Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1932-04-02
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In the southeastern part Of tAe
state a test on Chalk Butte sEruc-
ture. sWAswM se-ss-s7Es -
being drilled By the Mooreheaa
Interests. now at q depth 81 2so
feet bat due 10 complete this
year.
Cedar Greek
H. w. Mcdonald Is going 90
look At tbs oil sands on Cedar
Greek anticline. Fall0n eoanss. In.
.awA as-sN-seE and Is nOw
drilling at 1899.
Utopia Dome
The Sweetgrass Hllis. watch
have had sketchy il not erratieI
exploration thus Tar. are this
year due to take a definite place
ID OH history. Standard og Cali
fornia e drilling . second test
on Utopia structure and Is due
to complete within a matter Of
days. With the completion Of a
producer on Utopia. the stand
ard OF California Is looked upon
as the most dominant factor IN
the Hills territory. A second
hills test that Is regarded aa bttle
less important 70 Montana IS be-
ing drilled by the Maylana ipter-
ests Of Calgary on the north sl0pe |
OF Reserve or Whitlaah structure.
This well viii be completed IN
q few weeks OF drilling. Il Is
already 9 commercial 9as well
but viii be drilled to the lime IN
an effort to bring in q C&sadian
oil field. This structure sfraddies
the International boundsex
Proven Eaelds
Berthelote field, Whltlash and
other fields whore discoveries
have been made viii be dsvsiopsd
during the present year II an
effort to get enough production
10 justify the construction Of
pipeline to serve Canadian mar
kets.
Liberty Dome
South Of Utopia structure,
wen in SEX swA
82-ss-5E is drilling in the De-
romans, making the first De-
roman test in this area.
Out Bank
Cut Bank field Is considered
! proven oil field as well as a
gas field but consid-
,rable exploratory work Is 10 be
lone north and west Of present
production to define the oil pool
which has been tapped by only
,ne commercial we'll thus far
South Pondera
In the sweetgrass Arch but one
important test Is scheduled, this
me on fold adjoining Pondera
Ield. This we'll viii be drilled
within the next few months, ma
erials having been moved to To- II
alton.
Benton Lake
Near Great Falls two tests are
tearing completion, one on Black
Horse Lake structure. where some
IL was reported in a well drilled b
hree years ago. and on Benton
AXE anticline where two wells
ave had small quantities Of oil
10Th Of these tests look favor
Bile, structurally, and win be
ompleted during the early spring
lonths.
In Central Montana the Golden
alley Oil company continues
rillins past 5000 eet on Bel
lont dome. in Sw SEA SEX
7-sN-22E. ,
Bill Melton Is expected to COM 2
lete his well on SWA sWH :
4-21-17E this year p
Another test is definitely as z
lred in the Highwoods area.
In northeast Montana two com
Lotions are assured, one on \
vhitetaiI structure and the other Z
4 opheim dome. Those wells are :
Filing for gas.
Another completion Is assured, :
! Signal Butte structure. north 8
Havre. Several wells are to
drilled in this region. along
e border. in an effort to deveI- I.
J gas for a Regina project.
The time has arrived when
are glad to develop gas =
wen as oil. There is tremen- !
as opportunity for the develop %
snt OF gas in the western part =
the state for use in a project =
line to Spokane. Gas develop 81