The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1922-12-14

parts of the immense field and dem
i, Onstrated to a certainty late IN tn
season by the bringing in of a grea'
gasser on the Conrad Berg farm
!, about six miles northeast of Shelby
which will be utilized in the imme
date future for the heating OF tina
little city, and, if further develop
ment justifies, will be piped to Great
Falls for domestic and Industrial pur-
poses.
While some gas has been encoun-
tered in virtually every drilling oper-
alton in the field and four of the
completed wells are listed as gasserst
it remained for the Ohio-Berg No. ]
to prove the existence of a vast body
of commercial gas, that well coming
in several weeks ago with such 9
pressure that it was deemed mad
visable to continue drilling for oil
and to cap the we'll for the preserva-
tion of the gas deposit.
This well was brought in on the
northwest quarter of the northwest
quarter of 6-32-1 west, the drill hav-
ing been sent into the sand a distance
of "a feet. When placed on the gauge
this we'll actually tested 100000
cubic feet a day.
After the hole had been capped and
the flow brought under control, the
drilling rig was moved a distance OF
three-quarters of a mile south to the
location for the Ohio-Berg No. 2,
which was spudded In a short time
ago. While it is probable this will
produce a gas flow similar to hal of
the No. l we'll, in which case it will
further demonstrate the permanency
of the gas of that section,
the hole will be driven to the Ellis
sand, If necessary, to find oil prOduc-
ton. Water for drilling has been
piped from a reservoir near the Berg
No. 1, and gas from that well is being
used as fuel.
The uncovering of this gas reser-
voir at once drew the attention Of gas
men of this part of the country and
the officials of the Great Falls Gas
company, which owns and operates
the artificial gas plant in Great Falls,
investigated the matter with the view
to the utilization of the supply.
While the production at the Ohio
DOi 8 nv. L WAC nOI oulllSiChS L wei
rant measures for the piping of the
gas to Great Falls, a distance of 108
miles until a larger production and
the permanency of the supply could
be assured, it was ample to Justify
steps for it's utilization in Shelby, six
miles away.
Shelby Votes Franchise
oo1,Iia o1vr ITi1l;on, ponhr
president of the Great Falls Gas COM
pany, with his associates in the east,
organized and financed the Great
Northern Utilities company for the
purpose of distributing natural gas
through Shelby and for the develop
ing and distributing of electricity for
lighting and power.
On November z the property own
ers of Shelby voted a franchise to f.
P. Williams, of Chicago, the banking
representative of the Great Northern
Utilities company, for the gas and
electric utility in Shelby.
A contract was then made with the
Ohio Oil company under which the
utilities company will purchase gas
in ample quantities to care for the
of Shelby, estimated at 100000
cubic feet a day under maximum
load.
The Ohio company has already Sc
cured right OF way for it's pipe line
the we'll 10 the outskirts of
Shelby. This will consist Of six-inch
pipe and it is expected it will be laid
and in readiness for delivery before
the utilities company completes its
distributing plant in the town. The
cost of this feed line will be about
$40, 900.
Build Electric Power Plant
Surveys for the distributing system
lave been completed. For the dis
tributing system about four miles of
4-inch pipe will be laid at a depth
Of three feet. The pipes will be
together and the plant is ex-
pected to be finished by the first part
Of January. All openings will be me-
Work has already been commenced
upon the erection of the electric
power plant to be installed under the
franchise granted to the utilities com
.any, which will take owe the exist
ing system and will completely re-
build it. A building of brick n
steel, 75x40, is being erected in j. A.
Johnson's new addition, in which will
be installed a modern steam plant,
to develop power sufficient to
carry any load Shelby can be expected
to offer within the next five years.
Gas will be used for fuel. The Great
Northern railway is building a spur
% the site of the power plant and it
sexpected to have the system COM
Dleted by February /. The Q OF
he gas and electric plants Will ap-
,roximate $4,000. All this work is
1nder the direction of F. D.. Fletcher
If the Great Falls Gas company.
The Sunburst field is well in line,
although a little to the west, with a
lirect line extending from the great
Bow Island gas field In southern AL
,erta, to the Byron gas field in nor
hern wyoming, and, according to
eugene Coste, one of the most cele-
gas engineers of the world,
here should be in the country north
o Nroo+ Eo11c an immppSQ hOdV of