The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-02

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North Lima 1888 Princeton - 1872
South Lima 1888 Plymouth - 1888
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A report has reached here that the
Gorton Refining Company, In the
northeast corner Of sw Sc sw Of sec
ton 2-5n-9w, had gas sand making
from ,fifteen to twenty million feet of
gas. A report. that ought to be thor
oughly reliable, states that the well Is
at depth Of 1850 feet. The drill went
into a gas sand with 200 feet Of water
in the hole. The company claims to
have pumped enough water in the hole
TO fill IL. The gas is bubbling up
through the water and Is making the
usual noise Of such wells. The produc-
tion is said to be much less than the
amount reported but the well is an en-
where the Oklahoma Star some months
ago drilled into an oil sand that comes
nearly making a pay well and will prob
ably pay TO pump II. Both scouts and
lease men left here today for the site
and II II looks good Healdton operators
will take chance In that field.
taken over the well in the center Of IL
4s-3w that was being drilled by the
Green River Oil Company and the well
is now drilling at about 910 feet. The
same company is drilling on the Sid
more farm, on the south line of the
same section, at a depth OF about 500
feet The same company has material
at Healdton depot TO be moved to the s.
p. Smith farm. in section 22-4s@sw,
where test will be drilled TO $500 or
5000 feet. Frank Maloney and s. p.
Smith drilled shallow well on this
came tract OF sixty acres, located in
the northwest quarter Of the section.
but abandoned the test when the shall
low sands were missed and a heavy
water sand was entered.
Ruff Oil Company has received cas-
ing TO complete its we'll on the Orme
farm. in section 34-3-3. northeast of
Healdton field. and drilling is to be re-
sumed here within a short time.
Black Eagle OIL Company. in 1892,
in the OIL City district, on the Ledbet-
ter farm. pulled the eight casing in two
this morning and the well, which is
only about thlrty.five feet above the
sand, viii be delayed.
Keller a Schoonmaker. or Southwest
States Oil Company, in section 30-2s-iw.
on the Chase farm. near Milo. are haul.
ing casing TO their location. where n
rig has been completed. A contract has
been made for a 2000.foot test and drill
ing should be begun within short time.
In the Fox district the Gypsy oil
Company has the gas shut In in No. 2
Morris. in section 2s-2-3. and the drill
ers are waiting for orders from the COM
pany. The gas In this well was not test
ed but II is being held In by the means
Of gate valve instead OF the lubricat-
ing process. Whether the company will
drill through the gas sand in search
for an oil sand is not known and further
drilling may not be done now. for the
reason that No. well. one location to
the east, Is now drilling below the gas
sands. The same company has not pull
ed the casing on the Pierce farm. In 33-
20. where a prolific gas sand has been
entered. and the company's well on the
Williams farm, in the southwest corner
OF 1928. is shut down.
Midwest Producing Company, In SO.
5s.Sw. Is drilling at 1850 in blue shale,
Erret Dunlap has returned from
Washington and New York. where he
went on private business, He states
that oil properties in Oklahoma are in
as good demand II not better than be
fore war was declared. The opinion
prevails that oil values viii get better
that the government viii see that steel
Is supplied for drilling purposes to keep
up the production and that the outlook
for the petroleum industry is bright
Business In the east Is moving alonn
very much as In normal times, except
that the people are talking a great dea'
OF the war and series OF speeches ar,
being made every night and patriotic
demonstrations are being held almost
continually.
II. II. Yates. OF the Kenthoma OF
Company. Is here from Louisville ne
gotiatlng for the sale OF the Kenthoms
properties. consisting OF 2i0 acres It
the Oil City district. Robert watchorr
has a deal to take the properties ovel
and In case he does Il Is stated that ~
will inaugurate an active drilling pro
gram which VIII mean much 20 leas'
owners In that district
J. s. Armor, OF the Gypsy on com
pany who has been In the Fox district
has returned 10 his home In Tulsa.
Lyman II. Dcmaray. Of New Yorl
City, representing the fire insurance IN
tercsts. IN In the field today lookin'