The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-25
OIL NEWS
REASURESTATACHKTTY
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lime mas been OBTAINED Dy the west
ern States Oil and Land company
which has been deepening its discovery
well, according to reports received in
Hardin from Soap creek. When oil
was first encountered in this well in
February, 1921, drilling was stopped
In the Tensleep sand. Other wells
drilled in the field since then were
carried to the Amsden and Madison
lime formation, where oil was also OBJ
: tanned in commercial quantity and
which is considered the original source
of production in the field. The bring
Ing in of production from the Madison
In the discovery well only substantt-
ates the belief that a good, steady
flow of pure oil will be obtained from
the wells drilled to these sands in the
proved area covering several thou
sand acres along Soap creek. The well
under completion was deepened some
thing over 100 feet and as a result is
considered one Of the reliable produc-
ers of the field with a promise of conn
mercial production lasting many years.
1t is said the well will be drilled still
deeper, which should increase the flow
somewhat.
The towns of Malta, Saco and Glas-
Cow are again tense with excitement
!, over the prospects Of oil on the Bow
dom dome in Phillips and Valley counT
( ties. Both the Homestake and the
BOwdoin rigs are working again after
several weeks of cave-in and casing
trouble. The Bowdoin rig works day
and night. For the past two days the
drill has been In solid rock and has
reached a depth Of also feet. OH men
believe that producing sands will be
encountered at approximately 1850
feet. The Homestake web Is down
about 2,400 feet.
The AbsarOka Oil Development COM
pany struck a strong flow Of warm
salt water in its we'll on the Ing0mar-
McGinnig dome northwest of Ingomar
u recently. The water flowed over the
, top of the casing. The water will be
J cased off and the well drilled on into
the deep sands. Biologists and oil
men say it is the first time in the his
tory Of Montana drilling that warm
salt water has been struck, and 1t Ia
one excellent indication that oil will
be found in the lower sands. Renewed
interest in the McGinnis we'll has been
= revived as a result.
In it's annual report the Northern
Pacific has the following: 'The Alb
saroka company, subsidiary of the
Northern Pacific, has arranged to drill
during 1923 two deep test wells, one
n in the Devils Basin, and the other al
a location on the Glendive-Baker anti
cline, about 20 miles southeast Of
Baker, Montana. The Northwestern
Improvement company now owns all o.
the stock of the Absaroka company
The Montana supreme court has or
dered the sheriff Of Fergus county Il
give a deed Immediately to the Con
tinental Supply company for the inde
pendent pipeline running from Ca
Greek to Winnett. The Continents
Supply company purchased this a
sheriff's sale, and the ruling state
that public utilities are not subject t
4 the one-year period allowed for re
demption as in real estate.
Drilling Of the test we'll on tn
Hoosier Oil company's holdings in tn
u lower part of Carbon county, has Pre-
ceeded to a depth Of more than ASO
feet. The oil area involved cover
about 5000 acres, about half of whic
= Is under lease to the Hoosier people
Their well is located a few mile
I northeast of Joliet.
A string Of 4K-inch casing which
was found necessary to use on accouT
of numerous cave-ins has been haule
to the well in the Elk Basin field bein
drilled by the Thompson-Elk Basin o
& Gas Co. Operations have been SUI
pended for a little more than a mont
. waiting shipment of the smaller ca
ing.
A strong flow of gas has been el
countered in the Record Petroleul
well, being drilled in the Lake Basi
district in the northeast part Of Still
water county, at a depth OF $50 fee
The flow came from the Olagge
sands. Drilling was continued and Il
les well is down over 1000 feet.
m Work is to begin soon on testing q
nd Prickly Pear valley, near Helena, az
ar. potential oil field. A drilling OUT
has been shipped to East Helena al
U will be hauled to the Raglan ran
north Of that town, where drilling W
begin.
- Wait Oh company has brought in
commercial producer in the Kew
Sunburst structure from a depth
1,47o feet.
The Beardsless-Du tton well on tt
on Ridge, near Dutton, Teton count
: has a small showing Of oil at a dep
M. Of $3.50 feet.
avs Mountain States P~etroleum-DipS
No. /, Kevin1Sunburst field, Is a COZ
mercial producer from a depth Of Id
M. feet.
Urn During May, Mutual OH transport
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