The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-03
No Definite News 0btainable as to
Rumorsd Oil Strike in the
New Field Near
Newcastle
DRILLING NOW UNDER
WAY AT LINDSAY
Record Time Made in Getting Rig
Up and Machinery Started
Chickasha Men interest
ed in the Game

Not little excitement was created
among the oilers in chickasha Fri
day afternoon when a report reached
here from Blanchard TO the effect thar
an oil well had been brought in near
Newcastle, about eight miles north of
That place. Several local men hold oil
leases in that locality.
Inquiry Dy telephone at Blanchard
this afternoon failed to bring any defi-
mite news concerning the supposed
strike" A Blanchard banker stated
that the report had been received there
and it was believed that some oil had
been found but what quantity was not
known. The well in question is being
drilled by the zelma company OF Okla
homa City and is about 1900 feet deep.
chas. Vincent, who lives about two
miles from the test well. was called
over the phone yesterday afternoon
and he knew nothing about the
strike He promised to report BY
phone If he learned anything definite
and the fact that he has not been
heard from again is taken to mean that
there isn't much IA the rumor
The test we'll drilling last might at
depth Of Is feet by the Chickasha
oil and Development company at Lind
say for the Lindsay Cl. aud Gas COM
pany marks the testing out of a new
field and notable Of which drilling has
bel the rapidity WITH which the rig
ana .ools have been assembled and ac-
tual drilling started.
Several days less than a month ago
there was not a stick Of timber on the
ground. and on December 81 they
spudded in. Once the drilling contract
was made the men behind the propo-
sition got busy with vengeance. The
well was staked on the Hal Thompson
farm two and one half miles east OF
Lindsay, December 16. on December
% the derrick was completed and in
the next few days the machinery, to-
gether with a supply Of coal, was as
sembled, allowing t-e well - se start
ed on the last day o. the old year.
w H. Thompson returned last night
from the wen and stated that yester-
day evening the drillers, at depth Of
Is feet. had cased off the first water
and sand, using 15-inch casing. and
were ready to proceed with the well.
fhe drilling contract calls for a well
20oB fett deep. if oil or gas is not
found in paying quantities at a shall
lower depth. The drilling is in charge
Of W. J. Major Of sapulpa, a well
known driller Of that equally well
known field.
The chickasha Oil and Development
company was recently formed among
Chickasha business and professional
men, holding leases to the amount of
$500 acres. They are J. E. Schow,
George R. Beeler. l. H. Harness. DIR.
w S corbin. T. S. Hendrick, Or. 7. H.
Williams, F. NJ. Frey. Dr. VIM. wo-
mack, II. J. Brownson. DIR. J. c. Am
brister, w. H. Thompson and n. ]
Major Of sapulpa.
According to the best opinions Of
the men interested. they expect to find
an oil bearing sand al a depth Of from
l40O to 1900 feetf but they will be com
RELIED to go 1000 feet if oil or gas is
not gound before reaching that depth
.'The well will test out a particularly
attractive field. said Mr.. Thompson
today. III we strike oil. it will mean
much to Chickasha, as this point viii
be the natural distributing point Il
VIII also mean the rapid development
of the Chickasha field in the event that
ew are fortunate il finding the oil ami
We have every reason to believe. from
snrface Indications that the oil IS
there.
jured and many hurt today when a