The Sidney herald., 1955-08-04

"a q OLG year OASIS
on Aug. 20, 1854 for the
Bronson field.
Ballou reviewed the history of
Sun Oil Company's oil deveIon-
ment In this area - Carl Own
neson No. 1, No. Q, the Beagle
dry hole" and the Dennis Own
neson No. L. He stated that the
discovery well had cost some
three quarters of a million dollars.
NO. z "a little less" and that
the Dennis Dynneson had cost a
nall million dollars, to date. and
that they were still working To
make it a producer" He stated
that the discovery well production
had declined from 1876 barrels of
oil per day, to an average of 80
or 30 barrels per day at the pres
ent time.
"On the basis of these economic
and the known geologic statistics
we feel that Sun Oil Company is
entitled to the protection of a
permanent 100 acre well spacing
authorization from this commits
sion," said MI. Ballou.
In response to Chairman Hage-
mans call for Questions" Otto
Habedank, Sidney attorney rem
resenting Carl j. and Ruby Dvn-
neson, expressed the gratitude of
his clients and asked that the
commission make no spacing Or
der or if they do give one that
they leave the $50 acre spacing
on a temporary basis "for the
protection of the landowner"
Ivan Hobbs, Billings district
landman for Sun Oil and Carl
Dynneson also were questioned
by Habedank. Chris Jensen of
Staples, Mimi, owner of the
property adjoining the discovery
well, was present but did not take
part in the discussion.
Since anyone can send a let
ter suggesting a form of order.
to the commission, within Is DAYS
following a hearing, the petition
was taken under -advisenent until
the next commission meeting on
August 19, in Helena.
Donald A. Betlach. exploitation
engineer, and Dom D. Peters. at
toTney for Shell Oil Company. Bill
llngs, requested that the "tempor-
airy 80 acre spacing set for the
Rlchey and southwest Pfcbav
fields be made permanent.
VIM. J. FIittie, attorney. and
John Fl. Moore, assistant divi-
sion petroleum engineer for the
Texas Company, Denver. REQUEST
that the 80 acre spacing for
the Deer Creek field be made per
manent and that the 80 acre spac-
ing in the Woodrow Field in
Dawson county be left on a fem
porary basis - because no adj
ditional development is planned
at this time" They stated that
The Texas company had drilled no
wells in the Sand Creek field
during the past year and there
requested that the 100 acre
spacing set for that area be con-
lnued on a temporary basis.
For the Glendive field. Shell
Company concurred with the
Texas Company on their proposal
hat the 80 acre spacing be placed
a permanent basis.
No one was present. in person
% present the written petitions of
4. E. Crumley and Henry Van
ierpass for drilling exceptions
n the Kevin-Sunburst field.
R. N. Selfridge, Glendive Pres
ure Station superintendent for
he Montana Dakota Utilities Co.
claimed that cit is virtually i'm
possible to operate under present
pacing regulations without con-
inual application to the COM
nlsSion for exceptions. Because
he Milk River meanders across
he Bowdoin Field it creates ir-
egular tracts, and because the
irst wells drilled were not drill
d IN the center of a quarter sec
on, the exceptions r numer-
us"
During the business session of
meeting ten bonds were recon-
lended for cancellation and were
ancelled. All petitions were ta-
en- under Amusement until the
ext meeting.
In addition to those persons
AIMED above, those present at
lie hearing were R. W. Bax. Tex
Company, Williston,, N. D.: G..
!. Nebb, Amerada Petroleum.
llliston, N. D.; Jack Prather.
enver; Bill Ford and Jack Now
'ay, Sun Oil Company, Sidney:
AIRY Perrigo Of the United States
Geological Service, Billings; F. M.
lnnen, Phillips Petroleum, Bill
.gs; Earl Whitaker, Northern
acific Railroad, Billings; c. ].
ynneson, Dennis Dynneson and
rs. c. J. Dynneson of Sidney.