The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-15


NJ. L. Opperud OF Blackwell has taken
over the holdings Of the Gray Oil com
pany at Healdton. He has interested
Kansas and Missouri parties with him
and has organized the Lone Jack oil
company with capital stock OF $500,
900. II. +. Wiley OF South Haven, Kan.
Is president Of the company and Mr.
Opperud is attorney and temporary sec
retary.
The company has one small well com
pleted in the center of 11.4-3, and has
begun drilling on the Skidmore farm
on the south line of the same section
The present depth Of the well is l439
feet. The company is drilling for a
deeper sand. McCamie 4 Hapgood have
the contract
Walter s. Fritz, of Kansas City, will
spend most Of his time here looking
after the interests Of the company.
These people have some acreage in
22-4-3 and will drill a deep well later
on that acreage.
OTDana Oll company NO. ., Ioctteu
in the northwest corner of the lease in
section 1888 was spudded in Saturday
evening. w. ID. Conway has the drill
ing contract
Kinney Oil & Refining company. near
Oakland, in section is 5s5e, in Marshall
county, has received the 20.inch casing
and is ready to begin drilling opera
tons.
w. J. Blair has returned from Kent
and Cara counties, Texas, where he
leased $4,000 acres in n block and he
and his associates will drill three test
wells on the property.
Oklahoma Fox Oil company. in sec
ton 2s2w, in the Graham district, will
begin drilling well No. within the
next ten days. Well No. l on this prop
erty looks good now for a production
from 90 TO so barrels, the company
states.
Adams Oil q Investment company
in section 2O.3.2 in the Oil City district
has reached depth of 1000 feet and
is still drilling.
The Wilson Refining company began
operations today. The company's pump
station in the field is equipped with
both steam and gas units, and the pipe
line began to make its first run at 8
o'clock this morning. This company
will also make temporary sales of oil
To the Terminal Refining company,
which is about ready to start its plant.
Erret Dunlap, c. T. Goddard and j. II.
Hickman have recently been added to
the board Of directors.
The 1914 Oil company has completed
well No. Is on the Colbert farm in sec
ton 3G-3-i. The production is good for
25 barrels. The we'll is on the west edge
of the producing area.
Sinclair Oil company has recently
completed rig on the c. p. Baker farm
in section Is 7s26e, in McCurtain county.
The Hickman Oil company. which Is
operating IN the Fox district. will hold
a stock holders meeting here tomorrow.
Gypsy OIL company No. 2. w. Il.
Johnson. in section 2s-2.3. offsetting Mat
tie Morris No. /, which is "A big gas
well, is at a depth of 1890 feet. gas
sand that made 1.oo0. 900 feet has been
drilled through. The formations are
running with the big gas well, and
the heavy sand should be reached with
in few days. II is the intention of
the company not to attempt TO drill
through the sand IL il produces gas.
Gypsy Oil company No. ! Linder
smith in 1929 is drilling deeper into a
sand found at Pas feet The well is
making flows at regular intervals, and
looks good for $50 to 300 barrels.
Roxana Petroleum company No. l6
Roy ~ johnson i'm section 4-4-3 has
been completed. The well was put on
the pump and made $50 barrels in the
first II hours.
PERSONALS.
r. r. Lawrence of Dallas is here
xfsi,ipg with hts hrother Cuv T Law