, 1922-05-03

u aI01 ACI T&uIuEfE NOTha IN
10 being hauled from Roundup for use
as fuel When shut down last win
ter. tho we'll was believed to be within
about $50 feet Of the Tensiesp sand
which produces In Soap Greek and
Wyoming fields Freezing weather
prevented fishing for the broken cas-
tho bottom OF the hole during under
roaming
In the mrantfne anctber test was
STARTED In b Howard Coulee by the
Ohio company and this has been car
ried through the Kooteuas without
result Drilling has boon discontinued
on this vol until tho possibilities Of
the Big Wan arc determined.
Manager Rush anticipates Htf7o air
hculty in getting ready to mako dcuth
In h Big Wan test Should the eas-
ing present any Obstacles to its re-
moval. the string VIII be shot al 300
feet. al which point a slight bend de
veioped when drilling Tho casing
will DO side-tracked and n now hole
started from that point Already
something like $i25. 900 has been spent
on this well. and the Ohio officials
appear TO have every confidence thar
~ wan 20 A1~4AAl III LIN cAl1QS--
Tho Big wan wei IL on property in
which the Victory on company has a
substantial royalty interest
In drilling the Howard Coulee well,
a stratum Is extremeiy hard limestone
was struck Just before quitting, in
which II was not possible to mako
more than Ii or y feet a day. This
has not boen found In Other wells drill
I'd In this formation In fnct. none Of
the wells drilled IN rhe several struc-
lures OF the county exnctly tally as to
their logs 1t Is evident that the Colo
RADIO shaie is considerable thicker in
this dome than IN others nearby, thus
accounting for tho discrepancy IN the
logs
The Roundup on ana Refinery com
pany, Of RoQndup. has completed its
plant and win start refining gasoline
this week. Tho capacity Of tho plant
at present fr 50 barrels per day, and
this win be sold chiuffy to local CON
sume<A No cut in prtco Is anticipated
but is said n superior product will be
offered Contracts have been made
for supplies OF crude from Cat Creek.
and storage Tank both for the crude
n for gasoline and kerosene are be-
ing completed The residue will be
used under the boilers and sold for
fuel, no effort being made to refine
other than b two products. As soon
as crude from the Roundup fields is
available. this will be used and equip
ment will be installed to extract lubri.
cants. according TO the management.
Activities in Devils Basin arc nov
reaching an interesting stage, accord.
ing to information reaching here from
Roundup. and It is thought that the
next few weeks will result In proving
considerably more territory on thai
structure. The TriCity wen In 9-I1.
"a will be spudded In tomorrow by the
Jay o Drilling company This VIII
be tho first deep test on the structure
a contract having been let to carry IL
to $500 feet which should take It to
the Madison lime. It is said hat Port.
land capitalists have been interested
with the Tri-City company in the de-
velopment of this section, on which
the oil rights are held by tho North,
ern Pacific railroad.
In the Adams wen, AFTER battling
with a crooked hole at 700 feet, that
impeachment is now believed to DO re.
moved and drilling will again proceed
with no further difficulties, this wei
should strike production around 1900
feet 1t Is located between the Alberta
and Van Duzen producers and Is con.
stdcred to be certain of commercial
production.
The Spokane Roundup company ex-
poets to resume operations in their
we'll which is Town about 1,450 feel
i n o-11-25. L a couple of weeks. Some
delay in getting casing has caused
them to defer starting work, but the,
'lare now really to begin making depth
The Roundup Oil and Gas company
Is confident that their well will prove
a commercial producer as soon as Il
Is cleaned out This well after Wins
idle for almost we years was shot
with so quarts of nitro, which dam
aged b casing somewhat, tearing
INT joint loose The hole also cayef
and this has made the work OF emo
ing he casing more difficult on ha,
been Toying yer tho top of the hol,
with water in greater quantities thar
ever before. As Dol as the hole cal
be cleaned 1t is thought That from q
= to so barrels per day can be pumpes
from this veil.
|. An effort Is also being made TO sc
1 cure n completion OF old High
e Ian on company well This well wa
v abandoned when h company got int
legal and financial difficulties. tn
a Pennsyfvania n Western compan,
has now acquired tho property an,
proposes finishing the well Il cooper
ton OF b Highland stockholders ca,
be secured The company also a,
quired so acres adjoining tho Hlghlan
properly which they propose driIin.
Now Company In Wyoming.