The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-02

producing end Of the business. They
report "a pleasant trip which included
an opportunity TO see ~ Cobb on the
diamond
An engine has rccygt'y arrived and
win be installed a the easing head
gasoline plan, recently built In see
ZION by the NagnolA Petroleum
Company.
Southwestern Petroleum company
on the Feagin and Simpson farm near
the center of 1912 has the teninCh
casing set at 765 feet and the well
resumed drilling today at that depth,
Contractors are pleased with the big
oil well in the Fox district They
feel that owners will be encouraged
to pay better prices for drilling in that
area that has cost every contractor
some money who has entered the
field.
j. G. Adkins of the American Indus
trial Oil Company has awarded con
tract to Wes Turner to drill well on
the south line of the northeast quar-
ter of section 30.3.3 on the Thompson
farm. The exact location has not beer
made.
The formations near the center O
1912 in the well on the Feagin q
Simpson fee are running about will
the formations in the southeast eX
tension. The redbeds did not hold OI
deeper than usual and the drill at tn,
. present depth is in blue shale
o. w. b White superintendent OF tn,
production department Of the MagnC
liza. is making a location today for
water pond to be built on the c. W
| Richards farm in section lS.42 II
. has received no orders to DO immed
ate drilling in that section but it /
probable that a test will be starte
p on that farm within a short time.
5 Cosden Oil Gas Company in Sc,
e tion S.27n-l6w in Woods county on TN
White Horse antcline, is fishing fc
a lost bit at 2,4OO feet The formauo
/ at this depth is blue shalc. On III
!. same anticlino in section 2-2Sl7 IA
D. Northwestern Petroleum Company
t drilling in the same formation
925 feet The latter location got OF
Of the rcdbeds earlier than in ii
n deeper well.
{ Dave Stewart of the Magnolia p
e troleum Company who recently su
fered a stroke of paralysis at his hon
in Dallas, is recovering slowly an
k within a few months will be himso
n again He is able to walk some wit
& the aid of cane Mr.. Stewart hj
d built more miles of oil pipe line tina
any other man in the oil business an
he is well known in all the fields
y this country.
IS Interest in the Fox district was 4
Is tensihed today by the report that q!
It Gypsy Oh company had drilled to
depth Of 80 feet into the pay sand
Matte Morris No in 29-2G and thi
II. the well flowed 100 barrels in hfteC
d. minutes. Still deeper drilling will |
li done and If the sand has a thickne
h. of l5O feet a well that viii make
10 much as 5000 barrels is not impro
ST able.
Maloncy d Smith. in section 33--
ls A., in pontotoc County near Rolf ha
at drilled through % feet Of a hard sa
We at depth of about 1900 feet T
he sand made a slight showing and q si
he will be- given it for more thoroul
test. In the same township In I
southwest quarter of lj, r. y Dors
n Is building a rig for Keller 4 SchoC
a maker. who have contracted wi
In smith & MalonCy TO drill a test
'c' EXPANSION OF BUSINESS.
Preparation for War Creates Growi
ny Interest in OIL Circles.
'' tBy 10 = Cappeau SOnsl
.al The speculative and financial III