The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-11-13
DRY CREEK WELL
FLOWS At RATE OF
2,O4O BBLS. DAILY
VOLUME MOUNTS DURING FINISH
OF SIXTEEN HOUR TEST
GRAVITY HIGHER THAN THAT OF
FAMOUS CAT CREEK


FAMOUS CAT CREEK
Ohio Oil Company's discovery
well, N. P. No. 2, in the sharp-diI
Dry Greek field in Carbon County
flowed 1,52788 barrels of 52.1-
gravity in a sixteen hour test last
week, at the rate of 2,040 barrels
daily, stamping it as the greatest
discovery well ever completed In
the north Rocky Mountain region
During the last three hours of
the test the well was increasing
steadily in volume, leading obser-
vers to believe that it was drill
ing itself into the 300-foot sand
from the top of which production is
coming.
In the first hour, while the ac-
cumulated head was on, the we'll
flowed 176 barrels. The flow. drop
ped until the head was off, then be-
gan climbing again as the well
started drilling itself in.
From 800 to 400 a. m. Thurs
day, near the conclusion of the test,
the we'll flowed 80 barrels.
In the next hour, the we'll flowed
So barrels and during the final
hour of the test the we'll put 80
barrels into the tanks. The flow
during the final hour was at tile
rate of Pip barrels daily, or great
er than the average for the six
teen hours, indicating that a far
greater flow might be expected If
the well were allowed to flow for
greater length of time until flow
channels were opened into the
sand.
When the we'll was drilled in, OPP
erations ceased when the bit touch
ed the top of the sand, when the
pressure blew the tools up in the
hole.
Since the Dakota sand from
which production is coming is
known to be approximately 800
feet thick in this district, opera
tors are of the opinion that the
well might easily make 10000 bar
rels daily if drilled into the sand
for any distance.
Performance of the we'll coupled
with the fact that the oil is 52.1
gravity, during the week caused
operators to again revise their es-
innate of the value of the field, |
most of them now concurring in
the belief that it may yield the
Ohio as high as S250,000,0 0O-a
quarter of a billion dollars.
In making this appraisal, a com
oarison Of this field with Cat Cir
EEK was made.
The Cat Creek field, producing
rom the same horizon as Dry |
Jraeek has thus far paid approx
nately $25,000,000.00
The producing area in Cat Greek
lovers only 600 acres and the pay
and is about 20 feet in thickness. |
The oil lis 49 gravity and at pre-
ent commands price of $3.50 |
rom independent refiners.
In comparison, Dry Creek has
and approximately Is times as
hick. The Dry Greek oil is of high
T gravity and should command
ligher price. 1t is also probable
hat the field will be considerably
anger in extent than Cat Greek.
AS in the Cat Creek field, there
re numerous sands between the
resent pay and the top of the
ime, in all or part of which pro-
uction may be expected.
The Ohio is now rushing install
'eloi VI lotaly CqulpIIIOIlt IOT Ciic
rilling of it's second well, approx
nately 600 feet north of the dis
overy, with drilling scheduled to
ommence inside of the next two
reeks.
Locations for five other wells
ave been made but as yet no start
as been made toward erection Of
At Bridger, the company is COM
letting loading racks on the Nor {
Tern Pacific railways mine spur, i
preparation for shipping the
Montana Oil Journal. 4
Color Changes
When the we'll was first brought /
about two months ago it pro-
iced an oil of a light green color. i
nee that time the color has CHI
lged to almost golden color /
it'll still a trace of green.
The structure on the Souders t
ase will be known as Montana g
dustrial No. 1. a
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