The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-18
OIL NEWS

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In east Fergus county, is announcer
"Tack Rabbit freak well of the east
end of the field, is now entertained by
Cat Greek operators, following failure
Of two offset wells to get the sand.
The Devereaux well struck produc-
ton in the second sand at 1,725 feet.
The Mid-Northern well, offsetting on
the north, has drilled to the third sand,
after getting water in the first and
second sands. The Hogan offset to
the Devereaux on the east, has also
missed the sand, getting only a sandy
shale at 1,745 feet. No explanation is
now offered. The Jack Rabbit well
got production in the second sand and
wells were drilled all around 1t, not
one other getting production.
Greater Great Falls well on Benton
Lake structure, Cascade county, was
given new encouragement with the
finding of a break in the lime, and a
one-foot strata of clay. The formation
changed to four feet Of brown sand
and then went into a gray limestone.
No white lime, the Madison, has yet
been found. The well will be drilled
to the lower Ellis sands and II these
are not productive, the hole will be
bridged back to 1895 where a good
showing Of oil was found.
Another well has been started by the
Stellar OIL company, to be known as
the Stellar No. Z, near Forsyth. The
Stellar company, the most active op-
orator In this section OF the state, now
has six other wells drilled on the
Porcupine dome, in north Rosebud
county, non of which has yet reached
production. Four Of the wells are now
shut down at varying depths, while
three have reached depths Of 1906,
1,210 and 1885 feet.
The Montana Empire Oil company
of Vancouver, B. c., will begin prepar
atoms at once to drill on land five
miles east Of Havre. The loca-
ton has been favOrably comment
ed on by biologists for several
years past and is regarded as one of
the most promising structures in the
state. Conditions of the contract call
for the company to start drilling by
August Of this year.
J.. E. Fifer, Cat Creek rancher, was
awarded damages Of $500 against the
Frantz corporation by a jury in fed
eral court. The case is regarded as
an important one, since payment was
obtained for damages to the surface
, of land to which the defendant com
} pany held an oil and gas lease. The
: damages were incidental to the drill
ing Of two wells on the property.
The second flow of gas in the
Gladys BellBrown gasser, in the
. Kevin-SGnburst field north of the
Sweet Grass hills, gagged 15,1O0,OOC
: cubic feet. The well was measured
l with a new guage ordered by the COM
: pany especially for this test. The
guage firstused. one which was Dor
rOwed from the field, was found to bC
[ defective.
: The British Financial corporation
the Beaver and Empire companies o.
8 Montana, have consolidated INTEREST,"
and are rapidly pushing wells in thu
Kevin-Sunburst field. The three con
Germs control 10000 of Montana acre
{, age. 1900 of which are in the Sag
Greek structure near the border il
ToOle county.
a The Allen Oil company is preparin.
to drill another well in the Bear Cree
structure, in Fergus county. Materia
is on the ground and the well vii
% be spudded in the near future. Will
the third sands at a depth of 1,20
a feet is the destination Of this test
Is probable that lower sands will b
tested if production is not secure
G sooner.
% The Shaffer Oil company's well, on
B. 40 west of the Devereaux, located /
t, the west end of Cat Creek, Fergu
county, has just been drilled into tn
to second sand and failed to get commel
he cial production, although considerable
he oil was found, and for a time it Wa
h believed the well would make a profit
Id able one.
Drilling has been resumed at tn
he Fulton No. l well neal HobsOn, aft,
ne a delay of three weeks. A lost 121
= inch u~nderreawer lug has finally bee
s fished from the bottom Of the hOl
s. and the drill is again on it's way
he the pay sand.
HOwling No. 8, in the Kevin-Sul
burst field is drilling at 1920 feet.
is located 1920 feet south Of Howlin
- No. 3, a h500-barrel producer recent
brought in by the Mid-NOrthern con
'd pany, at a depth of 1850 feet.
nv Markham No. 1, a Midwest well
MS the Teton Ridge structure near Du
he ton, is drilling at 1,435 feet and rear
Ia. ing a l0-inch hole, according to repOr
I'm received.
The Absaroka well on the McGinn
dome, north Of Ingomar, upon reachiI
It'll a depth OF 300 feet, encounter,
IN water and doubtless win abandon ii
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