Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26

non tue success VI INT Nls1-cdh wen
on Canadian soil, just across the bor-
DIR from %weetgrass, depends IN a
great lnea:>are the immediate and
thorough development of the northern
portion Of the immense territory with
in The SNcetgrass arch. Oil circles
Of Montana and Alberta are deeply In
terested in the outcome of this well
and it's completion to production will
mean the opening up of all of that part
Of the field lying between Sweetgrass
and Sunburst in Montana, as well as
that part in the south portion of Al
herta.
1t also means the bringing of great
amounts Of English money into the de-
veIopinent work In the northern part
of the field. Practically all the acre
age between Sunburst and Sweetgrass
las already been taken under lease as
well as much of the land in Alberta IN
The three tiers Of townships just be-
yond the border.
For a number of years, ever since
the possibilities of oil and gas became
apparent along the border, the people
Of Sweetgrass have consistently boost
ed the proposition individually. through
the efforts of the Sweetgrass CONNER
rial club of which r. L. Holderby Is
the secretary, and through the Sweet
grass Advocate, of which Holderby is
publisher and editor.
Canadian Government Interested
During the carry part or this devel-
opment work when indications of oil
were found and extensive bodies OF gas
were encountered, it was seriously
planned to lay a great pipe line from
the field to Great Falls for the pur-
pose Of carrying this gas to the smelt-
ing plant in this city and for use for
other industrial and for domestic pur-
poses. However. either fears that the
supply might not prove ample or con
tinuous or through the great cost OF
the undertaking. the plan was aban-
doned and development work ceased
During the present year. however,
with the proving of the field between
Kelvin and S%unburst. a renewal of ac-
t~ivities has taken place along the Dor
der and several companies are now en-
gagged in driving wells.
The Canadian government is inter
ested in the procuring of a supply OF
crude oil nearer to market than the
present source Of supply. Train loads
Of oil are passing through Montana
every day from the Wyoming fields.
bound for the refineries at Regina, and
with the developing of q field in south
ern Alberta or even in the extreme
northern part of Montana the Cana
dian markets would be greatly bene.
fitted.
The Mclean Well
The Mclean well is located on sec
ton 1, township /. range 10 west OF
the fourth Canadian meridian, about
three and a half miles east Of Sweet
grass. The company sinking this well
is headed by Archie Mclean. of Iaber.
Aita. This well was spudded III July
27. 1922. and recently reached the up
per Ellis sand at about 40 feet;
During the drilling to this point 1t had
encountered considerable gas and very
good showings OF oil. nearly every
bailer Of slush carrying up ~showings
of oil. The hole has been cased to the
bot ON with six-inch casing and it
was expected to carry the hole lOJ
feet deeper to the bottom Of the sand
within which it was expected to en-
counter production. This is the deep
est well in the field and is in the same
formation as the Sunburst No. / pro-
.
ducer.
A light showing Of gas has been
encountered in the Baalr1n well belong
ing to the Border Oil company. Ltd.
of Lethbridge. This is located on L.
1-15W. one mile north Of the Mclean
well and about four mics northeast
of Sweetgrass. Drilling was com
menced about three days after the Me
I.ern well was spudded in and progress
has followed very closely that of the
Mclean. This we'll is understood ia
be down between 200 and ECO feet
The hole was started az Is inches and
is now down to eight inches. Drill
ing is still in progress and it is expect
ed it will be necessary to SO to be
tween 2.4OO and 900 feet to reach
production.
Imperial Company's Wall
Provided with the most up-to-date
rig in the northern field and equipped
for all-winter drilling. the lmperia
Oil company started drilling six miles
west of Coutts. October 10 on 81
16W. The well was started a 21-incf
hole. Drilling progressed to a deptt
of 1850 feet when work was suspend
ed through the losing of the tools ant
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