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Show NEW WELLS DUE I I CASPER FIELDS: Preparations Made to Continue Con-tinue Drilling- Throughout the Winter. The following' report on activities in eastern Wyoming oil iields is lurnished by : the Montana-Wyoming Oil exchange of ! Casper: - "In former winters cold weather has brought about a cessation of drilling ac- j tivlties, but the coming winter will see a remarkable change. Ail the larger com-i com-i panies are providing comfortable winter j quarters and will keep the drills moving I I through all seasons of the year. i "On section 5 t lie Elk horn is drilling i : two deep wells to penetrate the lower I sands, and one to the stray sand. The j Elkhorn. just in, has penetrated the sand j thirty-five feet at a total depth' of 1550 feet and is filled to the bore with oil. The production is estimated between HMO ; and 400 barrels. Kinney Xo. l'A is down lnui) feet, and Kinney Xo. 12 is ut a depth where a producer will be brought in almost al-most any hour. "Merritt, with three strings of tools pounding away on sections 7, 8 and 9. also ts due within a few days. The Producers, Pro-ducers, near the famous Elkhorn, on section sec-tion 5. Is still another close to production. produc-tion. This famous field, at one time abandoned by geologists, gives promise to go down in oil history as "America's mightiest.' "G. T. Williams, section 11, Salt Creek field, shot well Xo. 2 yesterday and Added Add-ed production to the extent of loo bur- : ral?. Boston -Wyoming and .lupiter are both favorably affected by all development develop-ment work done on this property. "The Dakota-Wyoming, section S, directly di-rectly adjoining Elkhorn, spudded its well five days ago and today is down SL'O feet. This is .nrobnbly the fastest drilling record rec-ord even made In the Big Muddy. The company has a most elaborate drill, of the rotary type, under the personal supervision su-pervision of J. A. Paulhamus. Nothing short of a freak of nature can prevent them from bringing In a big producer, as the land on which they are drilling has been proven manv time's. "The Kansas-Colorado Oil & Reining com puny has contracted for a well on its 2 000-aTe block of territory near Ther-mopoltlp Ther-mopoltlp A two -mile pipe line from the field to Thermopolis is being projected by i the producers in the new field. "The Wyoming Apex Oil company has i developed a verv high grade of oil in its j Xo. 10 well In the Hlg Hollow field. The oil contains 64 per. cent gasoline at a i depth of $?" feet. "The Wolfrang Exploration companv will goon commence developing its lands 1 on the Plunkett dome, near Lander, in j Fremont county. j "The United States Petroleum rom-pany rom-pany Is building a derrick for a well in ! section IS of the Eost Soldier feld. i "The daily production of wells in the j state of Wyomine is estimated at 73,000 j barrel?, and new ones are being constantly constant-ly added." |