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The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16
Campbell No. 2
Started 3 Times

The jinx seems to follow the drilling
operations of the man who drilled the
first well in the Kevin-S Sunburst field.
The Lincoln well of the Gordon Camp
bell-Kevin Syndicate No. 2, offset to
the northeast of the discovery site, is
said to have spudded in three times n
that many weeks. Progress in the
first hole was quite rapid but after
going down several hundred feet, a
fishing job resulted in the loss of the
tools and in trying to extrica+e these
another set is said to have become
jammed. They could neither be raised
nor passed, so tie rig was skidded
over and another hole started. Oper-
ations here are said to have come to
a halt because of crooked hole or
the loss of casing in the hole.
Drilling of the deep test of the dis
covery well continues at times, and
preparations are being made to start
drilling on what is known as the
Campbell No. 2 in 35-36-3 west. A.
Goeddertz, Sr., owner of the acreage
26-35-3 west, whereon Campbell No. 3
was to be drilled, is said to have
brot injunctional proceedings against
Campbell, alleging, it is understood,
non-fulfillment of conditions of lease.
Mr.. Campbell is away at Lcwistown.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16
Senate Calls Heads
For Investigation

Washington, Aug. 12.-Several days
probably will be required to arrange
the list of oil and gasoline corporation
heads who are to be called before the
senate manufacturers committee in its
gasoline price investigation, Senator
McNary, republican, Oregon, acting
chairman, stated Saturday.
In the committees efforts to get at
the heart of the oil industry, it ap-
peared very certain that the active
managers of most of the big oil com
panies who would be subpoened on
the list were A. c. Bedford of the
Standard Oil company of New York,
Col. w. w. Stewart of the Standard
Oil company of Indiana; H. F. Sin
clair of the Sinclair group; J. E. o.
Neill of the Prairie Oil & Gas; Walter
Teagle of the Standard Oil company
of New Jersey, and probably E. l..
Doheny, the California operator. Spec
ial inquiry into the territorial and
price fixing agreements is expected to
be made. Senator McNary said it was
mot certain whether any more hear
ings would be held before the latter
part of next week or the first of tic
succeeding week.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16
OHIO -SWAYSE LATEST PRODUCER
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Shallowest Well In Field Comes in at | 525

At a depth of 1,542 feet, thu
shallOwest hole yet completed in
the Kevin- -Sunburst field, the
Ohi0-Swayse well in the Sc Sc
34-362 west was brought in
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock
with production estimated at
100 barrels a day, closely ap-
proximating the flow of Davey
No. / and No. 2 wells. Observers
were of the opinion that the
Swayse will probably exceed
either of the Davey wells, but
the exact production was not
measured.
The Swayse is three-quarters
of a mile east of the Sunburst
discovery, but a short distance
west of the Sinden and Barr
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16
kevin Watches Rainbow
and Gladys-Belle Wells

The greatest interest Of the oil
field now centers about the operations
of the Rainbow Oil company, with but
200 feet to reach the pay sands, sc
rods northwest of the Campbell dis
covery well, and the Gladys-Belle Oil
company, drilling on acreage of the
Three-In-One in section 1882 west.
The latter was down near where pro-
duction is expected, about !, 400 feet,
drilling in very hard formation, con-
sidered by many to be cap rock. Ex-
perienced oil men acquainted with
conditions as found by the Gladys
Belle consider indications very good
in this location for oil and the closest
attention will be paid to drilling from
hour to hour not only by the oil fra
telnity generally, as the hole is test
in part of the field not yet drilled,
but especially by Kevinites in that an
oil we'll here will further enhance this
city's fame.
The Rainbow experienced caving
trouble but in spite of this has made
considerable progress, one days drill
ing sending the bit down SO feet.
Field Manager Thompson told The
Courier that they had but about 200
feet yet to go to reach the oil sands
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16
Much Gasoline IN
Gas at Louis Well

Gas taken from the Louis well.
which has an estimated 1,O00, ,O0g
cubic feet per day flow has been
analyzed by the absorption process
and shows one-half gallon of gasoline.
to the 1000 cubic inches of gas
The test was made by the depart
ment of analysis and chemistry of
the A. C. M. smelter, according to-
R. P. Jackson, a director of the A.. f..
Louis Corporation company, owners
of the we'll.
Presence of enough gas of this type
in the field showing similar analysis
might ultimately warrant large or
ganization entering the northern Mon
tana oil district for the purpose of ex--
tracing the gasoline from the gas
and then utilizing the gas for fuel or
general commercial purposes, it Is
said.
Reduced by the absorption process
to gasoline, gas from tie Louis we'll,
at the present estimate of 1,OOO, ,O0a
cubic feet day would produce 500
gallons of gasoline per day, without
injury to the gas for commercial
purposes.
Discovery of the amount of gasoline
in the Louis well gas indicates the
presence Of pool of oil near the
Louis we'll, geologists state.
When the Louis we'll had gas flow
it was pronounced as commercial
gasser and not commercial oil we'll
1t was estimated by S. D. Fletcher,
Of the Great Falls Gas COM
pany as having a 100000 cubic feet
a day flow after tests made by him.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16
Harmon and Sinden Wells
Both Rated AS Producers

after the well hnd been shot with "a
quarts of nitro-glycerin, it is said
The hole being drilled Just east of
the Ohio No. l, in section 3436z
west, is expected to reach oil depth IT
any hour. This is known as the Ohio
Swazey. When completed the Obn,
No. l will have an offset to the e1xf
southeast and south, and it is said tn,
De the plans of the Ohio to drill in ALI
directions from the original well in
order to get thorough knowledge off
the lay of the sands.
The California company is said to-
pian on continuing drilling in 1872
west until all possible oil bearing
stratas are penetrated, the hole being
started with a twenty-inch bit.
The Coe operations northeast or
Sunburst are said to be halted while.
awaiting casing.
Operations have ceased at the fol-
lowing locations:
Aloe, 6-34-2 west.
Royalty y-Holding, 21-35-3 west
Hogan, 22-35-2 west.
California, 1O-35-3 west.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16
MacCowan Permit in
Sec. 8-55-2W Drilled

Another we'll in the Kevin sector OF
the field has been started since the
last issue of The Courier, a fourteen
inch hole having been spudded In ON
off set distance in the northeast corr
ner of the southeast quarter of section
1852 west. This is on ground grant
ed by the government under permit to
Phillip MacGowan of Lewistown and
the drilling is being done under con-
tract by Clifford Wilson, driller of
Cat Creek and Soap Creek reputation.
The site of the new well is almost
one-half mile directly south of the
derrick of the Ghio-Sunburst in sec
tion which is not operating owing to
litigation, we are told, and in the
same section as the E. o. Rice we'll
nearing completion. The Gladys-B Belle
operation is to the southwest in sec
tion 18, the three giving this particu-
lar part of the field a very thorough
test.
The spudding in of the MacGowan
well took place at five o'clock Tues
day afternoon, August 8, and was wit
messed by several Kelvin citizens. Mr..
Clifford is running but one tower at
present, with Clarence Prossie as tool
dresser and Hank Watts as helper
Mr.. MacGowan expects production at
1881 feet. His permit covers the en-
tire east half of section 8.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16
Low Cost of Wells

The Ohio-Davey No. 2 was drillel
in less than 80 days, and an estimate
Of the cost, including the string of cas-
ing to production, places the entire
outlay at less than $4,000, says the
Lethbridge Herald. The Ohio-Davey
is said to be good for $50 barrels for
a few days flush production, SO the
total cost of the well will be returned
to the Ohio company in less than 90
days. This is what is making the
Kevin- -Sunburst field so attractive to
the oil companies, as even small pro-
duction will soon repay the small cost
of development.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16
Derrick For Shaffer
! Up in Sec. 33-36-2W

| And still more loca ions are made
ana still more wells are spudded in,
mostly by experienced oil men and
companies, while the uninitiated and
fearful, stand oy and fret and appear
~ believe every wild rumor about the
field being "dry" The new locations
being made AMI the new holes started
are being made and started by oil
men of wide and extensive experience
and the fact that they are doing so at
this stage, when SO much actual
knowledge has been gained of the
field, ought to wake up those who are
waiting.
A derrick is up and preparations are
rapidly being made to drill hole on
the 80 acre lease recently secured by
j. X. D. Shaffer, former head of the
Shaffer Oil & Refining company. This
location is in section 33-36-2 west,
some distance west and little north
of the Ohio No. producer, the loca-
tion having been che sen, it is said, by
w c. Wright, geologist for Mr.. Shat
fer. At the time the lease was secured
some weeks ago by Mr.. Shaffer who
made a personal inspection of the
field with his geologist, it was re-
ported at Kevin that the intentions
were to make deep test if the first
producing sands failed to show good
production.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16
Hanson Secures Valuable Lease

Winnett Times: +. w. Hanson,
Pres; Geo. Bjorneby, Vice Pres; M.
M. Holmann, Sec.-Treas.; and R. D.
Barton and w. H. Borgart, of the
Hanson Petroleum Co., were in Win
nett Sunday and while here arranged
with w. w. Edwards to drill second
sand well for the company on their
Sc least of twenty acres in the E IL
of the NV IA Sc Ia of section IL
1929.
The we'll will be drilled with Stand
ard rig and tools and spudded in with
a Is 1-2 inch hole. Mr.. Edwards re-
ports that operations will commence
within ten days.
The Hanson Petroleum Co. are in
deed very fortunate in having 20
acres of the Sc lease as it is proven
ground in both sands and should re-
turn big dividends to the stockholders.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16
Not Satisfied With Homestake

That the Ohio Oil company is not
satisfied that the Homestake we'll in
1852 west is a dry hole would ap-
pear in the action of the Ohio in
starting well in offset distance to
the west of the one recently complet-
ed and reported unproductive by the
Homestake Exploration company. The
pit was dug last week and it is said
that Contractor w. E. Burks would
drill the offset for the Ohio company
with tools which drilled to successful
completion the Ohio-Davey No. 2 we'll
in the same section, just to the east
of the Homestake. These three wells
and the Ohio Reibe No. 1 are all on
ground which is in litigation between
the Ohio and Homestake companies.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16
Commercial Club
Organized Here
Oil Camp Town Business Men Cooper
ating to Promote Good Roads, Help
Local Institutions and Advertise Oil
Field.

A meeting of most of the business
men of Kevin held Friday evening re-
suited in a decision to organize COM
mercial club in order that the town
and its advantages may be success
fully promoted by the cooperative eff
forts of all. M. c. Green was named
as temporary chairman and R. C. Leh-
man secretary, and after some discus
sion it was moved to appoint COM
mittee of three to meet with the
county commissioners in regard to
roads leading to Kevin. Men named
on the committee were: Albert Coed
dertz, Jr., Angus Gaines and Bruce
Thompson.
It was further moved that the tenn
porary secretary notify all business
men and citizens interested in the
progress of the town to attend meet
ing in the Goeddertz hall this after
noon, August 16, at 4 o'clock, to as
sist in the formation of permanent
COMMERCIAL Clup OISdHiAooiOil e'Hu
elect officers for same.
Every live town has commercial
club and especially is such an organ
ization desirable in new and grow
ing place like Kevin, the advantages
of which for business are SO many
and varied that the opportunities for
the work of commercial club are
many. There are other contenders for
the business and patronage of the oil
field and it behooves everyone inter
ested in Kevin to work individually
and collectively for the progress Of
the town.
Be sure and attend the meeting this
afternoon.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16
Liberty County Test

A. H. Hover of the Hover-S Schwartz
Oil company, with a party of geolo-
gists, have recently made an inspec-
tion of the Bear Den structure, north
of Joplin, in the northern part of
Liberty county.
Mr.. Hover stated that it was the
intention Of the party to select drill
site, preparatory to starting work or
a well in that section.
He said that he Lad leased approx
imately $4,000 acres in the Bear Den
section, and that the company in
tended to pursue vigorous develop
ment policy.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16

gassers. The sand was entered
Fat 1,52l Feet, proving to be Fl
feet from the top to production.
1t is understood that production
was reached at a point close to
the bottom of the sand. The oil
is of the same grade as found in
the other Sunburst and Kevin
wells, with the exception of the
Harmon, which is producing a
heavy black oil.
A telegram from L. C. Stew
enson to his office in Great Falls
after 2 o'clock Monday, said:
''The Swayse No. / came in
this afternoon at 1,525, and will
be in production about the same
as our Davey No. l and Davey
No. g."
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16
Gypsy Oil Files Articles

Certificate of Incorporation of ar
ticles of the Gypsy Oil company Of
Tulsa, Okla, with paid up capital
stock of $4,000, has been filed with
the Clerk and Recorder at Great Falls
for the purpose Of dealing in oil lands,
drilling wells, and carrying on a gen
eral oil and gas business in thesstate.
The company has opened offices in the
Ford building and will have head
quarters for Montana in Great Falls.
Its field force is operating out of
Shelby, the company having obtained
some $4,000 acres of leases in Toole
county, it is said.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16
Bird Tail Field

Simms, Aug. 12.-That the West
ern Petroleum Exploration will soon
spud in its No. we'll in their test OF
the Bird Tail oil fields south of Simms
is the rumor here, which apparently
originated in Choteau where the COM
pany headquarters are. The location
of the new well is said to be two miles
south of the No. test hole that was
drilled to depth of 1900 feet last
fall.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16
Development Activities

west.
Ohio-Barr No. 1, NV NV 2-35-:
west.
Ohio-Davey No. 1, Sc Sc 1886:
west.
Rice No. 1, NV NV 8-35-2W.
California Co., NE SW 26-35-2 ives
Black Magic Oil company, SW ST
16-35-3-W.
G. C. K. Syndicate well No. 2 SW
SW 35-36-3W.
Sunburst Oil & Gas-Suhr, NE SW
1O-34-2W.
California Co., SE Sc 13-34-2W.
J. K. D. Shaffer, 33-36-2W.
Location
O'Neil g. Catlett, NE 15-35-3W.
Rainbow No. 2, NV NV 15-35-3W
Sweet Grass Oil and Land No. 1,
SW SW 6-35-1W.
Producers Oil G. Gas, Sc Sc, A.
36-2W.
Potlatch No. 1, Sc SW 27-34-1W.
Big West No. INV NV 6-34-1W.
Potlatch No. 2, NV SW 28-34-1W.
Mid-Northern, NV NE 1852 west.
G. c. K. Syndicate well No. 3, NE
SW, 26-35-3W.
Bitter Creek Oil Co., SW Sc 1886
2 west.
Shut Down
Holding and Royalty, Sc NE 21-
35-3W.
Aloe Oil Syndicate No. 1, Sc NV
6-34-2-W.
Orchard No. 1, Sc Sc 9-35-3W.
A. E. Louis Corporation, NE Sc
14-35-3W.
T. S. Hogan, SW NV 22-35-2 west.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16

which brought in the Campbell pro-
ducer and that this week ought to tell
just what would be found.
Nothing new is heard from the
Black Magic, drilling in section 1886
3 west.
Reports have been circulated that
both wells of the California company,
in 26-35-2 west and 1334-2 west, re-
spectively, have passed through the
depth of the Kootenai without finding
oil in commercial quantities, but The
Courier has been unable to secure a
confirmation Of these reports.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16
Attorney for Senator

Shelby, Aug. 12.-Attorney w. M
Black, for two terms representative
of Toole county in the state legisla-
ture, has filed his petition as candi-
date for the republican nomination of
state senator.
The petition of DR.. M D. Ride, an
nouncing his candidacy for the demo-
cratic nomination of state representa-
tive, has been filed with the clerk and
recorder.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16
New Production Record

Washington, Aug. 8.-During June
according to the United States geo.
logical survey, stocks and daily aver
age production of crude petroleum at
tained new high records. Consumption
also increased, and closely approached
the peak reached in November, 1920.
Decreased imports began to reflect
the encroachment of salt water in the
Mexican fields.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16
Canadian Operations

Oil operations in Canada near
Sweet Grass, Montana, and Coutts.
Alberta, continue IN full sway, ac-
cording to F. S. Smith of Sweet Grass
who was in Great Falls Saturday.
The Livingston-McC in section
1-1-15 is now down between 500 and
1000 feet. Six other wells are being
drilled in the Coutts vicinity.
1t is reported that the Imperial Oil
have spotted site in section 1-1-1e
and plan operations soon.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16
Powers Gets Light Plant

Tom Powers and Bill Paradise have
received new Delco lighting system
which they intend to install in then
pool parlor on Front street. This in
novation will be something new for
Kevin, in that theirs will be the only
business house in the city being cleo
trifed. 1t is probable that Frank
Brown will run his electric sign from
the same plant.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16
Black Butte Drilling

Work on the we'll of the Cosmo and
Golden West company on the Black
Butte structure is going ahead again,
drilling having been renewed. The
well is on the Cat Creek anticline and
is down $500 feet where drilling was
stopped for time. The company has
concluded to 60 ahead and will drill
5000 feet to test the deeper sands in
that structure.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16

Opinion of Canadian On Well
"By long odds the best we'll in the
field" was the way A. G. Baalim,
manager of the Lethbridge Oils, Ltd,
summed up the new Ohio-Davey well,
just east of the Sunburst producer, on
his return to his home city Saturday
evening from the border field.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16
KEvIN- -sUNBURST FIELD
Producing

IIOuuCHS
Gordon Campbell Syndicat
No. 1, NE NE 16-35-3W.
Sunburst Oil & Gas company No.
Sc SW 34-36-2W.
Ohio-Hannon No. 1, Sc SW 1886
2 west.
Ohio-Davey No. 2, NV NE $780,
west.
Drilling
Rainbow No. 1 NV Sc 9-35-3W.
Coe No. 1, SW NV, 1852 west.
Gladys Belle, NE NE 1874 east
Homestake No. 1, NE NV 3-35-2W
Three-In-One Oil Syndicate No. 1
SW SW 8-35-1W.
Troy-Sweet Grass Oil company No
1, NE NV 28-34-1W.
Sunburst Oil & Gas company No. 2
NE Sc 5-35-2W.
California company No. 1, Sc Sc
10-35-3W. Shut down, 500.
Gladys-Belle-Fulton No. /, NE NE
1-34-2W.
Gladys-Belle-T -ThreeIn-One No. z,
NE Sc 18-35-2W.
Gordon Campbell-Kevin Syndicate
No. 2, Lincoln, SW SW 10-35-3W.
Ohio-Reibe No. 1, NV NE 3-35-
2W.
Ohio-Claire Stevenson No. 1, NE
NV 1852 west.
Apex No. 1 SW Sc 3-35-3W.
Sunburst O. & S. Co., SW SW 23-
1862 west.
Ohio-Swayze No. 1, section 34-36-2
west.
Ohio-Sinden No. 1, SW NV 1852
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16
Campbell at LeWist0Wn

Lewistown, Aug. 13-Gordon Camp
bell is enjoying period of relaxation
here, putting in considerable time
daily with Mrs. Campbell on the golf
links. They will be here some days
yet.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16
Another Company

Articles of Incorporation were filed
for the La Canada Oil company, a
local organization recently establish
ed, with capital stock of $25, 900.
Members of the firm are j. P. Free
man, Miss Eileen Flannely and Rich
ard Bennett. Headquarters for the
company will be in Great Falls.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16
Two Wells of Ohio Oil Company Va
riOusly Reported as Gas Only Now
Said to Both Have Considerable
Quantity of Oil.

Conflicting reports came from the
field regarding the Ohio-Hannon, Sec
ton 26-36-2 west, and the Ohio-Sin-
den, section 1852 west, during the
week, but it is now pretty well settled
that both have oil in commercial guam
titles, the formers production being
estimated as high as so barrels daily
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16

c. B. Libensparker of Seattle, who
is interested in the development of
the oil fields, spent Thursday in Kelvin
on business.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-04-28
MISS BERT McVEA NEWELL TO
WED.

The Chattanooga Times Of Sunday,
April 23rd, contains the following
announcement Of interest to many
friends in Tensas parish, and e.
pecially at st. Joseph, where the
oride-elect was born. and who are .
unit in wishing her every happiness
n life. The Times says:
DR.. and Mrs. E. Dunbar Newell an
iounce the engagement Of their
daughter, Bert McVea, to Dr.. Earl
Roy Campbell. The date and further
plans will be made known later.
Miss Newell h just home from Tu-
lane university, where she finished .
pecial course in pathology and bacte-
.aiology. Previous to that time, she
vas q student at Sophie Newcomb
college. Miss Newell ID the second
laughter Of DR.. and Mrs. Newell and
= charming member Of the college
set. Mi1 Marjorie Newell, who
graduates in June from Sophie New
comb, and who will spend the sum-
mer months abroad with . party Of
friends, will come to be her sisters
maid Of honor, and Miss Catherine
Newell. . younger sister, and Miss
Flora Campbell, Of Columbia, Ala,
and q Shorter college girl, will be
the bridesmaids. Miss Newell il prom
inently connected in the state Of
Louisiana and the Newell and NcVea
families are numbered among the old
est and best known people Of that
part Of the country.
Dr.. Campbell was originally from
Columbia, Ala. but has been . men,
Der Of the medical staff Of the Newell
4 Newell sanitarium for the past
year. He graduated with highest hon.
ors from the medical school Of Tu-
lane university and also the Uni
versity Of Alabama. He 10 son Of the
late Geo. L. Campbell and Mn. Camp
bell Of Alabama. His mother still
resides At the old family homestead
in. Columbia, Ala. DR.. G. G. Camp
bell, one Of the foremost physicians
Of Atlanta, ID IN uncle Of the young
doctor.