The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-12-27
SHOSHONE OIL COMPANY
HAS 1000 BARREL WELL.
CONTROLLED BY LOCAL PEOPLE
CLOSE CONTRACT FOR
ENTIRE PRODUCT.

The well struck by the ShoshOne
oil company recently has created a
sensation in the Kelvin Sunburst field,
according to Great Falls and Shelby
papers. The Great Falls Tribune cor
respondent says Its condition as re-
spects flush production is placed at
strong 1000 barrels per day. with
good prospects that this will be largely
increased when the final drilling is
done" while the shelby Promoter
says the well looks to be good for
al least 1000 barrels per day, and
II may develop into something much
bigger" Judge A. r. Featherstone,
president of the .Shoshone Oil com
pany. returned from the Kevin-Sun-
burst field yesterday. where he went
a few days before the strike was eX-
pected hoping to be on the ground
when the oil came in. However, he
was a little late, for the oil was
struck a few days ahead OF time.
Judge Featherstone's account of the
well conforms in general to the news
paper reports. This is the second
well brought in by the Shoshone com
nanY The COMPANY has go acres and
there is now wei on each 40. Before
returning home Judge Featherstone
closed contract for the entire oil
product of the company. The inn
portance of the new well and the great
value of the Shoshone lease are in
dicated by the following from the
Montana Oil journal of Great Falls:
Shoshone Gets Flowing Well.
Completion of a flowing well rank
ing as one of the largest in Kelvin
Sunbmst field marked the week end
ing today, the Shoshone Oil company
of Wallace, Idaho, completing it's
Storm No. >. in the center of the east
line on the NWi4 SEX section 4-S4-
wv a direct west Offset to the Mac
Donald Sweetgrass OIL company Nor
EN- No. , producer.
with the sand expected at 1892
feet, this well ran into oil at 1850 feet
Drilling continued in a shale. with oil
steadily. On Thursday the
hole was filled with oil and it flowed
over the top of the crown block two
times during the day. Drillers con-
.inued at work and drilled on down
TO 1895 feet
1T win take another week to fully |
the well, for its initial show
ng suggests that with swabbing it has |
possibilities of the big Baker and /
iowling wells six miles north. Tenn |
)orary storage is being rushed to the /
veil The storage of the immediate
district was all filled by the MaeDon-
Id No. , which ran Wild for time
nd filled storage 20 overflow before
{ could be controlled.
This is the second we'll drilled by
he Shoshone company and likewise
he second producer The No l we'll
n the storm permit, in the SWH
'E a 4-34-2W came in with an initial
reduction of 125 barrels. This well
aused the opening of the so called
hoshone pool with four wells COM
ieted thus far with an average esti-
iated production of 430 barrels each.
NTH we'll has been drilled to the
and, on the Norem lease. and hard
and encountered gave only a show
lg of oil. This is the well of the
asst Chance Oil company of Sedro
cooley Washington The well will
2 shot on Monday or Tuesday OF
ext week. officials of the Sunburst
il 4 Gas company heavily interested
the lease. say that shooting will
'ubtless make a commercial well of
e Last Chance.
1T is the opinion of Carl Schwartz
I'd scout of the Ohio oil company.
at the Shoshone pool is produced
? faulting and that the Shoshone
o. drilled into the fault This is !
pported by the fact that the oil was !
und 40 feet higher than expected. '
ID in the shale.
"The owners Of the new producer are
siness men of Wallace, headed by
II. Featherstone. president and Il
iarles E Horning. secretary treas m
er- The company has so acres of D,
e C. r. Storm permit" u,