The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-12
FOX POOL Is MOST
ACTIVE OF FIELDS
OF CARTER COUNTY
Production Of New Field Has
Grown Slow But in Steady
Manner.

--~ rox field Is now the leader in
orsang activity in the Carter county
oil areas, having assumed its position
following the lull in operations in the
Hewitt field, where development is
practically solely confined to the deem.
enins OF old wells. This does not
mean that the Hewitt field is drilled
up Tor in addition to the possibilities
OF pay sands at greater depths than
those already uncovered, there still re.
mains large portion OF the pool in
which producing wells may be drilled
TO deeper sands, chiefly in the north
west portion and also in the southern
part OF the field
The Fox field is fast growing in.
rant. as Indicated by perusal of fig
nres In the production report Of the
area which show that regardless Of
the slump which occurred in operations
throughout the Mid. Continent terri.
tory during 1929, the yield neverthe.
less Increased consistently. The Fox
pool, originally opened as a gas field,
did not begin to show the earmarks OF
oil production until the latter part of
1916 and the early part Of 1917, at
which time several OF the gassers be-
gan to show little oil which led to
drilling for oil rather than gas as had
peen the case prior to the discovery.
a humber Of small oil wells were com.
pleted and more tests were put down,
but 1t was not until the latter part
OF 1913 that the field assumed suffl-
cient importance as an oil producing
district to be classed as such by the
big purchasers. II was in October,
1913, that the pool was given q sepa.
rate classification in production tables,
with q daily output of s75 barrels.
Prior TO that time It had been included
in the Healdton report.
In December 1921. the Fox pool pro-
duced as monthly output 12O.9O bar.
rsls and showed q daily average dur.
ing the month OF $500 barrels. The
rise was steady, without sensational
jump, due chiefly TO a conservative
drilling campaign carried on in a man.
ner which permitted the operators to
feel" their way, the varying depths
ar which the sands were found deem.
ing such procedure as best.
Wells in the Fox pool are holding
up their production in fine manner as
indicated by logs OF producers. The
Writ Franklin No. ga on the Ruth
Williams farm. in section 81, ss-Sw,
brought in in November. 1920. Is still
flowing 100 barrels and making IT,,
100000 cubic feet OF gas from sand
at 2,265.9s feet. The LoveThurmond
No. on the fee farm, in section 27.
2s.3w. completed June II, 1920. with
initial production of 325 barrels from
sand at 2,2}s-2.30O feet, is now pump.
Ing 100 barrels.
During the present year an impor.
tant find was made in the Writ
franklin test on the Carpenter farm,
On the southeast corner OF the south.
ywest quarter OF section 2e. 2s.3w,
which is located one.half mile north
,of production. and Is making $500. 900
ITeet OF gas in sand topped at l,sls-97
ceet with several small breaks This
well win be drilled deeper eventually.
The most important operation now
under way in the Fox district is the
Templenan.Frantz test on the Morris
farm. in the northeast corner OF the
southeast quarter Of section 10. 2s.3w.
Nhree miles north OF production. which
is drilling at 100 feet in blue shale.
Formations thus far encountered in
'1his we'll have been OF most encour.
aging nature and have included seven
sands containing showings OF oil and
,Gas. one OF which, at a depth of 1.425.
~ feet. is estimated by the operators
rss productive Of 25 barrels or more.
Shortage OF water is delaying devel.
>opment ig the Fox pool TO great eS.
tent.
The production Of the Fox field by
1nonths from its first classification in
p9ls TO December, 1921. was as fol.
2ows: