The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-20
Definite Estimates Made on Glad
stone and Fortuna, New
Wells in Cement Field
Production Good.
BOTH IN 100 BARREL
CLASS FIGURES SHOW
Oil Men Enthusiastic Leases
Soar AS Other Wells Near
Production Depth; Pros
poets Declared Bright.

That the southwest Chickasha dis
trict is real oil field with bigger
and better prospects than ever be-
fore is established by late and defi-
mite reports on the Gladstone for the
Sonora in 1863 and the Fortuna
No 2 in $50, the fields two new
oil wells, which reports place these
in better than the 1O0-barrel a day
class
Yesterday afternoon, the Gladstone
people drilled through the sand prov
ing it to be % feet in thickness and
exceedingly good pay. Guaging the
production by the time required for
the oil to fill the hole, the Gladstone
is estimated at lis barrels natural
flow, without d shot
Build Tankaae.
The erection of q 1000-barrel tank
age started yesterday afternoon at
the Gladstone location, which work.
will be rushed to completion. At one
time yesterday, the well spouted
some 80 feet above the top of the
casing. which indicates strong natu-
raj flow as there is no gas In evi-
dence, oil men pointed out.
Yesterday afternoon, indications
pointed to the probability Of the
Fortuna drillers eliminating all cas-
ing and caving troubles soon and
with the pipe on the bottom of the
hole, the program was to drill deep
er into the sand some time today or
tonight Basing estimates on the
same method as applied in the Glad
stone, the Fortuna No. was guessed
at $50 barrels production and this
with the bit only having penetrated
the top layer of the sand. Some
think even better production may be
secured by drilling into the sand
several feet The bottom of the For
tuna hole at the present time is
around 1865, or some 35 feet deeper
than the Gladstone There is about
100 feet difference in the elevation
of the two wells, the Fortuna being
the higher
The Fortuna has up 1000 barrels
tankage. consisting of one 500 and
two 250-barrel tanks which are ready
to receive the oil.
One More About Due.
Another well that is expected to
be added to the field as a producer
is the Fortuna No. in 35-6-1O They
'are drilling in good formations at
5000 feet an dhave the hole in good
shape. Rapid progress to production
depth, barring accidents is expected.
In 36-6-1O, the Caddo company is
getting well down toward production
depth. They are, however. at this
time shut down at 1910 feet but it is
stated that they will resume opera
tions soon.
Hill Co. Shut Down.
The Hill Oil company, the India
producers have made good progress
in 1869, but are shut down with
boiler trouble at depth of 147O
feet This company proposes to make
the deepest test in the field and il
necessary to go far below the 5000
foot level to make a conclusive test
of the deeper starta.
In 1868 the l. W. Williams we'll is
shut down at 1880 feet with casing
trouble. This outfit is also known
as the Cement Fields Oil and Gas
company
The Gladstone in $50, which is
in the suburbs of Cement is changing
from cable to rotary tools. They are
shut down at G7O feet for the change
an dexpect to resume operations
SOON
Gorton interests Busy.
In the meantime, the Gorton inter
ests with a franchise to supply natu
raj gas to Chickasha. also with l
contract to sell gas to the Oklahoma
Natural Gas company, supply man!
Oklahoma otwns, are busy on th'
completion of two more wells.
,.,a+io, south of the Gortol