The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
OIL and GAS NEWS

Carter Oil company in section 1928
is rigging up and the Plains Oil g.
Gas company in 2O2-3 offsetting the
Carter is drilling at 300 feet.
The Burford-Brimm well in section
20 5s2w has been completed to the
contract depth Of 1000 feet and is shut
down waiting orders from the owners.
The Robert Watchorn wells in sec
tions 2O-4-3 on the Newton and in SO.4-3
/ on the Hamon are both shut down.
Magnolia Petroleum company No. c
woodward in 1888 is drilling at 900
feet. No. % Hamon in l5-4-3 has
rig completed Timbors are being
moved in to location No. "a on the
SmaIley farm in lO.43. Daniels No.
6 in 23.i- Bis drilling in the sand AZ
1880 feet The top of the first sand
was found at 1870 and the top of the
second at 1925 No. 7 same farm is
drilling in the sand at 1858 feet. The
! first sand in this well was found al
ll40 and was 20 feet thick. No. s on
the same farm is shutting off water at
1860 feet. Rose No. IA in 23.4.3 has
rig completed and a rig is being built
| fer No. l6.
Producers Oil company on the Kim.
! Drell in the northwest corner of 3O-4.o
Is shut down at 2o5j and the well NAV
be abandoned at IT., present depth. al
though no casing has been pulled at
this time.
The Black Eagle Oil company has
begun drilling in section 22.3.2 in the
OIL City district 10y Childress has
the drilling contract Chas. Kestc,.
son is president Of the Black EAGLE
and j. l. Willingham and others of
Dallas are connected with the com
pany.
A. A GaIman has been awarded the
contract 10 drill No. T. on the Hapgood
lease for the Roxana Petroleum com.
pany in 3-4.3 to a depth of 1900 feet.
The big pumps of the Yarhola Pine
Line company are now in operation
and the companys 6-inch line to Cush.
ing IS taking oil only from the Roxana.
RoXana Petroleum company is drill.
ing a series OF water wells and wTII
gather and distribute water from a
central point on its leases. Produc.
ers in the old part OF the field are
bothered more or less by salt water
being in the shallow wells. This Is
due to wells being improperly cased
and the salt water from the deeper
sands has found its way to the shal.
low sands. This condition. however.
Is not unusual in oil fields.
The stockholders OF the Wildcat lin
OIL company are here today holding a
business session. Among the stock
holders present are Judge George w.
Clark, Judge Won Wrinkle, Roy T.. Arm.
strong, Guy G. Fisher and Guy Miller
.all of Oklahoma City.
w. VI. Babcock of the Humble OH
company is here from his home al Tn.
sa Mr.. Babcock has recently spent
some time in the Kansas fields.
Forrest II. Johnson of Durant WHO
was active at Healdton in the early
days was here today looking over the
fields.
J. +. Mulligan, superintendent of the
RoXana Petroleum company. was y3
Ardmorc visitor today from the fields
Mr. Mulligan makes his headuugrter..
In the field and is building a home for
his family on the RoXana property
west OF Healdtou.
Chas T.. Goddard of the Humble Oh
company has returned from Ohio.
where he was called on account of
the death o. an uncle.
Usher Carson. state conservation OF
iicer at Healdton, has returned from
business trip to New York Chicago
ana other points.
d. w Walker, representing the on
and Gas News, a new oil publication
in Kansas City is here minglmg with
the producers.
T. J. Wood, OF the Woodpick Ol|
company, is a visitor here from Okla.
homa city.
Z. F. Holmes, of Denver Colo. whoI
has interests In the Carter county oil
fields, Is here On a business trip.
5, Powers, of Shreveport, I.a.. a
geoIogist with the Producers OH con.
pany, is here looking over the Heald.
ton district for his company.
T. W Burrow OF the Midwest Pr.
ducirg company, has gone to Tulsa on
la business trip.
The Toltcc oil company, OF which
d. H. Mathers is president and Fred
Haynie secretary and treasurer, has
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