The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-12
HEALDTON GAS
MAY Be PIPED
HERE BY 1918
Producing Company Plans New
Network Of Pipe Lines,
COST MILLION AND HALF
0, G, and {, Attorney Predicts
Additional Supply

Construction OF a pipeline from Okla
homd City to the llcailton and Fox gas
fields, which will cost. roughly, in the
ncighborhood oi Sl,SOOOO and which
J., expected 10 assure an adequate sup
ply OF natural gas tor Oklahoma City
for years. probably will be begun this
summer by the Oklahoma Natural Gas
company In addition an extension Of
the present pipeline to Morrison, to be
built to the Blackwell field, is pos
sblc
That such building program is being
considered by Glenn Braden, president
OF the Oklahoma Natural Gas company
is the statement made this morning by
Paul RciSs, attorney for the Oklahoma
Gas q Electric company Reference to
hitherto unpublished sections OF the new
famous "gas report" Of the Chamber Of
Commerce gas investigation commit
tee show that Mr. Braden made the
same promises TO the men appointed
to investigate the possibilities OF Okla
homa Clty's obtaining gas this winter.
Center OF Pine Line.
Completion Of the Blackwell Fox and
Headlton lines will make Oklahoma
City the C center Of system Of gas
lines which will put this community in
the most advantageous position in the
state as regard, fuel supply according
To Mr. Braden's statement to the
Chamber OF Commerce committee.
Portion, Of his statement which bear
ON the construction program include
these.
"The reason for building into the
Morrison pool at the present time
rather than to the Healdton and
Fox sections was that a very large
volume 81 gas in the Morrison pool
was Immediately available and the
distance was shorter than to the
Healdton and Fox sections by Is
miles, and we could not get
promise of delivery of pipe SUI
fiCient TO finish a line into Heald
ton until the summer Of 1918.
Will Bring Gas Here
I'VE have assurances for alfhfHe
supply of gas from the HeSidssp
and Fox sections and during to-
coming year (Iols) ii is outshsh
now to bring this gas to yHur cty
~ %The extension to Morrison
has another advantage In this, that
with a short addition to the Nor
lison extension we are in posi-
tion to reach the great gas areas
around Blackwell, in Kay county.
~ when the Blackwell, MOI
rison and Healdton lines have
been completed Oklahoma City's
situation will be better than any
other city in the state for the
reason that It will be practically
midway on the main lines of this
company tapping its various
sources of supply, with an independ.
ent gas field to the south and an
| independent gas field to the north
and northeast. This will place the
city In much better shape than any
other city in the state, for even
Tulsa, surrounded as 1t is by gas
territory, will only benefit by the
completion Of the Morrison, Black
well and Healdton lines TO the ex-
tent of any surplus there may be
after Oklahoma City's demands
have been satisfied
Cost Million and Half.
~ = = You must remember also
that all OF the money we are now
spending in extending into the
Morrison pool and all the money we
will be compelled to spend TO reach
the Healdton, Fox and Blackwell
fields, probably million and a half
dollars OF more is being spent not
for the purpose of acquiring new
business OF increasing our reve
nues, but to protect our present
customers"