The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-16

around the Brewer we'll at Ranger,
with several thousand barrels OF
oil, were destroyed by FIRE early yes
terday morning, and three employees
burned to death. The origin of the
fire is mystery. Pleas Meadwell,
who lived FIVE hours after being
burned, said an explosion preceded
the fire. The we'll itself was not
damaged.
The Fort Ring we'll in the Elec-
ira district has been put on the
pump and is now making 90 barrels
daily.
The Big Western Oil and Gas
Company reports a we'll brought in
May II, in section Is 28nl2e, good
for 300 barrels, and says it is the
biggest we'll brought in in Washing
ton County in the past several
years.
The Otoe Petroleum Company is
one of the newer oil companies op-
Grating under the laws OF Oklaho-
ma. 1t has capitalization of $780,
600, with lease holdings in Pawnee
County, not far from the CARRIER
field. The first we'll of the company
is being drilled in section % 23n3e.
On Rock Greek.
Two wells drilling on the banks
of Red Creek north of CARRIER will
be carefully watched wildcats. The
Round Up Oil Company on the
Cockrell farm, northeast 33-24-4
west, is drilling at 72O feet. The
Enid Cooperative Oil Company
No. | on the Duncan farm, north
east 31-24-3 west, is drilling at GAO
feet.
The Maxwell Oil & Gas Company
No. on the Britton farm, is ready
to spud in the southeast corner T.
20-5 west.
The Kantexo Oil Company on
the Bowers farm, northwest 9-Zl-5
west, is drilling below 400 feet.
The Buffalo Oil & Gas Company
is drilling at l,54O feet in No. on
the Neihus iarm, southeast 1874
west.
Likely East Extension.
In the likely east extension OF the
CARRIER shallow field. in the neigh
borhood of the Ben-Franks Oil
Company No. on the Allen farm,
in the southeast l6-22-3 west, which
showed for several days a promise
of nice we'll at 1923 feet and ex
hausted, there will be some inter-
esting deep development work this
summr. No. 2 on this farm is drill
ing at around 400 feet.
The Bear Creek Oil Company No.
| on the l.. LeFlore farm, north
east 22-22-3 west, is rig.
A. Hesse ct al No. on the NJ.
Cramer farm, is rig building in
the southwest corner, northwest
22-22-3 west.
The Borden Oil & Gas Company
No. on the Miers farm, is rig
building in the northeast 3-223 west.
Other Rigs Up.
The Aubyrnc Oil Company No.
on the Dunn farm. northeast IS
23-3 west, is rig, near the Barnes
discovery we'll.
The Hoy-Garber Oil Company
No. on the Reiger farm. is rig
up near the center of the northeast
section 1925 west, near Barnes
well.
The Owl Petroleum Company No.
on the Potter farm, is a rig near
the center, southwest 2-23-3 west.
The Southland Oil Company and
others No. on the Barnes estate
is rig in the northwest corner,
east half, southwest 1928 west.
The Chickasha- CARRIER Oil Com
pany and Furlow No. on the
Barnes estate is a rig building in
the northeast corner, southwest
quarter. southwest 1928 west.
In the Shallow Field.
The Carter Oil Company No. II
on the Diveley farm, northwest "a
22< west, is drilling at ISIS feet.
No. l3 is Strengthening hole at
1850 feet. No. IA is rebuilding a
rig lost by fire at 1855 feet. No.
IS is a rig.
The Cosden and Marland inter
est No. 3 on the Walker farm, is
drilling at l,290 feet, in the south
west corner, southeast 1924 west.
No. 6 is drilling at rs feet, No. 7
is rigging up. No. 8 is a rig.
Champlin ct al No. Is on the
Beggs farm, southwest PAPA west,
is drilling at around 900 feet. No.
l9 is spudding.
The Healdton and Oil State No.
9 on the Belveal farm. northeast
24-2-4 west, is drilling at 800. No.
10 is rig.
The Empire Fuel & Gas Com
pany No. Is on the Hotson farm,
is underreaming pipe at 1885 feet,
a twin to No. in the northeast
corner, northwest 25-224 west. No.
II is a rig.
The Roxana Petroleum Company
H. I