The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-01
SOUTHEAST EXTENSION
DEVELOPMENTS CREATE
PUZZLING SITUATION
Varying Depths of Sands
and Production of
Freak Nature.

The Hewitt southeast extension now
one year old, still remains more or
less Of a puzzle to the operators of the
area, due to the freak nature Of the
sands which have been uncovered
Latest developments TO the north of
the area are displaying that conditions
are as strange as ever. The existence
OF water in the hole of the Humble Oil
and Refining Company's No. 2, on the
Gill farm, in the center of the east line
of the southeast quarter of the south
east quarter of the southeast quarter
of section 90, 4s.2w, which is at n
depth Of 2272 feet. has created con.
siderable interest. Whether the water
is coming from the bottom sand or Is
due to leaky casing has not been de.
termined Offsettng the Humble Gill
No. on the east, the Hudson Gillian
Coline No 3, on the Harts farm, in the
center of the west line of the south.
west quarter Of the southwest quar-
ter of the southwest quarter Of
section %, south, west, has drill
ed through n 25-foot sand topped at
22SS feet which is estimated would pro.
duce 1850 barrels. A break was
drilled through and the total depth is
now reported as topping another sand
at 93O9 feet. The operators are now
Swabbing
The Beau.Ard Oil Company's No. !
on the NJ. ID. Smith farm in the north.
east corner of the southeast quarter Of
the southwest quarter of the north.
west quarter of section 80, 4s-2w, is
drilling in shae at 2400 feet. A slight
gas showing was encountered in
sand drilled through before the present
depth was reached. The north offset
10 this test. the TeXasDenny B-5 found
an oil sand at 24l9 feet and produced
| 1870 barrels the first 10 hours. The
well Is now a good pumper.
! AT the present time there are about
I 20 producers. including one gasser. Ten
wells are drilling and several rigs are
up for tests expected to commence
operations soon. The extension has
/ provided the 1927 thrill for Carter
county, the slump during a certain
/ period Of the year delaying work there
| to considerable extent. At the pres.
cnt time what might be termed a gen
uine proven area is not Of large extent,
due to the freak nature OF the terri.
/ tory, however. wells off the edge in.
cluding the Empire production in Sec
ton 6, js-lw, the Merrick producer in
30, 4s.2w, and the Great Southwestern
test in 80, 4s-2w, have tended to make
the inside locations between them and
production look very promising. Sand
discovered ranges from 300 feet to
1900 feet, with heavy oil sand and a
/ gas sand at 2l00 feet. Sands at seven
depths have been found In the area.
Other tests are either now drilling
/ in an effort TO extend the area or are
making preparations for operations to
be started very soon. These include
the Neustadt-Noble on the Bell farm.
in southeast OF the southeast quarter
Of section ]. 5s-2w. which is spudding.
and the Carter-McRae in section 81.
4s-lw, drilling on iron. The Coline
has n derrick up on the Heckethorn
farm, in the northeast corner of the
southwest quarter of section 81, As
lw. three eights mile northwest of
the Empire production in section 6,
5s-lw. The derrick is up on the Clay
farm, in the southwest corner OF the
southeast quarter Of section 80, 4s.Iw,
but further operations have been de.
layed due TO no definite decision hav.
ing been reached by the original opera.
tors as 10 further progress.
The connection OF the Hewitt sou>h.
east extension TO the Hewitt field
I proper is still undetermined. The
water troubles in the Humble.Gin No.
?. are delaying operations which may
aid In establishing connection or other.
wise Whether or not the Carter.
Blackwell well in the center OF the
northwest quarter of the southwest
quarter OF the northeast quarter OF
section 20. 4s.9w. between the exten.
sion and Hewitt is In sand which
might be found further southeast is
question. The Carter. Blackwell
found two sands at depths of 277s.2s53
feet and ss09-4s feet and started off
with initial production OF 30 barrels.
II is now producing about five bar.
rels