Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-10-17

before acidization was known. But what
might have happened had the water been
shut off and that horizon so feet in the
lime treated with acid?
In looking up well records of the area we
find the Trap well south Of Conrad had
its oil IN the Iime-nOt at the contact Trapp
had the contact at 1885, He got his oil at
2185-225 feet below the top of the Madi-
son lime. Trap had enough oil so that had
it been acidized, it might have been a pro-
Queer. This well, also was definitely off
structure
The unusual lime wells of Kelvin field, the
deep lime production at Turner Valley, the
oil on Twin Rivers fold and the showing at
the Adams Kelly, so feet in the lime; In the
Trapp- Hover well 225 feet in the lime and
in the base of the Madison lime at the
famous old Dry Forks well north Of Con-
rad do not suggest that the Madison is a
One-horizOn formation.
In other states, many flows of water are
cased off and drilling continues on into
the lines to get large production. why the
same methods cannot be employed in Mon
tana, we do not understand
Big game hunters who go forth now might
content themselves hunting along the edge
of the mountains They might see an Oc-
casiOnal elk But the ones who want game
do not hesitate to pack in to the lush
mountain parks where the game herds live
the source Of the occasional strays seen in
the foothills.
The same thing applies to finding oil 1t
would appear that he who drills to the Mad
isOn lime is just approaching the place where
he can expect to find the really big prOduc-
oil nod fFFnsa sch
cracks and faults from the lower horizons
is interesting and profitable. But when the
bit enters the "hard hunting" of the Madi-
son lime, it is getting into the real big
game country for the first time.
We believe that hundreds of wells that
stopped because of trickIe of water at
the Madison contact might have been cased
off or cemented off and drilling continued
to highly productive breaks below.
Is there ANY evidence that a well which
gets water at the contact will likewise get
water in the lever breaks? . . -. :.
If there is, we do not know of it. We would
like to know.
We are preparing a publication on Conrad
Butte and it will be sent to those who ask
for it, The drilling Of the new Conrad Butte
test has sent many of our members scurry
ing 10 bhcAN SdACky ucpOSAt DOAeS 70
royalty deeds, long since charged off, which
have been revived by this new drilling. Our
purchases Of 1928 look better today than
they did then Incidentally, they are worth
mere today than what we paid for them,
by reason Of the fact that little royalty can
be bought on Conrad Butte. We bought our
royalties EAST OF the pioneer wells in the
belief that the "high" was farther east. So
three farms ON which we bought landowners
royalty are adjacent to the tract on which
TarTant is now drilling.
These royalties were charged down 10 81
for income at purposes, when the test wells
were abandoned. Again we have proof that
gOOd-title royalties are the best IOng-puII
investment to be had in the oil industry.
Anyone wishing the Conrad Butte publ
cation may have it by writing either by
letter or by sending the attached coupon.