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Yale Starts Test of Big Horn Region Another test for the Big Horn Basin area of northern Wyoming and southern Montana, which Is considered by oil experts as one of the most likely areas in the coun try for developing new crude oil reserves. Is starting on the Alkali anticline, north of Greybull, Wyo. Yale Oil corporation of Billings, has started the wildcat, located in the NW SE* NE* 33-55-N-95W, and objectives will be the Embar. Tensleep and Madison for black oil production. The test will be on the unex plored north dome of the structure. The Alkali structure Is an anticline six miles In length with two domes. Two and one-half miles south of the current test, E.-G. Lewis and as sociates drilled a well In section 11 54N-95W, several years ago, which had good gas showings and some oil at 2,507 feet, but abandoned when it encountered water at 2,518 feet. Surface formation at Alkali is the Frontier. PAW to Speed Approvals on l rurenl Needs r More efficient procedures in handling priority requests for con struction projects in the Petroleum Administration for War's Materials division now make it possible for oil industry operators to receive approval twice as speedily as they could in January, that agency has announced. Deputy Administrator Ralph K. Davies stated that even further reduction in processing time may lie looked for by the petroleum in dustry. He explained: "The Materials Division, in co operation with PAW's operating divisions and the war production board, has reduced the average time required to clear priority rating application by 50 percent since January, 1943. We are con vinced that even further reduction in processing time can be made. "PAW will continue to do every thing possible to cut the time re quired to grant approval on Im portant wartime construction projects." If '■il ura i ni' Service EFFICIENTI ECONOMICALI DEPENDABLEI Our company is furnishing this splendid fuel to 50 communities in four northwestern states through more than 1,000 miles of high-pres sure pipeline. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. G-iwcrt Fall», Montana Rocky Mountain Posted Prices For Crude OU Following are the current price« tor crude oil per barret u posted by the principal purchaser« In various field* of the Rocky Mountain Division with the effective date of the price, by states and fields: MONTANA Cut Bank: Toronto Pipeline — Texas, 12-16-43_ Producers, 12-16-42 Northwest, 7-1-41 Home OIL 7-1-41 __ Idaho Ref. Co.. 7-1-41_ Yale OU Corp., 7-1-41 _i Cat Creek, 41-41_ Kevin-8un burst: Texas, 12-10-42_ Toronto Pipeline _____ Producers, 12-1442 _ Big West, 12-16-42 _ Pondera: Home Oil Co.. 12-16-42 WYOMING Salt Creek, effective 7 a. m., May 20, 1941. Below 29 degrees 29 to 29,9_ 30 to 30.9 - 31 to 31.9_ 32 to 82.9_ *130 _ U* 1.30 _. 120 130 _i3i ; n _ 1.18 _ 1.10 L10 1.10 1.10 .90 » .»6 -v I «» 1.02 _ 1.04 33 to 33.9 34 to 34.9 1.06 1.06 l 10 35 to 86.9 36 to 36.9 37 to 37.9 M2 1.14 1.16 38 to 88.9 39 to MIX _ 40 degree* Salt «Seek i 18 and above heavy, 41-43 — Cole Creek, La Barbe, Midway 653 Dutton Creek, Iron Creek, Lost Soldier, and Teapot fields In Wyoming, and the Moffat field In Colorado, crude oü prices foUow the Salt Creek posting. The East Mahoney crude price is based 10c below Salt Creek posting, and the Werts and Mahoney prices are by dell which had been based 20c below the Salt Creek posting. La Barge follows Midcontiaent prices (Sc above Salt Creek). It la derived from the average of the prices posted by Standard Oil and Texaa In Midcontinent, since Standard poets down to 21 gravity Texas stops at below 29, the average prices apply to LsBarge crude below 28 I 10 ar : I Medicine Bow. effective 7 a. m., 7-1-41 Gravity after Stabilization 56 to 55.9_ 56 to 58.9__ 57 to 57.9___ 58 to 68.9_ 59 to 59.9 __ 60 degrees and above .. Quealy Dome, effective 7 a. m., May 20, IMS**'* - r :* )?:«•»; r .ffT* *■ ■ 27 to 27.9 _XL_ 28 to 28.9_ 29 to 29.9_ 30 to 30.9_ 31 to 31.9_ 32 to 32.9_ 33 to 33.9 __ 34 to 34.9__ 35 to 35.9_ Field—Effective Date Badger Basin, 5-20-41 _ Big Muddy. 7-1-41 _ Black Mountain. 8-6-43 »1.43 _ 1.45 1.46 , n 1.48 1.50 —:— » 9 « I 00 _ 1.01 is 1.06 1 07 1,08 Price -OLIO 1.08 SB .70 Cole Creek, 6-20-41 Follows Salt Creek (gravity range, 33 to 37) 1.06 to 1.14 Dallas, 3-1-43 OPA _ Derby, 3-1-48 OPA _ East Mahoney, 6-20-41 _ (10c below Salt Creek posting) Elk Basin, 5-20-41 ________ Tensleep OU. 4-25-43 ___ Frannle: Light, 4-1-43 ___ Heavy, 4-1-43_ 1.12 ,55 .66 x.xx 1.00 .90 ■ Uammm Of! 5-1JM3 _ £ MM M Groaii CMk Gmm Crm*. acht. 7-1-41 yy, 7-1-41 Hamilton Dorm, £-27-A3 Hkhten DommTI-IB Iron CnisE 520-4) (Follows Sal M m I ■ t Creek potting) Lance Creek. 7-1-41 _ Lander; Hudson. 4-1-43 -_ 10-1-41_ , 8-30-41_ ws Salt Creek 1.13 071 . .73» Loet r) fl m •) Ma "SB Salt Creek posting) Maverick Sort Notches ,4-1-4; Oregon Basin, 8-443 Poison Spider, 4143^1 Rock Creek, 7-1-41 - South Casper Creek, 8-1-43 Sheep Creek. 3-27-43 OPA Shoshone, 3-4-48 41-41 876 ■ H — Ill* ■ N ■ Sptndletop, 41-43 Teapot (outside (Follows Salt Sal): Creek Tensleep, Wertz, 5-30-41 --- (20c below Salt Creek posting) ■ reserve) 6-20-41 ux Creek posting) 2-27-43 ._ -8286 COLORADO * Fort CoUina and Wellington Effective 7 a. m.. May 21, 1941. * .96 Below 29 degree» .98 29 to 29 9 — 30 to 30J) — 31 to SIE — 32 to 32 .9 _ 33 to 34 to 35 to 35.9 36 to 36.9 37 to 37.9 38 to 38.9 39 to 39 .9 : M 1.02 1 04 08 111 1 08 M0 M2 ; 14 I IS ; if 1X0 40 degree* and above ilaon Creek, effective May 20, 1941 Below 29 degrees --__4 29 to 299 __ 30 to 30.9 _ 31 to 81.9 _ 32 to 32.9 __ 33 to 38.9 — 34 to 34.9 __ W .96 I 00 : 09 — 1.04 1.06 : M MO 36 •> 36 .9 M2 36 to 36.9 1.14 37 to 87.9_ 38 to 38.9_ 39 to 39.8_ 40 degrees and above Field Effective Date Rangely, 5-20-41 - - .- (10c below Midcontinent 40—end—above 1 . 1 « M8 I M ) 15 price) Cannon _ 1.05 City, 9-1-41 Florence, 9-1-41 _ ) m CORRECT LUBRICATION NOW MORE IMPORTANT Than Ever Before! TH* rs (JfüSB» -, -v *N0 CAUH» 'Jj jptoMlZ» *1 There'» a whale of a difference between merely using the right oil and "Correct Lubrication," That dif ference can mean plenty in increased production and in breakdowns avoided. Today—with America at war—it's easy to see why "Correct'Lubrication" is more important than ever before. What is "Correct Lubrication?" It means the right oil. used in the right place in the right wayI Socony Vacuum, with a regiment of skilled lubrication en gineers freely contributing their experience to in dustry, is helping thousands of wartime plants to get "Correct Lubrication"—and the increased produc tion and avoidance of breakdowns that go with it. To aid in securing long life for the machinery in your plant and to minimize the expense of repairs and replacements use Socony-Vacuum Lubricants and in Socony-Vacuum for specialized lubrication service. Do it today! f Cl SOCONY-VACUUM Oil CO., INC. Lubricants WHITE EAGLE DIVISION First Natimal lank BMg. . fireit Fills Two Welk Get Pay Horizon m Kevin-Sunburst (Continued from Page I) OfKN-BNOBMONW NO. 1 8E NB* 8W* ' Sp udded 1030-43; REPORT). 11-36-2W i drilling, 250. (FIRST so I (X. BB N -KEVIN -ZACHOB JOS SW* NW* 30-S6-1W Spudded 10- 19-48; drUMng, 350 'Abe-knglekino wo. a— NE TOÜ NW H* 20 35-IW. Rig up. {FIRST REPORT) i'KKVOL « 8HAY-GOVT. CNIT 3 NO. 4— Spudded 7-14-43. Sunburst sand at 1318. Completk>n, 8-22-43; Madison contact, 1778; break at 1825-1838; show of oil; total depth, 1916; plugged back to 1840; diced, 500 gallons: testing. Win re acidize. PSSBIOB PETROLKlM-GOEI)l)KRT7, s SB NE* SW* 12-36-3W Spudding. H lEXACO-MMO NO. 8 SE 8E* SW* Î4-S6-2W Spudded 10-14-43; drUUng, TKXACfV KENNT NO. NK SW* SB* 15-86-2W Spudded 9-18-43; COMPLETION, 10-8 43; Sunburst sand. 1265-1310, dry; Madlaon contact, 1485, dry; shot, 40 quarts 1481-1490; let acidized by Hal burton, 500 gal.; treated 1000 gaL, no result«; re-acialzed at 1505; shot 30 qt* acidized 500 gal., 1617-1828; testing. NO. 1— NW SW* SE* 3-84-3W Spudded 10-12-43; reaming. 1300. THORP ET AL-HOLBROOK NO, t— CSL NW* NE* 2-36-SW Spudded 10-18-43; set 13-inch, 660. VANDBRPAS A THOMPSON . THU MM NO. I— NW NW* 8W* 33-35-3W, Rig up. (FIRST REPORT). SB 81 866 . ■ TBXA VANDBBFAS—KACHOS NO. 4— SE JfE*SW* 20-35-1W Spudded 10-12-43: oU 1622-1524: acid ized 500 gallons. COMPLETION 28 bbls. initial. If every housewife in the nation saves as little as two tin cans In one week, it would mean enough scrap steel to make the steel used in the hulls of three heavy cruisers and the tin used in 20 submarines.