The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-09
NEW FIELD HAS UPSET
THEORIES OF WELL DRILlERS
All West Of The Arkansas Is The
Richest OIL Yet Found In
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Special TO the Daily Leader.
Ponea City Okla, Aug. 9.-Since
| last May wildcat" oil operators have
given Oklahoma new oil field. and
upset the theory long held by oil
men in the eastern part OF Oklaho-
ma and elsewhere that oil in paying
quantities could not be found west
of the ninetysixth meridian and
that in going west Of the Arkansas
river in Oklahoma drillers would
encounter the red beds. in which on
" a dreamer would expect to find
oil in paying quantities.
The new oil field lies seven miles
southwest of Ponca City with a.
proven territory two miles long and
a mile wide. and "a present daily pro-
duction OF 1000 barrels OF oil that
grades from forty two TO forty-four
gravity-the best oil yet found In
Oklahoma. There is proven terri
tory for a hundred wells. Twelve
dry holes have been drilled, while
oil was struck in about twenty three.
New wells are being brought In av-
cry three or four days. OF the
producing wells, five Of six have
been flowing from 300 to 600 bar
rels natural for several weeks.
These wells will not he shot or
pumped until their natural flow
decreases The smallest wells are
pumping about twenty barrels
day. The main oil sand Is found at
a depth Of about 500 feet Oil
men are wondering If there is
deeper and richer sand. The field
has an enormous output Of natural
gas.
Oil Spouted in Corn Fields.
Oil purchasing companies have en-
tered the field and are laying pipe
lines TO their tank stations at Ponca
CITY and Whiteagle. The Chanute
Refining company, the Cudahy inter-
ests. the Prairie OH and Gas COM
pany and other oil concerns are
for the oil A 1000 bar
rel refinery is building at Ponca
CITY All save the Prairie are pay
ing seyenty-tiye cents barrel. the
standard price Of the Prairie in the
Nil Continent field being seventy
cents. The plans of the Prairie are
not fully known. 1t has built two
35 900 barrel steel tanks. and has
a small pipe line to the railroad
It's tankage is far in excess of its
present needs, If its oil Is to be
loaded at the nearby railroad.
Wheat and corn had been planted
In the Ponca field before drilling be-
ran. OH began spouting from the
ground at the time the harvest
hands we're threshing the wheat, and
he oil men and the haryesters work
ed within speaking distance OF each
lther The heart OF the pool is un-
ierneath big corn6eld on zoe
acre farm belonging 70 Mrs George
W. Miller Wagons, motors cars ana
steam engines and tpipe lines have
mi their way through the corn until
he latter looks as If an army had
swept over H.
Gets 500 Day in Royalties.
But high priced corn il cheap
,omparcd to 75-oent oil With only
hree or four wells drilled on her
and. Mrs. Miller Is receiving more
han Sl00 a day in royalties Whlch
yin be greatly increased as more
wells are brought in
This oil discovery promises TO be
he greatest stroke OF fortune lhas
,ver hit the Ponca indians, long
niserablv poor. The field embraces
heir aliotments, and every Ponca
: looking toward q, golden future.
Il Whiteagle lives Alberta Four
,yes an educated Ponca woman, IN
Iustrious and respected, But lie
ias been hard for her The Poncas
se unacauainted with the oil bust
less. and when the United states
indian agent at Whiteagle last May
Old Alberta Four Eyes that $3.50 IN
ii ROYALTIES had been deposited to
,er credit she easped in astonisn-
nent. In June her royalties were
3S5 and in July $Li09 This month
hev Viii be even larger. Vashtl
,eI .odee and her eagle leathered
nshand are drawing $40 day in
oyalaes and Mary Primeaux is no
sss mcky. AS the field is extended
nd the production increased the
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