The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-01
Eastern States
THREE OIL TANKS
BURNED LAST NIGHT

THREE OIL TANKS
BURNED LAST NIGHT
In an electric storm last night two
55,0OO-barrel steel tanks of the Carter
Oil company, located west Of Wilson in
section 3l-4.2, We're set on fire and de-
stroyed. The loss will amount to about
$1SO,OOO
The Carter people use a cannon in
shooting burning tanks to keep them
from boiling over and endangering sur.
rounding tanks. Healdton crude, when
allowed TO burn in the tanks, burns for
a longer period without boiling over
than in districts where the oil is lighter
but when they 40 boil over the flames
go much higher. Since the oil is allow,
ed to escape from the tanks through a
hole made by a cannon ball, the danger
from fire is not nearly so great as in
the early days Of the field.
Roumania Oil company No. 4 Mob
ley, in 1S-4-3, is drilling at 400 feet.
Carter Oil company No. Mobley, in
1S-4-S, is drilling at 900 feet. No. 6
on the same lease is fishing at 400 feet
Glenwood Oil company has recovered
cleaning-out tools that were lost in we'll
No. 4.
Green River Oil company, near the
center Of 11-4-3. has recovered lost tools
and is drilling at about 500 feet.
Midwest Producing company. in &c
5s3w, is reported 70 be drilling in a
water sand at 1900 feet.
Sinclair OIL company has made a 10.
cation in the NV. ne, NV OF 16.4-3 on
the Holman farm offsetting the Duard
on the south and the Acme Oil company
on the east.
The Burford.Brimm well, in section "a
5s2w, has been drilled 10 a total depth
OF 2lO5 feet. Il is making gas from
HIS feet and from a sand at 1000 feet.
An eight.inch bit and two lugs which
were passed have fallen in against the
sixinch casing and may result in aban.
donment. The six.inch has been pulled,
the eight.inch is being lowered and cf.
forts will be made 10 fish out the lost
tools. The owners will make a deep
test, II possible. but are discouraged
over the turn taken.
Carter County on & Gas company
Is being organized here with a capital
stock OF S25OO0O The incorporators
are J. T. Eggleston. Of Healdton. r. o. |
Thomas, Of Oklahoma City. and J. p |
Ratliff. Of Dallas. Mr.. Eggleston viii
have charge Of the company. and Will
devote his time TO buying and selling. |
rather than producing OIL
Young. Keyes and Others. in section
q lsiOw, on the J. L. Hamon farm. |
are drilling az 1910 feet A rotary is
being used this depth has been reached |
In fifteen days. and they expect to
complete the well in ten days more.
This Is an unusual record for the south.
ern portion Of the state.
The Southern Petroleum company.
which has maintained offices in the Col.
cord building. Oklahoma City. has given
up It's offices and r. said 20 be insol.
vent. the statement being made by an
officer OF the company.
Humble on company. on the Potter
farm in 24-4-3, Is fishing In No. at
500 feet. No. Ada Tubbee. In tho
same section, is drilling az 500 feet
No. i6 Lucy Tubbee Is drilling al $50
feet No. II Is drilling az 200 feet an1
No. is Is rigging up. The company
has recently made FIVE completions IN
section "a that are making from 30 to
100 barrels each.
The T. a y. well. In section 2 7ssw.
IN Jefferson county near Terrell. Is
irilllng with a rotary and has reached
, depth Of something like 1900 or 1900
.eet. Reports come from this well every
week or ten days that a strike has been
made, and the origin of the false re.
,orts Is unknown.
American Industrial on company. on
he Thompson farm near the center of
0-3.3, In the northwest extension 20
Iealdton. Is drilling az 1860 feet. Tho
ormations are about hfty.nve fee:
over than on the Mary Jefferson pro. !
ucing farm IN the same section. q
In the killgore section. In stephens =
ounty. township north and s west. q
he Black Hawk company h drilling {
. Y. Cottingham and others are LAYING a