The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-09
In the Oil Fields

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this we'll is on the south edge OF the
BILLINGS south field
Mr.. TITUS Prom TitusNillr.
In August, 1919. tools were riEgcd
mp 90 deepen the well. Tho old der
rick was strengthened and drilling
commenced. 10 continued with
hardly a shut down until September
1920. when it was suspended 60
await the arrival of the special
who watched the deep drilling gave
tapcring drilling cable. Everyone
special credit for the remarkable
depth reached 20 l.. H. Titus OF
Ttus,illc. pa. the afternoon drillcr
who worked ON tho well over u year
aud almost from the start oC % being
d,rpcurd
The writer made n hurried visit to
this deep wen when IL ,.ls drifting
1t 496l feet and when the drll,r
introduced himsol; as Titus irpn
Titusyillc, thought the old grutIr-
man was having hIs FUN kidling "a
reporter Later 90 was learned thlt
% WAS his name and am indeed sorry
that more personal questions were
NOT asked him
Bv inquiry at the Mld-Co pclru.
leum company camp 30 was learned
that this uld.iimor had returned To-
his native state. calling ON the
family whore Titus boarded the lady
said, lie was g very quiet and kind
old mainland hc just worship'd our
liile baby girl 10 is unfortunate
that more is not known about him
the drllcr OF the deepest well in
Oklahoma.
over Million In Attempts.
\ dozen attempts 60 make deep
tests in this district can be pointed
out that have cost total or over
a million dollars, and tho wells that
reached the 4OOO-toot mark can be
counted ON one hand rhe drilling
OF this 5,O3l-toot well therefore is
worthy OF note and the men re
Snunsihlo deserving OF praise.
Hard rock drlllcrs. from pcunsvl-
Nanla as u rule are Joke In this
section, whore the formation is SOFT
and gives much trouble by cnving.
But. Titus from Tltusville' knew
tools and the feel OF the line l..
DupS his tool dresser. worked with
him II months on the Icll on the
morning tour during the last
months, were T.. r.. Liar. drillcr.
aud Charley Johnson, tool dresser
Credit, ot course. is due the Mid
/ co Petroleum company officials for
this deep well and much Of ,he ,uc.
cess ot It's drilling is due tho drilling
/ superintendent in charge iu the
| field.
\ skeleton Log.
- the hole was fun OF water from
Ai70 feet on down and only three
/ to five feet OF hole was drilled In
. 4 Ig
/ but three times daily once by the
| morning tour crow and twice by
/ the afternoon. At 4.9Gl feet IL only
| took minutes TO let tho tsriug OF
| tools down and IS minutes for the
| ballor 10 come up. Tho writer
| neglected timing the tools coming up
| hut u was close 10 90 minutes. six
| drilling cables were worn out In
] deepening the we'll Tools were lost
I three times but were recovered each
/ time In loss than a day
| Biologists were very Interested In
| this deep test. Tho Marland re-
| fining company subsurface Ee.
ologists were regular visitors at the
well. The Wid-Co kindly left Ihc
logbook open TO everyone. The w-il
had show OF on at 4,170 feet, The
following Is a skeleton log from the
top OF the Mississippi lime:
Sand, 1890 to 443J. shale. tc
ASS; Cset 3-16-inch pipe at A.4st
In black limcD sand. 4.463 to 4.47O-
hole full OF water. lime and sand tC
total depth. 5,O3l feet.
The Second Deepest We'll
The second deepest well I'm Okla.
homa IS reported by tho oklahoma
geological survey 10 he drilled by
the Colorado Oklahoma OH company
I'm ChOCtaw county. From 2,200 feet
IL was drilled with diamond core
drill 10 "a depth OF 4,79O feet This IA
of special interest at this time when
further deep tests are being seri-
Ously considered for this district and
the diamond drill Is being talked.
jay W. Nelson, a local advocate
of tho diamond drill. announces that
he expects TO use It I'm drilling .ho
block Of acreage that he and Hssoci-
atos hold on tho salt Fork anticline
which was discovered hy the United
Statcs geological survey. lie may
first use II to locate the hlghc7t
point Of the structure and then to
drill the deep test. salt Fork b. 10