Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-24
TULSA DAILY WORLD. SUNDAY, DECEMBER "a, 1916

crude product AT more advantageous
terms to a refining company. The land
owner for similar reasons finds II nee
cssarv t. content himself with snare
Of the producer profit.
Aside from the commercial aspects
of such transactions a distinct loss -
caused by the necessity to drill large
number of wells to rapidly dram the
product from under the property ana
prevent the same from being secured
thru wells on adjacent property.
In most cases the tract of land II
So small that the owner is not 1usu-
fled In developing 1t, but, where NV
land is owned in large tracts. the
FCwner has. in some vases. developed
the product therefrom. II is usually
necessary 10 drill wells offsetting wells
on ad Joining tracts in order to preVrh'
| loss Nv drainage to the outside wei - |
| but where such offset or line wells
are rot required. the wells drilled ale
usually spaced "A long distance apart
Tc drain pool in this manner taxes
a long time; but generally greater
market value is secured by keeping
the production within the lin-l; or
market need. \ distinct saving ~ IN"
cost of extra and otherwise unnec's-
gary wells is thus effected. BN thuS
virtually holding the on in storage AZ
its nominal source until II lS required
the expense of tankage, loss by cNap-
Grafton and fire naL1'd are avoided
Should the production he great
enough to Justify installing a refilery
and preparing the product for the
general market, a considerable fur'n
saving could be ihus effected ana the
owner would receive all the prott.
Otherwise divided among number OF
interests.
II is well known that uon-produc-
Jr,,'f holes Ik1lN 10 ht
drilled IN districts where there is good
| reasons to suspect me existence or OH
; or gas IN such quantity as 10 insure "A
, urofitable Weld md II Is not within tn
limits of our present knowledge 10
accurately predict the success or iall-
urc of a well.
There are. however. districts IN
which il is very unlikely that either
Gil or gas exists and these district
may be located bv the proper IudN
y of the productive formations ara the'r
! relationship to overiyiug formations
BY securing accurate logs OF weliS
drilled with an accurate knoWleugc
y OF the character of the various loi
- nation encountered, II should We poSsl
u bic TO avoid the expense of drllllrs
holes which are certai nto bc non-pro-
II " here lee$ss are cf email size. ?
e great number Of wells are gener1IIN
q drilled and the producing life of VIC
II pool is very short as rule.
The following represents the usun,
II practice in Oklahoma and Kansas oil
! fields: 49,. Dro,nod
IS ",HV ,n , 2O5
~ ss00 oros ~ So
le Gao acres "a w..
!, O. | nnininInE. In,
W number OF wells would he somewha
u Increased. In deep territory tn'
m number of wells would probably p'
SON cwhat less. A.,
ID II viii bc apparent, however. tina
10 the cost of drilling where ooi
e. developed in 10-acre leases is just tou
s. ,inos that where the leases are diVide'
it INTO 6i0-acre tracts and the toia
" vicld of oil is not increased by IN
ss extra number OF wells. The cost q
is prodrction could be greatly re"uced
ne drilling fewer wells into the producin
eu pool. to,
er as oil wells hut \ similar sa'inE III. ~,
'te NO accomplished by reducing IN
number cf gas wells drilled;
I'M As stated above, oil and gas NJ
At comnctit!ve The use of natural "a
re ns a fuel reduces the market Tor iu
ST. oil When used in internal comhu
fu lion Upines, it displaccs gasoline t'
'r- power production and IN hShuhs'
's easily outstrips kerosene,
Ordinarily the gas interests al
Use sonIrftc from the oil interests deNc
oning thc same property althoush u
ed ,ense Granting the rights To botn
ELY orioinnIlv issued 10 one party. III
IL senoration is usually brought aho
M thru assignment when gas .s
,cn Vcloped :, a.u
lce Where gas Is encountered in drl
'eii ING for oil II has been the usual GU
Tom 10 allow the gas To waste open
'en and continue drilling in search Tor @
les and in the event. oil Is not ohtaine
al ,hc we'll is assigned to some party !
e,I tercsted In The marketing OF natui
ro gas. -, -
ro This rracticc has always been 20
~ siGcred necessary until recCn'N ,
.ne writer demonstrated that wells r'n
lnt he drilled without waste Of gas or
T;v Using proper precautions II
e'. nov unnecessary to neruit any wa
w OF gas or oil flom flowing Wen or
. permi, well to become wild or
mana gcable.
nrcscncc Of water. It becomes more
ices cmulSified and Is unfit for use
moot ofter special treatment at AZ
tfcnal expense. e..
In tic majority of such cases, 1t
easier To prevent the mixing OF wa
and oil than 1t is to separate the I
lin;ids after such miNtag mas ta'
place. ,
che cause Of such water int lus
can often hc traced TO imrro
methods of drilling, or casing Cf
well. or the difficulty may he duc
an adjoining well which has heon
prcnerlv drilled, cn5cd or plugged
The present methods of prodr'
oil consider as Of paramount imrt
ancc. the immediate extraction OF
from its suhterrnhcan storage
nlpcing II in artificial storage
ViGcd on the surface.
The essence Of a lease conveying
right 10 prospect for, produce
market al or gas Is haste. A well M
le started within stipulated I
Hand drilling diligently continued u
completed More wells are lroVl
for With the purpose To get the ol
gas to the surface MS rapidly as !
sihlo regardless OF market condit'
or the operators ability 10 prov
suitable storage.
whe drilling contact further
nhasizcs this haste and the kno%le'
that the first or flush" production
= wall soon falls off. In most nc
furthcr stimulates this hast" TO ro
the producing formation before 81
competitor can secure ms flush
ductlon through an adjoining wei
As wells are generally drilled
-. .al