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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-19
SCOBEY AREA
GETTING IN ON
DAKOTAPLAY

SCOBEY-This town is taking on
the aspect of an oil town, with the
arrival here of a party of geolo-
gists, drillers, rig builders and
others connected with the proposed
deep test in the Whitehall struc-
ture. J. w. Osborne of Osborne
Drilling Co., was employed to spot
the well on the structural cOndi-
tion which is mapped by the U. S.
G. S. as a nose" running north
west to southeast east of Wghitetail
Among those interested in the
drilling syndicate are Ben Frantz,
T. v. and VIM. Lowe of Neilsville,
Wis; Charles Ludwig of Green
wood. G. T. Vorland, and Colby and
Dan Cashier of Loyal, Wise
Whitehall is getting in on the
general wave of interest in pros
pecting the area between Nebraska
and the Canadian line. A Californ-
la geophysical crew is making a
survey of the entire area and the
of numerous companies visit
Scobey district to keep in touch
with developments. The drilling
syndicate is said to have $4,000
in the bank with which to proceed
with the drilling of a deep test, US
ing modern rotary equipment.
OF interest to local oil men is
the recognition given the Dakotas
by such publications as the Oil &
Gas Journal which last week pub
lished brief report on South Da-
kota, with an areal map which in
eludes eastern Montana, also logs
of the deep wells drilled in eastern
Montana and western Dakotas, and
a Western Dakota stratigraphic
The Montana deep test was that
OF Montana-Dakota Utilities COM
pany which found oil in the top "
the Devonian at 1856 feet. This
log shows oil in the Pennsylvania
series above the top of the Madison
lime. in what is called the Big
Snowy lines. The Madison lime is
shown as 615 feet thick on this, the
anticline.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-19
BIGGS STARTS
new TEST on
SAGE CREEK

Announcement of completed plans
to test Sage Greek structure, east
of the Sweetgrass Hills, was made
this week by C. E. Biggs of Ches-
ter. Biggs states that S4-foot der
rick has been completed and ].
L. Hunt Of Cut Bank has moved a
standard rig and tools in to drill
the test Location is in center NE Il
NWH Section %, Twp. 37N, re-.
re. about one-half mile south OF
an earlier test started by Biggs in
1928 and abandoned at 500 feet
because Of lack OF funds, relating to
a bank failure.
Associated with Biggs in the new
test is ]. c. Carson of Spokane.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-19
Mighty Gasser
Breaks Thru 2
Strings Of Pipe

Another mighty giant broke its
bounds in north Cut Bank field this
week as Glacier Production-Hall No
3 blew in a gasser. despite two
strings OF heavily-cemented casing
intended to shut off the sunburst
sand gas flow. estimated at 10000
600 cubic feet per day. Seven-inch
casing was first cemented below the
gas and when 1t failed to hold. II
was again cemented, with the HaIli-
burton squeeze method. This fall
ed to hold, so the well was drilled
deeper and 5 3/16ths inch casing
was cemented with so sacks of ce-
tcOnunued on page Five,
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-19
ANIME MEETING
NEXT THURSDAY

The Mid-COntinent Section of the
American Institute Of Mining and
Metallurgical Engineers will be host
for the Annual Fall Meeting of the
Petroleum Division, to be held at
Tulsa October "a, rs, and 26.
Headquarters for the meeting will
be at the Mayo Hotel.
The program includes interesting
papers by well-known engineers on
such pertinent and timely sub
jects as retrograde condensation
the nature of hydrocarbon systems.
capillarity in oil sands, subsurface
sampiing, subsurface engineering fin
recovery problems, oil well cements,
we'll shooting. temperature surveys,
compressibility of reservoir rocks.
and petroleum engineering edu-
cation.
The three-day meeting also in
cludes an interesting entertainment
program. A stag buffet smoker will
be held on Thursday night, October
"a, at the Tulsa Club. Friday after
noon, all those registered and their
wives will be guests of Mr.. Frank
Phillips at the world-famous Wool
orac Ranch where a barbecue dinner
will be served in the evening. visi-
tors remaining until Saturday after
noon win have the opportunity to
see a colorful Homecoming football
game between Tulsa University and
Texas Christian University of Fort
Worth. A large block of seats has
been reserved for the game, and
tickets will he available at the
registration desk.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-19
INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION Is
MERGED TO TExACO

The Texas Co., has posted new
notices Of prices for crude in North
Montana fields, instead OF Interna-
tional Refining Company. The Tex
as company has owned Information
al for several years but has carried
the purchase Of crude through the
old corporation, formed by L. B.
O'Neil and Ohio OIL company. Ohio
sold its interest after Texaco took
over California Petroleum proper
ties including the control OF Inter
national. The only change is in the
method of bookkeeping. crude oil
settlements 10 be hereafter made
out the Denver office OF The Texas
company, rather than from Sun
burst. The prices posted are un-
changed-s1.10 for Cut Bank and
80 cents for Kelvin.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-19
Texas Company
Gets Big Well
In South Pool

What appears to be another big
well is drilling in on The Texas
company's Section Nine unit In
South Cut Bank. 1t is this COM
pany's Unit No. well in center
NV SWA 9-32-5W. and a late
report from the field said that oil
came up 1900 feet in the first 10
minutes after the lower Cut Bank
sand was cut by the drill. The
we'll did not flow but at last re-
ports the fluid level stood at 1900
feet The top OF the Cut Bank
sand was at 1920 and the lower Cut
Bank from 1870 TO 1880. the well
completing at 1884. II is a west
offset to the Nadeau-Ewald No 1.
which is now part OF the unit.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-19
ENIGMA OF NORTH
SUNBURST FIELD
REMAINS ENIGMA

The mystery OF the Sunburst-
Boyce gusher in the north end OF
Sunburst field remains a mystery
this week as a test east OF the
famous old well failed to find even
a showing of oil.
The new we'll was drilled by the
same Seattle group which drilled
a well on the Boyce farm, southwest
of the "gusher" last winter. 1t is
known as the Finlan-DeWald No 1 ,
in SW corner NV Il SEA 23-36-2W.
Whereas the Boyce well had a show
ing OF oil. the DeWald was reported
as bone dry. The contact was at
1891, and drilling continued to 1897,
where sulphur water was encoun
tered.
corner SWA SWA %. struck oil
and started to flow, being reported
as a multi-thousand barrel well.
BY morning, after flowing all night,
it turned to water, producing water
in commercial quantities and Ohio
Oil company bought the well and
used II for a water supply for field
use.
The Boyce well drilled last winter
did not check with the Sunburst-
Boyce, indicating a change OF for
nation and possibly faulting. 1t
had enough oil TO justify acidization
but the hole was in bad mechanical
condition and could not be made
into a producer. The DeWald well
did not have enough oil to justify
acidization.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-19
SCHOOL kIDDIES Get BIG WELL
Producer Making 335
Bbl. Per Day Completed
By Glacier Production

IN oil well making 335 barrels per day in initial produc
ion completed this week in Cut Bank field Montana
state school lands by Glacier Production company
This is the largest well completed school land
this field and re-eabsh the theorum the luck
statecwned oil lands Some OF the greatest oil wells in
kevin-Sunburs field were drilled owned lands on
which the customary landowners 2 per royalty goes
10 the permanent school fund
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-19

gresham .. Horton or Wyoming.
1t passed unanimously in the SEN
ate and went to the president for
signature and local permit owners
rejoiced.
Now comes the word that Senator
Albin Barkley, senate floor leader
recalled the bill and placed it on
the calendar, which is slow death.
In proposing the recall of the
measure Senator Barley said:
When the bill was called, / over
looked that / had received a letter
some two weeks ago from the Secre-
tary of the Interior, calling atten-
ton to the fact that this extension
was granted three years ago and
that the president at that time an
nounced that he would not approve
any further extension of the same
leases. / did not object to the con-
sideration of the bill at the time It
was reached on the calendar, be-
cause had overlooked the objection
of the Interior department"
No senator objected to recalling
the bill. Western senators were ap-
parently afraid to cross the admin
istration.
This definitely terminates oil and
gas permits under the old law and
confines permittees to standard
leases issued by the government.
Formerly the per1mittee retained up
to SO royalty as a reward for Sc
curing development of the public
domain but under leases the gov
ernment retains the full 121k%
royalty.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-19
AbsarOkee
Well Nearing
Dakota Sand

The Texas company's deep test
on Absarokee structure in south
ern Montana, near Dry Greek field.
is approaching the Dakota sands and
will probably be coring before the
end of the coming week Last re-
ported depth was 64OO feet. II is
understood that the formations are
checking little deeper than was ex-
Continued on Page Fivel
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-19

This we'll is known as Glacier
Production-State Is No. T. in NV
NV 4 SW u 16-33-5W. in an area
whore only average wells have
heretofore been the rule The
lucky NO came in with 22OO
feet OF fluid in the hole from the
lower Cut Bank sand. Sunburst
sand from 1885 TO 1876 showed oil
and gas between 1855 and 2S75;
Upper Cut Bank sand from $3.50 to
1880 was dry: lower Cut Bank,
carrying the oil was from 1890 10
2940 and the Ellis was penetrated
from 294O TO 2943
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-19
CAS- IINE REACHRs NAsHUA

NASHU - The Montana-Dakota
Utilities Co., with a large crew Of
men, has dug the main gas line
through Nashua. II is expected gas
will be furnished to Nashua by Oct.
20.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10
Musso|ini Gets
Nazi Ambassadors S
Version Of War

ROME, May TO- (UP)-Hans Won
MackenSen, German ambassador,
called on Premier Benito Mussolini
early today to advise him of the
German move against the Neither
lands. Belgium and Luxembourg.
He delivered a communication
presumably from Adolf Hitler. 1t
was not believed here that the COM
munication called on Italy to enter
the war now at the side of Ger
many.
There was the greatest excitement
throuhout Italy at the news of the
new Germagn move The Italian
radio broadcast reports of develop
ments and special newspaper edi-
tions were rushed to the streets.
Opinion was general that the de
yelopments have brought Italy clos
er to war but there was no imme-
diate official reaction.
Newspapers featured accounts of
the action strictly from the Ger
man viewpoint. The headlines on
the afternoon papers Tevere and
Piccolo both declared:
Germany assumes protection OF
Belgium, Holland. Luxembourg
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10
Britain Guards A9oinst
Dreaded German Attack

carrying gas masks.
The Netherlands radio broadcast
a warning that any person who saw
parachute troops landing should
communicate at once with the au-
thorities SO that troops cou.l hunt
them down
The Belgian embassy at Paris
announced that the Belgian frontier
had been firing on the Germans at
dawn, in the same kind of opera
tlons as those in which the little
Belgian army slowed the German
attack IN August. 1914. This time.
1t was added. the attack was swift
er, at the tempo of the German
attacks on Norway and Poland,
The Netherlands legation assert
ed that six German planes had
been shot down at the Helier naval
base.
1t said the flood system of defense
was working perfectly.
The Swiss general staff in a
special communique said that for
eign' planes had bombed railroads
IN the Jura Alps but that traffic
continued. Other planes were fly
ing over the Basic area but no de-
tails had been received, 1t was
added
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10
Roosevelt Moves
ToProtectU.S
Neutrality Stand

WASHINGTON. May 10. CUP)-
President Roosevelt took swift mea-
sures today to guard American neu-
trality as the war engulfed the low
countries.
Because of Hollands possessions
in the West Indies, the German in
vasion of that nation raised direct
questions of western hemisphere de-
fense for the first time in this war.
The U. S. is committed to protect
the Dutch possessions in the Carib-
bean.
Mr.. Roosevelt was up until a. m.
to receive reports of the German in
vasion and the bombing of French
and Belgian cities. and to issue pre-
liminary orders While the first
bombs were falling, the president
took these actions:
|. Summoned an unusual con-
ference of state, war, navy and
justice department officials.
2. Ordered all credits and cash
balances held in this country by
Holland Belgium and Luxembourg
frozen 10 prevent IlltlI dllelld
ton "by any other country.
3. Began work on neutrality ques-
tions arising out of the presence OF
Belgian and Dutch merchant ships
in ports of 90 of the 81 American
republics
4. Ordered preparations for is
Suance of proclamations invoking
the neutrality act in the case OF
additional countries now involVec
in the war.
Undersecretary of State Sumner
Welles informed the German foreign
office, at the request of Belgium
that Brussels is an open city anc
that no troops were stationed there
Welles relayed that request tt
Germany through the American
embassy in Berlin after Brussels hac
been bombed At the outset of the
European war Mr.. Roosevelt aSkeC
all belligerents not to bomb open
unfortified-citieS.
Meanwhile the president declared
in press conference that he saw
no change in the situation to war
rant revision OF his belief that thi!
country can stay out of war
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10
Iceland Accepts
British Occupation
Without Complaint

LONDON, May TO- UP)-British
troops took over the independent
kingdom of Iceland today.
There was no word of Icelandic
resistance, but Iceland has neither
army nor navy.
The foreign office announced that
the British were taking over the
kingdom to secure it against a Ger
man invasion.
Iceland has the Oldest parliament
in the world. Until Germany took
over Denmark on April 9 it had
the same king as Denmark-ChriS-
tan X. On April 10 it suspended
the royal Drerogatives aEi vested
them i'll parliament-a move to pre-
serve its independence.
The British move came as 4 sur
prise. The foreign office announced
il While German planes and Ger
man troops were sWooping down on
the Netherlands, Belgium and LUX
embourg. 1t was presumed that the
occupying forces had been Dispatch
ed before the German invasion was
known. The size of the occupying
force was not stated.
The foreign office said that the
Icelandic government had been
given explicit guarantees that the
force was landed to ensure the
security of Iceland against a Ger
man invasion and that it would be
withdrawn at the conclusion of the
var, - sSAv
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10
.RULLETIN-


LONDON, May 10. CUPD-The
labor party today announced its
willingness TO enter a new cabi-
net II Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain will resign. The
partys decision is expected to
result in early replacement of
Chamberlain by a new coalition
government, possibly headed by
Winston Churchill.
LONDON, May 10. (UP)
Great Britain and France
rushed aid to the low coun-
tries today as British lead
ers made desperate efforts
TO achieve national unity with
which to face the German blitz-
krieg.
Prime Minister Neville Chamber
lain was reported ready to broad
cast TO the nation and parliament
was expected to be recalled from
the Whitsuntide vacation for emer-
gency sessions Tuesday.
Developments:
l. Utmost military aid-chiefly
by the British air force and land
forces in northeastern France-WaS
rushed to the Netherlands and Bel
GUM.
2. Britain prepared against the
expected arrival of the dread Ger
man air attacks in force on the
British Isles.
B. First German bombs dropped
on British town near Canterbury
4. Emergency standby orders
went out in preparation for possible
evacuation of some 100000 to 5OO..
900 London school children.
D. Troops were stationed at al
vital points in the British Isles
railway terminals, power stations
and the like-With orders to fire o,
any fifth column attempts a
sabotage.
6. Iceland was occupied by ;
British force as a protective mea
sure against possible German at.
tempts to seize it as a base.
The German assault on the Meth.
erlands, Belgium and Luxembourg
caught Britain in the midst of a
serious political crisis. What the
outcome will be was not yet certain
However it appeared that Chamber
lain would remain at the head OF
! the government for at least a tran
sition period in which "a full ma
tional unity cabinet will be con-
structed
Truce Declared
Both leaders of the labor party
and Sir Archibald Sinclair. liberal
leader, indicated their belief that
necessary as cabinet change is,
the present moment must be de-
voted to facing the German threat.
Recent events Said Sinclair,
have proved the necessity of a
prompt and radical reconstruction
of the British government but the
opening of the first critical battle
in the west is not the moment.
The assault must be broken by
the Skill and courage of the fight
ing forces
The British move against pos
sible fifth column efforts was in
spired directly by fears that Ger
many will press and attempt to
employ against England the same
techniques she used in Poland,
Norway and the assault on the low
countries.
1citiSh authorizes denied re-
ports broadcast by the Spanish ra-
dio and picked up in Buenos Aire.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10

that the Mediterranean HAD been
closed at Gibraltar
Germany opened its invasion of
Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg
with bombing planes parachutist
troops and mechanical columns.
Holland and Belgium fought back
ana modified all their strength for
fight to the death.
Appeals Received
Both countries appealed to the
Allies for aid and within a few
hours after the dawn attack it was
announced that the Allies had al
ready put into effect measures to
aid them.
The decision to 60 to the as
sistance of Belgium at once was
announced here in a joint Allied
| communique.
All ordinary communication with
Holland and Belgium was cut off
within a few hours of the German
attack but news still came to the
Netherlands ard Belgian legations.
as we'll as over the official Neither
| lands radio.
A Netherlands radio dispatch
picked up here announced that the
Germans had advanced as far as
! the Ysel river. which flows through
the Anthem district about 10 miles
from the frontier at the nearest
| point.
All militia forces were mobilized
! to aid the regular army the radio
said. and men had been ordered to
assemble at once at the central
Amsterdam market.
The Amsterdam and Brussels air.
ports and it was believed the Dutch
naval base at Den Helder, in tht
north. were bombed by German
planes at the outset of the attack
At dawn German parachute
troops, some in Dutch army uni.
form began dropping at key air.
ports in the Netherlands.
Holland at once flooded a great
area OF her country and declared
herself at war with Germany.
Leopold Guides Army
The Belgian embassy announced
that King Leopold was already at
the head of his army as his father
King Albert had been during the
World war.
The British war cabinet met
! promptly to consider means of aid
ing Holland and Belgium.
German planes bombed Lyons air
port, in the heart of rich industrial
eastern France. for two hours this
morning.
William C. Bulltt, American am
| bassador to France, advised the
state department at Washington
that the Germans had bombed the
| French channel ports of Calais and
| DunkirkD
The air ministry here announced
that German airplanes had attack
ed several royal air force bases in
France without success. 1t was
asserted that British fighter planes
intercepted the Germans and had
shot down at least five of them.
German planes raidel the English
CtlSt tOtloG Siilll llCdpy III HIS WIS
heard out at sea.
Attack Feared
Emergency precautions were tax
en- to guard the country against a
totalitarian airplane attack. Air
raid precautions, home defense and
fire department forces were mo-
bilized and the home security min
istry appealed to the public to start
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10
France, Britain
Order 1000 Late
Type j. 5. Planes

WASHINGTON, May 10. CUP =
Great Britain and France, facing
new aerial threats resulting from
the German invasion of the low
countries, have ordered 1000 latest
type American pursuit interceptor
and bombing planes in the United
States during the last month II
was learned today.
AT the same time the war de-
partment asked President RooSe-
velt to request funds to build 200
more big four-engined bomberS
costing 100000 each to facilitate
the United States hemisphere de-
Tense policy.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10

planes throughout the morning.
German parachutiSt troops were
reported to have landed in force
in eastern Belgium.
1t was reported that big battle
was developing on the frontier.
Twelve persons were known dead
in the bombing of Brussels airport
Most Belgian airports and key
railroad stations were bombed.
Many Brussels streets were closed
by soldiers.
People of the capital had been
awakened during the night by the
blast of anti-aircraft guns.
From the United Press office at
least Is planes in one formation
could be seen flying overhead in the
clear early morning. White puffs
from exploding shrapnel shells
could be seen around them.
Air alarm sirens began sounding
and ambulances racing through the
streets at s am.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10

lation to cease resistance to the
invasion Following in the footsteps
of his father, King Leopold took
command of the army to wage war
against the Germans.
The defense ministry said that
the German invasion was being
checked on all fronts. British and
French forces were reported sweep
ing rapidly into Belgium to aid the
fight against the German advance
Land fighting developed all along
the frontier after a general night
air attack on airports and rail
road stations.
Several stations were reported
afire.
King Leopold went into confer
ence with his chief ministers.
The Brussels air port was bombed
this morning.
The bombing attack had been
recalled from leave and Belgian
airpianes had been fighting German
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-10
Belgium Says Invaders
Checked on All Fronts
AS Frontier Guns Blaze

BRUSSELS, May 10. (UPO-A de-
fense ministry communique today
said that Belgian armed forces, now
under command of King Leopold,
had halted invading German troops
= at the frontier.
The German forces were halted
by the destruction of communica-
ton lines, dynamiting of bridges
and resistance of. Belgian troops,
it was asserted.
A terrific aerial battle was re-
ported from the Mons area, where
Allied planes joined with Belgian
fighting craft to challenge the Ger
lnans.
About 20 persons were killed and
many houses were destroyed or set
afire by German bombardment of
the Brussels area.
Foreign Minister Henri Spaak
rejected the demand of the German
ambassador that the government
ordeE the Belgian army and popu-