The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-05-30
News Notes Of
The Oil Fields

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Giant cosApaAy which we are told
has secured a block OF provea acreage
PrOawctien has been encountered IN
the OhiO-Baker No. 5 well, In the
Kevin-SuAburst field at 1889 feet. TIE
oil went over tAe top Of tAe 6errick,
Il IL said.
Satisfactory progress is beiag made
90 FuAbon well he. /, whicA Ia being
drilled 10 miles southwest of HOb@0w.
Late reports stated the well was d0wR
about roo feet.
1t Is generally believed that ths Fer-
gas Oh company, a Seattls cOne0rR'u
entry into tbs Cat Greek field viii
prove an important factor In Montana
oil deveaOpnAeat.
The oil showing which was coming
up through water In the Kansas-MoR-
taRa well near wiAifred, and later
stopped, is again apparent, according
to reports from Lswistswn.
In q test the Devereaux well IN the
Cat Greek field near Winnett produced
q flow OF 624 barrels in "A hours. OIL
AOA dCCAuEG knS WCi IN LAU OC0L- III NaV
field. This well was brought In just
recently.
A skrong showing Of oil has been
encountered In the we'll being drilled
near BOwdoin. The well is down 2,$O
feet. The oil Ia thought to be ssepage
from the Ellis, which will be reached
at 2,600 feet.
Arbe Beardslee Of Great Falls, presl-
dent Of the Beardslee-Br company,
owners Of the well in section 1882,
states that his company expects the
we'll to be n Of the largest producers
In the Northern Montana field.
A syndicate of Spokane and Port
land men have signed a contract with
A. B. Mitchell, n Of the pioneers Of
the Cat Greek field, which calls fer
the sinking of one Of the most impor-
tant test wells ever drilled In the field.
The Cleary No. 1 oil well, drilled By
the Mld-NOrthern OIL company in the
Cat Greek field, is producing a COED
flow Of oil. The flow was encountered
at the 1,3SS-fOot mark, and is said to
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7 per day.
The Wayne Petroleum company Oh
: Fort Wayne, Ind, 1t is announced, hal
' closed a deal for a quarter section Of
oil land in the vicinity OF the Whaiey
well In the Flatwillow, Fergus county
and is making preparations for imms
dIate drilling.
According to Forsyth reports thu
Middle States Oil company, which q
, practically owned by the Haskell In
: t~erests, has bought an interest in tn,
J Stellar Oil field and will assist thu
. Tensleep Oil company In proving tina
field on a $3.50 basis.
. The Mid-NOrthern Oil company ha
made locations OF two wells In the Ca
Greek field, near Winnett, and opera
tons are expected to be started In tn
near future. Both locations are 4
proven territory, and are but furthe
developments Of the field.
Leasing OF oil lands adjacent to th
/ town Of Simms, Cascade county, 1
y ~arousing a good deal Of interest in tn
u district. Many acres have been take
't over during the past 10 days, accord
&c ing to advices. Biologists have herr
a tofore claimed that the town Of Slmm
q Is located Just off the axis Of one q
q the best closed structures Of the stat,
n The first trainload Of crude oil frol
X the Kevin-Sunburst field to be shippe
to the Dominion arrived at Calgar
Alberta, a few days ago. 1t was bile
W to the Imperial Oil company, which
ID building a $2,75O,O0 refinery in the q
is madam city. 1t is claimed that It is
d. the Kevin-Sunburst field that the II
r perial looks for the bulk Of its crut
., oil for the next few years.
IN By sinking a hole PA feet in tv
ne days time, operators for the LAl
ne Basin Ranchers' OH company in LaI
c. Basin field near Rapelje, have esta
10 Iished what is said to be a record &
fast drilling. A test Of the Colorat
sands will be made by the operator
Is, unless a flow Of oil Is encountered
nd the Eagle sands, which are reachI
IN before the Colorado formation.
According to Wilson GOuge, o
70 Jesse GOuge. general manager Of t
gh Alberta Block Coal company, drillil
ny Of the A. B. @. No. 2 well IN the Devil
he Basin near Roundup, to the deep
so sands win o o be under way. A
;e- rangements have been made with t
In Sullivan Machinery company of q
ly- cago for the deepening Of the W,
IT,, with q diamond driH which is TO
f., shipped TO the site from southern Nc
a., tana.
Interest in and around Miles City
Dr. at a high pitch over the announceme
that articles Of Incorporation and
ry- original certificate Of the Miles (
corporation, a Delaware compan
backed by the Haskell interests, ha
been received In the city from NJ
York for filing in the office Of
county clerk and recorder. The articl
set forth that the company intends