, 1922-08-04
ACTIVITY IN SOUTHERN PART Or
SALT CREEK FIELD IS AMAZING
New Derricks Dot Landscape
of Premier District, Scores
of Drills Pounding.

To n who has been absent from
the Salt Creek district for any length
of time. the increased activity in that
area is almost unbelievable. not only
in h older part OF the field but co.
pecinlly in the southern part where
new development is going on at a
rapid pace.
In the main or older part of the
field, new derricks are in evidence
everywhere and more building, while
in the southern part. where a year
ago 1t was deemed foolish to even
think of getting oil there are Mt least
twenty-five or thirty rigs. with more
going up. and n portion OF these AL
ready having attained production.
On tie southwest quarter OF section
is-39-7s. where the Mosher Salt Creek
syndicate pioneered the way and
brought IN good production in the
face OF ridicule and predictions of fail
ure. that concern now has its No. 2
sixty-three feet in the sand at 2.s2i
feet and Is preparing to shoot the well
with 1900 feet of oil In the casing. II
is expected that this viii be done to-
day.
Inland on and Refining is drilling
an offset TO h No. l on the north
and is also preparing to drin on sec.
ton II and on tho northwest quarter
OF section 23-39-7s.
The Derrick OF company OF Doug
las has spudded in on section IL and
the Evans OIL corporation has mater
ial for camp n derrick spotted on
the southeast quarter OF % which is
the farthest point northwest in the
field that drilling has boon attempted
and should prove hundreds OF acres OF
additional territory. The trend of
production at present Is IN that direc-
this operation.
East OF the Mosher wells N the
same section. DR.. Dugan and Pitts.
burgh associates have cement set at
the second Wall Creek and drilling IN
is expected to start today.
C~ornertng on sections II and 20
tho Ohio has three wells. one of which
vas completed last week and Ee
other two nearing tho pay. It also has
another cemented further south Of 20
which is standing cemented and will
be completed soon. Better produc.
ton is expected in this hole thar IN
tho recent completion as formations
drilled are h same as In the Fens-
lands gusher on h Bywnter lease a
short distance north and east which,
came in with a 5000 barrel flow and
is still maintaining its flush produc-
ton. Fensland's Bywater No. 2 off.
setting the No. l on the east is set
ting sh.inch casing at 2.4O7 feet. A
wait OF two and one-half ar three
weeks will be necessary for cement
to set before this well can be drilled
in. Lawrence No. l offsetting the
Ohio on the north is drilling at 1880
feet, a steel rig being used in this
operation. The Fensland is doing
considerable building on this lease and
has a camp of practically all steel
construction. A gas trap has been
Installed IN the Bywater l., and that
product is now being used for light
ing and fuel purposes in the various
camp buildings. A dirt reservoir Is
now being constructed about a mile
and a half south and west OF this
camp which when completed will
have n capacity OF $50, 900 barrels.
This will be the basis OF a water sup
ply for the company from which pipes
will be run to all operations In the
field.
On the southwest quarter Of 16 the
Glenrock is drilling an offset to Nam
meth No. l and is now nearing the
Wall Creek. The Marine OIL com.
pany is also drilling in this section.
On the southeast quarter of section
20-3s-7s, the Mutual OIL company was
drilling until Wednesday when the
bloodiess battle of the Teapot was
waged by five Marines, TWO drillers,
one lady and q reporter.
At the time operation ceased at
this location the hole was down 2.376
foet with the casing landed at ?.2oa'
At last reports h completion date
OF this well was held as being ex'
tremely indefinite.
Extending south and east. from thfr
site, tho Mammoth OIL company has
ten rigs up being well scattered and
covering a wide range OF territory
three of which are drilling.
About two miles south Of the, Nam
moth No. 1 the .Tarrant syndicate rig
can DO seen standing on top of the
escarpment on tho west side of the
structure and outside tho withdrawal
Latest reports indicated h a good
progress was obtaining.
South from the field on n Beaton
homestead, the town of Teapot fs TAX
ing on airs and with buildings being
erected. streets named and graded. II
has all the earnmarks of a coming
metropolis. This land consisting OF