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Mary Patterson quarter, 20 acres oil
which has been leased to the Walker
Valley Oil and Gas Co., of this city
This will force this company to off
set the Red River we'll
The four Wichita wells look good
No. l is pumping around 50 barrels;
No. 2 is good for 40 barrels; while
/ No. 3 is running about rs barrels
into the pipe line every day. No 4
has just been started.
In section "a, 1s-9w, the Best of
= - -ae444t.e.4+ss--frts set casing after pen
etrating a good oil sand at about L.
$50 feet and as soon as this cements
win drill in.
In section Is, 1n-Sw, the Rock Falls
company is making fine progress, and
the drill is going through some un-
usual formations. AT 2622 feet dry,
course sand was encountered, follow
ed by dark blue shale; at 2,035 to
2,040 feet the drill went through a
| kind OF quartz, which showed large
nuggets of almost pure lead and some
zinc AT 2,050 feet was found blue
shale, course oily sand an da dark,
brittle substance resembling Ignite.
There are no new developments of
an unusual nature many of the other
tests in this area The Fort Ring,
301s-8w, and Little Beaver, in 23-1s-
9w, are still pumping and said to be
showing up better all the time.
The Devonian, in 23-1s-9w, is said
to be good, at the present time, for
so to rs barrels with Indications good
for a 150-balrel production when com
pleted
The c. s. c. Oil and Refining Co.
well viii be placed on the pump as
soon as completed, and it is conf
IDENTIFY expected it win produce at
least so barrels, and probably much
more This well is in 2-2s-9w.
The Carter, 26.1-9; The Grubstake,
in 26-2-9 the Plains in 6-2-8, and
three Magnolia tests in 22-1-9, are all
due to come in almost any day It
is reported that this company's test
in section 26-1s-9w penetrated a good
oil sand at 1875 feet, to a depth of
eight feet, and looks good for rs to
100 barrels when it is completed.
over on the east side there is
still greater activity in drilling, with
many new locations made.
over on the east side there is still
great activity in drilling, with many
new locations made.
J. F. Pickle, drill contractor Of
Wichita Falls, who is just completing
well for the C. S. c. on the west
side, has closed "a contract with ]. F.
Russell and others to drill a deep
test about a miles east and one north
of Duncan, probably in section 30-1n-
6w. This test will be watched with
deep interest.
Many new wells and locations are
reported from the "a country. The
Gypsy No. (Henan), is drilling at
/ 900 feet, and going to the 1-100-foot
sand. The same company on the
Douthitt & Melton fee, is drilling at
$50 feet. This company has just in
stalled a power plant on the llenan
lease, to handle their production.
The 77-Bar company has just COM
pleted we'll No Z in 24-2-4, good for
about 50 barrels. This company has
also just installed power plant and |
is running oil from its wells into the
pi7S-e
Johnson & Franklin, in 1924, has
well No. at the 530-foot
level, and will place the well on the
pump
The Texas company in 24-2-4, is
plugging back to the 600-foot sand,
having encountered water at a lower |
depth
The Magnolia company is Install
ing power plant No. 2, to handle the |
production in PAPA.
skelly & Russell have drilled in |
well No. 2 in PAPA, which shows good |
Tor "a to 40 barrels. Sutherland, in
1924 is ready to drill in No. 2, at
about 5S5 feet.
The Magnolia in PAPA (Elmore), is |
IN the sand at 555 feet, ready to drill |
in
The Gypsy has made several loca-
ion on the Douthitt & Melton fee in
.l-2-4, an dhas begun drilling on No. 1.
Parties, headed by Mr.. McBee from
have arranged to open
M new townsite on the Douthitt &
Melton and Wade & Fischer tracts
in 1924. southwest quarter. Survey
ore have made a plot of the town,
but no name has been selected yet
A government conservation officer
visited the DUNCAN fields a day or
Two ago. and warned operators and
irillers that every precaution must
be taken to keep oil from wasting
under heavy penalty.
The Mckinney (Texas) Oil & Re-
fining Co, in S6-1-6, is preparing to