The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-02-04
MEETING CALLED
FOR TONIGHT TO
TALK LOCAL OIL
Syndicate Holders and OH Fans
Scheduled for Session At c. Of c.
TO Discuss Nichols and
Harness Wells.
PRESENT WELL DRILLS
IN LIME AT $500 FEET
Culver Moves In Tools At Darwin
location; Grady Test Changes
Hands; Set Casing on Gas
Sand In stephens.

Tonight at the Chamber OF Com
merce rooms at 1880. there IL 70
be held an oil meeting for the pur.
pose OF hearing a report on the
NIchlos we'll east OF the city and 20
discuss the progress being made
toward the starting OF new test
by the Nichols interests In the Har-
ness district south OF NInnekah.
y. D. NIchlos. manager Of the COM
pany which Is drilling the well east
OF town desires that those fInan.
cially interested In the syndicate
which was organized for the deep
enlng OF the we'll. and those who are
interested in the development for
oil and gas In this territory, be
present In oruer that complete dis.
cussion OF the well may be had.
He states that they are now drill
ing at depth OF S.3l1 feet In the
hardest lime rock yet encountered.
They are several feet in the, rock
at this time and are making only
three or four feet day. Mr.. Mich.
los stated that he desires TO discuss
the advisability OF turning over the
proposition to some big company
for a completion with standard tools,
providing he can get the required
extensions on the leases from the
land owners. He expresses un.
shaken faith In the well and states ,
that the formation indicate that
they are on a structure and that by
going sufficiently deep. a well should
be brought in.
Mr.. Nichlos stated that the Haf
ness proposition /. Is shaping itself
and that he desires to talk the de.
tails over with the syndicate holders
and the oil fans In general.
"As concerns the well east Of
town, this county has never had as
deep test and has never had the
opportunity Of getting test to 1000
feet or better before said Mr.. Mich.
los. "The hole Is In the best Of
shape and II necessary II could be
carried to $500 feet. There may
be an oil sand under this rock.
don't know. No one knows. Moth
ing but the bit can tell"
Local Interests Operate.
The drilling company of Culver &
Whittier Is moving in tlmbers for a
derrick on the center OF Jae north
east and southeast of section 30-3n.
Sw in Garvin county, according to
Harry Culver of that firm, whose
offices are In this city.
It is to be standard test and
the erection Of the derrick is to
start at once. A string Of standard
tools will be moved in and the we'll
spudded as soon as possible, Mr..
Culver states.
A change In operators has been
made in southeastern Grady county
in section 13-3n-3w. Tulsa parties
have taken over the test at that 10.
cation, 1t is reported They are in
stalling rotary tools to complete the
test to the contract depth Of $500
feet The present depth Of the hole
is about 800 feet.
They are preparing to set casing
at the location of the Force Oil and
Gas company in the northwest Of
the southeast Of section 3.2n-4w,
northeast Stephens county where a
gas sand has been encountered al
1865 feet. They are roaming down
and will set the eight and quarter
inch pipe. The casing Is being haul
ed to the ground It is reported.
The Walker Drilling company has
made a location in the northwest OF
section 32-2n-4w and 1t is under
stood that timbers for a rig will be
moved in as soon as possible. Re.
ports have 1t that this Is to be a
rotary test This is also in north.
east Stephens county.