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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25
CALENDAR
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FRIDAY
Sewing Day, ., Red Gross head
quarters
Kiwanis club, l9, Barbara Worth
Fainters, 7:30. Labor templa
Signal chapter No. 276, O.E.S., g,
Masonic temple
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25
SATURDAY

Sea Scouts, 7:30, Scout hut
Jobs Daughters dance, 9, Masonic
temple
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25

Mr. and Ms. I. N. Hitchcock A.
entartainnz Nh. and Mrs Harlan
Trymre, With Mrs Ftymire'S SIS
- ard brother. Virginia and Vig-
cll Carlson. as taeW d.lner eGr. =
Thursday
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25

NJ. and Mrs. L. G. Niles of I'M
parial are having the fanny party
his rear. With Mrs. Niles parent
Mr.. and Mis-. J. c. Phillips OF
Los Angeles, Mrs. Niles sister, NJ
c. c. Coffin with heg children frem
san Diego. and Mr.. Niles mother
and sister Mrs. {. D Niles and
Miss Helen Niles of san Gabriel
IS their guests
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25

49, aseze 80 are p=l=#.ss=
-. - 3. - asaaaas Chl= =fesa-
H.s - - mmcGiate tami.e
= = So i sH4 ~ " -
Hzs..a. Vase on Warren II Is
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= FaHz aa# t.a#H 81. Tai3.9. ~
- -. Nsae. Z S.mms. 4sast
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Il. ae8 Los aaesls, u b NHh
:..s,a. IaH.s aud NJ L D VI
Pae9.#a VII also observe the Q7E
eae-a = .#ae - MI aIr aaa
Nj Bsa aat..=.e ssd d ard M4z.
Sesa Bacon
y aaa NJ taasr are AZ
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25

Guests q lie Z. " Wa.e nome
are Ms. Wares parents. NJ aad
VI j { RasseIL and her am
I'd unc,c. Nj auG NJ. V. "
CamFoe!I al = Los Angelo
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25

Nj and Mrs. ". L. Wright ID
anticipated a gala ChHstm3s viii
}Irs Wright's son. 1t W H. c.,
nd Mrs. CafSe as their guests. The
ar has changed thai plan for L.
Carse is unable % leave as he III
ended originally and the Wrishts
consequently are anticipating &
rather quiet holiday
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25

a1e "a H. Pm Knishts -
pending Gaa tu3> ii Lens Beach
A.sa Pr !
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25

Taa Eugene I. Aldef.ona or
aeTe3 T. G e@lco for Christina
1..a u ass alra. P. J. A9uIrfa
nd -aelr ra..a.sn Mr. and NJ
Eassae ( A.Gess l.. j. ard julie
age :. L2h= Reae. VILE Nh Al
aefsel f4a...s a4a tne Ef.=sn
Gas#c.- #eaf - Saa DIsg9 -.
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25

A. reaglatIoas prevented Nh.
Howard TostE,s brother from
jsaa4ag ire Farus"o9. for Christ
mas % the tHo are % spend Christ
Mas quietly at home
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25

Christmas guests at the home of
Judge and Ms Vaughn N Thonlp-
on are Mrs Thompson father. NJ.
y Latin of Pomona, and Dick Nc
CGbbin of Julian. Bib Thompson
Scn of Judge and Mrs. Thompson,
Is bone from Pomona for the
Christmas vacation.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25

II aaG NJ z. Z CoGeh a.
e.#laa ~ Chart HaaI .aas.s
- CHg mas dinner.
II - II 01ar.1 4 BfaaH5
- ssgr fasIt da8gaf4 aIr ia
- hssa.es .aa tae a0Haa5 s.fh
NJ B.a.sea To-. III H4a.4
esaaa5a Il .5a5anes aae ftoE
~ 4a.t Jags NJ Gssls.ae
L.. k.a aIr E.ass1l m9iars ana
: / Raas - Jaea#5a HE
bsa't4. Hss.e. 10 a3l.. s..a.
NJ 80 IL 2...aafa f.aos. =.
Z. Psas4a - - .a.aass. 80.
caaa.t.s Ma=s a.a4a4 Z ieblat-
as Her In CIalamos a.lu IL.
gsanapatea.. -. aag Nj. PeeIa-
ald Knox. 81.
A The Hss.s Horton A9mc. II
addition u Jaa2r n " Conflup.
=ae So - a., NJ u. an
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25

Nj and Mis-. D3n A Ruby Of
I'll! have Christnae III
It Valley. attending the Ben Ha.se
.. = haaza aaG ding With NJ
I'D NJ Ral F Bgesdioye
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25

vi AID Mrs. Max SoneS ard
.he,r daU5ht5r. Ll2ta. We're 10
I've Christmas dinner this year
n N ana Mrs. c E. Sones and
'aels tlugnter, Mrs. George \.
WaShbu.n Nr. Washblrn. Who is in
tze Jn4.ed States Army Is unable
- b" present.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25

Herbert Mann is in Ventura for
the holidays and his brother,
George Mann, who has beel i'll
in he hospital for q number Of
months sill be we'll enough to
Join the family fer Christmas. Mrs.
Hfrbert Mann ard their son will
spend Christmas il tie valley with
members Of her family.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25

Covers f5r twelve Christmas dar
Vii be the ordes a. tee Norman
Dap5nt home. tog dinner -us,sS IN
l.aae: NJ. aGd Mrs. Herbag, Du-
"a and .Esls G2ssh,ers. Alma
= aue AID ka.Her4ae Of San Dleeo.
MIS- c. !. B.ooHs. r. 5. Rec.
3t1s5 RE Of We,.moyland. and
a. Y Rec Of Los Ange.es. Wlta
D.. and Mrs Da9eHt and Forresl
and Norman Dupont.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25

L. and James Haus1rd Hal are
spending Christmas la Tacoma.
Ha>h. Ms. HI i lie former Bar
bara Horton. daasases @ II. and
..Irs Harry Y. Horton q Fl Cen
70.
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Christmas Celebrations Mark
Holidays in Valley Homes

.s.sssas aas C#Hs4aI. Mr. Gaak-
s assa #zsss d.s. atefs. JasFa.f#
i. Ia
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- = i i g" D5asa. -
&ea'9 49, ~ 81. D.ez9 nv =
g4sa fs.ea sga Bill Ha9 Ia al&at
.gtr - - .eaye ehgEtHae de-
~ 81 pol }hgsa 1csG ass4s
a.,a u aas.a. b. J. sta}DAea
=. CAMP Gala.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25

Nj and Mrs u J Strickland
are - have the H K NeCrae,eA>
- theW Christmas di..}er guests
and haye also invited several OF
the soldiers from Camp Seeley 10
lo!n them for the holiday
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25

. - l. tas Il I Aas#ss=s
-. Christmas a. Ms Al
.a#@.s.=. y" aaa W Y
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25

~. ana Mrs O J Bradshaw
are III tie middle We>t enloyins tae
holidays with Mr.. B@aGshaW's rela"
I'VE and expect u return to ,he
valley about jan. i
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25

" aI6 &.s Frank Baseaias
g. II Glendale visiting VI. Be
s-...ass .eiat.rss OVER Christmas.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-25

: = -7"I---- -lN701 :
s.s..s.4... Ire sH4s So aS - l.
CHRISTMAS Selebsa..zlss 30 Nj aud
Ms. IsaEo4s a..G s&as ~aa ~
asay.. - aIalnz W. II Da3a.s.
,s9sns. VI and III Z \ SzzI-
= asne :. aaa atgs j / Da-
BrI,e. j. ~. e Hi.a 5ITs oaB9l.
farsnts. VI ala NJ E5d l
Riddle. and William DaBols Is to
oe TIE e3ast q. NJ lid MIS-
WendeI Joausaa
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-15
REGISTRATION

Among those present at the
wage-hour conference in Great
Falls on Saturday were the fol
lowing from Cut Bank:
j. II. Day. j. D. Fitzstephens,
w. A. Day. Albert Wyman, Bradie
Morgan, Paul A. Wolk, Bill Cassidy
w. +. Nadeau. Walter Rand, ].
Hugo Aronson, J. E. Hupp, Joseph
L. Kroetch, Leo Johns, d. o.
Freund, NJ. r. Wagner. J. T. Lam
dry, Jas. A. Oien, S. A. Hole, r..
c. Tarrant, D. d. Palmer. d. NJ.
Drumheller L. A. Murrills. George
McCabe. r. c. Jeffries. w. II. Ira
ner, H. a. True. Ray Searson,
James w. Price, Kenneth H. Davis
From Shelby: Charles T. Kline,
T. H. Herman, r. NJ. Fifer, r.
E. Svare, E. H. Montgomery, w. NJ.
Fulton. A. f. Crumley. G. o. Bohn,
f. ]. Fredell, l. r. Hannah, Gem
Edo Cox.
From Kelvin L. S. Williams, c.
W. Shay, c. N. Wrighter, NJ. F..
Toles, G. w. Belt, J. H. Agen, H.
L. Postlewaite
From Oilmont: r. Prevol. A. e.
Deaton, o. b. Hesla.
From Ferdig: G. f. Pfabe, Loren
Porter. H. c. Vibert. Henry Van
der Pas. A. d. Riley.
From Great Falls: A. B. GILES
pie, w. A. Manion, S. B. Chase.
Jr., F. D. Buscher. V. E. Schwin,
Fred Erickson Garrett Hoboch, F..
J. Christopher, T. F. Myers, LaRue
Smith. X. F.. Fox, c. l. DeSchon.
From Conrad: r. J. Woldtvedt.
Carl Woods, Ray A. Klugh. Arthur
V. Haeh, r. V. strandberg, Ted
Hawley.
From Sunburst d. j. sandell.
Charles H. Nelson.
From Billings: F. w. Cloud. r.
o. Wells.
From Butte: w. G. Maloney.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-15
HINSDALE MEN TO
DRILL FOR OIL IN
NORTHERN MONTANA

Evidence OF revival in oil prop
critics in Montana is reelected by
the recent organization OF devel-
opment companies. one of which is
Hinsdale Gas & OIL Co.. formed by
30 Hinsdale business men. Morris
Denham is president, john McColly.
vice president and w. H. Jacobs,
secretary.
Committees are: Legal, F. l..
Westrum, DR.. T. L. Cockrell, H. B.
Claypool. H. P. Schug, r. E. Hill
man; financial. w. H. Jacobs, Nor
ris Denham, John McColly; publ
city. John McColly.
The company will work for gas
and oil development in the Hlns-
dale area. Capitalized at $4,000,
the company will issue 1000 shares
of $40 par value Five thousand has
been pledged.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-15
SECOND ACID
SHOT FOR Hi
GRAVITY well

Gazing formations prevented
successful acidizatiOn OF the High
Gravity Production Corporation
Horner No ! we'll on the rimrOck
west OF Kelvin, and preparations are
being made today to re-acidize the
lime.
This well was shot with 100
quarts OF nitro glycerin, the shot
Ting cement and an 11-hour time
bomb The shot proved very sue
lcessful. creating a shot hole that
held II barrels OF fluid. Four
hundred feet of oil. with no water
came into the hole following the
shot After the hole had been
carefully cleaned out. acid was
applied. 1t took the acid rapidly
during the first few minutes and
then suddenly quit. When an at
tempt was made to pump the well
it was found that no fluid was
coming in, so tubing was pulled
and II was found that the hole was
plugged with an enormous amount
of cavings Work of cleaning out
required an entire week.
II is planned to re-acidize with
$50 gallons OF hydrochloric acid.
Location OF this we'll is in Sc
SW 4 NE14 19-35-3W, on an ex-
tension Of the Rimrock high gravity
oil pool. to the northwest
Ohio Oil company is about ready
to complete its first we'll in several
years. having set casing Thursday
on its Lind No. 3, in SW SEX
NWA 11-35-2W. This we'll had
$4,000 cubic feet of gas in the
Sunburst sand from 1889 to 1920
and cemented its production casing
At 1873 In the black lime. 1t will
drill in tomorrow.
Huso Brothers. ElIingson No. 3,
center south line, SWA SWh IA
85-3W. had a showing of oil at
.he top of the Madison lime at
l744 to 1746 and Is continuing to
drill at 1854, to tap the first
break" below the lime contact.
Thereafter 1t will be acidized. The
EllingsOn pool furnished Kevin's
most sensational flowing wells OF
he year 1910.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-15

SITUATION IS
NOT ALL BAD

The period for introduction of
new bills in the Montana state
legislature ended on Wednesday Of
this week, with minimum of
vicious bills aimed at either mining
or the oil industry.
Most dangerous of the several
bills is one requiring the leveling
of tailings from placer operations.
Such legislation would terminate
marginal dredging projects.
Governor Ford has signed S. B.
5 which provides state pensions of
$50 per month for permanently dis
abled victims of silicosis. Montana
is the first state to provide legis-
lation of this type.
The governor has also signed
sum 9 asking preference for use
of domestic chromite ores by the
federal government; also HB Al
providing for collection of net pro-
ceeds taxes from dissolved corpora
tions and lib As providing for col
lection of metal mines taxes from
dissolved corporations.
The oil industry was fortunate
in having J. Hugo Aronson Of Cut
Bank as chairman of the petroleum
oil and gas committee of the lower
house. Aronson was the only re-
publican named a committee chair
man and this is accepted as a tri-
butte to his reputation for fairness
and diligence, established in the
last session.
A similar honor came to Senator
Dan Drumheller, also of Cut Bank,
with his appointment as chairman
of the oils and leases and as vice
chairman of the taxation committee.
There was a dearth of bills aimed
at Gripping industry in this session.
The bill noticed by Byrne. re-
ducing the tax on crude petroleum.
for the support of the Oil Conser-
walton board, has not made it's
appearance. Neither did a bill
noticed by Merlin and others, pro-
viding for a tax of cents a thou
sand cubic feet of natural gas.
Here are other bills effecting the /
oil industry:
lib 2S2-Relating to licenses for
truckers.
sB s6-Relating to changes in
The present method of gasoline tax
lib 231-Relating to leasing of |
ands for oil development by
counties.
lib 326-Regulating sale of pet
.oleum products. This is a vicious
measure providing, among other
hings, that gasoline dealers must
III quote different prices: that is,
hat if any two dealers in a town
luote the same price, such fact
hall be prima facie evidence OF
,ollusion.
HB 44-Inserting the word
capital" in describing expenditures
Fhich may be deducted in comput-
ng net proceeds taxes on oil and
Ccontinusd on PAGE Ffvay !
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-15
HOLE WELL MAS
CUT BANK SANDS
BUT NO PAY SAND

A flood of water in a hole struc-
turally low, this week drowned
hopes OF Hole Brothers of Cut
Bank to bring in the first pro-
Queer en- the lower flanks OF the
Aloe nose" southwest OF Kelvin
field.
The well. located in center NE Y
NEA 23-33-4W, checked some 100
feet lower than the Madelia well
about three miles north and west
and failed to find the true Madison
lime contact" although drilled to
total depth OF 1880 feet. It had
the Cut Bank sand series including
Moulton sand at 1885 to 1905;
upper Suniburst from 1886 to 1908
and lower Sunburst from 1715 to
1920: Cut Bank sand from 1745
to 1925 with Flow of 100000 Gu
bic feet OF gas from 1850 to 1875,
and struck dolomite lime at zoos
where $50 feet of water came into
the hole. When the drill reached
2018 the water stood 1900 feet
in the hole. Brown, hard dolomite
lime, more like Pondera lime than
Kelvin lime, continued to the bot
tom Elevation of the well is 1850
feet giving the lime an elevation of
1854 feet above sea level as against
the 1S50-foot producing contour of
the main Kelvin field. 1t is be-
lieved to reflect a syncline on the
south slope of the well-defined
Aloe nose" The Medelia we'll.
up on the nose" had both oil and
gas in the sands and at the lime
contact.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-15

o. l. DeSchOn publisher OF the
Journal and secretary of the Mon
tana chapter of the I. P. A., pre-
sided, introducing Mr.. Hill and his
assistants. w. G.. Maloney, senior
inspector, and r. o. Wells, inspec-
tor, the latter being stationed in
Great Falls, to contact the north
Montana oil industry.
81 am glad to be here and l
am very much pleased with the
number Of members OF the oil in
dustry who have turned out for
this meeting said Mr.. Hill. 1T
IS my sincere desire to assist you
with your problems in connection
with the application of the law to
your industry. I trust that through
this meeting both of US VIII be
benefited. / hope to give you
better understanding of the require
ments of the act and / am sure
that l will receive from you a bet
ter understanding of the problems
which your industry is meeting"
Explaining the Fair Standards
Act. he briefly outlined that the
act provided that as to employees
engaged in interstate commerce on
in the production OF goods for in
terstate commerce there should be
a minimum wage. The act became
effective October "a, 1888. The
minimum wage for the first year
of its operation from October "a,
1889. the minimum wage became
80 cents per hour and will remain
80 cents an hour until 1915. On
October "a. 1884, the minimum
wage will become 40 cents an
hour
"The act provides for overtime
During the first year
after the effective date of the act.
it was provided that time and a
half the regular rate of pay Of the
employees should be paid for all
hours over "A in any one week.
From October "a, 1899 to October
"a, 1910. the work week was AZ
hours. and after October "a, 1910
the work week remains at 40
hours after which time and a half
the regular rate Of pay OF the en-
ployee is to be paid"
After discussing the intents OF
the act, Mr.. Hnl, continued:
CConkinued on Page Twol
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-15

This idea about deep drilling, .
Head wrote, this dream of oil
sands waiting below the depths
that can be probed by the admit
tedqv Imperfect drilling methods
now in use. is no flashy inspira-
ton that has sprung mushroom
like overnight. Rather is 1t a
slow growth that took root in the
minds of scattered few and even
in these few fertile minds developed
gradually. For the most part this
growth was sound, and the fruits
Of it are the tanks overlooking
with oil from deep sands in the
mid-Continent. in Texas, and in
California, but how much farther
can the idea be carried? The
problem that now confronts us is
to so develop this growth, that
we may continue to harvest where
we SOW. and may not spend our
time and effort on fields that are
barren or that yield a pitiful re-
turn not worth the getting.
Dry Holes Stay Dry Holes
in northeastern Oklahoma, dong
err ago than 1916, the first break
in the lime" was generally consider
ed the farewell rock. Now and
then a foolhardy operator who had
missed the shallow pays would drill
deeper but these scattered wells
that were drilled as a last resort
to stave off impending failure were
practically without exception fall
ures, although many of them yielded
showfngs that should have been
recognized as significant, and the
operators who drilled them were
generally looked on as squanderers
of good money that could be much
more pleasantly wasted otherwise.
Failures Proved Nothing
"Most operators and most of the |
biologists were united in believing |
that the possibilities of Oklahoma |
had been pretty well worked out. |
The fact that practically aM these |
early tests were drilled where the
Bartlesville and shallower sands
were barren largely explains the
failure to find much to encourage
further prospecting to them, for
it was the tendency to point to
such deep tests as indicating the
barrenness of the deep strata and
at the same time to blissfully ignore
the fact that, if these wells were
TRULY significant, then the Bartles-
Vile and shallower beds must also
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-15
SANTA RITA
HAS 245-BBL.
COMPLETION

South Cut Bank oil pool addet
still another big well this weei
as Santa Rita Oil & Gas compan!
brought in its Government Shear
on Permit) No. we'll in center
Lot /. Sec. 7-32-5W, with an militia
production of 245 barrels in "a
hours. 1t is one OF the best wells
in the district, along Cut Bank
creek.
The new producer has 10 feet Of
excellent lower Cut Bank sand
fully saturated, at 294O to 1850
from which oil rose 1900 feet in
the hole Sunburst sand at 1855
to 2870 had a showing OF oil.
Upper Cut Bank from 1920 to 2940
was dry. The Ellis was penetrated
from 1850 to 1861. Seven-inch
casing was cemented at 1925.
This well served to divert at
tention momentarilly from the sen
sational Consolidated Gas-Frary-
Tribal 191 No. 1, in NV NV u
SEA 19-S2-5W, which had an
initial of $50 barrels and which
is now making 100 barrels per day
on the pump This is two and
half miles south of the new Shear
on permit well
Two offsets to the sensational
Consolidated Gas we'll are now drill
ling. The northwest offset is Cobb
Tribal 1877 No. 3, in Sc Sc 4 NV 4
19-32-5W, drilling at 1870 feet
with rotary tools. Colorado shale
was at 395 and 10-inch pipe was
set at 40S.
The north Offset Is Texaco-WiIlis
No. 1, SW SWANEA 19-s2-5W,
and is drilling at 420.
Santa Rita Oil & Gas company
started another well in South Cut
Bank district offsetting the new
Shearon producer, known as Santa
Rita-JOrdan No. 8, in center Sc 4
NEA 7-32-5W. 1t is drilling at
300 feet, having spudded Tuesday.
There were II active operations
IN the field this week.
Glacier PrOductiOn-LoOkOff No. 8,
NEA NEA 33-33-5W, made an
lverage of IA barrels per day in
he first 10 days, after an initial
If rs barrels.
Regan-Tribal 1914 No. 1, Gel
Sc 4 NEA 22-37-7W, is rigging up |
With new rotary rig.
Glacier ProductiOn-William No.
;, C NWA NEA 21-33-5W, is drill
ing at 254O
GIacier PrOductiOn-McDougal No
), C NV Il NV 31-34-5W, is
ishing for lost bit at $50. Colo
ado shale was at ASS; 10-inch
'asing was cemented at 500.
The next completion due in the
sensational south pool is Mcdonald
henderson -Overcash-Tribal No. 1.
CONTINUED oD Page Five)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-15
THAT OLD BUGABOO-THE
FIRST BREAK IN LIME
WAS IN OKLAHOMA TOO

In shaping this series of ar
ticIes on the DevOnian, we found
in the Journals Geological Lii
brary this article Deep
DrilIing'' and we Immediately
picked it because il would be
easy to substitute the name
Montana for ''OIIahOma' and
accurately describe the situa-
alton as it exists in Montana to-
day. This article was written
before the days OF real" deep
drilling. However, u accur-
ateIy pointed to areas where
deeper drilling was most prom
Using including parts of the
Rocky Mountain states" He
pointed out that at greater
depth, with greater heat and
pressure, petroleum becomes
more VOIitiIe and therefore es-
capes into higher formations
through vertical migration: IA
much debated theory in Montana.
He said, back in the days of
6, OOO-foOt drilling, that deeper
drilling was absolutely necessary.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-15
MAJORS HAVE
NO PLANS I'M
DAKOTA PLAY

There is no announced drilling
program in North Dakota, at least
by major companies, according to
%. A. Seager. Carter Oil company
representative in this area, who was
"a visitor in Great Falls Wednesday
Carter has completed three core
holes, two in South Dakota and one
In North Dakota and the portable
rotary slim hole rig has been NOV
Jed back to the Midcontinent. The
wells were drilled merely to de-
termine the strategraphy following
eIsmographic surveys conducted by
the Carter.
Accompanying Seager on an in
spection trip through Montana was
George Downs, former Shelby geolo-
gist. now employed by the Carter.
and Nelson Ruth OF the Carter land
department. From Shelby the
party divided, Downs continuing
north to Calgary, thence east to
the new Princess field while Seager
and Ruth returned to Bismarck,
their headquarters, by train and
plane.
Announcement was made last
week that Carter Oil company Is
taking over the Dakota-Montana
block OF leases on Cedar Creek
anticline, in eastern Montana, to
drill a deep test and to develop
the structure II results justify. SO
far as is known. this is the only
development plan growing out Of
the Williston Basin activity.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-15
Seasonal Exemption
For Drillers Is Hope
After Labor Meeting

seasonal exemption of drilling from provisions
OF the wagour act appeared to be the only possible out" for
Montana drle and tool dresser who find impossible
enough while working 40 hours during
to them through winter months when drilling tools idle
This the conclusion of than 100 Montana oil rers
contractors producers and others who attended the waghour
hearing Hotel Rainbow last Saturday afternoon Informed
the 40ou law applies phase of the oil industry possibly
excepting drilling for for interstate consumption the majority
operators returned home with determination establish
week. keep accurate records and arrive
definite understanding with employees and hours
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-15
ENRICHEs COMMUNITY

LANCASTER, PA. Clarence
Shock, 75-year-old oil company
owner, announced he had converted
his 100000 concern into a trust
for the community sin conformity
with the Christian teaching that ev-
cry man Is his BROTHER
He also gave $40, 900 to Lancas-
ter county public school districts.
Laws of our land which provide
for the inheritance of property are
unethical and un-Christian, Shock
said. after reasonable provision
for women and children, a mans
estate should go to the general
welfare in conformity with the
Christian teaching that every man
is his brother"