The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-10


section 1929, in the Fox district, is
drilling with the hole full of mud to
hold the gas down. Slow progress is
being made. Whether the gas produc-
ton is increasing with deeper drilling
cannot be determined. The sand bailed
from the hole has been washed and it
shows oil. There is a chance that the
well will make oil as well as gas
Gates Oil Company, two locations
south OF the center Of section 14-4-3, on
the b. A. Simpson fee, Is underream-
ing at zoos feet. The formation is
blue shale and no water sands have
been encountered for several hundred
feet and while the shallow sands have
been missed, the chances look good for
deeper sand.
r. L. Blaffer, OF Houston, Texas who
is one of the big oil men Of the coast
country is here to spend several days
with his business partner, Charles b.
Goddard, who has charge OF the oper.
ations of the Humble Oil Company in
the Healdton district Mr.. Blaffer is
largely interested in oil and he is Of
the opinion that Healdton crude, as
compared with the value and prices Of
other oils, should be selling for at least
$l.50 barrel. Mr.. Blaffer and Mr.
Goddard are also considering the mat.
ter Of building casing.head gasoline
plant at Healdton TO conserve their gas
The Adams Investment Company,
composed OF negroes, has a standard
rig up in section 1892. in the Oil City
district. and has awarded a drilling con.
tract to Asa Michaels.
Colhoma oil Company. on the Cobb
farm in the northeast quarter of 1882.
has spudded in well No. 2 and is now
drilling. Roy Childress has the drilling
contract
Black Eagle Oil Company, on the Led
better farm. in section 22.3.2. is under.
roaming at $50 feet. The well had
its first sand az 923 feet and the second
sand is expected at 9S5 feet. The well
should be drilled into the sand today
or tomorrow. 10y Childress has the
drilling contract.
The s. X. r oil Company is making
application today for a charter with
capital stock Of 100000 The company
has 500 acres OF land and has
rig up on the Gait farm in section "a.
2s.2w, in the Graham district Tom
Slower, Of Davis, is to be president and
T. V. Richards OF Ardmore is to be
active vice president
Gates Oil Company is building what
Is know In oil vernacular as a booster
station on the Rayson Wesley in sec.
tion 3.4.3 The station will be used TO
convey gas from this lease TO other
properties Of the company and when
II is in operation II will result In re.
ducing the company's fuel bill perhaps
as much as 500 day.
There Is an active drilling campaign
on in the southeast extension. Jake l..
Hamon, on the Rockland. is operating
eight strings OF tools. and just across
the line. in the adjoining section. the
Humble oil Company on the Lucy Tub.
bee Is operating six strings
Sinclair oil Company has completed
a threeinch line from Healdton to Fox.
The line will be used to convey water
TO Fox for drilling purposes and when
oil Is found at Fox on the Astral lease.
the same line viii be used to convey oil
20 Healdton.
Pierce Pipe Line Company Is laying
its line now on the Texas side, about
twenty-five miles from Red River. SLOW
progress has been made recently. A
strip OF country was encountered where
machinery could not be used and the
dtching had to be done by hand.
Farley Richmond has returned from
Gainesville. where he went to build
some tank foundations for the Empire
Pipe Line Company. The Empire is
building both steel and concrete storage
reservoirs at the Gainesville refinery.
Extension OIL Company No. Mob
ley. In section 24.4.3, has been complet.
ed and will make from 200 TO 800 bar.
rels, This lease consists OF llO acres.
The sands are uniform and are found
from 100 TO 1920 feet in all parts OF
the lease.
+. Il. Bristow. OF Pripr, is here look.
ing for casing to be used in drilling a
test on the Bennett farm In the north.
east quarter OF section Si.2s-2w. in the
Graham district Mr.. Bristow Is a
member OF the Kirk OIL Company which
will drill the test.
c. +. Smith has returned from Wis
Il to Tulsa and okmugee lie states