Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-12-07
OUR NATL BAG


Great Falls, Montana Nov. 80, 1885
Mr.. o. I. DeSehon, Publisher,
Montana OIL & Mining Journal,
Great Falls, Montana.
Dear friend Orie:-
am dropping you this line not
in in the official capacity OF mem
Der OF the Oil Conservation Board
of the state OF Montana but as
one of the shoestring operators in
the Kevin oil field and wish to
comment on a letter appearing in
your paper Of November 30th, writ
ten by one A. +. McClaine.
The letter written did give con-
siderable enlightment on some Of
vin-Sunburst Field but as see the
picture 1t was a long introduction
to take crack at the Conserva-
tion Board in the last paragraph
which was absolutely uncalled for.
shall not attempt to defend the
members OF the Board as their rec
ord stands behind them but do
feel they have helped to sustain the
price Of crude oil and through our
Montana representatives injected
alterations into national legislation
that was vitality important to all
operators of government leases in
the State of Montana Many other
things have been done, too numer-
GUS to mention. While this Board
may have made q few social errors, |
wish to assure you that every mem /
Der has acted in good faith and !
their decisions have been governed
by their own iudgent.
am aware that # is always inn
possible FOR. Commission TO satisfy
everyone but IL some OF these wise
oil men would appear before the
Board and present their complaints,
ehsy would certainly get due con-
sideration, and II would be so much
better than talking behind ones
back and making complaints that
there Is no justification for.
The facts are that most Of the
calamity howlers have been chis-
cling on their own fraternity and
the most serious offense that can
be committed against the frater-
atty as q whole is buying and sell
ing oil below the established field
price, in other words. buying "hot"
III In an effort to make some mon
y on someone's misfortune who
las been crowded for funds due to
yroration. This Board has made an
,arnest effort to stabilize prices but
comes TO us that oil
las been sold in storage for as low
s 85 cents per barrel. The oil fra :
ernity should pull together and :
should we get cooper
ti0n among the Independent pro-
ncers. Kevin Field has been handi- 7
apped due to apparently uncon-
rollable eonddtions-first, the par I
ALLY unrestrained development in z
he Cut Bank Field and second. =
at Bank crude Is a sweet oil that
IN be more easily handled in the ),
rdinary topping plants without re- !
.oring to high pressure stills. = =
I predict that there are better =
sys ahead for operators In the :,
evin Field and for that reason =
srsonaily eonfine myself 50 far to =
svelopment in the that field and s
hat we need at the present time y
fun cooperation rather than back =,
ting without Justification = =
Yours very truly. e
e. B. COOLIDGE. 70
r. A. r. McClaine, President,
Lrmac Production Company,
lelby. Montana.
ar Sir:
Read your letter printed in the er,
1ntana OIL Journal OF November BE
tn. Just a word to express my tel
mment on this sort Of tactics. pe
ink it was a rotten thing to do
try TO write up the story with -.
terence to the Kevin Field in or
r to give yourself an opportuni-
TO take q slap at the OIL Con-
walton Board which has done
ire good for the oil fraternity in
, State of Montana than any 9TH
organization that has ever exist tai
PEI
We boys wonid likely be selling COT
cent oil II Il hadn't been for this ans
ard. II you have any Just COM AID
ints to make to this Board we VIII
always ready and willing to dat
e every man consideration from hea
field pumper on mp. could gar
you a lot more but II would be con
useless waste of breath as era
rely wanted to mention q mild nea
test to such tactics az this let
showed itself 20 be. ing
Everyone IN the field knew the onl,
,rmation that you gave out and the
oubtedly the only reason for the pos
er was 10 take . crack at the in
.rd. the members Of which are
king without compensation. Civ