, 1923-03-02
SHERIDAN SCION
TALKS ON LEASE
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new lease to the Midwest was that II
should build a refinery at Laramie.
The Midwest. a report here states.
may not submit a bid for a new lease
on section Sc on March s. but may
urge h land board to refrain from
letting a lease p%redlcated on offers
received at that time. one OF which
offers will be that of the Middle States
company to build q railroad from
Miles City. Mont. to Casper, wyo.,
provided the Middle States is ANTE
a lease running for five years fr,sra
the date OF expiration Of tho Mid.
vests ease.
Another report says that a large
Texas oil concern may submit q bid
for section 36's production at the
March 8 meeting of the land board.
Congressman James McCiintic Of
Oklahoma, spokesman for the Middle
States Oil company in the present
stage Of its negotiations for a lease
on section SO, is not prepared to state
whether the Midlad. should IT fail to
obtain he lease, will proceed with
the construction Of the north-and-
south railroad which it is represented
as intending to build from Miles City.
Montana, to Casper. Wyoming. He
was asked the question Wednesday.
during a special meeting Of the Wyom.
ing state land board, which on March
6 will consider proposals for the lease.
A delegation representing the
Rocky Mountain OIL 6 Gas Produc-
ers' association had just concluded a
protest against the granting of a
lease on section SO to the Midland.
Clarence B. Richardson of Casper was
acting as chief spokesman for the
association:
Does the building of this road de
pend on your getting section 367"
asked Richardson.
"I am not in a position to aswer,"
replied McClintic. "Our president,
Mr.. Scott Ferris. will be here next
Monday and we shall be pleased to
have all you gentlemen attend that
hearing and listen to our aswer. It
is not my purpose to attempt to reply
at this ime."
NJ. ]. Foley of Casper during the
hearing quoted Vice President Ellison
of the Midwest company. the lease of
which on section &c will run until
October 1. 1924. as having said that
It was the Intention OF the Midwest
to drill the section intensively and oh.
tain from it all the production pos.
sible.
"Unless ordered to the contrary by
my superior officers" Foley quoted
Ellison as having said. 81 will drill
144 wells in hat section before the
lease expires and will do all possible
10 get a maximum production
Richardson challenged Foley's state
rnent, asserting that only last Mon
day Ellison had stated that he had not
been authorized to carry on the in
creased activity. but favored it, Foley
replied hat II was 'ater hat Ellison
had informed him that he would havc
the section ~ir:ensively drilled.
McClint g listened with keen inter
est 10 the colloquy between the Cas-.
per men. then dryly stated:
III we arc willing to take a chance
despite this threat to deplete this field
before we get hold of it. you fellows
ought to be very happy"
The meeting was enlivened by i'm
putation by spokesman for the Rocky
Mountain association that McCllntic,
representing the Midland company.
had "butted i'm by appearing thereat.
McClintic, however. was only one of
several not representing the associa.
ton who were present. among others
being Senator Nels Pearson and
Judge James II. Burgess. both OF
Sheridan. who are here 1t Is under
stood to urge encouragement of the
railroad proposal.