The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-04
News Notes OF
The Oil Fields

production Of so barrels.
S~tevenson-C Consolidated Pike No. 1
well, Kevin-Sunburst structure, has
been completed at a depth Of 1,4S0
feet, with a production estimated at
10 barrels.
The Hogan, which Ia drilling an off
set well in Devereaux sand in the Sun
burst field has passed through the
second sand and found It dry accord-
ing to reports.
Huestis well No. Ia In the Kelvin j.,
Sunburst field, where the rigging was
recently skidded to a new location
first hole is now drilling at q depth of
900 feet.
A new test well is to be drilled In
Hobson by parties connected with the
Buffalo Dome project which last year
yielded a good oil showing in a test
well IN that structure. The Oil show
ing was sufficient to warrant the
drilling Of another hest well which
will be located In HObsOn.
AT the James Hunter Ne. 1, a well
OwAsd teintly by the Abearok~e Oil
Development company and the Flor
e@es Oil company, in the Baker field
near Absar0ke@, a 12H-inch casing has
just been cemented at q depth Of AGA
feet and the work has been suspended
to alkew the cement to harden.
A Pipe line, costing $4,000, from the
Kevin-Sunburst field to LewiStown is
contemplated by the ARE Refining
company of that place, according to
belief furthered by activity Of the re-
refining company in contracting KeviA-
Sunburst production. The pipe line
plant includes a tank farm and load
ing rack at Kelvin, the report states.
! According to reports from Winnett
the FlatwillOw country near there is to
be thoroughly tested for its Oil posi-
bi1ties by q Of the larger independ-
ent companies, Ramsey Brothers.
These operators have figured promi-
nently in the development Of the Cali
fornia and Louisiana fields and their
coming into the Flatwillow field is
looked upon as definitely assuring q
thorough test of the structure.
The Big Elk structure, near Harlow
ton, will be tested by the O'Donald-
Kelvin syndicate in the near future. A
standard rig is being moved onto the
structure by the syndicate and werk
of drilling & test well will be cOm-
menced Immediately. A large block
Of likely acreage has been secured In
the vicinity Of the well site. The drill
ing contract calls for a depth of 1,70(
feet which is believed to be sufficien'
to thoroughly test the structure.
New wells reported in the Kelvin
Sunburst field are: HOgan-Lorensen
Bradley and Bradley, Warland
O'Hare, Sunburst-Pi Pike, Ohio-Baksr No
4 4, Ohio-Engemoen, Ohio-Shaw, Sweet
grass OIL company, the Ohio Banner
No. A.. Most of these wells are small
and there will be a question abou
h some of them until they are shot an
n cleaned out. The Emmert, however, /
Q q good well, probably 70 to 100 barrel
while Hogan-LOrenson is rated at fron
$50 to 200 barrels.
Steady progress Is being made b
I Flynn Brothers ON the Manion farm 1
the Ragged Point structure nea
Roundup. The Flynn rig is OF tn
er rotary type and it is expected that th
r Madison lime will be reached in 9
he days unless commercial production
al encountered before that depth is a
lg tanned. There were good showings {
n oil in the Ohio well at 100 feet an
r men who have watched operations !
o. that section are confident the preser
in effort will be rewarded with produ
ton.
at The coming in of ten new producir
C. wells in the Kelvin Sunburst field la
vn week was nearly o~vershadowed in il
portance by the results of tests of II
rs, MISUNDERSTANDING No. 8. The b
a. well filled six 250-barrel tanks in fl
Ky hours. This is at the rate of 300 ia
he rels an hour, or 1850 barrels a da
re Oil men believe that the Howling N
oh 8 will make 5000 barrels easily
III ~ AOuACs " 0ONALAOA0A LAuhdRG
available for a complete test and Il
Howling wells alone are more thi
the Sunburst tank can handle.
y The Standard Oil company of Ca
fornia is erecting a large derrick
what ie known as the Mcdonald lea
in the vicinity of Cut Bank. This
= cation is but two and a half mil
from the well on the James Mil
ranch, which well was the first in Il
section of Montana and from which
in considerable quantities was bal
in 1911. The drilling subsidiary of I
Standard Oh has evinced it's faith
this part Of the field by securing a |
block Of acreage and paying the b
price Of M wildcat acreage in I
entire field.
The Woody Greek test well recen
contracted to Tanner and Jones, Or
ers, by the Haskell interests, v