The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21
OIL AND GAS NEWS

extensions, one east Of the old field and
one to the northwest. Wells in these
extensions are making 100 barrels to
1000 barrels. The posted price there is
$40, but the oil is selling at a premium
of soc.
Sam b. Raitman of the Raitman Oil
company, has returned from a business
trip of a week to his former home in
Dallas.
Bayou-1911 Oil companies are pulling
the outside castings in Nox Woodworth,
in section 32-3-3 and No. 10 Stewart 4
Hawk, in 1888 No. 20 Stewart &
Hawk is making poor progress. 1t is
now at 900 feet. a rig is under con.
struction at No. 20 on this farm, which
is the second location north of the south.
east corner Well No. on the same
farm is being cleaned out
The Terminal Refining company will
have a corps of ten brick masons at
work this week on its refinery plant
at Wilson. The large reservoir for
crude is being excavated two cars Of
steel have arrived and all the machinery
has been purchased. The plant will
have a capacity Of 1900 barrels and
will be in operation in October T. f.
Caldwell, of Cushing, who promoted the
enterprise, is moving to this place and
will devote his entire time to the pant
Plains Oil & Gas company has secured
a half interest in a tract of 230 acres
located near Mineral Wells, Texas, and
will begin, within twenty days, to drill
the first well on the tract The well
will offset a well that is making rs
barrels Of 45 gravity oil at a depth Of
2,lOO feet. The purchase gives prom.
ise Of being good one and was made
by Writ Franklin, president Of the com
pany, during the past week which he
spent in the Texas fields This com.
pany also has about twenty wells in a
shallow area near the Burkburnett field
which are producing 300 barrels of oil
that sells for 81 a barrel.
Producers Oil company on the Frens.
ley farm. in section 35.1s.5w, 10 at
depth OF $50 feet and a bottom Of a
bailer is in the hole which makes a
bad fishing job The water well drilled
at this well is making a small amount
of heavy oil, which has been reported
better than It is
Jack Rushmore, assistant TO the man.
ager Of the Gypsy Oil company's Office
in Wichita, Kan. was here yesterday.
He came in response to the call of the
Carter county exemption board. He
passed successful physical examina.
tion and returned home Mr.. Rushmore
is pleased with the progress his com
pany is making in the Towanda field
in that state. II has one well there
onefourth of mile east Of the Trap.
1920 feet that has been producing for
forty days and is making more oil now
than when II first came in. The pres.
ent production is $500 barrels that is
selling for 81 barrel. The company
also has there one 5000, ,O0O.foot gas well
and six other wells drilling. Mr.. Rush.
more was transferred from the Ardmore
office TO Wichita and he states that he
would much rather live here than in
Kansas.
j. +. Mulligan. Of the Roxana com.
pany, was here from the fields yester-
day.
John Rawlins, Of the Blue Jay Petrol.
cum company, is here from Oklahoma
City.
p. II. Liveey, Healdton contractor.
was an Ardmore visitor today.
J. X. McGoldrick, assistant 20 Martin
Moran, who is at the head Of the Texas
company in Oklahoma, is here from
Tulsa spending several days in the
Healdton district.
c. $. wilkins, with the Frick-Reid
Supply company, has returned from ok.
lahoma City. where he went 10 visit
with his son just before the young man
goes away with the army His son has
had several months Of training and was
with the boys on the Mexican border
the past summer. He is only seventeen
years OF age.
Mr.. and Mrs S. J. Cullinan and chill.
dren, accompanied by DIR. NJ +. Cullinan
and J. +. Mulqueen. left here today for
Bradford, Pa. They will be away about
two weeks. and Mrs. Cullinan will re.
main for longer period
w. J. Schoonmaker. who has been
looking after his oil interests in Pom.
totoc county, has returned here. He is
preparing TO start drilling soon in sec.
tion 80 ls2w, near Milo. in this county
Vern NJ. Clopton, who was formerly In
thf fields here as a representative Of
the Sinclair oil company, is a Healdton
field visitor. but this time. he is not
with any company. but is playing the
game himself. Mrs. Clopton is In Ada