The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-10
With Fortuna No. 2 Delayed in "COmirg
Ia" by Fishing Job; Attention Cen.
lerS on Southern Field
THREE WELLS DUE
IN NEAR FUTURE
Wau-Rau, Gladstone, Fl. Ring Tests
Watched Closely; Activity Brisk Over
Big Area; Magnolia Drilling 0GscIs

with the Fortuna No operating
in Csc having inherited considerable
trouble at the critical moment, in
tcrest for the moment at least has
shifted from the west Chickasha dis
trict to Stephens county where sew
eral wells are due to come in this
week.
One Of the promising wells in this
section is the Wau-Ran in 2S-lg-9
They are drilling at 1900 feet and are
scheduled to strike the pay IN the
next few days, barring trouble.
Another well that Is being watched
closely in this section is the Glad
stone drilling in 1859. At this 10
cation they are down practically 210O
feet aud the belief is that the drill
is hammeriug just above production.
In 30-1s-S, the Ft. Ring Oil and Gas
company is shut down at 2t43 feet.
They sare setting liner and a pa@E
CT and have good prospects for bring
ing in 1t we'll soon. At this tim3
they are engaged in hauling five inch
pipc out from Healdton. Some trou-
bic has been experienced IA this
wor6 caused by the extremely bad
: 5os, made practically impossible
ty the heavy rains.
.iround the discovery well! the NJ 9
nolia in 22-ls-9, flock o. offsets
la~c been located Three of Ties e
te!CnP to tbe. Magnolia c'Ghany
Two are drilling and preparations
are under way to start operations on
the third
Tho Brissy company has q show
OF gas in 26-1s-9 They picked up the
sand at 1900, but despite the fact
that the gas pressure was medium
sttong, they drilled through the sand
and are heading for deeper level
A flow of gas was found at $50 by
/ the Base Line Oil and Gas company
J drilling in 1-1s9. The quantity wa
far from being sufficient for Commor
cial purposes and no stop was made
! in the drilling The sand at thi
level proved to be extremely thin.
On the east side of the county, th'
Vel Dun is rather holding the centei
Of its immediate stage. In addition
10 bringing in what was estimated a
at 100000 to 100000 foot gasse
in 22-ls5, they now have a showing
Of oil in the same hole at depth o
COO. Some Of the oil men are of tn
opinion that they have an excoIleu
chJnce to bring in a fairly good ot
vel.
In S5-2n-7 the Triumph Oil and Ga
company has been shut down for seV
eral days owing to shortage of vi
ter. This trouble. however, is nov
eliminated by the abundant rains tina
have fallen recently. They are dow
400 feet
The Duncan Petroleum company
drilling in 31-1n-7 and has penetrate
TO depth of 400 feet
The Santa Fe is drilling again
3n5. At depth of 1i4S feet tho
set a shot of nitro which produce
nothing. They are now going to
4 deeper sand. Oil men are still
the opinion that they buuglcd Il
e shooting, resulting in a blast into Il
:; dry part of the sand.
Several new locations have be-
& made Principal among them a
s. the Carter in 26-1s-S where they a
n moving in the ,righ timbers and di
c ging the water we'll.
The Smith Gas people in 112I
q are drilling an offset to their $500
S 900 foot gasser.
Is J. p. Evans has made location
lie unexplored territory in Caddo COZ
ty ty. He has started operation in
Sn-11w.