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OIL NOTES
Section 14-38-61, In tho Mule
Creek oil field has been leaned by
the Wyoming-Northeastern Oil com
pany of Alliance to F. N. DeBolt on
a royalty basis. Deltolt la J not com
pleting a successful well on section
13-38-61, adjoining, according to re
ports received from the field. The
well being drilled by Dellolt la with
in a few hundred feet of the Alliance
company holdings, on which ho will
start drilling Just as soon as tho pres-
cnt well Is completed.
The New York Oil company se
cured Us flret production in Lanro
Creek on December 10 when the Ohio
well number 2 on the northeast quar
ter of section 4-35-65 came In with
a flush production of 185 barreli tin
honr. The well Is now gushing at
the rale of 3,000 barrels per day
Oil was struck in the Muddy sand
at 3,534 feet. This new well is an
offset to the Ohio well on the north
west quarter of section 3-35-65. The
New York Oil company owns a 34
per cent royalty in the new property.
as well as In 640 acres of . land In
the Immediate vicinity.
The first Wall creek sand, strurk
at a depth of 2,900 feet, has hereto
fore shown only a little oil ahd some
gas but when the drill penetrated
this san don Sunday, November 30,
the oil gushed over the top for about
lx hours and then quit, standing In
the casing within ten feet of the top.
Nothing was done with the well until
the company took time to pet some
tanks In line and connect up the
pipe. This was done on Tuesday and
the bailer put In. at which time the
oil was still within ten feet of the
lop. After working the bailer a few
times the oil apaln started to flow
The flow amounted to 120 barrels lr
forty-five minutes.
Drilling Is being rontlnued In the
well. The general opinion now is
that the sand is the fiist Wall creek,
although some think It may be the
Shannon or a stray sand. The oil Is
of the very best quality and Is dif
ferent In many respects rrom the on
discovered anywhere else In the
Iance creek field. . ,
I Section 36-36-35, in the Lance
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creea ueiu, ui'uii wuicn me aiscovery
well Is located, produced 26,4(9.34
barrels of oil la October aa compared
with 35, 826 barrels In September,
according to the returns of the Ohio
Oil company, the operating concern,
to the Wyoming commissioner of
public lands.
The Sunset Oil company has had
a corps of geologists working in the
Laramie plains country in Albany
and Carbon counties during the past
summer who have mapped two struc
tures upon which this company has
acquired a large acreage, according
to President A. A. Spaugh. The re
ports indicate that the sands will be
found at a shallow depth. This
acreage has gone under the com
pany's contract with the Union OH
company of California and drilling
operations on both structures will
commence in the spring. In addi
tion to these holdings the Sunset
company has acquired properties in
the vicinity of' Shawnee, ten miles
northeast of Orln Junction and fif
teen miles southwest of Lance Creek;
a large acreage south of Douglas and
considerable ground la the Cold
Springs district, twenty-five miles
southwest of Douglas on the boun
dary between Converse and Albany
counties. Other acreage has been se
cured in Weston county and also In
Ne wMcxico. Representatives of the
company are also working in tlu
South Dakota fields.
Although oil was reached at a
depth of 2,910 feet by the Ohio OH
company, drilling on section 32-36-65,
te Richards & Comstock ranch
In the Lusk creek field, the company
Intends to continue drilling to a
lower sand unless production should
continue so heavy that the present
wand will continue to pay well. This
well Is farther west than anything
In the field, In fact it la Just over the
divide between Lance Creek and
Little Lightning. Little Lightning
creek runs through the" northern part
of the land leased. The well Is in
the extreme southeast corner. It
Deems to be the prevailing opinion
that a new field has been opened up.
Heavier oil and gas deposits are ex
pected at a depth of about 3,500 feet.
The Mule creek field has been ex
nerlencine its share of trouble dur
Ing the recent severe cold weather
and storms. C. M. Looney or Alli
ance, field superintendent for the
Wyoming-Northeastern OH company,
reports that but few wells are drill
ing and that most of the work being
done consists of hauling supplies to
the field. Warmer weather will al
low drilling to start again at a rapid
rate. The first well of the Wyoming
Northeastern will be spudded In
within the next few days, as the rig
is up and ready to go to work. ' It is
located on the northwest quarter of
section 20-39-61, part of, a tract of
2,400 acres leased by the company
In that part of the field.
Quick action In congress Is ex
pected on the oil leasing bill which
has been introduced at the present
session, after it bad failed to make
final passage at the last session. A
number of Wyoming oil stocks, par
ticularly those of the Salt creek field,
have gained In price due to the pros
pects of Its successful passage, which
Is expected by Christmas. Confer
ences of senate and house commit
tees have been resumed and oil men
interested In the measure believe it
will be reported out with a majority
of each committee favorable to its
passage. There are only minor dif
ferences between the bills as passed
by the house and senate. Satisfac
tory adjustment of these details is
reported.
The Ohio Oil company has drilled
In a 300-barrell well on the north
west corner of the southeast quarter
of 'section 35-20-78. In the Rock
creek field, In the Wall creek Band.
The production In this field mostly
comes from the Muddy sand, found
from 800 to 1,000 feetbeneath the
Wall creek series.
The Midwest Refining company
has posted a price of 1.75 per bar
rel for fuel oil, f. o. b. Casper. This
Is an advance of 25c per barrel and
Is to equalize quotations following
the recent advance in crude. The
Colorado and Wyoming refineries
have an output of approximately
700,000 barrels of fuel oil per
month. The coal shortage has been
a great stimulant in increasing the
demand for fuel oil.
Get What They
Are Worth
These days Purs are high priced, if they
are properly cared for and marketed
wisely. Watch this advertisement . for
any changes in the market.
Unless the market changes, November
caught Muskrats will run from $1.80 to
$2.10.
December caught Muskrats will average
$2.30. Extra good lots will go as hidi
as $2.45.
I'll Pay Fare One Way
of all parties bringing bunches of 100 or
more Muskrats to my market in Alliance.
I will be at the Old Phillips Livery Bam
(now owned by Smith and Brandell).
Every Saturday
It will be more convenient if you can
arrange to bring your furs before 3 p. m.
Express shipments received Saturdays
on Nos. 41 and 43.
Harvey Myer
The Hugo-Williams Oil syndicate
has completed a small pumper on
section 8-46-63 In the Osage field,
iienr Newcastle. This section offsets
on tho south the section on which
the Mike Uenry Oil company bought
in the discovery well this fall at a
depth of 318 feet. Dr. II. A. Copsey
and associates, of Alliance, are drill
ing on the northeast quarter of sec
tion 19, one mile south and west.
Section 18, adjoining on the south
west, is held by Alliance parties who
have leased It to the Ogalalla com
pany, who are drilling there at the
present time with two rigs.
The McWhorter Oil & Refining
company has constructed an eighty
barrel skimming plant at Osage to
handle part of the production from
the Osage field. The crude oil from
this field runs high In gasoline con
tent which will be skimmed off be
fore it is shipped. There are now
about fifteen completed shallow wells
in this field.
The Bassett Oil & Gas company
commenced a deep test in the spring
of 1918 on section 10-30-19, the
same section on which the town of
Bassett, Rock county, Nebraska, Is
located. The well was drilled to a
depth of 2,300 feet with a standard
rig when the hole was abandoned on
account of lost tools which could not
be recovered. The rig was shifted
and another hole started, which Is
now down 425 feet with twelve-inch
casing. Operations have stopped for
the present on account of the fuel
shortage and the cold weather.
Work will be started again In the
spring. The first well passed through
three gas pockets and a five-foot
vein of coal and the prospects were
considered sufflctenly promising to
Justify another attempt.
Drilling of the well north of Chad
ron, Neb., has been held back lately
on account of the severe cold
weather, The well Is reported to be
dow nto a depth of around 800 feet
and some of the Individuals Interest
ed are of the opinion that oil will be
found within a short distance.
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