The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-11
Prospecting Extends Over 12
Miles of Territory; Produc-
tion Found in All Fin
ished Holes.
HAS BATTLED HARD
AGAINST OBSTACLES
Coming Fall and Winter Due to
See Greater Development Is
Indication; Going
Strong.

The Cement and Cyril oil and gas
field located 10 miles southwest OF
here and sometimes referred to as
"Oklahoma's baby field" has passed,
successfully, through its second
summer" and is now growing rapidly
on its way to sturdy manhood.
While the field is not yet Heald-
ton "a Gushing, a Burkburnett nor
yet Ranger it probably has a
unique record thus far Out of to-.
tai of 33 tests, drilled and drilling,
there is not Il dry hole nor aban-
doned hole in the field, that has been
drilled to production depth, despite
the fact that prospecting is stretched
over an area / 9 miles in length, with
the test of the Mckay Oil and Gas
company in the sw-sw of 17-5-S, Gra-
dy county, to the Fortuna test in
the nw-se of S5.6-1O, Caddo county.
with operations in four townships
Discovered in 1917.
The field has REACHED its present
status only after fighting it's way
through the hardest kind of ob5ta-
c!es. Several leasing flurrles was
the forerunner OF actual develop
ment, dating back to pre-war days
With excitement easily aroused at
the outset, lease brokers took advan-
tage OF the situation and boosted the
price out of all reason, frightening
away real operators that might have
brought the field in year or two
earlier than was the case
Two starts were made, on the
Kunsmuler and Funk farms These
tests reached depth less than 1000
feet with some production including
gas and oil, burt were never finished
The discovery of the field came
in November, 1917, at the Fortuna
No. 1 in the sw-sw of 1863, at a
depth of around 230O feet. The we'll
blew itself in at night, a giant gass-
er, and the next morning the roar
CT the escaping gas could be heard
for miles. Belated travellers were
the first to bring the news to Chick
asha, declaring that something had
broken loose"
Excitement Opens Up.
The following morning, the news
spread rapidly and was the signal
fer a hurried pilgrimage thither for
many miles around The lease brok.
erg then got busy and prices went
out of all reason as those who had
visited the wonder well scrambled
for leases and options.
At the outset this well registered
40,O0OO00 cubic feet of gas daily, but
it has dwindled and now flows oil
when opened up. It's gas is being
used only to run several strings of
tools The well will be deepened
and converted into an oil producer
as later developments prove that an
oil sand lies just beneath the gas
pay.
- Development Picks Up.
The development showed a mark
ed increase following the bringing
IN of the Fortuna gasser and the
next well that showed production
was the Prosperity in the nw-se ol
> 30. This well flowed by heads fol
several days, but was poorly HANDLED
ard the owners decided to make 9
deeper test of it. They drilled to a
depth of around 1000 feet but were
forced to stop on account of thu
gmallness of the hole. 1t will b,
plugged back to the Fortuna sand.
In the meantime, on the Cemen
side of the field, George Gorton ha,
been plugging away on the Gortol
No. / on the Wade farm in the sc
sw of 2-5-9. Every brand of troubl,
that ever attacked an oil operate
/ vas experienced at this test and
is reported that Mr. Gorton sper
more than 100000 before the we
was finished, but he landed a fairl
good gasser. 1t made around 20
coo, 600 feet and was good eonugh
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