The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-29
AdVlees from Field Say Roads Bot
tomless Mudholes; No Chance Get
to Wells Except Afoot; Cars
and Trucks Stick Up.
PLAN START BIG WORK
WHEN RAIN WILL ALLOW
lnvincible Moves in Four New Strings
Of Tools; Humble to Get Busy;
Shock Test Gets Nlcc" Show.
ing at Around 1900 Feet.


Operations in tie field Is miles
southwest ot Chielasha me practi-
cally tied up owing to the bad roads,
according to reports received from
The field this morning by phone.
With the rain OF the past week.
the roads hare become bottomless
mudholes and even the most rugged
trucks have been forced out of com
mission, about dhc only method OF
reaching the field being on foot. The
report from the field states that
very few Of the wells are operating
because the necessary supplies can.
not reach them.
oil Showing In Grady.
The report from the field checked
up the rumor that a good showing of
oil was found at the test CT the Nc.
Kay ON company drilling for okla.
homa City parties on the Shook
farm in the southwest OF the south
west Of esction 1853, Grady county.
1t is understood that this test pick,
ed up nice oil showing at depth
between 1900 and 2OOO feet 1t was
NOT sufficient to justify completion
sf that depth, however. This well
mas had several showings OF oil and
gas at various degshs S4d has PROV.
ed to be one. of the most interesting
tests in the entire field
Around 1900 feet, the bit passed
through sand said TO be thicker
than any encountered in 'the tield t.
date. 1t produced, however only a
few barrels Of oil in the ballngs to
the slush pit A flow of gas at
around 900 feet was also struck in
this test, but the volume was not
great
Extensive Preparations.
there are extensive proyacationa
under way in the field for much work
when the weather permits the rolds
to dry and again became passable
When such time arrives, the opera
lions are expected to be moro exten.
siye than ever before.
The Invinciblc company, which has
taken over the Gladstone interests,
is planning much work, it is under
stood In addition to the tests being
made by that company, the Inyincible
is credited with moving in four new
strings Of tools for work ON the cast
and west sides Of the field, when tho
wc&ther permits Additional acreage
has been purchased by the company.
reports state and indications are that
she Inylncible is to become one OF
dhe largest operators in the field.
The Burkburnott-Ccment Oil and
Gls company Is on dhe ground with
three strings Of tools, it is under
stood and VIII get busy at the earli-
ct possible moment
Some Operators at Wor',,
A few OF the operators, with sup
Plies on the location, are working
The Expansion Oil company in tho
southwest Of the southwest Of sec
.ton 1860, is drilling at around 500
feet.
This company lost hole through
a fishing job at about thousand
feet. They have skidded the rig and,
having started new hole are max
ing good time
The Central Producers, it is un-
derstood. are making fair time in
the no. on tae Walker farm in the
southeast Of the northeast Of l-5-10.
They arc below 1000 feet.
Big Boys Coming.
Evidence that the field is attract
ing tho attention of the big compa-
nies. is the fact that some of the
companies known for their extensive
operations in the Tcxas-OklahOma
fields are getting their feet wet in
the CcmentCyril field.
Among the foremost Of these is
the Humble Oil company. This out
fit IS known throughout the mid-con-
tinent field as extensive operator.
The Humble is credited with pro
curing leases in the field with the
intention Ct starting extensive opera
tions asssoon as the. weather viii per.