The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-09-03
Prosperity Drilling Deeper in
Good Formations; May Yet
Prove to be Real Oil Well
is Eelief.
FORTUNA NO. | NOW
CUAGES Il MILLION
Pulling Seven Outfits; Is Settled
Production; May Continue
for Years; Stephens Coun-
ty Field Active.

nat INC / lOOptllly Wtll III tllN
Cement field may yet be a regular
oil well, is the statement of scouts
who visited the location IN 5-5-9
After shut down of several weeks
the Prosperity is again drilling, hav-
ing made from 10 to 20 feet of new
hole at 2J30 feet, They are drilling
in the six inch casing and the for
nations are blue slate or shale
Scouts believe that with the hole in
good condition. they can so to 5000
feet or better if necessary, providing
that they do not encounter rock
too hard to be penetrated with the
small tools.
This well created much excitement
several weeks ago and was at that
time reported to be bette rthan 4 100
Darrell well. 1t was later discovered
that a gas pressure below couple
of small oil sands was responsible
for the gusher that tossed oi|
the derrick several times. rho wcll
was a small one.
In 31-6-9 the Betty G., Gorton
well, is making splendid progress
drilling with rotary. They (. have
eliminated serious water trouble and
are working full time A good show
ing of oil was encountered from 1862
to 1856 They are now 1860 feet
deep.
The Gladstone, drilling for the
Sonora in 3lIG-9 has parted cas-
ing and apparently has fallen heir
to considerable Job in eliminating
the trouble. They arc down 2O10
feet AT about 1900 they encountered
a strong gas flow good for 100000 |
TO 100000 feet This sand was
mudded in, however.
The Caddo Petroleum Company in I
35-6-10 is making good progress ae
1410 feet, They have encountered |
some good formations.
The Fortune No. l, discovery weu
in 31-6-1O is still classed by some of
the scouts as "wohder we'll" De
spite the fact that it is pui:ng Sc
ven drilling wells and has been do
ing this for months it guaged 12,-
100000 cubic feet of gas recenely
with rock pressure of 375 pounds.
This is what might be termed set
lied production and the opinion rs
hat it will maintain this clip for
several years.
In Stephens County
A detailed report from the Ste
)hens county field is as follows:
Several new rigs are going up in
he southwest field and a number
# new locations have been made,
N which operations will not begin
ntil neargy tests have been proven.
The Devonian Oil Co.. test in sec
ion %, 1s-9w, is the center of at
raction in the southwest field now.
ndicatioIcs are that this is a gooo
'ell, but the dSillers are going slow,
rofiting by the experience of others
4 that section, and the exact status
the well will not be known for
eveLal days The hole is now >
81 feet deep, and the drill has pene-
rated an oil sand to the depth OF
Inc feet To those who have been
atohing it for the past several
avs, it looks good for at least -
arc's of oil per day. aad it is ex-
cctcd that when it is thoroughly
caned out, this production will be
aterially Increased. The drllers d
e working cautiously and it ns-
OF yet been definitely decided as to
neither or mot the hole will be
'illed deeper. 1t all depends ON
hat the well does when it is cleaned