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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-07

though it offsets a Texas company
well that is making 100 barrels per
day and a Mcknight well THAT is
making so barrels per day.
Day had the largest showing of
any of the wells in the district, in
his Halter No. 3, in northwest cor
ner IT. 1t was a good fair pro-
ducer without acidization. Because
the offsetting wells were so large
it was treated with 500 gallons OF
acid, as is customary. 1t refused to
produce as much oil afterward, as
before. 1t has been shot with rs
quarts of nitro glycerin and will
re-acidize.
Meantime an interesting fourth
well on the north OF the Day, in
southeast corner of section 8, is
drilling, known as the Donovan &
Government No. Z, a new
partnership composed of Louis P.
Donovan, well known Shelby attor-
ney, and Fauque, of the Nepstad-
Vanderpas-Montgomery firm. This
well is drilling at 10 feet.
In the Aloe district, what appear
ed to be a small commercial well
was injured by acid, rather than
helped. 1t is the KIuth-Overby No.
/, in northwest corner 30-34-2W,
southeast of Kelvin, which had re-
ported initial OF between five and
10 barrels per day. After acidiza-
tion it made only three or four bar
rels. 1t was re-treated and then
it began making about five barrels
of oil and large amount OF water.
On the west side of the field, in
the high gravity pool, Big West had
what appeared to be a better show
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men
STUDY FOLDS
ATREDLODG

RED LODGE-One hundred and
fifty of the country's leading geolo-
gists and scientists gathered here
this week for a three-day conference
under the joint sponsorship of the
Rocky Mountain Association of Pet
rOleum Biologists and the Prince
ton University research organization
headed by Prof w. T. Thorn, Jr.
The group visited Lowell, Wyo.,
Monday and then inspected forma-
lions in the Pryor mountains, ABB
saroka mountains, Beartooth range
and intermediate valleys.
At Red Lodge the party drove
over the new Cooke City highway
and inspected formations in the
Beartooth range, including the fam
ed chrome deposits which are Cross
ed by the highway Much time
was spent at the Princeton re-
search camp, in study of the geo
logic history of the region, as reveal
ed through discoveries of fossils OF
flaura, fauna and exposed marine
deposits. The folding along the
face of the mountains, as far north
as Livingston was studied, with
of geographical methods
in solving geologic problems, de-
OF valleys, canyons,
benches and other surface contours
of the district.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-07

though small showings are present
in several wells. Gas, however, has
been encountered in the Eagle sand
stone in many wells. Coal and sub
Dituminous rank is present in lenti-
cular beds, but is IN general OF poor
quality. Many small mines supply
the local market, but none are
worked continuously. The ground
water resources of the area are not
entirely adequate for domestic sup
plies and for stock. A sufficient
quantity OF water can usually be OBJ
tanned by drilling wells, but the min
erai content is fairly high, says the
report The report includes a geo
logic maps and views and sections
illustrating the topography, strait
graphy and structure.
Copies can be obtained by writing
to the Superintendent Of Documents
Government Printing Office. Wash
ington' D. c.. enclosing IS cents.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-07

The report describes a rectangular
area OF about $500 square miles adj
jacent to the international boundary
in north-central Montana The
area is part of the Missouri
Plateau section of the Great Plains
providence and lies between the
Highwood Mountains, Bekrpaw
Mountains and Sweetgrass Hills. The
exposed rocks include the Colorado
shale, Eagle sandstone, Clagget
shale and Judith River formation
(all of Upper Cretaceous age),
Pleistocene glacial deposits, and a
few bikes of tgneous rock. The
predominant structural feature OF
the area is a norbheastward- to-east-
ward-dipping homocline, but this is
modified by minor warping and by
faulting Several thrust faults OF
unusual type are exposed along the
Missouri river. in the southeast cor
ner, and along the Milk River, IN
the northeastern part. Oil has not
been found in commercial quantities
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-07
DRILLING new
Whitehall TEST

Resumption OF operations in
Whitehall Oil company's well. Wiley
No. 2. in NV NEA NWA 10-36N-
SOC, in the northeast corner OF the
state, Is reported from Daniels
county as a Perkins cement crew
was called in to cement 1000 feet
of I0-inch pipe Wells drilled in
this area have found gas but me-
chanical difficulties each time have
made the gas flows non-comme rcial.
This well is $40 feet south Of the
north line and 22O feet east OF the
west line. The No. / well on this
same location was drilled to 2310.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-07
PRODUCTION
LAGS BEHIND
DURING JUNE

The month OF July found con-
sumption OF crude oil in excess OF
production in Montana, reducing
storage by 46.520 barrels, accord
ing to the monthly report OF the
Oil Conservation Board of Montana.
During this same month, Montana
fmOtorists used 11,357,6O6 gallons
Of gasoline Of which 6,33S,445 gal
Ions were Montana-made and 5,019,-
PSI gallons were imported. During
the month Montana refiners export
ed 2,0S7.O99 gallons and importers
exported 1921 gallons, a total OF
BIOS. $50 gallons of exports.
The daily average oil production
OF Montana oil fields in June was
1875 barrels.
Montana refiners used 1862 bar
rels per day.
Canadian buyers took s.4s7 bar
rels per day.
The total indicated market was
'19.2S6 barrels per day.
Total storage at the end OF the
month was 1929 99 barrels, mostly
held by transpOrters. Producers
had less oil on hand at the end Of
the month than at the beginning,
likewise refiners and purchasers for
storage. but transporters had Al
600 barrels more at the end Of the
month
Imports of crude amounted to
5,522 barrels per day. all this crude
coming from nearby Wyoming fields,
for use in Billings and other south
state refineries.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-07

= The Texas company registered It's
/ rweedy No. 2, C ME 4 NWA 81
! 35-6W. as a completion in the Sun
burst sand thds week, choosing to
neither drill TO the Cut Bank sand
nor to shoot the Sunburst sand. II
! flowed ass barrels during the first
"a hours through seven-inch casing
and when tubing was run, IL made
3S9 barrels during the first "a
hours and $40 barrels during the
second "a hours. It continued to
flow between 10 and Is barrels per
hour This is the second large Cut
Bank Sand well ever completed in
this field The Santa Rita-Lander
No. was the first. with an initial
of 1900 barrels. II is still flowing
more than 500 barrels per day. It
is about three quarters of a mile
northeast OF the Tweedy which Is the
westerumOst we'll in the north field.
Santa Rita is drilling a north off
set TO the Tweedy, on the Lander,
slightly off center in the SW 4 SEX
16-36-6W, at a depth of 500 feet.
1t will reach the sand within two
weeks. Thirteen-inch surface pipe
was set at 472 and preparations are
being made to run 5-Sths inch
casing on top of the sand. This is
an unusually large hole and is being
drilled with the intention OF drill
ing into the Sunburst sand with
cable tools and possibly running
Liner.
A third completion in the Cut
Bank field this week was Glacier
PrOductiOn-AaOrgan Unit No. 4, NE
NEA SEA 33-34-5W, and in close
proximity to oil production. It
found the top OF the Cut Bank sand
at 1852 and had gas from 1884 to
1850. Hole bottoms "a feet in the
Ellis, at 1884. II had a measured
gas flow of 13.360,0OO cubic feet
per day.
A small flow of gas. around a
half million cubic feet, was reported
in the basal Colorado formation this
week in the Drumheiler Trust-Fee
No. 1 well. c NEA SWA 1884
CIV. 1t Is less gas than found in
the other two wells drilled in the
district. Drilling continues at BITS.
Glacier Productions OhnstOn Unit
No. 4, NE NBA SWA 11-33I5W, is
drilling at PASS.
Grant-Reutten-Brigh No. 4, G
SW ASEA 5-32-5W, drilling, 1904.
Montana Headlignt-Yunck No. z,
SW NWA NWA 1-34-6W, drilling.
247O.
Montana sadIight-Y unck No. 8,
NV SW 4 NWA 1-34-6W, drilling.
POO. Surface pipe was set at AIS.
Pardu-AndersOn No. 4, C SEA
SWA 31-32-5W, cemented off lost
bit at 2S95 and will be resuming
drilling at 2916 as soon as the ce-
ment sets.
Pardee-JachsOn No. 4, c SEA
NEA 35-36-6W, is drilling at ESQ,
Santa Rita-Shearon No. 2, c SEA
SWA 4-32-5W, drilling. 2722.
Tarrant-LOng-Miller No. @, C
SW 4 NWA 24-34-6W, drilling,
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Of OIL
AT15OO FEET
At BROADvIEl

BILLINGS-A showing of
oil that would have made %
barrels per day was cored at
1900 feet in the Broadview
dome oil well, according to
j w. Hackworth, superinten-
dent, who made a johnson
test on a saturated sand last
Friday, after coring. It is
light green oil but not con-
sidered commercial at this
time so drilling continues.
Location is SE1zNW1z 49,
3N-23E.
Broadview Dome OIL company 4
drilling a test well into the deeper
sands with large rotary rig and
does not feel justified at stopping
to bring in a small we'll at Thu
time. No doubt this oil car
be produced profftably with ligih4ea
at another time.
Following Is a copy OF a telegram
sent headquarters in Los Angeles
by Mr.. Haekworth on July Goth:
"CORED FORTY FEET FROM.
TIER SAND FINISHED JOHNSON
TEST TODAY STOP TESTS SHOW.
ED BIG VOLUME GAS AND COULD
MAKE SMALL WE'LL HIGH Ora
WITTY OIL SENDING SAMPLES
STOP OUR PROSPECTS TOO GOOD
TO STOP HERE IN CONFER ENCE
WITH MURRAYS THEY AGREE
WITH NE AND ARE GREATLY
]. w. HACKWORTH.
Operators are now drilling a.
head below 1900 feet.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-07
ACIDIZATIOH
IS PROVIDING
HEADACHES

Hydrochloric acid, the magic
wand" of the oil industry in lime
fields, began putting on reverse
English" in Kevin-Sunburst field
during the past week, several wells
reported good showings dried up
entirely after application of acid.
The failure Of two important out
side wells WAS laid to the queer
antics of acid, while three others
in the central field were apparently
hurt rather than helped by acid,
giving rise to problems that experts
will have to work out, for they
are as yet inexplicable
Most confusing was the best"
well of three offsets on the state
lease corner in the center of the
field, the Vic Day well, which ap-
parentIy was injured by acid al
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-07

and truckage, $S7s.372.45, and
materials purchased. including crude
oil. $1,S95. 1895, of which S145,-
69S.62 was spent in Billings.
Independent Refining company Of
ficers said that concerns outlay for
1886 was as follows: Salaries and
wages $3.50, GOO; material purchased
100000: crude oil purchased,
1875, GOO; freight paid, $I50, 900,
and sundry operating expenses.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-07

Two wells were drilled by Nadeau
Brothers for Browne and associates
in the search for a supply of gas
but both wells developed water with
a little gas. The old Havre gas sup
ply, before Bolwes gas was introduce
ed, turned to water, years ago.
A $163,0O0 loan and PWA grant
was made for the construction Of a
competitive municipal natural gas
line and distributing system, with the
PROVISION that a 2O-year supply Of
gas would have to be determined by
drilling before the money would be-
come available. The city is now
served by a private utility which
has an adequate supply to serve the
city, from Bowes and Box Elder
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-07

line. IN bIIIIWB5 UULH UtW5pdptTa
and the radio had special recOgni-
ton of the week. The Billings Ga
zette printed statistics showing that
the two Billings refineries spent
$5,OOO,OOO during the year 1895,
greatly influencing the prosperity
OF that city. The following figures
were given:
Expenditures OF the Yale corpo-
ration, as listed by officials, show:
Taxes-federal. state and county,
$3.50, O88.85; average monthly pay
roll, 225 men. Sss,4s7.s5; freight
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-07
FIRST OIL FOUND
In AMERICA WAS
$40 YEARS AGO

The Journal Is In receipt of
a clipping from the Olean
Times-Herald of OIean, N. Y,
from j. Kaufman, former Nom
tana attorney and oil operator
who L. NOW engaged In gas de-
yeI0pment near OEean. The Clip
ping tells of the first discovery
of oil In the United States $40
Years ago by Father Joseph de
la Roche d'AiIIOn-seven years
after the Pilgrims landed.
Father de La Roche found the
Senaca oil spring near Cuba
Lake, i'm 1927. Tt was record
ed on the early maps as a
fountain de bitume" and was
referred to In Jesuit history as
a ''spring where one finds
heavy and thick water, which
ignites like brandy and bOiIs
up In bubbles of flame when
fire is applied. Moreover it Is
so oily that our savages use
IL to anOint and grease their
heads and bodies" A monu-
ment now marks the spring
which is called First oil found
in America"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-07
half PINT WELL
is MAKING 81 Dbl.
AFTER ACIDIzATION

An idea of the Importance Of acid
ization in Kevin-Sunburst field, as
against old-time practice before
acid, is given by the performance of
the Texas company-Swears No. Z
we'll, in the southwest corner of
Section 9-35-2W.
This well had, according to Off
cial report. lone half pint of oil
after standing 10 hours" This
would have meant dry hole" and
instant abandonment in the early
days of this field.
1t was treated with 500 gallons
of acid. After recovering the oil
used in treating it pumped So bar
rels of oil in the first Is hours.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-07
WIDESPREAD AND CONSTRUCTIVE
PUBLICITY FOR OIL INDUSTRY IS
RESULT ANNUAL GASOLINE WEEK

Montana Made Gasoline Week had the greatest publicity the
history Of this Observance during every
and city there observance of the
selling Made product reported throughout
the week
The Great Falls Tribune devoted editorials
which the attention that this paper has Mon
anamade Gasoline week In Lewtown the Democratic News print
special double page spread In Butte the Montana Standard
printed long editorial commencing the Montanaade gaso
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-07
Havre Gets 80 Days More
To Find Supply of Gas to
Furnish City for 20 Years

An of 80 days the time allowed for development
supply adequate the requirements of the
20 years. has been granted by the PWA Washing
refused further extension
Word this effect received from Congressman Jerry o.
Council after earlier through the office of Senator B. f.
the geological survey which investigated
gas request of PWA had found the supply
adequate Justify construction of the system Thus far
has been developed
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-07

Reports from the Big West
Barizuloo well Friday were that
the water had begun to subside
and the oil was steadily increas-
ing. At last reports it was MAX
ing 15 barrels of oil, and the pro-
portion of water was steadily de-
creasing. George EngIe of the
Big West states that the well is
acting much like the RimrOck No.
4, and has hopes of working it
into good producer.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-07
Hannah Porter Gets
Second Successive Big
Well, Cut Bank Field

Marking the successful completion of second big well in two
months Hannah Porter company North Montana oil
tors completed Cut Bank well that registered initial
of 225 barrels during the first "A hours.
is this companys Allotted tract 100 No well, GEL SWA
SEA 6325W which far from the No well completed in
which initial of 245 barrels The No well had sand
1898 1924 and bottoms feet in the Ellis at 1926 Oil
200 feet while the well drilling in
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-07
sPEAKTNG OF TAXES

It has been found that wages and
taxes originating in the petroleum
industry support 1000, 900 persons,
half of whom work directly in the
industry. The other million are
supported by taxes levied upon the
products and activities of the in
dustry.
In other words, for every man
working in the production, refining
and marketing of petroleum, the
taxes collected upon his productive
ty support another person either on
the public payroll or in industry.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-07
DEEPEsT OIL WFLL

The worlds deepest producing oil
well IS In Kettlemen Hills. It is
mere than two miles deep and pro-
ducing 1900 barrels Of so gravity
OF and 20 million cubic feet OF oil
per day.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-07
PETROLEUM TAXES GAINING

Petroleum taxes stand as the
only major source Of tax income
which did not decline during the
recent depression. according to the
American Petroleum Industries
Committee. Although all taxes col
lected by the federal. state, and
local governments now are at ap-
nioximately the 1929 volume. pei
rpleum taxes in 1886 were almost
twice as large as in the boom year
os 1929.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-07
]. S. GS. ISSUES REPORT ON
AREA BETWEEN SWEETGRASS
AND BEARPAW MOUNTAINS

The United
of geological publication descriptive of north
ten by W. G. Pierce and Hunt contains
plat nd figures
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-05
News Behind the News
- Antitrust Laws AGAIN

WASHINGTON. The newsprint, milk dis
trbuton. fertilizer and automobile tire industries
are all being secretly investigated by Depart
ment of Justice officials who suspect that con-
sumers are being gypped through violations of
the antitrust laws.
The automobile finance company racket
is also being investigated by a Milwaukee fed
eral grand jury The Aluminium Company and
various big oil corporations already are being
directly prosecuted under the monopoly laws
It's all part of a campaign to try to apply
antitrust laws to industries whose products
are bought by large masses of consumers. News
print prices were boosted SIS ton the other day
and the D. j. is interested in the how and why
1t also is suspected that farmers are paying
unustifed artificial prices for fertilizer Federal
Trade Commission evidence that milk trust
companies fixed prices with so-called producer
groups in order to soak consumers are being care
fully sifted
And "A tire companies which submitted iden-
tical bids to a government purchasing agency
and then resubmitted them after they were
tossed out-have had the shock of their lives
to learn that their bidding methods too, are
being investigated with a view TO prosecution.
Whether antitrust laws mean anything and,
if so, what is an interesting-and important
enigma which may soon be solved. Assistant
Attorney General Robert H. Jackson head of
the D. Us antitrust and business regulation
section, is going right ahead on the theory that
those laws mean what they say. This is
rather perilods assumption, as it is commonly
believed the Supreme Court at time and
another has shot them full of holes and that
the monopoly laws must De amended If they
are ever to be enforced
Nevertheless the present Suprme Court is
not the same Supreme Court which held that
the steel trust and other trusts not illegal
combinations in restraint of trade. An anti
trust law, as Charles Evans Hughes-noW chief
justice-once said of the Constitution is what
the justices say It is.
Justices often disagree or change their minds
and it is quite possible that a Supreme Court
which has persuaded itself to validate some of
the most controversial laws passed under the
New Deal may also come to decide that the
venerable statutes designed to curb monopoly
aren't so toothlesS after all.
Furthermore friends of anti-monopoly laws
are eoified to find that industrial. groups prose-
cuted or investigated, even if they think they
beat the governments case in the courts,
automatically become perturbed and sometimes
scared to the point of mending their ways Until
quite recently there hadn't been any antitrust
prosecutions for nearly Is years and such suits
the aluminium and oil actions have come as
a shock.
Finally, there is the likelihood that if Jackson
and Attorney General Cummings lose all their
present and prospective antitrust suits, the
publicity will sour Congress on to providing
stronger legislation.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-05
In Honor of Our
Abused 'Coppers'

Ell Centre policemen, on Thanksgiving
eve, will offer the public here Police
Benefit dance, and incidentally give the
public its one chance during the year
to show appreciation for all the minor
favors the city's law enforcement Off
GERS do, but for which they seldom
achieve recognition.
The newspapers tell from day to day
of the arrests made by the police, of
the cases investigated by them, and of
their other work ''in line of duty" The
things the ptpers do not tell-because
they aren't news-are the little kind
nesses to children, the patience with
adults who would exhaust the patience
of most of US in short order, the times
the police dig down into their own pock-
cts for donations to persons who are
blameless but ION the rocks
Like most men accustomed to a mea-
sure of danger in their occupations, the
police do not talk of their charities. 1t
would astound most of us to see list
of them, for the list would be a long
one. Even in this, their Benefit dance,
the police are not thinkig of themselves
SO much as of their brothers who might
have been injured in line of duty. Insur-
ance rates are high for policemen, and
salaries are low. The one who gets hurt
is the big loser, and so is his family
The least we can do is to express our
appreciation once year for the service
these men render us every day.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-05
Other Editors Say
IN DEVELOPMENT
(PorteryiIle Recorder)


AS never before in the memory of man, the
newspaper has performed during the past 20
years, and still is performing, service of great
value to history. The American Historical As
ISOLATION, meeting at Chattanooga recently,
told that the newspaper is "the revealing diary
of a great people" This the tribute offered
by Edgar A. Robinson Of Stanford University.
The living event is forever gone, but the
newspaper is evidence that life here" said
the Stanford historian.
The record of the human race has been so
crowded with rapidly changing conditions and
alignments that one chronicler of world affairs
can not possibly keep an account of them all;
but the newspaper, composite production of
observers at the nerve centerS of every country
and dominion state and province. makes and
perpetuates the story of this progress, which
seems jumbed at times but which in final chap
ter of each phase of development, presents an
orderly record of that which has taken place
In period of unprecedented turmoil and
uncertainty" says Professor Robinson, I'VE have
constantly before our eyes a new kind of news
paper In purpose it is not new, but very old
for it arises from basic American practice
freedom of the press"
Unless the press were free, it could not ful-
fill this purpose.
Without freedom of the press, tree government
would be impossible. With freedom of the press
civilization moves forward, slowly and painfully
though it may be at times, but progressively
Also, with this aid the history of the worlds
most eventful era is being accurately recorded
for the enlightenment of generations that are
to come.