The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-04-08
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
In the Oil
and Gas Field
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


The gas we'll that was drilled II
last year on Jerry Hale's lot by tint
city, has turned into an oil well o
considerable capacity and the CITY
council does not know just what to az
with it.
Another cut has been made in crudt
oil By the Standard Co. which only
seems necessary to retard the rapidly
increasing out put of the Kansas
field. The Standard Co. is simply
over whelmed with the product ano
utterly unable to take care or II
However this great corporation Gems
at las to have walked up to the mag
nitude of the Kansas field and Is
making big effort to get in shape &c
handle the ever increasing produc-
tiOn.
The big well No. II, shot by Jimmie
O'Hare for the American Co. last
week, made fine showing. The
well started off with an initial flow OF
Is barrels per hour. 1t is not keeping
that rate up but will prove to be one
of the best wells in the field. The
America Co. has one Of the best pro-
positions in the field.
]. II. Crawford brought in a fine
gas we'll on the Wikle land south OF
Erie which was shot Sunday. The
well has large volume Of gas with
traces of Oil.
The Syndicate Co. brought in its
No. ) Oh the Osborne land Sunday
and shot 1T Monday, This we'll is in
the famous Mundy trend east OF the
city and bids fair to boone of the very
best in that locality. The drill
penetrated 40 feet of pay sand.
Messrs. Baseball, Hazen, Lindsay
and Warner of Topeka were looking
over the field this week.
Floyd Whipple aud Fred Wescatt
of Chicago were in the oil field this
week.
The Home Co., under the manage.
ment OF d. L. Houston is getting in
shape to do business this summer.
The West Plant Co. is now drilling
its oath we'll. This we'll is on II e
famous Chappell tract where the
company already has a number of
very fine wells.
The Lutner Co. is drilling tel
inch we'll on the Ames land.
A. ". Butler is now manager o
the Active Co. operating south of the
city.
The Kansas Crude has just brought
in its 46th we'll. The last one on the
Ryburg land.
The Nine Kansa Co. is drilling its
No. on the Wyatt land. Oil was
struck in the first well but the well
was spoiled.
The Cromack Drilling &c. is at
work on the Bebbington land for an
lola syndicate.
The Topeka Co., operating on the
L. Miller land, the old Mabel farm,
brought in its second well Monday.
The Exchange Co. shot their No.
20, on the Jochim land Monday. The
we'll promises to be 40 or so bar
Keller.
The Topeka Co., operating east OF
Chanute of which f. c, Gay is head
brought in a fine well Wednesday.
Within an hour after the we'll was
shot the oil was running out Of the
top,
Trammell and Hathaway are drill
ing the second well for the Consoli
dated Co.. on the old Beamer farm
near Shaw. Their No. is good one
and the Consolidated selms to b,
strictly in the swim.
The Yockey wells, near Uubana, are
proving to be valuable. They have
a natural flow and seem to keep 1t up.
The MYSTERY to the drillers Is Whert
the lead is from the Yockey farm.
Isett and Mildren have purchased
new string Of tools. They new hav,
four complete outfits in the fielo
representing an lnyestmentment Of II
to IL thousand dollars
The we'll brought IN on the Miller
land southeast Of Chanute, a few
days ago. was shot Wednesday and j.
natural flower. That old rock pile
OF Mr.. MilIers, which he has beer
try'a to sell for years, Is going
prove a very valuable piece Of pro
psrty.
Col. O'Neill seems to be getting oil
Row, instead Of gas.