The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-09-02
NEW WELL NEXT
WEEK IS BELIEF
Of OILERS HERE
Nlchos and LeMaster Both Down
Toward Production Level; Should
HIt Sand, Have Casing Set,
Is Estimate.
NEW WELL is SPUDDED
BY ARRASMITH-M'BEE
Well In Section 1857 Gets Started;
NIchIos 900 Feet; LeMastcr 700;
Magnolia Over 400; Carter
Awaits Engineer.

Things are booked to happen nj
the oil and gas area II miles south.
west Of Chickasha next week when
at least two wells, barring accident.
should reach the Nichlos sand and
render the first new verdict on the
extent OF the producing area around
the Nichlos world wonder gasser.
If nothing happens to halt tho
progress at the Nichlos No. 2, Far.
well farm In the northeast OF tho
southwest of section 26-5n.sw and
the LeMaster and Muse well, being
a direct south offset, both should
reach the level of the gas sand be-
fore the end Of next week.
Nichlos Is Leading.
There has been more or less of
a race on between these two wells
to see which could reach the sand
first. Nichlos, with start of q
couple Of hundred feet on the Le-
Master outfit, is still lading. Re.
ports from the felt this morning
were that Nichlos was down about
800 feet with LeMaster grinding
away at from $50 to 700.
Both have passed what was con-
sidered to be the hard digging as
shown In the discovery well and
should drop on down to the level of
the sand within few days. 1t is
not believed that either crew will
begin to feel their way before they
reach the 1900 foot level at least
From that point to the bottom OF
the NichIos sand as shown In the
No. l at 1871, 1t is thought that
they will col and rat-tail ahead.
Both Are After Casing.
]. b. Niclos, manager of tho
Nichlos Drilling company, is in Dun
can today where he is after a string
of casing to set in the No. 2.
While he has made no statement,
1t is believed that this casing will
be trucked to the location early
next week to be ready to set on tho
sand when they pick 1t up.
Mr.. LeMaster Is also out of town
today and it was understood from
acquaintance that he was looking
up a string of pipe to ship in for
use In the well.
There is considerable speculation
as to just what these wells will
show. Some of the venturesome
spirits are offering to wager that
they'll get oil before they reach
1900 feet. This, of course, would
be Just below the gas sand in the
discovery well and both have inti-
mated that they will stop when
they get the gas sand. 1t may be
possible that they'll go a few feet
deeper with the core as the first
bit of pioneering for the oil sand.
New Well Starting.
The well of Arrasmith, McBee ct
al, on the Thomas farm. section
19-bn-7w has spudded. This we'll
Is to be watched with great deal
of interest due to the fact that
while the Nichlos No. 2, the Le-
Master and the Magnolia have elect.
ed to go south of the discovery
well, Arrasmith and McI3ee have
gone east and north This places
them little north of direct line
between the huge gasser and the
Harness we'll where oil was struck
more than year ago.
The Magnolia, drilling with cable
tools in the northwest of the south.
east Of section 26-5n-Sw, is pounding
away at around $50 feet, according
to work from the field today. This
job, 1t is believed, will be the first
real pioneering for a deeper oil
sand. Considering the fact that
they are drilling with a standard
outfit, they have made exceedingly
good progress to date.
The Carter has made no announces
ment other than to name the wells
location, as a direct east offset to
the discovery we'll They are wait-
ing for the companys engineers to
survey the land and exactly locat
the position of the we'll, with refer
ence to lease lines.