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H13Te mt** - ■ "CAum* «* t9m«AMK VXTRBTKD OH Mtatm S ft i > m8kt* HAstm vsrmmm M Ï a* pi *■ "v. 1 S r ouma n « * s-Sijr wmmm m *ay. *.%mm si. twM «MT-CAW*!*» t«tc •r = WELL TO TBT DEEP OIL HORIZON _ Three Forks Will Be Host To Miners April 3 And 4 Revival Of industry is Signalized Sij(a«U*fa« the fwJwJ of I he pnerions meui for April » and 4, In Fork», hlMtork' town M the headwaters of the Mitmouii Approximately 200 are expect ed at the meeting, at which steps will he taken to perfect a state wide organisation which will have as its objective the general ad vancement of the industry According to announcement, primary purpose of tht conven tion will he to organise a body KaUrowd* have bee« ash ASK TOI® AOJBNT you buy mm T«CWW? of independent miners which will be in a position to work for the (Contint**! on Ps«s NEST SIE NELL NEAR MPLETOR bP that today one well le drift to The well near completion Is Vantana-Roek No. 1. 8W8W*. N*H 17-«*-« W. on the weal side of the Held near Kevin. This welt has been shut in since last fall aad resumed drilling tort night at 1.999 feet It to located sear producing «reite aad to aiming at the same horison as that In which the Majestic-Davis No l, nearby, round an »«9-barrel flow of high gravity oil la this same section of the field Dr. Borin A. 8. Aronow. in dependent operator, to moving a rig to location on a lea«» a ear the Campbell discovery well, fa the southeastern portion of tho riold, la the gas area, one well te drilling and another p*e paring to spud te. J. W Jeh**on4Lim No l, la ASULTA KU : SMÉUIfc VA m w TUP ' WE a Aafeatea SM OnMputofrto of le te • to to* to NR NR A* to mu i ... t * Irr" ~ " Ten Years Pas»* THEN, the state's deepest producing wells, in the Cat Creek field, found their oil at a depth of between 1,200 and 1,300 feet. NOW, the state's deepest producing well is that of the Ohio Oil company in the Dry Creek field, 5515 feet — more than a mile. The Montana Oil Journal this week closes its tenth year of service to the Montana oil industry. As the eleventh year begins, a far different picture is seen than was presented in 1921, when publication commenced. • • NOW, gas is the objective of drilling paigns entailing the expenditure of hundreds of thousands of dollars and provides the in centivd for pipeline project whose final costs]* will easily exceed $20,000,000.00. THEN, gas was regarded as a nuisance, and was wasted in the air. • # THEN, there were less than three dozen oil wells in the state and no commercial gas wells. NOW, in various state fields, a steady flow of wealth is pouring forth from more than 1,400 oil wells and more than 200 gas wells. it«« » THEN, geologists and operators alike were pessimistic regarding commercial worth of he Montana oil fields. NOW, that doubt has been removed, with more than $50,000,000 in oil produced by va rious state fields. • • THEN, prospecting was carried on blindly, with little knowledge regarding the type of formation which would most likely prove pro ductive in Montana. NOW, activity is concentrated on the sharp-dip structures adjacent to the moun tains, where experience has proven the greater possibility of success. • e THEN, the Cat Creek sands were declared to be the deepest in which production might be expected in this state. NOW, a dozen fields are producing from sands below the productive horizons of Cat Creek and geologists are advising that deep er drilling, to still older formations, will re sult in still larger production. e e e • Viewing these changes, wrought in the comparatively short time of ten years, the Montana Oil Journal feels that the next dec ade will see variations even more pro nounced. One factor has remained constant during the ten years in assuring continued profits to Montana operators and that is existence of a freight barrier which prevents the in flux of distress oils from other areas where over-production is acute. That factor m still operating Montana pro ducers are today receiving more for other state. Both crude than operators in any o refiners and operators in this state can today operate at a profit With that condition exist« ing, there is every reason to look with op timism to the future—to the -next, ten yearn, lorthland Ready To Resume Northland Oil eosq^ny Has resumed operation* is it» wildcat on th* Liberty Dom« »Iructure in the Sweetgrate Hills north of Tiber, and is preparing to test a heavy showing of light green crude tapped in a break at 3,475 feet about 750 feet below the top of This well is the deepest ever * lrilled \ n Strict and has T^TL ZT lowing in a break r>eo feet bo ' <m the ^ f ^ w The oil found in this horizon was very heavy and congealed the of vaseline Madison lime. when exposed to the air. Tin- oil found at 3,47;'), th j ,p^^h- ntp „ior to the <îil *«w«d »• Kevin-Sunburnt, some 0 ** tf * th * we * 1 J«»t before drilling wn rue pended lest fall a break in tbe easing allowed the hole to fill up with water from the contact. (Ceetlsord on Page Kivu) WELL RECOVERS PART OT BAILER OH ConpM), to Um» of (he Tie bole la now the deep set ever drilled la the Rocky Monntain region and to declared to be the deepest ever drifted anywhere, with cable tools. The well found a promising showing ot high-gravity oU in the Frontier sand at «,«19 tent, to gether with a flow of gas. and to now being deepened to the Posy sand. *?•« .»*** ** theii"4ySS£2^j^^^ tmmm to nr Gordon Campbell geologist whoee discovery of oil in tbe Dev Basin field in 191« initiated Hwtawu e oil development prê , to considering a reeump of activities in tbu earns d to tortet according to a Roundup re This report to verified by Roundup Record, which says: "U to understood that Mr. Ctompbeit to agate disposed to «low the Devil's Basin, hte acreage he may undertake VhT ««e g or «u Mr v*m»**t Ulllll Jtetftlopment. He doctor EARLY DRILUNG ON FOX DOME INDICATED AS OHIO STARTS ROAD TO FIELD Pointing to early commencement of drill ing operations on the sharp-dip Fox Dome structure in southern Montana, Ohio Oil com pany this week began surveying a road up Timber Gulch, in the northwest corner of the Dry Creek field, to connect the two fields. The Ohio recently leased 16,000 acres on Fox Dome, which is a continuation of the same fold as that on which Dry Creek is located. Production on Fox Dome is expected at about the same depth as on Dry Creek, where the company's discovery well came in with a 2,000-barrel flow of 52-gravity sweet oil at 5615 feet • ANOTHER OUTLET FOR NORTH MONTANA OIL FRRNISHED BY NEW GREAT FALLS REFINERY Home Oil & Refining Company Plant Will Handle 1,000 Barrels Daily By April 1. Furnishing another outlet for erode oil from Montana field«. Home Oil à Refining company, offt oered by W M. rejuvenated the at Great Palls and by April 1 barrel! of crude daifr. of the Rainbow ReUmng to be CREEK WELL Cook OU company, which re cently agreed to a payment of «1.190.90.00 for properties of the Beartootb Oil company in the sharp-dip Dry Creek field in southern Montana la this week moving materials to location and according to field report will commence drilling by April I. Charles Orchard, prominent Wyoming independent, baa the drilling contract, and la moving in rotary equipment for the well, which will be located ta SW* XW Section 7-7#-II*. Steel rick baa been erected on the site. This to tho only tonne In this field not controlled by tbe Ohio OU Company, which drilled tho dtocovpry volt. 1ER MU HUMS TO After 2.090 feet with oaly me ot The geologist who located this well doctored H would reach the at about Mad toon lime at 1,29» test The contact to now 1.199 -ft During the past two month» tbe plant has been completely I rebuilt. New equipment has been Installed, including approximate ly 30,000 barrel# of storage for crude and refined products, bab ble tower, new boilers aad pipe wtilbi and now w*r*feo«*e and plant equipment Gasoline made by the plant Is being marketed ander tbe trad-« name, 'Monio-Ch»ef ' The company is retailing 1U product direct te consumers « the plant and la addition it aril tag gasoline In teak car and tank wagon Iqta, with deliveries new being made to commuai Use with in a radius of «• miles from Great Palis. The company operates ao OH lag stations. Crude to coming from the Fob dera field, from the W M. Ful MAT Ml Wjffij, *IPI No te tb» Cto» that the O'Neil toter 0 1 to tmr According I* one version, these wolle are to be drilled to 2,«90 feat with rotaries and complet ed with Star or National ma chines There hex bees no verl fixation of these .reporta. Six mllee north of Cat Bank B. 4 H. OU company to Mill rtkui down at 3.792 toot, adjmrttog loans title* Thto welt to import ed te have 1.29« feet of oil in the hots