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committee were as follows.
Il. That it is the sense of this
committee hat the interests of the
producers in the Salt Creek field can
best be served by the adoption of q
policy of equalizing so far as possible
the number of wells producing from
the Second Wall Creek sand on the
various leases, and of increasing as
far as conditions permit, the pro rata
amount of production to be taken
from completed wells in which an in
vestment has already been made.
SO. That with these ends in view
It is recommended that, for the year
May /. 1923. to May l. 1924 the
drilling of new wells in the Salt
Creek field be confined. SO far as pos
sible. to the development of such
leases as now have no w-Hs or are
now below the average for the helo
in density of drilling; and that for
the said reason. the standard be
adopted for each lease of one well to
80 acres of productive territory in
the Second Wall Creek sand"
The resolution passed read as fol
flows:
THAT the report OF the committee
be accepted and approved and tina
said committee be continued unit
May l. 1924. and that no new wells
be drilled prior to May 1. 1924, with
out first submitting the same to TIL,
committee for its approval"
As explained by NJ. ]. Foley of the
conservation committee and ohm 7
Barnett. president of the Midwest o J
company, it is the intention of thu
committee to have each producer OF
lease holder submit the plans he ha.
for a drilling campaign for the com
ing months. Then he will be asked
to meet with the committee and the
contiguous lease holders to see HOY
his program and theirs will agres
By getting the lease holders to
gether 1t is anticipated that a work
ing agreement can be reached which
will not work any hardship on either
b. B. Brooks. president of the
Rocky Mountain Oh & Gas associa
ton, called the meeting to order tn :
morning. The companies in the Sal
Creek Producers association were
represented 100 per cent. The in
cluded the Midwest Oil company, Salt
Creek Consolidated, Wyoming Asso
NiaNCd, NyoIliS VII ltiuSf hOu0
= tain & Gulf, Sinclair yomiAg, Ohio
Bessemer. Mutual, Chappell. Boston
Wyoming. Western States, Continen
tai Oil & Producing, Stalsy Syndicate
Reasoning. Schuster Bros, Marine
Glenrock. Carter. Royalty & Produc
ers. Wyoming Kansas. Utah OIL Re
filming, Texas Producing, Consolidat
ed Royalty. Mosher-Salt Creek Synd
cate. Western Exploration, L. T.
Williams, Empire State, New York
Producers & Refners. Bonfils, Duthie
Fensland. Kinney Coastal. Gates. Pa
cific, Hard Rock and Midwest Rein
ing.
Mr.. Foley. the first speaker, too
of the TRIP made to New York ano
Washington recently by members OF
the conservation committee relative ia
the Mammoth Oil company. controlled
by Sinclair interests. taking 100 pei
/. cent of its production on Teapot dome
while the operators north of the Tea
pot-Salt Creek line were being pro
rated o n their runs.
Mr.. Sinclair. according to Mr.. Foley
offered to cooperate in any way pos
sible put refused to place his contract
with h government in jeopardy by
taking less than 100 per cent of pro
duction until his total production had
reached the amount specified in the
contract The contract referred t. is
between Sinclair and the department
of the interior on production from the
Teapot naval reserve.
The committee, after its meeting
with Mr.. Sinclair, went to Washing
ton to confer with Mr.. Hubert Work
secretary of the interior. Mr.. Work
showed much sympathy with the ques
ton and promised to give his help to
Strengthening the matter out to the
best interests OF the producers.
As explained by Mr.. Foley. the Salt
Creek field today has a potential pro
duction of 1876. 900 barrels with only
10000 barrels pipeline facilities,
Therefore only 81 per cen of the pos.
sible production can be marketed.
Before many weeks there will be ad-
dltional facilities for marketing with
the completion of the Illinois Pipeline
company's line which will have a ca.
pacity of 10000 barrels and the Sin