The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-04-29
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In the Oil
and Gas Field
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The Topeka syndicate operating or
the Freedline land southwest OF
Chanute. last week, brought in fine
gas we'll. The drill passed through
25 feet of gas sand and shows a flow OF
100000 feet or more. They also
encountered an oil sand that leads the
company to think they will strike
good oil 10 the next well which Will
be $50 feet from the county line.
The third we'll on the Miller tract,
east of the city, has been drilled 10
and the company is Installing a
power plant.
J. S. Deltwiler. of this city is organ
lzlng a company to work p the
Thayer field. Mr.. Deltwiler IS "A
hustler and will make things hum.
The Standard Co. seems still to be
negotiating for land purposes. The
Standard, at last. has awakened TO a
realization of tue facts about this
field.
j. H. Rogers has returned from Iowa
and is getting a hustle on himself.
He interested some Iowa capitalists
and will organize company and be-
gin prospecting very shortly.
The Richfield Oil Co. is a new o e
organized at lola. Their holdings are
southwest Of carlton, where they
will shortly begin drilling operations.
Thus does the oil field extend il every
direction.
The Riverside Oil Co. after content
ing itself for some months by pump
ing its wells already drilled, Las
again started the drill, This COM
pany has SIX good wells on the old
Austin mill site and not dry hole.
Mr.. f. A. Rider, former promin'
ent Chanute oil developer, WAS in the
city last week. Mr. Rider began
developments in the Bolton field, just
months ago and has already deliver
ed to the Standard Co. 900 barrels
of oil. He has 16 wells pumping.
That is not bad for six months effort
]. z. Rush has sued the Garden
City Oil Co. and the city for the sur
render of the lease on his land just
east of the river. Zeb claims the the
company has not complied with the
terms of the lease. The city bought
the gas rights on this land of the
Garden City Co. and hence is party
TO the suit. This is valuable gas land
and the reports on the first wells
drilled were that they were good
oilers.
The Westplant Co. has brought In
its No. 4 on the Bower lease. This
well is an exceptionally good one and
is said to rank right up with the best
in that field.
Well No. II on the America proper
ty has made % hundred barrels of oil
in % days. This is remarkable good
showing for this field. Tue we'll flows
naturally and seems to keep up its
record.
The Eagle Go. has brought ia its
No. on the Yockey land. No. is
fine oiler but not up to the Standard
set by the famous No. l.
The Urbana Crude Co. will soor
begin operations near Urbana. They
hold a tract OF land just south OF thu
famous YockeY wells.
The Ventura Co. brought In anothe
fine oiler on the Cross land south o
city last Saturday. The well was sho
in the afternoon and belongs to tn
100 barrel type.
The Junction Co, brought in an
shot their No. u, last Friday. Th
well is on the Yount land.
A BIG Gasser.
The Smelter Co. Of this city is i
high clover over the big gas we'll the
brought in last week on the 40 acr
track bought Of Mr.. r. n. Aller
The we'll is one Of the very bigges
in the state, testing 100000. Thi
adds very materially to the ga
resources Of the Smelter Co Tn
tract adjoins 200 acre tract owne
by the city. and assures avast amour
Of gas for city use.
Damage to the OIL Field.
The damage sustained by the o