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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-11-25

new ROTARY
CORE BARREL

A pressure core barrel that cuts
core OF the producing formation
/ in an oil well and seals the core
In an inner barrel while It IS still
at the bottom OF the hole, has been
developed by the Bureau of Mines,
United States Department OF the
Interior, in cooperation with the
American Petroleum Institute. This
innovation in coring technique and
procedure should aid in
better understanding OF natural
petroleum reservoirs and their be-
havlor.
The conventional method OF cor
ing productive oil formations
brings a specimen of the reservoir
rock to the surface of the ground.
but during the process the pressure
in the core is reduced to the atmos-
pheric level and the gas associated
with the oil in the core expands and
escapes. The expansion of the gas
also drives part Of the oil from the
core. This loss of oil and gas
from core specimens has greatly
handicapped engineers in accurately
measuring the fluid content OF pet
roleum reservoirs.
The new core barrel Is essentially
a conventional core barrel with the
addition of special valves at either
end of an inner barrel and a me-
chanism for closing the valves
while the barrel is at the bottom OF
the hole.
The analysis OF one core taken
with the pressure core barrel In
dicates that there was consider
able amount Of contamination OF
the core by drilling fluid. Although
a satisfactory solution OF the con-
tamination problem does not appear
the factors involved
present many difficulties requiring
much additional research and ex-
Fermentation before cores can be
taken that will be entirely eatia-
factory for estimating oil reserves.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-11-25
Glacier Gets
2OO-hhI. Well

The second important completion
of the week was less sensational
but apparently a larger well than
the Tweedy. 1t Is Glacier PRODUCE
tion-A. Corrigeux No. 2, in sW
SWA NWA 21-33-5W. which had
an initial OF 2O3 barrels in the
first "a hours.
The Corrigeux No. 2 Is a half
mile northwest OF the sensational
g. Corrigeux No. 3, which was the
first we'll in the field to find large
production in the Sunburst sand.
The A. Corrigeux well found Sun
burst sand from 1855 10 1915 dry,
likewise the upper Cut Bank from
1855 10 297S. The oil was found
in the Lower Cut Bank sand from
297S to 2991, oil rising 1000 feet.
The we'll was drilled into the Ellis
shale from 2991 to 1894. This we'll
will doubtless make from so to
100 barrels on the pump, and ranks
as one OF the best competitions OF
the year.
CONTINUED on Page Fiye)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-11-25
Rumor Montana Power
Will Build Outlets To
Sell Refined Products

Rumor that the Glacier Production Co., Montana Power Co
subsidiary will seek its outlet for gasoline and other petroleum
products procsed its modern refinery Cut Bank heard
here Thursday, says the Great Falls Tribune
According the report the company has been dposng of its
refined products through major state markee whose demands
reported insufficient take of the plant output
Confirmation of the viii result in the introduction of
Montanamade gasoline to state motorists and further
emphasize the rapid growth of the refining industry in Montana
Glacier Production into the production of oil when
crude found many of its leases in the Cut Bank field
originally taken by the company supply its line Butte and
other cities
Development of supply of crude followed by construction
the refinery Bank Of the modern the
In addition handling its crude the company also
crude oil for The SoconVauum Oil Co. for dis
according specifications of the Socony firm
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-11-25
Rail RATES
IN EFFECT On
DECEMBER n

Lowered rail rates from Montana
to Spokane, on crude oil and pc
troleum products. will become eff
feetive on December %, according
to announcement this week by e. C.
Warren, general agent for the
Great Northern railroad.
This followed suspensions of sew
eral features of the new rate struc-
ture by the Interstate Commerce
Commission at Washington, D. C..
The new rates are not as low as
those formerly fixed by the Great
Northern from Cut Bank group in
to Spokane but are low enough so
that Montana crude and refined
products can compete with Califor-
mia oil producers in the Spokane
market, where California has the
advantage of low barge rates up
the Columbia river These rates
have been equalized by the ruling
of the ICC following a lengthy
hearing last October.
Agents of the other roads serv-
ing Spokane-the Northern Pacific
Milwaukee and Union Pacific-said
their lines would not follow suit.
uOulcS a. AAAA PAgg 6CACA O. "a
gent of the Northern Pacific, said
''the Great Northern is alone in
this move. The other roads are
standing together on the rate situa-
ton, but their decision has not
been announced yet"
Warren said the new rate on gas
oline from Portland, Seattle or
Richmond Beach, Wash, to Spo-
kane would be 2S15 cents a hun
dred as compared to the present
rate of Al cents.
The gasoline rate from Cut
Bank, Mont, to Spokane. he said,
would be cut from the present so
cents a hundred to 33 cents and
the crude oil rate from Cut Bank
to Spokane reduced from 2715 to
% cents.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-11-25
Crumley Gets
Average Well

Crumley e. Sons-Fryberger No
~, NE SEA SWh 24-35-3W, was
put on production this week. II
is making 35 barrels of oil and 20
barrels OF water. following acidi-
cation.
Goeddertz & Agen-Goeddertz No.
3, CIVIL SEA NEH 16-35-SW, is
reported making 80 barrels per
day. without acidization.
Kippen Oil e. Gas-SoIberg No. 4,
Sc SEA NWH/ 20-35-3W, is test
ing after a second shot OF acid.
The first 500 gallons showed no re-
suit. A second application Is be-
lieved to have broken in around
the seat OF the casing This well.
north OF the high gravity pool,
had a showing OF oil and consider
able gas
Lemac-Boyce No. 1, c NEA
NEA 27-36-2W, reported a depth
Of 200 feet.
Oien-EngemOen No. o, NV
NEA NWA 14-35-2w. is spud-
ding at 40 feet.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-11-25
DAHLQUIST
FARM AGAIN
HAS BIG one

Another good producer on the
Dahlquist farm marked Thanks.
giving week in Kevin-Sunburst
field where good news was the
rule. The Big West oil company
has had it's most notable drilling
success of recent years on It's Dahl
quist farm where production reach
ed a peak OF 10000 barrels OF high
gravity crude in August. 1t has
now completed IA wells and is
drilling its fifteenth.
Big West-DahIquist No. II,
i'm SW corner sen SEA 81
35N-3W. had production at
the ElIis-sIadisOn contact at
f742 and did not drill to the
second ''break." It was aci-
died with 500 gallons and is
now testing. II is apparently
good well, comparable with its
No. 10, one location west. East
ward trend OF the pool Is i'm
Dictated by the No. II COM
pletion and Big West immcdi-
ately moved over onto Dahl
quist No. IA location. in CEN
ter south line, SEX SEA 81,
which is 44O feet east of the
No. II. The No. rs Is now
drilling ant 1 900 feet.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-11-25
BROADvIEW DOME TO
BE DRILLED DEEPER

BILLINGS - Murray Brothers
have succeeded in completing an
arrangement that was started sew
eral months ago, to complete the
Broadview Dome test, thirty-five
miles northwest of Billings Pete
Thelen, reports that a Los An
geles crowd will send a repre-
sentative to Billings during this
week, who will proceed to clean
the hole and set casing at 5000
feet. They expect to clean the hole
and acidize. Mr.. Thelen is the tool
pusher who will be in charge of
the work.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-11-25

On WARPATH
on COLE Bill

Montana oil producers this week
took up the cudgel against the Cole
federal oil control bill, now before
congress, and petitions are today
being circulated in every oil field
community in the state, opposing
the bill.
The opposition to the bill is
headed by w. M. Fulton, veteran
operator, who is also
president OF the Montana chapter Of
the Independent Petroleum Associa-
ton of America. He prepared petit
Continued on Page Five)
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Scotland Has
5O-bbI. Well

Scotland-McNamer No. o, NV
.NEA SWA 29-35-3W. is making
so barrels of oil, with no water.
following acidization with 500 gal
Ions. It is producing high gravity
crude.
Smith-WeIsh-Barth No. 4, SW
SEX NWH 13-35-2W, has re-
sumed fishing for lost tools at
1345 feet.
PrevOI q Shea-GOvernment No. 4.
NV NWA SWA 11-s5-3W, is pre-
pairing to aeidize, having had a
Continued on Page Five)
Evening star., 1939-10-09
War Issue Is Barred
From Swiss Elections
By the Associated Press.

BERNE, Oct. 9.-Swiss Gen
eralissimo Henry Guisan, who has a
ma jority of Switzerland's voters
mobilized into citizens army, issued
an order yesterday to keep the
European war issue out of the i'm
pending political campaign.
The election for the National
Council, similar to the United States
House of Representatives, is sched-
uled October 1929, and will be
decided almost entirely by 100000
men under arms.
Guisan, who obtained his promo
ton from colonel to Switzerland S
only general by parliamentary action
in August, permitted soldiers to vote
as they pleased, but limited each
political party's campaign within the
army to an official declaration of its
program.
Nothing may be included in the
declaration which attacks the army
or which is incompatible with the
correct relations between Switzer-
land and other states"
Political observers pointed out that
the war issue was not likely to enter
politics anyway as the Swiss people
were represented as giving an "amaz-
ing example" Of national unity and
determined to keep the state Off
cially neutral. Switzerland has
French, German and Italian speak
ing voters.
Evening star., 1939-10-09
AviIu Cumucho Fovors
Mexico-U. S. Reciprocity
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico, Oct. 8.
Gen. Manuel Avila Camacho can
didate for the National Revolution
ary party for the Mexican presiden-
tial nomination, said here yesterday
he favored greater international
reciprocity with the United States.
He asserted more friendly rela-
tions should be fostered with "the
largest, most powerful democratic
government of the world"
I'm these crucial days, the repub-
lie should remain united with the
countries of the three Americas in
preserving peace he added.
Gen. Camacho resigned as minis
ter of national defense to make the
presidential race.
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Schukin, Portroyer
Of lenin, Succumbs
By the Associated Press.

oy VIC 1ksSOCIdCcu FrcSS.
MOSCOW, Oct. 9.-Boris Schu-
kin, As, known throughout Soviet
Russia for his portrayals Of the role
of Lenin in plays and motion pic
lures, died yesterday while reading
in bed, apparently Of a heart all
ment.
Schukin played the Lenin role in
''The Man With the Gun" a play
which ran for several years here
He later appeared in a movie OF
the same name and in "Lenin In
October"
He was decorated with the Order
Of Lenin.
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Man, 100, Fools Doctors

BALTIMORE, Oct. 9 CP.-Charles
H. Daniels, Maryland's oldest Civil
War veteran, underwent a major
operation 10 years ago. Three ply
sicians said he wouldn't live through
the night.
Today Mr.. Daniels celebrated his
Tooth birthday anniversary. Two
of the physicians are dead.
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Robert the Devil Dies

LONDON, Oct. 9 LP).-Robert S.
(BobD Sievier, 70, famous sportsman
who called himself Robert the
Devil" died yesterday at his Sussex
home. He rose from birth in a
hanson cab to become a millionaire
racehorse owner, gambler, soldier
and author.
Evening star., 1939-10-09

warnings tn a t
American refu-
gee ships are to
be sunk as they
n e ar tn e S e
S h o r e S, the
U n l tie d States
Nays readiness
to meet any war
emergency b e =
comes Of para
mount interest.
T h e N a v y
League is pre-
pairing to make
this years Navy
day, October 27,
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Washington Observations
Fleet DeeIored Ready for Any Emergency
Despite Deficiency in Underoee Ships

sion but capable of emergency serv.
ice are ITO overage ships, making
a total available for war use of 23l
destroyers."
Deficient in Submarines.
OF all navies, Comdr. Austin dis
closes that we have the fewest
underage submarines in service
"a as compared to Great Britain's
A, Frances 76, Italy's SO, Ger
manys SO, Russia's 1874 and Japan's
A. Counting our overage subma-
rines, we have So in commission and
% decommisSioned, but capable of
emergency use. In all navies there
are about 700 submarines irf service.
Construction at rapid pace is uni
verSal.
Fleet Second Only to British.
Looking at the whole picture, our
naval forces today available for duty
are in point of numbers second only
to those Of Britain and stronger
than those of any other one nation.
The battle efficiency of the United
States Fleet and the training and
morale of our men are unsurpassed
by any major naval power. This is
more of tribute to the men behind
the guns than to our foresight in
providing timely replacement for
worn-out feet units. We are rapidly
making up for lost time, but our
highly publicized billion dollar"
naval expansion program of May,
1888, will probably not be completed
before 1914. BY then the fleet should
consist, in under-age tonnage of 18
battleships, some As cruisers, $50
destroyers, Sc submarines, 8 aircraft
carriers and 5000 planes.
A World War Reminder.
While the Senate is debating the
problem of neutral ships carrying
non-munition cargoes, it's useful to
recall what happened to a famous
American merchantmen late in 1914.
S. S. William P. Frye, the finest
sailing ship in our merchant ma
rine, left Portland, Greg, with a
cargo Of wheat consigned ito order"
at Queenstown or Portsmouth, Eng
land. There was no proof that the
wheat was for any other than civil
ian use. Having reached the At
lantic Ocean, the Frye on January
%. 1915, was stopped by German
raider the Prinz Eitel Friedrich.
After inspecting the cargo and the
papers the Germans, over the pro-
tests Of the American captain, pro-
ceeded to dump the wheat. AS this
task took too long, they finally re-
moved the crew and sent both cargo
and boat to the bottom.
Peace Pleas in the Record.
The Appendix to the Congress
sional Record, ordinarily given over
to extended" and extensive remarks
by members of House and Senate,
is distinguished by the inclusion in
the issue of October of our dip
lomatic correspondence incident to
the European war" introduced by
Senator Pittman, it embraces Pres
ident Roosevelt's 1lth-hour pleas
for peace to the President of Po-
land, the King of Italy and Chan
cellor Hitler, and his message of
september to Britain, France,
Italy, Germany and Poland, be-
seeching them to refrain from air
bombing of civilians. There is thus
available for students of history and
general reference purposes a COM
pact, easily obtainable statement of
Americas efforts to avert World
War II.
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Mine BIost FotoI to 81
ST ETIENNE France Or

ST. ETIENNE. France, Oct. 8 up.
French authorities yesterday
placed at 81 dead and more than 30
injured the toll of a coal mine ex-
plosion here Yesterday. Investi-
gators attributed the blast to short
circuit which they said set off gases
accumulated in the shaft.
Evening star., 1939-10-09


yielded to the
peevi dstrst of the President which Austin
the fence Neither does the outward form of the battle for the
Congress always externally shabby
legislative process
released North American Alliance Incl
Evening star., 1939-10-09

ANY OIneT COURSE
would be con-
trary to inter-
national custom
a n d tradition
and might even
render him vul-
nerable to ac-
cusations of par
tiality.
Whether the
Bri | S h and
French will ac-
cept mediation,
or whether they
will agree to an
armistice except
nv, fory,,c fI,o,y
Evening star., 1939-10-09

sad plight of
those who are
offering them
selves, or being
offered by their
friends, as can
didates for the
Republican nom-
ination for Pres
ident.
Th e hopefuls
on the other side
except the No. !
man Of the par
ty, who may or
may not be in
t h a t category
Evening star., 1939-10-09

E. Borah and Hiram johnson re-
spending to vaguely heard alarm
like team of ancient but faithful
fire horses? Or what more dra-
matte than the speech Of the aged
George Norris, last of the little
band who dared to vote against our
entry into the last war, who now
forgets his old pacifism IN his hat
red Of the new barbarity?
And the fight has had its soualid
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Men With Views

There example Austin of
held bumblng
dent strong mans Yet he has firm convictions to the
division Constitution
supporting of the embargo the White House conference
neutrality boldly that his opinion the Constitution
presidency
urged powers a
spirit The stand Senator Taft Ohio while
and dramatic, shows the qualities
On the other side Bennett Champ Clark Missouri is of those
candidate
wemeanng mistaken fooishly nevened
his independence order Presidents approval of his
candidacy
% than the embargo fight for he of the authors Of
Neutrality
epeais
He had largely in
he stuck them expoundng them with
Then there Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan the Republican
sent handsomely by his remarkable 7eech in the Senate 1t
inability
impressive the debate.
Evening star., 1939-10-09

nece.sary Ths Stars Such opinions presented IN The
Stars EFFORT to gue all sides OF Quesons interest to It's
readers although such opinions may be contradictory among
| themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Peace Bids
By keutrols
Traditional
Roosevelt May Be
Forced to Serve
As Mediator
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

President Roosevelt will find him.
self compelled to offer the services
of the United States Government
as mediator in the European war.
Evening star., 1939-10-09

DOurSe OF CaplCOl CplnlOn.
The great battle over the arms
embargo is only halfway through.
Yet it has already proved excep-
tional, in that it has shown the ma
jority of Senators in a creditable
light. The sincerity and honest
purpose of the leaders on both sides
cannot be questioned. Although
feeling is running high and there
is bitterness in the air, both sides
are thinking first of the country's
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Neutrality
Issue Hurts
Republicans
War News Puts Porty's
White House Aspironts
In the Background
BY CHARLES G. ROSS.

If the effects of the European war
on the United States can be said to
have any lighter side, it consists
for the detached observer-in the
Evening star., 1939-10-09
The Capital Parade
Embargo Debote Seen Adding to Stature Of Senators
Who Subordinate Portisonship to Principle

BY JOSEPH ALSOP ROBERT KINTNER.
himself shufng
Another surprisingly
fight of
Evening star., 1939-10-09

BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.
With Uncle Sam establishing q
neutrality patrol extending hun
dreds Of miles beyond the s.
mile limit and with mysterious
Evening star., 1939-10-09
The Legislative Process

Among the Democratic repeass Senator James Byrn OF South
Carolina has demonstrated the legislative leader which
one knew he had Old Carter Glass and Harry Byrd
solemn w.
tried to destroy them goes.
Indeed repealsts
their minds with mpoc ankness embargo fight finely
dramatic
Evening star., 1939-10-09
We, the People
Anti-NeutroIiN Bloc, Already Whipped,
Talking Itself Into Worse Predicument
Nv JAY FRANKLIN.

a
time
about the Senate something
Court curb their authority
there need since the Senate
It's everest critics could wish The little wlfu legislators who
fgleaf States
detat biting the dust and the which
lection OF the Treaty Of Versailles with spectacle
neutrality -
Those hardy souls paid newspapers sit the press
galleries and listen to the
full pate had told that the great debate" neutrality
bill flop No the that in
theatrical parance, lit stinks" "
For went to Capitol Hill Senate press
gallery for eaden minutes while
through the latter periods opposition
dents plan to from the Americas
Evening star., 1939-10-09
U. S. N. Ahead in Heavy Cruisers.

o. >. n. Anead IN Heavy CruiSerS.
I'VE lead all nations in heavy
cruisers 10000 tonners of the Hous-
ton, Boise and indianapolis type), -
Comdr. Austin tells us, but trail
Great Britain and Japan in light
cruisers. AS to destroyers, with IS
underage boats. our fleet has fewer
than any naval power except Ger
many. AS result of this situation,
we have retained in service 66 over
age destroyers, giving us total in
commission of 121. Out of commits
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Whole Senate Abdicotino

The isolation bloc is than whipped
dipred dscredted
its position OF power in the ls2os the whole Senate abang
President has won his in Congress with
more the soationsts try to talk themselves
seeected limb the their predicamen
mens expect the administration
The isolatonist show isn't packing
realyand the which
and Hoover and challenged Roosevelt tasting the bitter
self-administered
This is the only possible conclusion which be from the
collapse OF the an-neutraHy bloc
last summerwith
history under the impression that they
velt Now they forced
effort to postpone the senatorial rendezvous with
atonis digging their and that the reliable
instrument Of foreign policy
which they
Evening star., 1939-10-09
236 Fighting Ships, ls1 Underaxe.

600 rlSntiHS SHlpS, 1Sl Onderakc.
Comdr Austin goes into informa-
tive detail as to just what we have
up our naval sleeve for combatant
purposes.
ut is one thing to know" he says,
that we have 546 operating YES
sells and another to know that only
348 OF them are commissioned naval
craft. Some of these 348 can hurl
a broadside of 10000 pounds Of
steel, whereas others can deliver
only a 13-pound shell. Strictly
speaking, only 236 of the 348 are
fighting types; of these only 1871
are underage ships. In addition
to operating vessels we have 1888
decommissioned fighting craft which
in an emergency could be put into
service. All of these are overage,
ITO being destroyers and % sub
marines of World War vintage.
There are Is battleships in our bat
tie line AS the normal useful life
Of a battleship is 26 years. one of
our Is is already overage, two will
become overage next year and
four more in 1912. Thus, one-half
Of our battle line is obsolete. As to
the other half, our two newest bat
tleships are l6 years old, the next
two 18 and the rest still older. In
brief, we have but one battleship
designed after the World War. But,
relatively, we have no cause for
alarm over the condition Of our bat
tie line. In total power no nations S
strength is comparable to ours ex-
cept the British.
Evening star., 1939-10-09

welfare politics listens to the talk the
Senate corridors must this conclusion distressing
find the wndness pness
think arguments
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Handful of Senators Present

Here subject Of importance the Ma
non was only handful Of Senators and the
half filled
the chair Senator johnson of California looked
ee looked worried Minority Leader McNay
Rush Holt downcas
bloc simply ashamed ~
Mr. Downey talked about gold
South America and what fine the Mecan
stupid American
average British statesman At time he
America at another for the
OF grafton
marks Saturday After to
until Monday, for lack
The whole effect of uity hope
that fervent
the last july
President Roosevelt requested action.