The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-15
LOVE COUNTY TEST TO
DRILL ON STRENGTH
LOG ABANDONED WELL
Collapsed Casing Caused the
Abandonment of Well
With Many Showings.

The rig for the Union interests test
to be drilled on the Draughon farm,
in the northwest Of the southwest
quarter Of the southwest quarter OF
section q. 6s-2e, Love county, will
be up within the next 20 Jays and
operations will be in full swing by
February II. according to |. Ruby.
Of Tulsa. president OF the Union Pc.
troleum and Supply Company. Mr.. Ru-
by was in this city during the past
few days completing the preliminary
arrangements for the drilling of the
test. The drilling contract has been
awarded to Warrington Brothers of
Lawton and calls for a standard test
10 n depth OF 5000 feet. starring with
the 1874 inch hole. MIR. Ruby states
that the hole will be drilled to 350U
feet If necessary. A wcter we'll foi
supply with which TO carry on opera
tions will be drilled on the location.
The block on which the tests will drih
comprises 1900 acres.
Mr.. Ruby states that he is drilling
the test on the strength OF the log
of the Live Stake Petroleum Com.
pany's test which was drilled in section
35. 6s-2e, and which lost the hole al
1925 feet and the bailer had been lost
and the casing collapsed The indica-
tons of formations encountered IN the
Live Stake w'Cl. which Is located one
and onc-half miles east and one
We're such as to create great conf
dence In the mind Of Mr.. Ruby as TO
possibilities OF oil in the territory.
Numerous showings or gas and oil
were encountered in the Live Stake
test, with the oil showlngs in sands
at depths of 65-S5 feet. 3O0-325 feet.
l4+0-lG04 feet, 24GO.2525 feet: and
29S0.S5 feet, the last named sand pro.
ducing one ba!ior n day. Gas showings
were found in sands at 545-69O feet,
,35-S00 feet, 925-l440 feet. l6l2.lsOt
feet on and gas showlngs We're had
In sands at depths of S60.SsO feet,
and lS67.2li0 feet The bottom OF the
hole az the time OF abandonment was
IN sand at 3Ol5-3O25 feet
Mr.. Ruby states that he recently
drilled a good producer In the Usage
district under conditions very similar
to those which he is undertaking. In
the Love county area. on the strength
OF the log cf q test abandoned by
the Gypsy Oil Company at a depth
Of 3275 feet. he purchased tract OF
100 acres in section 35.27.7 and drill.
cd on a location one half miles east
Of the dry hole \ producer resulted
with initial production Of 500 barrels.
states Mr. Ruby, In sand topped at
26iS feet and which was penetrated
three feet After 20 days the well is
now producing 49j barrels. he says.
Tho oil is 90 gravity. Two more wells
are now drilling on the tract. Nearest
production TO the tract Is about three
miles east The log OF the Gypsy
abandoned hole showed a slight show.
ing OF oil IN sand at e6sO.2SS0 feet.
with the bottom OF the hole in salt
water slnd.
The Union Petroleum and supply
company has acreage IN the Mexla
field. and IN addition to operations In
the Usage Is drilling a well Ia Butler
county, Kansas. and another In ok.
mulger county. Tho company IL now
figuring ON n block In Grant county.
Tho Love county test s. Mr.. Ruby's
second attempt in operations In this
section Of the state. the first having
been the drilling Of dry hole in the
Loco district about seven years ago.