The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-05-16
News Notes OF !.
The Oil Fields

IL is generally believed In Square
Butte that the, Oil West Mineral com
pany1 will soon test the district for oil.
The Mid-Northern Oil company Is
preparing to make location on the but
ton structure, II miles west of DuttOn-
The Ohio-Baker No. 8 well in the
Kevin-Sunburst is steadily producing
1,500 barrels a day, according 10 re-
ports.
Reports are that Midwest and Mid
die States OH companies are about
ready to begin deep tests in the. viciR-
ity, OF Hardin.
Rum0rS are current in Miles City
that Colonel Humphreys of Mexls fame
and associates have secured a big block
OF acreage near Hardin.
Reports are current in Billings that
the BarnsdaH-FOster interests plan to
test out the Edgar structure On the
Grow reservation, ear Hardin.
Gas was struck at a depth of AZ fest
on the main street Of HuDtiey where's
municipal well Is being drilled. The
gas was ignited and blaxed up froHA
IS to 20 feet IL is said.
Production was encountered at 1,402
feet in the Adams-Sunburst-Zimmer
man well In the Kevin-SunburEt field
May 6. First indications are that pre-
ductiOn~will be about 80 barrels a 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-
ton.
Operators at the Hard Times we'll in
the Lake Basin field near RapeIie ex-
pect to encounter the Eagle Sands
within the next few days where ge-
OlOgists believe Oil in commercial guam
titles will he found.
Among the producing wells brought
in in the Kevin-Sunburst field lately
are the Ohio-Root, 100 barrels; Ohio.
Emmert No. 2, 100 TO $50 barrels, and
the Sunburst-Haggerty Production by
the latter is unknown.
The HOwling No. 3 we'll In the
Kelvin unburst field has reached 9
depth of 300 feet. This well is located
on a proven area, and the operators
are confident Of striking a good flow oil
oil in the IA future.
Timber rigging for use on the HepE
No. l well in the Big Lake region
northwest OF Billings, are being takeT
to the location, and work of spuddins
In the we'll will he started in the neaI
future, according TO the operators.
The Mid-Northern Oil company ha.
spudded in the we'll known as tn,
Heustis No. 1, in the Kevin-Sunburs-
field. The we. is located on a hither
to INFESTED area, but It is said tina.
there is a good chance for production
Work on the natural gas pipe lin,
from the Cabin Greek field. near Glen
dive, to Miles City viii he begun b,
July I. according TO Silas O. Hopkins
Of the Northwest Public Utilities com
pany. which is promoting the enter
prise.
The Carter Oil company will drill o.
the Priest Butte structure, three mile
south of ChOteau. according TO an an
nOuncement. The Carter compan,
owns 5000 acres in leases on the struc
ture. and have the eleventh rig now il
the ChOteau district.
There is some talk of the Twedo
company resuming operations at Ri
Elk, as we'll as the reorganized Arstai
company on the dome south Of Shaw
NUT, Wheatland county. Two othe
well-knOwn companies are said to h
making Investigations preparatory t
entering the field.
The Lewistown land office has re
ceived a check for $2S.317.S7 from tn
LewistOwn Refining company, whic
now has the contract for all oil prc
duced on government lands in the Ca
Greek field. This check Representa-
the money due the government for o.
produced during the month of Febry
airy.
According to Lewistown advices tn
West Dome Oil company, composed q
officials Of the Anaconda Copper Mil
ing company and other Butte men.
again to be identified with active d.
velopment OF the west end Of the Co
Greek field. The well, ii is said. is
be drilled at once on the locatio
known as the Arthur Spaulding ranci
Chinook citizens expect definii
word soOn as TO whether the Casad
structure northwest Of the city will b
tested this season. Representatives {
the Great Northern Iron company Lei
Chinook the other day for st. PaV
after having completed field work an
obtained leases on the structure. The
win report to the management, follow
ing which a decision regarding the Or
posed test will he made.
Striking oil in the Ellis sand at LII
feet the Mid-NOrthern Sunburst-Bri
ton well In the west end of the Kew,
Sunburst field has come in as a goC
commercial well, according to reliab,
reports The finding of oil by the Bri
ton in the EiiiS is important as provir