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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-03-18
WILL CARRY on
WINNETT TEST
TO $3.50 FEET

WINNETT-Rea progress in oil
drilling operations at the Rattle
snake Butte well south OF Winnett
was promised this week when the
Watson Oil company signed a con-
tract with the Nelson Story Hogan
Limited Canadian corporation
OF Calgary, to finish the drilling OF
the present hole.
The we'll. which now bottoms
at approximately 1900 feet will be
drilled to a depth Of 1850 II nee
essary, to prove the lease. The To-
cation OF the test we'll is SEA
Section %. Township 10 North,
Range % East and according TO the
recorded contracts the Canadian
company was to start work by Mar.
18th and work two 12-hour shifts
continuously until the $3.50 foot
depth is reached
Those interested In the we'll hold
about 5000 acres under lease. The
well Is located about seven miles
north OF the Kelley post office and
approximately midway between the
Cat Greek and DEVILS Basin domes,
and from all geological reports,
looks very promising.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-03-18
CRUDE MART
is HELPED BY
new PLANTS

Furnishing an outlet for 1000
barrels of Cut Bank crude daily,
throughout the year, the plant Of
Inland Empire Refineries, Inc, at
Spokane, is now operating. This is
the second large out-of-state plant
that has been completed since the
loss of the Canadian market. Cut
Bank producers, in each case, have
made price concessions that justi-
fled the contraction of these two
plants, the one at Spokane and the
other at Pocatello, Idaho. The lat
ter plant provides a market for
1000 barrels per day and during
the present year this is to be
stepped up to 1900 barrels per
day it is understood.
Crude for the Spokane plant is
being furnished by Glacier Produc-
ton company. Crude for the Pc
catello plant is being furnished by
Crumley & Frary, of Cut Bank,
Robert Wilkinson of Butte and
Castle & Pardee of Cut Bank.
In capacity operation, these two
plants will furnish an outlet for
about SO per cent of the crude runs
which formerly went to Spokane.
Increased runs by Northwest Re-
filming Co., at Cut Bank, the ca
pacity of which has been stepped
up to 5000 barrels, the new Yale
Refinery at Kalispell and increas-
ed capacity of the Cut Bank Re-
filming Co. at Cut Bank, are ex-
pected to take care of practically
all the developed production a.
side from that reserved for the
Glacier Production plant now build
ding at Cut Bank. This includes
the production and reserves of |
Producers Refining Co. of Shelby.
which oil will be processed in the
Glacier Production company plant.
The Spokane Chronicle recently |
printed a picture of the cracking |
unit of the new Inland Refineries, i
Ltd, plant, with the following |
account:
Cracking furnaces, designed to
give 20 per cent gasoline recovery
from crude oil, will be put into
operation this week at the Inland
Empire Refineries' 100000 plant
north OF Hlllyard.
The flow of crude oil through
the processing plant began last
Friday, after test runs had been
made over a period of several
weeks.
Winkler-Koch Construction com
pany, general contractors in the
construction of the plant. COM
Dleted their work last Wednesday.
Roy E. Davis of Wichita, Kan. sup
the work for the con-
tractors.
Hold Up Sales
1t will be several weeks yet be-
fore products from the refinery are
placed on the market Numerous
tests of the products are to made
Continued on Page Four
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-03-18
LIGHT ROTARY
RIG Is COMING
TO CUT BANK

Chandler G. Newell. rotary drill
ing contractors, are reported NOV
ing into Cut Bank field with two
rigs including a new light Diesel
motored National Supply Co. ro-
tary OF latest design. The other rig
will be a heavy duty steam rotary
outfit.
Shorty" Chandler was formerly
superintendent for Fred Manning
Of Manning & Martin, in Cut Bank
drilling and he went to Canada to
do rotary contracting in Turner
Valley, where he has been very sue
eessful. He suffered a serious in
jury when a crown block was pull
ed in at one OF his rigs and is
now getting around with the aid of
clutches. Both he and Newell have
been visitors in Great Falls re-
Gently.
Reports that they had received
contracts for several wells from the
Texas Co. were said to be without
The coming of the
light rotary has long been
expected in Cut Bank field where
the heavy duty type has hereto
fore been used. Light rotaries are
doing practically all the drilling in
the Illinois basin, as in East Tex
as, with drilling depths similar to
Cut Bank. The light equipment is
said to make possible more speed
IN rigging up with resultant econ
Omy.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-03-18
Three new
WELLS Due.
kelvin FIELD

Two wells are ready for compile
ton in Kevin-Sunburst field and
third is today drilling into the
lime, meaning the start of spring
activity for the acid trucks.
Wells in this field are drilled to
the top of the Madison lime and
shot" with hydrOchloric acid.
They may have a showing of only
a few quarts of crude but these
wells frequently become good
commercial producers after the
acid opens up flow channels, by dis
solving the lime around the bot
tom of the drill hole.
Fulton commonwealth Thompson
No. 2 well, SW NEA SWA 2s-
35-3W, is drilling in today, after
having set 1870 feet of 6-inch cas-
ing. This is in the high gravity
pool west Of Kelvin, known as the
Rimrock pool, where Fulton has
completed three wells. This one is
south OF his Commonwealth No. J.,
which rates as one of the best
wells in the pool.
Nearby in this same pool is the
Plotke-Ward No. 2, SW SWA
SWA 28-35-3W, which had
showing of oil from 1859 to 1894.
There was considerable amount
of gas with the oil. This well off
sets the vanderpas-Thompson pro-.
dueer in the northwest corner of
section S3-S5-3W.
The third we'll showing oil is
Crumley-Fryberger No. is, NE
NWA SEA 24-35-2W, in the Gun
derson pool. This well had the
contact at 1896 with a small show
ing to 1907. Drilling continues to
the "Crumley sand, the first
break in the lime and at last re-
ports the hole was at 1886, which
Is 80 feet below the top of the
lime. Crumley plans to use 40
quart lamp shot of nitro glycerin
% break up the formation before
Big West-GundersOn No. 10, CT
sc u NWA 19-35-2W, which show
ID oil at 1908 to 1910 last week, |
las not yet been acidized, owing to !,
he inclement weather during the
Dast week.
One outside well, the Kippen Oil |
B Gas-ThOmpsOn NO. 4, C NEH
iEA 28-34-1E, was shut down by
he storm of the past week. Since
he rig is not prepared for winter
lrilling it was shut down after
depth of SIS feet.
Drilling will resume with a rise
n temperature. Prevol and
hea are contractors, 50 a speedy
is expected.
Coolidge e. CoOlidge-State A No.
|. NV NEANWA 36-36-2W, is
ishing for lost bit at 1885, about
I've feet off the casing spot. The
ole is caving badly and a difficult
lshing Job has resulted.
IcoHtinued on Page Five)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-03-18

North Cut Bank operators are
this week watching the Santa Ri
ia No. 0 well, GEL SEA NEA t.
S5-6W. which is drilling at 1855,
a few feet off the Moulton sand
from which the famous Lander
wells are getting their main pro-
duction. This well is drilled along
the suspected trend" of the len
ticular Moulton sand production.
on a northeast line from the two
best Lander wells. A cave string
of casing was run at 1925. The
Moulton sand is expected at 1885.
Preparations have been made to
drill on down to the Cut Bank
sand, in any event. Wells on either
side, east and west. are producing
from the Cut Bank horizon.
Interest next turns to Yukon
No. 2 well, c NEA
NWA 26-37N+5W. dn the new
Darling pool, which we'll is drill
Ing at 1920 feet This well like
wise expects production in the
Moulton sand, the horizon which
has given this field its largest gas
wells as well as largest oil wells,
The Lundgren No. 2. south and
west of the No. 1. a flowing we'll,
IS checking seven feet higher.
than the No. / which
checks with the geology establish
I'd by core drilling.
Glacier Observation-Disclosures I'm
L No. 1, NE SEA NEH 2-33-5W.
n the gas area, Is drilling at
,140.
Hannon-AIIotted 12s No. 4,
ISL SEA NEA 12-32-6w, is drill
ing at 1885 feet.
Tarrant-Long-SEiIIer NO. z, NE |
jWA NEA 24-34-ew. is drilling
t 1900 feet.
Tarrant- Wflcy-Jones No. 3, SW
WV SwA s1-s4-5W. is drilling |
I 100 feet, having spudded on
darch IA. J
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-03-18

for the Home oil & Refining COM
pany plant In Great Falls The prop
critics were purchased by StandO-
lind from II. b. Chessher. pioneer
Pondera operator who retained a
working interest in the properties
until three months ago when he
sold out to Standolind. the trans
action involving an exchange for
some oil lands in Wyoming. near
Lander
Standolind had previously sold
all OF its Montana producing prop
critics to Continental oil company.
both In Kevin-Sunburst and in Cat
Greek fields and had retained the
-Pondera property only because OF
the provisions OF the contract with
Chessher which forbade the sale or
transfer OF the working agreements
to any other company Also, the
contract required the continuous
operation OF the producing wells.
Thus Standollnd has been compell-
ed to produce and store oil for
several months past. following loss
OF the Canadian market.
The standolind wells produced
approximately $4,000 barrels in
1885. when there was a market
available. Little has been done to
Increase or even maintain produc-
ion since the loss of the Canadian
Continued on Page Eight
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-03-18
MOULTON SAND COMES INTO
SPOTLIGHT IN CUT BANK AS
WELLS NEAR THAT HORIZON

we'll which made 11S barrels in the first "a hours
peed Bank field this by Glacier Production
in its scheuren No location SEsEH 2O3S5w southeast
of the of Cut Bank This the midst of this companys
tensve South Cut Bank lease block
the Lower Cut Bank sand from $3.50 to
3O67 Oh started coming into the hole at 1862 feet and
drilling progressed until reached 100 feet
Drilling stopped $685. in the Ellis shae and the well
during the first "a hours The sunburst sand
dry the upper Cut Bank sand from
1904 to 1850.
Glacier Production Miller center NEA NEH 29335W,
was Immediately spotted rig for south offset to the
new nrodncer and il is also offset the Miller No.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-03-18
SQUEEZE JOB
PREVENTED By
SODA WATER

Owing to the peculiar nature OF
I the mineral water found near the
top OF the Madison lime the Cas-
sidy- Phoenix 20. we'll in NV 4
NWh 2S-35-4W, in the Kelvin
Cut Bank midway area. failed to
respond to a squeeze job and
second attempt to force cement
into a water strata failed.
The 8-inch pipe is to be pulled.
preparatory to continuing on down
into the lime Until the sulphur
will not be considered a completion
NJ. W. Cassidy, the owner. would
like to drill it on down to the Tur-
ner Valley horizon, 500 feet be-
low the top OF the Madison. He be-
Iieves that break" containing oil
will be found at a lesser depth.
This well showed enough high
gravity green oil near the top Of
the lime 10 justify an effort to
shut off the water with a squeeze
job, heretofore untried In lime
formation In Montana. The water,
sodium carbonate APP
parent1y would not allow the ce-
ment to set, so ii was pumped out.
The oil rose 700 feet, without wa
ter. before acidization but the ac-
Id brought in the flow OF water.
No similar water has ever been
found in either Kevin-Sunburst or
In Cut Bank field. Since sulphur
water is usually found at this ho-
lion, none knows its significance.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-03-18
HAULING CASING
TO WILDCAT WELL
ON PENDROY DONE

string OF 244O feet OF 5lk-
inch o. d. casing was hauled out
from Conrad to the wildcat well
of Zodiac Oil company on Pendroy
structure this week, giving rise
to rumors none OF which could be
confirmed No information has
been given out regarding the we'll
in several weeks but II Is under
stood that the depth is 2470. with
6-inch hole drilled with portable
rotary equipment.
Rumor had It that the casing was
necessary to shut off cavings in the
red beds. after straight-reaming
the hole below 1900 feet. Other
rumors had II that the well has
reached the Madison lime and has
a showing OF oil sufficient to JUS
tify a production test and possible
Whether the formation
has been cored has not been deter
mined. but With rotary tools II is
possible to accurately determine
the extent OF saturatlon by coring
the formation
This well was drilled with a
Failing light rotary rig which did
not fall, as many cable tool opera
ors feared, to make good progress
n penetrating the hard lines and
ihales. 1t is the first we'll drilled
n Montana with this type OF equip
nent. Pendroy structure is the
irst one drilled with the guild
nee OF geophysical survey.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-03-18

Standolind is said to have sold
all its interests in the field except
ing an S0.00O-barrel tank nearly
filled with oil.
Standolind was represented in
the negotiations here by JOS. Gull
lin. Standolind production super
intendent in the Rocky Mountain
region. The amount OF the consid
Grafton was not given but It was
understood to be $4,000
Purchase OF the StAndolind prop
critics sets up extensive reserves
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-03-18
OIL LEASES on
THREE TRACTS
GRANTED herr

The Great Falls land office has
received the following oil and gas
leases on public lands from the
general land office at Washing
ton, D. c.
william Bowes of Chinook, 80
acres, Section az and %, Town
ship 80 North, Range 10 East.
Richard e. Cation Of st. Paul,
Minnesota 3O9.07 acres Sections
8, 4 and 5 Township SO North,
Range "a East
Floyd W. Sailor OF Havre, Mon
tana, $40 acres Section IL, ~ and
IA. Township SO North. Range
West.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-03-18
NEW sUBsTATTON AT CUT
RANK

CUT BANK-The Great North
ern Utilities Co. has completed the
erection OF a 200-horsepower sub
station near the absorption plant
east Of the city. This 3.S00-volt
station will furnish power for Gla-
.cier Production Co., for the work
of erection of their refinery.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-03-18
Rice Buys StandOlind
Production And Leases
In Pondera Oil Field
StandOIind Buys Out Chessher Interest And
Then Turns Properties To Owner Of
Great Falls Refinery

W f. Rice Great Falls this week purchased the producing
properties company Pondera oil field
marking the important deals of years the
Montana oil industry.
Included producing wells $500 of oil lands
potential of about 800 barrels per day
although they curaed about so percent for many
months owing lack of market Storage this has been
nr,nn hmm
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-03-18

The Inland Empire Refneries Inc, has complet-
ed construction of refinery at Spokane Washing
ton involving a Winkler-KOch combination distiIIa-
ton and cracking unit for processing 1000 barrels
per day of Cut Bank Montana, crude oil to be de-
livered In cars.
Arrangements have been made for producing
Nine base stocks, involving gasoline, naptha,
kerosent distiIIate, and reduced crude from the
atmospheric unit two grades of gas oil and pitch
from the vacuum tower, together with pressure dis
tilIate and fuel oil from the cracking unit There
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-03-18

three furnaces involved in the process; small
pressure distillate (cracked gasOline)
"A medium sized for heating the reduced crude
prior delivery the tower, and a large
for cracking.
The gasoline will be acid treated, rerun, in-
hibited and etfylized prior to shipment.
There approximately 80 oil storage tanks ON
the refinery premises with combined capacity Of
something i'm the order Of rs 900 barrels.
BaboratOstJ, storage and loading facilities have
provided for handling road oils and asphalt in
addition TO the several light products.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28
MegIaddery Guilty
On Two Counts

OAKLAND, Cal. May 81 (UP)-
Mark Lee Megladdery, former sec
retary to Ex-Governor Frank F.
Merriam. and appointed TO the
Alameda county superior bench in
one of Merriam's last official acts,
was under conviction today on two
counts which charged he sold" a
pardon for a convicted murderer.
A jury found Megladdery guilty
of soliciting a $4,000 bribe from
Clarence Bent, San Francisco saloon
keeper, on the promise that Clar-
ence A. Chick Leddy of San Jose
would receive a pardon from Mer-
riam. It also found him guilty of
receiving the bribe.
The first count carries maxi
mum penalty of five years in prison
or a $1,000 fine; the second count
one to IA years in jail
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28
Clipper on Last
Leg Of Journey

PORT WASHINGTON, N. Y.
May 81. CUP)-The Yankee Clipper
took off from Bermuda today on
the last stage of the first round
trip commercial flight from New
York to Europe.
The clipper landed st Bermuda
to refuel at 7:33 (EST) today after
fighting so miles an hour head
winds from the Azores islands.
The big flying boat. carrying all
mail from Europe, had been sched-
uled TO fly nonstop from Horta
in the mid-Atlantic Azores islands
to its American base here but the
head winds prompted decision to
put in at Bermuda. About two
hours were scheduled for re-fueline
there, after which the ship contin-
ued to Port Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28
Building Activity
Falls off In
Usual Slump

Building activity in Ell Centro
hit its usual late May" slump
during the past week but remain
ed considerably ahead of last years
record pace, contractors and ma
terialmen reported Saturday.
Builders Supply company report
ed progress on the Imperial De-
tention home, exterior wall gunite
work is completed. Mari McClel-
lam is the contractor
The Joe Golden home will be
finished this week, according to
Hugh Latham, manager of the
Builders Supply. The Golden job
is a four room house, plaster in
terror and exterior.
Whiting Mead announced COM
pletion of the H. P. Fite bungalows
in Heber and reported frame work
complete on the Ray Schultz home.
Aubrey Moody, Pacific System
builder, reported progress on the
Clayton Rogers home in Imperial.
The Rogers residence will be a
five room houne, air conditioned
and insulated.
Moody also completed q home
for S. E. Robinson at the McKim
bridge. The Robinson house is a
four room structure.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28
Building Head
To Address Valley
Group Monday

Col. w. H Evans, president Of
the California Building Contractors
association, will install newly elect
ed officers and present the asso-
ciation charter to the Imperial
Valley chapter at a dinner meet
ing at the California hotel at 7:30,
according TO S. M. Saunders, field
representative.
Evans Will also make the prin-
cipal address of the evening. Other
well known speakers from the coast
will be on hand, Saunders said.
All building material supply
houses, loaning institutions, title
companies and contractors of the
county are expected TO attend the
meeting. Saunders said.
Evans will point out the increase
in construction of low cost homes
in the state and in Imperial county
and will urge a continuance of that
program.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28
By FRED ANIES

To attempt to enumerate, classify
and discuss all the innumerable
varieties of potted plants would be
To virtually compile a horticultural
encyclopedia. About all that can be
done along that line in this column
is TO make a few suggestions for
the guidance of those who are be-
ginners in the art of growing pot
ted plants.
A great many, if not a majority
of our potted plants require a
slightly acid soil. This means a
liberal use of leaf mold or peat
moss. Some of our most beautiful,
interesting plants such as Azaleas
Gardenies and Rhododendrons,
should have a soil which consists
of at least seventy five per cent
leaf mold or peat moss. For a gen.
eral purpose potting soil a good
mixture consists of two parts good
loan soil, two parts leaf mold or
peat moss. one part sand and one
part well rotted manure.
One of the first considerations in
potting plants is drainage. If ade-
ouate drainage is not provided your
plants will soon turn yellow and
die. The ordinary commercial
flower pot always has a hole IN
the bottom. If you have any broken
pots take small curved pieces OF
these broken pots and invert them
over the drainage holes in the
pots you are going TO use. This will
prevent the soil from running out
without preventing the escape OF
excess moisture. A handful OF
coarse gravel in the bottom OF the
pot will answer the same purpose
Never place any smooth flat OBJ
ject over the hole as this will defeat
its purpose.
Some people make the mistake
of potting plants in the glazed pot
terry ware jardiniers which are tc
be found on the market. These
jardiniers are not flower pots at
all. They have no drainage outlet
and are only intended as recep-
tacles for flower pots. If you pot
plants in them they will surely
die. Flower pots should never be
glazed, vanished or painted. The
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28
Wife Says Husband
Put Her TO Work

Charging that her husband fore
ed her to work in the fields as a
common laborer from 10 to IL hours
day, Elizabeth Zimmerman filed
suit for divorce from William zim-
norman Friday.
She alleged that he treated her
as servant and forced her to
do the cooking, washing. and house
work for the family and for the
three or four men employed on
the ranch. He has violent tenn
per, she alleged, and she asked the
court to restrain him from molest-
ing her or taking their child from
her.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28
Building Permit
Total Boosted
To S188,22q

A S26,295 boost so far in May
Saturday drove the Ell Centro build
ing permit total for 1899 up TO
S188,229. Last year at this point
the total since Jan. was $l37 ,965
Permits granted during the week
included:
A S45 permit to F. r. Brown for
storage room at 1874 Olive; $500
permit to M Marcot for altera-
tions at 476 Main street; $40 per-
NIT to r. j. Smith for a home at
632 South Fifth; a $4,000 permit
10 NJ. o. King for a home at 1049
He'll street; a S400 permit to I. v.
Triple A Water company for ad-
ditionS at 1863 State street; $700
permit to repair fire damage at
1861 FL Centre; $40 permit for
sign erection at 1853 Main street,
a SIS permit to Ryba Brothers for
construction at 140 South Fifth
and $500 for additions to a dwelling
at 1861 Hamilton to Ed w. Gran
dali. -