The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-04-24
GOOD SHOWINCS
IN NEARBY OIL DIS
TRICTS This WEEK

A small flow Of natural gas began
showing at the depth of 745 feet in
the No. 81 Rosenberg well, Frannie
field, located on seA, section 24-58-
SO, late last week.
This we'll is the first one in the
Frannie field to produce any gas,
which indicates that it is higher on
the structure than any other wells
being drilled at this time
Red Lodge oil investors own a 800
acre tract of land a short distance
from the Rosenberg we'll. This prop
erty lies within the bounds of Carbon
county.
Indications point to rapid develop
ments in the Frannie field during the
summer months. The Noun n
States Power company has a crew of
men at work stringing a new trans
mission line from the town of Fran
ME to the Frannie oil field. The pres
ent transmission line has proved in
adequate
Drilling Resumed on the Beartooth
Drilling was resumed at the Bear
tooth well, three-fourths a mile east
of Ohio Oil we'll No. 2, about ten days
ago. The we'll has reached depth
of 300 feet. Drilling operations were
suspended last November during the
winter months. Mostly Billings cap
, ital is behind this oil company.
Ohio Oil Well Going Deeper
According to reports from the Ohio
Oil well, No. 2, Northern Pacific, in
the Dry Creek field, the we'll has
cased off over 100000 feet of gas
from the Frontier sand, and will be
drilled into the sands even below the
Dakotas, providing production is not
found in shallower horizon. The
well has reached the depth of 5,00a
feet. Considerable oil was showing
in the sands first of the week.
Ohio Well No. Cemented Again
Drilling operations have been sus-
pended for few days in the Ohio
No. 2 well, to allow cement to set
which was pour Tuesday. This OPP
GRAFTON was necessary because of the
walls caving in. Oil officials stated
that the shale is oil soaked and the
walls are not substantial. They are
of the opinion that the we'll has nearly
reached the production point.
The Laurel Refinery
Word from LAUREL where the Laur-
ell Oil & Refining company is warm
ing up its stills to start operating or
Oregon Basin crude, is to the effect
that plans to increase the refinery
out of the plant are contemplated
and that while the original capacity
will be 1000 barrels a day of gasoline
the end of the year will see this in
creased to more than 35,000,000 gal
Ions per year.
Will Lipman, vice president of thu
company, stated tina the entire 1891
output had been sold, and that he be
lieved this was the first time that
refinery had marketed it's entir
years production before it had pro
duced gallon of gasoline.
Recently the Laurel Oil & Refining
company purchased the Associates
Gas & Oil Co., of Butte, for SOM
$250,000. Included in the propertie
purchased are seven filling station
in Butte, small refinery, a 10-acr
bluk plant also at Butte, another bull
plant at Anaconda, and two NOR
service stations in the same city
There were, as well, several parcel
of real estate in the transaction.
Main offices for the Laurel Oil
| Refining Co., will be in Butte wher
, Frank H. Johnson will be in charge
There has been considerable specula
ton in the territory concerning tn
probable financial backing of tn
company; some believe that Dutc
Shell money is behind the new organ
ization. Other reports are to the eff
feet that the Dutch Shell will 500
begin construction of another rein
, cry directly across the road from tn
Laurel Oil & Refining company.