The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-10-18
vin-Swartz, and Bitter
Creek Maughans Opens
Up New Territory On
East and West of Field

The outstanding feature of the
week in the Kevin Oil fields, was
the bringing in of splendid well in
the eastern part of the field, in a
territory that had seen but little de-
velopment and where no well of a
marked success had been brought in.
Not only does this well prove up a
large area, but it marks the discov-
cry of a condition in the sands in
this part, which will have a wide in
fluence upon this particular part OF
the field.
The Bitter Creek -Maughans well,
which is referred to, located in SE
SE Sc 29-35-1 west, after meeting
with the encouragement OF losing
the first hole but short distance
above the pay sand, drilled into the
top of the Ellis pay at 1903 feet
where they struck a small showing
of oil in tight sand, and then went
into the white lime. The well look
ed like practically failure, or at
best very small we'll like the Mid
Field Bluhm we'll in the same section
and only quarter of mile south
of it. S. G. Ferdig, the contractor,
and head of the Bitter-Creek Oil
company, together with other stock
holders who were present, decided to
take the chances of spelling the we'll
altogether by drilling it deeper where
where they might get water. They
drilled on thru some feet OF the
white lime and then struck coarse
sand over fifteen feet thick, where
they got big producti9n. They
bailedz for 12 hours at the rate OF
barrels per hour without lowering
the oil which had raised 600 feet in
the casing. Dana Walters of the
Independent Torpedo company shot
the we'll the next day and the oil
raised to HOO feet and may flow ov-
er the top before it is shut in.
The estimated flush production of
this well is 300 barrels per day. The
sand here struck is claimed by many
to be the best sand so far hit IN the
field and gives promise OF great
productive area in this vicinity.
The Mid-Field Bluhm well only a
quarter of mile south, undoubtedly
stopped at too shallow depth and
when deepened beyond the lime will
undoubtedly get this same sand.
According to the logs of the two
two wells the Mid-Field well has a
bout ten feet to go before hitting
this second part of the Ellis sand.
Meanwhile activities near this we'll
are speeding up. The Sweeney Oll
company which has the WANNA
29-35-1 west are drilling at 400 feet
in their No. well only 1900 feet
west of the Bitter Creek, and have
let contract to S. C. Ferdig for
second hole to be drilled at once.
The Bitter-Creek company will spud
in another well soon. Their NO.
well calls for three offsets at once,
one to the south by the Sunburst Oll
& Gas company, another to the Sc
by the Mid-Field company, and still
another to the east by J. Y. Creel and
associates of Bloomington, Illinois,
who are now dealing with contractor
Ferdig for a well.
Making a total of three producers
for the week, the Canadian-Amerlcan |
Mcbride No. w SW SW 2o-35-2 |
West came in a good well last Mon
day night at 10 p. M, according TO
William Seabrook, who was at the
well. when it was drilled in, they got
the Ellis sand at 1911 and drilled
in about three feet when the oil rose
into the casing and raised a thous-
and feet in a short time. A balllng
test failed to lower it, and it will be
placed on the pump at once without
being shot. This well is in splendid
condition as they have carried their
8 inch casing down 1900 feet and
it is it is set on the cap rock. The
we'll looks like at least 15O barrels.
This makes a total Of 1913 producing
oil wells in the field, according TO
the report of F. c. Platt, who pub
fishes the Northern Oil Information
bureau. This number was approach
ed some time ago, but Platt has cut
out a number of the wells which
were SO small that they are not be-
ing pumped at this time on account