The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-11-27
OIL NEWS
(From Local and South Oklahoma Fields
BILL KROHN
LOCATION ANNOUNCED
FOR TEST SECTION 10
N-3W NORTH OF FOX
Operations On Important Test
Is Expected to Start
This Week.

Tulsa parties have announced the
location for a test TO be drilled in the
northeast corner of the southeast guar
ter Of section 10, 2s-3w, on the Julia
Morris farm, north of production IN
the Fox area. Operations on the cree
tion Of the derrick will be started
this week. A water we'll has been dug
on the location and all will be in
readiness TO commence drilling opera
lions as soon as the test is rugged up.
The announcement OF this ocation
has been awaited for some time by
members Of the local oil fraternity who
nave been noting great activity in
The vicinity Of the test during the
past several months relative TO the
leasing Of acreage II inspection OF
The territory by biologists and 9TH
cts Interested, The area has been
looked upon with great favor by those
familiar with it, aud predictions as
% its oil possibilities have been OF a
most encouraging nature. Many ~
the larger companies operating in Ok
lakoma fields have had their land
men and biologists working in the
area, and the structure which has
been mapped out after inspection Of
surface indications II reported as prpc'
tically tallying 10 a marked degree
on all the geological maps resultant
Of the 70 inspection. In general, the
structure as II appears on n Of the
maps reveals that 1t covers areas in
sections .. .. 4. 10 II, ~, 10 l6. -.
ard 20. II Is four miles long and two
20 two and one half miles wide, run
ming IN a northwest and southeast
direction similar 10 the producing
pools In this section OF the state. Near
tst production j. in section - OF the
FOX pool on the south, the Wildcat
lin Coline properties in the 2s-sw
country on the east, the Graham pool
in section 30 and 81. 2s-2w, 10 the
,outheast, and the Milroy country 10
The west.
The structure was originally mapped
~ Carl u. smith eeQlogist OF Tulsa.
Who made o study OF the structure in
November. 1920. Since that lime The
larger concerns have checked IL and
found similar results, according To re-
ports,
The companies Which own acreage in
he vicinity " the test include prai.
RE on and Gas Company. Gypsy oil
Comiany. Ameroda Petroleum com
pany, Magnolia Petroleum Company,
Tidal Usage OIL Company The Texas
company. Nay County Oil and Gas
Company (Marland interestsl, :, G..
Hcrnstadt, :, A, Apple and others,
The test 10 section ~ viii De watch
" with more than usual Interest. oil,
m.n are strong In belief that u big
pool, With pppvrties equalling Hewitt
OF ll.aldton, exists some~ hcro north
% foi ana south OF the Ro0berson
GarVln county field They base their
opinion on the belief that the huge
gasss-s found IN The Foi and Ro66er-
.on areas Justify he existence near
by Of an oil pool Of big production.
larger than that already encountered
IN the gas areas, They point cut the
fact that heavy oil "a been enooun-
isrvd iu sections and Is 2ssw. on
the Culine properties % GOOD grade
NJ oil found iu the Graham district.
and alp In sections 20. IS s3. and 81
VI the FoX field. On the west. heavy
oil has been found In the Mtlroy
shallow field with production OF ten
" 100 barrels from and ranging
from ~ TO hoe feet.