The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22

In all the districts in the State during
the month of December, there were 1880
producing wells and PAP new wells were
under way For the best Kansas oil, or
South Neodesha," the price was $40 a
barrel During the entire year the price
was never less than 81. The total amount
of money paid out by the Standard Oil Com
pany for December alone was in round num-
bers, $1,000
AS an evidence of the faith there is in
the Coffeyville district, the advent OF
Prof. Erasmus Haworth, professor OF geol-
ogy of Kansas University, into the field may
be noted. Professor Haworth came TO COZ
feyville a few days ago and proceeded TO
lease all the available land In sight-which
was however, very few acreS-and Is now
property Professor Haworth now has two
rigs going.
The Springfield Crude Company. of this
city. is shooting a batch of wells this week
on the Parent farm. just northeast OF the
city. The Springfield has about fifteen
wells on this farm all of them drilled in
and then held to await the coming of the
nitro man. OF the half dozen already shot,
all are good producers. running all the way
from fifteen TO about fifty barrels.
The Atlas Crude Company, of this city,
brought In It's No. 10 this week. on its
holdings one mile southeast of the city.
The we'll was drilled In at depth of about
$50 feet. nearly sixty feet of pay sand be
bring in its wells at the remarkably shallow
depth of from 275 TO 800 feet
The West Plant Oil Company, OF Chanute,
brought I'm a splendid well the Chapple
farm, southwest OF Chanute. the first Of this
week. This is No. 20 for the company. The
sand was encountered at a depth OF $40
feet and as soon as the sand was struck
the we'll began to fill rapidly with oil. When
the drill came through the sand strata, at
a depth of 500 feet. the grease stood far
up I'm the casing and 1T took all of an
afternoon of bailing before the drillers
could get into condition for shooting. When
shot the effect spectacular TO a high
degree, a solid column OF dark green oil
bubbling. boiling and roaring TO height Of
The Hudson Oil and Gas Company. Of
Chanute, shot its No. 5. on the Kitch farm,
near Chanute. this week The we'll had
previously been attached to the tanks and
had behaved as decorOusly as could be
wished. When 1t had been flowing for a
ous'' streak and succeeded in blowing off
the IL" connections of the pipe and the oil
flowed all over the adjacent territory. 1t
continued TO pour out and bespatter every
thing in sight for some little time, until
IL had exhausted its stunt Then the
break was repaired. The well is possibly
good for 200 barrels
One of the best wells recently brought
in any place in the Kansas field is the one
on the Laverty land, just west OF Neodesha.
This well belongs to the Prairie Oil and
Gas Company-the Standard Oil Company
and is making a fine record. 1t was shot the
latter part of last week and its perform
ance since then has been estimated at near
200 barrels a day Four big sixty-barrel
tanks and two 2o0-barrel tanks have been
attached to the well.
The Anchor Oil Company completed
splendid we'll on the McHargue farm. be-
tween Walkers Mound and the celebrated
Skoko pool. of Independence, last week
This we'll is fine one and is producing a
good tank OF oil day.
The Consolidated OH and Gas Company
which also operates extensively in the In
dependence field. finished up a good well
last week on the Metzger farm. This
makes three wells on this farm, each Civ
ing out a rich production every day. The
three wells have a production of about
ten tanks a week.