The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-08

The oil lease business has been dealt
a rather severe blow by the casing sit
uation. Lease brokers whose money is
tied up in leases must content them.
selves in making surrenders or in max
ing heavy payments as rental for the
oil companies are not inclined to make
purchases of leases when 1t is impos-
sible to secure casing for drilling opera
tions.
War conditions or fear Of financial
stringency have not entered into the
situation. This country and its allies
must have petroleum and its products
in order to prosecute the war and Amer
lea must produce that petroleum. The
fields must be protected in both men
and in supplies, and not only must the
producing areas be protected but pro.
vision must be made for wildcat drilling
as in that lies the only opportunity for
the development of new areas.
1t is reasonable to presume that oil
field workers will be exempted from
military service and it is also reason.
able to conclude that the government
viii not permit the~felds to be denied
steel for well casing. The lease men
will have only a short wait. When the
matter is presented TO the government
properly there will be made provision
for taking care of the oil field districts
and the business will assume its nor
NAL proportions. and indeed II may be-
come more active than formerly.
Refners and producers alike will be
interested in the decision Of the su.
preme court Of the United States that
railway companies cannot be required
TO supply tank cars This decision will
result in placing tank cars in the hands
of rental companies and may lead to a
monopoly Of the business. 1t is stated
that tank cars a short time ago cost as
little as $780, but the cost now is near
er $4,000 1t will be the policy of the
country TO use all these cars that are
on the roads now rather than TO make
new ones. with the steel situation as II
exists and the situation might assume
a seriousness that would justify the
government in finding a solution.
The Guiding Star oil company, OF
Oklahoma City. has made a location in
section - 1n6w. The reading on the
location was not learned. c. n. Hender.
son has been awarded the rig contract
and that part OF the work is now in
progress.
Czarina Oil company, composed OF
local people. has made location in the
southwest portion OF 1898 and has
awarded the drilling contract TO Hugh
L. Sturm. Operations will be begun
within ten days TO two weeks. This
company has $50 acres in 24-3-4 and In
10 and 30 in 3-3, which is northwest
Of the producing area Of the Healdtor
field and Is mighty good looking ter
ritory. Some Of the best oil men, who
are well acquainted with the Healdtor
field, are firmly Of the opinion that
there viii be an important northwes
lead that will lead 70 the Dixie country
in Stephens county.
Emery & Son are moving out frop
the Burford well. IN section 90 5s2w
The well has been drilled to a deptl
OF 2iO5 feet and an underreamer lul
must be drilled up before any progress
can be made The company has no
announced what II viii do but in al
probability It will move in tools an,
do It's own drilling, and make deepe
!
test.
Joe Frank Williams. clerk In the oi
fee Of the Carter oil company. auD
two members OF the company's crew o
geologists have enlisted in the engln
eers' company.
The deepest test well in the Healdtoi
producing area has been drilled 20 2SG
feet The formation is lime. and NJ
sands have been found since the leve
Of the producing sands was left. ~
water. oil or gas sands have bee
found Drilling win be continued
Within the past month as many a
twenty wells have been deepened witt
good results. but no producing sand
have been found 50 far below 200
feet Three interesting deep tests ar
now being made In the producing are