The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-13
Bia Crowd Watches English Well on
Harness Farm; Plug Partially
Drilled out Late Yester 3
day Evening
GOOD SHOWING OF OIL
RESULT OF OPERATION
shut Down Late Yesterday Waiting
on BaiIInp Line; Expected
Arrive this Morning;
ksrdiet Today

lnultutiona stottfual cNthihb III
he English Drilling company's test
on the Harness farm, eight miles
souta Of Chlckasha In section lJ-5n.
Nv. wc;S that the we'll probably
would 10 drilled into tho sand TO.
day.
They shut down about G o'clock
yesterday evening with the plug
cnly partially drilled out. The shut
down came dua 10 the fact that 70
bail'ng line which hal been sent for
had not arrived. Drillers deemed II
advisable TO drill the plug ontIrelp
out with no line OIL tho ground with
which to run the bailer and remove
the heavy water pressure front tho
rand believed to be Immediately be.
low the plug.
showIngs Are Good.
, Despite the fact that the plug was
not entirely drilled out. the oil show.
ings on the slush runway were de.
cidedly good as drilling progressed.
Comments were very favorable from
the fans and scouts gathered about
the we'll and IL was dlsappoint.
ment to all whom They shut down and
decided to wait until today for the
finishing of the lob. In addition to
the streaks OF crude on the sIush,
there were gas Indications.
Operations yesterday were carried
on before big gallery OF fans. Cars
by the score brought hundreds to the
well. They started early and kept
coming and going until late last
night. Work was started yesterday
about 7 o'clock when they
started running the four inch drill
stem In the hole.
Pumps Break Down
Shortly after getting the drill
stem to the bottom the pumps we're
started, resulting In one being
broken down. Considerable time was
required to repair the damage, but
early In the afternoon, tho water was
started circulating. Fresh water was
in for the purpose OF thin
ming the mud. This work continued
until late in the afternoon and IL
was the opinion of many that they
were simply killing time"
Along late In the afternoon, the
performance lost considerable por-
tion Of the audience, some OF the
crowd giving 1t up and deciding to
pull for the home port. About 4:3O
they started the drill to grinding out
the plug. For 30 minutes possibly.
nothing showed on the slush. Then
there were streaks and "rainbows"
of the crude showing. These steadily
increased as work progressed. until
when the drill was stopped the show
ings were considered as exceptional
ly good and the general predictions
we're that from the Indications, a
good we'll should result.
Some Trading Reported.
Considerable trading in leases and
royalties was going on yesterday.
there being a number OF reports Of
comparatively heavy offers for acre.
age. Local men, who own an off.
set 40. we're offered $500 an acre,
the proposition carrying drilling
contract to start operations In 80
days. The terms were 800 an acre
cash and 5000 an acre In oil The Of,
fer was turned down.
Col. Ike Harness. owner OF the
land on which the well is being drill
ed. was on the job. decled out in a
new suit of unionalls. Efforts were
made yesterday to buy his royalty
but were unsuccessful. 1t was under
stood, but the report not verified
that he was offered $3.50 an acre fol
the royalty on the 10 carrying tht
English test