The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-07-19
:: Oil Field Notes

Winnett, July 12.-Six hundre
twelve cars of crude or approximate.
154,640 barrels Of crude oil wer
shipped from Winnett during tn
month of June.
The Western Petroleum Explora
ton company had reached a depth O
1900 feet in its operations on Willow
creek Monday and 1,400 feet at Grown
Butte. At Crown Butte, a 25-foo-
sand was passed through and drilling
was being carried down through
slight flow of water.
A branch office has been opened
in the Stanton bank building in Grea'
Falls by the Continental Supply COM
pany, with H. C. CLOSER, Montana
manager, in charge. The Continental
is putting in a yard at Sunburst and
will put in a Great Falls yard when
northern field activity demands it.
The Dry Forks we'll, north of Con
rad, is again drilling, trying to clear
the hole of debris left there when the
well shut down in 1916. The Fowler
well is again making hole and on Fri
day morning was down 1856 feet.
The drillers expect to hit the big sand
of the Kootenai within the next few
days.
j. L. Chase, petroleum geologist,
has opened offices in Great Falls,
entering independent practice in nor
thern Montana. Mr.. Chase was form
chief of the Montana geological
staff of the California company,
Standard subsidiary. Mr.. Chase has
iust recovered from a serious attack
IF inflammatory rheumatism.
4 Casing has been carried to a depth
Sf 1900 feet in the Kremlin Petroleum
company well drilling on section %
and a three-inch hole is being
down. At the Browns Coulee
yell of the Mutual of Maine, the wa
er has been shut off and the hole is
'eing carried into the Kootenai. The
Iole is now down more than 5000
eet.
Billings, July NV. H. Hager, oil
.eologist, has left Billings on a trip
asst preparatory to starting the Mon
ana Association Royalties company
18th headquarters in Billings. He
tanned to visit Chicago, Omaha.
City and Denver before re-
The company will be inter-
sted in the development of the Cot
,nwood-Ringling structure.
A. H. Perkins, head of the Kremlin
etroleum company, that
le No. 2 well to be drilled on the
hill structure, with standard
'ols, will be on the NEH of section
)-32-12 east. This is the farm home
r. H. Houser. The pit has been dug
i'd materials are on the ground for
erection of camp buildings and
e derrick.
The "Fifty-Six" has a good well in
e second sands at Cat Creek, ac-
riding to L. F. Sontag, field man
Of the Frantz or Mutual corpor-
ion, who was at Kelvin last week.
he new well is in the Sc SW of sec
N 1~1-15-29, near the big Frantz and
id-Northern producers. These wells
II settle down to production of 500
rrels or better. Pipe line facilities
limit the future drilling program.
The Bauley dome well north of
wistown, is nearing the lower Koo-
TAI sands where production is eX-
cted. The drill had reached 1900
It on Sunday, and though believed
be about 100 feet above the sands, :
/, oil showings were so strong that
!, outfit shut down for IL hours to <
Te opportunity for oil to flow into 9
hole, thinking it possible that the 3
hit formation might develop chan !
S for a commercial flow. The drill &
S have been troubled by water, but 9
oect to drill into the sands in a dry 3
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