The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-09

North Lima EOS Princeton a.ls
South Lima--2,os Plymouth - 90,
Petr0lia (CahadianD - 2.4s
In the federal court, which began It's
session here yesterday. a sun is being
tried which involves a portion of the
field that will give up in oil wealth
approximately s5.0O0.00O. The style of
the suit is the United States VS.. f.. c.
Armstrong ct al. The government
charges that fraud was perpetrated up
on the county court in obtaining APP
proval OF the deed To the property.
When the case was called Attorney
Hugh a. Ledbetter filed n motion set
ting out that the court was without ju-
risdiction for the reason that the land
ceased to be departmental land as soon
as the deed was approved Judge
Campbell took the motion uAder ad.
visement. This case has been in the
court since 1905 and Judge Campbell
overruled the same motion on a former
occasion.
The southern oil district looks better
now than 1t has for several months
Deeper sands have been found at Heald-
ton and several other wells are now
drilling In that district To the level of
the deeper sands. Carter Oil Company
is contributing more than its share in
the deep drilling campaign. II has
deep tests now going down in sections
IL, "a. l6 and 1S-4-2. The Hamon in
terests will drill a deep test in 1888
and the Coline is to drill a deep well
not far from the Bull Head producing
deep well in section 4.4.S. Gates Oil
Company on the Simpson.Dings tract.
in l4-4-3. is drilling q test to 1900 feet
or more. But the deep sand at Heald-
ton is not the only feature of promise
in the southern oil area Deeper sands
at. Fox have been found and there Is
reasonable prospect that Healdton
Will move northward and Fox move
southwark until the two areas are
brought within n few miles OF each
other. Pay sand has been found both
in 1924 and 3-2-2. and there prom
ises to be vide area that will be
producing territory. The 1924 country.
where the Gypsy has two producing
wells, Is likely to connect with the Bells
country where the Producers has two
shallow sand wells
Carter Oil Company. in section 80
2.s. on the Tucker farm. has drilled to
depth of 1875 feet. The well is a |
diagonal Offset to the Plains on the |
McCown. i'm section 20. and has passed /
the gas sand found in the Plains well. |
The X. &. Oil Company, in the Allen !
district in PontotOc county, now has |
fifteen producing wells in that district !
and is selling its production to the |
Crystal White Refining Company. the ,
control OF which is owned by w NJ
Bonner of Oklahoma City, j. S. Mullen !
Of Ardmore Simon Westheimer of
Marietta. Is president of the X c. Oil |
Company. The Allen district is said :
to be producing between 600 and 1000
barrels a day, and the refinery there
is paying sl.60 for the OIL and is hand
ling each day about 900 barrels The
oil is black i'm color but is richer in
gasoline content than Healdton crude
Stabb & Mccann OF Durant. are plan
ming. TO drill deep test in that area
and the Plains Oil and Gas Company
is also beginning operations there.
Gypsy Oil Company No Bowers. in
section 1924. is ON top of the sand
today and is setting the casing to drill
In. .
The schoolmaker .Barnsdail well. in ;
Pontotoc county. in section 25.3n-6e. is 4,
still fishing at 1880 feet II
Producers on Company. on the Fren- J
leo farm in 361s-5w. is still fishing. +,
Magnolia Petroleum Company. which ,
,as started a deep test in 22fs-asv, is !
Irilling at about $50 feet.
Loyalty Oil Company in s1.ls-low. in |,
lie walters gas field, is drilling at :.
bPf 400 feet. 9
"
HIaski Oihcompsny. in 32-1s-l5w. has :,
pdaded This company played the ;,
anne: successfully in the Gushing field. :,
Grub stake Petroleum Company, in ;,
s.2s-sw. is drilling at about $50 feet. !,
J. u. Lawton has a ris-,up and tools . .
,sSing in sectior, 3f2sslewyt 4+fit =
oakland Oil compshy. in is-4s.iew, is y
riding st aboutS1 $40. feet. $
The Santa Fe well is still fishing in
en.5w. at el1o feet
Boston on Company. in S-2n.5w. has " "
lidded the rig but has not begun drilr =.
<, =, :,
:. w. Hayes. former member of the "
'preme court and a member of the ga