The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29
FOSTER
FLOW INCREASES
is NOW MAKING FROM 300 TO 1926
BARRELS DAILY; VAN MEIER
FLOW is LARGE
These Two Important Strikes VIII
Start Considerable Development at
Once in the North Field; Big Com
panieS to Develop.

Evidently dr1ll1nS 1USelf deeper
into the sand, the Foster-Sweeney
well in 5-34-2 is gradually in
creasing its flow and now rates
probably at from 800 to 325 bar
rels daily, according to Il. @. Ste
venson of the Sunburst companies.
The last official average produc-
ton measured showed the well to
be producing 276 barrels a day,
but since then the flow has ma
teriaIIy increased, Mr.. Stevenson
said.
Until the Van Nicer we'll, in 4-34-2
west, is so connected with pipe lines
that an unhampered test of the flow
can be made, it will be impossible to
learn it's exact production, Mr.. Ste
venson believes. The we'll now is
frequently partially shut down or cut
off altogether, making it impossible
to determine how much it will run
when continued at full capacity.
"There have been reports" said
Mr.. Stevenson, ''that the Van Nicer
is settling, but 1 doubt if that has
been absolutely determined. When
the well is hooked in a way that
will permit it's full production to be
uduQ1Gu W1IuOuL 1IcIIupllOh II WILL
be possible to know what it is doing,
but until then it will be necessary,
| believe, to depend on estimates for
information as to the flow"
The effect on the northern Mon
tana field of the Van Nicer, Foster
Sweeney, Observation-Disclosures compile
tions has been little short of electri-
cal, Mr.. Stevenson declared. 1t is
reliably reported that some of the
big companies will open up a drill
ing campaign in the near future. To
provide fuel and water for this Sec
ton of the field, the Sunburst and
Ohio interests will Immediately build
gas and water lines from producers
in other parts of the field.
To Drill Four More
Arrangements were made by Mr..
Stevenson while he was in the field
for the drilling of four new wells on
the Cory lease, neal the Foster
Sweeney. These wells will be start
ed Immediately, and a fifth will be
spudded in within a short time. Mr..
Stevenson estimates that more than
25 new wells will be drilling in the
Van Nicer, Foster-Sweeney and Sho-
shone districts within the next 80
days. The Sunburst company, and
the Ohio and Homestake companies
will be among the principal opera
in this area. Mr.. Stevenson
a deal whereby the Ohio takes
over a working interest in 500 acres
the Sunburst's acreage in Kelvin
Sunburst field, upon which two wells
will be Immediately drilled.
H. S. Lamb, field superintendent
Of the Sunburst, said that several
locations will be made in the imme-
1iate vicinity of the Foster-Sweeney.
One of these will be directly to the
east of the Foster-Sweeney and an
other in the southeast quarter of the
northwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of 4-34-2, which will be
by =. Whitman. A third loca-
ion will be made this week.
The Queen City Oil company has
made a location in the se-se-nw 4-34-
wv, and the Ohio company has one
n the sw-ne-ne, 4-34-2, on the Norem
OFT Rhinesmith is preparing
o drill a well on the Snow Cap acre
.ge in 8-34-2 west.
Other Activities
Development during the last week
s reported by Mr.. Lamb is as fol-
ows:
observation-disclosures No. 1, sw-
w-sw, 19-35-2w, drilling below 1880
eet.
Featherstone-State No. /, c-ne-se,
.6-35-3w, drilling below 1920 feet.
No.
/, nw-nw NV, 9-35-2w, drilling below
$40 feet.
Wyomont-Stannard No. 8, cnl-nw-
35-35-2w, drilling below 1870
eet.
Acknowledgement No. 8, nw-sw-
e, 22-35-2w, drilling below 720 feet.
Potlatch-Adams No. 1, ne-se-nw;
1-34-1w, known as the Deep Test
rell, has been drilled to a depth of
$40 feet and 10<inch casing has
cen set to 1900 feet.
Snow Cap Oil company, No. /, sw-
.w-sw, 8-34-2w, drilling below 80
eet.
Mcdonald & Thomas No. 2 well