The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-20
In the Oil Fields
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Natural Gas Again a Problem
far Northern Oklahoma Cities

for Northern OkiGhODtd Cities
PONCA CITY. Aug. 19.-With the
NATURAL gas output in the Bliss
Tonkawa field declared 70 be prac-
IDEALLY useless for the usual gas pur-
noses, the cities of northern Oklaho-
ma are again confronted, and that
with winter coming on. with the
problem OF sufficient gas for do
nestle consumption. The Bliss
rsntawa field has been one OF the
greatest natural a producers that
the d-Contlnent district has ever
tnown. Since the field was dis
covered, about a year ago, the
amount OF gas drilled in. mudded
off and shut In totals approximately
ore billion five hundred million
cubic feet, and new gassers continue
10 he drilled.
FROM natural gas men the in
formation is obtained that the gas
from this field has not sufficient
n. n. us to make 1t good for do
nestle use or for manufacturing
nurposes. Seevral companies have
iaId gas line to that field. including
ihe Kay County ace company (Mar-
laudl Of this city. a company that
distributes natural gas to Ponca city,
Newklrk and Tonkawa. 1t is under
stood now thai the line will be used
FOR oil carrying purposes instead OF
The loss OF the Bliss-Tonkawa
ssld gas hits northern Oklahoma a
Aird blow as that field had been de-
rcnded upon to furnish sufficient gas
Tor the coming winter, The aKy
100 ~ ~ 80 Co. zoe 7
wears past has been getting It's supply
rom The McMichael wells, about ten
miles northeast OF Ponca City. and
from the Hickman field OF the west
err Usage. This latter must be re-
lied on again, the coming winter. ac-
rording to preesnt indications. The
KAY County Gas company Is making
every effort now to locate a suffici-
emit amount of gas for the towns 1t
furnishes.
Big Gassers I'm Otoe.
The Otoe country. in the area nine
miles north Of Morrison, continues to
nroduce a lot OF gas. This has been
a producing field for a number OF
years and the oklahoma Natural
Gas company has n pipeline to Okla
homa City from these wells. Two
t,w wells have been brought In, the
tast three weeks. for n total Of 50,-
100000 cubic feet.
The northwestern Kay county
field, around Dilworth, was n OF
the big gas producing fields OF this
section OF the state and was aug
mented for a time. the past year,
by the Deer creek field OF eastern
Grant county. The Dilworth field
has gone down rapidly within the
mast year however, and tho Deer
Ft gt-rI L.. ,xraAttga liz all Thn
Empire company has been sending
the gas from the Dilworth area TO
Kansas and built a pipeline from
Dilworth to Deer creek to take that
gas also, but the Deer creek gas
played out by the time the line was
completed.
In the Bliss-Tonkawa field II does
not appear to he n question OF vol
OF a but rather II OF gas
that does not have a heating value.
TIE Blackwell OIL & Gas Co. laid
q line 10 its wells In the northern
part Of the Bliss-TOnkawa, and It
was hoped that a supply sufficien:
for Blackwell and the smelter plaLt
there would be obtained. 1t Is an
nounced this week. however. that
the smelter must close again be-
cause OF n lack OF gas.
Go TO Fuel OIL.
There Is no pipeline connection
between Ponca City and the Otoe
gas field and from what can be
learned none such is contemplated
now. The oklahoma Natural has a
contract with the companies operat-
Ing in the immediate vicinity of the
new town of Watchorn. where the
gas is being produced. The Kay
County Gas company has been get
ting a considerable amount OF gas
! this summer from the oil wells In
the Marland field. Just south OF this
city.
" In the meantime many industries
and some dwelling houses are beins
equipped with fuel oil burners IN
this city. The school houses have
been nus equipped. as have also
the flour mills, the municipal cleo
trio plant and other industries. In
TOnkawa the schools have been
equipped for coal, the coming win
ter, instead of gas.
Every contrivance possible Is be-
Ing used I'm the western Osage, un'
der governmental authority, TO con
serve the gas that the wells in tho
Hickman field are making.