The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-12
Total Of SO Wells Drilling; Pro-
ducers, Rigs and Locations
Field; Much Work Be
Under Way.
TWO RIGS TO GO UP
ON TOWNSHIP SOON
Activity Indicates Spreading of
Field; Busy Season Ahead Is
Outlook; Leasing Covers
Wide Area.

Activity is the watchword in the
Cement field, Oklahoma's baby oil
pool that is rapidly growing into a
man-sized affair, and if indications
at this time count for a plugged
nickel, the work now under way will
spread over a territory from seven
to ten miles in length before next
fall.
The field now has a record Of 39
wells, completed, drilling rigs or
locations and hardly a sun sets with
out seeing a new location made,
while the leasing activity goes on
unabated having spread for miles in
every direction, but especially ex-
tending north and east from the
central portion of the field and east
and southeast from the town of Ce-
ment, with some of the spectators
showing a preference for the stuff
south. There has also been some
heavy leasing to the west around the
village of Cyril.
The producers are the Caddo No.
], 36-6-10, the Gladstone No. l, 81
oj; Fortuna no, 2, 6-5-9; Betty G.,
922-6-1O; Gala Belle, 2-5-9; (all oil
wells) the Gorton No. l, 2-5-9, (gas)
Fortuna No. l, 1863, gas and oil.
This we'll has been showing a
weaker gas pressure and more oil
for several months until it is now
said TO be practically useless as
commercial gas we'll. They are pre-
paring to deepen it about rs feet for
an oil well. The rig is up for that
purpose,
In addition, the Prosperity in 5-5-9
is clasged by some as producer for
the reason that at $3.50 feet they
picked up an oil sand that flowed
and which was estimated to be a 90
barrel well. This sand was cased
off and they are drilling at 2'S25
feet for deep stuff
In 1868, near the |. w. Wllllams
well is the old Oklahoma Star WE'LL
that had a fine sand at about l,5OO
feet that was good for a few bar
rels of oil a day, but which was
abandoned at LOO feet.
Another pioneer well of the field
is the Funk well, that was aban-
doned when the company's funds
were gone at about 1900 feet. This
we'll is in 6-5-S, just across the
eastern Caddo county line in Grady
county. A well good for about lo
barrels was struck at around l,OoO
feet and the gas from the well to-
dav burns freely when match Is
applied at the mouth. A water well
tbat is said to be about go feet deep
and which is some % feet from the
Funk well is capped and with pipe
attached furnishes gas fuel for an
improvised furnace.
Wells DerIlline.
There are six wells drilling as fol
lows. Fortuna No. 3, 35-6-lO' at
slightly below $500; Fortuna No. d.
e-5-9 at 500; Cement Fields Oil com
pany Commonly known as the l.
w Williams) 1868. at 2,O35; Hill
Petroleum company, 1868, cement
ing the 1Oinch at 1865; Prosperity
5.5-e at 2. S25; Gladstone No. z
s-5.e rebuilding rig blown down
They have 700 feet of hole.
Rigs are Building.
There are seven locations that have
rigs or building as follows
Caddo No. 2, southwest southwest
northeast S6-6-1O, building.
DIR. Van, John S. Graham anC
John Pittman, southwest southwes
1863. hauling lumber and building
This is an offset to the Betty G.
Hawkeye Oil company in tn
northwest northeast 6-5-9, rig nearly
complete.
Central Producers on the Bo'
White lease in the southeast north