The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-04-11
News Notes Of
The Oil Fields

Drilling operations are reported to
be under way at the Dry Forks well,
'hree miles north of Conrad.
Another carload of drilling equip
lent has arrived at the location of the
est well to be drilled by the Circle
OH company about 20 miles north Of
Carter.
All through the winter a building
program has been going on In Cat
Greek by the big oil companies, which
signifies that they contemplate perna-
nency In the field.
The Sunburst Refining company an
nOunced it will triple original plans
for the plant it is erecting In Great
Falls because of the increased prOduc-
ton i'm the Kevin-Sunburst field.
The HOmestake Exploration company
is reported to he drilling at about $500
feet on ITS well on the Bowdoin dome,
having passed through caving shales
which caused trouble for some time.
The Ohio Oil company has been
awarded a contract to drill a well on
his ranch, 10 miles from Zortman,
Phillips county, by James Pewitt of
Havre. Work is to commence about
July 1.
1t has been announced that cOnStruc-
ton of a $75,OO0 water pipe line In the
Kevin-Sunburst oil field will be started
by the HomeStake Exploration COM
pany as sOon as material is on the
ground.
According TO a report issued by gov
eminent officials. following a survey
Of the country that lies between the
Little Rocky mountains and the Mis-
souri, river. tEe structures are very
= favorable for oil.
Several oil companies are said to he
negotiating with land owners in the
district south Of the Little Rocky
mountains, in Phillips county. for acre
age. and considerable development is
/ looked for this season.
| The bringing i'm of the Newman well
in the Kevin-Sunburst field makes
three good wells. in the Hogan group.
1t is estimated that the Newman well
will prove about as good a producer as
the Hogan No. 2, which is probably a
25O-barrel we'll or better.
= The derrick and rig irons for the new
. rig of Kenneth Frazer and associates
! on Bears Den i'm northern Liberty
? county are now on the grounds and the
!, new rig will be ready to spud in soon,
!, according to John Holman, in charge
of the drilling operations.
Tapping of a chalk bed of unknown
Io-AL. = A. Ho.., -u-VT - A. kT1~%b
p field Oil company, SO miles north of
|, Great Falls, has caused considerable
p interest in the north part of the state
+ Oil men claim that the prospects fol
production at this location were i'm
proved by this development.
Prospecting for oil is to be agair
. resumed near Riverton, WyO. 1t I:
reported that about May ! drilling will
start in the Burnley dome that will
prove the worth of another of River
toms possible oil fields. 1t is said tina
the drilling contract has been let anC
the tools and equipment are on theil
way to Riverton.
Lease on 120 tank cars to be avail
able between May Is and June Is hai
x UCCu CtUSCu Dy IL n WJdlg 6OAGAd
manager of the Sunburst RefininI
company. with the General American
Tank company. The lease Is for
A period of two years and will includ
both clean cars for distributing tn
products and cars for carrying crud
and fuel oils.
Plans by the Frantz corporation an
1kha~ 11I Vs~~ aor,~oOfo1 nHara ffrv !
the Cat Greek field to test out tn
third sand early this spring has cause
many to recall the assertion of Geol'
gist Won Hagen that "Cat Greek is fe
from T1atwiIlow". Oil men are unde
the impression that heavy gusher pr,
duction will he tapped In the thir
sand In the field.
Analysis of the gas Of the Kevil
Sunburst field as produced by IL
Ohio-Berg wells near Shelby show
that carbon mOnOxide, the elemel
n~ which produces the poisonous effec
in all artificial gas and much of Il
natural gas, is entirely absent, whiC
I'D solves the reasO why persons ha'
& been able to work about the gas wei
& without Ill effects.
3 According to reports the Absarol
& Oil company has struck oil In a Ct
Z rock fissure on the McGinnis dor
< near IngOmar. No estimate Of b
quantity has been made but there
sufficient showing to prove oil in pa
ing quantities beneath the cap roc
it is said. The AbsarOka company
at present drilling at Ingomar and al
near Baker and in the east Cat Gre
district.
4 Reports from reliable sources g
s that the Devereaux Oil company is
Z resume drilling the deep test well
3 the company in the west end of t
Cat Creek field. The Devereaux t.
is considered one of the most imports
in Montana as deem production on th