The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-13
DECIDED CHANGE IN
CARTER OPERATIONS

1t has been most interesting to OBJ
serve the gradual change which has
occurred in Carter county petroleum
circles relative to method of develop
ment during the past six months. AS
is generally known, the policy of the
local oil men has always been OF
most conservative nature, and as a
result operations in this section of the
state have been carried on in a manner
which has caused the admiration OF
government experts and others who
know the proper methods of develop
ment Prior to the beginning Of the
present year, some hesitancy was in
evidence on the part of the operators
as regards deep drilling and a level
ranging around 230O feet was regarded
as deep enough" with probability of
existence of farmers sand" beneath.
However. theer fingered in the minds
of the producers an overbalancing be.
lief that deeper drilling in the proven
ssSos would result i'm the finding Of
new prolific sands, belief which was
warranted by the formations drilled
through at shallower horizons and the
long.lved qualities of the sands al
ready yielding. Since last January,
development has been under way,
chiefly in the Hewitt pool in search of
the new deeper sands. Sands were
found in several of the deep tests which
produced but not in a quantity which
called for an extensive drilling cam
psign throughout the field in general
In other portions of the field where
deeper drilling was under way, water
sands were penetrated.
Eventually first honors went to the
Bayou district, commonly known as
the Hewitt southeast extension, when
the Humble Oil and Refining Company
uncovered a new sand in their No. 2
on the Gill farm, in the southeast cor
ner of section 26, 4s.2w. which topped
the pay at 2S03 feet and penetrated it
10 1869 feet with initial production Of
800 barrels of better gravity oil than
the average Hewitt crude. The Humble
discovery put new life in the Bayou
area and since that time a number Of
the deep sand and more are drilling,
including tests which are going down
for extension to the proven portion.
The find in the Bayou territory spur.
red on the Hewitt field operators. and
the next big feature was the coming in
Of the Baker-Strawn No. S-B which is
making 500 barrels from sand topped
At 1886 feet.
Carter county operators are "stay.
ing with it" as far as going deep is
concerned. An example of determined
grit in this respect. which is the win
ner Of them all, is that exercised by
Erret Dunlap. who Is in charge of op.
erations on the Haskell ct al test on
the w. A. Clark farm, in section 35,
4s.2w, three-fourths Of mile southwest
Of production in the Bayou district. AL.
though 1t is still undetermined as to
being producer, this test is on top
OF sand at 3639 feet which has good
showing of oil as revealed by a core
barrel test taken after the sand had
been penetrated six feet. 1t is the deep
est showing ever encountered in south.
eTu Okiuuofnit, ana snOulQ IL prove 10
be pay well, will open an extensive
area
In the Healdton pool. the general
opinion that operators would wait on
the results of the Pure Oil deep test in
section 4. 4s-3w. was proved otherwise
following the starting of a deep test
In the same section by the Gilmer oil
Company. II is likely that other com.
panies in the Healdton field will also
commence deep tests.
Another new phase of Carter county
development is the drilling of tests in
areas which have heretofore been re-
garded as condemned but which have
never been given thorough tests. The
term condemned territory" no longer
retains its emphasis, inasmuch as
abandoned wells in various portions OF
the county may truly now be regarded
as having been plugged at levels which
were far from deciding factor as to the
possibilities Of the location on which
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