The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14
7 HE HEALDTON OIL FIELD

The early history of the Heald-
ton oil field has been told and re
told until it has become, to use a
slang phrase, ancient history
The present, like the Scriptural
poor, "ye have always with you.
If one could look far enough ahead
to foretell the future, then, indeed,
the reading would be interesting.
The writer, although sometimes
accused OF being visionary, lays
no claims to the honors of a
prophet, and therefore should any
forecasts appear in this article
they must be taken as conjecture,
and not in any sense as an at
tempt at prophesy.
The mid-continent oil field,
which includes Kansas. Oklahoma,
Texas and Louisiana, is the great
est oil producing area in the world
with the exception OF the low
grade production Of Mexico, and
aside from the Eldorado, Kan,
field, the Ilealdton field now stands
as the greatest individual oil field.
This honor was held by the Cush-
ing field during the first two years
after the Healdton discovery, but
Gushing fell off and Healdton
gained until Gushing was left be
hind in production as compared
to HealdtOn.
Pioneers in Field.
Roy NJ, Johnson, Edward Gait,
Sam A. Apple, Writ Franklin and
\. T. McGhee, five Ardmore men,
are the acknowledged pioneers OF
the lIealdton field, and but for the
tenacity OF these five men there
might be no Healdton oil field to-
day; and without the Healdton oil
field it is difficult to conceive the
Ardmore OF the present. These
men have all become wealthy
through their oil properties. There
are other Ardmore men who have
made fortunes from the Hcaldton
field, and it is a noticeable fact
that with one or two exceptions,
the Ardmore men who have ac-
quired wealth by their Healdton
oil investments have remained in
Ardmore and have reinvested
their money in Ardmore proper
ties and industries.
Present Day Statistics.
About the middle of February,
this year, when production in the
Healdton field was low, owing to
due to cold weather,
there we're 1866 producing wells
with daily production of $4,000
barrels 45 wells were drilling and
p were rigs. Since that time sew
eral new wells have been brought
in, notably the Kabro well in sec
ton , 4sSw, which found new
sand at 1886 feet and seems to
extend the field in northeasterly
and the RoXana Petrol
cum No. ), in section 25 4s5w,
which came in good for above 600
barrels daily in the Westheimer
sands at 936 feet and seems to be
extending the field to the south
east.
The regular Healdton sands are
found at depths varying from $50
feet to LOO feet; besides the reg
llar sands other sands have been
as follows; The
Simpson sand in sections Is and
10 at l,245 to l,400 feet; the Dun
ap sand in section I at 2,7l6 feet;
he Pugh sand in section Is 4s2w
at 1860 to 1900 feet; the West
leimer sand in section Is 4s3w at
| ,956 feet, and the Mckay sand in
section , found at 1896 feet. These
deeper sands carry a somewhat
higher grade OF oil than the prod
act Of the regular IIealdton sands,
especially that OF the Dunlap sand.
Twelve Million in Storage.
At this time there are approxi-
mately 100000 barrels of oil in
storage in the Healdton field.
Pipe line facilities are as follows:
Petroleum Company has
.hree siX-inch lines; !. Howard
Pew Pipe Line Company a three
inch line; Texas Pipe Line Com
oany an eight-inch line Empire
Pipe Line Company an eight-inch
line; Pierce Pipe Line Company
IN eight-inch line; Yarhola Pipe
Line Company six-inch line; Co.