Show petroleum notes the cat creek water companas Comp anys line has been fully completed and is ready to supply water to all the wells in the field john E finnerty of findlay ohio is moving a national rig to his holdings in the caineville Cai neville district freighting from sigurd by way of loa a distance of miles it is reported that a showing of oil sufficient to bring on the usual excitement has been discovered near camas prairie sanders county montana farmers have organized a company and will start a test in order to find out whether or not a real pool exists the ohio is having considerable trouble with its test in the ra ragged aged point structure of montana TN eight inch casing was fully set at 2400 feet but later collapsed owing to enormous water pressure in attempting to pull the casing separated and a breakage of machinery stopped all work at the well considerable time will elapse before the well can be completed the secretary of agriculture and natural resources of the philippine government has just approved five oil leass all applied fo for r by the mindanao oil company four of tile the concessions are 1200 hectares each in area and the fifth is hectares they are all located in Cot abato one of the fertile legions of the island of mindanao the lease is to run for a period of five years to be renewable for a like period upon its exp eap ra tion with approach of warm weather activity in local oil shale work is becoming more pronounced each day says a grand valley colorado news item several autos are employed to carry forces of men from here to the workings in the nearby hills there are also several camps established at the points of operation the way the rush of shale work is starting this pring points to exceptional activity in local shale camps during present year test wells are to be started very quickly by the utah oil refining company on two southern utah structures according to W R calvert geologist for the company the first test will be drilled on the salt wash anticline and the second on the farnham dome below price on the main line of tile the denver rio grande railroad drilling equipment for the first test is already assembled in wyoming and will be shipped during the next few days with the advent of milder weather wildcat work in central montana and other sections of the state is speed speeding ingup up nearly all of tile the more important producing oil companies are now interested either directly or indirectly in development w work rk in montana 0 tana with the tests already under way and the th number assured in order to comply with gov ert eminent requirements on federal lands probably not less than will be spent in 1921 in prospect work for oil and gas the black rock oil gas company at sulphur siding fifty miles west of winnemucca nevada after being closed down for more tha than n two weeks on account of being short of large size casing has received a shipment of the casing and is again pounding away toward the liquid gold which is believed to exist in the heart of the black rock desert the drill was started again on april and will continue to pound away steadily now until the depth is reached where it is believed the oil sands will be found the question of silver king coalition mines company engaging in oil development operations will be submitted to the stockholders of the company at the annual meeting which is to be held monday in salt lake according to officials of the company directors of the company have before them several oil land deals that are regarded favorable but because time for the annual meeting is so close at hand they decided to defer action until the stockholders of the company could give an expression on the matter holdings of the matador oil company in the vicinity of Duc duchesne besne have been taken over by the ute oil company said to he be an independent colorado concern headed hy by a group of nationally known oil geologists and operators max W ball former manager of the Ala matador tador company who heads the ute company states that the development program planned by the matador company will be earned out by the new company as quickly as possible and that drilling will be started as soon as necessary organization matters can be attended to and equipment assembled work on the dig big six well is going forward smoothly according to reports received from the camp at 1090 feet the hard limestone gave place to shale and this formation was still being drilled at 1140 feet since the arrival of the engine parts the entire rig has been thoroughly overhauled and is now in excellent condition for the th completion of the well which according to oilmen on the ground should occur most any time now A very strong odor of is evident at each balling bailing and it is probable underlying that a sand will be encountered moa the shale bed now being drilled times |