The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-22
Putting Hole In Good Shape to Set
Casing II Gas Showing Proves
Pay Well When II 10
Thoroughly Washed
"RAINBows" IN sLusH AS
REAMING IL CONTINUED
Prospects Brighter Than Ever ec-
fore; Next Week Should Tell
Tale at Present Depth
are Indications Now

The test of me Tuttie Oh Com.
pany on the Thomas farm, In sec
ton 1896, q mile and a half south
Of futile, viii bear watching closely
during tho next week as the bring.
Ing In OF a well OF somo character
there within that time. would not
prove a great surprise.
At present they are roaming down
with a nine inch BIZ to get tho hole
to uniform size in order to be In
position to set casing on bottom.
which is AROUND 1900 feet. They had
rat-talied ahead with a smaller bit
and at the depth mentioned, had
gone into a gas sand. with the hole
full of mud aud slush, the pressure
lifted the mud and caused Il to boil
out over the rotary. Heavier mud
was pumped into the hole and al
lowed to settle, successfully holding
whatever flow of gas they have.
100 Feet Of Bottom.
This was done to enable the drill
ers to get the hole in shape to set
casing before testing out the gas
pressure. Yesterday afternoon they
were about 100 feet off bottom with
the raining process, but despite the
fact that the smaller hole. represent
ing the 100 feet at the bottom. was
full of heavy mud that was below
uhe point of circulation, gas was
showing on the slush box.
DIR. A. E. 1Ienning and Ben Barker.
officers Of the company were at the
well yesterday afternoon and both
stated that they can make a gas
we'll at any time they desire, but
neither was in position to make any
estimate on the probable volume
that would result eve intend TO
ream down to the present bottom of
the hole, then pump the mud out of
the hole and wash out. We will
Then be able to tell what we have
and If we need TO go any deeper, we
VIII be In shape to do So" said
DR.. Hennings. "If we washed out
now and encountered a heavy flow
of gas, we would have difficulty in
setting casing to the bottom
OIL Showing Too.
In addition to the gas showings
in the slush, there were rainbows Of
live oil going down the slush box
yesterday afternoon. DIR. Hennings
was OF the opinion that these show
ings were coming from sand said
to be about a foot and q half IN
thickness that mad been picked up
at around 1900 feet with the smaller
bit and at which depth they were
roaming yesterday afternoon. If an
pearances go for anything, small
well would possibly result from
thorough working Of the sand from
which the showings were coming.
Several joints Of thre inch drill
stem have been purchased and when
the bottom OF the hole ID reached
and the hole cleaned, this small
stem will be used If further drilling
Is done. With il the drilIers will
feel their way into the formation
from which the gas is believed to
be coming.
Immediately above the present bot.
tom of the hole, the formations were
stratas of lime and shale, DR.. Hen
nlngs stated, a formation, practically
lat the bottom was OF considerable
t Nickness, and there was a difference
of opinion as to tcharacter.j Som9
claimed that it was a1ine formation
while another oil man. not connected
with the Tuttle people, stated that il
was a pure gas sand
The next week should tell some
sort of story at the Tuttle location,