The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
BIG GAS SUPPLY
AS RESULT OF A
COMPANY LEASE
The DOherty Interests Have
Closed a Big Deal.
Take Over 2SS Square Miles Of
Usage Indian Leases.
MAKE PROMPT CONNECTIONS
Will Increase the Kansas Sup
ply About so Per Cent.
Wells Already Drilled and Pipe
Lines Are Laid.
Take Over 2SS Square Miles of
Usage Indian Leases.
PROMPT CONNECTIONS
Will Increase the Kansas Sup
ply About so Per Cent.

Doherty interests, owners of the
Kansas Natural Gas company, have
closed a big deal looking to enormous
increases in gas production for Kan
sas towns. Announcement reached
Topeka today that the Cities Service
company, holding company for Henry
L. Doherty, had taken over Usage res
ervation gas leases covering a tract of
2SS square miles or 4,32S acres.
The deal as announced today is one
of the largest ever closed in the mid
continent field Before closing the
transaction, approval was secured
from Franklin K. Lane, secretary of
the interior. 1t is claimed the new
properties will afford an increase of
sixty to seventy million cubic feet of
gas a day. The new holdings are in
addition to gas lands recently obtained
by Doherty in Oklahoma and to which
the company is now laying two twelve
and sixteen inch mains
Early connection will be made by
the Kansas Natural with the new gas
fields in the Usage reservation. Less
than three miles of pipe will be re-
quired to make needed connections.
The gas lands were formerly operat-
ed by the American Pipe Line Co,
which owns the extensive equipment
in the $4,000 acre field. Lease rights
to the entire 2S8 square mile tract
goes to Doherty, it is asserted. No
statement is made as to the consider
alton.
Miles of New Lines.
Included in the transfer are fifty
miles of new pipe lines, connections
with numerous wells now in opera
ton and complete private telephone
system over the entire field. Numer
Gus new wells are to be sunk on the
leases. it is claimed.
Acquisition of the new Oklahoma
gas land is the second vitally impor-
tant move by Doherty in the last few
weeks. Since the federal court lifted
the Kansas Natural Gas Co. from
ton, Doherty has taken steps to ex-
tend his mains and provide gas. Such
action was blocked thru the attitude
and actions of the Kansas public uti1-
tiles commission while the gas case
was for several years under state jur-
isdiction.
Will Add so Per Cent.
New pipe lines are now being ex-
tended into Oklahoma from Cam
bridge and Caney. These lines will
ent gas supply. With the taking
over of the big Usage reservation gas
lands, the supply for Topeka, Kansas
City, Lawrence, Leavenworth and 9TH
.er Kansas cities will be practically
doubled. Some of the new gas sup
ply will be diverted into mains carry
ing gas to Wichita, Newton and
Hutchinson.
Geological surveys have been
made over the entire new gas prop
erty of the Doherty interests Two
distinct gas sands are found on the
leases One of these sands is reached
at a depth of 500 feet, while a second
producing sand is found at 1900 feet.
1t was reported today that arrange
ments would be made for the imme-
diate sinking of a large number of
new wells. The available supply of
gas from the fields at this time, will
be turned into Kansas Natural mains
as soon as the short strips of pipe
line can be laid.