The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-25
GOVERNMENT EXP PERTS
TO REMAIN IN HEW TT.
FIELD; HEADQU ATERS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
(By Bill Krohn)

The oil and refining committee ol
the Ardmore Chamber of Commerce,
Of which Erett Dunlap is chairman,
met with representatives of the United
States Bureau of Mines Friday az
ternoon to confer on the advsabili.y
Of contributing sufficient finances 10
enable the government experts to re-
main in the vicinity of Hewitt for
the next 60 days. 1t Is estimated that
in that period of time a complete sur
yey of the Hewitt field will have been
competed 1t will require $1,000 to
keep the men here The committee
decided to advance the amount and
TO raise the money by voluntary
contributions from the oil operators
Of this vicinity.
Bureau of Chamber Of Commerce
The bureau will make its heai
quarters at the Chamber of Commerce
rooms where the government engineers
will gladly confer with anyone in
terested in this work.
The government men present were
A. w Ambrose, superintendent of the
United States bureau of mines located
at Bartlesville, and two OF his rs
sistants, Il. f.. Swigart and +. y.
Schwarzenlek
Work Of Bureau
Mr.. Ambrose spoke of the work
Of the bureau in the Hewitt field and
other oil fields of Oklahoma. Although
his men have already done consider
able work in Hewitt nc said the
efficiency of the report will be only
one-tenth as usefn to the men in
terested in production In that terri.
at least 60 days longer and confer
personally with the oil men. Mr..
Ambrose asserted that the past meth.
DDS OF the bureau in merely submitting
a written report to the oil companies
We're not very effective. for in most
cases these reports never reached the
officials OF the firms. Subordinate
employees would get them, and toss
them aside. However, il is his earn
est desire, he stated, to have his men
meet personally with the oil men
and thus give them the direct bene.
lit Of the survey Of the department.
Millions Saved
The purpose OF the United States
Bureau of Mines, he explained, is 20
act in the general conservation OF oil
and gas. 10 study the sands and
protect against depredations caused
by water and the waste of valuable
gasoline. Every year millions of dot
lars worth of gas, which would other
wise go TO waste, is recovered through
the surveys conducted by the de.
partment. Mr.. Ambrose mentioned sew.
eral instances where the suggestions
given to producers and refiners re-
suited in greatly increased produo'
tion and the conservation of the pro
ducts which would otherwise have
gone to waste. 1t is true that the Bis
producers have their own corps OF
geologists. However, the government
men are not only a great aid to the
small producer, but through the ad
vice given to these producers they ara
able 10 save the large companies
millions of dollars. For instance, II
the sand drilled into is barren, oil
escapes a little higher up and much
OF the gas goes to waste. This could
be prevented by muddng or some
other method which the government
men could readily advise. Also. water
is the great enemy of production. he
said. Water in one we'll can greatly
affect the production of a we'll 1900
feet away. Thus, IL small producer
has a Nell which is not being drilled
IN the proper manner. the faulty
method which his men are using IN
drilling will not only hinder the pro
gress of his own well, but may min
imze the production of the we'll OF
big company some distance away
ologists of the larger concerns were
they to take advantage OF the oppor,
tunity to confer with the government
men.
Increased Production Is Result.
On the Comanche report Mr.. Am
brose said, the Comanche Oil and Gas
Company had n wcil producing si1
barrels. After the representative from
the U. S. Bureau Ct Mines has inves
tigated the territory. they advised
The COMPANY relative to the condition
and the information given by then
resulted in the increase Of produc
lion from barrels to 450 barrels.
BY suggesting to the heads of Ger
tain refinery inat they install alb
sorbeSs on the tail gases of compressor
plants, 100000 gallons OF gas wa.
saved in a period Of eight months.
Government Pleased With Bureau.
Mr.. Ambrose called attention e
he fact that Governor Robertson /.
greatly pleased with the work o.
the bureau. stating however, that tht
governor desires that the bureau dis
tribute its work throughout the en-
rire state. TherS are two sources O
rcvenue-appropriSsic sicns from the fed
eral government. and an appropria
ton Of $4,000 rnnuaiiy from th'
State OF Oklahosna.
Appropriations Limited.
These apprOpriatieus are very lin
fled. and aecOSfssfg t0 the estimate o
expenses as drawn 40 fer this year
the government r.s1 pGaid be forcet
10 discourtins taoir SFSseSSe i'm th'
Hewitt field Immediately. Unless they
receive funds from sources othel
than their appropriations.
Mr.. Ambrose IL e;s9aksy interested il
the Hewitt FISH Gsat aStserts that h'
believes it jg t.le mos promisins
oil district inSiss sfAsse bSoause OF the