The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-28
Burbank Field ShOWs
Slight Increase

Special TO The World
PONCA CITY. Dee. 27.--Burbank
field produced $500 barrels Az
erage daily from 7GS wells during
the past week. This is an increase
of 25O barrels over the preceding
week, when a slump of more than
three thousand barrels occurred.
Seven new wells were completed
during the last seven days, the
larger producers being In the north
west section of the field Opern-
tions are narrowing and the num-
Der Of competitions weekly now are
less than oug-hnlf the average NUM-
ber of new wells during the early
history of the field Only four yells
were completed week before last.
.Ten new locations were made by
operators last week and 0t present
there are "a rigs and 10 drilling
wells.
Sixty-fiyc Wells I'm Tonkawu.
SiNty-tive wells are producing oil
in the Tonkawa field Two wells
completed last week added more
than seven thousand barrels OF new
flush production, Nineteen new lo-
cations during the past seven days
Indicate the big play the district is
receiving ana with 10 wells just
above the oil sands, further in
crease In production Is ANTICIPATED
for the near future.
Tom Slick No. !. In 3i-25-lw,
produced $500 barrels the first "a
hours. This woll found the Ton
lsawa sand at the shallowvst level
yet found IN the pool The sand
is found at . soc feet IN south field
wells. The drill entered the Ton
kawa in the Slick wen at 2.41S feet
and was drilled to 2.49l feet,
Catns.. on gapNnaVv ppp1Ala3 "a itu
No in 2-24-lw this week This
we'll is offsettiUg the Slick producer
The TOnltawH sand was found ar
2.425 feet and was drilled 20 2,60o
feet. i produced 200 barrels an
hour for the first 16 hours
Comar oil company leading pro-
ducer I'm the Tonkawa, has -four
wells lust above the oil sand and il
is expected they viii be COMPLETED
within the next few days. No.
BeVerlin Is running the cight-iuCh
at 1876 feet and will be completed
in tho upper Hoover sand. Conan
No. ! on the Ogg lease ana No, I on
the Gunme farm and No. 6 on the
Carmichael ar standardiZing pre-
paratory 10 drilling into the oil
sands. The Ogg lease is I'm 35-25-lw,
Guame is in 2-25-iw ana the Car
michael lease Is IN S-25-1w.
Fourteen OF the ~ new location
made during the week were made
by Comar on IT'S new acreage res
Gently acquired from AlCorn on
company for a consideration ~
SS.G0O,OO0 These properties are off,
setting producing wells ana leases
OF other companies
New Casinghead Plant,
Comar caslnrhead gasoline plant
in the Tonkawa field turned out
$500 gallons OF gasoline tho first
day of operation last week running
only so per cent OF capacity, Tn,
gasoline is being held IN storage
at the plant NJ present while 81
line Is being constructed TO run tn,
manufactured product 10 the Mar
land refinery. The recovery from
the gas I'm the TOnkawa Indicate
that the raw product there con
tains much more gasoline than tina
in the Burbank field.
Has Serious Water Shortage,
A serious water shortage is be
ing experienced IN the TonkawI
field and unless some relief is oh
tanned many wells will be forced L
shut down. Comar oil compau
last week was unable 20 supply II
boilers from it's two pumping plant
on the Chlckask!a and salt For
rivers. Many operators are pump
ing water from ponds ana other
are being supplied by the Mid-C
company pumping plants at iiiiiins
and near the mouth OF the Chickas
kia.