The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-02
NOW FOR 1000 MORE OIL WELLS.

lou III larger quantities is to he produced Oklahoma
! made possible by the promise of administration off
Gals at Washington to State Auditor l.. Is Howard ha
the government will that casing at reasonable price
will be furnished to drers Of the Midcounent field
Some OF the casing will be used in the Kansa, fields
large amour, Is expected to reach Oklahoma promp
time so that drilling may be extended
While Oklahoma already has produced many hundred
million barrels Of oil, scientists tell US that greater
quantity IS yet To come from deep holes in TIM, state
There is demand for OIL caused by war conditions
Oklahoma is ready To the demand The onl,
why Oklahoma did not promptly go 10 work and pro
dnce more oil was of tho shortage o ca>ins
and the advance the prcc of that necessary commodity
Oh cannot be handled without casing
Mr. Howard !, back from Washington where he pre-
encd to the federal oil administration the information
about Oklahoma oil development The result is the agree
men to adjust the steel output that Oklahoma Will be
assured of all the oil casing needed II anticipated that
l new wells to be drilled N the midcontncn field
OF course most OF the wells will he drilled in Okla
homa, the nation, leading oil state
Ga aewtn'. = ga, r<es called attention TO the OIL
crN' which confronted the nation At tha, tune TIN,
paper SAID
demand oil s al, s GSC'To". csc the % IT., annual
sost o. .,orns. oil being drawn upon Th. cannot
g, IN, IN 91',ic@ arises What we sons "eoa,
deep no sfga"S praT" Are u, work. to O. Sr0. 0
,. n,s 'gu1 out, wealth wealth to the surface bu, ,hey cannot
c.,. Mc. the &c prnr.p.l COMPLAINT seems to he that
the price Is excessive In mct s Ssmsd SnT ",I ih"; M
m. ". ..s.a K not or 'S.T"s sD. o" account of the values
30, The The. sGye,Hmen ~ , SEEM. to hay. duty hand
q G S Of ] casing a. fair prices and place nj. CASING
pipe s"s s"S. "s""p tn "sG%: s sn% %@G pp. T n., I
hs fGysrnmsn' docs not step in and xiye rtcf to
I". possibly e.leE, The ended O'' '''' '''0'
opening new ii.ld. and new, well. ef Oft otlshom" va
"'STs % i. r'.ay smS ws S%,a sNs
tina, the men get casing If such aid /. not forth
" m. the ws." s win s 's S. rS.Gsl S % 81
wealth stands ready to pour forth richie, to
". check situation up to Uncle Sam ana nd his eon
Gress now In session.
: 1t will be recalled that about one month ago Mr. Bed
ford president Of the STANDARD Oil company addressed
the convention Of the American Chamber OF Commerce and
made the statement tina, there no danger Of an oil
shortage il production should be maintained
That was the vital point at issue-IF PRODUCTION
SHOULD BIZ MAINTAINED But drers in Oklahoma
were not planning many wells on account OF the
critical situation in connection with obtaining pipe Since
oll wells eventually shrink in production new wells must
be brought in to maintain production The prospect OF
increased drilling in Oklahoma not bright il Okla
homa failed 10 continue developing new fields production
could not be maintained and there would be an oil short
age as pointed out by the head OF our greatest oil corpora
ton
On September 20 The Times referred again to the cas-
ing situation in commenting on Mr. Bedford's address
This was the comment:
Mr.. Redford stated that America can produc, all
Of IN. Hs s.s.s c and of S pssS.a Gc os.so:
hone 10 expand the oil fields rue
daring prerpector- viii contnu. to operate and viii
bring In some new Well. New fields being
be extremely cautious along development nne. unless
~ last as wanted and At prices Of attractive
nature
oklahoma Is producing oil this year which viii he
H' IN s %''n Win to Mr. 'i e%or Ss S
The supply Of oil and sa'oins WIN be adequate II
ell OF defense mIsh, give the sulJeci lnves
,..us ..." c, S no, f|%Sr" H "@ needed to
%od"c,io" @ ' but @ NcREHsE HI"'''" " '"e o'''"0"' oil
Oil is the greatest single product of Oklahoma In
mentioning crude petroleum in Oklahoma big figures are
needed And there is great rejoicing among those inter
c'ed in oil deyeoprent to know that the government now
TO low priced casing reach Oklahoma for the
purpose o giving oil the encouragement which means
greater expansion of drilling operations in this state
With 1000 more wells drilled IN the ndcontncn, field
made possible by the purchase of casing at reasonable
rutc> Oklahoma will .Npond to the cry for more oil
Oklahoma will do her part in preventing any shortage OF
oil or gasoline, needed for both war and dome site
purposes in larger quantities than before
Oklahoma prepares TO make new o,l record, IN
the production line
Are yoo establishing fund to bu, some op the uc<,
Liberty bord,'