Great Falls tribune., 1921-10-28
W|NNETT OIL Field OUTPUT
REACHES ALMOST $4,0O0,000
Year of Commercial Shipping Witnesses Big
Developments; Cat Creek Shares Prestige
With Antelope Basin; Many Points to Tap.
Special to The Tribune.

| Wlnnett, Oct. 21.-That the Cal
Creek oil field. west of the AIussel.
| shell river, and the newer Antelope
| creek field. east of that stream, have
become defniitcly established in the
confidence of big and experienced op-
! Grating companies, both as to volume
Of production and probability of long
evity of the wells, is clearly demon
strated by multiplied evidences of ac-
tivities by such companies, by the
present output of the wells and by
comparison of activities and produc-
ton of crude oil in the earlier history
of the two fields.
That other fields will be developed
IN the near future, of equal or even
greater productivity, until the little
city of Winnett will be literally sur
rounded upon all sides by oil wells Civ
ing up their streams of liquid gold and
making fortunes for their lucky own
ers, seems safe prophecy. And
prophecy has as its base something
more substantial than mere hopes, for
in every direction experienced oil op-
orators are spending their own money
in drilling new structures, which have
not only received the approval of the
country's best geologists but of prac-
teal oil men of long experience In
the drilling game.
60 Wells in Cat Greek Field.
There are at this time 60 produc-
ing oil wells in the Cat Creek field,
extending northwesterly from the west
bank Of the Musselshell river a dis
tance of about nine miles as the crow
flies. These |wells are actually pro-
ducing 10000 barrels of high grade
crude oil per month OF this amount
10000 barrels in round numbers, are
being run through the four-inch pipe
line OF the Elk Basin Consolidated
company to the tank farm at Winnett,
and from there to the Standard re-
fineries in Wyoming and the Inde--
pendent refineries at Lewistown and
Billings. The new plant of the treat
Northern Refining company, at VIM
nett. is also taking a part OF this
crude.
ing used for fuel by the Wens pelng
drilled. or stored in the field tanks OF
the Montana Independent Pipe Line
company.
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The value of the crude oil actually
being produced in the. Cat Greek f1eld,
at S1.7O per barrel for the crude, IS
$3.50 600 per month, or S3,Oto,otO per
annum. But this big sum does not
fully represent the potential vaiue OF
the output of the wells, for the SUI
ficient reason that the low price OF
crude. which held at 81 per barrel for
~ tha a, mast five months. has been insult
ficient to induce the pumping OF the
VOLS t,e1I' to " canacity. especially these
owned by the strong Standard com
nanies and the stronger Of the mde-
nendent companies. 1t is fair state.
ment to say that were the wells OF
the Cat Creek field being>pumped to
full capaeity, the volume would be M
nraased by another 10000 barrels per
month which at present prices for
crnde would augment the aggregate
annual value to $3,S76OOO per an
num- Antelope Field Close Second
The newer Antelope creek field i'm
on the east side Of the Mus
seIshell river. is just now, coming INTO
PRODUCTION. The first producer brought
IN in this field was the well Of the
Mosbv Oil company, financed at Olym-
MIA. Wn.. and which gave from ~ to 70
barrels Der day, at the shallow depth of
S45 feet. Location is the northwest
1uarter of the northeast quarter OF sec
tion 1,15N-3 -3OE. The second produc-
ing well in the Antelope field was
brought in by the Frantz corporation,
on the northwest quarter OF the north
west quarter of section 26-l5N-3OE
This well was sensational success
for the Frantz company, as its flush
production is from 1900 to 1900 bar
rels per day, and the biggest well in
either field.
This we'll was brought in at shallow
depth. 1904 feet. which means COM
oartiyely low costs for the drilling of
other wells. and the inevitable effect
will be to stimulate widespread and
early drilling campaign.
Big Hopes on Frantx Test
What may prove in the very near
future to be an equally important de-
is the deep test well being
lrilled by the Frantz corporation in
he same field, in section 27-15N-3OE.
Depth at this well is 2,b7O feet, with
he drill working in black shale over
aging the quadrant formation. This
same formation gives production in the
Devils Basin and Soap creek fields, 80
hat a successful completion by the
Trantz people here will prove the quad
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