The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1929-05-09
KEVIN- -SUNBURST
FIELD IS TAKING ON
ACTIVE PROGRAM
SEVERAL WELLS COMPLETED DURING TFE.PAST WEEK
MANY NEW LOCATIONS ARE SPOTTED DEEP TEST
WELLS ARE ACTIVE AGAIN

The Kevin- -Sunburst Oil Field has an
extensive drilling campaign planned
by the different oil companies who
have holdings in the widely separated
parts of the field. During the past
week several commercial wells were
brought in, and there are several due
any day, that are in proven areas At
this time there are about 25 wells
drilling, with as many more locations
spotted, and rigs going up.
The outlook for activities in this
field are better than they have been
for the past two years, as the wells
recently completed demonstrate con-
cIusively that there is unlimited OPP
portunities here and that the field is
not going to slow down, as operators
know there is oil in the ground
The west side will have at least four
wells drilled by the r. c. Tarrant int
erests, having just completed a pro-
ducer The Texas Pacific has three
wells progressing. The Cosmos Pet.
company are drilling two wells on
their holdings The Sunhew Pretro-
leum company which is financed by
Shelby interests, are drilling on the
Seahrook lease The California COM
pany are to drill two wells, as well as
the Marias River Syndicate, and the
Hannah Porter interests The s568
Petroleum company are starting oper-
ations on the Jarrett lease having just |
completed drilling th Caine lease
The Dakota-A1ontana company are to
drill at least two wells right away.
The Franklin Oil & Gas company are
drilling on the Sprattick lease The
Diamond Oil company are drilling on
the Mccormick lease in 1885, west.
In the southeastern part of the field,
the Hannah-Porter No. 2 completion
has created considerable excitement, as
there are to be at least nine wells
drilled in this district. The Hannah
Porter No. 2 is located in 36-34-1 west,
and is making around 80 barrels daily.
which is high gravity oil Produc-
tion is found from the Ellis sand
Offsetting this acreage to the north
two wells are to be drilled The Cos
mos company who hold 200 acres to
the northwest, will drill diagonal {
offset The Hannah Porter company t
will drill well on the acreage recent
ly leased in section Is, drilling will (
start on this acreage before the mid t
die of this month The Dakota Mon
tana Oil company which holds the
lease to the west will drill at least two {
wells, this is on the MonsaaS farm
The Hannah Porter company will al
SO drill on the discovery lease which
is in the east half Of section Is, they \
also plan direct east offset to. the i
new No. 2 producer, which will be F
started within the next month j.
The Kitchen deep test well in 2-34- 81
/ west are now at the depth of 1850
feet having drilled part way past the s.
string Of tools which have been caus- e
ing the trouble for some time It is
thought they will be able to sidetrack CT
the tools or possibly jar them loose Il
and fish them out. 1t is reported that Il
the showings of wet gas are increasing, Il
as they are making hole. N
The Marias River -Zachor No. 7, in "
2O-35-1 west is rated as a 25 barrel N
well, after shot of 80 quarts of nitro, bt
.73O feet. This is the third producer D
IN the Morton lease, drilled by A. H
the first well being estimated K
1t 500 barrels initial production.
The Craig Drilling company, located
IN 1882 west on the Bluhm lease,
lave a Is barrel producer. The Cali CO
NO. II, in sw NV sw ju
1882 west, had over 1,1OO feet of co
ii in the hole and flowed over the la;
asing when brought in, it is estimated to
his well will make around SO barrels tn
ettled production. to
The Potlatch-Adams No. /, deep test fal
d 81 -34-1 west, has been shot with 30 Sc,
uarts of nitro at the depth of 4.47O va
eet with the hope Of freeing the tools th
lhich have been in the hole for some ke