The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-19
TEST WELL
AT CEMENT
IS ASSURED
Chickasha Men Organize Company
and Announce that Operations
VIII Begin at 0nce---Tak-
Out Timber--TOOIs Ordered

That a test well will be drilled on
the Funk farm. three miles east Of
Cement. about Is miles southwest Of
chickasha. that timber for the rg Is
now being taken out and that actual
operations will be under way in about
two weeks. was the announcement
made today by officers Of the Cement
oil and Gas company, organized by
Chlckasha men and having its offices
IN this city
The company has oeen chartered
With a capital stock Of $4,000, and at
meeting Of the stockholders yester-
day officers were elected as follows:
President. c. L. Ross vice president,
Walter Jones. secretary, Dennis
O'Brien; treasurer, H. E. Martin
other directors. Fl. r. coniey, J. G.
Thompson and ?. H. Edgar
At the same time the chickasha
Drilling Co. capital stock $4,000, was
organized the stockholders being g.
4. Ross, Dennis 0'Brien. Paul Edgar
and y W Duncan
This company will handle the drill
ing contract Mr. pamcan who is a
practical driiler Of many years expert
ence being in active charge Of opera
tlons IN the field.
The oil and gas company has leases
on $50 acres In the vicinity Of Cement
including the Funk farm. part OF
which lies IN Caddo county and part
in Grady. The leased area includes
the southwest quarter Of section one
also the southwest quarter Of tho
safe section. township 5. range 9
north, containing 800 acres in Caddc
county. and the southwest quarter o.
section 6. township 8, north, range S
west. containing i60 acres in Grad,
county
On the Funk farm is the 'gasser
which was discovered last winter, be
ing a slx.inch wen 1872 feet deep iron
which gas has been flowing for sii
years This gas is now escaping
through 10 feet 0f water and when ig
nited at the end Of half inch pip
from which it is flowing makes flam
from inches 10 three fee, high
eve expect 10 get results any tim
after 500 feet is reached said Nj
OBrlen, 4and anyway at less tha
1900 feet. but We don't expect to sto
until the test is conclusive OF on
thing the public may be assured
win be an honest effort and every do
lar will be properly expended On
OF US viii be on the ground day an
night and know every inch that
drilled. II any oil or gas is to ,
found there. ven get it This Ian
has every indication Of producing bot
oil and gas. il has been inspected !
experts wh0 claim that either oil
gas will be developed at a depth
from 500 to 1900 feet There is hard
doubt that an abundance q gas
supply ths nends Of 4 city many tim
the pize 81 chiekasha will be found
G. " Duncan. the driller, com
from California. where he spent yea
in the oil fields. He has been in Il
oil business all his life. coming or
inally from Pennsylvania, where !
father drilled the first oil well IT
country around Cement is the me
promising wildcat field have ey
seen.p said Mr. Duncan "oklahoi
is the best oil state in the Union a
there is every reason to believe u
the field is much larger than the
yeloped territory.
According 10 Mr. Duncan timber
the rig is now on the way to the fi'
and all the tools have been order
I'VE expect to be drilling within ~
is days said he and work will
kept going day and night