The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-26
OPERATORS PLAN
DRILLING DRIVE
HERE THIS FALL
Cut In Crude Checks Immediate Ae.
tIvIty on Large Scale In Nlehlos
District; Five Wells Now
Definite.
MUCH NEW WORK TO BE
LAUNCHED LATER, WORD
Carter, NiehIos, sunray, Concord and
Arrasmlth Are Certain; Other
Deals In Making; WIIdeatters
Start Epidemic.

The double cut In crude has caus.
cd a lull In activity around the dis.
trict where on July TO-. ]. b. NichIos
brought In what Is said TO be the
biggest gasser in the world. depth
considered. II having been turned
into producer at 1871 feet. Its 10.
cation is section 1868. Grady county.
The developments OF the week.
however. show that while the op-
orators are not getting wildly ex.
cited, they are forming their plans to
develop the field. Since the well
came in. at least so biologists have
worked the territory again and again,
have secured the log of the Nichlos
we'll for detailed reports to their
companies.
Drilling Campaign Seen.
That those reports were faborable
is seen In the inquiries received and
the interest shown by l.any opera
tors and big companies in working
toward the purchase of desirably To-
Gated acreage and in personal in
vestigation by represent atives.
Leases are being purchased every
day and the operators are getting
the stuff in shape for a drilling
campaign a little later.
There are in prospect at this time
five new wells on which definite in
formation is obtainable. Reports, OF
course. are that many others are to
he drilled. The five different prop
ositions are: The Carter company,
section 26-5.S, being the west offset
lease to the Nichlos well; John B.
Nichlos Drilling company, being his
No. 2, FarwelI on the 40 acres carry
ing the gasser; the Sunray Oil COM
pany of Duncan in the northwest
quarter of section 14-5-7 the Con
cord Oil company, of Oklahoma City,
located on the Courtney farm, sec
tion 2S-5-S, and Arrasmith and Nc
Bee Thomas farm in section 1897.
The Arrasmith well is the latest an
nouncement definitely made and car
ries a contract for drilling opera
tions to be under way within 40
days.
other Deals Pending.
The Concord had a Today time
limit, having some so days yet to
get started. 1t is understood how
ever. that it is the company's inten-
tion to drill as soon as possible.
Tools have been ordered for the
Sunray well. The Carter has made
no announcement of spuddingdate,
but it is up to them to drill within
the offset period. Nichlos has not
stated just when he will start his
No. 2, but is breaking down the
tools from No 1, preparatory to
starting the second well. 04.Aa
Aside from the drilling Of wells IN
the immediate vicinity of the Mich
los gasser, veritable epidemic OF
wldcatting is imminent. 1t Is known
that four to six blocks of acreage
are being assembled in Grady terri
tory from Chickasha south to Rush
Springs and west of the Rock Island.
Two or three of these propositions
are on the point of being closed an
nouncements being expected. next
week.
Summing up all the evidence in
the case, the only deduction oil men
can make, is that an unprecedented
drilling drive will be under way in
Grady before the autumn leaves be-
gin to fall.