Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-13
GETS GOOD GAS
SUPPLY FOR IT'S
kelvin REFINERY

Development of new gas poe
which insures an adequate supply TO
the Big west Refinery at Kelvin an
possibly for the town Of Kevin wa
announced this week by George Englt
Big West manager, with the compile
ton of q $500, O00-foot gasSer IN tn
Cut Bank sand on his company
w. Dahlquist farm, IL miles west o
Kelvin.
Construction of a pipeline viii b
started as soon as line pipe IS avail
able. The refinery gas supply Is re-
ported TO be running low and the ga:
discovery is highly important at THU
time when military necessity may re-
quire steady operation If not increased
production Of the refinery.
Big west Immediately moved over
for second well. The No. / Is IN
the center Of the northwest quarter
OF Section 6-3z-4W. Gas was found
at 2207 TO 2256, the total depth. The
flow measured 100000 cubic feet with
q rock pressure of $50 pounds.
The No. 2 is in center SEA Sec. g.
SAW. and Is spudding.
The west flank Of Kevtn field still
holds the attention Of operators, large
and small, as q result Of the sensa-
tional performance OF the High GRAY
Government No. 3 producer To-
Gated on the top of the riInrock, nearly
five miles northwest Of Kelvin.
This well, completed week ago
with an initial of 2T0 barrels is still
flowing as much oil as can be han
dIed-frona 100 TO 200 barrels per day.
A new 5OO-barrel tank was moved IN
wednesday, giving 5000 barrels OF
storage space on the lease. This well
is one Of the two westernmost pro-
ducers in the Kelvin field and In an
area that was considered condemned
and beyond the possible limits of pro-
duction. It Is yielding S7.3 Be. gravity
sweet" oil from a depth Of 2486 feet.
Operators are scrutinizing other por-
lions Of the west Kelvin slope at cor
responding structural levels In the
belief that other condemned" areas
viii develop high gravity oil produc-
ton.
The No. 2 producer, one location
west, had an initial Of rs barrels. Both
wells were developed into producers
by the use Of acid. The two offset 10 |
cations on the south are government |
land under lease to DR.. B. A. s. Arc
now Of Shelby, who is preparing TO
offset.
n. G. Parent moved q new drilling |
rig into West Sunburst pool this week,
starting his fourth well quarters
Of a mile southwest Of his Holbrook
discovery well. This Is likewise q high
gravity oil district, producing from
The top of the Madison lime. New To-
cation Is ON the Maud Davis ranch IN
center SCI SEA 3-36-3W. The discov-
Try well is in SW3 NEa 2-S6-SW.
Agen- GOeddertz No. Is, CSL NE7
3W3 2S-35-3W, is spudding.
Barnac Production Maughns No. Is,
5W NEs NET 3O-35-1W, drilling, 1850.
Coolidge q COOIidge-J0nes No. 3,
ISL Sci SWa 29-34-1W, had Sunbcrst
and. IO93-11O3 with flow Of 100000
slbic feet per day. Hole bottoms at
325.
Dakota Montana Government No. 8,
MI NEa NW4 l9-25-1W, ran 1850
eet Of 7-inch pipe and Is drilling at
$40. {
Lion OII-Haugen No. 6, G NEa SEa
-35-3w, Is rugged up ready to spud.
KaIispeII- No. 4, G SEA
WA 18-34-1w, In the gas area, COM
leted a gasser with initial OF 395, 600 I
ubic feet per day at 1115-1151 In the
unburst sand. 1t bottoms at 1928.
Nepstad-et aI-Haugan No. 4, CSL I
WA SWa 2-35-3w, drilling, 1882, car
7ing 7-inch pipe. I
PIotke-Ward No. 4, NV SWa SWa !;
3-35-3w, is making 20 barrels per
ay on the pump. 1t Is In the Rim
,ck high gravity oil pool. t
Prevol a. Shaggy wait NO. 10. NE SEA @
FL 24-35-2W, Is making 20 TO IS r
arrels per day on the pump.
Rimrock- Schmidt No. 8, Sc SEA
wa 29-35-3w, set finch at 1861 and Q
drilling at 1875 In the black lime. a
Superior Petroleum Government No. n
G swa Nwa 24-35-Sw, plugged and o
,andoned at 1919, unable to get acid
to the formation after having had
showing OF oil. d
vanderpas- Ward Ne. S, NE NEa SEA Il
-s5-Sw, Is making from 20 TO Is a
Irrels per day ON the pump but win
acidi2ed.
WeAzR Bxothers-Z aehor Nc. s, CIVIL =
WI NEa 2g-S5-IW, shot with 20 $
larts OF nitro giycerin and Is clean t
g out The SunbzIrst sand. I307-l325,
owed oil. Hole bottoms sc 1850 and =,
tire Ssznburst production is not COM -
ereial It win be completed to the &
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