The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-28

Cabell ------ 2.5S Illinois -- 81
Corning ---- $50 Indiana ---- 1.s
North Lima EOS Princeton - 81
South Lima--2.oS Plymouth 49, &c
Petrolia (Canadian) - "a
During October up to and inciudin
october 25. 80 wells were complete
in the Healdton field, proper; well
were abandoned as dry holes; ~ well
are drilling at this time; 80 rigs ar
either UP or under construction an,
the total number of wells producin,
oil in the field is l774. The daily pro
duction Of the field Is $3.50 barrels an,
the amount of oil in steel storage Il
approximately 100000 barrels. Th'
average daily production from eacf
well IS about 35 barrels. The steel ant
the oil in storage is worth $4,000, 900
The Roxana well. on the Westhemei
farm in section 25-i.3. which went into
deeper sand at 1880 feet, drilled
through the first sand of feet, passed
through four foot break and has
penetrated the second sand to depth
Of IL feet. The sand began to turn
white and the company stopped drill
ing for fear of water The well flows
every hour and half and made IFS
barrels In one day. There has been
some trading in acreage in that local.
ity the past week. The RoXana Is drill
ing two other wells nearby and the
extent Of the sand will be known with.
in q short time.
What 10 In al ,.ranal,ility b.s
looking wildcat well in the southern
portion Of the state is the South Boun.
Diary Oil Company's well in section So
6s-5w. In jefferson county ON the north
bank of Red River. At 1926 feet the
drill passed through a l2-foot oil sand
that made showing for possibly 10
barrels. The sand is being cased OFT
for deeper drilling.
Chas. J. Wrightsman. in section 2-4s-
wv, east of Addington, in Jefferson
county, is drilling at 2l25 feet. The
five inch casing is being carried and the
formation is blue shale.
Producers Oil Company. in section
36-1s-5w, in Stephens county, is skiddiTg
the rig to start a new ,hole, but the
location Is without water The well
drilled here for water made about 10
barrels of oil at 472 feet. a water line
Will be laid to IA creek nearby TO fur
nish water for drilling purposes.
Pierce Pipe Line Company has its
S-inch oil pipe line from Fort Worth
to Healdton laid. 1t is full of water
that was used in making the test of
the line and the pipe is now being COW
cred. The Healdton pump station is
ready to run but more work remains
to be done on the station near Muen-
ster. Texas The line should he ready
to take oil by November l.
Adams Oil & Development Company,
in section 20-3-2. in the Oil City district,
in Carter county. is abandoning its well
ut $50 feet. The pipe is now being
pulled. A. Michaels. who drilled this
we'll will move the tools to the DR..
Dow Taylor farm. in section l7-3s-1w, to
complete the well for the Woodport
oil Company. which for several weeks
has been shut down at 1910 feet.
The Summit Oil Company. on the
Hernstadt in section 1928, in the Fox
district, is drilling at 2230 feet.
Gates oil Company on the Simpson
Dinps farm in section l4-i-3, in the
southeast extension to Healdton. is be-
low $500 feet and is In second deep
salt water sand The first salt water
sand was found at 1855 feet. II had
a .hicr-a~s of 80 feet and then the
drill passed through a few feet Of
sna-e IA entered another water sand.
II is the opinion of the fraternity that
these sands will bear oil in other parts
of the field and their discovery encour-
ages deeper drilling at Healdton.
Carter Oil Company. near Randlett. in
section e6-4s.l2w. is drilling at a depth
of 100 feet.
Carter Oil Company. near Chat,a
nooga. i'm section 35-2s-1iw, which has
been shut down for three weeks. has
resumed drilling. The depth is 500
feet.
Oklahoma Victor Oil Company has
moved n star machine to the Poole
Vile community. and will he ready to
start drilling at once. The first test
will be located in the northeast quarter
of section 3i.is.2w. on the T.. II. Poole
fam. i'm tine same township in which
the Homer production is found.
Hexagon oil Company No. ;. in sec
ton 1i-4-3. has gshing job at 900
feet.
Peoples Refining Company. at Ring
ling. is making good progress on the
Of its plant. The exca-
vations have been made and the brick