The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-27
Dry Holes in the
BrisfOU District

The greatest surprise OF tho day
comes from the report OF dry hole
drilled by tho Roland OH company
in 2-l5-S, three locations west or
a quarter OF mile from the big
well which caused so much excite
ment and which started ofr at 90
900 barrels, Their No. 2, n location
west OF the big producer, is reported
making 1000 barrels at five feet in
the sand and evidently tho pool is
restricted or outlined in that direc-
tion. II Is reported. hut not con-
firmed that the Prairie has dry
hole In Hiss and the Independent
on company has a failure in the
Wilcox sand In 32-t6-1O. northwest
OF the big Wilcox gusher in the
same section.
The news OF these failures has
been wired TO tho New York head
quarters OF the various purchasing
agents and tho chances are they
have learned by this time that the
price was cut at tho wrong time.
The Wilcox OH g. Gas Co, one OF
the largest producers In the Bristow
district. had taken steps TO restrict
drilling operations even before the
cut In price. 1t has since cancelled
many orders for pipe and George A.
Dye. speaking OF tho outlook. said:
Several producers who own ad-
Joining acreage have made arrange
ments and agreements for the shut
ting down OF every well that can
possibly be shut down on top OF the
sand and we find the majority OF
them are agreeable to this plan"
Some thirty days aeo this COM
pany had approximately % strings
of tools operating in various parts
OF Oklahoma and now we have about
so per cent OF these wells shut down
and as soon ms three or four which
are offsets to producing wells are
completed they will be shut down
much more rigidly."
The company Is also making ar
rangements 10 run 10 storage as
| large a percentage as possible.
There In n large number Of wells that
could he drilled, hut on account OF
| conditions no action viii be taken
| for the commencement OF any OF
them.
I'VE believe that II all producers
will hold as much OF their oil In
reserve underground as possible.
and II they can provide storage for
the balance that is being produced.
we will soon ses better prices and a
decline In the production OF tho
! country as whole, and the ultimate
result will be advantageous 10 all"
on the Greek county poor farm
known as tho NJ HArio allotment
the Wilcox company No, 5 test. To-
Gated In the northwest OF the north
east OF the northwest OF 2-1j-S, has
reached the top OF the butcher sand
NJ S.0S3 feet and Is now shut down
on the ]. Hencha farm It's No. =
test, located in the southwest Of tho
northwest OF tho northeast OF
2-l5-s. has topped the butcher sand
At S,12O feet and is now shut down
indefinitely, due 10 tho reduction I'm
the price OF crude oil,
Its No. on the same farm and
section, In the southwest OF the
southeast OF the northwest, IS drili,
ing at 2,7l0 feet No. & IN the south,
west OF the southwest OF the north,
east OF 2-l5-S. Is drilling at 2.957
feet and No. 7. in the northwest of
the southeast OF the northwest, ha'
been drilled 10 depth Ot 2,7S5 feet
on the Amanda Snapp farm the
compnny's No test IN tho south
east OF the southeast OF the north
east OF 3-l5-s is now down 20 tota
depth OF 2,709 feet.