Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-01-30
KANSAS GAINING
LOST PRESTIGE
UNTLOWER STATE Is COMING
BACK INTO ITS OWN IN THE
OIL INDUSTRY.
MUCH DRILLING ACTIVITY
OklahomanS Are Interested In Drill
ing there and Many Promising
Fields Are Opened

Nine years ago Kansas was the
livest oil country on the map. All
the towns Chanute, Independence.
Cherryvale, Coneyville and Caney
were on boom. The price of oil
was then $l.3S per barrel. But the
big wells began coming in down in
this part Of the world and the price
went down and the Kansas pools
were practically abandoned,
Drilling Activity.
OF late Kansas Is coming back. In
Neosho county the Erie pool is at
tracting more than ordinary attention.
oklahoma oil men have been going
in there and have taken up largo
acreage and independence operators
have considerable territory. Moore
Bros, Of Oklahoma have drilled In
their No. on the Kinney and 1t is
Is barrcller The Abel OH company
have completed Nos. and on the
Rice farm and they are good for so
and IS barrels respectively. The
Chanute and Independence oil com
pany's No. on the Kruger registers
for so barrels In addition to these
there is scattered drilling going on
over the county but the wells are
small or gassers.
New Gas supply.
In Montgomery county work is be-
coming general. Operators look for
a pool southwest Of Independence and
considerable drilling is being done.
Just enough of a showing has been
found up to this time to keep the
work going on. new gas supply
has been found which relieved the
fears of the Independence people as
to the permanence of supply Of fuel
In Chautauqua County.
Just now there is lot of drilling
in Chautauqua county. The Emma
oil company's No on the Harsh
berger In 3-34-11 is credited with be-
ing a so barrel pumper. The same
record is made by II. r. West on the
Druly in 27-34-l2 and Coulter and
Raymond's No. s in 15-34-12 Seth
Ely of Tulsa has completed his No.
on the Afford in 32-32-12 and 1t is
making SO barrels. So far nothing
worth while has been found in the oil
line on Rec creek but Long and Bar
rington continue drilling. The Inter
state OH company is getting some
good wells in the Peru district and is
running six or seven strings OF tools.
In Allen County.
In Allen county, Frank Fussman
will resume pumping the wells on the
Lorcna lease south OF humboldt.
This lease was drilled up eight years
ago Dr. Hindman and Chas Shaf-
fer have secured lease on the w. c.
and Fritz Gerkins farms and will be
gin work at once. There are already
four producing wells on these farms.
The Phoenix OF company of Humbol-
dt announces that II Will drill five
wells this spring. This company has
been n dividend payer for eight years
and has steadily operated its proper
ties. Mrs Flora McCareston of
Owasso has purchased of George V.
Matthias r lease Of the Mcmillan and
Cunningham farms southeast Of Hum
holdt on which there is some produc-
ton. The consideration is said to he
$4,000 Recently Matthias sold so
acres of these farms to a Humboldt
firm Tor $4,000. This shows that
operators still have good opinion
Of Allen county properties
Good Prospects.
In Wilson county there is very lit
tie drilling as yet. A couple OF small
wells recently drilled I'm did not bring
much encouragement The CRANKY
Smelter company is getting enough
gas to keep the plant going But
there is much land in Wilson county
yet 10 be tested and II Is believed
that there will be further operations
there In the next two or three
months.