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Evening star., 1937-12-26

The Stephen P. McGroarty Unit, No.
q, had its Christmas meeting at the
home Of the secretary, Anna May
Stambaugh. Gifts, with rhymes, were
distributed. Two of the Juniors sang
Christmas songs.
The juniors took gifts to the patients
IN the Children's Hospital They also
provided Christmas presents for a dis
abled veteran in Naval Hospital to
give to his children and for the senior
unit to put in the Christmas baskets.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-20

as one. do not know what exper-
fence MT. Hutchings had had rela-
tive to the marketing of oil in the
Month fields, as have only been &C
lively connected with the oil fields
here since 1921. l do know, how
ever, that the present situation Is
not a new experience for the in
producers Of this district.
Since these fields were opened,
have seen the price vary from soc
to $3.50 per barrel. l have seen
times when we were selling every
barrel that we could produce, and
other times when we could not sell
a single barrel to the regular buy
ers on this market. recall one in
stance where a number OF indie
pendent producers found themselves
faced with the situation of having
their market entirely cut off, with
a posted price considerably lower
than the price prevailing here for
the past two or more years. The in
producers proceeded to
pool their oil, organize the Mon
tana Producers Association and to
make an agreement with a Shelby
to refine this oil and mar
ket the products. This operated
for a long period of
time. or until thought that the or
yanization had accomplished its
purpose and was no longer neces-
'ary.
The mistake made at that time
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-20
GOVERNORS LETTER
STATE OF MONTANA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
HELENA
November IT. 1897


Mr. l.. B oNef Chairman,
o Montana,
Cut Bank,
w VceChairman,
GreatF %
Mr. r. p Jacks
Gentlemen:
complaints office within the last
conditions
and the Cut Fields particularly but such complaints
ncu Pondera Field.
urge that action Immediately taken to the end that
all fields;
that such order would further eoaras great majority
information
condition exists
myself Such
authorized
hold affecting
build
producers
for their oil compelled
oils
completely all
practices Of crude petroleum
tcontinue on
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-20

erty go for delinquent taxes. A group of roy
atty owners redeemed the farm and took a
deed from Gunderson. Owing to a complex
title situation involving two outstanding
leases which had been merged in the Sunburst
Oil & Refining Co., and outstanding mineral
deeds which made it difficult to secure a new
lease, the property stood idle for a consider
able time after acidization had opened up the
Fryberger farm as prolific producer A loo
al cooperative royalty organization finally
took the Gunderson in hand, worked out the
title by paying off encumbrances and liens
and signing up mineral deed owners until good
title was obtained in the name of Lila Lee,
trustee Miles & Martin took 100 acres; 80
acres was purchased by Mcknight and 80 ac-
res remains in the hands of the group which
worked it out
Two earlier wells drilled by Mcknight
were made into excellent producers by the
use of acid Then w Z. Rice moved in to
the closest location on his Larson lease and
brought in a 150-barrel we'll A south offset,
on the Seabrook permit, is rated at around
so barrels
The southwest we'll, this McKnight-Gun
derson No 3, is the best in the pool thus
far The west limits are yet to be established
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-20
TWO WELLS
AT CUT BANK
ARE FISHING

Winter weather and fishing jobs
go together in the oil business like
ham and eggs on the breakfast
menu, and while Cut Bank had
but two drilling wells this wintry
week, both reported fishing jobs.
The first winter weather OF the
year hit north Montana this week,
with considerable snow and freezing
temperatures. Until now, Indian
summer has prevailed.
Hole Brothers have oil in their
tract 124 No. well, center
SW a SEA 1-32-5W, at 3018 feet,
but the tools we're lost just as they
were drilling into the saturated
sand. They are now fishing to re-
cover the string with $50 feet OF
oil standing in the hole.
On North Cut Bank A. B. Cobb
has a fishing job on his State NO.
1, center NEA NEA 30-37-4W, at
2515 feet. They have bailer in
addition to the string of tools lost
in the hole, owing to caving red
beds. 1t will not take them long
to complete, once the tools are re-
covered.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-20
Mcknight Brings In Largest
Producer n New Poo Rated
At Two Hundred Barrels Daily

The largest we'll in the new Gunderson
pool in west central Kelvin Sunburst field was
brought in this week by w c. Mcknight,
veteran north Montana operator, on south
west diagonal offset to the Rice-Larson well
completed recently with an initial of $50
barrels per day.
The new Gunderson well is rated at 200
barrels per day and will start off at much
higher rate, according to late reports from
the field. The we'll is flowing after acidiza
ton and shows enough pressure that it is
likely to settle to around 200 barrels, observ-
ers say. Oil is coming from depth of 1905
feet in the top of the Madison lime.
Location is NE corner NE14 NWH 10
35-2W 1t is within few yards of an early
day dry hole" drilled by W. NJ Fulton on
the Gunderson farm Fulton's we'll had con-
siderable oil but it was abandoned as dry
hole following a shot of nitro glycerin. The
science of acidization was unknown at that
time
THE Gunderson farm was considered
adssprovn' acreage, along with other farms
in the vicinity of the Gladys Belle-Fryberger
well, a small producer. Gunderson, the land
owner, became discouraged and sold off prac-
-icalIy all his royalty and finally let the prop
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-20

was in not erecting a cracking plant
and continuing the refinery in bus
less, but a number Of the members
of the group, who again had a
chance to sell some oil, thought
that their troubles were over and
that they would stick to the pro-
ducing end, just as Mr. Hutchings
thinks. From our experience as pro-
ducers, it would appear that we are
not really in the oil business and
will not be until we get into the
refining and marketing end as
well. and that just as surely as we
do not, why just as surely we will
have to go out of the oil producing
business.
In the past we have been able
to work out of any unfavoraOle
without calling on the
State OF Montana to give others part
Of the outlet that some independ-
ent refineries and producers have
built up through hard work, time
and money. If all we can think of
is something to cripple our indie
pendent refineries, we had better
get out Of the oil business. Our in
dependent refineTies are just begin
ming to get somewhere. Why not
give them chance TO expand and
to get some returns on their in
vestment and hard work? If we get
help, there viii have to be a "ehange
Continued on Page Ffvs)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-20

me governor had received Pc
titin in addition to many letters
from operators and others urging
stlte-supervised proration.
i'sFrom the information commune
eated to me, 1 must conclude that a
controversial condition exists" the
governor said in his letter, making
no recommendation in the matter,
other than that the hearing should
be held in Great Falls.
Independents producers of Cut
Bank who are without a market
signed one petition asking the gov
ernor to intercede and a similar
petition was circulated in Kelvin
Sunburst field. The board has not
refused to hold a hearing, operators
having concluded that the board
would oppose proration.
Opponents Of proration aver that
the present board was created for
the purpose of securing fair allow
ables under the MIRA, thereby avert
ing federal production control and
the possible allotment of Montana
markets to Wyoming and Mid-con-
tinent fields. The board was re-
by the legislature after
the termination of the NRA but
without authority to limit pro-
duction of any field. The board
made one effort to determine al
lowables but the Canadian buyers
refused to cooperate and the effort
was dropped with no formal action.
Whether the board has legal right
to fix allowables has not been de-
termined in court.
Proponents of proration aver that
there is a market for SO per cent
Of all the oil produced in Cut Bank
and Pondera and
that proration will avert further
CONTINUED on Page Eight
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-20

will begin taking Texas company
production 100 per cent Texas
company had curtailed its produc-
tion during the month Of November
to conform with a plan of ratable
taking. The further curtailment
will reduce outside purchases, 1t Is
understood from $4,000 barrels per
month down to $4,000 per month.
The new allowables have not yet
been announced to producers.
International will attempt to take
all oil from directly offsetting wells
around Texas company leases, to
avoid charges of undue drainage
of adjacent properties. This will
in turn curtail the allowables OF
those producers distant from Texaco
leases, and will rebound to the
profit of the Texaco offset pro-
ducers.
A cut OF IL rents per gallon in
the price Of gasoline was announced
during the past week by Continental
Oil company. The price Of gaso-
line in Great Falls is 24h cents
per gallon.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-20
THREE WELLS
kelvin POOL
SHOWING Oil

The high gravity pool west OF
Kelvin Is due for three competitions
during the coming week, with the
use Of acid on each. All three
have the customary showing of oil
which may mean production up to
200 barrels per day
PIOtke & RAIDER have a showing
at 1898 feet in their Ward No.
we'll, NV SEA SEA 29-35-3W and
will acidize.
scOtIand-NIcNamer No. 2, G NWA
SW Il 29-35-3W. directly south of
the Rimrock No. 2, largest we'll in
the high gravity pool. has a show
of oil at 1900 feet. The lime con-
tact was found at 1895.
Welsh BrOthers-Ward No. 2, SW
Sc 4 NEA 29-35-3W, is drilling in,
CONTINUED on Page Fivel
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-20
Progress Of
Chemistry Is
Summarized

The Journal has in it's library a
copy of the new Scribner publica-
ton. Man in a Chemical World,
by A. Greasy Morrison. but has
found the writing of a review a diff
ficult matter, owing to the fact
that not less than six persons Dor
rowed the book before the editor
OF the Journal could finish reading
It. Few books in the Journal library
have attracted so many comments.
It is a review of the progress of the
chemical industry and its prepare
ton is the outgrowth Of the celebra-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-20
Crude Oil Price Cut
Again In Three Fields

The price of oil again cut north Montana oil fields during
when international
mean q reduc OF
price in
o barrel and In per
the
in cut
and
position
toll. here is noch I'm
Kevinsunbu Ohio
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-20

Howard was found dead in his bed,
apparently the victim Of a sudden
heart attack, to which he was sub
ject. He was so years of age, and
had been a major in the army, hay
ing seen service overseas and in
Germany with the army Of occupa-
ton after the armistice.
Major Howard came to Great
Falls early in 1922 and opened an
office to do consulting geology, in
partnership with Colonel N. F.
Jameson, another former army en-
gineer. Howard had achieved con-
siderable success in geology In Cal
ifornia and New Mexico before the
war and had been employed by the
Union and other companies. He had
been associated with Dorsey Hager,
widely known petroleum geologist,
in New Mexico.
When Gordon Campbell and L.
c. Stevenson ended their partner
ship in the company which drilled
the Kelvin discovery well, Jameson
& Howard were employed to do the
geological work of the newly or
ganized Sunburst Oil & Gas Co.
The field was then believed to be
CONTINUED on Page Eight
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-20
PORTER TAKES STAND
AGAINST PROBATION

e NJ Shelby
November 18th
that columns
the discussion Of of the oil marketing situation the Nor
grateful
following letter in the columns Of your
published
Hutching OF Cut
to BE-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-20

Covrnor Roy Ayers Wednesday called upon the Oil
Consertion Board Montana call hearing the
producon situation oil fields suggesting that
the herring be held in Great Falls.
I1is b. ONei chairman the Board is out of the state
so MEDIATE has been fixed hearing quite Definitely
noud that the hearing called MIR. Neil and
O Webb another absent member of the board, return
The governor letter to Chairman Nell to W. e.
il vice chairman and r. p Jackson secretary of the board
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-20
GUNDERSON POOL WELL FLOWING
MONTANAN
PASSES On
IN ILLINOIS

Word was received here this week
of the death of Major Grenville @.
Howard, former chief of the Sum
burst Oil & Refining Co., at Nc
Comb, ILL.,, where he was doing ge-
illogical work in association with
Dorsey Hager.
According to a letter received by
Louis P. Donovan, Shelby attorney,
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-20

ton of the three hundredth ami
versary of the birth of the chemical
industry in the United States.
Always in the language of the
layman, 1t tells OF the magical ac-
CONTINUED on Page Fivel
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-20
GOVERNOR ASKS FOR
PROBATION HEARING
BY STATE OIL BOARD

TIN hearing Of the Oil Conservation Board the subject
In fields will in
Rainbow Monday November 1887
according r.. p secretary
The ce hearing printed Five of this issue of
the
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Carbon County news., 1937-09-10
John iii ! Ellen /: |. | NBURG / | /

Continued. from Page y
Carbon County news., 1937-09-10

He said his chief objection to
the supreme court bill as proposed
by Roosevelt was the fear of estab-
fishing precedent that 2 president
less capable than Roosevelt would
prey upon.
II want to go along with presi-
dent Roosevelt, I am his friend.
But we have given him more pow
er than any other ruler, with the
exception of those enjoyed by a
dictator, and the time has come
when we must say here is the
line"
On the silver question Senator
Wheeler stated, "Power was given
President Roosevelt to raise or
lower prices of gold. He can low
er or increase costs. of living in
this country and throughout the
world. We gave him the power to
issue three billions of dollars of
paper currency, to replace billions
borrowed at a high rate of inter-
est, but he has never exercised
that power. We gaveO him the pow
er to remonetize silver, full power
to regulate. currency of this and
other countries with no restric-
tions. No report has been made as
to what has been done with two
billions of dollars, which the
president was given full power of
expending in buying yens, marks,
stocks, bonds, etc. Two billions of
dollars and no one in congress
knows where it is or where it isn't.
We have simply trusted him with
it.
"He can raise or lower the tar
ifs of the country up to so per-
cent. He has spent billions of doll
lars in the United States and wei
have given him billions more. He
has that power, and do you know
what it means. He can say yes, II
know your community needs help
but we are denying it to you.' Hell
has been given more power than
any other ruler in the world with
the exception of the dictators."
Senator Wheeler concluded the
by answering questions ON
legislative questions.
From Red Lodge the solon went
TO Billings and spoke at Big Tim
Der Thursday evening.
Carbon County news., 1937-09-10
r
STATE WOMEN CLUBS
CONTINUED from Page ~

CONTINUED from Page -
14-15, with Forsyth Woman's Club
as hostess.
AS president of the Montana
Federation of Women's Clubs Mrs.
Heinrich will attend all conven-
tions. State officers accompanying
her will be Mrs. H. S. Mussigbrod,
of Wisdom, first vice president and
also state chairman of club in
stitutes and state parliamentarian;
Mrs. Howard Bogart, Poplar. sec
ond vice president and state schol-
arship committee chairman; Mrs.
Henrietta Crockett, Helena state
chairman department of public
welfare and a number of the Gen.
eral Federation committee on In
dian Welfare. Other officers and
chairmen of the state federation
will attend conventions in their
home districts. Programs will in
clude addresses by the state and
district presidents, department re-
ports and iscussions on topics of
current interest.
Resolutions will be presented atI
Carbon County news., 1937-09-10

each of the district conventions
enbodying the principles approved
by the Montana Federation at an
official board meeting held in
Helena on August 81. These will
include the following proposals:
That the Montana Federation go
on record in favor Of sponsoring q
full time public health nurse ser
vice in every county; that the fed
Grafton express commendation of
the work of the girls vocational
school and of the Crittenton home;
that the federation favor coopera-
tion in the public health programs
for eradication of social diseases.
Resolutions as approved at the
state board meeting also stress a
stricter enforcement of narcotic
laws, reaffirn approval of jury
service for women, urge that the
next legislature adope a standard
drivers license law and favor a
median institution for first offen-l
ders.
With the end in view of cooper
ating in water conservation forl
Montana, a resolution favors the
fostering of a federation forest
for Montana along the line laid
out by the General Federation of
Women's Clubs, through it's nat
ural resources conservation depart
ment. ...
Resolutions adopted at General
Federation council held at Tulsa,
Oklahoma, in April, and approved
at the Helena board meeting, will
be presented at district conventions.
Included in. this group will be
statements favoring restricted inn
migration, opposing indoctrination
Of alien PHILOSOPHERS and urging I'M
Carbon County news., 1937-09-10

Marshall, Edwin Cestnik, Bobby
Helm, Edwin Conwell, Paul Jeffers,
Mark Zupan, v. Carpenter and F.
Carpenter.
The squad is expected to be in
creased to about 40, as late aspir-
ants register, Hartwig said.
The Blue and Gold athletes need
only to win two games to better
last years record. In and cutters
a year ago, the Carbonites, held
Powell, Lowell and Billings ''B" to
close scores, lost overwhelmingly to
Laurel and Cody, and won their