The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-13

The Merid Field as Seen by
George +. brigham

George J.. Brigham or the North
American car company returning
from the Western Petroleum 10
fincrs association at Now orleans
the past week. stopped of at MoNlh'
Texas. and upou arriving In Tulsa
yesterday morning ana upon bciuE
asked as 10 tho situation down that
way. said: 1T is the greatest field
] have ever seen. From inform1-
ton received, there Arc already 1875
producing wells % belonging 10 the
Humphreys people.
Tho daily production NJ the pres
cut time iB il70OO barrels. To give
YOU an idea OF tho drilling. 1000 bar
rols Of crudo oil is being used for
fuel every day u is estimated that
fully 500 wells are drilling, and rigs
are ns thick as they were In tho
north extension at Burkburnctt COW
oring a territory OF seven miles
saunrc. Much OF the oil II going into
storage built by the Texas. Humble.
Humphreys Pure Oh. tho Prairie,
Sinclair. Tidal and n large number
OF other companies.
"It Is estimated that there is nj
ready 100000 barrels Of crude In
Ntoragc, and there will be 800
65.O0O-barrel tanks completed in n
very short time. The Sinclair COM
pnny is building So. 900 barrel tanks
on their farm. with the large
amount OF oil going into storage. the
pipelines will have difficulty In TAX
ing the oil out for this summers
business, and there seems 20 be
every indication that thousands OF
tank cars viii be used In transport
ing much of this oil TO refineries at
st. Louis. Kansas city and Chicago.
There are somo 20 or more
loading racks on both railroad lines.
This feature has been generally a
disappointment, as the oil advanced
from 60 cents 20 S1.25 IN n very
short time. and the loading-rack
people have not been able TO buy the
oil 10 supply tank cars and ship It
out at n profit. Tho racks may be
used later on TO take the oil out OF
storage. The various companies hnv-
ing loading racks are the Kcrby
Tidal. white Eagle, Gulf, Humble,
Simms, u. 4. Texas. Houston OIL
Uniform Rio Grande. Swiftsure
Humphreys-Pure on, Magnolia, sin
clair, Texas and n number OF others
Many of tho larger companies have
several racks on both railroads.
"Many small operators have prop
critics IN tho Mexia field, buylnI
leases for song from small Whit
and negro farmers. Speculator
have oven bought the royalties an'
tho farmers have profited very lit
tie. Mexia claims conservativ
poulation OF $4,000, and bids fair 4
bo n substantial city. Such loca
men AZ IL. l.. Smith. president OF tn
Commercial National bank is taklnl
an active but conservative interest II
building up the town. IIo IL inter
osted In many OF the best leases, bu
the report "a out that his bank 1
not passing out money to specula
tors.
"The town has greatly improves
since federal control, which wa
withdrawn about ten days ago. Th
bad lands" Immediately took IN
namo OF Juarcz, and laid right I
the heart OF the city, just west q
tho two railroads which parable
each other going through the towI
drove through there going out
the oil fields, and Il is as quiet u
the average country village, III
roads through the oil fields al
typical OF other fields. They haN
had recent rains and the roads hay
every appearance OF being impas
ale. but they seem to plow throug
them at full speed"
The Haskell interests are opera
ing under the name OF wichita +
trolcum company, and IL In char
OF Scott Ferris. even more geni
than he was In politics They ha'
some exceptionally good wells pr
ducing approximately 10000 barre
daily. The office manager II j.
CJack) Killlen OF Tulsa, who W
purchasing agent for the IA