Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-24
WAY FOR DRILLING
OREG0N-MONTANA
DEEPER IS CLEARED
Oil Horizon Expected to Be
Encountered Soon at Added
Depth of ITS Feet.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Winnett. Sept 23.-Messrs. Ostland
and Arlington. who have been in
charge of operations at the Oregon
Montana well. express themselves as
being deeply gratified at the really
wonderful progress that has been made
in getting the well into shape to con
tinue drilling.
By Tuesday night the hole had been
cleaned to permit Of putting back the
entire string of 6-inch easing that had
been pulled, and on Wednesday under
roaming was under way to shut Off the
water. This work went on SO rapidly
that within "a hours the casing had
been carried down to the bottom Of
the open hole. the water had been shut
off. and the way for drilling cleared.
The first possible oil horizon should
be encountered within about 175 feet
Of additional depth.
Showings of oil have been contin-
uous during the five days in which the
new work has been going on. How
ever. the intention at first announced
will not be abandoned, and the drill Will
be sent through all the sands Of the
quadrant formation if necessary.
Fine Progress at Absaroka
w. f. Sprague arrived from Their
mopolis. Wyo., early this week and at
once assumed charge Of drilling. opera
tons ut the Absaroka companys well.
in the northeast quarter OF the nofth-
east quarter of section 1-14-29.
On Wednesday. II 1-2-inch easing
had been set at 735 feet. and drilling
was in open hole at 900 feet. Contin-
uing to carry the casing down was then
resumed.
Operations are with new standard
derrick. which has replaced the smaller
rig. the most of which was broken some
DAYS ago. \,
The Absaroka we'll is one Of the
chain of wells being drilled on North
ern Pacific lands in central Montana.
Frantz Test Making Hole Satisfactorily
Good progress is being made by the
drillers at the Frantz corporation deep
test well in the northeast quarter Of
the northwest quarter of section 2I-13-
20 The s 3-S-inch casing has been set
to a depth of 1905 feet. and open hole
is being made at fair speed below that
depth. Recent changes in the drilling
force at the we'll has evidently stimu-
lated operations considerably.
Another Well on East Side. u
Miles City people are drilling another
test we'll east of the Nlusselshell river.
in the southwest quarter of the north
west quarter of section 2-14-30. On
Wednesday the hole had been made to
200 feet. with 15-ineh casing.
Fine Drilling Record.
The Thermopolis-C Creek syndi-
cate well, drilling on the Unit Petro-
leum lease, in the southeast quarter Of
the southeast quarter Of section 1O-15-
inch casing at go feet This was
about finished, and drilling was to be
at once resumed.
Work of rigging up for the No. , we'll
Df the syndicate on the same lease is
making rapid progress under the close
personal supervision Of Field Manager
". l.. Thomas.
West Dome Wells Near Completion.
OF the two drilling wells of the West |
Dome company-No. 8. in the north
vest quarter NJ the northeast quarter
# section 9-15-o9, and No. 8, in the |
southeast quarter of the northeast |
quarter Of the same section-the for
ner is very near to completion. and /
inc is being laid to connect the well
With the storage tanks. The No. 9 is
making highly satisfactory progress ana |
t should quickly follow it's companion
ntO completion.
Flfty-six Sells Production. |
Production from the Nos well Of
he Sc Petroleum company has been
old to the new refinery Mt Miles City.
rhe price vas not officially given out.
nut is known to have been much higher
han that prevailing for the past two
months.
Mosby Well a Commercial Producer.
The new well of the Mosby Oil com
any, in the southwest quarter Of the
orthwest quarter of section 2115-30.
as not yet been put on the pump. but
eports are that the crew have baled
UGH quantities of oil as to make Ger
ain it. will be a commercial producer,
God for 80 barrles or more per day.
Frantz Rigging No. 2 Harlan. II
The Franz corporation has begun the
of a standard rig on its
,cation for No. well on the Harlan
ract, offsetting No. 10 Of the W0
lone wells.