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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-07
CBy c. w. Shannon and Fritz
Aurin of the Oklahoma Geo
logical Survey.
Mid-Continent Field.

The mid-continent oil and gas field
is composed of the petroleum produc-
ing regions of Kansas, Oklahoma, and
northern Texas.
Prospecting for oil and gas began
near Pamela, Kans., as early as 1860,
and by 1873 considerable gas lad
been found near lola, and Panola was
heated and lighted by natural gas in
1882. Real develOpm ant began in
1890 and production mas gradually in
creased until the mid-con,Incnt field
ranks first among the producing re-
gions of the United States, the total
amounting to practically onc-fourth of
the total production Of the country.
In 1912 the production of the field
amounted to 65,AO0,0O0 barrels, and
N 1913 to over 66,500,G0o barrels. The
total production for 1871 was almost
113,O00, 600 barrels, and for 1915 it
amounted to more than B2,g00OOO
barrels.
Petroleum was .irst discovered in
Texas about 1863. near Nacogdoches,
at a depth of 10) feet. The Sour
Lake find was made in 1898. Many of
the first wells had depth of about
$50 feet. The Corsicana field was
developed in 1894, and $4,000 barrels
of oil were produced in 1898, but the
real importance of Texas in oil pro
duction did not begin until 1901, with
the bringing in of the Lucas well at
Beaumont (Spindletop). The produc-
ton placed Texas second in rank in
1905, but decline soon followed, un-
til the opening of the Electra, Pc
trolia (Henryetta), and Burkburnett
fields. Other small fields recently
opened are those of Iowa Park, Pow
ell, and the fields of Marion county.
The Electra field was opened in 1899
when showngs of oil were found at
depths of 200 and 800 feet. Six years
later a well drilled to a depth of 1850
feet gave only showings of oil. In
the spring of 1910 the Producers Oil
company drilled six other wells with
in a radius of onehalf mile of the in.
itial well and little is known of these
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-07
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OIL and GAS NEWS
OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
HISTORY Of DEVELOPMENT

undertakings except that enough oil
was found to pay for pumping. By
September 1911, there were IS pro-
ducing wells. Drilling was begun on
the well in the Burkburnett region
about the first of 1912, and completed
the first of July of the same year. 1t
gave an estimated production of 100
to 200 barrels. The we'll was owned
by the Corsicana Petroleum company,
and the leases on the land ranged from
S. to $50 an acre, with some valua-
tions as high as $4,000 for so acres.
The Iowa Park field was opened in
1913. The first well came n as Il
producer of about 80 barrels at a
depth of 475 feet. In short Iime The
production was down to barrels
and the well was drilled deeper.
The Saratoga pool was opened in
1901 with small production, out in
1903 produced 10000 barrels. The
Matagorda field has been principally
developed since 1903 The Boston
Prairie pool was opened in 1901, and
in one year produced 10000 bar
rels. The fields of Humble and Day.
ton and other small fields we're open
ed between the years 1909 ard 1905.
Recently several new fields lave
been opened up in northern Texas.
The most important ones are the
Strawn and Thrall fields. The for
mer, located in Palo Pinto county,
was opened up in January 1915, when
a well drilled to a sand at depth of
$40 feet produced about 40 barrels
daily. The Thrall field, located in
Williamson county, was opened up in
February 1915, and later - wells,
having total daily production of
5000 barrels and ranging from 200
to 1000 barrels on initial flow. were
completed. The oil of the Thrall field,
as found at present at a depth of
about $50 feet, appears to be associa-
ted with merl and clay in the Tay-
lor formation of Upper Cretaceous
age.
The Texas fields, the production Of
which is included in the miG-cCntinent
field, comprises those in northern
Texas, Corsicana, Fer2yetta, Powell,
Electra, South Bosque, those in Mar
ion county, and 4 fe-C minor pools
The production If the states in the
field shows for northern
Texas 5,275,524 barrels in 1912, the
total production for the state being
II, ,735, ,507 barrels. In 1913 the pro-
duction amounted to 9,1Si,252 barrels,
and in 1914 it increased to 9,4j1 ,G22
barrels. The first reported produc
tion from the field was 400 barrels
in 1896. Kansas produced 500 barrels
in 1889, and reached its maximum
production in 19O519O6, when over
100000 barrels were produced. Ok
lahoma is credited with so barrels
of oil in 1891 and did not reach the
/ ,OG0-barrel mark until about 1900.
In 1904 the production passed the
l. ,O00 00O-barrel mark, while for 1912
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CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT)
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opment of an oil field other than the
gas already discovered. Another fea-
ture of present development is that of
opening up new gas fields, some of
which are near saltwater, east of
Redrock in the Otoe reservation, near
Coalgate, southeast of Billings,
where three shallow gas sands have
already been encountered, and at
Maud, where the unfinished well is
making about 100000 cubic feet of
gas and 40 barrels of crude oil daily,
at a depth of 2,945 feet. One of the
locations watched with much inter
est is that of the we'll being drilled
near Enid. where the well has al
ready been drilled to a depth of $500
feet. In the Gushing field there has
been renewed activity caused by the
drilling in of several good wells from
the Tucker sand. At present a drilling
campaign has begun N the form OF
deepening the wells to the Tucker
sand, in the hope of Increasing the
production. The tendency in all
fields is to seek the deep sands
During the present year every indica-
ton points to renewed activity IN
wildcat territory. The stimulus for
such activity is probably due to the
increased price and scarcity Of petrol
cum, and the success already gained
by wildcat adventures.
Price of Crude Oil.
Statistics concerning the prices of
petroleum in Oklahoma from the be
ginning Of production to the present
are Incomplete. Prior TO 1895 the
production was very small, the aver
age price being about 80 cents a bar
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TABLE SHOWING AVERAGE MONTHLY PRICE PER BARREL.
OKLAHOMA PETROLEUM. JANUARY JANUARY, 1916.
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MONTH 1905 "l9lo191 1912 1912 Kan Head Kan Head
ton OF
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4 report from the field states that
the Carter Oil company No. 20 in the
southwest corner of the Ward lease
in section G-4-3 has been shut down.
At a point where the producing sand
was due. only a showing of oil was
found. This means that if a well is
brought in there, that it will be in an
entirely new sand. The company has
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-07

rel, During 1907 there was a gradual
decline, the average price for the
year being 40 cents a barrel. At the
end of the next three years the aver
age price had advanced to 90 cents
barrel, but this was followed by
decline TO Sc cents in 1901. In 1902
the price advanced only a few cents,
but in 1903 there was a marked ad-
vance, the average price being $l,05,
and the maximum $l.l6 a barrel The
next -four years was a period of grad
ual decline after which the market
remained stable for almost two years,
until in the latter part Of 1909 the
price had dropped to 30 cents a bar
mel, the lowest mark in the history
of the oil industry in Oklahoma. From
1910, however there was a gradual
increase to $1.oj in February, 1914.
This was followed by decline, per
haps the most marked and best re
membored of any previous one The
cause of such change, according
to the opinion of prominent oil men,
was due to an over-production in the
Cushing field
The minimum price was reached
in March 1918, when oil was selling
at 20 cents a barrel in the northeast
ern fields, and 80 cents a barrel in
the Uealdton field. In contrast to
this condition, the price began to in
crease rapidly from August, 1913,
with the exception of the Healdton
production, in which the advance be
gan one month later. The present
price, March /. 1916, is $13O per bar
rel for Kansas and oklahoma crude,
and - cents per barrel for Hoaldton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-07

Roy Neblett and B. Guthrie of Wich-
tia Falls. arrived in tine city last
night. They came through the coun-
try by auto and visited the Healdton
field.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-07
Twin State Gets Active.

The Twin state oil company is
arranging to become more active al
Hcaldton and within a short time Will
have as many as strings of tools
busy in the field. The Twin state
has a large acreage and it will be
active for several months.
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left the easing in the well and the
indications are that the tools will be
moved back and a deeper test drilled
at a later date.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-07

annual meeting of the Humble Oil
company. II. S. Sterling was re-
elected president, and there was no
change of any kind in the official
line-up of the company.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-07

r. l.. Steiner has returned here
from a business trip to Oklahoma
City. IT is stated that Mr.. Steiner
and his associates will start well
in section S-2-3 in the Fox district
within a short time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-07

Wrightsman & Foster, who were
early day operators, and who sold
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-07

Chas. b. Goddard has returned from
Tex, where he attended the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-18
DAYS OF POLITICAL ORAToRY ARE OVER

That political speeches no longer have the drawing
power of few years ago is abundanty proved by the
slender attention that greeted both Senators Burton and
Cummns here recently. Each Of these men are presiden
tia possibilities have national regulations, have been long
before the public and spoke here the eve of the pres
dental nominations when politics supposed to BOOM
Yet neither drew an audience much larger than good
movie 1t was not the fault Of the men that this was So
but was due to changed political conditions. The Amer
can citizen Of today especially the citizens Of the West is
well read and pretty thoroughly informed as to the
political situation
The newspaper has supplanted OratOry and not only
that but has put check statements that the politicians
Of the old days were able to put over
The tariff is no longer fetish with magical power to
make life glad sweet song. That long worshpped idol
it has been discovered has feet Of clay and free trade
bugaboo to frighten voters is found to be only halo
ween monster
The political orator. in consequence, has been robbed
Of his ammunition and his peroraOns fall flat since he
is confined more closely to the truth in his statements.
President Wilson would draw big audience because
he is president and Roosevelt would do the same because
he is a sort of Billy Sunday politician 1t may we'll be
doubted whether any other political speaker could pack
the big amory here or for that matter attract real
creditable audience.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-18

Europe and Oregon City are separated by several
thousand miles of land and water but the great conflict
across the bringing prosperity in large slices to the
mill town at the falls of the Willamette And Oregon
City mills not manufacturing supplies used in the
slaughtering now in progress. The Crown Willamette
Paper company shipping average of 15 tons day of
rough suphite paper practically the same as pulp to
Japan. The Hawley Pulp & Paper company this week
offered contract to supply Australian newspapers
with at least 500 tons month The feature of this offer
is the fact that if the Hawey company can accept it,
steamship line between Portland and far eastern points
will be established Oregon City paper mills hitherto
supplying only the domestic trade being forced into
the world market not by competition between American
mills, but because the foreign dealers are demanding
paper and willing to pay the price The usual source
of paper and pulp northern Europe is devotng its
time and attention to other things and Australia the
islands of the Pacific and Asia naturally turn to the Pa
cifc coast of the United States for paper
Long time contracts with foreign dealers to supply
them with large quantities of paper mean that the local
mills will run at capacity indefinitely. 1t means expansion
of the local mills, it growth and prosperity for
Oregon City. The test will come when the war is over
and the manufacturers in Europe try to win back their
old customers If Oregon City mills hold the business
in the face of foreign competition the prosperity of this
town and its growth to city several times its present
size is assured
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-18

Thomas K Campbell is one candidate who has not
campagned but gone along attending to the duties of
public service commissioner just though an election
was not pending. II have plenty of work to do in the
Office and after ten years Of service on the board the
people of Oregon know and know whether they want
to keep me there any longer am willing to abide by
their decision without making any special effort to in
uence it," That's novel position for candidate to take
but it seems to us perfectly sound Mr.. Campbell
has long, open record as citizen of Oregon and as
member of the public utilities commission and he is will
ing to go before the voters solely on that record The
Capital Journal will make guess that the voters will put
their seal of approval not only upon Mr. Campbes Of
fetal record but his commonsense idea of cutting out
the usual campaign methods and leaving the voters free
to express their decision at the polls without making any
attempt to influence their actions
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-18

The Oregonian thinks and says the railroads dis
the railroads to do so then it is pretty certain the Ore
gonan charges are correct There only thing that
moves railroad to do anything and that is self interest
corporation being the law expresses it. IAN artificial
is really more than that It, unlike most individuals has
40 body to be kicked no face be punched and soul
to be damned AS someone said about the lowly mule:
"I has no pride of ancestry hope Of posery and
are the blood which clculates through its veins and
teres That is where money gets its name Of the cir
cuatng medium" Eventually ii all passes through the
arteries of commerce which those of the railroads.
and these Of late years beyond the reach of the
political phlebotOmst.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-18
Victor Point News

Capital journal Special Service.)
Victor Point, Ore, May l7.-Knut
Savage was seriously injured by the
gentleman heading A. T. Savage's eat
tie but is feeling better at this writing.
Miss Alice Skiff and Sylvester Doer-
fler, Of Salem, were visiting at the
Martin Doerfler home over Sunday.
Several of the young people motored
to Stayton Sunday evening.
Julius Krenz is putting up new
wagon scale
Wenzel Doerflers are the happy pos
SCISSORS of a new Dodg.. Watch Geo.
dodge the corners.
Mrs. Glenn Mcclellan was quite sick
few days last week, but is feeling
better at present. Glenn's mother is
staying with them for a while.
Alex ooerfler's fine Duroc hog need
ed the attention OF DR.. Simmons at mid.
night Monday.
The Idyl Hour club will meet at the
home of Mrs. F. A. Doerfler Wednes-
day.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-18
PIMPLY? WELL, DON'T Be!
People Notice 1t. Drive Them
OFF With DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets

A pimply face will not embarrass you
much longer if you get q package of Or.
Edwards Olive Tablets. The skin should
begin to clear after you have taken tho
tablets a few nights.
Cleanse the blood, the bowels and th5
liver with Olive Tablets
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets are the sue
cessful substitute for calomel-there's
never any sickness or pain after taking
them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do that
which calomel does, and just as effective
~ but their action is gentle and safe in
stead of severe and irritating.
No one who takes Olive Tablets is ever
cursed with "a dark brown taste a bad
breath a dull, listless, mo good" feeling,
constipation, torpid liver, bad disposition
or pimply face.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are a purely
vegetable compound mixed with olive oil;
you will know them by their olive color.
Dr. Edwards spent years among pa
tients afflicted with liver and bowel COM
plants, and Olive Tablets are the immense
ly effective result. q
Take one or two nightly for a week
See how much better you feel and look,
lOc and 25c per box. All druggists.
The Olive Tablet Company, Columbus, o.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-18

contributor to the "Open Forum" of the Capital
Journal yesterday advocated the candidacy of Theodore
Burton for president because he has come before the
pie of Oregon and stated his position on questions Of
national import Well there is something in that The
people have right to know what the candidate they are
case For instance how many voters who are ADVOCATING
the nomination of Justice Hughes for president know
anything about his record governor of New York. or
what position he would take in regard to any of the
great issues the president has constantly face in these
times of war and unrest?
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-18

The primary votes yesterday far from encourag
ing for Colonel Roosevelt In Vermont the vote was over
whelmng in favor of Hughes, being compared to the
Roosevelt vote about to In Pennsylvania it still
for the colonel and Hughes was in the same boat
They just "also rams" The surprising thing about
the latter election the phenomenal showing made by
Ford who it is estimated was given 10000 votes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-18

That Mexican story about train with 1000 passen-
gers being wrecked and $50 burned to death in one car
has all the eamarks of having been told by Baron Mum
chausen In the first place no such trains run over
the Whttle-ydg rust sreaks that are brevetted rail
roads in Mexico and will not hold that many people
even though they are Mexicans
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-18

The official program for the national republican con-
yenton has been given out by Secretary Reynolds 1t will
be called to order at II m June T. by National Chair
man Hills and temporary organization will be completed
Thursday permanent organization will be made and after
that it will be six day go you please or as the conven-
tion itself dictates
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-18

Judge Galloway has decided that corporation accept
ing franchise from city under an agreement to furnish
service of any kind at certain price is bound to perform
Its contract and that the Public Service Commission has
no authority to make contract for the parties This
sounds like it good law, and it certainly seems like
good sense
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-18

IHTOWS some nus around your dwelling. And
every time hear him whoop, and prance
around the chickencoop, affecting hunky-
dory think of husbands l have known,
who think that they, and they alone, de-
serve the praise and glory. They would
ignore the patient wives who organized
their misft lives, when they were badly
sagging, who bore the burden of the day
and helped to cut the swath of hay of which
the hubs are Dragging. There's many a
fellow known to fame who wonld have
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-18

Sir Roger Easement must stand trial on charge of
high treason the punishment for which is death If he
was to be tried in this country he might reasonably
pect old age beat the law in the settlement of his trial
but in England it is different He will probably be tried
within week or two
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-18

That nice little political machine which the governor
has been constructing by the appointment of newspaper
publishers to office likely to have its gears stripped to-
morrow The republican voters of the state have had
about all the experience with machine rule they for
in the past and purpose to smash this before it is
thoroughly perfected
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-18

Matches have Joined the sugar and gasoline class and
yesterday advanced 80 per cent in price Packages here
tofore sold at five are now two for fifteen cents Every
thing is going up so fast and high that the common
everyday man. unable to get raise in wages will have to
wear stills to get near them
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-18

"Why in the name of common sense did the English
war office insist using the pronouns he his and him in
speaking of Zeppen?" asked Mr. Stepsofty of his far
better half "That is easy one" was the reply accom-
panied by smile that makes not others smile at was
because they are such immense travelling gas bags"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-18

From all parts of the valley comes the story of
promise of abundant fruit crop and with it also the
further promise of good crops of all kinds The and
cold weather did good work in getting rid of numberess
fruit pests and the frost very Kindly passed us by
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-18

If the nations engaged in war are saying what they
mean and meaning what they say the outlook for peace
is not superatvey promising Each says it will continue
to fight until the other admits defeat 1t is self evident
proposition they cannot all do this unless they fight
forever.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-18

All records were broken during the month of March
in import and export trade. We imported S214OOO
900 worth of goods during that month"; or $2OOOOOOO
than for the previous month"; which takes second
place in the history Of import trade Our exports for
March amounted to $41OOOO0OO which is more than any
nation exported in any month"; so far as the writ
ten record of mankind informs This stupenduous out
flow of goods is caused by the European war.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-18
PUBLICITY

Please note this little fact beg lis the hen that lays
the egg the rooster does the yelling he flaps his sv
wings and crows, and points with pride while, and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-18

The Capital Journal the
porch this misses negee getting the
osper YOU tm kindly phone this the only
whether the following instructions
Phone Main ST.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-18

The intrinsic truth in story coming from anywhere
the Rio Grande about in the same proportion
the intrinsic value in Caranzttses legal tender or about
two per cent