Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-04-25
DEEP TEST ON
PILOT BUTTE
GETS PRODUCTION

CASPER - Deep drilling brought
Wyoming another important oil field,
with Tensleep sand production this
week. the first discovery Of the year
in the Rocky mountain region.
! Pilot Butte. a shallow oil producer
and gas field, in Fremont county. was
drilled 70 the Tensleep by British
American OIL Producing Co, and SUI
perior OIL Co. Of California on a Tribal
lease. Sw SEA Swa i5-3N-iw, getting
production between 61s4 and 6323 feet
and is Swabbing IS barrels Of % gravity
oil per hour. Total depth is SITS, test
ing Amsden sand at 67O4 and plugging
back to GAG
Pilot Butte was discovered by STAN
dard Exploration Co on May 26, 1915.
with q shale oil well at l255-1s06, In
NE corner Sec. 17-3N-lw. In 1890.
Kinney-Coastal Oil Co. drilled q deep
test on SEA SW4 22-3N-1W, getting
63.O00O00 cubic feet Of gas in the
Muddy sand, 1852 feet. That hole bot
toned at $685.. In 1881, Kinney Coastal
drilled Chatterton- Weeks No. /, G SWz
NE4 22-3N-1W, with a 1000. O00-foot
flow Of gas from the Muddy sand, |
3565-3631 feet.
The structure is four miles long and
two miles wide with 600 feet Of en-
closure, encompassing about $500 acres !
in the lowest closing contour.
BONANZA-Big Horn County
Merz-Menger No l. NE NE4 SEA a. (
49N-91W, ran So inch casing 10 500
feet to shut off saving shales
BUNKER HTLI,-Carbon County
Superior Oil-Brimmer No. /, CIVIL
NWa NEa 32-27N-89W, drilling, 1890.
BYRON FTELD-Big Horn County
Ohio Oil-Cozzens No. 2. Lot as, Sec.
23-56N-97W, drilling, 1855.
Ohio-Hoskins No. lib, GEL Swa
SEA l5-56N-97W is testing after gum
perforating between 5360-551O. Total
depth, $3.50.
COLE CREEK-NatrOna County
General Petroleum No. 17-21-G, SEA
SEA 2l-35N-T7W, spudding.
DEWEY DOME-Weston County
Connor ct al-State No. 3, CNL NE4
SWs 16-42N-61W, spudding, 100
FOSSIL FTELD-Lincoln County
Harris-Govt. No. /, Sc NW3 NW3
23-21N-117W, drilling, 371O.
LANCE CREEK-Niobrara County
Continental-Buck Greek Rodeo No.
1, SW SWa SEA 27-36N-65W, drilling /
1855.
Continental Buck Greek Rodeo 3 No.
{, SW SEA SEA 26-36N-65W, swabbing, j
1880, after plugging back from total 2
iepth, 4415.
LOST SOLDIER-Sweetwate County
Sinclair Wyoming-U s. Petroleum
No. 10, NV NWs SCI 11-26N- cow,
irilling, 79S.
DOME-CarbOn County
Sinclair Wyoming No. "A, c SWa
YEA 34-26N-99W is testing Tensleep
nitro shot at 4386-456O.
WORTH PLATTE-NatrOna County 3
Summit Oil-Govt. No. 2, NV NE1
YEA 21-3SN- BOW, 11s4 feet.
OREGON BASTN-Park County "a
Enalpac-Sarah No. 4, NV SEA SEA
'2-51N-1O0W. preparing to perforate. 4
6S8.
Ohio Custer No. 8, sw SWa swa 4
SIN 1O0W, drilling, BOT.
Texaco-F Freeman No. 2, G SWa NE3 O
0-51N-100W, drilling, 800. Il
IHERRARD DOBEE-CarbOn County a
Sinclair Wyoming Carter NO 1, NE o.
'E4 Sci 31-25N-88W, was completed Il
4 the Dakota sand as a gaSser, /. p, s.
100000 cubic feet, after plugging n
ack from the Tensleep which gave a L,
mall showing Of oil followed by water;
otal depth. 5185. II
,OCK CREEK-Carbon County q
Ohio Oil-State No. IA, NV NE4 SW4 d
a-20N-78W, spudding, las. IN
VERTZ FTELD-Carbon County 10
Sinclair Wyoming Wertz No. "a, NV -
wa SWs 7-20N-8oW, drilling, 6O07. 4,