The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-05-18
News Notes of
The Oil Fields

It is generally believed in Square
Butte that the Oil West Mineral COM
pany will soon test the district for oil.
The Mid-Northern Oil company is
preparing to make location on the Dut-
ton structure, II miles west of Dutton.
The Ohio-Baker No. 8 well In the
Kevin-Sunburst is steadily producing
1900 barrels day, according to re-
ports.
Reports are that Midwest and Mid
die States Oil companies are about
ready to begin deep tests in the vicin-
ity of Hardin.
Rumors are current in Miles City
that Colonel Humphreys of Mexia fame
and associates have secured big block
of acreage near Hardin.
Reports are current In Billings that
the Barnsdall-Foster interests plan to
test out the Edgar structure on the
Grow reservation, near Hardin.
Gas was struck at a depth of 40 feet
on the main street of Huntley where a
municipal we'll is being drilled. The
gas was ignited and blazed up from
Is to 20 feet 1t is said.
Production was encountered at 1892
feet In the Adams-Sunburst-Zi thinner
man well in the Kevin-Sunburst field
May 6. First indications are that pro-
duction will be about so barrels day.
Reports from the Lake Basin field
near Rapelje state that the Midwest
Oil company has moved the old Barns
dall-Foster rig from the deep test well,
and are spudding in on their new loca-
tion.
Operators at the Hard Times well In
the Lake Basin field near Rapelje ex-
pect to encounter the Eagle Sands
within the next few days where ge-
ologists believe oil in commercial guam
titles will be found.
Among the producing wells brought
in In the Kevin-Sunburst field latcly
are the Ohio-Root, 100 barrels; Ohio
Emmert No. 2, 100 to 100 barrels. and
the Sunburst-Haggerty. Production by
the latter is unknown.
The Howling No. well in the
Kevin-Sunburst field has reached a
depth of 800 feet. This well Is located
on proven area, and the operators
are confident of striking good flow Of
oil in the near future.
Timber rigging for use on the Hepp |
No. 1 we'll In the Big Lake region,
northwest of Billings, are being taken |
to the location, and work of spudding
In the well will be started in the near
future, according to the operators.
The MidNorthern Oil company has
spudded in the well known as the
Heustis No /, in the Kevin-Sunburst
field. The well is located on a hither-
to untested area, but 1t Is said that
there Is good chance for production.
Work on the natural gas pipe line
from the Cabin Greek field, near Glen.
dive, to Miles City will be bepun by
July 1, according to Silas o. Hopkins
of the Northwest Public Utilities COM
pany, which Ia promoting the enter
prise.
The Carter Oil company will drill on
TIE L TltsL Dullt structure, three Ul1iPS
south of Choteau, according to an an
The Carter company
owns 5000 acres in leases on the struo< i
ture, and have the eleventh rig now in
the Choteau district,
There is soma talk of the Two,iot
company resuming operations at Big
Elk, as we'll as the reorganfzed Arstad
on the dome south of Shaw
NUT, Wheatland county. Two other
companies are said to be
making Investigations preparatory to
the field.
The Lewfstown land office has re-
,eived a check for S2S,317.S7 from the z
Lewistown Refining company, wh ch !.
low has the contract for all oil pro- :
iuced on government lands in the Cat
Greek field This check represented
he money due the government for oil
Produced during the month of Fehru, :
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