, 1922-04-03
Montana Operations.

BILLINGS. Mont. April 3.-Joe
Montgomery. register of h United
States land office at Lewiston, has is
sued the following report relative to
the oil production on tho government
lands in the Cat Creek field Total
amount OF production on government
Ian for the month of February 1o&-
1850 barrels, while the government
royalty amounted to s.SS4.1o barrels,
or S16.s7e.96. This made an average
OF 1908 per day paid to h government
and s223 per day to tho state. On ac-
count OF tho colo weather and freez-
ing Of pipes several of the leases
were producing only half time. On
the placer lease in section Il, town
ship 15, range 20. which well came in
on January u paid h government a
royalty OF 81 800 in January and S.
$50 for tho rs days of February.
The production during tho month of
January on government lands amount
ed to 123, 900 barrels, but on account
Of tho price OF oil being higher dur
ing February than in January more
money was received in royalty.
Word was received in the city yes
terday that the California company
had completed the moving over of the
rig at No 1 well near ArmeIls and
that drilling had again been resumed
This is the location where tho com
pany has had 50 much trouble with
lost tools in tho hole and the latest
efforts to recovcr the tools by the
most approved methods failed. The
rig was moved over some 10 to IL feet.
Ono of h company's automobiles has
shipped to Devin and It Is under
stood that some extensive research
work will be conducted by the com
pany,s men in that field. The new
derrick for tho standard rig on the
site Of tho No. 2 well Is about COM
pleted and It viii not be very long
before the drin will be pounding away.
Resumption OF work In the Three-in-
One well viii be resumed as soon as
weather will permit according to word
received here from Shelby. the roads
in the area being practically impassa-
BILE, The Three-In-One well is being
drilled with a rotary outfit hat makes
hole very rapidly, and it is expected
tn taan early completion will follow
resumption Of operations When h
rig closed down for the winter the
hole was down s17 feet
Tho Three-In-One wen Is located on
tho Sunburst dome, on the cast slope
OF the structure and in a location
it is believed that heavier by
drostatic pressure will be found than
on the west side. where the Kelvin
well is in production. It is nearer the
crest Of the S%unburst dome than any
other well yet drilled in the field and
the Idaho people backing the Three
1n-One are made very confident nv the
fact that the larger companies are
most Interested in h east side Of the
field.
The Three1n-one has opened off
ces at Shelby and is now RACING S4o,-
o90 with which TO complete its well
and TO make ready for It's further op-
erations. The syndicate has 1000
of land. 1000 on tho Sunburst dome
area. o4o near Tho Troy4Swect Grass
well on la Ridge dome and 1000
around Sweet Grass.
Superintendent Jacobs OF the Van
Duzen OIL company. who has been in
Lewistown. states that tho tanks Of
his company in the Devils Basin arc
AL completely frle6 with crude oil.
Owing to :hc bad weather up to a few
lays & IT was impossible to move
out airy OF h oil and pumping was
shut down. A lot of this on is bought
at h we'll by farmers and stockmen
who use 1t for dipping As
as the stock on haps is disposed
Of. pumping win be resumed
Mt. Jacobs says the coming season
Is going to be & very active one in
tho DEVILS Basin section