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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-01-09
NESSON DOME In
DAKOTA Due FOR
new OIL TEST

Williston, N. D.-Test drilling for
oil in the Nesson valley east OF
Wmliston will be done this summer
1t has been learned.
Definite announcement that oper-
aticns will start on the flats OF
Nesson valley 80 miles east of here
was made by Thomas Leace of
Tulsa, Okla, geologist who will do
the work with the backing Of three
or four major oil companies.
Leach said he could not say def
initely when the work would begin,
but it will be sometime next sum-
mer, I'm sure" Final decision on
this, he said. will not be made until
spring.
Leach has conferred in williston
with L. E. Taylor, an associate, also
Of Tulsa, and A. NJ. Fruh OF Minot,
who was active last spring and sum-
mer in securing oil leases to lands
in the valley.
The group consulted with local
citizens interested in the subject.
visited the Baker field southwest Of
here in Montana where drilling now
Is in progress. and did some work
checking titles to lands that have
been leased.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-01-09

Drilling operations at the well
1t was stated have been temporarily
suspended until after the first of
the year. The resumption of work
on the well is purportedly pending
tests by biologists.
Potential productivity has not yet
been learned. One authoritative
source said we'll drillers were highly
elated over the oil showing" while
another source reported commercial
production of the well remains in
doubt.
Drilling operations, financed large
ly by local investors. were started
more than a year ago. Intermittent
shut-downs have occurred during the
work. A previous showing of Oil
was encountered in the we'll In a
stray sand at $500 feet, 1t was
reported.
Considering the number OF flows
of water encountered that had to be
cased off. it is believed the Daniels
Petroleum Co. has established
record in Montana in economy Tor
drilling a wildcat well. The citi-
zens Of Hardin are hopeful that 1887
will see this company in the ranks
of producers as a reward Tor their
earnest endeavOrs to develop the
Hardin oil area.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-01-09

This company formerly owned only
storage tanks at Sunburst. The
amount of the consideration given
was only nominal $40.
1t is understood that Transit &
Storage will continue to handle oil
purchases for Imperial with c. F.
Cassidy in charge. No announce
ment has been made by Imperial
that other officials of Montana Pipe
line and OF the Maple Leaf refinery
will be retained. Most of the re-
finery officials and employees at
Coutts were paid off and given their
bonus money, corresponding to
pension fund, ranging as high as
$4,000 in one reported instance.
some Of the Coutts employees were
promised jobs at other Imperial
refineries in Canada
Imperial was reputed to have been
formerly forbidden to enter Montana
as an operator or direct purchaser
of oil Subsequently stock control
of Montana Pipeline company made
II possible for Imperial to handle
its own purchases through the
Montana subsidiary, headed by r
r. Nay1or, former Midwest Refining
Co CS. o. of Indiana) executive.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-01-09
SHELBY GETS
new GASSER
ON Pipeline

With the thermometer towering
from 30 to 40 below zero, drilling
operations this week came to an
absolute standstill in Kelvin -Sunburst
! field, with scores of producing wells
shut in because of inability to
handle the oil.
One completion was registered for
the week
Ohio-Berg No. 4. c SWA SWA
31-33-1W, a gas we'll to augment
the fuel supply of the city Of Shelby.
It was completed at a total d pth
or 1871, with a measured flow of
100000 cubic feet of gas per
day and a rock pressure of 155
pounds The gas comes from the
Sunburst sand, from 1896 to 1920.
w. NJ. Fulton is ready to drill in
his well or the Thompson farm.
NV Sc 4 NV 4 28-25-3W. with pipe
SIT at 1865, but the roads are drift
ted high with blowing snow. max
ing 70 impossible to get esther
crew or supplies in to the well.
McLaughlin and associates. drilling
IN NE NEM NV 32-35-3W. we1a
fha last to quit work. but were
driven ont by th rircrs OF winter.
Bis West Refining company. which
recently purchased the Carlson lea E
'n Section 22-35-3W, north of Kelvin |
from NJ. w Cassidy, is trying to
get crew through to run tubing
and acid tre7t the No we'1. CNL |
sW1l SEA 22-35-9W, but thus fari
has b en- unable TO reconditim the
Iea e.
Production for January is expect
81 to show the lowest total for a
year or more.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-01-09

Q l. A measure declaring the gas
Oiine business a public utility.
2. Diversion OF gasoline tax
funds to municipal and general
fund purposes.
3. Increase OF corporation taxes.
4. Higher taxes on natural gas
A proposal to change the classifi-
cation OF taxable property has been
introduced which should provide
for a tax on railroad and other cor
porate lands which are sold with
"a reservation OF mineral rights. I'm
der the proposed law these mineral
rights would be subject 10 taxation.
This Is said to have grown out OF
disputes over Northern Pacific lien
lands which have been sold with
mineral rights reserved
Following is the proposed re-clas-
sification:
Glass one Ctaxable on 100 per
cent Of true and full value:)
The annual net proceeds OF
all mines and mining claims af-
ter deducting only the expenses spec
flied and allowed by section 209O OF
the revised codes or Montana: also
where the right TO enter upon land
TO explore or prospect or dig for OIL
gas. coal or mineral reserved In
and by amy person or corporation.
ihe surface title 10 which has pass
ga 70 anoth q. the assessor and the
STATE ana county boards of equali-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-01-09
BAKER OIL LANDS
I'm COURT BATTLE

Battle Of Atlantic-Pacific oil com
many with Montana Gas Development
company ove~ 1000 acres Of Gil and
COS land in BaRer-Glendive field was
this week carried into the supreme
court. Atlantif-Pacilic, q Ralph
Arnold organization. won in the
lower court and Montana Gas ap-
DpaIed. Sunreme court hos taken
the case under a.ivisement. Allan
tio-Pacifio is trying to recover the
le7~es on the ground Of non-com-
Dliance with the terms of develop
ment. This is the first major lifi-
cation growing out of the oil dis
c0very at Baker.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-01-09

black ebert in the base of the sand
heavily saturated with oil. gives
encouragement to the belief thai
this will be ona Of the best pro-
ducers in the Graveyard district.
A. B. Cobb's Al. 115 No. 2, NEl
SEA 31-33-5W. stands INFESTED
awaiting warmer weather.
Observation-Disclosures Government No. 1
&c NWA NEA 15-34-6W, is drill
ling at 1875.
DiMmheller : Reservation Tarrant
No. !, SWH SWH 21-34-6W, Is
still shut down with a show OF
oil at 3059 AS soon as weather
moderates it will be shot with nitro
glyccrin
Gltcier Production Williams No.
SWh SEA- 21-32-5W spulded III
January Z
Hanion-T-ibal 12s No. I, sEH
NEA I2-32-6W. cemented 7-inch
proau ion Ga ng 1850 and IS
ready To drill in
Eannah-Porter-A1 100 No. =,
NE SAN 6-S2-5Et. IS shu down
at 2360 waiting for tile reopening
81 fhe w-ai9k q roads
Jahraon q II llis-Tribal 11G No.
f. sEt NE1 35-23-6W is stiH
h't 3oEn at 2a00
MILESTONE Tribal III No. .. MEL
SW 56-3@-G#. drilling 2715
N0 naw locations have been am
nounced for two weeks past
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-01-09
Fishing Job And Cold
Weather Delay Work On
States New Oil Field

fishing job coupled with sub-zero weather prevented
completion OF second producing oil well Mosser dome,
near Billings, this week
K T. Iarrants No. Mosser WE'LL midway between the
discovery well and the Sayre No producer has fishing
job just above the sand and Mr. Tarrant arrived there FRIDAY
night to take charge.
Meantime the Sayre well has been pumped only inter
miteny owing to faulty working barrel coupled with
cavg sand that cuts out the cups fast as they are re-
placed The Sayre well produced 40 barrels in the last
24hour test 1t viii make 100 barrels or better in settled pr
duction Tarrant believes
The new pool win perhaps cover no more than 40 acres
but will prove highly profitable with 10O0oo drilling and
with an instant market for the crude the Yale refinery at
Billings Crude being hauled by truck the refinery as
fast it is produced
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-01-09
Wilkinson Brings In
Seventh Good Well,
Cut Bank Operations

To A. E. Wilkinson OF Butte, successful Independent op-
eraor in Cut Bank field goes the honor of bringing in the
first oil well in the State Of Montana during the year 1887
His Allotted Tract Il No we'll, SWI SWN 1888
5W in the South Bend pool was completed at a m on New
Years day This we'll was of three competitions in the
field during the week G3cer Production Montana Power
completing well thu fourth and Wknsons Tribal 126
No. 2 well completed January 6.
Taking four tracts in the Backfeet Indian Reser-
walton early last spring Wilkinson drilled seven wells All
Of them commercial the largest having initial of around
200 barrels and the Butte today has 400 barrels of
daily production.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-01-09
REPORTS SHOWING OF
OIL IN HARDIN WELL

HARDIN-Goom o Christmas day as the aftermath
Of reports that encountered after the produc-
ton string had been cemented in the Daniels Petroleum May
No we'll, half-mle of Hardin turned to ublance
Ia few days later when report brought in that oil
saturated sand had been picked up further drilling The
sand is said to have from the Tensep formation while
drilling at 384O feet
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-01-09

As soon as weather permits. drill
ling will resume on F. E. Hunts test
well on Hobson dome, NV SCI
NEA 3O-14N-15E, according to an
nouncement OF the Ohio operator
who drilled two wells on this struc-
ture, In addition to extensive core
drilling and geophysicaI research
He expects TO pick up Pennsylvania
hines at 1910, he says, and Madison
lime at 1900, and As prepared 10
carry the test into the top OF the
Madison lame.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-01-09

His winter UIlHuB GdIMp<NlBu IL
suited from a late fall demand by
the Indian council that two wells
should be drilled on each separate
tract. His early New Years day
completion swabbed $50 barrels dul-
ing the first "a hours. He found
Cut Bank sand from 1897 TO 3014,
drilling into the Ellis from 3014l to
3016. Oil rose 400 feet in the
hole before swabbing started.
Wilkinson-Tribal 1876 No, 2, NEN
NEH 7-32-5W, also in the BIG
Bend pool, had Cut Bank Eand frot5
2SS5 1900, drilling one foot inRl
the Ellis, to 29O1. Oil rose 1000
feet in the hole, but it has not been
swabbed and it probably will not be
tested until after the weather mod
crates.
Glacier Production compa1y's Eel
eraI Land Bank well in SWA SWH
30-34-5W. in the Graveyard pool.
brought a surprise, this location pro-
viding a good producer in a district
where results hove been rather dis
aour1 ging. Il serves to prove to
Cut Banl, operators that there isl
% rule about "cemenfed" area.
which may yield a good producer in|
M midst Of dry h0l s.
The Federal Lanl Bank well had
u 3 nix sand from 1885 TO 2S6S.
lrlling into the Ellis from 286S 70
3SI2. Oil rose 1900 feet but IT
las not yet been swabbed. The
presence of six or seven feet of
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-01-09
MILL PRoDUCE HI-OCTANE

The first large poIymeilAa.aiII.OI
plant on the Pacific coast built Dy
an Independent is being installed
by wiltshire Oil Co, under CONTRACT
with Universal Oil Products 90.
The plant has 100000 cubic feet
Of gas per day available for the
poly unit.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-01-09
EXCERPTS FROM
FIRST MESSAGE OF
GOVERNOR AYERS

To deter unfair discrimina-
tion in Montana, as compared
to other states, ! urge your
serious consideration of lcgis-
Iafion making gasoline a pub
lie utility.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-01-09
BUTTE MAN GETS FIRST 1887 WELL
Imperial Takes Over
Montana Pipeline For
Transit & Storage Co.

Imrsr Oil company has taken the properties of the
Montana Pipeline under its subsidiary Transit Storage
according Instruments filed with the recorder of Tooe county
Shelby. ~
This demise of the Montana corporation which
for Imperial for several years Transit
Storage owns under the transfer the pipeline from the
pool north Border and from Red COuee dill field
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-01-09

= believe there should be a
substantial reduction in the states
levy against real property. Owners
of farm and ranch lands and urban
homes are carrying disproportion-
ate share OF the burden. In sug-
costing tax legislation. I wish II
understood that any new levies made
shall serve only as replacements for
taxes already in effect.
An increase in income and in
heritance taxes in upper brackets
and 20 tax on cigaretts and cigars
Continued on Page Five)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-01-09
Oil And Mining Likely
Target OF Legislature
In Search For Revenue

Montana state legislature swung into action this with
new governor Roy Ayers at the helm Controlled in both
houses by democratic majority it expected that the
viii be devoid of battle political The neverending
search for pay increasing
expenditure will bring the oil and mining industries fire
usual
Among the issues expected are:
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-01-09

RADIO FOR CUT BANKERS
Residents of Cut Bank will be
interested I'm the broadcast over
Great Falls Radio station X. T..
B. Il. at 6:45 Sunday evening
when John Rich, Montana pion-
eer and historian, viii tell the
story of Cut Bank.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-01-09

Iong The issues expected are
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-17
Editorials and Comment
SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER II, 1897.
News Behind the News
Trial Balloons for F. DR..

WASHINGTON-Secreta of State Cordel
Hull was planting educational seeds and sending
up trial balloons more than a fortnight before
Roosevelt made his Chicago speech and this
government formally declared Japan an aggres-
sor nation.
It was all carefully planned Hull made New
York speech Sept. 10 and speeches in Boston
and New York on Sept. 20 in which he deeried
the isolationist policy implicit in the neutrality
act, and favored a policy of positive interna-
tional cooperation. He said some OF the things
Roosevelt was to say later
But the State Department, its ear close to
the ground for signs of public reaction, found
no one had paid any attention. Everyone muffed
the real story, apparently assuming that Hull
only making some perfunctory speeches.
The nation, Hull said must give support for
the existence of international order" If the
rule of law gave way to international anarchy
the security of this country would become serious
ly jeopardized, and if We didn't make contribu-
lions toward assuring peace We would eventually
have to protect ourselves amidst outside
world ridden by war and force"
When Roosevelt spoke even more forcefully,
the country paid plenty of heed.
The fact is that Hull and Roosevelt had been
working closely together on the new foreign
policy for weeks.
When the question of "quarantining" Japan
in economic sense comes up, we're talking
about total volume of trade which amounted
to S376.000000 last year and has been running
at far higher rate in 1897
Last years American exports to Japan were
valued at S204 04,348000 and in the first seven
months of this year Sl92050000. These
figures compare with imports from Japan valued
at S91, ,063 900 for 1886 and S127511 600 for this
years first seven months.
Quite few Americans will be hurt and holler-
ing if all this is cut off. On the other hand
some groups think they would be helped and
organization of American manufacturers al
ready is whooping it up for permanent boy
colt on japanese goodS-even considering a cam
paign TO popularize cotton net stockings.
On the other hand, silk imports from
Japan represent Is times the value of any other
commodity imported from that country-nearly
S60000,000 from January to July-and tens of
thousands of silk factory workers presumably
would be out of jobs.
More than 10 per cent of American exports
have gone to Japan this year. Roughly estimat-
ed exports of raw cotton would amount to about
S90000000 this year, of oil and gasoline $35 000-
600, of scrap iron $5OO0O,OOO and of copper ST.
100000.
All these materials are used in war. To pre-
vent their export would require congressional
action although Roosevelt has power to keep
them off American ships, and cash and
carry basis.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-17

eating places a problem. Art for
arts sake: Those occasional read
ings by Mrs. Richard Mansfield
for the true lovers of the classics.
The most enthusiastic Mark Twain
fan 1 know is H. T. Webster, the
cartoonist Englands greatest show
man, Charles B. Cochran, began
his career with Huber's Dime Mu-
scum. I can eat myself sick-and
have-on water melon rind pickles.
The most interesting sight in
Vienna was the sidewalk cafe where
the monocled Ferenc Molnar came
at the precise hour each late after
noon to sip his double brandy. Any
Cne handling a monocle eXpertly
is my hero. The keenest student
of government I know believes
that had Huey Long lived ten years
longer he would have been Amer
ica's dictator He believes John l..
Lewis is headed for the same post.
although lacking the cleverness of
Long. The only worth while dish
I ever found in England was the
meat pudding at the venerable
Cheshire Cheese. For shuddery
reading I'll take Julian Green.
Twilight happiness: Irwin Cobb's
mothers last year was spent sitting
at a window watching the building
of the fine hotel in Paducah that
bears her sons name. Every so
often 1 have to eat a meal at
Schrafft's-nothing else will satisfy.
I blow hot and cold about Clark
Gable in the big he-man roles. The
man who could kid others with the
straightest face I ever saw was
Pop" Gibson, veteran art editor
Walter Catlett is a runner-up. I
haven't heard any moderns on the
radio put over a song better than
Jack Norworth. For many years
I ended informal letters to both
men and women with Love and
kisses" until a lawyer warned me
I was playing with dynamite.
No radio program can get out of
q luC HIOlC NiCtlShiy O4letli 1hiiiOo II
Andy. And nobody but a column
ist can appreciate the daily grind
they endure. The funniest story
ever heard was Basil Woon, in
high topper, going to a ducal estate
for dinner and being chased all
over the English countryside by a
turkey. He finally had to swim a
creek to get away from the thing.
Shameful confession: I have a
stack of more than a thousand let
ters that should have been answer
ed long ago. All one has to do tc
understand why such shows as The
Follies, Vanities and Scandals died
is to see an 85-cent production at
Music Hall That's the answer!
When a discussion o. classical mu-
sic comes up my wife can make
me twist in my chair by mention
ing casually that I was once a Sec
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-17
Other Editors Saw
UP WAGES, UP FARES?
christian Science MonitOrl

Only few days ago the negotiation of &c
per cent increase in wages OF American railway
operating employees was hailed by many COM
mentators this newspaper among them,
triumph of peaceful methods in settling a labor
dispute of tremendous scale. We still believe
that peaceful method far more desirable than
strikes. But an aftermath of the settlement
now appears which is a reminder that the JUS
tice and policy even of negotiated settlements
must be carefully scrutnzed.
Presidents of the eastern railroads have
nounced in New York that they contemplate
taking steps to raise coach passenger fares from
cents a mile to 25 cents Heads of the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad which forced introduc-
ton of the tWo-cent ia res now agree with those
of the Pennsylvania and the New York Central
lines that the recent wage increases to both
operating and incorporating employees together
with other higher costs, neceSstate this action.
The Interstate Commerce Commission may
not agree. But if it does the effect of the wage
increases may fall upon the traveller in the dis
continuance of rate which was proving popu-
lar and developing much business for the rail-
roads. If it does may not the ultimate effect
fall boomerang fashion the railroad workers?
For fewer passengers mean certainly fewer cars
and trains TO man. The same reasoning applies
TO freight rates, on which applications for in
creases are pending. Railroad unions need to be
careful to use their power wisely, railroad
arrangements have sometimes learned about
their powers
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-17
No More Trouble
In Mexico

To the casual observer, it may seem
bit unfair that the Imperial Irrigation
District, through the Compania, must
pay is laborers in Mexico $4,000 in over
time and back pay, but to one who has
followed the Mexican situation since its
inception that seems a cheap price to
pay for the security which is contingent
upon settlement of the labor dispute.
More than that, We cannot be quite fair
unless we admit that the sum represents
Just about the equivalent of wage in
creases given to district employees on
this side of the line during the past year.
Sweeping aside the minor details, the
important fact stands out that now, for
the first time in many months, canal
operations in Mexico are placed on a
sound foundation from which can be
raised the settlement of any but major
revolution of Mexican laborers. For the
first time, perhaps in history, the irriga-
ton district knows exactly where it
stands in relation to its Mexican aborers.
1t knows how to lay its plans and how
to plan its operations. 1t is secure
Perhaps we could have wished for vari-
ations in the decision Gen. Antonio Villa
lobos handed down, but in the final anal
ysis his decision will benefit the Compa-
nia-and through it the irrigation dis
trict-as much as it helps the canal la
borers in Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-17
The Clothes Closet
Campaign

Ell Centrans will be asked next week
to contribute old clothes and similar ar
ticles to the Clothes Closet, sponsored by
the Parent Teacher Associations of Ell
Centro-and so will be given the opportu-
nifty to do lot of good with little
effort and practically no cost. 1t would
be good thing if every individual in the
city were as conscientious as the Ell Cen
tro 20-30 Club, which will give its an
nual Charity Dance Oct. % to raise
funds for the Clothes Closet project.
The Clothes Closet annually furnishes
many local children, who otherwise
would be unable to attend school, with
clothing to keep them warm and make
them presentable. The mothers of these
children are not the objects of charity,
for they join in the work by renovating
the garments-a job in itself. Further
good is done by sewing instructions given
to mothers who are too inexperienced
to prepare their children's clothing.
There are many worthwhile endeavors
in FL Centric, but it would be hard to
find one more worthwhile than the
Clothes Closet project. .