The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-06
Wells Drilling, Rigs Building,
Timber on the Ground; Work
Starting; Shows Big
Boom Booked.
OPERATORS PLAYING IT
CLEAR ACROSS BOARD"
East Side Getting Much Atten-
ton, While Derricks Go Up
In West; Caddo Rigs Up
No. 2 Well.

The weeks activity in the Ce
ment pool, marked the playing OF
the fled "clear across the board, .
but with the majority probably
swinging to the east side and with
the definite announcement Of loca--
tions in various parts of the field.
The operations include wells drill
ing, rigs going up and with lumber
and tools being hauled to other
locations.
The Hill well is not active and
nothing can be expected there for
several days to come. They have
cemented their ten inch at around
1000 feet and are waiting for the
cument to set before proceeding
with the drilling. This test is In
$3.50.
The Fortuna No. in Cos has
made considerable hole during the
week. They are drilling at about
500 feet.
The Prosperity in 5-5-9 is again
drilling at about $500 feet and the
owners contend that od
formations. Their belief in The value
Of a deep test at this point is
apparently unshaken.
In the extreme west, the Fortuna
No. in $3.50, which was slated
for a dry hole when they passed
the 1890 foot sand, is plugging away
in the 6 SO at about $500 feet. Their
hole is in good shape and they are
booked for a $500 foot test. Their
eight-inch is set at slightly below
2,400 feet.
With the bit 80 feet in the sand
the Betty G in 1868 is shut down
to change boilers. The well is un-
finished, but considered producer
at that.
Locations Announced
Activity is due to start soon at
the location of Lloyd ct al in the
SW-SW of 1913. Mr.. Lloyd, the
geologist is on the ground to super
intend the we'll He stated that the
tools are loaded out Of the Eldorado
field. Work on the derrick is ex-
pected to commence as soon as the
tools arrive.
Extending operations southwest
from their famous Gala Belle, the
Gorton NO has located in the
Sc of 1853 where work is slated
to start in the near future.
OLeary ct al has location in
the SW-SE of 7-5-S. There is moth
ing definite announced on the date
operations are scheduled to begin,
but it is understood that they will
move string of tools on the prop
erty soon.
The big rotary rig of the Gala
Belle has been torn down and is be-
ing moved to the location of the
Concrete Petroleum company, the
"saff WELL" in the NW-SE Of 2-5-9.
They are digging the slush pit and
making all preparations to spud in at
an early date.
Haley, in the sw-sw of 1858, in
Grady county, it is reported has
secured the backing and will start
drilling in the near future. The
rig has been up for several months
but they are not spudded in.
The water we'll is complete and
the derrick timbers are or the
ground at the Foster location in the
NE-NW of $50
At the location of the Central
Producers of Chickasha on the Bob
White lease in 1910, the derrick
is practically complete, the water
well is finished and they will be
spudded in in the next few days.
They are building the derrick on
the Prosperity lease of 40 acres, the
NW-NE of 6-5-9 where the Hawk
Eye people have drilling contract.
A location has been made by ohm
S. Graham ct al in the SW-SW of
1868. The tools are at the railroad
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