The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-09
Oil and Gas Journal Of Tulsa Speaks En-.
cOuragingly Of Grady County as FuI.
me Oil and Gas Center
REVIEWS OPERATIONS
MADE UP TO DATE
Unity Oil Company, After Prolonged HOIi-
iday, viii Resume Operations
in Full Blast

After some delay on account Of the
holidays and the shipment OF material,
it is announced that the Unity oil
company at Alex Is now going at fun
blast The company has just received
two cars Of casing and a new 5000
foot wire cable. Operations are now
being carried on day and night at the
depth of about 100 feet and it is said
that they have had good showing OF
oil. The company and the people OF
Alex are elated over the prospects.
In its issue of January 4, 1917, the
Oil and Gas Journal, of Tulsa, printed
an article which pointed out the pros
poets for the opening OF d productive
field in Grady county. The oil out
iook in this county is reviewed by the
Oil and Gas Journal as follows:
The development in Grady county.
Oklahoma is now attracting the atten-
tion Of the operators and the outcome
Of the tests under way will be watched
with interest. II win be remembered
that when the Healdton pool, In Car.
ter county, was first opened the pros.
pectors started extensive operations to
the south in the hopes Of getting
connecting link with the production at
Electra, in Wichita county Texas, but
after drilling many dry holes finally
that direction. In the
meantime the operators had little
thought that they were passing up the
most likely-looking spot in the Carter
county development, and after drilling
many failures to the south returned to
the Healdton pool and started opera
tions IN section 32-3l.6. which was left
idle while they were prospecting to
the south, and developed what is now
he main pool in that county, About
The same time that the Healdton dis
covery was made. the Loco field to
The west was opened. and an effort
was made to connect this development
With the Electra pool. but after drill.
ng several dry holes work was finally
abandoned in that direction. Opera
ions then drfited hack to the Heald-
on pool, and it was then that the main
northwest extension Of the Healdton
'ool was discovered. North Of Heald-
on 16 miles the Fox pool was opened.
which has one Of the largest gassers in
he state. Directly north OF the Loco
ield about 20 miles, the Duncan field
vas discovered, which has number
4 large gas wells After locating
hese two gas fields, wildcatting was
tarted in earnest to try and connect
hese gas areas with the Loco and
iealdton oil pools AT that time leas-
ng in that locality was very brisk and
eases were bringing as high as 5000
er acre and many tests were drilled.
4fter proving by test that the gas III
hese two fields did not originate
rom either the Healdton or Loco dc.
elopments, all eyes were turned to
he north in Grady county aud in the
rest part Of Garvin county. Several
fells in Grady county have shown oil
d commercial quantities and The oper-
tors are waiting to see just what the
ssts now due to be brought in win
how
Near Cement, in Caddo county the
.eechi Oil & Gas co. and the Oklaho-
la Star Oil Co. have encountered the
bird sand at 1903 feet and are shut
own. This well is located in section
1853. The bit is two feet in the sand
nd the hole has filled up 500 feet
18th oil. There is also considerable
as and the well is spraying oil. Tank
&c has arrived and as soon as it can
e erected test Of the well win be
iade.
I'm Grady county near NARROW. the
ig Anticline Oil Co. is drilling At T.