Wildcat Drilling Booms Across Coal County And Ada Area
Two major wildcat tests near Lula and Lovelady push ahead as Carter No 1 Warne and Delaney No 2 Alexander drill depths exceeding 4 000 feet. Ramsey No 1 Johnson Viola test near Ada garners attention while Sandbach No 1 Norris readies Tuesday restart after tool change. Wildcat activity expands with Bebee Allen and Jesse areas showing cautious development and new pipeline and plant capacity to meet rising oil movement.
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Carter Et al No. 1
Warne
Lula
Coal County
Adz
Delaney Et al No
Alexander
Boettcher Oil and Gas Company
Fitts
E. H. Moore, Inc
Muse
Jesse
Moore
Walker
Hunton
Johnson
Lovelady
Viola
Ada
Norris
Hugo
Cooper- Branstetter No. 1 Bell
Bebee
Allen
Carter
Clarita
Wildcat
Oklahoma
First Jesse area well to be deepened for Viola lime test
Work resumes on the Lynch et al No. 1-A Thompson well in the Jesse field. After years of limited yield since 1935, crews plan to drill through the basal Hunton and Viola lime, whipstock past a jammed pipe, and acidize the Viola formation to lift production.
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Jesse Field
Lynch Et al
Hunton
Jesse Pool
Fitts Field Advances From Wildcat Status to Major Kansas Field
Three year review shows Fitts field in Kansas rising from wildcat to a top potential producer with four pools and shallow production. State daily potential above 1.6 million barrels, led by Upper Simpson and Wilcox pools. Hunton tests suggest 350000 barrel potential, totalling about 1.406 million barrels with Jesse field addition. Open flow and tubing methods under a conservation program begun October 1934 continue to guide expansion.
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Fitts
State of
Kansas
Simpson Pool
Wilcox Pool
Hunton
Hunton Pool
Oklahoma
Jesse
Some Structures I Have Known
A narrator recounts dreams and real estate like a vivid poem about wildcat drilling blocks. The speaker recalls rockhounds, maps, and a Texas field test with humor and skepticism, showing how structure and geology mix with memory and hope.
Developments in the Ada oil area amid year of activity
The Ada oil region shows ongoing drilling in the Fitts field targeting the Upper Simpson formation, with Hunton lime reclassified as Class C and Wilcox sand wells added. A lone C Creek producer emerges while Hunton gains potential north of the Simpson area, aided by acid treatment and salt water management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Fitts
Simpson
Hunton Lime
Wilcox
Hunton
Pressures To Be Taken For Upper Simpson Field
Conservation officials prepare to take bottom hole pressures in the Upper Simpson zone of the Fitts field this week. Over 200 wells will be checked and results will map pressures across the field showing equalization through production and the pressure decline from oil output.
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Simpson
Fitts Field
Huge Sums Spent in Last Campaign
Washington reports the Republican National Committee disclosed a total campaign expenditure of 8,065,524 with 7,693,855 in contributions. The Democratic National Committee listed expenses of 5,030,848 and contributions of 5,205,868.
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Washington
House
Republican National Committee
Democraic National Committee
Army Plane Crashes In Alabama Killing Two Officers
Two service officers died when an army pursuit plane crashed in Cheaha State Park near Munford Alabama. Col F I Eglin piloted the craft and Lt Howard E Shelton Jr naval officer was aboard. The plane departed Langley Field Virginia en route to Maxwell Field Alabama. Shelton a Naval Academy graduate was bound for the San Diego base. Shelton graduated 1932 and later attended Pensacola naval air school.
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Munford
Ala
Cheaha State Park
Col
F. I. Eglin
Howard E. Shelton, Jr
Langley Field
Maxwell Field
Forestry Service
CCC
Shelton
United States Naval Academy
San Diego Naval Base
Eglin
Norfolk
Naval Academy
Naval Air School
Pensacola
Kentucky
Weird vengeance tale sparks manhunt after huge blast
Helen Seiler, 25, of Sioux City survives a massive explosion that police say killed Harold Baker and wounded her as three former convicts fled after a jewelry store robbery. She says the gang lured them for a safecracking job and opened the fuse before fleeing. Officers seek Edward Tobin, Harry Reeves, and William Nesbeth on murder and robbery charges.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Helen Seilers
Sioux City
Iowa
Louis N. Crill
Harold Baker
Laier
Criss
Here
Miss Seiler
Crill
Baker
Edward Tobin
Harry “Slim” Reeves
William Nesbeth
D. W. Baker
Tobin
South Dakota
Francis Seizes Conference Lead in Narrow Victory
Francis defeats Byng 25 to 15 to grab the conference lead for now. Hooser scores 14 for Francis as Byng struggles to contain the scrappy offense. Box score notes and quarter leads show Francis building from 7-6 after one to 19-7 heading into the final period.
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Byng High
Byng
Francis
Hooser
Peers
Mremertel
Mere Ff
Betich
Rosaberty
Enantio
East Central State Teachers to Open New Dormitories Kate Knight Fentem
Plans near completion for the formal opening of two new dormitories at East Central State Teachers College. The Kate K Knight and Alfred E Fentem halls debut on January 12 with a banquet at the Aldridge hotel and a large turnout of graduates expected from across the district. Notables on the program will include special musical numbers. County alumni coordinators report broad planning and many expected attendees.
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East Central State Teachers College
Kate K. Knight
Alfred E. Fentem
Aldridge Hotel
East Central District
East Central
Oklahoma Penitentiary Study Shows Low Female Inmates
A Planning Board report to Governor Marland finds 2.7 percent of Oklahoma inmates are women, below the national 4.5 percent. The study notes younger penal populations and larceny as the leading offense, with county commitments varying from 10 to 347 per 100,000. It covers state facilities including McAlester and Granite, plus training schools and reformatories.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Planning Board
Marland
United States
House
Senate
B. S. Graham
Murray County
Love County
Carter County
Murray
Love
Pushmataha
Choctaw
Muskogee
Okfuskee
Tulsa
Garfield
Nowata
Ottawa
Adair
Harper
Texas
McAlester
Reformatory
Granite
Pauls Valley
Boley
Tecumseh
Taft
Lief
Highway Commission
Rep
Branan
Hunt
Osage County
Gibbons
Oklahoma County
Rausch
Washita County
Highway Department
Gregory
Canadian County
Western Oklahoma
Helena
Ada Sees Record Building Year In 1936
Ada reports a record year with about 1 million dollars in new construction in 1936. Major projects include East Central college dormitories 363 636 the national guard armory about 75 000 and city water system expansion. City building permits total 372 308 up 70 percent from 1935. 1937 hints at more growth with Valley View hospital expected costs over 300 000 and incinerator WPA project about 38000.
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Ada
Albert Chamberlain
East Central College
National Guard
Aldridge
McKeel
East Main
Cummings
East Twelfth Street
Union Bus
East Twelfth
Cicetiiersinsiasignipas
Casessguni
Biceem
Nia
Tihii- Saint
Chamberlain
Dee Au
Sorcom OP Orci
Perea Sn
Gee Sons
South Broadway
Keith Funeral Home
Valley View Hospital
Commonwealth Fund
Broadway
Seventeenth Street
Twenty-fifth Street
Southwest Gas Company
Thirteenth Street
Pontotoc County Court House
Whirlwind Of New Measures Are Introduced
Oklahoma City report details a January flood of revenue raising and school financing measures heading to consideration. The piece notes sweeping policy changes across funding, budgeting and education programs impacting districts and state systems.
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Oklahoma City
Two Women Die When Train Hits Car in Guymon
Guymon reports two well known residents killed when a car is struck broadside by the Golden State Limited of the Rock Island railroad. Miss Mary Salyer eight year grade teacher and Mrs. Fred Orahood wife of a cattle buyer died instantly. Surviving Salyer are her parents three brothers and a sister. Orahood served as secretary of the Production Credit association.
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Guymon
Golden State Limited
Rock Island Railroad
Mary Salyer
Fred Orahood
Guyman
Orahood
Miss Salyer
Darwin Salyer
Ashland
Kan
Paul
Ancel
Lamar
Howard
Chicago
Grace Salyer
Mullenville
Production Credit Association
Deaths in Milwaukee Man Dies Suddenly
MILWAUKEE Wis J F Max Patitz 70 an officer of a manufacturing company collapsed and died in the street. His sister Martha Patitz 68 died upon hearing the news. Physicians attributed both deaths to heart shocks.
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Milwaukee
Wis
J. F. Max Patitz
Martha Patitz
Black-Draught Promises Headache Relief for Constipation
Advertised as a sensible remedy, Black-Draught is promoted for constipation relief with claims of headache easing. The copy notes rapid, vegetable-based relief reported by thousands and mentions 25 cent package pricing.
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Clyde M. Becker
Chickasha
Christian
Rockhound
Jack
Ft. Worth
Bill McGinley
Montague
Bill
Ada News
Indianapolis
England
Manchester
Victoria and Exchange Station
Dwight L. Morelock
Dallas
Florence Constance Gibson
Alin
Australia
Rinehart
Curnutt
Barry
Burns
Grand River Dam
Rorschach
Hell
Eastern Oklahoma Hospital
Viuetta
The
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
P. A. Nor
G. J. Morton
S. K. Grant
F. C. Norris
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