The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-07
Ardmore and Vicinity
Mighty Actire

ARDMORE, May 6.-The prairie
Pipe Line company ~ connecting
with the property OF the kirk oil
company, Graham Mineral Trust in
3l-2s-2w. G. ra h an distri {.
and viii run the production OF this
lease at the Mid Continent price OF
OF 81, which is 81 per barrel more
than had been paid for the Graham
oil prior to the prairies COnnec-
ton TWO wells. each uf which
uncovered new sands, are now pro-
ducing on the lease, one OF which II
flowing more than 400 barrels Of
"a gravity crude from pay at
2,l3O-57 feet, while the other is
making about 200 barrels from sand
topped at 2,6iO feet and penetrated
to 2,690 feet with the drill stlll In
~. Development IN the Graham dis
trict resultant OF the new figure
being paid for production there, 10
expected to grow rapidly with many
operations now under way and a
number OF big deals pending.
The Graham pool may be regarded
as new field, although operations
have been under way ia the district
during the past five years, but until
recently, only small production at
levels ranging around $500 feet had
been yielded. Two new locations have
been made IN the Graham field, one
by the CottOnbelt Petroleum COM
pany to be designated as its No.
2 Sparks in the southeast of 20 2s-2w,
and the other by the sparks oil com
pany In the southeast OF 3O-2s-2w.
both offscttiug the Kirk OH COM
pany- Graham Mineral trust 2,131
foot producer Rotary tools are be-
Ing rigged up uu the Smlth-John-
son No. 1 Burrows In the southeast
of 3l-2s-2W, TO deepen to the $500
foot sand. This well is an old pro-
ducer which had been yielding In
small quantity from the shallowcr
pay.
G, II. Smith has completed tho
rig for feo No. l in the southwe est
26-2s-3w, on the edge of the Fox
pool. Operators OF the Crawford and
others, wildcat on the smith farm,
In the northeast Of 3l-5s-lw, expect
to spud within the next few days,
following completion OF connection
with water and fuel tanks. Tools
on the test are rigged up.
Change In ownership and royalty
in the Graham district has been car
ried ON in brisk manner. during
the past few days and as a result. big
y
soon. Among the recent purchasers
are several Of the largest companies.
including Humble and Skclly, which
have operated successfully In other
proven areas OF Carter county and
whose entry into the Graham pool
means immediate development there,
with several OF the contemplated
tests playing for extension. Acreage
i'm the Graham district is command
ing good figure, as noted in re-
cent sales during which an SO-acre
tract n 30-2s-2w sol d for
$3.50 an acre; 30 acres in the same
section at $3.50 an acre, another
strip OF 40 acres in section 80 AT
$500 and acre, and other changes
OF leases at good prices. Many out
side operators are being attracted
to the district following the uncov-
ersing of two prolific oil sands In
the Kirk oil company-Graham Min.
| eral Trust wells which are producing
from pay at 2.130 and 2,640 feet.
Timbers have been moved to the
| location of Carter County's newes
wildcat on tho Zela American farm
| in 29-2s-1w, north of the town
of Milo which will be drilled by the
| Onwego oil company OF Oklahoma
| City. Contract calls for $500 feet
| hut according to the operators, drill
| ing will he carried to the depth oi
the Bristow 2,640-foot sand in the
| Graham district If necessary.
The O'Keefe and others test on
the Harris farm, in 2S-5s-2e -four
and one-half miles southeast OF
Ardmore, has spudded in and IL
| drilling. This is the closest test
drilling TO this city.
Empire Gas and Fuel COMPANY
No. 10 Davis in the northeast OF