The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-26
Many Locations Shut Down by
Water Shortage May Now
Start Drilling; Tanks and
Greeks Supplied.
STEPHENS OPERATORS
HOLD CENTER STAGE
Both East and West Sides Have
Attention; Shallow Stuff
East of Duncan Drilling
is Brisk.


With couple of good rains on tho
credit side of the ledger to fill
creeks, ponds and surface tanks again
the prospects for continuing drilling
in the Stephens field south of Chick.
asha are looking up. According to re.
ports from the fields, many of the To-
cations that have been forced to shut
down because of a shortage Of water,
will now be in position to resume
operations.
The Rock Falls test in Ills is hold.
ing the attention of the oil men at
the present time. They have passed
through a heavy oil shale and another
strong showing of oil have been en-
countered at 1875 feet and the drill
ers expect to hit the pay at around
1000 feet.
Good formations attend the drill.
ing Of the Duncan Pc roleum Co.'s
test in 3117. They are about 1900
foot level and are running the eight
inch casing.
After causing considerable excite
ment after it reported to be flow
ing the Little Beaver in 23-1-9 has
settled back and is again a pumping
proposition. Some oil and plenty of
water are the results of the pumping
efforts. 1t seems to be about horse
race between the water and the oil.
When the water is pumped low. the
well looks like a good producer There
has been no definite test of the
| amount Of oil production.
At the Ranola in 1919 they are
cleaning out for further development.
This proposition looked exceedingly
good several days ago, but has
slumped to a certain extent now.
After going through an eight foot
dry sand at 2,l75 feet, the Devonian
in 23-1-9 will be rewarded, If indica-
tions are worth anything They have
picked up a sand that looks good at
2,20O feet
The .Wauran in 2S-1-S is now un.
derreaming at 1850 feet This well
gave promise of being a good one
at a lesser depth.
In 27-1-9 the Mountain State is set.
ting casing at a depth that is sup.
posed to be around 2,20O feet The
drillers, however, have not made
public the exact progress of this
we'll
A tool-fishing job is on at the 10.
cation of the Ideal outfit in 21-1-9.
They have reached the 1900 feet
level
The Plains Oil and Gas Company
is drilling at depth that has not
given out, but which is supposed to
be arouEd 900 feet rheir location
is 6-2-S.
The Carter company is plugging
away in good formations at depth
of 1900 feet in 26-1-9.
Preparations to drill in are being
made by the c. S. C. Oil and Re-
filming company in 2-"-9. They are
2,OO2 feet deep and prospects in
this test are most promising.
The Atlantic Petroleum company
is drilling at about 1900 feet 80.
10.
The Big Beaver Oil and Gas com.
pany after a temporary shut down
on account of water. has resumed
, drilling at 1.9OO feet with thee shove
ings decidedly favorable.
Favorable formations are also be-
, ing encoUntered BY tho Best Of All
, Oil and Gas in 24-1-9.
Therer is much activity shown in
the east Stephens field. New rigs
are going up every day and the shall
low wells are being brought in with
the usual regularity.
One of the most promising of the
wildcat tests is the Mckinney CTex
L as) Oil and Refining company in
h S6-1-6. After passing through a hard
y blus shale at about 1880 feet the Bit
e had just encountered a strata o.
} / loose. course rock when it became