Montana oil and mining journal., 1946-05-04
Farmers Union, Texuco 10 Drill -. 10
Cat Creek ,'tion Increases
HanIOn Wells Me-. s,npIetiOn
Three Field
Domes Scene
OF Activity

Scouts covering the Cat Greek
field this week were much like
a boy at a three-rfng circus,
with interesting developments
reported on each of the fields
three domes, spread over a
stretch of more than II miles.
On the fields West Dome, and
at its western edge, Ralph Cham
berlain was still continuing tests
on his 12-A Rhens, with this well
reported making considerable oil
from the first deep sand. About
half a mile to the northwest, Gamer
ct al were running casing for test
of an oil showing In this same
sand. Neither of these wells has
tested the second deep sand, and
no other drilling plans have been
announced on this dome, productive
of more than $4,000. 900 in oil from
the old shallow sands.
About five miles 90 the south
east, on MOsby Dome, scene of
the original shallow sand dis
cOvery, one completion was re-
corded and two new locations
were made, one signalling the
IOng-awaited entrance Of the
Farmers Union Central Ex-
change as an active operator In
the field.
The completion was Continental
Brown No. IS, NE NE Sc l7-15N-
30E,. Drilled TO 1474 and with casing
set at TAO, it Is repOrted swabbing
IS barrels of pipeline oil daily, with
no water.
Continental promptly began NOV
ing in tools for its seventh deep
we'll on this lease, with its first
half-dozen wells deep" wells all
rated as commercial producers. It's
seventh location is the No. 16
Brown, in NE NV Sc 17-15N-30E.
Freed of It's last restraint by
court order that gave it undisputed
possession of its acreage, Farmers
Union Central Exchange made its
first Mosby Dome location, in SW
SW SW 16-15N-30E. Clark Drilling
Company has the contract for the
initial well and is moving in rotary
tools. The acreage on which this
we'll is being drilled is part of that
long tied up by litigation instituted
by the Handel Oil Company, former
operators of a portion Of section Is.
The well being started by the Farm
ers Union is offset to the west by
a producer drilled by the Continen-
tai Oil Company on its Brown lease,
and to the south by a flowing well
drilled by Dave Schrock on the
F'ifer lease.
In all, the Farmers Union Central
Exchange has leased from the
state all Of Section 16, with the
exception of 80 acres, the north half
of the northwest quarter of the sec.
ton. II is expected the company
will move rapidly to ascertain full
productive possibilities of this acre.
age, since it has refining and mar
keting facilities adequate to handle
even very large production.
Next center of interest I'm the
field as the week ended was
the third ring of the circus
East Dome.
There, AZ miles southeast of tht
nearest producers on Mosby Dome
interest mounted a few weeks agC
when Hanlon British Dom. Cent
Mont. Govt No. ! (that Is the full
title), got oil In what appears Il
be the fields second deep sand
topped at 1915 feet.
The well was put on the puml
and Is making better than 100 bar
rels daily. 1t Is also making water
with analyses indicating that tn
water is coming from above the pa,
sand, indicating squeeze cemen
| Job may be in order.
Two other wells on this dome ar
on the verge of completion.
Closest 70 the discovery well /
Hanlon-Brit. Dom. Cent. Mont Gov