The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-10
Burbank Producers Hare
Their DAY Before Shut
dorm Committee

~ wac Usage day yesterday AT
day-ln tho rooms ~ tho Mid-Con-
uncnt OH a. Gas Assn In the Cos
den building. The shutdown COM
mlttee heard the objections Of vari-
Gus Burbank producers to the shut
down order At the morning session
and In the afternoon mot in closed
4peslon 10 mako conclusions ana drew
up resolutions on tho situation. Re
quests were made for approval OF
The committee TO drill approximately
forty additional wells. the lcnHc own.
cra making the plea that their prop
critics were nCiug drained. Tne com
nittce finally recommended that tho
department OF indian affairs permit
the completion Of seven wells, two
OF which, Il In understood, already
are in the sand.
II was also recommended that. In
View of the fact that owners OF
leases adjoining tracts to be SOLD
later are curtaileding drilling, u
would he only fair to postpone the
sale OF this adjoining acreage
Henry McGraw OF the Gypsy OIL
company was tho most vigorous OF
the representative Of Burbank
leaso owners In his effort TO have
the drastic shutdown ruling oahed
down bit II was his contention
chat his company spent something
more than four million dollars at re-
cent sales with tho idea Of drilling
up the tracts rapidly before tho gas
pressure got of the pool iio also
stated that ho folt tho committed
should have conferred with represen-
tativca Of hia company before rec
ommcnding such drastic action.
MCGraw Objects tO Drainage.
McGmw pointed out that the
gypsy company has $50 acres OF
leases ON which there are 90 pos
Alblo locatious. Al present, he said
there are only 25 producing wellt
on these properties and 90 drilling
OF the drilling wells. he said. they
would have 10 drili 20 to the top OF
the sand and completed only five
while am not opposed TO q
shutdown OF drilling" he said.
do object Ia my powerful nelghhors
taking the oil which | have already
purchased.
J. George wright. superintendent
OF tho ORnge Indian agency at Paw
huskn. was present at both mornlnf
and afternoon sessions. The Roxana
MARYLAND, carter. Gardner and Ioul
Friedman organizations were amonI
the producing companies represent
cd. All of these have production II
the Burbank Rren.
The recommendation OF the shut
down committee regarding eNcep
iions to the shutdown ruling fol
lows,
"The committee having hstene'
10 the complaints OF various pro
ducers IN the Osngo nation 90 IN
effect that the order Issue by IN
department, Hs II now stands, wa
cndaugcring tho value of their prop
crty by reason OF drainage from 40
tacont properties, finds that IN tn
case " the Gypsy oil company 4
the Judgment OF the committee the
should he permitted TO drill we'll
Nos &. Z. and X in the southeas
uaartcr ~ section 10 township z
range east and well No. In th
northwcat quarter Of section 2
township q range q east. and haN
ing carefully considered other ~
quests to drill wells In the sal
area respectfully decline TO- recon
mend the allowance thereof.
And In the case uf Phllllpi
Skolly leases In the Same generl
area, the committee rccommen'
for tho same reason the allowan,
" wells No. and No. In the soutt
west quarter section 10 township
range east and well No, In "
northeast quarter OF section 30 towi
chip - range east
And the committee respectful
submits that the order should be oi
forced as 10 all other wells Accor'
ing to itH terms,
COMMITTEE on shutdov
and storage,
m. NJ. pOAN,
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