The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-06-25
Hole in Bad Shape Is Report; Te-
dious Job Believed To Be
Ahead Well Had Showing;
Missed Calculations.
FORTUNA DEEP TEST
FEELING WAY DOWN
Operations in Stephens County;
Central Producers and Ranola
Active at Ranger; Cotton
County News.

With bad fishing Job on their
hands the prospects for a well In the
immediate future at the Hawkeye in
the nw-ne of 6-5-9 are not as rosy as
they We're a few days ago say reports
from the Cement field this morning.
This outfit had nice showing and
1t was believed that they were about
TO drill in. Apparently, however,
they had failed to estimate their ex.
act depth with reference to the pay.
They cemented, changed tools and
with the standard started to drill in
After they passed through the ce-
ment plug developments proved that
they had considerable drilling ahead
of them, The result was that they
soon had considerable hole, in which
they set liner Reports from the
well stated later that they had caught
the liner with the drill and pulled 1t
out of place Reports this morning
is that the liner has collapsed and
they have fishing job of consid.
cradle proportions ahead,
Deep Test Drilling.
The Fortuna's deep test in 35-6-10
is drilling They are working slowly
and make some hole every day. The
depth is said to be around $500 feet
with indications remaining favorable.
The concrete Petroleum company,
in the se-se OF 2-519, after setting
their casing, have drilled out the ce-
ment plug with the rotary, accord
ing to reports received here this
morning.
1t was reported that the company
would change to standard tools be-
fore drilling through the cement, but
it now seems a question, reports con-
sidered, whether they will change
before drilling into the pay.
In Stephens County.
The Coates Drilling company, drill
ing out the Triumph lease in Ste
phens county, 35-2n-7w, Is grinding
away at 1,70O feet with a rotary.
Their formations are said TO be good
and reports from officers of the COM
pany state that at about LAO feet
they picked up strong gas flow.
1t is believed that this is the same
gas sand found in the Cruce wells.
It was mudded off and they are con.
tinuing after deeper sand If nec-
essary they will plug back to LAO.
underream and wash out the gas
sand. At feet 1850 the drill passed
through several feet of brown shale
that was considered to be very fa'
vorable indications The drlllers cx'
pect to hit something good at FROM
$50 to $500 feet, according TO the
formation that they have been pass
in gthrough. The first gas showing
was picked up at 800 feet,
At Ranger.
The Central Producers on the
Wright tract in the Ranger field have
spudded in on their No. well.
Their No. is a rig and the stake is
set for the No. 4 location, according
to information at their offices here.
Their No. is continuing strong and
i4 making between 500 and 1000 bar.
rels.
The Ranola company, drilling on
the Wright tract, Ranger district.
is making progress. They are below
$500 feet
In Walter Field.
The Burkburnett-Cement company
on the Sanders farm in the nw-nw
1910 is a rig. The contractor has
been held up in hauling out his tools.
owing to the bad roads Transports
tion permitting. they will be ready
to go in a few days
Keys, which offsets the Burkbur-
nett Cement lease, is changing from
rotary to cable tools at 2,O45 feet,
1, preparatory to drilling in.