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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-15
MONTANA AND DEEP DRILLING

Company's LnIis & WEIGH No. 1 in Cali
fOrnia.
The Oklahoma City field probably
would still be an unfulfiIled dream had
not one wildcat operator refused to be-
Iieve that the rich Wilcox sand lay so
far below the surface that the value Of
the oil recovered could not equal the
hight cost Of drilling and producing it.
The adventurer who drilled to 7.1OS
feet I'm the KettIeman Hills field of
California opened the territory to deep
wells, now producing from levels of
$500 feet. Drilling to 5000 feet made
a paying proposition of LOuisiana's inn
pOrtant ROdessa field.
In parts of Southwestern Oklahoma,
1t is estimated that the Wilcox sand,
which has yielded a great part of that
states oil production, lies 10000 feet,
or more, beneath the surface The Wilcox
horizon is yet to be tested in Montana
on defined structure.
And there are regions i'm Texas, Cali
fOrnia and other states where oil is be-
lieved TO lie in enormous quantities 10000
to 10000 feet down, with opinions diff
fering only as to when it will be possible
to drill those four to six miles into the
earth.
Pioneer oil producers including Col.
T.. l.. Drake, who brought in the first
commercially productive oil well i'm this
cOuntry-at 90 feet-had to develop
methods and materials to cope with what
they considered severe conditions. Only
few years ago the 3,OOO-fOOt well was
regarded as a curiosity. More recently
5000 and 1O,OOO-fOOt wells were viewed
as being out of the ordinary, yet manu-
facturers Of drilling equipment and mate
rails now say that the 15,0OO-fOot well
can be drilled today, and predict that
when that depth is reached it will not
l<a
will be devised to carry the wells to even
greater depths.
We need only look at what is going
on elsewhere to know what is coming in
Montana. Although the oil industry is
one of the most progressive industries
Of modern civilization and recognized as
the avenue Of most daring investors. we
find that the oil operator is ruled by
precedent. So long as the geOlogist told
the drilIer that there was no oil below
the ''red BEDS" the driIler prepared to
abandon whenever he hit the teIl-ta1e
red shales of the KOOtenai. Then when
Gordon Campbell came into norteFm Mon
tana with a theory that the oil comes
FROM THE DEVONIAN, he caused the
drillers TO continue until they found oil
at the ''white lime" at the top of the
Madison. Thereafter the 'stOp sign''
of the drilling fraternity became the show
ing of chaIky white lime on the tools.
We now know that many a well
drilled I'm Kevin-Sunburst field was never
completed to a probable producing hori-
zon. Early day contractors, with more
contracts for wells than they could full
fill, frequently lowered over the hole to
catch the first glimpse of white lime and
then hastened to abandon. The rule
was that the oil must be found ABOVE
the white lime or not at all. Deeper
drilling meant encOmtering water, the
CfVsfRfaEc NE al
in abandoning the wen. So they took
no chances.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-15
WILL DRILL
WELL NEARBY
Old GUSHER

Leo. P. Sweeney, who is now iden-
titled with the Lion on & Refining
company of Calgary, has filed notice
of intention to dril another well
on the Davis lease in Section 81
35-3W, in Kelvin field, near the fam
Gus Majestic gusher which still rates
as having been the largest well in
initial production ever drilled on the
West side.
The Majestic we'll is today max
ing around IT barrels per day. Its
production was curtai1ed by water
invasion resulting from the fact
that the well ran wild open, out OF
control, after it came in. Because
the oil was SO gravity and contain
ed no sulphur, international Rein
ing company laid a pipeline from
Sunburst to the Majestic well TO
take this crude, but before the line
could be put into use water in
vasion ruined the well. Operators
say that had it been drilled in under
control and produced with proper
back pressure 1t might rate today
as one of the greatest producers
in the field.
The drilling Of the next we'll,
under acidization methods, will be
watched with much interest.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-15

Diner: MY doctor allows me
only one glass Of ale"
Sympathetic Waiter: I'VE have
a glass sir, that holds a quart"
sss -
Don't worry because a rival imi-
tates you. AS long as ne follows
in your tracks he can't pass you.
New Guest lat summer resort
hotel): Dull here?"
Old Guest: Dull! Why, / almost
wish that had brought my wife. I"
Aspiring Authoress: II know you
did not read my story, sir, because
1 secretly pasted pages 10 and 90
together, and the manuscript came
back with those pages still pasted;
so now I know you are a fraud,
and that you reject stories from IN
known writers without even reading
themi"
Exasperated Editor: Madam, at
breakfast when / open an egg,
don't have to eat the whole egg to
discover that 1t is bad"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-15

As the g, 7OO-fOOt wells Of Baker field
are put on production with modern pump
ing equipment, Montana oil operators are
realizing that deep drilling has arrived
in Montana The Baker wells are "shaI-
low as compared with wells in other
parts of the country.
The Montana industry is young, yet we
can remember when a 3,OOO-fOOt well was
considered a deep test" The Montana
industry was amazed when the AbsarOka
company drilled 45OO-foOt ''deep test
on Baker-Glendive anticline. Again, a
well 1900 feet deep once "disprOved''
Dry Creek field. We now know that the
old Baker deep test stopped 22OO feet
above the productive horizons and the
Dry Creek drill stopped 1000 feet short
of it's first real chance to find oil.
We are informed that Shell Oil COM
pany plans q deep test Of Willow Creek
structure. west of Cloteau. Willow Creek
has been considered ''disprOven' for ii
years. It is structure such as we see
illustrated I'm text books on geology. The
reason il has been idle while less favorable
folds were drilled is the fact that il re-
quired too deep drilling and furthermore
a well drilled $500 feet deep failed to
find oil.
The Willow creek test, drilled by the
Durham interests of West Virginia, iran
out of hole" at the top of the red beds
days thought that oil would be found
ABOVE the red beds. To them, the red
shale on the bit was a red flag that
meant "stop'' to the driIIer. And so
this beautiful structure is today INFESTED
TO any of the known producing horizons
of Northern Montana There is NO COM
merciaI production i'm this area coming
from a horizon ABOVE the red beds.
We now know and have known since
1922 that the first possible producing
horizon i'm Willow creek, called the Sum
burst sand, is BELOW the red beds, $50
feet deeper. For IA years we have
known that the PRINCIPAL producing
horizon of this region is a still Deeper
at the top of the Madison lime. For the
past six years we have known of another
oil horizon which is just below the Sum
burst sand-and above the lime-the Cut
Bank sand, which is likely present at
Willow Creek. Thus we know that the
35OO-fOOt Durham test stopped before it
reached any Of the three producing hori-
IONS I'm the Northern Montana.
Knowing that Willow Creek is the
perfect structure why have operators
not drilled another test? The answer is
too deep drilling. Yet a well $500 feet
deep viii doubtless test the top OF the
Madison lime on Willow Creek.
That depth is not HALF as deep as the
horizons which wiidcatters are searching
In other states. Oil wells have gone to
depths Of 10000 feet, and more, in
proven fields. Even the deepest have
presented no great obstacles which could
not be hurdled by modern methods Of
drilling and production.
The two longest strings Of oil well
casing in the world were run and cement
ed with no fnSurmountable difficulties.
One was the II, 80f-foot string OF rs
inch, S4-pound casing in Gulf or Cor
pOrattOn's NcElroy, No. 1OS in Texas; the
other the 1O,S1S-foOt string OF 0ss
inch, 25-pOund casing set in Union Oil
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-15

How in the world can a girl b.
happy without husband?"
Listen, beautiful, II he's out oa
town I'll show you"
THE girl who's as good as gold
is just a much out OF circulation
today. Movie Humor.
A mans wealth depends not SO
much on what he has as on what
he does with It.
The first knock may be Oppor-
tunity, but the second may be the
house detective.
Ida Wanna says the way some
fellows start in talking turkey
right away you'd think Thanks
giving was just around the corner.
$50
Telling some brides what they
should know about marriage is like
giving a fish bath.
"Howdy, TOOts. I'm a phrenO-
lOgist."
"Oh, yeah! How do you feel?"
Debt Collector: Shall 1 call to-
morrow"
Young Lawyer: Twice, If con-
venient! l have an idea that folks
think you are a client"
Artist: 81 like You as a model.
Your posing is so unaffected. so
natural
Model: well, always try not
to put on"
Father was standing at the edge
of the cliff admiring the sea below,
the sandwiches clutched in his hand
His son approached him and tugged
at his coat.
Mother says is isn't safe there"
said the boy. And you're either
to come away or else give me the
sandwiches"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-15

1t was not until a crew decided to
complete a tour" and kept on drilling
after the teIl-taIe white lime had been
encountered that the really big wells of
Kevin-Sunburst were encountered. That
was the case on the Ohio-BaIKer well,
which has produced greatly in excess Of
a million barrels of oil from a horizon
below the top of the white lime. That
was the case on the O'NeiI-Iashbaugh
gusher. The story is told that the crew
on this latter well was drilling on with
out orders, when the bit ran into a giant
gusher in a crevice In the Madison limes
below the white lime" showing.
The fact that this oil is found in cracks
and vugs IN THE LIME has led to the
new practice of acidization. Acid serves
to enlarge the gathering area of well
by PENETRATING lime cracks and opening
new flow channels. Wells which had
been producing for IL years and were
ready for abandonment have been acid
treated and they have resumed production
at a greater rate than their flush produc-
ton. Many ancient "stripper" which
never made over 20 barrels day has
treated.
When this fact is coupled up with
Baker developments, we know that new
eDOch has arrived in Montana oil history.
The Baker well found oil BELOW THE
MADISON LIME. The oil found in North
Montana T1el0S In THE IAN1Ess ncRAE TIC
top, is unquestionably migratory OIL,
coming FROM BELOW. The great gush-
ers on the Lashbaugh farm were followed
by water-an inexhaUstable supply OF
water-but not until this tract had pro-
duced $500 barrels per acre. The oil,
like the water which carried it up near
the top of the lime. CAME FROM BELOW.
While IL is possible that all the oil
i'm the DevOnian, SiIurfan and other hori-
IONS down to the OrdOvician (the wilcox
horizon Of the MidcOntinent) has been car
ried upward into the lime cracks of the
Madison we doubt it. We believe that
well drilled to the First break" of the
Madison is no more completed than the
one which stopped at the first white
lime; nor any more completed than the
Willow Creek well which stopped at the
red beds.
Deep drilling is no longer an unsur-
mOuntable prObIem-es especially when
well as deep as the Baker discovery well
will test every formation above the
granite.
There is no longer any question about
the existence Of petroleum in the horizons
BELOW the Madison lime.
1t follows that the history of the deep
fields of Texas and the MidcOntinent are
a guide indicating the future history of
Montana oil development.
When operators adopt the blue lime at
the bottom OF the Baker hole as the
''stOp sign" there win be fully fifty well
defined structures to be tested I'm Mon
tana, all OF which win have greater
drilling depths than Willow Creek, west
OF Ch0teau. When that time comes we
believe, the real OIL history OF Montana
will be written. Every member Of this
owning decided royalty I'm
Montana has this future to look forward
to.
Members who have not yet received
a copy Of the new publication 1.-THE OH
should write Immediately.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-15

"The girl who's as good as gold
is just a much out OF circulation
today. Movie Humor.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-15

The first knock may be Oppor-
tunity, but the second may be the
house detective.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-15

And then there is the girl who
climbs the ladder OF success wrong
by wrong.
Every evil contains within itself
the germ OF it's own education.
Note the axe" in taxes"
AS soon as a girl gets 10 be a
flat tire, a man wants to change
her.-Film Fun
Scotchman: ''Can you break a
five dollar gold piece?"
Bel1hop eagerly: Eyes, can. +"
ScOtchmRn: my, my! But you're
certainly strong"
Girls used to believe in love at
first sight, says Roberta. but
now they believe in passion at first
touch
posed in the nude for Mac at
his apartment last night"
But you're not a model"
well, he's not an artist, either"
Mother: you shouldn't make
faces at the little bulldog"
Son: well, he started 1t"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-15

Telling some brides what they
should know about marriage is like
giving a fish a bath.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-15

Ida Wanna says the way some
fellows start in talking turkey
right away you'd think Thanks
giving was just around the corner.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-15
OUR MAIL BAG
WHO'LL HELP ON THIS ONE?

WhO'1A4 HE'LL YIN AGAo OANA1s
Wheeler, Montana 5-2-37
Dear Mr.. DeSchon:
There has never been a test
made on Bull creek for oil and /
am going to make one this summer
at any cost If must give it all
away to have it done. Want to find
somebody that will rent or gamble
600 feet OF So casing 700 feet
of 6 5-S and 1000 feet of 3-16.
would give liberal interest for
this casing If commercial we'll and
return the casing if no commercial
well is found. l will gladly pay for
an add if I thought it would put
me in communication with some one
interested.
Very truly yours,
E. V. BETHEL
SEND SUBSCRIPTION
To THE SUNBURST BADGER
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-15

LIBBY-Rfchard Iarantous, en-
gineer in charge, says the Libby
Gold Mines, Inc. expects to begin
operations on its property near
here soon. The organization repre-
scented by Tarantous recently took
over the mining property known as
the TOP Top" on Bramlet creek.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-15

She: Il believe your mouth is
just twice as big as mine"
He: Let's put them both to-
gether and see."
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-15
CARTER nan IS
INSPECTING NORTH
STATE OPERATIONS

o. A. Seager, geologist Of Carter
Oil company, was visitor in Great
Falls this week, enrouJe to Northern
Montana where he is observing OPP
erations. He recently opened offices
in the Securities Building in Bill
ings. He states that his company is
particularly interested in the nor
thern part of the state but has no
definite plans. Carriers holdings in
Lake Basin area have all been re-
linquiShed.
SEND A CONTRIBUTION
no THE CIINRuRGT RAnGER
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-15

A mans wealth depends not SO
much on what he has as on what
he does with It.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-03
NINE HEARINGS
 X LISTED TONIGHT
Board of Works to Record Opinions of Interested
 Property Owners

Hearings on the laying of sewers on nine streets and the levying of sewer assessments on two streets will be held by the board of works at the city hall tonight. Interested parties have been notified and 0 large crowd will attend the session.
 Hearings on assessments for prop- erty owners on South Main street, from Piedmont street to Pearl Lake road, and on Verzier street, from South Main street to Middle street, will be held.
 Hearings on the laying of sewers on the following streets will be held.
 Pennington avenue, from a point l60 feet north of Fleming street to Roseland avenue; Chase avenue from point i60 feet east of Cooke street easterly 320 feet; Baldwin avenue, from Baldwin to Piedmont street; Geddes terrace from Haw- thorne street to Rockland avenue; Bennett avenue, from Highland ave- nue westerly e26 feet: Wiikenda avenue, from Highland avenue to Ruth street; Watertown avenue, from Bunker Hill avenue to Wind sor street; Burr street, from QeddeS terrace to Norton street; Edin street from Tracy avenue to Baldwin street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-03
FEDERATION OF
 AMERICA UNION

Harrisburg, Par Aug. 3.-(UP)-- Clark McA. Seltzer. general counsel of the Independent Labor Fedora ton of America, founded last week. end in Milton g. Hershey's Model Company Town" announced today that o. L. Snyder, New Salem, Pa., representative of the Workmen's 6 Brotherhood, was elected as na. tional treasurer.
 Snyder, working with President Charles Hallman, of the Hershey Chocolate Corporation, host to the first convention; Vice.president Reginald Doote, Iiion, N. r., Rem ington. Rand delegate, and Secretary Maude Painter, Lebanon. Pa, rep. resentative Of Kantor Employees as- sociation, will have charge of cole leeting the annual 2S.cent ts-per per. son membership dues.
 seltzer corrected the board of di- reetors list by substituting the name of Harry 6. steube. Cleveland, O.. delegate from the Automotive and Aircraft Workers Alliance, for that of'N. Bonbiere, of the same unit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-03
Scout Contingent
 Leaving Tomorrow
Over 20 Chosen From Waterbury, Naugatuck, Water.
 town for Vacation at Camp Pershing

will be given out to those boys who have distinguished themselves dur. ing their stay ct Camp Pershing. The members of the executive board and of tho camp committee will be guests at the session this evening, Walter H. Deacon is president of the executive committee and Milton Bur- rall IT,, is chairman of the camp committee.
 It was also announced ct the of- flee today by David Babson, local scout executive, that following the formal closing of the camp next week, there will be . "voyageurs" week, during which time qualified campers will take . canoe trip of one weeks duration under the sup ervision of Frank Squires, water front director. The group Is now considering various possibilities Last year about ten boys went a. round Lake Candlewood under the direction of assistant scout execu- tive Henry Sandy" Donohue.
 The local executive said today that % far this year about 100 boys have been enrolled at Camp Persh- ing that the camp has been filled ct all times. "The camp has had . very successful season under the direc- ton of MT. Donohue", said the scout head, and combined with the large delegation of scouts which took part in the two.week Jamboree I feel that we have had an excellent summer season,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-03
DEALERS HOSTS
 TO LIQUOR UNITS
First Annual Banquet of State Association on
 August l0

Officers and salesmen oi the two local units of the Connecticut Wholesale Liquor Dealers associa- ton have been invited to attend tho first annual banquet and conven- ton of the association at Waverly Inn, Cheshire, August i9. Details of the meeting have been released by Marshall r. Bannell, secretary. treasurer of the organization.
 Among the speakers will be Capt. Wilford g. Alexander, federal aico- hoi administrator; and Hugh j.. Bierne, secretary.treasure of the state pharmacy commission. Capt. Alexander is . past department commander of the American Legion. and left the presidency of the Puritan Bank e Trust Co., of Merl- dent to become federal alcohol ad- nlinistrator.
 Memberships In the Connecticut Wholesale Liquor Dealers assocls- . ton are held by the Diamond oin- ger Ale company and Waterbury Wholesale Liquor company, of thb city. Representatives of both or. ganizationS are expected to attend
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-03
SHERIFF SHAWN
 HOST TO AIDES
Local Deputies Join Gath. ering at SaybrOOk for
 Days Outing


 Debtors were smiling and breath. ing easily today when it became known that not Q deputy sheriff is in town.
 The seven deputy sheriffs of this city are among the members of the New Haven County Deputy shef- iffs' association attending the an- nual outing sponsored by High Sheriff J. Edward Slavin, at the Peace house. Sayhrook. Every neTn- Der of the association is taking part, in addition to jailers, attaches of the county jail, and numerous hon. orary deputy sheriffs.
 High sheriH Slavin has made 1t 0 practice to entertain his deputies in such manner. He will be host and master of ceremonies today. The outing started late this mor- ming and will continue throughout the day and include Q boat ride on the sound, swimming and the serv- ing of 0 shore dinner.
 Local deputies in attendance are: James II, OLeary, George A. Hynes, Frank MeCann, Frank J, Brickol, Bernard M. Blick, Albert Francis and Clayton Briottl.