The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-05

one of the veteran concerns in the ter
ritory, explains it this way: Wood
son county lacks publicity due to the
fact that it is removed from newspaper
one here with extended hand awaiting
buyers. 1t is a sensible healthy grow
ing field without sensations and with
out overcharged agents."
At this time there. are twenty-five
rigs working in Woodson county. The
average oil we'll in this county only
goes a little more than 1000 feet be-
meath the surface and is drilled at
cost of only about $500. This means
that a company with only a few wells
of, say ten barrels each. can realize
most profitable return at little cost.
The trend of production seems to be
from the northeast to the southwest.
AS outlined at this time there are
three producing strips running across
WOodSon county
The opening of spring probably will
see lively development in the west
ern sections of the county. The east
ern territory. overlapped from the old
fields in adjoining counties. has been
fairly we'll tested. In the center
around Yates Center wells are being
are well proven. Now for the release
of the secrets of the west
The "Doodle-BuG Wells.
The most spectacular development
lately is in the Aurora company terri
tory just southwest of Yates Center,
within short distance of the city
limits Among oil men this is known
as the "Doodle-bug" lease because of
the extensive use of the famous and
almost uncanny Doodle bug" system
of locating the wells.
There are several ways of locating
a possible oil or gas well. Most oil
men take the advice of biologists
ctrp1rn in xth a lin
between two proven leases indicates
production. But the Aurora field man
ager has system all his own. He
uses a "doodle-bug." a contraption
that cuts up, turns flip-f1op, plays
dead and goes thru circus acrobatics
The "doodble-bug" always has been
more or less of a source of merriment
among tried and true oil men but it
has worked like a charm for the Au-
rora people. Gas and oil wells. all
good producers, are dotting the leases
near Yates Center and a company of
farmers from near Lost Springs is get
ting rich from the revenue. All due
to the rabbit-footed. horseshoed, a
leaf-clovered doodle bug"
Among the larger companies oper-
ating in the Woodson field are:
Combination Oil Co.. southeast Sec
ton of county.
McCann- Rash Oil and Gas Co.,
southeast and center of county.
Aurora Oil Co., southwest of Yates
Center.
James Darnell OIL e Gas Co., south
| west of Yates Center.
Depositers Oil Co.. near Vernon.
Seaman's Oil Co. near Vernon.
These concerns have been veterans
| in the field and have been a great
value to the county and to Yates Cen
| ter. The Combination Co. is still
drilling and pumping in the south
| east. The McCann-Rash Co. is pre-
| pairing to add more holes to it's al
| ready valuable lease in the southeast
ern section where a pipe line has been
| built to its three-well production.
James Darnell has capped a number
of fine gas wells awaiting the con-
struction of a pipe line rapidly ap-
| preaching his field southwest of Yates
Center. He has seven wells now and
is drilling more. The Vernon field is
| being we'll developed.
| 1t looks like a fairly active winter
and a feverish spring for Woodson
| county.