The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-08-26
new OIL SANDS
DISCOVERED IN
TURNER VALLEY
Home Company Reports High Grav-
ity Fluid Coming From Dakotas

Ky Ftutu NoWtn9 FROM DakotaS
Calgary. Aug. 2O.-Discovery of 6
high gravity oil in the Dakota for
nation of the Home Oil company in
its well being drilled in the south
end of the Turner valley field is at
tracing the attention of all oil men
in this vicinity as the oil is in great
er volume than has previously been
reported at similar depth by any
company drilling in the field
The oil was found at a depth of
zoos feet and tests revealed that ii
grades so degrees and has a high
gasoline content Officers of the
Home company, including George F.
Harrison and w. C. Shelly, have ar
rived here from Vancouver and are
supervising careful bailing tests now
in progress. When the oil bearing
sand was first encountered the fluid
rose so feet in a 10-inch hole and
overnight rose 20 feet.
Imperial Rumor Denied
Coincident with the strike at tha
Home well 1t was ruinored that the
Imperial Oil company had encoun-
tered oil in deep test being drilled
at Jumping Pound, % miles west OF
Calgary, but the story was emphatic
ally denied by officers of the com
pany, who asserted that no oil or gas
had yet been found in the hole. The
well is now down 3,4O0 feet.
After a long fishing job the crew
at the Vulcan well in Turner valley
has started to drill past the lost six
inch bit and to date fair progress
has been made. At Mcleod No. 2
which came in as a naphta producer
several weeks ago, efforts are still
being made to fish out the lost tool
which dropped intost the hole when
the strike was made. 1t is necessary
TO fill the hole with mud in order to
keep down the high gas pressure.
One of the most interesting reports
OF the past week came from south |
e.n Alberta at Erickson coulee, 25 |
miles east of Coutts, where the I'm |
perial Oil company's well blew itself |
in as a 10000, ,000foot gas producer |
The gas evidenced itself for the first |
time when mud, left by rotary out
fit, was cleaned out so that drilling |
might continue with standard tools
The we'll is now down 1876 feet and !,
Imperial officials hope that it will ibe
possible to pipe off the gas SO that
drilling may continue to deeper hor
lions, where commercial oil produc
tion is expected.
Royalite No. 5, at depth of 3,51e
feet, is believed to be nearing an in
formation. This well is 400
yards north of Royalite No. 4, the
famous naphtha gusher which is pro
ducing 500 barrels of natural gasoline
daily from a depth Of 3,740 feet.
Dahousie Down 1900 Feet
Dalhousie No. 5, in the south central
part of the valley, is down 1920 feet
and f5k inch casing is being run
Near by the Dallas well has reached
,he 2,800-foot level and drilling is
continuing at a satisfactory rate. The
Cooper-Naton well, three-quarters OF {
4 mile southeast of the Royalite A {
s down 3,100 feet and the crew is
casing. The Great West well
lear Dy is sill carrying down hole for
light and one fourth-inch casing at
depth below $500 feet.
On the orley reserve, 40 miles west
: Calgary, the Reserve 0Is, Ltd,
rev is making good progress with a
est ,ole being bored on formation !
here with diamond drill outfit.
IRE hole is down more than LOO
ret. :
Good progress is reported at the :
lew McDougall-Segur well, which is ;
Iown 1,786 feet, and at the Dalhous- :
e No. 1, which has passed the $500 !
oot level The Cherokee we'll, in the :
doose mountains field, northeast of
Turner valley, is reported to be at :,
epth of 1881 feet and the new valley
ole. started only short time ago,
$ 500 feet deep.
Charles F. Peterson. l. 3. Harder, d