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Procrustean Work Stretched Molecules In Goodf Gasoline Most boyg and girls have read In the old Creek myths about Pro cruates, wtoo welcomed travelers at his home in a lonely spot beeide the road. Proacrustes had only one bed. but he always made his way farers fit the bed. If they were too long, he chopped off their feet. If they were too short, he stretched them on a rack. Finally, he was slain by Ttbeseas. Saucer-eyed as are reading the exploits of Procrustes, the achievements of chemists in the petroleum industry In stretching shrinking, ,and re-shaping petroleum molecules make even the grown ups in this sophisticated age blink in amazement. this country a »bountiful supply of crude oil, hut like the travelers stopping at the house of Procrustes, some of the oil molecules are too large, .some too small to fit the requirements for gasoline for use in modern high compression motors. But petroleum chemists, .after years of research, have discovered effective methods to break down tlhe fat molecules into smaller ones suitable for use in the modern gaso line engin,e. That is called "crack ing." Petroleum chemists also are able by other methods to re-build molecules to a desired size and com position. That is known as "Poly merization." What this juggling and changing of oil molecules means to the av erage person is just this: If the Nature has given petroleum chemists were unable to perform a Procrustean act upon the oil molecules as Nature made tihem, an additional one biUion bar rels of oil would have to be brought to the surface every. year to meet the demand of the 25,000,000 mo torists in the United States for gaso line. Chemical researdh in the oil industry has had the practical ef feet, by reducing the amount of crude oil needed, of doubling the oll reserves of the United States, Without these chemical achieve raents of the petroleum scientists, the price of gasoline would be be yond the means of millions of families. iSomie scientific research is of in terest only to savants; that of the petroleum industry is of interest te all motorists, and especially the 12,000,000 car-owning families with incomes of less than $30 a week. That so many families with modest or low incomes are able to broaden, the sphere of their living through car ownershin is chiefly the result of the low prices of gasoline brought about by the technical progress of the petroleum Industry. The pub lie benefits of chemical research in the petroleum Industry are measur ed in billions of dollars in savings in the cost of motor fuel. HEARING IS (Continued from Page One) Mast Conserve Gas Mr Emriok discussed briefly the metihods which should be used to preserve gas -pressure. He recom mended using back pressure and careful conservation of gas in ail producing oil wells, pointing out that in the past operators have al lowed the gas to escape without ELECTRIC SERVICE Hi« smallest item In Hi« Household Budget! 4 cnr& y Ce**' IçêL How well are you acquainted with Watto, the handy electrical helper? Do you really realize how obliging he Is. how tlreles and, above all in these practical times, how in expensive? Obvi ously not-or you would have him on the run from morn to night, lightening and speeding up your house hold work—changing it from little short of drudgery to a pleasant occupation—giving you hours on hours of added leisure. Why not use Watto more frequently—in modem electric devices scarcely notice the addition to your monthly bills! particularly when you THE MONTAHA POWER Co. Serving 155 Monfsiu Cltiaa and Towns youngsters«- maintaining a gas-oil ratio of pro duction. He said the field and Indi vidual operators are being Injured by the practice of operating part of the wells at capacity while oth ers are shut in. The board took a recess at the end of Mr. Emrick's testimony to determine the time of re-assembly. Various members of the board de clared they would be unable to be present during -the past week. The several attorneys were compelled, <ey said, to attend terms of court in various parts of the state. Ac cordingly the board chose January 4 as the date when the hearing will continue. The proponents of prora tion have completed their Kevin case and the Cut Bank group will next take the stand. Another petition to the governor, with 24 Kevin signers, was read, op posing proration. Opponents Call Experts It is known that the opponents of proration will -greatly outnum Texas railroad, commission supervises proration in that state, also Gordon Griffin .another petro ieum engineer who held the posi tkm for one and one-half years. These experts on proration are to be called, it is understood, to ad vise the Montana board whether in their opinion proration is advisable in Montana. It is definitely known bat they will testify that until Montana produces enough- oil to care for the requirements of Its own mar ket, there is no justification for legal proration, Will Produce Some Good Attorneys for opponents of pro ration have frequently attempted to implicate a plot of major companies to bottle up Montana production In order to make it possible to sup ply the local market with Wyoming crude and petroleum products, It is generally conceded that the hearing will be productive of e nough good to 'Justify the expense, no matter what the decision of the board. It is felt that in the last an alysis the matter is in the hands of the governor for final decision, which decision will be -based largely unon the evidence presented. Wide spread publicity for the Montana oil Industry has resulted from the hearing, bringing attention to the worl(l that Montana offers oppor tunities for refinery and market ex pansion—valuable publicity with of *'~*al sanction that could not be otherwise obtained. ber the proponents and they are planning testimony to prove that proration is unnecessary and In fact would prove harmful to -the Mon tana oil industry. Present at the sessions were W. P. Knode of Cor pus Christs, Texas, who for three years was chief engineer of the whlctn OIL CONSERVATION BOARD OF THE STATE OF MONTANA 416 Ford Btdldlng Gmt Fallt, Montana STATKMBNT OF CKÜD* OIL PRODUCT!- >N. REFINING, STORAGE, FTC, IN MONTANA, OCTOBER. 1937 (Flgnrra rqiMWBt barrel» of «fl with fractional bbla. omlttad.) All Other Cat CiMk Cat Bank IN STORAGE OCTOBER 1st: By Producers „ " Transporters •* Refineries _ __ WÊ. " Purchasers for Storage.— In Transit_ - 1«M _....16,eR5_ _U.1KI. _.. 2,292.. _ 73,083 „ _.248,901 .184,879 _ 64,091... 19.987 oo.saa. 1,392.—.. 3.387... 02.902 17.4!M . _ 48.308. _182.930...— 87,085 . -114,832.. _ NMM 273.142 188,928 11.841 11 , 041 ... 1.196.058 .. 442,948 ..30.100...-. .. 7,436. - 121,157. .. 665,934 _ ..255,977 .393,443_ . 127,248 . .— 95.424.. . 18,801 TOTAL_ ... 33.895 — . PBODfCKD DURING MONTH, 1,630,904 . 87,536 - _:_164.85C-... .-.811,911_ . 114.035 .. TOTAL_ 530,891 _ . 248,144 ... • 7,233 .... «9,422 7.304 171-.. 842 _ . 51» . 15.977 18.« *2 .loo.avi ... .. «.72« V—— . 77,044 . _ 32.125 . 710* . 11.536— REFINED IN MONTANA USED FOR FUEL OH LOST SHIPPED TO CANADA _ SHIPPED TO WYOMING.. 17* 402 :**• .... 335.8B8 8,480 13.969... 18.481— _2; St.972 _ .. 42,942_ TOTAL IN STORAGE OCTOBER Slat; 184,034 59S.SJ3 3MU.689 15,028 17,5*1 10.484. _ 20,383. .110.453 _ 8,956 __ 3.877 («>.11811 10.578 _ 86,200_ .258,400. .210,078 - . . 17,381. _56.889 ... 154.440. —14Î.9R1 118,43s.... By Producers .... " nuisporters __ " Transporters ..— " Purchasers for Storage. In Transit--- 996_ 15.020 1.313,108 .H*,(H5 .. . 477.749 .138.892 .571,969 TOT AT. STORAGE. . 95,641 • Pipeline gain (deduct! la fOMH« October SI-17 ReMnrd lost. Etc. October Receipts -Hunt. Retln'ft In ntoraae October. 1-37 38.855 . 108,419. 122,014 . 25,700.. WYOMING OIL IMPORTED.. TOOLE COUNTY By Shelby Abstract * Title C< SHELBY. MONTANA ipnny OIL AND GAS LEASES Robert K. Miller to Glacier Prod Co. 5 yra 87J% N| 20-86-4W. $1. . ^ Robert K. Miller to Glacier Prod. Co 5 yra 87t% 8B| 20. NE* 29-:»-4W. $1. Cordelia E. Goodin to B. F. Severkrup II F. Jones etal 5 yr» 87|% SJNLi 8E4 BiSWi 33-33-lWe»t $1. ASSIGNMENTS OF LEASES AND ROYALTIES Welch etkl to John Jersey 8 4-10% NWJSWJ 28 NEJSBJ Aaron Miller 29-36-3W. Virginia Thnmm Negu 1% 6W4NW1 33-35-3W. »1. G E Gallogly to A. T. Thompson, 1-4 of 1 8E4 19-37-4W. $L Grace Rahldeau to Chicago Conaol. OH Prod Co. .0003127% SE4NW4 SJSWJNWJ n s". Brown, Exe to Chicago Consol. Oil Prod Co. 1-4 of 1% 8E4N.W4 8J8W-4 NW4 33-35-1W _ lame» V. Hawkins etux to Chicago Consol OU Co. 1% 8E1NW4 SiSWtNW4 33-35-1W. Int SWJSEJ 36-3S-4W $1. Anna Kanka to Chicago Conaol. Ol Prod Co. .0(81078125% SKJNWJ 84&W4 NW4 33-36-1W. _ '^.1 John Herzog to Chicago Conaol OU Prod Co. 000078125% SEJNWJ 8J8W4 CIuib. E. Armstead to Chicago Oil Prod. CoT 1|% 8E4NW4 SIMW4NW4 33-36-1W. Minnie Dllta to Chicago Consol Prod <>>. .00015625% 8E4NW 4 848W4 N\Vi 33-35-lW Luther H. Caverly to Chicago ('onaoj Oil Prod Co. .00031275% SE4NW4 SWJNWJ 33-36-1W. Charles Neal to Chicago Prod c" 1 16 of 1 8E4NW4 SJSWJNWJ 1W C. E. Pfabe and J. R. Engelklng to A. M. Kistner all Int WJÔE4 26-35-4 West 1 $1. Henry Van der Pas to O. A. Anderson 14% EJSE48E4 31-35-1W. $1. G. E Gallogly to William F. Sager 1-8 of 1 SW4 29-37-4W. $1 B. ('arisen to William F. Sager of 1 B4SW4 W*SE4 29-86-2W, ■$!. John Donovan to , I 1 Klsfner to R G. Parrent all on Consol Oil v. Ray G. Barkuloo etux to G. E. Oal logïj 1 3-8% SEJSWJ WJSWJ 14 8E4 SWJNKJ 15-35-4W. $10.00 Do to O E Gallogly 3% WJNEi B*N^ 4 NJ8WJ SEJ8WJ 2« NEJNEJ 35-3B-4W $10 G. 8. Frary <>» W. 8. Frary 5% Lota S4NW4 SW* 4-34-4W. $1. First St. Bank to M. W. Oaa»»dy etux 2J% S4NE4 NI8E4 22-36-3W. »L M. W. Cassady etux to Big West Ml 24% 8JNE4 N48E4 SWJSEi 22 8 4 Co. 3S-3W. $L MISCELLANEOUS Ang. and C. D. Toole Co to Jay G. McCrary to laindowner» Oll k Gas l o. NWJNÊ4 84NB1 HEi 23 8W4NWJ NBI 24 SWi 2i 8B4 .35-33-4W N| SW4 3 all Sec 10 NW4 11 N4 21 W4NW4 25 XL4 4NW14 26-34-4W. $3200,00. Do Toole Co tq. Jay G. McCrary Landowners OH & Gas Co. Seattle SW J BW4 6 8E18W4 S4SE4 6 BJ-NW4 NEJ 7, W4 NW4 8 NB4 10 Ni 20 S4N» 28 M ; 4 29 R4 .30 Lot 1 Si of « Sec. 31 EJ 25 33-3We*t. $2230.00. Do Toole Co to Jay G. McCrarv to luntJowner» Oll & Gas Co. BE4 4 WJ BiSB4 21 8iS4 22 NiNi 27-34-.3W. $Sä0 Do T<»ole Co to Jay O. McCrary to landowners Oll & Gas Co SJ 25 35-4W $320.00. E 10 17 .<81 LIONS CLUB (Contloed from Pag« One) in Conrad. Asked If they had any objection to the Lions club taking up the work they said they had none and the motion to organize a com mittee was enthusiastically passed. The Conrad committee will the ask ing for space for a record of its ac complishments In the Montana Oil Journal from now on. The com mittee plans to get all Conrad people to buy Montana-made gasoline ex clusively until our oil fields and re fineries are again giving employ ment to our workmen, mlttee plans also to go to Choteau, Dutton and VaMer and organize those cities In behalf of Montana made gasoline. LIONS CLUB OF CONRAD The com COMMITTEE, ON BUT GASOLINE MADE FROM MONTANA CRUDE. BEND A CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUNBURST BADGER NEW PIPE USED for Every Purpose OUR ODEE FOR HIGH RB8BURB OIL AND GAS LINES Also Well Casing IF IN URGENT NEED OF A QUOTATIONS, WIRE COLLECT JOa GREENSPON'S SON PIPE CORP. National Stock Tarda <SL CSalr On.) ILL. GLACIER COUNTY By Olnrlrr County Abatrael Co. CUT BANK. MONTANA AMENDMENT TO LEASE Win. II. and Cora Croan, his wife, to The Tel a» Company, agreement to reduce rental of oil and gas lease on Sj 7-36-5W, from $80.00 lo $40.00 delay rental each »ix months. RELEASE OF OIL AND GAS LEASE Glacier Production Co., to Elmer R. and Extella E. Long, his wife, dated 11 3 1932. covering SEJSEJ 15 NEJ EJ N W J NB48WJ 22-32-5W. Glacier Production Co. to Elinor Parker lb-1. Ilk 4 of O&GL, page 101, 8EJ Sec. 27 32-5. NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION T. S. Dial. Court Dint of Mont. Great Fall» Division, The Texas Company vs K. A. Ewald et al To obtain specific performance of certain agreements and to quiet title to oil and gn» leasehold covering SEJSWJ NEJ-SWJ See. 9-32-5. Agreement« cover all of Sec. 9-32-5. CERTIFICATE OF SALE ON EXECUTION K. T. Broadwater, plaintiff, va. E. J. MoCuhe, defendant, 1-2 of 1% land owners royalty N4 9-34-6 West 10 plain tiff. $350.00 Same |«rtles. 3-8 of 1% landowners royalty, NWjSWL 8«-. 9-33 5W. to K. T. Broadwater, for $350.00. ASSIGNMENT OP LKA8K8 C. D. Small Co C. D. Small Company. Assigns all lease» of every kind and doNeription In Montana. SI. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF TERMINA TION OF OIL AND GA8 LEASE Harry M. Ralston to Mrs. Clara Smiley G. C Smiley Homestead ln Twp 30N. R13W, rec. Bk 2 ()*GL. pg 243. Hotne stead Survey No. 367. Bk 2 OAGL, page 948 DEEDS OF ROYALTY James W. Stack ef ux to »I. 8. Krix'jee 1% W4 Sec 10-32-5. Samo lo «aine 3-4% SEj Sec. 9 32 5. <5. E Gallogly to W A. Ixmnard 18 of 1% 8|SW4 SW4SE4 Sec tl. WiM-i Sec. 14 36-5. O. E. Gallogly »Ingle (o Henry L. Houck 1-8 of 1% on NE4 9 NWj 10 :M 5 West M. P. M. INDENTURE Florence H. Newell. C. H. Mlnnette etux and A. M. Murphy. Esta (Habe» owner ship of different partie» lj% royalty to Florenc 11. Newell, 54% royally to C. H. Mlnnette and Emma Mlnnette a» Joint tenants, A. M. Murphy I» owner of tond» subject to »Iw« reservation«. EJSWJ Sec. 27. NE4NW4 NWJNE4 Bee. 34 33-5. AGREEMENTS F. A. Kenp k Arthur Katoly to Ameri can Pipe k Supply Co., A»»Ui rights in contract with Montana Headlight Oil Co. for drilling well Sec 134-6, as security for $44^31.38. Arthur Kately k F. A. Kenp. to The Amertean Pipe k Supply Co. Contract and a supplement*! contract with Mon tana Headlight Oil Co. for drilling 5 well». NW4 Sec 1, SEJ Sec. IL N W 4ME) 84NE4 14 anywhere on Sec 1-34 8. assigns 65% of Indebted ne»s owing by Mont. Headlight Oll Co. a« »ecurlty for in debtedness owing American Pl|>c k Supply Co. C 0 ULM 00 RE (Contioed from Page One) hole was straight-reamed to set the casing at 450) in the gray shale of the Colorado. There was some dis cussion about the 20-foot sand which might be the Eagle, Hanlon states. He bad expected to start drilling in tlhe Colorado as the Eagle sandstone appears on the bluffs above the well. The only well log tor a guide is that of Ralph Cham berlain's well on Crown Butte, 16 miles east, and the comparison with that log indicates that the 20 foot sand is in the top of the Colorado. BEND A CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUNBURST BADGER FREDRICK C. PUTT MINING ENGINEER PETROLEUM Geology—Lease Management MINING Report«—Management MONTANA SHELBY, JOSEPH S IRWIN PETROLEUM GEOLOGIST Box 1810 OUT BANK, MONTANA Glencoe Road, Calgary, Alb. PONDERA COUNTY By Pondera County Abstract Co. CON KAI», MONTANA PAKTUTPATINO ROYALTY »KK9 C. W. Chamber» to Edwin Groaflclll 1"5 Participating royalty In and to oil and gaa accruing to m.< from SKjSWi 3-27 4W. CHOTEAU COUNTY By Chouteau County Abstract Ca. FORT BENTON. MONTANA ROYALTY DEEDS Edwin F. Peterson. Jr. to Fred S heen »Igel 1-2 of 1% of 100% royalty N4NLJ 23 36-3. $10. Same to Mrs. Lydia Izaoc 1-1 of 10% of 100% some land as above. $10. SENT» A CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUNBURST BADGER SHELBY ABSTRACT AND TITLE CO. «EOÊUBY, MONTANA THE HEARING AID and the Dollar Bill RADIO EAA ZEPHYR t If six of these new Zephyr Microphones were placed __ aide by aide, a dollar bill would almost completely cover them. The mlcro phone, which picks up the sounds to be amplified, is the very heart of the hearing aid. Imagine a hearing aid mi crophone ao small I Then, too, each Zephyr is labor a tory Made-to-Order for the one person who is to «rear it. 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