The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-14
Cold Slows Up Work But Men Stay on
Job; Complete Preparations
fOf Big Drive
"TRAPSHOOTERS" FOR
FIELD SAYS OILER
Fortuna No. 2 Drilling; Start With %
Inch Hole; will Try Drill Through
Heavy Gas Flow

Despite the cold weather that has
held Chickasha and the surrounding
country in its grip for the past week
or two the oil and gas operators in
the southwest Chickasha district
have been making some progress
The zero weather that was in eyi
dence during the past three days was
inclined to drive them to cover but
every moment that 1t is possible, they
are up and at it.
One of the best indications that
the stGtion is having a real test, is
the fact that there are some of the
biggest companies in the mid-onti-
nent field represented. They are
putting up real riggs that are being
operated by real contractors.
Extensive Preparations.
The most extensive preparations
for deep test are shown al tAeaAa-
cation Of the Fortuna No. in the
se-nw-nw of 6-5-9. They have spud
ded in with 20 inch hole which they
intend to drill to a depth Of 1000
feet If necessary. They are going
to make an effort to go through the
gas that was found in the same com
pany's No we'll at depth of 2340
feet. That this will be some job, is
the belief of oil men, and is the an
swer to the careful preparations made
by the company on their second To-
cation. At this time they are down
1870 feer. They expect to complete
the well in 80 days.
In the sw-sw-se of 31-6-9, the Glad
stone company drilling on the prop
erty Of the Sonora Oil company are
down to a depth of 100 feet. They
are connected with the Fortuna gas
ser for fuel and are making as rapid
progress as the cold weather will
permit. L. c. Hivick is the contrac-
tor They spudded in with 16 inch
hole and are under contract to go
$500 feet.
Still Fishing.
The best information obtainable is
to the effect that the Gorton well on
the Wade farm in 2-5-9, have four
joints of six inch casing in the bot
tom of the hole. 1t is fishing job
that has been under way since the
we'll cleaned itself from the gas pres
sure a month ago.
They have been trying to drill this
casing Up and get it in shape to pull.
II is reported that they are POW
about 20 feet from the bottom of the
hole and it is expected that they will
have the casing pulled and the pres
ent trouble eliminated during the pres
ent week Evidences of gas pressure
Of considerable strength are encoun-
tered. despite the fact that the well
is pretty we'll mudded in. 1t has
Teen stated on good authority that
the drill has already touched a gas
or oil sand Big developments are
expected when they start their drill,
following the elimination of the pres
ent trouble. This well continues to
use coal for fuel
Preparing to est Casing.
On the Kunzmuller farm in 1868
the l. w Williams people are still
busy with their job of under ream'
ing, preparatory to pulling their six
inch casing and setting eight inch
stuff. 1t is possible that they will
also pull their eight inch stuff and
set in their first joints at ten inches
This we'll will continue to depth of
25OO feet and it is expected to be one
of the most delicate jobs in the field.
Drillers expect slow and tedious work
for the reason that the present oper-
ators set their string Of tools over a
hole already drilling to something
ever 1900 feet and which had been
narrowed to six inch casing
At the Haley location in 1858, the