The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-07-15

fair and II dame rumor is correct
there will be a Mrs. Hayes to accom-
pany the popular driller back to Cha
mute.
The Universal Co. shot their No. a.,
last Friday. 1t Is a good oiler.
The Universal Co. brought in and
shot a good oilerlas week. The we'll is
located on the company's lease near
Urbana and is IN good territory ad
joining the Eagle company's lease on
the northeast.
JIG. Forquer returned to Chanute
from Muskegee, l. T., where he has
been drilling for the Cowley Oil and
Gas Co.
Weber and Brown oil men of Buf-
falo was in the city Thursday looking
after work.
The Maynard Bros, have returned
to the east. They will be missed by
the oil boys.
The Culver Co. brought in and shot
its first we'll Thursday Of last week.
The we'll is located in the WoOdsoD
county Oil field, two miles north OF
Ridge on the Woodson. Wilson county
line. The we'll had IL feet pay sand
and made creditable showing. This
is the first we'll for the company, and
work will be continued.
The Atlantic Co. is cleaning out
we'll No. 4. There has been some
trouble with this we'll, caused by cav
ings. The Atlantic has six wells now,
all pumping and making g"9d yield
Only one rig Is being used On this
lease at present, the one which was
operated by 1sett & Mildren was NOV
ed to the Hartwig land west of Hum
boldt and started to work for the vi
Valley Co.
The VIM. Kavanaugh Co. has re.
Gently unloaded car of Open Hearth
steel stem rounds at Chanute for the
local consumption. The way the
company is shipping In we'll drilling
machinery would assure visitor OF
the certainty of the field. Besides d
car Of drilling tools in this same ship
ment came set of go ton hydraulic
jacks. This set Of jacks is an add
tional contrlvance added to fishing
tools and is almost indispensable with
we'll equipped fishing outfit.
lola Register: There is a good dea
Of activity in the Oil and gas leas
market in the vicinity of Savonburg
Last week leases were filed for 1922
acres in that vicinity. They art
original leases. and are filed by james
O'Neil of Webb City, Mo. The lane
included in thsteal Is as follows:
Martin Nelson, EShty acres; Nels
Olson, eighty acres; Amos Walters
sixty acres; W. A. Parrish, eighty
acres; Bauer heirs, 500 acres; Andrew
Swanson, eighty acres; andre Erick
son, eighty acres.
A drilling rig was put to work clean.
ing out wells on the Startup land il
the bottom northeast Of town for tht
Isett- Erwin Co. recently. The wateI
has completely stopped all work OF
this lease and the pumps are shu
down. The company has II oil wells
IN this lease, all of them good pro
producers, though occasionally clear
ing out is necessary. 1t is estimated
chat the high water has caused los
Of time pumping on this lease thai
would amount to loss of 1000 barrel
Of oil. Each flood of any consequence
has shut down the plant for week q
ten days and every small rise of th'
river or Village Creek prevents thu
pumping of the wells near the banks
Tom Harry, c. A. Cook, F. B. Morri
and Ira Cowles, party OF driller
left for a fishing trip Monday. The,
will discontinue drilling until tb'
water gues down.
The CT mesh We lways made thing.
pleasant for the drillers of the dis
trict; chairs, ice water, West Virgin;
Mails pouch tobacco and last but no
least they have opened up a readinl
from. All the daily papers and per-
odicals are on file with man to car,
for them. This is a rather expensive
departure. But doubtless it pays.