Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-24

/ two rotary outfits ON the BlackwcIl
] OH ~ Gas co. property has maze
/ good ptugrcss with the exception OF
/ the time they have been smut doWh
/ because Of breaks to the machinery
/ and bad luck with the arm stem. The
drlll stem problem has been the gi"hi 20
c4i one FOR the rotary 10 contend WIN
for when tho bit hit the hard iorna-
lions and caught the stem was ire
.ucnt!v twisted In two. Three NOR"
liIuntna test VIII tell whether ihlS
class of cuuipmcnt can be used IN the
blackwell district or not
Tho circulator system Is "a cross be
tween the regular cable tool drlllln6
and the rotary system. As used III
the Blackwell field 1t iS In prlnclpIe
"a variation of the cable tool system,
In which water ana mud are employed
to maintain a pressure In tho wen
sufficient to prevent cavlng ana ~
shut out even high pressure gas ana
underground waters. Briefly stated
mud ia forced down the inside OF tho
casing during drilling and returns I"
the surface on the outside ut Inc Gus.
iug muiutuiuinE a continuous upWaiu
moving current of mud between the
casing aud the walls and forces OUT
any material that would otherwise
tend to lodge against the casing ana
u norton of the mud is deposited on
tho walls, forming a covering that
protects the wallis from washing anu
cnling and At the Same time scalS or
the gus ana water sands, making II
possible tu carry string OF casing 70
"A grcatcr depth than can hc done VIII
tho ordinary cable tool system. 1hc
gystcm may be applied To any stnhd
ard rig. but in the blackwell lleld an
SIS foot derrick has been bullt Tor IL.
At the present time the Kay ~
kiowu Oil n Gas GO. has II IN use III
cnch Of the three wells that company
is drilling In this field. II. u. Jones
has five circulators working, the juno.
non ou S Gns co. one. ana the lOl
Ranch oil company one. The Gypsy
on comptny also started to use 1t ON
two wells.
Apparently the clrculntor system
has not been successful, for IN every
case whore It IS hcing used pipe trou-
bile and other kinds of trouble WIN
the hole has developed II Is the IN
tcntiun of an the companies bul thc
Gvpsv oil company To continue using
the circulator To finish the wcllS ,,,,
have been started. and IT Is possible
that. with additional development ana
chpucrs tu make IL conform with the
pp,ulInritics uf this field, the cir'u-
lutor can hc successfully used,
The principal noticeable feature
where the circumtor Is different IRON
regular cable tool drilling ~ that
underneath the rig is a big cellar. rms
collar is necessary for the control on
the mud laden fluid coming ont OF tho
easing and in pumping the same III
the hole.
Tho regular cable tool system Is be
i'm. used in about 30 drilling wells IN
the field and the operators nave pe-
como sufficiently appointed WIN
handling the muddiuE or luhrlca'lns
s,strm of shutting off gas SAND tna'
l thrV have been having very hltlc anu
Irulty i'm most instances with the ho"\N
Irns. 49,, r,o
/ however it it Is possible that the
rotary, can make hole through the
limestone formation with talr rate
| ,f spcrd and without any acclden,S
/ ,bo,c tho normal average To the drill-
/ iu- stcm. or If the Circulator equip
p,,pt and the method of handing th'
/ rine In connection with the circulatol
/ run hc made to conform with th'
I,,,uli1rittcs of this field. one OF tnos'
sy.tcms will eventually he adopted IL
nrcf,roncc To the regular cable 100
/ system. because in handling the Ea'
and along general drilling hn'S oi'nc'
i4 the cuual If not the superior "l wv
cable tool system. 49,. ,.,,,,
The same that Is true OF iho h'"N
pos district of the Blackwell Ile'd l.