The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14

develop. Later, as the Healdton
district came into production, the
line was extended to that field
and resulted in establishing the
first refinery at Ardmore, name
ly, the Ardmore Refinery, which
started with a capacity OF 1000
barrels daily. The present capac-
ity OF this refinery is about 1000
barrels daily.
1t was through the efforts OF
Mr.. Redmond that the Ardmore
Refinery was established here, and
he had many obstacles to over
come. At that time Healdton oil
operators were finding it difficult
to market their crude at any profit
whatever and the future OF the
field was looking dark, Mr. Red
mond proposed to bring the oil
to the refinery should one be built
here, and although there was
much skepticism as to the wis
dom Of the investment some head
way was made in the matter,
when another obstacle was met in
the corporation commission 5 def
inition OF common carrier. Mr..
Redmond was determined to see
that refinery established in Ard
more, and persisted in his efforts
until this obstacle was removed,
and the refinery at last became
an assured fact, and has proved
a success, forming the nucleus OF
a refining industry to the extent
OF five refining plants now in op-
Grafton and under construction at
Ardmore, with at least two more
in contemplation.
Returning to the subject mat
ter, the Wheeler field, there are
now l03 wells in this district; 81
being owned and operated by the
Colinc Company, ! by the Col
homa Oil Company, 3 by the
American Industrial Oil Com
pany, , by the Black Eagle Oil
Company and ! by the Humble
Oil Company, the production
from all OF which is handled
through the Coline pipe line to
Ardmorc. In drilling the wells in
the Wheeler field more or less
gas is encountered, and until the
Hcaldton field was discovered, the
Wheeler field supplied Ardmore
with gas.
The introduction of the Coline
name in this article naturally calls
for some explanation. In 1915 the
Coline Oil Company with its pro-
ducing properties in the Healdton
field was purchased by the Santa
Fe interests for Sl,000,0O0 after
which the Santa Fe interests in
the Wheeler field together with
the pipe line, was merged with the
Coline Oil Company and became
known as the Santa Fe-Coline
properties. Here another burden
was laid upon the shoulders of +.
4. Redmond, as this million-dollar
purchase was made largely on his
reports and recommendations.
Think of the responsibility of
backing your judgment with a
million dollars cash investment
That the investment was justified
is evident when it is authorita-
lively stated the company have
since the purchase taken out one
and one-half million dollars, and
have been offered three million
dollars for the properties.
1t is now proposed to double
the capacity Of the pipe line by
installing q duplicate siX-inch
line, the material for which, to-
gether with the pump station
equipment, has been provided for.
1t is the intention to furnish ia
cilities for supplying the require
ments OF the refinerieS at present
located or now being constructed
at Ardmore as we'll as any addi-
tional refineries which may locate
here. The pumping plant and lines
will entail an expenditure OF about
$350,000.