The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-23

'boul ooVUU DdlIelS. Inc storage OIL
is approximately 1896. 900 barrels and
at this time storage is being reduced at
the rate of about 1000 barrels a week.
Oil is being run to storage and oil is
being run from storage but the net de.
crease per week is not far from $4,000
barrels.
The Lone Star Gas Company has
awarded the contract for the construc.
tion of its sixteen.inch gas main from
the Loco gas field to Gainesville to DR..
f. A. Mcpherson, Of New York. The
same contractor is now laying the eight
inch oil pipe line for the Pierce Fordyce
Oil Association from Headton to Fort
Worth. The Pierce have organized its
pipe line department for Oklahoma un-
der a separate company known as the
Pierce Pipe Line Company Old timers
tell an interesting story Of how DR.. Nc
Pherson became connected with the oil
and gas business. He had been educat.
ed as a physician and surgeon and Just
before entering upon his practice he
visited Switzerland Stopping at the
same hotel with him was Daniel ODay
and his family. Mr. O'Day at that time
was president Of the Standard Oil Com.
pany. IL was before the law divided
the Standard into more than thirty diff
ferent organizations and O'Day directed
the affairs Of the one big company.
ODay's daughter became IN. the house
physician could not be had and young
MCPHERSON was called. He handled the
case with such unusual skill that he
won the friendship of the Standard OH
president and the hand OF his daughter
When these relations had become estnE.
lished for the young surgeon there was
opportunity for a more active life and
tor greater remuneration and since that
time he has devoted his energies to some
phase Of the business OF oil production
When the gas pipe line is completed
from Loco to Gainesville, Oklahoma gas
will be turned into the mains OF the
Lone Star Gas Company which supply
Gainesville, Dallas, Fort Worth and 9th.
cr cities Of North Texas. If for any
reason the Loco gas field should not
meet the expectations of the company
the line will be extended to the Fox
district north OF Healdton, which Is but
two townships from the Loco country
James II. Cottingham and Samuel W.
Hayes, Of the legal department Of the
Santa Fe, are drilling I'm section ll.2n-
5w in the Killgore country. in Stephens
county. The owners could not find wa.
ter for drilling purposes and undertook
10 drill to a water sand. Three wells
were drilled before a water sand could
be found but from one OF the water
wells enough was was found to furnish
twothirds of the fuel for drilling and !
In the same well two oil showings were
found. The well is drilling now and |
there are good prospects OF opening a
pool there
A. w. Gaines and others. Of Berwyn. |
have taken leases covering large acre. |
Gge between Ardmore and Springer and |
the owners plan TO begin drilling oper. |
atlops within a short time II is proba. |
BILE that the location will be made In |
the north part OF section 2l.3s.2e
The following figures on production
taken from the oil and Gas Journal OF
Tulsa shows the relative Importance OF |
Healdton as compared with other areas |
Of the state. These figures show the |
production OF Gushing and Shamrock |
in January to be $4,000. while Healdton |
In the same month produced $500. In /
February Cushing and Shamrock made |
1850 and Healdton $4,000. in March /
$4,000 as against $4,000. in April 72 900
as against 62,32O in May 67,2sl as
against 673S4 and In June 62424 as
against 66,lSO. These figures show that
Healdton during the year has made a
steady climb i'm production and for the
last two months passed the production
q the two big upper fields OF the state.
The Imperial Refining Company.
which is building a plant north OF the
site OF the Ardmore Refinery on the
tracks OF the Santa Fe has the founda.
tons for it's still about completed. steel
Tor six tanks is In transit. steel for three
other tanks is ready TO ship and the
boiler Is now In operation. O. b. Bales,
member OF the company. who has
charge Of the construction, says the
plant should be In operation within an.
ether moRth.
In Marshall county two wells are drill.
Ing and oue more that will be drilled 10 >
: 600 feet will be started within a short
time. In section 23.7s.5e Daniel Waite