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The Coolidge examiner., 1942-03-13

make advance reservations even
with cash in advance. If you want
10 hold a room in a hotel when
you leave Washington for a week.
you simply don't check out and
% right on paying rent on it.
Schools, hospitals. transportation
facilities. all kinds OF public utili-
ties, are already overtaxed In the
better cafterias people hold their
trays for Is minutes waiting for a
,able. Traffic boils on all down
town streets and on the main
ert rios In spite of tire rationing
But ii is still possible TO rent rooms
n the residential sections If you
are willing to ride the busses or
tr' cars and stand up most OF
the time while you are doing it. In
the mean time appropriations are
being made for huge housing pro
jects to relieve the situation. Just
now Washington is busting at the
seams, but ii will solve the prob
ems and manage ultimately to
absorb the constant influx of new
workers. Temporary buildings to
provide additional office space are
going up almost literally all over
town. The town is full of uniforms
and you see even generals and
colonels riding the busses. This
evidence that high Army officials
are cooperating in the tire conser-
vation effort to the extent of CON
siderable personal inconvenience is
right reassuring to the man in the
street
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-03-13

PHOENIX. Mar. 13-Gov. Osborn
| probably win get most of what he
asks of the leeisllture for civilian
defense. providing his program in
cludes safeguards holding political
activity to a minimum.
But the governor probably will
| find his revamped power authority
proposal laundering on the shoals
OF opposition
Strange as IL seems. the active
opposition TO the Gayin-Osborn
grandiose scheme for creation OF
m electro-politico empire springs
form potential consumers of power
who are fearful OF a politically
dominated setlp
This attitude on the part of
several OF the smaller irrigation
districts in central Arizona has
caused no little embarrassment TO
the proposed projects promoters
headed by the governor and spark
plugged by Jack Gavin. widely
known legislative lobbyist. both OF
whom have devoted nearly all OF
their years since boyhood TO the
great game of politics
District directors shy away from
the prospect of dealing with Ari-
zona politicians for their power
needs They foresee the difficulties
OF districts which in the future
failed 10 vote right" and could be
punished" by having guessed
wrong on election day. Then. too,
they are familiar with the almost
constant strife and turmoil in poll
.ical groups
Directors of several irrigation
districts have expressed no little
apprehension over remote control
of power distribution by bureaucra-
tic officials in Washington. They
are OF the opinion a reliable local
distributing agency would be more
responsive TO their demands. Such
an agency. they say. obviously |
would have a better understanding /
OF local conditions and local needs
Another group. which some time
ago was supporting the Gavin-Os-
born power authority plan, is dis
integrating. according to reports.
1t is the little and big business
mems group.
Some business men began TO use
their pencils. They discovered. in
most instances. that electric power
charges on an average constituted
less than one per cent of their
total cost of doing business. This.
they reasoned. is too small per.
centage to get excited over. and,
being business men they think that
men whose mature years have been
devoted largely TO politics aren't
likely TO make a success of a busi-
Continued on page 5
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-03-13

On the crowded buses, males cal
lously remain in their seats no
matter how many women are
standing. l do. l reason that ii
would be ungallant to select one of
twenty standing women and so |
chivalrously retain my seat, if |
am fortunate as to be in a seat.
The only exceptions | have noted
have been uniformed men. They
continue to be gentlemen and are
frequently yielding their seats to
women passengers. Score two for
the armed forces.
The National Park Service Of
fices begin work at 7:45 in the
morning. That means get up at
6:l5. We usually work until five,
and get home at about six Then
by the time you go out to dinner
and get back it is time to go TO
bed. There is very little time for
social activity or other diversion.
We are looking forward to April
l and our return to Coolidge. 1t
must be admitted, however, that
wartime Washington is interesting
and don't let anyone tell you it
isn't working like hell
Sincerely
Hugh Miller
We have seen the Gus Empies.
the Southworths. the Wyly Par
sons, the Murdocks. McFarlands,
and many other Arizona people.
Our next door neighobrs lived in
Bisbee 25 years before coming to
Washington.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-03-13
Local Happenings

= Mrs. Katherine Mac Rae and
Miss Margaret Valiant OF Wash
ington. ID. C.. We're guests OF Miss
Mable Blake and Miss Ruth Blake
for dinner at La Hacienda Sunday
evening. Others present were
eastern guests who are wintering
at la Hacienda.
. Mrs. Henry Gibson and Mrs.
Bob Hodge spent Wednesday In
Chandler on business.
= Virgil Chandler was transacting
business In Phoenix Monday.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-03-13

o Matt n. Dodge. naturalist OF
Southwestern National Monuments.
gave an illustrated lecture "Blos.
som Time in the Sonoran Desert"
at the Arizona Museum in Phoenix
Wednesday night
. Mrs Katherine Hankin OF Cali
fornia. left Wednesday after a
weeks visit with her brother and
sisters-inlaw Mr. and Mrs. Steve
Christensen and Mrs. AL Christen-
sen at their ranch home. Mrs.
Hankin will visit relatives in San
Diego before returning to her home
in Berkeley.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-23
SPOKANE FIGHTS
SILLY PLAN OF
GAS RATIONING

SPOKANEs-The executive COM
mittee of the Spokane Chamber
Of Commerce wired protests to
Washington, charging gasoline ra-
tioning In the Inland Empire area
was entirely unwarranted."
After sitting mass Of careful
ly gathered information regarding
the matter" said Samuel P.
Weaver, chamber vice president,
we are unable to find any sense,
rhyme or reason for rationing Of
oil or gasoline in this vicinity.
"An storage tanks in the area
are fun and production and trans
portation facilities are available for
distributing more gasoline than is
used he said.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-23
To Build Line
To Take High
Gravity Crude

Construction Of pipeline into West
Kelvin oil field, to gather high gravity
crude production for the Canadian
market has been announced by E. B
Coolidge Of Great Falls who has or
ganized the West Kelvin Gathering
System, incorporated in Great Falls.
The purpose Of the corporation stated
is to construct and operate gathering
lines for the purpose Of gathering and
transporting crude oil OF not less than
80 gravity from west Of Kelvin.
Capitalization is $4,000 divided into
stock Of $40 par value. Directors are
E. B. Coolidge, LaRue Smith and Del
Lowry, all of Great Falls; H. P. Cool
idge. Oilmont, and Walter j. Clark,
Sunburst
Coolidge is now buying west Kelvin
crude for export to Canada, having
contracted for the new production on
top of the rimrock, six miles northwest
of the town of Kelvin. The oil is now
being tr1lcked. Segregation Of the high
gravity oil Is expected to result in pay
ment Of a premium for oil Of this
grade.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-23
CUT BANK HAS
II STRINGS OF
TOOLS WORKING

Cut Bank had but two compilations
during the past week, one gasser and
the other a doubtful oil well, with II
strings Of tools working and three wells
on top Of the pay" promising more
favorable news next week.
Santa Rita HendricksOn No. I. c ma
IO-34-5W, was completed as a gasser
with an initial OF 5000, 900 cubic feet
per day. Completion data follows: T.
inch cemented at 2540: Sunburst sand,
25O0-2510 with 100000 cubic feet Of
gas, cased off; upper Cut Bank, $780,
$3.50; lower Cut Bank, 25g0-2eO0 Ellis,
1900: total depth, 2608. ]. p, 5000, 600
cubic feet.
Glacier Production Mueller No. 3, G
Swa SEA 7-33-5w. near the town Of
Cut Bank, was disappointing Com
pletion data follows: 7-inch pipe ce-
mented, 1920; Sunburst sand, 1856
1894, showing Of oil; upper Cut Bank,
2915-2045: lower Cut Bank 2045-2946
Ellis, 1916. Total depth, 1854. Fluid
level, $50. Shot with 90 quarts nitro
glycerin, no results.
Two new wells were started this
week:
Glacier Production HaRvers0n no. Z,
G NWa NEa 25-34-6W, rig up.
Glacier Professionalism Orrner no. ..
SIC SEA NWa 17-s3-5w. 1t Is 2a10 feet
Continued On Page wzvs)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-23
Report Test to
Be Started Soon
On H0rLO Dome

Early drilling Of a test on Harlo
dome. near Harlowton, a structure
mapped by the late Gordon Campbell,
discoverer of oil in Montana, is re-
ported to have been arranged by Los
Angeles people who took over the struc-
ture following the death Of Campbell.
1t Is reported that No. rotary rig
is being shipped in from Wyoming and
drilling is expected to start within the
next two weeks. A 125-foot derrick is
u be erected. it Is reported, by Hugo
Aronson, cut Bank rig builder. who
viii also move in the rig. 1t is under
stood that three wells viii be drilled
with an expected drilling depth Of 5000
feet. The first is expected to be In
Nw3 Sec. 13-7N-18E. and the second
IN NWa Sec. 7-7N-19E.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-23

appOrUlOneQ among operators now sup
plying The Texas Co. According to III
S. McCray, superintendent of Texas
company's Sunburst refinery, the APP
portionment viii be based on a mini
mum of 200 barrels per month from
each lease, the balance spread proper
tionately among those operators able
to produce more, at a uniform rate.
Where operators are unable or unwill-
ing to produce the designated amounts.
their shortage win be re-distributed
among the others
Stewart emphasized that the Kelvin
increases depend absolutely on the
ability Of The Texas CO to keep Cut
Bank crude moving. Should transpor-
tation problems or other reasons ter
inmate the movement OF Cut Bank
crude to Canada, the Kelvin oil VIII
again be displaced by the companyis
own Cut Bank oil, he stated He tndi-
Gated, also, that increased runs In
Kelvin do not encourage an extensive
drilling campaign at this time, mas
much as it is believed that Kelvin can
maintain the indicated rate Of $500
barrels per day for some time to come
by producing present wells, together
with routine drilling.
All of the oil shipped to Canada
will be from The Texas Co. wells in
Cut Bank. At the present time The
Texas Co. refinery has an excessive |
amount Of storage and whereas this
company win be diverting 10000 bar
rels per month to Canada, 1t will take /
only 10000 barrels additional from
xevin field. The remaining 10000 need
ID to maintain the present runs to
;tills win be made up from storage, it
S explained The Texas Co. now has
Iome 100000 barrels Of storage oil,
much Of which accumulated during the
'ecent 30-day shutdown Of the Sun
,urst plant.
The Imperial Texaco contract was
by P. r. Naylor, formerly of
Joutts, who now resides in Denver. Mr..
Jaylor is at present In Montana, re-
,orted to be negotiating for an addi-
ional 500 barrels Of crude for the
canadian market.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-23
JUNE DEMAND
ESTIMATED AT
$4,000 BARRELS

With the development of the Ca
madam market, it now appears that
Montana win maintain the 25,000-
barrel daily rate Of production recon-
mended by Harold Ickes, petroleum
co-ordinator, according to a survey Of
the market outlook for June. Montana
producers win be unable to make the
recommended figure Of $500 barrels
In May due to lack Of outlets but mar
ket nominations for June will be IN
excess Of the amount of available crude.
Refiners and exporters have nom
mated 1850 barrels daily Of Out Bank
crude In excess Of production In june
The result win be that small refineries
will likely be short Of crude. Eliminate
ing the nominations in excess of pro-
duction, the total market demand for
June appears to be slightly in excess
of Is, 900 barrels per day, which has
led to the hope that the May OPC
recommendation win be continued.
This al1-tine record demand comes
at a time when there is an unusually
small amount Of flush production on
the market, due to virtual cessation
Of drilling since December when War
Production Board announced its Order
M-68. 1t was nearly five months be-
fore the rule was understood so that
operators could go ahead with normal
drilling.
Cut Bank In 1871 had some Of the
best wells in its history and with the
completion Of ia wells increased daily
average production 3,4O0 barrels 1t Isl
that it will take 80 average
wells to care for the natural decline
during 1912. In the first four months
and 20 days of 1912 there have been
but 36 competitions and the month of
March found Cut Bank with the same /
daily average production as In the pre-
vious December. Accordingly, it may
require a considerable amount of drill
ing to care for normal requirements
and should there be a war emergency
calling for more oil for the Pacific
northwest Cut Bank may be unable
20 respond until such time as new
wells can be drilled.
Kelvin field has potential Of 1000
% 1900 barrels per day but without
lcidization and new drilling it would
,e impossible to maintain that rate
more than so days. It is believed that
he field might maintain $500 barrels
" normal drilling and acidization Of
Id wells. There are scores of produc-
ng wells in this field that have not
zen cleaned out in five TO seven years
nd many Of these could be increased
y acidization, to maintain $500 bar
els daily for a few months However,
runs will require some new
rilling to prevent injury to older wells
Trough capacity production.
The refinerieS at Shelby and COllttg
re calling for more crude. The Aro-
ow refinery at Kalispe1 is increasing
Is runs to 500 barrels per day.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-23

The text of the letter follows:
May II, 1912.
LaRue Smith, Esq,
AT Ford Building,
Great Falls, Mont
Ny dear Mr.. Smith:
This viii acknowledge your letter Of
April Is, enclosing resolution adopt
ed by the Montana Oil 81 Gas Pro-
ducers association requesting blanket
exception to Order M-68 for the states
of Montana and Wyoming. Also ac-
knowledged is the similar communica-
ton of the same date to Mr.. Donald
M. Nelson, which was referred to this
office for consideration and reply.
The relative Importance Of the oil
and gas reserves in Montana and Wyo-
ming is fully recognized in this office
Additional development Of known fields
should be undertaken within the pro-
visions of Order M-68 and 1t is hoped
that such development viii, in fact,
go forward Operators are likewise
privileged 10 file applications for ex-
ception to the order whenever It is
believed that the use of the additional
materials required win be justified as
an aid In winning the war.
Auc SAAoNb s4&C % StSc1 d4Au Ob4lcI uie-
terials Is daily becoming more critical;
accordingly, general exception per-
hitting unrestricted drilling in Mon
tana and Wyoming could not be con-
sidered.
The real need at the present time
is TO drill more wildcat wells In the
search Of new oil and gas fields. Can
this to the attention of the members
Continued on Page F1ve)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-23

Of
period
eli
10
Yhich al for morem ueLd gravity
is fromC to
situation
sufficient
and law
win produced eapaoty stewart stated
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-23
Dupuyer Location

Somewhere between Casper and Con-
rad is complete rotary rig, loaded
out last Thursday. So far as is known
there is no trace Of it. When It ar
rives, Manning 81 Martin, rotary con-
tractors, win move it TO Dupuyer dis
trict, northwest of Pondera oil field
to driIl the first Of series Of test
ing south extension Of the early Gre
taceous seacoast on which the Cut
Bank sands were laid down. Location
Of the first Texaco test Is on the Wal
lace Kingsbury farm, IN center SET
SEA 8-29N-7W.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-23
HIGH HILL IN
WYOMING Is
AN OIL FIELD

I CASPER-An oil field at an eleVa-
! ton Of TOO feet above sea level. that
yields 100 barrel wells at depths OF
4 less than TOO feet has been developed
/ by Continental OIL Co, with five wells
four Of which were producers. 1t Is
Circle Ridge field. Fremont county,
six miles northwest Of Maverick
Springs field It produces black oil
from the Tensleep horizon.
This field was discovered 10 years
ago by Union Oil Co. Of California
which drilled a well that made 1872
barrels In "a hours from the Tensleep
at 592-655 feet but because there was
no market for black oil 1t was shut
in until last fan when Continental
drilled a well that made 191 barrels
in "a hours, after casing off 216 bar /
rels a day in the Embar. The second
well found the formations standing on
end and was abandoned at 635 feet. |
The third well bailed 30 barrels per
day at 655 feet. No. made n barrels,
and the fifth, just completed. bailed
at the rate Of 1872 barrels a day at
500 feet.
It is a sharp dip fold with 1000
feet Of closure, covering very small
area. The wells are now shut in.
awaiting market arrangements. This
well contrasts with the Superior Brit
ish-American Tribal discovery well ON
Pilot Butte, recently completed, dis
lance Of 20 miles from Circle Ridge.
The Pilot Butte Tensleep producer gets
its production $40 feet below sea level.
The difference in elevation on the
Tensleep In 20 miles is around 7,4OO
feet.
ANTELOPE GAP-PIatte County
General Petroleum No 34-15-P, SW
SEA NWs l5-24N-66w, rigging up ro-
tary
BUNKER HILL-Carbon County
Superior Oil-Brimmer No /, CIVIL /
NW4 NE4 32-27N-89w, drilling. $685..
BYRON FTELD-Big Horn County
Ohio OiI-Cozzens No. 2, Sc SWa SEA /
drilling, 1885.
COLE CREEK-Nafr0na County
General Petroleum No. 77-21-Govt.
NV SEA SEA 21-35N-77W. stands at
1867 feet In the top Of the Shannon
sand, awaiting pumping equipment.
FOSSIL FTELD-LincoIn County
Harris-Govt. No. /, Sc NW3 NW3 % ,
2lN-1l7W, 3760 feet. {
FIELD-SubIette County
Texaco-LS Govt. NO. Pix, Sc sW3 I
5W3 27-27N-111E, location. {
LANCE CREEK-NiObrara County a
Continental Ofl-Buck Greek Rodeo
No. 4, sW SW4 Sci 27-36N-65W,
hut down, 4129. q
ContinentaI-Buck Greek Rodeo No.
J, Sw SW4 SEA 26-36N-65W, 2730 feet.
IOST SOLDIER-Sweetwate County
Sinclair Wyoming-U. S. Petroleum
So. 10. NV NW3 SET i1-26N-90W,
lrilling. 1889.
OREGON BAsIN-Park County
Enaipac Mcmahon NO. 3, SW SEA
IVA 32-51N-1OOW. drilling. 2723
Ohio Oil-Custer No. 3, SW SW3 SWa \
drilling, 3706.
Texaco-F Freeman No. 2, @ SW1 NEs
1857 feet; installing =
Iumping equipment =
'OWDER WASH-hEoffat County
Mountain Fuel-Carl Allen No. O. Sc 2
TEA NW3 32-12N-9TW, spudding. =
lock CREEK--Carb0n County -
Ohio Oil-State No. IA, NV NE4 sW3
4-20S-78w, S110 feet.
HERRARD DOME-Carb0n County
Sinclair wyoming Anderson No. /, p
E SEA SEA I4-25N-89W. rigging up Il
FLAT-CroOlC County 2
Bradbury OIL No. 8, SW SWl NE3 6
7 LAIN -66W spudding. z;
VERTZ FTELD-CarbOn County y
Sinclair Wyoming No. n, CSL NW1 q
wa 6-26r- SOW. flowed 40 barrels Of
uid IN first "a hours, $40 barrels oil s
nd 100 barrels water, from $3.50 feet. @
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-23
NAYIOR Ts RRTTRTNn

P. r. MAYOR, for many years with
Imperial OH Co.. formerly at Coutts
and more recently at Port Huron, is
retiring from the Imperial and has
moved back to his old home In Denver.
he Is now IN Great Fails completing
arrangements for supply OF Montana
crude for the Imperial after which he
win retire from active business He
states that both he and Mrs. Naylor
are delighted to move back to Denver
10 renew old friendships.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-23
CARTER MOVING
IN TO DRILL IT'S
DAKOTA WILDCAT

Carter OIL Co. Is moving In rig on
its Carter Emma L. Semling No. well
on wildcat location northwest Of Bis
marck, In center SEA SEA 18-141N-
s1W. Workmen this week completed
pouring cement for rig corners. Carter
win dril test to the Cambrian, the
first deep test ia central North Dakota.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-23
Cut Bank Crude Goes to Canada
And Kelvin Runs Are Increased

Movement of $500 barrels of Cut Bank crude Canada daily began
Wednesday of this week under between The Texas
Co, and Imperial American Cos, according
ment of H. Stewart division of The Texas Co., who is
in Great Falls.
Stewart that effective immediately
field will be increased O7OO barrels month against $4,000
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-23

Regional administrator Of the Office
Of Price Administration, with head
quarters I'm Denver. The Denver re-
gfen includes Colorado, New Mexico
Utah, wyoming, Montana and Idaho.
hEr. Collins, for many years dean OF
khe University Of Denver school Of
commerce, is a nationally known
accountant and economist. he Is a
past president Of the American I'm
ssfkmae of Accountants and past
president Of the American Account
ing association. He speaks 70 Men
sasa business men at Helena next
hanzAamy. Naay GB.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-23
DEVONIAN TEST
is DELAYED BY
CROOKED HOLE

A crooked hole delayed drilling prog
reSs at the projected Deyonian test on
Midway structure southeast of Con-
rad, Pondera county, this week, and a
depth of $40 Is now reported, after
delay of five days Location of the well
is on the Wood farm in center NE3
NW3 32-2gJ-1W
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-23
Arch Apex Test

In the Sweetgrass Hills, AA Corp
Fey No. /, Sc SW8 SW3 32-37N-2E,
resumed drilling on Thursday. drilling
out cement with which lost tools were
locked into the wall Of the hole.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-23
MAY DISREGARD OLD kelvin WELLS

exception granted
distance
drilled
location of completed that
office of the orc The only
wen drilled since
OPC for formal ruling
according TO Stuart Hannah, committee chairman
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-23
0PC Considers Plan to
Move Montana Products
70 Pacific Northwest


gasoline
director production,
3 Gas Produce oiat
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-23
GETS 0. S. on LEASE

The U. 8. land office has issued an
oil and gas lease 10 Kathleen Hurley
Of Shelby for 23496 acres tn town.
ships So and SAN, Rye. SW. through
the local land office.