, 1921-05-12
FIELD REPORT OF
PROD. AND REF. CORP.

With better weather conditions,
drilling operations Of the Producers
and Refiners Corporation in the
Mountain States division are getting
into full swing. In the Salt Creek
field in Wyoming, the company Is
building a new battery Of ten 1000
barrel steel storage tanks to take
care OF the flow from well No. l on
section 30-40-78 which was COM
pleted early in April with a flush
production OF $50 barrels natural.
Well has filled eight %25O-barrel
tanks and one 6OO-barrel tank and
is now pinched down to 200 barrels
daily. On the same lease. company
has cellar dug for No. 2, n location
north from No. 1. On the opposite
side OF the field, company has started
drilling again in No. l on section 16-
4O-79 after waiting Is days for the
cement to set at 1890 feet. On
same lease it started spudding in on
No. 5, April 90. Wells of large cali
her are expected on section Ii as
this lease joins a property Of the
Midwest company on which there is
n 3%50O-barrel we'll. Producers and
Refiners has secured a strong foot
hold In Salt Creek with the control
Va luol LILO Ooy "a "lklAlk
. what Is considered proven territory.
In the Lost Soldier district in Car
bon county. Wyoming. Producers
and Refiners Corporations No. l,
Wertz continues to produce oil, gas,
and gasoline. This we'll Is now
bringing in the company a total reve-
nue. OF practically $1,000 a month
with little operating expenses. 1t
has been connected up with most OF
the drilling rigs and camps in the
Lost Soldier field and 100000 cubic
feet OF gas is being marketed from
1t daily while from the drips in the
gas line are being taken 500 gallons
of gasoline daily. What gas the gov
eminent does not use from this well
in its air service at Rawlins finds q
ready market locally. Well is also
flowing about SO barrels of oil daily
No. 2 Wertz, drilling 1000 feet south.
west from No. l. has set IL II inch
casing at 1865 feet. and is waiting
for cement to set. 1t is further down
on the structure where It is hoped
the big gas production will be missed
and oil will be found. No. 1 Wertz
gagged 100000 cubic feet. open
flow with a rock pressure OF 1906
pounds to the square inch, probably
the highest known rock pressure n
Wyoming.
What may prove an important dis
covery in the Ferris field In Carbon
county, Wyoming, is the discovery o.
a new oil bearing sand In Producer
and Refiners Corporations No.
we'll in section 36-26-87 at. 2S7l
feet. Company run into an oil
sand at this depth showing consid'
cradle oil and Is now running 6K
inch casing to shut the water off
Should a deep pay be found in THU
part of the field at Ferris, It viii
mean much development work fol
his new district. Producers and Re
finers has six wells completed at Fer
ris. three gas wells and three OF
wells. From the three gas wells l,
derived a revenue of approximately
$1,000 a month while the three oil
wells have a combined daily produc
ton around 100 barrels. Status o
company's other tests in this field 4
as follows: No. 1 in section 35-26-8i
has cemented 8A inch at 2578 fee
and is waiting for cement to set
same is true OF No. 2 In section %
1851 with 81 inch set al 1870 feet
No. Q in section 26-26-S7 Is straight
ening hole at 1870 feet and No. 2 II
section 23-26-S7 is standing at 1903,
feet.
At Sand Draw in Fremont county
Wyoming, Producers and Refiner
Corporation is drilling at 100 feet. II
No. l In section 1895 and carry