The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-26
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The week closing yesterday wa
another quiet one in the Ardmor'
fields. Wells drilling in section 2!
4s3w, for the Westhcimer sands
have been rather disappointing ii
that they were expected to reach a
point whi:h would decide the trend
of the sand early in the week, but
are still in a stage of more or less
uncertainty. The Wag-Mar has
been delayed by collapsed casing,
with the hole at total depth OF
1926 feet. The upper sands, which
carried oil and gas in the discovery
well, were found in this test to be
barren of either oil or gas, and car
ried salt water. At the present
depth, only a few feet above the
level OF the sand in the RoXana No.
:. the casing will be set in blue
shale to shut off the water. While
the conditions are not encouraging
there is still hope of finding produc-
ton below this depth. The Ruby,
in the same section, is underream-
ing to lower the 8-inch casing from
l,.730 feet. The total depth of the
hole is 1880 feet. This is below the
Roxana level, but, according to sur
face formation, a considerable dip
was expected in this test Tomor-
row or Tuesday should bring these
tests to the decisive point.
The Switzerland Petroleum Com
pany is the latest Ardmore corpora
tion. P. c. Dings, c. +. Sykes and
John A. Heenan are the incorpora-
tors. The capital stock of the COM
pany is 100000, and lease holdings
of Messrs. Dings, Sykes and Hee
nan in Carter, Stephens and Cotton
counties will be taken over by this
company.
In the Ranger, Texas, field the
test being drilled by Sykes, Heenan,
Dirgs & CO, has reached depth of
200 feet and it is expected to be in
the big lime by June |.
The Tuscania test in section "a .
2s3w, has succeeded in clearing the
hole of lost tools and has resumed !
drilling at l,500 feet.
Fred Chapman, ohsetting the No.
Kabro, III section , 4S3w, is drill
ing below 1000 feet, having missed
the sands found by the Kabro at
something below / 200 feet.
Both the Critchlow and the Iokla
tests, in section 4s3w, are making
slow progress. The Critchlow is
rot much below 400 feet and the
okla is little below 500 feet. Both
ot these tests are ofscttng the No,
! lokla, one on the north and the
other on The south. The initial well
of the Iokla is said to be rapidly
falling off in production.
The Bee Line Oil Company is
getting water lines, etc. ready for
drilling in the northeast quarter of
section 25 2s4w. near the north line
OF the section. =
Casing IN the Bynum test. section
p 5s2w is being pulled and stored i,
at Wilson. ~
'rhc Plains Oil and Gas Company u
No. ! on the Cummings farm in the W
southeast corner Of the northeast OF f.
the northwest Of section 27-5-8 is -,
4 zig. u
The s. & D. Oil Co. of Ardmore %
secured permit to operate in Tex ",
as. Its headquarters will be at VI
Brownwood. a.
The Woodport test in section L ~
3Siw has cen abandoned at a total ~
depth OF z5q7 feet. This test had ..
several light showings Of oil from 70
J 400 feet on down, and at one time ~
cooked favorable for a well. "
II is reported the Shafer-N Vaughn 80 90
est on the Lee Gait farm. in section 80
q 2s2w, is preparing TO resume 20,
lrilling. ~
IN THE CARRIER FIELD W,