The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-22
DEVELOPMENT IN
COUNTY FOR OIL.
CROWS STEADILY
Despite Several Dry Holes, Wildcat.
ting Prospects Never Brighter
In Grady; -Four Tests
Being Watched.
TWO ARE AT CRITICAL
STAGE OPERATION NOW
Evans. Near Rush Springs and
ArrasmIth Near Ninnekah. About
Due; Niohlos Progresses;
Harness Offset Due.

Several dry holes have been drIll
ed In Grady. despite which fact
there Is more activity among the
wildcatiers In this country now than
at any time during the past rs
months and oil mon declare that the
prospects are now brighter than
they ever were before for bringing
in field.
They point ont that the locating
of an oil field, barring mere acci-
dent. Is largely process of eliml-
nation Some dry territory has been
shuffled into the discard. They
have worked out structures hore
and there, have checked up sands
and showings encountered in tosts
that failed to prove oil bearing from
the commercial standpoint. and are
narrowing in on four tests that hold
the interest of the fraternity at this
time.
Nochlos Is Progressing.
In the northwest Of the south
west OF the northeast of section 26-
5n-Sw, on the Kit Farwell farm, the
Nichlos Oil and Drilling company of
this city Is drilling at around 400
feet This test is located at point
some two or three miles southeast
of the southeastern extension of
the Cement field, which extension
has proved to be the best there Is
in the Cement field. II Is south
and west from the Harness well,
where commercial producer was
ruined by salt water.
They are working day and night
towers and expect to make as rapid
progress as safety would warrant.
Evans Well Is Cemented.
Southwest of Rush Springs about
10 miles, is the well of j. Ben Ross,
on the Evans farml.in section 1871
Sw. This well is cemented on the
sand at depth reported to be
slightly below 1900 feet. 1t Is said
to be a gas bearing sand and is In
the district of the old Cosmos which
was dry at below 2250 feet, but
where they passed up a 1900 foot
sand.
It is expectd that they will drill
the plug out the last of this week
or the first of next. The location
is attracting a great deal of inter
est
Mutz Well Is Shut Down.
Oil men and plain fans" in this
county are trying to find out the
correct dope" on the Arrasmith
well on the Mutz farm, two and a
half miles east of Ninnekah in sec
tion 31-6n-6w and are trying to con-
meet a string Of reports for and
against the likelihood of the test
making well
The best information obtainable
on the location, Is that they are
down slightly over 1000 feet and
are shut down. Their reason for
idleness is not stated. Reports from |
the well during it's process OF drill
ing, is that they have had sands and
formations slightly deeper than were
encountered in the Harness well,
located to the southwest This would |
mean, that they would have to go
slightly deeper than did the Har-
ness we'll to pick up the pay, II
they hit it Oilers are trying to con-
meet the fact of their shutdown
with their depth and draw a conclu-
sion for the reason OF their marking |
time. There are those who report
a sand at this location.
Harness Again interesting.
The immediate Harness district,
II miles south of Chickasha, in sec
ton 15-5n-7w is again getting de-
cidedly interesting.
interests represented by M S.
Ongleright, have completed a der.
rick, offsetting the Harness well on
the east. They are moving in tools
today and are scheduled to start a
well as soon as they can get rugged
up. The original well was drilled
in year ago and created near-oil
boom in Chickasha for several days
before it was determined that they
had drilled foot or two too deep
and had let in flow of salt water.
vrbiu mac in mnasurp nlugppd off.
but the well has never amounted to
much, despite the fact that, accord
ing to the owners, it is capable of
pumping around 80 barrels day.
Two of the four wells are at criti-
cal stages and the other two are
worth watching, wherefore the oil
ers are keeping extra busy, hustling
from one to the other.