The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-09

Vinton ------ LOO Edgerly ---- .95
jennings - LOO Dayton ----- LOO
Goose Creek 80
Eastern States Wooster - 2.18
Penn. -------3.1O Somerset - 220
Mercer blk. Els Ragland - LOO
Cabell -----A 2.37 Illinois ---- 1872
Corning - 2.40 Indiana - LIS
North Lima 1.S8 Princeton - 1872
South Lima 1.88 Plymouth - 1.83
Petrolia (Canadian) 2.2S
Two wildcat tests are to be drilled
within a short time in Jefferson colin.
ty, on the banks of Red river. p. b.
Hopkins, Of Muskogee, has recently TAX
en- leases covering a large area I'm town.
ship south and west and west.
The Cosden Oil & Gas company has
taken over a large portion of these
leases and will do the drilling. The To-
cation has not yet been made. but IT
will be in the vicinity of the northeast
corner Of section 1864. The other test
in that locality will be drilled by the
South Boundary Oil company and the
location has been made on the Oscar w.
Seay ranch in the southwest corner Of
section 1855. The rig has been up
some days and II Is probable that drill
ing has been begun. James Briody
was charge Of the drilling. The struc-
ture, as surveyed by the South Bound.
airy people, crosses Red river and covers
lands on the Texas side, but the first
test to be drilled by the company will
be on the north bank Of Red river.
Healdto mis- TO have the most modern
casinghead gasoline plant in the state.
II Is to be built by the Gates Oil com.
pany and will be Of concrete and steel.
The machinery will all be Of the lates.
model. II will have a capacity Of two
and half million feet Of gas day
and will be the largest plant south Of
the Keifer district. The compression
process will be used The machinery
has been ordered for this plant and
construction work will be rushed as
soon as the shipments arrive. The
Gates people have large acreage and
VIII utilize its own gas in the manufac-
ture Of gasoline.
Carter OIL company No. Gerald Mob
ley. in 13-4.3, has begun drilling and
a rig is being built for No. g. These
two locations are on the north side of
the southeast extension, and are inter.
esting wells. No offsets the Rou.
mania location. on the Anderson &
Hinkle farm. where drilling has not
been started. although the rig has been
up several days.
Gray oil & Gas, on the south line Of
ll-4-3, is drilling at 1000 feet and the
same company in the center OF the
same section is underreaming the ten
inch pipe at $50 feet.
The 2.000.foot contract on the Mid
west well. in section SO 5sSw. viii be
completed by the middle OF the week.
Producers on company No. 3, on the
Melton farm in section 23-4.3. is drilling
az 400 feet. This well is the southwest
location on the lease and is the last
location TO be drilled. Just south OF
the south line Of this property the Fort
Ring drilled dry hole.
Michorn oil company No. on the
Mobley. in section 13-4-5, is drilling at
$50 feet.
Roxana Petroleum company has com.
pleted Johnson No. rs, in section 4-4-3,
and is drilling No. l6 on the same farm
at about 500 feet.
The Eastern Torpedo company plans
TO build a nitroglycerine plant to sup
ply its customers in the field. Tho
plant viii probably be located near
Lone Grove. Barney Horrigan. mem.
Der OF the company. will have charge
OF the construction.
Oklahoma Fox well No. /. on the
Pierce farm In section 1923. in the
Graham district, has been placed on
the pump. and yesterday was making
nine barrels an hour
Wildcat Jim well No !. I'm section
1922. is to be equipped with pumping
machinery az once.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Miller and Mr. AMI
Mrs. NJ. T. Pierce were visitors yester.
day In the Graham district. where Mr..
Pierce and Mr. Miller both have land
holdings.
Byron Drew and +. j. Ramsey were
In the Graham district yesterday
I. ], Wnlingham has returned from
a business trip TO Oklahoma City.
Fred A. Chapman Is here from Tulst
looking after his Healdton interests.
a. T McGhee. formerly n member
OF the Crystal oil company. is here
from New Mexico, where he is engaged
in mining zinc and copper J. T. Me.
Kibben OF this city is his bookkeeper
and is now az the mines.
Theron Wasson. OF the geological de.
partment OF the Twin state on com.
pany, Is here on company business He