The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-11-06

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= ural Gas company. In shutting off tn
heavy gas production, the lubricatinI
system has be n used.
Frank Fox Was the Starter.
Frank Fox of indianapolis, Indiana
was the first man to strike oil in thi
territory, over a year ago, and from
his name the district has been know
as the Foxburg. His No. l well hai
been a producer ever since and. at tn,
present time. he is making a deeI
test OF the field with his No. 2, which
missed the Layton sand His success
Encouraged other companies to start
work in this locality and now develop
ment work is being done here also by
the Gypsy, McMan. Savoy. Eastern,
and Oklahoma Natural Gas companies.
c. B. Shaffer, B. B. Jones and j. A.
Chapman, while the Hill. Prairie and
Slick companies are operating just to
the north.
OF the eight producing wells in this
field, at the beginning of this week,
the Gypsy Oil company had four and
the Eastern. McMan, Frank Fox and
g. B. Shaffer one each. The Gypsy
company was the first to start re-
cent development, its No. / being on
the Trent farm 1t had an initial pro-
duction of $50 barrels day from the
Layton sand and at the present time is
making close TO 500 barrels. The
McMan company's No. on the
Shawnee farm has averaged about 500
barrels a day and is next to the Gypsy
No. l in Importance The No. 2
Gypsy is making 800 barrels a day
and the No 3 started off at 400 bar
rels, while the Eastern Oil company's
No started at 300.
is a High Standard Oil.
The crude oil, found in this district,
is of high standard, some of it hav-
ing as high a gravity as 46, or 5 de-
grees higher than the usual run of the
old Gushing field oil This fact has
attracted the attention OF the oil men |
to this field, and development bids fair
to be increased rapidly. The fact that
The Layton sand is the chief producer
here, at a depth of 1900 feet, would
Indicate also that the field will no
doubt be rapidly drilled.
This field, when this week began,
lad hte record of having no dry holes
md this was considered by oil men
to be remarkable Also, all
he wells have shown good staying
qualities.
With the completion Of the Sapulpa
Z Oil Fields railroad, now building,
nto this district, it viii mean a more
-apid development as material and
supplies may then be brought in by
all, whereas at the present time
everything must be hauled overland
or a distance of from seven to ten
niles. The road is looked upon gen
rally as a Frisco extension. as Gen
raj Manager j. A. Frates of the
frisco. is the president of the oil field
and other Frisco officials
re also officers in this project. II
Two of the main pumping stations
4 the oil field are in this district !
hose of the Oklahoma Natural Gas l
ompany and OF the McMan Oil COM /
any, and the main pipe lines of both S
enetrate this section. The McMan c
ne is that which connects the Cush- S
lg field with the Magnolia's pipe line s
t Addington, Okla. The Oklahoma g
Iatural is now looping its main line G
/ this territory Only recently the il
ldiahoma Refining company of Ok S
lulgee purchased the Sliok pipe line il
through this territory and is now i
,oping it, while the b. B. Jones pipe Il
ne to his Bristow tank farm also
anetrates this section. F