The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-29
OIL NEWS
TIE
BRLEFL

PohS h"S Dceu dnlOuuCeu- Lie heN-
tana company has operated a small
refinery Of 100 barrels capacity in the
Kevin-Sunburst field since early this
spring. The plant was in accordance
with special plans which had been de-
velOped TO minimize the amount Of
water needed to operate. adjusting it
to conditions in that field. The product
sold locally TO filling stations and
gasoline retailers. An aditatOr and
other equipment for treating gasoline
for sulphur content have recently been
installed. 1t is understood that the
Montana Giant company. which has
two producers in the field purchased
the refinery to provide a close market
for the product of their wells. A two
inch pipe line will he installed con-
Meeting the refinery with the two wells.
Interest has been aroused in the Ke-
vin-Sunburst field by a producer brOt
in from a seven foot sand at the base
of the Colorado, separated from the
red beds by 80 feet of shale. The oil
in this new sand is of 40 gravity and
was struck at a depth of 1.5O0 feet.
If shooting will make tbs well a com
mercial producer. as it is believed [
will. several thousand acres on the X
IRENE northeast Will be added to the
Kevin-Sunburst field.
The fishing job at the ROwdOin Oil
and Gas company well near SacO has
been completed and drilling has been
resumed. The bit was stuck at a
depth Of 1886 feet. A string Of six
and five-eights casing has been set at
2.906 feet. The well is now drilling in
the Ellis sands and as these sands
were the objective of the test the well
is being watched with some interest.
Drilling has been resumed by the
Thompson Elk Basin, in Fergus county,
after Il shut down on account Of diff
ficultieS over leases. The well is now
down 3,415 feet and drilling in a hard
fine formation that is said by the
drillers to be a good indication. The
producing sand, if any. is expected at
a depth of seventy-five feet below this
formation.
A test Of the oil Shales in the Alaska
Dome structure. IS miles west of Lew
iStOwn, will he made 10y Portland capt.
talists. The shale there is reported TO
be well saturated and laboratory tests
show as high as 105 gallons 10 the ton.
The structure is reported perfect from
a geological standpoint and covers an
area of some forty square miles.
With fifteen days Of flat drilling
time, a record in the field, Bruins No.
5 of the Petroleum Exploration com
pany has come in a commercial well
in the Kevin-Sunburst field. PrOduc-
ton was reached at 1891 feet and is
estimated at $50 barrels.
The test well which is to he drilled
by the British Columbia Il miles north
west of Fowler. in Pondera county, i:
reported ready to spud in. This vel
is near the Marias river and at the
foot of the breaks in a heretofore
l ~unexplOred structure.
The gas well Of the Baker Gas
Products company, east Of Baker. wa!
set on fire recently by a flash of light
ming. The rig was not damaged Il
any great extent and work of drillin;
was resumed after a few hours spen
in extinguishing the blazing gas.
The Musselshell Valley is hOldini
O up in production according TO report
from the Musselshell Valley oil com
pany well that indicate the well, o.
pump, is holding its estimated pre-
J duction of 300 barrels.
The well of the Shields Valley CON
pany, neal Ringing, is making hOl
: rapidly and approaching the $3.50 foe
; depth at which it is believed produC
ton will be secured.
The Kremlin Petroleum company ha
completed arrangements for a dri
ling program on the Clinton Hill stru'
ture located in Liberty county nea
Clifford.
: A gas flow yielding 100000 from
y sand 50 feet in thickness % a depth {
900 feet was encountered by the Bake
Il Gas Products in the Greater Bake
field in eastern FallOn county.
'l A small showing of oil was Obtain
ed in the CairncOss well, in the Swee
water county Lake Basin field, at
depth Of 265 feet. The well is no
drilling at about 800 feet.
e. The AbsarOka well south Of BakI
n is shut down temporarily while Il
cement is setting on casing just ru
n A ten inch hole is being drilled while
is now at a depth of 3,131 feet
he Midwest Hepp No. 1, Lake Bas
field, has cased off a strong flow
ge water at 1,6O0 feet and has RESUME
making hole, according to reports.
"a Mid-NOrthern Oldham No. l, In Z
en- Cat Greek field, is a producer at
ed 443 feet. No estimate of producti'
We has been made.
on Midwest Snyder No. !, to he a de
re test Of the Six Shooter structure, ne
no Rapelje, is nearly ready to spud in.
Petrie No. / and the Absaroka I
Of velOpment company wen on MaginI