The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-06
Ten Strings of Tools Near
Discovery Wen in OtOe
County Near Watchorn

NAICHORN, Aug, b.-lOrtN days
ago the discovery well. 80 far as
the production OF oil In concerned.
was brought In, in the Otoe Indian
country, territory that has been
heralded widely In the oil columns
of the prcss during the past six
months because OF the possibilities
from a geological standpoint. This
first we'll. the property OF the
WatChorn oil interests and located
on land that belongs TO the Miller
brothers Of the 101 ranch, is stu
putting from 800 to $50 barrels IN
tho tank daily and the accompany
ing gas Is holding up nicely The
oil Is from a sand at 2,742 feet.
This initial well in the Otoe II
Q miles north OF Morrison, IA north
west of Pawnee and about 20 south
cast OF ponca City. II is In the
western portion OF Pawnee county.
into which the Otoe country extends
Immediately, with the building OF
additional rigs in that vicinity and
the starting OF other strings Of tools.
another town was started also and
christened Watchorn. complimentary
to Robert l.. Watchorn, the veteral
oil man who heads the oil com
pany that also bears his name. At
present he Is in Europe. Visiting the
battlefield where his son was killed
during the war.
Additional development In the
| Watchorn locality began immediate
/ ~ following the bringing In OF the
discovery well and within another
week there will be 10 strings OF tools
running here. The concerns thus
far interested are the Magnolia Pc.
troleum company. Watchorn, and
George L. Miller, personally. The
| discovery will Ia in southwest 1929
Be, and additional tests are drilling
or will be within week. in this
same quarter. In northwest 35, In
northwest OF 4-22-3 and In southeGs'
32-23-3.
Original Gaascr There
A number OF years ago the origi'
nal gas well in what has been known
always as the Morrison f!old wai
drilled and this well is also on the
Watchorn townsite. A l2-inch ga
pipeline runs from this immediat,
community to oklahoma City, beinf
the property OF the Oklahoma Ma
tural Gas company. This gasser wa
drilled on the Diamond Miller tract
80 called because Il belonged origi
nally to an Otoe Indian by the nam,
of Diamond and later was bough
by George l.. Miller. This Is in thi
northwest OF 4-22-3.
"Watchorn townsite has been A
laid off that the drilling of oil Well
will never interfere with the prop
erty of citizens OF the town" accord
ing TO w. A. Brooks. who is II
charge OF oil operations for the 10
ranch. 1.-THE town will cover a por
tion OF northwest 4 and OF south
west 80. the section line which 1
also the township line, constitutin
the main street OF the town east an
west, whereas the main street mort
and south, known as Magnolia boulo
ward, Is along the quarter sectio
line. As all oil we'll locations her
are 10 be $50 fet away from III
section line, this means that
will be impossible for operations q
interfere with the property OF citl
zens within the town" The mali
street, by the way, Is also known
as Watchorn.
Water For Drilling Wells.
In addition 20 water wells beinJ
drilled and 100-barrel tank erecte,
to furnish the town with a water
works system. tho Magnolia com
pany has Just completed laying
inch water lino from the near 3,
Arkansas river for the purpose o
providing drilling wells with water
This will be sufficient. II Is estimat
ed, to supply water for IS drillinl
outfits. There are already II house
built on the townsite, tho most o
them along Wntchorn avenue, hnt
tho material is on hand for others
The actual opening OF the town oc
ours Monday, August 7.
Although there are fully % ol
tests now being drilled within tn
Otoe Indian country, including tn
White Mule test OF the Gypsy Oi
company. several miles east, wher
oil has been found in the Burgess
sand at about 4 400 feet. and n mum
Der by the Aloorn oil cnmpan,
(Marland) the contract has bee
signed also, whereby test will b
drilled in tho near future on tn
Otoe school reservation, Bevera
miles 20 the northwest.
Was Roosevclts Secretary.
During the absence OF Colone
Watchorn in Europe, the oil interest
OF the company are being looked AFT
er by Frank Harper. who is secre
tary-treasurer and on the board O
directors. Harper was formerly prl
: vate secretary TO Col. Theodor
Roosevelt and was "reddy's' conf
dental man for n number OF year.
He is in charge Of operations In IN