The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-07
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)IL SUNDAY
The past week has been unusually
uiet in the oil fields Of this district.
he Fourth of July seems to have
I cen generally observed, more as a
ay of rest than of celebration after
ne manner of other years. In the
i Duncan field drilling has been inter
cred with as a result OF the wind
$ torn which visited that section the
arly part of last week. Several der
l. icks were destroyed and must be
ebuilt before drilling can be re-
G umd. The Magnolia and the Fort
e ling companies are among the sui
O erers from the storm. Operations
the "a country are moving stead
= y along, although there is no ques-
y ion that much more development
Jould be accomplished if it were
OF that labor and material are 50
ard to get in that field. Several
:, ew locations have been made in
:, ections adjoining development in
and l3, and in section 80 ls5w
nd section 2s5w. 1t begins to
" ook as though there will soon be a
" tring OF derricks leading in line
o rom the Fox field to the western
dge Of the Duncan field, and, with
ew big gaps, to the Burkburnett
" ield, in Texas.
{ The location of the new Chaffee
Il est is in the northeast corner Of
d he northwest southwest, OF the
$ orthwest quarter of section 3s3w,
n the Guy +. Cobb farm. The CON
ct ract is let to go 1000 feet.
IL The Lomore Oil Company has
s. warded contract for three tests
Il n the Is and Is 5w country. Two
81 ocations have been made, one in
II ecton 80 ls5w. and one in section
q 2s5w. The location for the third
,, est has not yet been definitely de
\ ermined.
/ 1t is said that two or more loca- |
i ions for test wells have been made
j, IN town lots in Comanche.
Recent rains have put water into
:, he reservoirs in the Duncan field
:, md several tests that were shut
:, Town for lack OF water have now
/, csumed drilling.
In the Madil field the Yellow
I'LL Oil Company has made a loca-
ion on the Russell farm in the
outheaSt corner of the southwest
'pf the southwest quarter of section
8 5s4e.
The Kanoky Oil Company, on the
\rbuckle farm in the northwest cor
Ter of the southwest of the south
west quarter of section 25 5s5e,
ound sand at about 430 feet which ,
5 considered good for five barrels
laily.
O. r. Nelson, on the Matt Wolfe
arm in section II ln2e, near Davis,
IS drilling at 40 feet. /
The Nicholson test, near Wynne-
wood, in the northwest corner OF
he southwest of the southeast QUAR- 1
er OF section "A 2nlw, is cleaning
)ut at 1000 feet. :
The Esperson, on the Dorst farm
n the center of the southwest quar-
er OF section 81 2nle, is drilling at
.S95 feet.
F. w. Merrick was in the city yes
erday and announces that work on l
he well in the northeast quarter OF
section 4 4slw, which he is drilling
II conjunction with J. B. Schermer-
1orn OF Chicago and associates, has
)een stopped on account of some
II the land owners trying to cancel
heir lease contracts under a tech
licality. Mr.. Merrick announces :
hat II this matter is not settled at :
)nce he will tear down his rig and
move to another block Of acreage
IL hdS uLuCl tease III the same |
ownship. In view OF the fact that
he government needs all the oil it
IAN get and is doing all in its pow
n to encourage wild-cattcrs, it is
be regretted that work of this ma
ure should be stopped. At best, :
Hild-catting is hazardous propo-
'itlon and can be carried on only
inder the closest cooperation be
ween the man who furnishes the |
money and takes the risk. and the
landowners who desire to have their
and tested out.
Mr.. Merrick, who owns produc-
ion in section 5, and who looks l.
ifter the Schcrmcrhorn lease in the =
anne section. advises that one unit -
II the casinghead gasoline plant. |
'prating under the name OF the Mer-
ick Gasoline Company, has been
inished, is steadily running and is
making from 700 to 80 gallons of
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