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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-10-02

Night Officer w. H. Douglas was
completely exonerated of any blame
in the killing of J. ]. (Silver) Fitz-
gerald last week, the verdict of the
coroner's jury being Unsuitable
homicide.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-10-02
Naked Truth

He: Pardon me, dear, but your
stockings seem rather wrinkled."
She ..sYou brute =. | have no
stockings on"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-10-02

Miss Isabelle McGrade, primary
teacher in the grade school, enter
tanned the Libby teachers Monday
night at the home of her sister, Mrs
Susan Carleton During the fore
part of the evening a Glee Club
was organized after which a dainty
luncheon was served.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06
Salvage Casing
From Wildcats

Demand for oil fields casing has
caused a search for pine remaining in
abandoned wildcats During the past
week w. M. Hanlon completed pull
ing a string OF 800 feet OF 8-inch cas-
ing from the Coulmoore structure,
near Augusta, Lewis and Clark county
"a wildcat based on the geological
calculations OF the late DR.. @. G. Coul-
ter Of Denver. The well was properly
plugged. when drilling stopped, but
not until this week was it stripped Of
pipe
Prevol g. Shay Of Oilmont have
pulled, among others. the casing In
the old Jackrabbit Syndicate wen,
drilled 20 years ago, in Cat Greek field.
Casing has been pulled from nearly all
the holes outside the perimeter Of Cat
Greek. Some wag suggested that q
mining project might be started to
mine for the lost tools and equipment
In the famous big" Lehman we'll
and thereby recover enough steel to
build battleship. The story goes that
Lehman lost so many tools that they
formed a "U'' and the bottom bit pro-
truded out Of the ground some dis
lance from the rig.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06
OCTOBER RUNS
SET RECORD OF
6S5,396 BARRELS

A 55-day supply Of crude was all
the storage oil shown by the October
report Of the oil Conservation Board
Of Montana. which report came out
belatedly this week because OF DELAYS
in reports to the board by some pro-
ducers.
October saw The Texas Co. refinery
at Sunburst shut down for fall over
haul for most Of the month with the
result that runs we're unusually low.
Montana refiners have been steadily
drawing on storage throughout the
present year but October saw a storage
gain Of over 100000 barrels. otherwise
the supply would have been even less
than the 55-day provision.
Total production was 6s5. 1893 barrels
20, 100 barrels per day. an all-time
record. due largely TO Cut Bank. Kelvin
field produced 4,945 barrels per day
in January and 1892 barrels per day
in October, showing little variation.
Cut Bank produced l2476 barrels per
day in January and 1906 barrels per
day In October.
The following figures show the pro-
dtIction trend by months.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06
FRANNIE WELL
TESTING SHOW
IN TENSLEEP

CASPER -Frannie field, astride the
Wyoming Montana border, is due for
an early completion with Continental
OIL Co.'s Northern Pacific No. 2, NE
SW4 NE4 23-58N- 98W, showing oil In
the Tensleep formation at 3428-3447
feet. 1t Is now testing after cementing
pipe at 1882 feet.
The black oil fields Of northern Wy
oming account for much Of the new
production Of recent weeks. Kirk Oil
Co.'S Tribal No 6, CNL NW4 SWa 90
6N-2W, showed an initial of SIS barrels
on the pump in Maverick Springs
from the Embar formation at 1888
Hole bottoms at 1882.
An interesting new wildcat is Kirk
Oil-COe No. test on North Spring
Greek structure, Park county, In NE
NEs NE8 27-5ON-102W, now drilling at
500 feet. This is on the north dome
Of the Spring Greek structure. The
south dome was proven in 1890 by
well that made lis barrels in the Ten
sleep at 1910 and 1876 barrels in the
at the top Of the Madison
lime. The Kirk well Is three miles
Continued on Page Five
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06
Flowing Well Completed On Top
Of High Rimrock West of Kelvin Field

higher structurally. The No showed half bar
rel in the first "a hours in natural production be-
fore acidization.
The plateau on which this pool was found is 500
feet higher than the prairie on which the main
Kelvin field is located It's discovery resulted from
the experience of Wrghter in the development of
the Rimrock pool, below the rimrock but still west
of Kelvin. There Wrighter completed discovery
well which produced water with trace of oil and
by acdization and modern production methods
converted into flowing we'll with initial of 800
barrels per day Noting the structural trend
Wrighter employed F. c. Plat, pioneer Kelvin pro-
duction engineer, to check the map work of F. K
Houston, who had mapped high above the
rimrock. Plat chose the location which brought
the surprising No. 3 producer
The No. 3 is being produced with 80 pounds of
back pressure, it having been choked back ever
since it started to flow Maintenance of back pres
sure has been one of the factors to which Wrighter
ascribes the remarkable success of Rimrock com
pany wells which were likewise drilled in an area
considered condemned" under old methods.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06
Midway Well
Has Gas FLOW
In Cut Bank

Big West Oil Co. struck gas In the
top Of the lower Cut Bank sand In
its interesting wildcat wen in the Mid
way district between Kelvin and Out
Bank fields. A flow of 1,5OOOO0 cubic
feet was reported at a depth of 2207
feet and 7-inch casing is being under
reamed down from 2149 before drilling
through the Cut Bank sand and II
the flow Is sufficient it win be re-
tanned as supply Of gas for the COM
pany's refinery, ii miles east Of this
location which is on the W. Dahlquist
farm, in G NWa 6-34-4W Big West
has a block of some 1000 acres in
the district, which Is southwest Of
the Cassidy Phoenix well which had
a showing Of high gravity oil at what
is believed to be the first "break" in
the Madison lime-where wells in the
Twin Rivers area north Of the border,
get their production.
One new location was announced in
Kelvin field this week 1t is:
Lion, Production Haugen No. 6, G
NEa SCI 11-35-3w, in the Rocky Ridge
pool.
Agen Oil GOeddertz No. s, CSL SWs
SEA 16-35-3w, is an assured producer,
with a showing Of 100 feet Of oil at
the Madison lime contact, 1806-1812.
It viii be shut down, to be acidized
when production Is needed.
Barmac Production Maughns No. Is,
SW NEa NEa 30-35-1w, 6S5 feet.
Dakota Montana Govt. No. 26, CrL
NE4 NW9 19-35-1W, l410.
Coolidge g. CooIidge-JO No. 3,
CSL SEA Sw4 28-34-1W, 975.
Hat Mitchell No. /, @ NE3 SW4
24-37-3W, is still reported fishing at
1915.
KaIispeH- Kelvin State No. 4, G SCI
5W4 16-34-1W, 114O.
Nepstad- Hangar No. 4, CSL SWa |
Swa 2-35-3W, is running 7-inch pipe |
It 1000 feet.
PIOtke-Ward No. A, NV SWa SW3 /
'8-35-3W, is running tubing and rods
o test before acidizing.
PrevOI & Shay Wait No. 10, NE SEA /
Continued ON Page Four
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06
.UACK NAMED
MEMBER OF OIL
DEFENSE BOARD

H. Earl Clack of Havre has been
appointed a member Of a Petroleum
Industry Council for National Defense
organized by Harold L. Ickes, petrole-
UNI co-ordinator. Clack has been sum-
moned to Washington to attend the
meeting next Monday Of the group Of
Sc oil men, said to represent both large
and small interests. geographically To-
Gated so as to insure a representative
group, according to Secretary Ickes,
who plans TO hold monthly meetings
ito consider problems Of petroleum as
they currently arise and advise the
Office of the Petroleum Co-ordinator
on such problems"
Included In the membership are rep
Of several companies hav-
ing interests in Montana, including
o. d. Donnell, president Ohio Oil Co:
w. H. Ferguson, executive vice presi-
dent, Continental OIL Co.; Dana Ho-
gan, president Hogan Petroleum Co.;
Dan j. Moran, president Continental
OH Co.; w. 8. s. Rodgers, president
The Texas Co.; E. c. Schubert. presi-
dent Standard Of Indiana, and several
Of oil trade associations
N. H. Weber. president, Ma
tional Petroleum association; E. v.
Weber, president Ohio Petroleum Mar
keters association; Charles F. Roeser
Of the I. P. A. A., and others.
Membership of the present general
district committees will be included,
ex officio, in this national council.
Many Of the newly appointed members
IRE also members Of the district COM
1itfape
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06

A flowing we'll was this week completed on the
top of the "lost horizon"-above the high rimrock
west of Kelvin where few years ago none thought
oil production possible The we'll i High Gravity
Production company's Government No. 3, in Sc
NEA SWA 18-35-3W, producing high gravity
crude at the top of the Madison lime, 2486 feet
deep
The No. had 200 feet of oil when it was first
drilled into the lime contact, which would indicate
small commercial producer Treated with 1000
gallons of acid, it was put on the pump Tuesday
morning. At noon it had recovered the oil used in
treating and at the end of II hours it was flowing.
1t made 20 barrels in the first "A hours AT last
reports it was making 10 barrels an hour, pumping
and flowing, and Charles Wrighter, president of
High Gravity Production Co, estimated it as a
200barre WELL which marks it as one of the out
standing compilations of Kelvin field in l941.
This oil is 37.3 Be- gravity as compared with
500 gravity oil in the No. 2. which had an initial
production of Is barrels per day after acidzation.
The No. 8, location east of No. was six feet
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06
Record Week
For Dry Holes

OF the other competitions three were
dry holes and the fourth is small
producer. carrying water with the oil.
This is a record for bad luck In any
one week IN Cut Bank field history.
Cobb TexacO-Fee No. ], NE NEa SEA
S-S5-6w, in the newly developed pool
at the north end Of the field, missed
production In the Lander horizon but
found a show of oil in the Sunburst
sand, however, from 1855 to 1850; with
upper Cut Bank, 1918 to 5000; lower
Cut Bank, 5000 to 3OO9 and drilled Ellis
shale from 3O09 TO 3010. Fluid came
I'D 800 feet in the hole but 1t was not
Continued on Page Four)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06
ReaI Estate Mans FanCiful
Gusher Talk Is Not Far Wrong

In early days Of oil
p. w. q
oil trying get them make
All
wells tapped their heads knowingly he walked The fact
miles
limits the towering Of the sweetgas
on with
operator flowing
uacnaIr
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06

The permit could not be validated
because none was foolish enough TO
drill It and in due course Of time the
Department of the Interior Cancelled
the permit and the royalty was wiped
out and Murray moved to the Pacific
coast, the Murray permit forgotten.
This last week saw the completion
Of a flowing well on top Of the rim
rock on government land and the
Journal took the trouble to look up the
land and it was. as might be expected.
on the Murray permit. Bill Murray's
talk Of flowing well was straight"
after all, although fulfillment Of his
daydream came 10 years too late to
do Murray any good. His permit was
later filed by Homer and Sheldon Of
Shelby who became so imbued with
Murray's gusher talk that they are
said to have held out for $40 an acre
"a record price for such acreage-and
the High Gravity Production company
paid it because they felt they had to
have this government lease. High
Gravity drilled one well on 1t and got
a four-barrel well; they drilled again
and got a showing Of oil which acid
lied into rs barrels-then the No. 3,
a flowing we'll
Given an opportunity, Old Man
Time can do miracles In the oil
business. The only man who ever
makes a serious mistake Is the one
who does not hang ON.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06
rs USING HYpRAuLTC

Among the placer Operations near
Virginia City is hydraulic mine ON
Wisconsin creek, five miles from
Sheridan, owned by Earl T. Howe,
whose father. M r. Howe, Is operat-
ing 1,50O-yard dry land washer ana
dragline shovel near Virginia city. ON
ground leased from the Filing Estates.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06
Wilkinson
Well Flows

This was one Of seven compilations
and the best Of four producers, al
though one other well came In flowing
and appeared to be a big one until
the head" expended itself. This well
was Wilkinson g. Porter-Tribal 1875 No.
3, GEL Nw4 Nwa 7-32-5W. After it
flowed, the fluid level dropped to 1900
feet and 1t swabbed 81 barrels IN is
hours. 1t was shot with 80 quarts Of
nitro glycerin and is now cleaning out.
Completion data follows: Sunburst
sand, 2SO7-2S30; upper Cut Bank, 2842-
1856; lower Cut Bank, 2865-2875; Ellis
shale, 2875- 2898; 7-inch casing cement
ed at 1888.
The new Tribal pool at the extreme
south end Of the field saw the COM
pletion of the Mcdonald Henderson
Overcssh-T Tribal 100 No. 8, 6W NEi
NWs 29-S2-5W, which has not yet
swabbed but has 1900 feet of oil stand
ing in the hole Completion data: Sum
burst sand 27O8-2720: upper Cut Bank,
2725-2764; lower Cut Bank, 2764-2769,
main pay; Ellis shale, 2769-2778; g.
inch cemented at 2740; surface eleva-
ton, 1928.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06
Oil Industry Is
Holding Firm As
Winter ApprOncheS

Win crude oil stocks reduced, as
compared with last year. the American
oil industry appeared to be In a
healthy condition during November,
according to tine November index of
Independent Petroleum association,
which shows that the statistical po-
sition Of the oil industry is holding
firm at approximately the same levels
as in October.
The figures on which the accompa-
IpAA INDEX
NOVEMBER l94l
ttsssazlm
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06

These figures show that motor fuel
demand is substantially above last
year and that crude oil production
has increased to supply this demand.
Gasoline stocks are at approximately
the same level as last year while crude
oil stocks have been reduced. Prices
OF both crude oil and gasoline have
recovered from the greatly depressed
levels Of 1910. The recovery in crude
Continued ON Page Four
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06
OIL WELL IN
EAST DOORYARD
OF CUT BANK

OH production again came rapping
at the door OF the town Of Cut Bank
this week as a well southeast Of town
vwabbed 1874 barrels In the first "a
hours on production-the first recent
well OF any consequence in close prox-
unity to the Glacier county oil me-
tropolis.
The well Is Glacier Production Bailey
No. /, C NEa Swa 7-33-5w, Just north
of the loading racks Of the Great
Northern railway, in an area that was
listed as doubtful" after the compile
ton OF several light wells and dry
holes Just east Of Cut Bank. The
Bailey No. / opens hope that the south
end Of the town Of Cut Bank may
come In for an oil play"
The Glacier Production well COM
pletion data follows: Sunburst sand,
1886 2855; upper Cut Bank, 2900-2937;
lower Cut Bank, 2037-2952; fluid level
7,OO0 feet; T-inch cemented at 1900.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06

Bosed on data from U. S. Bureau Of
Mines. American Petroleum Institute.
end Noiionol Petroleum News. Sea
sonol adjustment for motor fuel de.
mond and stocks. Current month data
os follows: stocks and prices. begin
ming Of month: crude oil production.
average weeks ending middle OF
month; MOTOR fuel demGnd. essimdssd
Tor month.
nying graph are based are as follows
for November Of this year as compared
with the same month Of 1910:
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06

Valencia oranges picked in Spain last
season weighed 715,OO0 tons.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06

gures represent fractional Bs Omitted
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06
Oil Conservation Board of the State of Montana

STATEMENT OF CRUDE on PRODUCTION,
REFINING, STORAGE, ETC, IN MONTANA
OCTOBER, 1871
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-02
ONE FOR THE
MONEY

CONTINUED From Page Sinsl
him. hiding her face against his
the rapture Of his nsarness When
are rapture Of his nearneSs when
he lifted her from the rolling
waves. had caused the attraction
to blossom into = frantic love. The
hours spent with Johnny had been
precious. above price.
Susie had been avid1y reading
the daily story. At the same time
munching her sandwich. At last
her half Of the paper dropped with
a rustic. Cute" she observed. re-
ferring to the story.
Gee. I'm scared pink shell
marry the wrong man. II she knew
what I do about him" Eyes NOV
ing to jules face. abe broke off,
gssping. What's the matter1
Honey-what Ii the matter?"
Skaters Reserve
Julie wrung her hands. Never
before had she believed that peo-
pie actually wrung their hands, IL
was merely . gesture employed by
fiction writers to register extrems
distress.
She twisted her hands to-
gether feverishly. The SYM
patty In Susie's voice shatter-
ed her reserve. She had TO tel
someone. No longer could she
carry her burden of guilt
alone.
I'm in terrible trouble, susie,-
she moaned.
Susie jumped to conclusions
wrathfully. That Spate guy and
his mother Those rich folks are
snobs. I wish I had Kennedy Spate
for about a minute and a half. I'd
show him a thing or two. I'd take
his throat out in the wash room
and cut it." She tossed her head
vindictively. so you aren't good
enough for him"
Its not Kennedy" Julie
broke In. 81 never met finer.
kinder man. "1t's-oh, read
this She thrust the paper
into Susie's hand, pointing to
the dread head line.
Susie frowned. reading the ar
ticle. THE Spate chauffeur" she
unused. That good looking young
man. Say, he's got himself into
difficulty all right" She raised
her eyes. But why are you so
steamed up over all this?"
You see-susie. can you keep
a secret"
Yes. Cross my heart" she
made the sign on her breast.
You won't tell a soul-ever
Never. I promise. Not even
Pete"
"Well-you see-T was the girl
Johnny Towne saved from the
purse snatcher."
ITO Be Continued)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-02

LIN A M

KMO-Troubadors: II AS
Muse and Music.
kVI-When a Girl Mar
ries; Has, Woman of
Courage.
KOMO-Guiding Light,
1l:45, Vic and SADIE.
KJR-Other Wife: IL AS,
Plain Bill.
KIRO-News.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-02
1890 A. NJ.

KMO-Cy Walters. Piano
Gang.
XVI Fletcher Wiley,
10:45, Women OF CouH-
age.
KOMO - Valiant Lady.
1o:45, Grimm's Daugh-
ter.
KJR-Inquiring Reporter
10:45, Art Museum
Talk.
KIRO-Commenuator.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-02
L NOON
I.nn p NJ.

KMO-News: lis. Con-
LESSONS of Corsair.
KvI-Betty Croker. 1.i5
Mystic Melodies
KOMO-Home OF Brave.
lis. Portia Blake.
KJR-Ann Sterling. 1:16
Cecil Solly.
KIRO Betty Crockeris
1l5 News
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-02
1:3O P. NJ.

KIN We're Always
Young; Las, Edith
Adams Future
KVI-Studlo: l as. Scat
tergood Baines.
KOMO-Arthur Godfrey
145. Mary Marlin
K J r Charles Dant
Music.
KIRO-Studio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-01
|H H E $ H < < E E E E E |H E $ E a 5 : Fl
.ast Outpost of BasebaII'S Foreign Legion; That's
 Brooklyn With Its Beautiful Buns; Their Rise "a Recalls Some Remarkable Deals

sioner Landis, who declared the whole lot of them free agents in the spring of 1888.
 MacPhail got Reiser for $100. You couldn't get him for $l00,000 now.
 Rise of the Buns recalls some re- markable deals.
 The Cubs traded Camilli, the elder wheel and the finest fielding first baseman in the game, for Don Hurst, now out of baseball. Brook lyn gave the Phillies $45,000 and an outfielder for Camilli.
 Cleveland shipped Whit Wyatt to Milwaukee in the Ken Keltner transaction.
 Koiby Higbe went with Pitcher Ray Harrell and Outflelder Joe Marty and cash from the Cubs to the Phillies in exchange for Claude Passeau. MacPhail sold sets of tickets in advance to raise the $lo0,0o0 paid for Higbe.
 Convinced Fitzsimmons was worn out, Bill Terry gave him to the Dodgers for a young pitcher named Tom Baker, whereabouts unknown now.
 Freddie, fat and forty, bagged 16 while dropping no more than two last season and copped six while dropping only two, one on account of poor support, this trip, after be- ing retarded by an arm injury.
 Red Sox contributed Pee Wee Reese for $42,500 after having judged him unworthy of succeed ing Joe Cronin.
 Dixie Walker, voted the most popular Bum and their leading bat ter in 194o, was picked up for the waiver price.
 Curt Davis was a throw-in in the Medwick deal.
 The Cubs decided to go along with Lou Stringer so MacPhail ob- tained Billy Herman, the outfits key man, for song and a couple of Hawaiians.
 Larry MacPhail dug 'ern up here and there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-01

New York, oct. IA program of 1i0 competitive events for jumpers, hunters, hackneys, harness horses, three and five-gaited saddle horses, ponies, hunt teams and other va- rieties of show horses, has been ar- ranged for the Seth annual Ma. tional Horse Show to be held in Madison Square Garden November 6-12, according to the prize list which is being distributed today to horsemen throughout the nation.
 All the traditionH1 trappings and some new ones, formidable jumping courses designed to test the cour- age and skill of the stousest-hearted military and civilian riders, and the ability of the nimblest- footed jumpers, will mark the program for this years show, which will be held for the benefit Of the United Service Organization.
 Tn addition to nightly military jumping contests, for which invita- tions have been issued to Latin American army teams, A further martial motif will be imparted to this years show by 6 series of thrill- ing military spectacles being or. ranged by John s. Wise, secretary of the National Horse Show, in co. operation with army authorities.
 Morning Sessions
 In anticipation of large entry lists throughout the card, bringing to. gether veterans of past National Horse Shows with an unusually good crop of promising new performers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-01
NATIONAL HOCKEY
 LEAGUE OPEN NOV. 1

Montreal, Sept. 30- (Up)-The National Hockey league will swing into its le4l-le42 season on satur- day. November l, league ofiicials announced today.
 On opening night, Detroit Red Wings will meet the Montreal Cana diens and New York Rangers will invade Torontos Maple Leaf gar. dens. The next day, the Americans meet Detroit and the following Thursday. will play Chicago. Boston Bruins play for the first time No- vemiber Q ct Toronto.
 The seven league teams will be- gin their schedule minus the eerv. lees Of many of the younger players, the United states draft hitting such stars as Mel Patrick of the Rangers and perhaps Woody pumart, Of Boston.