The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-02

In re enforcement of court "An act
defining and prohibiting the waste OF
crude oil or petroleum" etc.
Ardmore Oil Producers Association,
VS.. W. & F. Oil company, and others
similarly situated Complaint.
To the w & F. Oil Company and to
All Interested
You are hereby notified that com
plant has been filed in the office OF
the corporation commission of Okla
homa by the Ardmore Oil Producers
association VS.. w. & F. Oil company
and others, in words and figures as
follows, towit:
Comes now the ArdmOre Oil Pro-
ducers association and respectfully
represents, alleges and states that
the statutes of the state OF Oklahoma
entitled An act defining and prohibit
! ing waste of crude oil or petroleum,
etc, being House Bill No. 16S, is
being violated in what is known as
1 tue iltdluuoh VII III tdllNi Couh-
ty, Oklahoma, in this, towit;
al. That crude oil is being taken
from the oil bearing sand of said
field at a time when there is not
market demand therefor at the well
at price equivalent to the actual
value of such crude oil.
"2. That crude oil is being produced
in said field in such manner and un-
der such conditions as to constitute
waste, in that such crude oil or petrol
cum is being produced in said field
in excess of transportation and mar
keting facilities and in excess of
reasonable market demands.
"3. That the defendant, the W. &
+. Oil company corporation, and
others in said field are taking from
the oil bearing sand of said field a
greater proportion OF crude oil than
that to which they are entitled un-
der the provisions of section and
of the act above referred to, such |
taking being nequitable and unfair,
and in open and fragrant violation
of the provisions of said act.
a. That the crude oil so produced |
in said field by said defendants is
being placed in steel storage and in
earthen storage, resulting in great |
N ir.ana mol h1a hy
evaporation and seepage of the most
valuable constituents of said oil
20. That on Friday, March 10, 1915,
and for a number of days prior and !
subsequent thereto, the defendant, w. |
& f. Oil company, in violation of
said act, have been pumping a num-
Der of wells on their properties in
sections and >, township south
range west. in Carter county, Ok
lahoma, and have been taking crude |
oil from the oil bearing sands pen
etrated by said wells and have been |
placing such crude oil so taken in
steel storage, all of which oil so
produced was taken from the sands
in violation of said act for the rea
son stated in paragrhps l, 2,3, and
hereof That by reason of such
unlawful taking and storage of crude
oil by said w. & f. Oil company as
aforesaid, the properties of the 1911
and Bayou Oil companies and the
properties of other producers oper-
ating on lands adjoining the lands
operated by the said W. &
+. Oil company have been
and are being continuously drained
of their natural deposits of crude oil
to the great and irreparable injury
of the said 1911 and Bayou Oil COM
panies. and other companies operating
adjoining properties. That said wells
so pumped by said W. * F. Oil
company are each producing about
seventy five barrels per day, all of
which oil so produced is being placed
in storage and none of the same
being sold, there being absolutely no
market demand for such oil from said
felds.
The Ardmore Oil Producers asso-
citation further alleges that all the
foregoing facts can and will be fully
substantiated by competent evidence
Wherefore, petitioners pray that
an order be made by the honorable
commission citing the w
& f. Oil company to appear before 1t
at some convenient time and place,
preferably at Ardmore, Oklahoma,
then and there to show cause why
they should not be proceeded against
under the provisions of the statute
above referred to, and that notice be
given to others similarly situated by
publication as provided in said act.
Petitioners further pray that after