The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-13
Many Amerada Wells
at Important Depth
Several Extension Tests Pass
Through Heavy Oil Show
ings; Now Deepening.

Showings in several important tests
drilling in the Amerada pool failed to
materialize into sufficient proficeness
to warrant completion as producers and
they are now drilling deeper in search
Of better pay. However, the findings
of heavy oil have been encouraging in
asmuch as it conforms to some degree
with the other producers in the field,
The Amerada Petroleum Company s
No. Ia on the Johnny Baptiste farm,
in the northwest of the southeast of the
southeast of the southwest quarter of
section 20. 5s-1e. three eighths of a
mile west of production. passed through
a sand showing heavy oil at 1615-2S feet
and is now drilling in blue shale at 1850
feet.
Amerada Petroleum Company's No. l
on the j. B. Champion farm, in the
southwest of the southeast of the north
east quarter of the southwest quarter
Of section 20, 5s-1e, also three.eighths
Of mile west of production. passed
through a heavy oil sand at l667-77
feet and is now drilling in sandy shaie
at 1920 feet
The Amerada Petroleum Company's
No. Z on the Sammy Baptiste farm. in
the northeast Of the southeast of the
southwest of the southeast quarter OF
section 20. 5sle on the south edge of
the pool. drilled through the second oil
sand at 15l2.4l feet and is now in blue
shale al l542 feet. This well flowed 81
barrels from the upper sand at 1436-S4
feet The liner has been run to 1912
feet
Amerada Petroleum Company's No.
on the Madeline Farve farm. in the
northeast of the northwest of the south
east quarter of section 20 5s.le, has
reached the top of sand at 1885 feet
and is preparing to run the 3-16 inch
Liner. This we'll flowed so barrels from
the upper sand which was drilled
through 130l-lS feet.
Amerada Petroleum Companys No.
on the Sammy Baptiste farm. in the
northeast of the northeast OF the south
east quarter of section 20. 5s.1e. has
800 feet OF oil in the hole from the
sand drilled through 1SOO-25 feet and
is now in blue shale at 1880 feet drill
ing deeper.
Amerada Petroleum Company's No.
on the Westhemer- Daube farm. in the
southwest of the southeast of the north
west quarter of section 2S, 5s.1e, south.
east of production. is drilling in lime at
34OO feet.
On the Johnny Baptiste farm in the
southwest of the northeast of the north.
east quarter Of section 30, 5s-le, south
OF production, the Amerada Petroleum
Company's No. / is shut down awaiting
repairs to the rig. Total depth is 1S47
feet in blue shale.
j. E, Crosble No. ! on the Criner farm
in the southwest corner of the south.
east quarter of section 16. 5s.1e, north
st OF production, is drilling in lime at
40 feet.
Amerada Petroleum Company is
building the rig for its No. on the
Gardner farm In the northwest OF the
northeast quarter Of section 20, 5s1e.
east offset TO the Amerada- Criner No. ] .
Iowa OIL and Refining Company has
completed the rig for its No. l in the
southeast Of the southwest of the south.
west quarter Of section II, 5s1e. one
fourth Of mile west of production.
The best producers in the Amerada
pool which have been holding up their
yield well are the Amerada Company's
Sammy Baptiste No. 4 which is flow
ing ls5 barrels. Sammy Baptiste No. 6
which Is flowing 40 barrels: Madeline
Farve No. l which Is making $50 bar.
rels Sallle Marris No. making lO5
barrels These wells are all in section
20. 5sle.