The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-19
Operators Plugging Away With
Enough Encouragement to
Keep Interest Keen Wa
ter Troubles Some.
INTEREST SHOWN IN
EASTERN TERRITORY
Activity Brisk; Fort-Ring Flows
Over Top is Report; Rancla
Looks Like a Promising
Test; O'her D3ta.

Reports from the Stephens county
field Indicate that operations there
are continuing at about the normal
rate, with enough competitions and
good indications to keep the interest
up.
detailed report on the field is as
follows:
1t is reported that the Fort-Ring
No. /, Section 3O-1-S, flowed over the
top of the casing for several hours
Wednesday afternoon, the produc-
tion being at the rate of about $50
barrels a day. This well will be placed
on the pump just as soon as the
machinery can be installed and a
thoro test of its production made.
Little Beaver well No, /, in Sec
tion 231-9, was placed on the pump
Wednesday afternoon, and for several
hours pumped oil and water, and it
is confidently believed that this will
develop into a good well.
The Best of All Oil & Gas Com
pany is drilling at approximately 1900
feet in regular formation, with
promising showing of oil at depth
of LOO feet. This is in, Section 24-1-9.
The Duncan Petroleum company,
Section S-1-7, is drilling at about
800 feet, and encountering caves
in red beds. Formations are regular
and promising
The Wauran Oil & Gas company,
in Section 2S-1-9, is drilling at an
approximate depth of 1900 feet, in
bleu shale.
The Ideal Oil company, in Section
21-1-9, is drilling at 1915 feet, with
formations practically the same as in
the discovery well.
The Mountain State Oil company
is preparing to start their eight inch
casing down, at about 2,lO0 feet
The Atlantic Petroleum company, |
in Section 1919 is drilling at 1900 |
feet in promising formation.
The Deyonian. also in Section %,
has set liner on top of the sand
at approximately 2,175 feet and drill
ers are awaiting instructions to
drill in
The c. S. c. Oil & Refining com
pany, in Section 2.2-9, is drilling at
about 1900 feet, having had several
good shov3ngs OF oil
Section The Carter Oil & Gas
has spudded in and is drill
ing in Section CPS
The Mutual (so-called Brissey) ha
4 fishing job at about 1000 feet
The Ranola, in Section 1i-1-9, is
S now said to be one of the most
promising tests in the southwest
part of the field. The sand has just
1een penetrated few inches, and
iwabbing brings out about so barrels
day, while the oil rises thru about
0 feet of cave knowing ones pre-
lict that as soon as the hole is
leaned and drilled deeper it will be
,ood for from 100 to 500 barrels
The Magnolia Nos. and 3, in Sec :
ion 22-1-9, are drilling around / 100
nd ] 500 feet respectively, with reg
liar formations, erue to the discovery
veil. :
over in the southeast part of the
ield there is still great activity, and
would be even greater if there was :
supply of water.
The Texas Company. in 24-2-4, is :
aid to have missed the 6OO-foot sand,
ut is still drilling, and will probably
o to the 1,1OO-foot sand, known to
xist in this area.
The Dempsey Oil & Gas Company
as completed the well in Section
5-1-5 as a gasser, with a production
aid to be greater than any well in
he county at that depth-about $50
eet. The rig is being moved to Sec :
ion SS-1-5, about 11z miles west of
he gas we'll
The Southland Oil & Gas company.
rilling in Section 1924, struck an
il sand good for from Is to % bar. /:
els at $50 feet.
Douthitt & Melton are drilling in
veil No. 3 at depth of about 25O :
set This is in Section 1924.
The Gypsy Oil company, in Sec :
on 24-2-4, has begun drilling in well
o. 5.
The Mckinney (Texas) Oil & Re. y