The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-12
Graham Production
Reaches 100 BblS.
Field Report Shows Ia Pro-
ducers and 10 Operations
Under Way in District.

Average daily production of the Gra
ham pool is ranging around 1900 bar
res from IA producing wells, or an av-
erage daily yield per well Of l21.4 bar.
considerably boosted with the compile
tion of number of wells now drilling
in or on top of the oil sands. There are
l9 wells drilling or preparing to start
operations in the Graham district. De.
velopment in the Graham area is being
carried on in most encouraging man
ner with the limits Of the proven area
showing it to be three fourths of mile
in length, running northwest and south
east and slightly less than one half n
mile in width, running northeast and
southwest. Tests for extension are drill.
ing to the east, southwest, west and
southeast.
New Producer
The latest well in the Graham field
to, find the pay is the Healdton Petro-
leum company'e No l on the Meyer
farm, in the center of the southwest
fthe southwest of the northeast quar-
ter of section 31-2s.2w, which topped
the sand at approximately 2730 feet,
and is reported as having about 500
feet Of oil in the hole. The operators
are now underreaming the SIS inch
casing preparatory to running it TO
the top of the pay and drilling in. This
is an old well drilled deeper and Incl
Il t.11 a..
inally brought in in the Graham dis
trict. In 1919, it was drilled into brok.
en- oil sand at 22S7-235O feet. which
yielded initial production of 1874 bar
rels. At the time deepening operations
were started it was making about Is
barrels on the pump. Prior to eneoun-
tering the deep pay. 1t went through
so feet of pink shale formation. iuen-
tical to that found in the other produc.
ers of the district, but thicker
Field Operations
The operators of the Headton Petro.
leum company's No. l on the Bennett
farm, in the center of the southwest of
the southeast of the northeast quarter
OF section 3l-2s.3w. farthest east lo-
cation in the field. are still fighting
cdvings, with the total depth of the
hole at around 2O77 feet.
ricA.Schermerhorn are rig
ging up rotary tools on their No on
the Bennett farm. in the northwest
of the northeast of the northwest quar-.
ter OF section 3l-2s-3w, and expect 10
DE spudding by Monday.
Graham Mineral Trust. Kirk Oil com
pany's No. ON the Bennett farm, in
the center of the west line of the south.
east OF the northwest of the northeat
quarter of section 3l2s.3w. which is ce-
mented on top of the sand at 2512 feet
is standardi2ng the rig.
Graham Mineral Trust.Kirk OIL
company's No. 3 ON the Bennett farm,
in the center Of the northwest of the
northwest of the northeast quarter of
section 31-2s-Sw, which was being deep
ened. has increased its production and
is now reported as making around l50
barrels with the total depth of the hole
slightly below 2200 feet, after passing
through l0-foot break below the orig.
inal sand which was at 2l30.57 feet.
Cameron Refining companys No. 3
on the Sparks farm, in the center of
the southwest Of the southwest of the
southeast quarter of section 30-2s.3w,
has drilled through and cased off the
first sand at 209O.2l4O feet. which is
producing in No on the same lease,
and is now drilling at 1850 feet II search
OF the sand found in the Cottonbelt.
sparks No. ., at around 2340 feet. The
Cameron.Sparks No is now on TOD
OF u lime shell
-AIerricl.. l..Schermerhorn No
l ON the Dngs Bledsoe farm in the
center Of the southeast of the north.
west OF the southeast quarter OF sec.
ton 81, as-2w, which extended produc.
tIon one fourth of Il mile TO the south.
has drilled by the string of lost tools
tools and has run the inch liner. pre-
paratory TO drilling deeper into the
sand. The we'll Is making one flow
daily. yielding around 90lOO barrels
from sand topped at 2GG2 feet and
penetrated to 9G7O feet
Patsy OH company Kirk oil company
Is rigging up It's test ON the Hicks Pri.
mor farm In the center Of the north.
west Of the southeast uf the southeast
quarter of section 81, 9s.2w. farthest
southeast location In the district.
Hard Formation
The Ward Mcrr.ck ct al No. | on the
Fowler farm in the northeast of the
northeast of the southwest quarter Of
section 81, 9s'2w. has drilled into a
peculiar hard formation. which is caus.
ing considerable delay In getting down.
The formation. which Is described by
the drilelrs as being a hard sandy lime.
was topped at % feet and for a period
uf four days 1t has been drilled. during
which time only IL feet of hole was
made. which required the use uf moro
than ~ fishtal bits and four rock bit
cones. At latest report. the dr.l was
still In the same hard formation The
hard substance has not been found In
wells north of the Ward Melrick 10.
cation, but is reported as having been
encountered In the cable tools tests
drilled To the south.
Magnolia Petroleum compnny's No. Z
ON the ]. +. Bennett farm. In the
center Of the northeast OF the south.
west OF the northeast quarter OF Sec
ton 81. 2s.2w, In cemented at 1900 feet
Same operators No. on the same
lease In the northwest OF the southwest
of the northeast quarter OF section 81,
2s.ew IL bailing to loosen the Ga. inch
casing with the total depth Of the hole
at 1900 feet.
Magnolia Petroleum company's No.
no fhn 4 m npnuttt furm In tho 4nuth.