The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-26
leading Producing Companies.

downs or the oil business are 10 pe seen
| I'm the production Of some OF the large
companies operating IN the mid-conti'
nent field. Before the big gushers came
TO the Empire Gas 4 Fuel company and
the Gypsy Oil company In their rich
stuff in Butler county. the Prairie Oil
& Gas company. on its big holdings In
Oklahoma. led all companies In produc-
ton Then the Empire jumped into the
lead. only to be nosed out by the Gyp-
sy OIL company. when its big Shumway
! production began to load the tanks
and pipe lines with OIL According to
figures at hand, the Gypsy enjoys the
largest production in the mid-continent
at the present time with an average OF
1859 barrels day. OF this. 2S,lf3
barrels comes from that company's
holdings In Butler county. The Empire
Gas & Fuel company. which has only
about 800 barrels production in Okla
homa. has $3.50 barrels In Butler coun-
| ", according to the tabulation OF most
recent date. giving IL total of 34.l2O
barrels in all.
Following the Empire comes the Mag
nolia Petroleum company with 1886
barrels i'm Oklahoma and 2.41O barrels
| i'm Kansas or a total of 22,626 barrels
Next comes the Prairie Oil & Gas com
DdnN Wltn -l.foa w
which gives il a total of 22,30I barrels
day, its Kansas production amount
ing only to $40 barrels daily. according
to the report. and then the Carter OH
company whose production Is given as
9.7O7 barrels i'm Kansas and 1854 bar
rels in Oklahoma, "A total of 1881 bar
rels. The Carter Oil company and the
Southwestern Petroleum company to-
gether have 1858 barrels, which
are not counted in the hrst
given Carter figures OF this $40
barrels come from Oklahoma and the
balance from Kansas. The Sinclair Oil
and Gas company is credited with a pro-
duction of IL $50 barrels. of which 9.2O9
barrels: the Ohio Cities company, $3.50
ings and 2.423 barrels comes from its
Kansas wells. The Sinclair Gulf Oil
company has S,s25 barrels production
| in Oklahoma; the Roxana Petroleum
company, 9025 barrels in Oklahoma;
the Texas company. production depart.
ment. a total of 1850 barrels, $3.50 Of
which comes from wells of this compa-
ny in Oklahoma: the Cosden Oil Gas
company, 1927 barrels in Oklahoma and
367 barrels in Kansas, total of 1864
barrels: the Ohio Cities companyt $3.50
barrels in Oklahoma, and the Tidal Oil
company, 1906 barrels, 1.sS0 barrels in
Kansas and 5,925 barrels in Oklahoma;
the Oklahoma Producing & Refining
| company. $3.50 barrels in Oklahoma
and 200 barrels i'm Kansas. or $3.50 bar
rels altogether; the Monitor Oil Gas
company, 2,030 barrels in Kansas and
3.O72 barrels in Oklahoma, or total
of 5,102 barrels; C. B. Shaffer Is the
largest individual producer in the mid
continent with 4 los barrels. of which
2,S53 barrels comes from Oklahoma and
| .255 from Kansas.
Magnolia Petroleum company is drill
ing at $50 feet i'm its No. 5. on the +.
| w. Watkins farm in the SEA of sec
tion 24-4s-3w.
Harris & Stfawn Oil company are
drilling at 1850 feet i'm No. 10, on the
Pitts farm in the SW-4 of section 49,
3s-3w.
Carter Oil company is drilling at 1000
feet in No. SO, on the s. Ward in the
NWI4 of section 6-4s-3w.
Magnolia Petroleum company has a
75-baIrel well in its No. Is. on the Col
bert farm in the SW-4 of section 81
Ss-3w. The sand was found from 1920 TO
1850 feet.
Roxana Petroleum company is drill
ing at 1850 feet in No. ). on the West.
heimer farm in the No Of the NE-4 of
section 25-4s-3w.
Carter Oil company No. 35, Ward
In the NW-4 of section 64s-3w, is good
for 80 barrels in sand from 100 to
ll73 feet
Gates Oil company is spudding in its
No 3. on the Simpson farm in the
SEA Of section 14-4s-3w.
Gates Oil company has rig up for
No. 7. on the Watkins in the SW-i OF
section 23-4s-3w.
Gypsy Oil company No !, on the
Pruitt farm in the SEA Of section 80
2s.3w. is good for about 13 million feet
of gas at a total depth of 1915 feet.
Kirk Oil & Gas company is rigging
up for its No. 3, on the Bennett farm
in the NE-4 OF section 312s-3w.
Plains Oil & Gas company is drilling
al $50 feet in No. 2. in the SW-4 of sec