The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-01

the most necessary OF all commodi-
ties.
There has been no complaint
whatever of lack of gasoline or OF
fuel oil, and now comes the repor.
that there will be no necessity for
the great number of camp stoves
which had been ordered by General
Pershing, 1t will, therefore, go down
in history that along with the good
work done by the soldiers, the Am
ercan oil men did their part and
did it freely and without moments
delay.
The Usage Sale.
The Usage sale developed a most
unique situation and the story IS
we'll worth telling. There has re-
Gently been inaugurated a cam
paign among the oil producers of
Tulsa having for its object the elm
nation of separate leases for gas;
the reason is that gas men and oil
men cannot agree when we'll max
ing only small amount of gas is
completed by one of the oil oper-
ators, as the gas company invaria-
bly, refuses to pay for the well and
take it over as the expense of drill
ing is very great these days. Many
wires have been sent to Washing
ton and the secretary has granted
a hearing to come later, but one Of
the largest gas lessees, viz, the En-
pire Oil and Gas Company, has put
them all to the bad by drilling a big
oil we'll making 1000 barrels in the
lime, and this on the eve Of a sale.
The 100 acres brought $6O0,00000,
which was the top price and was
cheap at that, as there was anoth-
er well only 800 feet away, which
came in two months ago making
400 barrels 1t puts the Empire peo-
pie in good with the Osagcs, who
will naturally protest against any
change in the regulations. Anoth-
cr comical feature is the fact that
this big well put much oil down
the creek, and thus the regulations
against waste were all smashed
The Empire has been the leading
authority on conservation and has
been the cause Of much publicity on
the wastage of gas. They were re-
sponsible for a story having wide
circulation that there was more gas
wasted in value in the Gushing
field than all the oil produced over
there. 1t has often had the oil
men badly rilcd seeing this stuff in
print and now is the time for the
oil fellows to play even. The well
referred to being in the lime is apt
to make it a most uncertain prop
osition, as the nearest well drilled
into the lime made big producer.
is west of Sand Springs, Just south
Of the Usage line, and there has
never been a second well drilled
that came near its capacity. 1t is
the same wherever these wells are
found in the north end o. the Ok
lahoma field
The sale itself attracted tre-
mcndous crowd and many Of the
little fellows were able to buy stuff
at reasonable prices.
Average of New Wells Very Low
Were it not for the rich pool at
Newkirk and another west of Ok
mulgee, the average prodrction Of
the new wells would be so small
as to absolutely discourage drilling
1t is always with the hope Of find
ing something better that the aver
age oil man continues his drilling.
A list of compilations is about the
most potent argument for a better
price for crude and refined prod
ucts that could possibly be put be-
fore the powers that make prices
these days. Texas may come in as
large and as rich as its most optim-
istic operators think it will, but
while it is being developed the oil
men of Oklahoma should have a
better market. A new pool in ter
ritory where drilling is reasonably
decent would be the most welcome
discovery that could possibly be
made in Oklahoma. It would start
drilling, as can easily be seen by
the activity at Newkirk, CARRIER
and especially west of Okmulgee
In all three districts there is enough
activity right now to suit any one.
In Kansas the results are no bet
ter, but the wells average a little
higher, as compilations in proven
territory are reported and there is
enough activity to give the Kansas
operators credit for all the patriot
ism desired.
Among the late ccmpletions in
Kansas are the following:
The Carter Oil Co. No. 9, Stone
farm, section PISS, which is a 400
bbl. producer.
The Empire No. a on the Marsh
fam in the northeast of section
6-26-5 is a 50-bbl. well. Sand found
from 2,435-2452 feet.
The same companys' No. AZ Pier
pone in the southwest of section So
25-5 is good for 10 barrels.
The Keller Bros. No. / Andrews
section 36-26-3 is dry at 2,773 feet.
The Texhoma Oil Co. also has a
failure in section 24-26-5, tota, depth
2,S40 feet.
The Caldwell No. 2 Holem, sec
ton 24-26-5. is a 100-bbl. we'll.