The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-27

rabell - 2.7S Ragland ----- l.2O
Co-r,,a go Hltonos ------ 2.lS
Indiana ------ 1873
North Lima 2.OS princeton 2.12
South Lima 2.0S Plymouth ---- 2.03
petrolia (CanadianD ----- 2.48
Now that the government war
needs are cllling fer increased pro-
duction of crude oil and the Situa
;;on throughout the Mid Continent
field is that of a decline in produc-
on, it follows that an increase In
crude price is the logical stimulant
to increaScu production, but at the
same time due consideration must
be given by the marketers of re-
ined prodIcts to the position in
which the Iehners will be placed as
result OF any such advance.
I!caldton crude has never had JUS
ice in the matter OF price i'Aing, and
It is oppor,une now that this dis
elimination against Heald.on pro-
duction be done away with and the
price be adjusted to corresl ond with
hat of crude from other Oklahoma
fields. The following extract from
Tulsa correspondence sums up the
HealdtOn situation at this time:
Healdton is now ard has been for
several moths pr ducinS more oil
han any district il Oklahoma. 1t
IS producing nearly 10000 barrels a
day more than Gushing and Sham
-ock. 1t costs as much to drill
we'll in Hcaldton as in clher dis
:ricts. The price . flabcr is the
same Yet Healdton oil brings 80
cents a barrel less than tie ordinary
oil produced in Oklahoma and Sl.55
barrel less than most ot !he pro-
duction of the Gushing district,
which commands \ premium of IS
cents barrel.
Persons acquainted With the
;Iealdton districts history know
jnat this dliterential was arbitrarily
'Ncd by big purchasing concern
lr the days when there were no
transportation and -e6nihg facilities
md was for the purpose Of discour
agiag development through the me-
dunn Of the handi p thus imposed, |
Aolin it VS. asserted that II ealdton
oil was not good .or refining be
cause of sulphur con,tnt But
nat contealion was knocked sky
high by -xperts employed by the
state and Nv The further fact thar
!Icaldton oil is being sought after
hy reGneries at Gainesville and Fort /.
Worth. Some of Il is even being
wed in retrucries at Gushing. Still .
.he diffcrchlial has remained.
Il is like d tax law. Ones on the |
looks ii is a hercuIean task to Sc
care its repeal. Effort alter effort
has been made to right the apparent .
injustice, but nothing has come of .
t up to TINS time. Now that the .
association IS taking a hand in the
matter OF rlicc fixing, the HeaIdton
producer nay marshal sufficient
strength to get the purchasing agen-
cics to recognize the justice OF his
cause and come to his aid,
George Chaaec has determined to
have another try at the Graham field
in section 81 2S2w, and has made a
location about 900 .Iet west OF the
Kirk Oil and Gas Complny's No.
] we'll in that section, and is rigging
up with a No. 70 Star machine.
About month ago Mr.. Chatfee
drilled to Tie shallow sards about
tricts. Tue price of labor is the
] and found the sand Gry. EW-
IDENTITY he IS prepared this tme to 90
after the deeper sauds if he fails 10
mn, shallow Production.
The New orth CT and Gas Com
Tany has ~ acres III the northwest
quarter OF section IS 3s2v. being a
lL.acre strip on the west side of the
quarter. a location will be made at
enc and p derrick erected for a
standard zig. Officers of the com
p9ny are: !. w ashley, MciKn-
@ev, Texas, president; S. If. Davis.
Nrdmore, first yice-presideHt; A. NJ.
Luci,ett, Fort Worm, Texac, second
vicc-presidlnt; F. w. Hutchinson,
Io.; Worth, Texas, secretary-treas-
urer The general Offices OF the
company arc at Ardmore
Oklahonla-Fox Oil Company,
section ! 2S2w, is drilling at 800 feet
in blue shaie.
Shelton ". Tyre has returned
from a trip to the Kansos fields,
where he S'vs the cold weather and
>.cws have been holding AK oper-
atiUns durMg the past few weeks.
Several officials Of the K yana Pc
tioloum c, C,mpany, from Tulsa, are
neie as guests Of J. +. McGuigan
and !. T. Milligan and have gone
over the entire | T>aldton district,
an inspection OF he field.
The Roxala has large holdings at
Hc4ldton, he company has its own
ripc line and rehnc.ies, Which Is
l'eT innovation TO the company, as
heretofore Is refining interests have
cen aim st exclusively owned in
tcfeign cou.tries, In the PARTY here
l7c J. NJ. van der CIacht, president;
! Van Z rsser, assistant to the
pies dent, +. Hefner, head of the
clinical department.; Jack Bates
superintendent of production in Ok