The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-07-20
Oil Struck On
Poplar Dome
An Extraordinary Showing of the
Pioneer Well, Located Across
River from Poplar


Oil has been struck on the Poplar
dome
At last it seems to be proven that
there is oil in this section of Montana
and those having faith in the oil de-
posits in Sheridan county feel vidi-
Gated in their faith, if the news broad
casted by the Roosevelt County In
dependent in an extra edition proves
to be well founded.
After reporting pressure at the Pho
neer well and expected oil discovery
soon in the regular edition of the
Roosevelt County Independent last
week, that paper put out an "Oil Spe-
, cial' Monday announcing discovery
as follows:
EARLY yesterday morning the well
being drilled for the Pioneer Oil and
Gas Company, near Poplar, by the
Diamond Drill Contracting Company
of Spokane, Wash, broke through a.
hard impervious strata and when the
tools were raised they were dripping
with oil. Word was at once sent to
President Phillips, who was at the
stockholders meeting at Balnville,
and we are told work is suspended
pending investigation into the huan-
tity and quality of the substance now
at hand.
'sThe Independent understands the
well is now down only 1850 feet,
while the biologists estimates rang
ed between 1900 and $500 feet.
"The strike yesterday, it is hoped,
will reward long, tedious and expen-
sive work, the well having been com
menced in JUL 4o2O, hut 7.B been
retarded from various causes, about
which many do not agree
"The Poplar Dome, which has been
surveyed by a number of the foremost
biologists, has always been spoken of
as field of great promise, and pre-
dictions have been freely made that
the Poplar Dome, when fully devel-
oped, would rival the best oil fields
in the world
.eThe Pioneer Oil aad Gag Company
is a Montana Corporation and has
approximately 1900 shareholders and
has expended in the neighborhood of
S100, 100000 on this we'll, the drilling
Of which has taken three years.
This has been an exciting day in
the city of Poplar, and conversation
waxed SO eloquent that many citizens
claimed there was oil on their shoes
when they crossed the streets-but
seriously speaking, this showing
means wonders not only for Poplar
and the surrounding country, but for
all of Northeastern Montana. This
section, and especially this field, has
been watched by the entire oil frat
ernity, as the production Of Gil in
Eastern Montana will have a great
bearing on the possibility of large re-
finery capacity in the Twin Cities,
which now are compelled to snip in
practically all of the gasoline used in
that large section of the country.
'"Fhe Independent is glad to broad
cast the news of the oil in the well
being drilled for the Pioneer Oil and
will be but the beginning of much
greater things in the way of produc-
tion an development,
A committee Of the following rep
resentatiYe business men of Poplar
have gone to view the well, and if
eluy VI Jul OuI-Ol-lOWn IOduGTS Will
write to any Of the following, or to
The Independent, they will receive
full report: Walter e. Britain, Chas
r. Trinder, A. r. Milton, Fred Turner
ana Erick Noun, Producers News.
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Mrs. Ruth Anderson, Mrs. Guy Dun
lap, Mrs. Harold Roryik and Miss
Erma Malvern were pleasant callers
in Circle yesterday
Rev. 6. w. Loomis has been quite
sick since last Friday. He is much
better today and hopes to be able to
conduct his regular services next Sun
day.
jay Elverude and Herman Winn
left Sunday night for Lewistowns
-ana where they expect to meet
Mon,. -NAr Henry, who will
Herman's bro,444N
return with them.