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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-21

Women members Of Beacon Wall Icy Grange will present . cempeti- tive program at the regular meet ling Of Che Grange tanlght at e. clock At Grange hall.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-22
new TEST EAST
OF SWEETGRASS

Rumors are going the rounds OF
Kelvin field that two wildcat wells
are to be drilled along the north
Montana border, possibly on the
Canadian side. The Sweetgrass ac-
counts say that it is a large Cali
fornia oil company that has been
making aerial Photographic maps
of the area. The account continues:
1T is understood this company.
who wish their identity undisclos-
ed as yet, will start drilling opera
tions in the block within 80 days,
according to the terms OF the leases
they secured from the landowners
in the area.
This acreage of oil leases ex-
tends eastwards along the Ameri-
can boundary, opposite the site of
the old Mclean well drilled on the
Canadian side OF the line some
years ago that oil men claimed had
possibilities of becoming a produc-
er II it had been deepened."
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-22
EXTENSION
kelvin POOL
INDICATED

Continued westward expansion OF
the high gravity oil pool OF the
west Kelvin field was indicated this
week by the finding OF 35 gravity
sweet" oil in a well drilled by
/ ]. f. Lally. NJ. w. Cassidy and as
sociates on the Leach farm in cen
ter SEL NEA 31-35-3W.
With the formation barely
scratched. the well was bailing at
the rate of two barrels an hour,
with no water, and preparations
were being made to swab 1t before
either acidizing or drilling deeper.
The oil is coming from a salt
and pepper sand" above the lime
contact. from depth Of 1880 feet.
The formation was only 25 60 soluble
under hydrOchloric acid, so 1t is
expected that the hole will be
deepened
The well is known as Kelvin Land
Co Leach No. 4. this company
owning 1000 acres in the West
Kelvin district including 800 acres
In the north half of Section 81.
The company was largely financed
by a group OF san Francisco capt.
t"A49Ao VI NhANh A1allg - uIaN
Three former wells we're drilled
on this farm, before the use OF
acidization. and only one was COM
mercial The No did not log
with the nearby No. 2, having 81
feet OF brown shale above the black
lime while the No. had 81 feet
OF the same formation. The other
sections likewise varied and the No
4 is eight feet deeper than the
No 2 1t is the westernmost well
In the lower end OF the high gravity
pool
The well has been shut down at
1863 feet since last November.
Cassidy resumed drilling late last
week.
Ohio OIL company Is completing
the second OF its 941 wells today
on HOwIing No. @, in SW SWA
NWN 1O-35-2W. The lime contact
was drilled from 1881 to 1886 with
a showing OF oil. Casing had been
set at 1878. It will be acidized.
Morton-EllingsOn No. 3, CNL
NWA NWA 23-35-3W, is drilling
at $40 feet.
Twin ields.GOvernment No. 3,
CNL NEA NEA 29-S5-3W, is drill
ing at $40 feet
ColoneI-Kevin-R No. o in
NWl4 NEA 27-35-3W, IS spudding
at so feet. Jack Agen is the con-
tractor.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-22
ROTARY CORES
MADISON Lime


Coring the top of the Madison
lime, the test well on the Black
feet nose" Of northwest Cut Bank
field was nearing the zero hour on
Friday but no information was OBJ
tainable regarding the content OF
the sands which had been cored.
The we'll is known as Reagan
Tribal 1914 No. /, and is located
in Section 22-37-7W, 16 miles
northwest of present oil production
Drilled with rotary tools it had
reached a depth of 3775 at last re-
ports, after having cored all OF the
sands of the lower Kootenai for
nation.
Production was found in the
upper Madison lime in the near
by Twin Rivers field in Alberta.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-22
EIGHTH COMPLETION IN NEW
TRIBAL POOL IS FLOWING WELL

Another flowing oil well brought aston
ishment to Cut Bank oil field this week. marking
the eighth completion in the new Tribal pool
in new territory to the extreme south.
The we'll is Texaco- Willis No. which flowed
go barrels in five hours as it was drilling in
and flowed and swabbed $40 barrels in the first
"A hours. Lack of tanks halted swabbing, after
$50 barrels had been recovered but at the end of
that time it was making 10 barrels an hour.
This is a north offset to the Consolidated Gas
Frary-Tribal No. l well which had an initial of
around 600 barrels per day and still rates as the
largest well in the pool The Willis well is in
SW corner SW14 NE14 Section 19-32N-5W. 1t
is a quarter mile west of dry hole, the Par
due-Tribal No. /, which well once cast gloom
over the district now giving promise of be
ing the best pool in Cut Bank field.
Cobb-Tribal No 2 well, half mile west of the
Willis, is drilling in and swabbing, reported
making 125 barrels in eight hours. 1t has been
drilled to 296O and will be carried several feet
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-22
MONTANA-DAKOTA
UTILITIES ENTERS
Big LAKE FIELD

Big Lake Oil company OF Mott
has been incorporated under the
laws OF Montana with capitalization
OF $4,000 shares OF common stock
with no par value and 500 shares
OF preferred stock at $500 per
share. Marvin, Mary and r. c. Oh
son Of Molt are the incorporators
and the directors are Alger r..
syme, r. NJ. Heskett and Lloyd r..
Jones. all OF Minneapolis.
The directors are identified with
the Montana-Dakota Utilities com
pany Of which Heskett Is president.
The company is incorporated for
the purpose OF engaging IN gas and
oil field development. There are
several promising structures in the
Big Lake district in which is To-
Gated the Lake Basin oil field.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-22

into the Ellis sand 1t has an unusually fine sec
ton Of highly saturated Cut Bank sand, said to
be the thckest found in the new pool. AS it IS
the westernmost well, the outcome is watched
with interest.
The Willis well had a small show of oil in the
Sunburst sand at 276O to 27SO; light saturation
IN the upper Cut Bank sand from 2797 to 1928
and lower Cut Bank from 1928 to 1888 carried
the main pay which put 1000 feet of oil in the
hole, flowing when agtated by the drilling tools.
1t completed three feet in the Ellis shale at
1886
Texas company started Willis No. 2, north
offset to the Observation-Disclosures Overcast
Tribal No. !, easternmost producer in the pool
The Willis No. is in the southwest corner of
Section 2O132N-5W. 1t is 300 feet from the
section line.
Hannah Porter-Tribal No. in NV SW14SEl4
19-32-5W, is drilling at 216O feet. 1t is a quar-
ter Of a mile south of the Consolidated Gas-Frary
and will be the ninth completion in the pool
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-22
NO EXCITEMENT IN
STEvEVILLE AREA

Development of the new Steve
Vile field in Alberta, 100 miles
north of the Sweetgrass Hills, is
proceeding in leisurely fashion, ow-
ing largely to the fact that winter
weather makes drilling operations
uncertain.
The No. is a completion and
reported good for 500 Dbl. per day.
It Is 81 feet deeper than the No.
2, located 3/8th OF a mile away,
and has 27O pounds bottom hole
pressure as against 1885 lbs. in the
No. 2.
SteveviIle Oils, a joint operation
OF Anglo-Canadian Oil Co. and Pc
troleum Investments, Ltd, has loca-
lions in 1S-2O-11W4, one mile due
east OF the discovery well. No other
operations have been started.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-22

The Journal has printed serie;
of articles, quoting leading authors
ties regarding the nature of the Tor
nations which underlie the "bit
lime" of northern Montana and AL
berta. Oil in the Devonian in com
mercial quantities has been found
at Fort Norman and a large number
of oil seeps in the Frazer river
valley show the presence of oil in
the Devonian where it is exposed
on the surface. Oil in commercial
quantities has been found in the
Devonian at Steveville, 120 miles
north of the border. Oil has been
found in the Devonian at Moose
dome, west of Turner Valley field.
Oil is found seeping from the De-
vonian and older rocks in Glacier
park, west of the Cut Bank and
Kelvin Sunburst fields.
There has been no systematic
prospecting of the Devonian, espe-
cialIy in known oil structures,
largely owing to the presence of
poison gas" which resists efforts
of cable tool drills to penetrate be-
low the gas flow which filings
strings of tools out of the hole.
Discussing horizons below the top
Of the Madison lime, Emrick has
written:
Madison Limestone
Several wells in the Kevin-Sun-
burst field have found production
below the top of the Madison lime
stone One well had an initial pro-
duction in Kevin-Sunburst of 5000
barrels from a bed Sc feet below
the top. No wells have been drilled
in the Pondera or Bannatyne fields
below the contact. During recent
years acid treatment has given very
results both in Kevfn-
Sunburst and Pondera fields. The
horizon in the Turner
Valley field is about 400 feet below
the top of the Madison. A recent
we'll had an initial production Of
1900 barrels high gravity oil per
day.
DevOnian
"a we'll located three miles north
Of Conrad known as the Dry Forks
we'll, structurally at least 600 feet
OHCA IMAM inc cnAIOg uOuuCs LOuuu
4 277-foot sand $40 feet below the
.op OF the Madison. It is not de-
Iinitely known whether this sand is
1t the base of the Madison or the
.op of the Devonian. Heavy black |
oil was found and un-
IL the we'll was abandoned the oil
would rise in the hole from 40 to
so feet over night. A well located
~ a doodlebug, known as the HI |
4and-Van Dale well, located about
10 miles north of Conrad, structur-
lily very close to the base of the
darias river syncline, had the fol-
owing shows of oil:
Water was found at the Ellis
Madison contact.
1873 feet below the top OF the
Madison limestone, "a feet porous
imy shale containing gas.
1882 feet below the top of the
Madison limestone, 10 feet porous
ime containing show of oil and gas.
1908 feet below the top of the
GadisOn limestone, 4S feet porous
lorizon containing a small quantity
4 live oil and considerable gas.
OrtiOvicimm
"A well located about 8 miles
tcontinued on Page Fivel j
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-22
HIGHER PRICE
FOR CRUDE OIL
IS DEMANDED

Restoration OF the reduction
made in 1898 Of prices for crude
oil was called for IN a statement
issued by Frank Buttram, Presi-
dent OF the Independent Petroleum
Association of America, a national
organization OF producers of oil.
THE independent producer is
today facing a serious situation'
the correction of which requires
sound thinking and positive actor"
declared MIR. Buttram.
I'm 1898 instead OF a greatly
needed increase In the crude price,
the independent producer was sud
denly hit with drastic reduction
which has, never been corrected.
The reason then given was that
the wasteful production of oil in
Illinois was supplying the demand
at prices below the cost OF produc-
ton in other states.
THE independent producer was
forced to reduce production in
fields outside of Illinois. His mar
ket outlet was absorbed by this
wasteful production. He might
have increased his own production
so that volume would make up for
the reduction in price. This second
course would have wrecked the
conservation programs of the States.
Therefore, the independent producer
in those states accepted the sacri-
flee although he related that even
tually he must have proper price
or go out of business.
To-day the demand for petroleum
has increased over the 1898 demand
by an amount about twice as great
as the present production In Illinois.
We have reduced our excessive
above ground crude stocks over
fifteen million barrels.
United States government stats
tics show that prices of other COM
modities have been increasing ma
terially while the petroleum price
has been decreasing. Thus we are
forced to pay more for the COM
modities and labor we use out OF
a steadily decreasing return for our
product.
There is no economic excuse
for the producer not having the !
increase in the price of his product |
that we needed in 1888.
THE argument that a low price |
Of gasoline might justify low price |
Of crude assumes that the producer
should pay for the shortcomings Of
others in the industry and ignores |
the fact that a low crude price is
accompanied by an even
lower gasoline price and trend.
Since 1898 our demand has in
100000 barrels per day
while our domestic production has
increased only 100000 barrels. I'M
ports have increased about 100000 |
barrels per day which is substan-
tally the decrease in Illinois pro-
duction since its peak.
"Uneconomic trends or conditions
cannot exist long without serious
and the Independent
producer must find some means Of
protecting HIS interests"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-22
@IR 7 MDAY

TEXT Saturday March %. l94 marks the twentieth
IN nversary of the Montana Oil Mining Journal,
CHINA anniversary which hope portends DEEP
DIGGING during the coming year lnasmuch they
that the first twenty years the hardest will celebrate
publication of Volume q No Saturday afternoon with
bit Of open house from o'clock until-wel until the
sweeps the last of the guests All oil and mining
Montana eligible and cordially invited to attend
but only those who have been the Montana oil mining
business long has the Journal will be eligible to preside
at wagon George Lacoumer and Lou Sonntag
have been pour the society editor will
during the first hour
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-22
REFINERIES PAY
HIGHEST WAGES TO
COMMON LABORERS

Highest average hourly entrance
pay rate for coumon laborers in
any Of 16 manufacturing industries
surveyed is found in petroleum re-
timing, It is reported in the U. s.
Department of LaIbor's Monthly
Labor Review" The average for
petroleum refining, $3.50 an hour,
was 1880 above the 16-industry
average Of 1880 an hour.
The report, dated July 1910, indi-
Gates that petroleum refining led
not only in the general average,
but In every section studied. With
in the Northern and Western region
where the average was $500 an
Ccontinued en- Page Fivel
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-22

when "Tip" O'Neil spudded
the first test for oil on the
Blackfeet Indian reservation 20
years ago, Mountain Chief,
greatest of the living chiefs,
presided at the ceremony, and
prayed long and fervently, ask
ing the Great Spirit to perform
a miracle to rescue his once
rich tribesmen from their dire
poverty which came under the
white mans rule.
Mountain Chiefs prayer is being
answered, as each succeeding week
brings new competitions of oil wells
on Blackfeet Indian tribal lands
That first O'Neil well did not gel
oil but the most prolific pools OF
Cut Bank field are within the east
limits of the reservation to which
the Blackfeet were driven when the
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-22
Blame For Oil Industry Ills
Laid At Doorstep Of Majors

the Independents the oil industry against the
great negraed companies will become the chief aim OF the
federal government if the recommendation Of the antitrust dly-
sion Of of Justice is followed
The newly issued monograph written by Roy T. COOK Tor te
runorry National Economic released this month";
alleges that the majors slowly but surely eliminating the inde
eet operato and utilizing PROBATION and regulation
~ no1seruatinn the dsadyantage Of indenendents
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-22

Major oil companies have only 60
percent of the invested capital In
the industry, the report charges,
but control a much larger share OF
the operations and facilities OF the
industry. They have only about "a
percent of the oil wells, but these
are by far the most productive,
since they account for So percent
of the crude oil production. The
majors refine SO percent Of the
crude oil and the deficiency of their
own oil supply is made up by pur-
chasing from independent opera
tors who sell in a buyers market,
because of the majors control OF
the available pipe lines. The ma
iors own or have under lease over
70 percent of all the proven oil
reserves in the country and follow
a policy of developing them rather
slowly, because of their ability to
buy crude at the wells at their own
uniform posted price and transport
1t to their refineries at a low cost
basis.
Patent Monopoly
Cooke charges that the majors
have been able to build their refin-
cries at the most strategic loca-
tions and for the most part are able
to turn out refined products at low
unit cost. They have almost COM
plete monopoly of the patents and
independents are forced to pay large
royalties to use them.
Even though 20 major compan-
les are separate entities, there Is
definite evidence of cooperating
among them and uniform concert
eded action by the adoption of iden-
teal business policies, says the re-
port which has the effect OF group
monopoly, continuing;
1.-The position OF the independ-
ent oil companies has been gradu-
ally becoming weaker during the
past 10 or Is years. SO that the
for independent capi-
tai today is not at all promising,
despite the continued and progress
sive growth OF the petroleum indus
try. The advantage Of full integra-
ton which the majors enjoy and
their virtual control over transpOr-
Lation facilities give them distinct
advantages.
Effect or PROBATION }
Since proration programs are
not usually in effect in all states
where a particular major operates
ind his holdings OF oil lands are
usually quite widespread, he has
i distinct competitive advantage ov-
n an Independent who is permitted
o produce only a small portion of
IFS requirements in his limited area.
This means that the fndepen-
lent refiner who owns oil lands is
orced to operate his small plant
'nly about half time. Obviously,
he fixed charges must be met and
his increases his unit costs; on
he other hand the majors operate
t a high percentage of capacity.
rhe majors through their leasing
ctivities OF oil land, and by fol-
owing a policy of restricted deYel-
,pment, have obtained a very SUBJ
tantial control over these oil lands
only 10 percent OF them are own
d in fee by them. Since the ma
ors have a virtual monopoly OF
rude oil pipelines they are abie
o post uniform, non-competitive
rices for crude oil purchased in
particular field, and the crude oil
} definitely sold on a buyers mar
et
Since there is no apparent dan
er OF exhausting our crude oil re-
erves, the real purpose the ma
ors have in securing proration
Continued or Page FiveI
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-22
PEDEN BACK TO WORK

w. M. Peden. U. s. G. S. district
engineer of the Great Falls office.
is back at work following q session
IN the hospital during which he had
his tonsils removed. He was pre-
ceded into the hospital by his son,
Jack. who underwent an appen-
dectomy.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-22
BLACKFEET
GET ANOTHER
GOOD well

Cobb-Tribal No. 8 in the
Tribal pool at Cut Bank
has started flowing, as hole rs
straight-reamed through the Cut
Bank sand. AT last reports
Friday the well had made 80
inches-abOut 1O5 baEreIs-in
one flow.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-03-22
Deep Wells Find Their Best
ShOWingS Below Madison Lime

Alberta, counting
steveve wells 12O miles north Of the Montana line have been d
Madison lime and all have reported
abuaton made by E. Byers Emrick
eeOOg of Conrad
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The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-01-24
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-17

HAIR, WARTS. MOLES
REMOVED without pain or scars
Ben Chaplin. Rust Bldg. MA 2242
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-17

JULIUS johnson has taken over
Earl c Jones interest IN Jones
Auto Rebuild
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-17
F eed and Grain
Prices Advanced

Price advances in feed and grain
were reported Wednesday BY local
wholesalers. with current prices
following
Corn. Up 81 per ton. x40a ~ 50.
barley. up so cents. S34 u y35: oats
up 50 cents. t54 so q s37 so. and
Red a White feed. SIS
Feed prices include bon. meal
s55. millrun, $3.50. egg mash
S43a S47. middlings. 500 so: dairy
feed. t53 q $40: scratch feed. s37 50
dss15o, and chick scratch. t4I
u43.
California cabbage Is selling Al
s2.75 per crate on IN. produce
market, with asparagus quoted
from 5is 10 "a cents per 10.
lettnce, s3-2s To 1913 per crate:
California new potatoes. xl.75 TO
$50 per so lbs. and Florida new
potatoes. 1928. and Oregon cauli-
flower, 81 so per crate.
Other markets remained sener-
ally steady.
Listed quotations are Wholesale
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-17

Possibility OF charging Local
Improvement district No. 1898 to
include neighboring street caused
the city council Wednesday to
postpone for one week its action on
project calling for sanitary and
storm combination sewers.
Wednesdays hearing brought
out strong pleas Of the residents
for haste In setting up the district
"a there are half dozen homes
awaiting upon the sewer project
for occupancy.
The district now includes Bell
st, from So. <sth 10 50th: A st.
from So. <sth to 52d, and So. b0th
from A to Pacific ave. The council
was advised Fla. h ST. resident,
also wished to he included.
There were few circumstances
and those were chiefly based on
higher costs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-17

OAK dinine set table buffet four
chairs only SIS Proctor 2070.