Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-21

miles north Of Ioal, by the William
Readlckcr Drilling company Mr..
Reaalcker expect, 10 90 at least
$500 feet il he does not strike gas
in such quantities a. 10 prevent him
from drilling that depth or some
other trouble doe, not arise. lie has
at present force Of men working on
the well, which (, now down a little
more than 500 feet II is the custom
of drillers when they strike salt
water or the Mississippi limestone to
abandon the well. But it is not 50
with Mr.. Readicker who says that
neither Mississippi limestone nor salt
water will deter him from carrying
out his projetc He says that
the gas underlying the north field is
IN an egg shape and that he believes
that there are two strata of gas in
stead Of one ,as is commonly bellev-
ed by the people who understand the
gas business Ills idea IL that the
second stratum feeds the hrSt. lie
also states that II lhe second strat-
um does not feed the first, the Kan
sas gas lleld VIII soon be exhausted
Mr. Readicker's object is to hndtheI
second stratum. lie also says thal mel
H. of fine uuiuiou that If There /. al
second stratum and 1t can be found
II VIII produce much greater Quanll-
Ties OF gas" Nh Readicker is an
lhouH for the statement that theI
well that was drilled near Neodesha
two years ago Is the only one IN the
Kansas gas field tlat ever pierced
the Mississippi limestone. The fact
that IT was dry hole would prevent
most men from spending the S2o,OOO
winch II costs to dnIl such well.
But not So with Mr. Readicker, who
explains that fact in this way: "The
well that was drilled 2,OOO feet at
Neodesha and contained no gas was
drilled IN a field IN which gas was
never found IN any quantity. For
that reason says Mr. Readlcker, -
do not feel discouraged when old dnll-
ers tell me that ! am making u mis-
take. y
Mr. Readickcr has secured tools
especially adapted to put down this
well, which will be the third deepest
IN the United States. There are but
two other wells in the United tSates
deeper than the one Mr. Readickcr
is drilling. The deepest gas well ever
drilled IN the United States was
drilled in by the Forest OIL company
at West Elizabeth, Pa, at a depth OF
0,0OO feet. In ,hut well when al
depth of 2,2Sj feet, a sufficient
quantity of gas was struck to supply
them in fuel to 90 the rest of the dis
tance. TShe second deepest gas well
was drilled in West Virginia to the
depth of 3,S42 feet Mr. Realicker
says that IT is impossible for him to
well 1t depends upon what kind of
luck he has IN losing tools, the well
caying in, and the kind of weather
The well at Neodesha cost approx
mately 100000, aud the one in West
Virginia, 10000
If no mShaps occur, Mr.. Rcadlcker
pcnsc of not more than $4,000.
A number of lola business men
conceived the plan some time ago,
each member contributing toward
sinking such well as an experiment.
This project fell through, however,
and Mr.. Readicker now assumes the
responsibility alone. The greater
part of two wears was consumed in
1rillino thc we'll nt Ncodc,ha. hut
IN, drllcrs eypericpcrd bad luck
If no mi,hops occur. Mr. Readickcr
,ypcc,s to finish fine we'll an thc MullI
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