The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-13
Fortuna, Medrano Farm and Foster
No. 2 Practically On Two Differ
emf Sands; Columbia Petro-
leum Threatens.
FOSTER FINISHES BIG
FISHING JOB, OIL SHOWS
New Texas Company Getting "Feet
Wet" Prepares Drill TWO Tests;
Roy-Honia to Test Out caddo
Sand at 1850 Feet.

In the field north of Cyril there
apparently will be race between
the Fortuna No. /, Medrano farm in
the northeast Of the southwest of
seotion 36-6-l0 and the Foster No 2,
in the. northeast of the northwest of
section 6-5.9, to see which will be the
next producer for this territory.
The Fortuna well having passed
through a great deal of exceedingly
hard formation, encountered in the
upper levels at their location, which
is at the base of the mountain" has
been making splendid time. They
picked up nothing of interest at the
1850 foot level, where the Caddo sand
is found and are going after the For
tuna pay at around 23OO feet. They
are nearing that derth and are expec-
ted to cement the casing soon.
Foster Re-JeVnated.
The Foster No. 2 has taken new
lease on life. This we'll has been in
THE throes of a difficult fishing job
at around 1900 to 1850 feet. In the
process of fishing, considerable oil
rose in the hole. The trouble has
been eliminated and they are ready
to test this Caddo sand out for a pos
sible pay, despite the fact that the
Foster well is more than mile
southeast from the Caddo No. q
where the 1850 foot sand was first
picked up in paying quantities
Another Texas company is getting
it's feet wetn in this field. 1t is the
National Producing and Refining
company of Houston and Fit. Worth.
This company is erecting a rig on
aAe Day farm in the southwest of the
southeast of section 1868. They are
moving in a string of rotary tools
and will push the test as rapidly as
possible. This company also has
acreage ON the Lackey farm, offset
ling the Cllla Belle No. :. Their
Lackey location is in the northwest
of the northwest of section 1853,
where they have a rip up. Addition
al tools will be moved in for this To-
cGtion, officers of the company state.
other Operations.
Depos..ors Oil and Gas company in
the southeast of the northeast of sec
tion 36-6-1O is a rig.
They are moving the tools in at
the location of the American Oil and
Refining company in the southeast
of the northwest of section 1863 and
will start drilling this week This
company is also erecting a derrick on
the same lease, one location north
of the No. l.
The Roy-Homa company in the
southwest of the onrthwest of sec
tlon 1863 is drilling at 1900 feet. They
will stop at 1850 and test out for the
Caddo sand.
Tie Columbia Petroleum company
No on the Davis farm in the south
half of the northeast of the north
east of section 1910, may at that,
be the next we'll to show in this ter
ritory, despite the fact that Fortuna,
Medrano has been in operation sew
eral weeks longer The Columbia
people are setting the eight inch alt
around 2SOO feet where, it is believ-
ed they will cement the casing.
They missed the 1850 foot sand as to
pay.
LeMaster Brothers have a rig up
in the southeast of the northeast of
section S1-6-9. 1t is understood that
that they will move the tools in and