The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-13
May Be No Sale of Usage
Indian Land Leases
This Winter

PONCA CITY, Nov. l2.-An pres
ent Indications are that there wlIl De
no sale of Usage Indian land leases
this winer. although the rule mas
been 10 hold one such sale In Dccem-
ber OF each year. Recent report
that one is scheduled for this De-
cember proves to be incorrect. the
postponement indefinitely was
caused, It Is said. as result or the
recently deceased order which re-
stricted drilling In the Burbank Or
western Usage district.
Prior TO the issuance or the drlll-
ing restriction order, a schedule OF
list of the leases TO be sold in De-
cembe had been forwarded by the
Usage Indian agent, j. George
Wright, to the department at Nash-
ington for approval, as IL the GUS
tom. Almost Immediately, however,
a committee asked that the nom
drilling order be made, and when
this was done II was announced oy
MIR. Burke, the Indian commissioner.
that as there was to be shut down
there should be no sale or leases
Then the sale was postponed IN
definitely and no one has since heard
ANYTHING about II. Mr.. Wright was
in ponca City the past week, having
been on buslnef mission 10
on the 100000 ie..4es. bought
last June in the western Usage
numerous big producing wells have
been brought In. These leases are on
the edge OF the field. thus far drilled,
and are really offsets to leases that
will be sold at the next sale ana
which should bring other sl,OOo'oOu
figures
Burbank Gaining Fast.
The Burbank pool has reached its
highest production peak during the
past week, with an average dally
total at the present time OF 9O'VVO
barrels, as against approximately
$4,000 barrels, the peak reached
prior to the drilling restriction order.
Several new wells have been brought
In, the past week, TO Increase the
total production, and while these
are now bringing It up 10 9O,OOO
daily, the average for the past week
Is placed at nearer $4,000.
In the Tonkawa pool, however, the
reverse is true, for although the
Amerada got big well the past
week, the total daily production mas
fallen 10 approximately 1880. The
average for last week was 1851
and for the week before ls,224.
The Comar Oil company has two
wells almost ready for completion on
the See lease In the Tonkawa pool
the Nos. and IL, but delays nave
been encountered TO such an extern
that they will probably not be COM
pleted until during the coming
week.
Drilling with Rotaries.
Drilling with rotary outfits ls now
being followed 10 greater extent
In the Tonkawa district than any
where else in the Mid-Contineni
field. 1t has been found highly sat
isfaetory to drill this heavy gas die
trict with the rotary, particularly
down TO the first oil bearing sand
at anywhere from i,sOO 70 2'lOt
feet. This Is true In the northern
portion OF the field. where the frs
wells were brought in only rev
weeks ago, and where nearly al
companies are now using the rotary
Some of the companies are using th'
rotary clear down to the 2,6OO-too
oil producing sand.
Although the Marland Oh com
pany. and It's subsidiary and asso
ciate companies, have nice dan!
production In the northern Oklahoma
fields, yet IL develops that but yer!
little crude has been stored and tina
the majority OF the production 4
being used Immediately In the bli
Ponca City refinery. Having It's owl
oil the Marland company Ii not ou
the premium that all other concern