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


the first sand at 207o. has drilled into "a
second sand at l24s. The sand has
been penetrated to a depth OF ten feet.
II has every indication Of being a pay
well. but the production cannot be es-
timated at this time.
hickman Oil company, on the Hick.
man farm in the southwest quarter Of
section 1923. has drilled To a depth of
2250 feet. The drilling contract has
been completed and the well is shut
down. The formation at this depth Is
blue shale. The six-inch casing has
been carried to this depth and the
eightinch could easily be underreamed
TO the same depth. The formation is
favorable. the hole is In good condi.
ton. and in all probability the com
pany will arrange at once for deeper
drilling. Like Healdton, the wealth of
the Fox district is still unknown. The
Plains well. on the Bentley farm in sec
ton 1928. had a sand with a showing
of oil at 22S7 and IL now looks like
there might be a series OF oil produc
ing sands underlying the Fox country
Sinclair Oil Corporation No. 9 Astral
property. in section 1928. stands 1000
feet in oil with the drill four feet in
the pay. found at 214o feet Deeper
drilling will be done when officials Of
the company arrive.
The rig is being moved today to To-
cation No. 4 by the Colhoma Oil com
pany. on the Cobb farm in section 2S-
80. in the Oil City district. 10y Chill
dress has the drilling contract
Oklahoma Producers Oil company. in
the center of 1892, Is shut down at
400 feet waiting for the shipment Of
large casing. George ID. keyeS of
Tulsa, is at the head of this company
and 10y Childress is the contractor
The company has thirtyacre tract
with production on two sides.
Woodruff Oil company. on the Ida
u. Woodruff farm in section 3l-3-3, has
completed well No. 3. The top of the
sand WAS reached at 1850 feet The
sand IL thirty feet thick and the pro-
duction is good for 100 barrels.
X. J. Schumacher, of Chicago. who
recently purchased the Arbuckl OIL
field near Madill from Chivers 4 Hem.
street, has made seven locations for
w..,l,' to be drilled on the Carrie ant
susnita Arbuckle farm in section p
5ste. The shallow san1 will oe drilled
out and one or more deep tests VIII be
drilled
John NJ Keyes No. well, In tie
southeast corner of 81 lsl0w, in the
I.awton- Walters gas field, has lost "A
baiier in the hole. This well has been
delayed ever since it reached the top
Of a prolific gas sand at 2245 feet
Lone Star Gas company, in section ,
3s5w, in the Loco district, is drilling in
"A hard lime rock at depth between
1900 and 1903 feet r
Midwest Producing company. which
was organized by X. l.. Steiner and
fifty per cent of the stock of which Is
owned by the II. Clay Pierce interests.
has arranged to build casinghead gas
oline plant At HeaiutOn ON tie N"N''"
properties. Part Of the machinery for
the plant has been ordered and
the construction work will soon be In
progress. The company has planned to,
build a second plant to be located later.
Mr.. SteinSr has been active for sew
eral months in securing gas contracts
in the field, and he has enough gas
under contract to supply. two casing
head gasoline plants.
Critehlow & Marcum No. 10. on the
Frazier farm, is spudding today. Brady
& Royer have the drilling contract
Aiva l.. Mcdonald has returned from
Kentucky, where he was called TWO
weeks ago on account of the serious
illness Of his mother. She is stili very
III. and Mr.. Mcdonald will return 10
her bedside after he has devoted rev
days 10 his business here.
Jake L. Mildren. state conservation