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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-23
OIL NEWS
(From Local and South Oklahoma Fields)
KROHN
ROXANA PRODUCER IN
THE HEALDTON FIELD
MAY BE RECORD WELL
Has Produced 1,750,00O Bar
rels Since Brought in
Seven Years Ago.

"To have an oil we'll in Carter
is to have something! has
been the slogan of all producers who
have operated in this territory, and
who have found that the slogan is
bona fide. Prolific qualities OF the
sands, their great number and long
life, are the base of the contention
Absence of salt water sands at
depths of the oil producing sands in
the proven areas is also something
which speaks high of Carter county
fields.
Perhaps one Of the best wells
which illustrates in commendable
manner the qualities of an oil we'll
in this area is the Roxana Petroleum
company well on the Horton farm, in
the southwest of the southwest quar-.
ter of the northeast quarter OF sec.
ton 6. 4s-9w. in the Healdton field.
Drilling on this test started on Juns
90 1914 and the well was brought
in on July, 1914, 1t started off
with an initial production Of 5000
barrels, which II held up for a
week, and then increased itself 10
200 barrels. feT days later II
Produced $500 barrels daily, and held
tris production fcr qui,e SOM time,
gradually decreasing. During the lat.
ter part of l9iS 1t was producing 775
barrels, ~ The latter part of 1919, II
was producing 525 barrels, and at
the present time the well is making
200 6urels daily. The gravity Of the
oil is 30, Production is being had
from five sands. found AT depths OF
$50 So feet, 947-t032 feet, l040-l115
feet. 1115-l125 feet. 1l25.1l65 feet.
Total depth of the well is 116S feet
in white sand formation. An added
feature connected with this well, as
has teen apparent in other Healdton
PRODUCERS. is the fact of the large pro
d1cton at a rather shallow depth.
To date this well has produced
i,750.0G barrels, and il Is believed
holds the record for production in the
lIealdton field.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-23
Captain NObbS Tells of
Salvation Army Home

Ardmore Citizen: Good morn
ing, captain
Captain Nobbs: Coed morning,
Sir"
A. c.: II understand we are
about to have a permanent Sal
walton Army building in Ard
more"
c. Nobbs: Yes sir, we are now
very busy with plans for raising
money"
A. c.; What kind of building
will it be?'
c, Nobbs: "A two-story brick
and basement
A. c.. What will you use the
basement for"
c. Nobbs Gymnasium and
young peoples room"
A. c.: "Wil there be shower?'
c. Nobbs Yes. sir"
A. G.. "Will there be laundry
facilities?"
c. Nobbs: Yes, sir"
A. C.: What is to be on the
first floor?'
c. Nobbs; "On one side of the
entrance there will be a rest
room for ladies'; on the other
side the office, then the auditor
ium."
A. c.: How many people will
it seat?"
c. Nobbs; About five hundred
A. c.: What will you have on
the second floor"
C. Nobbs: Living quarters in
front, then eight or ten rooms
besides"
A. c.: What are these eight
or ten rooms for?"
C. Nobbs: For girls who are
working for n very small salary.
They will rent these rooms for
very nominal rental"
A. c.: Can the girls use .he
laundry and other facilities?"
c. Nobbs: Certainly"
A. c.: "Will you have any
trouble filling these rooms?"
&. NobDS: NO, nave more
applications now than l will be
able 10 accommodate"
A. c.: What are you going to
do with the old buildlngs?"
s. Nobbs: Move them back
and use them for emergency pur-
poses"
A. c.: do you own your let
where you propose erecting this
bulding?"
c. Nobbs: "Yes. sir, and II is
clear of all Indebtedness"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-23

Judge Nicholson is 40 positive and ufi.
cquivocal MS to what Is necessary be
fore a broker can bind his principal
to a sale pf an Oil and gas lease. that
considerable space is given to it in
this article, because, as the Statesman
views il, the effect--if the decision
siands-will be TO revolutioniZe tho
customs of lease brokers in the past
IN order to make a sale" the broke
will have 10 be armed with writtel
authority from the lease owner, con
tanning all of the essentials set out H.
the syllabus quoted above from tn
op'nion delivered by Judge Nicholson
II which "all of the Justices concur
If he have not such authority, hi
only power, the court holds. is to fine
a buyer" and the lease owner MAJ
accept or reject the offer his agen
has received, as he pleases.
AS has been stated, this decision
so at variance with the customs anf
methods of the oil and gas lease traf
fic of the past, that the decision Is
material interest to all who are accus
toned either to trade in leases, or blu.
leases from or through a broker.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-23
CottOnbelt-Graham Gasser
Gauges 25,0OO,OO0 Cubic
Feet; IT'S Pounds Pressure

The Lone Star Gas Company has
connected to the gas well OF the
Cottonbelt Petroleum Company No.
|. on the Scott Sparks farm. In the
center OF the southeast quarter of the
southeast quarter OF the southwest
quarter of section 30, 2s.2w. one fourth
mile north of the Graham district. The
well is producing between e5.Oo0,OOo
and $4,000 600 cubic feet daily with
rock pressure of 775 pounds. Top
Of the sand was found at a depth OF
1883 feet and drilled two feet in.
= Whether or not the Consumers
Light and Power Company OF this
city will connect with the well has
not been definitely decided as yet
although the Cottonbelt company has
intlmated that the Consumers com
pany has been invited to do so. Should
the Consumers company decide to
connect to the well. connections will
have to be made by running a line
about two and one.half miles south
west from the we'll to link to the
line now running into the Fox field.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-23
STEEL STORAGE TANKS
HAVE TAKEN Big DROP
SINCE SLUMP IN OIL
Price of Sheet Steel Has Not
Decreased In Proportion
to Tank Prices.

Speaking Of reductions in the price
of steel storage tanks since the oil
market commenced to slide, Frank
McPhail, president of the Service
Tank company, of this city, states
that the manner in which the tank
concerns have taken actual losses
during that period hos been worthy
OF commendabe consideration in that
they have reduced the price Of the
tanks to n figure which was more
than proportionate with the decrease
in the price of OIL and yet which
might have been prohibitive consid-
ering the lesser decrease in the
price Of the materials from which
the tanks are constructed Steel
storage tanks of $50 barrel capacity
states Mr.. McPhail, which sold for
$3.50 year ago, can now be purchased
for 1915. Five hundred barrel capacity
steel tanks, selling for $500 year
ago, are now $500. Mr.. McPhail also
points out that the tanks which
are now on the market are greatly
improved as compared with those OF a
year ago, the modern tanks" being
alright and gas proof, preventing
the great evaporation which oc'
CURED when those of previous days
were being sold.
Sheet steel. the material used in
construction of the tanks, has come
down in price since oil started 10
slide. but has not decreased in pro
portion TO the decrease in price OF
the tanks. The price OF the steel
states Mr.. McPhail, Is set by practi
cally one monopoly. whereas the
price OF the tanks Is based on compe
tltion.
When tlfe oil slump started, says
Mr.. McPhail. the demand was chiefly
for $1,000 barrel steel tanks. These
had been nriced at 900 year
ago, and are now selling for Sl4,5UO
Very few wooden tanks for the stor.
age Of oil are used In the Hewitt
field In fact the figures are closely
estimated at one.half OF one per cent
of the entire storage caracty II
the field. Such Is reported as being
the case throughout the entire Mid
Continent area steel storage gradual
" replacing the wood. The addet
advantages OF the steel over the Woo
in climates such as this have brough
about this condition. leakage, evapor
alton and repair work being the chic
factors. In the coastal country, wooC
tanks are the rule, due TO the salt!
atmosphere and the low gravity o
the oil.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-23
Decision in Franklin and Woodwork
Case RevOlutiOnizeS Lease Trading

Col. T.. l.. Gregory, editor of the
Artl,nore Statesman, who is also an
attorney has written an exhaustive re-
view Of the recent supreme court de-
cision in the case of Writ Franklin
VS.. w. w. Woodwork and others
growing out of disputed ownership
of lease in the Hewitt field. For the
reason that the case is of unusual
interest becouse IL revolutionizes the
manner in lease trading we have ask
ed the privilege of publishing the re-
view as it was published in the
Statesman.
Under this decision a broker can
not sell leases unless the broker has
a written consent of the owner and
set out the acreage intended for sale.
In hurried trading in the early days
of an Oil field It has never been the
custom to be so exact in making
deals and the decision is Of great in
terest to brokers and also to purchas-
ers OF leases. The review by Col. Greg
ory is published in fun:
The decision of the Supreme Court
of Oklahoma last month, in the case
of Writ Franklin against w. w.
Woodwork, John Heenan, Il. A. Simp'
son and Anderson G. Simpson, is OF
material interest to all persons who
traffic in oil and gas leases in this
state. Heretofore it has been the
practice among oil men and oil
lease brokers' for the lease owner
to give to the broker a description oi
the land leased, which the broker
usually notes on a small plat book he
carries in his pocket the price al
which the lease owner is willing tc
/ sell is usually stated orally. anc
| with this meagre date the broker goes
to work hunting buyer. In most in
stances. when buyer is found, the
lease holder executes transfer ol
assignment" of the lease AT tn
price given the broker.
But under the ruling in the Frank
I lin VS.. Woodworth ct ais. case, th'
court holds that that sort of IN agree
ment, even tho the lease owner may
sign the plat on which he has him
self sketched out the land is "voit
under the statute of frauds Of Okla
honia." and does not give the brok
er a right to make and close a salt
Of the lease.
Case in Review
Briefly stated, the facts in tn
Franklin. Woodworth case are, in tn
main as follows:
w. w. Woodwork, a banker o
Ringing, Okla. had obtained oil ant
gas leases on 80 acres of land II
section 21.4-2, from l.. II. Thompson
and wife, in February, 1917. 1t was tn
usual form of commercial lease, run
ming for years, giving one year II
; which to start a well, and on failur
to start drilling within that time pa
rental of $40, which would exten
the time for starting a well for l
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-23
LOCAL MEN PREDICT
NEXT MID-CONTINENT
RISE TO BE 50 CENTS
Continuation of Curtailment
Policy Will Aid In
Bringing Advance.

Members of the local oil FRATERNITY
are predicting that when the rise
in the price of crude which is being
expectantly awaited, finally does ar
rive. il will be 80 cent increase
rather than one of % cents. These
predictions bear strength in the fact
that Pennsylvania crudes, which are
usually the forerunners OF increase
in midcontinent quotation, have taken
two Jumps of 25 cents each while the
midcontinent price has remained
steady Also there is some belief that
when the increase in midcontinent Is
announced, supposedly so cents, Tex
as crude now quoted at sl.T5 VIII
be advanced % cents, and the quo
tations of the two areas will again
be equalized.
Two and on half dollar oil by
Christmas" is still the slogan OF the
Aocal oil men who have been watching
the situation closely and who refuse
To be disheartened by the delay. Thus
far, no established reasons have been
advanced for the failure Of the pur'
chasing companies TO advance the mia
continent price, but it appears to he
due to the fact that the greater part
of the storage of these concerns ~
almost filled, and a stimulus for re.
rewed drilling ~ this time by raising
the price might force the purchasers
TO curtail their runs. There is no
doubt but that as soon as available
storage is obtained. the price of the
mid.continent production will rise
This observation appears TO be verified
by statements issued by authorities
acquainted with the Pennsylvania
fields, who attribute the cause of the
rises in that territory 10 n desire
on the part of the purchasers 10
stimulate both sales and exploration
Previous advance. they state, had
failed to bring out the desired qaun'
titles of oil from producers and that
drilling had not been resumed. Such
news sounds very welcome TO the
members of the mid-contnent fratern'
ity, for there can now he no doupl
but that the policy of curtailment OF
production, as pursued by operators
i'm local and other fields In the mid
continent area, has tended TO not only
bring the increases which have occur
red, but continuation of the policy
will be one of the chief causes fof
further advances.
Reports OF Texas regarding curtail
ment are also within keeping of the
mid-contnent attitude inasmuch az
they state that while three increases
totalling 70 cents in North Texas and
advances in other fields have result
Ell in starting n great deal OF arm
ing. the total production has not beer
measurably increased.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-23
GYPSY IS DRILLING
DEEPER TEST WEST
OF FOX PRODUCTION
Oil and Gas Sands in the Fox
Territory Are Creating
Much Interest.

Gypsy oil company No. on
the Pierce farm in the southeast
os the northeast quarter of the
northeast quarter Of section 10.
2s.3w. in the Fox area, has cased
off the oil sand encountered at q
depth OF 2l5l.2235 feet and Is
drilling deeper. Total depth of the
hole at the present time Is 1852
feet. The sand which has been
passed up was broken and was
estimated would produce 20 bar.
rels on the pump. This well Is
located one half mile west and
one eighth mile south OF pro-
ductlon In the Fox district, and
is regarded as n very important
test.
The Fox area Is creating consider
Able interest among the oil men, du
10 the many sands which have beei
found, and the oil sands which hay,
been encountered lately. Up to IN
time. gas sands have beef
found NJ depths Of no feet. 1855
feet, and 2i50 feet. oil sands hav
been encountered at various depth
from 2e2b feet TO 1900 feet
ana which have been found to be 70
40 fec, thick. The field at the pres
~ time Is two miles long and on
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-23

and one-fourth mile wide. including
the Gypsy Pierce we'll No. and
excluding the old Fox field. BY mu.
tual agreement, the operators in the
Fox area are drilling one well TO
each zen acres, and as "a result the
of the finest in the Mid.Continen,
area. and also. one OF the most ex-
pertly operated.
Writ Franklin is the most active
producer operating in the Fox field,
and has q total daily production in
the comparatively new oil field OF
$40 barrels. In addition to some huge
gassers. Among his recent compile.
tions Is the Ruth Williams No. Z
in section 81, ss.3w which reached
the top OF the gas sand at depth
Of 2l50 feet and Is producing ~,
600. 900 cubic feet with rock pres
sure of 200 pounds.
The gassers of the Fox field are
among the largest In the country,
and have been holding up their pro.
duction In fine manner. A good ex.
ample Of their longevity Is found
In one Of the Franklin wells which
was completed In October. 1920. and
which found the gas sand at a depth
Of 1850 feet. Initial production was
is 100000 cubic feet daily and at
the present time the well IL still
making i0.000000 cubic feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-23
COnnally to Discuss
Bailer Code at Tulsa

OKLAHOMA CITY. Oct. 22,-Claude
T.. Connally, state labor commission.
er. announced his acceptance of an
invitation to attend conference OF
the members OF the Mid.Contnent
oil and Gas association Of Tulsa on
october gs. The conference Is to
discuss provisions of an oil country
hoiler code. recommended for the
state by Mr.. Connally. The invitation
was extended By Harry H. Smith,
secretary OF the association.
The code In effect is to provide
for standardized boiler throughout
tho state. thereby lessenlng the fire
and life hazards which exist in some
sections. Mr. Connaliy explained.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-23

Magnolia Petroleum company is
drilling its new hole on the Hefner-
Mills farm In section %, 2s.3w In
che Fox district. which Is now at
depth of 30 feet. The hole is being
drilled near the location of No. 2
which has been plugged at depth
of 1884 feet the abandonment being
resultant of lost casing. No. I on
the same farm II shut down at
depth OF ili0 feet waiting on water
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-23
MagnOlia-James Section
%, 2s.6w Is Cemented

Magnolia Petroleum Company No
/, on the James farm. In section %,
ss.sw. south offset to the Magnolia
rarris producer IN the same section,
has ccmented the casing at n depth
OF i6s3 feet on top OF the oil sand.
The oil sand in this well was encoun-
tered at depth OF about 40 feet
deeper than that found in the Mag.
nolia.rarris. A gas sand, drilled into
at a depth Of 1895 feet and which
was showing for about 1o,ooo.oOo
cubic feet. has been successfully mud
ded off. according to reports.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-23
Graham District

Magnolia Petroleum company
No. on the Bennett farm In the
northwest corner OF the south.
west corner OF the southwest
quarter OF the northeast quar-.
ter OF section II, 9s-2w In the
Graham district Is drilling on
iron at a depth Of 1SaO feet. An
undcrrcamer cutter was lost In
the hole.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-23
North of <evport

on the McCarty farm in the
southeast corner of the northeast
quarter Of the northwest quarter
Of section %. 3s.iw north of
Newport Magnolia Petroleum
company No. | has reached a
depth of 5Si feet. A water well
Is now being connected.
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ing, preventing any effort which
might be made to get production
from the sand. During the pulling of
the casing two joints OF the lO.inch
were lost.
The operators intend TO use the
abandoned hole as q water well and
have skidded the rig to location 80
feet east Of the original hole, where
another test will be drilled.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-23
Magnolia Hewitt Operations

Magnolia Petroleum company No.
on the Cruce farm in the center of
the southeast quarter of the north
west quarter OF the northeast quar-
ter of section 10, is2w Is drilling
deeper at 1895 feet No 10 on the
same farm is getting ready to run
tie sis inch easing at depth III
1855 feet. No. L. on the same farm
has cemented the Sis inch casing
at depth of 1857 feet. No. II
on the same farm is rigging up.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-23
Alarnolia Petroleum company No

Magnolia Petroleum company No.
rs on the Woodruff farm in the
northeast corner of the northeast
quarter OF the southwest quarter Of
the southwest quarter OF section 10,
4s-9w is trying TO loosen frozen
e.lnch casing at depth OF 1855 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-23
F'orgetful

Strange about absent.mindedness.'
Yes. some people ate so absent.
minded that even their confidence Is
unusually misplaced
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This decision seems to be In conflict
with n long line of decisions of the
supreme court OF oklahoma, Frnnklin's
attorneys say hence they asked for
and have been granted an opportunity
TO file briefs In support Of motion for
rehenring Of the case. which motion
will be argued by counsel before the
supreme court the latter part Of this
month. :.
The decision as II was delivered by
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-23

Sell It throcgh The Aramore,,e
Classified Ads.
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Both Evans and Franklin having
signed the contract, Evans left the
office and on reaching the lobby of the
Simpson building. met John Heenan,
n well known oil man. who told him
he would buy the Thompson leases at
the price. s40O per acre. Evans replied
that ne was sorry, but he had just
sold them to Writ Franklin at that
price The Evans boys then sought to
reach Woodwork at Wilson by phone.
but failing 10 do so. drove to that
city in their car. Arriving there they
found that Woodwork had come to
Ardmore. so they followed him, and
located him at the Randol hotel about
Q o'clock in the evening. and told
him of the sale they had made TO
Franklin. Woodwork replied that he
had himself sold the leases TO John
Heenan at $500 per acre. after they
had left him. Later Heenan sold
half interest in the leases TO II. A.
Simpson. which interest Simpson trans
ferred to Anderson & Simpson.-Ed)
IIeenan Sold 10 Simpson
Franklin then called on Woodwork
10 make good on the trade he had
closed with his (Woodworth'sl agents.
the Evans boys. but this Woodwork
declined TO do. Franklin then moved
tools onto the property and filed this
suit, paying the $4,000 into the dis
trict court. and asking the court to
compel specific performance" that is,
comyel Woodworth to execute the as
slgnment of the lease TO him. The
case was tried in the Carter county
district court before Judge John j..
Coffman. whom the chief justice of
the state had assigned to hear the
case. Judge Coffman decided the case
in Franklin's favor, and ordered Wood
worth to execute the assignment from
which decision the defendants. Wood
worth, ct ais appealed TO the supreme
court. and that court, during Septem-
her of this year reversed the decision
OF Judge Coffman. and ordered the
case "remanded for further proceed
lngs' consistent with the decision II
had rendered in the case.
The feature of the decision Of the
supreme court that Is of greatest in
tercst To the general public, and paru'
cularly to those engaged In the busi'
ness OF selling leases for others. is set
out In syllabus No. 1, to the opinion of
I the court as read by Judge Nicholson,
, and reads as follows:
I "a contract for the sale NJ an oil
and gas lease entered into by an allcg.
/ ed agent of the owner of such lease,
and third person Is invalid, under
/ the statute OF frauds. unless the au'
/ thority of such agent to sell said lease
! be In writing. subscribed by such own
er. and such other authority must he
! specific and certain as to the author
| ity conferred the terms, description
and parties So that such authority is
disclosed by the writing. itself. and re-
course to parol evidence to show the
intention of the parties is uuneces
sary"
Decision Is Conflicting
This decision seems to be In conflict
with n long line of decisions of tn,
supreme court OF oklahoma, Franklin,
attorneys say, hence they asked FOL
and have been granted an opportunity
to file briefs In support Of n motion fol
rehenring Of the case. which motor
will be argued by counsel before tn,
supreme court the latter part Of thi'