Abilene weekly reflector., 1919-11-13
ANOTHER RIG
SINCLAIR TO START WORK NEAR
TAMPA
What Has Actually Happened TO The
Herington WelI-Structure In
Dickinson County.

4 The Sinclair OH company is plac-
: ing an oil rig on the May farm, one
G mile north and one mile east of Tam
$ pa. This is one Of the most promis-
I fling locations selected by the geolo-
0 gists and starts real development In
that section. Another well Is to be
located east OF Abilene according to
! reports.
The Herington wei concerning
which so much has been published Il
being abandoned at last. An interest
ing story is connected with this well.
The geologist who made the first sur
vey located the well after study OF
conditions and structures and turneI
over the map showing the location to
the drillers. They located the well
where they thought It was intended
TO he but after 1t was down 1000 feet
it was found that II was 100 feet off
the location fixed by the geologist.
The oil experts say that after thar
nothing more than showing could be
expected. The lease contracts called
for 2700 feet and the well went on.
Now the easing has been pulled and
there is some dispute as to whether
the well ever went to the contracted
depth Another location win be select
ed-maybe the one really chosen by
the geologist.
Carl Fisher, Topeka oil man, gives
this opinion on the Dickinson fields
ut seems to me that the real sit
uation in Dickinson county has been,
overshadowed by two-sided argu-
ment In the papers as to whether or
not the Skaer well was drilled on
structure. have talked with numer-
Gus well-informed oil operators, who
admit that Skaer's leases were To-
Gated on structure but that the welt
was not well located on the structure.
Let us assume that the well was
drilled In Butler county on good struc-
ture IL the well is dry when compile
ted II would only prove that this par
tlcular structure did not contain oil.
There are any number of dry holes
drilled In Butler county on good struc-
ture. Those structures simply did
not contain oil. But the fact re-
mains that one Of the largest oil pools.
sver discovered was foundAin Butler
county, besides several smaller pools.
The encouraging thing about the
Skaer well is the fact that the log OF
he well compares very fayOrably
With the logs of wells drilled in the.
Peabody field There were two show
ngs and considerable sand found in
he well. The red rock and other for.
nations were regular. and these facts.
ncourage operators to- believe THAT a.
my sand win be picked up somewhere,
II that district.
"The outstanding. fact about Dick
nson county is this: 'Fhe Sinclair
NJ Company year'Or more g0,friredl
man who Is admitted to be one OF
he best biologists in this country.
Ie went into Dickinson c0unty and
lade careful surveys and when sim
lair began taking leases. almost
ear ago they had the whole county
} pick from without competition. 1t
estimated that they leased over
10000 aores In this county. Then
ley started three wells, ON one block
these leases, and have never offer
lease for sale. These three wells
e now drilling, the deepest one be-
& about 1850 feet. Sinclairs are
ported 10 have made three locations
a block near Hope and are now
hiding rig on the center location.
he significant thing about the SIN
ffr acreage is that very little Of It
located in range 4, nearly all OF
being In ranges 4, 2 and 3.
'There are now six wells actually
Ming In the county, six more rigs
her up or under construction. Sew
Il additional locations have been
lde and there are a number Of good
ed blocks on which actual locations
We not been given out. The county
certainly going to get good test
thin the next twelve months and
,uld OH pool be discovered In the
Inty 1t will quite likely be found
ere Il Is least expected
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