The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-11-27
ARDMORE MEN TO RUN
REFINERY IN TEXAS
SHALLOW TERRITORY
Owens Refining Company is
Organized By Prominent
Local Oil Man.

Construction work on the refinery
at Cameron. Texas, being built by
John 5. Owens of his city, has beer
started and is now well under way.
A company TO be known as the Owens
Refining Company will conduct opera.
tons at The plant when completed.
To date complete organization of the
concern has not been effected, but Il
corporation win be formed and stock
issued in the near future, according
TO Mr.. Owens, who recently returned
from a visit TO the location of the
plant, to which he has been making
periodic trips since decision to erect
it was arrived at. When the organiza
ton is formed, a half dozen or more
members of the a rdmore oil fraternity
who have accepted positions with the
new concern will move TO Cameron TO
assume active duties. These men in
clude Mr.. owens, who expects 10
leave here by the first # next year.
w. A. Jones, former superintendent
with C~hickasaw Refining Company in
this city and who is now AT Cameron
as superintendent OF construction on
the Owens plant; John H.. awards,
formerly auditor with the Chickasaw
company. and who will act in
similar capacity with the Texas con-
Germ, and others who will be heads
of various departments. Mr.. Owens
was secretary-treasurer Of the Chieka,
saw company up to several months
ago, at which time he resigned due 10
other business connections which re.
quired his time. He IS still a member
Of the board OF directors of the Chick
asaw company.
The Cameron plant will be of 1900
barrels capacity and will run oil
from the Minerva shallow field. six
miles south OF Cameron, and which
is producing from sands encounter
ed at depths ranging from $50 to
1O9 feet. This Is a newly discovered
pool on the asst side of the San Ga
briel river, and the owens company
thus the first firm TO post the price
OF the crude there. Al the present
time the quotation has been announced
as ,2.s5 per tsrrel. The oil is ~
gravity and has a 80 per cent gaso.
line content. Mr.. owens has contract
ed with the majority cf producers in
the field To run their entire produc-
ton for a period OF six years.
The wells have An initial production
Of Ease barrels and settle to l.-l5
barrels, Total production OF the east
field is about 25O barrels. at the pres
ent time.
Mr. Owens states that the plant
should be ready for operation by
January /, 1929. The firm will start
running oil by the middle of Deem.
ber Connections To the wells will re-
Quire the laying Of fifteen miles u
pipe lines, work on which is now
under way The Service Tank Com.
panN VI this city. has been awarded
the contract for IA steel tanks to be
erected at tho refinery and has al.
ready shipped the materials to the
location.
on The west side Of the river there
Is a pcol In IN. same field with wells
producing one and two barr,ls from
sand at lio.25O feet. The geological
data reveals that the sand dips
to the east with the resultant deep
~ sand In that direction and better
production. Nit. owens states that
prior to his arrival In the area. the
production " the field was being sold
locally for use IN the industries In
the immediate vicinity.
MANY companies are reported as
drilling wells In the east field and con.
tempk,tinu active operations. These
include Westhcimcr and Dauhe. OF this
city; Lee on Company. Mccartney and
Bradstrect; Marsh and Fogle, Erie
Development Company; Oklahcma-Bell
oil Company; Texas Plains OIL Com.
rany, Oriental OH Company. Sheerin
and Elwell: Gallagher OH Company.
Ferguson and Newell. Hess and
Company. Johnson and Rumbergcr:
Armadillo DEVELOPMENT Company and
others.
At the present time there are eight
producers and II wells drilling In the
east field. The latest well to be
brought In Is the Lee oil Company
No. I ON the Neihaus farm. which
came In for 30 barrels and il now
pumping % barrels. from q ig.fooi
thick Sand Reports received here Fri.
tAy state that the T. and 4. COal