The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-20
OPERATORS HERE
PLAN CAMPAIGNS
Of STEADY WORK
Extensive Development Seen Az
Certain Within Next Few Weeks:
Dozen Contracts Reported;
Locations Not Announced.
HARNESS OFFSET TO BE
FINISHED IN FEW DAYS
Jones. Hughes and Hadgett Take
over Ingleright interests In
Well Guards Taken OF,
Public Welcome.

A drilling campaign. extensive in
scope. is dawning in Grady as a
result OF the Nichlos gasser which
gauges G2.j00000 cubic feet day.
According TO Indications there will
be a dozen rigs going In the near
future. but at this time only two or
three locations have been definitely
announced.
These are by the Concord Oil
company. who are TO drill in section
2s.5n.Sw on the Courtney farm and
the Sunday oil company In section
l4-i-S. The Sunray is also drilling
a well in section 3G-4-s and has or
dered tools for the well in section
II.
II Is reported that Arrasmth ct
al, will drill well between the
Nichlos gasser and the o'd Harness
we'll. Reports are out also, that a
test is to be drilled just south of
Chickasha, the location not having
been definitely announced. 1t is
rumored that this well will be mile
or so directly south of the ohicka-
sha Country club.
Harness Offset Resumes.
The offset to the original Harness
well, section 15-5-7. started by In
terests represented by Ingleright.
will be completed at once 1t was an
nounced this morning by Walter
Jones and r. f. Hughes, principal
owners of the Harness well.
A deal has been closed whereby
the lngleright interests in the well
has been taken over by Badgett
Brothers. Jones and Hughes The
depth was given out Ibis morning
for the first time since .he well
started. The new handlers of this
we'll announced that they are 21OO
feet deep. After repairing the boil
err. work will start at once. 1t is ex'
pected that they will be drilling in
ten days. They are only few feet
off the depth at which the Harness
sand was struck in the original well.
While the Ingleright interests were
in charge, the place biazed with
"Keep Out" signs and guards were
on the job to see that the signs
were obeyed.
We've taken those signs down
and fired the guards. The public IS
welcome to come and look the prop
osition over" said Mr.. Hughes to-
day.
oil Men Still Coming.
With nearly two weeks having
elapsed since the Nichlos well came
in interest is keener than the day
II first cleaned itself. Oil men from
Kansas. Texas, Oklahoma and Lou
isiara are here. There Is no boom
on. but the buying of acreage by
substantial companies and individu'
ais is continuing.
The oilers are not leaving, but
apparently have taken up ther
abodes here until there is verdlct
as to the presence of oil in the fieiu
believed to have been opened py
the immense gasser at 1875 feet.
Many geologists have been here
working out the Nichlos territory.
They are still at the job.
"FerwelP' the new town started
half a mile east of the well is pre-
pairing to handle the immediate
needs of the men who are expected
In general. the prospects appear
bright for development of the terri-
tory from Chickasha southwest ana
there is steadiness about the tone
of things that the oil men CONSIDER
as meaning certain drilling on an
extensive scale within the next
month.