The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-13
GREAT SOUTHWESTERN
TEST COMPLETED AS
4O.5O BBL. PUMPER
Efficient Use of Star Machine
Demonstrated by Jones
Brothers Company.

The Great Southwestern Petroleum
Company test on the Gooding farm,
in the northeast corner Of the south
west quarter of the southeast quar-
Ter of section 80. 4s-2w, one fourth
while south Of production in the Hewitt
southeast extension. has been com
pleted as a pumper with production
Of 1850 barrels daily. Gravity OF the
oil is estimated at SO. The well Is
producing from two sands the first
of which was found at a depth OF
a562.65 feet and the second at 21S2-
X07 feet. Total depth of the hole Is
26O9 feet in shale formation. An up
persand which was found in this well
S@ai depth OF 2495.25-15 feet, and
which was estimated would make
1910 barrel pumper has been cased
IF. the drilling being carried deeper
80 the time in an effort 10 reach
rhe oil sand found at 1850 in the
Calt.Hudson test. one fourth mile
west. The 5.s inch casing was car
q rcd in this well to the top of the
FIRST producing sand At 1862 feet.
II is interesting to note that from
ID. a depth of 2370 feet TO 2609 feet this
hcle was drilled with the star ma
chine being the first time in the
history Of the Hewitt field develop
lnent that star machine mas been
used ut such great depth 10 drill into
The pay The drilling contractors who
performed this feat, Jones Brothers
Drilling Company, have had faith in
It's possibility from the start of oper-
utions in this respect, and have
proved their contentious that 1t is
paying proposition TO use the machine
for the purpose. George c. Jones,
Jr., general manager OF the drilling
company states that "a saving ot
$500 10 $4,000 per well can be ef.
fected by the use Of the star machine
IN drilling in wells which are re-
earded as wildcat or which are being
drilled in territory where q flowing
Well is resultant after the sand IS
penetrated. In case Of pumping wells
he states it IS naturally just a cheap
10 staudardizc for the placing Of the
Well on the beam viii call Tor stan
dardi2auon.
10 speaking OF drilling wells with
the star machine. it must be borne
loo mind however. that Mr. Jones means
drilling for % distance of 80 TO 200
lect following the drilling out Of the
plOg. That the usc OF the star ma.
chine in drilling son wells OF the cxten.
sion is most advisable, be- the ass,r.
tion Of Mr.. Jones, who points out
.. the fact that the wells thDre are
more or less of q wildcat nature. due
TO the various depth OF the sands
and with the exception OF very Few.
most OF them are flowing wells
Alternating Rotary and star
The value OF use uf the star ma.
chine In conjunction with ihc rotary
has been demonstrated to au apprec.
ablc extent in the Harold wallace
test on tho DIlnrd farm .u Tho north
east corner OF tho southelat quarter
o.. the southwest quarter of the north.
west quarter OF section "a. 4s.2w. one
fourth mile southwest OF production
IN the Hewitt field proper. and which
was drilled 10 its present depth also
by the Jones Drilling Company IL
win bee remembered that the Jones
Brothers established record IN the
drilling Of this hole. with the rotary
tools, going TO depth Of 24b0 feet
and cementing the Il inch Gazing
-. that depth In a period OF i6 days.
hc star machine was then installed
in this test and the plug drilled
cat and drilling carried to 2i9O feet
where a water sand was. encountered.
The star machine wa sthen pulled out
and drilling continued with the 4inch
drill pipe until another sand was
picked up. A string OF 6S inch
easing was then run and the hole
bailed dry with the use ot tho ntar
machine. After being tested Uhis sand
at depth Of 1850 feet. and about
80 feet In thickness. was found to be
dry. Continuing with the star ma,
thine. the sand was drilled through
and the hole deepened until another
water sand was found at 26l0 feet.
the SIS inch casing was then pulled
and stood IN fourables on the rig
floor and drilling continued with the
rotary until a sand was again picked
up at ZOO feet. The 9 IS inch cas-
Ing was run and this sand tested
and found to be n salt water sand
- at this depth operations wers