The Bozeman courier., 1923-06-20
News Notes of
The Oil Fields

III as q RAO
ducer.
Sixty-five producing wells and nine
gas wells is the largest total reported
from the Kevin-Sunburst field.
A $4,000 distribution plant to sup
ply developing properties in western
Montana will be erected in Spokane
by the Texas company.
The BeardSlee well, four miles south
of DuttOn. has Encountered a brown
shale and sand at depth of 2,4S0 feet,
that contains fine oil shOwings.
The Shaffer Oil company is making
splendid progress with its well near
Ehe Devereaux in Cat Greek, and has
AOinch casing set to over $50 feet
A second wen on the GenOu struc-
&ure will be Spudded in by the North
Eio.u company very soon. This we'll
Vtl be located several miles west OF
ghe first well.
Drilling has been resumed by the
Gordon Exploration company on the
Lime Butte structure IL miles south
west of Glasgow. The first well was
abandoned on account of caving.
A large rotary rig capable Of giving
1Ae structure a thorough test will start
EOrk soon in the Ragged Point sec
zion near MelstOne. The rig is the
gorOperty OF Flynn Bros, of St Paul
The Mid-Northern has nearly com
Fsleted the job Of rigging up for its test
well on the Big Lake structure, 30
rssiles from Billings, where the com
gany is prepared to drill down 1000
S"et to thoroughly test the structure
A test of the Lake Butte structure,
south of Choteau. will be started soon
Vwheu the Carter Oil company spuds
N with q standard rig that Is now
completed. This is the eleventh test
well to start operations on the ChOteau
md OF the Sweet Grass arch
Having successfully capped and con-
erOlled gas flow estimated at 2OOO0.-
800 in the Sherrard No. 1, near Big
Sandy. drillers have resumed opera
irionS and are drilling at a depth of
t1early 1000 feet and expect soon to
S=each the lower Colorado sands.
A test of the third stratum Of sand
'-hOught TO be productive Of OIL, vii
sbe made by the Mid-NOrthern i'm IL"
Laverdure well in the Cat Greek field
Drilling to deepen this well, whic,
was found dry when the tools entered
-Ehe second stratum Of sands, has been
(1egun.
The Embar Drilling company. drill
ing for the SO Corporation of Mill
City. representing a division Of acre
age - miles east OF Shelby, has en-
seOUntered a fine showing of oil in til.
lower Colorado. This opens up a ne,
area in the field which promise
startling results
The commissioner of public land
FhaS ruled that hOmesteaders have tn
light to lease their land for oil an,
gas development prior to making fina
v1rOof, unless oil and gas development
Vights have been withheld by the gov
ssrnment, providing such hOmesteader
Nulfill requirements for holding thei
hand.
Following wildcat development b
the Ohio Oil company on the Shel
rard No. l structure, In ChOutea
county near Big Sandy, many impo
rant acreage deals have been made
-arge development companies. RO.
:zlties have sold as high as 500 pc
acre, it is reported, a record price fC
wildcat royalties.
A flow of S.0O0,000 cubic feet OF q
mas been encountered 81 the Bear
W)en well, being drilled 80 miles nor
of Chester in Liberty county. The q
-will be cased off, it is said and dri
ing continued in the hope Of penetrs
ing oil-bearing sands In the deep
strata. The gas flow was struck
between 1900 and 1000 feet.
Gas in an unlOgged shale at a dep
of 315 feet in such quantities as
make further working dnsafe "
struck recently ny W. W. Edwards
Ghe Edward-JOnes No. I, few mi
north Of Bynum, in Teton county.
flow Of 4,OOO,OOO is estimated. 7
;Easser will be capped and an off
drilled to further test the structure
The Midwest Refining cOmpa
WyOming's largest oil concern, pls
30 make a thorough deep test in
Big Lake structure, 26 miles due W
of Billings. 1t is predicted that t
test will open up one Of the great
oil fields of the entire northwest.
seSs a production of oil is encOunte
before they reach that depth, {
Will go down al least 1000 feet.
Weekly shipments Of 1000 bar
of crude from the Keyin-SunbV
field to a refinery at Calgary h
started. This does not take care
che production of the field by
means, as 1t is said the Mid-North
Howling No. 3 is producing more
that quantity alone Production
Being cared for by large storage ia
one with a capacity Of 5000 bal
being graded by tA@ Mutual and
81, other of 10000 barrels being u
way Of construction for the Illi
aVvNa L inc pOmnany