The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-14
OKLAHOMA
GAS FIELDS
INVITE
CAPITAL.

homa i.r three "a f1r years, is us
into tho middle ara southern parts 9
the state. Which are n0n.gas nroint
ins, was not accomplished until las
year waen a pipe line was complete
from Creek county 10 Oklahoma City
Guthrie, shawnee. Chandler ana cthe
Places 1au8 neurly one hail Of th'
population of the state are now ahli
10 enjoy the economies anu The com
lrrts oi the gse ct this natural lgh
ana fuel
The largest and most productive
gas field yct HYcloncd. Is waat &
known as the tlogshooier field, lylni
east OF Ramona and Bartiesyille IL
town llps, ~. 20, "a ami % north
~ ranges 10 and IA east Here ar,
drilled ana shut ln by dIffefsut com
panles operating IN this field. welg
that would produce one billion feet
81 eas per day Iap field Is only par
TALLY fgillcd ana It's possibilities ara
practically unknown
Next m volume ls TIC Osage Nation
whore the Indian Territory lllumlnai
Ing Oh company claims 20 have dis
covered. while operating lor oil. more
than 1--WE hundred million cubic feet OF
gas per day
Tac thl'l sieetesi field lies souil
end west OF l'ulsa where are 10 hf
fonnaa large numbc, li mammota gas
wells The Oklahoma Gas company
Supplying Oklahoma city, Shawnee.
Chandler and seYsal towns W. the
southwest. are getting az tho p.csent
time. thoir entire supply from this
fell aad like the Hlogsho0tcr an
gisage Nation. t1e possibilities OF thie
leld afO almost unknown.
There la being bat little gas taker
from either the lIogshcoier II Usage
dletricia. but there are several liner
IN contemplation both % Baftlcsvillt
and Tulsa whore II N proposed 20 fur
ri4a chcpp gas for manufacturing
plants. There Will not be 2 marke
ouislde for this gas Tor soafllmc
unless some changes are made IN iht
Cklahama laws wlerehy this gas cai
he pned out Of the state, as the
present Oklahoma constitution strlctt
prohibits piping eas cut Of the state
In aalltion to ihe three most I'M
rortsrs fields mentioned eas has beer
found a. iar east as Wagner ana al
fir south as Dgsant near Chs nrrth
ern boundary Of Texas Like the bet
ter gas prclueing fields of ihe East
lfe gas gtrrta IN oklahoma Hes he.
Meath the ull producing strata. which
naufe4 lne production from haste by
on operations.
II Is difficult TO estimate the dally
consumption OF gas IN Okldheiiia II
Is believe thas more than SQp0Ol
pennle ere daily consumers and these
rre nersic' hg q number ol plp'
lines. An ~ the cities and towns II
the no.thcrn ami horlhea tern part
are aupnilad from pine lines IRON
nearby wells. Tulsa. natlespille rs
mona Collnsvlle. Nowata. Chelsea
Vmlta. Ciafemore. Muskogee. sapulps
Kiefes Calonsa Conan and ell othe
big ar1 little towns have all ihe gai
whIcA ern be usel Gas Is not onl'
used In The residences ami stores bu
sneclal rates have been secured b
the commercial clubs 10 induce th
location Of faet6rles and lnlustfia
plants ans there has been 4 gfeEt "
cfsase in .hc number OF glass plants
smelters brick yards, cement plant
and iho likc
Millions of dollars have hcen lnves
ted Iii rsa plants and plpe linea wita
IL The last fau wears The Shawnee
l'ue. awel bY tsa ONahpna Natua
Gas enmpan3 Is the loagcsi an lare
csf gas line In the sifle i is ~
miles long b iuehea IA diameter an
cost approximately s2.000.d00 will
rompressora and machinery neecssarf
for operation This line supplies an
ihe t8wns sud cities between Sapupg
aua lls Terminus ana The eompany has
daily cpnsumntion 81 moro thai
200.000.000 feet. foops and branch
lln4s have been iaia 70 aeafhy place
and the COMPANY silil 20 ~ mint
the laying of additional llnea durinf
One year iuss coming ln
Thore IS a line from the uppe
Cherokee country 70 Muskosee which
wse IAN turing the year and walcl
ihcrouehly supplied that oiis Itli
10 gnlles long and ccst somewhere
IN the nelghhofhnad q S201oeo Thif
limo was hulll hy i'ennyRaala capl
tallslA and furnishes sufficient gas no.
only FOR present. consumption IN Mus
koenn br4 has made h liberal one
fbr the location g factories aafeelhe
% salI lhe vas rheaply wien bought
IN laran Qnrhiiiles The Henry Oh
a Gas company has also reeenlly be
Gun the epnssucil0n Ol line ffOu
lts sells soaf cnlllnssille 70 Barlles
Vile au has n mlnd the constitution
III stu another line b rula Ibesf
lines are TOR the purpose i furnish
lnk anY 0nerItx ol gas tb Eaeiofle
~ ehean rates and me commercial
clubs Bl The Two towns are sthnilni
sponsor for tse llneh drs elyiut
euafanlea ol the gas 10 be consumed
1hn Tnls frnpaaillnn a d auatan
ee II q dnlIf toHsuupllpn II i5eQ0
900 cutie feet TaH yes Is sahrla
ME cities Al he rate Of Two cents q
li|n1saH feet aaI lI|ef Ii tHfn fol
Visa i 10 iia factories atlhfaa eenia
fhanaaEla ef
rAa total falIna|H4 aailt eaIac|if q
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