The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-10-06
Asks for $5OO,OOO Actual Loss in Al
legged Killing Of Paden Oil Well by
: Defendant Operators
EXEMPLARY DAMAGE
PLACED AT $2SO,OOO
Charges Defendant Tried to Wreck Plain
tiff and Get Control and Circulated False
Reports About Well and Field

The Paden Oil company, represent
ed by C. H. Cameron, its president,
filed suit late yesterday in the district
court here, through its attorneys. Judge
]. T. Dickerson of Oklahoma City, and
Riddle & Hammerly, against the Prai-
rie Oil e Gas company. for damages
in the sum of $5OO,OO0O0 actual dam
ages, and $3.50, 100000 exemplary dam
ages.
It is said that c. H. Cameron, who
is the organizer and president of the
company, learned the oil business in
the east, and that he has had about
thirty years experience and is looked
upon as both a scientific and a prac-
tical oil man. After coming to this
state about five years ago, he studied
the conditions and the geological re-
ports of the government for about two
years, and finally decided that there
was iarge pool Of Oil near Paden, Ok
lahoma, where was drilled what is
usually referred to as the Mysterious
Paden Well" There has been much
leasing, and other test wells are being
drilled in this section Of the country.
After Mr.. Cameron had reached the
conclusion that oil existed at this
point, after comforting with the Off
GERS of the Prairie Oil & Gas company,
they were convinced that his conclu-
sion was well founded, and entered
into drilling contract to develop
this section of the country. In the
petition filed in court, it is substantial
ly alleged: su
That the plaintiff was the owner of
about two thousand (2000) acres of oil
and gas leases situated near Paden
Oklahoma, which it was desircus of
having drilled and developed for oil
and gas and entered into drilling
and development contract with the de-
fendant, the Prairie Oil & Gas compa-
NY, whereby the said defendant com
pany agreed to drill a test well upon
the property and in the event that oil
or gas was found in paying quantities,
defendant company was to continue to
drill and develop the property and the
Paden Oil company was to have an
undivided one-half interest in and to
oil or gas. or the proceeds thereof, af-
ter the payment of the reasonable
and necessary expenses for drilling
and development Of the property with
rye exception of the first well, the ex
pense of which was to be paid by de-
fendant company.
500 Barrel Flow.
The plaintiff AYERS that the defend
ant drilled into paying oil sand and
found oil in paying quantities, and
that the we'll, if it had been properly
drilled and finished, would have pro-
duced at least five hundred 5000 bar
rels per day of high grade oil.
II Charge Killing Of Well.
That said company wilfully and un-
lawfully for the purpose of injuring
plaintiff, and with view of finally
defrauding plaintiff out of said prop
erty, killed said well by refusing and
neglecting to properly drill the same
in the proper manner and by putting
certain material and substance in said
well consisting of cement, water and
pther material. and then plugging and
sealing the same with the view Of pre-
tenting said well from flowing oil and
kas.
rhe plaintiff AYERS that notwith'
Standing the wilful acts Of said de
fendant, its servants and employees, in
refusing to properly drill and finish
fkaid well, as herein alleged, and its
Usefulness as an oil well, yet said well
khas continued to fe)w oil daily, which
hhas been permitted to run out on the
ground and waste. but that said well
has not flown its full capacity by rea
son of the acts and conduct Of said de
PENDANT in plugging the same and de
stroying the said well.
Alleged Squeeze"
Plaintiff also AYERS that the defend
ant has failed and refused to further
properly develop said we'll, and foi