The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-23


Petrolia canadian ----------.---- ~
The Roxana Petroleum company has
purchased an undivided seven-sixteenths
interest In the eighty acres located in
the south half of the southeast quarter
uf section 23-t.3 from the Fort Ring
on company. The price paid was sl3''
1875. or at the rate Of 1915 an acre for
the whole lease. The International Oh
& Gas company owns one-half Of the
lease and the remaining one-sixteenth
is owned BY Tate 4 Bonneau. The lease
has one well which Will make about
barrels, and II Is evident that the Rox'
ana made the purchase on the prospect
Of IA deep sand and not for the shallow
sand production. The Fort King COM
pany will declare a 200 per cent divi-
dend and will keep the organization IN
tact and will use the balance OF It's
funds received from the sales made to
the Magnolia and the Roxana 70 invest
in other properties.
Gylssy OIL company has placed itS No
l well on the Lindersmith farm. in
section 1928. on the pump. II has
made four locations about this well, one
70 the north. one TO the northwest and
one to the west. Timbers are being
placed on the ground for three of these
new wells and the pit Ii being dug on
the Pruitt farm to the northwest. The
well is making. II Is stated about $50
barrels
Gypsy Oil company, after completing
well No. on the Bowers farm in sec
ton 1924. has made location for the
third well in that section south OF the
first well drilled.
Gypsy Oil company No. w. Il. John
son. in section 1928. is at depth of
S2O5O feet and has an underreamer lost
in the hole.
Osaple Oil company, in section s-3-3,
between Healdton and Fox, which shut
down at 200 feet to drill "A water well,
has the water well on the pump and
will resume drilling during the latter
part of the week. The Osaple well has
a shallow sand oil showing at its pres
ent depth.
Roy NJ. Johnson and the Gypsy Oil
company have awarded the contract
for the drilling of their well ON the
Mullen farm, in section 20.3-4 to Fox
& Lamb, and the tools have been moved
to the location and operations will be
started at once. This TEST is between
healdton and Loco gas field.
Humble OIL * Refining company No
80. Lucy -Tubbee. in 24-i-3, is drilling at
$50 feet and No. 81 is rigging up. No
). on the Potter farm, in the same Sec
tion, is drilling at 100 feet. No. IL
Ada Tubbee, same section, Is rigging
up and No. Martha Tubbee is spud-
ding.
J. f.. Arnold. with the Humble oil
a Refining company, Of Wichita rails,
left here last night to be in Oklahoma
city tpday at the hearing Of the Gates
oil company's petition for the use of
compressor pumps that viii be heard
before the corporation commission.
. Sinclair Gulf Oil Corporation No. },
on the Carter farm, located In the
southwest corner of the farm, has found
"A stray sand at a depth of 124o feet
The sand is making nice showing
and might result in something interest
ing In that portion Of the field.
While Dallas and Fort Worth are
shivering for. the lack Of gas the Lone
Star Gas company is rushing work on
its sixteen-inch line into the Fox and
Loco gas areas. The company states
that IL will have the line connected up
by the first of November. 1t has lost
80 many of Its men who sought higher
wages in the cantonments that the work
of building the line has been delayed.
r. A. Conklin. head geologist FOR the
Roxana Petroleum Company, has re-
turned to Tulsa by way of Norman. ar
ter spending two days in the field.
:. +. Sullenberger. president OF the
National Bank of Commerce OF ANA
rillo. Texas. Is here looking over some
oil propositions. He visited Marshall
county yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. 10y Childress and j. L.
I,anders. who have been visiting in
oklahoma City. returned today.
George j. Lamb. of the drilling firm
80 Fox 4 Lamb was here yesterday.
L. Tcatsorth. of Wichita Falls, is here
looking after his interests At Healdton.