The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-28
OIL and GAS NEWS

Tor tne location or an absorption gaso-
line plant. They represent the Mid-Con-
tinent Refining Company and the Boyn.
ton Oil & Gas Company. They are ask.
ing for no bonuses and all the cooper
alton they ask is to obtain oil for the
refinery and gas for the gasoline plant.
Some deals for production have been
closed and the chances are good that
the two industries will be put in. These
men look with favor upon section 10
for the gasoline plant and upon section
Is for the refinery.
( IN speaking of absorption gasoline, as
compared with casinghead gasoline, Mr..
Mosier said that the absorption system
is the new and better method. By means
OF its use natural gas gives up more Of
its gasoline and the specific gravity is
not so high, the vapor tension is not
so pronounced and 1t can be shipped
with the same degree of safety as ker.
osine. These people own what is known
as the Foucart system of manufactur.
ing absorption gasoline. They have sew.
eral miles Of pipe on hands and also
own other machinery ready to move in
here and there will be no delays occa-
stoned by the condition of the steel mar.
ket.
The gasoline plant is to have a capac.
ity OF from 100000 to 100000 cubic
feet Of gas a day.
Ozark Oil Company at the last report
was drilling at 430 feet on the Troop
farm in section 19.4s-1w. The well has
had several shallow showings and is
said to be looking favorable.
Simon Westheimer. Of Marietta. ac.
companied by w. Neustadt, of New
York. visited the Allen pool in Pontotoc
county and from there went TO Okla.
homa City to be present at the oil
hearing.
Mrs. j. L. Mildren is recovering from
surgical operation at the Hardy Hos
pital and will be taken to her home this
evening.
l.. w. Burrow has returned from
trip to Shreveport where he went on
business for r. L. Steiner.
Walter S. Critchlow has returned
from a business trip to Florida.
A. T. McGhee, a former member OF
the Crystal Oil Company. is here from
New Mexico where he is engaged in
mining zinc and copper Mr. McGhee
recently bought, for $4,000 an abandoned
property that has proven to be rich in
copper and he has declined an offer of
s3,OOO,O00 for the mine. Mr.. McGhee
left here today for his mines. He was
accompanied by j. T. McKibben who
will probably be associated with him.
j. G.. Adkins, of the American Indus
trial Oil Company, is in the Tulsa dis
trict on a business trip.
Kirk Dyer, who owns a nice lease In
19-4s.lw, which has been in litigation,
has received notice from Washington
that the secretary of the interior has
approved his lease. The property is near
the producing well of the American In.
dustrial Company and is also near the
well which is being drilled by the Ozark
oil Company.
Swan Burnett, OF Cordell, Okla, was
here yesterday visiting with Harry f..
Steele, of the Ohio Cities Gas Company.
Mr.. Burnett went TO Pauls Valley today
where he has some cases in the district
court.
j. a. Burdell and C. L. Willis were
here today from Little Rock, Ark. They
have holdings in Marshall county and
will devote most Of their time while in
the state to looking after their inter
ests in that county.
C. I. Kiser, of the drilling firm of
Conway & Kiser was an Ardmore Wis
itor today.