The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-26
WILD GARVIN GAS
WELL CHOKED IN
Monster Cavities Resultant of
Enormous Flows of I'm
manageable Wells

The wild gaser OF Davis 4 Younssr
on the Louis Newberry farm in the
northwest OF the northwest quarter OF
me southwest quarter Of section IL.
ln-Sw, Robberson field OF G,rvin
county, which has been blowing wild
TOT the past two weeks, has choked
itself in and the flow OF gas Is now
confined TO the casing with production
estimated at $4,000. 900 feet. A spe.
cially constructed derrick will be skid
ded over the huge hole which the
"iI How dug and tine operators viii
make efforts TO shll. the well in.
The Magnolia Petroleum company's
wild gasser on the Newberry farm.
IN the southwest OF the northwest
quarter OF the southeast quarter of
section IA, ln-Sw, one.half mile dis.
tant from the Davis.Younger gasser.
rs sun beyond control and reported
as getting worse. The hole which the
flow of gas and water from this well
has caused is at least 30 feet in diam.
eter and 10 feet deep. 1t is full of
water 10 feet from the top and is
continually surging like turbulent
sea, according to those who have
viewed II and who describe IL further
as regular inferno"
Tho gasser first started TO show
it's uncomfortable strength while the
operators were trying TO set the cas-.
ing on Top Of the l,300.foot sand two
weeks ago. IL started to undermine
the derrick and the two boilers We're
moved back 200 yards and the ma.
chinery taken off the rig floor. The
derrick fell soon after. Steam is being
kept In the boilers as precautlon In
case OF fire. As soon as the large
hole caused by the flow was washed
out, 1000 sacks of cement were
thrown into II. but did not aid mat.
ters and the cement was taken out
II is believed that the top joint OF
casing was broken off when ehe sacks
were thrown into the hole.
Practically the same conditions ex.
listed in the Davis.Younger test, which
broke loose at the same time from
sand ut similar depth. and also while
the operators were making efforts
to set the casing The derrick on
the D.Y remained standing for day
after the wild flow started. but when
II showed signs OF collapsing, team
OF horses was hitched to 1t and II was
pulled over. The gas pressure In the
Davis Younger was stronger than tina,
In the Magnolia, and Il sprayed gas
and mud 20 feet into the air which
could be seen one.half mile away.
The hole which the flow from the
Davis.Younger test scooped out Ii not
quite as large as that OF the Mag.
nolia, bu, Is also OF large proper.
lions The operators threw 1900 bags
of sand into It during the initial ef.
forts TO get IL under control, but this
procedure proved futile and the sand
was taken out.
The wild gassers have been attract.
ing great attention and thousands OF
people have visited the sites during
the past week. many of whom snapped
pictures Of the wells. Guards arc
continually warning observers against
smoking near the locations.
\ very humorous incident which oc.
cured when the wild wells blew in
WUs the sudden departure of Louis
Newberry tcoloreD and his family
from the scene. Newborry lived In q
verv substantial house about 150 feet
from the Davis.Younger well. when
he first heard the sound of the escap.
ing production. he exclaimed. oh,
Lawdy The world am busted loose"
and gathering up his wife. children
and belongings, departed for the home
of friends. far distant from his farm.
The oil men who related this tale
called to mind verse by James Whit.
comb Riley. as follows:
What's agonna come OF u.s.
And what we gonna do7
And how We gonna do it,
When the world busis throughg'