The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-24
LOMORE SHALLOW FIELD PROM
ISES BECOME BUSY TERRITORY

South of Nelma and north of Loco,
there is a shallow oil field that is,
attracting some attention at THE pres
ent time, and promises TO become
most active If several deep tests now
drilling reached the pay sand. The
field is known at the present time as
the LOmore field, having derived its
name from the LomOre Oil Company,
whose operations there have caused
many Of the large companies to
tlke an active interest in that local
~ and thus aided extensively in de-
,elopment.
In the Lomore field there are more
than 125 shallow pay wells now pro
ducing and less than dry holes.
Twenty wells are drilling. The field
is proven for shallow oil from the
southwest of section 8, 2s-4w. to Sec
lion %, 1s-5w.
The Magnolia Petroleum Company
Is drilling west OF the center of sec
lion s, 2s-4w, and the Carter Oil Com
pany is drilling in section Is, 1s5w.
Each OF these wells will probably
extend the shallow field.
The Magnolia Pipe Line Company is
taking oil from the field at Healdton
prices, and is finding the production
of the Lomore pool much in excess
Of the calculations which they made
when they extended their line from
the 2s-4w country to this field.
Scattered throughout Uhe territory
of the pool, there are enough people
10 inhabit an oil town, but due to
he fact that they are so scattered,
"a town organization has not been eff
fected as yet. There is a school for
ihe children of these people, known
as the Bohanan School,. 1t was built
his year, and is located at the eX-
IRENE northeast corner of section >,
es-5w. 1t has an enrolment of So
pupils.
Acreage in the Uomore field Is held
largely by the big companies who en-
tered this field about five years ago
90 the strength of various geological
reports, and the field is now being
watched with great interest by the
rock hounds" 1t is most interesting
TO note that almost twelve geoogists
each working Independently, have
worked out the Lomore field structure,
and as local man states, for the
first time n,he history Of the
world" their reports agree.
The apex of dhe top structure Of
the Lomore field shows an elevation
of about 1900 feet, which is 800
feet higher than Hewitt field, and is
the highest point near which oil has
been discovered in southern oklahoma
Early in The year, the Texas Com
pany encountered very strong flow
off gas In "A deep test undertaken by
them in section /, 2s-5w. on account
of their inability to control the gas
and clean out the well, they We're
forced to abandon.
The shallow sands are attracting
many small operators, as well as the
big ones, on account of the apparent
permancncy Of production. The dis
covery well of the field drilled by Ehc
Texas Company in 1917 Is making
more oil now than it did thirty days
after the discovery and has been
pumped almost continuously for more
than three years.
Among the big companies that own
acreage in the Lomorc field, are:
Magnolia Petroleum Company, The
Texas Company, Gypsy oil Company,
Cosden oil and Gas Company, Carter
oil Company. Skelly oil Company,
Ranger-Gulf Company, lIealdton Pc
troleum Company. Huntlcy Syndicate,
Lone star Gas Company. and twelve
or more independent producers.