The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-26
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MILL PRODUCING
llend Prosperous With
sDn Output Of 1000
xs Barrels.
! FIRST WELL IN 1904
&. Took a Slump When
nces Dropped; Field
B Extended.
FIRST WELL IN 1901

1EyELAND, Okla, Sept n
3Al Cleveland, until the year OF
Was only . small struggling coun-
@oga and in order TO write correctly
- finding. OF oil and developing
~. Of the best fields in the state II
" ~ necessary to. refer back to the
j1ninG to portray correctly the vast
popnept Of this field.
n ne year 1908 the Katy railroad
Ie1ded its line through the town from
hboons, Kan, to Oklahoma City. With
~ coming OF the railroad also came
i 1setrs, among whom was one L,
y GAqI, who was on the alert for wild
A Milling properties Schell was from
t6Uurgh. Pa, where, at that time, oil
~ plentful. lie conceived the idea
u there was oil in this vicinity He
~ SS60ciales, in July, 1904 drilled in
/ le first WELL" The sand was found at
Do1eet. and was termed the Cleveland
fDoNd for at that time. there was no
fne6n sand at this depth, but there is
SAlge the name originated The well
hb J1ocated on the VIM. Lowery farm
4 o6ttion l7-2l-8 Production came in
(G1 quantities, and the we'll was
|ghd "Uncle BILL"
H TAss Boom pays cans.
news OF the strike went out to all
~ .'ojl hen and soon many producers
|no1 producers were in the town taking
DopH and preparing to drill wells.
I'm followed the usual boom. The
1q4a town became a city OF the first
~ Saloons were wide open then and
/ {664od every few feet in each block
M e city. Those were indeed palmy
~ In 1901 4 we'll was drilled on the
III A. Jones farm which produced
SDa million feet Of gas. Schell and
oooeistes were granted franchise in
= le,eify TO furnish gas for domestic and
|U1ercial use. The city was piped
I NATURAL gas in the fall of 1905.
f1;U Hing was very active all through
M years, and at one time there were
pducing wells drilled on town lots,
~ nothing OF those in the country
eets. Oil was selling at . good
f(hen and cur oil checks (our means
1edy, for each resident lot had
md was selling oily were all in
lGnres. Over production drove the
6oson from $40 in the beginning
h the year 1908. Then followed
e)pd Of depression when everyone
- rats from 4 burning barn. all
tos the Glenn Pool, which was
~ "a ~-as "a 49, =.
~ Nev Wslh TN 1919.
Malqpi9G .of any consequence
tklii' until the fail 9of 1912.
NIa barnsdall Oil company
! we'll in the Usage country sd-
n - this city. At depth of 224O
f bsrtlesville sand was encoun-
~ promised TO out produce the
Dn .tamous Cleveland sand.
A u 49, quoted at 60 at the beginning
~ teep drilling Deep wells were
8 fdIilled alongside TIE shallow
Sh. "a some OF the shallow wells
ifV 6oljed deeper. The famous Bos-
o p6qt4f the Gypsy Oil company was
oRG md the famous Helmick lease
Z - tAe wells flowing at the rate of
y S1erels Of oil a day were the re-
Z - ~ deep drilling in the field, but
y h4a9y production together with the
4 ~ II the Cushing pool forced the
@eipes o1 oil down again until. in Feb
76nesT DIS. oil was only worth 40c.
s Prosperity Returns.
p Dut' once that time the price Of oil
n - Ntntdily advanced and renewed ac-
k4V1ty; N over the field has been ex!
fGlenetd. The field has been extend
1 III I'll directions. The city has ex-
IUtenc(d . steady growth with many
(noe and residence buildings, in