Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-26

Inc test wall continue until tn,
l,2o0 barrels storage capacity at tn,
well is filled, an event which is re-
garded as decisive.
Campbell Says 400 to 500
Mr.. Campbell's own estimate was
| that the well is now capable of pro
ducing from 400 to 600 barrels a day
with probability that this will in
crease under pumping. At II O'Clock
Thursday night, Oil was coming stead
lily from the pipe with spurts in re-
sponse to the plunger of the pump.
"A 3O-inch stroke, 23 strokes to the
minute, was being used, this pace
bringing greater quantity of oil, due
to the natural flow. than did 80 strokes
a minute. as used earlier in the pump
ings.
Mr.. Campbell announced that at the
time the pump was installed, some
time ago. the oil flowed over the top
after few minutes pumping, but. as
it was not then connected with stor-
age tank. 1t was Immediately shut off.
Roy Hurd. in charge of the pump op-
erations, estimates that the level of the
oil in the well is being maintained.
The gas was coming in spurts. whereas.
If oil were low the gas would come in
a steady flow.
viii Continue Pumping
The pumping. which will be con-
tlnued, will be in part experimental. to
determine under what pumping condi-
ions maximum flow is obtained.
J. r. foreman. consulting engineer.
With ID. L. Thompson & Co.. of CO.
umbus. Ohio, who was present
throughout the afternoon. estimated
hat the well was capable. at this time.
# producing 1000 barrels in "a hours.
he said that this might even increase
Or short time and that the well
vould probably settle to from 500 to
90 barrels day. He said that the
'ressor would produce three to five
allons of gasoline an hour.
Among the other biologists who Wis |
Le the well during the afternoon were |
,harles Eamons. geologist for the |
roy -Sweetgrass company; a. !. Col.
er and y. w. Boyer of Washington.
u
al survey
Market in Three Weeks
Mr. Campbell announced that prep i
rations will be made to market the /
reduction within three weeks. A pipe
ne. four miles to Kevin. has been sur
eyed aud 4-inch pipe for that distance |;
as been ordered, Five tanks of 900
lrrels capacity each have been ordered
: receiving storage. The five go L
arrel tanks now on the ground Mt the
ell will be used as measuring tanks. II
so horsepower natural gas engine {
Is been ordered and will do the pump s
e on the present we'll
The tank farm will be located on the I
uth end of kevin townSite. The pip !.
6, tanks and installation represent !,
investment of $4,000 )
Oil will be sold from the well for
illing operations in the field, the t
ice to be charged to be based on of e
RS of refineries for the production.
Started at 2:30 P. M. i
The pump test was started at go
lock in the afternoon. one or two
'mbers of the crew. Mr.. Campbell.
mes Rock of Kevin and represent
We of The Tribune being the only
rsons present. In a few minutes af-
: the pumps were started. string
automobiles began coming into camp
4 during the afternoon the well was p
tied by several hundred persons com c
from many parts of the field. G
Pumping was begun on o4-inch a
oke and after about Is minutes. n
stroke was heightened to 80 inches. q
ere were several short stops for ad- d
tments. 81
There was some water in the oil dur -,
the early pumping but this dis -, ~
'eared in short time During the "
It two hours of pumping oil came e
spurts with the plunger. After that &
re was slight continual flow Mr..
rd said that the wen would undoubt-
v flow for Is or 90 minutes with
pumping.
Tom Stont of Lewistown, fiscal Sa
mt for the Gordon Campbell Royal let
!. Inc: G. W. Weise of Lewistown to,
Shirley Ford of Great Falls arrived of
the well in the late afternoon and fol