The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-01
Events of Week Mark Forward
Move in Development of Ter
ritory Around City; Indicate
Extensive Campaign.
SHOOK WELL LOOKING
LIKE REAL PRODUCER
Late Reports Strengthen First;
Rush Springs Test Going
Good; Texas rTen Get Ready
For New Activity.

Developments of the past week
point to renewed activity as to oil
prospecting in Grady county and in
dicate that before cold weather sets
in the drilling of several new wells
and the completion OF those now
operating viii become facts.
One of the important tests that is
being watched closely Is that of the
A. c. Forster interests, representing
OIL City, Penn. capital The test
is on the Slaton farm, two and
half miles east of Rush Springs and
is being drilled by the Alexander
Drilling company. They are making
good time with big rotary, said to
be one of the best outfits In this
section Of Oklahoma. At present
t y are about 1400 feet deep and
have gone there with practically no
trouble.
New Tests Reported.
AT least two new tests are known
to be practically assured, but the
parties handling them have not given
out anything as to the exact loca-
tions. Both are in the Rush Springs
district, south OF Chickasha. 1t Is
known that Chickasha people are to
drill a test near Agawam, but the
exact location has not been given
out and those interested in the pro-
Ject. are not saying anything, pend
ing the completion of minor details.
About six miles southwest of Rush
Springs a test Is to be drilled by
the Jaggers interests, formerly with
the OH State Petroleum company.
Mr.. Jaggers has not given out his
location, but he stated today that
he would be ready to make full an
nouncements in the next day or two.
Shook Test Islands Up."
Further reports and of more de-
finite nature, fail to shake the first
statements concerning the test OF
the Mckay company on the Shook
form in the southwest Of the south
west of section 1853.
A statement from A. G. McKain.
who is interested in the well serves
to strengthen the probability that
this well Is to be good producer.
Mr.. McKaln stated this morning that
in his opinion, gained from watching
the performance of the well and
comparing it with wells of the Ce-
ment field at like stage, the Shook
test will be as good or better than
any well in the Cement field This
would mean that the well would do
from $50 to $50 barrels day when
completed. The job OF cementing
has been completed and final Judge
ment cannot be passed until they
drill 1t in, which will be possibly
the last of next week.
Texas Prospectors Here.
There are a number OF foreign
oil men at the present looking over
the Chickasha district, with view to
starting operations here. This has
been more or less the case for sev.
eral weeks but the increase of pros.
pectors is noticeable at this time.
Among the Texas oil men who
are giving the local field the "once
over" is T. A. Edmonds of Fort
Worth. Mr.. Edmonds has operated
extensively in the Texas fields and
Is at present a heavy holder of oil
properties there. He stated that he
has long had his eye on the terri
tory in southern Grady county and
he intimated that he was here to
close up for a block of acreage on
which to drill.
In the meantime, persistent re-
ports come from Alex that the Unity
well near that town is still threaten
ing. There are those who have
ceased to be interested in the Unity
test, for the reason that it has been
in the process of drilling for nearly
five years. Despite this, reports
that will not die, state that some
fine showings of oil and gas are to
be seen a tthe Unity test. They are
at depth of 1895 feet and have
been shut down for some time wait
ing on repairs.