The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-06
STOP DRILLING
IN 0SAGE NATION
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feet: The prohibition against drill
ing will not be extended TO neces.
sary offsets and operators who are
now drilling wells may complete
them TO the sand, but must not drill
them In.
The action OF the com missioner,
IL Is understood. was taken In pur-
suance OF the authority granted In
the Usage leases. The reference In
the wire to this action being In ac-
cordance with the general public
policy IL interpreted to mean here
that similar restrictions on drilling
will be enforced wherever the gov
ernment has the necessary jurisdlc-
tion and the action Is practicable" ="
Committees Resolution.
The resolution adopted by the
shutdown and storage committee
on September %, follows:
Whereas. this committee was
| duly appointed at representative
meeting Of the oil producers OF the
Mid d-Continent field on August i2.
1922, to supervise a shutdown
movement and represent the pro-
ducers for that purpose. and
whereas, II appears that tho
price OF Mid Continent crude has
| been reduced to point below the
| cost OF production and consdera bly,
| below tho intrinsic value and that
an excess OF oil Ia now being pro-
duced In the Continent field
| constituting an economic waste and
creating temporary congestion
| which can only be relieved by a
curtailment OF operations, and,
whereas, each principal produc-
Ing district ip the Mid-Continent
field In represented on this commit
tee including the Usage nation and
the lands of the five civilized tribes
and western Indians, and
Whereas, we are Informed and
believe that secretary of the interior
possesses certain powers with refer
ence to the Usage and TO restricted
lands generally and the public lands
of the United states including the
power and authority to shut down
unnecessary development work
where the marketing facilities are
Inadequate, and
Whereas, we are OF the opinion
that the marketing facilities in the
/ Usage nation, the Mid -Continen,
field. Wyoming and California are
the present production OF crude oil
and TO dispose OF same 10 the bes,
advantage at an adequate price ae
evidenced by the fact that price.
have been reduced to an uneconomic
figure,
Now. therefore, we, the mem.
bers OF said committee, consisting of
NJ NJ. Doan, chairman. w. II. Gray,
Burt ~. Collins, w q, Sicily
Howard n. Cole. G. A. clifford. Writ
Franklin, c. j. Wrightsman, G. /
Freeland, Frank Cullinan and j
Edgar Pew, do hereby respectfully
lrecomemnd TO the secretary OF the
interior that he Immediately OF
at the earliest possible moment con-
sistent with an opportunity for in
iyestigatiun. do exercise all the au-
thority In him TO order and require
n shutdown of all development oper-
ations throughout the territory
under his control, thereby prohibit
Ing the drilling OF any wells other
than necessary offsets.
And, we make the further recon.
mendation that tho said secretary
make all possible haste in the pro-
ttect OF storing oil in government
tankage now under consideration 10y
him. We assert II to be our un
qualified opinion as men acquainted
with the facts OF the petroleum In
dustry that oil stored upon the pres
ent price will constitute profitable
investment for the Indian, the pro
ducers and all persons interested"
Production Had peen Calming.
That there was necessity fol
some drastic action toward haltini
the vigorous line war that has beer
waged recently in the Burbank ares
is indicated by the fact that ther'
was a gain OF more than six thou
sand barrels day in the week