The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-07
new DEVELOPMEN
IN GRAHAM FIELD
Graham-Kirk No. 2 Increases
Flow 10 400 Barrels is
Feet in Sand

Following deeper drilling, the Ora
ham Mineral Trlst-hrk OH Com
uarys No . Oh the Bennett farm,
III the northwest OF the northwest
Of The northeast quarter Of section
81. as-2w Graham district * flow
ing tO0 barrels daily Pay in his
well was topped a. 2l30 feet, and
10 date has been penetrated Is
feet or 70 total depth OF III;
feet. with the drill still n the sand
The first 1900 barrel wooden stor-
age tank On the lease mas been
filled and the operators are now
completing second tank OF sim
liar capacity.
Big Deal Close.
Several more deals calling Tor the
drilling Of tests have been consumed
in the Graham area during the past few
days. The Skelly Oil Company has &C
ou!red : tract OF 20 acres IN section
20. zs-2w. northeast Of production, and
according 70 reports Will put down
test within ~ days The Skelly deal
was turned through L. z. Slater, OF
this city, WhU mas BEEN very active IN
the Graham trading The Skely deal
is the largest yet transacted in the
field and the acreage involved covering
the southeast OF the northwest guar
ter. and the northeast Of the south
west quarter and the east half OF the
southeast VI the southwest quarter. and
the northeast Of the southwest OF me
southwest quarter, ana the west ha!'
OF the southeast quarter and the wes'
half OF the northeast Of the southeast
quarter, all in section 2s
New Locations.
Rigs Tor two new tests are build
ing. In the center southeast Of th'
southeast Of the southwest quarter O
section 30, 2s.2w. on the Sparks farm
the Cottonbelt Petroleum Company il
building the rig offsetting the Graham
Kirk No on the northwest. Rotar,
tools Will be used. Timbers for IN
rig are expected TO be moved in withil
the next few days by the Sparks oi
Company on the Sparks farm, in IN
center OF the southwest Of the souIh
west Of the southeast quarter Of SEE
ton ~, 2s2w, north offset 10 tne Ora
ham-Kirk No. ..
One Wen TO ~ Acres.
the operators Of the Graham di:
trict have made mutual agreemen
which calls for the drilling Of one we
TO each 10 acres, a plan similar 70 tha
carried on by operators in the Fox fiel
and which mas there proved big su
/ cess.
Hiyick Kirk interests. have low.
cred the SIC inch casing 10 234O
feet. and are now drilling deepes
IN their No. ! on the J. II. Bennett
farm in the southeast Of the north.
east of the northwest quarter Of
section 81. 2s2w There is 1900.
1900 feet Of oil standing in the hole
from sand which was passed
through At 2200-5O feet, and which
was estimated was productive OF
100 barrels as d pumper. The oper'
ators are drilling deeper IN search
Of the Brlstow 264o-foot sand, and
following penetration Of the deeper
pay, Will perforaie the casing in
order 70 get the production from
the 22O0.foot sand. Effort will be
made 10 carry the 3.l6 inch pipe
10 the 2600 foot level
Hlvick-Klrk interests No. 2 on /
Bennett farm, In the northeast Of :
northeast Of the northwest quarter
section 81 2s-2w, mas the rig tim0e
on the ground. operations having be
delayed on account OF the bad ros'
Magnolia Petroleum ComPany's
: on the ], r Bennett farm, in
northwest OF the southwest Of
northeast quarter OF section 81,
2w. is running the l0.inch casing
1860 feet
Magnolia Petroleum Company's
on the J. H. Bennett farm, in
southeast OF the southwest Of
northwest quarter OF section 81, Is.
is underreaming the l2la inch cas-
Al sl0 feet
Location In 20, es.2w.
i According TO reports, location fol
test is being made by 3. A Simp
on the Grisham farm IN the center
the southeast Of the southwest Of
southwest quarter OF section %,
Wv, about three.fourths mile east Of
Graham.kir No. 2. The location Is
20-acre tract.
Naur Rins LIZ. IN