The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-03-14
News Notes of
The Oil Fields

wells will be drilled In the Kevin-Sun-
burst field this year.
1t is reported that the Northwestern
Development company expects to spud
in a well four miles south of BOyes.
The Carter Oil Company has several
carloads Of drilling equipment at Snu-
burst, in readiness for the spring cam
paign.
Drilling on the Virgelle structure in
ChOuteau county by the CairncrOss
company Of Butte will be begun within
a short time.
Reports from Winnett say that the
Republic well has resumed drilling and
it has been reported that some oil was
in the bottom OF the hole.
Conservative estimates place the
value Of oil taken from the 40 pro
ducing wells In the Cat Creek field
near Winuett at more than S4.OO0.O00.
Officials Of the Ohio OH company
predicted that the Kevin-Sunburst
fields Will see even greater activity
than has been anticipated by oil ex-
perts.
The Schlueter brothers well at Car
tersvllle has resumed work at a depth
Of 3,lOO feet, and there have been ru-
mors the past week that gas has been
/ struck.
The Hunter well No. l, hear Baker,
has been spudded in. The Absarokee
Oil Development company and the
Florence OIL company are financing
the project.
The HOmestake exploration well, in
the BowdOin field, is now at 1890 feet.
according to reports. and is going down
after a shutdown Of several weeks be-
cause Of boiler trouble.
The Oairncross company OF Butte,
which has been taking leases on the
VirgeIle structure in Chouteau county
for some time now has holdings aggrs-
eating more than 1900 acres.
1t Is announced that the Mid-NOrth-
ern will resume work on its well on
the Spindleton, south OF Grass Range.
and will also start shortly on its well
on the Button Buttes structure.
A heavy flow Of gas was reached
last week by the drill OF the Mortified
OH company at GenOu, SO miles north
of Great Falls. in a nine-foot sand
believed to be in the top of the Ellis.
Considerable difficulty is being en-.
c0untered at the well a few miles
southeast of Ringing in picking up a
foot Of bit which broke off and now
repOses in the bottom of the 1.40O foot
hole.
Some excitement was created at
Raker me other day when It becams
known that Smith well No. 1, near the
city gave a showing Of oil. This ia
the first oil encountered in the Baker
vicinity.
At a meeting of directors of this
Musseishell Valley Oil ompany al
Lewistown, a program was mapped out
for drilling this summer which takes
in Cat Greek, Lake Basin and the
Sweet Grass structures.
During January the Mutual Oil com
pany transmitted through It's pipeline
from the Cat Greek field TO the rail
road at Winnett a total Of 160.6O5 bar
rels Of crude oil, according to it's re-
port to the state public service com.
mission.
FiatwillOw, near Winnett, Is assured
Of another deep test when the AIM
Oil company, let the contract for the
erection Of an S2-foOt triple sway
brace, according to reports. The exaci
location Of the new well has not beer
made known.
Eight hundred carloads Of crude oi
were shipped out of Winnett durin;
the month Of February which Is tn,
largest monthly shipment since the Sc
we're weather set In the early part o
the winter. March is scheduled TO b,
the record breaking month for ship
ments Of crude from this point.
The Cat Creek field near WInnet
produced mor OIL In 1922 than an,
field in Wyoming. except Salt Greek
: and experts on the ground say maxi
mum production Is far from beinJ
reached. The record Of Cat Creek 10
the past year shows q production o
2,2O9.S32 barrels, without accountin,
for oil consumed in the field for fuel
The Ohio Oil company, It has bee
announced, expects to drill at leas
100 wells in the Kevin-Sunburst fielt
during the year and viii keep from i
to % strings Of tools busy during tn
entire season. In addition IL expect
to do considerable exploratory work
as evidenced by the recent announce
: ment that 1t win drill two wells neu
Big Sandy.
The big oil companies operating i
: the Kevin-Sunburst field are maxim
preparations for a busy season. 1t ha
been reported that the California, Sur
burst, Hogan, Mid-Northern and Gladly
Belle companies will drill from u t
so wells each during 1923. while dOs
ems Of small independents have bough
! acreage on which they have agreed t
i, drill this year.
According to a report submitted I