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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30
TARRANT WILL
TRY AGAIN on
CARMAN FARM

Believing that the first official
dry hole" in Cut Bank field was
less significant than generally in
terpreted, the Steel Greek oil CON-
pany, q Tarrant subsidiary, Is pre-
pairing to drill another well south
OF the famous Carman dry hole In
NV 4 NWA 19-34-6W.
Steel CreekICarman No. 2 is In
sWk NWA 1s-S4-5W, a half mile
south of the No / which was the
first dry hole in the field and
which was believed to definitely
mark the east edge Of the Cut
Bank sand.
The Carman well was an east
offset to the Tarant-Miller No. 1,
the best well in Cut Bank field.
The Carman had little or no sand
and virtually no showing OF oil. II
seemed to mark the east limits.
Then came the drilling Of wells on
the other sides Of the big Miller
well and each one failed to gush.
Finally, Tarrant drilled a twin
location and 1t was a SO or So
barrel well, showing merely a To-
Called sand condition.
Since that time other dry holes
have been completed in the midst
OF production. Operators have learn
ed that dry hole is of no signif-
cance whatever. In fact, some of the
largest wells in tine field are close
TO dry holes.
The Carman well was one Of sew
erai new locations this week.
TexaeO-HdnkIe No. @, NEA NEA
2-34-6W, spudded In with rotary
tools and ran 500 feet OF 10-inch
surface pipe.
nounced location on the big Mil
Ter farm in the. south central field.
Location is NWA NWA 28-33-5W,
offsetting this company's Schuren
No. producer on the south.
Consolidated Gas announced No. !
s location on the Tribal lease,
SWA SWA 1O-34-6W,
These, with two competitions,
made the field look like spring
activity is at hand. Tarrant's Con-
molly, now on the pump, made 112 |
barrels during the first "a hours,
as the stellar event Of the week.
In the town of Cut Bank, Dad" |
Askins had the spotlight as he drill
ed away at 2,025 feet Friday.
Consolidated Gas Tribal No. 8, |
NWA SEX S4-33-6W, is drilling |
at $3.50.
Dakota-MOntana-W inkler No. 2,
NEH NWA 26-35-6W, rigging mp.
Continued on page five)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30
APRIL Will
BRING CHANGE
IN OIL MART

An air Of optimism among
producers of North Montana
fields continued during the
past week. A solution Of the
n.aiOr problems seems probable
from one or more OF the pend
ing events.
one report Is that the Imperial
plant at Regina is to resume in
April, using Montana crude. Its
capacity is $500 barrels OF crude
per day. II has but little crude in
storage.
Another report is that q group
of Kevin-Snnburst Independents are
forming q company TO build q top
ping plant north Of Kelvin. selling
the fuel oil TO the Great Northern
and the distillates to farmers and
refiners who can use tops" This
could account for from 1000 to
5000 barrels per day. under pres
ent market conditions.
Meantime II is rumored that In
ternational Pipeline company will
shortly increase its crude runs 1000
barrels-to 1900 barrels per day
to provide for increased capacity
OF its plant at Sunburst where a
crew Of men is now at work add
Ing cracking equipment of capacity
equal to the crude throughput ca
pacity.
Cut Bank producers agree that
on April / the buyers will start
taking 1907, but no official an
nouncement is yet forthcoming.
When Canadian refineries start OPP
Grating, the buyers say, they will
increase their runs.
Meantime, Lion Refining company
of Calgary began trucking crude to
Calgary, taking 40 barrels 10 the
load. It is understood that this
company will shortly start shipping
crude. loading at Cut Bank.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30
SWGGtgraSs Nurse Buys Out
Ohio Oil Co. In Border Field

OF practically ali OF its outlying
properties. intending stripper weala
in Kevin-Sunburst field.
The properties will be operated
by Richard and Ed Henley and q
brother-in-law, Oscar Alderich. In
cluded is the oil well on the John
Farbo farm which went wild" re-
Gently, developing a sudden flow OF
gas for no reason at all. 1t blew
the gasket out Of the ring on the
casing head and caused consider
able stir The well is now making
around 100000 cubic feet of gas.
with a pressure OF 500 pounds, and
about 40 barrels of oil a week. The
gas will be used in field operations,
replacing gas now imported from
the Canadian side.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30
Blackfeet Braves Pray
For Gusher But Get 40
Barrel Well, Cut Bank

~ Consolidated Gas company this week completed an
other average well lands of the Bacfeet Indian tribe
on No. location, SW4 seq 34-35-6W 1t looked
like much larger well than is, when drilled in the oil
quickly mounted 1900 feet the pipe while Bacfeet braves
prayed to the Great Spirit for gusher.
The first show of oil the top of the Cut Bank
sand 2o20 where casing There no more oil
until 294O continuing to 1857 the Ellis contact The well
was completed at 1862 feet
On the swab produced 100 barrels during the first "a
hours and is rated at 40 so barrel well steady pro-
duction
Consolidated Gas has spotted its Tribal No 6 well in
NWA NEA 1O-34-6W, this being west offset to the
Katley- Drumheller No l.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30
SUES THELEN
FOR ACCOUN TING
OF FERDIG OIL

Suit for accounting OF 5000, 900
has been filed in district court In
Shelby against J. N. Thelen by
Ewing T. Kerr. receiver OF Ferdig
Oil company.
Thelen was formerly attorney for
Ferdig. After Ferdig's death. Thelen
came into possession OF the proper
ty through tax sales. foreclosures
and otherwise. It is stated, and the
present suit is intended 20 require
the transfer Of the property back to
the corporation. Several hundred ac-
res OF oil land IN Kevin-Sunburst
field Is involved.
The plaintiff alleges that Thelen
while a director and officer OF the
Ferdig company allowed taxes and
claims to remain unpaid to enable
him to acquire the property for his
own use, although there was suffi-
Gent income to pay the taxes and
claims. Since July 10, 1891, the
complaint alleges, Thelen has tax
en- 100000 worth of oil out OF
the properties and during the pre-
vlous five years 100000 was re-
ceived for the sale Of oil, for which
an accounting Is demanded.
Louis P. Donovan Of Shelby and
Thee. HOLSTER, Lathers & Hoag OF
Duluth, Mimi. are attorneys for
Kerr, who was named received in
1888.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30

DOROTHY HemIey, a nurse of
Sweetgrass. Mont, this week took
place In the roles OF Montana
oil and gas operators, having taken
her savings and purchased the pro-
perties Of Ohio Oil company in the
Border-Buckley oil field. She has
operated the hospital at Sweetgrass
for several years.
Included in her purchase are 240
acres OF the John Farbo farm, with
one oil we'll and one gas well and
rs acres Of the Margaret Farbo
farm. with one oil we'll, a total of
266 acres and three wells.
The consideration was not an
nounced. The deal Is result Of
Ohio's retrenchment policy in Mon
tana, this company having disposed
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30
RENEW TIP. LEASE

Lease Of the Texas Pacific Coal
& OIL Co has been extended for
another five years by the state
board of land commissioners, &C
cording 10 /. M. Brandjord, emo
missioner.
Since the last two months in 1928
this 65O-acre lease has produced
2,644,761 barrels. paying the state
around $450,0O0 in royalties, the
state retaining the customary land
owners 12h% royalty for the
school fund.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30
Rice Buys POndGra Pipeline
From StandOIind- And Ohio Oil

Rice of Great Falls has purchased the pipeline
Pipeline from Pondera oil field TO Conrad effective
mediately from Standoind and Ohio Oil companies
The line Of constructed Of Pondera early
days Of the field and the company organised by Rice Fulton
Chessher and Others Ohio taking substantial
Of Indiana succeeded the interest OF Chssher when
Continental Development and Montana Pacific properties
recently sold its Pondea production Arthur HOeh Independent
operator.
W. Rice is the principal buyer in Pondera using
oil in his Home Oil Refining Co plant Great Falls
in complete charge Of the pipeline
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30
CAMPBELL TO
DRILL DEAD
MANS BASIN

Gordon CanpbeIl, discover
Of oil In Montana, Is preparing
20 bring IN another oil field
this time choosing Dead Mans
basin, near Hari0wt0wn.
Wbeatland county.
He has leased mp 10000
acres east and northwest OF
Shawmuf I'm Dead Mans Basin,
20 miles east Of HarlOwtOwn.
Mr.. Campbell has California
parties interested i'm the test
He has been assisted I'm the
geological ana leasing work By
James MCGOWAN, who was with
Campbell when he brought In
the Kelvin field.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30
as company on the Swears {

as company on the o@cStFs HAFhAs
The Texas company Is the prin-
cipal buyer ia Kevin-Sunburst field,
producing only a small part Of the
oil required for its international
Refining company plant at Sun
burst. The Swears lease is one OF
the properties acquired from the
Tip" ONeil properties who earlier
had taken the Swears lease in his
purchase of Western Petroleum Ex-
pioration company leases. Four
wells have been drilled on the
Swears, and their production had
dropped down to practically nil until
two of them were treated with acid
The response was so great that
Texas determined that there is a
considerable pool of oil remaining
on the Swears farm, which has been
merely outlined by the wells drilled.
The No. 5 we'll Will be drilled as
soon as the tools are released from
the Ward Thompson No. well in
NWA SEA z7-s5-3w. which is
due for completion in the next day
or two.
The Thompson well had a show
ing Of oil at the Madison contact
and IT was shot with nitro glycerin
a break the formation. after which
8eid Is TO be applied. The 90
quart squfb was successfully ex-
ploded but the 80-quart failed to
explode. The shooters were at work
Friday trying to detonate the
charge. This we'll is located In an
area where wells treated have re-
sponded to acid This one Is being
drilled by Big West Oil company
as contractors.
In the east end of the field,
Monopeg Oil company is still work
ing on its Dipple No 8. SWA
NWH 2S-35-1W. II Is to be treat
ed with acid.
Another we'll ha sheen started
on the Shaw farm by Lon Crum-
ley. Location is 270 feet north
Of the south line and $50 feet
east Of the west line OF Section
the Sc SEA SEA- IS.
1t is Crumley Shaw No. 5.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30
mo Jack" Makes Good

Olive Oil company has been in
corporated at Cut Bank, with CAPT
talization OF 100000 with 1000
shares at 800 par. Arthur Kately
and s. H. Powder OF Cut Bank and
F. A. Keup Of Shelby are the in
corporators.
This started in Cut Bank fisiI
as a mo jack venture which has
proven highly successful. They
completed a 75-barrel well only
recently.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30
the Tarrant Gusher says

1.-THE sunburz sand was
from 2698 20 27iB with q good
oil showing. Top Of the Cut
Bank sand was f0und ne 1884
and continued TO PISS. on
rose Immediately IN the hole.
''Ttaere was quite q lot OF
OH I'm the Cut Bank sand, due
to the coarseness and pOrOsity
Of the sand. Gas was also 20
be had tn the same sand.
"The total depth Of the hole
Is 27O6. SwabharAw tests Of
the well proved satisfactory,
with seven barrels per hour
being taken from the hole.
AZ that rate the wen looks
good for one hundred and fifty
barrels 3 day on production.
The Connolly opens up no new
territory. since II offsets two pro
producers to the east. OPERATOR
say that the 24-foot sand indicates
that production will extend q con
siderable distance east from tbs
Connolly producer. with some faow,
Ing wells in prospect as result o
the presence OF considerable gRi
with the OIL
The Connolly well brings riches
10 a group OF local investors head
ID by r. e. vandemark of Cut Bank
Who bought the farm several years
sgo. paying off mortgages and other
and retaining the
rights. II was taken under
Iub-lease by Tarrant from the
3arnes-Butler group OF Butte which
las an overriding royalty. under
he original lease. This Is the
.irst important success for the
,ioneer Butte group.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30
sTRTKR ms UP TANKERs

A complete tie-up OF oil tankers
on the Pacific coast, as q result OF
a seamen's strike, is expected to
cause a shortage OF gasoline in
Oregon and Washington markets
heretofore served by the tankers
Railroads and motor trucks are
now trying to handle the traffic.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30
Tarrant Well Swabs At
Rate $50 bbls. Per Day
Enriches Home Folks

Swabbing seven barrels hour the Tarran Connolly
WE'LL completed in central Cut Bank field this week. is today
going production with prospects that will be of
the better wells in the vicinity of the town of Cut Bank
Location is mile and a half northeast of town. in NEA
seq 31-345W.
Reporting the completion the Tarrant Gusher says:
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30
FT.AT COULEE Az Pc

J. II. Hamilton returned Thurs
day from Flat Coulee OIL fields
where the we'll he is drilling last
week picked up a showing Of oil.
The hole now bottoms at 245O. In
the Kootenai. Progress will be slow,
he aays. because the S-inch casing
vim be carried through the Koote-
mai
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30
aToP GAa WAarn

AUSTIN, TEx.-Texas legislature
is taking steps to stop the wastage
Of gas in the Texas panhandle. The
measure passed the lower house
unanimously and now goes 10 the
senate.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30
CUT BANK GETS TWO GOOD OIL Wells
new WELL
SPOTTEDON
SWEARS Farm

The first sign Of renewed
activity on thb part of the
majors" On Kevin-Sunburst
field. and possible f0recastAng
Fecognltaon Of 3 need for more
oil appears this week in the
awarding Of q contract for the
drilling % = well by The Tex
rs r,ornnanv on the 9Heara farm.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30

Totai Rocky Mountain states 1880
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30

Reporting the completion.
The Washington times., 1935-01-25
SOVIET PARLEY.
To RESUME

With the return to washing
ton Of Ambassador Alexander
Troyanovsky, of Russia, Admin
istration officials today were
awaiting the Soviet reply to an
American proposal for a partial
payment by Russia of American
claims and an extensive grant
of credits to the U. S. S. R.
The ambassador arrived yes
terday by plane and attended
President Roosevelt's diplomatic
dinner last night.
After negotiations broke down
last fall on Secretary Hull's re-
lection of the Soviet demand for
a cash loan of one hundred mil
lion dollars as an integral part
Of the bargain, Ambassador
Troyanovsky went to Russia in
october and has spent much
time in conference with his
chiefs.
William C. Bullitt, United
States ambassador to Russia,
now visiting here, may attend
the conferences between Secre-
tary Hull, Assistant Secretary
Moore and Mr.. Troyanovsky,
which propably will start Mon
day.
The Washington times., 1935-01-25
POLITICS LURE
CHURCHILL HEIR

LONDON, Jan. Is GN.S)-A
youngster of %, taking his first
step into politics, today found
himself the center of what prom
ises to be Britain's warmest po.
1itical battle of the year.
He is Randolph Churchill, and
his illustrious father, Winston
Churchill, head of the Independ-
ent Conservative group. is going
to campaign for him in his at
tempt to become a member of
Parliament in the election soon
to be held in Wavertree. Ian.
caShire.
He is to be opposed by a Ma
6onal Conservative nominee who
will back the report of the gov
ernment's India committee, which
recommended unification of the
Indian States, with more power
to the natives.
Opponents of this plan, which
they labelled the surrender pol.
icy." decided to rally around
young Churchill in a widespread
speaking campaign to attack the
government.
Besides the elder Churchill,
Lord Wolmer, Sir Henry Page
Croft. Lord Lloyd, Sir Alfred
Knox and other leading members
Of the India Defense League, will
campaign for Randolph. A power.
full chain of newspapers is like.
wise backing him.
The Washington times., 1935-01-25
F|NNAN FIGHTS
LEVEE PLAN

Fighting to prevent construction
of a permanent flood levee in West
Potomac Park, C. Marshall Finnan,
superintendent of National Capital
Parks, will appear before the Ma.
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission today to show how a
temporary nine-foot dixie can be
thrown UP around the area in time
OF an emergency by a fleet Of 20
trucks and 200 men.
Such a FLOOD squad" Mr.. Fin.
nan declares, can erect a protec.
tion against high water in eight
hours. He told the commission
yesterday that any flood threat
here is known about IL hours
ahead of time at Great Falls.
Mr.. Finan is opposing the per.
manent dixie proposal on the
grounds that it will mar the beauty
OF the park area.
The proposal is now being aired
by the planning body, sponsored
by engineers who declare there Is
a serious threat to the Navy and
Munitions and other public build.
lngS during flood periods.
The Washington times., 1935-01-25


without mentioning operative
building at any time, outlined the
operation of the housing act so
thoroughly that operative builders
could fit themselves into the pic
ture without further explanation.
The Speaker explained how
FHA has affected the entire real
estate industry and will eventually
develop sounder values than ever
before. Home owners will have
real equities in their properties in
stead of fictitious ones: money
will be more readily available for
sound real estate investment and
other things will follow as a mat
ter of course. Among other things
he said:
Zone of the results has been
an actual increase in the value
Of property. This would be of
great assistance to your indus.
try in its march toward q more
normal activity, since your vel.
fare is so closely bound with the
conditions affect ing general
property values.
Moreover, the program has
been directed toward a return
to the consciousness that real
property is a valuable invest
ment-if it were not, there
would be no reason in keeping
1t in repair. Beyond the tan
gible results of increased bust
ness for the building trades and
allied industries, plus much re-
employment, there has been the
psychological result of a renewal
Of interest and quality Of i'm
proved property.
"One other effect may be
noted. A movement to modern
ize property creates an interest
In up-tO-date ideas on building
materials, equipment, styles of
architecture. An appreciation
Of the latest in housing, for in
stance, should go far toward
arousing a desire for new con-
structiOn."
Before Mr.. Audrey had finished
his address, every realtor knew
that before the programs effect
is felt to its fullest degree, the ma
tional mortgage associations, or
some other organization along sim.
liar lines, must have been placed
in operation. Continual residen-
tial construction, with ample op-
portunity for the operative build
er: sterilization of real estate val.
ues and movement of capital from
one section of the country to the
other, will then follow in the nat
ural course of developments.
The Washington times., 1935-01-25
GUN mot LOADED'

BROOKLYN, N. Y, Jan. Is
UN.SO.-Mrs. Mildred Mule, 80,
last night walked past a group of
boys playing "cops and robbers"
with an "unloaded" tgun.
One Of the boys pointed the gun
at her and pulled the trigger.
She was treated at the hospital
for birdshot in her eye.
The Washington times., 1935-01-25

Real E S t a t e
B o a d S today
heard ]. How
ard Ardrey at
his best.
Mr.. Ardrey,
deputy admin
istrator of FILA
in charge of
Title II, went a
long way to-
ward disabusing
realtor m i n d S
of the idea that
Title II is not
for the opera
tive builder.
W.
The Washington times., 1935-01-25
HER FAMILY OF 900

HAMBURG GN.S0. More
than 600 living descendants were
left by Engel Dine Jansen, a
widow, when she died at Esens,
East Frisia, at the age Of 81. The
old lady had one husband and ID
children.
The Washington times., 1935-01-25
The Sun And Moon

The sun rises today, 7:21 a. m,
and sets. 5:21 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow, 7:2l o.
m, and sets 5:22 p. m.
The moon rises today, 11:19 p.
M, and sets, 9:51 a. m.
The moon rises tomorrow
1859 p. M, and sets 1915 a. m.
Other Temperatures
The Washington times., 1935-01-25
WEATHER DETAILS

District of Columbia - Mostly
cloudy and warmer tonight ana
Saturday; lowest temperature TO-
night about 20 degrees; gentle TO
moderate south, shifting to west
or northwest winds. :,
Maryland-Mostly cloudy and
warmer tonight and Saturday,
probably light snow in west por'
ton.
Virginia - Mostly cloudy and
warmer tonight and Saturday.
Temperatures
Yesterday Today
4 o. m. .... IS a. m..... 8
8 p. m. go. IL ga. m..... 5
Midnight .. 8 Noon ..... II
Departures From Normal
Accumulated excess Of tempera-
ture since January /, 1885, 95.
Excess of temperature since
January 1, 1885, 95.
Accumulated excess Of precipi.
tation since January /, 1885,
All.
Excess of precipitation since
January /, 1885, 2.71.
Tide Table
High tide today, 11:46 a. M, and
11:55 p. m.
Low tide today, 500 a. m, and
6:35 p. m.
High tide tomorrow, 1859 a. m,
and 1929 p. m.
Low tide tomorrow, 6:34 a. m,
and 7:18 p. m.
The Washington times., 1935-01-25
HEAR
HOUSING ACT
OUTLINED
BY DICK BAKER

Realtors gathered in Houston,
Texas for the annual convention
OF the National Association Of
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-09
oath Session of s. ID.
Legislature Adjourns

Pierre, s. D., March 9.-R-South
Dakotas twenty fourth legislative
session adjourned early Saturday.
As the session ended there stood out
as major results:
The states two-year gross income
tax goes into the scrap heap next
June 80. In its place will be combi-
nation measure taxing net incomes at
one to eight per cent, and retail sales
at two per cent.
Legal liquor, perhaps within 30
days, will be provided under regu-
latory bill giving joint state and local
control.
A state justice department, coordi-
mating present scattered enforcement
and inspection activities and financed
by liquor revenue, will give South Da-
kota q modern law enforcement unit.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-09
Huey's Time Bomb
Only Alarm Clock

Waterbury, Conn.,, March o.
R-rostal officials indicated
Saturday they knew the identity
Of the person responsible for mail
ing an imitation bomb to United
States Senator Huey p. Long.
The "time bomb" In reality
nothing more than an alarm clock
attached to wire and tinfou COW
cred cylinders without any explo-
sive substance included. was dis
covered Friday by Superintend-
ent Of Mails Charles H. Plat.
An investigation was begun at
once. and the arrival Of 4 postal
inspector from Boston, Mass, was
awaited by local postal authorities
who would not say II the incident
would be regarded as q Joke or in
q serious light with possible prose-
cution.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-09

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