The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-13
PRODUCTION DUE
GREAT INCREASE,
IS FIELD REPORT
One Well Day Through Sunday
10 Schedule Indicated; stoaner.
American, Sklrvin, Atlantic and
Magnolia Are Booked.
WILDCATTINC JUMPS TO
SOUTHEASTERN DISTRICT
Josey. MarIand, Cant, Forester. Are
Among Operators Slated for
Development New Area; En-
plre Extends Work South.

Five new gas wells IN the next five
days. Including today. are the pros.
poets In the immediate developments
OF the Chickasha gas field.
Field reports this afternoon indi-
Gated the following schedule: Stog-
ner and Baldwin, southwest Of section
2S.5n.Sw. late this afternoon: Ameri-
can Drilling company southwest OF
section 23-5n.Sw, Thursday: Skiryin.
southeast OF section 23-5n.Sw. Friday;
Atlantic Oh company. northwest cf
section 25-5n-sw, Saturday. and Mag
nolia. southeast OF section 26-5n'Sw.
Sunday.
stogner and Baldwin went into the
hole this morning with a new bit 10
drill about twenty feet more. Tho
field reports indicated shortly after
dinner that they had broken tho
stem down and would be balling hto
this afternoon. The American. re-
ports say, is drilling the plug today
and will bail tomorrow. Skiryin, who
has drilled the plug, but who was
delayed by trouble, will be ready
for completion Friday. 1t Is said.
The Atlantic and the Magnolia arc
expected to follow in oroder.
II these wells all live up to ex-
pectatlons and run according 10 tho
indicated schedule the Chickasha
field will have nineteen gas wells
by Sunday night. with an approxt
mated total volume OF $4,000, 600
cubic feet day.
Southeast Grady Active.
Popped up by the iong string OF
gas producers brought In In tho
Grady county field operators are
widening their search for the oil
pool which all believe will be tapped
soon.
Development has extended to the
south and southeastern districts OK
Grady county where drilling Is under
way and where preparations are be-
ing made to start additional Wild
cat tests. In section 3l-in-5w, thu
Josey Oil company is drilling a
cable tool test, being down several
hundred feet Two or three years
ago, the Josey company held con-
tracts on block of acreage in that
area, but pulled away after two or
three wildcats to the north had
been pronounced dry. With the
bringing In of the Chickasha gas
field, the Josey company came back
to Grady and started the we'll.
other New Operations.
Tom Ware is starting well to
be rotary test In section 3l-5n-5w.
1t is understood that this job is TO
get under way at once.
In addition to these wells. Walter
Cant, Duncan operator, is to drill o
test in section 18-4n-6w. Work ID
slated to start soon.
1t is reported that the Marland
company is getting ready to drill
in section 17-4n-6w. Timbers and
tools are to be moved out In the
near future, the reports say.
Forster ct al, who drilled a dry
hole some two s'''le .aast Of u \
Springs, more than, d ear u !, hav1
not lost faith in ane district. This
is demonstrated by the fact that the
same interests have derrick up
half mile south of Rush Springs
in the northwest OF the northeast Of
section 5-Sn-7w. Work Is slated TO
start at once.
New Wells In Field.
Every day marks the completion
of preparations to drill new wells
in the Chickasha gas area The
Empire is starting operations in the
area between the main gas field
discovered by Nichlos, and the new
production area brought in by tho
mammoth gasser of the Sunray con-
pany in section 14-4n-Sw on the
Pendley farm.
The Empire has derrick UP on
the w. +. Dryden farm, in the CEN
ter Of the southeast Of the north
west of section 2-4n-Sw. 1t is 10 be
rotary job and the drilling is to
be done by Crump and Beard. Tools
are to be rugged UP as soon as pos.
sible and work started
The Empire is moving in timbers
to a new location on the Jas. Wood
farm, in the center of the northwest
OF the southeast Of section 1-4n-Sw.
This contract has been awarded by
the Empire to Prince and Prince.
1t is expected that both wells will
be going by next week, adding to
the steady run of drilling which ex-
tends in nearly every section from
q point nearly. two miles north Of
the discovery well to the southern
fringe of operations. a distance of