The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-29
Daily Production Is 1075 Bar
rels From II Wells; 13
Dry Holes Drilled.

The status OF the Amerada pool as
regards It's future possibilities presents
very puzzllng situation. Operations
since the discovery of the field last
January have thus far revealed that
the producing area is very narrow in
width, and its length Is an undeter-
mined factor without ahy definite in
dications. A survey at the present
time reveals that the field Is making
about 1915 barrels daily from II pro-
ducing wells, l6 Of which are on the
properties OF the Amerada Petroleum
company while the other is on the
Westhemer.Daube lease. There are
five wells drilling and one rig is up
waiting on orders. Since the bringing
in of the discovery well, an excep.
tionally large number Of dry holes have
been drilled on the edges and imme-
date vicinity of the field, the number
Of busters totalling 13. one of which
was abandoned on account of lost tools,
and another temporarily deserted. Most
of the plugged holes were given up af-
ter drilling into lime formation, and
none. Of them drilled through il. The
dry holes have defined the producing
area of the field on the east west,
northeast, southeast and north. There
is u possibility for extension to the
| south and northwest
The proven area is about one half
a mile in width and one and one.
| fourth miles in length
Dry Holes
On the east edge of the field there
are six busters, all of which are in
section 21-5s.le, with three on the
Amerada lease and three on the West
| heimer Daube property. The Amerada
dry holes are: No. l Felice Baptsc. in
tAc northwest of the southH est OF the
southwest quarter Of section 2l.5s.le,
which was originally brought in as a
/ ll45-barrel well from lime pay at l645
100 feet, but it drilled into water and
| production rapidly dropped to degree
which has caused its operators to ser
riousy considering the advisability OF
plugging the hole. A gas sand yielding
1000, ,000.5 100000 feet was drilled
throuh in the Felice No. |, at 1850
] tffAs -Np' tll Nilt tllttc tpuDllSlt
farm. in tho center Of the north line oi
the southwest of the southwest quarter
OF section 21-5s-lc, was abandoned In
a water sand at lS20-70 feet after pass
ing through a showing at l000.l5 feet
No. Q on the Felice Baptiste farm, il
the cente.' Of the southwest of tht
southwest quarter Of section 2l.5s.1e
was plugged after drilling through 15(
feet of lime to q total depth of l70t
feet The Westheimer. .Daube dry hole!
are: No. | fee, in the southwest o
the northwest OF the southwest quartel
Of 21.5s.le, which originally came IL
for l05 barrels and increased TO %.
barrels in the line pay at 167s.l7S2 fec
after drilling through numerous oil ant
gas showings. Gas showed in lime IL
this we'll 1G5S-7S feet. Production
dropped rapidly and salt water begaI
showing. 1t is now being plugged
No. fee. in the center OF the soutl
. line OF the northwest OF the south
west quarter of section 21.5s,ie, wa
abandoned after drilling into salt wate
at 17s3.iS00 feet. II encountered sey
eral showings OF oil and was the bes
Of which was had at 1850 feet.
1000. .000.3 ,000 900 gas showing was Ell
countered at l20s.,5 feet. No fee. Il
the southeast Of the northwest OF III
southwest quarter OF section 9l-5s.le
was plugged in lime with the tota
depth OF the hole at 1863 feet Thi
was the farthest test In the pool an
one.fourth OF mile east Of produc
ton II drilled through an oil showin
In sandy lime at l2l0.l5 feet, and ga
showings at 9J0.s7s. and 075-6sS feet
Other dry holes are: Crosble No.
, on the Crincr farm. in the southwes
OF the southwest OF the southeast quai
ter OF section l6.Js.le. abandoned in lin
at 1912 feet after passing through bu
one slight showing OF oil ut 500 fee
!. Lime was encountered In this test fror
, top TO bottom. IL was closely watched
, due TO It's location which was in th
heart OF the Crincr hills. The Crosb
test was about five.eghts OF a mil
, northeast OF production. About ON
four OF a mile northeast OF production
. Coe. Dolman, ct al, drilled dry no
on the Louise Baptisc farm. In II
. southwest OF the northeast OF N
northeast quarter OF section ?o.5s'l
:, which was plugged at 2os7 feet aft'
drilling through s%9 feet OF lime Tn
test at one time looked as though
:. Nigh be producer after II had e.
|. countcrcd sand at 1924 feet whlc
made several flows over the top OF Il
derrick but which tested only five
six barrels daily. A water sannd w
), drilled Into below the oil sand at i1s
J, " tcot. then strat OF sand at l197lS.
= feet and then into the lime. The Co
polman well had showings of oil az iSs
rs, and itsSl5iO feet and an oil an
gas showing at l7ie.2o feet.