The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-01
FOX DISTRICT WILL
COMMAND ATTENTION
DURING COMING YEAR
Templeman-FrantZ Test Is
Spudding; Other Tests
of Interest.

The Templeman.Frantz test on
the Julia Morris farm in the north
east corner of the cast half of
the southeast quarter of section TO-
2s-3w three miles north Of pro-
, duction in the Fox field, spudded
in Saturday.
One mile to the north OF Fox
production Writ Franklin is drill
ing at 1900 feet in his No. ] on
the Carpenter farm in the center
of the southeast quarter OF the
southeast quarter OF the south
west quarter OF section 90, 2s.3w
The formations in this test are
running very similar 10 those
found In the Fox field proper
and several showings OF oil and
gas have been encountered. The
Magnolia Petroleum company has
completed its No. ! on the Il.
A. Hefner farm in the center Of
the southeast quarter OF the south
west quarter OF the northeast
quarter OF section %, 2s-3w, with
production OF 2O.O00000 cubic
feet OF gas with rock pressure OF
800 pounds from sand topped az
1910 feet. This sand is the shall
lowest OF the new production in
the Fox territory. the old gassers
In the southeast corner of section
% producing from shallower
depths.
Development In the Fox area dur.
ing The past year has been centered
about sections % and "a. as-3w where
production has been Increased 10 an
tppreciahlc degree In the vicinity Of
he Empire and Humble operations.
Writ FrunklIn's entry into the field
m large scale has stimulated ad
livity there 10 q great extent and
made the pool take on the form Of an
important district, which attracted
perhaps as much attention as any
other area in southern oklahoma.
During the past few months the In.
terost displayed In the acreage sur
the Templcman-Franix test
has reached high bounds. and predic
lions based on structures mapped Out
north OF Fox field proper are OF a
most encouraging nature.
Al the present time there are
about % oil producers and seven gas
scrs In the deep nay In the new FOX
area. Shallow gassers brought In sew
eral year ago are still producing
strong. The wells average sand thick.
nesscs OF so.i0i feet with the Oh sands
found az an approximate depth OF
1859 feet and the gas ijO feet shall
lower.
4 gas sand is also uncovered In tho
area at 1900 feet. The gas sands Of
the Fox field, Il has bccn shown by
development. cannot be readily cor
but the oil sand correlation
is not difficult Present dimensions oi
The Foy field are one and onc.fourth
mile northwest and sou,hcas. and
one mile Wide. The field j. not defined
however. for OF the edges wells now
drilling may tend 10 extend the boun
daries for considerable distance
Seven olghths mile To the north and
slightly west of production the Mag
nolia Petroleum company has a 20
harreicr on the Morris form in the
southwest quarter of tho northeast
quarter Of the southeast quarter o'
section "a ss-sw witt the sand at ap
rroximateiy sgi0 feri. opinion VI oil
men interested In the Fox arra IL
that this well has probably nD' becr
drilled deem enough fcr finding of th'
bg pay.
The biggest md of the year In
the Fox pool has probably been
In the Gypsy OH companys No.
on the Pierce farm In the south
cast quarter OF the northeast
quarter OF the northeast quar-.
ter OF section %. 2s-3w which top.
pei the pay sand ai depth of
s3Si Zee. and drilled to total
depth Of sii2 feet stopping In the
sand. Initial production ~ the test
was reported as zoe barrels. and
production IS now about i30 bar.
reis. This well extended produc.
lion one half mile 10 the west
and proved acreage over which
many operators had been more
~ less skepiicai
An Interesting test drilling north n