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Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-03
Reds Blast Nuzi
Tank Technique
Russian Military Survey Shows Germans
Forced to Revise Tactics by Stubborn
Soviet Fighting in Kharkov Battle

KUIBYSHEV Russia, June g. (UP)-The German high
command has been forced to abandon it's famous massed
tank assaults and radically alter its aerial tactics
suit of the of the Red armys new spring arms
in the battle of Kharkov it reported today the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-03
Raj Starts New
bIuzes i'm Area
Already Hard Hit
Experts Declare Latest Raid Proves
Thousand Planes Per Night Plan Can
Be Carrie d Out Over Enemy Territory
= By UNITED PRESS :

The Royal air force started fires in Nazi indus
tries and renewed daylight raids the European coast
Wednesday, while mechanized columns took the Axis
stronghold Of Segnali in the Libyan desert.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-03
Citizens Demand
Town MeetinQS
First Program Brings Vote for More to
Follow; Mayor Promises Committee Will
Work Out Series; Suggestions Asked

Ell Centros first town meeting received enthusiastic
approval Tuesday night from audience of 15Ot
persons who wildly chaered and whisted when asked il
they wished the town meetings to be continued throughout
the summer MavOr Robert HattOn Wednesday said that
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-03
CONSERVATION PLUS

CONSERVATION PLUS
These womenfolk certainly CO.
operate They never do anything
half way. When the government
asked them to conserve the whole
country was swept by perfect
rash of conservation.
Things made OF rubber or con-
tanning rubber became so precious
that diamonds cannot compare
with rubber when it comes to tend
er care.
For instance. The other day Mrs
M. j. Dowd bought new glrdle,
one OF those things which soon VII!
be so scarce there won't be any
She wanted to conserve 1t.
So she is keeping it in the re-
frigerator.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-03

In Honor Or
Since Tom Finney has worked
his head off trying to get the jap
anese nicely evacuated from I'M
perial county, his staff at the FED
eral Employment office decided
that he should be IGNORED.
when Mrs. Masaru Tajii's
daughter was born in the FL Centre
hospital wednesday, the staff with
out consulting the mother unof-
ficially named the little girl 10
matsu FinnitSu.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-03
, 4Ms!!ns 4ssu1!;

Gang Way
1t isn't the bombs and all that
sort of thing that have Deputy
Sheriffs Frank Raney and Art
Knutson worried. ssg.s
Wen probably escape the
bombs they agreed, but we
probably will be tramped to death
by the hordes Of people going
somewhere to do their duty in the
emergency
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-03

WahWahWahSOld--
Great excitement prevailed at
Wilson school the day they had
the big auction. All the lost ar
ticles which had been lett IN
charge of the office staff were
collected ana aucCioned off by Ted
Schmidtmann. He was assisted by
Billy Riddle, who officiated as
clerk.
The highest price paid by the
pupils was 40 cents for n ST SO
watch The prices ranged downward
to | cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-03

Try Slacks-
Tuesday nights town meeting in
the Ell Centro stadium probably will
go down in history as the battle OF
the skirts.
The wind was high and the sta
dium offered little protection from
the drafts. The ladies', bless their
hearts, had the very dickens GA
time controlling their flutterlng
garments.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-03
WEATHER

WEATHER
Maximum Tuesday 98. Minimum
Wednesday 60. s pm. Tuesday "a.
humidity IL. am. Wednesday II.
humidity 30. Noon wednesday 80,
humidity FL.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-11-14

Average runs in October Uotaleo
q. 6s3 Dbl which was about 1s5 under
The September average.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-11-14
Cement Fails
70 Stop Gas In
I'd Rennnn Well

Work OF deepening the Reagan ct al
Tribal No. well ON Twin Rivers nose,
he new oil field northwest Of Cut
3ank oil and gas field. is progressing
lowly, delayed by failure Of cement
set when effort was made to cement
off the flow Of gas at the Madison
contact. Second application OF cement
las been attempted after which well
win be drilled on the Reagan horizon
50 feet below top Of lime.
BlackIeaf
A. B. Cobb's wildcat structure.
northwest Of Dupuyer, Teton county,
is stiIl fighting TO regain lost circula-
ion. A new shipment Of mud failed
to solve the problem.
Hagan Structure
E. M. Fulton moved standard o.
foot derrick from West Kelvin dis
lance Of SO miles TO his Hagan struc-
ture location southwest OF Cut Bank
field this week. He is now repairing
the derrick.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-11-14
CANADIANS ASK
FOR 5000 BBL.
CRUDE PER DAY

The Canadian market is calling for
an additional 5000 Dbl. Of Montana
crude per day, according to informa-
ton received by the Journal this
week, and there Is no prospect that
the additional crude can be made
available without considerable new
drilling.
The Texas company is stin supply
ing Canada with 1000 Dbl. per day
although its contract expires on Dec.
/. 1t is understood that deliveries are
being made on a day-to-day basis.
The government has asked that the
Canadian market be supplied. Mon
tana refiners are drawing upon stor-
age to care for current demands, as
shown by a withdrawal Of 124.456 Dbl.
from storage during the month OF
However, the Canadian
market is regarded as a primary mill
tary enterprise, since Turner Valley
production has dropped at an alarm
ing rate and there is no other possible
source of crude for the Canadian mar
ket than Montana, with tremendous
demands growing out Of the construc-
ton Of the Alaskan highway over
which vast fleets Of motor trucks win
shortly be moving military supplies to
Alaska. In addition, Canada is train
Ing q tremendous number Of army
pilots, requiring q far sreater amount
Of gasoline than ever before.
Montana Is not the only place where
he military requirements exceed pro-
iuction. Practically every field In the
A6idcontinent and Texas with the ex-
;eption Of East Texas Is now operating
beyond its economic capacity and the
East Texas field is said TO be at its
maximum. Drilling IN pro-
iucing fields has dropped off siarm-
ngly and validating has stopped over
he nation partly because of lack Of
Materials and partly because Wild
ALTERS have no money with which r.
hin and no incentive to drill know
ne that with increased eosts they can
lot expect TO profit bv q new dis /
overy under present fixed prices for
rude.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-11-14
OHNFOUND
14O FEET BELOW
WATER MILNE

A showing Of oil In a lime break
40 feet below the Madison lime con-
tact, where water was encountered, Is
to be acidized in an effort to develop
commercial production at the Wash
ington Oil Finding company Govt. No.
well in the Black Hills southwest Of
Sunburst, during the coming week.
If this well proves commercial, It
viii disprove a time-honored theory
that no oil production may be expected
below any strata Of water at the
Madison lime contact.
washington OIL Finding company,
drilling on a location selected by
mechanical oil locating device, found
the Madison contact at 2110 feet and
1900 feet of water rose in the hole. BY
all the rules Of the usual field prac-
tice, this well should have been
promptly abandoned. However, the in
strument had indicated the presence
of oil, so drilling continued in a wet
hole" Below 1900 feet o. flow Of gas
was found Of sufficient volume and
pressure that 1t boiled" the water as
It dubbed up through the 1900 feet Of
fluid. After q few days oil began ap-
pearing on top OF the water. The
owners attempted to under-ream their
finch casing down to shut off the
water but could get 1t only to 1864 so
q string Of 3n6th-inch casing was
run and cemented at 2188 with Is
sacks Of cement.
A good shut-off was secured and it
was then determined that the oil Is
coming from 2250 feet, In horizon
which has never before been found
productive in northern Montana. The
extent Of the showing is saida to be
in gallons Of oil per day
but with a porous lime such showings
frequently are converted into COM
mercial production by acidization, and
operators say this well has good
chance for production, with acidiza-
lion, provided the acid can be forced |
INTO the oil formation rather than in
20 other portions of the 81 feet Of ex-
posed lime, below the casing.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-11-14
FLOW OF GAS
DEVELOPED AT
CONRAD BUTTE

A flow Of gas sufficient 70 provide
fuel for additional drilling on Conrad
Butte structure has been struck In the
initial test well drilled by r. @. Tar
rant on the McCracken farm. in G
SEaNW3 i2-20N-1W. The flow has not
been measured but Is estimated at
100000 cubic feet per day. II Is ade-
quate for drilling purposes, according
TO Tarrant. The gas was found In
sandy shale at IT'S feet. The hole was
continued on down TO about 800 feet
and there shut down TO replace the
small spudder with standard tools.
A standard derrick Is now being
moved onto location, to start a new
hole In the center Of the 40 acres. The
gas well was slightly off center. The
standard derrick. with heavy cable
tool outfit, Is being moved up from
the Minck farm on Midway structure.
It win start with large enough hole
TO 20 to the Madison lime where pro-
duction is expected.
The shallow well served TO establish
an important fact regarding the
structural high Of the fold, as 1t
checked "a feet higher structurally
than the Big Eleven well. pioneer well
which had oil and gas at the Madison
lime. The AEcCracken well Is IS feet
lower on surface and found the gas
sand ITO feet shallower, giving q
structural rise Of 50 feet in five-Sixths
Of a mile, according to z. Byers EN-
rick, geologist who discovered the fold
and who spotted the Tarrant well.
The spudder which was used on the
shallow gaSser has been moved back
to Midway structure, over the Tarrant-
Anderson hole G NEa SEA 26-28N-2W.
That hole stands at 1910 feet waiting
for casing TO complete northwest
test of the fold, to the Sunburst sand.
Casing has now been secured.
Tarrant- DeSteffenay No. IN G
NW4 NEa 30-28N-1W was drilled TO
1860 during the past week but was
caving so badly that It could not be
drilled deeper. with oil standing 500 |
feet in the hole, the Kootenai forma-
ton caved In from behind the cas-
ing so fast that no progress could be
made. The casing is now being pulled |
up 300 feet, preparatory to shooting |
the Sunburst sand with nitro glycerin.
After the shot the hole win be bridged
back and the casing cemented on a
hard shell at the top Of the sand,
after which a pump test win be made.
The Tarrant-W Wood deep test Is stin !
shut down waiting for a string Of /
casing
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-11-14

100000 gallons Of gasoline to the
government for this purpose before
Dec. 30 has had its contract tripled
during the last two weeks. rejecting
growing demands, with traffic not
yet started.
In his final report to President
Roosevelt Congressman VIM. p. Cole
of the Cole Committee Of the House,
wrote:
"On is desperately necessary for
any armed force operating from
Alaska, and even more necessary for
its defense If the tides of war con-
tinue to run against us. We have
neither the petroleum products avail
able nor the tankers or tank cars for
It's transportation II It were available.
to supply the needs Of q large armed
force in Alaska. If we fail to develop
such a supply. or develop 1t too
tardily, our armed operations In the
Alaskan area viii fail.
california cannot now meet the
demands made upon her for oil pro-
ducts. and If oil were delivered free
of cost in drums at this end Of the
Alaskan highway, 1t would cost so per
barrel to haul 1t by truck 70 FaT-
banks"
He recommended that the govern
ment undertake immediate develop
ment of potential oil lands IN ALASKA
However. since # requires two years
to utilize newly developed production
the burden would fall largely upon
Canada and Montana With Turner
valley production down 90 percent
from last year, 1t is apparent that
rmner valley cannot meet the grow
no demands Of Alaska which Is rapid
3 becoming a great fortress.
1t is generally conceded that u tners
s q gasoline shortage in Montana !.
viii result from the movement OF all
available Montana refinery products
1orthward to supply the ALASKAN
highway in the movement OF war
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-11-14
Tires For All
Will Come From
Tire Surrender

! Authoritative agencies have eSti-
mated that there viii be surrendered
to the government a total between
SO 600 900 and 10000, 900 tires, as a re-
suit Of the rationing program which
has been twice postponed. with regis
tration to take place on Nov. IS. This
vast reservoir Of tires win be provided
for those who need tires. in essential
industries and occupations and others
as we'll
Some say that this move, conceived
by the Baruch committee, viii pro-
duce more rubber than did the scrap
drive, also 1t win give American mo-
florists enough tires TO tide over until
such time as new tires, now known
10 be in production, are on the mar
ket.
That It Is the intention Of the gov
eminent 70 supply everyone with tires
is apparent from the new OPA re-
leases Says q recent publication 1.-THE
Government viii do its best 70 supply
you with tires or recaps TO cover the
mileage permitted by the gasoline ra-
ion. Your tire inspector win inform
you when one Of your tires Is IN need
'or a replacement He win certify this
fact to your local war price and ra-
fioning board. II your tire inspection
record is up to date, If it shows you
have not abused your tires. II you
have abided by the 35-mile-an-hour
speed limit, If you have not otherwise
yiolated either the tire or the gasoline
-ationing regulations. the board may
'ssue you q certificate for a certain
-rade Of tire or for a recap Because
4 the war emergency, the idea is to
i've no one a better grade Of tire, or
nnre rubber than he needs"
This is quoted from owl bulletin
x-5s05 WALL: 74097.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-11-14

extensive seismograph survey Of Pow
der River county, Montana, out OF
Miles City. The Powder River county
survey has required nearly two years
The conclusions reached were not an
nounced nor Is 1t known whether the
Montana work has been concluded.
The Amarado company has moved q
Seismograph crew into the Horse Greek
district, from North Dakota where 1t
has been working on one OF the Tom
Lease blocks of acreage. 1t Is reported
that Amarado company has until Dec.
1 to accept or reject the lease blocks.
Several other companies have sent
biologists, lease men and scouts to the
Horse Greek district. General Pc
troleum is getting ready to put its dis
covery well on the pump. 1t Is esti-
mated at 1000 Dbl. although the
pumping equipment used win not be
able to handle that much fluid. There
is no gas pressure and the wells are
not expected to flow. It is much
needed high gravity oil, averaging 81
degrees Be. This structure was located
by use Of the seismograph, there be-
ing no surface evidence Of q fold.
Companys second well is rigging up
rotary.
Ohio oil company completed 8 vel
In Oregon Basin with an initial OF 40
Dbl. per day, as the most important
development Of the week.
Routing drilling reports follow:
AIRPORT DTSTRICT-NatrOna Co.
Royal Oil-Midert No.
sW swa Swa 26-35N-
Drilling, 1885
BEAVER DOME-WestOn County
Brorby No.
NV NEaNwz 1S-44N-62W
Drilling, 3547
Rig PTNEY-SubIette County
Howell NO.
G Swa Swz 27-30N-11SW
Drilling, 40.
Continued on Page F1ve)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-11-14
First Week OF
Month Has Drop
In PiDeLine Runs

Stormy weather cut down prouuC-
ton in north Montana oil fields TINS
week and production slipped far pc
low the amount asked for by the o.
flee of Petroleum Coordinator. Inc
total pipeline runs. according 70
records of the OIL Conservation
Board. were only 20,218 Dbl. whereas
the desired rate Is 248O0 Dbl. per day
for November. Runs dropped far be-
hind the aIl-time record Of 2S,683 bnl.
per day of the previous week A re-
check Of the Cut Bank runs by the
Och for last week. doubted at the
time, showed that the totals were cor
rect. Cut Bank having run 1887 Dbl
per day during the week ended NOV. l.
yToI1ouino are comparative figures:
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-11-14
DRILLING DROPS
OFF SHARPLY IN
CUT BANK FIELD

Swabbing 285 Dbl during the first
"a hours, Consolidated Gas-Frary-
Tribal 208 NO 3 well in the Tribal
pool Of Cut Bank field furnished the
weeks best completion in Montana
1t was one of two new producers in
Cut Bank field.
The second completion was that OF
A. P. Consolidated company, a pioneer
Canadian company which has had re-
markably good luck in its Montana
operations. This we'll swabbed IS Dbl.
in the first "a hours and Is expected
to settle to about average production.
The most active and newest opera
tor in Cut Bank field is Tri-good OIL
company which has six active wells,
five drilling and one rigging UP.
There were no new locations this week
and for the first time this year Gia-
cier Production Co. had no drilling
wells. Texaco had only one while
Santa Rita had three
Texaco-Storey No. G NW5 NE IL
32-5W, made an average of - Dbl dur
ing the first eight days on the pump.
Santa jacobson No. 3 In the
Darling pool Of North Cut Bank, O
SEA SWh 7-33-5w, averaged 70 Dbl.
per day during the first 10 days
Drilling reports on active wells fol-
low:
TRT-GOOD OTL-TRTBAL 23l No. -
SW NEa Sw7 3O-32-5W
Rigging up
TRT-GOOD OTL-TRTBAL PSI No. s.
SW Swa SEA 30-32-5w
Drilling 100. Spudded 11-10-42.
A. P.-CONSOLmATED-KEsEL NO. !
j.
C Nwa I1-34-6w
Completion: 7-inch cemented at |
2845; Sunburst sand, 2805-2812, dry;
upper Cut Bank, 28Sl-2S70; lower
Out Bank, 2870-28S4; Ellis, 1854.
total depth, 1882; fluid level, 1000
feet; swabbed IS Dbl. first "A hours
completed 11-e-42
GAs-FRARY- TRx-
BAL 20S NO. g.
Sc Nwa SEA 24-32N-6w
Completion: 7-inch cemented at
3052; Sunburst sand, 2995-3O45, show
oil 3025-3040; upper Cut Bank, 3045-
SO56; lower Cut Bank. 3056-3O6S;
Ellis, 3068; total depth, 3072; fluid
level, 1900 feet; swabbed 285 Dbl.
first "a hours; completed 11-6-42.
SANTA RTTA-CLARK NO. l.
G Sw4 SW4 34-35-6W
Drilling 1000
santa RTTA-M. JACKSON NO. l.
C NE4 SWa 25-34-6W
Cemented 1O-inch at 500; Colorado 1
shale, $50
,ANTA RITA-JACOBSON NO. A.
G Nwz SWa 23-37-5W
Drilling 2100
ITEEL CREEK CARMEN NO. s.
Sc Swa NEa 19-34-5W
Waiting for casing 2702
TExACO-STATE MASS NO. II
C SW1 NE4 16-32-5W 7
Drilling 2735 {
'RTGOOD OIL-TRTBAL 229 NO. l.
Sc NE4 SEA 25-32-6W
Drilling 10-inch cemented at $40; +
Colorado $40. :
'RT-GOOD OM-TRYBAL ESQ NO.
Sc NW4 Sws 2o-32-5W
Drilling 2435 {
RI-GOOD Om-TRTBAL 231 NO. /
Sc NEa Sw4 30-32-5W
Drilling 2550
OTL-TRTBAL 2S2 NO. l. (
Sc NE4 swa 30-32-5w 4
Drilling 28O5
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-11-14
BONE DRY HOLE
STARTS MAKING
70 BBL. DAILY

A plumb dry hole" became q pro-
ducer in Kelvin field this week when
a Walt pool well began making three
barrels Of oil per hour after applica-
ton Of 1000 gallons Of acid.
1t was Tmperial-Craig-Ga No. 3
SW SWl NW4 18-35-lW which at
1913 had no trace Of oil in the lime
formation although II Is only q short
distance from the sensational wells Of
the new Wait pool. E. L. Postelwait.
head Of Imperial Craig. ordered APP
plication Of 1000 gallons Of Kelvin
acid after which the well began max
ing four barrels Of fluid per hour
initial production Of 10 Dbl. of oil per
day It ranks as better-than-average
well for the district.
Not such good luck marked Prevol g.
Shay-Wait No. u. NE NWa NEa "a
35-2W. where shooting and acid did
not develop any oil from a similarly
ne-day-hole. The technique OF
shooting and acidizing succeeded first
in the Kalbar-Fe No. / In the same
pool.
Following are drilling reports for
the Kelvin field:
Other Kelvin drilling operations
follow:
AGEN-GOEDDERTZ No 10
c NEl Sws 23-35-3w
Drilling 1910
BIG wEST-DAHLQUTST No. IS
NE Nwa NEs 2s-35-3W
2 Dbl. natural; contact, l723-34:
total depth. 1778 plugged back 70
174O. Acidizing.
CoBB-HARDROCK GOVT. OsAs4s
NO. h.
sw SEA NEa I7-S5-sw
Shut down 275
DAKOTA-MONTANA CURRAN Ne.
Sw swa Sws 6-36-2W
Location
NO. 49,
NV SEA NEa 1T-35-2w
Drilling $50
ENFTELD-zACHOR NO. 81
G SEA NWa 20-35-lW
Producing IS Dbl. per day following
acidization
HIGH GRAvTTY-GovT. 0s42I7 NO.
C sws SET is-35-3w
Cemented 7-inch at 2340
GAUSS NO. B.
SW SWiNWs i8-35-1W
Madison lime contact, 16l5-1623, dry.
First break, I632-40. dry. Total depth
l643. Shot with 30 OTIS. nitro giycertn
l6l5-l640. Plugged back to 1898 to
acidize. Producing 10 Dbl. per day.
ZONE LETZ-KALIsPELL-KEvN
70 g.
SW SW3 NW3 l9-35-lW
Location
SEPSTAD-HAUGEN NO. A.
CsL Nwa NWa i1-s5-sw
Acidized 1000 gal. Kelvin acid. Con-
tact l819-1823. Total depth 1923.
No results from acid. VIII deepen.
& SHAY GOVT. 2 NO. B.
NE NW3 NWa 15-35-3W
Spudding
'REvOL q SHAY-WATT NO. IL
NE NW3 NEi 24-35-2W
No results from acid
BRUTNs NO. IS
NV NE3 SEA 9-35-2W
Casing cemented 1851
'ExAs-PACIFTC .KAL-KEvTN NO.
o.
Sc SWs SEA 29-35-2w
Completion. IS Dbl per day following
1000 gal. Kelvin acid.
NO. s.
NE NW4 NEi 6-34-1W
Spudded 1892
on FTNDNG-GovT.
-. L.
NE SCI Swl 24-36-2w
Show Oil, 2250
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-11-14

The nickel which went into the 1891
output OF nickel-pIated tableware
would have supplied all the nickel
needed in production OF 80 heavy
tanks.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-11-14

II the United States cut It's use a.
fuel oil TO 10 percent below 1871 cor
sumption, the saving would I'M 56e
sea-going kankerS.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-11-14
Laramie County IS Mecca
OF Wyoming Pr0speCt0rs

CAsPER-Disc0very promising
Corporation, attracted
drilling adjacent folds
believed certain Pure OH has put semOgaph at
geoIOg making
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-11-14
Upon Montana Falls Task
OF Supplying Gasoline for
Alaskan Highway Traffic

shipments Alaska
10 q
oil production growing responsibility Montana oil
reported supplsr
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-11-14

It takes $1,000 man-hours Of work
to build q medium bomber, as against2
only 200 for an auto.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-11-14

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