The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-19

Carter county and southern Okla
homa owe much to the Texas Com
pany, for it was through the wonder
full enterprise of this powerful con-
Germ that the greatest oil pool In
Oklahoma--the Hewitt field-was dis
covered. 1t was In 1916 and 1917.
that an extension of the already es-
tablished Healdton field was develop
ing to the southeast. In an effort to
secure acreage which would be reach
ed by This extension, The Texas Com
pany leased about seven hundred acres
OF land in township As, range 2W.
The larger part Of this acreage Is in
sections 21, 81 and 2s, located about
n mile and half north OF the then
discontinued postoffice Of Hewitt and
twenty miles west Of Ardmore.
Discovery Of Hewitt
In January, 1919. the Texas Com
pany made location in the north
west corNer Of section 81 on the
Denny farm for we'll number one.
the discovery well of the Hewitt field.
Drilling was commenced in February,
and on June 1st, oil was discovered
at 2072 feet. Drilling continued TO
June 5th, at which time the well
reached u depth Of 2100 feet and was
flowing at the rate of four hundred
barrels per day of 30, degree to 80
degree gravity oil.
This we'll has produced $4,000 bar
rels Of oil and is still producing at
the rate of as barrels per day.
Since that time the Texas Company
has completed IS wells with an av-
eraNe daily production Of $500 barrels.
The discovery well was located two
miles from the Healdton pumping
station of the Texas Pipe Line Com
pany of Oklahoma. which station is
located on that company's eight'inoh
Sherman Healdton pipe line. Connec-
ton was made as soon us possible To
the tanks at this well and the oil
transported through the pipe lines
Of that company. The Texas Company
was the only purchaser OF crude oil in
this field until May, 1920, when the
Prairie Pipe Line Company construct
cd branch line from its Texas
trunk line to Hewitt. The Prairie
Oil and Gas Company then entered
the field as purchaser. transport
ing oil purchased through the lines
OF the Prairie Pipe Line Company.
Since that time the Magnolia Petro-
lcum Company and the Pierce on
Corporation have extended their lines
into the field.
Great Army Of W0rkmen
The Texas company organization in
cludes about twenty-seven thousand
nAen and women. II IL one Of tho
most compact and Loyalty constituted
organizations which ever operated
in this country.
The great manner IN which the
employees of the Texas company DEM
cnstrate their loyalty and zeal. is
plainly seen by acquaintance and OBJ
scrvation Of the employees in local
fields.
Tho Texas Company operates
through its principal subsidiaries In
many countries. including Mexico
Australia. Porto Rico. South Africa,
South America. West Indies, England
Belgium, Italy, France. denmark,
and Germany.
During the twelve months endlne
September 30, 1920. the company had
10s competitions OF oil wells and IL
competitions Of gas wells In Oklahoma
and Kansas. During the same period
Of time, they held lease acreage In
Oklahoma alone aggrcgating 4GI.2T'
acres, and fee acreage aggrcgatinr
3.sS3 acres.
The Texas Company producing de-
partment operates twenty-one plants
for the production Of gasoline from
natural gas, eleven Of which are locai'
cd In Oklahoma.
In operation. owned and leased BY