The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-22
IN THE OIL FIELDS
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exercise that authority as a part
and parcel of nation wide shut
down movement looking 10 the sta
bilization ot the oil producing in
dusiry, ana
whereas Tho said secretary OF
the interior did on the 9th day "
October. 1922, promulgatc an order
requiring a shutdown ln tho Usage
nation except as 10 necessary off
set wells, but az the same time. and
In response 90 subsequent communi-
cations Of this committee, ala In
form this committee that there was
no authority residing In the gov
ernmont by which a compulsory
shutdown could be brought about
on other lndtsn lands or govern
ment lands elsewhere.
Now, therefore, Il having been
determined by the department Of
the interior that it has no authority
20 promulrate a compulsory order
OF shutdown covering any govern
ment of Indian lands other than
those known as the Usage nation,
Re it resolved. that this commit
tee believes that such an order is
unfair 10 the operators within that
limited area. and we. therefore. re-
spectfuliy submit and recommend
to the secretary that since he L. un-
able TO issue compulsory order
covering all other government or
Indian lands, especially those IN
Wyoming. that the order tn so far as
II relates 10 the compulsory shut
down be vacated or suspended and
that the department apply the same
policy 90 tho Usage nation as has
been applied 20 the lands of the
Five civilized Tribes and other gov.
| ornment or Indian lands under i,s
! Jurisdiction and that II continue 10
use It's best efforts to induce and as
slst operators In curtailing new de-
velopment wherever possible.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE. on
SHUTDOWN AND STORAGE.
Ey VI. NJ. Doan, Chairman.
W. II. Gray
X. G.. Skelly
Burt II. Collins,
II. N. Cole
Pending further orders from the
/ department OF the interior, Super
| lntendent Wright Is continuing 90
| enforce rigidly the terms of tho
| order issued by Commissioner
| Burke, IN which he stated that the
only drilling wells that could bo
| brought in were those which were
| other wells drilling at the time the
| order was issued must be stopped
| at the top OF the sand, and that no
new wells could start drilling un-
I less they were offsets TO producers.
1t IS Understood that early last
| week Superintendent Wright had OC-
| casion 20 ccnsure severely one OF
/ the big Burbank operators for haV-
! ing a well flowing which the super
| intendcnt maintained had not been
drilled in at the time the order was
issued.
An estimate of the number OF
wells in-he Burbank pool either on
top OF the sand or very near the
top, places the total at around
thirty. Undoubtedly these wells all
will be drilled in Immediately after
the department OF the Interior sus-
| pends It's shutdown order-it II does
decide TO suspend 1t.
still Too Much Crude.
This request on the part OF the
shutdown and storage committee
! does not mean that the atmosphere
/ with regard to overproductlon, ha'
cleared by any means. The very fac
that the posted price for Mid-Con'
tinent crude is still Si.25 a barre
proves that. The request simply
means that, In the Judgment or th'
committee, the order was not fan
to the Burbank producers.
IL Is safe TO venture the opinion
that the Burbank producers vii
improve their standing in the eyes
OF the industry In general, II they
after the ban on drilling has beer
removed, will ease down bit IL
their drilling zeal. Whatever may
be their thoughts about the drilled
up leases draining those not 50
completely drilled up, II does no
look good 20 others in the Industry
who are depending for their income'
on old settled production 10 see thu
big Burbank operators strainini
every facility at their command t'
bring moro and more oil 10 the sur
face on none too stable 3l25 mar
ket.
Now Is an excellent time for tn
Inauguration OF an era OF sanity II
the business OF producing oil.