The Little River news., 1922-08-26
FISHING JOB AT
 TIVE FOREMAN WELL
DrilIerS at Ludlow Test We'll Hope to Soon Be Able to Resume
 Actual Drilling.

Foreman, Aug. 24-A number of our citizens have visited the oil we'll being drilled on the Ludlow farm during the past week to satisfy their curiosity as to how the fishing job was progress ing. Everyone who has been out there has returned with the impression that it was more serious than most of us had thought
 A lost bit in the bottom of the hole has been causing all the trouble and expense. The system used in fishing for a lost article of this kind is as fol- lows:
 A 150-lb. milling tool is attached to the drill pipe and run to the bottom of the hole. This milling tool has a. bout 20 cutting edges on the bottom, tempered very much harder than the bit that is to be cut up. This tool is revolved necessarily for about "A hours, and from the steel shavings that keep coming to the surface with the return mud it is steadily doing the work required of it. Another indica- tion that the boys have about over | come the trouble is that they can now get past the obstruction with 7-inch fish tail drilling bit.
 In talking to MT. s. M. Wolfe, one of our farmers who lived in Burkbur- nett, Tex, during the oil boom there, he stated that it is usually about a three weeks hard job to grind up one of the bits after they get into the place this was in. MT. Wolfe knows the drillers personally; knew them and their work at Burnburnett, where they worked for one of the best and most successful drilling contractors in that field. He has predicted all along that Bud and Bill would overcome the trouble, and right now 1t looks like they have done so.
 These fishing jobs are regular part of the game, according to MT. Amend. They cost lots of money and give the drillers a great deal of concern and worry. They have bought during the past fifteen days over $500 worth of special fishing and grinding tools, and made probably ten trips to Texarkana to have them resharpened, most Of these trips having been made after 10 o'clock at night in order to keep the work going.
 Mr. Frauenfelder put Tom Campbell ill charge of the completing of the wat CT line to Flat creek last week. This line will have water running through it today. It has been the policy os Messrs. Frauenfsldsr and Amend to employ, wherever possible, our own boys and in that way spend all the money among us that they could.
 The drillers are going to make a great effort to complete the hole to the 17OO foot level by September 10th. This will bring them to the top of the big lime strata. with chance for produc- tion both on top of it and below.
 The town people and farmers are re- quested by the oil men and drillers to visit the well at any time. Every thing will be told them that any of the operators or drillers know regarding what is being done or found. The sooner the Ludlow well spouts oil the better the men will like it who are furnishing the money. The drillers also have nice interest in the project. and they are very anxious to complete it for a big we'll in time to go east to see the world series base ball games this coming October. Both of the boys Bud and Bill, are authorities on major league base ball.
 l.. M. Parrott, of St. Louis, has been in Foreman for the past ten days, vis- iting MT. and Mrs. Frauenfelder and also looking after his interests. Mr. Parrott is financially interested in the Sullivan Oil Syndicate and is also a personal and very close friend of Mi. Frauenfelder. He is very enthusiastic over the prospects of striking oil where the boys are now drilling. The formations look very good to him, and he is we'll satisfied with the way the work is being carried on. He has spent most of the time either in the field assisting in getting fishing tools or at the we'll, and feels that he is in position to say that everyone connect ed with the work here is on the job and anxious to bring in an oil well.
 BOY SERIOUSLY SHOT