Increasing Number of
Wildcats in Wyoming
CASPER-—Wildcat operations are on
the steady increase in Wyoming and
a number of new tests are to be an
nounced shortly. It is understood that
Sinclair Wyoming Oil Co. has taken
over the Frank M. Johnson bloek in
Bell Springs district, Carbon county,
and will drill a test immediately.
Vale Oil Corporation of Billings has
leased up Alkali dome in Big Horn
county and Murphy dome in Hot
Springs and Wnshaki counties. Five
shallow wells have been drilled on
Alkali dome, one of which had a show
of gas in the Graybull sand. Murphy
dome has some 300 feet of closure and
is not far from Black Mountain oil
field. Both structures are expected to
produce black oil.
Elk Basin has eight active operations
and an early completion is expected
on Minnelusa Oil Corporation's No.
2 well near the Tensleep sand dis
covery well.
Following is a report of Wyoming
operations by fields:
AIRPORT DISTRICT—Natrona Co.
Royal Oil-Midert No. 1
HW 8W% 8W% 26-35N-80W
Drilling 1586.
BADGER BASIN—Park County
Resolute Oil-Govt. No. 6
C NE% NW% 17-67N-101W
Abandoned 5527 without reaching ob
jective Wall Creek sand.
BEAVER DOME—Weston County
Brorby No. 1
NW NE% NW14 13-44N-62W
Drilling 3547.
BIG PDJEY—Sublette County
Howell No. 1
C 8 W 14 8 W% 27-30N-113W
Shut down 2468.
Howell No. 2
NW NE>4 SEVi 32-30N-112W
Abandoned 2380.
Wyoming Petroleum Corp. No. 1
NW NE^4 NW% 3 29N-113W
Shut down 1763.
BONANZA ANTICLINE -
County
Carl Merz-Menger No. 1
NE NE% 8E% 22-49N-91W
Shut down 535.
BYRON FIELD—Big Horn County
Mule Creek OU— Hoskins No. 1
Center Lot 2, 25-56N 97W
Drilling 1550.
Ohlo-Miahl«r-Badger No. 1—
Lot 114. 56-97W
Testing production 5513. Total depth
5583. Plugged back to 5513; test
ing production.
Ohio-Anderson No. 1
Center Lot 3, Sec. 25-56N-97W
Drilling 335.
BUNKER HILL—Carbon County
Superior Oil-Brimmer No. 1
CWL NW% NE*4 32-27N-89W
Shut down for winter 8918.
COLE CREEK FIELD—Natrona County
General Pet.-State No. 48
8E 8E% 8W>4 16-35N-77W
Drilling 263.
General Pet. No. 63
NW 8W% NE% 21-35N-77W
Total depth 4488; 5%-inch casing
cemented at 4485.
General Petroleum No. 73G
Sec. 21-35N-77W
Derrick foundation completed.
DEWEY DISTRICT—Weston County
W. H. Connor-State No. 1
NW 8Wy t NE>4 36-42N-61W
Drilling 2800.
Western Oil Tr. No. 1
C NW14 8E% 24-44N-63W
Drilling 3320.
Big Horn
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We harm "cats" and tracks, large and small, with which to do any moving job
quickly and economically. Call ns, nlqht or day.
J. HUGO ARONSON
CUT BAHKe MONTA* A
COLE CREEK YIELD—Natrona
County
General Petroleum-Govt. No. 63
NW 8W% NE >4 21-35N-77W
Location (First report).
EAST ROCK RIVER—Albany County
Fuerst Oil Dev.-Bawlby No. 1
NW% 8E% 28-21-76W
Drilling 800.
ELK BASIN FIELD—Park Comity
Contlnental-E-T Elk No. 1
NE SE% NE«4 24-58-100 W r
Location (first report).
MacKlnnle-N. P. No. 2
NE NW14 NW% 5-57N-99W
Rig.
Minnelusa-Henderson No. 3
NE 8E% NE% 31-58N-99W
Drilling 420.
Minnelusa OU-Hendorson No. 1
NE NE% NE% 31-68N-99W
Initial 1500 bbl.
Minnelusa OU-Hendorson No. 2
NE NW% NE% 31-58N-99W
Drilling 4410.
ohio-Mack OPO 7 No. 3
NE NE% NWy 4 31-58N 99W
Drilling 3440.
Ohio Oil-Elk 3 OPC No. 24
NE SE% SEVi 24-58-99W
Drilling 919.
Yale OU-Watson No. 1
NE NE>4 SE% 36 58N-100W
DrUling 1110.
Standolind-Den gier No. 1
C 8W% NE% 35-9S-23E.
Drilling 2690.
Harris-Govt. No. 1
SE NW% NW>4 23-21N-117W
Drilling 3973
FRANK IE FIELD—Park County
Continental-N. P. 2 No. 4
Testing 3850.
Kirk OU No. 6-M
8E SW'i/i 8W% 24-58N-98W
Drilling 2850.
GARLAND DOME — Big Horn County
Ohio-Utah-Willey No. 2
NW% SW% 28-66-97
Completed for 1000 bbl. per day from
Madison, 3995.
Ketchersid et al-Mann No. 1
SW SW% 8W% 11-55N-97W
Shut down 625.
GOOSEBERRY—Park County
General Petroleum-Govt. No. 1
NW SW% NW% 28-47N-100W
Shut down for winter. 5991 feet.
HAT CREEK—Niobrara County
H. D. Moore-Berggren No. 1
NW SEK NW% 23-35N-63W
Shut down 2864.
HIAWATHA—Sweetwater County
Vermillion - Johnson k Horton-Govt.
No. 1—O 8 L NE 14 NE 14 6-12N-99W
Tested 10 bbl. per day. 2665 feet.
HORN VALLEY — Carbon County
Swartout-Horn No. 1
NE NW% 8W% 22-22N-78W
Shut down 1700.
HORSE CREEK—Laramie County
General Petroleum No. 78-31-G
SW SE% 8EV4 31-178-68W
500 bbL, Lakota sand, 5530.
Whitaker-Fee No. 74-6-P
8W 8E% NE% 6-16N-68W
Testing Muddy sand, 5460. Total
drilled depth, 6107; red beds; swabbed
40 bbl, 12 hrs.
IRON CREEK—Natrona County
Wikler-Qovt. No. 1
CWL NW% NE% 14-32N-82W
Completion: 10 bbl. per day, 221 feet.
JEWELL SPRINGS—Platte County
Glenby Exploration No. 1
NE BE^4 NE% 18-30N-67W
1 Drilling 1210.
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KIRBY CREEK—Hot Springs County
Ilanbnrg No. 1
8W 8W% 8W^4 Tract 44, See. 16
43N-92W. Abd. 414.
KIRBY CREEK — Hot Springs County
Shot et al-Daly-State No. 1
8W 8W% NWÎ4 16-43N-92W
Suspended 425.
LANCE CREEK—Niobrara County
Continental-Apex 4 No. 8
NW NE% NWV« 35-36N-65W
Show oil, Leo sand, 5386-5394.
Continental-Apex 4 No. 7
NW NW% NW% 35-36N-65W
Completion: 66 bbl. oU, 3 bbl. water
per day, 5550.
Continental Oil-Apex 4 No. 8
NW NE% NWV4 85-36N-65W.
Drilling 4722.
LOST SOLDIER—Sweetwater Comity
Sinclair-Wyoming No. 103
NW NE% 8W% 11-26N-90W
Drilling 2936.
MIDDLE ALLEN LAKE
Ohio OU-Winter No. 2
NW 8W% NB% 13-22-79
Abandoned 2183.
MUSH CREEK—Weston County
Western Oil Trust No. 1
C NW% 8 E 14 24-44N-62W
Drilling 3210.
NORTH LABAROE—Sublette Comity
Wasatch Oil-Govt. No. D-l
8W 8E% SE% 8-27N-113W
Drilling 2560.
NOTCHES DOME—Natrona County
Trigood Oil-Govt. No. 3
NE NW% NW% 10-37N-85W
Completion: 75 bbL per day, in Ten
sleep, 2918.
OREGON BASIN—Park County
Husky Bef.-Ronsseau No. 5
NW NE% 8W% 33-51N-100W
Testing production 3804.
Husky Ref.-Orchard No. 6
NW SE% 8W% 28-51N-100W
Big. (First report).
Ohio Oil-Lavendar OPO No. 8
NW SW 14 8 E% 30-51N-100W
Completion: 125 bbl. per day, 15- per
cent water, from Embar, 4077.
Ohlo-Baston A No. 2—
NW 8W% NE% 5-50-100
Testing production 4451.
Ohio Oil-Baston A No. 3
NW 8E% NW14 6-50N-100W
Completed for 200 bbl. per day from
Embar.
Ohlo-Baston A No. 4
NW 8W% NW^4 5-50N-100W
Drilling 2214.
Ohio Oil-Baston A No. 6
NW SE% NEV4 5-50N-100W
Drilling 4182.
Yale Petrolenm-Oovt. Tract I No. 1
NE 8 E 14 SE% 32-52N-100W
Rotary rig.
Ohio OU-Wilson A No. 4
NW 8W% NW% 4-60-100W
Waiting on rotary tools, 165.
Yale Petroleum-Hancock No. 4
NW NEV« NE}4 5-50N-100W
Testing production 4663.
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OSHOTO DOME— Crook Comity
Oscar Burns No. 1
NW NW% NE% 17-53-67W
Drilling 565.
PILOT BUTTE—Froomont County
British-American Tribal "D" Ko. 1
CW% 8W% NW% 15-SN-1W
Drilling 6132.
PEDRO—Weston County
Bing-Jackson No. 2
NW NW% NW14 8-45N-62W
Shut down 515.
SEGMENT DI8T.—Natrona Comity
Dakota Oil & Qas No. 1
C NWÜ 4-36N-81W
Drilling 2800.
SOUTH BAXTER BASIN — Sweet
water County
Mountain Fnel-Unlt No. 1
NE 8Wy4NE>4 21-16N-104W
Drilling 2400.
SPRING CREEK FIELD—Freenumt
County
Hintse-Govt. No. 2
SW NWV4NW14 7-28N-92W
Rig.
STEAMBOAT BUTTE—Preemont Co..
British-American-Tribal C-l
NE NW14 NW% 5-3N-1W
Total depth 5119, oil, Sundance sand,
topped at 5094. Swabbed 27 bbl. per
hour; installing pumping equipment.
British-American-Tribal C No. 1
NE SWV« 8Wy4 Lot 4, 8ec..32-4N-lW
Rigging up rotary.
SULPHUR CREEK—Uinta County
Wyoming-Utah Assoc. No. 1
SE SE* SW% 14-13N-119W
Drilling 663.
WERTZ FIELD—Carbon County
Sinclair-Wyoming Wertz "D" No. 1
E% NW% 1-26N-90W
(Stillwater county)
70 bbl., 24 hrs. at 6701.
Sinclair-Wyoming Wertz "E" No. 31
NE NE^4 8E% 12-26N-90W
Big up.
Sinclair-Wyoming Wert* "A" No. 32
NE SW 14 8EV4 7-26N-89W
Drilling 1127.
WEST MULE CREEK—Niobrara Co.
Fall River B k P Co. No. 8-1
CSL 8E% 8EV4 35-40N-61W
Shnt down 2731.
WYOMING ANTICLINE—Lincoln Co.
P. M. P. Inc.-State No. 1
NE Cor. Lot 1, See. 36-26N-115W
Drilling 2335.
The population of Corpus Christi,
Tex., new naval air center, has more
than doubled since the 1940 census,
reaching an estimated 119,000 on May
1, 1942.
E. Byers
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