Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-10-27
MAY GET 4 GAS SUPPLY FROM
THE CUSHING OIL AND GAS
FIELD.
Will Sell FOR FIVE Cents
Nrightsman Offered 10 Deliver Ono
Hundred Million Feet Day and
Give Bond 10 That Effect.
(BN W. II. PECK.)

tB1 W. III. PECK.)
Good progress was made yesterday
by the attorneys who are here taking
testimony as to the question OF a gas
supply for Kansas city. Cushing Oh.
orators were on the stand and II be-
gins TO look as though n supply OF
gas suificlent to supply Kansas city
Tor several years to come may be had
from that field. The first witness on
the stand was c. b. Shaffer, the
principal owner OF oil and gas ter
ritory at Cushing and his testimony
IN regard to the field over there waa
explicit and to the point. He gave I'm
detail all drilling operations since tho
Lleld opened and he numerated seven
wells which he called gas wells. ana
gave approximately the capacity of
them' Mr.. Shaffer undoubtedly IL I'm
earnest In regard to getting a gooo
market for his gas. and Is amply able
10 bulid pipe line. or to install guso-
line from gas plants at his own pleas.
ure' Mr.. Shaffer Is the largest manu-.
racturer OF gasoline made from yas
In tho world.
Following him on the stand A. III.
Craver testified In regard to gas pro.
duction east OF the Glen Pool, and
cooborated the testimony OF his father
given the day before and also men,
TONED three wells which are owned
by Winemiller and associates on tho
barber farm In Section 13-l8-l2.
Ieose wells are shut In and had nht
Deen mentioned In the testimony glven
previously.
Z. j. Wrightsman was the most ln,-
portant witness Of tho day and his
testimony was to the effect that he
would contract to furnish the gas
company one hundred million feet OF
gas day for five cents a thousand
feet at the wells. That he would give
bond to fulfill the contract, but that
the deal must be closed at once. This
10 by far the most liberal offer which
has been made by anybody up to tho
present time and II Is likely Mr..
Wrlghtsman will have the opportunity
to carry out his offer. He testified
further In answer to questions asked
In cross examination that he was
not In combine with other producers
over there. meaning C. B. Schaffer, b.
u. Jones, Thomas Slick. and perhaps
others. but that they had promised
to stand together for better price.
He testified to the fact that the Ok
lahoma Natural Gas Co. was now lay
ing a line some eighteen miles In
length into the Cushing field from
the south, and that the only gas which
he knew of as having been contracted
TO that company was the gas from
the well recently drilled by the De-
vonian-Fuller people, which Is To-
Gated in Section S-17-7 and which Is
an offset to the southeast of well
recently completed by him which Is
now making three or four hundred
barrels Of oil day while the Devonl-
an well Is shut in, In three gas sands
ard Is only producing about l20 baA-
rels Of oil daily.
Mr. Wrightsman gave as his opin-
ion that the extent Of the gas ter
ritory when finally developed will bo
very great and will include two thirds
of range and all of ranges and
and will extend north so as to In
clude part OF Township 10 and south
as far as part Of Township i6. He
said he based his opinion on the fact
that the well on the Mamie Black
well farm now producing gas, certain
ly indicated that It was not an edge
well. and that there would be mar
gin Of territory extending well beyonl
It.
In regard to the rock pressure over
there Mr.. Wrightsman testified that
the Hi-Grade oil Co.'S No. in the
west half Of Section 341S-7 was drill
ed in on March 81. and that 1t start
ed off making 200 barrels OF oil. That
II was drilled deeper nine feet and en-
countercd gas in such great volume az
to effectually shut off the oil. He
testified further that the well left
open five weeks in the hope of ths
gas pressure diminishing but that tho
well was finally capped and whom
guaged the other day by ]. Il. Glslec,
Supt. for the Hi-Grade. that 1t showea
a rock pressure OF $50 pounds.
Il. B. Jones was the last witness ,or
the day and from his testimony 1t
developed that he had thorough
knowledge of the oil and gas produc-
tion over there and that he had Writ.
ten the mayor of Kansas City apprals-
Ing him of the fact that he had gas
for sale. but that he did not know
about the Kansas Natural Gas Co,
supplying Kansas City with gas and
supposed that If there was such
concern that they could have found
out about this production by reading
the Tulsa World, and could have
made an effort to have secured II.