Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-23
AFTER Is YEARS
ARCHAMBAULT IS
TRYING AGAIN

Determined that his next producer
win not be spoiled, Albert Archam-
bault is starting another well In Kelvin
/ field, not far from the spot where he
passed up a 25-barrel well In early
days OF Kelvin development. Employed
on the Sweetgrass train OF the Great
Northern in the days when Gordon
Campbell brought in the Kelvin dis
coVery well Archambault organized a
group Of railroad men into a COM
pany 10 drill a well on leases he took.
with the blessing Of Gordon Campbell.
in Township 36N-3W. None Of the
railroad men knew anything about the
oil business and when their well struck
oil and pumped "only" 25 barrels per
day. they readily listened to a con-
tractor who urged them to drill deeper
with the chance Of getting q gusher.
Instead of oil, they struck water. The
water could not be shut off and the
well was lost.
Cured" Of the oil business, Archam-
bault watched Kevtn developments for
IS years and then decided to try again.
He secured new leases In the district
and organized the Anglo-American
Oil Co., which he has financed locally.
This week he spudded his well on the
Engle farm in Sc corner Sci SW3
35-36-3W $50 feet from the property
line. Prevol & Shay are the contractors
and all members OF the Kelvin fra
ternity are wishing Archambault good
luck. He is only a short distance north
Of the Rocky Ridge pool, but beyond
present production limits, in new ter
ritory He has $50 acres under lease.
This was one Of four new starts in
Kelvin field this week
Coolidge a. Coolidge started State A
No. 10, NV NEi SW3 36-36-2W. It Is
27iO feet north OF the south line and
1850 feet east Of the west line. It is
drilling at 375.
CrumIey s. SOns-Fryberger No. "a,
SW NE3 SWa 24-35-3W, has rig NOV
ing on from No. %, a producer. 1t Is
1850 feet north Of the south line and
1850 feet east OF the west line.
Enfield-Zachor No. Z, Sc NE3 NW4
20-35-1W. is spudding It is 1850 feet
east OF the west line and 300 feet south
of the north line.
The one completion Of the week was
CrumIey g. CrumIey- F'ryberger No. %,
CIVIL NW3 SEA 24-35-3W, which had
he customary showing Of oil at the
.op Of the lime, 1576-1595. It bottoms
1t 1905 and will be acidized as soon as
he rig Is moved #. It will make 3
o 4 barrels natural.
Coolidge g. Coolidge Wait No. 4, G
VWs SCI 13-35-2W, the best wen Of
he year, is still making $50 barrels
II pipeline oil, in its second week Of
pumping and flowing.
Imperial Craig Martin No. 7, G SWt
SWa 17-35-1W, is making is barrels
yer day. following acidization.
Nepstad et al-HelgersOn No. 8, Sc
;E1 SEA 28-35-lW, is making IS bar
els Of oil following treatment with
900 gallons OF Dowell-X acid on
lay IS.
teichOff- Parent Bannister No. I, SW
IE3 sW4 35-37-3W. in west Stmburst,
5 repairing rig, at 375.
Parrent-Davis No. l, G SEA SEA g.
6-3W. Is moving on new machine.
ohnson 81 Day win drill the wen
eeper.
PrevOI & Shay wait No. II, Sc NEa
TEa 24-35-2W. averaged Is barrels per
ay during the first 10 days following
YeaIey-Shaw No. IL, NE NE4 Sw8
5-36-2W. cemented 52-I6 inch pipe
t 1773 and is now pumping and test
ig preparatory TO acidization.