Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-03-28
We SPOT THE NEXT GUSHER POOL

The outstanding development Of the Kelvin Sunburst
field last the northward extension of the
called Discovery Pool and this year finds half4nle
north extension that nsures the year 1886 will again
find interest conferred on this north area which holds
possibilities of a gusher area.
The theory of gusher area is based on the show
ing of the "Boyce gusher" History records this well
as water well 1t sometimes takes years for UNDER
standing to creep into the minds of the best Of us
With IA years to think it over, know that 1000
barrel water well in Kevin-Smburs oil fieldan area
where the hydrosatic level about 300 feet above the
Madison LINES something to ponder about.
We have in mind the story Of the BarnhLBaker-
CoreyBarger water well in this same field. 1t was
water well but Smiling Joe Baker conceived the idea
that If he could pump off the water the oil would come
IN He pumped it, recall, for about three months
Showngs of oil had brought encouragement for several
days before this well Unexpectedly "broke loose It
became oil gusher and flowed Wild owing to the lack
Of facilities to control it Thus the well injured itself
as the water again "coned up and displaced the oil
The BOyce "gusher'' was drilled in the summer of
1922 by Sunburst Oil Refining Co 1t was a wildcat
two miles north of the Sunburst discovery well It
carried to the Ellis-Madson contact at 1870 where
there sudden puff of gas and almost instantly
solid column of oil struck the block There was
no control head the easing and available Fur
thermore it II o'clock night The fire under the
boiler quickly extinguished and the crew had to
work in stygan darkness.
L c. Stevenson, president of the Sunburst went to
Sunburst to get control head and while there called
other officials We recall very well that the morning
papers carried the story of 2000barre oil well We
were among those who rushed to the field arriving to
find gusher but making mostly water. The country
side was splashed with oil from the initial flow but
the time the writer arrived there only thin skum
of oil the water which was then being flowed into
tank The well was flowing by heads and when it did
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real demonstration of pressure in the brief history of
the young oil field.
The fact that it was q water well did not deter
many Of the large companies Fabulous prices
paid for leases in the district One of the active
buyers the Standard of California which bought
ground in fee simple-which it still retains We have
always felt that the action of this company reflects its
Judgment that the BOyce well the edge of inn
portant pool which may day have flowing wells that
will make 2OOO-barrels of oil instead of water
The BOyce well was produced as a water well and
proved highly valuable SUCH since there decid-
ed shortage of drilling water in the field that year.
But shortly thereafter the gusher oil pools began popping
other parts of the field The operators rushed away
from the discovery mol 70 tbe GLADYS ReIIe and HOGAN
Heinrich pools thence to the Corey pool-and so on
down the long list In the excitement the possibilities of
pool north Of the Discovery Pool was forgoten-until
IA years later, In the year 1886.
The drilling of the Cook Eddy-Hasket well in
SWA SWA 25-36-5W, extending the Sunburst sand
pool northward, led to new rush of lease to the
north Every acre for miles around again leased
up. We know of two wells that definitely to be
drilled north of the Haskell well We have bought
royalties under Of the two Other wells are being
planned. One of them will test the known high of
the Boyce gusher Before that day arrives we
hope have in hands some cheap royaltes-bought
fwater well basis These royalties will cost our
members about HALF as much as we ordinarily pay
for wildcat royalties in territory 10 Is miles from
production We believe that we know that this north
pool viii be pretty well defined before the end of the
present year We are NOT going to wait and do our
buying AFTERWARD. The royalties are NOW con-
tracted for. With this announcement we will start
placing them in the hands of our members When the
day of gushers comes-f that day does concur
bers win not be BUYING at fancy prices but win be
SELLING part of their royalty at fancy prices they
are content to take quick profits by resale.
Any who wishes to join with in the purchase Of
royalties inaths north district our pub
LEGATIONS the north extension by merely sending the
attached coupon.