Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-16
OIL MEN FL0CKINC
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minute failed to lower the oil in the
casing"
This showing is considered remark
able by oil men and indicative OF the
big production to be had when the wei
is drilled into the sand and gauged
With the terrific pressure of Oil ano
gas which is coming from the sand en-
countered at 4 O'Clock Tuesday morn
ing, it was expected that the rise OF
oil in the casing Wednesday would be
| lower than on Tuesday because OF the
pressure filling the casing with addi-
tional mud, sand and oil. The Oil con-
! tinued to rise in the casing. however.
| in spite of the clogged condition, ac-
cording to Mr.. Campbell.
Great Falls Excited
| Interest that had all the earmarks
of forerunner of geunine oil excite
ment prevailed in Great Falls Wednes-
day Early Tuesday a rumor reached
the city that the Kelvin well was in and
inquiry at the syndicate's LewistowI
headquarters confirmed the report
With the further establishing of the
strike Wednesday, public interest cen
tered in the news almost to the exclu-
sion Of everything else, and by evening
the first arrivals incident to the report
reached the city. A check with hote1
men and railroad officials indicated
that the days trains brought at leas,
! 80 people to Great Falls whose com
| ing was solely due to the Kevin strike
| Many of the visitors were in town only
between trains, taking late trains out
| to Shelby and other points north. A
! number of Lewistown men were among
, the days arrivals.
The greatest optimism resulting from
| the strike was discovered among oil
men and biologists who are familiar
with the keyin structure and other To-
cations in the SWeetgrass arch. The
| probability that production was reached
an indication that the flow would both
be large and of long life This sand
| i. declared by geologists to have yield
| ed larger production over a long
period than any other formation IN the
| United States
Proves Big Area
Biologists who have examined the
kevin field are of the opinion that the
kevin we'll substantially proves ter
ritory Is by 20 miles in area and that
all of the structures within the arch
are reflected upon favorably 4 fea-
ture of the strike without parallel ex-
cept in one or two instances in the
United States is that virtually all Of
the affected territory is owned by either
individuals or independent concerns
The Gypsy Oil company. subsidiary
of the Standard Oil company. owns
about 1000 acres near Dunkrk and
the Union Petroleum company of Cali
fornia is reported to have obtained
some acreage on the Sunburst dome,
east of Kevin, day or two before the
keyin well was brought in.
So far as reported. no other Of the
big companies have acquired acreage in
the north end of the arch. but that
many Of the larger concerns are in
touch with the country and keenlv fol-
lowing developments was apparent
Tuesday and Wednesday. AS early as
Tuesday evening one California cor
poratlon had arranged to procure daily
information through Great Falls peo-
pie and by Wednesday lines had been
laid by several others to keep posted
on developments.
Establish Communication
The Standard Oil company of Cali
fornia. the Union Petroleum compay.
the Petroleum Union General company.
Darsey Hagar and the National Rein
Ing had completed arrangements We'd
nesday night to receive Immediately any
news of consequence from the keyin
district.
One California concern Wednesday
afternoon communicated with its Great
Falls representative twice by long dis
tance telephone and after the last con-
versation it was declared that here
after the big companies will reverse
their theory relative to Montana oil
geology. Until now the sharp dips
bave been considered more probably
kevin have within the last few days
become noteworthy because of the mod
crate dips prevailing there.
This tThursday) morning will see
a large number of Great Falls men
leave for Kevin for q closeup view Of
the we'll, although others will await the
arrival of the control head that the OPP
portunities may be improved to watch
developments when drilling is resumed
If the tool reaches the well today. sew
eral hundred Great Falls people will
probably make the trip to kevin Fri
day The Great Northern train sched
ule makes possible n round trip in one
day, with three or four hours between
trains at kevin.
Many Here Are interested
Sale Of the syndicate's units last fall
was the means of interesting many
Great Falls people in the concern. but
in addition to these number of local
men have interests in other holdings
In the kevin district. Tracts running
up to G,OOO and 1000 acres in size are
owned in Great Falls.
Litigation between Mr.. Campbell and
l.. c. Stevenson, who was associated
with the syndicate as fiscal agent. IS
still pending, but men familiar with the
situation stated Wednesday that move
will probably be made without delay
to clear this away. Out of town coun-
sci representing the parties arrived in
Great Falls Wednesday, and james
McGown. who has been with MIR. Camp
bell at Kelvin, passed through the city
enroute to Butte. where. it was re-
ported. he will confer with attorneys
retained by Mr.. Campbell.
News of the strike at kevin pre-
sages much activity there this spring.
Already six outfits have their rigs up
and drills going on various parts of the
Rocky Ridge dome but the Kelvin well
is the only one which has gone to
depth with standard rig.
Among the big enterprises which the
further development of this field prom
ises is the manufacture of "high test
gasoline from the richly saturated
..wet'' gas which is now forcing It's way
Ia the ton In addition. fuel will be