The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-15
Late Neus From the
WOrthdm Iieid

MOKTHAM. Mass.. jan. Twin
the oscar Bounds No. / Well of The
sun company hearing every indiCa-
ton of entering the gushcr class, ap-
proNimatoly flty new locations have
been made during the past week,
with derrick timbors ordered To- n
number OF - ioases. y golden
lane. It Is bclhved. win soon extend
from the Humphreys Mcadcr pro-
duccr ON the north to the Campbell
MeNiu-pourifoy 80. I on the south,
which latter all will be drilled TO
completion within tho next ten days,
contract having bccn let To stand
ardize the rig. This well when
drilled In should be- the equal OF
any producer in tho field as nu-
mcrOus, excellent ShOWinES Of both
oil and gas were encountered.
The Bounds. the latest sensation,
IL located three quarters of "a mile
south OF the Meuder ON an SO-acre
tract which was acquired by the san
company Two months ago from Hen
Simon and others. The work ON this
we'll was rushed with all possible
speed due To- a clause In the contract
calling for It's completion by Janu-
airy o. However, rather than take
any chances on this we'll, they haV-
inE had an exceptionally good chow
Ing at 29i6, they obtained a five
years commercial lease ON payment
Of 1880. Two 1900 barrel Cy-
press and two l.OO0-barrcl steel
tanks have been erected on the lease.
also three miles OF line pipe ana "A
line pumper have been moved to the
lease and a right-of-way obtained
to a loading rank ON the II. n r. 6.
Il. r.. three miles north OF Workman.
The well, from authentic reports.
viii be completed Monday, the crew
now being engaged In setting "A hum
/ drcd feet OF liner to care for cave
below the cement. II Is expected the
/ gusher sand viii be struck close to
| The S,00O-fect mark.
Many large arccage deals have
been consummated during the past
/ five days, most OF the acreage being
taken 10y the sun and other larg ge
| companies. one deal involving 81
acres was closed Thursday for $1,000
an acre, this block being In the
| Parker Means tract. adjoining the
/ Bounds acreage to the south. Sever
al other wells in the immediate
ncighhorhood of the Meader are dJe
to be completed within the next two
weeks, t. @. the Humphreys Price,
/ Humphreys English, which have We;
easing. the Humphreys Garrett and
the Mutual No. on the Bob Tucker.
To the east OF WOrtham. and south
ast OF the hounds tract, the Blu k
Tex Production companys Banner
/ No. well, IL now drilling In the
chalk al 2.S9O feet. The leg Of this
well, according to J. Smith, general
manager, compares favoraaly with
that OF the Moader although the
Sustln chalk was struck $50 fcct
/ deeper. Casing will be- set at 1900
feet. Fast OF the Burk Tex welt
j. w. "llogerook' Carruth on the
Whatlcy farm, Is rapidly nearing the
pay This well h now below the
2.20O-fout depth.
Another well that Is attrnc;inE
considerable attention In this field
IS the NJ Xia Wortham Townsite's No
/, in the carroll addition on the
south side of town. A good showing
OF oil at 1850 feet has prompted OF
.fiCials OF this company To set j-S.
inch casing at this depth, the sand
encountered to be given "A thorough
testing. Two other good shallow
Ishowings were picked up in this well
one at 400 feet and one at 135 fect
Snowden n McSweeuey, one OF th,
largest and most successful indo'
'pndent operators in Texas has orect
cd derrick on the Blanchard farm
and Will spud in It's ~. 1 within th'
next few days.
Two miles south OF Wortham, TIA,
TcNiana oil company, on the j. j
Wright tract, Is now drilling below
. 900 feet, ON completion of It's No
/, should IL prove producer thi
company will drill nino addltionR
wells on the arceage they Controi
Numerous supply houses are seek
ing locations here as a result Of th'
bringing in OF the Mounds well, "A
MortLam liz now believed to be IL
the center of the field.