Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-02
DRILLING NEAR
BORDER LINE OF
SOUTH DAKOTA

CASPER-Another test of Dewey
dome in Weston county, Is being
drilled by w. H Conner, Casper BUSH
ness man. Location Is in center north
line NE9 SW3 16-42N- Is miles
southeast Of Newcastle. The hole is
down $50 feet.
Three wells have been drilled on
Dewey dome by Midwest OIL Co. to the
Dakota sand finding only water Deep
er drilling to the Sundance found oil
The discovery well was in Sec. 7-41N-
COW. and was drilled by Conway OIL
Co. of Charleston, w. Va. This well
pumps or barrels daily with some
water. 1t is some 81 miles from Dewey,
S. D. Pop" Meabon, old-time driller (
and operator, Is operating the we'll !
He plans another test southwest Of
the discovery well as soon as he can
get steel. Dewey dome Is in the south
east corner of Weston county and Just
over the line from South Dakota.
Norbeck Co. Of Dakota is starting a
test with small rotary rig for Gin
ctnnati, o., interests, In the northeast
corner Of Sec. 10, Twp A9N. Rye. 68W.
IN Crook county, not far from the old
Thornton field of the Southwest Oil
Co, pioneers along the western Black
HIS uplift, whose IS wells OF high
grade crude came fom the Wall creek
sands. The Norbeck well has been
spudded.
BUNKER HILL~-CarbOn County
Superior Oil-Brimmer No. /, CIVIL
NWa NE5 32-27N-s9w drilling, $500
feet.
BYRON FIELD-BIg Horn County
Ohio Oil-Cozzens No. 2, Lot 46 (SE
SWa sea- 23-56N-97W. drilling, 1858
CIRCLE RTDGE-Fremont County I
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Lease 300 No. !
/, SW SW3 NW3 6-6N-2W, had an s
initial Of n barrels per day at 7O3 s
'eet a
Continental-shoshone 1865 No. S, T
Gel NEa l-6N-3W, drilling 100. q
COLE CREEK-Natrona County r
General Petroleum NO 77-21- Govt.
wv SEA SEA 21-35N-77W. drilling, 1861 y
FIELD-sweetwater Co. I
Vermillion- johnson 81 Horton Govt. .
70. /, CSL NE3 NEa 6-12N-99W. drill
ng, $500.
4ANCE CREEK-Niobrar County !
Mackenzie Oil g. Drilling -OPCl :
70. l. SW SW3 SW3 25-36N-65W, had =
=.
iundance sand, 4344-4366. =
Continental Oil-Buck Creek No 4.
sodeo No. !, SW SW4 SEA 27-36N-65w, d
J drilling out cement, 4077. Company'sl @
10. Rodeo No. 3, SW SEA SEA 26- b
6N-65W, drilled to AIS and plugged h
ack to 1880 and is testing
OST SOLDIER-Sweetwat County n
Sinclair Wyoming U. S. Petroleum al
10. 10, NV NWt SEA 11-26N-9Ow, CT
riliing, 1875. re
LAHONEY FTELD-CarbOn County d
Sinclair Wyoming No. ga, G NW4 AZ
-E4 34-26N-s8W, shot with 800 quarts o.
nitro glycerin at 4313-4397, and Is re
Gaming out at 4447.
Sinclair Wyoming No. "A, Q sWa ~ -
Ea 34-26N-88W, cleaning out, 1850. .,
RECON BASTN-Park County pg
Enalpac-Sarah No. 4, NV SEA SCI As
'-5lN-l00W, pumping and testing,
49, n
Ohio Oil-Custer No. 3, Sw sWs sWa ~
51N-l00W, drilling, 1856.
Texaco-Freeman NO. 2, G SW3 NE3
drilling, 1857. q
SAGE FTELD--WestOn County
w. L. Sendker No. 5, @ NEz NEa IA
-46N-64w, has secured permit un- 4;
r WPB order M-68 and has rig up. "a
rage is shallow field where the one II
sn-to-40-acres spacing Is difficult Of ~
,plication. q
LOT BUTTE-FremOnt County
British American Superior on Tri- Id
] No. /, Sc sW4 sW4 15-3N-1w, Is -,
ing on pump. w
COLE CREEK-NatrOna County IL
General Petroleum No. 7-17-P, NV
Va SW4 17-34N-76W, grading loca- O1
N and drilling water well n
AKEsFAN FLAT-Crook County ~
Bradbury OH Co. No. 8, SW SW3 NE4 m
-49N-66W, rigging up rotary. ~
ERTZ FTELD--Carbon County rs
Sinclair wyoming NO. "A, INV -
Va SWz 7-26N- sew, swabbing from 4
nsleep sand, 5757-60O7. ma
Sinclair Wyoming NO ~, CSL NW4 Iva
Va 6-26N -S0W, shut down for driII I'd,
'e at 1888. Top Of Tensleep. 6.O00