The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-09
OIL MEN ARE
WAITING TEST
ThOroueheoing Operation Of Cor
poradon Commission Alone
VIII Tell Benefit
MEANTIME OPERATORS HOPEFUL

( just what effect the order Of the
corporation commission restricting
production In the Healdton oil field
Is going to have, local oil men inter,
ested there do not anticipate nor do
they Intimate what will be the action
taken, II any, after the provisions Of
the lnw have been tested relative TO
the operation Of oil wells.
As the complaints OF violations OF
the new law came first from the
Healdton field here. Of course. the
commission took first action. II IL
possible, however, that sinlllnr action
VIII be taken by the commission In
the Gushing field, IN the event com.
plants come from there. II has been
reported that conditions In the latter
field have improved during the past
few weeks, and II may be that imme.
dlate action will not be necessary In
| that field
During hearings on the provisions
OF the law, before Governor Williams.
II WAS urged by some producers that
many contracts already In existence
would be impaired In the event OF re.
slrlction In production. While oil
men do not comment very much on
thls phase " the matter. some are un-
derstOod to hold to this position.
Dawson Favors Order
! X. W Dawson Of this city who il
Interested in the Healdton oil field
believes that II the law and the order
OF the commission IL strictly enforced.
II Will he beneficial He declined to
say what he thought OF the propo.
sltion as whole until II has been
tried out thoroughly. While we were
not In favor Of the law" he said, ut
IL law now and certainly we mean
to comply with IT," Other oil men
OF the city are of the same mind. The
sentiment II, however. that the pro
visions Of the law aud the order
made by the commission, which
greatly restricts production An the
Healdton field, should be enforced
strictly, and they believe II will be.
This would be the only way to ascer-
tain for sure II 1t Is the best thing
for the oil industry, and at the same
time fair TO those engaged In the bus,
lness.
1t IL known that the position taken
by some oil men, and they are con
sistent In II, In that the present
order Of the commission would In its
enforcement result In impairment Of
existing contracts. Ii Is also argued
that 1t must disturg the provisions VI
contracts between lessee and lessor
In many cases the contract between
. these two require certain develop.
> ment Of the oil property. and II this
development IL retarded In any way II
II claimed this would disturb the oil
. business to such an extent that would
- result disastrously TO all concerned.
:. Win BE Fair, Anyway
. Argument offsettlng this Ia mad,
!, that II development Is curtailed by
y reason Of the restriction IN produc
v ton that the effects viii he dlstribnt
ed to all alike, In proportion.
e. = COlcord Of this city who |,
extensively Interested In gus mining
In the Healdt0n field, IL not directl,
j affected by the order hut is general,
concerned to see how the order " 70
a ing to work
ii The first thing for the commission
IN Ia do IL to place an agent In the fielt
~ TO make guage Of the producing
r. wells Upon the potential production
Il for market demands, upon which tn
order Is based, will be determined I,
just what extent the final production
4. must he limited