The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-10-19
225,OOO BARRELS
OIL FOR AUGUST
CAT CREEK PRODUCED 1853, 995
BARRELS AND kelvin DIS
TRICT 91,239
State Report Shows Activities of the
Various Independent Oil Refiner-
les; Pipe Line Earnings.

During the month of August 1885,,
235 barrels of oil were received by
pipe line companies from Montana oil
wells for transportation of which 91.-
239.65 barrels came from wells in the
Kevin-Sunburst field, and 1853, 995.22
barrels from the Cat Creek field, ac-
cording to reports now on file with
the Montana railroad commission.
The. report of the Illinois Pipe Line
company, operating in the Kelvin
Sunburst field, shows that all of its
1929 barrels were received for
transportation from wells owned by
others, and that it made deliveries
during the month, all at Sunburst, of
91,723 barrels for the Ohio Oil COM
pany, and 622 barrels for the Home
stake Exploration Corporation.
Deductions because of leakage or
evaporation amounted to 1,861.98
barrels, 2 per cent of the oil trans
ported, while actual loss from these
causes was 1918 barrels. At the
close of the month the company held
1891 barrels in storage for others
and had untitled storage of 800 bar
rels. The field price, both at the be-
ginning and end of the month, was
70 cents a barrel.
a Earn $1S,247
The earnings of the company for
transportation at 20 cents per barrel
amounted to $18,247.93, the operat-
ing expenses S5,459.92 and the gross
income s12,788.O1.
The report of the Mutual Oil COM
pany covering the Cat Creek field
shows receipts of 100,929.94 barrels
purchased from others and 63,065.28
transported for others, total of
163,995.22 barrels.
1t transported for it's own account
66,657.75 barrels of which 57,807.99
barrels was for delivery to the Stan
dard Oil company of Indiana at Whit
ing, Ind, and 8,849.76 was for de-
livery to the Mutual Oil company at
Cowley, Wyo.
Under common carrier account it |
transported 61,915.69 barrels for de-
livery, as follows:
a. Specify Deliveries
For AFRO Oil & Refining company
at Lewistown, l. ,635.24 barrels; for
C. W..'.Hart at Hedgesville 382.52
barrels; for Lewistown Oil & Refin-
ing company at Lewistown, 8,941.31
barrels, at Minneapolis, 1,340.70 bar
rels and at Winnett 1000 barrels;
for Yale Oil corporation at Miles City
12,963.78 barrels; for Standard Oil
company of Indiana at Whiting, H.
1875 barrels; for North Star Oil &
Refining company at Winnipeg,
Man, 4,564.67 barrels; for Pure Oil
company at Minneapolis, 1886
barrels, and for Weona Refining COM
pany at Winnett, 5,096.61 barrels.
At the close of the month the Mu-
tual Oil company owned and held
within the state 102,283.2S barrels,
held 60,33369 barrels in storage for
others, and had untitled storage of
148,173.03 barrels.
Deductions for leakage and evapo-
ration nat 2 per cent of oil trans
ported we're made amounting to g.
1864, but actual loss from such
causes is shown to have been 1885,
AZ barrels. The field price, both at
beginning and close of month, was .
$40 a barrel.
For transportation, at Is cents a
barrel, the company received S22,-
121.37 and deducted for operating ]
expenses $1O,517.13, leaving a gross {
income of s11,604.24.