The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-10-23

G. B. Amyx is in Illinois talking up
oil interests.
The New Holland Co. shot its No.
Tuesday evening.
III. Crawford was in Kansas City
this week, attending a meeting or
the directors of the Southwestern OIL
Co.
The Isett Erwin Co. brought in
another good well west of the city
last week. This company is develop
ing some very rich holdings.
The Bonnie Co. on the Cole and
Maloney leases now has its pumping
plant in aud its wells are showing up
in very gratifying manner.
Charley Allison has branched out in
the oil business. He made a fortune
in the newspaper business and is now
seeking investments for his surplus
cash.
J. B. Fugate closed up deal with
some Minnesota men, Tuesday where
by the farm of j. Reed was leased.
Mr.. Reed received handsome
bonus for his lease.
The American Oil Co. has just
brought in and shot its 18th well on
the Walker tract This Co. is pushing
dayelOpment and has very profitable
proposition.
The city brought in another fine
100000 feet gas well the first of the
week on The Jerry Hale lot in the
northwest part of town. Jerry now
has free gas IN abundance.
The Sunlight Oil and Gas Co. is one
of the latest. sThelr holdings are
about nine miles southeast of Cha
mute. The company is composed OF
Chanute and Topeka business men.
The Aliens & Kennedy brought in
an oiler on the old Weaver farm just
south of town, the first of the week
1t is said to be a good we'll and the
owners of the land are feeling some
what elated.
The 1. X. L. Co., brought In its
first we'll on its lease holdings adjoln-
ing the old fair ground. The well is
a good one and D. e. McClellaDd is
rejoicing as he holds ~ per cent of the
stock and the other side must drill
eight wells free of any cost to him.
The field statement furnished by
the Prairie Oil & Gas Co. of the pipe
line runs for September shtws very
gratifying increase over the previous
month. 1t showsa total of ia III
barrels which is an increase Of 20, 934
barrels over August.
Here are the figures for the past
| three months:
uly runs................... ....' 6O AL. a
August runs............... 49,. 3,776 46
Septem Der runs............-..........ll 4llZ 10
The statement shows further a fall
ing off of production in several fields
and a good increase in others.
NeOdesha shows a loss of about
900 barrels production. There are
2lO producing wells compared to 1871
before and % drilling, gain of one
over August.
Cherryvale shows only half the for
mer production from 30 wells ds COM
pared to the same number in August,
but has seven wells drilling, twice the
former number.
Chanute shows strong gain, yield
ing lO, 900 more barrels from 1872 wells
than from 1867 in August, and has the
same number drilling,
Bartlesville shows decrease of
1900 barrels, although gaining ten
wells,
Peru produced 1900 more barrels
than IN Augusti gaming 2l new wells
Humboldt shows the greatest activ'
itv; having added 65 new wells, max
inc a total of 209 producing wells.
From this field, LAB barrels were de-
liyered to the pipe line as compared to
SIS in July.
Red FORK shows pa barrels from
three wells, a fine showing.
And Independence cuts very
strong figure, getting Into the list
for the first time, with % wells pro-
ducInE nearly 5000 barrels.
No figures are given out OF the
stocks at wells and no estimate can
be made of the total producing power
of the field. The majority of the wells
are not connected up and the extern
sion of the pipe lines and Installing
of pumping plants at the wells rule
the deliveries. -Kansas Derrick.