The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1922-09-01


A week after being brought in,
opinions of practical oil men of the
estimated production of the Sunburst
Boyce we'll on section 23-36-2 w. still
showed great variation, according to
reports from Shelby.
Dorsey Hager, vice president in
charge of operation for the Sunburst,
estimated that the we'll is producing
1,00e barrels of water and tenth
of that of oil. Charles Emmons, a
pioneer geologist in the field, be-
lieved it was 5000 barrels of water
and 100 barrels of oil day. From
the Shelby offices of the Ohio Oil
company, the estimate was placed at
rs barrels a day. Against these
there were a great variety of esti-
mates, running as high as 5000 bar
rels of sulphur water, with varying
proportions OF oil estimated.
In the field there was a general
tendency to accept figures approx
mating those of Hager and Emmons
as probably correct. Until the fluid
is run into tanks and accurate meas
urements taken, each mans opinion
can not be proven.
Hits Top of Derrick
Although the fluid carries only
proportion of oil, the well presents
to the uninitiated all of the spectacle
of big gusher, it was reported. The
flow is in heads. For half minute,
perhaps, it hits about the top of the
tool house, a distance of 10 or IL
feet; then for a minute or more it
sprays high over the derrick. This
is repeated continually. The fluid
was being ditched to low places,
where reservoirs are formed. In
coulee on the east side of the we'll,
a reservoir is full and work of ditch
ing it off to other large reservoirs
was being begun. In some places
where the fluid was standing deep
est, the oil on top was said to be in
the neighborhood of a foot thick.
The oil is of the same quality as the
Harmon.
Probably the best feature of the
new we'll is the tremendous gas flow,
easily the best in the field. 1t was
estimated variously at from 5,O00,-
900 to 100000 cubic feet and the
figures most generally accepted were
between 100000 and 100000 GU
bic feet. Geologist Emmons said that
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quality.
High Pressure Means Much
The most pessimistic of oil men
united in the belief that the finding
of the high gas and water pressure
will mean much in the development
of the field and is probably the most
important point yet reached in the
fields history.
The Fulton we'll on section 1912
w. resumed drilling last week, after
being closed down to replace two
flues in the boiler The hole was at
1 ,425 feet Since drilling is in a hard
only about 10 feet can be
made by tower.
To Bail California
The California landed its pipe at
he sand in its well on section $685.
w. and a bailing test is expected.
On it's Morton well in section 13-34-2
W., the string of pipe is being run
ind the lost well hook fished out and
1rilling was expected to resume inn
The Three-In-One on section 8-35-
W., which has been held up for
ome time for lack of equipment for
is red roller bits, bailed consid-
,rable amount of oil last week. The
also bailed a guam
ity of oil and is understood to be
leaning out to make test. Contin-
lance of the hole is now being de-
,ated by company officials, it was
aid
The pump placed on the Ohio-Han-
ION we'll in section 26-36-2 w. re-
ulted in pumping SO barrels in nine
tours, it was reported
Lumber for the Big West rig on
ection 6-34-1 W., delayed for three
weeks, has arrived and the rig is now
eing built. The string of tools is
lready on the ground.