The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-10
Corporation Commission
? to Announce the Findings
Carter Company Hearing

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct 10.-That
the Carter Oil Co. had been treated
unfairly by the conservative commit.
tee acting for the corporation commits.
sion in the Hewitt field was charge
made by Judge j. A. Veasey of Tulsa,
attorney for the company, during a
recent hearing before the commission
of charges made by the committee to
the effect that the order of the com.
mission TO ourtail drilling had been
violated repeatedly by the Carter COM
pany
Counter charges were made by
Writ Franklin of the Plains Oil &
Gas Co.. and Charles B. Goddard of
the Humble Oil and Refining com.
pany, members of the committee who
asserted that the Carter company had
failed and refused to confer with the
committee or TO seek its advice or
counsel. This was in addition to the
charge that there were cause of the
Carter being hailed before the commits.
sion To give an account Of its activi.
ties In the Hewitt field.
After the examination Of witnesses
the committee and members of the
commission held an executive session
at the conclusion of which Commits.
sioner A. l.. Walker announced that
the hearing was over aud that in due
time the commission. would make
announcement OF its findings.
Six specific violations of curtail-
ment rules were charged against the
Carter, and these we've Indicated and
Noy, conservation officer of the
commission In the Hewitt field. The
company was charged with drilling
into a new and deeper sand In It's
Heffner No. .. IN section 22. -. with
doing a similar thing In its Noble No.
: In section 81, 40. with drilling what
the committee termed an inside 10.
cation In the same quarter section, and
with similar violations on other tracts.
I'VE Were not treated as other com.
panies In the Hewitt field were treat.
ed" said Judge Neasey. I'VE sought
to comply with the order of the com.
mission and found friction In the com.
mlttoe. The committee thought we
We're too aggressive. We have lost
confidence In the committee"
Mr. Franklin countered with the
charge thar the Carter had not earn.
cstly sought to cooperate with the
committee, and he contondcd that the
Carter had NO right to violate any
provisions OF the order because other
concerns had violated them H. l..
IIelycy. assistant general supctintcn.
dent Of the company. told of activities
OF the company for protection that
perhaps were In violation OF the order
aud complained that other companies
had been similarly guilty and had not
been hailed into court by the commit
tee.
Differences OF opinion existed as to
the identity OF certain sands. In one
or more instances Mr IIelvey contend
cd that deeper sands intn which the
company drilled were In reality the
same as shallowcr sands on other
locations. This. members uf the com
mittee disputed. AIR. Holvcy contcndcd
also that certain sand dips were to
the east, whereas the committee had
maps showing that dips were to the
west.
Carter officials admitted violations
Of the order In certain instances aud
Judge veascy contended that the
committee. the commission nor any
other authority had the power to cur.
tail their operations under certain
He declared that the com.
pany was subject to being sued for
damages by a land owner II Il were
not diligent In getting its just share OF
oil under the land while the land was
being drained by other wells.
Mr. Helvey stoutly denied Mr..
i'ranklIn's claim that the Carter had
started q strings of tools nslore the