The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-05
Proven Territory" Area Now
Covers Several Miles; the
Fight is Between East
West Limits.
MANY RIGS TO GO
UP SOON, IS BELIEF
Activity Increases as Wells
Show Production New Lo-
cations Made Northeast
and Southwest.

According to reports that come
from many sources, the Cement
pool southwest Of Chickasha is rap
idly passing, or in reality has
passed from the wildcat stage to
that of a proven field of proportions
that are as vet On VIZ Qaeati-
ty ana wh.a WIN a ~ '2Y-
ment to establish
The extent of the field at this
time covers an area a little better
than four miles in breadth and with
prospects for an enlargement of
note The prospectors are making
arrangements to drill tests beyond
the present limits of the field, and
oil men predict that when the real
spring weather opens up, rigs will
be constructed as rapidly as pos
sible over an area of at least six
miles
East or West?
The question at this particular
moment seems to be whether the
production will run east or west,
from the discovery wei the For
tuna No. 1, gasser ~ 3i-c,S. AZ
first the west side of the field pro
missed to hold the cream of the
production as the Fortuna No 2 and
the Gladstone drilling for the So
nora, landed good oil wells, the first
real ones in the field, on the west
side
Previous to the bringing in of
these wells, the Gorton No. 1 in 2
SO, east of Cement had proved
that there was at least gas on the
east side. This well rounded out a
20,000,0O0 foot gasser, which product
is now turned into the mains of the
Oklahoma Natural and is helping
supply Oklahoma City and other
towns served by that company.
Betty C Is North.
First surveys of the field were
reported to indicate that the pro-
duction would go southwest from the
discovery wells, but the Betty G, a
mile an da half northeast of the
Fortuna No. 1 proved that if the
production went southwest, it also
extended northeast.
Reports from every source agree
on one point 1t is that the Betty
G bears every earmark of an oil
well. For the past several days it
has been flowing by heads and
conversations coming from parties
ranging from field laborers, opera
tors and disinterested business men
who have visited the field, place the
probable production at several hun
dred barrels probably 500 while
some go as high as 500. The well
is not entirely cleaned out, but the
hole is in good shape, except for
cave that Il understood to be Civ
ing some trouble. The flows the
well has indulged in have come
through this cave.
Arranging an Outlet.
Over in the east, the Gala Belle
in 2-5-9 is still threatening to be an
oil well. It is being drilled with a
rotary and the belief is that a good
gas sand was accidently cased off.
Evidences are still good that a pay
ing oil sand will be uncovered. in
which event the oil territory of the
pool would be widened perceptibly
A two-inch pipe line is practically
complete from the west side of the
field to the village of Cyril. 1t has
been stated that a refinery will be
constructed at Cyril, but yesterday
evening the information came to
Chickasha that for the present at
least, the line would be used for a
loading rack to connect initially
with the Fortuna No. 2 and the
Gladstone. The latter well looks
better than ever before. authorita.
tive information states.
Other Locations Rumored.
! Accompanying the feverish activ
ifv Of tho o,,oro forc ,,ou- -. ~ =