The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1922-12-15

parts of the immense field and dem
onstrated to a certainty late in tn
season by the bringing in of grea
gasser on the Conrad Berg farm
about six miles northeast of Shelby
which will be utilized in the imme
date future for the heating OF tina
little city, and, if further develop
ment justifies, will be piped to Grea
Falls for domestic and Industrial pur
poses.
While some gas has been encoun
tered in virtually every drilling oper
alton in the field and four OF ths
completed wells are listed as gassers
it remained for the Ohio-Berg No.
to prove the existence of vast body
of commercial gas, that we'll coming
in several weeks ago with such q
pressure that it was deemed mad.
visable to continue drilling for oil
and to cap the well for the preserya-
ton of the gas deposit.
This we'll was brought in on the
northwest quarter of the northwest
quarter of 6-32-1 west, the drill hav-
ing been sent into the sand distance
of 81 feet. When placed on the gauge
this well actually tested 100000
cubic feet day.
After the hole had been capped and
the flow brought under control, the
drilling rig was moved distance OF
three-quarters of mile south to the
location for the Ohio-Berg No. 2,
which was spudded In short time
ago. While it is probable this will
produce a gas flow similar to that of
the No. 1 we'll, in which case it will
further demonstrate the permanency
of the gas resources of that section,
the hole will be driven to the Ellis
sand, If necessary, to find oil produc-
ton. Water for drilling has been
piped from reservoir near the Berg
No. 1, and gas from that we'll is being
used as fuel.
The uncovering of this gas reser-
voir at once drew the attention of gas
men of this part of the country and
the officials of the Great Falls Gas
company, which owns and operates
the artificial gas plant in Great Falls,
investigated the matter with the view
to the utilization of the supply.
While the production at the Ohio
Berg No. 1 was not sufficient to war
rant measures for the piping of the
gas to Great Falls, distance of 10S
miles until a larger production and
the permanency of the supply could
be assured, it was ample to Justify
steps for it's utilization in Shelby, six
miles away.
Shelby Vofec Franchise
Accordingly William A. Baehr,
president of the Great Falls Gas COM
1any, with his associates in the east,
organized and financed the Great
Northern Utilities company for the |
purpose of distributing natural gas
through Shelby and for the develop
ng and distributing of electricity for
lighting and power.
On November the property own
rs of Shelby voted a franchise to f.
,. Williams, of Chicago, the banking
representative of the Great Northern
Utilities company, for the gas and
lectric utility in Shelby.
A contract was then made with the
'hio Oil company under which the
tilities company will purchase gas
l ample quantities to care for the
own of Shelby, estimated at 100000
ubic feet day under maximum
,ad.
The Ohio company has already Sc
Ired right of way for it's pipe line
ON the we'll to the outskirts of
helby. This will consist of six-inch
pe and it is expected it will be laid
I'D in readiness for delivery before
lie utilities company completes its
plant in the town. The
,st of this feed line will be about
10000.
Build Electric Power Plant
Surveys for the distributing system
i've been completed. For the dis
ibuting system about four miles OF
inch pipe will be laid at a depth
three feet. The pipes will be
elded together and the plant Is ex-
,cted to be finished by the first part
January. All openings will be me-
red.
Work has already been commenced
ION the erection of the electric
aver plant to be installed under the
W IllO utiiltiOo 49, |
my, which will take over the exist
g system and will completely re-
lid it. A building of brick and
eel, 75x40, is being erected in j. A.
'hnson's new addition, in which will
installed a modern steam plant,
nple to develop power sufficient to
try any load Shelby can be expected
offer within the next five years.
Is will be used for fuel. The Great
,rthern railway is building spur
the site of the power plant and 1t
sexpected to have the system COM
eted by February /. The cost of :
Q gas and electric plants will ap-
oximate SIS, 1000. All this work is
der the direction of f. ID. Fletcher
the Great Falls Gas company.
The Sunburst field is we'll in line,
,hough a little to the west, with a
'ect line extending from the great :
w Island gas field in southern AL :
rita, to the Byron gas field in nor
srn Wyoming, and, according to
gene Coste, one of the most cele-
ated gas engineers of the world,
IRE should be in the country north
Great Falls an immense body OF
5. Coste, several years ago, and =
IL IF in