The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-24

same basis as In other fields Of
Northern Oklahoma, according 10 j.
+. UNeil Of Independence, president
Of the p. o. 4 G..
The Prairie Pipe Line company has
been asked for rates northward from
that territory, and II these rates can
be granted, which * very likely, the
Prairie OH 4 Gas company can Ito us
1t did In the old days-ship crude
from this district north whenever the
southern outlet toward Louisiana Is
closed.
The Prairie oil a Gas company has
shipped no oil from the Muskogee-
Okmulgee district north since the di-
Norcement Of the pipe line depart
ment. II was expected when the
pipe line company was recognized
that the orders Of the Standard OH
time went along, Instead of falling off,
and the looping Of the Oklahoma. Ba-
ton Rouge pipe system emphasized
this probability. The European stu
alton has retarded the expansion Of
the Standard Of Ioulsianl's Baton
Rouge plant, however, and on top OF
this In the last few months the north
western Louisiana fields have grent
~ Increased their output. thus giving
The Standard Of Louisiana a much
greater supply Of crude that has to be-
taken care VI ahcnd " Oklahoma or
dcrs. These fncts have contributed
to make idle lately II large part of
the original capacity " the Oklnho.
mi -BatUu Rouge La, pipe line and
OF cOurSe the 1900. barrel additional
capacity recently added ut IN expense
OF millions OF dollars OF new loops
through Oklahoma, Arkansas ana
Louisiana, has not yet been used at
all.
Az II Is possible that the lack " or
ders from Louisiana may continue to
happen occasionally for some months
yet, the Prairie oil 4 Gas company IL
now working on arrangements by
which 1t can, as It did before the sep
Aratl0n OF the pipe lines. divert this
oil nOrthward. thus handling the same
per cent OF the production Of the
South End that It does from the
fields north OF Glenn pool.
Mr. O'Nell said that ne had not
heard any Of the statements made
down In the Okmulgee- MuskOgec dis.
trict, that the Prairie was treating the
district shabbily because ~ u grudge
against individuals down that way
who might have been pronounced In
their antiPrnlrie expressions during
the months Of political agitation that
ended with the legislature In ~ III.
tire career the Prairie had never pur
sued a private grudge against any In
diyidual, said Mr.. o Neil, md further
more did not feel that there was any
reason for a grudgr against any n
down In that part Of the oil country.
The Prairie had no particular ohicc.
tion 10 any legislative action that
might have been urged bv Okmulgcc
oil men, and Indeed II anything would
rather be benefited than injured nv
enforcement Of the conservation"
law. In the next place. the Prairie
had n big business down In that dis.
trlct had considerable production "
its own, which suffered ulOng with
that " other producers when no oil
was run The Prairie had not shut
down on purchases until compelled 10,
and hsd been deyotlng considerable
thought to the situation in the district
and hoped soon TO have things normal
again.
Mr. O'Nell thought the II; industry
generally, " the southwest. was I'm
proving. Gushing was no Longer n me
mace, and unless something else in the
way ~ a new big pool should develop
the improvement Of conditions should
soon become marked.
The Prairie. with ~ OG0.NJO barrels
NJ oil In storage that Is now worth no
more than Nc pPr barrel, was NJ
much Interested, certainly. ns any one
elSe In q better market for crude. for
better prices would greatly Increase
the values NJ the Pralrle's property.