The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-06
News Notes Of
The Oil Fields


The California Oil company Is RS
ported to have under way plans
for the building of a pipe line to carry
gas from the Kevin-Sunburst field 10
Great Falls.
1t is reported that the Middle States
lou company purchased the East
ern Montana Oil and Gas company and
will do more drilling in the field east
Of Miles City.
Just as sOon as certain acreage
deals are completed, It Is announced
that the Two States OH company Of
Texas. will drill In the Black Reef
Structure near Gilman.
Natural gas production In northern
Montana increased N,0O0.O00 cubic feet
a day between May 81 and June 2, &C
cOrdlng to official announcements
made by interested operators.
r. NJ. Draper. superintendent Of the
Imperial Oil company which is drilling
a well near COutts, just across the Dor
der from Sweet Grass, has announced
that an encouraging strike has been
made in their we'll al 2.625 feet.
The Mid-NOrther' well west Of Con-
rad is drilling again, after spending
several days understanding and setting
casing. Some excellent showings have
been brought up from this well, which
Is down over 1000 feet, and production
Is a strong probability.
Intention to drill seven test wells on
the vlrgelle structure between Virgelle
and Fort Benton has been announced
by A. Il. M0reaux Of New York, rep
resentative Of the New York; Cleveland
syndicate, which recently acquired the
holdings of the c. irncrOss company.
, holders Of the original leases.
Gas has been struck in the big joint
: test we'll OF the Absarokee-FlOrande
well being drilled by the Absarokee Oil
, Development company near Baker.
{ The pressure Of the gas has not yet
been estimated. Baker now claims the
? distinction OF having the largest and
most complete drilling rig ever erected
| in Montana or Wyoming.
Drillers working on the Toluca well,
In the Lake Basin field near Rapelje,
r were compelled to rest last week, due
g to a breakdown of part of the machine.
r The entire set Of Jars, which are placed
between the bit and the stem, were
g broken, and some time was required to
fish them out of the hole. A new sci
Of jars was received and drilling re-
sumed.
t At a stockholders meeting of the
Mid-NOrthern Oil company at Billings
o the fact was made known that the
e company now has 80 producing wells
an increase of 81 since Jan. 1, 1922
n five of the producers being i'm the
Kevin-Sunhurst field and the remain
i der in Cat Greek. Three wildcats are
n being put dOwn-One at Ringing, an
+ other at Spindletop, and the third ii
l. the Kelvin district.
h The Montana Giant company, com
J. posed largely of Spokane men is plan
re ming to drill O o a new test in tn,
Great Falls district. The location o
the we'll is 10 miles south Of the GenO'
well Of the Mortified OIL company an
Is six miles south of the Teton river. TIL
n Montana Giant is already drilling tw
Is wells in Montana, the first at Flum
n near ChOteau, and the second on acr'
d., age of the Hecla Oil company in tn
d. Kevin-Sunburst field.
n The diamond drill test on the Wood
re creek structure near Hardin, Big HOr
- county, of the Midwest Oil compan
has been abandoned and casing
being pulled. Several good showings
oil were found, especially in the owe
Kootenai, but none sufficient to ind
IS cate the presence Of commercial pr
1t duction. In the face of this action Il
Haskell interests continue moving m
terials for a test one mile west ar
1000 feet north of the abandoned Mi
west well. This location Ia declare
i by the Haskell organization to be
the opposite side Of a fault from Il
er Midwest well and that the shOwings
oil at the latter give promise Of pr
duction.
re The bringing in Of the Mld-Northe
Rowling No. 8 in the Kevin-SuHbuI
MS, field May % as a gusher with an es
IN mated production Of 5000 barrels dai
is considered the most important
wwAopuaents since oil was discovered
the north field. The well is technical
described as being in SW IA NV
NE IA section 9-S52W, and accOrdi
to advices II was brought into prodI
ton at 1853 feet, IL inches into t
sand. The gusher threw a flood Of
from the 814-inch casing for half
hour, it Is reported, when the to
were dropped into the hole, desp
which the well continued to II
heavily by heads Up to the time
the gushing of the No. 8, the best "
Of the north field was the OhiO-Bal
No. 8 which initialSd 1850 BARR
The Howling No. 3 is located on
SO-acre lease held by John b. Dawr
Of Great Falls and George Merkle,
RoIt tha Ioaaa hafnC onorafad nv