The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-26

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Penn. 400 Somerset ---- Zev
Cabell ------ 2.77 Ragland ----- o. 90 90
Corning --- 2.85 Illinois ------ I'1- aa
North Lima 2.3S Indiana ----- 80
South Lima 2.3s Princeton ---- z'4A
Wooster --- 2.58 Plymouth ---- Iss
Petrolia (Canadian) --------------- ~'''
Burkburnctt, Texas, is threatened
with an oil field boom within the
city limits. The Fowler well, which
is Immediately adjacent to the city
limits, started with solid 1our-
inch flow before the we'll was Tin
ished, and is now estimated all the
way from 200 to 1000 barrels daily.
Leases are being taken on town lois,
and some fancy prices are being
asked and paid on land close to
town.
The Root & Ramsey well, about
six miles southeast of Santa Anna,
Texas, has a strong flow of gas
and is spraying oil. The sand has
barely been penetrated, and it Will
be some days before the well VIII
be drilled in.
The Lomore Oil & Gas Company
which has been reported to have
made three locations section 50 IS
5w. now has the rigs completed ana
two wells will be spudded in some
time this week. Roy M. ohnson
and Guy p. Cobb are interested in
this company, which means that
these tests will be thorough.
The American Industrial well,
previously reported as No. 3, should
have been reported No. 4. lhiS Is
the well where the rig was burned
and the delay caused by rebuilding
the rig allowed No. 5 to be finished
ahead of No. t. The No. 4 well
lust completed by the American In
dustrial in section y 3s2w, Is I'M
ished at 1924 feet. The sand was
reached at 1000 feet. With "A feet
of sand this well is making about
IS barrels daily and is one OF the
best wells in that field.
Feaein ct al, in the southeast OF
the northeast quarter OF section -
3s2w, is building a rig.
Tulsa World: Oil scouts report
that the Sinclair Oil Company IS oI
drill a test well y miles east OF Ida
bel. McCurtain county, on a BLOCK
of 1000 acres leased by the Ian
caster Oil & Gas Company OF Ida
bell. The test will be 5000 teet,
unless the Mississippi limestone tor
nation is encountered. a rig was
built there six months ago. This
section of the state has never had
an oil test, yet formations indicate
a relationship between the fields OF
Louisiana and developing territory
in northeast Texas and southern
Arkansas.
Another new region of the Col
ton -Comanche country is to be test
ed for deep oil. The Humble Oh C
Refining Company has made 10
cation in the northeast OF 9-l-lZ, ON
acreage blocked by !. W. Lawton
and associates OF Lawton. Wet OF
this. near Faxon, in N-l-l5, the
Oklahoma Oil Company is building
a rig. The Carter Oil Company Is
drilling at ! 500 feet in 35-2-l+. 1t
is reported that Cosden * Com
panv has taken over the Moss q
Webb lease and others in l5-ln-lo
are drilling at about l,5OO feet.
The Grubsiake Oil Association u
Kansas City has a crooked hole Al
2.lOO feet near Sawyer in Choc-
taw county. according to report,
and will attempt TO Straighten the 4
hole. in the event OF failure OF an F.
other to be drilled. The asSocia-
tion had a good showing OF gas and I
is said to have a location Tor sec
ond well. Leasing has been some .
what active OF late in the vicinity /
of Grant where this company is 10
drill.
Leo Meyer OF Tulsa. representa-
tive OF Cosden x Company. reports
that the company is ready 10 begin /
its deep test in Jack county. Tex
as. The well will go to 1000 feet
or more, probably in search OF the
Deyonian sand.
DR.. II. 6. Cox has some beautiful
specimens OF ruby jack. taken from
the mine OF the Healdton Lead &
Zinc Company at Miami, which
have been cut and polished by a
lapidary and will make unique and
handsome jewelry settings. Doctor
Cox says the Healdton mine carries
q vast quantity of this ruby jack.
Pike County, Arkansas.
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