The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-15
OIL NEWS
REASURESTATE ACTIVITY
BRIEF

A tour of the eastern part of the
state shows that while production is
not as great as several weeks ago
there is a continuous development pro-
gram that acts as a redeeming feature
TO activities in the eastern fields. The
new well of the California, located
near the Cat Greek discovery, Dever-
aux we'll. in Fergus county with ar in
itiaI flow Of 300 barrels is expected to-
drop I'm production to possibly u or
100 barrels. The MuSSelShell valley,
in MusselshelI county, is attracting
considerable attention inc the Fifty
Six is getting ready to work a con
siderable acreage in that section. In
the main part of the Cat Greek field,
in Fergus county, some Of the larger
companies plan TO shoot some Of the
older wells which may help the field
which is not producing within % or 30
per cent Of the volume produced some
months ago. Little new development
work is being carried on in this field.
While none of the seven wells working
in the FlatwillOw, also in Fergus. have
reached production high hopes are en-
tertained and some good indications
evident. There is considerable activity
in the Roundup vicinity where the Alb
SarOka has passed the 1.000-fOOt mark,
the Fifty-six is drilling and the A. r.
c. expects to spud in with a diamond
rig. In the Baker-Glendive vicinity, in
FallOn, WibauX and Dawson counties,
the AbSarOka has passed the 3,000-fOOt
mark and is making hole fast. Another
month will see the test completed, it
is believed.
The Record Petroleum we'll on the
Luce lease in the Lake Basin field in
Saltwater county, has been aban-
dOned. The tools will be moved at
once to a new location in the same
field and drilling operations begun for
a test of the Eagle sands. The aban-
dOned well was drilled to a depth of
1880 feet, through the Eagle sands
without any showing of oil. although
two gas sands were encountered. The
Eagle sands cOrrelate with the Shan
non sands Of Wyoming where prOduc-
ton has been obtained. II is said.
Three new wells, with production
running from 30 to 200 barrels, have
been brought in in the Kevin-Sunburst
field. The larger of the three was the
Halter No. 1 of the International Syn
dictate. The Western-Pet-X Kenney
: No. l came in at 1,5S1 as a 50-barrel
well. Hecla-Sunburst Beaupre No. 1
came in at I,64S as a 30-barrel pro-
2 Queer.
o Work upon the. Dry Forks we'll on
the western edge of the Conrad dome,
four miles northwest of Conrad has
$ been resumed after a long shut down.
o 1t is reported that the test will be car
ried to a conclusion. The well is now
f down about 1900 on top of the Ellis
i through the Madison lime if prOduc-
e ton is not secured oOner.
g Increased production to $50 barrels
seems possible in the Black Magic
n one of the pioneer wells in the Kevir
+ field which was shot recently. Thi:
well was drilled into production early
last November at a depth of 1877 feet
DclOIG SnOOlluS llc We'll WAS uIlllCN
through tie sands II feet deeper.
10 EncOuntering a strong flow of ga
at LOO feet which was fired from TIT
~ boiler the Ohio rig on the Phillip
dome, IS miles south of Malta, wa
70 entirely destroyed by fire. The loss i
a. estimated from fifteen to twent
n+ thousand dollars.
Tests of promising structures nea
Re Chinook in the northern part Of Blain
10 county by the Cascady Oil Develop
10 ment company have been abandOne
IN owing to the fact that st. Paul car
tv italists interested have changed thel
lie plans.
Sc A deep test eight miles west .
If Rapelje, with the Kootenal sands a
at an objective will be begun soon by tn
all Mid-NOrthern. 1t is estimated tins
90 the sands lie at a depth of $500 fet
nt in that section.
ne. Only slight indications of oil wei
NV secured by the BOwdoin OIL and Gs
ed on the BOdOin dome near Saco,
nv. Phillips county, when the bit struC
into the Ellis sands. Production
;r. expected from lower sands.
Operations have been resumed
ia the Shields Valley Syndicate in Il
de Potter Basin, neal Ringing, after
enforced shutdown to cement off
eff strong flow of water. This well
ted down to 1855 feet.
vim The Mid-Northern test near Rim
ling has been abandoned with the |
a good ways into the Madison lin
This well was down 2,270 feet, Il
N reported.
n- The Fergus Oil and Gas well aero
us the Marias river from Galata is re-
porarily stopped at a depth of 200 fl
EEL owing TO some misunderstanding til
lst- is not made public.
sed Water at 1900 feet in the Flynn W
but on the Ragged Point structure, ne
EoIotono hos ctOnnod onoro fionm