The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-11-13
DRILL OUT PLUG
TO-DAY, DUE BAIL
TUESDAY, SEC. A
OIL Men Show Much Interest In
Southern Test; Most Important
Well Since NlehIos No. I, Ir
Opinion Fraternity.
MARMETT WILL DRILL
TUESDAY, SAYS REPORT
VIII Give Territory to North Test;
"olu Doln's" on Tap for Week;
Activity Continues Grow:
More Rigs Building.

drilling out ,ho plug In It's well In
section ii.in.Sw today. field reports
said. II was believed by those re-
sponsible for this report. that they
would not bail before Tuesday morn
ing. but they admitted there was n
possibility OF balling this evening
or tonight.
Marmott et AL. section l3.5n.Sw,
Is billed TO drill out the plug Tues
day and bail Wednesday morning.
Al no time since the afternoon OF
July 10 when Niehlos uncorked with
his No. Farwell. section 26.5n.Sw.
the Chickasha field which so far
has proved the greatest shallow gas
area In the world. has there been
the interest shown In any one well
as IL being centered ON the Sunray
well In section 1i-in-Sw today.
The answer to said interest, IL
the report circulated some two
weeks ago that they have oil sand.
Scouts, lease hounds. operators are
doing everything possible to get the
inside ON this proposition. They've
been at IL since Saturday night
when the report reached Chickasha
that the Sunray would drill out tho
plug Saturday night and bail Sun
day, practically "a hours ahead of
what was supposed to be their
schedule.
Up to Sunday evening, they had
done no drilling. as concerns the
completion process, although they
had steam up and everything APP
peared TO be in readiness to start
drilling the plug. II was said at the
well yesterday evening, that the
reason for the delay was that the
four-lnch drill stem, secured from
different sources. would not tit and
that II would be necessary to pro-
the job late Sunday evening, but no
work was under way at the we'll.
Only few farmers were Sweat
ing" the well at that time, though
a number of scouts and oil fans
had been there during the day.
Mike LeMaster, chief of opera
tions, was not at the well yesterday
evening. He was in Chickasha last
night, and the word went the
rounds that they would drill the
plug today. Everybody and his
brother, apparently, was making
preparations to visit the well dur
ing the day.
Some oil men We're claiming this
morning that Tuesday morning
would be ample time in which to
visit the well for the verdict as
they expected no bailing to occur
before that time. Others, however,
were Of the belief that this after
noon would sec the baiIer in OPP
Grafton.
1t is without doubt the most inn
portant well in the field today. It's
completion as gasser would mean
the extension of the gas area some
three and half miles south, while
an oil well for the Sunray at this
location, would be the spark that
would set the boom off in earnest,
according to statements Of oil men.
While only the Skirvin, Magnolia
No. 8 and Sandford ct al, wells
were actively at work yesterday in
the field proper, there were eyi-
dences Of much progress toward
further development. Nichlos has
rig half finished in the southeast
of the southeast of section 23-5n-Sw,
being one of the three offsets he
has due from the LeMaster producer
in section 24-5n-Sw.
Brisco and Mills have derrick
nearly completed in the northeast
of the northwest of the southeast
of section 25-5n-Sw.
1t is reported that two locations
have been made in section 34-5n-Sw,
but the names Of the parties who
are said to have completed plans
for drilling there, could not be
learned.
A number of teams were hauling
pipe and other drilling materials to
various locations in the field yes.
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