, 1922-04-12
Mountains Operations.


KILLINGS. Mont. April 12-Rob-
crit s. Anderson. manager OF the Mon
tana Pioneer on company, who has
been drilling IN willow Creek for
about q n reports a curious ctrcum-
stance this week Last May. while
drilling with a 1874 inch string of tools
in their present well. the string was
lost and fishing attempts were made
for months to recover them Attempts
were made to sidetrack them SO drill
ing could proceed and some SIS 900
was spent In tho attempt. Finally a
charge OF T. N. T. was exploded at
the bottom OF h hole. making a cav
ity into which the tools dropped. and
casing was carried past them. Drill
ing with a small string was continued
and II was found necessary t o raise
the big casing IN order to shut Off the
water carefully. The driler de-
cidcd to max ono more attempt to
recover the old string OF tools and
Sitting n length OF casing, formed an
drilling tool and at tho FIRST attempt
caused the old string of tools to fall
back into the hole from which they
can be easily removed Tho large
string Of casing will now be lowered
and tho hole continued with a Is5
inch hole instead of 12h as heretofore.
A good showing OF oil was struck In
the first Wall Greek sand and pros
poets are good for oil at a little great.
er depth. 1t is reported
In tho DEVILS Basin the Adams wen
Is making good headway. and tho Tri-
City is expected to start building a
derrick
Drilling continues night and day ut
the Howard Coulee well of the Ohio
on company. reports reaching here
from Roundup Indicate A depth Of
1900 feet a been reached. Some
caving is reported. and it is probable
that drilling will stop TO permit the
lowering OF a string Of s4nch casing.
The drill Is now so near the Dakota
sand. however. that IL may be found
impossible to drill through that sand,
n SGT tho smaller casing below It
shutting off any water tina may be
found. The well VIII then be contin-
ued to the Dakota formation before
shutting down to finish the Big Wall.
Trucks and teams arc heaulfng coal
continuously 10 permit steady opera.
ton OF b rig regardless OF road con
dthons this spring.
With nix barrefs bailed from the
well n shipped to tho American Re
lining company for use In its miniature
refinery display, tho Gordon Campbell
Kelvin syndicate well is making its
first shipment of oil, Gordon Camp
bell stated in Great Falls, according tc
Information reaching here from thai
| city.
Tho six berreis was q pant OF ths
oil t.iied during tie last few days
largely for visitors at tho wei who
wanted to take away samples. Ae
cording TO Mr.. Campbell, tho bsilins
did not affect the level of the oil In
tho wei and during the last fsw days
the showing n Indications have beer
even better than the early showing
There has been some increase in the
amount OF gas and conditions general
ly are improved Mr.. Campbell said.
Three of n i've storage tanks, &c
! be used in In pump test on the well
have been completed End the rews are
working on the remaining two. There
remains some piping to DO completed
1t will be wen toward the end OF next
week before a pump test is possible
according to Mr.. Campbell.
The little town of Kelvin has seer
some building during the last few DAYS
with several sharks sprinsing up. The
Monarch Lumber company is hurrying
the establishment OF its yards and
there is talk of n new hotel. There Is
a continual stream OF visitors to the
well
Two survey crvws representing large
companies are In the field mt Their
are numerous scouts and company rep
resentatives.