, 1922-03-15


with Indications Of mildc- weathei
more apparent activities in M WIN
next oil neid are becoming more nu
merous. although there has bean nc
general shutdown, even during the
most severe winter months. During
tho last week Y. Francis OF Casper
Wyo., was in Winnett- en- route to the
Cat Creek FIELDS. Mr.. Francis IS an
experienced oil wall operator. and Is
one Of h stockholders OF tho Their.
mopolisCat Creek corporation 1t is
understood that he -m have actfve
charge OF operations on the Hover.
Schwartz, Unit Petroleum and Lucky
Strike leases. and that these acre.
ages win b drilled out as speedily as
possible A total OF nine wells will
10 drilled to the shallow kands. but
no further drilling on the deep test
wen on tho Unit Petroleum lease win
be undertaken untn tho shallow drm-
ing has been completed.
The Mrd-Northern IS rigEfnr up for
its No. / well on the Clayton tract
in section 1859. Cat Creek. The
Frantz corporation already has a
string OF producing wells on
this tract. which seems to assure pro
duction for tho new Mid-Northern
well.
The WeOuna refinery at winnett
has its new boiler set and connected
UP. n two additional stfIls.S have
been unioaded there When the stills
have been installed the capacity OF
tho Weowna win bo trehled
usA. -
DeckerIC Collins well will DO under way
In the near future. according TO re-
port from wfnnett Depth at this
time is 1850 feet, with sN casing. 1t
is expected hat tho third sand will
be reached with an additional depth
Of 800 feet
Since the BITTER Root on eompany
struck oil in its well near Hamilton
on February q, on two occasions
have h bailr been used and on
each trial nearly n barrel of high
Grade oil wns brought to tho surface,
which on being tested gave a gravity
Of So n was said to be equal to any
In the state The quantity OF the ind
cannot even be approximately deter
mined until n control head arrives
AtN ANNcOAAbh a oS WtAt a. Int
tnnks from Casper. wyo, for h
driilers VIII take no chances on what
showing viii be when tho tools
arc ished out or drilling resumed
on mea at Hardin have received a
word OF encouragement concerning the
recent tests of the Soap Creek OH.
Several barrels of crude from wells
No. 1. : and 8 were sent by the West
ern States company to ~refinerfes In
Casper. Wyo., recently, n a much
larger gasoline content was found in
the samples than ever was expected,
Judging from tho results OF the first
laboratory tests on small quantities
In h recent refinery tests crude
from well Nc. I tested ~ per cent
gasoline, No. : tested IS per sent and
that from No. 4 tested IS per cent
Ten more barrels of crude have been
shipped to the rehne-1es and IT is
hoped that the tests of tho two ship
ments WIN check up closely.
Two wells Will be completed eurfy
This spring on the Milk river anti
cline. north of the town of Grown
ing, on the B1ackfeet Indian reserva-
The Homestake on COMPANY
hole WINS down 500 feet before win
ter Weather stopped drilling. The
Hogan & oNem well stopped at about
800 feet when its coal supply ran out.
Other activities In the wfnnett re
gion include Erik carpenters con.
structtng n second standard rig for
the California company. which has
been drilling its No. I well on tho
ArTnnra aN-1--
company has given out only little In
formation concerning results to date
on IT'S No. 1 wen. but the building of
a second standard rig is at least taken
as an indication that the company has
a high opinion OF tho structure.
Tho No : Fifer well Of the Frantz
corporation which was shot some
ttme ago is on the pump. A further
test Of ten days VIII be given before
official statement as to results will he
given out Portland people have DUR.
chased from Tip OMEN a quarter SEC
non on the Sage Hen structure of the
Antelope Creek neld. tt is under
stood that under terms of the sale
the purchasers are to drill a wen in
the carly spring. The Mid-Northen
and Midwest companies are installing
the California type OF barrels in All
the wells these two companies have
on the pump in the Cat Creek fields.
The Frantz corporation wen on tho
Jackson lease IN The Antelope Creek
held was drilled into a water sand nj
914 feet. The water is being cased
on and the sk inch casing viii he
carried down to the second sand
which. it is believed, will be picked,
up within an additional $50 feet of
depth
In connection with preparations for
starting its No. ? we'll, the CaIifor-
mia Oil company is shipping into Ar
meils material for the camp ana rig
supplies. a new siding has been desir-
mated by the Chicago. Milwaukee, q
St Paul Railway company 81 miles
e OF Roy. TO be known as Kakela
From there n spur of considerable
length win be built to well location.
The California company has SO far
been unable to ecove tools lost ut a
depth OF some 900 feet at its No /
well, near Arnells. about so miles
north of Lewistown. A special crow
for California was taken there TO trv
the egect of high explosives. which
was unavaiiing, and in an attorr. q.