The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-06-01
News NoteS OF
The Oil Fields

Montana crude oil is being used In
the Great Falls shops of the Great
Northern railway in place of coal
Sunburst- Ohio-Larson No. 2 in the
n-Sunburst field is coming into
production at depth Of 1,640 feet
After a shutdown of seven weeks,
the Illinois Pipeline company is again
running oil from the KevinSunburst
field.
TheCalifornia compa will drill a
deep test well on the .,hawmut anti
cline. about 10 miles southeast of
Harlowtown.
According to report from Winnett,
the Northern Pacific railway retained
oil and gas rights on all lands which
it has sold in the Flatwillow area since
1914
The Brainerd Petroleum company of
Brainerd, Mimi, has taken q lease on
large block of land in Flathead
county, and will drill well there this
summer.
The Western Petroleum Exploration
company, has located its No. 2 well
in the Kevin-Sunburst field. The COM
pany expects to drill five wells on each
30 acres that it holds.
The INSTRUMENTATION
in the Kevin-Sunburst field which
came into commercial production from
the Kootenai sands at depth of 1,47O
feet. will be drilled to the Ellis sand.
Homestake Oil company is sending
out dividend checks of 8 per cent,
stockholders of record April I, being
entitled to this dividend. This makes
a total of 10 per cent paid this year.
Drilling operations in the Crowley
No. / well, near Ringing, have been re-
sumed, according to word received in
the Mid-Northern Oil company's offices
in Billings. The work has been de
layed for some weeks, due to faulty
formation encountered by the tools
at a depth of 1,405 feet Since J'e-
suming work the drillers have reported
a depth of 1905.
Recent developments in the drilling
of the Thompson-Elk Basin Oil and
Gas companys well at Elk Basin, about
rs miles from Billings. indicate f.le,l
most encouraging progress rne tos.i-1
pany has been able to report for many
weeks. Latest reports received from
the well state that an eight and one
half inch string of casing has been
lowered to a depth of 2,439 feet.
Trustees of the Land Owners Oil |
and Gas association of Opheim and |
Glentana report that they are making |
good progress with their organization
and that they have now secured leases
on several thousand acres of land in
the north country. All farmers who
lease their land to this association
will benefit from all producing wells
drilled on any land controlled by the
association, it is reported.
Another mystery well'' has made its
appearance. being Gordon Campbell
Syndicate's MCGOWAN No. /, which was
reported to have oil at about 1875 feet.
The well is located on the west sde of
the Great Northern tracks few miles
north of Kevin. 1t is also reported
that the California company will spud
in at once, one location west of the
California Lincoln, their latest well,
which is about three miles from the
new Campbell MCGOWAN WELL
All acreage desired by the Eberhart
interests to enable them sink test
well in the FEatwilow field, near Win
nett has been acquired, according to
local representatives for the Mime
sofa men. The Eberhart holdings are
in the extreme east end of the area. A
deal has been closed for an S4-foot
standard derrick and complete string
of TOOLS Thirty-fiye hundred feet of
casing also has been purchased. Drill
ing contract for 3,500-foot hole viii
be let with the idea of making thor
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