The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-17
at Cement Interest Centers Again
Around Gorton Well Where
Final Verdict is Expect
ed in Few Days.
FORTUNA HOGS BILL
AS TO OPERATIONS
Has No. 4 Drilling at 400 Feet /;
No. 2 Still Fishing for Broken
Drill Stem; Other Lo-
cations Busy.

In the Cement field, southwest OF
Chickasha, interest has again switch
ed to the Gorton well and the indi.
cation are that it will remain there
until something of definite ma
ture transpires. The we'll in 2-5-9 on
the j. G. Wade farm is cleaning out
and bailing mud and slush, prepara-
tory to a continuance of operations
with cable tools They are now 2,012
feet deep, the hole having been put
in good shape by the use of a ro-
tary 1t is thought that several days
will elapse before a final decision
is reached at this location. Some
gas is in evidence, but oil men think
it is from the same sand that was
encountered several weeks ago.
AS far as volume OF operation is
concerned the Fortuna company is
hogging the bill With their fields
discovery well this company boasts
one of the biggest gassers in the
state. In addition, they have three
more rigs going.
The Fortuna No. 2 on the Daniel
Gingrich farm in 6,5-9 is still fish
ing for part Of broken drill stem
They are down 2,160 and Should be
IN position to 60 into the sand
soon after resumption OF opera
tions. They have been fishing for
several weeks, but have by no means
given up hope Of eliminating the
trouble. The hole is in good shape.
The Fortuna No. on the A. D.
Rowe farm in 36-6N-1OW is shut
down at this time for rig repairs.
They are 40 feet deep.
In S5-6N-1OW, the Fortuna No 4
is drilling at 400 feet and SO far
have experienced no trouble.
The Gladstone company in S1-6N-
9W on the Lucy Jones farm is shut
down at 1906 feet They are cx-
periencing casing trouble.
This company is having its share
of grief, for their other location in
3-5-9, in the suburbs Of Cement is
also at a standstill They are here
having boiler trouble
The Betty G, which is being oper
ated by the Gorton interests in 80
6N-9W is also shut down at 415 feet
waiting for machinery. This well
has made slow progress. They are
drilling with a rotary and for some
time were compelled to loaf on the
job because of shortage of water.
Their new water well is finished,
and when the machinery arrives,
they will be in position to make
some record time scouts believe.
The Ike Williams interest, which
is the Cement Fields Oil and Gas
company have a now rotary rig up in
33-6N-9W., The rig is just completed
and they expect to move in the ma
chinery as rapidly as possible.
The other Williams well in 32-6N-
9W is drilling with cable tools at
1915 feet in 32-6N-9W. This outfit
has been making good progress since
they canned the idea of deepening
the old Oklahoma Star well on the
Kunzmuller farm. When this idea
was abandoned they skidded their
rig and started new hole.
The Gala Belle company has made
location in 2-5.g, near the Gorton
and a rig Is completed there. They
have not started operations and will
probably remain idle until a verdict
is reached at tho Gorton.
The Prosperity. which caused a
decided sensation some weeks ago by
spouting oil over the derrick is now
the scene of a fishing job They
are trying to retrieve some of their
3-l6 pipe, after which they in
tend to put the well on the pump
Oil men believe the well will make
around 80 lbarrels.
The Hal g Petroleum company in
1898 is + n idle on the H. Seals
farm. M believe they are wait
ing on t = Gorton or the Fortuna