colonel Wi'liam Kenly, the Idol of the army air serv
By passing the thus vapor-loaded gas through a large body ice, never required the men under him to undertake what
of filtering material in the dome of the still, globules of he himself was not willing to do. He was not a "swivel
unvaporized spray, carried by the steam of bubbling liquids, chair" aviator. As director of the division of military
are eliminated. The filtering material, being heated by aeronautics he made frequent flights between New York
the vapor-laden gas passing through, is of lower temper and Washington and at the age of fifty-one established
ature than the temperature of the vapors that heat it; a record of one hour and thirty-five minutes for a flight
consequently some of the less volatile portions of the from Anacosta Field, Washington, to Minneola, Long
vapors are condensed in the filtering material and ab Island.
sorbed and retained therein until re-evaporated therefrom "Graduated from the Mfitary Academy at West Point
by the progressively rising temperature of the filtering in 1885, Colonel Kenly entered the service in the artillery
material, thus securing much closer separation of the more and ever since has been an active influence wherever
volatile from the less volatile portions thereof, resulting the service of a soldier of Iron will and indomitable cour
in greatly increased quantity of gasoline of a given gravity age was needed.
and end point, more homogeneous commercial products "The Colonel went to France in the spring of 1917
in general, much better formation of wax crystals, and as a colonel of the Seventh Field Artil'ery. In August
complete separation of the bituminous residue from the of the same year he was made a brigadier general. On
distillates. The gas, after its load of vapor is condensed his arrival in France he was placed in charge of the
therefrom, repeats its performance in continuous cycle. American Air Service by General Pershing, a position for
Thus, by the app'icatlon of the simplest laws of nature, which he showed unusual aptitude.
oils are divided into commercial fractions, so perfect in "The American government having failed to provide
their inherent constitution that they will reproduce their airplanes for its men at the front, Colonel Kenly spent
original state by bleeding. A large portion of the distillates six months on the British and French fronts acquainting
of petroleum or shale oils produced by the Wells Process himself with the latest deve'opments in aviation work.
have, as measured by a viscosimeter, greater viscosity He also passed some time at aviation training schools
than castor oil. By our improvement In wax presses, the in England.
wax is readily expressed from these viscid oils. "The first American officer to take part in an air
Shale Oil Products. plane engagement with the Germans, General Kenly was
The writer has twice visited the shale oil refineries out daily over the enemy lines in bombing, scout and
in Scotland. We have had several barrels of crude Scotch combat planes. He saw more active service at the front
shale oil shipped to Columbus, and have investigated than any officer in the American forces. He took part
other foreign shales, such as New Brunswick, Cuban, and in the combined attack of the British and American forces
others. We obtain from one sample of Grand Valley, on Bruges and came out of the engagement with his air
Colorado, crude shale oil of 23.3 Be. gravity: plane shot full of holes.
19% Gasoline, 460 End Point. "Returning to the United States in January, 1918, at
12% Gas Oil. the urgent request of Major General George C. Squier.
60% Lubricating Oil. 395Flash. 475Fire. 410 in charge of the Signal Corps, Colonel Kenly was made
Vis. at 100. director of the Division of Military Aeronautics. As head
5% Asphaltic residue. of the army air service he openly opposed the policy of
2% Wax. the War Department to subordinate, if not practically
2% Loss. annihilate the air service.
The lubricating oil produced by the Wells process "In March, 1919, he was relieved of his rank as major
from these shale oils require no chemical treatment to general In the national army and as director of the Division
fit them for the market. They are superior to petroleum of Military Aeronautics and returned to his pre-war rank
lubricants in adhesiveness and endurance; in immunity of colonel of artillery."
to the action of acids, and freedom from oxidization In
heated contact with air; and the paraffin wax thus pro Standard Oil Co. of New York has declared the regular
duced is harder and of much higher melting point than quarterly dividend of $4 payable Dec. 15 to stock of
the paraffin wax from petroleum. The residue of petro record Nov. 21. F. S. Fa'.es has been elected director
leum or shale oi's, produced by other processes, is car succeeding the late R. C. Veit. Howard E. Cole was
bon (coke). The residue of the same oils produced by elected secretary of the company succeeding Mr. Veit.
the Wells Process, of whatever dryness, is pitch, wholly Mr. Fales becomes a director and president of the Stand
soluble in the distillates therefrom. The residue of shale ard Transportation Co.
oil is superior to asphaltic or coal tar pitch in toughness
and has a greater range of temperature between its melt A classified ad in the OIL and GAS NEWS will be
ing point and brittleness. big business getter if the proposal advertised has real
(To be continued next week.) merit.
 THE Oil. AND
Oil Men Now Have An Eye
Lease Values Jump As Wells Are Spudded
Kansas City oil men are becoming interested in opera
tions in the Tularosa Basin, New Mexico, largely through
the visit here of Edmund Gardiner of Alamogordo and
El Paso, N. M. Mr. Gardiner has been in Kansas City
for several days, having returned to the West recently
from Buffalo, where he closed important deals on lands
in the Tularosa Basin on the Hartman East Extension
tracts.
In fact, the eyes of many oil men everywhere seem
to be turning toward New Mexico these days, there being
much more than talk, apparently, back of the assertion
just now frequent'y heard that North Louisiana and New
Mexico are like'y to take the major honors in oil opera
tions in the coming months.
Up to date, according to information supplied to the
NEWS by the Portales, N. M., Oil Exchange, 126 oil com
panies have been organized in the state. Among the
men in those companies are many of the old, experienced
operators who have aided in making other oil fields suc
cessful. In fact, all the major oil companies are now rep
resented in the oil activities in New Mexico, it is stated.
Under date of November 26, Llew H. Davis, oil editor
of the El Paso (Tex.) Times, one of the best informed
oil writers in the Southwest, says the Hueco Basin Oil
Co., which is drilling east of El Paso, is down 800 feet
and has struck black lime showing signs of oil and gas.
The Yeso Bluffs Oil Co. has been organized at El Paso
and will drill east of Orogrande about ten miles, just west
of the Hartman East Extension Lands.
"Dr. Patton, the noted oil geo'ogist of Denver, has
been in the southern end of the El Paso fields, in the
Finlay field, and says he thinks it one of the most prom
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Tampico Co., mostly El Pasoans, will drill it. The El
Posa Oil Development Co. resumed drilling six miles up
the valley from El Paso and are 215 feet.
"Mr. Frank Snyder, manager of the Southern Tularosa
Basin Co., is in El Paso and reports drilling going on
steadily. The company is down about 281 feet in black
lime shale.
"The Detroit Oil Corporation is drilling in the valley
west of Tularosa Basin and is making rapid progress."
Over 30 Wells Are Now Drilling.
Under date of November 25, Charles J. Hager'ing,
president of the Portales Oil Exchange, writes the NEWS,
in part, as follows:
"A great number of leases are being placed on record
daily. Values have advanced from -25c an acre until recent
sales show off-set acreage selling as high as $100 per
acre. Scattered all the way from Union county on the
northeast to Carsbad in Eddy county you will find oil
derricks erected and over 30 wells drilling at the present
time."
Drilling Day and Night.
The following also is taken from the El Paso Times of
last week:
The Detroit Oil Corporation, having installed its
standard rig a few miles east of R in con, N. M., in Dona
Ana county, spudded its we'.l in about a week ago and
has been steadily drilling since, with day and night towers.
This initial operation has created great interest and en
thusiasm in Las Cruces, the headquarters of the com
pany. The site of the well is near the road between old
Fort Selden and Cutter and in the Detroit basin, where
the geologists have predicted shallow oils will be found
in the sands of the cretaceous formation, and still lower
thru the Southwest.
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sands will be found in the underlying Pennsylvania forma
tion.
The Finlay-Tampico Oil Co. is preparing to start drill
ing operations on its tracts in the Finlay district, southeast
of Fort Hancock, Hudspeth csunty. It is reported that
Dr. Patton of Denver hr.s reported favorably on the field.
The Ten-Strike 01 Co., of which M. M. Fulkerson of
Kansas City is preside it, is arranging to drill in tha same
district. The Fin ay fieM is a few m'les from Fort Han
cock, where important coal nnasures were found about
20 years ago in the cretaceous formation by Mr. Finlay.
a p om nant stockman, while drill n? for water The Fin-
lay district is south cf the Fueco Basin Oil Co.'s well now
being drilled in Hueco basin.
Gallup Well a Producer.
The oi" we'l wh ch was bnueht in on the Ferr's home
stead
to be near Gallup,proposition
a paying N. M., aboutand
twowill
weeks ago is about
produce now said
50
barrels per day. The oil is of a fine grade and will bring
top p-ices on the market. The oil well is down less than
350 feet and in 10 days the oil has come up in the casing
to the height of over 200 feet. Two large 660-barrel tanks
are now on the way to the site and wi 1 be set up in a
few days, but the exact capacity of the new well cannot
be told un'il the pumping machinery is on the ground and
is tested out.
George Moffett has been in the Yeso Bluffs oil d!s-
trict east of Orogrande, N. M., for several days with the
company's geologist, W. S Worrell, dean of the El Paso
School of Mines. The ccmp;ny is arranging to put down
a test we 1 on its holdings east of Orogrande, on a
prominent antx ine which is said to show strong indica
tions of pstroleum. C. C. Carrol, vice-president of the
First Nat'onal Bank of Sprinsrfield, 111., is one of the stock
holders of the Yeso Bluff Oil Co.
Le?se Prices Going Up.
El Paso, Tex., Nov. 29.The Npw Mey'co Petroleum
Association of this city announces that C. P. Crawford of
El Paso is making arrangements to begin drill'ng nn the
acreage which he has secured north of Roswe'l.
There are now seven rigs operating in the "ower val
ley and a number of new wells are to be started between
Artesia and Lakewood. Officials of the Carter Oil Co.
are again in this city making arrangements to begin work
on their leases six miles west of this city.
F. S. Jockson of Buffalo, N. Y., who has made en
extended visit here and a careful survey of the local field,
announced that he has wired his Buffalo group of oil
men that immediate preparations shou'd be made to begin
work in this section and that, while the 'ocat'on.s of his
wells have not been made, a consulting geologist of the
Mid-Continent field was on his way to this city to begin
making surveys.
Everywhere in Eastern New Mexico acreage is being
blocked and preparations have been made to drill. The
local field has been surveyed by Dorsey Hager and A.
Edmund Robitaille, who state that indications are ex
cellent.
Leases are changing hands rapid'y all over this sec
tion and are bringing prices ranging from 50 to 100 per
cent higher than they did before the sale of 500,000 acres
was made to the National Exploration Co.
Oil men are flocking in Curry and Roosevelt counties
and already a number of wells have been started there.
It Is now certain that oil development work on a very
large sca'e will be carried on all over Eastern New
Mexico, and that the major portion of this work will be
started by the first of January.
Expects Oil at 1,800 Feet.
Under date of November 20 the El Paso Times prints
this dispatch from Tularosa, N. M.:
The Southwestern Tularosa Basin Oil Co.'s well near
here is now 150 feet deep and work is progressing satis
factorily. The big drill is pounding away every day and
working finely. The wire rope has not yet been put in
and will not be attached until 300 feet has been reached,
when work for dear life and in dead earnest will begin on
the big 20-inch hole.
F. W. Snyder, geologist and manager, says he expects
to strike an oil sand at 1,800 feet that may be a nice
producer. This formation is shown in the foothil's and
terraces east of Tularosa, where numerous oil seeps and
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springs f oating rainbow co ors are found; bui the main
o.l sands should be found at 3,100 to 3,300 feet. Mr. Sayder
has ta/elully studied the form .t.on of the Tularosa Basin
and frcm lha exposure- of this ieg.on has been able to
calcul_td anu dedi.ee facts and figures which prcmpt him
to state w.th a fair degree of accuracy the depth of the
oil sands below the surface.
This well has many vis. tors, lay and professional from
all p_rts of the country. Oil men f.om the big fields are
coming, watching the progress and development. Mr.
Snyder states tht the struc.ure was struck in the nearby
water well at 230 feet. The rock waB a sandstone. At 160
foet well-dcf.ned colors of oil were seen on the surface
of the. water from this well.
The lower ..nd larger oil sands, which He at 3 2~0 or
3,500 feet bslow the surfaca, should b3 reached soin.'time
during nsxt March. Great caution and care are baing ob
served with the well, as the geo.ogy is not accurately
known, hsnce drill ng must be done cautiously until the
log of one well is obtained and the formation accurately
known, and then the next fellow can "fly at it."
COLORADO HOPES TO BE A REAL OIL STATE.
One Company to Make Thorough Test Near St -am Boat
Springs While Another Will Build Reiinery in Denver.
With test wells being put down in a half dozen sections
of the state and the Mid West Rafining Co. arranging to
take over a block of 8,000 acres near Steam Boat Springs,
on which they guarantee to make a thorough test, Co o-ado
gives promise of. becoming one of the real oil states in
the Mid continent. Interest also has been aroused by
the recent organization of the Service Oil & Refining Co.,
a mi lion dollar corporation, which is arranging to start
Immediate construction work on a 1,000 barrel madern,
lubricating oil refinery in Dsnver. The oil shale proposi
tion is receiving more attention every day and arrange
ments have been made for the expenditure of at least
13,000,000 to develop this end of the oil industry. J. N.
Bowen, president of the Service company, in discussing
the plans of the new corporation said:
"Our company will start construction work within
the next sixty days on a 1,000 barrel refinery In Denver
and as soon as the weather will psrmit expects to com
mence work on a plant of the same size in Omaha. Our
plans a so ca 1 for an Oklahoma refinery, but one of the
plants already erected there will be taken over. We plan
to establish a chain of distributing stations and sell all
of our products direct to the dealer and small jobber,
instead of going through the hands of the broker. Our
company will dri 1 no oil wells for at least a year and
will depend on production that has already been arranged
for."
Mr. Bowen, after spending seventeen years in the
different branches of the oil business in the East, became
western manager of the R. M. Hollinghead Co. of Camden,
New Jersey, but was soon appointed manager of the spe
cialty department for the Mutual Oil Co. He then organ
ized and put in operation tne Golden Belt Oil Co. of Kansas
City, and assisted in the formation of the Goodeagle Co.
that built a refinery at Baxter Springs. When this com
pany so d out to Kansas City financiers, he organized a
refinery company, which constructed a p ant in Oklahoma
City. This deal was taken over by a group of Oklahoma
capitalists, and his next venture was the Peco Produc
ing & Refinery Co. at Tucumcari, New Mexico, a 1,000
barrel plant that will soon be completed. The other
officers of the corpo-ation of which he is now head are
as follows: J. T. Macey, first vice-president, Denver;
H. E. Watson, second vice-president, Denver; A. L. Elder,
secretary and treasurer, San Jon, New Mexico; J. M.
Watson, assistant secretary and treasurer, Denver; G. E.
Dunscombe, construction engineer. Oklahoma City; Edgar
Stephenson, director, Mule Shoe, Texas.
The Union Tank Car Co. has declared the regular
quarterly dividend of $1.50 a share payable December 24
to stock of record December 1. The Union Tank Car Co.
)as placed orders for 5,500 steel tank cars of 10,000 gal-
Ions' capacity each. Orders were placed as follows:
Three thousand five hundred with the Standard Steel Car
Co.; 750, Pressed Steel Car Co.; 750, Cambria Steel Car
Co.; 500 to be built at Union Tank Co.'s own shops.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 17

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18 THE OIL AND
Casper, Wyo., Dec. 1. (Special.) The Wyoming fields
are in the grip of another blizzard, and work is being
greatly hampered. The roads were beginning to regain their
normal condition when the present storm set in. Salt
Creek has been almost isolated for weeks, and the Red
Desert roads have also been in an impassable state, mak
ing a serious problem of the matter of getting supplies.
A review of the month's work is encouraging, how
ever, in spite of adverse weather conditions and the fail
ure of the leasing bill.
The Lance Creek field added several thousand
barrels to its production by the completion of the
No. 4 on section 28, noted in last week's letter,
and the Buck Creek No. 30 on section 34, which
is flowing oil with the tools stuck in the hole. No
figures are available as to the amount of the pro
duction, but it will probably do as well as the
other. Prospects are that several other wells will
be drilled in in the Dakota sand within the next
few weeks. Had not the expectations of the in
vestors risen to such a wild height, the prevailing
pessimism as to the Lane Creek field would never
have come about, for, in reality, the field has
proven better than the average and suffers only
when compared with the exceedingly rosy vision
men had of it. The last month added 50 million
feet of gas to its daily production, the Midwest
well on section 33 being estimated at that figure,
or better. The gas production of the field already
greatly exceeds the capacity of the Ohio Oil Co.'s
gasoline plant.
There are some 60 rigs working in the field, though
a number of the Ohio Oil Co. wells are shut down just
at present, owing main'y to the weather. A number of
the rigs erected last summer have been moved to dif
ferent locations in the field, when adverse results were
obtained in the neighborhood, and there are perhops 40 of
these in the field that have not been put in use, but
which are- still standing.
The Buck Creek Co. No. 33, located 400 feet from No.
30, has passed the first sand and will be drilled to the
Dakota.
The Union Oil Co., which has two wells drilling In
the Lance Creek field and one on Harney's Creek, has
made a location on seetion 36 36-66, west of the productive
area. As winter sets in, new ventures will be few and
far between.
The Salt Creek field was the scene of two completions,
though it is probable that both will be capped until the
leasing bill passes. The Bessemer Co. brought in a 500-
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barrel well on section 13-39-79, and capped it as soon as
the bit hit the sand. Several days previous the Midwest
Refining Co. struck oil on section 13-40-79, and has a well
good for 500 barrels. Several new rigs have gone up in
the Salt Creek field latey, the Blackstone Oil Syndicate
having made two new locations, one on section 6, where
drilling has begun, and one on section 24-39-79. The Allen
Oil Co., drilling on section 3-39-39, has shut down for the
winter.
The Cosden Co. well on section 9-39-78 is shut down
at the top of the first sand, waiting for casing. The
Cosdeji made several locations this summer in the Salt
Creek fie d, but this is the only rig put into operation.
The Boston-Wyoming Co. i digging the cellar for a
rig on section 34-40-79.
On the Midway structure, which lies between Casper
and Salt Creek, about 12 miles from the city, the Midwesi
Refining Co. has spudded in on a deep test. The well is
located on section 23-35-79, and may be seen from the
end of the cement road leading out of Casper toward
Salt Creek. The Midway structure Is clearly defined,
but geologists have been unable from surface indications
to form an opinion as to the depth at which the sand may
be expected. Some time ago the Texas Co. drilled a hole
on the structure, but though a depth of over 4,000 feet
was reached, the sand was not found.
The Mexico-Wyoming Co., drilling on section 13-39-79.
is just on top the first sand at 2,000 feet. The Mark U.
Weber well on section 7-39-78 is shut down on account of
the cold weather. The New York Oil Co. has also suspend
ed operations in the Salt Creek field, the condition of the
road making the hauling of material impossible.
The smaller Natrona county fields are fairly active.
The New York Oil Co., drilling on section 31-38-81 on the
Spindle Top dome, in the Bolton Creek district, struck
oil at 2,300 feet. This is the first well completed on the
structure, though both the Bolton Creek Syndicate and
the Carter Oil Co. have tests going down not far distant.
At last report the bit was 10 feet in the sand, with 1,500
feet of oil in the casing. The we 1 is estimated at 100
barrels by its owners. It is expected that the new field
will be thoroughly prospected, but probably not before
spring. The Bolton Creek-Poison Spider well is nearing
completion.
The Star Bear Oil Co. well at Bessemer Bend is
drilling just above the sand.
In the Poison Spider field the Fargo Oil Co. has
suspended all operations until spring. The Fargo is the
largest operator in the field. A location has been made
on the north half of section 11-33-83 by the Wyoming
Drilling Trust, a locally organized syndicate.
The Ohio Oil Co. completed a 150-barrel well in the
Big Muddy field a week ago, and the Midwest Refining
Co. a 100-barrel well on the Smith lease. Both of these
wells are located within the proven area. No new drill
ing ventures will be undertaken in the Big Muddy this
winter.
The Hugo Wi'liams Co. reports a well in the Osage
field. Most of the wel's brought in in this field have
averaged under 10 barrels' productions. The new strike
was made on section 8-46-63, south of the discovery well.
A report emanating from reliable sources states that the
Midwest Refining Co., which has had scouts in that sec
tion for some weeks, has acquired 320 acres of land in the
Osage field, adjoining the location of the Lucky Baldwin
well. The consideration is said to have been $125,000.
The Ohio Oil Co. comp'eted two wells in the Mule
Creek field during the last month, one a duster on section
24, and the other a 250-barrel producer on section 18-39-60.
This is above the average production of the Mule Creek
wells. The Lusk-Mule Creek Co. is said to have aban
doned its Mule Creek well at 800 feet.
The American Oil Co. is preparing to pump its new
well in the Greybull fie d from the 1,200-foot sand. The
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in on Its second well, which Is located directly across the
river from the company's duster brought in some time
ago.
The Unit Oil Co., operating in the Basin region, is
on the cap rock at 1,300 feet and expects completion this
week.
The Liberty Oil and Gas Co. is making preparations
to drill the Five Springs dome. This is located near
Hines, where the United Oil Co. found oil some time ago
and where the Cosden company has drilled and capped
several wells.
The Big Horn Basin fields have a gas well /and two
dry holes to their credit, for the last month. The Utah-
Wyoming Oil Co. brought in a 16,000,000-foot gasser on
the Willey lease in the Byron fie'd.
The Ohio Oil Co. has two new producers in the Grass
Creek field, averaging about 50 barrels each. The
Wyoming Grass Creek Oil Co., drilling on Owl Creek on
section 5-43-99, hit the sand at 1,600 feet, and found it
dry. The well will be abandoned.
A deal of considerable importance is contemplated
by the Sheridan-Wyoming Co., operating in the Maverick
Springs field, Fremont county. The plans of the company,
as detailed by the company's attorney, include the pur
chase of the Carter Oil Co. holdings in the field for
{650,000 and the Ohio Oil Co.'s holdings for $375,000; also
the building of a pipe line to the Burlington Railroad near
Thermopolis, Hot Springs county. According to the at
torney, contracts have already been made for the disposal
of 4,000 barre's of oil daily, and arrangements are being
made to sell oil direct to the railroad for fuel. The com
pany expects to market 2,800 barrels of oil daily from its
own property. The project calls for an immense expendi
ture, but the Sheridan-Wyoming claims to have the finan
cial requirements assured.
Douglas, in Converse county, is much excited over the
Wyoming Chief Oil and Gas Co.'s announcement that it
had leased 3,000 acres on the La Prele structure and would
test it out. The structure lies between Douglas and the
Brenning Basin, where there are a number of small, shal
low wells. A survey was made some years ago, and those
who have been over it report in favor of the La Prele as
an oil bearing structure. The formations found in Salt
Creek are expected here, and the sand is supposed to lie
about 2,500 feet.
In the Rock Creek field, the Ohio Oil Co. well from the
3,000-foot sand is holding up at 700 barrels. The Laramie-
Red Desert Co., drilling on the rim of the field, reports
a considerab'e gas pressure, and expects the sand within
200 feet. This well is located on section 18-20-77. The
Bow River Oil Co., drilling on section 20-22-78, in the
Medicine Bow field, got water at 1.850 feet, and may aban
don the hole.
Most of the drilling operations around Medicine Bow
have been suspended for the winter. The Red Lake Oil
and Land Co. is still drilling and expects completion with
in 150 feet. Prospects are that a great deal of work will
be done in the section when spring opens. The Midwest
Refining Co. is contemplating finishing the Bow River
well, mentioned above. The Midwest has been leasing
east of Medicine Bow, and has made a location on section
12-22 79. The Cosden company, which brought in a
5,000,000-foot gas well on section 34-23-79 some months
ago, will resume drilling in an effort to find an oil sand
below the gas sand.
The Cactus Petroleum, drilling at James Lake, is
down near'.y 2,000 feet and making 80 feet per day. The
Ohio Oil Co. test on the Two Rivers dome is down 800
feet. Production was looked for in the Big Hollow sand

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at 1,200 feet, but a revised opinion puts producing depth
at 2,000.
The Good well on the Miller Hill anticline found water
in the oil sand and will be abandoned. This well is lo
cated on section 34-19-88. Several other companies are
interested in the structure and were awaiting the results
of the Good well before beginning operations.
In the Lost Soldier field the Ohio Oil Co. has aban
doned its well on section 13-35 87. Water was struck some
time ago, but the well was not definitely pronounced a
failure until recently. In contrast to this comes the re
ported completion of two producers, one by the Producers
and Refiners and the other by the Sand Hills Co. Both
of these we'ls were known to be close to the sand. No
confirmation of the report has been received.
The General Petroleum and the Producers and Re
finers expect to get through the winter without closing
down, according to their field managers, unless unprece
dented conditions arise. All preparations have been made
to work all winter. The Fremont Oil Co., which has been
drilling in the Lost Creek region, has suspended. The
well is located so far from the raKroad that all material
must be brought a great distance by truck, and the task
is an impossible one in snowy weather. The Fremonv
well is down 800 feet, having encountered a showing of
gas and oil at 700 feet. Work will be resumed early in the
spring.
The American Workers' Oil Field Co., which also is
operating in the Lost Creek district, has closed down for
the same reason. The American Workers' well reached
something over 1,000 and also had a good showing at a
higher level.
The Portland-Wyoming Oil Co. of Oregon has leased
a tract on the Ferris dome and is moving in a standard
rig. No drilling will be done before spring. The same
company is negotiating for land in the Lost Creek field,
where it plans to put down three wells in the spring, ac
cording to the officials of the company.
The Lincoln-Idaho Oil Co. has spudded in on its No.
3 on section 7-28 113 in the Dry Piney fie'd, Lincoln
county. The Lincoln-Idaho has two producers on this
tract. In the next section, 6, the R. & N. Co. has also
spudded in; this will be its first well.
Wind River in Receiver's Hands.
The Wind River Refining Co. of Lander has applied
for a receivership. The company's record is one of bad
luck and poor judgment, according to those who have
followed the case. The refining plant, erected at Lander
at great expense, proved unsuitable for the grade of oil
it was required to handle, and some time ago was shut
down for an indefinite period. Following the company's
failure in its attempt to annul the contract entered into
with the Producers and Refiners for the output of the
Hudson field, the entire assets of the Wind River Co.
were turned over to the Producers and Refiners and the
Western Exploration Co., in satisfaction for the notes
held by the latter firms. C. A. Townsend of the Stock
men's Bank of Casper has been appointed receiver. The
Interstate Pipe Co. is a large creditor, and there are
others with aggregate claims amounting to thousands.
The Wind River Co. hopes to settle its affairs without
further litigation.
Wyoming Crude Goes Up.
A raise in the price of crude oil, as posted by the
Midwest Refining Co., sent the product of some of the
Wyoming fields above the $2 mark for the first time in the
history of the oil industry in this state. The raise amount
ed to 25 cents, and is the first since March, of last year.
The Ohio Oil Co. will pay the same price to those com
panies from which it purchases crude. The Elk Basin and
Grass Creek oils are the highest In value, bringing $2.10
each, according to the new schedule. Lusk oil goes to
$2.05, Salt Creek and Big Muddy to $1.75. Warm Springs
oil, the lowest priced crude in the state, goes to $1.25,
while Lander crude is quoted at $1.50.
BIG GAS FIELD FOUND NEAR McKEESPORT, PA.
Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec. 2.Drillers and gas experts who
have inspected the new gas field in South Versailles town
ship, near McKeesport. expressed the opinion today that
it Was one of the best producing regions in the United
States. In the three months since the first "strike" was
made, the field has produced more than $1,000,000 worth
of gas.
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INSPECT PROPERTIES OF MUTUAL OIL A GAS CO.
Stockholders and Officer* Visit Mounds and Begga and
Have a Banquet at Hotel Tulsa.
Tulsa, Okla., Dec. 2.A special car carrying officers
and stockholders of the Mutual Oil & Gas Co., arrived in
Tulsa last week to look over the properties of that concern
in this locality. The party took a motor trip to Mounds and
Beggs. and a big banquet at Hotel Tulsa on Friday night
brought the visit to a close. Those making the trip were:
Aaron Giverman, president.
Samuel Kanter, vice-president.
Consellors:
Joseph H. Edelson, Mutual Oil & Gas Co. of Edelson &
Tannenbaum, Chicago, III.
Mr. V. Mason, of Mason & Stephens, Madison, Wis.
Mr. H. Dunbar, of Miller Thompson & Dunbar, Colum
bus, Ohio.
Stockholders:
Frank Gabbey and wife, Racine, Wis.
T. VanBree, Racine, Wis.
Peter Noargard and wife, Racine, Wis.
Carl Miller. Racine, Wis.
Elmer Halberstadt, Racine, Wis.
Michael Jackey, Racine, Wis.
John Ebeling, Racine, Wis.
S. Rittman, Racine, Wis.
Mr. Lang and wife, Racine. Wis.
('has. B. Hanson, Racine, Wis.
Samuel Peterson and wife, Racine, Wis,
Joseph Orth and wife, Kenosha, Wis.
Ed. Thielen and wife, Kenosha, Wis.
J. C. Anderson, Kenosha, Wis.
Gottlieb Scliafer, Kenosha, Wis.
H. W. Miller, Kenosha, Wis. .
Julius Nielson, Kenosha, Wis.
T. Rexine, Kenosha, Wis.
Mr. G. Muenther and wife, Cleveland. Ohio.
William Eckhoff, Milwaukee, Wis.
Others Present:
C. C. Bennett and wife, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Mr. Hartman, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
J. C. Hansen, Chicago, 111.
David M. Finder, Chicago, 111.
Louis H. Rosenblum, Chicago, 111.
S. V. Hite, Tulsa. Okla.
C. S. Tompkins, Chicago, 111.
Ben Koppell, Chicago, 111.
Ed. C. Hansen, Chicago, 111.
H. E. Smith and wife. Tulsa, Okla.
CAS1NGHEAD MEN GO TO WASHINGTON.
Committee Named at Tulsa Meeting to Take Up Tax Matteri
Before Internal Revenue Department.
Tulsa. Okla., Dec. 2, (Special.) Casinghead gasoline
manufacturers met at the offices of the Mid-Continent Oil
& Gas Association Wednesday afternoon, November 28. to
confer regarding the new loading rack regu ations and
tax questions. It was decided to send a committee to
Washington to attend the hearing on December 3. to con
fer with the internal revenue department as to the mm-
ner and method of valueing gas contracts for invested
capital and depletion purposes under the federal revenue
law.
The department has never come to a conclusion on
this matter, and development of the industry is retarded
because the excess profits tax is liable to be ruinous, as
so many gasoline companies are capitalized for amount
that will barely cover cost of construction of the plant,
gaso'ine contracts excluded, and with such a proposition
confronting the industry, capital is difficult to obtairi.
The committee selected to go to Washington consists
of H. H. Goddard, Dalton Lain. John P. Logan, J. M.
McTaggart, R. B. Pringle. and others. A. J. Pfister was
sent to New York to represent the casinghead manufac
turers of the Mid-Continent field for the new loading
rack regulation hearing.
The Galena-Signal Oil Co. has declared the regular
quarterly dividend of $2 a share on both the o'd and new
preferred stock payable December 31 to stock of record
November 29.
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the next few days should tell whether It is a duster or a

KANSAS PRODUCTION producer.
Barrels Braymer on the west half of the southwest of 3-22-4
is drilling at 1,700.
Mountain and Gulf on the Carmichael, the west of
Other fields the southeast of 3-22 4, has been held up at 1,920 waiting
on the eight-inch pipe.
Total ' Consumers on the Evans 33-22-4 has a fishing job at
2,370.
Pearce & Pearce report their Burton No. 1 has been
Eldorado, Kas,. Dec. 1. (Special.) A week that began deepened to 2,566 and started out Tuesday on the pump at
with fair weather and wound up with a heavy snow storm 800 barrels. No. 3 and 4 on the Clarke are drilling at
has demoralized active operations in Kansas as far as new 2,025; on the Joliffe, the northwest of the northeast of
tests are concerned. While the roads are not nearly so- 16-22-14, spudded in first of the week; they are rigging
bad as they were a year ago during the Christmas holi up on the 20 acre lease on the Clark farm.
days, the cold is particularly intense at this time, result On the Rodner farm. Mountain and Gulf report a
ing in many frozen water lines and the general demoraliz 150-barrel well in southwest corner cf the northwest
ation that always is incidental to severe weather. quarter of 14-22-4. Two producers offset this well.
Activity in the older fields of course was not greatly A test that will extend the North Butler field to the
handicapped, especially in the Eldorado pool where most southwest will be made by Shyrock and others on the John
of the pumping is done by electricity. In a few instances M. Thomas in 29 23-4. The company is now building the
belts refused to work where the snow managed to creep rig and will spud in as soon as possible. This test lies
through crevices in belt houses. Production is not greatly about a half a mile away from the Ferrier well, and will
diminished by the storm. be of great value in proving up the southern extension.
Most Work in Elbing. Derby, Clark et al, also have a rig up on the Vogelman
in the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of the
It is a significant fact that at present, the majority southwest quarter of 33-23 4 and will drill a well at once.
of new rigs are being erected in the Elbing district, where This well lies a mile further south of the Thomas and
there are fifty-four drilling wells. At Peabody there are will give aditlonal information regarding that territory.
forty-five. It has been several days since a new one was
erected in the latter district. Although most of the in Show of Oil in Dickinson County.
terest is in the Elbing end of the Mid-Kansas d'strict, Interest in Dickinson county was intensified this week
the most notable well of the week was a Peabody. Robert by the showing of oil near 1,900 feet in Sinclair's test on
Watchorn completed a five hundred barrel producer on the the Harness farm four miles northeast of Abilene. The
Waltie ferm in the northwest quarter of Section 4-22-4. test is located in the southwest corner of the northwest
This indicates that the Peabody pool undoubtedly has a quarter of Section 34-12-2. While the well is not good
northwest extension. The field outside of small exten enough for a commercial producer, it shows beyond a
sions has been pretty well defined in all other directions. doubt that there is oil in the county. There are at least
Recent Completions at Elbing-Peabody. twenty five locations, rigs building or drilling wells in the
county and the "mother" pool ought to be struck before
The following are some of the lastest completions: many weeks. The Sinclair Company who have thousands
National Refining Company No. 6, in center of the north of acres under lease in the northern end of the county and
line of the northeast of the southwest cf 17-23-4e, found who are drilling three wells in all, are going deeper on the
sand from 2,374-77 feet and Is rated at 800 barrels natural; the' Harness farm.
Ramsey Petroleum Company No. 2, Lathrop farm, in the The nearest test drilledin fact the only one ever
northwest corner of the southwest of the southwest of drilled in this portion of Dickinsonwas completed as a
17-23-4e, found sand from 2,429 48 feet, and is estimated dry hole three years ago by the Atlas Petroleum Co.
at 800 barrels; J. C. Scully No. 6, Scully, in the south This failure was only about three mile east of the test that
west of the southeast of 17-23-4e, found sand from 2,359-79 had the showing for oil.
feet and is good for 900 barrels; D. M. Ward No. 3, Leydig Interesting Central Kansas Wells.
farm, in the southeast corner of the northeast of the
northeast of 18 234e, found sand from 2,390-2,424 feet and Island on the Bisagno No. 9, in the northeast quarter
is good for 500 barrels; Kuntz & Shryock No. 1 Paris of the southeast quarter of 35-26-5, is reported fighting a
farm, in the northeast corner of the southeast of the fishing job for parted casing at the top of the sand. Sand
northwest of 20 23-4, found sand from 2,410-19 feet, and was topped some time ago at 2,661 feet, drilled to 2,703
is a 300-barrel well; and the Gypsy Oil Company No. 1, feet, and started to pull the pipe, when it parted. It is
William Kehr farm, in the northwest corner of the north reported that there is 1,600 feet of oil in the hole. The
east of 20 23 4e, found sand from 2,370-75 feet and filled up sand will be shot as soon as the casing trouble is over.
2,000 feet with oil. The National's No. 9, Lathrop, in No. 10, in the southwest corner of the southeast quarter
l"-23-4e continues to make 2,500 barrels. of the northeast quarter of the same section, is reported
underre&ming the eight inch to 1,950 feet.
Driling Operations at Peabody. Phillips Petroleum Co. is reported to have made
Just a half mile north of the Waltie is the Theta on another location on the Morris farm, in the northeast
Baker 33 21 4, drilling at 2,100; a mile west is the McCorkle corner of the northeast quarter on 20-23-9, three quarters
and associates on Reiner 31-21-4, drilling at 2,120; on the of a mile southwest of the Empire's Teter well, in Green
north Is the Ward, a rig complete on the Covert land, on wood county.
the west half of the northwest of 28-21-4; then three miles Phillips Petroleum Company on the Long farm, in
east of the McCorkle, on the Townsend in 35-21-3, is the 30-23-4, is reported on top of the sand, and will drill in
Earlham Oil and Gas with a rig complete. The McCorkle within the next day or two, unless set back by weather
has had a dandy showing, and so every prospect seems to conditions.
please in the northwest extension. Gfeller Test.
National Refining on the Williams 34-20-4 is drilling Ikanota on the Gfeller No. 1, in 11-23-4, which spudded
at 1,700. in last week, is reported to have set the 15-inch to 160
Argus No. 2 on the Remple 5-21-4 is drilling at around feet, and started drilling' again. The depth is now around
2.620. 250 feet.
Sinclair on the Ford 15-20-4 is a little past 2,600, and It is reported that Alexander Massey will not abandon
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the Blankinship No. 2, as has been reported, but will drill
on to 3,000 feet.
Skelley & Boles, In 31-23-4, are reported down with
a bad fishing job for collapsed casing at around 1,375 feet.
Gypsy Oil Company on the Hazelett No. 1, in the
southeast corner of the northeast quarter of the north
west quarter of 18 25-6, is reported drilling around 2,000
feet, with a cavey hole.
Carter Oil Company on the Williams in the southwest
quarter of the southwest quarter of 30-27-4, is reported
drilling around 3,000 feet.
Brite Mawnin on the Warner No. 1, in the northwest
corner of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter
of 7-27-5, is reported on the beam and drilling at 300 feet.
New Test in Cloud County.
A new test is soon to be started near Concordia, in
Cloud county, according to reports. Robert Eadie and
Ed Eakins have blocked 6,000 acres and are building the
rig for a test five miles south of Concordia. According to
the report the test will spud in about 30 days.
Cattlemen on the Blankinship No. 3, along the south
line of the south half of the northeast quarter of 9-26 8,
shot the sand last Saturday with 140 quarts of nitro. The
well has been cleaned out and Is reported making 200
barels daily.
Liggett and asociates on the Hughes, in the northwest
corner of the east half of the southeast quarter of 9-26-8
which shot the sand last week, is reported still cleaning
out the hole and fighting a cave. No estimate of produc
tion was obtained.
Connell & Hall, on the Love No. 1, in 23 26 8, are re
ported drilling at 2,025 feet, and going good. This is
the test on which the tools were lost in the hole and
the rig was skidded 50 feet and a new hole started.
Empire's Morris Test Not Favorable.
The Empire's Morris test in Greenwood county in
Section 8-23-9, does not appear to be favorable. This well
is three quarters of a mile from Teeter No. 1 which
opened up a new pool in the county. It was generally
believed that a nice extension of the pool would result.
The drill is already down to 2,670 feet considerably deeper
than the sand depth in the Teeter.
Empire officials, however, have not given up. hope.
They say that the formations encountered so far, indicate
that the sand is running much deeper than the Teeter. In
any case drilling will be continued for several hundred
feet further.
No part of Kansas has received the heavy play in
leases as this portion of Kansas. In many instances, prop
erties have changed hands at the rate of $60 per acre
two miles away from the well. Whether they will have
made investments in vain will be determined very shortly
for other companies besides the Empire are drilling In
the neighborhood. The Emerald Oil Company in the
northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of Section
21-23 9 is down to 2,300 feet. The Phillips Petroleum Com
pany also is prospecting nearby.
Sinclair Wells in Kansas.
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co. on the Furman No. 10 in 8-23-4
Is reported rigging up. No. 11 is underreaming the 8-inch
to 1,890 feet No. 12 is drilling at 860 feet. No. 13 is a
rig. Same on the Holden No. 2 in 8 23 4 is down around
300 feet on deepening the test, which ran into water. It
is now drilling around 2,660 feet, or rather was Thursday
before the storm hit the field. No report was obtained
yesterday. No. 3 is down to a depth of 2,060 feet. Same
on the Dedrick No. 2 in 18 23-4 is down around 2,050 feet.
No. is down to 1,400 feet.
Empire Wells on Sand.
Empire reports the following wells in the sand: Dis
trict No. 1: Wilson 129 in 8 25-5, top of sand 666, bottom
688, waiting on casing. No. 138 topped the sand at 2,460,
total depth. 2,469, shut down for repairs; No. 130 last
report 1.675; No. 140 last report 1,650; No. 141 last re
port, 1.640.
District No. 2: Hegberg 78 in 28 25-5, topped the
sand in 2,431, completed at 2,443, Knox 31 In 16-25-5 top
of sand 2.480, total depth 2,486 pumping. Stapleton 28
in 29 125 5, top 2.448, bottom 2,463.
District No. 3: Adsit IS in 32 25-4 topped the sand at
2,424, total depth, 2,436. Moler 22 in 32-25 5 top of sand
2,414, completed at 2,472. No. 24 top of stnd 2,439, total
depth 2,450. Pierpont 55 in 33 25-5. top of sand 2,500,
completed at 2,518. No. 58 top to 2,482, bottom 2,510. No
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62 top 2,408 total depth, 2,416. No. 63 top of sand 2,448.
bottom 2,461.
District No. 4: Batman 19 in 8-26-5 top of sand 2,394,
completed at 2,470. Fulkerson 10 In 4-26-5, top of sand
2,525, total depth 2,557.
Augusta field; Felthan 25 in 10 rig completed, Love
25 in 20, location. No. 26 shut down for water at 900 feet.
Miller 11 in 10, shut down for water at 1,560. Moyle 34
in 15, topped the sand at 2,581, completed the well at
2,596, pumping. No. 35 in 20, shut down at 1,050 feet.
No. 36 shut down at 130. Smith 39 in 17 top of cand 2,408.
total depth 2,427. No. 35 in 20, shut down at 330. No.
36 moving in tools. Scully 15 in 9, building rig. Wallace
14 in 11, shut down at 1,433.
Fox-Bush Pool Growing.
There are now fifty four producing oil wells in the
Fox-Bush district in southern Butler county, the impor
tance of which is not generally recognized by most oil
men. There are ten dry holes and twenty-eight rigs and
drilling wells in the 'district. -The field is two and one-
half miles long from north to south and a mile wide.
Most of the dry holes are on the east and west sides.
The possibilities of further extensions seems very good.
Comparatively little wildcatting has been done in
the district. The percentage of producing wells is un
usually large. An Oklahoma operator who recently visited
the pool expressed much surprise at the apparent in
difference on the part of companies owning acreage on
the edge of the pool. Nearly all of the drilling Is "Inside."
The only real wildcatting completed in recent months waa
the National Oil Co.'s well on the Hver farm, Section
30-29-6, a half mile east of production. It was brought in
two weeks ago and is good for 150 barrels at present.
The south end of the pool is now only a mile and
one-half from Crowley county.
Wildcat in Chautauqua County.
The Guffey-Glllespie Oil Co. has drilled in Chautauqua
county what oil operators say is one of the most impor
tant wells found in that county in years. It is on the
McAllister farm, Section 28-32-10. It is showing for a
200-barrel well. The nearest production is two miles
away and the nearest deep sand production is fully five
miles distant. The new sand was found at 1,977 feet.
The new well is seven miles north and seven west of
Sedan. The nearest deep sand- is found on the Cunning
ham five miles northeast, in 8 23-10 and the Prairie's
Gregg eight miles away in section 15-35-11. The well
fil.ed up 600 feet with oil in an eight-inch hole in six hours.
The Ball Oil Co.'s No. 7 Wendt, southwest quarter
15-3510, one mile west of Elgin, was shot and flowed 500
barrels, mt-king it one of the largest Peru sand wells
ever drilled in Chautauqua County. The owners of this
lease are Glendenning & Keller and Paul Keith and others
of Coffeyville.
On the Caroline Leniton ranch 3% miles south of the
McAllister well John Stark has rigged up for a deep test
in the southeast corner of 8-3310. This test will be
watcher with more than ordinary interest due to its
location.
Denman Brothers scored a dry hole in the Peru sand
in No. 1 W. A. Gray, located in northwest quarter 18-33-11.
Only 15 feet of Peru stnd was found.
Anchor Oil Corporation's No. 5 Sadler in the north
east corner 11-34 10 swabbed 60 barrels after a shot. They
are due in with No. 4 while No. 6 is a rig. Nine rigs are
running in this new development, several wells interesting
as to location being due to drill in.
On the Loy farm, 1-34-11, being 1% miles southeast of
Sedan, is a dry hole and abandoned.
At the west side of the town of Cedarvale, Wilson &
Co. has rigged up for a deep test.
Andrew Benson has abandoned his test on the Grant
located in southwest corner of 25-33-12 one mile east of
Monett, after shooting with 100 quarts.
The Barnedall Oil Co. are drilling at 1,250 feet on
No. 1 Tucker and Floyd ranch located in the northeast
corner of 3122 11. They bradenheaded the gas found at
935 feet will drill deep into the Mississippi sand.
Denman Brothers are rigging up on No. 17 Bird ranch.
26-34-10. Also drilling at 1,100 feet on No. 6 and No. 7 H.
B. Wilson, 8-34-10.
Harry Harshbarger is drilling at 500 feet on No. 1
Rathburn, in the north end of the Elgin pool.
W. F. Lemmon's No. 10 fee, 26-34-10, Is a 100-barrel
well in the Peru sand.
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OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA PRODUCTION
Barrels
Cushing 37,800
Healdton 38,000
Other fields 151,000
Total 226,800
Tulsa, Okla.. Dec. 2 (Special).Two 1,200-barrel wells
were completed' in Cotton county, Oklahoma, during the
past week, and they were the largest completions in the
state. The big wells are the first of any such size com
pleted in that county, the largest producer previously
brought in being a 600-barrel well.
One of the big ones, which was the first to be brought
in, is owned by the Texas Co. and is No. 5, Henry farm,
in the SW corner of the NE of the NW of section 4-2-10w,
in the Walters fiel. It found the top of the sand at 2,133
feet, and is producing at 11 feet in. The other is the
Empire Gas and Fuel Co. No. 3, Henry farm, in the NW
corner of the SE of the NW of section 4-2s-10w, offsetting
the Texas Co. well directly to the south. It found the top
of the sand at 2,126 feet and drilled itself in. so the total
depth is not known. The big flow has been turned into
earthen storage and the output is estimated by some at as
high as 2,000 barrels, but the conservative estimate is
1,200. The gas pressure is very strong, and it is said
to have broken the flow line. The flow from the Texas
Co. well is through two 2-inch flow lines. It is also going
into earthen storage, all available tankage being full.
Since the early discovery of the Walters field, it has
been prophesied by the "wise guys" that big wells would
be found, but it has taken quite a time to make this
prophesy come true. Some wells have been brought in
with an initial capacity of as high as 100 barrels per hour,
but after making at this rate for two or three hours, they
genera'ly settled down to five or six hundred barrels and
were considered nothing but the usual sort of well. The
latest big ones are holding up nicely, however, and are of
the usual sort.
Big Wells at Hewitt.
Completion of a 1,000-barrel well in the Hewitt field
has been a source of much interest during the week. The
big one is the Carter Oil Co. No. 1, Heffner farm, in the
SW corner of the NE of the SW of section 22-4s-2w, and
the flow is from sand found at 1,677 feet, penetrated to a
depth of 1,695 feet. After being several days old, the out
put gauged 860 barrels. It is very probable that this well
will be deepened as soon as the production goes down,
as the shot for the 2,150-foot sand Is considered good,
and at the same time the 1,850-foot sand, from which Wirt
Franklin has a 575-barrel well, has not yet been explored.
It is located in virgin territory, and the chances for many
deeper pays are considered extraordinary.
Wirt Franklin's 575-barrel producer has just been
completed and is his No. 1, E. H. Horton farm, in the
SE corner of the NW of the NE of the SE of section
21-4s-2w. Top of the sand was found at 1,854 feet, and
bottom at 1,874 feet, dril'.ing being stopped at 1,876 feet.
H will not be drilled deeper.
The Carter Oil Co. No. 1, on the E. E. Noble farm, in
the SE corner of the NE of the NE of the SE of section
21-4s-2w, located 660 feet east of the above big Franklin
producer, is still fishing at 1,807 feet, and another string
of too's has been lost in the hole, making two that are
now there helping to keep down the flow of the wel' from
the 1,650-foot sand. It is making 375 barrels daily, in
spite of the fact that the tools are in the hole.
All of the above wells are located in the north end
of the field, which is now looked upon more more favor
ably than the southern portion. Another good looking
we:i in the northern part of the field is the Westheimer
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and others No. 1, Y. E. Dillard farm, in the SW corner
of the SE of the SW of the SW of section 22-4s-2w, and
it is flowing 350 barrels daily from a depth of 2,016 feet.
The Chickasha Refining Co. is on top of another water
sand at 2,210 feet, after getting one from 2,160-90 feet.
All other wells in the south end of the field continue to
get salt water instead of oil, in the various sands, and
there is no improvement in the stuation in that locality.
Happenings at Beggs.
The largest completion at Beggs was a 600-barrel well,
owned by George Simon of Okmulgee and the Indiahoma
Refining Co. It is No. 4, on the Perryman farm, located
in the NW corner of the NE of the NW of section 12-14-11,
and sand was found at 2,821 feet.
Considerable interest is manifested in the report that
the United Oil and Producing Co. is getting a big gas well
in the NW corner of the SW of the NW of section 30-15-13,
about two or three miles from nearest prouctlon, east of
Beggs. The top of the sand was found at 2,069 feet, and
it is making 10,000,000 feet. The sand is undoubtedly the
Dutcher.
In the 15-10 district some mighty nice wells have been
completed, and the Prairie Pipe Line Co. is now taking
care of all the oil the operators can produce. The latest
find in that field is the Skelly Oil Co. and Russell No.
2, Biddle farm, in the NW% of section 11-15-10. It has
the top of the Dutcher sand and is making 18,000,000 feet
of gas and spraying oil, and if possible It will be drilled
in right away.
Bristow Wildcat Looks Good.
Finding the top of the sand at 2,437 feet, the Texas
Co. No. 1, in the SW corner of the NE of the SE of section
11-14-8, southwest of Bristow, has been drilled 16 feet in
and the hole filled up 1,800 feet with oil. It has not made
any flows, and preparations are being made to drill in.
It is located quite a distance northeast of the producers
in 14-8, which are nearest, and the outlook for a nice big
pool in that locality is very encouraging. None of the
wells so far dril.ed in that locality have been very large,
and only one has been shot, the production being 150
barrels, which is the best completion to date.
In the Osage.
Interest in the Osage development is centered on the
Gas Engine for Sale!
At a Rig>ht Price
60 Horsepower,
Cylinder dimensions10 inches diam.
MakeOtto Gas Enftir.e Works, Philadel
phia, Pa.
Electric type,
One cylinder,
Horizontal type,
Natural fcas,
Two 12^2 i- fflce by 8 in. diam. fly wheels,
One 12 in. face by 2x4 in. diam. belt pulley.
Kresky-Wornall Investment Co.
1018-19 Commerce Bldfc. Kansas City, Mo
24 THE OIL AND
wildcat of the Carter Oil Co. in section 9-26-6, in the west
ern division of the county. Last reported, it was shut
down at 2,840 feet, and preparations had just about been
completed to drill it deeper. It is making 5,500,000 feet
of gas. Nearest production is several miles away.
A new pool has been opened southwest of Pawhuska.
The Producers & Refiners' Corporation, Gardner &
Spencer, and the Gilll and Oil Co., together with Mayo
and others of Tulsa, has a well doing 25 barrels per hour
at 11 feet in sand found at 2,277 feet in the No. 1, located
at the center of the SW4 of section 19-25-9. Nearest
production is more than two miles away, and that it opens
a new pool is a settled fact, because wells like it in the
Bartlesville sand, from which it is producing, are not
indicative of one-wel'. pools.
The Atlantic Oil Producing Co. No. 4, located at the
NE corner of the SE of section 13-22-8, found sand from
2,705-18 feet, and made 700 barrels the first 24 hours.
The Barnsdall Corporation No. 3, in the SW corner of
the SE of the SW of the NE of section 5-24-10, found sand
from 1,960-2,014 feet, and after shot with 220 quarts made
200 barrels in the first 10 hours. The Devonian Oil Co.
No. 17, in the NW corner of the NE of the NW of the
NW of 1-24-9, found sand from 2,090 2-109 feet, and after
shot with 140 quarts made 125 barrels. The Marland
Refining Co. No. 3, in the center of the south line of the
NE of section 13-22-8 found sand from 2,622-31 feet and
made 250 barrels. The Flesher Petroleum Co. No. 1, In
the center of the west line of the SE of section 1-22-9,
found sand from 2,045-50 feet and is good for 100 barrels
natura'. The Plover Drilling Co. No. 9, located in the cen
ter of the SW of section 4-24-9, found sand from 1,990-2,108
feet and after shot with 500 quarts is good for 100 barrels.
The Foster and others No. 4. in the NW corner of the NE
of the NW of 15-24-10, found sand from 1,996-2,094 feet
and after shot with 270 quarts made 100 barrels. Tex-
homa Oil Co. No. 5, in the center of the north line of the
NE of section 16-24-10, found sand from 1,958-2,084 feet
and made 180 barrels after shot with 290 quarts. The
Test Log Oil Co. No. 9, in the center of the weBt line of
the NW of section 19-24-10, found sand from 2,148-99 feet,
and is a 100-barrel well after a 120-quart shot. The Osage
Development Co. No. 8, in the SE corner of the SE of
section 31-25 10, found sand from 2,002-40 feet and is a
200-barrel well after an 80-quart shot.
Big Shallow Sanders.
The Livingston Oil Corporation No. 2, He'en Cole
farm, in the center of the north line of the NE of the
NE of section 32-18-16, near Coweta, in Waggoner county,
found 24 feet of sand at 761 feet, and after shot with 10
quarts made 400 barrels the first 24 hours, and within the
space of several days settled down to 150 barrels and is
therefore the best shallow sand well ever completed In
that part of the country. It is located in a comparatively
new pool and the Livingston company owns most of the
nearby acreage. That concern has purchased the SW>4
of section 28-18-16 from the Carter Oil Co. and now owns
about 2,000 acres in that locality.
The I gahoma Oil Co. No. 6, on the Eva Zelgar farm,
in section 26-26-16, east of the city of Nowata, in Nowata
county, found 29 feet of the 600 foot pay and after shot
made 600 barrels the first 24 hours and is the largest
well completed in that sand for about three months.
OKLAHOMA COMPLETIONS.
Okmulgee-Okfuskee-Muskogee.
The Kingwood Oil Co. has a dry hole at 3,820 feet
in its No. 4, Almy farm, in the NE corner of the SE^4
of the SKV* of 11-12-12.
The Texas Co. No. 1, Wood farm, in the NW corner
of the NWVi of 11-13-11, is an abandoned location.
Phillips and others No. 1, Rainley farm, in the NW
corner of the SW14 of the SEV* of 22-13-11. is an aban
doned location.
KImbley Oil & Refining Co. No. 2, Chitten farm, in
the NE corner of the SWVi of the NEVi of 17-13-11, is
good for 3,000,000 feet of gas from sand from 873 80 feet.
Kimbley Oil & Refiing Co. No. 7, Morton farm, in
the center of the east line of the SWy4 of the SW4 of
21-13-12, is dry and abandoned at 2,255 feet.
Rebold and others No. 5, Gallagher farm, in the cen
ter of the south line of the SW% of the SWVi of 23-13-12,
is an 11,000,000 feet gasser from sand from 2,130 34 feet.
Eastern Oil Co. has abandoned No. 2, Morton farm,
GAS NEWS
in the center of the east line of the SE>4 of the NW% of
30-13 12, because No. 1 came in dry, and a collapsed cas
ing job on hand doesn't seem worthy of completing. Depth
was only 1,140 feet.
Rebold and others No. 1, Hannan farm. In the SE
corner of the SW4 of the NW54 of 6-13-15, is dry at 2,020
feet.
Dewell and others No. 2, Fulson farm. In the center
of the north line of the SEV* of the SW\4 of 12-13 15, Is a
50 barrel well after a 40-quart shot in sand from 1,883-1,948
feet.
Harvey Crude Oil Co. No. 3, Anderson farm, in the
NE corner of the NW% of the SW& of the SE% of
11-14-11, is a 75 barrel well from the Dutcher sand found
from 2,200-19 feet.
Mee and others No. 1, Brown farm, In the NW corner
of the NE% of the SW% of 14-14-11, is dry and abandoned
at 3,125 feet.
Young and associates No. 1, Asbury farm, in the SW
corner of the NW% of 1014 12, is dry at 2,727 feet.
Kistler et al No. 1, Grayson farm, in the SW corner
of 17-14-12, has finally been abandoned at 2,760 feet. It
showed for a 15-barrel well in the Dutcher sand, but was
not large enough to save.
Lambert and others No. 1, Watkins farm, in the NE
corner of the SE% of the SW% of 20-14-12, Is dry and
abandoned at 2,795 feet.
Curtis & Akin No. 5, Smith farm, in the NE corner
of the SE4 of the NWVi of 27-14 13, is dry and abandoned
at 1,962 feet.
McClelland and others No. 10, Wright farm, in the
SW corner of the NE*4 of the NW*4 of 22-14-14, will not
be drilled as the location has been abandoned.
McNutt & Davis No. 7, Canbray f-rm. In the center
of the south line of the NW% of the NEy* of 23-14-14. is
dry at 850 feet.
New State Oil Co. No. 5, Lewis farm, in the SE cor
ner of the NEVL of the NWVt of the NE14 of 24 14-14, is
dry and abandoned at 1,750 feet.
Caney River Gas Co. has a well good for 8 barrels
natural in its No. 3, Sill farm, in the center of the north
line of the NE^i of the SWV* of 9-14-15, from sand from
I,721-26 feet.
Powell and associates have abandoned the location
for No. 2, Sells farm, in the NE corner of the NW% of
the SEV* of the NW14 of 9-14-15.
Probst & Morrison No. 2, Stewart farm, in the SE
corner of the NW% of the SW*4 of 12 14 15, Is a 50-barrel
well from sand from 1,505-11 feet, after a 20 quart shot.
Tidal Oil Co. No. 6, Landon farm, in the NE corner
of the SWV* of the SE14 of 23-14-16, is dry and abandoned
at 1,700 feet.
Johnson, et al No. 1, Musk farm, In the center of the
south line of the NW*4 of 1-15-11, is shot with 60-quarts In
the Glen sand from 1,668-1,740 feet, and is a 25-barrel well.
Rockwell Oil & Gas Co. No. 9, Harrison farm, In the
center of the NE% of the SW% of 10-15-11, is dry at
2,110 feet.
Consumers Oil & Shale Co. No. 5, Coleman farm, In the
SE corner of the NW% of the NW% of 15-15-11, is a
6,000,000-feet gasser from 2,107-08% feet.
McBirney et al, No. 1, in the SW corner of the SE14 of
18-15-11, is dry and abandoned at 2,627 feet.
Atlantic Petroleum Corp., No. 5, Bearhead farm, in
the SE corner of the SW% of the SW^4 of 19-15-11, is a
150-barrel well from 2,550-86 feet, and a total depth of
2,586 feet.
Tangeman and others No. 2, in the SE corner of 24-15-
II, has a hole full of water from 2,788 90 feet.
"Y" Oil & Gas Co. No. 1, Taylor farm, in the SW corner
of the NEH of 2815-11, is dry and abandoned at 2,400 feet.
H. F. Wilcox, No. 14, Banks farm, in the SE corner of
the SW14 of the NW14 of 30-15-11. is a 350-barrel well
from 2,550-75 feet.
Turman Oil Co. No. 4, Thompson firm, in the NE cor
ner of the SWH of 30-15-11, Is a 150-barrel well from
2,560-92 feet.
O K Oil Co. No. 1, in the center of the east line of the
SEVa. of the SWM of 30-15-11, is a 200-barrel producer
from 2,516-70 feet.
Rebold and others No. 1. in the SE corner of the NEK
of the SEV* of the SW% of 30-15-11, is shot from 2,519 75
feet, and is a 350-barrel well.
Skelly Oil Co. No. 2, Smith farm, in the NE corner ol
the SW% of the SE% of 30-15-11, is dry at 3.090 feet.
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H. P. Wilcox, No. 3, Kimble farm, In the center of the

east line of the SEM of the NEhi of 34-15-11, is a 100-bar-
rel well from 2,739-89 feet.
Livingston Oil Corporation No. 6, Geiger farm, in the
SW corner of the NW% of the SE% of 35-15-11, is shot
with 100 quarts in the deep sand from 2,761-77 feet, and is
a 100-barrel well.
Benmo Oil Co. No. 2, Adams farm, in the center of the
south line of the SW^4 of the SE*4 of 31-15-12, is shot and
good for 5 barrels from sand from 2,250-70 feet. Total
depth is 2,315 feet. No. 3, same farm, in the SE corner of The Lesh
the SW% of the SEV* of the section, is a 60-barrel well
from sand from 2,728-33 feet.
Cook and others No. 1, Adams farm, in the SW corner
of the NE% of the NEV* of 31-15-12, is a dry hole at 3,000 Refining
feet.
W. B. Pine No. 2, Adams farm, in the center of the
south line of the SE1^ of the SW% of 31-15-12, is a 70-
barrel well from 2,250-62 feet. No. 3, in the center of the
east line of the SE% of the SW*4, is a 65-barrel well from Division
sand from 2,327-47 feet.
The Hillside Oil Co. has a dry hole at 1,460 feet in its
No. 1, Pond farm, in the NW corner of 4-14-18. of the
Gillespie has started cleaning out No. 23, Colbert farm,
In the center of the west line of the NW>4 of the NW% of
1-15-14, to increase the production.
Blake and others No. 5, Charley farm, in the center of
the NE^4 of the SE14 of 1-15-14, is dry and abandoned at
1,398 feet. NATIONAL
McMahon and others No. 8, Charles farm, in the SE
corner of the NW% of the NW& of 12-15-14, is dry at
1.438 feet.
Percy and ethers No. 2, Smith farm, in the NE corner
of the SWVi of the SW14 of 14-15-15, is dry at 1,900 feet.
Payne Pawnee-Creek.
Magnolia Petroleum Co. has a 30-barrel well in the COMPANY
Bartlesville sand from 3,115 28 feet, in its No. 2, Green
farm, in the NW corner of the SEVi of the NW>4 of 20-19-
6, after a 20-quart shot.
Sime company has a duster at 3,645 feet in the No.
1, Goings farm, in the NE corner of the SEV* of the SE1^
of the SEM of 32-19-6.
Prairie Oil & Gas Co. has a 15-barrel well from 2,500-
12 feet, in the Grimmett No. 4, in the SE corner of the
SWU of 12-19-7, after a shot, of 40 quarts.
Selby Oil & Gas Co. and Gypsy Oil Co. No. 15, Mullen-
dore farm, in the center of the NW% of the NW^4 of Refiners and Marketers
1-20-7, is shot with 80 quarts in sand from 1,812-60 feet,
and is a 50 barrel well. of
Pulaski Oil Co. No. 1, Wells farm, in the NE corner
of the SWV* of 12-20-7, came in a 30-barrel well from the
Bartlesville sand from 2,415 65 feet, after a 60 quart shot.
Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co. No. 1, Gow farm,
in the NW corner of the SWV* of 35-20-7, is dry at 3,007
feet. Petroleum
Minnehoma Oil Co. No. 5, Skinner farm, in the NW
corner of the NE% of the SEV* of 13-12 7, is shot and
good for 30 barrels from sand from 1,695 1,714 feet.
State Lands Co. No. 2, Sigan farm, in the center of Products
the SWVi of the SW% of 32-21-8, is a 20-barrel producer
from sand from 2,654 60 feet.
Iron Mountain Oil Co. No. 3, Panoske farm, in the SE
corner of the SW^i of the SWV* of 2-15-10, is a 125-barrel
well from sand from 2,618-55 feet.
Oklahoma Syndicate No. 6, Toney farm, in the SE
corner of 3-15-10, is flowing 350 barrels from sand from
2,630-80 feet.
Avon Oil Co. No. 3, Toney farm, in the SE corner
of the NE*4 of the SEV* of 3-15-10, is a 50-barrel well from
2,608 48 feet.
Selby Oil & Gas Co. No. 4, Sewell farm. In the SW
corner of the NW^4 of the SE% of 10-15-10, is a 125-
barrel well from 2,555-81 feet.
Skelley & Russell No. 3, Bittle farm, in the NW cor
ner of the SW14 of the NW14 of 11-15-10, is a 300-barrel
producer from 2,655-2,730 feet.
Savoy Oil Co. No. 1, Thompson farm, in the NE cor Refinery and Sales Office at
ner of the SEV* of the NE% of 25-15-10, is a 25-barrel
well from 2.565 2,605 feet. Total depth is 2,654 feet.
Texas Co. No. 6, Tate farm, in the center of the north Arkansas City, Kansas
line of the SE% of the SE4 of 35-18-10, is shot and good
for 60 barrels from sand from 2,256-95 feet.
Baron Oil Co. No. 3, Wahtsashe farm, in the center
of the NE% of the 8E% of 35-18-10, is a 3,000,000-feet
gasser from 2,227-41 feet.
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Osage County.
Tidal Oil Co. No. 19, in the SE corner of the NEW of
17-20-12 is dry and abandoned.
Kenoaage Oil Co. No. 2, in the SE corner of the NEW
of the SEW, of the NE% of 23 20-11, is pumping 2 barrels
after being shot in sand from 1,952-59 feel. Total depth is
1.9G9 feet.
Tidal Oil Co. No. 8, in the center of tfc i east line
of the SEW of 20-21-12, Is a 30-barrel well ai'.er shot in
the Bartlesville sand from 1,403-27 feet.
Kewanee Oil & Gas Co. No. 22, in the NW corner of
the SEW of the SWW of 28-21-12, is a 15-barrel well after
a 160-quart shot in sand from 1,315-58 feet.
Atlantic Oil Producing Co. No. 4, in 13-22-8, found sand
from 2,705-18 and from 2,71218 feet best pay was found
and is a 100-barrel well. First 24 hours' production was
700 barrels.
Flesher Petroleum Co. No. 1, in the center of the
west line of the SEW of 1-22-9, is an 80-barrel well from
2,045-50 feet. and others No. 23, in the NE corner of the
Alexander
SWW of the NEW of the NEW of 33-22-10, is shot and is
a 30-barrel well from sand from 1,184-1,214 feet.
Marland Refining Co. No. 6%, in the NW corner of
the NEW of the NWW of the SEW of 34-22-10, is shot
and good for 35 barrels from the Cleveland sand from
1,217-69 feet.
Osage Hominy Oil Co. No. 125, in the center of the
east line of the NEW of the SEW of the SWW of 8-23-8,
is a 30-barrel Skinner sand well from 2,108-71 feet. No.
123 is a location abandoned in the center of the NWW of
18-23-8.
Carter Oil Co. No. 3, in the center of the west line of
the SEW of 8-23-11, is a 100-barrel well after shot in the
Bartlesville sand from 1,751-68 feet.
Tidal Oil Co. No. 2, in the NW corner of the SWW
of 31-23-11 is dry and abandoned at 2,125 feet.
Marland Refining Co. No. 1, in the SW corner of the
NEW of 13-24-4 is dry and abandoned at 3,853 feet.
Carter Oil Co. No. 1, in the center of the east line
of the NEW of 12-24-8, is dry and abandoned at 2,513 feet.
Gillespie has a 60-barrel well after a 20-quart shot
in sand from 2,028-33 feet, in the No. 4, in the SE corner
of the SWW of the SEW of the SEW of 22-24-8.
Barnsdall & Devonian No. 17, in the NE corner of
1-24-9, is shot in sand from 2,100-04 feet, and drilled to
2,109 feet, and is a 100-barrel well after shot.
Warren Petroleum Co. No. 7, in the NE corner of
the SWW of the NEW of the NWW of 3-24-9, is flowing
1,800 barrels from l,518%-22 feet.
The Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Co. No. 3-A in
the center of the west line of the SWW of 13-24-9, Is a
30-barrel well after shot in sand from 2,090-2,110 feet.
Winona Oil Co. & Foster No. 3, in the NW earner
of the NEW of 25-24-9, is a 30-barrel well after shot from
2,021-95 feet.
Graham & Bird No. 25, in the NW corner of the NEW
of the NWW of the NEW of 6-24-10, is shot and is a
75-barrel well from 2,040-2,103 feet.
Texas Co. No. 2, in the NE corner of the NWW of the
NEW of the NWW of 8-24-10, is a 25-barrel pumper from
2,002-49 feet.
Leases for Sale
In Linn and Chautauqua counties,
in proven territory.
Also &ood drilling propositions.
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Tidal Oil Co. No. 3, in the NE corner of the NWJ4
of the NEW of the SEW of 15-24-11, is a 10 barrel well
after shot from sand from 1,688-95 feet.
Central Petroleum Co. No. 5, in the NE corner of
the SWW of 17-24-11, is shot and is a 5 barrel well from
1,670-1,730 feet.
Wolverine Oil Co. No. 54, in the SW corner of the
NEW of 22-24-11 is dry and abandoned at 1,815 feet.
Carter Oil Co. No. 11, in the SE corner of the NEW,
of the SEW of the SEW of 28 25-9, is shot in sand from
2,163-75 feet, and is a 25-barrel well.
C. K. Dresser No. 2, in the SW corner of the SE^4 of
the SWW of the SWW of 34-25-9, is a 40-barrel well after
shot in sand from 1,530 60 feet.
Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Co. No. 14, in the
NE corner of the SWW of 36 25-9, is dry at 2,087 feet.
A shot of 200 quarts failed to make a well.
Osage Development Co. No. 10, in the SE corner of
the SWW of 31-25-10, is a 3,000,000-feet gasser from
2,025 50 feet.
Barnsdall Corporation No. 3, in the center of the
south line of the SEW of 32-25-10, is a 5-barrel well after
shot at 2,038 feet.
Steyner Oil Co. No. 24, in the NW corner of the NEW
of the NWW of the SEW of 16-25-11, is shot, and is a SB-
barrel well from sand from 1,768-1,814 feet.
Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Co. No. 17, in the
SE corner of the NWW of the SEW of the NWW of
20 25-11, is a 100-barrel well after shot in sand from
1-777-1 516 feet.
Manhattan Oil Co. No. 69, in the SE corner of the
NWW of the SEW of the SWW of 20-25-11, is shot in
sand from 1,765-1,815 feet, and is a 30-barrel well. No.
70, in the center of the south line of the north half of
the south half of the SWW, is a 35-barrel well after shot
in sand from 1,770-1,812 feet.
Midland Petroleum Co. No. 8, in the SE corner of
the SWW of the SEW of the SEW of 21-25-11, is a 15-barrel
well after shot in sand from 1,758-69 feet.
Plymouth Petroleum Co. No. 5, in the center of the
east line of the SWW of 25-25-11, is shot in sand from
1,745-77 feet, and is a 35-barrel Well.
Minnehoma Oil Co. No. 3, in the SW corner of the
NEW of 12 26-8, is a 20-barrel well after shot in sand from
2,240-65 feet.
Marland Refining Co. No. 1, in the NW corner of
the SEW of 12-26-8. is dry at 2,580 feet.
Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 2, In the center of the
east line of the NWW of 5-27-8, Is a 40-barrel well from
sand from 2,480-93 feet.
The Standard Oil Co. of Ohio has declared the regu
lar quarterly dividend of $3 a share and an extra of $1
a share payable January 1 to stock of record November 28.
AttfintlAlll Brokers, Organizers, Sales-
men and Oil Operators:
A Live Wire Tip From Guadelupe, Lincoln
and Debaca Counties
The trend of development of the Texas oil fields
is extending over eastern New Mexico and the best
oil talent in the world is now interested there and
spending millions of dollars for development pur
poses.
I hold leases on 30 000 acres of Guadelupe
County, New Mexico, oil land. This section has
been the basis of a report by the United States
Geological Survey which states that one of the best
oil structures of New Mexico is located in this
county.
I am the original lessee of this land and desire
to communicate with parties who can handle this
acreage in blocks of 1,000 acres or more. To such
parties I am prepared to make a price astoundingly
low.
Write or wire,
J. H. HIGDON, Owner
P. O. Box 786 El Paso, Texas
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THE WHITE OIL CORPORATION ORGANIZATION.

This story of the organization of the White Oil Cor
poration,of which an announcement was carried in the
MEWS last week,was written by Dick Collins and pub
lished in the Fort Worth, Texas, Record, recently:
Patrick J. White, president of the White Oil Corpor
ation, the latest important oil consolidation, arrived in
Fort Worth in his private car Saturday and announced
that the new corporation would establish operating head
quarters in Fort Worth, with John Bahan as general
superintendent.
Bahan is a brother ol M. W. Bahan of the Texas
company. John Bahan retired from the Cumberland Pipe
Line Co., a Standard Oil subsidiary, to enter the service of
the White Oil Corporation.
The White Oil Corporation has already initiated work
on a 400 mile eight-inch" pipe line between Wichita Falls
and the Gulf coast. Stone & Webster will build the north
ern link of the new line, which will cost $5,000,000. Fort
Worth will become the operating head of this great line.
The directorate of the White Oil Corporation includes:
George E. Colvin. president of the $5,000,000 Crown
Oil & Refining Co., of Houston, which has been taken
over by the new company.
Guy E. Tripp of the Westinghouse Co.
F. H. Bethel of the Bell Telephone Co. of New York.
Alexander Hemphill, chairman of the board, Guaranty
Trust Co. of New York.
Lewis L. Clark, president of American Exchange Na
tional Bank of New York.
S. S. Mitchell, Electric Bond and Securities Co., a
subsidiary of the General Electric Co.
Charles A. Stone, Stone & Webster, Boston traction
magnates.
Alexander J. Hutchins Jr., Hallgarten & Company.
New York.
Louis E. Stoddard, Bonright & Company, New York.
"The pipe line between Wichita Falls and the Gulf
coast will be an eight-inch one and will handle 20,000
barrels of crude daily," said Mr. White. "We already have
a refinery at Houston, the Crown plant, 5,000 barrels and
will build a 20,000-barrel refinery. The Crown plant refines
lubricating oils, the new plant will refine Ranger and
Burkburnett light oils.
"The White Oil Corporation owns a 40acre tract in
Homer, Louisiana, where we have just drilled a 20,000-
barrel well. The company has 1,900 acres in Louisiana
proven fields, also natural gas lands in the Bossier field,
the largest gas field in the United States.
"At 800 feet in the Bossier field they get 17 to 25
million-foot gassers.
"The White Oil Corporation has 100,000 acres of oil
leases in the North Texas field, which will be developed
from our Fort Worth headquarters. Most of our acreage
is in Ranger and Desdemona. We are going into the
Burkburnett field on an extensive scale.
"The Corporation also has extensive acreage in Ken
tucky and will operate caslnghead gasoline plants in that
state, Louisiana and Oklahoma, where the company also is
strongly fortified with acreage in the proved fields of the
Sooner state.
"Bulk shipping terminals have been secured at New
York, Philadelphia and in New England for the eastern
territory and the company is now building a refinery at
Clarendon, Pa.
"The White Oil Corporation is interested in a market
ing company organized to handle the foreign business."
FOREST OF RIGS FOUR MILES LONG.
A Peabody man, who had not been to the oil field
(or two weeks, said he drove out last Sunday and so
many new rigs had gone up that he hardly recognized it.
And that is the story of the Peabody-Elbing field in
a nutshell. Development is proceeding so rapidly that
the sky line is being changed daily. From Gypsy lease on
the Spinden and White Eagle's holdings in 4-23-4, one
may drive four miles down the creek with a forest of
rigs on every side.
The little city that has sprung up on the home place
of Frank Eyestone and J. V. Leydig has got to be a com
munity of several thousand inhabitants. Lined on both
sides of the street are stores of every variety, barber
shops, pool halls, drug stores, etc. The town has been
named National City.Peabody (Kans.) Gazette-Herald.
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KENTUCKY
Winchester, Ky., Dec. 1 (Special) There is no note
of lessening activity in the Kentucky fields and operators
in all sections are reported to be unusually busy. This
season the weather so far has been favorable to work.
There has, however, been an unusual amount of rain in
the past week and rigs have been temporarily idle, but
only for a short time.
New capital is coming into the state constantly and
the prospect for extensive development is continually
increasing.
Takes Out Considerable Oil.
The Old Dominion Oil Company which has been active
in the Lee county fields during the past year has run
large quantities of oil from this section through its pipe
line to Bell Point. The largest portion of this oil belongs
to the Old Dominion Co., but it as well takes from other
corporations in the same section. This company's run
during the first nine months of the present year were as
follows:
January 4,633.50 bbls.
February 17,472.36 bbls.
March 43,411.79 bbls.
April 48,168.11 bbls.
May 42,843.11 bbls.
June 65,318.50 bbls.
July 71,342.22 bbls.
August 45,328.14 bbls.
September 38,675.50 bbls.
Estill County Leases Sold.
The Barnett Oil and Gas Co. of Chicago has sold to
William Schnauffer and Mr. McCaskey of Lexington the
Bayless Mcintosh and Jonas Baker leases in Estill county,
which are reported to have a production a little under 200
barrels a day. The latter lease contains 125 acres with
21 wells, while the former tract has 19 wells and contains
59 acres. The price paid for this property was not given
out.
Preparing to Drill.
The Crystal Valley Syndicate of Cincinnati has bought
843 acres from the Flesher Petroleum Co. north of Beatty-
vllle and south of the Gourley Pryse lease. A rig is being
put on right away and contracts will be made shortly for
5 machines to drill this acreage.
Lee County Notes.
In Lee county the Quaker Oil Co. drilling on the Simp
son Crabtree farm has completed No. 15, rated at 25 bar
rels. East of Tallega the North Fork Petroleum Co.'s well
on the Jeff Kilburn is reported to be making a good show
ing. This is 1,456 feet deep. Three offsets will be drilled
soon.
The Carter Oil Co. No. 16 R. J. McLin has been located.
The AJax Oil Co. Is ready to drill in No. 3 Gourley Pryse.
and is moving a rig to No. 4. McMahan and others No. 1
Harry Fields on Hell creek was dry. Noland and others
No. 8 Whisman on Walker's creek is drilling. In western
Lee Williams and O'Rear No. 2 Goocey is said to be show
ing for 30 barrels.
The Pyramid Oil Co. No. 16 Callie Brandenburg is
said to be good for 20 barrels. No. 7 W. T. Booth of the
Crown Oil Co. is rated at 15 barrels. The Russel Oil Co.
No. 46 Hall & Burke is estimated at 60 barrels, while No.
64 on the same tract is credited with 10 barrels. Noland
Barnhart and McCall No. 7 Whisman is showing for 15
barrels. The Cumberland Petroleum Co. is reported to
have a well at No. 9 Brownlow Smith which will make 5
barrels.
The Ohio Oil Co. drilling on the Flahaven has com
pleted No. 71, which is estimated at 40 barrels. The well
drilled by White Brothers on the Longworth tract about
1,000 feet from the Messer is showing up as a good pro
ducer. In western Lee, Williams & O'Rear No. 3 Goocey
is down about 200 feet. A machine is moving to No. 2
Raider Heirs, and No. 1 Stamper has started. The Young
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Gasoline and Refining Co. No. 4 Roberts is due shortly.
The Putmir Oil Co. No. 2 Trabue Heirs is drilling in the
black shale.
The Old Dominion Oil Co. has completed No. 21 on
the Jefferson tract which is rated as good for 50 barrels.
This company also has No. 24 on the same lease in. which
is a good gasser and will be used for drilling purposes.
No. 21 is on the southeast part of the acreage, somewhat
ahead of production. Six rigs are drilling on this prop
erty with Nos. 22, 23, 25, 26 going down. In the Airedale
section of Lee the Magic Oil Co. has been held up at No.
4 on the Laura Lane with a fishing job. This was at 900
feet.
Wayne County Activity.
In the Susie section where the Joe Ragan No. 1 well
made such a good showing subsequent tests have been,
for the most part, unfortunate. The majority have drilled
into salt water. Browne and others drilling one-half mile
west of the Ragan, on the Widow Jones drilled to a depth
of 360 feet and got salt water recently. Harvey and
Daugherty are drilling No. 2 on the Ragan, now. The
Daniel Boone Oil Co. is down 200 feet at No. 1 Dicey
Cooper, one-quarter of a mile east of the Ragan. This is a
different Cooper from the one drilled several months ago.
The latter well was to go to the Sunnybrooke, but was
abandoned.
Nine miles southeast of Monticello on the Lewis
Fairchilds, Smith and Leeper are about 200 feet down
at a test well. The Wood Oil Co. No. 2 W. H. Gregory,
located near Cooper is reported as dry. The same com
pany is said to have a small well at No. 6 Kenton Grigsby.
The Beaver Petroleum Co. No. 5 Millie Belle looks good
for two barrels. This Is near Denny.
Magoffin County News.
in Magoffin county the Universal Oil Corporation,
which recently brought in a wildcat well near Licking
river on the John Blanton, is preparing to push develop
ment work. No. 2 is being drilled now and other machines
may likely be placed on this property. White and others
have a small show of oil 45 feet in the sand at No. 1
James Love. Syble and others are down 200 feet at No.
Pete White on the State Road. The Browning Petroleum
Co. has made a location on the L. C. Bradley on Burning
Fork and will start at once.
Drilling in Morgan.
In Morgan county, Clark and Haynes No. 1 A. L.
Wingo, at Jeptha, is down over 550 feet. No. 1 D. B.
Allen of the Carter Oil Co. jumped a pin at 350, but is
now drilling again. The North Fork Oil Co. Is down
about 900 feet at a test between Paragon and Wrigley on
the north fork of Licking river. The Great Lakes Pe
troleum Co. No. 1 Clearfield Lumber Co. is down 800 feet.
This is on Yocum creek.
Elliott County Test Dry.
In Elliott county, L. V. Burt, of Mannington, W. Va..
and others failed to get oil in either the Berea or the
corniferous on the* King tract. The rig is now being
moved to the Noah Gillum farm, 1 mile south of Isonville
on Newcombe creek, where a test will be put down by the
Ken See Oil Co. The Little Banjo Oil Co. got a dry hole
on the Fannin near the Morgan Elliott line and is now
moving the rig to Isonville in Elliott county.
Johnson and Lawrence Counties.
In Johnson county the L. C. Petterson Oil Co. No. 1
C. B. McKenzie is reported at 898 feet. The Keating Oil
Co. is moving to Keaton branch to drill two miles west of
the Skaggs pool. On Little Blaine creek in Lawrence
county, F. H. Yates No. 1 Tom Ball is down about 1,090
feet. The West Virginia Oil Co. No. 17 Rice and Hatcher
is credfted with 5 barrels, as is the Pilgrim Oil Co. No. 1
C. B. Rice.
The Ohio Fuel Oil Co. No. 1 H. B. Walters is re
ported a little over 500 feet deep. Clark and others are
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drilling No. 1 Land Bradley, while Holt and others No. 1
Emily Morris is down around 840 feet. They had a
small show in the Big Injun here, but are going to the
Berea. The Pilgrim Oil Co. is moving to No. 2 on the
Rice farm. No. 4 Skaggs of the Union Gas and Oil Co.
is down around 550 feet.
The Associated Producers Company got a dry hole at
2,100 feet on the Peabody coal tract in Clay county. This
went clear through the Irvine sand. In Jessamine county,
Acker and others No. 1 Em Hoover is drilling around 2,900
feet. The Shelbyville Oil and Gas Co., which owns 8,000
acres of leases in Shelby county, has let a contract to drill
3 miles out from the town of Shelbyville.
There is much interest in the news of the big strike
at McKeesport, in Pennsylvania. This is said to be a
10.000,000-foot gasser.
Drilling in Bath.
In Bath county, Tom Shrout and others are drilling
No. 1 R. M. Crouch on Licking river. The same parties
are putting down a well on the N. T. Richardson. The Big
Elk Oil and Gas Co. has located No. 6 Dorsey Ratliff in
Menifee county, while Kash and others No. 6 Alexander
will be started soon. Dexter and Kash are drilling No. 1
James H. Baldwin on Bruchy creek.
Good Gasser in Carter.
News from Denton in Carter county states the Bar-
rick Kentucky Oil Co. has struck a gas well, said to be
the largest in this field at No. 4 on the Burdett Murphy
farm. These parties are drilling No. 5 Richard Praley.
Stender Brothers No. 1 Bennett heirs is a little over 500
feet. In Estill county the Associated Producers Co. is
Installing additional power on the S. M. Maple lease taken
over from the Tidal Oil Co. There are 49 wells on this
property.
Prospect of Tests in Owsley.
In Owsley county there is prospect of a fair testing
out along Upper Buffalo creek. The Thomas Forman
Lumber Co. of Detroit, has leased 8,500 acres to the Buf
falo Creek Oil and Land Co., the Kentucky-Indiana Oil
and Gas Co., the Ajax Oil Co., Hatfield and others of
Buffalo. The contracts made with these parties call for
the drilling of a total of eight wells. The Buffalo Creek
Oil and Gas Co.'s No. 1 well is now 1,700 feet and should
be in any day.
Failed to Get Oil.
In Edmonson county four miles south of Brownsville,
Judge Morrison, of Pennsylvania, and Ohio parties have
drilled in their initial test and failed to get oil. This went
to a depth of 1.280 feet. The rig is being moved to a loca
tion about one half mile away where they will drill near
a well brought in several years ago.
Buy Tract in Knox County.
In Knox county, in the eastern section, Bernheim and
others, of Louisville have brought the H. C. Hunter tract
containing 350 acres and one well. It is understood
development work will start here shortly.
Gas Well Near Louisville.
In Jefferson county near Louisville a good size gas
well is reported to have been drilled in. This is about
10 miles from the city, in the South Park neighborhood,
four miles beyond Jacobs Park. In this section Cherry
and others started a deep test around two years ago, but
have been held uo because of litigation. When last re
ported this was 500 feet deep and shut down.
Western State News.
In Allen county sensational reports continue to come
in as to the size of No. 1 Gardiner, which was brought in
recently near the Freeman tract. This is the property of
locil parties and is variously estimated from 1,000 to
3,000 barrels. It is said to be the largest well ever com
pleted in Kentucky. Dr. Riggs and others drilling nearby
have got a nice well on the Tabor at No. 2. This is said
to be showing for 50 barrels. South of Scottsvilie on the
Angie McReynolds tract the Great Lakes Petroleum Co.
has drilled two of its wells deeper. One mile southwest
of Petroleum in Allen county on the Lafon tract, the
Kasper Oil Co. has In a nice well at No. 1. No. 2 will
start at once.
To Move Offices.
The offices of the McCombs Producing and Refining
Co. will be moved from Louisville to this city, the first
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part of the coming week. These will be in charge of
C. H. Cannon and Eugene Conkling and will be in the old
quarters over Dinelli's.
Personal Items.
Charles R. Clapp, of Toledo, Ohio, secretary and treas
urer of the Illinois National Supply Co., was in the city
Tuesday.
H. Leslie Parker, of Casper and Parkerston, Wyom
ing, is in Kentucky looking over some interests in this
section. Mr. Parker is well known in the oil fraternity,
the town of Parkerston being named for him.
J. C. McCombs has returned from Texas, having been
called back by the serious illness of his mother, Mrs.
Catherine McCombs, who died at her home in Bowling
Green, Ohio, last Friday.
T. C. Fuller, of Cincinnati, who is connected with
various oil interests, was in the city Tuesday.
C. R. Dickson and E. T. Dickson, of Louisville, have
been to Norfolk, Va., to attend a meeting of the directors
of the Seaboard Oil Co. J. H. McClurkin, of Winchester,
attended this meeting also.
George H. Dimick, of the Duplex Oil Co., has re
turned for an extended stay in Oklahoma, where he is at
tending to the company's interests in the Beggs field.
J. H. French, has returned from Wichita Falls, Texas,
where he has been on business connected with the Great
Lakes Petroleum Co.
W. M. Daviess is expected home from a business trip
to Louisiana.
E. C. Greer has returned from a visit to his home at
Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
Mrs. J. F. Bonnell, wife of J. F. Bonnell, Kentucky
representative of the Bessemer Gas Engine Co., is well
again, after a severe illness recently.
P. H. Leonard, of the Cumberland Pipe Line Co., has
gone to Charleston, W. Va., on business.
The marriage of M. B. Campbell, oil reporter of the
Winchester Sun, to Miss Elizabeth Clark took place at
the bride's home in Lexington, Wednesday. They will go
to Ashville, N. C, on their wedding trip and return to
Winchester to make their home.
G. T. BRADEN AT HEAD OF NEW COMPANY.
Tulsa, Okla., Dec. 2. (Special.) The Ard'zzone Braden
Oil Co. has been chartered under the laws of Texas, hav
ing a canital stock of 60,000 shares of a par value of $25.
Thirty thousand shares have been issued, and the re-
miining 30.000 shares will be put on the market. None
of the stock has been underwritten. The company has 27
leases, twelve of which are proven and producing oil or
gas. The leises include 7,070 acres in addition to an un
divided threeeiehths interest in 880 acres in Okmulgee
county, Okla. Officers of the concern are G. T. Braden of
Tulsa, president: Joseph Ardizzone, Dallas, vice-president;
and C. J. Frazier, Dallas, secretary and treasurer. Direc
tors are the above together with George F. Howard, Aus
tin; Eugene DeBogory, Dallas; J. M. Edwards, Austin;
Col. T. H. Barton, Dallas. The president of the concern
is head of the Oklahoma Natural Gas Co., and Ardizzone
formerly resided here, his residence lately having been
changed to Dallas.
New Mexico Oil Properties
Authentic information furnished
on the oil developments of
Eastern New Mexico.
For leases, drilling contracts or oil
stocks, address
Portales Oil Exchange
Exchange Bldg , Portales. New Mexico
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mmtmWMmn^ i * 1E

DIVIDENDS AND "HELONS"

the Profit Sharing Policxj of the

Continental Oil & Rejininq Companij

Pacing Regular monthly Dividends of 2%

^ The Continental Oil & Refining Company owns and controls producing, proved, and semi-
proved leaseholds, aggregating some 2,300 acres, in the most productive districts of the Midcontinent, Texas
and Louisiana oil fields. These segregated leaseholds are located principally in the El Dorado and Elbing
fields, Butler County, Kansas; Chautauqua County, Kansas; Northwestern Extension of the Burkburnett field,
Texas, and Claibourne Parish, Louisiana.

^ The company is on a substantial producing basis, the approximate daily production being
2,500 barrelscoming from 13 wells. Ten of these wells are located in the well known Stone lease in the
El Dorado field, Kansas, and are yielding about 600 barrels of oil daily (settled). The other three wells
are located in the Northwestern Extension of Burkburnett district, Texas, and are doing better than 2.000
barrels per day. All of these producing leases are undergoing a vigorous campaign of development, as well
as several of the other leaseholds, which insures a substantial increase in output of oil during 1 920.

J By reason of this current production, the gross annual earnings of the Continental Oil &
Refining Company are running at the rate of $2,000,000.00 from an approximate annual output of 900,000
barrels of oil. This income is equivalent to 220% on the gross amount of Continental's outstanding stock
and is nine times dividend requirements. From it the company has accumulated a surplus of $138,978.02,
and has $160,000.00 cash in banks and money due from sale of oil.

<I Dividends of 2 per cent per month on parpayable on the 15 th- are being disbursed
regularly and are subject to increase as warranted by future operations.

(f The authorized capital stock of this junior oil company consists of 3,000,000 shares of the
par value of $1.00 each, of which amount 920,000 are outstanding, and 750,000 shares have been set aside
to provide additional funds for company requirements.

I Here, then, is a company with 2,500 barrels production; 13 wells; an estimated annual in
come of $2,000,000; capital stock issued, 920,000 shares, paying 2% monthly dividends; and a current in
come to justify 5% monthly dividends, after providing for operations and a goodly cash surplus each month.

J Therefore, when you buy Continental stock at the prevailing price you bridge the gap be-
t\veen a prospect and a dividend payer. Yet, you do not lose any of the attractive speculation attached
to the former because Continental is an active operating company whose drills are yielding big resultsin
production, income and stock values. In fact, you have a better speculation, plus the tangible value of an
assured monthly income.

^ That is why we commend Continental stock as a real buy for those who desire safety,
income, and speculation. We therefore offer, subject to prior sale, a limited block of Continental Oil &
Refining Company stock, and invite subscriptions to this attractive dividend paying issue, price $2.50 per
share. On this basis, we consider Continental stock one of the most substantial dividend paying and specu
lative issues now on the market^one worthy of immediate purchase.

Sam E. CKanei] Investment Companij

Elmhurst Building, Kansas City, Missouri.

SB*
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E shall be glad to furnish to Brokerage

Houses and Investment Concerns in

formation regarding the Continental Oil and

Refining Co. offering, which issue is now

being offered through our correspondents.

Houston, Haverbeck & Company, Inc.

becunties Underwriters

52 Broadway
New York City
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Ki jnk
Fort Worth, Tex., Dec. 1. (Special).The bringing
in of what was said to be a 100,000,000-foot gasser, al
though that estimate later was said to be too high, in' the
section around Amarillo, coupled with the announcement
that the Texas and Pacific Coal and Oil Co. and the Prairie
Oil and Gas Co. jointly will deve'op the Panhandle sec
tion and the fact that production figures reached 241,000
barrels daily in the North and Central West Texas fields,
furnished the food for thought among the oil fraternity
of Texas the past week.
The announcement also that the Sinclair and other
big companies proposed to give the Trans-Pecos and
Concholand sectors a big play by drilling holes in that
wi dcat territory created quite a ripple on the otherwise
smooth waters.
While several new producers were brought in in the
proven fields the past week, none came in that could
create a furore among the fraternity. To create a furore
now requires the development of a well that makes more
than 6,000 barrels a day for the initial production.
In the development line, Stephens county continues
to loom up big and although far from pipe lines and rail
roads is rapidly forging ahead In increase of production.
So far it is the wonder field of the world and promises
to surpass Burkburnett.
Amarillo Field.
The two big companies that have joined forces to prop
erly develop the Amarillo section already have blocked
out and checkerboarded more than 100,000 acres of land
south of Channing in Hartley county. Other counties In
that section, including King, Carson, Donley, Dallas,
Potter and Cottle, wi 1 be given a big play. The Pan
handle section is in the Permian formation and should
oil be found in big paying quantities it will be at a great
depth. That the Amarillo section will produce gas already
has been demonstrated. There are several ten million and
twenty million gassers in that section.
Stephens County.
At the c'ose of the week ending November 22 statistics
compiled by the various oil companies show that Stephens
county had 367 drilling and producing wells, with a produc
tion of approximately 45,000 barrels daily. More than 50
per cent of the wells drilling and producing are located
in the eastern part of the country with a trend between
Caddo and Wayland, a site on the proposed new railroad.
The ce ebrated Stewart & Samuels' Stanford well, good
for 6,000 barels, proved up within two miles of Wayland.
A short distance north of Wayland the Gulf Production
Co. hasa 40,000,000-foot gasser on the Moore ranch.
While the eastern part of the county has loomed up
big in the oil horizon, the western section of that country
also come to the front with flying colors. The celebrated
Branch well of Skelley & Sankey caught attention when
it became a 1,200-barre! producer after having been shot.
This well began to attract attention as soon as a showing
of oil was made. It is situated four miles southwest of
Breckenridge. The A. E. Satterwhite well of the Quaker
Oil Co. also proved good and is making 500 barrels a day
after having been given a second dose of nitro.
Desdemona Report.
Comparatively few new wells were brought in during
the past week that attracted any great attention. How
ever, the Lewis No. 2 of Hamil and associates, in the
extreme southwestern part of the field, came in with
an estimated production of 2,000 barrels. The lack of
pipe line and other transportation facilities prevented
many completions. The Oil and Gas Department of the
Texas Railroad Commission is keeping a close watch on
all the fields and is stopping completions until ample
facilities for caring for the production is afforded. Re
ports from Desdemona are to the effect that within the
next week or two a number of completions will be made.
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The various pipe line companies are rushing work of
laying lines, and the new railroad already has begun to
lay steel. The Desdemona field is being given the closest
attention of any section of West Texas.
Brooks District Builds Ranger.
The Brooks pool is receiving credit from the scouts of
this big companies for increasing the production of the
Ranger field. Within the past three months eight big
gushers have been brought in on the Brooks heirs tract.
The list includes the Ocean, the Ranger-Centra1, Texas-
Arkansas Southwestern OH and Development Co., Eldo
rado, Hercules and Arl-Tex. Two producers offsetting the
Brooks heirs estate, one being Welch & McDonald, Barnes
No. 1, and the other the Calvin Perkins No. 4 of the Gulf
company, bring the total big wells of this immediate vi
cinity up to ten. Their contributions to the output of
the Ranger district are so important that scouts declare
the mile square in which these ten wells are lnc uded
now contributes three-quarters of the Ranger production.
Intensive development is being carried out on the
Brooks leases by eleven different companies. The other
wells being drilled by these lessees number 16. Quite a
number of these wells were abandoned holes that since
have made good.
Among the prospective additional producers on the
Brooks estate are the Ranger-Brooks Co.'s No. 1, now
1,750 feet deep, an offset on the north of the Texas-
Arkansas No. 1 gusher; No. 2 of the Ranger-Brooks and
its No. 3 are respectively 400 and 700 feet deep.
The Texas and Pacific Coal and Oil Co.'s Norwood
No. 4 added about 4,000 barre's to the Ranger production
the past week. This well offsets the Boyd lease of the
Texas Co. The Magnolia Petroleum Co.'s No. 9, T. W.
Connellee, is making 800 barrels at 3,400 feet. The Con-
nellee lease is near the Norwood farm.
Pleasant Grove District.
The Pleasant Grove Church district continues to hold
the attention of the talent and occupy the spoVight posi
tion on the stage. During the week the Ari-Tex dril'ed
its Brooks well ten feet deeper and as a result the well
now Is making 4,000 barrels of oil. Another Brooks well,
drilled by the Hercules company, has increased its f'ow
1,200 barels. The R. C. Frain's Hawk No. 1, three miles
northeast of Ranger, is flowing 1,000 barre's at 3.440 fet
and is considered completed. The Norwood No. 11 of the
Texas and Pacific Coal and Oil Co. is making 800 barrels
daily at the 3,450-foot level and is completed.
Wildcat Territory.
Several new wells will be spudded in all over West
Texas within the next few days. Operations on a num
ber of wells have been stopped because of the fuel situa
tion and other local causes. However, it is expected thai
these will be resumed. Coke county is attracting atten
tion, a'so Hall county, in the vicinity of Memphis. In
Runnels county four wells were fishing jobs.
Extraordinary precautions are being taken to guard
against losses bv fire. In the section around Big Springs
considerable drilling is in progress. In Coleman county
the Brewer is attracting attention.
The following are the pipe line statistics for the week
ending November 29:
Burk- Coman-
Company Electra burnett Ranger Stephens che
Magnolia 3,800 3.200 3,700 1.200 4,700
Gulf 700 4,500 2,600 6,900
Texas Co 4,500 3,100 2.400 7,400 50
Texas Pacific 6,500 1,200
Prairie Oil 7,400 1,000
Mid-Kansas 300 3,700 4,800
Sinclair 1,700 3,400 700
Humble Oil 3,500 2,200 100 3,100
Sun Co 1,300 1,400 300
Miscellaneous . . . 1,300 67,000 32.000 17,000 22.000
 THE OIL AN D GAS NEWS 33

Announcing the Organization of the

BIG JACK
-COMPANY-
PETROLEUM

A Missouri Corporation

OFFICERS DIRECTORS
President, J. L. Hendrick, The following with the officers,
Kansas City, Mo. comprise the company's directorate.
rice-President, Emil C. Luchman, ~, T F., r ~. A/r
Rock Island, 111! Thos' L" Klles' Kansas ^ Mo'

Secretary, De Maret Smith, J. F. Scanlon, Kansas City, Mo.

Fort Worth, Texas T ^ ' T .
_ . _ _ __ , . ' J. G. Reeve, Fort Worth, Texas
Treasurer, A. M. Hendrick,
Kansas City, Mo. J. F. Schmeltz, Kansas City, Mo.

Operations of the Big, Jack Petroleum

Company which owns choice acreage in

Desdemona and other famous oil fields

will be confined to the development of

holdings in proven territory.

Only a Limited Amount of Stock for Sale!

All proceeds from the sale of stock to be devoted to

Actual Development Work

Address all communications to General Offices of the Company

412 New England Life Building, Kansas City, Missouri I

34 THE OIL AND
One Oil Town That Has Learned the Art
of Self -Preservation- -That's Ardmore, Okla.
Ardmore, Okla.In spite of the alluring prospects of
gushers In Texas, not a few oil men of Ardmore have kept
pecking the surface of the hills In southern Oklahoma and
the explorations of some of them have been well re
warded. Witness development of what Is now familiarly
known as the Hewitt field, situated about eighteen miles
east of the city.
The Hewitt field probably Is in reality an extension
of the Healdton field. A line of derricks extending from
one field to the other, over a distance of four and one-half
miles, will shortly prove the truth or falsity of this as
sumption. That the Hewitt structure extends efght or
ten miles to the east, probably bearing a little to the
north is generally believed. That it refused to go south,
just as did the Healdton field several years ago, was
proven when five or six dry holes was the reward of
operators who took to their heels in that direction after
the Texas company had found the producing sand near
Hewitt.
The whole outlay to the west and northwest of Ard
more is an interesting study. After the expenditure of
several million dollars by the Gypsy, the Carter, the Mag
nolia, the Empire, the Prairie and other companies in the
region of Fox, north of the Healdton field, sands that
produce 200 barrels and better eventually were found,
and the area may prove more valuable for oil than for
gas.
Of equal interest is the Graham district where Roy
Johnson of Ardmore picked up a sand at below 2,000 feet
that is making 200 barrels of oil daily with a gravity of
38. Shallow sands have been found up In the Arbuckle
mountains to the north, terminating a semi-circle of oil
and gas areas that has inside of it numerous structures
and a multitude of already proven shallow oil and gas
sands.
There is here a disposition among oil men to develop
shallow sands. It's a new disposition, for scarcely one
oil man in a thousand was able to resist the call of the
gushers in Texas. They rushed precipitately into the new
fields where it appeared that millions could be made in
the same space of time that thousands were being made
here. In truth, however, the shallow areas were over
looked here long before the call came from Texas.
Independents in Ardmore have the same thought that
is guiding the Magnolia and the Lone Star Gas Co. In the
shallow sand areas of the eastern part of Stephens county,
Oklahomathe development of smaller projects. Not only
is there profit in draining the shallow sands, but the oil
situation in America demands the saving of these sands.
They are no longer despised. They provoke profanity on
the Hps of drilling contractors who have lived among deep
sands, and they displace many sets of elegant standard
tools, but they pay.
While Hewitt is attracting immediate attention and
producing all the thrills necessary to keep Ardmore apace
with other oil centers, operators generally are equally
interested in the shallow sand districts. Poolville is in
the center of one. Homer in the center of another. Alma
has its quota of oil and gas and the western part of Mur
ray county and the southern part of Garvin county are
inviting in the extreme. Marshall county and a portion
of Johnston county have proven sands at less than 1,200
feet.
Surrounding all this region, however, deep drilling Is
in progress. No important shallow sands have been
found in Love county, yet Love county has been a favorite
of geologists for twenty years. Deep holes have been
started on the south side, near Red river, and they are
on a tier of deep drilling projects that extend all the way
from the eastern side of Marshall county to the western
side of Jefferson county.
Ardmore probably will find itself in its normal state
of financial plentitude when a few more operators get
back from Texas. Some have become richer, others
poorer, but not many have concluded to stay away per
manently.
Thosp who came back were needed. You can't side
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track the fact that Ardmore was a trifle less cocky be
tween the discovery of oil at Ranger and the discovery of
oil at Hewitt. The Healdton field had poured many mil
lions of its wealth into the vaults of Ardmore banks and
the cash drawers of Ardmore merchants. It had made no
less than a hundred poor men rich in the fullest interpre
tation of that term and no less than a dozen of them were
elevated to the class of millionaires.
Ardmore washed its face and hands and put on a
clean collar. It stepped more sprightly. Sky scrapers
were erected on Main street, including a modern hotel,
and beautiful homes and churches were built In profusion.
It put on metropolitan airs and crooked a long index
finger at Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Its vision broadened
until all the earth within a radius of a .hundred miles
came within its commercial scope.
Hotel lobbies at evening were filled with men from
various parts of the earth who talked in terms of "the
field," and night was turned to day by noisesome flivvers
and chugging sixes and eights. They were days when
freshness of the dew was on the story of how Roy John
son and Eddie Gait became millionaires and of how each
of twelve men drew down from an investment of $175 an
amount exceeding $87,500 when the Santa Fe bought the
Coline company. And where there was liquid flow of
conversation came also John Easley, the scribe, now cog
nomened as the veteran oil reporter of southern Oklahoma,
who has become general manager of that region's great
est and oldest newspaper.
It required inveterate, eternal, concentrated lambast
Ing of little blue devils for the secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce and the editors of the newspapers to main
tain the early specific gravity of good cheer and the city's
posted price in the crude oil lists after Ranger became a
magnet.
Hewitt relieved the tension and set Ardmore back on
the oiled highway of prosperity. Ranger taught the city
the most valuable lesson it could have learnedthe les
son of self-preservation, of let-well-enough-alone. Ardmore
has settled down to a conservative business basis. It Is
endeavoring to house a rapidly-growing population, to
improve its streets, to lay permanent highways Into the
cotton fields, the same as into the oil fields. It is working
itself manfully out of temporary embarrassment. Much
of the wealth of the Healdton field still flows into the city
Numerous crude oil refineries and related industrial plant;
attest this. Lands about it have nearly doubled in value.
Crops never were so good, and Ardmore likes to boast
that it is returning to that once praiseworthy reputation
of being the leading wagon cotton market of the whole
world.
OTTER CREEK OIL CO. IS NOT SHUT DOWN.
The NEWS has received the following letter from A
Sautter, president, regarding an apparent misstatement
regarding the Otter Creek Oil & Gas Co.'s operations in
Greenwood county, Kans:
"Editor, Oil and Gas News:
"I just read in your Number 13 of Nov. 13 under the
head of Greenwood county, Kansas: The Otter Creek Oil
and Gas Co. shut down at 85 feet. I do not know where
you got your information, but whoever gave it to you was
wrong. Since spudding in Sept. 10 we have never been
actually shut down. We had to stop work while a nevr
cable and line were put in and a 160 foot cave cleaned out
We are now drilling at past 1200 feet. For the Informa
tion of our stockholders and the general public, I ask you
to rectifv this statement.
A. SAUTTER,
338 North Yale, Wichita, Kans
The Illinois Pipe Line Co. has declared the regulai
semi-annual dividend of $8 a share payable December 31
to stock of record November 29. This makes a total of
$16 for the year against $14 in 1918.
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Shxeveport, Louisiana, Dec: 1.An extensive geologi
cal examination has just been completed by J. C. Ross,
geologist of Tulsa, Okla., on behalf of Northern capital cov
ering the Southern half of Columbia county, Arkansas. It
appears that there has been more activity in this county
during the last eight months than the small amount of
publicity it has had would indicate, interested parties
seemingly having proceeded without any announcement as
to their doings or intentions.
As this section seems to be due for quite extensive
tests, it is an item of interest to the fraternity to know
that Columbia county, Arkansas, borders Claiborne Parish,
Louisiana, on the north, and its south line is only thirteen
miles north of the Homer field proper and fourteen miles
from the closest of the giant wells in the 2100 foot sand.
The entire area of the county will have a thorough test
within the next twelve months. Locations are as follows:
Sections 1-16-21, Homer Consolidated; 10-17-19, Humph
reys Petroleum Co.; 36-17-22, Houston Oil Co.; 14-18-23,
Houston Oil Co.; 36-17-20, South Arkansas Oil & Gas Co.;
6-19 20, Hawkeye Development Co.; 17-19-21, Keystone Pe
troleum Co.; 33-19-19, South Arkansas Oil & Gas Co.
The wells of the Keystone Petroleum Co. and the
Hawkeye Development Co. are actually drilling and it is
claimed that the locations for both of them were made
upon geological reports of several competent geologists
well known in the Coastal fields, and that the geological
data has had careful checking. The other locations have
also been made upon supposed promising geological data
and the general opinion both among practical drillers and
NATIONAL PETROLEUM SCHOOLS AGAIN MOVE TO
LARGER QUARTERS.
The National Petroleum Schools, Chicago, have just
moved their offices to 2961 Michigan Avenue, where
they now occupy an entire three-story building.
This school was originally launched just before the
United States declared war. At that time Mr. C. Howard
Willams had just secured his first few scholarships. With
the declaration of war, Mr. Williams was called into the
service as an oil expert, and during the duration of the war
he served in the aviation section, with a staff of men help
ing him in the constant testing of oils, so as to secure the
oils and lubrication best adapted for the different types of
aeroplane engines. Immediately on receiving his dis
charge, he again organized a school to give instructions in
lubrication engineering and oil salesmanship. As sales
manager, he secured the services of Fred R. Older, who
was a lieutenant aviator and was discharged from the
army shortly after Mr. Williams received his discharge.
The school was first organized and transacted business
in a small office in the Lytton Building. This was last
February. By March 1, the growth of the school made it
necessary to move to larger quarters in the same building.
Then again on May 1st, the school was moved to 39 W.
Adams Street, where several large offices were secured in
the Dexter Building.
But even here the constantly increasing number of
students, soon cramped the school for quarters, and con
sequently, on October 1 the school was moved to the three-
story building at 2961 South Michigan Avenue where a
complete laboratory for the testing of mineral oils is main
tained on the third floor. Testing is regularly conducted
by the studentsand an expert is employed to do special
testing of samples submitted by various oil companies. At
present the Natonal Petroleum Schools have students in
every state of the Union, in Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Europe
and even In China.
In addition to conducting a correspondence school,
there is also a residence class, with a capacity of between
50 and 75 students for every class. It requires about seven
weeks to finish the residence instructions.
OIL AND GAS NEWS 35
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County, Ar
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geologists is that the formations in the area are practically
similar to those prevailing at Homer. Both of the organi
zations above referred to now drilling the tests in section
6-19-20 and 17-19-21 are new, but the men behind the same
are experienced operators and no stock in either organiza
tion is being offered for sale. The field operations are in
charge of Thomas R. Hincey, an experienced rotary opera
tor who for twenty years, has drilled in the Coastal fields
including Spindle Top, and later in the Louisiana field in
cluding Homer. It is claimed that these holes will be drilled
carefully and that frequent tests will be made.
Lease activity covers all of Columbia county, Arkan
sas, and practically the entire county is under lease. Most
of the larger companies including Sinclair, Gulf, Standard
and Texas Company have already secured adequate pro
tection on the two drilling tests above referred to as well
as around the locations made.
An item of added interest in connection with Colum
bia county, Arkansas, is the location recently made by the
Roxana Petroleum Co. less than two miles south of the
Columbia county line that is in 14-23-8, Claiborne Parish,
Louisiana, and the holdings of the latter company extend
into Columbia county and adjoin the holdings of the com
panies drilling in Columbia county, Arkansas. If the trend
of production continues to the Northwest from the Homer
field, and that is the direction in which values are the
highest because of the general opinion that the pool will
extend in that direction, Columbia county, Arkansas, is In
line for having a big play and may verify the prognostica
tions of some of the best men in the business that Colum
bia county is underlain with rich oil sands.
NEW PUBLICATION OF THE WEST VIRGINIA
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
There has just been issued from the press a new pub
lication by the West Virginia Geological Survey, Morgan-
town, W. Va. This publication is described in the following
extract from the printed circular of the Geological Survey,
and the reader is also told how to secure the publication in
question:
(29) Detailed Report on Fayette County, by Ray V.
Hennen, issued under date of June 15th, 1919, containing
1002 pages +XXXIII pages of Introductory matter; illu
strated with 24 half-tone plates and 24 figures or
zinc etchings in the text, accompanied by a separate
case of topographic and geologic maps of the en
tire area of the county in single sheets, the whole consti
tuting the largest and most expensive publication hitherto
issued by the West Virginia Geological Survey. Fayette
county covers the region where the mining of the New
River or Smokeless coals first began on an extensive scale,
and these as well as the other coal beds and minerals of
this rich county are -minutely described and analyzed, the
whole constituting a most valuable volume of general and
detailed information covering the area in question. Price,
including case of maps, delivery charges paid by the Sur
vey, $3.25, but in combination with other volumes of the
Survey, see general circular. Extra copies of Topographic
map, 75 cents; of the Geologic map, $1.00. West Virginia
Geological Survey, P. O. Box 848, Morgantown, W. Va.
FATHER AND SON ARE "RICH OVER NIGHT."
Ottawa, Kans., Dec. 2.W. C. Woodburn, a local
barber, and his son, Frank Woodburn, now living in Ken
tucky, have become rich over night from the sale of an
oil lease located near Bow ing Green, Ky. The lease on
a 165-acre tract, on which a 500-barrel oil well was brought
in recently, was sold by the Raywood Oil Co. to a Cin
cinnati concern for $250,000. Frank Woodburn was secre
tary-treasurer of the company, in which are represented
only a half dozen stockholders, including Woodburn and
his father.
36 THE OIL AN D GAS NEWS

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 THE OIL AND GAi NEWS 37

OIL PROSPECTING ON SAKHALIN ISLAND.

iConttul D. B. Macgowan, Vladivostok, Siberia, July 23, 1819.) WILLIAM S. WILLETT
A pamphlet In Russ an, Russ'an Sakhalin, by P I.
Polevoy, published by M. M. Stassulevich, Petrograd, 1914, Petroleum Geologist
containing 52 pages and .a mip, is stated by local engi
neers to be a report of th3 geological expedition to in Independence, ..... Kansas
vestigate the oil possibilities of Sakha in Island. A copy
of this pamphlet is not to be had here. The principal
reference to the oil possibi.itles of Sakhalin Island in th's
pamphlet is to be found on pages 40 and 41, of which the VERNON F. MARSTERS
following is a translation: GEOLOGICAL, ENGINEER
"The next useful mineral (after coal) now attract Technical invesiigations of Oil and Metal Mining
ing the attention of capitalists is petro eum. The first properties, Development and Operation.
inf jrmation was obtained toward the c'oss of the eighties. Correspondence solicited with parties having terri
tory to be drilled for acreage and parties seeking such
More interest was disp'ayed after 1908, when the re?u a- opportunities.
tions In regard to individual mining enterprises were elab 315 Rlalto Eldg., - - Kansas City, Mo.
orated, and Sakhal.n threw open its doors to various com
panies.
"AH the traces of petroleum in the form of drops, poo's, HAMILTON E. ANDERSON
asphalt sheets, and lakes are to be found principally oi
the eastern coast, where their belt extends about 185 Petroleum Geologist end Engineer
miles from Oha in the north to Chakre in tin south. Oil and Gas Surveys
Southward, rm-n? Pa'eo'ogica' strata, were observsd a
number of remnants of Tertiary strain, where a'so traces Production ReportsOil Maps
of petroleum were found. There are indications of pe 422 Hoyt Building, . . - Wichita, Kansas
troleum on the western coast near Enghiz-Pala. There
are weik traces of petroleum on the western coast of
Japanese Sakhalin. The petroleum is beneath Neocene
strata and in secondary deposit is to be found in post- CHARLES T. JOBES
pliocene. In sDite of the fact that in most cases there Consulting
have been available only samples of superficial outcrop- 1009 Gloyd Dldg.,
pings, which where in part evaporated, the qua'ity Is not Kansas City, Mo.
be ow that of Baku petroleum, as the kerosene content Wichita Falls, Texas.
exceed? 40 per cent. It is impossible to estimate the Geologist
P. O. Box 287.
quantity, as every locality where it is found requires in
vestigation and prospecting.
"Deep boring has harr'lv been begun and is conducted
blindly. Neither the number of productive strata, nor Phones Main 1302 Residence Phone Grand 1500
their extent, nor the degree of their petroleum content is Oil and Gas Locations.
known. At the present time one bore has been carried to W. JOHN ROSS, C.E., E.E., M.E.
a depth of more than 287 meters." CONSULTING GEOLOGIST.
A report upon the petroleum fie'ds of Russian Sak LA.THROP BLDG., KANSAS CITY, MO.
halin, bv Dr. Paul Dvorkovitz. pub'ished in Eng ish at Better Br Rensonably Sore Than Sorry.
45 St. Mary Axe, London. E. O. (24 pages of large s'ze), Reasonable Charges.
conta'ns detailed descriptions of pitch lakes, and is il
lustrated by geological drawings, sketch maps, and photo
graphs. Its information is more detailed than the more
general pamphlet of Polevoy, but the statements and THE M. M. VALERIUS COMPANY
views in the two books sem to be in general agreement.
Analyses of samples printed in Dr. Dvorkovitz's booklet PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS
are said to agree with ana'yses that are on file with local MAYO BLDG.
engineers. Dr. Dvorkovitz's booklet is not to be obtained
here. TULSA, .... OKLAHOMA
Neither of the reports mentioned contains any ref
erence to Sakhal'n oil shales In 1902 a German engi.
neer, Mr. Mendelbaum, established a crude refinery for
o'l shales near the River Tahrvo and operated it for 10 Phone 4331
months. He then became discouraged and returned to
Germany, taking with him a quantity of shales, part of WILLIAM O. LIGON, JR.
which was sent to the Chicago Geological Society for
investigation. Certified Public Accountant
Local engineers, who furn'shed the foregoing Infor 740 44 Kennedy BIdg. TULSA, OKLA.
mation in regard to Mr. Mendelbaum's work, state that
the geological expedition sent from Petrograd in 1911 re-
Ported that the shales there are of very inferior quality,
and that it wou'd not pay to establish crushers and re 'FRISCO RAPIDLY EQUIPPING ENGINES WITH OIL.
fineries until after the organization of transportation fa
cilities from De Lulu to a point 70 miles beyond Tahrvo, All engines of the 'Frisco lines in Texas will be
a the shale hills near the shore are small and scattered. equipped with oil burners by Christims. according to an
Loca' engineers, representing firms with concessions announcement from the operating department of the 'Frisco
on Sakhalin Island, seated that large amounts of money at Fort Worth, Monday. The change from coa' to oil
nave been sunk in Investigations and prospecting during burners on the lines, which was announced some time ago,
the last six or seven years without noteworthy results. is rapidly taking place and more than half of the engines
An American min'ng expert of wide experience in have been equipped at the shops at Sherman. The com
Siberia, who is now here, has informed me that. In his pany is following out the general policy now being adopted
opinion, no company would invest wisely in the Sakhalin by the railroads of Texas in equipping their engines with
oil fie'ds without being ab'e and willing to expend at least oil burners. Officials point out this change will sare
".000,000 before obtaining results. hundreds of do.lars annual y, as well as being cleaner and
A popular treatment of the subject of Sakhal'n oil more sanitary.
Possibilities by a certain E. P. Vasllevsky is to be found In
the periodical Niva. published at Petroerad, in the issue The Atlantic Refining Co. has declared the regular
of September 4, 1919, pages 6 to 9, inclusive. This issue quarterly d vidnd of 5 a share payable December 15
>s not to be had here. to stock of record November 24.
38 THE OIL
Shreveport, La., Dec. 2 (Special).Last week was a
rather quiet one on account of rainy weather. Both In
Homer and Bull Bayou a number of wells are on the
sand ready to be completed on short notice.
In the Homer district Eastham & Barnes completed
a 10,000-barrel well on the Shaw tract in section 30-21-7
at a depth of 2,070 feet. The well was Immediately shut
in until such time as facilities in the Homer district are
improved and the production can be handled.
In the Bull Bayou district, the Tex-La-Homa
Oil Co. completed No. 5 Nelson in section 8 12-10
with an initial production of 4,000 barrels at a
depth of 2,610 feet. This well was being drilled
at the time the W. G. Strange Oil & Gas Co. sold
part of Its holdings to the Tex-La-Homa Oil Co.
for $3,500,000, and it was part of the property
taken over. It is located in Red River Parish.
This well confirms the eastward extension of
the Bull Bayou field, It being on the extreme edge
of the production in that district.
The Hartman operations near the old Naborton field
in the Bull Bayou district, are being watched with
Interest. The E. W. Hartman interests, which also have
thousands of acres leases in New Mexico, are under con
tract to make a thorough exploration in the new field.
One well has a strong gas snowing. This well will be
an important extension if it proves up.
The pipeline runs for this week show an increase of
4,000 barrels over that of last week. This over amount
was due to the completion of the Standard Oil Co.'s
pipe line. There will be little increase now until other
pipelines under construction are completed.
An immense increase in production figures for the
Homer district is expected before Jan. 1, or as much
sooner as tanking with capacity of 2,640,000 barrels al
ready contracted for can be fabricated and erected.
Forty-six 55,000-barrel tanks have been contracted for;
four short pipelines from production to loading racks and
storage are in operation, or will be within two weeks; an
other tank farm is reported under consideration by the
Texas Co. and an 8 inch line from Bull Bayou to Homer
is reported under way, while still another has been par-
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It's officers and directors have an
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We are not too small for big business, nor too
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tlally completed from Shreveport to Homer. With all
these storage and transportation facilities working pro
duction will soar. The Standard Oil Co. is building twelve
55,000-barrel tanks on the Griden farm near the center
of production, one of which is to be turned over to the
company immediately.
The Circle Oil Co. is planning to drill in the imme
diate vicinity of Summerfield, ten miles northeast of
Homer. Chester Thompson, oil operator and geologist,
represents the Circle Oil Co., which has acquired 6,000
acres in this vicinity. Four wells are to be drilled at
once on this property. Location has been made for two
of them and drilling will be started immediately.
The Gilliland and Foster Co. Is contemplating a great
deal of pipeline construction work in both the Bull Bayou
field and the Homer fields In the very near future.
Dunbar and Co. of the El Paso Stock Exchange ha,ve
been looking over the Louisiana fields and has closed a
contract for the underwriting of the Amalgamated Oil
Corporation of Louisiana, capitalized at $500,000,000 with
shares at $1.00 par value.
The Faps Oil Corporation, incorporated in Delaware
with $1,000,000 capital stock, is a recent entrant into the
North Louisiana oil fields and will begin development of
its holdings at once. The officers of the company are:
Commander E. E. Spafford, president; Lloyd B. Smith,
vice president and general manager in charge of the
Shreveport office; Charles M. Johnson, a banker of Wash
ington, is secretary and treasurer. The derrick is up and
drilling operations will be commenced at once on a block
of 6,000 acres in DeSbto Parish. Mr. Smith is a geologist
of high repute. He was formerly chief geologist for the
Sun Co. but since 1918 has been operating independently.
Commander Spafford was in charge of a fleet of sub
marines in the Adrialc Sea during the past war.
A new brokerage office has been opened in the lobby
of the Youree Hotel. The company is composed of Clar
ence E. Black, Murray J. Black and Lyston Black. The
brothers were formerly located in Los Angeles Cal., and
followed the oil developments to the Texas fields, where
their main office is located. The Shreveport office will
be in charge of Clarence R. Black with W. E. SoRelle
in charge of the legal end of the business.
Announcement of the new rates obtained by the
Shreveport Chamber of Commerce, which gives this terri
tory a chance to compete with producers in the Texas
and Oklahoma fields, failed to state that the rate was
from Shreveport and the adjoining fields to Chicago.
The new rate was 26% cents on crude and 31% cents on
refined oils.
One of the recent sales of importance in the new
Shreveport oil fields was that of Herbert and J. W. Atkins
to the Osceola Controlling Co., a $3,000,000 Texas corpo
ration of 3,000 acres in Bull Bayou field and 2,500 acres in
Claiborne field for a cash consideration of $107,000. This
new company will be a valuable addition to Shreveport's
oil interests.
Frank Phillips, of the Phillips Petroleum Co. of Mus
kogee, Okla., has been a visitor to the north Louisiana
oil fields.
Cyrus Avery, vice president of the Security Bank of
Tulsa, is in the North Louisiana field with a view of in
vesting.
J. R. Manion, general manager of the Sinclair pipe
lines, is here looking after that company's operations in
Louisiana, and Charles F. Blythe of Tulsa has taken
charge of the land department.
Roy Stafford, former publisher of the Oklahoma City
Oklahoman, and Judge Jean R. Day, also of Oklahoma
City, have been in Shreveport inspecting the holdings of
the Continental Asphalt and Petroleum Co. and the Sea-
mans Depositors Co. in the Bull Bayou field.
Announcement has been made of the organization of
the White Oil Corporation, with a capital of $35,000.00.
(Continued on page 40)
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 39

Announcing the new issue of the

$1,000,000.00, Divided Into Shares of the Par Value of $100.00 Each

Preferred as to Assets and 8% Cumulative Quarterly Dividends

TOTAL CAPITALIZATION
100,000 Shares PREFERRED STOCK, $100 par value350,000 Shares
COMMON STOCK with no par value
Issued In Treasury
Preferred Stock (including this issue) $8,458,500 $1,541,500
Common Stock 226,845 Shares 123,155 Shares

Tex-La-Homa Oil Corporation own valuable producing leases

in the Pine Island and Bull Bayou fields of Louisiana; Okmulgee,
Osage, Mounds and Healdton fields of Oklahoma, as well as proven
and semi-proven acreage scattered throughout Oklahoma, Louisiana
and Texas, aggregating approximately 130,000 acres in all.
Earning*: The Company fa now earning approximately $11,000 a day, or over $4,000,000 per annum, and with an
extensive drilling campaign under way, it Is estimated that these earnings will be very materially Increased within 90 days.
The Directors believe that within 12 months the earnings will be In excess of ten times the dividend requirements on the
Preferred Stock, In which event substantial dividends will accrue to the Common Stock.
Purposei The proceeds from sale of this stock to be used to pay purchase price of properties, provide funds for devel
opment and purchase necessary equipment.
Charter Restrictions and SnfcKunrdu: Stock Is practically a one to ten years serial bond. A 10% annual sinking fund
being required, redeemable In whole or In part at $110.00 and accrued dividends, and convertible Into Common Stock,
share for share. In the event of liquidation or dissolution, holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to receive par and
dividends before common stockholders receive anything. Holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote. No mortgage,
or Hen, or an Indebtedness exceeding 25% of Preferred Stock outstanding can be placed upon property without assent of
preferred stockholders, except lien, or Indebtedness created in payment for new properties.

An Investment Offering Unusual Safeguards and High Possibilities,

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Price: Par, $100 per share for Preferred Stock, accompanied by 50% Common Stock Bonus.

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INVESTMENT SECURITIES
816-17-18-19 Commerce Bldg. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
40 THE OIL AND
LOUISIANA
(Continueu Irom page 38)
and an initial working capital of $10,000.00. P. J. White
was a former partner of Harry Sinclair, and is one of
the best known and mo.?t popuiar independsnt operators
in the North Louisiana field. Associated with Mr. White
in the organization of the new company are his brother,
Thomas White, J. W. Colvin, Georgj F. Colvin. Lewis L.
Clarke, . Oscar L. Gubelman, Alexander J. Hamphill, R. J.
Hutchins jr., S. Z. Mitchell, H. B. Moore, Harry H. Peters,
Louis E. Stodd-rd, Charles A. Stone and Guy E. Tripp.
TEN MILLION DOLLAR COMPANY FOR SHREVEPORT.
Big Oil Men Back of N-w Organization Which Expect* to
Erect Immense R-finery in Caddo Parish.
Shreveport, La., Dec. 1 (Specia).Machinery for the
organization, incorporation and f nancin? of a new $10 010,-
000 oil company was put in motion last week when about
49 of the foremost men of No-thern Lou'siana met in the
directors' room of the Comme-cial National Pank and
organized themselves into an underwriting syndicate for
the purpose of launching a mammoth institution to be
known as the Shrevepo-t Producing and Refining Co.
It is the expecta'ion of the organizers that it will
some day take rank with the S'nclair, Gulf, Texas, Stand
ard of Louisiana, Home Oil Refining Co of Texas and
other big p-oducing and refining corporations.
The prime movers in the new venture are successful
operators in other fiells, inc'uding M. A. Isaacs and E. P.
Howard of the Home Oil Refining Co. of Texas and Grant
G. Gi le'te of the Tex-La-Homa Oil Cirporation and other
big companies of Oklahom i, Texas and Lou'siana.
These men. although comparatively new to Shreve
port, have established themselves as men who do things
in a big way. Associated with them are some of the first
men of the day in this part of the wor d. These men
comprise the underwr'ting syndicate and when the new
company is officially chartered, as it will be as soon as
Blanchard, Go'dstein & Walker, and Barrett & Files, who
will look after the legal phases of the company, are able
NEAL
Oil Investment Company, Inc.
Successors to
Steere-Neal Co., Inc.
LEASES
ROYALTIES
OIL PRODUCTION
in Homer-Claiborne, Bull Bayou,
Caddo, Pine Island and all North
Louisiana Territory.
NEAL
Oil Investment Company, Inc.
404 Market StreetYouree Bldg.
Old Phone 1203 Shreveport, La.
GAS NEWS
to complete the task now in hand. The for owing is a
list of the men who compr.ss the syndicate:
Newton C. Blanchard, former United States senator,
governor and chief justice state supreme court; T. C.
Barret, former lieutenant governor; S. S. Hunter, veteran
oil and gas operator; E. R. Bernstein, vice-president Com
mercial National Bank; M. A. McCutcheon, president
American National Bank; F. T. Whited, vice-president
Frost-Johnsoa Lumbar Co., director First National Bank;
J. K. Wadley, Texarkana, lumberman and capitalist; A. C.
Steere, president Steere H.m3 Construction Co.; M. A.
Isaacs, vice-president and general manager Home Oil Re
fining Co. of Texas; E. P. Howard, Home Oil Refin.ng Co.
of Texas; Isaac Marks, iron and stee contracto*, In
dianapolis; Dr. J. A. Blanchard, director Commercial Na
tional Bank; Bennet Isaacs, capitalist, New York City;
I. B. Atkins, pioneer oil producer and refiner; W. H.
Werner, capitalist; A. T. Lloyd, director Security National
Bank, Dallas; T. J. Tanner, banker and oil prolucer; R.
T. Douglas3, Dixie, banker and planter; W. G. Strange,
p anter and oil producer; Fred Dyer, oi producer; S. G.
Sample, director Commercial National Bank; W. K. Mc-
Gulfln, director American National Bank; D. C. Richard
son, president Richardson Ol Co.; William Sacks, oil
producer, Tulsa ; Grant G. Gillette, general manager Tax-
La-Homa Oil Corporation, G obe Oil Co. and other iarge
oil interests; C. D. Keen of Keen & Woolf Oil Co., oil
producers; W. C. Woolf, oil producer; J. J. Hollingsworth,
capitalist and land owner.
Acro-ding to information at hand the underwriters
subscribed upwards of $1,000,000 in cash and their checks
were turned over to Mr. Bernstein, who was elected
syndicate treasurer.
Immediately following the meeting of tne underwriters'
syndicate, the executive committee, consisting of Messrs.
Bernstein, chairman; Howard, Barrett, M. A. Isaacs. R'ch-
ardson, Atkins, Hunter, Woolf and Gillette, met and
mapped out a definite plan of campaign for the new com
pany, and appointed the following sub-committees, which
were clothed with p'enipotentiary powers:
Organization CommitteeChairman, Blanchard, Bar
ret, Hunter, Atkins, Howard.
Finance CommitteeChairman, Bernstein; Atkins,
Howard, Whited, Steere.
Lease and Properties CommitteeChairman, Keen;
Woo'f, Gi lette, Richardson, Dyer.
Refinery Purchasing CommitteeChairman, Isaacs;
Atkins, Hunter.
Refinery Site CommitteeChairman, Barret; Isaacs.
Atkins, Steere, Simple.
Pipe Line CommitteeChairman, Atkins; Richardson.
Isaacs, Gillette, Woolf.
The new refinery, which it is expected will be a
duplicate of the mammo'h plant of the Home Oil Re-
fin ng Co. of Texas, of Fort Worth, wi 1 be located in
Caddo parish, within the switching radius and of easy
access by rail and pipe lines. It is said the p ant will
cover upwards of 230 acres when fully constructed. The
plans call for a full-line plant. Everything will be made
here that is made at any of the big refineries of the coun
try. Crude ol will be run clear down to paraffine wax.
The capacity to start with will approximate 6,000 bar
rels per day. Additional units will be built from time to
time until a capacity of 15,000 barrels or more is de
veloped.
The company plans to construct its own pipe line to
the Bui" Bayou" field, and perhaps to Homer, at a cost of
over $1,000,000.
The company will acquire leases in the proven area
of Bull Bayou and Homer, and on the recommendation of
geologists certain prospective oil and gas territory
throughout the state.
Plans call for the p'ant to be complete and the first
run of oil through the stil s inside of the next six months.
A New York banking house is now negotiating with
the underwriters for its entire issue and it is expected
the stock will shortly go to the New York curb and later
to the New York Stock Exchange.
The Solar Refining Co. has declared an extra dividend
of $15 a share in addition to the regular semi-annual divi
dend of $5 payable December 29 to stock of record No
vember 29. In June an extra $5 was paid in addition to
the regular payment.
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Birton County.
Cheyenne Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Sooy, In the SW
of SW of se?. 27-18-12w Is still hung up with collapsed
casing at 1,560 feet.
Barb:r County.
Holliday and associates No. 2 Gibson Ranch, in the
SE of SW of sec. ll-30-12w remains shut down at 2,970
feet.
Chase County.
Liberty Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Guthrie, in the SW of
SW cf sec. 23-18 8, is shut down at 1.300 feet.
Other tests show no change. O'Neil et all. in sec-
14-21-6, is a rig up; Stark et al , No. 1 Pankey, in sec.
21-21-8, is shut down at 400 feet; Shaw et al. No. 1
Harsh In sec. 29-22-8, is rig up.
Cloid County.
Howerton and associates. No. 1 Byrnes, In the NE
of sec. 30-8-lw, remains shut down at 2,200 feet.
Comanche County.
Shaw et al., No. 1 Shaw, in the NE of NE of sec.
ll-23-16w, has material on the ground.
Coffey County.
Grouch Oil & Gas Co . No. 1 Jones, in the SE of NE
of sec. 1-20-14, remains shut down at 1,533 feet.
Clay County.
Nelson Syndicate No. 1 Avery in the SE of SE of sec.
30-9-14, is shut down at 2.700 fset.
Cowley County.
Langley et al., No. 1 Russell, in the center NE of
sec 27-31-3, is shut down for casing at 1,400 feet.
Van man & Davidson No. 1 Koch in the SE of NE of
sec. 28-31-5, is shut down at 1,450 feet for boiler.
Empire Gas & Fuel Co., No. 1 Shannon, in the SW
of SW of sec. 34-31-5, is underreamlng to 1,760 feet.
. Theta Oi Co. has fishing job at 2,870 feet in NE
of NE of sec. 13 33-6.
Hopkins & Marvin, No. 1 Darst, in the SW of sec.
13-33-6, is shut down at 785 feet.
Decatur County.
Hopper Oil & Gas Co , No. 1 Harshman, in the SE
of SE of sec. 31-l-30w, remains shut down at 1,200 feet.
Dickinson County.
Huntley & Johnson, No. 1 Jones, in the SE of sec.
2-16-4, has a bad bo'e at 1,120 fset.
Dsering Marshall et al., No. 1 Long, in the SE of
NE of sec. 34-11-4 is a rig up.
Kel y et al., No. 1 Baker, in the SW of NW of sec.
26-12-3, is a rig up.
Forrester and others, No. 1 Taylor, In the SE of
NE of sec 6-14-4, is dri ling at 1,700 feet.
Stuart et al. No. 1 Gillette, in the SE of sec. 35-14-4,
is a rig up.
Marsha l et al.. No. 1 Sch'esner, in the SW of NE
of sec. 17-15-4, is shut down at 1,100 feet in water.
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Wilkins, in the NE of
sec. 26-11-3. Is shut down at 2,400 feet. Sam9 company's
No. 1 Cronister in the SW of NE of sec. 11-12-2. Is dril ing
a water well. No. 1 Stone, in sec. 34-12-2, has casing

Excitement Running High in the Pecos Oil Field

The first deep teat found a good flow of oil at 803 feet. Several traces of oil have been found as the
drill went down and now at about I 400 feet it is pass'ng through a limestone formation rich in gas and oil.
It is certain that either oil or water lies below. If oil, prices will go up like a skyrocket the moment it is
reached.
Mr. B. C. Clayton, who as a driller drilled the Lucas well at Spindletop in 1901, which flowed 76,000
barrels for several weeks, in an interview with the editor of the Pecos Times stated as follows:
"You have now practically got oil in the Laura well. Frcm the present showing I would think the
present stratum when drilled through would yield better than ISO barrels and the oil has a paraffin base."
Now is the time to buy leases and get in ahead of production. New locations are being made each week
and new drills put to work; some 35 so far in a comparatively small area.
The Best Buy Today in a Texas Oil Lease
Eleven thousand five hundred acres, solidly blocked on a big oil structure, three miles from the Lehman
well being drilled by the Sunshine Oil Corporation (who also own the Laura well), in the northeastern part
of Loving County; six miles from the deep test location of the Toyah Company; two locations a short distance east
by New York people understood to be subsidiary interests of the Standard Cil Ccmpany; two locations to the west
by EI Paso companies and just northwest of them a short way is the big 22-inch casing well of the Carter Com
pany. We will sell 640 acres, or more, at $3 per acre. 5-ysar, 88 form, first year rental paid, 25c annually
thereafter. Will furnirh 5 000 to 8.000 acres on a drilling cortract at $2 per acre and retain 160 acres out
of each 640. Terms: 50 per cent cash, 25 per cent time and 25 per cent stock in the developing company.
Several scattering 40-acre tracts in the immediate vicinity for quick sale at $2.50 per acre; 800 acres in
Reeves County at $2 per acre and I 280 acres at $2.25 per acre, all carrying fine geological reports. Ab
stracts and attorney's opirrons showing good titles furnished.
This company is drilling a deep test well in Ward County and getting ready to drill another in Loving
County. Acreage about these wells is offered at from $5 to $30 per acre, less than 25 per cent of what
others are asking for similar leases.
Write now for printed description, plats, etc., free for the asking.
Agents Wanted in All Unoccupied Territory
1011-1012-1013 Southwestern Life Building
Toyah Valley Oil Co. DALLAS, TEXAS
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42 THE OIL AND
trouble at 1,850 feet. No. 1 Long, In the SE of SW of
sec. 34-16-3, Is a rig up.
Elk County.
Beacon Investment Co., No. 1 Swartz, In the SW of
sec. 32-22-9, is underreaming to 1,300 feet.
Metropolitan Expl. Co., No. 1 Keyser, In the SW of
sec. 10-30-9, is a rig up.
Heckenkemper and others, No. 1 Keyser, in the NE
of sec. 19-30-9, remains shut down and probably aban
doned at 1,050 feet.
Finney County.
Garden City Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Wann, in the SE
of SE of sec. 35-21-30w, remains shut down at 2, 200 feet
Greenwood County.
Hoover et al., No. 1 Frederick, in the SW of sec.
6-22-lle, is a rig up and tools moved in.
Emerald Oil Co., No. 1 Teeter, in the NW of NE of
sec. 21-23-9, is drilling at 1,680 feet. No. 1 Knox in sec.
17-27-9, is a rig up in the NE^i.
Phillips Petroleum Co., No. 1 Morris, in the SW
of sec. 21-23-9, is a new rig up.
Wil ow Creek Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Booth, in the NW
of NE of sec. 19-23-11 is drilling at 1,200 feet.
Cosden & Co., No. 1 McNeal, in the SW of SW of
sec. 22-23-13, is still a fishing Job at 1,750 feet.
Gaiety et al. are driling a new test on the Nelson
farm in the SE of sec. 1-24-12. It is now down 600 feet.
Mid-Kansas Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Ladd, in the SE of
sec. 25-25-8, is a new rig up.
Another new test is the Kenney Refining Co. in
No. 2 Hull, in the NW of sec. 10-26-3, which is drilling
at 400 feet.
Ridgers et al., No. 1 Love, in the SW of sec. 23-26-8,
is drilling at 1,200 feet.
Otter Creek Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 McMillen in the NW
of sec. 5-28-9, is shut down at 1,300 feet.
Minnehoma Oil Co., No. 1 Gilchrist in the NW of sec.
27-22-2, is shut down at 2,600 feet.
Houstom et al., No. 1 Wilson, in the NW or sec.
28-22-2, is shut down at 2,910 feet.
Watchorn and associates, No. 1 Day, in the SW of sec
32-22-2, is shut down at 2,850 feet. No. 1 Metz in sec.
33-22-2, is shut down at 1,450 feet; No. 1 King in sec.
I-23-1, is shut down at 3,100 feet; No. 1 Wilcox in sec.
II-23-1 is shut down at 1,973 feet.
The same parties, No. 1 Hunnington, in the SE of
NE of NW of sec. 423-2, is dry and abandoned at 2,483
feet.
Elmerdale Oil Co., No. 1 Gotz, in the NE of NE of
sec. 8-32-2, is drilling at 1,633 feet.
W. C. Cain et al., No. 1 Hickerson, in the NW of
SW of sec. 30-23-2, is a rig up.
Harper County.
No change In the test in this county. The Eldo-
Harper-Emp. Oil Co., No. 1 County Farm, in the NW
of NW of sec. 25-32-7w, remains shut down at 600 feet.
Hodgman County.
Oil Fields Dev. Co., No. 1 Hanna, in the NW of NW
of sec. 27-22-23w, is shut down at 725 feet.
Jackson County.
Buffalo Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Cook, in the NE of NE
of sec. 12-7-15, is a rig up.
Jewell County. , Ottawa County Oil & Dev. Co., No. 1 Sirnie, in the
Red Line Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Lamp, in the SE of
SE of sec. 9-2-9 w, is a rig up.
Kingman County.
Ha'e Allinger, No. 1 Winfrey, in the SW of SW of
sec. ll-27-7w, remains shut down at 3,275 feet.
Cunningham Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Latham, in the
SE of NW of sec. 21-27-10, remains shut down at 3,245
feet.
KIngman-Murdock Oil Co., No. 1 Rotkomski, in the
center line SW of sec. 3-28-6w, is fishing at 3,126 feet.
Kiowa County.
Pratt Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Barlow, in the SE of SE
of sec. 25-30-17w, is shut down at 3,680 feet.
Kearney County.
Mins & Inge, No. 1 Bower, in the SW of SW of sec.
9-25-37w, remains shut down at 725 feet.
GAS NEWS
Lincoln County.
National Refining Co., No. 1 Dudley, In the NW
of SE of sec. 9-11-8, is underreaming to 3,460 feet,
Lyons County.
Magnolia Pet. Co., No. 1 McCray, in the NW of NW Of
sec. 34-21-10, is drilling at 1,015 feet.
Marion County.
Argus Oil Co., No. 1 Sitka, in the NE of 8W of
sec. 15-18-4, is spudding. No. 1 Holub in the NE of NE
of 9-19-4, is spudding.
Salt Creek Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Gutch, in the NE
of NW of sec. 12-18-5, is cleaning out at 2,500. feet.
Spencer Oil Co., No. 1 Vogel, in the SE of sec
25-19-3, is drilling at 920 feet.
Watchorn & Forrester are rigging up No. 1 Goode,
in the NE of NE of sec. 7-20-4.
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 Ford, in the SW of
SE of sec. 15-20-4, is underreaming to 2,325 feet.
Marion County Oil & Dev. Co., No. 1 Williams, in
the SE of SE of sec. 18-20-4, is fishing at 2,410 feet.
National Refining Co., No. 1 Williams, in the SE of
sec. 34-20-4, is drilling at 1,000 feet.
Argus Oil Co. has spudded In and shut down in No.
1 Klein, in the NW of SE of sec. 27-30-3. No. 1 Koslanski,
in sec. 5-21-4, has collapsed casing at 2,300 feet.
Franklin Oil & Gas Co., No. 2 Mannheim, in the SE of
SW of sec. 11-20-5, is a rig up.
McCorkle et al. are drilling at 1,900 feet in No. 1
Weltie, in the SE of SE of sec. 31-21-4.
Elmerdale Oil Co., No. 1 Baker, in the SW of NW of
sec. 33-21-4, is drilling at 1,400 feet.
' Transcontinental Oil Co., No. 1 Larsen, in the NW
of sec. 2-22-4, is a rig up.
Mollihan and associates, No. 1 Hall, In the SE of SW
of sec. 32-22-4, is dry and abandoned at 2,576 feet.
Consumers Oil Co., No. 1 Evans, in the SW of sec.
33-22-4, is drilling at 2,000 feet.
Ohio Cities Gas Co., No. 1 Nankin, in the SW of SW
of sec. 35-22-4, is a rig up.
Morris County.
Clark and associates, No. 1 Mary Yearout, in the
northeast of southeast of sec. 19-15-5, is underreaming
to 1,700 feet.
Forrester and associates of Wichita are drilling at
925 feet, in No. 1 Ray in the SE of SW of NW of SW of
sec. 13-16-5. Same parties No. 1 Mangle in the NE of NW
of SE of sec. 6-17-7, is rigged up. Same parties. No. 1
Young, in the center of SW of SW of sec. 14-17-7, has
spudded in and shut down for water.
Osborne County.
De'hi Oil & Gas Co., No. 1 John Dorman, in the SW
of SW of sec. 20-10-llw, is rig up with casing moved in.
Osage County.
Blodgett Oil Corp., No. 1 Craig, in the SW of sec.
9-16-15, remains a rig up.
Mull Vite Dev. Co., No. 1 Neil Estate, in the NE
of sec. ,8-17-17, is shut down at 1,610 feet.
Black Hawk Oil Co., No. 1 Van Buskirk, in the SW
of SE of sec. 10-18-16, is shut down at 2,200 feet for
standard rig.
Ottawa County.
Dozier and associates. No. 1 Lyne, in the NE of NW
of sec. 16-9-lw, is a rig up.
NW of SE of SW of sec. 21-9-5, is fishing for casing at
3,225 feet.
Pottawatomie County.
Crawford & Jennings, No. 1 Doyle in the NW of NW
of sec. 4-10-12, is cementing off water at 2,700 feet.
Pawnee County.
Pawnee Dev. Co., No. 1 Taylor, in the SE of NE of
sec. 23-22-15, is a rig up.
The National Transit Co. has declared an extra divi
dend of $1.50 a share in addition to the regular semi
annual dividend of 50c a share payable December 15 to
stock of record November 29. On September 15 the com
pany paid an extra $2 a share and in June $1 a share.
"The Market Place of the Mid-Continent Field"that'i
THE OIL and GAS NEWS.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 43

mm

OIL and REFINING CO.

Petroleum 1

Products

OFFICERS
President, Daniel O'Donnell Des Moines, Iowa
First Vice-Pres., E. O. Dayton Kansas City, Mo.
Second Vice-Pres., J. J. Kemp Lexington, III.
Third Vice-Pres., Parley Sheldon Ames, Iowa
Sec'y and Treas., S. Ellis Grimes, Iowa

DIRECTORS
W. Clay Woods Kansas City, Mo.
B. W. Garrett Des Moines, Iowa
Dr. James J. Hogan Ashtabula, Iowa
John L. Bleakley Des Moines, Iowa
G. W. Milligan Kansas City, Mo.
Dr. E. C. Allen Wayland, Iowa
James G. Smith Des Moines, Iowa
Fred N. Baldwin Flint, Mich.
Geo. A. Huffman Des Moines, Iowa
Wm. Moran Granger, Iowa
J. H. Mathews Des Moines, Iowa

EXECUTIVE HEADQUARTERS
322 Scarritt Building
Kansas City, Mo.

Associate Office for Iowa

301-2 Hippee Bldg., L>es Moines, Iowa
44 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

THREE BIG WELLS IN WITHIN TWELVE DAYS.
Aguila Patroleum Co. Strike! Another B17 Gusher in Amatlan
Other Interesting News From Field* Around
Tampico, Mexico.
Tampico, Mexico, Nov. When the Cla. Mexlcana
de Pet oleo "El Aguila." A. S. drilled in its No. 9 we 1
at 4:15 P. M. November 14 it established a record that
is likely to last for same time in the Tampico oil fields
in getting three wells w'.thin twelve days that each has
a cipacity of f om 40.000 to 50,000 barrels, and up, dai y
production, says today's Tampico Tribune.
The first of the saries was weM No. 10 that was dril'ed
in on Nov. 2 and closed in within eight minutes. Oil
experts judge its capacity as mt lower than 40,000 bar
rels a day. No. 5 well was drilled in Nov. 16 and securely
c'oied in within seven minutes. It is estimated to have
a product'on equa to that of No. 10 well. Well No. 9
was drilled in on Nov. 14, with a production equal to that
of the two former wel's, and was closed in about two
hours. The delay in closing in was due to loose casing
and the need of tightening up the valve. It now is tightly
closed down.
Well No. 9 is located on Lot 260, Amafan, and the
big pay was struck at 1,836 feet. It is located about
one and one-half ki'ometers f'om well No. 5 and two
kilcn eters from the company's No. 10 well, and Just
across the Tancochin river from two wel s of the Tepetate
Petro'eum Corporation.
The Mex'co & Boston Leasing Co. dri'led in its Har
mon No. 2 well in the Panuco field this week, getting
a production of 3 000 birre's diily. The depth at which
the pay was struck was 2,370 feet, wh'ch is rather deep
for that 8?ction but justifpd Manager William P. Gavin's
judgment in continuing drilling.
The wel' cam? in at the right time for the new 55,000
barrels steel storage tank, in which to contain the oil,
has just been comp eted. The loading racks have been
f'nished for some t:me and the Mexico & Boston is In
position to hand'e the production obtained.
Five more 55,000-barrel tanks will be erected by the
Texas Cd. at its Las Matillas terminal and six more have
been contracted for to be placed on the Agua Du ce
tank farm. The tanks have been ordered from the States
and will be placed in position as soon as they arrive.
"An acute shortage of tankage transportation is likely
to exist for a coup e of years, due especially to the in
creased use of fuel oil," J. T. Cloaney, assistant tank
sieamer executive, United States Sh.pping Board, said on
his arrival here from New York.
"There wil be fifty oil tankers In operation at the
end of the year in Mexican, European and Texan waters,"
he continued. "In connection with the American m?r-
chant marine, the fuel oil requirements as of December,
1919, is estimated to be 3,138,500 barrels; in other words,
the shipp'ng board will increase its tonnage to 4 500.0)0
tons deadweight of oil-burning steel vessels. The cumu
lative deliveries, as regards the privately-owned vessels,
show an increase in tonnage to a Utt.e over 1,000,000 tons
as of August, 1919.
"The fuel o:l requirements of the American mercnant
marine as of August, 1921, is estimated to be 5,047,140
barrels."
HOW SIPE SPRINGS GOT ITS NAME.
Sipe Springs, Tex., Dec. 2 "Say, Brother, said an
inquisitive Oklahoma oil mm of an oil timer here the
other day, "why Is it that you spell the name of your
boom town here 'Sipe' Springs, when .you pronounce it
'Seep' Springs?"
"Well, stringer," replied the o'd resident, who has
seen his people rise from the brink of bankruptcy two
years ago to wealth today, as a result of selling their oil
leTses for a king's ransom, "this country was settled about
1880, anl the town started a year or two after that. You
know there are a good many seepages around here, and
the founders decidsd to bring out that point in naming
the town. However, they weren't s good on spelling as
they were on raising cotton and stock, so they christened
it 'Sipe Springs' instead rf 'Seep Springs.' And Sipe
Springs it has been ever since."

THE TRAVELERS OIL COMPANY

A Missouri Corporation
Capital $200,000 00

All common stock, par value $1.00 per share.

Owns 3,000 acres of Oil and Gas leases in Mid-Con

tinent field, eight producing wells and ninth now drilling.

Selling oil to Prairie Oil & Gas Co. Soon to declare

first dividend. A small amount of stock is now offered at
par, $1.00 per share. Any information desired will be fur
nished on request. We reserve the right to return check
in case amount offered has been fully subscribed.

Make all checks payable to

The Travelers Oil Company

412 Chambers Building Kansas City, Mo.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 45

Southern Oil Fields Corporation

Incorporated

513 Market Street, Shreveport, Louisiana

CAPITAL STOCK FULLY SUBSCRIBED

$250,000

ILL CONDUCT a general brokerage business in Oil Leases,

W Royalties and Production.

List your leases with this company for quick sale.

Commissions ten per cent up to $5,000. In excess of that amount
five per cent.

All properties placed with us for sale will be sold at prices listed. No
overage will be addedthus insuring quick action.

We have no authorized agents in hotel lobbies, streets or in the field

selling leases listed with us. All sales made in our office.

This is the largest chartered oil brokerage company in the Southwest.

The majority of its stockholders are independent oil operators and
bankers.

OFFICERS DIRECTORS
L. B. Web.ter, Jr. C. D. Keen
President Southern Oil Fields A. H. Van Hook
H. C. Stockbridge
C. D. Keen H. R. Smith
Vice-President W. H. Rowe
A. H. Van Hook Corporation, Inc. O L. Hickman
Treasurer W. H. Morefield
M. C. Stock-bridge 513 Market Street Shreveport, La. L. B. Webster, Jr.
Secretary J. H. Jordan
46 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

FOREST R. REES
OIL GEOLOGIST
TULSA OKLAHOMA
Buy right!
GAS ENGINE FOR SALE.
The present low spot in the market is deemed 165 H. P. Miller Improved Gas Engine, in
by many shrewd investors to be the right time to
good condition. Address
buy. ,
There are a number of substantial dividend-pay THE LANCASTER LENS CO. Lancaster, Ohio
ing stocks which can be bought under the market
that show handsome returns on present values.
There are some mighty good offering among our KANSAS OIL
odd lots, a partial list of which is given below: I try to know one state and know It fairly well.
BANK STOCK There are good chances in Kansas and those on my
mailing lists are told about them. Your request is all
Continental National Bank it costs.
Columbian National Bank C. H. KERR lOTVi North Penn.
Peoples Trust Co. Independence, Kaa.
Security National Bank
INDUSTRIAL, STOCKS
Beggs Motor
Coca Cola If It Is Anything About Oil
Franco-Am. Copper
Deere & Co., pfd.
Harroun Motor Leases, Production, Refineries, Drilling Contracts or
Peet Bros., com. Dividend Paying or Development Oil Stock
Peet Bros., pfd.
U. S. Steamship See, Write or Wire
Simplex Spreader
Studebaker JERRY CULBERTSON
Overland Tire
Thos. Ruddy Co. "Oil as a Business"
REFINERY STOCKS Suite 417 Ridge Arcade Building
Sapulpa Refining Phones, Main 5601
Victor Refining
Oklahoma-Texas Refining 1
Home Refining
Atwood Refining
OIL. STOCKS
Harvey Crude We Get Results for You
National Oil
Indian Gasoline
Black Panther J Guaranteed Mailing Lists.
Bay State Oil & Gas
Penn-Kell-Watt J Advertising Campaigns.
Cosden Oil
Clover Leaf ^ Filling in. Addressing, Mailing.
Crescent Petroleum
Elm Tree Oil I Use our service and reach thousands of in
Eldorado Oil & Gas vestors with money to invest.
Globe Oil
Plains Oil Co. BLEES, GAMMON, BLEES
McTon OH
Oil & Gas of Eldorado 405 Scarritt Bldg.
OH State Refining Bell Main 3068 Kansas City, Mo.
C. & C. Development
American Oil & Ref.
Morgan Oil & Refining
Great Plains OH
Atlas Oil & Refining STOCKS FOR SALE
Franklin O. A R. 5.000 Rowley Copper * -11%
Reliance OH 500 Harvey Crude Oil 1.15
Union OH 500 Mitchell Production 115
REAL. ESTATE LOANS 500 Oklahoma Oil & Kef 67
10Thos. Kuddy Pack Want Bid
We also have on hand a number of 5 Tex-La-Honia Com. Bonus Want Bid
high grade first mortgage real estate 200 National Oil K. C 2.75
2.000 Hale Petroleum 13*4
loans, netting 6%. 500 Hale Petroleum, Pfd 37
300 Perpetual Roy 1.05
200 Oil State Petroleum :. 1.36
5,000 McTon 0814
NATIONAL SECURITIES CO. 2,000 Hoffman Oil & Ref 07
50 Automatic Book 4.26
H. C. Davison, General Manager. Most of these in smaller blocks if desired.
Suite 733 Reserve Bank Bldg.,
WEBER & CO.
Kansas City, Mo. 205 Commerce Bids. Kanaaa City
Home Phone, Main 4160 Bell Phone. Main 37*0
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 47

WOULD HAVE OSAGE RESTRICTION ABROGATED. DIRECTORS' MEETING OF THE TEX-LA-HOMA

Leasees, Meeting at Tulsa, Authorize Committee to Push
Their Case at the National Capital.
Tulsa, Okla., Dec. 2 (Special).Osage lessees met at
the offices of the Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association here,
November 26, for the purpose of agreeing on a date for a
hearing before the Commissioner of Indian Affairs at
Washington, at which time an effort 'will be made to have
the 4,800 acre restriction abrogated. . .
According to the ruling, no company is allowed to take
more than 4,800 acres of leases in the Osage. The restric
tion was put in force in order to keep the large companies
from grabbing all of the stuff, thereby keeping the smaller
independent operators out of the game, but instead of
helping matters, the market for Osage producing proper
ties has been of practically no value, and the small pro
ducers who have good production are unable to get the
larger companies to purchase it because most of the large
concerns have their quota of leases.
It was decided that a request for a hearing during the
week of January 12, 1920, be made, and a committee of
three appointed by Judge Ralph Campbell, chairman of the
meeting, was instructed to appear before the executive
committee of the Oklahoma-Kansas division of the Mid-
Continent Oil & Gas Association on December 1 to get the
consent of that committee to the hearing to be held in
Washington, and to notify J. George Wright, Osage Indian
agent of that fact. The committee "consists of W. C.
Franklin, Bert H. Collins, and Frank Breene.
Another meeting will be held on December 15, at which
time further consideration and plans for the hearing will
be discussed, and steps toward procuring a permanent or
ganization of Osage lessees will be started.
WATCHING THE ST. MARYS, OHIO, FIELD.
Winchester, Ky., Dec. 1 (Special) Sev.eral Kentucky
companies are interested in drilling operations near St.
Marys, Ohio. The Bend Oil and Gas Co., with offices in
the McClelland building in Lexington, is drilling No. 1
Thomas in that section. The lease is surrounded by acre
age of the Frye Oil Co., recently organized. The latter
concern has contracted for two wells in the St. Marys
vicinity. One of these will be on the Kelly farm, six and
a half miles from St. Marys and two miles from Glenwood.
Recently two offsets to that property were completed
which are reported as being good for 50 and 15 barrels
respectively.
The Ohio Oil Co. has declared the regu'ar quarterly
dividend of $1.25 a share and an extra of $4.75 payable
December 31 to stock of record November 29. In the
previous quarter the extra dividend paid was $2.75 a
share.
CORPORATION.
At a directors' meeting of the Tex-La-Homa Oil Cor
poration held at the Hotel Muehlebach, Kansas City, Mon
day and Tuesday of this week it was announced 70 per
cent of Globe Oil stock had been exchanged for Tex-La-
Homa. The board withdrew, effective Dec. 15, the offer
which has heretofore been in force to exchange two shares
of common and one of preferred (Tex-La-Homa, par 100)
for 100 Globe. After Dec. 15 the exchange will be one
share of common and one of preferred for 100 G'obe
common. The Tex-La-Homa, it was stated, will concen
trate its efforts on the company's Louisiana properties
where the Tex-La-Homa has more than 2,200 acres. At
the meeting these offices and directors were in attend
ance. Officers, John O. Mitchell, chairman of the board;
Nelson L. Barnes, president; R. R. Smith, vice-president;
O. E. Aleshire, secretary; John P. Cook, treasurer; E. M.
Adams, assistant secretary-treasurer. Directors: John O.
Mitchell, R. R. Smith, John P. Cook, S. S. Tanner, G. G.
Gillette, R. B. James, E. M. Brown, Jr., Nelson L. Barnes,
O. E. Aleshire, W. L. Montgomery, Wm. Hargis Walker,
J. R. Sutherlin, Calvin O. Smith, C L. Waite and C F.
Hopkins.
BIDS ARE ASKED FOR OKLAHOMA LANDS.
Tulsa, Okla., -Dec. 2. (Special.) The commissioners
of the land office at Oklahoma City, will receive sealed
bids for the leasing of several hundred acres of public,
state and school lands in Oklahoma, located in Comanche,
Custer, Kay, Logan, Lincoln, Payne, Pawnee and Creek
counties up to December 16, when they will be opened.
Circulars announcing the sale have been distributed among
the oil men.
B. & B. Sterilized Wiping Rags
In small or large compressed bales.
Building Iron
Pipes, I-Beams, angles, flat and round iron,
re-enforcing rods cut to specifications.
Mail Orders Solicited.
A. B. Scrap Iron & Metal Co.
108 Eaat 19th Street Kansas City, Mo.
Phones: Main 3655 (Home) Grand 3655 (Bell)

12% INVESTIGATE 1 2%

Invest In Peerless Petroleum

A DIVIDEND PAYING STOCK
THE PEERLESS PETROLEUM CO. is backed and managed by actual oil operators and
its assets are based on settled oil production.
The Company's substantial holdings, consisting of THIRTY (30) producing oil wells with
TEN (10) more wells contracted to be drilled at once enables the PEERLESS CO. to pay its
stockholders NOW a regular monthly dividend of 1 % payable monthly with much larger returns
anticipated soon.
To those desiring a real investment of merit in a rapidly growing company, we recommend
a thorough investigation of this substantial offering and the Company's excellent holdings.
We are now offering a limited amount of this stock at $1.00 per share.
Ask for Details.
PEERLESS PETROLEUM CO.
Chanute, Kansas, General Offices 700 Republic Bldg. Kansas City, Mo.
48 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

Offers safety, dividends

and a brilliant

future

What more could you ask? The stock of the

Clover Leaf Oil Co.

affords the investor every desirable feature of a safe and sane invest
ment. It has long since passed the experimental stage, having brought
in seven fine wells, from the settled production of which the com
pany is now paying dividends, having recently paid its fifth quarterly
dividend of 5%, establishing a rate of

20% per annum

Its properties are proven and valuable, there is a ready market for its
production and in addition to the safety and income shown by develop
ments up to this time, it offers splendid prospects from holdings in
the gusher districts of Texas, which promise a big increase in both1
dividends and the value of the stock.

Now Selling for $ 1 .50 per share

Ask for our Bulletin.

National Securities Go.

H. C. DAVISOJ^, General Manager
Suite 733 Reserve Bank Building
KANSAS, CITY, MO.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 49

While Much Uncertainty Exists in Market, a Healthier

Tone Prevails: Oils Reflect Stability

Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 2.After a week of decidedly Metropolitan Bank 144 146
spotty conditions, the stock market closed Saturday with Midwest National Bank and Trust Co 200 203
a firmer tone generally though prices of the main issues Morris Plan Bank 75 83
were decidedly irregular. The situation continues to hold National Bank of Commerce 360 365
many uncertain phases and no one seems to be able to National City Trustee Certificates 7 8
predict what will happen from hour to hour. The situation National Reserve Bank 215 220
seems to be dominated by professional speculators and a New England National Bank 300 305
good deal of the firmness shown at the week's close was Northeast State 124 126
traceable to buying by the shorts to cover the week's tran Security National Bank 215 230
sactions on declinging prices. Not all of the strength shown, Southeast State 149 165
however, was due to this and some heavy purchases are Traders' National Bank 185
said to have been made outside of the trade. This was American O. & R $1-25 11.30
particularly true in railroad shares, steel common, and the Atlas Petroleum 3.00 3.35
better oils. Ajax Gasoline 3.00 3.35
The feature of the New York market was the strength Bay State Oil and Gas 120 1.25
displayed by steel which was held up surprisingly well in Black Panther 7.00 7.75
face of the downward trend of other securities. Central C. & C. common 99.00 101.00
One reason for the comparatively heavy buying of rail Central C. & C. preferred 90.00 92.00
road issues was a rumor to the effect that the roads were Central West Petroleum 7.00 8.00
to be turned back to the owners this week. This, it tran Deere & Co., preferred 101.00 102.50
spired, was erroneous, but as a basis for the report was Diamond Gasoline 5.60 5.80
the fact that the government issued an announcement that Elmhurst Inv., common 400.00 450.00
the roads would be turned back to the owners in 30 days. Evans, Thwlng Ref 92.50
It is believed that the first few days of December Globe Oil 80 .85
should show a decidedly healthier tone to the securities Hale Petroleum, common 12 .14
market after the general disbursements for interests and Hale Petroleum, preferred 30 .40
dividends and the payments for taxes have been completed K. C. Casualty 7.50 8.50
as this should cause a relaxation in the money market K. C.-Nev. Consolidated 19 -20
which wou'd again put the traders in possession of more Clover Leaf Oil 1-40 1.50
liberal credits.
The collapse in the copper market caused decided K. C. Title & Trust Co 97.00 99.00
weakness in copper stocks, the price of the red metal Loose-Wiles, 2d preferred 106.00 115.00
having fallen to 18 cents, due to the large surplus on. the Lucky Tiger 8.00 8.25
hands of the smaller independents. Marland Ref 6-50 7.00
A decidedly healthier tone was noticeable in the issues National Oil 2.65 2.7u
most popular in the New York Curb Market, although Okla. Oil & Ref 50 .60
prices here, too, were decidedly irregular. Some good ad Okmulgee P. & R 1-25 1.50
vances were noted, however, in several issues which had Osage Gasoline 3.00 3.35
been under selling pressure earlier in the week. Vana Porphyry Cons. Copper 30 .35
dium steel was up a point and General Asphalt advanced Sinclair Cons 48% .50
three points and there was good buying in General Motors. Union Oil 23 .25
Fluctuations in oil issues were smaller than in other se
curities, and Simms Petroleum, Commonwealth and a num H. F. WILCOX OPERATIONS.
ber of the other popular oils advanced one point, the Beggs District.
Texas Company advancing two. H. P. Wilcox well No. 1 on the Georgia Brown farm in
A decidedly favorable feature of the market was the Section 19 -15-11, has been placed on the beam pump and
firmness in quotations on Liberty Bond Issues while the is producing approximately 25 barrels daily. His test No.
trend of other bond prices was decidedly downward all 1 on the Jacob Tiger farm in Section 10-14-11, is 3 feet
through the week. Many issues sold at new low levels for into the Wilcox sand drilling at 2,859 feet. His gasoline
the year. The chief effect on Liberty Bonds for the past plant No. 1 on the Alice Alberty farm in Section 36 15 11.
week or so was by tax selling as well as by the advance is now under actual operation and material has been
in interest rates on loans secured by this class of collat- ordered to expand this plant another unit.
teral. An unfavorable condition of last week's market H. F. Wilcox, Jason Drew test No. 10, in the north
was a decline to new low levels in foreign exchange, the west corner of the southeast quarter of the southeast
market having been completely demoralized in sterlings, quarter, Diana Davis farm, in Section 25-15 11, is dry and
francs and lire, causing much concern to foreign exchange abandoned after passing through the Wilcox sand at
bankers and it it feared that the bottom has not yet been 2,867 feet.
reached. The only factor that could possibly improve this The Wilcox City, Section 30-15-11, and the adjacent
condition would be an extension of foreign credits along territory is one of constant busy bee activities. New rigs
the lines reouested at International Trade conference. are going up daily offsetting the Wilcox holdings, and the
The weakness and uncertainty of the eastern securi Wilcox property alone is be decked with 26 rigs, all of
ties market was reflected in the local Kansas City market the modern calf wheel type. This territory is produc
last week, but there were no declines of any importance. ing both from the Wilcox and Dutcher sands. The former
Most of the issues usually traded in were off 5c to 10c. being found at 3.100 feet, and the latter at 2,550 feet.
Bid Asked The Wilcox test No. 10 in the Southwest corner of the
Broadway Bank 140 155 northeast quarter, is being drilled into the big pay today,
Central Exchange National Bank 172 175 at 2,553 feet after passing through a stray sand at 2,545
City Bank 210 215 feet. The production from the Wilcox holdings are largely
Colonial Bank 155 162 from the Dutcher sand while offsetting wells to the north
Commonwealth National Bank 700 and south, of this property is producing from the Wilcox
Communitv State 124 131 sand. It is barely posible that a 3,100 foot test will be
Commerital National 398 415 made on the Wilcox holdings within 50 feet of one of his
Continental National Bank 115 117 present producing Dutcher sand wells.
Drovers' National Bank 225 235 In Section 34 15-11, Wilcox is now drilling at 2.200
Fidelity N. B. & T. Co 327 330 feet on his well No. 4 in the southeast corner of the north
Fidelity Trust Certificates 85 90 east quarter, Isparhecher farm; and on the Coleman farm
First National Bank 760 785 in the same Section, his No. 3 is drilling at 2.340 feet.
Interstate National Bank 750 800 Both of these tests are bound for the Wilcox sand which
Live Stock State Bank 201 206 should be found at approximately 2,750 feet.
50 THE OIL AND
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LEASES FOR SALE.
OIL AND GAS LEASE in Chanute field. 160 acres. One oil
and one gas well. Address Box 407, Chanute, Kans.
FOR SALEWilson County lease, 140 acres, two offsets;
price right. J. B. Legg, 411 Hall Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.
BUY A LEASE in new oil territorywrite today. Ozark
Oil & Gas Company, Keith & Perry Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.
HOMER AND CLAIBORNE Parish LeasesLarge list. Gallo
way Oil Lease Corporation, 403-7 Scarritt Arcade, Kaasas
City, Mo.
NEW MEXICO LEASEChoice buy on structure. Pennsyl
vania formation; 20-acre tract. Investigate. T. E. Wood,
Mart, Texas.
FOR SALE160 acre oil lease ilA miles from Independence
in Montgomery County, Kansas. Write Paul Goltermann,
Wright City, Mo.
TULAHOSA BASIN, New Mexico, leases at the right price.
Galloway Oil Lease Corporation, 403-7 Scarritt Arcade,
Kansas City, Mo.
OWN very desirable lease, Neodesha field; will sell cheap or
give drilling contract. C. L. Evans, 221!) East 26th St.,
Kansas City, Mo.
40-ACRE oil and gas lease in the Nowata, Okla., field, close
to production; price $5.00 per acre. Address Box 1022,
care of Oil & Gas News.
HAVE 80 ACRES Western Greenwood, quarter mile from
good production. Will sell or give drilling contract. Henry
A. Martin, Keith & Perry Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.
FOR INFORMATION about new Western Tennessee shallow
sand oil fields and 50c acreage, 10c rentals in territory
geologically approved, write Tennokla Oil Co., Dickson, Tenn.
TEXAS LEASES in Brown, McCulloch. San Saba, Reaves and
Loving Cos. in small blocks. Abstracts here. Title guar
anteed. Galloway Oil Lease Corp., 403-7 Scarritt Arcade,
Kansas City, Mo.
40 ACRES OIL LAND3. wells pumping; room for 13 more;
over 1,000 barrels oil in tanks; 25 acres wheat; title to
land and one-eighth oil royalty; $500 per acre; easy terms.
L. D. Mikesell, Fredonia, Kas.
HAVE few choice 40 and SO-acre commercial leases in Child
ress County, Texas, near drilling, for sale cheap. This is
the way fortunes are made on small investments. Investi
gate. N. S. Mitchell, Childress, Texas.
NOTICE. OIL INVESTORSPlay your own oil game, by se
curing leases and organizing a company and drilling your
own wells. Personally selected leases in Illinois. Indiana,
Kentucky, Arkansas and Texas for sale or development. E.
E. Stiles, Robinson, 111.
FOR SALE1800 ACRES straight commercial leases. All
in one block. Excellent geological reports. Abstracts to
date. Sands 700 to 1700 feet. Located in Kansas. For
quick sale. Four dollars per acre. Write George H. Lowerre,
Jr., 616 Palace Building, Tulsa, Okla.
THREE 40 ACRE LEASES near Nu-Mex Well No. 1 which
is now drilling 9 miles southeast of Portales. and has an
excellent showing for oil. at $5 per acre. One 40 acre lease
less than two miles from well for $15 per acre. Portales
Oil Exchange. Portales, New Mexico.
DRII LING BLOCK: 4000 acres. Township 13. Range 4,
Dickinson County, Kansas. Small leases. Ranges 4 and
5. $5 to $30 acre. 20 wells being drilled in county, all
on structure. For Dickinson and Geary County leases, wire
or write, Mead Realty Company, Junction City, Kan.
EXTRAORDINARY LEASE COMBTNATTONWhile they last
we offer this extreme bargain in five Texas oil leases In
five counties; each near drilling locations. Three hundred
acres for fif'een hundred dollars; don't waitwire for de
tails. J. F. Marion Co., 304 Burkburnett Bldg., Fort Worth,
Texas.
TEXAS OIL LEASES A gusher near your lease would
mean a fortune. Big oil companies drilling in Coryell
County. Famous geologists consider it a promising field.
Five to one hundred acre leases ner drilling wells at $2. no
to $10 no per acre Raymond Bell. Postoffice Box 364, Gates-
ville, Texas.
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LEASES FOR SALE.
BURKBURNETT PRODUCTION AND TEXAS LEASES
Have the finest lot of Burkburnett production this week
that I have ever handled. Can furnish Texas leases in any
county desired reasonably. Get in. Oil surely on the in
crease. Our men always in the field.
EDGAR C PEEBLES & CO..
30S Security Bldg., TULSA, OKLA.
FOR SALESettled producing oil properties, in size from 10
to 50 wells, depth 500 to 750 feet; sand 15 to 40 feet; wells
in this locality pumping one to two barrels now 18 to 20
years old, have paid for themselves a number of times. Have
disposed of in the last 30 days to large conservative Okla
homa producers some attractive properties in this locality.
Address C. B. Amyx, Chanute, Kas.
BUY A LEASE of 40 acres near the holdings of the Roose
velt Oil Company in the southeastern part of Roosevelt
County. Material is being hauled to the ground. Drilling
will begin Immediately Company backed by successful
California interests. Structure pronounced to be one of the
best in Eastern New Mexico. Buy ahead of the drill. Very
desirable leases $3. $5, $7 and $10 per acre. Portales Oil
Exchange, Portales, New Mexico.
A LIFETIME CHANCE.
The Pecos Valley Oil Field will be the next great field.
We will lease you five acres for $20.00 They are drilling
all around this land and if they hit five acres will make
you rich. Never before have you had a chance to invest
$20.00 and opportunity for such great returns. Send us
your check today and we will mall papers for inspection
and if not as represented your money will be refunded.
Reference First National Bank. Write today. O. J. Green
& Co., Pecos, Texas.
DE BACA COUNTY, NEW MEXICOIf oil is not produced
in De Baca County, geologists had better go out of
business, as every one that has been over this section
claims it to he one of the best structures for a wild cat
proposition. Two drilling rigs are now on the ground at
La Lande. Successful Wichita Falls operators are about to
drill 6 deep test wells. We are offering 40 acre tracts
within 5 miles of location at $3 per acre. Other very de
sirable leases at $5. $10 and $15 per acre. Portales Oil Ex
change. Portales, New Mexico.
Oil Leases
in South Western Texas wildcat territory, well located and
within market prices.
Our business is buying and selling Oil Leases. We own
large acreage in Bandera. Brews' er, Crockett, Dimmitt,
Edwards, Frio, Karnes, Kinney. Kimble. LaSalle, Medina,
Pecos. Terrell. Uvalde and Val Verde Counties.
Will sell in tracts of 40 acres or more, to suit buyers.
Will also consider proposition from individual or firm de
siring territorial sales representation Our plan is a mu
tually profitable one Detail list upon application.
RAYNSFORD AND COMPANY
Suite 220 F. Bedell Bldg.
San Antonio, Texas.
W win amid Cairo BeMweir
Immniedlnatelly
(Subject to prior sale)
(In Trncts of 10 acres and up.)
4.000 acres in Medina County, Texas, field where there are
approximately 15 deep wells drilling or contracted for.
8.000 acres In Hays County, Texas, field. Several companies
including Kyle Oil Co.. composed of local business men. are
in the field now ready to start operations.
Because we purchased these leases early we will sell
Ameirkairo Brokerage
421-23 Lathrop Building, Kansas City. Mo.
Bell Phones. MMn 5050 and Main 1419.
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from the index adjoining, every phase
of the oil industry is represented in
the pages of OIL and GAS NEWS
this week.
Speaking of Hell.
A Kansas City minister last Sunday,
to illustrate a point in his sermon,
told his congregation that one day the
week before while eating in a Wichita,
Kans., restaurant he overheard two
waitresses talking about a mutual
friend :
"Whats the matter with her?" one
girl asked the other.
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next," was the reply.
Some Wildcatting!
This word from the NEWS' Kansas
representative, written Tuesday of
this week will be of interest:
"I am writing this at Cherryvale,
Kans., where I am tied up waiting
several hours for trains. Hive been
up in Butler, Marion, and Dickinson
counties. Everything is frozen up.
D'ckinson county is very interesting.
Think of 53 locations, drilling wells,
and rigs with no production closer
than thirty miles! This means an
outlay of more than two million dol
lars. Such wildcatting was nver un-
drtaken before in the history of the
oil game."
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A Glimpse at This Week's News
Standard Into Burkburnett
Purchase by the Prairie of Ryan pipe line
and tank farm will relieve congestion,
especially in Northwest Extension Page 3
An "Injustice" to the Refiners
Here is an analysis of the fuel oil situation "
as made by Fred W. Lehman, Jr Page 3
As Chicago Sees Fuel Ofl Situation
The trade there has nothing to hide. if the
government cares to make an investiga
tionSomething as to prices Page 5
1919's Place in Petroleum History
The year now drawing to a close will
prove the greatest twelve months the in
dustry has ever known Pages 9-10
The Dawn of a New Industry
Another chapter in OIL and GAS NEWS'
interesting series on oil shales Pages 11-12
'Twas a Famous Victoree!
Secretary Welch says, however, the oil in
dustry has assumed a tremendous respon
sibility in forcing revision of Circular
180 Pages 13-14
Petroleum Statistics for September
Report of the refineries as submitted by
Bureau of Mines Page 14
Wildcatting in Kentucky
Several counties now due for extensive
tests Pages 16-18
Another New Oklahoma Pool
Latest field is in Creek county, three
miles from previous production Page 20
Bad Roads, Cold Weather, Fuel Short
That's the story from Texas, but impor
tant completions are announced just the
same Pages 21-23
Up Go Louisiana Prices
An advance of 25 cents on all grades of
oil posted and everybody's happy Page 24
The Crude Petroleum Situation
Government summary of production, con
sumption, etc., for October.... Pages 30 and 32
Planning a Filling Station
This is the second of the series on a timely
topic Pages 34 and 36
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VOL. VI KANSAS CITY, MO., THURSDAY, DECEMBER II, 1919
STANDARD INTO THE BURKBURNETT FIELD.
Prair:ie Co. Buys Ryan Petroleum Co.'s Pipe Line
and Tank FarmMeans Relief of All Con
gestion in Northwest Extension.
The Prairie Oil & Gas Co. has purchased the pipe lines
and tank farm of the Ryan Petroleum Co. in the Burk-
burnett, Texas, district, and will be a purchaser of Burk
burnett crude. This move marks the debut of the Prairie
into the Burkburnett country, Its work in Texas hereto
fore being confined to other fields, notably, Eastland and
tephens counties.
The entrance of the Prairie into Burkburnett should
relieve all congestion In that field, particularly in the
Waggoner extension. The Ryan Petroleum Co. has two
4-inch pipe lines completed from the Waggoner extension
to Temple, Okla., and the Prairie will start the construction
of a new line from Temple to Ringling immediately, where
it will connect with the main trunk line of that concern
from Ranger to Cushing, and on to eastern points. The
new line from Temple to Ringling will be 6-inch from
Temple to Addington and 8-inch from Addington to Ring
ling.
Following the discovery of the Ranger pool, the
Prairie made preparations for the handling of an enormous
quantity of crude from the Texas fields. It built a 12-inch
and 8-inch line from Healdton to Ranger, and at points
10 miles each Way from each pump station along the line,
the 12 and 8-inch lines were changed to three 8-inch. Seven
pump stations, located at 40-mile intervals along the line,
each equipped with three 400-horse power Snow engines,
and four 6x24 National Transit Discharge pumps, brought
the total dally carrying capacity of the !ine up to 65,000
barrels, and the leasing by the Prairie of the Magnolia
6-inch line from Cushing to Healdton, 'ast spring, brings
the total Prairie carrying capacity from Ranger to Cush
ing up to 80,000 barrels. Ranger falling off so fast, the
Burkburnett field had to be reached to fill these l'nes, as
the Prairie drew more than 1,000,000 barrels of oil from
its Ranger storage in October.
The Prairie will for the time being be merely a pur
chasing concern of Burkburnett crude, however advices
from New York state it has agreed to take over the Ryan
Petro eum Production at Burkburnett. This, however, has
not been announced from the Tu'sa office. The Ryan
Petroleum Co. is headed by A. D. Morton of Bartlesville.
Its pipe lines have just been built, and the equipment is
entirely new.
LOUISIANA AND WYOMING CRUDE PRICES UP, ALSO.
As noted by the NEWS' Louisiana corespondent (Page
24) an advance of 25 cents a barrel has been posted on
all grades of Louisiana oil. Wyoming crude oil of all
grades also have advanced 25 cents a barrel following the
course of the market in the Appalachian and Mid-Conti
nent fields. Prices of the various grades are as follows:
Elk Basin, $2.10; Grass Creek, $2.10: Big Muddy, $1.75;
Salt Creek, $1.75; Lander, $1.50; Thermopolis, $1.25. All
grades of oil produced in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois like
wise advanced 25 cents with the exception of Plymouth
grade which advanced 20 cents.
Excelsior Springs, Mo., Dec. 9.A deposit of oil shale,
wid to be 500 feet deep and covering an area of at least
three square miles, has been reported seven miles east of
here in Ray county. A company has been formed to bore
holes, build retorts and take the oil from the shale. Edward
B Barrecson is president and S. A. Massle is treasurer.
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NO. 17
GRAVE INJUSTICE TO THE REFINERS.
Charges of Profiteering in Fuel Oil Are Not Based
on Facts, an Analysis of Situation Shows
A Statement From Mr. Lehman.
Tulsa, Okla., Dec. 9. (Special.)That refiners are
profiteering in the sale of fuel oil, was stoutly denied by
members of the Western Petroleum Refiners Associa
tion, in session here yesterday. A meeting of the old
Mid Continent sub committee of the refining and market
ing committee of the National Petroleum War Service
committee was held in the office of J. S. Cosden, chair
man, and this committee recommended that the Western
Petroleum Refiners at Its meeting, elect a committee of
five, the names of which were suggested, for the purpose
of going to Washington, to confer with officials of the
fuel administration. The Western refiners agreed to do
this. The committee appointed follows: Pat Malloy,
president Western Petroleum Refiners Association; Fred
Lehman, jr., secretary Western Petroleum Refine-s Asso
ciation; P. M. Miskell, manager, Em we Refiner'es, Inc.;
and F. H. Thwing, of the Evans-Thwing Refining Co. The
entire situation was summed up by Fred W. Lehman, jr.,
of the Western Petroleum Refiners Association, as follows:
"A grave injustice has been done the refiners of the
Mid-Continent field by the charge that they have profi
teered in the sale of fuel oil. This charge has been made
largely because they sold fuel oil at ruinously low figures
for the past year, much below the cost of produc'ion. and
because recently a few speculators have taken advantage
of the situation to charge prices much above the low
level existing following the signing of the armistice. This
was the consensus of opinion of the refiners who met here
and determined to send a committee to Washington at
once, armed with the facts, for the purpose of advising the
administration as to the situation. At the same time the
general opinion was expressed that despite the losses of
the past, no prices In excess of about $3.00 per barrel, f. o.
b. Refinery, Oklahoma, would ultimately be approved by
the Government.
"The charge of profiteering has been made because
fuel oil during the summer months, when there was small
demand, sold for as low as 65c per barrel, with few takers,
and because that commodity has advanced very rapidly
since that time. Only the two prices have been compared,
the very low price, which was ruinous to the refiner, and
the much higher prices which have recently been quoted,
and there has been no analysis of the fundamental condi
tions or of the general average price existing.
"During the period of the war, fuel oil sold not for 65c
but for $2.25 to $2.50 per barrel, f. o. b. cars In the Okla
homa field, with the crude oil market at $2.25 per barrel,
plus premiums paid by independent refiners ranging from
25c to $1.50 per barrel. At the same time gasoline at the
refinery was selling for 18*40 per gallon, and kerosene for
about 7%c. Since that time crude oil has advanced 25c
per barrel, to $2.50, plus premium; gasoline has declined
3 or 4 cents per gallon; refinery costs have constantly been
increasing; the movement of tank cars has been mater
ially slowed up, costing the refiner more money; while
kerosene has advanced only 2 cents. All of the prices
existing during the war had the expressed or implied ap
proval of the government. At the time of the armistice
there was a complete prostration of the fuel oil market,
which continued for manv months, because the Govern
ment, the Allies, the munition plants and great industrial
concerns almost instantly dropped out of the market.
The refiners saw the price of fuel oil hammered down by
purchasers day by day until many refineries were closed
and many were running merely because it would cost
4 THE OIL AND
more to close down than to keep running at a loss. Under
such unfavorable conditions the price of crude was re
cently raised to $2.50 per barrel.
"Any man can sit down with a pencil and figure the
situation out for himself. During the war the prices were
substantially as follows: Gasoline, 18%c; kerosene, IViC
to 71/&c; fuel oil, $2.25 per barrel, all prices f. o. b. refinery.
Crude, $2.25 per barrel.
"Tank car movements were rapid, refinery costs high
but low in comparison with those existing today. Now
gasoline is selling at from 14c to 15c f. o. b. refinery, and
kerosene is bringing 9c; crude oil is $2.50 par barrel plus
premium. Tank car rentals are up and movements com
paratively slow. Who can sell fuel oil, which is a product
of crude oil, at 65c, or $1.65 or even $2.65, f. o. b. refinery,
and come out even? The situation calls not for hysteria
but for a ca'm analysis of the facts. It also calls for self
restraint on the part of those few individuals who, goaded
by their past losses, have charged prices which seem un
warranted under the existing conditions."
COMMITTEE TO MEET HINES FRIDAY.
Washington, Dec. 10.Fayette B. Dow, representative
here of the Western Refiners' Association, has arranged
for the commiHee named at the Tulsa meeting to meet
Director General Hines and Attorney General Palmer Fri
day.
The charges of profiteering in fuel oil seem to have
been stirred up chiefly by Senator Capper of Kansas. It
has been suggested here that Capper, seeing Governor
Allen of Kansas snatch off so much favorable publicity
by putting volunteer workers into the Kansas coal mines,
has seized the opportunity to try to get a little publicity
for himself. However that may be, it was Capper whose
complaint started the fuel oil investigation.
In reply representatives of the refiners made the
charge thtt the embargo against eas'bound fuel oil ship
ments placed by the railroad administration was the re
sult of a camapign "engineered by Kansas City business
men." Mr. Dow declared that the campaign for the em
bargo was a direct drive to force down the price of fuel
oil, adding that there was no need for the embargo and
that it was "unjust and unfair."
The reference to the campaign ("engineered by Kan
sas City business men") in the Washington dispatch ap
plies to recent action by the Kansas City Chamber of
Commerce, the chamber last week suggesting in a mes
sage to Mr. Hines that the control of fuel oil be taken
over by the railroad or fuel administration.
OIL RIG AND PUMP ERECTED IN COURT ROOM.
New Orleans, La.Apparatus for drilling an oil well
and a pump with which to pump the fuel after it is found
in the ground have been erected in the United States cir
cuit court of appeals meeting room and without having
to leave the bench the judges of that tribunal will on
Monday and Tuesday have explained to them the different
methods of extracting oil from the ground and the proper
way to pump it. It is the first time in the history of
the circuit court that such an elaborate set of machin
ery has bepn exhibited in the courtroom.
The drill and pump is under contest between Fred
I. Getty of Jennings, La., and Mahlon E. Layne et al. of
Houston, Tex., Mr. Layne declaring that he is the original
patentee of the machine and that Getty infringed on his
patents in building a similar machine. Getty contends
that he is the inventor of the machine and that he is the
sole owner of the patent. At a trial of the case in the
United States district court in the western district of
Louisiana the court found in favor of Layne so that Getty
had the contrivance erected in the court here so that he
could show that he had not infringed on Laynes patents.
Humboldt. Kans., Dec. 9.Reddick, Gartz & Thomas
of Minneapolis have drilled in well No. 7 and two more
now drilling will be in Saturday, this week, weather
permitting, in Sfction 10, township 26, range 18, adjo'n-
ing Humboldt. The oil tests 33% gravity and pipe line
connect ons are being made. Two rigs, Lyon & Barber
contractors also Ed Saving, are working on this lease
and will drill 30 wells during the winter.
GAS NEWS
Pipe Line News
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The Empire Co.'s New Lines.
Tulsa, Okla., Dec. 9.Two new pipe lines have been
built by the Empire Pipe Line Co. into new fields of Okla
homa. That concern has completed a 4-inch line from
its Healdton pump station to Hewitt, the line connecting
at Healdton with the 8-inch line to the Empire's big refin
ery at Gainesvil e, Texas, and a 4-inch line has been com
pleted from the Okmulgee district to Beggs.
Marland Reports Progress.
Ponca City, Okla., Dec. 9. (Special) The Marland
Refining Co. reports the following pipe line progress. The
6-inch line running from the Kansas line to Newkirk is
completed to within one mile of Newkirk; the 8-inch line
from Burbank to Kansas line will probably be finished
by Christmas, and the 4-inch line from the Burbank pump
station to the Wynona station has six miles to go. A pump
station has been Started at Quay, with L. S. Stewart in
charge. The station at Wynona is being rushed to com
pletion with J. L. Looney directing the work.
Purchases Additional Line.
Winchester, Ky Dec. 8. (Special.) The Great North
ern Refining Co. of Lexington, has just purchased the A B
Pipe Line in the Lee County fields. The Great Northern
is the largest pipe line oparating in that section, with the
exception of the Cumberland Pipe Line Co. and has a re
finery with a capacity of about 1500 barrels nearly com
pleted. This is located just out from Le'xin?ton, and it is
rumored the company will barge oil to a point near that
city, from whence it will be piped to the plant. The pur
chase of the additional lines in Lee county will greatly In
crease the Great Northern company's capacity for taking oil
from that section.
The A B Pipe Line Co. has been in operation In Lee
county something over a year. It owns 9 miles of 3-inch
pipe in the heart of Big Sinking and various gathering lines.
The company's station is located at Ba'd Rock. Since
January 1, tha runs from the A B line have been as follows:
January, 22 090.35; Februarv, 38.040 29; March, 37,844.03;
April, 58,193.38; May, 58,613.76; June, 63.027.71; July,
54,673.72; August, 43,529.31; September, 33,223.03; October,
26,373.18.
White Oil Pipe Line Contract.
Members of the engineering and construction staffs
of The J. G. White Engineering Corporation, which has
been awarded the contract for 225 miles of the White Oi!
Corporation's pipe line, have just returned from Texas
after making a local inspection and survey of the proposed
route. The present plans for this pipe line, which will
extend from Houston, Texas, to the Ranger, Desdamona.
and adjacent oil fields, contemplate the use of 8-inch, 29-
pound pipe, with a capacity of 20,000 barrels of crude oil
per 24-hour day; the line to be operated at a pressure of
700 pounds per square inch.
Pumping stations wi 1 be located at Intervals of ap
proximately 40 miles. The equipment of each station will
cons.'st of three duplex, double acting, outside packed
plunger power pumps, direct driven by three Diesel type
crude oil engines. Each pump will have a capacity of
10,000 barrels per day when operating at a line pressure
of 700 pounds. Thus two of the units will provide a "ine
capacity of 20,000 barrels, while the third unit will he held
in reserve. A spare unit is installed for the purpose of
eliminating shut-downs, thus insuring continuity of opera
tion. In addition to the units mentioned above, each sta
tion will be equipped with the necessary auxiliaries, such
as air and water circulating pumps, cooling systems, light
ing, etc.
Each pumping station will be housed in a building
constructed of reinforced concrete measuring approxi
mately 40 feet by 115 feet by 16 feet and will be equipped
with a trave.ing crane. At each station there will be two
steel storage tanks of approximately 37,500 barrels capacity
each, and cottages to provide housing for the operating
engineers. Preliminary estimates of the cost of this work
approximate $5,000,000.
 THE OIL ANO
IN CHICAGO Lighter
Fuel Oil Contracts Kept to Letter
BY A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.
Chicago, Dec. 10.The report that the strike of the
coal miners in the Central West would be settled at once
did not make as much difference as might have been ex
pected in fuel oil prices. While there was some easing
off of the market the decline was not radical. It is still
a speculator's market and the believers in full prices have
still something on their side. It is one thing, to have
a proposition for the settlement of a labor difficulty and
it is quite another to get the wheels spinning with their
accustomed speed and effectiveness.
It is six weeks since the miners went out and the
hole in the coal pile is large and will take some time to
fill, even if the miners get to work at once and really
work. A lot of fuel oil, and nearly anything from 22 de
gree to kerosene and some crude is included in that elas
tic term right now, is on the way and some of the heavy
buyers are said to have oil to sell as well as to burn.
But shipping a car and getting It delivered are two
different things these days of slow and Irregular deliv
eries to say nothing of conscription of stock while on the
way. Blizzards may come and all sorts of things may
happen, so the owner of fuel oil is taking chances wheth
er he sells or holds. Therefore the market is still, so far
as the immediate situation is concerned, a speculative
market which has great possibilities for the man who
strikes it right. Many of the consumers are sticking to
their original plans for fuel and will use oil until the coal
situation is definitely and practically settled. Others who
bought largely of oil are willing to wait for coal a little
If they have to and are offering to sell part of the oil
in transit.
Contracts Not Affected.
This condition applies, of course, to the oil that Is
not coming in under contract. Contracts are being kept
to the letter and in some cases at great expense. One of
the refineries to keep its fuel oil moving has transferred
fifty cars from the "clean" to the "dirty" service and
probably that refiner, the Roxana Co., Is not the only
one. The writer knows positively of many instances
where good orders have been refused that regular cus
tomers might be protected even when the customer has
no contract. Other concerns have simply quit the mar
ket except to take care of their contract customers. Those
who have tried to take care of the buyers who had to have
goods have not made any great amount even at the ruling
prices for the expense of doing business and the prices
asked at the field have been high. Today some of the
firms with stocks of nearby oil are asking $3.50 to $4.00.
Spot oil in Chicago is being sold at $5.00 delivered which
is $4.27 Group 3. On the other hand one of the large firms
is said to have notified some of the consumers that they
would have a large supply in the Chicago district in a
short time from Mexico which they would sell at "rea
sonable" prices.
What Is a Reasonable Price?
And now comes the question, what is a reasonable
price for fuel oil? It may be remembered that some time
last summer a meeting of refiners was held at which it
was proposed to undertake some kind of a propaganda
for fuel oil, raising a fund on the basis of a cent a barrel.
This did not eventuate and the advancing market quick
ly dispelled any idea of its necessity. For obvious rea
sons many refiners have little data on which to base a
cost price for any one of the products from crude. He
knows how much it costs to reduce a certain amount of
crude to certain products, but the distribution of the ex
pense according to any plan whether by quantity or cash
returns is difficult and not often attempted. Figuring It
this way and that, it seems that if fuel oil, the bulk prod
uct, sells at two thirds of the cost of crude it will make
it possible to sell the remaining products, the lighter frac
tions, at prices which will make the Industry profitable
without asking high prices for any product. The question
is. is It possible to sell crude at $1.67 the year round?
Some of the best of the organizations say it is even pos
sible to do better than that. They say that It is being
done and the reason it is not generally done is because
there are still a certain number of refiners who think that
GAS NEWS 5
Products Are Neglected
the oil business can be carried on with little or no cap
ital. Build or buy a refinery and anyone can make money
is the idea; while the fact is that to make an appreciable
income the refiner or the carlot marketer must have a
lot of capital or command the use of it at not unreason
able terms.
Gasoline and Kerosene.
The market for the lighter products from crude is
much neglected owing to the attention concentrated on
fuel oil. Gasoline continues distinctly weak with prices
largely nominal. The quotations are about 14% cents for
56-58440 or better and 15% cents for 58 60 equal end
point. One hears of prices as low as 14% cents for the
56 gasoline and possibly some refiners are asking the
three quarters cent, but the business doing is almost en
tirely routine, filling of orders based on contracts. Kero
sene Is being quoted at 9% cents with a little better de
mand for It than for gasoline. There should be some
Improvement in the kerosene market with the continu
ance of present conditions. Naphtha Is selling well to the
paint industry which is very busy and has a large spring
business in prospect. The paint trade is credited with
having prepared for a business in excess of 50 per cent
larger than their last previous season. Lubricants are
steady, although the closing down of so many industrial
plants and the laying off of so many trains has slowed
business down to some extent. The stocks of lubricants
and of desirable bases is not pressing and prices are gen
erally firm with even higher tendencies for the zero
lubs.
In and Out of the Oil Offices.
Sheldon Clark, vice president of the Sinclair Organ
ization, has been out of the city for nearly a week.
A. H. Dekker has succeeded H. Jansen nt Anderson
& Gustafson's. Mr. Jansen Is out in Tulsa tor the firm.
Mr. Gustafson of the firm has just returned from a trip
through the Southwest and out to San Francisco.
"Petroleum Products Make Progress Possible," is the
motto of Harry Snell of the Texas Co. He wants all "his
boys" to appreciate that fact and to remember that no
one in the petroleum business can know too much about
the petroleum and its products.
George C. Peterson of George C. Peterson & Co., has
recovered sufficiently from his recent severe illness to
be able to come down to the office and suggest and look
on. He says it is much less nervous than staying at
home and thinking about the office.
One of the big buyers tells us that right when fuel
oil was selling at $4.20 Oklahoma, sellers' cars, he was
offered good fuel oil at $1.20 and send his cars for the
goods. Which shows what sort of a market it was and
what caused the troubletransportation.
Anderson & Gustafson, the big marketers in the
Transportation building, solved the question of how to
obey the fuel administration and still keep up with the
demands of those customers whom they were supplying
with fuel oil by opening an annex to their office in the
Great Northern Hotel. In that hotel a suite of rooms was
engaged and a private wire installed. From 3:30 p. m. all
telephone calls were directed to this temporary office.
Manager Snell of the Texas Co. is again proving that
competition does not mean no help from one concern to
another. Their refinery at Lockport is in water communi
cation with Chicago and the company's filling stations,
by the drainage canal and today that company is again
helping out a lot of the local utilities until the railroads
get the oil through to them. In the cold winter of two
seasons ago there were ten days that not a tank car
reached the Chicago terminals and Manager Snell kept the
city going by loaning oil to every company that needed
it.
Fayetteville, Ark."Oil Geology" was the subject of a
talk by Dr. N. F. Drake, head of the Department of Geol
ogy, University of Arkansas, at the University Science
Club here. Dr. Drake said that there was a fairly good
chance for oil and gas in southern and eastern Arkansas,
judging from the kinds of rock beds and their structural
position.
6 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

have a voice in our foreign relations, it Is time to find

a new form of national government!
Men in the petroleum industry well know how vitally
important it is for the United States to "clean up" the
Mexican situation. The industry has suffered severely
. fabliTbed Every "|fcai*j-dqy Ly through the failure of the Carranza government to bring
even a semblance of peace to Mexico. The oil Industry
7o\~7e) Baltimore AVenae -\{aasas Ciiy, f|a has paid in blood and it has paid in money. Its em
geg "|elepbone.r : Home, Main^4J > Bell, MaiD 4-^7 ^ ployes have been murdered. Its cash boxes have been
ff>^ plilip (J. [T^nU --PreAenr- og robbed. Its representatives in Washington have begged
Vk L.inArii^-!-- .-VWjref&enr- Uncle Sam to play a man's part and teach Mexico sucb a
rierberi-vP. Stood ^"Wrpforv-TSvi'^r
Clias. B. Marsh. .Managing Editor lesson that once and forever the peoples on the other side
of the Texas border will respect the American flag, but
Entered as second class matter, April 12, 1917, at the so far their efforts have been in vain.
postoffice, Kansas City, Missouri, under the act of March Further delay by the administration will only strength
I, 1879. en the prevailing feeling that the men in charge at Wash
ington are not big enough to handle such crises as those
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Biz months 2.60 Single copies 10
The above rates apply to United States possessions, Cuba, Oil men should read the clear analysis of the fuel
Mexico and Hawaii. oil situation presented by Fred W. Lehman, Jr., of the
One year to Canada $5.00 Western Petroleum Refiners' Assoiation on the first news
One year to other foreign eountrles 6.C0
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Says "the Tail
Just as all that glitters is not gold, so all that gushesCan't Wag the Dog."
is not oil, remarks an exchange. The recent crash on the New York market caused
scarcely a ripple of excitement in the West. In the old
days, before the formation of the Federal Reserve bank
The People Must Have ing system, when Wall otreet controlled the finances of
a Voice at Washington. the Nation, the collapse of prices on the New York Stock
President Wilson may be well within his constitu Exchange, like that of a few days ago, wou'd have been
tional rights when he tells the United States senate that felt in every section of the United States, says the Daily
he alone is supreme in directing the relations of our gov Mining Record. Under the Federal Reserve system, New
ernment with foreign governments, but his position is York does not so fully control the finances of the Nation.
not likely to meet with the approval of a majority of the The tightening of the screws on the financial situation
right-thinking citizens of this country. in New York City has little or no effect on the money
Our form of democratic government was obtained market in Kansas City, San Francisco or in other Federal
by the nation's forefathers at a great price. And there Reserve districts. Tight money in New York does not
is no disposition on the part of the great body of Ameri materially affect the situation in Dallas, and development
cans to go back two hundred years or more and to sur of oil properties in Texas, or mining properties In Co o
render their representation in that governmentthrough rado, Nevada or Idaho is not stopped because the New
Congressto what would be virtually a dictatorship if York market goes to smash.
the Woodrow Wilson idea was carried out along the line It is doubtful even if we today were at the mercy of
indicated in the president's message to Senator Fall in dis the old system, when a coterie of financial giants in New
cussing the question of severing diplomatic relations with York controlled to a certain extent the prosperity of the
the Carranza government. Nation, that the present prosperity of the West could be
The Fall resolutionwhich brought the declaration lessened even if the powers willed it. The big financiers
from President Wilson that he is all powerful when it could formerly make money "tight" or "easy," with the
comes to the matter of our foreign relationsfully recog result that we would have hard times or apparent pros
nized the president's constitutional authority to deal with perity. The control of our prosperity today, so far as
the question and as Senator Fall explained was merely the West is concerned, is beyond the influence of the
a tender of the senate's support to the president along with New York banking interests who former" y controlled the
a suggestion that in the senators' opinion the Mexican situation. They can make money "tight" in New York
situation demanded drastic action. and break stocks, but this does not stop the production
"From the beginning of the government," Senator of new wealth in the West. With advancing prices and
Fall says, "the senate has felt free and has exercised its silver selling at a record quotation, the oil producer and
privilege over and over again to make any suggestions mining operator are spreading genuine prosperity that
in respect to all phases of foreign relations." cannot be curtailed by the banking group. Every nation
Whether or not Fall's position is "constitutionally" under the sun is demanding petroleum products in in
correct, it is the position the American people desire to creased quantities, and the West is feeling the prosperity
have their representatives in Congress assume. If the that comes from a greater daily production of this won
people, through their duly elected representatives, cannot derful wealth elixir.
 THE OIL AND
KANSAS PRODUCTION.
barrels
Eldorado 56,900
Augusta 12,450
Other fields 16,650
Total 86,000
Eldorado, Kas., Dec. 8. (Special).There are very
few wildcats drilling in Kansas today. Operators had
barely gotten their water pipes thawed out from the
blizzard of last week when another storm struck the oil
belt with really more damage than the preceding week.
With the temperature hovering around zero, and the roads
rapidly filling with snow, there was little indication that
much work would be accomplished for several days.
The storm area did not hit Southeastern Kansas,
where practically no snow was reported, although the
fall in temperature was recorded. Even in the Eldorado
field, there was not nearly so much snow as in the
Elbing district further north. In Northern Marion coun
ty and Dickinson county, the reeds rapidly filled with
drifts which will make it impossible to haul oil well
supplies for several days.
The storm's biggest damage was to water lines. Oper
ators In the wild cat area were unprepared for such
early zero weather and had neglected to bury the lines.
They now will pay for their tardiness. The larger com
panies in the older fields, however, were prepared for
such emergencies and actual production will not be cur
tailed to any great extent. It will be remembered that
the first big storm of last year hit Butler county on
Christmas.
Empire Gets 1,500-Barrel Well.
Of the half dozen or more good completions in the
Elbing-Peabody district, the Empire Gas and Fuel Co.
gets the credit for bringing in the largest producer. Its
No. 3 Lathrop, section 17 23 4, is good for 1,500 barrels.
The completion of this well has been delayed several
days on account of a fishing job. No. 6 Is expected in
any time. The Empire spends considerable more time
than other companies in the mudding off all water and
gas sands and consequently this company's progress is
slower at the lower depths. However, it generally is
rewarded by heavier flush production and no water trou
ble. The Empire now is busy on eighteen rigs in the El
bing pool.
The Gypsy Oil Co. completed Spinden No. 3 this week.
This well is in the middle of the south line of section
5-23 4. It has been swabbing about 400 barrels daily.
This completion is on the same farm as No. 2, which came
in a month ago for more than 4,000 barrels. The sand In
No. 3 was struck at 2,370 feet and drilled In four feet.
On the same lease. No. 4 is drilling at 1,470 feet; No.
5 at 860; No. 6 is a rig complete and No. 7 Is a new lo
cation. The Empire Pipeline Co. is running the Gypsy
Co.'s oil.
Paris No. 2 Is Showing For Good Well.
Probably the most important news of the Elbing field
was the report that Vickers and Marshall's No. 2 Paris
in the south end of the Elbing pool was showing for a 600-
barrel well. This new producer Is two locations west of
Paris No. 1, the first producer in that end of the field
and by far the most important until the bringing In of
the Long Green Co.'s well on the Ferrier farm a mile
to the south. The Paris tests are noted In that they
broke the long string of hard luck which had befallen
Deerlng Marshall, one of the owners of the lease. He had
drilled over twenty dry holes in the past two years.
Other Producers In Elbing-Peabody.
The Orlando Petroleum Co. is bringing In another pro
ducer on the East Gillette tract, Peabody field. The well
GAS NEWS 7
is estimated good for 1,000 barrels. The location is the
southeast of section 10-22-4.
Because of the cold weather, there are more than
half the wells in the Peabody field shut down. Some have
frozen water lines.
In the Elbing field, Ward-Wilhoit's No. 7 is reported
to be on the sand. This well will be watched closely as
it is the first to be brought in in that section for some
time. It is in the northwest of 18-23-4.
National Refining Co.'s Operations.
The National Refining Co.'s No. 5 on the north eighty
of the Lathrop land of section 17-23-4, is on the sand. It
will be drilled in sometime this week if weather condi
tions permit. Operations are shut down on the location
at present.
The company will be well satisfied with a 500-barreI
well on this location. The next wells to it, No.'s 6 and
7, came in ten days ago for about 500 or 600 barrels each,
and this should be some such a well.
Operations throughout the Elbing pool are pretty well
shut down because of the weather and it is likely that
no operations of major importance will be undertaken till
a thaw.
The exact location of No. 5 Is the center of the north
line of the north half of the northwest corner of 17-23-4.
On this eighty, the National has seven producing wells,
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 9, with No. 5 ready to come in.
There are four other rigs up besides these. Several of the
wells are real gushers, such as No. 9, which came in a
few days ago for 4,000 barrels.
Orlando's Drilling Wells.
The Orlando Petroleum Co. has the following report
to make: Jolllffe No. 4, setting ten inch at 1,700; West
Gillette No. 2, drilling at 1,400; West Burton No. 4, 1,400;
West Gillette No. 2, having trouble with collapsed ten-
inch, at 2,100.
The Orlando's West Burton No. 6 is reported to be
ready to drill In.
Two Important Wells At Peabody.
The Reiner test, one mile northwest of the producing
area in the Peabody field, is showing for a good pro
ducer according to S. R. McCorkle, the owner. This well
is four miles due east of Peabody and is in the south
east corner of section 31-21-4. The sand was struck at
1,358 feet. The well will be drilled in as soon as weath
er conditions permit. Should it prove to be a good well,
assertions of many geologists that there was a northwest
trend to the Peabody field, will have been vindicated.
The Texas Co. has finally entered the list of pro
ducing companies In the Peabody field. Its No. 1 Lar-
sen, section 11-22-4, is standing full of oil.
To Drill Peabody Acreage.
It Is reported that the Kay-Bee Oil corporation of Buf
falo, N. Y., which owns a large block of acreage In the
Peabody field, will start drilling out the acreage at once.
It is said that the company has contracted for the first
test and expects to begin operations as soon as tho weath
er lets up. In the northwest corner of the southwest quar
ter of 29 23-4.
The company holds leases on the northwest quarter
of the east 80 of the northeast quarter of 30 23-4, the
northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of 28 23-4, the
southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of 30 23-4. the
northwest ouarter of the south half of the southwest
quarter of 29-23 4, and the southeast quarter of the south
half of the southwest quarter of 29-23 4.
The Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co. (Sperry) is
spending a large amount of money in the development of
its Ferrier 80 acre lease comprising the west half of the
southeast of 20-23-4. It adjoins the Long Green's Ferrier
property. The O. P. & R. Co. has six rigs on the lease.
In the Older Fields.
Despite the snow and cold weather, work was almost
normal In the Augusta and Eldorado pools. Practically
all of the work Is being done by the Empire Gas & Fuel
8 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

Co., the major producing company in the Mid-Continent for the month of November. Despite increasing bad
field. This company has the following wells on the sand: weather, the state produced 1,782 more barrels of new
District No. 1: Wilson 129 in 8 25-5, top of sand 666, production in November than she did in October. The
bottom 688, waiting on casing. No. 138 topped the sand at total new production for November is figured by oil sta
2,460, total depth, 2,469, shut down for repairs; No. 130 tisticians for Kansas at 24,041 barrels, against 22,259 foi
last report 1,675; No. 140 last report 1,650; No. 141 last October.
report, 1,640. To the Elbing and Peabody oil fields must be given
District No. 2: Hegberg 78 in 28-25 5, topped the sand a good part of the credit for this good showing. Near
in 2,431, completed at 2,443, Knox 31 in 16-25-5 top of sand the last of November, the leading oil companies rated the
2,480, total depth 2,486 pumping. Stapleton 28 in 29-25-5, production from the Elbing and Peabody fields as amount
top 2,448, bottom 2,463. ing to nearly 20,000 barrels a day.
District No. 3: Adsit 18 in 32 254 topped the sand at Old Butler county structure showed up very well, in
2,424, total depth 2,436. Moler 22 in 32-25-5 top of 24 top addition, showing an Increase in November over October
of sand 2,439, total depth 2,450. Pierpont 55 in 33 25-5 of nearly 3,000 barrels.
topped the sand 2,500, completed at 2,518. No. 58 top
to 2,482, bottom 2,461. As compared with Kansas, Oklahoma's November
District No. 4: Batman 19 in 8-26-5 top of sand 2,394, showing, although larger, is not as good considering the
completed at 2,470. Fnlkerson 10 in 4-26-5, top of sand size of its daily production. Moreover, Oklahoma did
2,525, total depth 2,557. not produce by nearly 7,000 barrels, as much oil in No
Augusta field: Felthan 25 in 10 rig completed. Love vember as she did in October. In November, it produced
25 in 20, location. No. 24 shut down for water at 900 only 41,125 barrels new production, but its total daily pro
feet. Miller 11 in 10, shut down for water at 1,560. Moyle duction is rated as around 220,000 barrels. This is about
34 in 15, topped the sand at 2,581, completed the well at one-fifth its total daily production in new wells. Kansas,
2,598, pumping. No. 35 in 20, shut down at 1,050 feet. No. however, is rated at about 90,000 barrels daily, and had
36 shut down at 130. Smith 39 in 17 top of sand 2,408, more than half Oklahoma's new production, or nearly
total depth, 2,427. No. 35 in 20 shut down at 330. No. 36 one-third of its average daily amount.
moving in tools. Scully 15 in 9, building rig. Wallace 14 Kansas did not bring as many producing wells in
in 11, shut down at 1,433. November as in October but there is a gain of 17 In new
In Eastern Butler County. rigs and drilling wells over that of October.
As an evidence of the faith that oil operators have Kansas.
in Eastern Butler county, Bryson and Abbott of Colo Summary of Wells Completed.
rado have obtained a renewal of the lease on the north County. Comp. Prod. Dry. Gas.
west quarter of section 17-26-8, have taken over the equip 18,667 18 0
ment of the defunct Rosalia Oil & Gas Co. and will erect 1,041 5 2
a rig over the test abandoned by that company several 334 7 3
months ago. It is proposed to drill down to the Blanken- 124 3 1
shlp sand which is fully three hundred feet deeper than 176 1 0
the abandoned well. The company had to go into re 134 3 0
ceivership through bad management, it is claimed. Miami, Franklin & Douglas 33 595 6 1
The A-1 Company Sells Out. 2,971 15 0
The A-1 Co., pioneer in the Fox-Bush pool, has sold
out its interest to the Mid-Co Petroleum Co. of Tulsa for 24,041 58 7
over 2 million dollars, according to reports from Tulsa 22,259 64 15
last week. Most of the stockholders of the A-1 Co. live
in Wichita. 1,782 4 S
This pool is directly east of the Augusta field and Summary of Rigs and Wells Drilling.
was discovered about the same time as the Eldorado field.
Its sand is of the "long-life" variety and will produce for County. Rigs. Dry. Total.
years, most oilmen agree. The Liberty Pipeline Co., 43 49
which owns about 7 miles of line to Douglass, will be tak 97 145 242
en over by the Mid-Co, it is said. 10 10
"Strike" Reported In Harvey County. 8 s
Allen 0 9 9
Considerable excitement exists at present in Harvey t 9
county, where it is reported that the Shaffer test on the .... 8 28
Gatz farm, section 8-23-2, has topped an oil sand and 122 is:
would be drilled in as soon as possible. This is an ab
solute wildcat. It is reported that the sand was struck 374 545
at 2,440 feet. Should it turn out to be a producer, Har 359 52S
vey county will again be in the limelight.
In the same neighborhood, the King test is shut down 15 17
on account of bad weather. Drillers have not given up
hope of finding the pay sand. The Houston test also is Oklahoma-Kansas.
closed down. Summary of Wells Completed.
World's Record for Dickinson County, State. Comp. Prod. Dry. Gas.
No similar area in the world ever boasted of as much 41,125 171 4S
wildcat oil development as Dickinson county. In this sec 24,041 68 7
tion of Kansas which adjoins Marlon county on the
North with the nearest production at Peabody, there are Total November , , 935 66,166 229 55
now 53 drilling wells, rigs up and locations. It is a pretty 70,159 249 70
safe conjecture to say that at least 2 million dollars will
be spent within the next year. One who crosses the 4,993 20 15
country even now, does not lose sight of a rig. Be Summary of Rigs and Wells Drilling
fore the summer is over next year, whether any oil Is State. Rigs. Dry. Total.
discovered or not, it will much resemble a proven oil 1,189 1,710
field, if the number of derricks is a criterion. 374 545
The larger oil companies were reluctant to get into
the game at first, but now all are represented in the coun 1,563 2.256
ty and there is hardly a foot unleased. It Is needless to 1.464 2,156
say that there are going to be many heavy losersand
also a safe assertion to make that if there is any oil in .... 10 99 109
the county, it certainly will be discovered. In most of the smaller Kansas producing counties,
Good Report for November. there was a decrease in November from October, and the
Kansas shows up like a thoroughbred in the month November wildcat new production was about seventy'Ire
ly oil report, covering the oil operations in the state barrels smaller than the October.
 THE OIL AND
1919 IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
(Copyright, 1919.)
The calendar year 1919 will prove to be the greatest
in the history of the petroleum industry ol the United
Slatesfirst, because of production, in excess of 370,000,000
barrels, and second in the discovery of new fields and
improvement in methods.
It will also be the greatest in world petroleum because
of the highest output ever reachedmore than 512,000,000
barrelsand for the further fact that demand in excess
of supply has incited keener search for other fields.
The petroleum industry of the United States repre
sents capital investments of about $15,000,000,000.
This is divided among at least 5,000,000 peoplerang
ing in financial standing from the wage worker to the
multi-millicnaire.
Peiroltum products from American oil wells will this
year bring in the markets of the world an upset price of
$3,000,000,000.
This in an increase in the market price of $500,000,000,
compared with 1918, when the aggregate return was
$2,500,000,000.
United States investors hold securities of more than
30,000 domestic oil companies, whose capitalization makes
a grand total of around $15,000,000,000.
And the list of oil companies Is being constantly in
creasedwith a resultant increase in the millions of
Americans with a personal interest in the property of
the American petroleum industry.
Never in the history of oil has so much capital been
invested in oil companies as in the calendar year of 1919.
And never before have general world attention and the
cash of conservative business interests centered in such
magnitude upon the mining of crude oil.
More tahn 1,600 oil companies have been formed since
January 1 las*, whose aggregated capitalization is in excess
of $3,000,000,000.
This means that new oil securities issued in the United
States this year have a greater par value than the selling
price of all the raw and finished products of the petroleum
industry of the world in the current calendar year.
Interests in the oil industryflamed to heights never
before attained in the war perioddid not wane with
the coming of peace. Instead it has steadily increased
un'.il at the threshold of 1920 literally millions of people
are ho'ders of oil securities and eager observers of the
wor'd effort to make the earth yield still greater petroleum
riches.
For the calendar year 1919 the oil wells of the United
States will yield approximately 370,000,000 barrels of crude
petroleum.
This is 15,000,000 barrels in excess of production in
any previous yearand yet it will fall short by more
than 30,000,000 barrels of meeting the domestic demand.
Although there are 235,000 wells in the United S ates
pumping liquid wealth from petroleum fields, the oil fields
of Mexico have been drawn upon this year for nearly
50,000,000 barrels of crudeand small Imports have come
from other countries.
This tabloid sketch epitomizes the year's record in
domes' ic oil fie'ds:
Number of flowing wells235,000.
Production370,000.000 barrels.
Consumption390.000,000 barrels.
Surplus stock135,000,000 barrels.
Value of output$3,100,000,000.
Leaders in productionCalifornia, Oklahoma, Texas,
Kansas.
Oil output to date4,800,000,000 barrels.
Oil reserve in ground6,400,000,000 barrels.
American investment oil stocks'515,000,000,000.
Number people interestedbetween 5,000,000 and 10,
000,000.
New oil companies this year1,600 plus.
Capitalization of new companies$3,000,000,000 plus.
For sixty years the United St?tes has held the lead in
the output of crude oil, and only once in that time has
it fai'pd to p-oduce less than 50 per cent of the world's
total yearly output of oil.
Just as we have held the lead in the production, so
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have we set the pace in advanced methods of produc
ing, refming, transporting, selling.
And in the realm of research the supremacy of the
United States is unquestioned, for there are no laboratory
facilities anywhere equal to those in use in this country.
Since 1860 American oil wells have produced about
60 per cent of the world's total petroleum yield, while
in 1917-1918, Mexiconow considered the bonanza of the
oil worldfurnished approximately only 12 per cent of
the world's output.
This year domestic oil fields, with an estimated output
of 370,000,000 barrels, will furnish slightly more than 70
per cent of the world total. Mexico will supply 80,000,000
barrels; Russia, 25,000,000; Dutch East Indies, 15,000,000;
Rumania, 5,000,000; India, 9,000,000; Galicia, 3,000,000;
000; Egypt, 600,000; Argentina 1,000,000; Canada, 350,000,
and other countries about 400,000 barrels.
California's oil output this year will cross 105,000,000
barrels. This will be a record production, exceeding by
3,000,000 barrels its previous high yield, made in 1914.
It will lead the twelve foremost producing oil states by
such ample margin that its premiership can hardly be
disputed for some time.
Texas and Oklahoma are in a spirited contest for
second place. It is possible for the former to win second
honors because of the ceaseless activity in' its newly
discovered fields, but Oklahoma wells are steadily turn
ing out crude oil in quantity.
Because of the spectacular nature of the season's oil
development in the newer fields of Texas, the complete
record of the year will be of great interest. The sta
bility of certain sections must be determined by actual
production over a given period before it can be assured
of permanent second place.
Allowing for the the usual vagaries of statisticswhich
often bring confusion upon predictions, the 1919 year's
yield of crude petroleum should approximate the follow
ing for the countries named in the table:
Country. Barrels.
United States 370,000,000
Mexico 80,000,000
Russia 21,000,000
Dutch East Indies 15,000,000
Rumania 5,000,000
India 9,000,000
Galicia 3,000,000
Japan-Formosa 3,000,000
Peru 3,000,000
Trinidad 1,500,000
Egypt 600,000
Argentina 1,000,000
Canada 350,000
Other Countries 500,000
Total 512,950,000
To develop the Russia oil fields the Baku Consoli
dated Oil Fields, Ltd., was formed not long ago by the
merger of four big British compinies wLh a total capi
talization of approximately $15,000,000.
This new move was made in conformity with the
English plan to branch out in the oil fields of the world
by securing substantial possessions in every main petrol
eum producing area. A keen desire exists on the part
of Great Br'tain to become independent of crude oil pe
troleum products from the United States.
This year England must Import about 35,000,000 bar
rels of oil. Its own production still remains negligible,
though good prospects of a large supply from the Nor
folk shales are being thoroughly tested.
Great stores of oil are necessary to carry out British
plans and the British government evidently doesn't intend
to defend on other nations to provide its supply.
The Anglo-Persian fie'ds, under government p'ans, will
yie'd large quantities. Scotland wi'l cont ibute its quota
from its shale oil resources. Russia, Trinidadwhere
British oil men are busywill yie'd oil for them, and in
Mexico and India British oil enterprises are becoming still
larger and more successful.
Because of the oil situition now existing in the oil
producing countries of Europe, no large quantities from
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there can come in competition with oil from the United increase in production over last year will exceed 38 per
States and Mexico. centit may touch 40 per centand still it will fall be
As a competing factor in oil, Europe is eliminated and low domestic requirements by many millions of barrels.
will continue out of the contest for some time. The war The appended table gives comparative figures of oil
caused incalculable damage to the oil industry of Europe, production in the United States and the world, since
and it will require years of reconstruction for it to regain 1910:
its former status. Year United States World
Rumania's vast petroleum possibilities were for a (Bbls. 42 gal.) (Bbls. 42 gal.)
time after cessation of hostilities complicated by the 1919 370,000,000 510,000,000
effort to nationalize her oil resources. Following the 1918 355,000,000 445,000,000
abandonment of the plan the oil industry continued dor 1917 355,445,691 452,827,000
mant until American petroleum interests took up the task 1916 300,705,458 455,075,971
of reviving it. 1915 281,104,000 425,033,489
In Galicia there is petroleum but no tank cars or 1914 265,762,535 381,508,916
other adequate means of transporting it to market. Rail 1913 248,446,230 352,216,881
road tank cars formerly used in making deliveries from 1912 225,935,044 345,545,624
the Ga icia fields are scattered about in Germany and 1911 220,449,391 327,482,746
German Austriathose which were not totally destroyed. 1910 209,557,248 298,326.073
Colombia, with a potential oil production of 22,000
barrels daily, presents insuperable obstacles to the "wild Gasoline production in the United States wil cross
catter" who is not strongly backed by financiers. The 90,000,000 barrels this year as against 85,000,000 barrels
transportation from the oil fields to deep water is a last year and 34,915,000 barrels in 1914, the first year of
journey of 400 miles. the war.
The estimated cost of drilling an average we'l in Co In the steady record of marvelous expansion of the
lombia is put at $150,000, which means the small operator petroleum industry in the United States the production
Is barred. of gasoline has been one of the leading factors.
The tremendous growth of the truck and auto indus
Up to date the total known output of oil of the world try from zero 18 years ago to the present timewhen
has been approximately 7,000,000,000 barrels of 42 gal 600,000 trucks require 20,000,000 barrels of gasoline a
lons each. year, and 5,700,000 automobiles call annua' ly for 35,000,-
Of this the United States has produced more than 000 barrels of gasolinehas been accomplished with so
4,500,000,000 barrels. little inconvenience to the great army of gasoline users,
There is every reason to believe that the limit of that the work of the American refiner fails of recogni
production in the United States, while not immediately tion.
at hand, Is reasonably near. For the purpose of illustrating the mighty strides the
Many new fields undoubtedly await discovery, but the United States has been making in keeping pace with the
yearly output must inevitably decline because the main sensational increase in the automotive industry, the fol
tenance of a given output each year necessitates the lowing table showing gasoline production in this country
drilling of an increasing number of wells. is interesting:
This will become impossible after a certain point is , Gasoline
reached because of lack of acreage to be drilled and the (Bbls. 42 gal.)
number of new wells necessary to be drilled. 1919 90,000,000 Estimated
The oil industry in the United States is further ad 1918 85,000,000 Actual
vanced than in any other country because of American 1917 65,000,000
initiative and the development of industries dependent 1916 49,000,000
in some way upon petroleum or its products. 1915 41,600,000
The growth and development of the oil and gas in 1914 34,915,000
dustry In the United States as a product of the present Whle exports of gasoline, naphtha, etc., for the year
generation are wholy within the lifetime of most of the will fall below those of 1918, they will exceed 12 per
leading figures in the oil world of today. cent of the total refining output, as compared with 15.6
Although the first well drilled in Oil Creek. Pa., in per cent in the last war year.
1858, is generally fixed as the beginning of the Industry, There have been enormous increases in this year's
it actually began six or eight years prior to that time. exports of illuminating and lubricating oi's. Whereas for
The man who purchased the first tract of land for the the greater part of 1918 Europe's war zone and the cities
purpose of dri ling thereon for oil is still living in Pitts of England were in semi-darkness, it has been different
burgh, and his operations were extremely successful. since the declaration of armistice.
Since then the business has grown with accelerated Exports of lubricating oil, which last year aggregated
speed. Today the total production of oil in the United 30 5 per cent of our refinery output, will this year exceed
States is approximately 1,000,000 barrels a day, and the 40 per cent of all refinery production.
industry is still growing, while investments in it, con Petroleumsnappily named "The New Monarch of
servatively made, are vastly more popular than in earlier Motion"is com'ng from the nation's many thousand oil
days. wells in increasing f.owbut always demand is ahead
What the world owes to oil may not easily be put in of suppiy.
small compass. Gusher oil territory has this year been opened in
It is used in the arts and industries. Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas, Wyoming and Cali
It lubricates every wheel that turns in all the myriad fornia, thus giving to the nation continued marked su
industries of the world. premacy in out-turn and in the value of its finished
It is used in surgery and in the practice of materia products.
medica. The combined resources and facilities of the world
It is used in the manufacture of paper, of rubber, of are not sufficient to mine enough petroleum from its
textiles, of insulating materials, the building of roads, the hidden sources to gratify the world demand for speed in
paving of streets, the lighting of cities. transportation and more and more efficient ways of travel-
It has made possible the automobilesand the air in the air, on land and on and under water.
ship, that pinnac e of human, ingenuity which has van Petroleum, as one of the greatest public nesessities
quished time and space and given the world a new era. except our daily bread and butteris the foremost factor
It has given billions of barrels of crude oil to the in transportation today. And speedy transportation
world in the last sixty years, and has added billions to throughout the wor dcity or desert, farm or forestis
the wealth of nations. the wor d's hub around which revolve business, commerce,
The consumption of crude oil by refineries in the finance, pleasure, etc.
United States in 1918 was slightly in excess of 376,000,000
barrels. This year the tota" used by domestic refineries, According to the Monitor, the official bulletin of the
including reruns, is expected to reach approximately Roumanian oil interests, the September copy of which has
390,0' 0.000 barrels. reached New York, the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey
During the period of war, petroleum production in has purchased 70,000 tons of Roumanian oil, about 500,000
the United States increased 32 per cent. This year the barrels.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

THE DAWN OF A NEW INDUSTRY

(NoteThe following chapter in "The Dawn of a New ton of shale, and about 2,500 cubic feet of gas, from
Industry," is a continuation of the subject of shale oil as which can be extracted from two to three gallons of gaso
presented In the Quarterly of the Colorado School of Mines. line per 1,000 cubic feet of gas, with suffi' .ent high-grade
Editor.) hydrogen gas left over for all fuel requirements In op
erating the retort and refinery plants. These products
The following information is contributed, by request, and average percentages in gallons and pounds per barrel
by Joseph Bel is of Grand Valley, on the oil shales of and probable wholesale prices are as follows:
Parachute Creek. Mr. Bellis has given close attention Main Products:
to the matter for several years and is unusually well in Gasoline, 25%10 gallons at 18c $1.80
formed on the general and practical phases of the oil 5 gals, reclaimed from gas at 18c .90
shale industry: $2.70
Present Condition of the Industry In Parachute Creek, Lubricating oil, 607c25 gallons
Grand Valley. at 30c 7.50
During the past year many new methods and inven $10.20
tions have been presented for the proper treatment of Other Products:
our mammoth bodies of oil shale, but the results show Paraffin wax (145 M.P.), 6
that the methods used in the Scotch oil shale industry are pounds at 15c $ .90
the most efficient, practical, and reliable when slightly Asphaltic residue (rubber filler),
modified to suit conditions of our shales. This young in 20 lb. at 5c 1.00
dustry is afflicted with many new and varied "processes" Ammonium sulphate20 lbs. at 4c 80
presented and vouched for by half-baked scientists and $ 2.70
promoters. Two plants are planned and probab'y will
be installed in Parachute Creek-Grand Valley field he- $12.90
fore next summer (1920). These plants will prove that Crude shale oil can be fractionated or refined into
there is an inexhaustible supply of very high-grade oil these products at $1.00 a barrel or less, in a plant of a
in our western Colorado oil shales; that it can be eco minimum capacity of 400 barre" s per 24 hours. These
nomics" ly and uniformly distilled into crude oil; that this are the commercial products that will be produced from
crude oil is superior in quality to any crude oil produced the shales. At some time in the future, many by-products,
from oil wells; that, after being fractionated, more than such as analine dyes and other commercial commodities
fifty per cent in volume of this crude o'l will produce a may develop, but they have not as yet arrived on the
high-grade lubricating oil, and that without further re scene of action except In laboratory tests. Under certain
fining this large volume of lubricant, which refiners refer conditions, without refining, a very fine flotation oil
to as " ubricant stock," will uniformly show a viscosity can be obtained from the sha'e, but the possible market
test of better than 400 at 100" Pahr. This lubricant demand for it in volume Is too limited and restricted to
stock will excel all other known lubricants for internal be regarded as of great commercial importance at this
combustion engines, because of its tenacious adhesion to time. There are no go d, silver, tin, or platinum values
heated moving polished metal surfaces, its high fire test, in any of our shales in paying quantities. This has been
its freedom from oxidation in contact with heated air, checked and rechecked. There is no warrant or justi
and its consequent long lasting and superior endurance. fication for this claim being made, and no excuse fdr
The gasoline will a so be a high-grade product. The anyone being misled or imposed upon. In retorting or
piraffin wax is more resistant to heat, to the extent of distilling these shales, there are a few well-known and
about fifteen degrees, than the best paraffin wax pro established facts that should be kept in mind, to-wit: the
duced from well petroleum. The asphaltic residue at the shale should not be crushed, but fed Into the retorts
tail end of the refinery, or fractionation plant, makes as "run-of-mine," except that pieces larger than about
an ideal rubber filler, since it is a very unusual and five-inch cubes must be broken to about this maximum
exceptional quality of asphalt susceptible to being blended size and with the further exception that the "fines"
and affiliated in large per centages with vegetable rub less than quarter inch mesh in size, will be screened off.
ber in the manufacture of long life automobile tires and These "fines" will be a negligible quantityabout a half
other high-grade rubber goods. Crude shale oil sold in of one per cent.- Besides the added expense for fine
the open market is likely to command a price of $5.00 crushing, it would necessitate agitation mechanism in
a barrel just as soon as its many superior qualities and some form. It is doubtful if agitation machinery can he
products are commercia ly establisheda condition which devised for durable work in varying temperatures of
is not far distant. It can be produced for less than $2.00 from 400 to 1,000 degrees of heat. A very good mining
a barrel with a 200 ton per day retort plant. Such a machine was presented for mining the shales, but It
p ant, including an ammonium sulphate and gasoline ab cut them up into average cubes of half inch and smaller,
sorption equipment complete, can be installed for one hence it could not be adopted. After many very careful
hundred thousand dollars, at the present high prices. tests and substantiation by Scottish practice for half a
All estimates are made on shale of a minimum richness century, it seems to be an established fact that the ma
of one barrel (42 gallons) of crude oil per ton of 2,000 terial must be loaded into the retort "run-of-mine." Also,
pounds of shale. These retorts, or reduction plants, can that wet steam must be supplied near the bottom of a
be advantageously installed in units of a capacity of 100 vertical retort, under about two pounds pressure, and
tons per 24 hours. A complete Wells refinery will be continuously let off at the top of the retort under proper
installed, including the cold storage wax plant, which, pressure gauge, as the vapors and gases form In the
when comp ete, will not exceed $350,000 in cost, with retort from the indirect action of a maximum of 1,000
a capacity for handling 400 barrels of crude shale oil degrees Fahr. of heat upon the shale. These vapors are
in 24 hours, as soon as the two projected retort plants condensed into crude oil and ammonia water and the
are erected. By "complete - refinery" is msant a plant gas treated in the absorption plant. If desired to carry
that m :kes the products from crude oil in approximately the crude oil by pipe line any great distance, the hot
the following percentages: oil and ammonia water together can be run probably
Gasoline 25 per cent 15 miles in a buried pipe with proper fall and the sep
Lubricating oil 60 psr cent aration between the oil and water made at the point of
Paraff'n Wax 2 per cent delivery. The average Parachute shales can be ratorted
Kerosene or fuel oil 3 per cent by this' method in less than five hours with an extraction
(Not including the products of the gasoline absorption of 98 per cent or more of volatile matter. The consump
plant.) tion of water needed in distillation is about 40 gallons to
Asphaltic residue 7 per cent the ton of sha e, but a large percentage of this can be
(Not including the products of the gasoline absorption reclaimed if the crude oil and ammonia water separation
plant.) is made at the retort. The owner of any oil shile prop
Loss 3 per cent erty can use, for domestic or manufacturing purposes,
In addition to these prodi'c's. there will be the am water that is developed by sinking a well on the prop
monium sulphate ranging from 20 to 30 pounds to the erty. A stream may have been adjudicated for irrigation,
12 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

but a well can be sunk at any point beyond its banks EXTRA DIVIDEND FOR HO' DFRS OP COMMON STOCK
and water pumped from It for domestic or manufacturing OF THE CITIES SERVICE CO.
purposes. The shale oils must be refined at low . heats,
not to exceed 1,000 degrees Pahr., so as to preserve the Pursuant to a policy announced in May, 1916, the di
high qualities and consequent iarge quantity of the lu rectors of Cities Service Co. at a recent meeting increased
bricating oil. High-grade lubricants are in demand, and, the dividend payable in common stock, from twelve to fif
with the truck and tractor age just being ushered in, th's teen per cent on common stock, payable in common stock
demand will increase. Hence the best money making ele at par value, says "The Empire." The additional stock
ment in our shale will be the large lubricating content dividend will begin February 1, 1920, to stock of record
that will probably bring not less than 40 cents a gal on January 15, 1920.
f. o. b. cars railroad, without further refining, but can This will make the common stock of Cities Service
be sold at a handsome profit by the shale oil refinery Co. pay dividends at the rate of six per cent in cash and
for as low a price as fifteen cents per gallon, if such an fifteen per cent in par value common stock, instead of the
unusual and improbable market conditions develop. present rate of six per cent cash and twelve per cent par
The successful disti lation of crude o'l from Colorado value stock. That the additional dividend would have a
shales and the refining thereof into commercial market tendency to increase the market values of Cities common
able products is now a proven fact. Approximately 200 and bankers shares, was demonstrated by the fact that
samples, weighing between 500 and 600 pounds each, have almost immediately after the announcement of the addi
been run in a small commercial retorting plant. The tional stock dividend the price of these securities went up
crude oil produced therefrom was collected and fraction several points. Further mate-ial increases In price are
ated and then the lubricant cut of 60 per cent subjected expected soon, resulting from the action of the directors in
to severe tests under actual working conditions. I am allowing the extra dividend, the increase of twenty-five
ful'y convinced that the industry has passed the experi cents a barrel for Mid-Continent crude oil, the increase in
mental stage and this present year will see the begin earnings of C'ties Service Co. for October, and recent
ning of the most permanent, extensive, and lucrative operations of the Empire companies which probably soon
manufacturing industry that has ever been developed in will be reflected in the market.
this state. The great money-making element in Colorado At the directors' meeting, stock for the Preference B
shales is the large percentage of high-grade lubr'cat'ng shares, recently offered to stockholders, was ordered
oil that can be cheaply produced. More than fif'y per issued. The three mi'lion dollar allotment was heavily
cent in quantity of the crude shale oil can be fractionated oversubscribed. The first dividend, six per cent on par
into first-c ass lubricants for internal combustion engines. value of ten dollars a share, will be paid January 1, 1920.
to stork of reco-d December 15, 1919.
OCTOBER PIPE LINE TRAFFIC EAST OF MISSISSIPPI. Cities Srvice common stock, for the year ending
October 31, earned the equivalent of *42.35 a share on the
average amount of stock outstanding during the year,
Pipe line traffic in October over systems east of the according- to rn earnings statement made publio this
Mississippi River reporting to the Interstate Commerce week. Requirements for the preferred dividends were
Commission compares with the corresponding month last earned 4.29 times during the same period.
year as follows: Earnings for October show a fair increase over the
Runs from Wells Other Receipts preceding month, indicating the improvement noted in
1919 1918 3919 1918 September still continues. G-oss receipts for October
Buckeye 463,092 455,570 2,336.685 2,617.801 were ?1,498,637, increase of $37,756 over September. The
Crescent 161,655 175,751 amount available for the payment of dividends on pre
Cumberland 374,690 408 537 1,081 3.397 ferred stock for the month was $1,281,689, an increase of
Eureka 545,718 538,603 1,309.647 1.564 2"0 f40,4 51, while the balance available for reserves, divi
Illinois 707,378 784,473 99.993 109 97<5 dends on common stock, and surplus, was $923,793, a gain
Indiana 29 113 18 908 3,254,877 2,967.088 of $38 987 over the preceding month and an Increase of
National Transit.. 211.862 208.K5 1,592.014 1,752,776 $195,820 over the balance for August.
N. Y. Transit 13,968 14.1T9 849.357 1.309. ?08 Gross ea-nings for the twelve months ending October
Northern 1.204.858 1,846.984 31, were $20 234.193. with a net of $19,542,094, while the
Southern 1,596 2 Jl 1,569.63? amount available for divJd~nds on preferred stock was
Southwest Penn. . . 111,631 106,936 1,100,441 1,214,789 $17,827,160, and the balance available for reserve, divi
Regular and dends on common stock, and surplus was $13,668,935.
Other Deliv^r'es G-oss Stocks
1919 1918 1919 1918 HOW EMPIRE KEEPS EMPLOYES COMFORTABLE.
Buckeye 2,607,953 3,050.324 2,544.171 1,933.4H
Crescent 169,768 172.8S1 U',340 76.484 Comfortab'e homs and suUab'e recreation for Empire
Cumbe-land 450.169 436.782 339,112 195.353 wo-kers and their fami'ies, which have made happy, con
Eureka 1.885,527 1,977,351 1 293.616 1.352.8"6 tented little ci'ies of Oil Hill, Paulson and Browntown.
Illinois 775,906 1. 104.912 1,888/81 1,653.252 in Butler county, Kansas, are a factor in the newer expan
Indiana 3,141,504 3.0"3.872 784,655 731,568 sion in Texas of the Empire companies, says "The
National Transit . .1.791.813 1.9-1 156 790 973 714.331 Empire."
N. Y. Transit 1,351,864 1,304,542 1,340.984 836 5G8 A small town is springing up on the Peeples lease in
Northe-n 1,241.137 1,821,224 810.715 589 651 Eastlard courty, Texas. Two bunk houses are be'ng built,
Southern 1.602.864 1,660,520 79^,761 55^,907 a large boarding house is under construction and crpen-
Southwest Penn. ..1,129,498 1,310,622 519,628 477,842 te-s are at work on one 3-room cottage and one 4 room cot-
Total reports of pipe lines ope-ating in the fie'd e^st tace. A warehouse, off'ce. commissary, blacksmith shop
of the Mississipri for October show an increase in the and garage a'so will be completed soon.
total runs from wells but a decrease in the d'I'y average. An unus' al feature will be the bath house. All of the
The increase for the Appalachian lines amounted to 36.91 C houses will have running water. A 3-lnch water line five
barre's, while the daily ave-a^e decreased from 68 6-9 miles long has been constructed to a stream neir East
barrels to 67,625 barrels in October. Delive-ies by these land and. barring a long st-etch of dry weather, there
lines showed an increase both in the total figures and in always will be p'enty of water. The line was construe'ed
the daily ave_age. the former showing an increase of 616, primarily for drilling purposes on the Peeples and Allen
537 barrels and the latter 16,057 bar-e's. Runs from wells leases.
in the Il'inois field amounted to 745,042 barre's, an in In the town of East'and. six miles from the scene of
crease of 34.C9S barrels over the last report. Regular de fild operations, the Empire Gas and Fuel Co. h^s a ware
liveries by the lines from this field were 155.461 barrels, house, a garage, and a large bunk house. The latter build
an increase of 17.600 barrels. Stocks of c~ude showed n in? is two stories hieh. The material yards in whloh pipe
decrease of 270,458 barrels during the month. an1 casing for drilling operations are stored are located
nearby.
Northern Pipe Line Co. has declared the regular semi
annual dividend of f5 a share payable Jan. 2, 1920, to Ryory weekup to the hour newsin The Oil and Ga
stock of record December 13. News$4 the year.
 THE OIL AND
A Great Vidory but a Tremendous Responsibility;
Thus Welch Summarizes Revision of Circular 180
New York, Dec. 8.The following statement has been
issued by R. L. Welch, general secretary of the American
Petroleum Institute concerning the revision of Circular
B. C. I_. 180, governing the location of new loading racks
and new unloading points for casinghead gasoline, naphtha,
etc.
"At the meeting of the General Committee of
Section 1 of the Operating Division of the Amer
ican Railroad Association, held in New York on
December 1, 1919, the provisions of Circular B.
C. Li. 180, were so modified as to meet practically
all of the recommendations of the industry adopted
at the conference in Chicago on November 11,
1919. This action constitutes a great victory for,
and Imposes a tremendous responsibility upon,
the industry because our position that the method
of handling gasoline, rather than the distance at
which it is handled, is the controlling factor In
securing safety was sustained; and, therefore,
the burden of handling gasoline properly is Im
posed upon the industry in such a way that a
failure to observe proper precautions would un
doubtedly result in a revival of the demands for'
the promulgation of a circular similar to the
one which has Just been modified.
"The victory was due to the sincerity and to
the team work of the industry. The situation at
all times has been very complex, but the hearty
spirit of co-operation manifested by the industry
at every stage of the matter has been an inspira
tion, indeed, and on behalf of the Institute and
personally I wish to extend the heartiest thanks
to the hundreds of people in the business who
have rendered valuable service. They are en
titled to, and have my profound thanks.
"I cannot close without saying a word in
commendation of Colonel Dunn. Our differences
with him have been deep and foundamental, but
at all times he has received us with open-hearted
courtesy and has displayed a spirit of straight
forwardness, plain speaking and sincerity worthy
the respect and the esteem of any man; and it is
a pleasure at the conclusion of the important sub
ject we have been considering to pledge to Colonel
Dunn our co-operation in making the transporta
tion of gasoline as safe as care on our part can
make it."
The Revised Rules.
The revised rules governing the location of new load
ing racks and new unloading points for casinghead gaso
line, refinery gasoline, naphtha or any inflammable liquid
with flash point below 30 degrees F., are as follows:
The location of new unloading racks and unloading
points for volatile inflammable liquids is considered of
great importance, and there is at present lack of uniformity
in the enforcement of proper safeguards for the protec
tion of life and property. The following rules for the lo
cation of new installations shall govern all carriers under
Federal control. These rules are not applicable to present
locations.
For the purpose of these rules casinghead gasoline is
defined to be any mixture -containing a condensate from
casinghead gas or natural gas obtained by either the com
pression or the absorption process, and having a vapor
tension in excess of eight pounds per square inch.
Loading.
1. (a) New loading racks for refinery gasoline,
naphtha, or any liquid (other than casinghead gasoline)
with flash point below 30 degrees F., must not be located
nearer than fifty feet to a track over which passenger
trains are moved when physical conditions permit and in
no case less than twenty-five feet.
(b) New loading racks for casinghead gasoline must
be located not less than 100 feet distant from a track over
which passenger trains are moved when physical condi
tions permit, and in no case less than fifty feet. When
within seventy-five feet of such a track a retaining wall,
GAS NEWS 13
dike or earthen embankment shall be placed between the
installation and the track, so constructed as eu^cuany
to prevent liquids from flowing on to the track in case of
accident.
(c) In loading casinghead gasoline, the tank car and
the storage tank shall be so connected as effectually to
permit the free flow of the gasoline vapors from tae tank
car to the storage tank and to positively prevent the
escape of these vapors to the air, or the vapors must be
carried by a vent line to a point not less than 100 feet
distant from the nearest track over which passenger
trains are moved.
Unloading.
2. (a) When new unloading points requiring railroad
service for the unloading of tank cars of refinery gasoline,
benzine, or any liquid (other than casinghead gasoline)
with flash point below 30 degrees F. are required, the
location shall be subject to negotiation between the car
rier and the interested oil company.
(b) New locations for the unloading of casinghead
gasoline shall be placed a minimum distance of fi.'ty feet
from a track over which passenger trains are moved where
physical conditions do not permit a greater distance, and*
a maximum distance of 100 feet shall be required when
physical conditions permit; where old or new instillations
are placed within 75 feet of a track over which passenger
trains are moved a retaining wall, dike or earthen embank
ment shall be placed between the installation and the track,
so constructed as effectually to prevent liquids from flow
ing on to the track in case of accident.
Storage.
3. (a) These regulations apply only to above-ground
tanks for which railroad service is required. Under-ground
tanks should be considered by interested railroads as oc
casion may arise. All storage tanks will be considered
above ground unless they are buried so that the top of
the tank is covered with at least three feet of earth.
(b) All tanks should be set upon a firm foundation
and be electrically grounded.
(c) Each tank over 1,000 gallons in capacity shall have
all manholes, hand holes, vent openings, and other open
ings which may contain inflammable vapor, providsd with
20x20 mesh brass wire screen or its equivalent, so attached
as to completely cover the openings and be protected
against clogging; these screens may be made removable
but should be kept, normally, firmly attached. Such a tank
must also be properly vented or provided with a suitable
safety valve set to operate at not more than five pounds
per square inch for both interior pressure and vacuum;
manhole covers kept closed by their weight only will be
considered satisfactory.
(d) Tanks used with a pressure discharge system must
have a safety valve set at not more than one-half of the
pressure to which the tank was originally tested.
(e) Tanks containing over 500 gallons and not exceed
ing 18,000 gallons of gasoline, benzine, naphtha, casinghead
gasoline, or any liquid with flash point below 30 degrees
F., must be located not less than twenty feet from a track
over which passenger trains are moved.
(f) For capacities exceeding 18,000 gallons, the follow
ing distances will govern:
, Minimum Distance
Capacity of Tanks From a Track
(In Gallons) Over Which Passenger
Trains Are Moved
18.001 to 30.000 40 feet
30.001 to 48,000 50 feet
48.001 to 100.000 60 feet
100.001 to 150.000 80 feet
150,001 to 250,000 100 f<set
250,001 to 500,000 150 feet
Over 500,000 \ 200 feet
(g) Where practicable, tanks should be located on
ground sloping away from railroad property. If this is im
practicable, then the tanks must be surrounded by dikes
of earth, or concrete, or other suitable material, of suffi
cient capacity to hold all the contents of the tanks, or of
such nature and location that in case of breakage of the
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tanks the liquid will be diverted to points such that rail
road property and passing trains will not be endangered.
General.
4. (a) In measuring distance from any railroad track
the nearest rail shall be considered as the starting-point.
(b) Duding the time that the tank car is connected by
loading or unloading connections, there must be signs
placed on the track or car so as to give necessary warning.
Such signs must be at least 12x15 Inches in size and bear
the words "STOPTank Car Connected" or "STOPMen
at Work," the word "STOP" being In letters at least four
inches high and the other words in letters at least two
inches high. The letters must be white on a blue back
ground. The party loading or unloading the tank car is
responsible for furnishing, maintaining and placing these
signs.
(c) In laying pipe lines on railroad property for the
loading or unloading of tank cars, they must be laid at a
depth of at least three feet, and at points where such pipe
lines pass under tracks they must be laid at least four
feet below the bottom of the ties.
(d) All connections between tank cars and pipe lines
must be in good condition and must not permit any leak
age. They must be frequently examined and replaced
when they have become worn In order to insure at all
times absolutely tight connections. Tank cars must not
be left connected to pipe lines except when loading or
unloading is going on and while a competent man is pres
ent and in charge.
(e) The ends of the pipe lines for loading or unloading
tank cars from their bottom opening, when on railroad
property, should be placed in shallow pits with brick or
concrete walls not closer than eight feet from center lino
of track. These pits should be ventilated and be protected
by substantial one-piece covers, level with the surface ot
the ground, which must be kept locked in place when the
pits are not in use. These pits should not be drained into
a sewer or running stream.
(f) Except when closed electric lights are available
the loading or unloading of tank cars on railroad property
shall not be permitted except during daylight when arti
ficial light is not required. The presence of flame lanterns,
nearby switch lights or other exposed flame lights or fires
during the process of loading or unloading is prohibited.
WOULD REQUIRE "OIL MAN FROM TULSA" TO CARRY
AN IDENTIFICATION CARD.
Tulsa, Okla.It has been suggested that the title "Oil
Man From Tulsa," be copyrighted for the protection of the
city's reputation abroad. There appears to be a charm
about the expression that is more potent than the mythical
phrase "Open Sesame," used with great success by Ala
Baba and his forty thieves. In fact, quite a few more than
forty thieves are getting by on "Oil Man From Tulsa."
Ever and anon it is said, hotel clerks in the East and
West and South and North scrutinize the signature at the
bottom of a substantial check and ask the author, what Is
his source of revenue and whence he hails. He modestly
announces he is an "Oil Man From Tulsa."
Usually the clerk stands the losses and sometimes the
hotel management assumes the responsibility.
Almost weekly some county or city official receives a
letter from a distracted mother. She has a daughter who
has fallen in love with a nice-appearing, prosperous-looking
young man. Of course he was an "Oil Man From Tulsa."
He had borrowed some money from the trusting mother
to pay a laundry bill until his next royalty check arrived.
Then he disappeared.
Men back from the army tell of meeting the "Oil Man
From Tulsa" in the ranks. He was sacrificing a lot of
money to be a patriot. Following a black jack game he
wanted to borrow a five until he heard from his agent
who was selling a lease for him adjoining the Duke gusher.
Tulsa has the reputation of being peopled with finan
ciers. It is accused of making millionaires faster than
Bradstreet and Dun can rate them. A smooth crook with
a good suitcase and a clean neck can usually get over good
with the "Oil Man From Tulsa" gag.
So In desperation the proposal of copyright has been
made. It is suggested that all entitled to the title, "Oil
Man From Tulsa," be given identification cards and made
members of the fraternity. Outside bankers, hotel clerks
and young girls will be notified of the happy custom.
New York Transit Co. has declared an extra dlvideno
of $4 a share In addition to the regular quarterly dividend
of $4 payable Jan. 15, to. stock of record Dec. 20. This
makes a total of $20 for the year out of 1919 earnings

Petroleum Statistics for Month of September

Report of Output of American Refineries for the Month of September, 1919,
m Shown by Figures Compiled by the Bureau of Mines.
Department of Interior.
OUTPUT OF REFINERIES IN THE UNITED STATES FOR SEPTEMBER, 1919.
Bast Coast Pa.. N. T., W.O.Jnd.. Oklahoma' Texas Colorado Dally Dally
191* iN.Y.Phil. EastOhio 111., Ky. and and and California Total Average Average
& Ball.) & W. Va. ATenn. Kansas . Louisiana Wyoming Sept.. 1919 Sept.. 1918
Crude Run,
bbl 6.760.604 1.651,600 2,780,181 5.496,412 7,982,197 1,222.469 6,707,581 32,601,044 1.086,701 946,347
Purchased A
rerun, bbl. 324,927 208,762 678,126 293,753 557,117 711,466 542.739 3,216.889 107.229 182.858
Gasoline, gal. 60.322.149 22.660,388 48,281,037 74.528,254 74,661,148 22.466,093 36,763,495 339,582,564 11.319.419 10.486,532
Kerosene " 60,614,558 16,511.431 14,229,983 34.634,458 50,096,471 7,034,523 15.622.869 199,2.44,293 6,641,476 5.498. 7S3
Gas&Fuel " 110,582,472 12,575.658 41,207.765 107,672,881 169,411,870 28.296,236 213,662,792 683,409,674 22.780,322 21.769.502
Lube. 26,079,042 15.935.243 8.424.950 5.666.952 9,708,407 298,336 4,123.762 70.236,692 2,341.223 2.353.101
Wax. lb. 13,314,785 7.422,177 5,643.929 3.408,951 6,352,464 388.950 107,376 36,638,632 1,221,288 1.423.496
Coke. ton 18,978 1,634 12,814 3.919 8,865 1.266 47,476 1.582 1.60i
Asphalt " 43.903 123 7,904 22,240 19,420 93.590 3,120 1.618
Mlscel. gal. 6,413.337 3,335.159 13,394,488 8,887,838 31,719,109 20,636.378 24.SS0.102 109.265.911 3,642,197 4.606.732
Losses, bbl. 420.377 138,635 232,376 234.901 335,212 35.196 117.005 1.513,702 50,457 41.228
STOCKS ON HAND AT REFINERIES SEPTEMBER 30, 1919.
Oast Coast Pa N. T., W. O., Ind. )klahoma Texas Colorado Total Total
in* N.Y..PM1. Bast Ohio 111., Ky. and and and California Sf Its Bnd St'kB Bnd
& Bait.) & W. Va. & Tenn. Kansas Louisiana Wyoming Sept.. 1919 Sept.. 1918
Crude Oil. bbl 2,148.264 689,714 1,089,224 1,927.172 6,922,189 684,757 1,464,121 13,925.441 14,462,100
Oils purchased to be
283,276 y6,520 152,700 5.151 122,397 46,334 447,421 1,178,799 1.312.275
Gasoline, gal 99,963.276 16.456.627 53.699,485 52.190.388 120,757,054 7.875,078 20,183,511 371,125.419 269.772,723
Kerosene, gal 114,680.853 17.570.750 25,280.871 15.895.880 111.253.349 5,611,764 21,549.590 311.843,057 436.628.907
Gas and Fuel, gal 98,396.311 24,663,166 40.948.669 202,724.834 239.430.213 27,707.291 228,264,901 862,135.385 5S3.407.769
Lube., gal 71, 268.625 27.855.572 11,809,251 14.106.495 19.286.229 465.416 14,175.482 158,967.070 147.425,556
91.522.331 2.194 36,287.698
34,174.444 8,848.604 80,214.761 784,388 675,482 252,407.708 181,044.508
9.120 9,017 8.653 7.926 3,043 39.853 16.866
34,589 2.352 4,890 18 28.933 10.542 81.824 79.424
Mlscel.. irsl 94.010 729 31.S86.568 54,749.131 45.759.971 176.563.853 10.266,841 47.095.576 460.332.669 444.363.13:.
 THE OIL AND
INSTITUTE OUTLINES EXTENSIVE PROGRAM
And Through Its. General Secretary, R. L. Welch,
Asks Financial Support of Petroleum Industry '
in Carrying Out Its Plan.
The American Petroleum Institute, through its gen
eral secretary, R. L. Welch, is asking the industry for
support in an extensive and Intensive program which is
outlined in the following letter sent to the men in the
petroleum industry by Mr. Welch:
"The board of directors of the American Petroleum
Institute at its meeting held at Colorado Springs August
26, 1919, adopted a resolution favoring the creation of
a statistical and research bureau along the lines suggested
in reports filed by Dr. Van H. Manning, chairman of the
committee on Improvements in Methods, and by Mr. Welch,
general secretary and counsel of the Institute. The board
of directors also appointed a special committee to con
sider and co-ordinate the suggestions contained in the
two reports; to work out a definite plan covering the
problems which ought immediately to be taken up by the
Institute; to devise ways and means of carrying the pro
gram through, and to report their conclusions to the
Executive Committee of the Institute, which was given
power to act. This letter is written by direction of the
committee for the purpose of obtaining your valued as
sistance and suggestions as to the program of work help
ful to the industry and to the public which should be under
taken by the institute, and as to the financing thereof.
"Many suggestions already have been received. A
definite program could now be drawn up, but every day
some new and valuable thought is received. Therefore,
every person in the petroleum industry, whether he is
a member of the institute or not, is earnestly requested
to write his views, stating the problems which he believes
the Institute should take up, whether they relate to the
production, the conservation, the transportation, the re
fining, or the sale of petroleum products. In other words,
how can the institute be helpful to you and to the public?
Especial stress should be laid upon the creation of new
business, upon new uses for oil, and the development of
the internal combustion engine. A few of the problems
or activities suggested for consideration may be of interest:
"(1). The world's supply and prospective demand for
petroleum and its products, including as authoritative an
answer as possible to the question whether the supply will
be sufficient for the world's needs and what measures
should be taken to increase the supply and conserve It.
(2). The value of the use of fuel oil on land and sea in
comparison with other fuels, including a study of exist
ing methods of burning fuel oil and suggestions for their
improvement. (3). An exhaustive study along the lines
of pure research as to the chemical and physical properties
of petroleum and its products and of natural gas, with
especial emphasis upon study which for the moment may
seem abstruse and theoretical in comparison with the
research being made by oil companies for immediate com
mercial profita study, however, to have for its objec
tive the creation of new uses for petroleum and its prod
ucts and the improvement of present uses. (4). An
investigation of the alleged difficulties attributable to the
utilization of present fuels encountered in the use of auto
motive apparatus and suggestions for their solution, with
the object, among other things, of bringing the oil and
the automotive industries into closer co-operation in
solving mutual problems and In serving the public. (5).
The collection and dissemination of information' concern
ing, and the encouragement of, the study and development
of engines similar to the Diesel type. (6). A study of
gasoline and oil fire explosion incident to storage and
transportation, for the purpose of making constructive
suggestions for safety, and to avoid drastic Federal, State
and railroad regulation. (7). The collection and prompt
publication of the vital statistics of the industry, with
the purpose of creating a complete repository of world
petroleum statistics of such a character as to be authorita
tively accepted by the public and by Federal and State
bodiespreserving secrecy as to individual statistics, but
giving the fullest possible publicity to totals. (8). The
creation of a department of publicity and bureau of oil
Information, having for one of its functions the conduct
ing of a correspondence school for the study by employes
GAS NEWS 15
of oil companies of the available information concerning
the oil industry. (9). A complete study of the systems
of accounting in use in the industry for the purpose of
recommending, for such companies as care to use it, a
uniform cost accounting system. (10). A study of the
shale possibilities of the United States. (11). A study of
existing legislation effecting the oil industry, and an in
vestigation of the question whether uniform State legisla
tionespecially in relation to inspectionis desirable.
(12). The publication of a Journal of technical, scientific
and statistical information, setting forth the activities of
the institute and containing complete reports of its inves
tigations. (13). The standardization of the testing meth
ods in use by the industry.
"The committee is considering asking for voiUu<~ry
subscriptions from the industry to carry out the work
of the institute, upon the basis of an annual minimum
sum of $50, plus 50c for each one thousand dollars of
gross receipts, less payments for petroleum and petroleum
products, from companies desiring to contribute. Your
views as to the fairness of such a plan will be received
with great interest. Your immediate attention to this
important matter will be deeply appreciated. Communica
tions to be useful should be received not later than Decem
ber 21, if possible. Kindly address all communications to
R. L. Welch, General Secretary, American Petroleum In
stitute, 19 W. 44th Street, New York, N. Y."
MEXICAN OIL EXPORTS FOR OCTOBER ARE BIG.
More Than 8J Million Barrels From the Ports of Tampico,
Tuxpam and Port LobosHuasteca Petroleum
Co. Heads the List.
Tampico, Mexico, Nov. 29 (By Mail).October exports
of petroleum and its products from the. Mexican oilfields
through the shipping ports of Tampico, Tuxpam and Port
Lobos for the month of October totaled the enormous
quantity of more than eight and one-half million barrels,
the exact figures being 8,561,002.42 barrels. Three com
panies exported more than one million barrels each. The
Huasteca Petroleum Company headed the list with ship
ments of 1,577,042.56 barrels, closely followed by the Cortes
Oil Company and the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey,
with 1,398,820 and 1,119,281 barrels of petroleum, respec
tively. Following are the exports by the several shipping
companies:
Huasteca 1,577,042.56
Aguila 1,398.820.00
Cortez 1,119,281.00
Standard 860,315.05
Texas 758,281.50
Island 511,823.28
Freeport 449,795.61
East Coast 413,821.63
Mexican Gulf 332 318.53
Tal Vez 87,396.37
Pierce Navegation 73,200.00
Interocean 69,160.19
Terminal Union 33,242.00
National 30,205.00
Penn Mex 846,299.70
8,561,002.42
The Panuco camp added another to its string of pro
ducing oil wells this week when Billy Fortine drilled in
the Cruz y Amorevieta well No. 3, on Lot No. 6, at a
depth of 2,407 feet. The capacity of the well is estimated
at around 5,000 barrels of petroleum dally. Last Monday
the well came in flowing at the rate of 5,000 barrels a
day, at a depth of 2,360 feet. Drilling was continued until
a depth of 2,407 feet was reached but as production was
not increased the tpols were pulled out and the well called
completed. This well Is located on fraction 2, of Lot 6,
Isleta, and is the third well Fortine & Pearce h"VR drilled
for this company on Lot No. 6. The three wells have a
combined capacity of approximately 9,000 barreis a day.
Imperial Oil, Ltd., has declared a quarterly dividend
of 75 cents a share on the new stock of $25 par value,
compared with the previous rate of $3 a share quarterly on
the $100 par value stock. The dividend is payable Dec.
1 to the holders of Coupon No. 5.
16 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

Winchester, Ky., Dec. 8 (Special).In the Kentucky mated, wou d enable the directors to pay the stockholders
fieMs there is some lessening of activity, due to weather a substantial dividend, which together with the d.vidends
conditions, but preparations are being made for drilling a. ready paid, wou'd exceed the price paid for the stock.
a number of wildcat wells. Magoffin and Johnson coun In Cumberland county the Dreadnaught Oil and Re
ties are attracting the most attention in the Eastern sec fining Co. is down 1,065 feet at No. 3 Strange and held up
tion, whi'.e Monroe, Barren, Cumberland and adjoin'ng temporarily with a broken engine.
counties look the most promising of the wildcat propo Escheat Suits Dismissed.
sitions in the Southern and Western. Hart county will re
ceive further tests shortly, also. The escheat suits known as the Commonwealth of
Kentucky versus the Flahaven Land Co., Beattyville Coal
Cumberland Stockholders Meet. and Mineral Co., Lee County Land Co., Huntington Land
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Cumber Co., Eureka Coal and Mineral Co. and various others were
land Pipe Line Co. was held at the company's offices in dismissed in the Lee County Circuit Court, following a
Winchester Thursday, December 4. The following di recent ruling of the Court of Appeals In Frankfort. These
rectors were re-elected: Forrest M. Towle, Joseph A. suits represented in the petitions that they were brought
Geiger. J. H. Gardner, W. P. Alexander, J. M. Tussey. by the Attorney General and special counsel Clayton
The directors met and elected as officers Forrest M. Blakey and Theodore Blakey. The suits caused consid
Towle, New York, president; Allan T. Towle, Pittsburg, erable excitement and at one time it was feared would
vice president and general manager; E. R. Sheppard, Oil tie up the entire Lee county production so vast was the
City, Pa., vice president and treasurer; C. A. McLouth, area covered by the litigation. Oil men will be pleased
Oil City, sec-etary. Allen T. Towle of Pittsburg, general to know these have been formally dismissed.
manager, and C. E. Loane, Oil City, assistant secretary, Important Decision Handed Down.
were present, besides the local stockholders. In the Court of Appeals, October 21, a decision was
Weekly Pipe Line Runs. handed down which will be of great interest to many-
The runs from the Kentucky field for the week ending holders of leases in Kentucky who are involved in liti
November 29, 1919, as furnished by the Cumberland Pipe gation, as well as prospective buyers of oil rights.
Line Co. are as follows: The decision of the court in the case of Scott versus
Runs Laws, involving certain mining rights in Floyd county,
Busseyville 43.85 indicated that where all minerals were conveyed in a
Fallsburg 89199 transfer, the conveyance, without doubt, Included oil and
Cooper 761.07 gas. Also, that where several minerals we-.e enumerated
Denny 166.92 in the deed of conveyance and no mention made of oil
Stubenville 468.98 and gas, that these might, in that event, be excluded.
C nnel City 439 38 The ruling is summed up as follows:
Fitchburg 6125.92 "Since oil and gas are minerals, and there is noth
Ravenna 6377.82 ing in the language of the deed in question which shows
Ravenna 4636.63 that the parties contemplated something less than all sub
Haze' Green , 181.40 stances legally cognizable as minerals, we conclude that
Campton 172.76 the title to the oil and gas necessarily passed by the con
Stillwater 69.90 veyance."
Potter 386.48 Ejectment Suit Filed.
Parmleyville 606 39 In the Estill county Circuit Court a suit in ejectment
Pilot 5433.63 was filed Nov. 21, 1919, by the Tidal Oil Co., James A.
Pilot 4376.63 Wallace, W. S. Raydure, W. P. Williams and G. B. Wil
Zachariah 4090.55 liams against the Security Producing and Refining Co.
Big Sinking 6866 33 The plaintiffs claim the right to the possession of two
Big Sinking 13219.90 tracts of land operated by the defendants located, one
Ross Creek 2311.12 on the east and the other on the west, of the William
Bg Sinking 7333.10 Tyree tract on Furnace Fork of Cow Creek, in Estill
Big Sinking 3855.78 county. These contain respectively 19.1 and 18.7 acres, on
Hell Creek 4605.71 which there are nine producing wells.
Beaver Creek 141.13 Refining Company Incorporated.
The Dixie Refining Co., capitalized at $100,000. has
Total 73563.37 filed articles of incorporation in Louisville. The corpora
Committee Sent to Texas. tion states in its articles that it proposes to manufacture,
In Louisville, Tuesday, a meeting of the stockholders export and import all kinds of crude oil products. Incor
of the Great Lakes Petroleum Co. was held in the Red porators are J. L. Ceedy, Denver, 20,000 shares; L. R
Room at the See bach Hotel. The question of the sale Steele, Boulder, Colo., 10,000 shares; J. T. Honnold and
of this company's Texis property was discussed and it J. R. Sabiston, Louisville, 3 shares each.
was reported that an offer of $1,000,000 had been made for Buys Lease in Wolfe.
the company's holdings and the pipe line which is the The Mutual Oil and Refining Co., of Lexington, has
property of George W. Owens, president of the company. purchased from A. W. Creekmore 230 acres near Torrent,
It is understood $530,000 was for the pipe line and $470,- in Wolfe county, known as the John Cox and Leah Bailey
000 for the company's tract. A committee composed of the
farms. The same parties recently purchased 450 acres
following was appointed to go to Texas to look into the in Lincoln county, near Crab Orchard Springs, and are
affairs of the company and make a report December 15: contemplating drilling a deep test to 3,000 feet, should
H. J. Scherrirh. Junius Wolfork, Mr. Turner, of Louis they fail to get good results in the shallow sands.
ville, C. J. Weidemann, of Cleveland. The stockholders
vo'ed tht the offer to sell the company's Texas acreage Lee County Reports.
be withdrawn until a report was received from this com In the Lee county fields several new wells are re
mittee. ported completed. Mohney Brothers and Brown No. 4,
The stockholders of the Paragon Oil Co. have received Shoemaker, is in and estimated at 25 barrels. The Cen
a letter from the president, T. V. Brown, stating that at tral Oil Co. No. 9, W. T. Booth, is credited with 20 bar-
a recent meeting of the directors he was instructed to re s. On the Crain tract the Woodford Oil Co. has No. 21
notify them that a deal was pending, which, if consum rated at 40 barrels. The last drilling report from the
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 17

Ohio Oil Co. on the Flahaven is as follows: No. 63, 225
feet; No. 66, moving; No. 73, rigging; No. 75, 200 feet;
No. 77, 375 feet. In the western section on Billys Fork,
the Traders Oil Co., J. H. McClurkin and others, are due.
On Hell Creek the Atlantic Oil Producing Co.'s No. 8,
Kincaid, was dry.
The Old Dominion Oil Co., drilling on the Jefferson
tract, has completed Nos. 22 and 23. These are rated
respectively at 25 and 50 barrels. In the Airedale section
the Ace OH Co. had a nice show of oil at No. 1, J. B. Cole,
declared dry and may be ab e to make a producer of it.
It is not yet decided whether or not tbey will drill a
second location. On the Eureka tract, the Frye Sweetser
Oil Co. No. 12 is in and pumped 45 barrels the first six
hours. This company is moving a machine to drill No. 13.
There is another rig on the company's holdings here, but
this is shut down temporarily, with some break in the
machinery.
A well reported at No. 6, Joel Bowman, of the Erie
Oi! Co., Is not yet completed, but has 100 feet of oil in
the hole 8 feet under the cap. They have a piece of bit
in the hole and will drill through to the pay. E. B. G.
Mann et al are drilling No. 7 on the A. H. Warner tract
and rigging No. 8. The Twin Cities Oil and Gas Co.'s No.
8. Sarah Weiands, is going down, and Nos. 9 and 10 will
start up shortly. The Taylor SDUth Hay Oil Co's No. 13
on the Lee County Land Co. tract is dri ling and two more
are rigging. This company's No. 12 was rated at 5 barrels.
In Lee county the Old Domin'on Oil Co.'s No. 15, Shearer,
has been completed and is credited with 10 barrels. Nos.
16 and 17 are now going down. This company has brought
in No. 19, Jefferson, which is reported as good for 50
barrels. In the Hell Creek section the Magic Oil Co. is
expect'ng to comp'ete No. 4, Laura Lane, this week. The
Fyre Sweetser Co.'s No. 12, Eureka, is due in. The Wright
Oil Co has two offsets on the Eureka to drill.
Reports on Williams and O'Rear No. 2 Goocey, in the
Western section of Lee county, are to the effect that this
well pumped 250 barrels in 16 hours and 180 barrels In
11 hours. This is one of the largest wells in this section.
No. 3 is now drilling. The same parties are rigging No.
1 Stamper and No. 2 on the Raider. In the Radical sec
tion of Lee the Woman's Oil Co. No. 2 E. S. Moore has
been drilled deeper and reshot. On Big Sinking the Ohio
Oil Co. No. 65 Flahaven has been dri'led in and looks
good for 15 barrels. Near the headwaters of Sinking
Creek, Fuller Brothers No. 1 Jake Bush has been held
up for some time at 400 feet by litigation. Proper and
others are drilling near Zachariah on the Ed Shoemaker
farm at No. 2.
The Southwestern and Cliff Petroleum companies have
completed three good wells on the Eureka, production
report not yet received. These are Nos. 84, 88 and 91.
The Associated Producers Co. No. 27 Anna Fisher is in
and credited with 20 barrels. Noland, Barnhart and Mc-
Call are drilling around 800 feet at No. 8 on the South
western and Cliff Petroleum Co. tract. The Southern
011 Co. of Lee county is something over 500 feet at No.
12 E. Williams. The Gem Oil Co.'s No. 6 Ike Gabbard Is
drilling, while the Eastern Oil Co. is drilling to the sec
ond pay at No. 9 Fraley. The Irvine Development Co.
Nos. 9, 12 and 13 Green Adams are going down, as is No.
3 Fraley of the Atlantic Oil Producing Co. The latter is
moving to No. 9 Kincaid.
In the northern part of Lee county the Ohio Fuel
Oil Co. is at work at Nos. 21, 26 and 35 on the J. D.
Smyth tract. C. F. Dickson et al No. 8 Lafayette Noe Is
drilling as is the Associated Producers Co. No. 28 J. J.
Wells. The Cumberland Petroleum Co. is at work at No.
10 on the Floyd Helton, while the Superior Oil Corpo
ration has two rigs on the Profltt Heirs drilling Nos. 14
and 15. In the Western section of Lee near Cressy the
Rock Shoals Oil Co., better known as Reed, Slaymaker
and Dixon, has a nice show for a small well at No. 6
Dudley Short. They are about 15 feet in but still drilling
and will go through the sand. The Lee Oil Co. on the
Brandenburg is 300 feet above the sand with a broken
shaft.
News From Lawrence County.
In Lawrence county the Big Blaine Oil. and Gas Co.
No. 4 M. F. Conley Trustee was 1,200 feet at the last re
port. No. 5 is rigging. The Ohio Fuel Oil Co., which *r
d,olng extensive work in this section, was down 500 feet *"
No. 6 H. Lackey. No. 5 made 10 barrels. The same cor*
pany's No. 2 Pfost was 600 feet, No. 4 T. H. Burchetr
700 and No. 4 D. W. Diamond drilling at 600. This com
pany's No. 1 on the R. Blankenship Is a light gasser,
while No. 3 C. M. Walker made 4 barrels. No. 3 W. F.
Austin was rated at 7 barrels and No. 3 L. S. Alley at 4
barrels On the latter tract No. 4 was 1,400 feat when
last reported, No. 4 C. M. Walker 1,000 feet. The same
company was rigging at No. 1 Thad Thompson and 1,100
feet at No. 3 Blankenship. No. 2 W. T. Davis was 1,400
feet. The New Domain Oil and Gas Co. was drilling at
1,200 feet at No. 7 Rebecca Peters. No. 8 made 6 bar
rels. The same parties No. 2 M. H. Johns is going down.

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18 THE OIL AND
The West Va. Oil, Gas and Byproducts Co. No. 6
Jessie Bernard was 900 feet and Nos 1 and 2 Blankenship
rigging.
Estill County News.
In Estill county the Ohio Oil Co. No. 14 William
Adams is in and rated at 5 barrels. The Victory Oil Co.
No. 1 Whisman is being pumped. News from Estill county
is to the effect Shamberger Brothers are drilling No.
10 William Cox. The Superior Oil Corporation No. 15
Isom Ballard is going down as is the Irvine Field Oil Co.
No. 6 Margaret Wise. The Torrent Oil Producing Co.
No. 10 Profitt at the last report was 600 feet deep. The
Superior Oil Corporation No. 14 Isom Ballard was reported
at 2 barrels.
The Paramount Oil Co. has completed No. 6 Frank
Rogers which is credited with 15 barrels. The Security
Producing and Refining Co. No. 13 Wise made 3 barrels.
The Phoenix Oil Corporation is drilling No. 5 GInter.
To Test Hart County.
Joseph Leiner, geologist, has taken 2,500 acres of
leases in Hart county on structure he has worked out.
This lies on both sides of the Green River and preparations
are being made to drill near Rio Bridge, east of Munfords-
ville.
Elliott Developments.
The Ken See Oil Co. Is drilling a test on the Noah
Gillum tract on the waters of New Combe Creek in
Elliott county, 1% miles from Isonville. The Little Banjo
011 Co. is moving from the Fannin tract near Crocketts-
ville to a location on its holdings near Isonville. This
company will put No. 1 Sol Lewis on the pump soon.
Gas Well In Morgan.
Near Jeptha, in Morgan county, E. M. Arbogast and
others, of West Virginia, got a nice gasser at their well
drilling on Middle Fork of Elk Creek. In Morgan county
It Is reported the El Macord Oil Co. rig is moving off
the P. E. Gullett after making three unsuccessful attempts
to drill No. 3. The Carter Oil Co.'s No. 1 Allen is re
ported 550 fest deep. The Great Petroleum Go. is due in
with its initial well.
Knott County Reports.
The Eastern Gulf Oil Co. drilling a test on the Martha
Amburgy in Knott county has drilled through the Maxom
at 1,447 feet, with no show of oil. They will go to the
Berea. Raimey and others on the Beaver Creek Coal
and Coke tract is down 1,950 feet and drilling in the big
lime.
Drilling in Carter.
In Carter county Stender Brothers No. 1 Bennett
Heirs is drilling something over 500 feet. The Barrick
Kentucky Oil Co. No. 5 Richard Fraley is drilling.
Breathitt News.
In Breathitt county near the Lee county line the
Mammoth Producing Co. is drilling No. 1 on the Arch
Babbard near Tilmore. The Pan Bowl Oil Co. drilling
on the Jim Oakes on White Oak Creek got a dry hole.
The top of the sand was 1,516 feet and they dilled 50
feet In getting a sh'w of oil at 35 f?et. Fulton and others
No. 1 Hezekiah Watkins is through the big "lime and
should be in in 10 days. The Big Six Oil Co. is preparing
to drill another well.
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In Allen county the Seaboard Oil Co. has drilled in
several wells in the past month. Among these are Nos.
29, 30 and 21 Hooten credited with 18, 20 and 15 barrels.
Nos. 20 and 21 McReynolds have been brought in and
are estimated respectively at 25 and 10 barrels. This
company has just installed big power on the McReynolds
and cleaned out some of the wells and drilled them deep
er, thereby increasing the production somewhat. Charles
Donaldson of Evans City, Pa., an experienced oil man,
has been made superintendent of this company's Allen
county property.
In Allen county the Paragon Oil Co. has completed
No. 10 R. O. Mulligan, estimated at 25 barrels. No. 11
is expected shortly and No. 12 is drilling. The Old Do
minion Oil Co. is at work at No. 8 on the Cockrell. The
Producers Oil and Shale Co. expects No. 6 Chism in
next week and No. 1 on the Hunt lease. This company's
No. 6 Jim Jackson is rated at 5 barrels and No. 7 at 10.
At Jewell Bend Stuart St. Clair No. 2 Hunt is completed
and credited with 25 barrels. In Warren county the Old
Dominion Oil Co. is drilling its initial well on the Miller
northwest of Bowling Green. This company's No. 1 Good-
rum was dry at 1,025 feet. The Periscope Oil Co. is
due in north of the Moulder with No. 2.
Personal Notes.
Paul J. Ray, connected with the Ohio Oil Co., has
been in the city on business.
T. C. Rise has gone to Kansas and Forth Worth.
Texas, to look over oil properties.
J. F. Bonnell of the Bessemer Gas Engine Co. has
returned from a business trip to Cleveland.
Miss Helen Rosser, formerly with the Empire Oil
and Gas Co., has resigned and will return to her home
in Homer City, Pennsylvania.
Frank S. Woodburn, formerly with the W. P. Williams
Oil Corporation is now field manager of the Ogden Oil Co.
operating the Freeman tract in Allen county.
George H. Dimick Jr., president of the Duplex Oil Co.,
has returned to Oklahoma, where he will be most of the
winter looking after the company's interests. Mrs. Dimick
will spend the winter in Ashland.
James L. McArthur, a well known oil man, from West
ford, Pennsylvania, died at hiB home on College street in
this city Friday, Nov. 28. He is survived by a sister, Mrs.
Sadie Ross; a brother, J. M. McArthur, both of this city,
and another brother, R. M. McArthur of Youngstown,
Ohio.
A number of operators who were formerly interested
in the Kentucky fields are now reported at Sh eveport.
Louisiana, where they are at work. The following will
be well remembered in this section: Tom Gartland, James
H. Dugan, Byron Reed, George McGuire and Homer
Pontius.
STOCKHOLDERS ON AN INSPECTION TRIP.
Eldorado, Kans., Dec. 9.Twenty-nine stockholders of
the Conservative Oil & Refining Co., headed by J. C.
Engleman Jr., president, were in Eldorado last week
for a tour of inspection of the Butler county oil fields.
The visitors are all from Iowa and Minnesota, and were
greatly impressed by the vast oil territory and its rapid
progress of development. They had toured the Eibing
and Peabody sections before arriving in Eldorado, but
braved the cold of early winter's most bitter day to see
the sights in the district surrounding Eldorado. The Con
servative has an authorized capital of $2,000,000, and has
great holdings of producing wells and undeveloped prop
erties in Kansas and Texas. It was announced today
that the company expects to add materially to its holdings
in the Kansas field. The Conservative represents the
merger of the Engleman interests, and its most important
producing property is the Holem farm, southeast of Eldo
rado. The company is now drilling with good prospects
on the Jones in 18-26-6 and on the Bo'.in in 1 27-6.
Winchester, Ky., Dec. 9. (Special.) In Auglaiza
county, Ohio, the Bend Oil and Gas Co. of Lexington, has
complet'd a 20 barrel well on the Thomas tract. The com
pany got the production at 1132 fest. Ano'hsr location
wi'l bs d~i'lpd shortly. This acreage lies next to that of
the Frye Oil Co.
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20 THE OIL AND
OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA PRODUCTION.
barrels
Tulsa, Okla., Dec. 9. (Special.) Discovery of a new
pool southwest of Bristow, In Creek county, Okla., consti
tutes the chief source of interest in the development of
Oklahoma's' oil \ resources during the week. The well is
that of the Texas Co., located in the northeast corner of the
southeast quarter of section 11-14 8. It found the top of the
sand at 2,436 feet, and at 26 feet in, the hole filled up with
oil and it is estimated good for 100 barrel on the pump.
Tankage is being built and it will be drilled deeper as soon
as preparations have been made to care for the oil. The
nearest production to this well are some Wh:eler sand wells
owned by the Texas Co., and Prairie Oil & Gas Co., about
three miles to the southwest. It wi'l either prove to be a
very valuable extensioner to that pool or means the open
ing of another Wheeler sand pool.
The discovery of the first sand in the Mississippi lime
in paying quantities northeast of Beggs, in Okmulgee coun
ty is the second item of interest. The well that did the
trick is the Frank Billingslea, and Fred Letcher and E. L.
Robinson No. 1, in the southeast corner of the southwest
of the southwest of section 16-15-12. Top of the sand is
said in some reports to have been reached at 2,680 feet,
and in others at 2,703 feet, but nevertheless the total
depth is 2,705 feet, and the well is flowing at the rate of
100 barrels daily. The chances are that the top of the
sand was found at 2,680 feet, then a break, and then sand
with pay at 2,703 feet, and the drill probably is five feet in
the pay. The nearest deep sand wells to this producer
are about four miles southwest, and all the nearby gas
wells are producing from the Dutcher send. Some dry
holes lie to the northwest of it, that are deep enough to
test out the deep sand, but there is plenty of room for
a dandy pool, and lnasmvch as the pay has only been
drilled into the slight distance of five feet, the chances
for a large prcduction are good.
Completion of a well that did 30,000,000 feet of gas
from a sand found at 740 feet, is reported from Rogers
county, just northwest of the little town of Foyil. The
completion of such a large gasser at this shallow depth is
very much out of the ordinary, and sets a record for big
gassers in that locality. It is the No. 1 of Boyle brothers,
in the southwest corner of the southeast of the southeast
of the southwest of section 25-23-16. It offsets a 7,000,000
feet gasser producing from the same sand that was drilled
by the same parties. Both gassers are northwest of pro
duction about a mile and mean much to the future drilling
of that locality. Several wildcat tests are starting in the
vicinity of Foyil.
Another well has been drilled in at Walters, in Cotton
county, that started off at a 1,200 barrel click. It is the
Empire Gas & Fuel Co. No. 3, Henry farm, in the north
west- corner of the southeast of the northeast of section
4-2s-10w. Top of the sand was found at 2,126 feet, and
when drilling was stopped in the top of the sand to erect
tankage, it drilled itself in, and shot a steady stream of
oil for five hours above the top of the derrick. It is flow
ing into earthen storage, and the flow is estimated. It may
be making more than 1,200 barrels and maybe less. The
fi'st 24-hours production was estimated at better than
1,500 barre's. It offsets the Texas Co. No. 5, Henry farm,
in the southwest corner of the northeast of the northwest
of the same section, which also came in for 1,200 barrels
and was the largest well completed in the field up until the
time it was brought in.
J. J. Deaner and associates have a gasser good for
GAS NEWS
30,000,000 feet in their No. 1, located in the southwest
corner of the northwest of the no.theast of sec.ion 22-11-11,
between Henryetta and Weleetka. It found the sand at
2,450 feet, and drilling was stopped at ten feet in. This
well is a quarter mile south and two locations east of a
gasser comp eted by the same parties about three months
ago. At the time of its completion, the other gasser was
several miles in advance of production and the late big
one is the first to get the sand since it was brought in. A
very large and prolific gas field is expected to be found
here, unless some oil shows up.
Shooting its well in the northeast corner of the south
west of section 9-15 10, the Kawfield Oil Co. increased its
production from twenty barrels, which it made on the pump
to 300 barrels the first 24 hours, and after several days, it
has settled back to around 150 barrels and considered a
very profitable producer. It is a mile west of production
in the Dutcher sand extension of the Russell pool, and has
never been seriously regarded because of its sin ill natural
capacity. Since the shot, acreage prices have went sky
high, and a very active drilling campaign is starting. The
final boundary of this new pool is yet a speculation, as it is
expected to extend in almost any direction. The proven
area of this pool is the greatest since Cushing, and it is ex
pected to produce a wealth of oil. It looks like toward the
east, it would extend to the wells in section 7-15-11, toward
the north, it is known that the Laurel O'l & Gas Co. drilled
a well three-quarters of a mile north of the Oklahoma Pro
ducing & Refining Co. No. 1, in the southeast corner of the
southwest of 34-1 610,the furthest producing well north in
the field,that made 15 barrels on the pump, and It is
thought that it wis never drilled past the first break in the
sand. Toward the west, the Kawfield well is the limit, and
toward the south, no boundary has been established. Pipe
line companies are unable to care for the present produc
tion, and new lines are being rushed to the field. It Is
thought that within a period of ten days, room will be
made by the pipe line companies so that the wells now
shut down on top of the sand can drill in.
In the Hewitt field, it is reported the Texas Co. deep
ened No. 1, Nolin farm, in the northwest corner of the
northeast of the northeast of the northeast of section 28-
4s-2w, to 17 feet in the sand, found at 2,160 feet, and it has
made several flows and will make a good commercial pro
ducer, however no estimate has been forthcoming. Wirt
Franklin deepened his No. 1, Ward farm, in the southeast
corner of the northwest of the northeast of the southeast
of section 21-4s-2w, 6 feet more, and passed out of sand
at 1,874 feet. Top of the sand was found at 1 864 fest,
and total depth is 1 876 feet. It is flowing 575 barrels.
The Carter Oil Co. deepened its No. 1, Heffner farm, in
the southwest corner of the northeast of the southwest of
section 22-4s-2w, to a total dspth of 1,695 feet, and is still
in sand, and it is now flowing 860 barrels daily. West-
heimer No. 1, Dillard farm, in the southwest corner of the
southeast of the southwest of the southwest of section 22-
4s-2w, is flowing 350 barrels at depth of 2,016 feet.
In the deep sand field south of Beggs, the Indiahoma
Refining Co., and George Simons No. 4, in the northwest
corner of the northeast of the northwest of section 12-14-11,
found sand at 2,821 feet, and at 8 feet in is f owing 600
barrels; and No. 5, on the same farm, in the southwest
corner of the lease, is 6 feet in sand, and is flowin? 300
barrels. The Turman Oil Co. No. 22, in the center cf th?
north line of the southwest of the southwest of section 35-
15-11, started off at 350 barrels, at a couple of feet in the
deep pay.
Drilling operations have been opened on the Sunset
ranch in the northwestern portion of Travis county on the
Travis-Williamson county line, according to inform tion re
ceived at Austin, Texas. Drilling machinery has been
installed and rapid work is expected, advices f.'om the
scene of activities say.
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Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9 (Special).Developments
in the varijus oil fields of Texas were curtailed the past
veek because of impassable roads, a scarcity of fuel In
wild cat sections and the extremely inclement weather.
Comparatively few wells were completed, and none of
these rune in as a record breaking gusher.
The work in Stephens, Young and Jack counties con
tinues to attract attention, and the past few weeks has
seen a change in sentiment toward west Texas, especially
Coleman county. The wild cat area of the state, the
country adjacfnt to San Angelo and the Trans Pecos re
gion, continued to find favor with the pioneer producer.
Considerable attention also is being paid just now to
southwest Texas, in the vicinity of San Antonio, San
Marcos and New Braunsfels where oil has been found at
a shallow depth. Sections of southwest Texas have not
as yet been invaded by the wild catter, but signs point In
that direction.
D?spite the bad weather, the Desdemona field showed
an increase in production. The Increase was in the proven
territory. In Stephens county the wells recently brought
in continue to hold up in production and the next few
weeks, as soon as the sun shines again and the roads
become passable, several thrills are expected from the
talent. That section of Young county that is adjoining
Stephens also is getting a big play, and development
would have progressed considerable but for the lack of
fuel.
State Watching Conservation,
The oil and gas division of the Texas Railroad Com
mission is keeping a careful tab on production and watch
ing to see that the recent rules governing conservation
are being carried out Frequent opportunities are given
the producers in north Texcs to be heard on the ques
tion of amending and revising the laws. Tuesday a spe
cial session of the commission was held in Fort Worth
when a number of amendments were suggested. The
amendments were taken under advisement and by the first
of next week a decision will be rendered in the case.
Since the enforcement of the oil and g-s conservation
statute very little trouble has developed. The producer
and the commission seems to have, in every instance,
reached a compromise settlement that was satisfactory.
Young County.
Several new locations have been made in Young
county na-r the Donnell well No. 1, which recently made
182 barrels In a twelve-hour test at 1,877 feet. It Is ex
pected to develop a shallow field in this region. Other
test wells in the county are showing up good, and in time
It Is expected to see another Ranger on Desdemona de
veloped at Graham. The Texas and other big companies
are playing this region. Several deep tests will be made,
and contracts have been entered Into to drill 4,000 feet.
Pleasant Grove District.
Comparatively few completions were reported in the
Pleasant Grove district. The Texas Co. brought In the
best one so far as known, the Littleton No. 7, which is
flowing 800 barrels at nine feet in the pay sand which
was found at 3,490 feet. This district has been gradually
extended and still promises to hold up. Six miles north
of Ranger and over the line in Stephens county the West-
heimer Oil Co. has brought in its Bratten No. 2 which is
making 700 barrels of oil at six feet in the sand at a
depth of 3,500 feet.
Desdemona District.
Two fair sized producers furnirh almost the sum total
of new wells brought in in the Desdemona field. The
Hankins No. 2 of the Magnolia Petroleum Co. just south
of the same company's W. R. Carruth No. 1, three miles
west of town, made 100 barrels an hour when first brought
in, according to advices received here. This well be-
havd simi'arly to the Carruth which started off with a
50-barrel clip and then finally nr de 4 000 barrels a day.
In .the. northwest part of the Desdemona field the
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Mid Kansas brought in another good well on the Dabney
lease. It Is the Dabney No. 10 and is reported good for
2,600 barrels. Neither of these wells extended the proven
territory.
Stephens County.
The Atkins well extended the territory in this section
a considerable distcnce and bore out the prediction that
Stephens county yet will furnish the mother oil pool of
the west. The Atkins well was shot and is making 250
barrels dally and not yet cleaned out. The Atkins well
is approximately two miles west of the Mid-Kansas J. W.
Hill well.
The Gulf Production Co. has a 300-barrel producer
in its Harris No. 1 wh'ch was shot into production. One
of the peculiarities of the Stephens county field, especially
the northern section, the wells must be shot into big pro
duction to loosen up the sands.
Ranger Field.
The Ranger field was devoid of any frills the past
week, because of the weather, however, a few new wells
were brought in in the shallow sand district In the north
ern sector, in the vicinity of the Hollemen well. The
shallow sand district of Eastland county north of Ranger
promises to become a big asset to oil production in the
we^t Texas field. The Hueco-Ranger Oil Co. brought In
a 150-barrel producer in the shallow well area, which
makes a total of eleven producers in the shallow belt. It
is expected that the next few days will see a change In
production figures in the Ranger sector.
Burkburnett Field.
In the Bi'rkburnett fild eleven completions were re
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tor that have been yielding gushers. In block 89 a dry rillo the news came this week that another 100.000,000-
hole was struck, also a good producer. This field is de feet gasser came in at 1,665 feet twenty-five miles north
veloping to be very much spotted. Block 89 now is be of Amarillo.
lieved to have been definitely proven. In block 76 a dry Coleman County.
hole was struck by the Chenault well at 1,631 feet. Other Several new locations were made in Coleman county
wells in the district also are being watched. the past week, among them being one by the Tex-O-Wa
In Archer county considerable interest is being mani Oil Co. near the Jim Ned tract. On the Lee Vaughn tract,
fested, although so far no wells have been brought in Trickham field, the Naomi well is reported full of oil at
that would set the world ablaze. It is expected that the 950 feet.
next few weeks, maybe the next few days, will tell a In the San Angelo section arrangements have been
tale in this section. made to complete the test on the Harris ranch, which
Panhandle Area. had a shallow showing of oil.
The following are the statistics for the week:
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ties, are getting a big play. According to reports a show Burk- Co-
ing of oil was found in the test near Hereford in Deaf Electra.burnett.Ranger.Stephens.manche.
Smith county at 330 feet. This report was verified and Magnolia 3,800 3,075 3,490 1,100 4,850
the Prairie company, which holds leases on a consider Gulf 550 4,250 2,500 6,890
able acreage, began to ship more derricks to that sec Texas Co 4,390 2,625 2,350 8,090
tion. There is no doubt but that the Panhandle area Humble 2,950 1,575 3,050
will prove up a big gas producing section. From Ama- Prairie Oil 6,790 -950
Texas Pac 6,750 1,175
Sinclair 22r. 2,175 3,225 575
HOLDS OIL WELL RETURNS NOT SUBJECT TO OKLA Sun Co 1,175 1.450 4'25
HOMA'S INCOME TAX LAW. Mid-Kansas 250 3,550 4,760
Livingston 3,250
Oklahoma City, Dec. 9. (Special.) An important Woodburn 2,450
argument is before the supreme court of the State of Skelly 1,000
Oklahoma this week. H. H. Champlin, oil producer and Gilliland 2,750
refiner of Enid, Okla., has protested the payment of an in Okla. P. and G 1,950
come tax demanded by the state auditor, claiming that re Western Oil 1,175
turns from an til and gas well are but returns on capital Miscellaneous .... 960 75,675 29,750 14,780 21,72',
invested, and are therefore not subject to the income tax DRILLING REPORTS.
law of the state. The Oklahoma law provides that the
state auditor in computing returns for income tax, may Burkburnett completions:
deduct 5 per cent each year for completion of mining pro King Eight, No. 1 Waggoner, lease B, 600 barrels.
perties. Champlin remitted an amount considerably less King Eight, No. 2 Waggoner, lease B, 500 barrels.
than that demanded by the state auditor and brought suit King Eight, No. 3 Waggoner, lease B, 600 barrels.
to restrain the auditor from proceeding to collect the dif King Eight, No. 4 Waggoner, lease B, 575 barrels.
ference. Assistant Attorney General Willard Bleakmore Jerry Kinney, No. 1 George, flowing 350 barrels.
represents the state in the argument. Langford, Staley & Chenault, No. 2 Waggoner, lease
A, 400 barrels.
Langford, Staley & Chenault, No. 5 Schmisseur, 250
barrels.
Langford, Staley & Chenault, No. 4 Brannon, block 89.
Buy an Income 300 barrels.
Langford, Staley & Chenault, No. 5 Brannon, block
on the Installment 90, 200 barrels.
Langford, Staley & Chenault, No. 7 Brannon, block
89, 350 barrels.
Langford, Staley & Chenault, No. 1 Brannon, lease
Plan - - A, 500 barrels.
Margay, Nos. 5, 6, 7 and 9 Waggoner, block 87, total
2,500 barrels.
Langley Production, No. 1 Elsea, 500 barrels.
P. J. Lea, No. 2 R. M. Waggoner, 500 barrels.
I You can buy a strictly High Grade Livingston Oil, No. 10 Taylor, block 97, 1,000 barrels.
Dividend-paying Security on Monthly Burk-Drehmer, No. 2 Taylor, 800 barrels.
Burk-Drehmer, No. 1 Taylor, making around 300 bar
Payments. rels with swab in hole.
North American Refining, No. 3 Elsea, 600 barrels.
North American Refining, No. 5 Elsea, 500 barrels.
<JWe are offering the stock of a com North American Refining, No. 5 Elsea, 500 barrels.
pany which has already demonstrated North American Refining, No. 6 Elsea, 600 barrels.
Olsan-Davis, No. 2 Morgan, lease 1, 300 barrels.
its earning capacity. Olsan-Davis, No. 1 Taylor, lease 2, 350 barrels.
Olsan-Davis, No. 3 Taylor lease, 2,500 barrels.
<I It affords Splendid Future Possibili John O'Neal, No. 1 Taylor, 3,000 barrels.
Osage, No. 1 Elsea, 600 barrels.
ties which would mean a large advance Osage, No. 1 Renner, 200 barrels.
in value, and it is paying handsome Swastika, No. 3 Vogel, block 74, 400 barrels.
Texas Company, No. 8 Morgan, 450 barrels.
dividends right now. Texas Company, No. 10 Morgan, 400 barrels.
Texas Company, No. 24 Morgan, 350 barrels.
Texas Company, No. 29 Morgan, 300 barrels.
Write for particulars. Texas Company, No. 16 S. L. Fowler, block 82, J75
barrels.
Texas Company, No. 19 S. L. Fowler, block 82, 200
barrels.
Benson Oldham, No. 1 Elsea, block 88, 500 barrels.
National Securities Co., Eastland County.
Olden district completions:
Suite 736 Reserve Bank Bldg. Air Tex, No. 1 Brooks, 3,380 feet, 600 barrels.
Barkley, No. 2 Turner. 3 520 fet, 70 barrels.
KANSAS CITY, MO. Chapman, No. 2 Wright, 3,520 feet, 60 "
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 23

R. O. Harvey, No. 3 Cotton, 3,397 feet, 1,300 barrels.
Hercules Oil, No. 1 Brooks, 3,370 feet, 700 barrels.
John Markham, No. 20 Copeland, 3,460 feet, 200 bar
rels.
States Oil, No. 1 Earnest, 3,442 feet, 465 barrels.
T. P. Coal, No. 18 Butler, 3,520 feet, 50 barrels.
BURKBURNETT FIELD REPORTS.
Abernathy-Jack No. 1 Vogel, block 74, drilling at 1,790
feet.
Ajax No. 3 Elsea, block 88, standardizing at 1,887 feet.
American Refinery No. 5 Waggoner, block 87, com
pleted at 1,650 feet.
American Refinery No. 6 Waggoner, block 887, com
pleted at 1,619 feet.
American Refinery No. 3 Evans, drilling at 1,544 feet.
American Petroleum No. 1, Schmisseur, block 73, stop
drilling at 1,770 feet.
Angus & Beard No. 1 Elsea, block 88, completed at
1,670 feet.
Associated Development No. 1 Taylor, block 96, com
pleted at 1,660 feet.
Banner No. 1 Waggoner, block 86, standardizing at
1,630 feet.
Big Square No. 1 Chenault, block 76, dry and aban
doned at 1,631 feet.
Old Dominion No. 2 Waggoner, block 84, oil struck at
1.670 feet.
Block 88 No. 4 Elsea, block 88, completed at 1,715
feet.
Block 89 No. 1 Brannon, block 89, dry at 1,764 feet.
Bluegrass No. 1 Vogel, block 74, stop drilling at 1,700
feet.
Bob Wood & Marigold No. 1 Morgan, block 86, stand
ardizing at 1,570 feet.
Burk-Belt No. 1, Brannon, block 89, completed at 1,715
feet.
Burk-Betbel No. 1 Waggoner, block 72, stop drilling at
1,725 feet.
Burk Crest No. 1 Waggoner, block 72, stop drilling at
1,650 feet.
Burk Development No. 1 Vogel, block 74, stop drilling
at 1,800 feet.
Burk-Drehmer No. 1 Taylor, block 96, completed at
1,610 feet.
Burk-Drehmer No. 2 Taylor, block 96, completed at
1,625 feet.
Burk-George No. 2 George, standardizing at 1,550 feet.
Burk-King No. 1 Taylor, standardizing at 1,625 feet.
Coleman County.
Simms Petroleum Co., Dibrell 2, rigging, expect to
spud Dec. 1.
Magnolia Morris 8, drilling 2,325.
Magnolia Morris 9, spudding.
Mitchell, Gray 6, showing, drilling 2,430 feet.
Texas Co., Love, lost tools, depth 1,890.
Magnolia-Robertson, Woodward, fishing.
Seamans Co., Parker, drilling 1,014 feet.
Jim New Co., Dibrell, fishing.
Texas-Arizona Co., Adams, shut down for 8% casing,
2,215 feet.
Tidal Co., Miller, reported pulling casing.
Prairie & Teatsorth, Candler, shut down.
Gulf Co., Russell, no report.
Pippin Co., Burk, shut down for boiler.
Texas Co., Rice, drilling, 1,*75.
Santa Anna Co., Kingsbury, shut down at 1,378 hole
full of water.
Dencie Oil Co., Schirmacber, rigging.
Dencie Oil Co., Fuller, rigging. '
Dencie Oil Co., Garrett 4, swabbing.
' T. B. Slick, Reidleman, no report.
Stewart et al., Lucas, no report.

Want Increased Production?

MARTIN J. ROOS
FILLD SVftMIKIfJtbSITT
Eastern Oil and Gas. Co.

HUMBOLDT. KaNUJL
hot. 21, 1919
National Oil Well Reamer Co.
1104 Republic Blag.
City. Mo.

After reeminc our flret veil with the equlpeetent, X re

cently leaoed from you. Beg to ed.ri ee you that the well wee
making 3/4 bbi. per day before reaming. But efter the heed
ih punped off It ie now making 4 1/2 bble. per day. It cer
tainly pay* to uee your equipment. X only i h i could uee
a cor* of your reamere.

Toure very truly.

Am it probnbly look"? Iowate.Okla.,Sapt ,30th. 1919. A* ft looks after

national Oil Well Reamer Co.,
1104 Republic Bid*.,
Kanaaa ilty.^o.,
Jontlenen:- Anewering your inquiry bag to eay that A. 3 .Jonee .patentee of the
(Free oil well reamer your company now control,did one work for m near Vowata Illustrated
eeveral months ago which wae very satisfactory .One wall made about a quarter
of a. barrel par day before he cleaned It but after finishing It the production*
Illustrated waa better than 4 barrel* par day.I would eay that the increase wae 1 Literature
600.it la truly a wonderful device for cleaning old welle.
truly
Literature on Request
Drllllng~oontraotor and producer

1104 Republic Mdg. National Oil Well Reamer Co. City, Mo.
24 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

Shreveport, La., Dec. 9 (Special).The most Impor Corporation on the Moore lease brought in a well making
tant feature in the North Louisiana field is the tdvanca 50 barrels at a depth of 2,310 feet.
in price of oil of 25 cents of all grades. The prices as In Claiborne Parish more gushers were completed
posted are as follows: last week. The Arkansas Natural Gas Co. drew the big
Caddo 38 and above $2.50 prize of the week in their well on the Shaw No. Ill in
Caddo 25 to 27.9 degrees $2.40 section 30-21-7, making 15,000 barrels from the deep sand
Caddo 32 to 34.9 degrees $2.35 around 2,100 feet. The Gillivan Oil Co. came next with
Homer crude 38 and above $2.50 an 8,000 gusher from the deep sand at 2,009 feet, this
De Soto $2.40 well is also In section 30-21-7.
Cricbton $2.00 The Gillivan Oil Co. also completed a 400 barrel
Caddo heavy $1.00 well on their Jackson lease in 24-21 8 at a depth of 1,212
The advance in the price of oil has encouraged all feet.
operators and a spirit of rejoicing is evident throughout The Louisiana Oil & Refining Co. completed its Jack
the district. son No. 5 in section 24-21-8, making 1,000 barrels from
During the past week there were eighteen comple the sand at 1,355 feet. The same company also brought
tions in the North Louisiana field. Included in the in its Langston No. A-2 in section 19-21 7, making 300 bar
eighteen were two gas wells, one in Bossier Parish, and rels at 1,098 feet.
the other in De Soto. In Bed Biver Parish, the Caddo Central Oil & Re
Claiborne parish leads the list as usual with the high fining Co. completed its Nelson No. 1 in' 6-12-10 flowing
mark of 25.7C0 barrels of new production yielded by five 50 barrels from 2,728 feet.
new wells. Red River Parish is next In line with 1,500 The Fortuna Oil Co. brought in its Pugh No. 16 In
barrels from eight wells. Caddo Parish brought in 100 section 12-12-11 flowing 50 barrels from 2,725 feet. The
barrels from two new wells. Gulf Refining Co. completed its Jenkins No. E-15 in sec
The Arkansas Natural Gas Co. drilling on the Van tion 11-12-11 making 20 barrels from the sand around
Hoose tract In 31-16-11, Bossier parish, completed a gasser 2.725 feet.
making about forty million cubic feet of gas at a depth The Magna Oil Co. completed its Carter No. 2 in
of 2,440 feet. section 1319-11 flowing 800 barrels from 2 725 f*f. P^Rgi
The Gulf Refining Co. brought in a two million cubic et al brought in their Nelson No. 1 in section 812 10 flow
feet gas well on the Williams tract in De Soto parish in ing 400 barrels at a depth of 2,729 feet.
the shallow stratum at 775 feet. The Tex-LaHoma Oil Co. drilling in section 8-12-10
In the old Caddo field, the Louisiana Oil & Refining completed Nelson No. 6 flowing 100 barrels at a depth of
Corporation completed its Marshall No. 2 in section 10- 2,730 feet.
20-16. The Texas Co. completed No. 3 Wilkinson flowing
In the old Pine Island field, the Western Oil Fields 75 barrels from 2,775 feet in section 12-12 11, and also com
pleted Young No. 4 in section 13-12-11 flowing 150 bar
rels from about 2,730 feet.
The production figures for the week were as follows:
Caddo light oil 8,550 barrels
Caddo heavy Including Pine Island. .10,950 barrels
DeSoto light 2.350 barrels
NEAL Red River light 15,525 barrels
Claiborne 25,700 barrels
Oil Investment Company, Inc. B. P. Howard of the Shreveport Producing and Re
fining Co. has announced the shipment of the company's
fl^st machinery for its big refinery to be erected here
Successors to about January 1. This shipment will consist of boilers,
still tanks and pipes. Orders for complete equipment
Steere-Neal Co., Inc. . for the refining plant will be placed within a short time,
bids and estimates already being in the hands of a com
mittee.
The annual meeting of the Independent Oil & Gas
Producers of North Louisiana will be held December 18
LEASES at the Hotel Youree. Plans for the occasion which in
ROYALTIES clude a banquet and the enrollment of more members
have been completed. The great influx of operators Into
OIL PRODUCTION the North Louisiana field is expected to materially
strengthen the organization. Members of the committee
are C. D. Keen, E. L. Woodley, and T O. Harris who is
in Homer-Claiborne, Bull Bayou, secretary of the organization. A new board is to be elected
for the ensuing year at the meeting on December 18. The
Caddo, Pine Island and all North board in the past has consisted of fifteen members, but,
according to a recent dscision, twenty members will con
Louisiana Territory. stitute the board. All officers of the organization also are
to be chosen for the new year.
NORTH LOUISIANA MAKES A BIG GAIN.
Reports for November show a gain in drilling op
HEAL erations as compared with October, but a decrease in
wells completed. Completed wells totalled 2,509. a de
Oil Investment Company, Inc. crease of 170 from that of October, the decline being due
mainly to the loss in the Mid-Continent field. New pro
404 Market StreetYouree Hldg. duction obtained totalled 449.083 barrels, a new high
mark, being a gain of 1,077 barrels, over September in
Old Phone 1203 Shreveport, La. which the previous high mark was made. The biggest
gain was 97,490
reported reported frommore
barrels the than
NorthInLouisiana
October." "Lfield, which
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VAST PUBLICITY PROJECT LAUNCHED. fields.

M. A. Dodge of Kansas City and Wichita Falls, Begins Cam
paign to Inform the Public Regarding the Real Facts ^ Read in the adjoining column "
and Opportunities of the Oil Business.
M. A. Dodge, a publicity and sales expert of national about the big motion picture that I
reputation, has just made public the detai.s of a far-reach
ing publicity campaign. This campaign has a two-fold
purpose to place the real facts of the oil business before am now producing. The company
the people and to acquaint them with the resources and
assets, in addition to oil, possessed by Wichita Falls. has just finished enacting important
Judging from the impressive and thorough manner in
which the project is be^ng announced, the practical effect scenes in and around Wichita Falls.
will be considerable. Mr. Dodge was engaged in the de
veloping of national sales and merchandising p ans as an It is now at the Los Angeles studio
executive of one of the leading Chicago advertising agen
cies until his withdrawal to give his entire time to his where it will be kept busy until about
private interests. Such institutions as 'the United States
Tire Co., Haynes Motor Co., Pennsylvania Salt Co., Ham
ilton College of Law, etc., with appropriations running into January 1st
a large total were served by him. During the last two
years he has given his entire attention to all phases of
the oil business. ^ Promoters of substantial proposi
In a talk with a representative of the Oil & Gas News,
Mr. Dodge went fully into his plans. "My experience in
the oil business," he said, "has taught me that the chief tions can tie their efforts up to the
obstac'e in the way of the sane and business-like develop
ment of oil properties is the thorough misunderstanding exhibitions of this production.
which the average man has of the industry. This misun
derstanding is usually a wierd mixture of total ignorance
and 'facts' shrewdly or carelessly, as it may be implanted ^ Do you want to know how?
by the over-enthusiastic promoter.
"I do not beiieve I am far wrong, when I say that three
out of four sales of oil stock are made either through an
over or under-statement of the vital facts. In my own J If so, write on your letterhead for
companies I have taken the position that a stockholder is
a customer. 'The customer must be satisfied' is the slo a copy of this book. Also state, if
gan of every responsible institution."
In his publicity work during the last few years, Mr.
Dodge has produced and persona ly directed several mo possible, the specific proposition you
tion pictures. He believes that there is no more forcible
way of "getting an idea over." And when a film is capably are interested in developing.
executed and handled it is not an expense and possesses
great earning power.
After many months of preparation, and a preliminary M. A. DODGE,
expenditure running into the thousands, an elaborate fea
ture film is to be staged in and around Wichita Falls. A Ridge Arcade,
"star" of international reputation has been engaged, and
a complete producing organization will begin active work Kansas City, Mo.
about November 1st.
"A wonderful story has been lived in and around
Wichita Fal s during the last few months," remarked Mr.
Dodge. "If my artists can grasp it and put It upon the
screen as I believe they can, we will have a production
which will get to the peop e and do more for the general
good of the oil business than anything that can be de
vised."
A handsome book entitled, "Let's Tell the World About
Wichita Falls," bearing the announcement of this project,
is just off the press This is now being circulated among
a limited number of the leaders of the oil industry.
From the Oil and Gas News, Oct. 16, 1919.
26 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

Offers safety, dividends

and a brilliant

future

What more could you ask? TKe stock of the

Clover Leaf Oil Co.

affords the investor every desirable feature of a safe and sane invest
ment. It has long since passed the experimental stage, having brought
in seven fine wells, from the settled production of which the com-
pany is now paying dividends, having recently paid its fifth quarterly
dividend of 5%, establishing a rate of

20% per annum

Its properties are proven and valuable, there is a ready market for its
production and in addition to the safety and income shown by develop
ments up to this time, it offers splendid prospects from holdings in
the gusher districts of Texas, which promise a big increase in both
dividends and the value of the stock.

Now Selling for $1.50 per share

Ask for our Bulletin.

National Securities Co.

H. C. DAVISON, General Manager
Suite 733 Reserve Bank Building
KANSAS, CITY, MO.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 27

CHARGES AGAINST PIPE MEN ARE UPHELD.

Tulsa, Okla., Dec. 9, (Special).The preliminary in
vestigation of the committee of three on pipe profiteering
of the Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association, has resulted in
finding that there is profiteering in oil field tubular goods,
and that manufacturers are placing their output in the
hands of brokers who are extractng upjust premiums from
oil men in the sale of pipe.
Recommendation has been made that government in The Lesh
vestigators be put on the trail of these individuals and
that some means be used to put an end to such practice.
The report of the pipe committee was adopted by the
Oklahoma-Kansas division of the association. The pipe
committee's report follows: Refining
"To the Executive Committee of the Okla-Kansas
Division of the Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association. Gen
tlemen:
"The undersigned, your special committee to investi Division
gate charges of profiteering in oil fields tubular goods,
respectfully report that after careful investigation, it finds:
"That immediate deliveries of oil field tubular goods
now and for some time past have been obtained sub of the
stantially without exception on the basis of premium
payment for such goods and above the March 1, 1919,
list of the National Tube Company, generally accepted by
the trade, and your committee further finds that such
profiteering is not confined to any particular brand of tubu NATIONAL
lar goods. Your committee also believes that the source
of profiteering and responsibility for the same has not
been definitely fixed but has been largely established
circumstantially to consist of one or more pipe selling OILi
syndicates and brokers in conjunction with certain tube
mill interests whereby, through a combination, not only
excessive premiums are exacted from the oil field trade
but such monopoly and control thereover may result, if COMPANY
uncharged, in compelling all the mills to uniformally in
crease the schedule list price for tubular goods, which
we respectfully contend would go unjust and unwar
rantable.
"Your committee respectfully recommends that the
proper authorities of the government make appropriate
investigation of the alleged manipulation of prices by
certain tubular mills to extract premiums from the oil field
trade and that such other action be taken in the premises
as may be just and proper. Your committee further sug Refiners and Marketers
gests that advisibility of a definite request by you to the
United States Steel Corporation and other manufacturers
to overcome the present excessive premium exaction for of
oil field pipe by bending their utmost energies, consistent
with sound business safety, for a greater production of
this particular commodity.
"C. J. WRIGHTSMAN,
"R. A. GRIFFITH, Petroleum
"L. E. Z. AARONSON,
"Committee on Profiteering."
The executive committee of the association passed
the following resolution after the report of the pipe com
mittee had been received: Products
"RESOLVED by the Executive Committee of the Kan
sas-Oklahoma Division of the Mid-Continent Oil & Gas
Association, That the committee on pipe profiteering con
sisting of R. A. Griffith, C. J. Wrightsman and L. E. Z.
Aaronson be continued in office and authorized to pro
ceed with the further investigation of the pipe profiteer
ing in the Mid-Continent field and that an application be
made to the Feneral Trade Commission to send a special
investigator to the Mid-Continent field to assemble on be
half of the government the information concerning the
diversion of oil field tubular goods from the regular
trade channels to brokers for distribution to the trade
at a premium and to fix the responsibility for this un
fair practice.
"It is further resolved, That the Committee on Prof
iteering and the Secretary of this association supply the
said investigator or the Federal .Trade Commission with Refinery and Sales Office at
the evidence concerning pipe profiteering which the com
mittee and this association now has on hand and is now
compiling. Arkansas City, Kansas
"It is further resolved, That a copy of this resolution
be forwarded to the Federal Trade Commission, Hon. E. B.
Howard, Member of Congress; Hon. Elbert H. Gary, Presi
dent of the United States Steel Corporation, and to the
various mills manufacturing oil field tubular goods."
28 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

Get Your Name on the Dividend Checks

of the

Continental Oil & Refining Company

A Producing Organization Now Paying 2 Per Cent Dividends Monthly

^ If you want to make some real money in oil get in with a going concerna producing,
income earning, dividend paying oil company. This is the kind of an organization you will find Continental
Oil & Refining to be.

J This aggressive, interstate oil company is now actively developing a chain of well improved
properties aggregating over 2,300 acres in Kansas, Texas and Louisiana. These properties comprise pro
ducing, proved and semi-proved acreage and are yield'ng a stable production from 12 wellsin Butler Coun'y,
Kansas, and the Northwestern Extension of the Burkburnett, Texas fieldamounting to 2,500 barrels
per day, or over 900,000 barrels per year, and under the current campaign of development this output
should be largely increased during this winter.

<J The approximate earnings of the Continental Oil & Refining Company-based on the cur
rent production of 2,500 barrels per dayare running at the rate of $2,000,000 00 annually. As a result
of past and present earnings, the company has accumulated a surplus of $137,978.02 in addition to having
over $160,000.00 cash in banks and money due from sale of oil. Based on those earnings and the appraised
value of its properties, Continental stock has a book value estimated at approximately $4.00 per share,
based on an outstanding issue of 920,000 sharespar value $1.00 each.

CJ The stock of the Continental Oil & Refining Company therefore represents a conservative
^vestment, plus an attractive speculation in the future progress of this active producing, d'vidend paying
corporation. It affords the investor a sound business opportunity to share in the assured development
a substantial petroleum organizationone now conducting a carefully scheduled development program
,< the highly profitable Mldcontinental oilfields.

^ We therefore offer, subject to prior sale, a limited block of this stock and invite early
Inquiry regarding it. And on the foregoing basiswith current earnings several times in excess of dividend
disbursementswith a steady development campaign under way for the upbuilding of earnings, dividends
and surpluswe consider Continental stock one of t\c most attractive issues now on the market. And we
commend it to the attention of the investing public ai a profitable securityone destined for a decided
advance in price as well as for a highly satisfactory dividend yield.

J This being the situation we suggest that you write, wire or telephone our office at once
for full details concerning this 2 per cent monthly dividend paying security.

Sam E. Chaney Investment Company

Elmhurst Building, Kansas City, Missouri.

 THE OIL AND
Continental Oil & Refining Company Development News
General News.
A special meeting of the stockholders of Continental
Oil & Refining Co., was held at the Company's New York
office, 198 Broadway, on Mondiy afternoon, December 1,
1919, at 3 o'clock. Besides the officers and directors of
the company, there were present stockholders in person
representing 140,000 shares, and represented by proxies
stockholders holding approximately 740,000 shares which
was nearly 90 per cent of all the outstanding stock of the
Continental Oil & Refining Co.
The meeting was called to order by William J. Boese,
President of the company, and Harrison M. Haverbeck
was elected chairman of the meeting and Harold T. Frost
secretary thereof.
The proposition to decrease the authorized capital
stock of the company from 110,000,000 to $3,000,000 was
first proposed to the meeting and a resolution was unani
mously passed approving the proposed reduction in capi
tal. The proper certificate has been fully prepared and
as soon as the legal details are completed, the authorized
capital of the Continental Oil & Refining Co. will be $3,-
000,000.
There was next brought before the meeting the propo
sition to ratify and confirm all of the acts of the Board
of Directors and the Executive Committee from the organi
zation of the company to date of the meeting. The com
pany's attorney read to the meeting all of the minutes
of the Board of Directors authorizing all contracts, prop
erty acquisitions and other Important business transac
tions, and all the acts of the Board of Directors of the
ccmoany were, by unanimous vote of the stochholders,
ratified, approved and confirmed. Many expressions of
approval were made of the management of the company's
affairs as conducted by the present Board, and the com
pany's progress.
Pri.ce of Oil.
News was received ten days ago that the price of oil
In the Burkburnett field, northwest extension, Wichita
County, Texas, has been advanced from $2 to $2.60 per
barrel. It has also been reported that oil in the Kansas
fields where the Stone lease, owned by the Continental
Oil & Refining Co., is located has advanced 25 cents per
barrel, and at that rate the Continental Oil & Refining Co.
should receive $2.65 per barrel for oil received from the
Stone lease.
The demand for oil is growing daily and oil is becom
ing more generally used for fuel. It has been stated that
the oil resources of the United States are only 5 per cent
developed, and that the oil inlustry is still In its infmcy,
and while many millions of dollars have been made In oil
during the past few years, it is predcted that much larger
fortunes will be made in future oil activities.
Production News.
Mr. C. O. Buckles has returned to Wichita Falls where
he will Immediately open an ope atfng office of the Con
tinental Oil & Refining Co. This office will have entire
charge of all operations on the Continental Oil & Refin
ing Co. producing prooerties and will directly manage
the Intensive development campaign about to be started,
plans for which have been completed.
Mr. E. L. Wilson, formerly suparintendent of produc
tion of the Stone lease under the mmagement of L. L.
Marcell, and more recently connected with the White
Eagle Oil & Refining Co., has severed connections with
that company to become production manager of the Con
tinental Oil & Refining Co., urder Mr. C. O. Buckles. Mr.
E. L. Wilson's ability has been proven by his past suc
cessful management of important producing properties,
and the company feels that the addition of Mr. Wilson
to its staff is a very valuable one.
Drilling Operations.
Progress has been reported on the Chautauqua County
well; the exact location of this well Is in the Southeast
corner of the Northeast quarter of section 17, township
35, range 9, and is only a short distanpe from the Kansas-
Oklahoma State line. The bringing in of a well on this
loca'ion will prove up the company's ac eage in this lo
cality which is checker-boarded with acreage owned by the
White Eagle Oil & Refining Co.
GAS NEWS 29
A rig has been ordered and drilling operations will
immediately commence on the company's acreage In the
Elbing or Peabody field, Butler county, Kansas, which
consists of the Southeast quarter of section 20, township
23, range 4 east. Drilling operations on this acreage
should be carefully watched by those interested in the
progress of the Continental Oil & Refining Co. The bring
ing in of a well on this acreage should increase consider
ably the present value of Continental shares.
One of the biggest land deals recently reported in
Kansas was closed a few days ago when Mrs. Kate Fer-
rier leased an 80 acre tract, in section 29, township 23,
range 4 to Edwin Mabee of Allenwaod, Kansas, for $165,-
000. Mrs. Ferrier also owns a farm already under lease to
the Long Green Oil Co., upon which a large gusher was
brought In a short time ago. This acreage is located In
the easterly quarter of section 29 and Immediately adjoins
the acreage owned by the Continental Oil & Refining Co.,
and the large well brought in is only 1,170 feet away.
Several large wells have been reported In this territory
recently, the largest being a 4,000 barrel gusher brought
in on the National lease at a depth of 2,370 feet. The
Carter Oil Co., the Texas Co., the Empire Oil & Gas Co.
and the Sinclair Oil Co. all own acreage in this field near
this production. The White Eagle Oil & Refining Co. and
the Oklahoma Producing & Refining Co. hold acreage
immediately adjoining the acreage of the Continental Co.
It is also of interest to the stockholder to know that this
acreage was acquired by the Borealls Oil & Gas Co. at a
cost of $10,000 less than three months ago, and the esti
mated value of the acreage today undril'ed Is $200,000.
This acreage was picked out and bought for the Borealls
Oil & Gas Co. by Mr. C. O. Buckles as general manager
at that time. ' This acreage was acquired by the Conti
nental Oil & Refining Co. when all of the holdings of the
Borealis Oil & Gas Co. were taken over and the Borealls
Company dissolved.Adv.
TO MAKE A REAL TEST IN SALINE COUNTY, KAN.
Within two weeks an oil derrick will be moved into
Saline county and erected on a location four miles south
of Brookvile and actual drilling operations will be started
shortly after the first of the year, on the first real de
velopment in Saline county, says the Salina (Kans.) Union.
Th!s means the opening of activities which may put Saline
county on the oil map and result in an influx of resi
dents and of capital into Saline that will make it a busy
oil metropolis.
The announcement of the ear'y date of the opening
of work was made by W. E. Crum of the Skaer & Crum
O'l Co. of Wichita, who was in Salina closing a deal
with M. P. Thielen and Ben Gurley, whereby they turn
over to Skaer & Crum a large block of ac-eage in west
era Saline county on the Brookville anti-cline on which
the firm is going to start immediate operations for a
deep test for oil and gas.
OIL IS FOUND IN SEVEN LAKES DISTRICT.
Gallup, N. M.Interest Is being taken in the new oil
field known as the Seven Lakes district, and located 65
miles northeast of Gallup, in McKinley county, in the
northwestern part of the state. Eight years ago there
were eight wells drilled for artesian water and oil and
gas were found In paying quantities. Surface water was
encountered at 70 feet and the oil was dri led into be
tween three and four hundred feet. This fall the Central
Arizona Land Co. drilled a test well on the southeast
quarter of section 18, township 18, north of range 10 west
cementing and casing off the water encountered at 70
feet, and at a depth of 327 feet encountered oil-bearing
sand which produced a barrel of oil per hour, by balling
out. The well when capped furnished sufficient gas to
fire two dril ing boilers for the Star rigs.
The Williamsport Wire Rope Distributing Co., of
which Albert W. Gabriel is genenl m'na^e'. announces
the opening of ifs general offices at 326-327 First National
Bank building, Houston, Texas.
30 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

Summary of the Crude Petroleum Situation

Washington.The following is a summary of the quantity of crude petroleum produced, consumed, imported, ex
ported, and held in storage in the United States in October, 1919, and preceding months:
Monthly Fluctuations in Average Dally Rate of Production and Consumption and In Stocks of Domestic Crude Petroleum
In 1918 and 1919.
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130_
125 915
120
NOTE: The curves for 1918, based on final figures, and for 1919, based on preliminary data, are not directly com
parable because of differences in the present methods of collecting monthly and annual statistics.
PRODUCTION
The figures showing monthly production in the States east of California in 1919 represent the quantity of oil re
ceived from producers by pipe-line and mirketing companies and by refineries that receive petroleum directly from the
wells. The figures showing oil consumed on the leases and the producer's stoc'is in those States can not be obtained
in time for use in the monthly reports. They are, however, included in the final figures for 1918. The figures show
ing production in Californii include all petroleum brought to the surface by producers.
The production of petroleum in the United States in Oc'ober, 1 9' 9, thus stated, amounted to approximately 33,-
319,000 barrels, a decrease of 348 000 barrels compared with that in September, 1919. The average daily rate of pro
duction in October, 1919, was 1,074 808 barrels, which was less by 47,425 barrels, or about 4 per cent, than that in the
preceding month. However, the production in October, 1919, compared with that in October, 1918, was greater by
2,064,000 barrels. All the fields, except I linois, shared in the general falling off in daily average production.
PRODUCTION OF DOMESTIC CRUDE PETROLEUM.
(Barrels of 42 gallons)
October 1919 September, 1919 October. 1918
Daily Daily Daily
FIELD Total Average Total Average Total Average
Appalachian 2,513.000 81,066 2.489.000 8?. 967 2,304.000 74.323
Lima-Indiana 279,000 9.000 277.000 9.233 283 000 9.129
Illinois 1.064,000 34,323 877,000 29,233 1,139.000 36,742
Mld-Con'inent:
Oklahoma-Kansas 10.764.000 347.226 10.976 010 365.867 12.637.000 407.645
Cen ral pnd North Texas 6.219,999 200.613 6.369.000 21'. 300 1.754.000 56.580
North Louisiana 1.262.000 40.710 1,304.000 43.467 1.471,000 47.452
Gulf Coast 1 543.000 49.774 1.796,000 59.87 2.033 000 65.5S0
Rocky Mountain 1.054,fl^O 34,000 1,169.000 38.967 1.188.000 38.323
California 8.621,000 27S.097 8.410.000 2S0.333 8.446.000 272.452
33.319.000 1,074,808 33.667.000 1,122,234 31,255.000 1.008,226
(Continued on page 32)
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 31

Announcing the new issue of the

$1,000,000.00, Divided Into Shares of the Par Value of $100.00 Each

Preferred as to Assets and 8% Cumulative Quarterly Dividends

TOTAL CAPITALIZATION
100,000 Shares PREFERRED STOCK, $100 par value:350,000 Shares
COMMON STOCK with no par value
Issued In Treasury
Preferred Stock (including this issue) $8,458,500 $1,541,500
Common Stock 226,845 Shares 123,155 Shares

Tex-La-Homa Oil Corporation own valuable producing leases

in the Pine Island and Bull Bayou fields of Louisiana; Okmulgee,
Osage, Mounds and Healdton fields of Oklahoma, as well as proven
and semi-proven acreage scattered throughout Oklahoma, Louisiana
and Texas, aggregating approximately 130,000 acres in all.
Earning:*: The Company is now earning approximately $11,000 a day, or over $4,000,000 per annum, and with an
extensive drilling campaign under way, it is estimated that these earnings will be very materially increased within 90 days.
The Directors believe that within 12 months the earnings will be in excess of ten times the dividend requirements on the
Preferred Stock, in which event substantial dividends will accrue to the Common Stock.
Purposes The proceeds from sale of this stock to be used to pay purchase price of properties, provide funds for devel
opment and purchase necessary equipment.
Charter Restrictions and Snfrsmnrdsi Stock is practically a one to ten years serial bond. A 10% annual sinking fund
being required, redeemable in whole or in part at $110.00 and accrued dividends, and convertible into Common Stock,
share for share. In the event of liquidation or dissolution, holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to receive par nnd
dividends before common stockholders receive anything. Holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote. No mortgage,
or Hen, or an Indebtedness exceeding 25% of Preferred Stock outstanding can be placed upon property without assent of
preferred stockholders, except lien, or Indebtedness created in payment for new properties.

An Investment Offering Unusual Safeguards and High Possibilities,

Backed by Men of the Best Standing
Write for Our Circular

Price: Par, $100 per share for Preferred Stock, accompanied by 50% Common Stock Bonus.

J. R. Sutherlin & Co., Fiscal Agents

INVESTMENT SECURITIES
816-17-18-19 Commerce Bldg. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
32 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

SUMMARY OF THE CRUDE PETROLEUM SITUATION.

(Continued from page 30).
CONSUMPTION
About 34,989,000 barrels of domestic crude petroleum was delivered to consumers in October, 1919. The average
daily rate of consumption of domestic petroleum In October, 1919, was 1,128,677 barrels, an Increase of about 2.6 per
cent compared with the rate of consumption in September, 1919.

CONSUMPTION OP DOMESTIC CRUDE PETROLEUM.

(Barrels of 42 Gallons)
SOURCE OF OIL. October. 1919 September. 1919
Dally Daily
To'al Average Total Average
Appalachian 2.642,000 85.226 2,389,000- 79.633
Lima-Indiana 335.000 10,806 429,000 14.300
Illinois 1,086,000 35,032 699,000 23.300
Mid-Continent 19,210,000 619,677 17,235,000 574,500
Gulf Coast 853,000 27.516 1,734,000 57,800
Rocky Mountain 1,332,000 42,968 1,340.000 44,667
California 9.531.000 307,452 9,177,000 305.900
34,989,000 1,128,677 33,003,000 1,100,100
' STOCKS
The stocks here reported for the States east of Califoraia consist of: Surface reserves held by pipe-line and other
marketing companies and by refineries that receive oil di.-ectly from the wells through their own pipa lines; the
stocks for California include, in addition to pipe-line stocks, producers stocks and soma residuum and unfinished re
finery products. On October 31, 1919, such stocks amounted approximately to 135,461,000 barrels, a decrease of
1,670,000 barrels, or about 1.2 per cent, compared with the stocks on September 30, 1919.

STOCKS OF DOMESTIC CRUDE PETROLEUM AT END OF MONTH.

(Barre.s of 42 Gallons)
Inc. or Dec
SOURCE OF OIL. Oct. 1919 Sept. 1919 Sept.-OC 1919
Appalachian 4,056,000 4,185.000 129.000
Lima Indiana 1 255 000 1,311.000 56.000
Illinois .. . 4:423.000 4,445.000 22,000
Mid -Continent" ' 81,903,000 82,868,000 965.000
Gulf Coast ... 12 666 000 11,976.000 690.000
Rockv Mountain 554.000 832.000 278.000
California " . . " .7.'.'.7.7.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. '. '. '. '.'. 7 7. ! '. '. 7 7 7 7 '. 77777 30,604.000 31,514,000 910.000
135,461,000 137,131,000 1.670.000
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
(The following table was compiled from the records of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. The fig
ures are subject to revision.)
(Barrels of 42 Gallons)
IMPORTS August September October
4.405.005 5,886.290
Other countries 159
4,143,445 4,405,005 5,886,449
185.694 721, 5S6 1.123.448
Excess of imports over exports 3,957,751 3,683,419 4.763,001
Excess of Imports over exports:
January 1, 1919 to October 31, 1919 (preliminary figures). . 39.745.191
January 1, 1918 to October 31, 1918 (final figures) 26.05S.3S5

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 THE OIL AN D GAS NEWS 33

Southern Oil Fields Corporation

Incorporated

513 Market Street, Shreveport, Louisiana

CAPITAL STOCK FULLY SUBSCRIBED

$250,000

XT TILL CONDUCT a general brokerage business in Oil Leases,

* Royalties and Production.

List your leases with this company for quick sale.

Commissions ten per cent up to $5,000. In excess of that amount
five per cent.

All properties placed with us for sale will be sold at prices listed. No
overage will be addedthus insuring quick action.

We have no authorized agents in hotel lobbies, streets or in the field

selling leases listed with us. All sales made in our office.

This is the largest chartered oil brokerage company in the Southwest.

The majority of its stockholders are independent oil operators and
bankers.

OFFICERS DIRECTORS
L. B. Webster, Jr. C. D. Keen
President Southern Oil Fields A. H. Van Hook
H. C. Stockbridge
C. D. Keen H. R. Smith
Vice-President W. H. Rowe
A. H. Van Hook Corporation, Inc. O L. Hickman
Treasurer W. H. Morefield
M. C. Stock-bridge 513 Market Street Shreveport, La. L. B. Webster, Jr.
Secretary J. H. Jordan
34 THE OIL AND
PLANNING OF A FILLING
(NOTEThis it the second in a series of
articles on the planning, arrangement, equipment
and managing of filling stations, written by F. A.
Bean, consulting engineer, Wayne Oil Tank &
Pump Co., the first article haying been printed In
OIL and GAS NEWS November 6.Editor.)
The BuildingGeneral Type.
We must now consider the question as to what type
of building we shall use.
If a number of stations are to be operated either in
the same city or in a chain of cities, by all means adopt
a distinctive type of architecture, color scheme, etc., at
the start and then stick to it. The object is to make your
stations recognized at first sight even though seen from
a distance. This argument is strongly substantiated by
the fact that such companies as Woolworth and Kresge
Stores, the Liggett Drug Stores, the United Cigar Stores
and several others have their distinctive features. This
is a very cheap and efficient method of advertising.
For example, practically all of the stations of one
company carry a tower, another builds almost exclusively
on triangular lots, using a building in the shape of a
triangle with the point cut off.
Decide in a general way the kind and size of lot you
will endeavor to secure in all or as nearly all cases as
is possible; investigate as to what is to be handled in
the way of stock; and determine your general operating
scheme. Then you can have the building designed to meet
these conditions.
Plan the building solid, substantial and attractive,
but not of the "ginger bread" type." Bear in mind that
it is a place of business. It should be designed in such
a manner that it can be placed in the better residence
districts without causing ill feelings to your neighbors.
I would recommend that the building should be wholly
fireproof, or at least semi-fireproof, whenever possible.
Basements.
The question of a basement is one which has received
a great deal of discussion and attention, particularly at
the hands of two or three of the larger companies.
The advisability of a basement depends somewhat on
local conditions, but more largely on the proposed method
of operation.
It would seem that the first and likewise the most
important factor entering into the question as to whether
a basement was necessary or not, is whether the property
is large enough to accommodate a building with all the
necessary toilets, etc., on one floor, and still give ample
room for the necessary drive-ways. If not, then the floor
space must be cut down by putting in the basement.
The gentlemen's toilet, air compressor, heating plant
and the fuel can be placed in a basement to good advantage,
when tires, accessories or lubricating oil in cans are
handled at the station, a small reserve stock can be stored
in the basement.
A basement properly built will add 25% to 30% to the
cost of a building as compared with one of the same design
without a basement.
Rest Rooms and Toilets.
Nearly all stations built within the last year have
at least one toilet. One of the large cities has passed an
ordinance making at least one toilet with a floor space of
30 square feet obligatory. The better class of stations
have two toilets.
Valuable sites on park property have been obtained by
one company for filling station use by constructing a com
plete comfort station, having entered into an agreement
with the city to maintain it in a sanitary condition for a
specified term of years and to furnish all supples, towels,
soap, etc.
A number of stations are also equipped with a ladies'
rest room in addition to the toilet. In one station recently
visited, the rest room was large enough to hold three good
sized chairs and a writing table with chair. The writing
table was equipped with stationery and the windows hung
with silk curtains.
Toilets should be equipped with a self-draining non-
freezing shut-off valve and they should be religiously
GAS NEWS
STATION
shut off with the closing of the station, unless the tem
perature of the station is kept above the freezing point
all night.
Floors and Roofs.
Do not build wooden floors unless the station is purely
a temporary one and subject to being dismantled in a few
months. They are hard to keep clean and soon become
oil soaked and dangerous, even with the greatest of care.
Concrete floors are naturally cold and therefore a
little harder to heat in the latitude of hard winters. How
ever, this can be overcome by the proper installation of
the right heating plant.
If a basement in installed, the floor should be thorough
ly reinforced. Concrete floors very seldom give any
trouble from cold when used in connection with a base
ment.
Red Spanish tile makes a good serviceable and attrac
tive floor.
The type of roof employed will materially effect the
insurance rates.
Do not use wood shingles on account of the danger
or the old ordinary tin roof on account of the looks.
Eastern tile is the best for sloping roofs, but this
means a heavy super-frame and an unnecessary expendi
ture of money. Metal tile or asbestos shingles are recom
mended for sloping roofs and the prepared gravel or slag
roofing for the flat roofs.
Inside and Outside Finish.
A great many stations, particularly those owned by
individuals, are never finished on the inside. This is a
grave mistake. Remember a station, which is attractive
in every detail, will draw trade, just as an attractive
theater, restaurant or store does.
Plain sheet metal, beaver board and matched siding
are used extensively and are inexpensive. Plaster on
metal lath makes a durable and fairly reasonable method
of finishing and can be made very attractive when used
in connection with an ornamental steel ceiling.
Tile or glazed brick used on an ornamental steel ceil
ing is probably the most permanent and has the advantage
of being easily cleaned and maintained, although more
expensive.
Do not build stations entirely of frame. If first cost
must be kept to a minimum, use timber frame with cement,
or sheet metal finish, or a veneer of common brick or con
crete block.
Pressed brick, wire cut brick, concrete or a combina
tion of concrete and brick all make very handsome sta
tions and reasonable in price.
White glass brick, glazed brick and tile are consider
ably more expensive, but are of long life and low main
tenance.
The ceiling of covered driveways should be carefully
worked out. They should be of such construction as to
be easily kept clean and reflect all possible light. Orna
mental steel panels or cement finish will give the best
results.
Lighting of Building and Grounds.
Nearly all filling stations have the appearance that
the owners are afraid to spend money for lighting pur
poses.
Transient trade will not stop unless they see the
station a considerable distance before they get to it, and
unless the building and its grounds are well lighted they
will not be able to see it at night.
Use high candle power lamps and plenty of them.
Have a lighting expert specify your reflectors.
A building 14 feet square should have at least two
200-watt lamps inside, not including the toilets and at
least four 100-watt lamps on the eaves outside.
A safe rule to apply for inside lighting is 200-watt
for each 100 square feet on open floor space.
When driveways are covered they should be just as
well lighted as the inside of the station, and even better.
They must be well enough lighted for men to see under
hoods, and pour lubricating oil without spilling it. They
must also be light enough to look into the gas tanks of
automobiles.
All wiring for the building should be in metal conduit
Continued on Page 3<S.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 35

O L AMD REFINING CO.

Petroleum 1

Products

OFFICERS
President, Daniel O'Donnell Des Moines, Iowa
First Vice-Pres., E. O. Dayton Kansas City, Mo.
Second Vice-Pres., J. J. Kemp Lexington, III.
Third Vice-Pres., Parley Sheldon Ames, Iowa
Sec'y and Treas., S. Ellis Crimes, Iowa

DIRECTORS
W. Clay Woods .Kansas City, Mo.
B. W. Garrett Des Moines, Iowa
Dr. James J. Hogan Ashtabula, Iowa
John L. Bleakley Des Moines, Iowa G030
G. W. Milligan Kansas City, Mo.
Dr. E. C. Allen Wayland, Iowa
James G. Smith Des Moines, Iowa oofinnnfllB
Fred N. Baldwin Flint, Mich.
Geo. A. Huffman Des Moines, Iowa 3)
Wm. Moran Granger, Iowa
J. H. Mathews Des Moines, Iowa

EXECUTIVE HEADQUARTERS
322 Scarritt Building
Kansas City, Mo.

Associate Office for Iowa

301-2 Hippee Bldg., L)es Moines, Iowa
36 THE OIL AND
PLANNING OF A FILLING STATION
(continued Iroin p&xe 34)
with approved condulet openings. Switch and fuse boxes
should be of the closed type.
Ornamental light posts, placed on both sides of the
driveway approaches and Lt other suitable places, not oniy
beautify the grounds, but are also good advertising med
iums. These should be equipped with 100 watt buios and
14-inch or 16 inch globes.
All wiring for outside lights should be underground
and should be lead covered cable laid inside of metal con
duit.
Driveways should be so thoroughly lighted that there
can be absolutely no danger of a dr.ver getting off the
driveway and having an accident of any kind.
Use 100-watt L.mps for pumps, etc. Lamps of 60-watt
have no pl-ce in a filling station, except in toilets, air
compressor rooms and the like, unless used in clusters,
which requires more expensive fixtures.
Heating Plant and Ventilation.
When a basement is used, either a hot water system
or a small hot air furnace can be used with good results.
If there is no basement, a hot water system or hot b.ast
stove (known as the depot type) is the best.
If the hot water system is used without a basement,
a section of he floor upon which he plant is installed must
be dropped about eighteen inches to care for the returns.
Several companies have tried heating with gas, but
the results were very poor. When natuial gas is Uoed
there is always the liability of a drop in pressure and a
reduction of pressure usually accompanies a drop in tem
perature at a time when heat is most needed.
The troubles experienced from low pressure are not
experienced when art.ficial gas is used, but it will be found
that it is a very expensive method of heating. I have
known a great many small stations through Michigan, New
York and the New England States to have bills of $30.00
not, thus far, proved to be much of a success.
A concrete floor is extremely hard to heat, particularly
in a filling station where the doors are be.ng constantly
opened and closed. Unless the building is perfectly heated
it is almost impossible for attendants to remain free from
colds and rheumatism during the winter months.
There is no gas heater built which will properly throw
the heat down on the floor. It is also a fact taat the air
will become dangerously foul and cause a great deal of
dampness and sweating inside of the building, unless the
mixing valves are adjusted as to secure perfect combustion
and the heater properly vented through the roof.
Some stations are being heated with kerosene in which
a special burner is employed. The kerosene being supplied
in the form of a gas through the application of air pleasure
applied to the storage tank. This method of heating has
not, thus far, proved to be much of a success. ?
The storage of coal has appeared to be a problem to
many operators. When a basement is used the difficulty
is quickly solved.
A half ton of hard coal should be enough to heat a
build. ng not larger than 15x20 feet for a season in almost
any section of the United States in which filling stations
are now in use. A box built of two-inch plank, and seven
feet long by two feet wide and three feet high will easily
house this amount of coal.
For smaller heating plants, iron shipping barrels with
one end cut out, make both good coal and ash containers.
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GAS NEWS
It is just as hard to properly ventilate a filling station
as it is to properly heat one.
All doors should be equipped with movable transoms.
Windows should also be installed so that they can be raised
and lowered at both top and bottom. They snould have
an inside swinging section if the sashes are of the fixed
steel type.
Toi.ets should be ventilated to the roof and chimneys
should be ample in size and carefully constructed.
Portable Building.
Portable buildings can be secured at a fairly reasonable
figure from a number of the metal fabricating companies
located in the various parts of the country. These are
shipped "knock down" and can be assembled without much
cost. They can be obtained both with and without covered
driveways.
These buildings are supposed to be fireproof but in a
great many cases will not conform to the building codes
of some of the larger cities.
They are very seldom furnished with a toilet, chim
ney or room for air compressor. The windows are usually
stationary and the doors without transoms.
They are very hard to finish inside in a satisfictory
manner, and are inclined to be cold in winter and hot in
summer. They are very difficult to fasten to a foundation
so that they will be immovable from the action of wind or
from being run into by a car; also rain, snow and wind
will get inside. Roofs and driveway covers are also apt
to sag from snow loads.
They are good purely as a temporary building which
may have to be moved, and for leases of three years or
under, five-year lease with a 30-day vacation clause and
property occupied on a month to month basis.
A REPORT ON DEVELOPMENT IN THE PANHANDLE.
OIL and GAS NEWS is in receipt of many inquiries
as to development in the Panhandle. The following is
from a report made to J. P. Marion Co., Fort Worth, Texas,
under date of Nov. 24 by George E. Rice who was asked to
make such report, Mr. Marion states, because his ex
perience in the lease business fitted him for that class of
work:
"The Potter county gas field is abundant in production.
Jones No. 4 on Masterson ranch, 40 miles northeast of
Amarillo, came in late Sunday afternoon at 1,6V* ieet. Th s
is estimated at 50,000,000 cubic feet of gas (some claim
100,000,000). The product from all these wells is a high
grade wet gas, suitable for casinghead gasoline plants. It
is a recognized fact that crude oil is found adjacent to all
fields where wet gas is produced, as in Potter county.
Thirty wells are drilling in this fieldeach prepared to
go 4,000 feet or deeper for oil. A total of 68 rigs and drill
ings wells now decorate the Panhandle counties. Each day
witnesses the completion of new drilling contracts for tests
to be started in the immediate future. My investigation
over a period of two weeks' careful inquiry and close obser
vation convinces me that the Northwest Texas counties will
be the center of attraction throughout the next two years.
That big oil pools are going to be found in the counties
east, west, north and south of the already established gas
field is the opinion of the best geologists.
"Leases are being taken at steadily advancing prices
by the Prairie Oil & Gas Co., the Sinclair-Gulf, the Humble
Oil & Refining Co., the Tidewater Oil Co., the Texas Pacific,
the Emerald Oil & Gas Co., the Great Domain Oil Co. and
innumerable independent operators. The Empire owns
quarter and half sections over the Panhandle aggregating
more than four million acres of leases. They have appar
ently taken acreage everywhere possible for their protec
tion. The most pronounced feature noted is that every
large ranch from Oklahoma on the east to New Mexico on
the west, will have frrm one to ten drilling contracts. This
insures a thorough proving of the acreage between tests
to the benefit of your holdings. Lease prices are going
up every week. Buyers from every section of the United
States crowd the hotels. The enthusiasm is based on
common sense, and has evidence of continuance."
California oil fie d operations reported to R. P. Mc
Laughlin, state oil and gas supervisor, during the week
ending November 22 show 17 new wells started, as com
pared with nine during the previous week. The total
new we'.ls this year is 624, as compared with 646 at the
same date last year.
 THE OIL AN D GAS NEWS 37

RENKER & CO. OPEN KANSAS CITY OFFICES.

That Organization Has Consolidated With the Marty Invest WILLIAM S. WILLETT
mentOffices Also in Denver and Buffalo.
Petroleum Geologist
Renker & Co., well known oil producers and organizers
of numerous companies, have consolidated with- The M-rty Independence, Kansas
Investment Co., former'y in the Elmhurst B!dg., Kansas
City, Mo. The name of the new firm will be Renker &
Co., with Kansas City offices at 811 812 Republic building.
C. Foster Hayes, a member of the firm will be in charge
of the local offices. Mr. Marty also will be connected HAMILTON E. ANDERSON
with the firm. Petroleum Geologist and Engineer
The firm also is establishing off'ces in Denver, Colo.,
and Buffalo, N. Y. The ac'ive members of the firm are Oil and Gas Surveys
J. P. "William Renker, president; Fred L. Renker, vice- Production ReportsOil Maps
president; F. D. Willoughby, treasurer; C. Foster Hayes, 422 Hoyt Building, - - Wichita, Kansas
secretary.
The name Renker has long been connected with the
oil game. Not many years ago J. F. Willi: m Renker,
senior member of the firm, opened up the "Little Cushing" CHARLES T. JOBES
pool at Paola, Kans., having previously discovered the Consulting
Wellsville pool in Franklin County, Kans. 1030 Gloyd Bldax
The firm is now actively engaged in developing prop Kunaaa City, Mo.
erties in Kansas, in the Pe body district, in the Cement Wichita Falls, Texaa.
pool in Oklahoma and Burkburnett field in Texas. The P. O. Box 387. Geologist
firm is engaged in the organization and financing of The
Anderson Drilling & Development Co., with a capital of
$5,000,000 for active drilling and development of many
properties taken over by these interests.
Not long ago the firm reorganized the former Peoples THE M. M. VALERIUS COMPANY
Oil Co., which had proved a failure and rechristened the
company The Red Star Oil Co., which is in less than PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS
a producing company, the investment of 2,500 stockholders MAYO BLDG.
having been saved. The firm will make its financial head
quarters in Kansas City, with field offices at Topeka, TULSA, - . . OKLAHOMA
Kans., and Fort Worth, Texas.
THE GILLILAND OIL CO. HAS BEEN REORGANIZED.
Phones Main 1502 Residence Phone Grand 15B0
Production, Already Large, Will Soon Be Increased by OH and Gas Locations.
Wells in Homer and Bull Bayou Fields. W. JOHN ROSS, C.E., E.E., M.E.
CONSULTING GEOLOGIST.
Tulsa, Okla., Dec. 9.The Gilliland Oil Co., which was LATHROP BLDG.. KANSAS CITY, MO.
organized by J. W. Gil Land In 1916 and incorporated un Better Be Reasonably Sure Than Sorry.
der the laws of Delaware, has been re-organized. All of Reasonable Charges.
ths outstanding stock of the company has been called in
and there has been issued in lieu thereof 400,000 shares
of common stock of no par value. There has also been
issued 50,000 shares of preferred stock of a par value of Phone 4334
H00.00 per share. Aside from this there has been au
thorized an additional 100,000 shares of common stock WILLIAM O. LIGON, JR.
whirh is to be held for the conversion of the preferred
stock on the basis of two shares of common stock for one Certified Public Accountant
share cf prefarred stoc'i. The preferred st03k was placed 740 44 Kennedy Bldg. TULSV OKLA.
on the market by Knauth, Nachod & Kuhne, Hal garten
& Co., and Dom'nick & Dominick, New York bankers, on
Dec;mber 4, 1919, and was over-subscribed five times the
first day.
The company has production in the Eldorado, Tawanda P. J. HODGINS
and Augusta fislds of Kansas, the Osage and Cushing LAWYER
fields of Oklahoma., the Burkbu-nett and Ranger f'e'ds cf The Law of Corporations.
Texas and in the Homer and Bull Bayou districts of Louisi The Law of Oil and Gas.
anai s production being in excess of 16,000 barrels per Suite 430, Railway Exchange Building.
day, which will be very largely increased on the comp'etion Bell Phone Main 008. Kansas City, Mo.
of wells now on the sand in the district of large producers
in the Homer and Bull Bayou fields which have not been
drilled in.
in add'tion the company is operating seven casings-
head gasoline plants, six of which are compression p ants
the o'her an absorption plantwith a daily production FOREST R. REES
of 12,000 gallons.
The general offices of the company will remain at OIL GEOLOGIST
Tulsa, in the First National Rank building J. W. G'.lli- TULSA OKLAHOMA
land wi 1 continue as president and active manager of the
company.
Imperial Oil, Ltd., officials have completed a tour of The United States Court at Cheyenne has declared
the company's ref'neries at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Mon unconstitutional the law passed by the Wyoming legisla
treal, Sarnia, Regina end loco, near Vancouver, B. C. To ture some tim^ ago, prohibiting the manuf'cture of car
supply oil for these plants the company depends upon pro bon bl?ck within ten miles from any town where the
ducers in the United States, Peru and Mexico. There are gas might be utilizd otherwise. The decision was handed
indications, however, th^t the comnany may develop an down with an injunction permanently restraining the state
oil supply in the Peace River district of Canada. from closing the Midland Carbon Co. plant at Cowley.
38 THE OIL AN D
Casper, Wyo., Dec. 5, (Special).The most spectacular
event of the week In oil circles was the striking of an oil
flow on Sec. 32-36-65, Lance Creek field, by the Ohio Oil
Co. This well is located nearly two miles west of the
nearest producer, and is considered to have added a large
area to the proven ground. Another interesting feature
is that the oil was found at 2,900 feet. Last week the
report was received that there were 2,000 feet of oil in the
casing, and Sunday the well flowed, with the bit ten feet
in the sand. The company has given out no figures on
the well, which has not been drilled in, but reports from
Lusk place the production at anywhere from 500 to 1,000
barrels.
On Sec. 36, Ohio Oil Co. well No. 2 has about over
come water trouble, and will be pumping oil again in a
few days. The government crew has taken charge of
Buck Creek No. 14, which also threatened to be drowned
out, and it is expected that the well will be reclaimed
shortly. This well was completed some months ago.
Several test wells in the Lance Creek field are due
for completion shortly. The Union Oil Co., drilling on
Sunset holdings on Sec. 22 35-65, south of production, is
down over 3,800 feet. The well is reported to be gassing
heavily. Completion is looked for next week. The same
company, drilling on Harney Creek, west of Lance Creek,
has passed the 4,200 foot level, and will strike the sand
within the next 200 feet, if at all. The Black Tail Oil Co.,
drilling in the extreme eastern part of the Lance Creek
field, reports a second showing of oil, about 200 feet above
the supposed location of the sand.
The joint well being drilled by the Ohio, Midwest and
Buck Creek Companies on the southeast quarter of Sec.
34, which flowed oil from the second sand with the tools
stuck in the hole, will be abandoned. All efforts to dis
lodge the tools have been unavailing, and rather than go
to any further expense, the rig has been moved and a new
hole started. The new location is only a short distance
from the oil.
Lance Creek stocks went up a few points on t)ie
strength of the Ohio well. The Cow Gulch Co. is a large
holder in the vicinity of the new strike, and the Royalty
and Producers' Corporation holds ground in Sec. 5, only
250 yards south. The Tom Bell Co. also holds a large
amount of territory in that part of the field.
The Big Muddy field celebrated its third birthday
last month, on the anniversary of the bringing in of the
first well by the Merritt Co. The Merritt Co. is one of the
largest land holders in the field, today. The Ohio Oil Co.
and the Midwest Refining Co. do practically all the drill
ing for the smaller companies interested in the field. At
present, the Midwest Refining Co. has over a dozen ho'es
drilling, four of which will probably be completed within
the next month, and the Ohio Oil Co. has three or four
wells underway. The Texas Co. has shut down for the
winter, and drilling is being carried on in a desultory fash
ion in half a dozen wildcats around the edge of the field.
The production of the field runs around 6,500 barre's a day.
The Merritt deep test on Sec. 9 33-76 struck the first
Wall Creek sand at 3,040 feet, and is making for the sec
ond sand.
The Glenrock Oil & Gas Co. has renewed its lease on
Sec. 7, where the Jupiter well was drilled some time ago,
and is raising money for another test. The Pathfinder
Oil Co. has renewed its lease on Sec. 36, adjoining the
Glenhurst well, and will put down a well if the Glenhurst
gets anything. The Glenhurst well is miking slow prog
ress, and wil not be completed for several weeks.
The Pathfinder Co. recently was successful in a suit
waged against the Burlington Railroad for damages due
to the non delive_y of a carload of casing.
The big producer rrought in in the Salt Creek fie'd
some davs ago by th Midwest Ref:ning Co. was permitted
to flow freely last Wednesday, and producel nearlv S.000
barre's of oil. Tiie well is located on Sec. 25, and is an
offset to the Midwest 7,000-barrel gusher brought in over
GAS NEWS
a year ago, which is still doing 4,000 barrels a day. The
lease on which the well is located belongs to the Wyoming
Associated Oil Corporation, which is controlled by- the
Salt Lake Producers' Association. The Consolidated Roy
alty Co. owns five per cent in the lease, and the Verner
Z. Reed estate retains an interest. The land is patented,
and the production will be put on the market at once,
thought it is probable that the well will not be pumped to
its full capacity, on account of the inability of the pipe
lines to carry the increased production.
The Lumberman's Oil Corporation, successor to the
Lance Creek Syndicate, is nearing completion in the Re
public Corporation well on Sec. 15-39-79. The Republic
ran out of funds at 2,100 feet, and the Lumberman's Cor
poration will finish the job. The Wall Creek sand will
be reached in about two weeks. The well is located a
mile and a half west of the Ohio well on Sec. 13, and less
than a mile from the Big Indian well on Sec. 11.
The Royalty and Producers' Corporation has purchased
one-half the royalty in the northwestern quarter of Sec.
10-39-78, and the southwestern quarter of Sec. 3-39-79.
This property is owned and operated by the Ohio Oil Co.,
which recently brought in a 500-barrel well on Sec. 3. The
tract will not be developed until the leasing bill passes.
No recent report has been received on the Royalty & Pro
ducersMosher well on Sec. 16, which the operators have
been trying so hard to reclaim after a bad cavein
Figures given out by the land office show that during
the year ended June 30, 1919, there was marketed from
the withdrawn area in the Salt Creek field a total of
9,545,131. barrels of oil. The proceeds from the sale of the
oil were impounded, with the exception of 8 cents per
barrel allowed the operating companies. The gas produc
tion amounted to nearly 290,000,000 cubic feet, while the
proceeds from the sale of the gas and oil were $3,172,482.
In connection with this report. It may be stated that addi
tional withdrawals aggregating 98,018 acres were made in
Wyoming during the year, and 9 il acres reopened.
' The Salt Creek Producers' Association has settled out
of court the suit brought against it by Bowen and others,
claiming prior ownership of lands recently purchased by
the Association from other companies. The Bowen claim
was upheld by the court, and the Association settled for
a satisfactory figure. The Salt Creek Producers' Asso
ciation, by a recent purchase of 575,000 shares, becomes
the owner of the entire capitalization of the Central
Wyoming Oil & Development Co. The Central Wyoming
owns a royalty interest in 1,100 acres in the Salt Creek
field, operated by a subsidiary of the Franco Wyoming
Oil Co.
(Continued on page 40)
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 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 39

Announcing the Organization of the

BIG JACK
-COMPANY-
PETROLEUM

A Missouri Corporation

OFFICERS DIRECTORS
President, J. L. Hendrick, The following with the officers,
Kansas City, Mo. comprise the company's directorate.
Vice-President, Emil C. Luchman, ~, T v ~. ,
Rock Island, 111! Thos- L" Klles' Kansas C,ty' Mo-

Secretary, De Maret Smith, J. F. Scanlon, Kansas City, Mo.

Fort Worth, Texas T _ _ TT7 , m
_ . TT , . ' J. G. Reeve, Fort Worth, Texas
treasurer, A. M. Hendrick,
Kansas City, Mo. J. F. Schmeltz, Kansas City, Mo.

Operations of the Big, Jack Petroleum

Company which owns choice acreage in

Desdemona and other famous oil fields

will be confined to the development of

holdings in proven territory.

Only a Limited Amount of Stock for Sale!

All proceeds from the sale of stock to be devoted to

Actual Development Work

Address all communications to General Offices of the Company

412 New England Life Building, Kansas City, Missouri
40 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

WYOMING
(Continued from page 38)
The Poison Spider-Bolton Synd cate is taking advan
tage of the frozen roads to transport fuel to the well
drilling on Boiton Creek. Operations have been badly
hampered by the weather. The New York Oil Co. is
erecting a rig just to the south of the well brought in two
weeks ago on Sec. 32, and will spud in at once.
i. The Wyoming Drilling Trust nas announced that it
ha^ purchased outright three complete strings of tools, as
welf-as two motor trucks, to be used in the development
of its Poison Spider field lease. Also, that the north half
of See. 11, which the Trust holds, is patented land, ante
dating the withdrawal, and not subject to government
restrictions. Drilling has not begun.
The northern fields are working, in spite of the
weather. On the Hamilton Dome, the Petroleum Producers'
Association has spudded in on well No. 4, and is ready to
spud in on No. 5. Material for rigs No. 6 and 7 is on the
ground. Last week, the tub.ng was pulled in well No. 1,
and two hours later the well flowed, sending the oil over
the derrick. In the next few days, the well flowed sev
eral times, and was subdued with difficulty. Besides the
Petroleum Producers,, the Occidental Oil & Gas Co. has
three wells drilling on the Hamilton Dome, and the United
States Oil & Gas Co. of Oregon has two wells going down.
Thermopolis parties predict a second Grass Creek.
The Glencross Oil Co., drilling on the King Dome, an
nounces that it looks for completion by New Year's. This
well has been drilling for a long time. The Wyoming
Yellowstone, which has a gasser on the Golden Eagle
Dome, has supdded in on No. 2. which will be drilled
below the gas sand in hope of getting oil.
The Wallace-Wyoming Oil Co., diilling on Sugar Loaf,
the Mfdwest on Ilo Ridge and the same company drilling
in the Wagonhound structure, are all working in spite of
winter weather.
The Mexico-Wyoming Oil Co. has a gasser on the
"Litt'e Dome" in the Grass Creek district. The Mexico-
Wyoming is the pioneer in this locality. The gas is wet.
and indicates the presence of oil farther down. The well
will be deepened.
Good progress is being made on the Hidden Dome
pipeline, and Basin expects to have gas by the first of
the year. The work was greatly delayed at the start, but
record time has been made lately.
A new producer brought in this week by the Sparks
Syndicate, in the Osage field, bring the number of wells
in the region up to fifteen, with a total production of
something like 100 to 125 barrels. The Sparks Syndicate
has two wells, and eight rigs up. The Mike Henry well
No. 2, which will be drilled to a lower sand is still work
ing. There are nearly forty rigs in the field, and the Mc-
Whorter Refining Co. is making plans for the erection of
a small refinery. Six miles from Newcastle, between
Osage and the site of the old Howard postofflce, the Oga-
lalla Co. is putting down a test well. On Wildcat Creek,
a tributary of Black Thunder Creek, a well is drilling.
This is nearly forty miles west of Newcastle.
The Lusk-Edgemnot Co., drilling on the Cottonwood
dome, just over the line in South Dakota, is down over
1,700 feet, with another 1,000 feet to go. The well is
located on Sec. 32-37-60. The Carter Oil Co. is reported
to have entered into a drilling agreement with the Explor
ation Oil & Gas Co., for the development of the latter's
holdings on the state boundary. The Exploration Oil &
Gas holds 870 acres outright, and royalty interests in an
additional 1,000 acres.
The Midwest Refining Co. has shipped a rig to the
Dewey Dome, six miles west of Dewey, S. D., just about
on the state line. The M"dwest and the Troy Oil & Gas
Co. will develop the holdings of the Dakoming Oil Co. on
the structure. It is thought to be a shallow proposition, as
the producing sand of the Mule Creek field is expected
here at 600 feet.
Fremont County is experiencing new activity, in the
vicinity of Shoshoni and Moneta. Sixteen tests are going
down on three or four different structures, all lying within
a strip of territory some fifty miles long and perhaps as
wide. The Muskrat, or Horseshoe Creek deve'opment, has
been noted in these columns recently. The Ohio Oil Co.

About Oil Leases as Investments

Wichita Falls is one of the big oil centers of Texas. What the experts
of that city don't know about the situation throughout the State could be
written with a paint brush on one side of a dime. What they do know would
require a good penman, a fine steel pen and the side of a barn to contain.
ILI One of the leading bankers of that city was in our office this week and
as a personal investment bought an oil lease from us covering a tract of land
in Loving County, near where we are getting ready to drill a deep test.
He said:
"I consider yours the most attractive investment in oil
leases in Texas today. In fact I never knew of any others
anywhere as attractive."
Suppose you send us your name and address for free information about
similar leases. We have anything from a two and one-half-acre tract at
$12.50 up to 20,000-acre drilling contracts. We will take an interest with
any responsible parties drilling on our acreage. Will also exchange lands for
stocks in other companies of merit.
AGENTS WANTED IN ALL UNOCCUPIED TERRITORY
1011-1012-1013 Southwestern Life Building
Toyah Valley Oil Co. DALLAS, TEXAS
P. S.This ard associated companies are the owners of over 400 000 acres of Texas
leases and 165 000 acres of petroleum permits in New Mexico, all in the heart of the
New Pecos Oil Field, and can supply your wants, no matter how small or how large.
1 When you want choice oil lands, all on big structures, remember us. 1
 THE OIL AND
was the pioneer In the field, which had been passed over
by a number of locators and geologists, as the overlay
of territory at that point hid the structure from anyone
but an expert in that line. The Ohio has constructed a
road from Moneta, and has erected a winter camp. Be
sides the original location on Sec. 8-33-91, where drilling
has been underway for some time, the company has made
a new location farther north.
The Midwest Refining Co. is making tests in several
different sections. One of these is near the Ohio test, on
Sec. 14-33-91. About fifteen miles nearer Moneta, the
Midwest Refining Co. has made a location on Sec. 34-
36-91, and the same company is drilling near Badwater,
north of Moneta, on Sec. 34-38 91.
The Castle Garden Oil Co. drilled a well last year on
Sec. 13-34-91, on what is sometimes known as the Castle
Garden Dome, and got a showing of oil, but had to aban
don the hole when it went crooked. The company has a
great deal of territory in the Muskrat region, and will
drill again on the same section.
Seven miles north of Lysite, the Gunnison-Lysite Co.
is preparing to drill a well. The Midwest Refining Co.
is also interested in this locality.
The Ward Oil Co. is drilling on Sec. 15-34-90, and the
Chicago Syndicate built a rig some time ago on Sec.
27-34-92. The Wyoming Big Horn is also drilling on
Sec. 14.
In the vicinity of Shoshoni, the Indiana Oil & Mining
Co. is putting down a deep test. This well has been drill
ing for some time, and recently replaced a light rig with
a standard. The well is drilling with gas encountered at
a shallow depth. The Minnesota-Western, drilling at Big
Bend, on Sec. 36-37-94, has been having trouble with water,
but expects to have it successfully cemented off within
a few days. The Northern Wyoming Oil Co., which has
been drilling since last spring, has a fishing job at 2,300
feet. This well reports having encountered both oil
and gas.
No recent report has been received from the Girard
& Summers well in the Richards field, east of Moneta.
The Howe Oil & Gas Co., drilling north of Moneta, is
making good progress.
A report from Rock River states that the Ohio Oil Co.
found a 100-barrel production in the first sand on Sec.
34-20-78 in the Rock Creek field, less than half a mile
from the discovery well on Sec. 35. The new well will be
drilled to the second sand, where the Ohio found an 800-
barrel production in its last well.
The Associated Oil Company of Wyoming is building
a rig on Sec. 32, near Rock Creek Station. This tract of
land is the property of the Cathedral Home for Children,
at Laramie, having recently been willed to them by the
original owner. Drilling will begin in January.
The Utah Oil & Refining Co., drilling on the Cooper
Cove Dome, near the right-of-way of the Illinois Pipe Line
from Rock Creek, has cemented off the water in the hole
and resumed drilling.
The Lance Creek Consolidated Royalty Co. has pur
chased a 15 per cent working interest in the Hayes and
Patterson leases on the Two Rivers Dome, Albany Co.
There is a great deal of excitement over lands in that
vicinity since the Ohio Oil Co. started its test of the
structure. The Ohio well is now down 1,200 feet with
perhaps 600 yet to go.
The California Oil & Gas Co., drilling in the Rock
Creek field, has encountered oil. The Laramie-Red Des
ert Co. well, not far distant, is down 3,100 feet.
The Wyoming-Apex Oil Co., which drilled several
wells on the Big Hollow structure two years ago, will
clean out the wells and bring them to production. Con
tracts have also been let for three or four more shallow
wells to be drilled on the same tract. The completed wells
are located on Sec. 5-15-75.
The Western Holdings Co., which has erected two rigs
in the Rock Creek field, is drilling on the James Lake
structure, where the Cactus Petroleum Co. has a well
nearly completed. The Western Holdings Co. well is lo
cated on Sec. 3-17-76.
The Humble Oil & Refining Co., one of the largest
operators in the Texas fields, supposed to be affiliated
with the Standard Oil Co., of New Jersey, has leased all of
sections 1, 17 and 19-17-75, on the James Lake structure.
The Humble Oil Co. holdings offset the Ohio Oil Co.'s on
the structure. No drilling will be undertaken before spring.
At Medicine Bow, the Red Lake Oil & Land Co. has
spudded in, and is making progress at about 100 feet.
GAS NEWS 41
The Key Oil & Refining Co. will soon start a deep test
in the Muddy Creek field in Carbon Co. The Key Co.
drilled one well some time ago, and found a small pro
ducer at a very shallow depth. The second well will be
drilled to the Muddy Creek sand, which is productive in
the Rock Creek field, and which is expected in the Muddy
Creek field at about 2,000 feet.
The oil camps in the Red Desert have been cut off
from supplies, on account of the snowy condition of the
roads, and little drilling is being done at present. A long
train of trucks sent out last week from Wamstetter, for
the Associated and \nnabell camps stalled in the drift?
and had to return to Wamstetter. The question of sup
plies is getting to De a large factor in the Red Desert
operations.
The Kasomlng Oil Co., drilling on the Sherard Dome,
Carbon Co., is shut down, due to lack of water. A water
well will be put down before drilling is resumed.
Nothing of note is reported from Lincoin Co. Little
work is done in that region during the winter, as the fields
lie along the Great Divide, at a very high altitude. The
Lincoln-Idaho No. 1 is located over 7,000 feet above sea
level.
ANOTHER NEW OIL TOWN IS BORN.
Frankell, the first new town on the Wichita Falls,
Ranger and Fort Worth railroad in Stephens county,
Texas, was to be opened Dec. 8. This town is twelve miles
north of Ranger and 19 miles south of Breckenrldge. It
will be the first railroad town in the Stephens county oil
fields, the company expecting to have trains operating
into towns next month. The Wichita Falls, Ranger and
Fort Worth railroad is being built through the entire
length of the Texas oil fields, extending 150 miles south
from Wichita Falls to Dublin in Erath county. It is the
only railroad in Stephens county that is being developed
as an oil producing region throughout its entire area.
Frankell was named in honor of Franko Kell, just as Jake-
hamon was named for Jake L. Hamon and another new
oil town is to be called Edhobby after Edwin Hobby, a
Dallas banker.
ANDERSON DRILLING AND
DEVELOPMENT CO.
(INCORPORATED)
We will finance, develop, drill additional
wells, equip and place under practical, eco-
nominal management, producing oil and gas
properties. We are in the market for choice
drilling contracts and will purchase close
in acreage. We are also consolidating sev
eral big companies and producing proper
ties. Can you offer us production or good
acreage for our consideration? Submit de
tails with complete maps, first letter.
Address Communications to
RENKER & COMPANY
Stocks and BondsUnderwriters.
(Fiscal Agents)
General Office* Branch Office*
The Knmuin Reserve State 811-812 Republic IJldK.
Bonk Bids., Both Phone* Main 5520
Topeka, Kanaaa. Kanaan City, Mo.
Mr. C. Foster Hayes, member of our firm, is in
charge of our Kansas City, Mo., offices and always
pleased to meet our customers.
42 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

MEXICAN OIL PROPERTIES

LEASES, PRODUCTION AND ROYALTIES
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Buy right! 404-07 Ridge Arcade Eldg. Kansas City, Mo.
Will send full particulars to anyone interested.

The present low spot in the market is deemed

by many shrewd investors to be the right time to GAS ENGINE FOR. SALE.
buy.
There are a number of substantial dividend-pay 165 H. P. Miller Improved Gas Engine, in
ing stocks which can be bought under the market good condition. Address
that show handsome returns on present values. THE LANCASTER LENS CO. Lancaster, Ohio
There are some mighty good offering among our
odd lots, a partial list of which is given below:
BANK STOCK
Continental National Bank If It Is Anything About Oil
Columbian National Bank
Peoples Trust Co.
Security National Bank Leases, Production, Refineries, Drilling Contracts or
INDUSTRIAL STOCKS Dividend Paying or Development Oil Stock
Beggs Motor
Coca Cola See, Write or Wire
Franco-Am. Copper
Deere & Co., pfd. JERRY CULBERTSON
Harroun Motor "Oil as a Business"
Peet Bros., com.
Peet Bros., pfd. Suite 417 Ridge Arcade Building
U. S. Steamship
Simplex Spreader Phones, Main 5601
Studebaker
Overland Tire
Thos. Ruddy Co.
REFINEHY STOCKS
Sapulpa Kefining We Get Results for You
Victor Refining
Oklahoma-Texas Refining
Home Refining
Atwood Refining C[ Guaranteed Mailing Lists.
OIL STOCKS ^ Advertising Campaigns.
Harvey Crude
National Oil 1 Filling in, Addressing, Mailing.
Indian Gasoline
Black Panther <J Use our service and reach thousands of in
Bay State Oil & Gas vestors with money to invest.
Penn-Kell-Watt
Cosden Oil BLEES, GAMMON, BLEES
Clover Leaf
Crescent Petroleum 405 Scarritt Bldg.
Elm Tree Oil Bell Main 3068 Kansas City, Mo.
Eldorado Oil & Gas
Globe Oil
Plains Oil Co.
McTon Oil
Oil & Gas of Eldorado STOCKS FOR SALE
Oil State Refining
C. & C. Development 5,000 Rowley Copper % .11%
American Oil & Ref. 500 Harvey Crude Oil 1.15
500Mitchell Production 1.10
Morgan Oil & Refining 500
10 Oklahoma Oil
Thos. Ruddy Pack& Ref Want 67Bid
Great Plains Oil 5 Tex-La-Homa Com. Bonus Wan' Bid
Atlas Oil & Refining 200 National Oil K. C 2.77
Franklin O. & R. 2,000 Hale Petroleum 13%
Reliance Oil 500
300 Hale Petroleum,
Perpetual Roy Pfd 37
I.n5
Union Oil 200Invaders 1.35
HEAL ESTATE LOANS 5.000 McTon 08%
We also have on hand a number of 2,000 Hoffman Oil & Ref 07
50 Automatic Book 4.25
high grade first mortgage real estate Most of these in smaller blocks if desired.
loans, netting 6%.
WEBER & CO.
205 Commerce Bide. Knnnasi City
NATIONAL SECURITIES CO. Home Phone. Main 4100 Bell Phone, Main 3700
H. C. Davison, General Manager.
Suite 733 Reserve Bank Bldg.,
Kansas City, Mo. Negotiations are under way for the amalgamation of
the Elk Basin United Oil Co., the Anderson Oil Co., and
the Kansas-United Oil Co., with a capitalization of
$1,000,000.
 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS 43

An Awakened Interest In Oil Securities

Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 9.The rather irregular mar freer offerings. Some activity was noted in Globe and
kets of last week finished up at the close Saturday with many sales reported at 80c to 85c. Some trade was noted
something nearer a settled tone than since the big break in Oklahoma Oil and Refining at 57%c to 60c, Union
of several weeks ago. Oil remaining stationary at 22c.
The widest movement for the week on the curb was Prices prevailing on the Kansas City market are
in Standard Oil of New Jersey. This stock declined 5 shown by the following quotations:
points to 740 and hung around this figure for a while Bid Asked
then tdvanced In a short time to 748 at which it was .140 155
in good demand. Similar strength was shown in Simms . .172 175
and Gilliland oil and International Petroleum. City 215
In the local Kansas City market an Improvement has 162
been noticeable during the past few days over the dull . 700
tone of last week and while there Is still no great activity Community ..124 131
in buying, local investment houses and brokers report an Commercial . .398 416
awakened interest, especially in oil securities with a , .115 117
gradually increasing sales volume. Bank stocks which Drovers' National Ban] 225 235
so!d at slightly lower prices last week have again re Fidelity N. B. & T. Co. . 327 330
covered and offerings are light. . 85 90
More interest has been shown in National Oil. an First National . .760 785
advance of 5c to 10c bringing the market up to $2.75. , .750 800
Harvey Crude remained stationary at $1.10 to $1.15 with .145 150
Midwest National Bank and Trust Co. 203
. . 75 83
National Bank of Commerce. .352 355
8
. .215 220
New England National Bank. 300 306
$50.00 a Day for You! . .124 126
The Abner Davis System of one-man refineries, 230
retailing direct from refinery to consumer, gives 1C5
the local manager an income of $50 per day. Traders' **
THE FIRST NATIONAL REFINERIES owning $1.30
control of each plant, furnishing crude oil 2.50
through its tank line system, is assured marvel 2.50
ous profits in which small investors can 1.25
see their dollars grow Into a BIG DIVI Black Pan 7.75
DEND PAYER. Write for One-Man Central C.
Refinery information. 98.00 100.00
FIRST NATIONAL REFINERIES Central C. 87.00 88.00
Fort Worth, Texas . 7.00 8.00
101.00 102.50
5.55
400.00 450.00
A Superior Investment ...
Globe Oil .86
.14
Continental Oil & Refining Company .40
K. 8.50
K. .18 .19
C!o 1.50
A producing, developing, dividend-paying oil com K. C. 99.00
pany of high character. Pays dividends of 24% Loose-Wiles, 2d preferred 106.00 115.00
per annum on a 2% monthly basis. With additional 9.35
production resulting from present development, earn Marland Ref. 7.00
ings should warrant another substantial rise in divi National Oil . . . 2.75
dend rate. Okla. Oil & Ref. .50 .60
1.50
SHARES $2.50 EACH 2.20 2.30
.35
We advise purchase and commend this issue to the Sinclair Cons 48% .50
discriminating and conservative investor. Shares Union Oil 23 .25
should soon reach a much higher price level. Every
favorable element is combined in this enterprise to EARNINGS OF THE OKLAHOMA PRODUCING &
make it certain. REFINING CO.
The Weekly Market Comment Tulsa, Okla., Dec. 9. (Special) The statement of
(Our Own Publication) earnings issued by the Oklahoma Producing & Refining
Co. of America shows that the gross for the first nine
Contains complete and comprehensive information of months of 1919 were $6,825,271.01. Net operating profits
an exact, decisive and of a reflecting nature regarding for the same period were $2,843,584. this being the amount
high class investments. Sent upon request. availab'e for dividends, depreciation, new development,
etc., for the three quarters. By quarters, the gross earn-
"Superior Investment Service" ings for the nine months were: First, $2,124,238.61;
second, $1,187,997.61; third, $2,513,034.79; total, $6,825,271.01.
WM. CHEADLE BOUCHERS Net earnings fr^m oneritions by quarters follow: First,
$917,864.92; second, $878,915.41; third, $1,046,803.65; total,
Bonds and Investments $2,843,584.
Los Anjcelea* Cal. San Prsnrlm-o, Cat.
608-bio Trunl A Sav. Bids;. 801-2 Met-. Nat. Bank Bids. Standard OH Co. of Indiana directors have elected
Telephone. Broadway 101 Telephone, Dousrlan .1041.1 Edward G. Siebert, formerly Assistant Secretary and
Treasurer to succeed George W. Stahl, retired.
44 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

KANSAS OIL Heard in Kansas City

I try to know one state and know It fairly well.
There are good chances In Kansas and those on my The Travelers Oil Co. is drilling at 165 feet on No.
mailing lists are told about them. Tour request is all 9, 19-19-21 Anderson county, Kans., using oil for fuel.
it costs.
C. H. KERR 107% North Peon. The Seibel Oil and Royalty Co. is drilling a deep test
Independence, Kas. on the Stoner farm, about four miles southwest of Freely,
Anderson county, Kans.
A telegram to J. L. Hendrick, of the Big Jack Pe
TIN CANS troleum Co. says Sinclair struck a fine grade of crude at
LITHOGRAPHED, Japanned and Stencilled or ] 4,700 feet at Lipan, Erath county, Texas, close to Big
Ronnd. Oblong- and Square. Jack Co.'s holdings in that section.
J. O. WOOD JACKET CANS
Send Us Your Inquiries R. L. Welch, general secretary and counsel for the
Janssen-Ostertag Mfg. Co. as City. American Petroleum Institute, was a Kansas City visitor,
Sunday while on his way to the meeting of the Mid-Con
tinent refining and marketing committee at Tulsa.
Vernon F. Marsters, well known Kansas City geologist,
at present is engaged in field work in Louisiana, Arkansas,
THE and Texas, being In charge of the geological department
of the J. E. Head & Co., oil producers at Shreveport, La.
Campbell - Gates The Broadway Oil & Gas Co., a Misouri corporation, is
drilling at 200 feet on its well No. 1, W% of SE'4
1-26-16 east, Woodson county, Kansas. The company ex
Company pects to spud in on No. 2 well as soon as No. 1 is completed.
The lease is close to production.
Cylinder Press Work
Foldlnr- tor the Trade A. G. Higgins, geologist, who returned last week from
GRAPHIC ARTS BUILDING the Panhandle, said his investigations of development there
KANS IS CITY, MO. led him to believe that district will produce a field larger
than any as yet discovered In Texas. Mr. Higgins left
Saturday for a week in Grayson county, Kansas.
Presswork on Oil and Gas News furnished by
Campbell-Gates Co. Fred H. Slsson, a business man from Buffalo, N. Y.,
spent Tuesday In town with friends after having visited
the Elbing oil field in North Butler county, Kansas. Mr.
Sisson stated that many Buffalo investors are interested
All that's cheap about the classified ads in the OIL in the Elbing district and are watching developments
AND GAS NEWS is the pricefour cents a word. closely.

THE TRAVELERS OIL COMPANY

A Missouri Corporation

Capital $200,000.00

All common stock, par value $1.00 per share.

Owns 3,000 acres of Oil and Gas leases in Mid-Con

tinent field, eight producing wells and ninth now drilling.

Selling oil to Prairie Oil & Gas Co. Soon to declare

first dividend. A small amount of stock is now offered at
par, $1.00 per share. Any information desired will be fur
nished on request. We reserve the right to return check
in case amount offered has been fully subscribed.

Make all checks payable to

The Travelers Oil Company

412 Chambers Building Kansas City, Mo.
 fECHiJOLOGY' r w-

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VOL. VI KANSAS CITY, MO., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1919 NO. 18

i5
B 9 The Christmas spirit is in the very air this week. Yule tide wreaths
M appear in the windows of cottage and mansion. In the home are mys
terious whisperings, much scurrying of little feet and excited talk of
| Santa Claus. In hamlet and city the streets and stores are crowded
with smiling, hurrying, bundle-laden &rown ups. It isor ou&ht to be
i
the happiest week of all the year.

And where there may be sorrow in this just-before-Christmas-time

smiles will wipe out tears if those more fortunate remember what Christ
mas really means "peace on earth; feood will toward men"and in the
remembering, practice the lesson brought to us twenty centuries ao!

H. P. BAGBY P. K. ANDHBB C. MBYEH

President Vice-President and Secy. Treasurer

BAGBY & COMPANY

STOCKS and BONDS
Orear-Leslie Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.

r". It. MOTT BKANCllESi

ManiiKer, Bond nnd Mortsraicr Dea Moines, Iowa
Department Fleming; Building
A. W. DANN Davenport, Iowa
Oenernl Connsel First Nntlnnal Bank Bulldlna
 INVADER IS. & G. Purity Wiping Rags

OIL & REFINING COMPANY
PRODUCERS AND REFINERS
Operating In
Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and Louisiana
REFINERS OF OUR OWN CRUDE
TRANSPORTED IN OUR PIPE LINES
I a Specialty
gTake the place of waste, are Cheaper and Better
Steel Railroad Rails, New and
Relayers.
Rails Cut to any Length for
Special Purposes.

New Spikes, Bolts and Railroad

Track Accessories.

Sonken-Galamba Iron & Metal Co.

(Inc.)

B. FRANK WOOD, President Main Office and Yards 64-88 North Second St.
L. C. BOYD, Secretary-Treasrer
Kansas City, Kansas
General Offices Refinery
MUSKOGEE, OKLA. EURKBURNETT, TEX. Both Phones 5643 Main

PRODUCTION and POYALTIES

close in and undeveloped acreage; drilling contracts;

stocks of reputable companiesdividend paying

stocks and shares of developing companies

with reat speculative potentialities.

Let us know what you want, we have it.

This office is doing the largest business in the South.

New York Brokerage Company

510 Market Street, Shreveport, La.
 THE
1920
What possibilities are In store!
What opportunities in the coming
twelve months!
Never in the history of petroleum has
the success of the industry been so
vital to the welfare of the nation !
Never has it been more important
that the great forces of the oil world
be directed along progressive and for
ward-reaching lines!
Never has it been so imperative
that the men in the petroleum indus
try keep well in advance of the on
ward march of America's demands
for the products of the oil wells!
As the pages of 1920 unroll, it will
necessitate complete knowledge of
the ever-changing developments in
the industry for the men who follow
oil to meet the requirements of the
hour.
And right there OIL and- ' OAS
NEWS will prove of tremendous ser
vice,for no other petroleum publi
cation approaches the NEWS in news
interestthat quality which makes or
breaks a newspaperthat quality
which spells real service to the sub
scriber.
That you may start right in 1920,
your subscription to OIL and GAS
NEWS for the coming year should
reach this office not later than Dec.
31. Then you will be sure to have
the first issue for 1920 and 61 more
of them before another New Year's
eve.
The cost is slight$4.
As the politicians say, "we point
with pride" to the rapid growth of the
"Quick Action" Classified advertising
pages of the NEWS. Of course, there
is Just one reason for the large num
ber of advertisers who are using want
ads In OIL and GAS NEWSthey are
getting great, big results, and in ad
vertising it Is the results obtained
which tell the whole story as to the
value of the publication used.
Did you ever notice that in the
daily newspaper field, the papers
which carry the bulk of the want ads
are the newspapers which are the
most widely read of all the papers
in the communities in which they are
published, the Chicago Tribune and
the Kansas City Star, for instance?
Exactly the same rule applies in the
oil publication field. It is because the
NEWS is the leading petroleum
n-e w-s paper In the Mid-Continent
field that its want ad pages yield a
rich harvest.
OIL AND GAS NEWS
A Glimpse at This Week's News
A Tempest in a Tea Pot
Controversy over charges as to fuel oil
profiteering seems to have reached that
point Page 3
Will It Be War With Mexico?
Well, anyhow, that is the view one of
Carranza's cabinet takes of the situa
tion Page 3
Like the Railroads of Old
Now it is the oil industry which must
serve as a "mark" for the politicians and
SocialistsThe markets Page 5
Whew! It's Been Cold in Kansas!
And they have not had a real completion
in seven daysDickinson county is get
ting "some" play Page 8
G. Washington, Oil Scout
Daddy of his country was the real dis
coverer of oil in the U. S. A., says Wash
ington writer Page 1 0
The Dawn of a New Industry
This is the final chapter in OIL and GAS
NEWS' present series on oil shale de
velopment Pages 11-14
For the Oil Chemists
Here is what Dr. Sidney Born has to say
to the men of his profession, its difficulties
and its possibilities Page 1 6
"A Fine Array of Dandy Producers"
That's the language employed by the
NEWS' Oklahoma representative to des
cribe the doings in Beggs Pages 17-18
You Can't Keep Texas Down
Despite cold weather and lack of coal
good wells are brought in, in several
fields Pages 20-22
Another Gain in Claiborne
Many new wells completed in North
Louisiana fields Tex-La-Homa's big
program Pages 23-24
Do You Like Zero Weather?
Well, it's been 30 below in the Wyoming
fields, but oil work goes on Pages 26-28
The Refined Oils Situation
Comparative Analysis of production and
consumption for first nine months of 1918
and 1919 Page 32
The "Wobbles" Dream
Federal court hears story of how "Big
Bill" Haywood tried to tie up oil fields
during the war Page 34
News from Kentucky
Operators expect to find a productive
sand under the Irvine in the Lee county
fields Pages 36-38
2 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

We are Accepting Subscriptions

American National Bank
of the
American Bank and Trust Co.
Shreveport, La. Continental Oil

& Refining Co.

offering at $2.50 per share

4 The deposits of this bank almost

doubled between the dates of the state 2% Monthly Dividends
ments issued Sept. 12, 1919, and Nov. 24% Annually
22, 1919; an index to the growth of
the Oil Development of the Louisiana We advise placing your
Oil Field central in Shreveport, and of order immediately
the facilities afforded by us.

Accounts of Oil Operators will be GEARY & COMPANY

given every attention, with all the ac INVESTMENTS
commodations of a strong, conservative 602-3-4 New York Life BIdg.
and rapidly growing Bank. KANSAS CITY, MO.

A Superior Investment
WANTED
Continental Oil & Refining Company

A producing, developing, dividend-paying oil com

pany of high character. Pays dividends of 24% AT ONCE!
per annum on a 2% monthly basis. With additional
production resulting from present development, earn
ings should warrant another substantial rise in divi
dend rate.
SHARES $2.50 EACH
Lare block of Kan
We advise purchase and commend this issue to the
discriminating and conservative investor. Shares
should soon reach a much higher price level. Every
favorable element is combined in this enterprise to sas shallow acreage
make it certain.
The Weekly Market Comment on drilling, proposi
(Our Own Publication)
Contains complete and comprehensive information of tion or cash.
an exact, decisive and of a reflecting nature regarding
high class investments. Sent upon request.
"Superior Investment Service"

WM. CHEADLE BORCHERS

R. E. ELLIS
Bonds and Investments
Los Angeles, Cal. San Francisco, CaL
008-610 Trust A Sav. Bids;. 801-2 Mcr. Nat. Bank Bids;. OSAWATOMIE, KANSAS
Telephone, Broadway 161 Telephone, Doug-las 5865
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VOL. VI KANSAS CITY, MO., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1919 NO. 18

CHARGES AGAINST REFINERS BLOW UP? HE SEES WAR IN MEXICO'S OIL ORDER.

Committee Named by Western Association Stands Carranza's Secretary of Treasury Is Quoted as Say
on the Lehman Statement and There Are No ing "New Conflict Will Arise" Between His
New Developments in Washington. Country and the United States.
The storm aroused by the charges of fuel oil profiteer Washington, Dec. 17.Developments of the last few
ing seems likely at this writingWednesdayto prove a days indicate that the Mexican situation is more critical
"tempest in a tea pot." than high admlnistraton officials here are willing to admit
F. H. Thwing, of the Evans-Thwing Refining Co., Kan publicly. One of the startling features of the present
sas City, Mo., who with E. E. Goebel, of Kansas City, Kans., week was a prediction made in the Sunday edition of
was a member of the committee sent to Washington by the "El Universal" of the City of Mexico that the refusal of
Western Petroleum Refiners' Association to confer with Mexico to permit oil companies to drill new wells will
officials of the fuel administration and to explain the real lead to war. "El Universal" says Luis Cabrera, secretary
situationas outlined in the statement of Fred W. Leh of the treasury, "makes the alarming prediction" that the
man, secretary of the association, printed in the NEWS "new conflict which will arise between the United States
last weekhad returned to Kansas City Wednesday. Mr. and Mexico will be due to the refusal of the (Mexican)
Thwing told the NEWS that the refiners had no further government to permit petroleum companies to drill new
statement to make, beyond the Lehman interview. Mr. wells."
Thwing seemed to feel, while not much of direct action Declaring that Cabrera's "prophecy" is probably cor
was accomplished by the committee while in Washington, rect, "El Universal" says that failing in the "Jenkins
that the wind had been taken out of the charges of alleged case to get results," the enemies of Mexico have appealed
profiteering made against the refiners. to the American Congress in an extended memorial com
Mr. Thwing while in Washington last week told the plaining against the action of President Carranza in re
newspaper correspondents there, following Senator Cap stricting drilling of new oil wells. The newspaper adds
per's attack on fuel oil prices as "the rankest profiteering that production of oil has been considerably reduced "by
he ever saw," that the Kansas senator had based his some wells being salted," and admits that twelve wells
charges on misinformation. Since the refiners' commit have been shut down "by force" on orders of General
tee visited the national capital, Capper, up to Wednesday Nurguia, who was instructed to do so by the secretary of
at any rate, has had nothing mor<> to say. industry and commerce.
Petroleum in Mexico amounts to about 175,000 barrels
FUEL OIL MARKET NOT QUITE SO ACTIVE. per day, or a little over 10 per cent of what should be
i produced under full capacity, according to data recently
Tulsa, Okia., Dec. 16. (Special.) The investigation given out by the ministry of industry and commerce in
into charges that refiners were profiteering in the sale Mexico City, a dispatch to the department of commerce
of fuel oil, which started a little over a week ago, has had today stated. Mexico has a potential production of about
a tendency to make buyers hold off for lower prices, which 1,592,649 barrels per day, it was said, with 1,059 wells on
refiners refuse to meet, and as the result, the market for November 1.
that product is not quite so brisk as it was prior to the in
vestigation. Some trading is being done at prices varying ROYAL DUTCH SHELL UNCOVERS WHAT MAY BE
between $2.75 and $3 per barrel. Fuel oil is more plenti AN ENORMOUS OIL POOL.
ful than it was prior to the investigation, and the estab
lishment of the embargo on shipments east of the Miss New York, Dec. 16.Operations of the Royal Dutch
issippi by Director General Hines, in Washington, and Shell group in Mexico have not been interfered with by
buyers who are willing to pay the price may obtain same action of the Carranza government in refusing to allow
readily. drilling to proceed without official permit because the
Gasoline and kerosene continue very weak, and ex Royal operates through a Mexican corporation, namely,
ceptionally so considering the fact that kerosene should be The Mexican Eagle Co. The Carranza government's dis
experiencing a very good market at this time of the year. pute with the companies centers around American pro
The use of kerosene stoves in the oil region has been very ducers. Royal Dutch Shell is proceeding with a big ex
popular, however the supply of the oil burning stoves has pansion program in Mexico where its production and re
been limited, and this has held back demand more or less. fining will be greatly increased.
All of the towns in Oklahoma and Kansas, dependent upon Royal Dutch Shell has made an oil discovery of ap
gas mainly for fuel purposes, have found the old kerosene parently enormous value on i ts Mexican Eagle Co.'s
stove a friend in need because the gas pressure has been Maranjos property in the Southern fields of Mexico. Oil
very limited. has been found over a vast area, three wells having been
No immediate Improvement in the market for either brought in recently with an estimated total capacity of
kerosene or gasoline is promised. 200,000 barrels daily.
THE WHITE OIL WILL OPEN OFFICES IN TULSA. MAKING 700 GALLONS OF GASOLINE DAILY.
Tulsa, Okla., Dec. 16. (Special.)The White Oil Cor Beggs, Okla., Dec. 16. (Special.) The H. F. Wilcox
poration has decided to establish offices in Tulsa, and will Oil & Gas Co., has part of its newly constructed gasoline
be located on the tenth floor of the Kennedy building. plant on the Alice Alberty farm, in the northeast quarter
Dick Mason, who for many years was a close friend of P. of section 36-15-11, finished, and is making gasoline at the
J- White, president of the big organization, is head of the rate of about 700 gallons daily. Additional compressors
production department, and J. W. White will be in charge for further enlargement of the plant have been ordered,
of the gasoline division. Establishment of the Tulsa of but have not arrived here as yet. Construction of the gaso
fice follows the placing of offices in all of the various di line plant will be a valuable addition to the earning power
visional petroleum centers throughout the southwest. of the Wilcox organization.
4 THE OIL AND GAS NEWS

MAGNA OIL CO. TO TAKE OVER THE A-I OIL BRINGS RAILROADS WHEN THE FARMS FA