The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-11-16
FACE
TROUBLE IN NEW
PHASE Of FIELD
People and WIIdcatters Hoped for
Production Few Months Ago, but
Now Wonder What VIII
Do With Output. al
SOME ARE ADVOCATING
ONE WELL TO 10 ACRES
Flock Of Producers Stimulate Hunt
for OIL Pool; Some VIII Pop
II Open Soon, 10 Belief
Of OIL Men Here.

gas field were expected today.
They are: Mummert Drilling com.
pany. section ls-5n-Sw and the Mag
nolia No. 3 In section 2G5n.sw.
Field reports at $3.50 stated that
these wells are expected "in" any
moment.
The Mummert we'll was bailed
yesterday TO see II the easing seat
was holding. Reports said II was
being drilled today.
A few months ago, Grady county
people were hoping that some OF the
wells drilling in the county, would
open gas or oil field. Likewise
the operators were watching the
Grady county tests. without great
deal OF hope for the opening OF a
gas or oil field.
In four months, after John b.
Nichlos opened the Chickasha gas
field, there Is more than twice as
much gas available as the pipe line
Of the Oklahoma Natural can carry.
IL is being produced from IL wells
and with twice that many more drill
ing, the prospects are that by the
first OF the year the field will be
producing sufficient gas for four
such lines to carry, running at full
capacity.
The combined volume OF the 12
wells is something near 100000
cubic feet day. Conservation rules
OF the state permit the taking OF
one-fourth Of the volume, making in
the neighborhood OF S7.50O,0OO cubic
feet of marketable gas a day. The
present line of the Oklahoma Nat
ural in the field, oil men say, Is
capable of carrying from 37,OOOO0O
to 40,00OOO0 cubic feet day. There
is, therefore, twice as much available
gas as the line can carry.
Relief Is Being Sought.
Some Of the operators are looking
about for relief from this situation.
Some ere advocating the discontin-
uance of drilling regulation offset
wells and the adoption of the custom
of drilling but one well to 40 acres
in the gas area. This, they point
out, will mean a long life for the
field and the development at much
less expense.
Oil men state that the field under
ordinary circumstances, apparently
will be long lived. They give as
their reason, the thickness Of the
sand, being so feet thick in some Of
the wells. With super-abundance
of gas already available and with the
prospects that in few months,
the output will be more than
doubled, owners Of the wells are
looking for additional marketing
facilities.
The gas Is to be tested soon for
its gasoline content. 1t is known
that in the event this test proves to
be satisfactory, casinghead plant
of large proportions is in prospect.
oil Search Continues.
While the gas producers are worry
ing about what they are going to do
with their gas, the operators are
continuing the search for the oil
pool. The huddle Of derricks in the
center Of the filed, with three on the
outskirts and one three and half
miles removed, mark the producers.
From these, fringe of other der
ricks, circling the producing area as
proven to date, mark the locations
of the pioneers who are searching for
the oil OF the several hundred oil
men here, there is not one who
doubts that some of the pioneers will
pop open the oil pool. They state
that the impetus given the operators
by the mammoth gas field will be
strong enough to justify the drilling
of sufficient number of test holes
to discover the oil.
None have more than half baked
opinion as to which direction from
the main producing area the oil will
be found. Every direction has its
advocates, while a majority believe
that the oil will be found beneath
the gas sand.
The wildcat tests are drilling from
a point mile and half south Of
Chickasha to the southern limits of
the county, several miles south OF
Rush Springs. Far removed, is the
Bailey section in southeastern Grady
where the Josey Oil company is oper-
at.l,g. South of Alex are more loca~
tions while other drilling blocks are
being assembled.