The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-07-08
Kevin's Big Celebration
Drew Immense Crowds
OPERATORS SEEK
PRODUCTION OUTSIDE
PROVEN KEVIN FIELD
FIVE OIL STRUCTURES ON soRD-
ER OF MAIN AREA BEING
DRILLED; MORE PLANNED

Discovery of additional oil struct
ures in the territory surrounding the
recognized Kevin4Sunburst field maj
result from the drilling OF five tesr
wells at widely separated points dur
ing the summer season.
AT present two of the wells are be
ing drilled, two are shut down but
will resume operations soon, and the
fifth is expected to be started before
The end of the week.
To the west of the field company
financed by Sand Point, Ida, capital
is preparing to drill a test on the
Berger farm sc NV 1866 W. This
IS 10 miles west and six miles north
OF the town of Kevin and is in the
first township west of the Toole coun-
~ line. The greater part of the
structure lies west of the rimrock
and the test is attracting considerable
- est because no wells have been
his vicinity. The crew is
now rigging UP and some holes
should be made before the end of
the week.
The Bell-Fey well on the Limey
Butte structure is now shut down at
1880, but it is understood that drill
ing will start again soon. The first
gas sand is expected within the next
200 feet as the bottom OF the hole
is near the base of the Colorado
shale.
Ten miles east of the Bell-Fey To-
;ation the sRed Top Oil company is
preparing to resume operations on
It's No. l well on the Carroll lease,
sw ne ne 23-36-3 e. This we'll is on
he east flank of Gold Butte and is
entirely off the evin-unburst struct-
ure. The we'll was spudded in last
tall and was drilled to $50 feet before
work was started.
One of the most interesting tests
of the season is the Shields Valley
Peters No. l, seven miles west and
four miles north of Shelby. This
we'll was spudded June 25. 1t is To-
Gated six miles west of the st. Paul
Montana well, which found 14,O00,-
700 feet of gas in the Sunburst sand
at 1,543. 1t is believed that lower
on the structure oil will be found.
everal other tests in the vicinity of
the Shields Valley companys location
are contemplated before fall.
The Minot-Shelby Holdings com
pany's we'll on the north Devon struc-
ture is down 1,460 eet and should
reach the Sunburst sands soon. The
red shale was found at 1,190 feet.
Several wells are being drilled in
around the Potlatch deep test in FL
BAL w, and completion within the
next few weeks are expected to de-
termine whether there will be further
in this district.
Within the last week II wells were
started, seven spudded in and eight
Although six of the COM
,lletions were commercial oil wells,
he two dry holes attracted more in
terest. One of the dry holes was the
Adams Homestake No. 4, Sc ne NV
$685. W. This is the first well in
the famous state section which has
found no oil. Some gas was encount-
cred in the Sunburst sand, but there
was no sand at the Elis-Madison
contact. Drilling was continued
nearly 100 feet into the liem, but no
water was found.
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
No. 1, ne ne sw 24-341 e, struck wat
err in the Ellis and win be abandon
ed. The well has been listed off the
structure.
Indications that the south end of
the famous Rice-Fulton east side pool
is being neared are found in the COM
pletion of the Fu1ton-Byrne No. IL,
which is rated as 20 to 20 barrel
producer. The Homestake4State No
IL. only short distance away, has
about 200 feet of oil in the hole from
the Ellis with the pay sand penetrat-
ed about two feet. The well is now
down 1,412 feet and as the best pay
in this pool is usually found at around
/ APO to 1.43O feet, it is possible that
this may yet prove to be good
producer.