The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-11-20
SAND STRUCK IN
HARNESS OFFSET,
IS REPORT HERE
Jones, Hughes and nadoett VIII
Core Into What Is Believed Be
Pay at 2,527: Report Of Strike
Verified by Owner.
BRISCoE WELL is TO
BAIL FOR TEST TODAY
NIehIos and Magnolia Delayed; Re.
ports Indefinite on Mummert;
Believe Has Same Formations
as Arrasmlth. Me1ee.

Interest IN the chlckasha field.
wldencd today with the report that
IN the Jones. Hughes and Badgett
well. section i5-5n.7w, an oil sand
had been picked up at around 2,525
feet. This well Is the offset TO the
old Harness well where oil was
found nearly two years ago.
Tho report was verified this NOR
ming by Walter Jones, one OF the In
tegested parties. He declared that
they had picked up the sand at the
depth mentioned. They will core
into II before setting pipe, Mr. Jones
said. Several days may elapse be.
fore anything definite Is known as
to the richness of the strike. II was
indicated.
Revlvlnu Eastern District.
The well where this strike was
made. was started several months
before Nichlos brought in the gas
ser on tho Farwell farm which op.
ened the big fas area. About the
time Nichlos brought in the gasser.
the lnglewright interests quit the
well at around 1000 feet after pre-
seuting for inspection a core which
they declared to be salt water sand
After shutdown Of many weeks,
Hughes. Jones and Badgett took the
well over and continued drilling.
Strong gas showings we're reported
there. coming. 1t was believed from
shallower level.
In view OF the strike by ARA
smith and McBee in section 19-5n-
sw, the reported sand in the Har-
ness Offset has tefded to swing
interest to the eastern areas OF the
field and to materially broaden the
scope Of possibilities for what oilers
are now predicting VIII be one of
the biggest fields IN oklahoma
Every day in the field brings new
developments which are becoming
more and more important. In the
extreme southern part Of Grady
county today, the Brlscoe well, sec.
tion 3G.5n-Sw, was scheduled to bail
out today for test of sand re-
ported at around LOO feet. The
sand was to have been drilled last
night and bailiIg was due to get
under way this morning around 10
O'Clock. A number of Chickasha
men left fhis morning for the well.
Reports for more than a week have
had it that Briscoe was set on what
appeared to be good sand.
Nichlos No. and Magnolia No. 3,
both in section 26-5n-Sw, scheduled
for completion as gassers yester-
day, were delayed. 1t was be-
lieved that Nichlos would be com
pleted today, while no definite re-
ports ON the Magnolia were avail
able at 10 o'clock today. These
wells are both in production row.
and there appeared no doubt that
they would both produce.
Nothing official was obtainablc as
to The progress at the location of
the Mummert Drilling company in
section 13-5n-Sw They were sup
posed to have drilled the formations
below the plug at around the level
Of the Nichlcs sand. Rumors were
that they had little gas showing,
with water. This, according to re-
ports, is identical with the ARA
smith and McBee we'll in section
19-5n-Sw, where an oil sand was
found Wednesday afternoon, and
was taken by oil men to be a good
indication rather than the. reverse.
Many believe that Mummert will
pick up the oil sand at around
1926 feet.
Arrasmith and McBee are to set
casing on the reported oil sand at
1927 feet today or tomorrow in
their well on the Thomas farm in
section 19-5n-7w.
Pipe was ordered last week and
Mr. McBee Saturday afternoon said
that the casing would doubtless be
on the ground to set today or Tues
day. 1t will be allowed to set about
"A days before being drilled out for
a test on the first oil sand found
in the vicinity Of the gas area.