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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-22

George McCabe, vice president of
Santa Rita Oil & Gas Co., left
Thursday night for st. Paul. en-
route to washington, D. c., to at
tend the hearing on behalf of
Northwest Refining Co. Louis P.
Donovan, Shelby attorney, is leav-
ing today Saturday direct for
Washington. He will present the
arguments on behalf of Cut Bank
producers and refiners.
Also represented will be Big West
Oil Co. of Spokane and Kelvin, In
land Refining Co., of Spokane, Yale
Oil Corporation of Billings and
Kalispell and Independent Refining
Co. of Billings: and John w. Bon
ner, special assistant attorney gem
eral, representing the state.
When major companies of Cali
fornia began moving gasoline up the
ting prices on the Spokane market,
Montana refiners asked for a re-
duced rate. Great Northern rail-
road established a 30-cent rate on
gasoline, against a former rate Of
al cents per hundred and 30 cents
per hundred on crude against
former rate of % IL cents.
Immediately, the major compan-
es secured suspension of the rates |
and effectively closed the doors to
profitable expansion of the Spokane
Ind Inland Empire market by Mon
ana oil men, pending the battle be-
ore the commission.
The battle for gallonage in Spo
Jane is one of the most sanguinary /
n recent petroleum history. Paci-
ic Coast companies are said to be
oath to lose the highly profitable
spokane market, which has enjoy
d some of the highest service sta
ion prices in the United States.
considered a mere chin
erland" and possible dumpingJ
round for the California market, f
he Inland Empire territory now
ppears to be highly priced by
alifornia companies which seem
repaired to retain their gallonage,
Iithout regard to price, as against
Iontana Independent competition.
The goats" of the rate contro-
ersey are truckers who have been
auling gasoline up the Columbia
yer highway in competition with
lie railroads Barge transporta-
on has definitely put the truckers
ut of business but the railroad is
illing to establish a ascent rate
half a cent under the barge '
-uck rate to Spokane-in order I
compete. The 25-cent rate, also Q
appended by the ice, would equal \
e, experts testified, the proposed t
ontana rates. Ii
The outcome of the ice hearing t
Ill be of nation wide interest, SER a
ng as a test of the power of the h
ajor companies to utilize that &
sency in defending trade terri =
ry. Il
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-22
DRIVES 5,2O0 NILES
IN VACATION JAUNT

Harry Hassheider of the Great
Falls office OF the U. S. G. S. re-
turned home from a vacation trip
this week with his car speedometer
showing $500 miles for a journey
which took him and his family a
round a long loop to California and
back. travelling southwark by way
of Twin Falls, Idaho, through Reno,
Nev., the divorce city without a
stop, then through the old oil
country OF Kern River, Bakers
field and Taft. The longest stop
was a week in Los Angeles where
they visited Mrs. Hassheider's
mother. thence up along the Pacific
coast and back to Whitefish lake
where they stopped TO rest up"
from their vacation before return
ing to Great Falls.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-22
BL.ACkFE:ET
OIL LANDS
GO On SALE

Sale of 1.23O.25 acres of oil
leases on Blackfeet Indian Tribal
land will be held by the Indian
council during the month Of August.
Most of the leases are in the Big
Bend district, south Of present pro-
duction.
The largest tract is $50 acres
west OF the Lander pool, in Section
IT. The other tracts ranges from
$50 down to 20 acres. Legal des-
criptions follow:
NJ, EhSWA. WhSEA Sec.
IT, Twp. 35 N. r. w.
Lot 1, Sec. 10, Twp. 80 N. R.
s w.
Lot 7, SWA NWH, WhSwA.
Sec. IS; N5hNWA. whsEA, Sec.
10, w5kNWA, Lots 2. 3 e. A.,
Sc n NwA, Sec. 90; NEA, Sec.
80. all in Twp, 80 North, Range
sw
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-22

AWAITS START
Three WELLS

Drilling resumed this week on
the Parrent-Holbrook No. we'll,
c SwANEA 2-36-sw, which ia
now reported at 500 feet, marking
the only present activity in The
north Cut Bank district.
While plans are going ahead
for the start of three more wells,
there was no other movement in
North Cut Bank this week.
Huber-Montana companys Krueg-
er No. / well, GEL SWA SELL IL
S7-5W, is still standing, awaiting
the results of analysis of water
found I'm the hole when the Sun
burst sand was tested. The sand
had some 80 feet Of saturation
when cored with rotary tools. After.
1t was drilled in and the mud cir
culated out, the sand made no oil,
part of a bailer. in As
hours. There was a little water jim
the bottom and this Is being ana
lyzed to determine whether 1t is
coming from the Sunburst sand or
is water used in washing" the
sand. If lit is not formation water.
the sand will probably BIZ shot with
nitro glycerin before proceeding on
down to the Cut Bank sand. There
was some talk that this well may
even be carried to tie Madison
ime.
A. B. Cobb this week completed |
his Vargo No. 1, C SEA NEh 10 I
374W, as commercial gasser I
With flow of 100000 cubic feet I
rom the Sunburst sand. He will /
proceed Immediately with the drill
ing of another well, using new ro-
airy tools which recently arrived
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-22

7 Murray Brothers were the orig
Hnal lease holders, and contracted
with Broadview Dome company to
drill a test to a $500 IT. minimum
depth which they completed more
than a year ago. However, a mis-
calculation In the structural esti-
mates were such that 1t was deemed
advisable to drill deeper Broad
view Dome oil company then ar
ranged a deal for Signal OIL COM
pany. OF Los Angeles, to drill into
a deeper level II Is believed Sig
nal might have had extensive drill
ling obligations In thdir tidewater
holdings in Colifarnia, and deemed
1t advisable to Withdraw from
could be made At a later date,
Nelson Story Hogan. signed a con-
tract to complete the test, but fall
ed to meet HIS Civilizations OF spe-
ciaIc performance and was cancel
led out by Murray Brothers.
Pete Thelen. a driller on Broad
view test, from its spudding In.
Just returned from California and
reported that E. j. Murray, of Van
Mugs. California will arrive in Bill
ings, in the next few days to re-
sumo operations for completion on
the BroadYiew test. A SlumbergeF
test (slumberjay) picture viii be
made. to show the saturated for
nations that have been encountered
after the well has been cleaned. It
Is expected the saturation at $3.50
feet will show sufficient oil show
ing to warrant a test and acidiza-
ton. A IA foot saturated core was
taken at $3.50 feet, and again at
the bottom OF the hole at 5129.
The former was black oil and the
latter was light OIL This has led
some prominent biologists to think
that the black oil was In the base
1f the Madison. while the light OIL
might have been In the top of the
Devonian.
Variation OF geological opinion
seems to have been the "Hoo-Doo"
on this test from its start. There
ire two known saturations above
hese mentioned, one at 3464 to
1884 In the Embar. and again at
1870 to 4170 in the Amsden. How
,ver II is reported that Murray
Brothers will test all known satura-
ions and then drill to a deeper
lepth II necessary TO bring in the
veil. Acidization will be used on
III attempts to bring in the well,
tut the Slumberjay picture is the
irst one to be made in this sec
ion Of the Rocky Mountain area.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-22

The advice and the prediction
are those OF T. G.. Delbridge, pet
roleum technologist and president
of the American Society for Testing
Materials, an organization whose
members devise scientific test to
prove the quality, purity. and dur
ability OF the materials and COM
modities consumed by the nation.
Mr.. Delbridge based his prediction
of future crude oil supplies upon
the inadequacy OF estimates Of re-
serves made by the experts in past
years.
I'm the last 80 years." he said.
Successive estimates have indicat-
ed almost immediate exhaustion of
crude oil. Had the estimate of 1908
been accurate, the nation would
have no crude oil today. II the
1913 estimate had been correct, the
country's petroleum would have
been exhausted about nine years
ago. Yet the estimate for January
1. 1889 was 17,34S, 100000 barrels
the highest in the history of the
country.
Advanced methods of explora-
ton, drilling, production and refin-
ing are not only Increasing the
proven reserves, but are opening up
almost unsupported possibilities In
future reserves not yet proved. New
methods are being applied to old
fields believed TO be exhausted, and
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-22
IPA MEET POSTPONED

G. E. Butcher, executive manager
Of Independent Petroleum Associa-
tion, writes that postponement Of
the annual meeting Of the Montana
chapter will be necessary as none
Of the IPA staff viii be able to
come TO Montana before septem-
Der. at the earliest. The compact
meeting at Santa Fe. the long ses-
sion OF Congress and other pres
sing business altered the plans
which called for an August meet
ing In Montana.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-22
SCHOOL KIDS
ExTRALUcKY
In CUT BANK

of Montana are the "landown-
ers" to whom will come the re-
jOicing of the next few days
with the pending completion OF
the fourth well on Texas COM
pany's State lease I'm South
Cut Bank. Location of this
well, which has casting set in
the Cut Bank sand, ready TO
drill in at 2035 feet, is G
NWA NWA 16-32-5W.
State school lands have proven
lucky in the Montana oil bust
ness and not one dry hole has been
drilled on any one OF i've sections
of school lands. he discovery
we'll in South Cut Bank was drilled
on State school land and the three
subsequent wells have all been pro-
ducers. 1t is recalled that state
school lands were among the large
est producers in Kelvin field. The
1215 per cent royalty goes to the
state school fund.
Texas-Curran No. 4, in this same
pool had 1900 feet Of oil in the
hole when swabHjng started and It
made 40 barrels in the first "a
hours. 1t was making four barrels
per hour at the end of that time.
Casing was set at 1850 after find
ing dry sand from 2775 to 2Y75.
probably the Sunburst Upper Cut
Bank sand was from 1885 10 1875
and lower Cut Bank from 2975 to
29S9. Ellis shale was penetrated
from 29S9 to 1898. The principle
saturation was from 2974 to 1889.
Cobb-Jackson No. A, C sW4
NEH 5-32-5W, lis drilling at 500
feet.
Glacier PrOductiOn-Jaeger No. 4,
C NV Y NWA 15-32-5W, is drill
ling at 2110.
Glacier PrOduction-T hayer for
knerIy Hendrickson) No. i, G NwA
NEA 2S-33-5W. is drilling at 2946
4shere casing was set.
Glacier PrOductiOn-HalI No. 2,
C NE sWA 35-36-6w, is drilling
at 1920.
differentiation No. 2,
SW SEA SEA 14-34-6W, is drilling
At 400.
Pardue-TribaI III No. 8. CIVIL
Sc ASWA 7-32-5W. lis drilling at
500.
Par On-TribaI ITO No. 2, sW
IEh SWA 7-32-5W, is drilling at
$50.
Santa Rita-MiIIer No. 1, G SEA
JWA 2@S3-5W. is drilling at
1865.
Tarrant-Yunck No. 3, sw sWA
wv " 12-34-6W, is being abandon
d as a dry hole. 1t had no sand
My a sandy shale-and absolutely
10 saturation. 1t was so complete
Y dry that Tarrant did not even
un casing but drilled 10 feet into
he Ellis, from 2790 to $500.
(Continurd on Page Fivel
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-22
BIG well On
DAHLQUIST IS
being TESTED

Assurance of mulfi-hun-
dred barrel producer seemed
assured in the airst 12-hOur
test OF the Big West-Dahlquist
No. 40 well, CSL SWA SWL
21-S5-SW, i'm the high gravity
oil pool of KeNsn field Friday.
Appearances are, observers
said, that the well win show
from one TO three hundred
barrels per day.
This producer was placed on the
pump without the usual produc-
tion test immediately after compile
ton as the rig was needed for
drilling a water well for the town
of Kelvin where the water supply
is becoming dangerously low. The
indicated initial before the rig was
moved was over 800 barrels per day
after acidEzation of the first
"break" in the Madison lime at
1853.
Crabtree- Thompson No. 1, we'll,
NE SEA NWA 35-35-2W, suppos-
eddy drilling in a waterlogged area,
found no quantity of water al
though the well was drilled to the
third or fourth break i'm the lime
at 1495 feet. 1t was. plugged back
to the best of three showings of
oil at 1888 and "shot" with 500
gallons of hydrochloric acid. It is
today testing. Unless water fol-
lows acidizaton, this well will In
dictate that water invasion does not
extend far beyond wells where water
has come up into the oil horizon
from too deep drilling.
Fulton Petroleum. Thompson No.
8, Sc NEANW n 2S-35-3W, is test
ing after another 1,000-gallon acid
treatment, this time at the lime
contact The first horizon, in the
lime break" was treated and tested
and Fulton looks for a better re-
Spouse from the contact.
Goeddertz q .Agen-Krause (Nor-
many No. 2, Sc Sc n SEA 9-35-
3W, likewise was acidized a second
time. The first horizon, in the
Madison lime, did not respond so
the contact at 1870 is being tested |
following a 500-gallon acid "shot"
Huso Ellingson No. 4,
c NEHSWA 14-35-3W, is ready to
drill in, having set 6-inch casing !
at 1548 feet. This is in the Kelvin
pool, north of the town of Kelvin.
Acidization brought a 20-barrel
we'll for Pfabe & EngIeIxing on the
Hurley farm in No. location,
Gel NEA NWA S-34-2W. 1t had
/ very Night show of oil before
reatment. This is in the old
Queen City pool.
PlOtke-Ward No. 8, Rimrock pool,
1WL SWH SWA 28-35-3W, is
lrilling at $50.
Pfabe & Involvement
20. 10, C NEANEA 2s-S5-2W, is
rilling at 24O.
na-GOvernment No. 8, GEL :
We Il NWA 12-35-3W, has cement
d off cavings above the Sunburst
and and will drill out the cement ,
fCOntiDued or Page Fivel
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-22

they again are in production. In
one Pennsylvania field, water re-
presenting methods have demon
strated a reserve for future pro-
duction greater than all the oil
taken fom that field in the last 20
years"
In spite of all the scientific pro-
gress in the exploration for oil, Mr..
Delbridge pointed out, only one man
can prove that oil exists, or does
not exist, below the surface Of any
locality. That man is the oil well
drfIler.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-22
FOUR cats
ENROLLED on
ACTIVE LIST

r. c. Tarrant of Cut Bank this
week spudded his wildcat wei on
West Pondera structure, Tetca
county, OF the Hoeschen farm, c
NEA SEA 34-27-5W, on the fifth
test in that district. 1t is slightly
lower on structure than the dry hole
to the northeast, on the Porter farm
and while many observers would
have liked to have seen the we'll
farther west, it is believed to be
near the producing contour Of the
main Pondera oil field. Whereas
TIE other well was completed with
out acidization, any showing OF
oil in this well will be acid treated
to open up the flow channels.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-22
PendrOy Is
Status Quo

The nearby Pendroy structure
stands idle although there are fur
Their drilling obligations on the
lease block which was intended for
Deyonian test, based on a geo.
physical survey which revealed
fault with some 500 feet Of dis
placement. Two wells on either
side of this fault merely confirmed
the accuracy of the geophysical sur
rey and showed that only small
quantities of oil had escaped uD
through the fault, on the low side.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-22
GenOu Test
Running Pipe

Three wildcat wells are now
active in. Northern Montana.
Security Petroleum-Joh 40.
1. C NEH NEA 2s-26-3E, Genou
structure, resumed work this week.
Hole is being cleaned preparatory
to running casing TO shut off a
small flow OF water al the base
OF the Kootenai.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-22
Broadview Dome Test
Will Be Completed To
Test DevOnian Horizon
Will Acidize ShOwings In Madison Lime And
Continue Deeper AS Result Efforts
OF Murray Brothers
by f. A. BEELER

BLINGsAn authentic reliable of information from
(Amercan oil
successfully financed completion Of the test well Broad
Billings WELL
the NEh NE of the sw4 Of Section 49, n R2sE Yellow
drilled
OIL Nevada corpoaon
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-22
Sanguinary Fight Over
Spokane Gasoline Mart
Resumes In Washington
Montana Producers And Refiners Look To ICC
To Break Deadlock On Market Expan-
sion In Inland Empire


andSp
appearing before
merce ommis
iton wthwa rates onh he
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Rig

Coolidge e Coolidge are over
hauling & National machine before
fcentinnea o. rm@e Tavel
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through the IA
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-03-17
a Ro>s>ses Fiction SsMaI

about them was piled with boxes Of
provisions, fire tools. telephone sup
plies and other equipment ready to
be packed to the mountain station.
A fiivver truck stood outside the
door. And beyond that, past the
first fifteen miles of sloping desert
and red rock hills, rose the granite
wall Of the High Sierras.
you'll ride the cushions today"
Cook said, when the meal was fin
ished, "but tomorrow you'll be fork
ing hard leather" He crossed to q
plank chest and unlocked it, asking
over one shoulder. Have you .
gun?"
mo-" Breck answered. II intend
ed to buy one in town this morning."
Don't do it." Cook stopped, dug
in the chest. then came back with q
German Luger.
Breck stiffened with recognition.
1918! In a flash Of memory he saw
that same round, cold bore thrust
between his own eyes; then a vision
of Cotter, himself wounded, q strug-
gle, the gun turned, its sharp spat
muffied, and only Cotter rising
where there had been two. He saw
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-03-17

ly, 'Howdy, Ranger" At which one
Of a pair who might be from the
mountains, or the desert, or nal
Their, offered low grunt.
Breck climbed into the truck, ask
ing as soon as Cook started on,
who are those two at the end Of
the line?"
''In black ranch hats? They're
nesters from the Pothole country.
The Potholes are q bunch of small
meadows along Q mountain Just
south Of the district you're going to
take over. These people homestead
ed before it was put in the forest
reserve"
mot very friendly to the service.
are they?"
mo. guess not. The Tillsons
use them. one way and another. But
we don't have much trouble except
over q brush fire now and then II
their grub runs low"
"How do you mean?"
Cooks gray brows drew together
in his quizzical smile. "Why, they
get thirty-five cents an hour for IRE
fighting. Easy money at that il they
keep their fires out Of big trees
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-03-17
SAFETY TALKS
Mischieuous Hands

MAYBE he picked up the habit
AsA about the time he couldn't
resist pulling the pig-tails of the
girl who sat ahead of him in gram
mar school. But even though they
were more chivalrous in their
school days, adult man (and wom-
an) has lot of trouble keeping
his hands and fingers out of mis-
chief.
The National Safety council re-
ports that of all accidents suffered
during 1887 by persons who were
at work, 80 per cent were hand
and finger cases. Legs and feet
were injured in "A per cent Of the
occupational accident cases. The
human trunk was injured in 10 per
cent, or the third largest. number
Of cases.
Other parts Of the body and the.
frequency with which they were
injured: arms. II per cent; had
(othef than eyes). 8 per- cent:
eyes, 2 per cent. The council said
general accidents accounted for 5
per cent OF the cases.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-03-17

to be taking sides, some back of Art
Tillson, q good many others behind
himself. What happened then passed
actually over his head.
He had crouched to meet q blow.
At once the space that had been q
ring, was a crush of men, drunken
curses, the spat Of fists upon flesh.
In a wave of bodies he was borne
on, knocked down, cast over to the
edge. Before he could move, the
house was plunged into darkness.
Someone had pulled the light switch.
A match hared at one end Of the
stage and in its short glow Breck
saw 4 grinning face. The mans
voice was lost in the tumult Of bel
lowed shouts, but his mouth framed
word: "Fire!" Laughing crafty,
he dropped the match into q pile Of
boards and scene canvas, and
danced about as the flames shot up.
Breck lunged to his feet. On the
floor below him the mob surged to
the exit. One girl stood over at
the side, alone, motionless against
the wall. In springing toward her,
he jerked the ropes that held the
stage curtain. It crashed down and
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-03-17

where It would make real work"
Am hearing you right they set
them?"
II reckon they do. son." Cook
laughed. They're twenty Ave
miles from your station. What's to
keep 'em from sticking a match in
the brush?" He shrugged and his
smile faded into serious eyes. "In
way it's a good thing. II they
burn of little patches of brush every
year we'll never have q big area
60 up all at once"
well I'll be darnedi" Breck was
beginning to sense that this ranger
business was something more than
riding horse and carrying q gun.
He shot q glance at the man beside
him. Cooks scanned, angular face
had the fighting set. He would not
be one to cross. And yet he winked
at these deliberate firesi
"You see, son." the ranger went
on, as il answering Breck's mental
question, ''you don't want to have
too many enemies on your trail at
the same time. Right now the Till
sons are plenty. After awhile wen
get around to the nesters; though !
think removing this other crowd win
settle that too. Ths head gun In
the Potholes is man named Weller.
You'll meet up with him soon
enough"
RIO BE CONTINUEDl
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-03-17
Average Height of American Woman l.
Set at S Feet, Al Inches, With Shoes

According to the dictates Of high
fashion, we understand, the Ameri-
can woman ID 5 feet 6 or 2 inches
tall. Now that the Gibson girl is
back in fashion the fundamental
rules Con high authority are about
the same-still the perfect SO, tall,
slim wasted and long legged, COM
ments the Kansas City Times.
This might seem to be a rather
unhappy situation for the American
women. According to a recent
study by q life Insurance company
the average height Of the Ameri-
can woman IL 5 feet Az inches (with
shoes). Il comedies admirably with
the Venus de Milo: but the Venus
has been deposed as a standard Of
fashion. She il too pleasantly
plump, 20 nothing else need be said
to explain the fall Of her influence.
Many persons have rather count
ed on the idea that the height Of
the whole population IL increasing.
This hope d contradicted by the
fact that . similar study 40 years
earlier shows approximately the
same height for women. In The
height Of college women vassar re-
tofts IN increase Of IL inchas IN 81
years. WAybe this means soma
ding. O. = may simply msaA thae
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-03-17
= TIPS to
Flowers for q Purpose

GARDENERS want flowers for
house bouquets, for beautih-
cation. of the. yard, or both. To
be certain Of an abundance Of
flowers for cutting throughout the
growing months, however, the
gardener need plant packets Of
only three or four Of the follow
ing flowers:
Annuals-snapdragon, aster. ca
lendula, calliopsis, candytuft, car
nation, bachelor button, cosmos,
dahlia, larkspur, annual lupin,
marigold, nasturtium, salpiglossis
and xinnia.
Observation-Disclosures, coreop-
sis, gaillardia grandifiora, peren-
nial lupin, pyrethrum (painted
daisy shasta daisy and delphini-
UNI.
For earliest bloom, the follow
ing are recommended by Gilbert
Bentley, flower expert: Calliopsis
and candytuft among the ANNALS,
and coreopsis. delphinium and
pyrethrum among the perennials.
For late-blooming cut flowers,
grow zinnia, marigold, gaillardia.
snapdragon, aster, cosmos and
dahlia.