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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-07
STORAGE Oil
PROVIDED FOR
new PLANTS

Storage Of oil for the use OF re-
fineries now building or about to be
built caused an increase in Mon
tana oil storage of 1882 barrels
during March. according to the
monthly statistical report OF the
Oil Conservation Board. The fig
ures represent curtailed production
In all three north Montana fields,
however. as local refinery cOnsump-
ton stayed at 10000 barrels per
day
Kewn-sunburst field. with an
average daily production OF 3.506
barrels saw 3.30S barrels per day
run by refiners. Cut Bank with
8,157 barrels per day saw 6,O92
barrels per day go into the refin-
cries. Pondera produced sos bar
rels per day and refiners consumed
596 barrels per day.
State production averaged 1000
barrels per day during March. which
is about 5000 barrels below the
runs recorded a year ago.
Montana refiners using Montana
crude consumed 347,474 barrels or
1900 barrels per day during
March, continuing at a higher rate
than at any time before in the
recent history of the refining in
dustry The next so days is ex-
pected to see crude going to two
and possibly three new refineries. |
The Yale plant at Kalispell will be
taking oil next week and the POca- |
tello plant will be taking oil before
June l.
other pending refinery projects /
in northern Montana reported pro-
gress but no definite announce
ments were forthcoming, pending 4
contamination OF details. It was
generally accepted as a fact that
one and possibly two additional re-
Iineries are assured,
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-07
ACID EXPERTS
SAY VALLEY is
GREAT FIELD

Turner Valley oil field is destined
to play an important part in oil
history in the opinion of P. E. Fitz-
gerald, geologist-engineer of Dowell,
Inc, who visited Turney Valley
this week in company with w. E.
Reardon, assistant general manager
and Ray Austin, local manager of
Dowell
This was Mr.. Reardon's first
visit to the north Rocky Mountain
region. his tour OF inspection in
Guiding his company's operations in
Wyoming, Montana and Alberta.
Fitzgerald opened the Shelby
branch for Dowell. He is now re-
search engineer with a wide range
OF duties. Some time ago he open
ed the company's branch In old
Mexico. forming a Mexican company
The engineer placed In charge was
a Stanford graduate and he was
first given a course OF training in
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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-07
WILL REVIVE
Old OIL POOL
BY ACID Use

Reopening of the old Bill Thomas
pool of south central Kevin-Sun-
burst field was undertaken this
week with the starting of a well
by Kluth & Berg on the George
farm in Sc SWA SEA- S-34-2 West.
The well is now spudding below
100 feet.
The Bill Thomas group is south
west of the famous Queen City
Corey pool and the seven wells
drilled were substantial producers,
showing a well saturated lime con-
tact There has been no drilling
in recent years, the district being
isolated and without pipeline con-
nections. 1t is believed that acidiza-
ton may be employed to get some
excellent production The new well
is $50 feet from the corner and
short distance from one well drilled
many years ago by the Wenonah
syndicate and abandoned, although
it had considerable oil.
In the Kelvin area, Agan & Good
dertz No. IL well, SW NEA SWH
23-35-3W. was acidized and it is
so barrels per day.
Beardslee-swears No. s, NV SEA
NWA 9-35-2W, in the central field,
is fishing for lost bit at $50.
Big West-Gunderson No. z, GEL
19-35-2W, is the first
dry hole in the new Gunderson pool
in which the sensational Aronow-
well was drilled this
week. 1t was completed at 1915
and failed to respond to acid, hav-
ing no showing and no porosity.
It is across 40 acres east from two
excellent producers. This is the
sixth Big West we'll on the 80
acres, the first five having been
good producers.
Nepstad-Hogan No. 2, NV NWA |
Ne 4 11-35-3W, in the Rocky Ridge
,ool, is drilling at ITO feet.
Petroleum Acreage No. |
'E sWAS SEA 14-35-2w, is drill
ing at 1920
Dahl-Kimball No. 1, SW SEA
'EA 1-35-3W, is still rigging up.
Crumley- Freyberger No. IL, in the
anderson pool, is drilling at 800.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-07
KANSAS GOVERNOR
DECLARES WAR TO
EXPAND OIL M0RKE7

TOPEKA, Kans.-Governor Walter
A Human of Kansas gathered is
representatives of pipeline and pur-
chasing companies into his office
late yesterday and asserted he
would confront the Interstate Com
pact Commission with the demand
that It effect a transfer OF crude oil
market from other states to Kansas
Failing action by this commission,
he said he would proceed to Wash
ington. demand federal control OF
the oil industry and back disinte-
grafton of the major oil companies.
Officers of the recently formed
Kansas Independent Oil & Gas
Association were also present and
took in the governors remarks.
Taking in turn each of the 15
representatives present of the prin-
cipal pipeline and purchasing COM
panies operating in Kansas. Cover
nor Human asked, will you trans
fer part of your purchases from
Oklahoma to Kansas?' In each
case the answer was no.
Then THO governor made his
Today's American Petroleum In
stitute report shows that Kansas
crude production averaged $4,000
bbls. a day for the week ended
nvil 23 which was an increase OF
1880 bbls. over the previous week.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-07
SEES 10000
FOOT WELLS
NOT DISTANT

l. E. Stewart, pioneer north Mon
tana geolOgist. who is now operat-
ing in California, was a visitor in
Great Falls and Cut Bank this week
transacting some business and re-
newing old friendships which date
back to 1920 when Stewart &
Wright was the leading firm OF indie
pendent biologists in Montana.
While still very active in the
geological profession. Mr.. Stewart
has grown less energetic in seeking
out clients for retainer work, re-
because Of the arrival OF
royalty checks each month which
make It entirely unnecessary for
him to work should he choose to
retire.
But never lose an opportunity
to come to Montana" he said
Wednesday, adding that he does
not feel far from home under mod
ern transportation methods. He
Is now able to take the O'Clock
afternoon plane out OF Great Falls
CONTINUED on Page Fourl
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-07

This we'll ushers in perhaps the
most important area of the South
Bend pool which now boasts %
producers averaging around 40 bar
rels per day. The nearest produc-
ton is on an allotted land lease
belonging to William Hanlon who
has two excellent producers on the
west side of Cut Bank creek in
the NWA 7-32-5W. Location of
the new Santa Rita well is on the
east side of Cut Bank creek, on
an odd lot at approximately the
NV corner NV Il NEA 1S-32-5W
Owing to correction lines in the
survey the distance between pro
ducers is more nearly a mile.
On the west side of the creek.
offsetting the we'll on the west, is a
narrow strip of ground that is part
of the NJ. Willis farm, under lease
to The Texas company. Offsetting
that. in turn, on the west is eight
square miles of tribal land of the
Blackfeet Indians. South of the
Willis land are nearly two more
townships of Indian land. all sub
ject to lease. Whether this land
Will go on PUBIC Sdl6 IL 10 DC ue-
termined by the Department of the
Interior which has heretofore
frowned on selling additional leases.
There is a producing well, the
Patterson-Chatterto two and
half miles west and a mile and
half south of the new Jordan we'll
and the Tarrant-Pardu-Mil No.
1 producer is three miles south Of
the Jordan, indicating a large area
of potential production.
The Jordan well is one of the
most unusual in this field, since the
completion of Santa Rita's famous
Lander No. 1. The Jordan we'll hit
the top of the Cut Bank sand at
271O and at 2737 had it's first
show of oil. Biologists were doubt
full whether this was Cut Bank |
sand but casing was set and drill
ling continued. At 2751 it picked /
up saturation which continued to
2772, the bottom of the hole. At
that point pyrftes of iron appeared |
in the drill cuttings. indicating the /
Continued on Page Four
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-07

FlOWlHS Ilgn over the Top Oh the HAST
out of control The Acknowledgement No.
? well in the Gunderson pool Of Kelvin
Sunburst field his week provided the greatest
thrill of decade for Kelvin residents
The rate of initial flow was estimated
at 200 barrels per hour but it could not be
accurately measured The flow of oil bathed
the prairies for a considerable distance and
100 barrels of oil was recovered from a
hastily constructed reservoir about 100 yards
from the rig. This was filled in about half
an hours time and doubtless more oil soaked
into the prairies than flowed into the coulee
1t is perhaps the greatest well since the
5 ,OOO-barrel Hannah-Porter Harte gusher
which ended its spectacular performance in
flames. Observers say that it doubtless
tapped lime fissure, similar to the Ohio
Baker No 3 well which has produced more
than a million and a quarter dollars worth
Of oil since it tapped a lime fissure in the
year 1923.
The Aronow-G Government No 2 we'll
was drilled to the top of the lime, with the
expectation of finding a showing
Of oil which might be acidized into CONNER
,ial production. Asa result, there was no con
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-07
BIG BEND POOL EXTENDED
MILE SOUTH BY ESQ Dbl.
WELL on ]. JORDAN FARM

The largest well of the present year in Cut Bank field
completed this week by Santa Rita Oil company the
Jordan farm extending the Big Ben pool about
mile southwark.
The well logged fully 48 feet higher than geological
calculations indicated and it had sand thickness of fully
81 feet of which 81 feet fully saturated
Oil to the top of the casing but did not flow 1t
swabbed 21O barrels in Is hours without swabbng off,
indicating that would make $50 barrels better
24-hour test
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-07
BULLETIN NO. 27
BY SHELBY LIONS CLUB COMMITTEE ON
BUY GASOLINE MADE FROM MONTANA CRUDE"
MITCHELL Secretary Montana

What the wit Monta people
the
When buy why don't buy Montana products When
fill those positions any
Washington; a
potatoes from Idaho buy of
Minneapolis;
five gallons OF gasoline from okahma hire professors
although
all the time they evidently inefficient under training
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-07
CUSHER BATTLES kelvin PRAIRIE
WEST kelvin
OUTCOME IS
UNDECIDED

Interest In the high gravity
oil pool Of the West Kelvin area
this week concentrated on the
West Kevin-C Community Fee
No. well I'm NEh NWh g
34-4W. southwest of the Enne-
berg discovery well
The crew Is cleaning out and
lowering casing. hoping 20 cement
off a flow OF water which Is now
believed TO have broken in from
above the showing OF oil reported
last week. There was 100 feet OF
oil in the hole over night Analysis
OF the water showed that Il is not
the customary clear sulphur water
OF the producing area but Is in
stead a "dead' - brackish water.
the source OF which could not be
determined
1t was understood that the Seattle
capitalists who are drilling this
we'll plan 10 drill 90 feet deeper
before acidizing A mechanical
locating device Is said to have
been responsible for this location
and the sponsors are confident that
they will bring IN a large well
Casing had been run In the Koot-
enai to shut off a flow OF water at
the base of the Colorado shales. but
II was no, cemented AS soon as
the fluid rose in the hole. the soft
shales OF the Kootenai began caving
badly and by the following morn
Ing u was bridged so that the tools
could not get within 200 feet OF
bottom. Casing has been run and
the crew is cleaning out and carry
ing the casing. TO land and cement
II at 2f05. where the oil came I'm.
South and east of the Community
well. Fffty-Six Petroleum Is drill
ing its KeywoOd No. 4, c SWK
SWH 13-34-4W at 500 feet.
Spencer & KincheIOe-COOk No. 4,
IN NV corner NWh SEA 26-34-4
West. spudded in and shut down,
pending lease adjustments.
West OF the discovery we'll in
NWh NWh 2S-35-4W Bill CASSIDY
Is rigging M his Phoenix No 1 and
should be drilling next week.
It is reported that another we'll
e going In west OF the West Kelvin
Community we'll. but no location
notice was filed with the state this
week. Big West has an obligation
or two wells but has not yet moved
my materials.
A 150O-gallon shot Of acid on the
PaTrent-AndersOn No. well was
ried without much success during
he past week 1t was felt that the
irst shot was not effective. for the
veil showed little increase after
500-gallon treatment. After
jumping for some time the owners
'rdered a 1500-gallon shot. one OF
he largest ever used in the area,
nd It increased the production only
u barrels per day. to 10 barrels.
accordingly. Dowell, Inc acidizers,
ook additional samples OF the for
nation for complete analysis, pre-
aratory to re-treatment with
ifferent type OF acid.
The coming week will see another
in the high gravity pool.
No. 4, CSL SWA
IWH 29-35-3W. ran production
-ring Of inch casing at 1900 feet
nd will drill in within a day or
wo. These wells have a mere
howing OF oil and are acidized into
Ommercial production.
=. Observation-Disclosures No. 3 Sc
w NEA 29-35-3W. was acidized
18th 1000 gallons. at 1920 and Is
ow testing.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-07

KALISPELL-Contract to furnish
road oil for CITY streets was let by
the city council to the Yale Oil
Corp. The bid was 65 cents a
gallon delivered for any quantity
the city may require from 10000
to $4,000 gallons. The bid was
slightly lower than that OF the
Home oil Co. Of Great Falls and
nearly half a cent lower than the
contract price last year.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-07

Gasoline from companies who send
the proceeds largely to New York.
Let us wake up and make up our
minds that whenever We have a
dollar to spend. whether 1t is for
potatoes, or flour. or sugar, or
gasoline, we will see that the money
stays in Montana.
Yours for Montana,
SAM w. MITCHELL,
Secretary of State.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-04
SUMMER CRUISES
BEING PLANNED
FRUIT LINE VESSELS WILL
OPERATE PASSENGER
SERVICE

According To information re-
ceived by Charles Taylor. mana
ger of the Porter Dock Company,
from the Standard Fruit and
Steamship Company of New
York. the cruises to be operated
on the steamers of the line dur
ing the summer to Key West viii
be on a small scale. figuring on
about twelve passengers, which
viii be handled on the freight
ships.
SIS. Atlantida. scheduled 10
leave New York April IL has ten
passengers booked already.
The cruises are TO be conducted
all during the summer months,
and in all probability accommo-
dationS will be made for 8 greater
number as the season progresses.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-04
TAYLOR ARRESTED
TWICE in SAME DAY
VIOLATION OF NEW CITY
ORDINANCE CASE WILL BE
HEARD BY JUDGE GOMEZ

Carl Taylor, who is operating
one of the scavenger trucks for
William Knight, and who was ar
rested Saturday morning charged
with violation of the new city
ordinance relative to the trans
porting of trash and garbage, was
arrested again this morning al
two different times under the
same charge.
He was released on bond, and
his case is scheduled to be heard
this afternoon in police court.
William Knight has employed
John G.. Sawyer as his attorney,
and the proceedings dealing with
the case have been taken to the
Circuit Court. it is stated.
1t is expected that the case will
be reviewed in Circuit Court to-
morrow or next day. after
which Judge Arthur Gomez will
render a decision in the matter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-04
ZNlN%IAg.g.Ag-.
PLANNING DRIVE
AGAINST CANCER
AMERICAN SOCIETY URGES
COOPERATION IN
MOVEMENT

Mrs. Mary Landlord, 713
Southland street, win serve as
chairman of the enrolment cam
paign for the Women's Field
Army in Monroe county, to help
combat cancer. Any woman
wishing to enroll as a member
or wishing to volunteer her serv-
ices to help enroll other women,
can reach Mrs. Landlord by tele-
phoning 275-W or calling Mrs. M.
T.. Berkowitz, 1l0l South street,
Phone 765, it is announced.
The American Society for the
Control of Concer issues the fol-
lowing notice:
Support the War Against Can
cer-fear. ignorance and delay
these are the allies of cancer. For
centuries they have held the
field. For centuries they have
taken their cruel toll of human
ity. But today they are being
challenged by the women OF
America, determined to end the
mounting columns of unnecessary
death.
mo one is drafted for this
great war to save human life. but
every woman is needed. Care and
patience and courage are requir-
ed for this peacctime crusade
VIII you volunteer in this war
a. war to protect you, your
friends. and relatives, and the
thousands of underprivilegeo
women. who. without your help
win not receive this vital mes.
sage of hope7"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-04
Black Legion Leader Still
At Large, Prosecutor Says
%MMw.Swaw1awlaw1 ~
FINDS OUT BRIDGES
ARE OPEN WEEK LATE

Percy Seymour. tenant
truck farmer of the Keys.
found out Sunday that the
Overseas Highway had been
opened!
Sitting at his vegetable
stand on Cudjoe Key. just be-
fore the fill leading 10 the
Cudjoe bridge. Percy noticed
that an extremely large num-
Der of cars were streaming
past him.
A Key Wester stopped TO
chat. Taking advantage of
the opportunity. Percy COM
mented on the increasing
number of cars using the
highway. the colored farmer
almost fell over when told
the highway was open and
that accounted for the great
number!
Percy. by the way. was the
recent killer of a five foot
rattle snake on his farm. just
before throwing the fatal
rock at the huge raftler Percy
shouted. May the Lord make
my Aim Straight and then
smashed the snakes head.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-04
MANY INQUIRIES
SENT TO LOCAL
COMMERCE BODY
SOME RECEIVED ARE HELA-
TIVE TO DATA DESIRED:
OTHERS ARE OF VARIED
NATURE

eve get all kinds of letters,
said the secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce when The Citizen
made the daily call upon him to-
day. '"They are either inquiries
or Acknowledgements of courtes-
les received, with an occasional
brickbat thrown in for variety.
'But in today's mail comes the
sort of letter that is the answer
to the prayer of all Chambers of
Commerce secretaries. The kind
of letter which we hope will give
the final shove to some careful
members standing with reluctant
feet on the verge of sending in
his check for dues.
With that remark, the local sec
rotary handed the visitor the fol-
lowing letter:
Dear Mr.. Singleton: Your letter
of recent date convinces me that
Key West is just what / want If
at all successful in what ! aim to
do, perhaps my wife and 1 will
find it possible to take root there,
as have others. / will come some
time early in April and see you
then. Thanks for YOUR helpful
ness.
The reply was in answer to a
letter sent by the secretary on
March IA, and is signed by Zaner
Faust, of Massilon, Ohio.
Incidentally, added the sec
rotary, "the name signed to this
letter and to similar others, are
available to the real estate broth
erhood, who are members of the
Chamber of Commerce..
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-04
SAM MALONE'S
BODY SHIPPED
TO HIS HOME
THIRD VICTIM IN AUTOMO-
BILE ACCIDENT WHEN CAR
PLUNGED INTO TAMIAMI
CANAL

Body of Sam Malone, the third
victim to die in the automobile
accident Sunday, May 20, in
which a car plunged into the
Tamiami canal, was shipped to
his home, Newport News, Vir-
ginia, Saturday night. Miss Nell
Malone, sister, came to Key West
Saturday and left yesterday on
the plane to meet the body in Mi
ami and accompany it home.
Mrs. Vincent Banks was driv-
ing the car which crashed into
the canal. Her child, Ralph, ii
months, received head injuries
from which he died. She con-
tracted pneumonia and died in
Miami, and two others in the car,
Henry Hutchins and Frank Mil
Ter. are also seriously i'll.
The group were returning to
Miami from Tampa.
Mr.. Malone was an electric
welder, having worked in the
Naval Station and also on the
Overseas Bridges. He had been
in Key West a year
Survivors are the mother and
father, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph p
Malone, Newport News; sisters
Mrs. John Hanna, Misses Anne
Kathleen, Nell, Marie. Agnes Ma
lone, all of Newport News; broth
ers. Frank Malone, Newark, N. j.
Dave Malone and Jack Malone OF
Newport News.
Services will consist of a re-
QUEEN mass to be said at st. Vim
cents Catholic church in New
port News.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-04
MRS. |. W. CLEARE
DIES THIS MORNING
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
CONDUCTED TOMORROW
AFTERNOON

Mrs. Louise w. Cleare. age 70.
died this morning at 4 o'clock at
the residence, 507 Francis street.
Funeral services VIII be held to-
morrow afternoon o'clock from
the chapel Of the Pritchsrd Fun
eral Home. Rev. William Halla-
day. pastor of the First Congre-
gational church. will ofsiciate at
the services.
Survivors are: Two sisters,
Mrs. Alice Russell. Key West;
Mrs. T. Lones, Philadelphia.
Mrs. ClesTe was an old school
teacher Of Key West, having
taught for more than fifty years,
with some of the leading citizens
Of this city receiving instructions
under her
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-04
BOARD IS STILL
SEEKING YACHT
CLUBHOUSE SITE
REQUIREMENTS OF NAVY DE-
PARTMENT TO USE BAT
Terry AT NAVAL STATION
QUITE STEEP

The Board of Directors of the
Key West Yacht Club has devot-
ed several sessions to inspecting
various clubhouse sites suggested
by the members. Permission was
granted by Lieut. William Klaus,
U.S.N., officer in charge, Naval
Station, to look over the old bat
terry at the yacht harbor in this
connection.
1t was pointed out, however,
that, although there is every de-
sire to cooperate in the develop
ment of local activities. number
of specific requirements of the
Navy Department would have to
be met should the club request
permission to use the structure.
AT the present time, at least, the
club is not in a position to meet
some of these requirements.
All of the sites suggested have
desirable features, and the board
has their relative merits under
consideration A decision will
probably not be made for several
weeks, it being very likely that
the matter viii be placed before
the membership for ratification at
special meeting. to be called
when the board has completed
its plans.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-04
ADMINISTRATIVE
Is APPOINTED
CASE DEALS WITH ESTATES
OF EARL AND MARGUE-
RITE WEATHERFORD

Mrs. Pearl w. Brinas has been
appointed administrative of the
estates of her brother, Earl v,
Weatherford, and sister, Miss
Marguerite B. Weatherford, who
met death in an automobile acct
dent at Ridgeland, S. c., March
Is.
Holdings of the brother are
valued at approximately $2,435
and consist of two accident insur-
ance policies of $1,000 each, $410
u. S. postal savings, and SIS in
personal effects. Those of the
sister are listed as $3.50 in u. S.
postal savings and $40 in person
al effects.